Pang Xiao nodded and said with a smile, "The two gentlemen still understand me."
Seeing that Pang Xiao was confident, Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi were relieved.
All kinds of rumors and rumors in the barracks were fermented by Pang Xiao's deliberate indifference. Overnight, half of the people in the barracks were talking about this time. There are also some people behind the backs of another group of people besides Pang Xiao, who are spreading around that they may not have military pay for the next year.
Under the panic, the barracks was full of impetuousness.
Especially when it came to the day of payment of food and salaries, Pang Xiao did not move here.
These worried people finally couldn't hold back.
Early this morning, there was light snow in the sky.
Just after Pang Xiao finished washing up, Hu Zi stepped into the tent.
"My lord, those bastards outside are making a fuss!"
Pang Xiao snorted and threw the handkerchief into the wooden basin, put on the cloak and said, "Go, go out and have a look."
Meteor strode to the outside of the account, and the distant noise got into his ears. Pang Xiao and Hu Zi looked for the sound and went away. The closer they got, the louder the noise. When they came to the school grounds, they glanced at them and saw that there were two or three thousand people gathered in one place. The school field is like going to the market.
Pang Xiao slowly stepped forward with his hands in his hands.
In the crowd, I don't know who called out: "Don't say it, the lord is here!"
The crowd was silent for a moment, but then it became noisy again.
Someone asked loudly: "My lord, we are already in arrears for a month, and the wife and children at home are waiting to eat! When will we be paid!"
"Yeah, lord, what is the purpose of being a soldier? It's not just trying to make money! When will the lord pay us!"
"We're going to pay! We're going to eat!"
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One person in the team shouted with his fist raised, and someone around him immediately followed and shouted.
The roars of the men were one after another, the mountains were shaking like the ground, and those who were targeted by the crowd could feel the resentment that was almost condensed into reality.
Pang Xiao let these people shout for a while, until his voice became weaker, then said: "I understand the mood of the brothers. This king has also been a soldier for ten years. In the military camp, he eats and lives with the soldiers, where is it? Do you know the mood of the big guy? Speaking of money, I am really nervous now. Where is the Yang Zhifu busy paying back the money that Lu Zhang borrowed, it is about to pull out a layer of skin. But the big guy is following this king, this king Don't let everyone do it in vain!"
Pang Xiao raised his voice and said, "As long as you listen to me and follow me, you are guaranteed to have money!"
"well!"
After all, there are only a few people in the crowd who are instructed to pick things up. Most of them are really gathered in one place for food and pay. Besides, there are still a large number of people in the Pingnan Army who used to fight with Pang Xiao and Hu Ben Army. Those who have passed Dayan still have a fresh memory of Pang Xiao's use of troops like a god, and the impression of the predecessors of the two armies.
As soon as it was called by Pang Xiao, this part of the people agreed.
What are they for? Not for the money. Since the lord has a way to bring them to get money, then just follow the lord, that's right!
Those who were up in the crowd could not help but look at each other.
How dare they jump up and down to do their job, but they were ruined by Prince Zhongshun with a single word
Someone in the crowd said loudly again: "We don't believe it! The lord doesn't just want to stabilize us now, and we'll pay back when we look back!"
"Yes! Unless the lord takes out the money now, we won't believe it!"
Pang Xiao looked at the shouting people with a half-smile, and Hu Zi followed and silently recorded them all.
Pang Xiao said: "Brothers don't believe it right now, and this king can understand it. In the end, the red mouth and white teeth have no basis and no evidence, and it is not enough to win trust. But what kind of person I am, Pang, must have fought with me. Brothers know it all. The spit with the surname Pang is a nail! When you say that you are going to get money with everyone, you want to get money with everyone!"
Pang Xiao took a few steps into the crowd, and said: "There is a war in the north, everyone knows it? Not long after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, after many years of war, the one in the treasury is called a clean! To put it badly, the mouse goes in and turns around. Children will cry!"
"Haha!" There was a burst of laughter from the crowd, and the tense atmosphere immediately eased a lot.
Pang Xiao said: "So we big guys want to count on the silver in the treasury, and it's not easy to be far away. Lu Zhang previously borrowed a lot of money from Sitong, but now he can't pay it back, Yang Zhifu is in a hurry. We are in a dreadful situation, and the Sitong No. will not lend us any money, so this king thinks about it and thinks of a big money.”
"What kind of tricks does the lord have, just say it."
Pang Xiao smiled, "I can't talk about great tricks, this king is just like everyone else, he is big and rough, and his fists are hard. In recent days, this king has gone out for a walk and found that there are many hills nearby. There are many mountain bandits and road fighters living there, and I don't know how many people they have harmed on weekdays.
"There is a lot of money in their cottage. This king intends to take people out to vote for him, so as to teach a lesson to those unhuman sons of turtle grandchildren. He has a lot of strength. Go bullying the weak, it's a goddamn shame for the man's family!"
As Pang Xiao spoke, he spat in indignation.
Many men were aroused by Pang Xiao's remarks. They were originally soldiers. When they were soldiers, they would naturally fight. There was no battle to fight. They also had to practice in the barracks. Later, they practiced more varied content, and they were equally tired throughout the day.
Tired is just as tired, but faced with no pay to pay, it is better to go out and follow the prince to suppress the bandits and rob him fiercely.
Thinking of this, everyone cheered, "Okay, get a fucking vote!"
There were less than 3,000 people present, but more than 1,000 people agreed with Pang Xiao's decision.
However, there were still a large number of people who hesitated and did not speak.
They felt that being a soldier was justified, so why should they be required to do extra work. Among them, even those who were instructed made up their minds to make Pang Xiao embarrassed.
Therefore, these people made different voices, and they all protested, and they resolutely did not want to go out to suppress the bandits.
Pang Xiao folded his arms and looked at it for a long time, then smiled: "Is there something you don't want to go to?"
Someone said loudly: "Why do you want us to take the risk and pay the fee!"
"Why?" Pang Xiao widened his eyes when he heard the words, and said angrily, "It's because you are soldiers! It's because you have to obey the military orders!" Could it be that there are foreign enemies invading at this time, and you will shrink your neck and do not move because you are greedy for life and fear of death? "
Pang Xiao suddenly let out a roar, startling everyone, and they all fell silent.
Pang Xiao said: "Our Pingnan Army is known as 100,000 brothers and is stationed here. Can we just watch those bastards who call themselves heroes bully the surrounding people? Does the big guy serve as a soldier only for food, without the blood of a man?"
Speaking of this, Pang Xiao did not wait for everyone's reaction, and said: "Today, the most popular people are all of you present. If you want to go with this king, you can gather here early tomorrow morning. If you don't want to go, you can leave it. Go! But let's talk first, get the money, first pay for the brethren who went with this king, and secondly, the brothers who are honest and can't afford the thorns, and finally it's you who are looking for trouble. Difficulty but shrinking their necks and hiding. Whether there is any left, you can see for yourself. "
After Pang Xiao finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, go back and think about it yourself."
Pang Xiao strode toward the tent with great strides. Hu Zi immediately followed and whispered: "Master, will they all refuse to go with you?"
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "No. People die for money, birds die for food. At least half of these troublemakers will follow today." Then he joked, "If there are too many people going, it won't be enough to divide the spoils. ."
Hu Zi thought about it, and it seemed that this was the truth, so he also laughed out loud.
The next day, as expected by Pang Xiao, about a thousand people gathered on the school grounds.
Pang Xiao smiled and said: "Okay. Yesterday I made a list of troublemakers. In fact, this king has already listed them, a total of 2,633 people. Today, there are more than 1,000 people who quit. Well, whoever went, whoever didn't. Go, this king knows everything, anyway, we have more than 1,000 brothers enough."
With that said, he ordered to set off.
Just after Pang Xiao led the crowd to set out, those Ping Nanjun who were noisy yesterday but didn't want to go out together to suppress bandits today became a little nervous.
They know Pang Xiao's violent temper. They were really afraid that Pang Xiao would return to liquidate them.
And this bandit suppression team with less than a thousand people was quite fortunate to follow behind Pang Xiao.
A group of people left the Pingnan army camp, traveled 20 miles westward, and came to a dense forest near the official road. Pang Xiao waved his hand and stopped the team.
"Everyone is in ambush here."
Pang Xiao gave an order, and nearly a thousand people ambushed in the woods on both sides of the road in an orderly manner.
The weather is sunny today, and there is no rain or snow, so it is not difficult for everyone to lie in ambush.
However, it took an hour to wait.
At this time, some people began to get impatient, saying that they were suppressing bandits, but they didn't take them to attack any cottage. What was it like to lie in ambush on the side of the road
Everyone murmured, but someone dared to ask Pang Xiao in person. We all know how powerful Prince Zhongshun is, but who would dare to touch Ni scale in person
Pang Xiao, however, was not in a hurry at all. He carefully observed the movements on the official road with a straw stick in his mouth. After a while, Hu Zi flew over and whispered a few words in his ear. Pang Xiao spat off the straw stick and told his side people.
"The mountain bandits pretend to be businessmen and want to transport treasures back to the cottage. I tell everyone to pay attention, only rob the goods, don't hurt people's lives, and all the mountain bandits must be captured alive."
"Yes!" The people around him responded in a low voice and scattered to send messages.
After a while, everyone knew about Pang Xiao's strange order.
Suppressing bandits, but only strong goods, not killing people.
At this moment, a convoy came from the old capital to the outside of the city on the official road from far to near. In front of the team, a banner was fluttering, and the "Sitong" logo was particularly eye-catching in the sun.
As soon as Pang Xiao waved his hand, everyone took their places. When the team reached the area where they were ambushed, Pang Xiao took a group of men and rushed down like a tiger down the mountain.