Chapter 96, fanning the flame

Liu An is one of the many bandits blocked outside the Dongcheng Gate of Lingzhi County, but he is different from other bandits in many places. For example, his clothes are not as tattered as others, which can at least be regarded as a complete suit, and there is thick cotton wool inside; for example, he is not as dirty and pitiful as others, but there is a very obvious violence and fierceness in his eyes.

In addition, the most obvious difference is that he is now sitting next to a sack full of meatloaf. The mouth of the sack is open, and the big and full meat pie inside can be seen at a glance. Even though the ice and snow have frozen the meat pie as hard as a stone, you can still unconsciously feel a taste of "just baked", "hot" and "spicious" alone.

Many people gathered around, staring at the sack and couldn't help swallowing water in their throats.

If it were normal, I'm afraid that the scene would have been in a mess for a long time. These exiles can't control so much. When they see the food, they rush up directly and grab it in a mess. However, at this time, although the exiles were hungry and the meat pie in front of them was within reach, no one dared to come forward rashly.

There are more than a dozen other men standing beside Liu An, most of whom look fierce like Liu An, either with axes in their hands, swords at their waists, or a long simple knives. However, if anyone has a bad move, these axes will rudely kill them on the spot. It can be said that such things happen every day, and there will always be some Russian exiles who take risks, but until today, all those who take risks have not been able to touch the meat pie.

Once there were exiles who wanted to incite everyone to grab meat cakes, but before it was done, the exile had been twisted out and cut off his limbs and threw them into the snow to let them bleed to death or freeze to death. Later, Liu An took out two meat cakes from the sack and openly rewarded several other exiles who told him.

Since then, no one among the exiles dares to think about these meat cakes!

"Bear the torch." The north wind roared late at night, and the cold made people tremble.

Liu An sat under the stutter next to the official road, like a mountain king, and ordered the nearby exiles.

Several people hurriedly found the torch and ran to Liu An, nodded and bowed, and brought the torch closer.

Liu An's face is expressionless. For him, these courteous exiles in front of him are like wild dogs wagging their tails and begging for mercy, but then speaking, wild dogs may be more valuable than people these days. He slowly took out a meat pie from the sack, and the eyes of the people in front of him were green, swallowing his saliva, hoping that this meat pie could reward him.

However, Liu An looked leisurely and smoked the meat pie on the torch in front of him.

Soon, the hot smell of meat spread among the crowd, and the surrounding displaced people couldn't help taking a step forward.

Liu An's men sneered, and several of them deliberately changed the weapons in their hands to a more comfortable position, showing that they would kill people at any time.

"Who wants to eat this meat pie?" Liu An asked slowly. As he spoke, he tore a small piece of meat pie and stuffed it into his mouth. Where it was torn, the meat smelled out, and at this moment, it was like shining gold, seducing all the people nearby.

"Master An, Master An, give it to me."

"Master An, give it to me. I'll exchange my girl for Master An."

"No, no, Master An, give me a bite. You can do whatever you ask the little one to do."

Looking at the appearance of these people in front of him, Liu An laughed. Immediately, he tore the remaining meat cakes into seven or eight small pieces, threw a few pieces to the few people with torches in front of him, and stood up and threw the remaining pieces to the people around him. The people with torches hurriedly picked up the meat pie and sent it to their mouths desperately. Suddenly, there was a burst of ** around, and the crowd did not hesitate to fight for the few meat cakes.

Liu An and his men were like watching a farce, with a look of ridicule and contempt, with a relaxed and stand-by posture. If it weren't for the urgent things to do, he would certainly be able to come up with more tricks to toss these exiles. This high desire is completely like addictive opium, which is irresistible.

"Listen to me. Do you want to eat this meat pie?"

After a while, Liu An saw that the crowd around him was almost noisy and shouted at the top of his voice.

The crowd suddenly stopped, and countless eager eyes gathered on Liu An.

"Master An, give a little. I haven't eaten for four days."

"Yes, yes, Master An, you are kind-hearted."

"As long as Master An can give you a bite, you can ask us to do anything."

"You can do whatever you want."

The crowd came one after another and scrambled to plead.

Is that right? That's good. Although my Master An is a little cruel, he is not a bad person. The reason why I brought this bag of meat pie is that I still want to give it to you to eat. However, as the saying goes, if you have short hands and soft mouths, this meat pie can't be eaten for free. After eating this meat pie, you naturally have to work for Master An. It's also a self-reliance job for you, isn't it too much? Liu An said something.

Everyone responded, while Liu An's men coaxed.

"Who is the reason why you have been exiled to this field today? Isn't it just the landlords and officials in those cities? After years of drought, they were not loose at all and forced you to pay for food. But in the time of natural and man-made disasters, have you ever seen those old men suffer from hunger? No, because these old men transferred all the hunger and suffering to us, but they ate deliciously and drank spicy food in the deep courtyard mansion. Who can swallow this breath?" Liu An continued to add fuel to the flames while taking advantage of the mood.

"I can't."

"Master An is right, Master An is right."

"Yes, yes, they hurt us."

For a while, there was a group of indignation, whether it was to please Liu An, or the original resentment in the depths of his heart, at this moment, it was really echoed by people, which suddenly set off great emotions.

"Good. I won't let you do anything else. You just need to listen to my order and rush into the county together later. This bag of meat pie will not only give you all, but also give you consistent money and five buckets of white rice tomorrow morning, according to the head. Liu An waited for everyone to be excited and then said his plan.

When everyone heard this, although there were still shouting and supporting, the momentum was obviously three points weaker than just now.

"But, Master An, how can we rush into the city?" Someone asked cautiously.

"Although the wall is not high, it is full of people." Another said.

"Will I hurt you, Master An?" Liu An said coldly, "Don't worry, I have already arranged good people to respond in the city. Later, as long as you see a fire in the city, it means that my people have begun to take action. Don't be afraid. You should know that there is wine and meat in the county. You will either starve to death or rush into the city to have a full meal.

"What, don't you have the courage?" Liu An's men immediately shouted loudly.

"One person always gives money, five buckets of rice, for free. Humph, you don't want it, I want it. Let you bitches see how I climb the wall later.

"That is, if you don't want to do anything, just want to eat free food? What's so good in the world?"

Those fierce faces sneered and unscrupulously mocked the poor exiles around them.

Many of the surrounding exiles came all the way from Qian'an, and they had to rob and kill with the big guys. Anyway, they have now embarked on a dead end. If they continue to walk, they may still be able to live. There is only one dead end halfway. Not only that, most of these exiles are also honest people. On the one hand, they heard that Liu An had someone to help in the county, and on the other hand, they heard that Liu An's men would also rob the city building. Naturally, they easily believed it.

In the eyes of many people, Liu An is a capable person who can eat meat and drink every day among the exiles. Isn't this a capable person? Since even Liu An will personally participate in the robbery of the city, these desperate people have more or less psychological care. At least I believe that Liu An will definitely have a way to finally break through the tower.

So, there was a boiling sound in the crowd again, and they enthusiastically echoed one by one, expressing their willingness to obey Liu An's command.

"Good." Liu An showed a smirk at the corners of his mouth, and then picked up the sack and asked the people around him to line up to pick it up.

The crowd of exiles coaxed for a while, but under the beating of Liu An, they soon lined up to get the meat pie.

Of course, meat cakes are not enough, but after distribution, Liu An said again that money and rice will be delivered early in the morning, as long as everyone can rush into the county tonight. Not only that, he also emphasized that the first person to climb the tower will be rewarded with 50 yuan, one stone of rice and one ox cart. There must be brave men under the reward, not to mention that there are so many people who have not eaten meat cakes. Looking at those who have meat cakes, they are unwilling and secretly determined to win the first prize in the city.

After dispersing the meat pie, Liu An called several of his confidants to him and explained the arrangements for robbing the city later.

"Are all the stakes ready?" After explaining the matter of robbing the city and leading the team, he asked.

"Don't worry, the boss is ready and buried in the snow over there. As long as these exiles begin to rush to the city, we will dig out all the wooden piles and send them to the city." One of his men said.

"Very good. As long as there is a fire in the city, it means that the west gate has been opened. Boss Niu's people enter from the west, and we will enter from the east. After entering the city, go straight to the county government. Liu An said firmly.

"Hey, let's do a big fight tonight."