"Mayor Bai, to be honest, taking in a child isn't a difficult task. But what are your and the other residents' plans?"

Gu Nianchen looked at Mayor Bai and asked, he had vaguely guessed it.

"We are staying in Lishu Town. This is our home. We have nowhere else to go, and we don't want to go anywhere else. I have a letter here. Please ask Manager Chen to keep it for me. If I am not here when Xiaoyu comes back, please give it to him. I will be very grateful."

Mayor Bai took out a letter from his lapel and handed it to Gu Nianchen.

Gu Nianchen took the few light pieces of paper in his hand, but they felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Did Mayor Bai not tell Marshal Yu about what happened here?"

Mayor Bai shook his head: "No, although Xiaoyu commands a large number of troops, those troops belong to Marshal Lin, not his. Even if I tell him, it will only make him anxious. There is no better way except for me to follow his troops to take shelter in the south."

After saying this, he sighed heavily. In such an era, everyone is helpless.

"Okay, I'll keep this letter, but I can't accept it from a child."

When Gu Nianchen said this, Mayor Bai suddenly looked up with a look of disappointment.

"Don't be anxious, Mayor Bai. Listen to me."

"Not accepting children doesn't mean that Baoxing Village doesn't want to take care of them. On the contrary, this young commander Yu is away fighting, and this guy surnamed Li wants to bully the elderly, weak, women and children in Lishu Town. I, Gu Nianchen, will be the first to disagree."

"I will discuss this with my brothers when I return today. With all the places now torn apart, we in Baoxing Village should not remain isolated in a corner. It's time to do something."

After hearing Gu Nianchen's passionate words, Mayor Bai was immediately filled with admiration. He stood up from his chair and bowed to Gu Nianchen. Gu Nianchen held up his shoulders to stop him, but was pushed away by Mayor Bai.

"I bow on behalf of the more than 500 villagers of Lishu Town. Please accept my greeting."

Gu Nianchen was very anxious. His father-in-law had to do this, so he couldn't blame him, his wife.

"Now that things have come to this, I will go back and discuss with my brothers. Mayor Bai, don't be anxious. Let the militia patrol day and night. Once you find any enemy troops approaching, immediately send a signal to Baoxing Village and I will bring people here right away." Gu Nianchen estimated in his heart that the army that Warlord Li came with today suffered heavy casualties, and forty or fifty people were captured. It can be said that the losses were heavy.

I guess he won't come within three days, and he must make full preparations before coming again. That way, Gu Nianchen won't have much time.

"Okay, Boss Chen, then I'll leave it to you." Mayor Bai said, holding Gu Nianchen's hand.

"Well, take care, Mayor Bai."

When Gu Nianchen went out, the entrance to the town had been cleaned and the bloodstains on the ground had been washed away with water.

"Brothers, go back to the camp." Gu Nianchen roared.

"Let's go." Everyone followed Gu Nianchen and rushed away.

The young marshal's camp in a southern city.

"General Yu, I heard that Li Dapao has fled to the north and is stationed in Chuncheng, thirty miles from Lishu Town."

Bai Luoyu stood up from his chair abruptly after hearing this: "What?"

"I came here to report as soon as I heard the news. Commander Yu, do you want to send someone to investigate? Li Dapao is a jealous and vengeful person. I'm afraid he will do something bad to Commander Yu's family." The non-commissioned officer was Wang Xi, a classmate of Bai Luoyu. He had admired Bai Luoyu very much when they were in school and had always followed him, so he had some understanding of the situation in Bai Luoyu's family.

"Send someone. As long as someone tells him that my parents are in Lishu Town, he will definitely go there, and everyone in the town will suffer." Bai Luoyu felt a little uneasy and said to Wang Xi hurriedly.

"Okay, then I'll recruit people now and set off immediately."

"Yes, thank you."

After Wang Xi left, Bai Luoyu leaned against the table and thought.

The current situation is actually very unfavorable to Bai Luoyu. He has the strength of a division under his command. Although these people are under the command of Marshal Lin, 80% of them were fought back by him in battle after battle.

When he first joined Marshal Lin's army, Bai Luoyu was just a pale-faced scholar in the eyes of these soldiers. Although he graduated from a military academy, he looked so pale and frail that no one looked down on him.

But in the first battle he participated in, he shot the opposing commander in the head from 800 meters away, which convinced everyone.

What soldiers admire most are people with real talent. No matter how rich or impressive their resume is, it is useless in their eyes. As the saying goes, "all talk without practice is fake."

But once you show your skills and convince them, they will be willing to accept you.

This is what Bai Luoyu did. Once he showed this skill, he immediately became friends with all the soldiers. After that, he made meritorious contributions in every battle and rose to prominence all the way.

His outstanding battlefield performance and calm battlefield command made him highly appreciated by Marshal Lin, who gave him a regiment of troops and asked him to recapture the surrounding towns.

After a year, Bai Luoyu had more than 30,000 soldiers under his command, and he seemed to be overshadowing his master.

He himself naturally did not have that idea, but the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. With such an outstanding general under his command, who could compete with Marshal Lin in the future?

Rumors began to spread, including the news that Bai Luoyu was going to set up his own business.

Judging from Marshal Lin's recent attitude towards him, he is also on guard against him. Last month's military pay has not been paid yet. If it weren't for Bai Luoyu's strict military discipline and the fact that he had been keeping some of the money, the pay would have been cut off by now.

People around Marshal Lin who had a good relationship with Bai Luoyu also secretly reminded him to be careful.

These warlords almost all have one common problem: they are suspicious by nature. Once a seed of doubt is planted in their hearts, it will continue to take root and sprout.

Based on the principle of rather killing a thousand people by mistake than letting one go, Marshal Lin will probably not let Bai Luoyu go.

Bai Luoyu has always been grateful for Marshal Lin's kindness. Even though he was suspected and his military pay was withheld, he still helped Marshal Lin recapture the surrounding towns.

Of course, his behavior was also understood as being for his own benefit. After all, every time he captured a city, he could recruit a lot of troops and seize a batch of military supplies and food.

Bai Luoyu is now in a dilemma.

But at this moment, Bai Luoyu's eyes flashed with a gleam, and it seemed that he had made some kind of decision in his heart.

"Young Marshal Yu." When Bai Luoyu was deep in thought, the soldiers outside the tent shouted.

"Come in." Bai Luoyu sat back in his seat.

"Marshal Lin invites you, young marshal, to return to Dongguan City as soon as possible," said the soldier.

"Got it. I'll get ready and leave soon." Bai Luoyu replied, waving his hand to let the soldiers go out.

Her fingers tapped lightly on the table, her eyes sparkling.

"Finally, this day has come." Bai Luoyu whispered to himself...

Then he walked out of the tent and got into the car that came to pick him up.