Huguang, Lulin Mountain (now Dahong Mountain, located in the northern part of Hubei Province).

Green Forest Mountain is the birthplace of the "Green Forest Uprising".

"Han Shu Wang Mang Biography Part 2" records: At that time, Zhang Xiang of Nanjun, Yang Mu of Jiangxia, Wang Kuang and others raised an army in Yundu Green Forest and called themselves "Xiajiang Soldiers".

The term "outlaw hero" originated from this.

Somewhere in the dense forest of Green Forest Mountain, the remaining Dashi Army was making lunch.

Some people fetch water, some chop wood, and some make fire.

Under the curling smoke, the aroma of rice fills the air.

Liu Wenxiu chopped a piece of wood with great force and then sat on the ground in a daze.

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" Ai Nengqi came forward and asked.

"It's okay. I'm tired, so I'll take a break." Liu Wenxiu put away his unhappy expression and looked up and said, "By the way, try not to call me Third Brother in front of others. Sun and Li have already defected to the enemy. Now I'm the eldest brother and you're the second."

"Haha..." Ai Nengqi laughed bitterly: "Are they surrendering to the enemy and rebelling? They were clearly forced to rebel!"

Liu Wenxiu immediately covered Ai Nengqi's mouth: "Be careful with your words, be careful with your words!"

After breaking free from Liu Wenxiu's restraints, Ai Nengqi shouted, "What are you talking about? What are you talking about? What are you talking about? It's already happened and you still won't let me say a few words! I'm going to die sooner or later anyway, so I might as well say it out loud before I die."

The surrounding soldiers cast strange looks at them and subconsciously moved away from them.

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi were sad and frustrated after seeing the soldiers' actions. They sighed helplessly and sat on the ground in a depressed mood.

After an unknown amount of time, someone shouted, "Gather for dinner!"

Hundreds of Dashi soldiers came to the cooking pot with bowls and chopsticks, waiting to share the rice.

In order to prevent soldiers from escaping, Zhang Xianzhong came up with a good idea: controlling food.

When eating, everyone sits together and eats as much as they want. They can eat less than they want, but there must be no leftovers.

The green forests are crisscrossed with ravines and valleys, the ground is broken, and the landform is very complex.

The mountain roads are even more rugged and steep.

If you want to get out of the mountain, you must carry enough food, otherwise you will surely die.

It was for this reason that Zhang Xianzhong decided to control food.

After each serving a bowl of rice porridge, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi sat in an empty corner and ate their meals with their heads down.

Ai Nengqi looked around while eating, and after looking around, he frowned and asked, "Brother, why don't you see Wang Zhaolin?"

"My adoptive father sent him out to buy supplies again. I guess he is having a good time in the city now." Liu Wenxiu replied unhappily.

"Damn it," Ai Nengqi cursed in a low voice, "Wang Zhaolin is such a jerk. He actually slandered you and me in front of my adoptive father!"

"We can't help it. Many of our brothers ran away last time we went out to the mountains."

"I admit that I was wrong, but even if I was wrong, you can't confiscate the few dozen soldiers we have left, right? Now you and I are still generals, but we don't have a single soldier. If this gets out, it will be so embarrassing."

"It's embarrassing, but it's better than losing my life!" Liu Wenxiu quickly finished the porridge in the bowl, stood up and walked to the bucket to wash the dishes.

At this time, another person had also finished his meal and walked to the bucket with his bowl to wash it.

Liu Wenxiu moved her body to make room.

Crash——

As the sound of water rang out, the man said in a very low voice: "General Liu, don't look up, it's me."

Liu Wenxiu's heart trembled, and he immediately knew the other party's identity.

This person's name is Qian Lin.

At first he served under his command, but later he was spotted by Li Dingguo and became a general under Li Dingguo.

After the commander-in-chief Jin Tongwu was killed by Zhang Xianzhong, he was assigned to serve under Wang Zhaolin.

Qian Lin said in a quick and low voice: "There is a doctor under Wang Zhaolin's command. His real identity is Jinyiwei. Wang Zhaolin surrendered to the Ming court a long time ago."

"How do you know..." Without waiting for Liu Wenxiu to finish his question, Qian Lin shook off the remaining water stains on the bowl, stood up and left.

Liu Wenxiu suppressed the shock in her heart, stood up and left.

After a short break after dinner, everyone started working again.

Some people set up fortifications outside the camp to defend against both the Ming army and the wild beasts in the mountains.

Another group of people did various carpentry work in the camp.

Since the camp had just been moved, all the camps were short of beds, tables, stools and other items.

Although the soldiers of the Dashi Army were not professional carpenters, they had complete tools and the things they made were barely usable.

Seeing Qian Lin busy outside the camp, Liu Wenxiu also came outside to help move stones and build a wall.

After dinner in the evening, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi took advantage of the opportunity to squat in the bushes and talk in low voices.

"Is there something wrong?" Ai Nengqi asked.

"Yes," Liu Wenxiu nodded, "According to reliable information, Wang Zhaolin has defected to the enemy."

"Ah?" Ai Nengqi was shocked. "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"No doubt about it!" Liu Wenxiu said confidently, "Qian Lin was originally my subordinate. He is a loyal and honest man who would not lie. He said that he had diarrhea while on duty at night 20 days ago. In order to catch up with the patrol team, he sneaked through the camp. When he passed by Wang Zhaolin's tent, he heard his conversation with doctor Zhao Yongnian."

"The two were discussing how to tell the Ming army about our army's current location."

Ai Nengqi looked suspicious, "Why are you talking about something that happened 20 days ago now?"

Liu Wenxiu explained, "Wang Zhaolin was deeply trusted by his adoptive father, and Qian Lin didn't dare to tell him. He wanted to run away again, but he couldn't escape the mountains without food. After experiencing fear, entanglement, and hesitation, he finally made up his mind to tell me!"

"If what he said is true, the Ming army will be here soon!" Ai Nengqi subconsciously looked towards the darkness in the distance.

It was pitch black there and nothing could be seen, as if there was some terrible danger lurking there.

Liu Wenxiu followed Ai Nengqi's gaze for a while and suddenly said, "Nengqi, I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?"

"Third brother, you say!"

"I want to surrender to the Ming army!" Liu Wenxiu said shockingly.

"What?" Ai Nengqi stood up without even having time to wipe his butt. He pointed at Liu Wenxiu's nose and said, "You and I were raised by our foster father. Now that he is in trouble, you actually want to betray him? Are you still human?"

Liu Wenxiu reached out and pulled Ai Nengqi back to squatting: "Don't be anxious, just listen to me first."

"You say!" Ai Nengqi gritted his teeth.

"I surrendered to the Ming army for two reasons." Liu Wenxiu said with a slightly sad tone: "Given my adoptive father's trust in Wang Zhaolin, he will definitely not believe us if we talk about this now."

"The Ming army will arrive soon. With the traitor Wang Zhaolin leading the team, none of us can escape!"

"Instead of dying in vain, it is better to surrender to the Ming army in advance. First, I can let them go while they are hunting down my adoptive father, and second, I can kill Wang Zhaolin in the chaos to vent my anger."

"As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Isn't it enough to exchange the seven-story pagoda for my adoptive father's upbringing?"

"I think I am doing my godfather justice by doing this!"