Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Li Biao watched the carriage go away and stood there for a long time. The other bandits looked at each other in confusion. What happened to the second in command? He would not really listen to that dwarf, would he?

"Second Master, it's getting late. Shouldn't we go back to the village to avoid encountering wild animals while walking at night?"

"Well, let's go up the mountain. I have something important to discuss with my brother."

Shitou Mountain Stronghold is more like a bandit stronghold than a stronghold. It is just a place with many caves dug on the mountain wall. The bandits live in the caves. The largest cave is where the boss Li Shan lives.

After Li Biao came back, he went straight to Li Shan and told him the whole story. His eyes lit up and he said, "Brother, what do you think? If you really do this, you won't have to worry about food and drink in the future."

Li Shan was silent for a long time, looking at his brother with strange eyes. If he was not his biological brother, he might have slapped him directly.

No matter how you look at it, this brain doesn't look like it was born from the same parents.

"Biao, do you remember that you were lost when you were a kid? Maybe you found the wrong person at that time? Otherwise, a person with a normal brain would not believe the words of a passerby."

Li Biao understood what he said. He looked fierce to begin with, and his stern face made him even fiercer: "Humph, big brother, you are just being sarcastic. My brain is not as good as yours, but I know how to adapt."

"Don't you realize that the amount of money we can rob is decreasing every year? This means that someone has spread the news and the merchants passing by are taking a detour."

"If this continues, we'll all starve to death. Why don't we try to find a way out? Maybe we can still survive."

Li Shan frowned and thought for a moment. He felt that what Lao Er said was not completely unreasonable. It was indeed not enough to eat and drink just by robbing passing merchants. He had to think of other ways.

"Well, what you said does make sense, but land reclamation is not a trivial matter. If the brothers were willing, they would not have come up the mountain in the first place."

"Becoming a bandit is because farming is too hard and the heavy taxes make it hard to breathe, so people go to the mountains to become bandits. As long as they rob, they can eat their fill, which is much happier."

Li Biao scratched his head and felt that it was a difficult situation, but he couldn't just ignore it.

Li Shan thought for a long time and came up with an idea: "There are too few things on this rocky mountain. If we want to survive on our own, we have to move to another mountain. Fortunately, there are people on each mountain."

"Only if we kill them can we occupy that hilltop. For example, there is plenty of food in the Rock Mountain next to us. Even if we don't rob, there is still food in the mountain."

"But if we do this, all our brothers might die if we're not careful. We need to think carefully about whether we can afford this price."

Li Biao slapped his thigh and said, "Brother, if it really doesn't work, we still have to give it a try. It doesn't matter if we die sooner or later, we might as well give it a try. If it really doesn't work, we can go to the capital to make a living."

Li Shan's mouth twitched: "Second brother, you can't trust people outside. You know how far the road to the capital is. If we go there, we may die on the way, not to mention how to get in after we get there."

"That's the capital, under the feet of the emperor. It's very difficult to get in. You'd better forget it. That person must be fooling you. Don't take it seriously."

"When it gets dark, I will discuss with my brothers and see what to do next. It's no use just waiting like this. We won't have enough to eat next year, and we'll be dead by then."

It's getting dark soon.

Li Shan gathered everyone together and did not hide the situation: "Brothers, there are only two options before us. One is to stay here and wait for the small things at the foot of the mountain."

"There is simply not enough food. As time goes on, more and more people will die. We have to find a way out. We can't just sit there and wait. You know what I mean."

"Either you fight hard and find a good mountain. This way, it will be easy to expand the stronghold in the future, and the brothers will be able to live better."

After saying that, Li Shan looked at them talking without interrupting them. He sat on the chair and waited quietly. This matter was not up to him alone. After all, it was a matter of life and death.

They must always be allowed to make their own decision, otherwise if someone really dies, they will feel resentful, which will be disadvantageous to him.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shan stood up and said, "Brothers, those who agree to attack Rock Mountain now will occupy this side, and those who are willing to continue to spend time on Stone Mountain will occupy this side. The minority should obey the majority."

The bandits below hesitated for a moment and began to make a choice.

After they made their choice, Li Shan asked someone to go down and count them. It was obvious that the majority of people were willing to risk their lives for a chance to survive. In other words, many people would die soon.

He sighed inwardly but didn't show it on his face.

"Okay, since the brothers have made their choices, let's do it this way. I will discuss with the others and set a date for attacking Panshi Village, and then make plans for the next step."

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, Big Boss."

In the room

Li Shan pointed to the hilltop on the map and said, "This is the Panshi Village, the closest village to us. It's not as barren as ours."

"There is a lot of food in the mountains. Even if we don't go down the mountain to rob, we can survive on the wild fruits, prey and mushrooms in the mountains. This way we will have enough energy to grow stronger."

"So as to avoid being targeted by others or being destroyed by the government in the future."

Several people nodded: "Yes, the boss is a scholar, we all believe you, as long as you say what to do, we will do it."

"If it weren't for you, we would have died at the foot of the mountain, and there would be no such thing as today. Now we are just facing some difficulties, and we will solve them. If we die unfortunately, at least we have tried our best."

Li Shan was moved when he heard their words: "Brothers, how can I, Li, deserve your trust?"

The others looked at the man with red eyes and sighed, "Boss, we are not very literate, and our brains are not as good as yours in thinking long-term, but we are obedient, and we believe that you will not joke with our lives."

"Since it has been brought up now, it must be a very serious problem. If it is not solved, there is only one way out, which is death. We trust you and will just do it according to your ideas."

Li Biao hummed, "Yes, big brother, I believe you too. I, Li Biao, don't have any other abilities except great strength. I will kill more people from the Rock Village when the time comes."

Li Shan's eyes became firm: "Okay, we don't have the advantage in numbers, so we can't fight head-on. There will be heavy casualties, but we can think of other ways."

"For example, poisoning. Do this first, and then do this. This will help us lose fewer brothers. Even if we can save one life, it will be good."

The others looked at each other and nodded: "Well, we'll listen to you, but to be an undercover agent, you need to be very smart and it's also the most dangerous. You can die if you're not careful."

"Well, I plan to let Monkey do this. Don't worry, he's very flexible."

"That's fine too."