After the fire, the land in the village was burned reddish brown, the nutrients in the soil disappeared, and the walls made of stone bricks were scorched black, because all the debris was turned to ashes, and the overall view from the trees on the mountainside was even simpler.

Xia Ge witnessed the second half of the battle with a normal expression. He had no position to help any party. Just like a lion on the grassland preying on an antelope, everything is part of the ecology. Besides, he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad. What if this happened? This is a bandit village, and the forces of order are here to encircle and suppress it. The villagers' personal strength is really not like that of honest people.

He planned to quietly follow the cavalry troops until they returned to their home base and then go in to obtain information. A force that could supply two thousand cavalry troops would probably allow him to understand the salient features of this world.

Before getting into any doubts about the situation, be careful. Although the clan leader’s hair color is quite special, he is seen in many flashy ways in the world of pirates.

After the fire was extinguished, only a little dark red was still flickering. Mu Dan sent out twenty riders to patrol as sentries, and asked his adjutant to lead five hundred people into the village to inspect the harvest and deal with the villagers who were lucky enough to be alive.

Large troops dismount and take off their armor to rest. This is inevitable for cavalry. Wearing armor for a long time is a heavy burden on both men and horses. They are deep in the enemy's territory. They need to leave immediately after replenishing food quickly. The deceased Buried on the spot, it stands to reason that no one, including the border troops, would care about them, but for a general, this is the most basic disciplinary issue.

A few miles to the east of the village is a fast-flowing river, which surges down from the mountains behind. Hunters live near the water, not only because they need drinking water, but also because the nearby wild animals occasionally come close to facilitate hunting by the Baluts. Only hunters who are extremely confident in themselves will choose this method, and the river is very fast and there is no need to worry about polluting the water source.

If it weren't for the cavalry formation occupying the middle position between the village and the river, there would have been many people jumping into the river and running away. However, given the cold water in the northern border, the possibility of surviving was slim.

Mu Dan took off his helmet and said patiently to the leader of the soldiers: "Send someone to replenish water. We will go back directly without stopping in the middle. The black smoke ignited here has already exposed the location of the troops. This village should be famous on the border." The hunter clan is enough to make a difference."

The leader of the soldiers asked in confusion: "Sir, how can the coward in the border army surround us? The nobles of the empire are also intoxicated."

"Listen to the order." Mu Dan said coldly. If the other party was not the leader of his own soldiers, he would not even explain. This position even has the responsibility of giving orders on behalf of the general at critical times, such as commanding the troops to cut off the rear during a rout. It seems now It can't be trained.

"Yes!" Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the leader of the soldiers. He was a member of Mu Dan's clan, but had no actual military exploits.

After a while, a bonfire was set up in the camp. Thirty soldiers put on light armor and carried tools and followed the soldiers to the river to get water. Unboiled water can easily cause diarrhea, and diarrhea during field marches basically equals attrition, so even if it takes a little trouble, they still have to burn it. Ripe.

Mu Dan sat in the center of the camp with a vacant look. He was thinking about the retreat route and the current situation. The exchanges between the soldiers in the camp were kept very low, because noisy people in the camp were killed according to the law.

Suddenly, Mu Dan frowned attentively, wondering if the sentry's report was overdue.

He looked intently at the group of water-fetching soldiers who were about to return, and the next second he stood up and shouted angrily: "Idiots, everyone is on alert!"

Mu Dan vowed to quickly change the leader of his soldiers when he returned.

Just as he stood up, at the back of the group of soldiers, a guy about the same height as the other soldiers kicked off his animal skin boots filled with stones and landed barefoot. He squatted half-crouched, and the helmet that was originally hanging fell off to reveal the ice blue color.

With colored hair, she took off and stepped on the neck of the leader of the soldiers. The short knife tied to her forearm slipped forward and was firmly grasped by her hand.

The jumping slash was the same as the strong man's jumping slash, but she was better than her father in this move because her leopard-like body was more lithe and flexible.

Several soldiers around him reacted quickly and instinctively blocked him. Mu Dan quickly retreated. Now was not the time to worry about losses.

Fortunately, he found out in advance, otherwise his life would really be in danger when the assassin approached him. The threat between that girl and the man at the entrance of the village was completely different.

The girl landed a few meters in front of Mu Dan. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his eyes suddenly went dark and he lost consciousness.

The moment the short sword hit the ground, it turned into a giant blade eight meters long. Mu Dan and his soldiers were all killed.

…

Halfway up the mountain, Xia Ge sat cross-legged on a tree trunk and watched boredly as a fire was being made to make food on the opposite side. The general of this army was very flexible. The campfire was nothing to the village that was burning just now. Without dry food, he would probably have to go directly.

He returned, quite like a Gou Wang.

Xia Ge raised his hand and picked off a leaf, covering it with military colors, and slowly threw it out. A figure suddenly retreated from the bushes at the rear left.

The leaves cut through the bushes and penetrated the big tree behind them. The holes in the trees were as smooth as mirrors.

"You just ran away like this and you didn't want to take revenge?" Xia Ge asked. The moment he saw the figure, he roughly guessed that this should be the world of Zhanchi.

The girl has a delicate face, her hair and eyelashes are ice blue, she is wearing a taupe animal skin coat, her delicate white thighs are exposed, and there are scars that have not healed in some places on her body, which are traces left by the battle.

Little Esdeath looked at the big tree that was pierced, stopped retreating rationally, and said flatly: "I can't beat them. Armored troops and ordinary dangerous species are two different concepts. I can kill at most now."

A hundred riders will kill you."

She had just returned from hunting, and the journey back and forth was a huge drain on her physical strength.

Xia Ge nodded, involved, interfered, alternated, rotated, and tested. Don't underestimate the organizational ability of the regular army unless its strength exceeds a certain limit.

Of course, to him it was probably all a matter of one blow.

Little Esdeath's eyes were dark, but he still said calmly: "It's just the jungle of the jungle. They died just because they weren't strong enough."

Hagar shook his head: "The theory of victim guilt is biased. You seem to be growing crooked, and I always think that saying 'things will get better slowly' is a bit silly, so I won't comfort you. Do you want revenge?"

, you have this value.”

Little Esdeath looked up at him, "Body? I haven't fallen to that point yet. I'll settle the accounts later."

The carvings on the cavalry armor look like they belong to a foreign ethnic group from the north, so if you have the chance, torture their leader.

Hagar looked at her figure with disdain, saying, "Although I am a bad guy, I am still a decent person. You just need to be loyal."

Little Esdeath asked doubtfully: "How to define the scope? What will happen if it exceeds the limit?"

"What do you think?" Hagar was not interested in answering this question.

He took out Fury and turned it into a short knife and threw it over. The simple shape change was not difficult for Fury, which was already considered a living creature.

"It can be up to eight meters long. It's very sharp. I'll lend it to you once. Besides, the other party is leaving and you don't have time to make any extra preparations."
Chapter completed!