After settled these refugees in Mucheng, Guo Lin took out a total of one million gold tickets and gave the man named Hoshino who recognized the teleportation scroll. The latter trembled with his hands and took the gold tickets. Then he kowtowed to Guo Lin several times to express his gratitude. With this money, the elderly in the village would not have to be displaced and worry about their livelihoods.
Even if you die of old age in the end, you will not die on the side of begging. Those who can die with dignity.
"Brother, you are so awesome. Take me to join the army." Zhang Hu was beside him with bright eyes. He was afraid that Guo Lin would not agree to him and said, "My mother was stolen by the Shang army, and her father was beaten to death when she went to save her. Apart from my aunt, I was the only one left in the family. Take me to join the army and take me to Kaiming City. I want to kill all the Shang army, and I want to avenge my parents." The tender voice was firm and powerful.
Guo Lin looked at Hu Zi seriously. He washed his face and looked a little handsome. He also had two little tiger teeth that were longer than ordinary people in his mouth. It was very appropriate to his name.
"Brother, take me there." Hu Zi begged.
Although reason told Guo Lin that he should refuse at this time, he finally agreed. If he could not avenge his relatives with his own hands, what's the point of living?
After saying goodbye to the blind dates in Yifu Village, Guo Lin took Zhang Hu back to Yifu Village. "Brother, you are so strong, what's your name? Where did you come from?" Zhang Hu was a familiar person. He regarded Guo Lin as his elder brother in half a day. However, it was indeed his convincing to be able to recognize such a elder brother.
"It will be no good for you to know who I am. Just call me third brother." Guo Lin led Zhang Hu out of Yifu Village and headed southwest, that is, the direction of Kaiming City.
After walking for several hours, the two finally saw the outline of Kaiming City. Zhang Hu followed behind, so tired that he was out of breath. "Brother, I'm thirsty and want to drink water."
Guo Lin frowned: "You can't bear this little bit of hardship. Do you still want to avenge your parents?"
"I understand." After hearing Guo Lin mention his dead parents, Zhang Hu cheered up again.
Kaiming City is the last line of defense of the Guo family army. It fought several fierce battles with the invaders here. With the assistance of four magic cannons in the city, it has been stubbornly defended to this day.
However, after losing nearly twice the defenders, the Shang army still did not give up its intention to attack. Because they knew that once Kaiming City was occupied, it would mean that all the land north of Kaiming City, which occupied one-quarter of the Xia Kingdom's land area, belonged to Shang Kingdom.
Moreover, Kaiming City is less than one hundred miles away from the imperial capital of Xia Kingdom Yongyao. At that time, the Shang army will make a concerted effort and it is possible to take down Yongyao. For them, the Guo family army is the most difficult army of Xia Kingdom. Cracking Kaiming City and destroying the Guo family army is the first and most important step for Shang to annex the Xia Kingdom.
The two walked along the way to Kaiming City, and along the way were the corpses of soldiers from both countries, including many war horses, whose feet were cut off and they died of excessive bleeding. The strong smell of blood made people want to vomit.
The closer you get to Kaiming City, the more dense the bodies along the road. Occasionally, you can see damaged siege equipment and the flags of the Guo family and Shang army inserted down on the ground. The blood dyed the earth red, and this place will surely become a fertile land in a few years. After all, Hu Zi was young and had never seen any world. When he saw this situation, his face turned pale and even his feet were trembling.
This is the north gate of Kaiming City, with the word "Guo" flying above the city, with the flag flying. The city gate is closed, and on the city head, the soldiers standing straight on the watchtower.
Walking to an arrow, a sharp arrow flew out from the top of the city and nailed it to Guo Lin. "This road is blocked, so you can take a detour." At the city gate, the soldier holding a spear said loudly to Guo Lin below.
Guo Lin replied: "We are nearby villagers and are here to join the army."
"The general has an order that no suspicious person should be allowed to enter the city." The soldier above said with a strong voice. He should be a warrior with talent for cultivation. The soldier said again: "Please go to Luohe Town if you join the army."
When the soldiers talked about Luohe Town, Guo Lin's face turned gloomy. Luohe Town is in the south of Kaiming City, a place for reserve military rations and logistics. It was no problem to recruit soldiers and horses in Luohe Town. But if someone who came to join the army today was replaced by someone else, he would never be able to go there. The east-west direction of Kaiming City is the Luohe Mountains, and the entire city is only two gates north and south. If you don't enter Kaiming City, if you want to go to Luohe Town, you must walk east along the Luohe Mountains.
However, the Luohe Mountains extend to Liuyun Mountain in the Zhendong Plain. Ordinary people may take several days and nights to get there, and then they will return from the Zhendong Plain, pass through Zhendong City, and travel a hundred miles northwest to reach Luohe Town. The soldiers on the city have a clear meaning, and no matter what the reason is, they will not open the door.
If it weren't for the guardian of the city, Guo Lin would have been angry long ago. "Xiaohu, please step back a little and wait for me here for a while." Guo Lin patted Zhang Hu's shoulder and said calmly.
"Yeah." Zhang Hu clicked and retreated to the place shown by Guo Lin's finger. He didn't know what Guo Lin was going to do, but he was instinctively. He thought it was nothing wrong to listen to Guo Lin.
The next second, when he saw Guo Lin disappearing out of thin air, his eyes fell out of sight, his mouth opened into an O-shaped shape, revealing two pointed tiger teeth.
Guo Lin did not let Zhang Hu wait for a long time. A quarter of an hour later, he appeared again in front of Zhang Hu with a somewhat anxious expression. There was another blue collective teleportation scroll in his palm.
"Let's go." Guo Lin smiled and patted Zhang Hu on the shoulder.
"Oh, yes. Brother." If it weren't for the depressed feeling of both parents, Zhang Hu, who was once optimistic and cheerful, would have to praise this cheap brother vigorously.
"Buzz buzz..." Zhang Hu's eyes blinked, and the surrounding scenery had changed a lot. Half of the northern area of Kaiming City became a military fortress of the Guo family army. At the moment of the enemy, many rich people have retreated to Yongyao. Therefore, a bustling and crowded city has become a bit depressed, and even the brothels have closed.
A cold wind blew from the entrance of the alley, blowing the rags and paper umbrellas into the air.
In the entire city, the Guo family army had more people than ordinary people. Teams holding spears walked neatly on every main road, keeping their guard at all times. They rushed to the city gate at any time and participated in the guard battle.
In the city, Guo Lin took Zhang Hu to pass by the General's Mansion. Looking at the majestic word "Guo" on the plaque at the door, it felt like it was a different life. When he was young, Guo Lin stayed in it for a long time until he was diagnosed as a waste and his disappointed father brought him back to Yongyao.
The guard with a knife at the door glanced at the small number of people walking on the street with their eyes as lightning. Guo Lin stopped slightly and walked towards the south gate without looking back.
After passing the south gate, Luohe Town was there, and Guo Lin wanted to take Zhang Hu to join the army.