North of Yuanyang, on the north bank of the Bahe River, four men emerged from the trees.
They were dressed in rags, carrying tattered cloth packages on their backs, and had some "ragged" belongings. It looked like these people had fled.
I saw one of the long-faced men say: "Two brothers, when we get here... we should separate and go!"
Another person replied: "Okay, you should be careful!"
After that, they didn't say much, and separated as a group.
The long-faced man took one person on the main road, while the other two continued on the small road.
As he walked forward, the long-faced man was thinking about the next thing, and the young man behind him said: "Brother Ma, this Yuanyang Mansion is much better than our Liaoping Mansion!"
"Since we entered Yuanyang, we have rarely seen monsters. The people in Prince Yong's Mansion are really powerful!"
When the young man said this, the long-faced man stopped and heard him say in a cold voice: "Did you fucking forget what I warned you?"
"Where did we come from? What are we going to do?"
Seeing the long-faced man's cold expression, the young man suddenly felt a flash of light on his back, and quickly replied: "We...we are people from Mumu Village in Jingdong County. We escaped the monsters and are going to the city!"
"Remember this, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you to death first!"
The young man nodded quickly. This was really not a joke. They were here to do "bad things" and they would definitely die if they were discovered.
"Brother Ma, I remember this and will never do it again!"
The long-faced man said coldly: "This is life-threatening!"
The two of them continued walking forward, and they could already hear the roar of the Bahe River.
But they didn't go very far when they heard a voice yelling from the front: "Who is that?"
The two of them immediately became vigilant and glanced towards the direction of the sound, where they found a forest.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear what I asked you?"
At this moment, the long-faced man was sure that the sound came from the tree in front, but it was blocked by the dense branches and leaves.
"We are refugees, who are you?"
"Fleeing? Where did they come from?"
Being questioned repeatedly, the long-faced man felt angry and immediately said: "Who are you? Are you hiding in hiding? Are you a bad person?"
After saying this, I saw the tree crown in front of me shaking, and a soldier wearing armor and carrying a long knife came down from the tree.
This person just came down from the tree, then picked up the whistle from his chest and started blowing it. The harsh sound of the whistle was just suitable for long-distance transmission.
"I am the garrison of Prince Yong's Mansion, where are you from?"
It was not surprising to meet the royal soldiers here, long-faced men. They had already met them seven or eight times on their way from Liaoping into Yuanyang.
However, they had hidden their whereabouts before, so they were not stopped for questioning, but now they were walking on the main road.
"We came to Mumu Village from Jingdong..."
"People from Jingdong? Why don't you go to the county seat to escape?"
The long-faced man smiled bitterly and said: "Jingdong has been occupied by monsters. We escaped from the county in March this year!"
These are all prepared in advance so they can answer them smoothly.
"So you think that Jingdong is still occupied by monsters, so you will flee to Yuanyang in the south?"
The long-faced man nodded repeatedly, he just needed Yuanyang's brainstorming.
"What are your names?" the soldier asked.
The long-faced man immediately replied: "The villain's name is Ma Jin, and his name is Hu Xiaolin!"
Just as he was replying, several more soldiers appeared not far away and rushed towards their direction.
"What's up?"
"I met two refugees, coming from Jingdong!"
"Here from Jingdong? What do the garrison over there do for food? They didn't take them in!"
"How to deal with it?"
"The grain transport team is returning this afternoon. Let's take the two of them back to Yuanyang!"
Hearing these conversations between officers and soldiers, the long-faced man Ma Jin felt happy, so that he could enter Yuanyang smoothly.
But I heard him ask: "Is Yuanyang safe?"
He asked this deliberately, so that he would be more like a refugee. This was something he was taught repeatedly when he left.
A small flag officer came forward and said, "Of course Yuanyang is safe, come with us!"
Soon, they were led to the dock on the north bank of the Bahe River, where troops under a general headquarters were stationed, and three military vehicles stood here.
The person on duty today is General Banner Liu Shan, a subordinate of Cui Xing'an who is stationed in Andu, which is the defense zone of Andu.
When he saw his subordinates returning, Liu Shan was drinking noodle soup. They had noodles for lunch.
Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Liu Shan asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
The flag officer leading the team quickly replied: "Sir, we picked up two people who were fleeing!"
"Well, a team will return to Yuanyang this afternoon, let them follow!" Liu Shan nodded, and then handed the empty bowl to the soldier in front of him.
The soldier in front of him was Li Sanqiu. After his brother Li Erxia was bitten to death, he also joined the army to support the family.
"Zian, give them something to eat!" After giving this order, Liu Shan stood up from his stool and went to the chariot with his sword in hand.
He wanted to take a nap after lunch. He had been patrolling with his team all morning, but he was exhausted.
But Liu Shan is very willing to be tired. As one of the first grassroots officers to be commended, he, Liu Shan, will soon be promoted to 100 households.
Of course, he accomplished all of this with his own hands, and the person who kept pace with him was Yang Qing, who was initially promoted as a model for the entire army.
It can be said that as long as they have been commended by King Yong, they have great potential for development in the military.
The only pity was Qin Hao. Although he escaped with his life and was promoted to the general flag, he was still a step behind them.
Lying in the military vehicle, Liu Shan whispered: "In the expansion of the army next spring, the positions of hundreds of households... Qin Hao is afraid that he will miss out!"
Outside the military chariot, Ma and Jin squatted by the fire, warming themselves while not idle, constantly looking at the surrounding environment.
"Let's eat something first!"
Looking at the white-faced steamed buns in front of him, young Hu Xiaolin immediately snatched the steamed buns from Li Sanqiu's hand as if he had seen a treasure.
Then he stuffed it into his mouth and felt the deliciousness of the steamed buns. Hu Xiaolin almost cried.
For more than half a year in Liaoping, he could only barely survive, and he ate worse than pigs and dogs every day.
Not to mention white flour steamed buns, even gruel and wheat bran, they had no chance of being full.
Even Ma Jin honestly picked up the steamed buns at this moment and stuffed them into his mouth in a hurry.
When they set off from Liaoping, the food given to them was pretty good, but it was also moldy and tasted sour.
"Master Jun, do you eat so well every day?" Ma Jin asked while eating.
Unexpectedly, Li Sanqiu said: "I didn't eat well today, no soup or meat!"
This is really a battle between people... Ma Jin almost choked.
If his family were not still in Liaoping, he would have wanted to seek refuge in Prince Yong's Mansion at this time.
With such good living conditions, why should I follow Prince Ming and suffer that kind of misfortune?
