Chen Dayong obviously saw Chen Xiaobei's expression. He asked slightly surprised, "Brother Xiaobei, everyone has left, why do you still look unhappy?"
Chen Xiaobei sighed, "Think about how pitiful they are. They don't have much supplies with them. They can't even run to Jizhou. What can they do if they don't have enough people to go down the mountain? They can't change the current situation!"
Yes, a hundred and ten people say more or less, but if they really have to eat with their mouths open, it is a lot of pressure to finish a meal, but if they really have to march and fight, a hundred people will have their teeth squeezed between them.
Not enough.
"Brother Xiaobei, do you think they will steal our food?" Chen Dayong couldn't help but worry.
Regarding this question, Chen Xiaobei smiled and shook his head.
"Unless they plan to take over the mountain and become king, as long as they still want to find Zhu Meng, they will not take this step."
Chen Dayong's words also reminded Chen Xiaobei that maybe Shen Hao would ask Cui Hongyu and the others to borrow some food. With Cui Hongyu's intelligence, he should be able to handle it.
By the time they returned to the camp, it was already getting dark, so the two of them took advantage of the fact that it was still early and hurriedly caught up on their sleep.
The villagers at the scene were also very understanding, and they all moved on tiptoe so as not to disturb the two of them.
Village guard Chen Xiaowen was in charge of the last shift and was walking back and forth, yawning. Suddenly he saw a figure flashing in the distance. In the faint morning light, he could vaguely see it. It was not just one or two people, but a large group.
Far more than his more than one hundred villagers.
Each of these people wore helmets and armor and walked in an orderly manner.
When Chen Xiaowen saw this, he quickly ran back, shouting as he ran, "Get up, the army is coming, the army is coming."
When he heard the shouting, Chen Dachun was the first to stand up and asked, "Where is it? Where is it?"
"It's right in front, about three or four miles away from here."
The hurried footsteps of the village protectors alarmed Chen Xiaobei. He got out of the tent and said, "I'm so worried, what's going on?"
Chen Dachun hurriedly explained, "Xiaowen said that the defected army is coming."
An idea flashed through Chen Xiaobei's mind.
Yes, it's a Qi Chong, it should be a Qi Chong coming.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei said calmly, "Don't worry, it should be the prince, let's go over and have a look."
Chen Xiaobei led several members of the village protection team to meet them. With little effort, the officers and soldiers came over, and indeed the leader rushed forward.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei, Qi Chong was very polite and cupped his fists.
"This brother, we should have met before."
Chen Xiaobei also replied, clasping his fists and saying, "If I remember correctly, you are General Qi Chong Qi."
Qi Chong nodded and suddenly patted his head, "Yes, I remembered that you were beside Miss Liu when he came down the mountain that night."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Yes, my name is Chen Xiaobei. I accompanied Miss Liu down the mountain. General Qi has a good memory."
Facing Chen Xiaobei's compliment, Qi Chong clasped his fists again and asked, "It turns out to be brothers Chen Xiaobei, what are you doing here on the mountain?"
Chen Xiaobei pretended to be innocent and said, "I stayed in Centipede Ridge for a while, which delayed the farming season. I am a bit short on food. I will go to the mountain to hunt some while the snow has not yet closed the mountain."
Qi Chong smiled and pointed at the continuous tents behind him, "There is no need to hunt. You can search tents one by one. Many of them have provisions. Just pick up some and you will be able to eat and drink throughout the winter."
I have to say that Qi Chong is a real person.
Chen Xiaobei clasped his fists again, "Thank you, General Qi, for reminding us, but we are here to search for military supplies. Is this appropriate?"
Qi Chong smiled and said, "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. Who knows. I won't come back within three to five days after I go down the mountain. You have to control yourself."
After speaking, they all waved and led everyone away.
Seeing Qi Chong leave, Chen Xiaobei breathed a long sigh of relief. His last worry disappeared. With Qi Chong's words, he was completely relieved.
He turned to the villagers and said, "You have all heard what I said just now. I will give you one day today. We must go back before dark."
After hearing a burst of cheers, everyone immediately began to take action.
There are still military camps dozens of miles ahead. Each of these more than a hundred people can only carry a few dozen kilograms. They can't carry any more.
Just when everyone was busy, another big event happened in Qingniu County.
The sky was dimming, and Wang Lei's head hung at the gate of the county government office again.
As soon as Wang Lei defended the city, the soldiers in the city were completely panicked. Zhu Jianyu surrendered, and the generals of the Zhu family basically ceased to exist.
Wang Long is dead, Wang Lei is dead, and the most senior officer is Wang Heng, a general. Apart from that, there are no other high-ranking officers.
So now Wang Heng has to bite the bullet and take charge of the overall situation.
The most important thing before him is to stabilize the morale of the military.
If you want to stabilize the morale of the military, the first step is to find the murderer.
And this step is also the most difficult.
Wang Lei found out his most loyal generals. The so-called generals were already at the level of generals and special generals.
Looking at the people present, Wang Heng looked worried, "Everyone, we have to find this murderer today no matter what, otherwise it will most likely be us who will be hung on the tower tomorrow."
After hearing Wang Heng's words, everyone shuddered, even thinking about it, from Zhu Yan, to Wang Long, to Wang Lei.
Whoever is in charge of Qingniu City may encounter unexpected events.
The person in charge today is Wang Heng, but if something happens to Wang Heng, who will it be?
At this moment, there was a burst of rapid footsteps outside.
A soldier rushed in hurriedly, knelt down on one knee and said loudly, "General, we discovered a new situation. A pigeon flew out of Baihua Tower and flew out of the city."
Baihua Tower.
Hearing this, Wang Heng couldn't help but frown.
At this moment, a man standing next to him clasped his fists and said, "General, I remember that Zhu Yan's men also said that Zhu Yan also called a girl from Baihua Building that night when he was killed, but they didn't find out the reason later."
Hearing this, Wang Heng stood up suddenly.
"Quick, send people to surround Baihua Tower."
In the Baihua Tower, the Lotus Leader finished sending the secret message to the princess and began to sit cross-legged and regulate his internal energy.
After running for a while, there was a sound of rapid footsteps, and then her door was pushed open.
A little maid hurriedly ran in and said, "My hero, things are not going well. Our Baihua Building is surrounded by the army. Mother told you to hide quickly."
Hearing this, the Lotus Leader couldn't help but frown.
Why did the officers and soldiers arrive just as I released the carrier pigeon?
Maybe the officers and soldiers really followed the pigeons to find him.
The leader of Lotus Hua couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. On the surface, he had to pretend to be calm.
"Okay, I understand, you can go down."
But the maid refused, "Mom told me to take you to the backyard and ask you to pretend to be a laundry maid."