Chapter 716 People who are tempted (Supplement 4.29)
The lights in the camp were bright, and the men gathered together to discuss the route and the deployment of troops near Tanzhou, sketching them with charcoal on the map.
The sentry came to report that it was Hengxiang. The young and handsome man looked up from the map.
Then the courier came in and delivered five letters. Du Xuan hurriedly received them. When he sent them to the table, he flipped through them first and saw the signature in the corner of one of the letters. He was overjoyed: "A-Li's letter!"
The man who had not seen a smile for a long time after the Suijun case slightly curved his lips, straightened his body, and said calmly: "Give it to me."
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After traveling for many days and still three miles away from Weiping Mansion, Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle met a crowd of people burying corpses at the foot of the mountains.
Among the new corpse pits, large and small, several are specially used to bury soldiers who were originally stationed in Weiping Mansion.
Their armor was all taken off and they were piled up like a mountain.
There were not enough manpower and the weather was hot, so many corpses had already turned into white bones.
The crowd seemed unaware of the stench of the corpses, so they carried them one by one and threw them into the pit. They picked up the loess and covered them with dirt.
Passing through the mountain road, you can see the mottled city wall of Weiping Mansion in the distance. There are no soldiers on the wall, and there are many arrows under the crenellations of the wall.
The terrain of Weiping Mansion is steep. It is a large informal square city with only three city walls built on mountains. Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle rode on horseback to a nearby high mountain and could just see a few things in the city through the huge mountain stream.
There was almost no one on the streets, and such a strong sun failed to dry up the water in the city, and there were especially floating corpses on the water.
The scorching sun made half of the city dazzling, and Xia Zhaoyi silently looked at the big birds that were pecking at the internal organs of the corpse.
This situation and scene are inevitable after natural disasters and man-made disasters, and they are expected when they come.
"Ah Li, there must be an epidemic inside." Zhi Changle said.
"Um."
"Lü Dun wanted to attack Weiping Mansion, and so did Wen Lang. When the gates of the city were opened, they both walked away," Zhi Changle said angrily, "I still remember that in the capital, Song Zhiyi used those refugees to suppress the people.
Matters in Kyoto.”
Xia Zhaoyi frowned slightly, she also remembered.
The snow was gloomy, and the suffering creatures who trudged across mountains and rivers finally fell into the freezing cold in droves in despair.
No one can help them, there is no god in the world, and the so-called emperor is just a corrupt, weak and cruel king.
"Let's go," Xia Zhaoyi reined in his horse, "Let's go to the other side."
"good."
On the southeast side, many of the embankments built by Wen Lang's men have collapsed, and the flood control sandbags are scattered. The water in the city is still there, because the river tide has not only washed away water, but also a large amount of silt.
The corpses here are the first to be disposed of. The further you go to the river, the better the water conditions are. The huge Huimen River flows slowly along half of the city, giving birth to the Weiping Mansion and destroying the Weiping Mansion.
Xia Zhaoyi got off his horse and walked slowly along the long mountain road with Zhi Changle.
She looked at the sky, the earth, and the river. Finally, she stopped at a riverside.
Zhi Changle also stopped.
"This is the fastest crossing point," Xia Zhaoyi said, "A light boat is enough."
As the river breeze blew, Zhi Changle squinted his eyes and looked towards the other side.
"Would it be difficult to walk on the mountainous terrain over there?"
"Yes, this is an ancient mountain, but you can reach the plain after climbing over it. Walking ten miles further north is the Nongjiang Road."
"Weiping Mansion and Nongjiang Road are so close?" Zhi Changle said in surprise.
"Yes, it's very close." Xia Zhaoyi smiled, his eyes bright and happy.
Cutting off the Nongjiang Road will cut off all communication between the north and east and north of Youzhou.
Whether it's Song Zhiyi, Tian Dayao, or Li Qian.
This time Tianrongwei was able to go to Hengxiang because he took advantage of Song Zhiyi and Tian Dayao to fight for it in Youzhou and took advantage of the chaos to go to Zinongjiang Road.
As for the current raid route, not to mention the complete control of Nongjiang Road, people show up from time to time to cause trouble or rob, which always disturbs its peace.
The Nongjiang Road is flat and there are places to escape everywhere. You can send sentries to guard the Nongjiang Road in advance. You can see for miles at a glance. It has always been the safest business road.
If the Nongjiang Road becomes uncontrollable, Song Zhiyi and Tian Dayao's men and horses can change paths, but Li Qian's ears and eyes in the northwest will no longer work well.
Xia Zhaoyi has no hobby of robbery, so she plans to tell the whole world about this shortcut.
At dusk, Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle left Weiping Mansion and headed north along the Huimen River.
There are still many roads to Congxinfu, and the lights seen in the villages along the way are much more than those in the southern part of Youzhou.
Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle avoided these villages and found a remote place to rest at the foot of a mountain just like the previous days.
All the other letters have been read, except for the fragmented ones, which Xia Zhaoyi will read bit by bit when he stops.
There were so many trivial matters that even the number of eggs laid by the hens and their separation were recorded in the letter for three days in a row.
Moreover, he was deeply aware of how trivial this behavior was, but he expressed his attitude in the letter that it was boring, very boring.
Not only did hens lay eggs, but he also wrote about his own constipation or diarrhea.
Xia Zhaoyi knelt down in the ruined thatched house, resting his chin on his metacarpal bones, laughing and crying.
After reading for so many days, she finally finished the two fragmented letters. She picked up the third fat and bulging letter and opened it. The first line said that he went to sort out the belongings of the senior sister. The senior sister is really a Pure and simple people.
Xia Zhaoyi read line by line, his eyes falling on the letter paper, but it seemed to drift into the depths of his distant memory.
The world has many comments about her, but there are only a few people who truly understand her.
Zhili ran to sort out her things carefully, including her notes, so what he said was pure and simple, and might have some reference.
No wonder Master would say that she is very violent, thoughtful and emotional in this life and needs to travel and grow.
Compared to the peaceful years of her previous life, she has really changed a lot.
But……
Xia Zhaoyi raised his hand and gently placed it on his face.
She still remembered the severe pain when Tao Lan hit her with the barbed stick, and the torture caused by the wooden thorns getting stuck in the ulcerated flesh.
She didn't just die from the torture of scraping her skin and bones, she had been tortured before that.
She died lying in the snow and returned to the world, but her country was destroyed and her family was destroyed. How could she be simple and pure again?
However, Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly, she was lucky that her second brother was still here, and she had many more friends in this life.
Thinking about it, she picked up the letter beside her.
The thinnest envelope is placed at the top and is heavy.
The fragrance was faint, and Shen Lie's clear and deep black eyes seemed to leap to the front.
"Friend." Xia Zhaoyi said very softly.
"Suppose there is a person who is as independent from the world as you and has no human connections. Such a person will not attract the love of men and women at first sight. But one day, he suddenly feels that he belongs to someone. Why?"
Why?
Xia Zhaoyi thought carefully.
Who he likes has nothing to do with what kind of person he is, it has to do with the talent that makes him attracted.
She must be a very good girl to tempt someone like Shen Lie.
She put the letter down and picked up Zhao Ning's.
Zhao Ning mentioned in the letter that Nie Huimo would most likely come to Youzhou, so she should be careful.
She didn't think it was anything before, but she was going to Congxin Mansion tomorrow, so she had to be a little distracted.
