This is a cave hidden halfway up the mountain. If there weren't many hidden whistles, Yuan Ji and others wouldn't have discovered it so quickly.
The torches illuminated this area, and Li Minglou could see the tragic death of these bandits. They were all wearing ordinary clothes, but the weapons scattered under their bodies were not something ordinary people could possess.
The cover at the entrance of the cave has been removed. Surrounded by the torches of the soldiers, Li Minglou walked in and saw the piles of weapons. They were neatly arranged in categories. Swords, guns, swords and halberds were put into racks. Bows and crossbows fell to the ground. There were even a pile of armors.
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Did this bandit not only rob a small mountain village, but also rob the weapons depot in Huainan? Everyone came up with this idea after seeing this scene.
Li Minglou leaned over and grabbed a long knife.
"I've seen it, there's no sign." A soldier replied.
Li Minglou swung his long knife and slashed at a pillar on the side. Even though her strength was weak, a deep groove was still cut out of the pillar.
It is very sharp and is an excellent weapon made by the government.
"It's a pity that there is no one left alive," Yuanji said.
"They are officers and soldiers." Li Minglou said, feeling very sure that there was no need to inquire further.
Yuan Ji has already determined this answer in his heart, but he is still puzzled: "They are the soldiers and horses of Huainan Road? What are they doing?"
In the past, when serving as soldiers on the border, there would be scouts who would dress up as ordinary people and even lurk in enemy territory. But in the hinterland of Huainan in Daxia, what were the officers and soldiers doing pretending to be bandits? And they even did what real bandits would do.
"They are not soldiers and horses from Huainan Road, but soldiers and horses from other places. They came here to pretend to be soldiers and horses from Huainan Road in an attempt to stir up trouble." Li Minglou said.
She told her history and original purpose so firmly that Yuanji didn't know how to ask for a moment.
Li Minglou did not explain any more and looked at the weapons in the cave. There was no need to guess. These were most likely the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Dao who came to Huainan to stir up rebellion.
It was already lurking in Huainan Road so early. No wonder the war spread so quickly and set fire to the entire Huainan Road. It turned out that the fire had already been sown.
This time it was really a mistake. Li Minglou frowned again. She actually came here to see if she could save Han Xu from the military chaos, but now she inadvertently destroyed Xuanwu Dao. To be precise, Ankang Mountain's arrangement.
Will it alert the enemy?
Of course, if she knew that these bandits were Xuanwu Dao rebels, she would also take action. The rebels in Ankang Mountain did many evil things and were cruel, and everyone would punish them.
How could we not alert the snake? At least it must be delayed for a while, or this may be fate's counterattack, to prevent her from changing Han Xu's fate and let her know that her fate cannot be changed.
Seeing that Li Minglou was lost in thought, Yuanji didn't bother her with any further questions until someone else ran in from outside the door: "We found another cave."
What was it this time? Li Minglou went over immediately, but before he reached it, he heard Zhang Xiaoqian shouting.
"Lanniang! Lanniang!"
Women's cries and shouts also followed.
It turned out that we found the place where the women who had been looted by the bandits were imprisoned. The cave here was smaller than the armory and smelled like a stench. At this time, under the light of torches, women of all sizes and sizes were huddled together in half-clothed clothes.
Crying in horror.
Following Zhang Xiaoqian's shout, a woman crawled out screaming. The couple met and cried, holding their heads. Several other men in the village also came forward and called the names of their wives, daughters, sisters and others. Unfortunately, they were not human beings.
Everyone gets what they want.
Lan Niang, who was the first to be comforted by her husband's arms, told everyone the sad news that some women were taken away by bandits and never came back, or they were insulted to death, or they committed suicide because they were unwilling to be insulted.
The soldiers also brought news that many corpses were found in the nearby ravine. The grieving men found the bodies of their relatives among the piles of corpses, and louder cries rang out on the mountain.
Li Minglou sighed and asked the soldiers to take off their clothes, and Jin Jue gave it to the women to cover their bodies to appease them. Lan Niang, who was not yet completely calmed down, also left her husband Zhang Xiaoqian's arms to help. They were all robbed.
It would be more convincing if she comforted the stolen ones.
"We are here to rescue you."
"Don't be afraid, everyone, you can go home."
"The bandits have been wiped out."
Kumquat's clear female voice echoed in the cave, dispelling the thick smell of blood.
"Did the government come to save us?" Many women asked crying.
The government is always the biggest support in the hearts of the people and the world they trust. It's a pity that the government doesn't care about ants like them. Li Minglou sighed and nodded.
Seeing her nodding, Jin Jue, who was about to express his gratitude to his young lady, swallowed back his words: "Yes, we hired officers and soldiers to save everyone."
Saying this neither goes against the young lady's wishes nor covers up the young lady's merits. Jin Jue has the cleverness of a big girl.
The arrival of the government officers and soldiers calmed everyone's last doubts. Although the crying continued, the mood became much better. Everyone wrapped up their clothes and prepared to go out, when shouts came from inside again.
"Que'er, Que'er, Que'er, are you back?"
The women crowded in the cave shook for a while and exclaimed uneasily. Some people stumbled out and fell to the ground before they could stand still. They stretched their hands forward randomly: "Quer, that's great, you
The officers and soldiers have been summoned."
The female voice was hoarse and joyful.
Li Minglou turned around and saw the woman lying on the ground. At this time, she also raised her head. Under her messy hair, an older but still charming face was revealed, but one of her eyes was gouged out.
It was not dug out now, the missing eyes were traces of age, at least ten years old, but even so, it looked scary at first glance. Kumquat was running over to help her, and she sat on the ground with a frightened oomph.
I was not so frightened when I saw a dead person just now.
The woman grabbed Kumquat's feet and shouted happily: "Que'er!"
Jinju waved his hand: "I'm not."
The woman didn't care. She grabbed Kumquat's feet and shouted, "Quer, that's great, I know you can do it."
The blind woman was very strong, and Kumquat couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to shout: "Who is Que'er?"
Lan Niang walked over timidly: "She is her daughter-in-law."
Jin Jue sighed: "Where is it?"
Lan Niang stretched out her hand and pointed in a direction, where there was still the cry of a man, and she had just discovered the dead body of a woman thrown into the mountain.
Jinju sighed and stopped talking.
"I have seen Que'er. They were captured with me. When they were imprisoned in the cave, they broke away and ran away. The bandits went to catch them. That woman was particularly powerful. She hugged a bandit and jumped off the mountain." Lan Niang whispered.
said.
A woman looked at the woman timidly and added: "She seems to be a lunatic. She didn't know that her daughter-in-law was dead. She came in and comforted us not to be afraid. Her daughter-in-law went to call the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers would rescue us."
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Different from the crying of others, the woman has been smiling happily, but she has not seen her daughter-in-law agree for a long time. She is a little anxious, let go of the kumquat, gets up and stretches her hands forward: "Que'er? Que'er?"
The mountainous terrain here was uneven, and she was blind and could not see that her body was swaying. She stumbled and fell forward after taking only a few steps.
Li Minglou reached out to catch her, and the woman fell into her arms, feeling her daughter's delicate body.
The woman raised her head: "Qier! Have you called the officers and soldiers?"
Jin Jue jumped up and reached out to pull the woman away from Li Minglou.
Li Minglou held the woman's hand: "Yes, I called the officers and soldiers."