The night in Caosu City was originally bustling and noisy, and guests who had drunk too much could often be seen on the street, staggering around and talking drunkenly.
This is the gentle land of the world, and this is also the burial ground of the world.
But this night, Caoshu City was unbelievably quiet, too quiet to be like Caoshu City.
Because this night, the sound of horns could be heard from time to time in the Jade Army camp.
People in Caoshu City are all speculating whether the Jade Army is going north to support them?
People are complex.
The people in this gentle village were filled with indignation when they knew that the Loufan people had invaded Dongbo.
But they felt lucky that they were all in Caoshu City and not in the north of Dongbo.
Fortunately, there are still tens of thousands of jade troops here, and the Loufan people probably don't dare to provoke them casually.
They heard the horn sound in the Jade Army camp. At this moment, no matter what they were doing, everyone subconsciously looked towards the camp.
The Jade Army heading north means that the Loufan people's offensive may be beyond imagination and the war will be more brutal than expected.
Before dawn, a group of cavalry left the Jade Army camp and headed towards the city gate.
There are thousands of these cavalry, and they carry a lot of things. In addition to weapons and equipment, they are bags of dry food.
A commoner who got up early stood on the roadside and watched. He saw the cavalry, each of whom was carrying at least a bundle of arrows.
Judging from the number of these arrows, we can guess that what they are going to fight will probably be a tough enough battle.
He looked at the unfamiliar faces passing in front of him, his eyes gradually turning red.
She didn't know these young people, and they weren't considered his compatriots.
These soldiers are from Dayu.
More than ten years ago, the Jade Man's army of more than 100,000 people came in this way and buried nearly 100,000 skeletons in Dongbo.
Now, these Dayu soldiers are here again, facing the same enemy.
The Dongbo man standing on the roadside slowly knelt down.
Continuously, more and more people appeared on both sides of the street.
They also knelt down one after another. The older they were, the more excited they were and it was difficult to calm down.
Everyone who has experienced the war more than ten years ago knows what war means.
They were like this back then, watching young people from Dayu go to the battlefield one after another, but never came back.
"It's good."
An old woman on crutches shouted with a trembling voice. She was too old, so she obviously shouted, but her voice was not loud.
"The children are all fine."
she shouted.
She was about to kneel down, and the boy who was supporting her shook his head: "Brother, I'll do it."
The young man knelt down, kowtowed seriously and repeatedly.
Lin Ye was at the front of the team. Seeing more and more people on the roadside, he couldn't calm down.
He has been to Beitingshan Cemetery twice, and he knows how the people of Dongbo feel about Dayu's soldiers.
The heart of gratitude is still there.
Although for Dayu, the fundamental purpose of dispatching a large army to fight in Dongbo is to better protect Dayu.
But for the Dongbo people, no matter what the purpose of Dayu's army was, at least they protected their homeland first.
Lin Ye cupped his fists towards the people on both sides.
On the roadside, someone squeezed out from behind the crowd and said, "I'm here to salute you all."
An old man with a bookish look squeezed to the roadside and leaned down to salute.
He was accompanied by many followers, who were obviously people of high status.
"If Zhentian can know the public opinion, I am praying here, and I hope that in exchange for the rest of my life, the soldiers will be safe and sound." After he finished speaking, he knelt down again and kowtowed solemnly.
There are more and more people, more and more.
A place like Caoshu City is a gentle town that makes people fall in love easily. The most indispensable thing here is young and beautiful girls.
At this time, they also came.
A girl squeezed up and threw a small bag of tips in her hand to the cavalry.
"My amulet, put it on, put it on."
The Wu Lingwei soldier who caught the beautiful brocade bag looked down, hung the brocade bag on his belt, and clasped his fists toward the girl.
I don’t know why, but the moment the girl saw the soldier clasping his fists at her, she burst into tears, squatted on the ground, held her head and cried loudly.
"Take it and eat it on the way."
Someone came over and brought a steaming cloth bag, not knowing what was inside.
"We went to beg for it last night."
Four or five girls also threw a few amulets over, their eyes eager.
Lin Ye knew that this was the true feelings of the people of Caoshu City, but if it continued like this, it would slow down the journey.
"Blow the horn to urge the front team to leave the city quickly."
"yes!"
Pang Panghai, who was following Lin Ye, responded and raised his horn to blow.
The moment the horn sounded, the former soldiers began to urge the horses to exert force.
The girls chased her along the roadside, and when someone fell down, someone helped her up, and then continued running.
Thirty-five hundred cavalrymen left Caoshu City and headed north.
This is a complex world, and humans are the most complex species in the world.
But in this world, these two words, Zhien, will never disappear.
The most shining thing in human nature can be summed up in just four words... Compare your heart to your heart.
To establish a heart for the world is also to compare one's heart with one's heart.
Heading north from Caoshu City, after leaving the city, Lin Ye asked Jiao Tianbao to lead a group of scouts to the front to explore the road.
According to the route map drawn by Yuan Qingze, they had to take the official road all the way, and this was the shortest route.
The scouts should be at least dozens of miles ahead to investigate. Once they encounter Loufan people, they can warn them as soon as possible.
Although it is speculated that the Loufan people will not fight south, there is no certainty about what will happen on the battlefield.
The famous war horse Lin Ye rode was good enough and worth thousands of gold.
However, such an excellent war horse cannot carry Zinai's battle ax on a hasty march.
Xiaohan can.
In this team, the most eye-catching one is Zina, because she is riding her Xiaohan.
Although Xiaohan's size is not comparable to that of a tall horse, perhaps because it accompanies Zina to practice continuously, it is much stronger than a war horse in terms of physical strength.
Not only was his physical strength, but after running for a day, Lin Ye found that Xiaohan's endurance far exceeded that of his good horse.
After a day's march, the horses needed to rest and recover. After Xiaohan stopped, he went out to catch hares.
It carried Zinai and the battle axe. Lin Ye knew the weight of that ax very well.
After it got dark, they rested by a river, and the soldiers all dismounted and moved around.
Xiaohan chased the hare, and the hare jumped into the water in a hurry. Just as Xiaohan was about to jump in, a bloody mouth suddenly appeared.
A crocodile hiding in the water jumped out and bit the rabbit. Xiaohan screamed in fright, and it was obvious that he was really scared.
The crocodile was also frightened by Xiaohan. It seemed that he no longer wanted the hare in his mouth, so he turned around and crawled into the water.
When Xiaohan saw the thing running away, he suddenly felt bold again. Maybe dogs are like this...
Instead, it chased after him and bit the crocodile's tail. It pulled it back. The crocodile turned back and tried to bite, but Xiaohan threw him away and had no chance.
After twisting and turning, the crocodile lost its temper.
A cold light flashed in Xiaohan's eyes, as if some wildness in his bones was awakening at this moment.
It jumped over and bit the crocodile's neck, and then began to swing it vigorously from side to side.
After a moment, the crocodile couldn't move.
This scene made both Lin Ye and Zina a little confused.
After Xiaohan killed the crocodile, he ignored it and walked aside, gently touching the killed hare with his front paws.
Its cautious look makes people see how distressed it is.
It didn't want to bite the rabbit to death, it just chased the rabbit out of fun.
But the rabbit was bitten to death by the crocodile, and he was very angry.
In the next breath, Xiao Han actually dug a pit with his paws, then took the rabbit into his mouth and covered it with soil.
Xiaohan buried the rabbit, and as if he hadn't completely relieved himself, he suddenly turned around and jumped over, biting the crocodile carcass and swinging it back and forth.
After about seven or eight blows, the crocodile was actually bitten off by it.
Zinai quickly went over and put her hand on Xiaohan's head to help him gradually calm down from his rage.
Xiaohan whined at Zinai, looking very aggrieved.
Lin Ye went over, patted Xiaohan's head, and then turned around to arrange military affairs.
Zinai squatted next to Xiaohan, hugged his neck, and kept whispering comfort.
The soldiers were also shocked by this scene. They all knew that the general had a big dog, which looked stupid and silly.
Who would have thought that this guy could be so ferocious in combat.
But what no one expected was that it would be even more shocking when they were preparing to set off after the rest.
By the river, Xiaohan is taking revenge.
It placed the bitten crocodile head on the edge of the water and let the blood flow into the water.
When a crocodile showed up again, it would jump up and bite the neck firmly, accurately and hard.
This is Xiaohan that even Lin Ye and Zinai have never seen before, and its desire for revenge is so terrifying.
It left the killed crocodile on the shore, with half of it in the water, allowing the smell of blood to dissipate with the water.
Then whenever there are crocodiles coming out, they will kill every one they see.
Zinai stood not far from the river and watched, holding her battle ax in her hand.
If Xiaohan is in any danger, he will rush forward immediately.
But no, Xiaohan's killing was one-sided. After killing a crocodile, it no longer had any fear.
Because it has clearly realized that it is much more powerful than these scary-looking things.
Lin Ye walked to Zinai and said, "Call him back."
Zinai: "I shouted, but I didn't listen."
Lin Ye looked at the guy crawling in the grass by the river, waiting for prey, and thought that this was probably his nature?
"Xiaohan."
Lin Ye shouted: "We are leaving."
Xiaohan turned around when he heard the shout, glanced at the river again, then turned around and ran back. His face was covered with blood, and his eyes were filled with unfinished thoughts.
Lin Ye rinsed it with water, and the guy actually smiled.
The way it smiles, no one would have thought it was a god of death.
After rinsing, Xiaohan crawled down next to Zinai and signaled Zinai to get on the dog.
Zina asked: "Are you tired?"
Xiaohan shook his head like a rattle, and kept waving his lips to indicate that he should come up quickly.
The team sets out again.
This time, when Xiaohan ran past the team, the horses all gave way.
Perhaps, they felt more keenly that there was something different about Xiaohan than before.