Chapter nine hundred and seventy-eight broke the ground
Baker Village.
A small border village with a population of less than a hundred people.
There are so many small villages like this on the Huayu Plateau, where the sky and the earth don't depend on each other.
Although it is located at the junction of the fault mountain range where the Huayu Plateau and Yongye Army meet, there is no important traffic passing through here.
Therefore, it has not been able to take advantage of the trade between the two sides and develop and grow like some lucky villages.
However, there were a few groups of young people who were unwilling to be left alone and joined the caravan, and then never returned.
Those young people have either died on the road to business, or they have taken the opportunity to make enough money.
No matter which one it is, it is impossible for them to return to the small village where they were born and raised.
Ten years of monotonous life have made the pace of life here very slow.
Even the news of the large-scale invasion by the Yongye Army, which had thrown the entire Huayu Plateau into chaos, did not have much impact on the place.
A few days ago, a messenger came here to convey this news.
After hearing this, the villagers here put it behind them and lived their lives step by step.
They are just a small village with no shit. Even if the two military leaders beat out their brains, it would not have much impact on them. At most, it will be another group of people who come to collect taxes next year.
August 3rd.
Baker Village is as peaceful as ever.
The diligent ones have already gone to the fields to start working.
The lazy ones were already lying in the haystacks and basking in the sun.
This peace ended abruptly.
boom!
The ground not far from the entrance to Baker Village trembled irregularly, and the surrounding pebbles trembled wildly.
"What's going on?"
"What happened just now?"
"Did you feel the earth moving just now? Is it my imagination?"
"I feel it too, it's definitely not an illusion!"
"Is there any monster underground?"
"Nonsense, what kind of monster can make such a big noise? I have lived here for more than 40 years, and I have never heard of a monster in our village."
Several well-known laymen in Baker Village jumped up from the haystacks not far from the village entrance and looked around in confusion.
Earthquakes rarely occur in the Huayu Plateau. They don't even have the concept of earthquakes in their minds, so naturally they won't think of it in this regard.
boom!
The next second they stood up, less than ten meters away from them, rubble flew and a huge mouth with a diameter of more than five meters broke out of the ground.
The huge mouth was filled with sharp, spiral-shaped barbed teeth, each of which was thicker and longer than their arms. A strong sour smell hit their faces.
"Oh my god...there really is a monster..."
"Quick, quick, run... there are monsters, there are monsters at the entrance of the village..."
"Pick me up, pull me up, I can't run anymore... Please, pull me up, I don't want to be eaten by monsters..."
These lazy men had never seen such a scene before, and they were frightened on the spot.
It's just that in the face of danger, everyone's reaction is different.
Some immediately turned around and ran away at a speed beyond their imagination. This was the first time in their lives that they had run so fast.
Some were stunned in place, obviously wanting to run, but their legs were trembling and they couldn't take even half a step. They could clearly feel the warmth in their crotches.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The terrifying giant mouth had no intention of devouring them. It expanded and contracted several times, and the underground entrance had been widened to more than ten meters.
Then the terrifying giant mouth retracted into the cave and disappeared without a trace.
"Where is the monster?"
"Where's the monster?"
"Don't go, don't go over there. That monster is too scary. If you go over there, it won't be able to fill its teeth."
"Hansen, did you drink too much last night and you still haven't sobered up yet? Do you think a kitten is a tiger? Look at how cowardly you are now. I'm not afraid of you. What are you afraid of? Hurry up.
Take me there."
Soon there was a noise from the direction of Baker Village, and a group of people rushed out with pitchforks and sticks.
Those who were pushed and yelled at the front were the few lazy men who had just escaped back to the village.
A small village also has its advantages.
Most people are related to each other and stick together, and they respond to everything they ask for.
As soon as they heard that a monster appeared at the entrance of their village, they all rushed out to see what happened.
These lazy fellows had a bad reputation in the village, and few people believed what they said. They just thought they were exaggerating and were probably frightened by some unusual creature.
Over the years, there have occasionally been unusual ferocious beasts that rushed out of the fault mountains, and were finally killed by the villagers together and became delicacies. This is nothing new.
The villagers did not see the bloody mouths of these lazy men from a distance, which naturally made them more determined. They had to ridicule the lazy men again, especially the one who was so scared that he peed his pants and collapsed on the spot.
That name.
It is estimated that he will become the biggest laughing stock of Baker Village for a long time in the future. When they saw the huge underground cave with a diameter no less than 100 meters and dark and rushing towards Baker Village, everyone could not laugh anymore.
"What is this pothole and how did it come out?"
"You won't tell me that this is caused by the monster in your mouth, right?"
"It's absolutely true, this was indeed done by a monster."
"Where's the monster? Where's the monster you're talking about?"
"It has retreated into the hole."
"Do you believe it now? It's not something that just a few of us can dig out such a big cave. Your soil is still very fresh."
"What are these slimy things?"
"Don't touch them randomly. Who knows whether these things are harmful to people's health."
"What should we do now? Should we go down below and have a look?"
"You don't want your life. Who knows what's down there? The guy who can create such a big cave must be a giant. If we rush in rashly, we're afraid it won't be enough to fill someone's teeth."
Facing the dark underground cave, the villagers of Baker Village looked at each other and were at a loss. They only felt waves of cold air rising on their backs.
People are full of natural fear of unknown things.
Especially when faced with something that suddenly appears and cannot be explained by common sense, coupled with the previous descriptions of a few lazy men, it is even more terrifying.
It seems that there is a biting cold wind blowing in the underground cave, and it seems that monsters will rush out at any time.
Clang!
Dangdang!
Rhythmic banging sounds and whispers came from the underground cave, and countless dark lights flickered in it.
"Ghost!"
"There really is a monster!"
"Run quickly!"
At this moment, the courage that the villagers of Baker Village had finally summoned suddenly gave out and they fled in an instant, running away at a speed that was more than twice as fast as their previous arrival.
It is perfectly normal for ordinary people without professional training to react like this when encountering real problems.
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, act according to the established plan, the first team is due east, the second team is due west, the third team is due south, the fourth team is due north, with the exit as the center, explore the situation within a radius of ten kilometers, pay attention to concealment
, if the whereabouts are exposed, those who can control the situation will control the situation, and those who cannot control the situation will kill without mercy. There must be no tongue left alive."
"Report to the squadron leader, the ground breaking point is a bit off, we are now at the entrance of a village."
"You just have to carry out your assigned tasks, and leave the rest to the brother troops behind you."
"Squadron leader, even if you rest assured and promise to complete the mission, run, run, raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Now is the best opportunity for you to perform, why don't you give me all your strength?"
Soon a famous figure rushed out of the underground passage on a path paved with magic bricks that had not yet completely dried.
This is a group of living people, not monsters or ghosts.
The rhythmic crashing sound that the villagers of Baker Village heard before was the sound of their military boots hitting the ground.
The whispers were the voices of their captain giving orders.
As for the ghost light, it is the magical shimmer emitted from their eyes. Once exposed to the sun, they immediately return to normal.
These people were dressed in uniforms, military uniforms that the villagers of Baker Village had never seen before, with white emblems on a black background. They exuded a clean and neat atmosphere from the inside out, and their movements were even more vigorous.
After filing out of the underground cave, they split into four and ran in different directions. The speed was not much slower than the running horses, which was quite astonishing.
These well-trained soldiers are like a surging tide. After emerging from the first place, they continue to spurt out.
By the time the villagers of Baker Village woke up from the shock, the entire village was already surrounded.
"Which of you is the head or elder of this village, come out and speak." A young officer from the underground army spoke this fluent Plateau dialect.
"I...I am the mayor of Baker Village..." An old man with gray hair was reluctantly pushed out of the crowd, his words were trembling.
Although the other party is not the monster they imagined, it is not much better.
For ordinary people, war is one of the most terrifying monsters.
But they are now at the center of the war.
Although the villagers in Baker Village didn't have much knowledge, most of them had already guessed the identity of this army - the invading army led by the Yongye Army.
"Village chief, don't worry too much. Our army is here to liberate the working people. You just need to cooperate with us and we will not kill for no reason." Young officer Yongye had a gentle smile on his face.
"We must cooperate, we must cooperate..." the mayor of Baker Village said repeatedly.
It won't work if you don't cooperate. Didn't they just say that?
They don't mean killing for no reason, nor do they mean they won't kill.
Once they try to resist, or escape to report, the other party will definitely raise a butcher's knife against them.
"Please tell the village chief the total population of your village and take us to count the number of people."
"It's okay to count people, but I really don't know the total population." The mayor of Baker Village hurriedly explained, "We have never counted the number of villagers before."
"Don't know the population of the village? Then how did you pay taxes to your lord in the past?" Officer Yongye raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.
"We all pay taxes based on households."
"How many households do you have in total?"
"Fifty-three households."
"Then take us to count the number of people from house to house. I hope you will be truthful and don't commit fraud. Otherwise, if we find out, the matter will be serious. I hope you can actively cooperate with us in the next period of time. As long as you cooperate, I can guarantee you
Our personal safety will be maintained until the war is over, and believe me, it won’t take long.”
"Yes, yes... Sir, please come with me... Sir, you see, no more, no less, there are fifty-three households in total, and the population of each household is not missing. The whole village of Baker Village is here..."
"Very good, I think this is the beginning of a good cooperation between us. In the near future, we will implement centralized military control over you. We need to temporarily expropriate your village and land. Don't worry, we will treat you after the war."
Proper resettlement will be carried out, so during this period, I hope you can cooperate with our actions and not cause us additional trouble."
"Definitely, definitely, we will cooperate wholeheartedly with your actions. We only ask you to ensure the safety of our villagers."
"I'll reiterate our policy again. As long as you don't try to leak information and leak our military intelligence, we will not cause unwarranted killings without authorization. This is our military regulations and discipline. You may not believe it now, but time will tell everything.
, someone comes and puts them under centralized supervision."
"As you command!"
In front of such a group of tigers and wolves, these ordinary farmers in Baker Village who had never seen the world were as obedient as the most obedient sheep. They would never dare to go east if they were told to go west.
To inform the local nobles, let’s not talk about whether the villagers of Baker Village have this awareness.
Even if they did, they don't have the ability.
After all, they are just a group of honest farmers without much experience and have not received any training in this field.
Obeying the other party's arrangements honestly and preserving the lives of themselves and their families are their top priorities.
This is the survival instinct of these little people.
The army that suddenly emerged from the ground of Baker Village was naturally none other than the vanguard of the Southwest Front led by the Yongye Army.
The terrifying maw that had shown its head once before those tired men was naturally the ground-digging purple worm that had the reputation of being an infrastructure artifact in the Eternal Night Army.
The leader of the Yongye Army has not been peeking into the Huayu Plateau for a day or two, but has already launched an active plan after he became powerful.
After acquiring the Digging Purple Insect and with its help, the first underground magical railway led by the Evernight Army was developed, and this matter was officially put on the agenda.
Most of this underground magic railway that runs through the Huayu Plateau and the Donau Plain has been built under the cover of the Yong Ye Army's large-scale development of the Donau Plain. Even the magic tractors have been built.
Up to five vehicles are prepared.
However, in order to ensure the effect of taking the enemy by surprise, the final section leading to the Flower Language Plateau was not completely opened.
The ruling class of Huayu Plateau were jumping up and down, actively preparing for war.
The army led by Yongye Army has obviously been assembled, but it has been waiting for the final passage to be opened.