Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Enemy Comes from the Sea

Soon, after the pace accelerated, it was only about half an hour, and Zhu Youxiao, who was walking in the forefront, had already seen the fire in front of him. Due to the difficulty of the road, the team was faintly unable to maintain at this time, and it looked very messy.

This road to the salt field was widened and repaired by Wang Wenyan when he built the salt field, otherwise it would be more difficult to walk, and the reeds on both sides of the road were also swept away by him, so that the field of vision was much broadened, and the entire salt field could be seen. Of course, it was dark at this time, Zhu Youxing couldn't see anything, and because of the location, he couldn't see the lights on the sea, but only the fire at the entrance of the village.

The whole tidal flat here is very flat, only the place where this Yanding village is located is higher and has a fast slope. The whole village is located at the bottom of the slope, and the salt pan is located behind the slope and can only be seen if you go around it.

"Villain Wang Wenyan, see Your Highness."

Suddenly, a man's excited voice came from the front, and then looking over in the faint light, Zhu Youxiao saw a person bowing in his direction. Through the voice, he immediately recognized that the person who was kneeling was Wang Wenyan.

"No need to be polite, Mr. Wang leads the way, the sons are already hungry." Zhu Youxiao's voice was a little tired, after marching for such a long time, even he couldn't help but be tired, let alone the other young soldiers.

"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Wenyan also knew that this was not the time to say more, so he hurriedly led the person over.

While the two were talking, the team did not pause at all, and Zhu Youxiao did not pause, they were like robots, mechanically walking on their legs, and kept walking forward. Wang Wenyan was already very surprised by Zhu Youxiao's arrival, and when he got closer and saw the real person, he was even more shocked.

The imperial grandson who appeared in front of him did not have the graceful and elegant demeanor of the meeting in the palace, except for the white leather armor covered by the mandarin duck jacket on his body and the long knife hanging from his waist, he was the same as the other soldiers walking silently in the queue. The same backpack, the same spear, the same feet walked, and they trekked more than a hundred kilometers to get here.

The moist air kept blowing, mixed with the cold temperature, which made Wang Wenyan, who was wearing a very thick clothes, couldn't help but shudder, but Zhu Youxiao, who was walking at the front of the team, didn't seem to notice it at all, and still held his head high and strode forward.

The team kept passing in front of him, and almost everyone in it was a copy of Zhu Youxiao, with pursed lips, a resolute expression, and a heavy but firm pace, almost carved out of a scratch. Looking at this team, Wang Wenyan's mouth opened wide, and a huge impact shook back and forth in his heart.

He didn't know the military formation, but just by the way he felt it, he could sense an indescribable power in this silent but neat ranks. He couldn't describe the power, but it was terrifying, especially the low, human-like footsteps, like a wild beast roaring.

After a long time, when the team had passed, he came back to his senses and followed with a complicated expression. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw another picture that surprised him.

When the team arrived, they didn't disband on their own, but instead performed something strange to him, standing in a row of ten people, and then the people started shouting the numbers incessantly.

The strange movement in Wang Wenyan's eyes was that Zhu Youxiao was counting the number of people in the whole team. With the firelight on his back, he silently stood at the front of the entire team, and in front of him, there were twenty horizontal rows, and each squad leader was sorting out the team and counting the number of people in his class.

"Report to the general, there should be ten people in one shift, and there are ten people, all of them are here, please instruct." After counting the number of people, Li Yuyu ran over to report that the rucksack on his body had no direction and the spear was in his hand. Although he was tired and the backpack on his back was pressing down on him like a mountain, his movements were still standard, and he dutifully completed the prescribed procedures.

"Take a break." Zhu Youxiao replied.

"Yes!" After saluting, Li Yuyu ran back again.

Then followed by the second class, the third class, and all the way to the twentieth class, the establishment is too small, and the whole scene is very cumbersome. Seeing this situation, Zhu Youxiao also reflected on it, and after he went back, he would complete the construction of the system, otherwise it would be too troublesome to command, and the military salute would have to be changed.

The whole process lasted about ten minutes, and after checking the number of people, each class slowly walked to the fire under the leadership of the squad leader. The hanging things and knapsacks on their bodies were not littered, but placed not far from the fire in an orderly manner, piled together, and the spears were also set on top of the rucksacks one by one, very neat and ready to be used at any time.

At this time, the clouds were thick, the wind was blowing, and the bonfire was swaying, which also made the aroma of food constantly drift over, and the little warriors who often ate meat shrugged their noses, and judged from the aroma that it was the mutton stewed in the pot that kept ringing.

Thinking of the crispy and delicious mutton, these teenagers couldn't help but salivate their mouths, and their throats kept stirring, even the cold wind could not extinguish the yearning for meat in their hearts.

Not only them, but even the salt dices who were picking up firewood next to them were full of relish, glancing at the pot from time to time, such food, they had not eaten for a long time, and only when the salt farm had just started, the owner was generous, and everyone had a full meal of meat.

At that scene, the whole village men, women and children cried after eating, and he will never forget it.

Ten bonfires were lit, two classes had one bonfire, and they had their own dishes and chopsticks, which were the same as the bamboo tubes containing dry food, but they were thicker. There are three of them, one is packed with green salt and a toothbrush for washing, one is for dry food, and the other is for cooking bowls with chopsticks in it. The staple food was not prepared in the village, and the flatbread they brought with them was much better than that prepared by the village name, and it was soft when roasted over the fire, and it was extremely salty and delicious.

After a while, all the teenagers were in place, looking at the little soldier who was still standing tall in front of the food in the cold wind, Zhu Youxiao smiled, "Open the meal!" ”

There was no cheering, all the teenagers just started silently, and at this time, the little lights on the sea also stopped moving, and they were still, but under the strong wind, these lights were also a little shaky, and in the dead sea, they looked very pitiful.

Except for the salt ding of the pot, there is no one else here, the rest of the salt and their families have been driven to the village, and they are not allowed to watch, this is Wang Wenyan's attention, he is afraid that the vulgar salt Ding here will collide with His Royal Highness Taisun, and he is even more afraid that there will be many complicated people and some accidents.

Thundered!

There was another muffled sound. The dark clouds of black pressure were stacked on top of each other, obscuring almost all the moonlight, and only the slightest corner of the moon was exposed.

Zhu Youxing didn't eat much, and his long-term rich life did not consume his will, but he developed a more elaborate life, especially in terms of eating, the mutton cooked in this cauldron, in addition to salt, only a small amount of spices such as star anise peppercorns, seemed to these teenagers to be a delicacy, but for him it was a little unbearable.

Scooped up a piece of meat in the pot at will, and ate it with a flatbread, and Zhu Youxiao lost his appetite. Looking at the gobbling teenager, he smiled, "Everyone eat slowly, don't choke, everyone will grab it from you." ”

Some teenagers raised their heads, smiled a little embarrassedly, slowed down the movements in their hands, chewed and swallowed slowly, this is the usual rule, you can't eat too fast, you must chew and swallow again, but today is too tired, too hungry, they can't control it for a while.

"Mr. Wang, go shopping with me?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Wenyan on the side and issued an invitation.

"It's an honor for the villain." Wang Wenyan smiled, and then led the way in front of the head, and briefly introduced the Yanding Village here as he walked. Later, Luo Yangxing also put down the food in his hand and followed with a few people to protect him.

"General, there are two hundred and seventy-three people in this village, and there are one hundred and thirty-four strong men, and the rest are old men, women, or children. At first, this was also a salt factory, just boiling salt, but due to poor management, this salt factory slowly fell into disrepair, and there were fewer and fewer people. Wang Wenyan led Zhu Youxiao to visit here slowly, and then walked to the top of the slope.

The title of general Zhu Youxiao did not specifically explain to him, but he himself said so when he saw the report of those very young soldiers just now, and he called it so.

"The saltworks are just behind this slope, and you can see it from the top of the slope." After walking a few steps and coming to the top of the slope, Wang Wenyan pointed to the black and more than a dozen tall black shadows below and said, "General, there is a big windmill over there, which keeps carrying water up day and night to store it, and then slowly drains it into the evaporation pond." ”

"This is the filter pool, and this is the ......" Wang Wenyan slowly pointed over and introduced them one by one.

"Wait, what's that?" Suddenly, Zhu Youxiao found something wrong, on the darker sea in the distance, there seemed to be a little light, and faintly, several huge black shadows could be seen.

"Where?" Following Zhu Youxiao's finger, Wang Wenyan also looked over, "This ....... seems to be a light, it's strange, who will light the lamp on the sea." Wang Wenyan's eyesight was a little poor, he didn't see those black shadows.

Luo Yangxing also looked at it strangely, he is also a martial arts practitioner, his eyesight is better, and he can see the huge black shadow under the light, staring at it for a while, his face suddenly looks ugly, "General, what is it...... That seems to be a ship! ”

"Boats? Ship? Zhu Youxu Barry chewed it, and suddenly laughed, "Our enemy is coming." ”

Turning suddenly, he stood tall and strode downward. The further he went, the more his heart became more and more excited, and his blood slowly boiled, and he even shouted in his heart, let the storm come more violently!

Behind him, Luo Yangxing also followed closely with people, leaving only Wang Wenyan in a daze, "Enemy...... The enemy is coming from the sea? ”