Zou Yu counted them, and there were only seventy-one of them, most of them were wounded, and they were very tired, and as soon as they relaxed, they almost collapsed beside the fire.

Everyone was awakened, and of course they were busy bandaging the wounds and preparing food for the new comrades.

"After we broke up, we were chased far away by Goguryeo, and we wanted to come back to see it during the day, but we were found again, and we fled for a whole day, and finally broke away while it was dark." Liu Jin sat down and explained.

"We're pretty much the same, but we weren't targeted today, and when I went back, I didn't see any of the people in the right Yiwei." Uncle Zhang also told his story.

"So we're abandoned." Liu Jin said with a bitter face.

"Pretty much."

"What are you going to do?"

"Let's go north and join the army!" Uncle Zhang explained to him the decision of his group.

"Okay, let's go with you!" Liu Jin agreed.

"Okay, but you might as well eat and rest now!"

"Uncle Zhang, I'm afraid we have to leave early tomorrow, lest the Goguryeo people come over, after all, they are familiar with the terrain." Zou Yu persuaded him.

"Yes, we have too many wounded now, and it is not easy to get out of the encirclement, so early tomorrow morning, let the scouts explore the road first." Uncle Zhang immediately agreed.

"The little brother is Lao Liu Zou Yu, your analysis is very correct, we can only be safe if we are a hundred miles away from the battlefield." Liu Jin nodded.

"Yes, Uncle Liu."

"Lao Liu, you said that it would be safe for us to leave Baili." Uncle Zhang asked with a shock in his spirits.

"What do you want, I said it's relatively safe." Liu Jin glanced at him and said.

"Uncle Liu means that there is no large group of Goguryeo people hundreds of miles away, so it is safer because the Goguryeo soldiers are all on the front line." Zou Yu helped explain.

"Oh!"

"Sleep, that's it!"

This night was fine, Zou Yu was pushed awake again, and he really didn't get used to getting up at dawn.

On the road again, there were dozens more people in the team, considering the safety and the wounded, the march was not fast, but the uninjured were all used as scouts, taking turns to explore the road in front, and the team was still in charge of Uncle Zhang, Liu Jin, who was also a captain, and made it clear that he was the deputy, of course, Zou Yu should be added.

When it was time to rest, Zou Yu suggested finding herbs to re-clean and bandage the wounds. The one who was injured in the leg was pestled with a spear, and it was used as a crutch, and with the help of others, there was no problem.

Nowadays men, especially young and strong people, are farmers in peacetime, soldiers in wartime, farming at home, hunting, carpentry, iron, everything can be a little, it can be said that everyone is a generalist, this is the real common people, as long as a knife, anything can be made.

Zou Yu was also constantly thinking about the next road, how to go next, of course it is the best choice to return to the Central Plains, just need to find a place to get up, and after Li Shimin takes the position, he will come out and mix up as a petty official.

He is self-aware, he has no culture, he has not read military books, and he can't do martial arts.

I walked more than 30 miles in a day, but because of the basic path, I didn't go far, but fortunately, I spent it safely, and I was not chased and killed for a day, and everyone was in a much more stable mood and more confident.

The wild fruits and herbs seen along the way were collected, and at Zou Yu's suggestion, the dry food was uniformly distributed, and considering the food problem, many simple traps were made nearby at night, so that in case there was a battle, there would be more defense, and secondly, to catch some prey.

During the march, the most they usually brought was the dry food of the day, because Zou Yu and they fought two waves of victories, so they captured some, but even so, they couldn't hold out for two days, fortunately, this is the territory of Goguryeo, which is considered a hinterland, and the village should still have it, plus it is now April, and there is grain in the field, even if it is not fully ripe, it can still be used to fill the belly.

So the next day, the scout has one more mission, expanding the search area, and at the same time, the team is also moving closer to the main road, and can take the big road, try to take the big road.

In the past two days, Zou Yu tried his best to talk about it, and finally determined some things, first of all, the last years of the Sui Dynasty, there is no mistake, this is the first time of the three expeditions to Goguryeo, and there is nothing wrong, they belong to Youyiwei, they are from Hebei, and Uncle Zhang They are neighboring villages, but in their own village, it seems that all those who came were killed in battle, as for the family, it is said that there was no one in the early years, so I only studied private school for two years.

"Xiao Yu, there's a town ahead!" Approaching the evening, Uncle Zhang came over and said excitedly.

"Is it big? How many guards are there? Zou Yu asked calmly.

"It's not big, it's just a few dozen households, I touched it and looked at it, and there weren't many guards."

"Tell the others to rest, Uncle Liu, let's go and have a look together." Zou Yu thought for a while and said.

"Good!" Liu Jin is the same.

In the past two days of getting along, Zou Yu found that Liu Jin knew more than Uncle Zhang, and Uncle Zhang's lieutenant was completely made by fighting.

The three of them came to a wooded edge nearly a kilometer outside the town to observe the situation, not that they didn't want to get closer, in this era, in order to prevent wild beasts and robbers, not to mention the town, even the village has built defenses.

Fortunately, this is a small town, and it should belong to a relatively peaceful place, there is only a dilapidated earthen wall, many places have collapsed, repaired with trees, and the guards at the door are only four people with spears, no armor, look at the somewhat hunched back, it should not be young.

"It seems that there are not many people, you see that there is not much smoke in the town." Liu Jin pointed to the sky and said.

"Not necessarily, poor families go to bed early so as not to go hungry." Uncle Zhang retorted.

He is talking about the poor in winter, generally only eat one meal, most of the time they sleep in bed, one is not so hungry, the other is warmer, this is the nest winter.

"It's farming season, and you're in bed every day at home!" Liu Jin said angrily.

"Can't you eat early and go to bed with your aunt!"

"Uncle Zhang, Uncle Liu, don't argue, there are not many people in the town, not only because there is less cooking smoke, but also because we have been here for so long, there are only five people who have returned to the town from outside, and all of them are women." Zou Yu doesn't know much about the poverty of this era, but he can analyze things from another angle.

"Okay, I'll arrange for the brothers to rest and go in in the middle of the night." Uncle Zhang couldn't wait to say.

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry! We don't have to wait for midnight, we will start when it gets dark, let's take a turn first, look at the terrain, and retreat in good condition. Zou Yu grabbed him and said.

"Xiao Yu is right, this is not a military camp, there is a need to wait for a sneak attack in the middle of the night." Liu Jin agreed.

"You need to say that!" Uncle Zhang glared at Liu Jin and said.

"You... It's a brute cow! Liu Jin said angrily.