Chapter 426: Is It Her?
Seven days after going north, Xiao Jing and his party witnessed more and more tragic scenes.
Along the way, you will see towns that have been razed to the ground, villages that have been slaughtered to the point of emptiness, and mass graves with countless new graves.
Young children who have lost their parents lie on the side of the road in dust, elderly people who have lost their children are almost frantically calling the names of their loved ones, and some people have died next to the grave after burying their murdered family members with their own hands......
You know, it's still a few days away from the most anxious part of the war, and all that can run is the Beihu rangers.
If that's the case here, what will the erosion look like further north?
Xiao Jing didn't dare to imagine it anymore.
The fear of entering a war zone was swept away and replaced by great enthusiasm for work. He was so busy that he almost forgot the time, so how could he be afraid?
The reports were quickly sent back to the capital, where they caused great repercussions.
As for the dangers, they have indeed been encountered. They once rubbed shoulders with the hundred-man team of Beihu, and once slept in the wilderness in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the "traitors", and fought to the death with jackals, tigers and leopards.
Luckily, there are a lot of experienced people in the team. Some people can crouch on the ground and listen to the sound of horses' hooves to identify the number of cavalry and the direction in which they are, some people are good at make-up and disguise, and some people are proficient in the grassland language and have a bearded face, so they can pretend to be knights of Beihu when necessary.
In this way, Xiao Jing was able to arrive here in embarrassment.
Even so, the guards didn't intend to let him continue north.
"Uncle, the northern border is extremely dangerous, you must not risk your life again." The leader of the entourage bowed to the ground and said earnestly: "The son of a daughter can't sit down." Seeing that there are more and more Hu people, no matter how cautious and thoughtful we are, it is difficult to ensure that nothing goes wrong. The villains and their brothers are either fighters who crawl out of the pile of dead people, or Jianghu people who lick blood from the knife edge, and none of them are afraid of death. But if you have a good one, the lord and the young lady will surely be thundered and angry, and then I will die without redemption. ”
Xiao Jing's face was solemn and did not say a word. If possible, he really didn't want to implicate these people, but if he didn't continue to go north, the series of reports would have been abandoned halfway, and he had never entered the war zone or conducted field investigations, so how could he write an inspiring and touching report? Is it as nonsense as the New Paper?
If you haven't experienced the war yourself, you can't write a good manuscript just by relying on your brain!
War correspondents are one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and the high mortality rate in this profession is due to these reasons.
If he offered to let the guards stay and leave alone, they would not agree, and they would definitely follow him according to the orders of the head of the family.
If Xiao Jing runs away secretly, these people will definitely go crazy, and they will pay a huge price when they look for him everywhere.
What should I do?
While he was in a dilemma, a letter was delivered to him.
The letter was sent from Ruidu.
Xiao Jing unfolded the letter, and the more he read it, the tighter his brows locked. After his face changed several times, he slapped his thigh, handed the letter to the person in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Let's take a look, it seems that we will leave this time, and we will leave if we don't go." ”
When the attendant took the letter, his face also changed color. After reading it, he laughed out loud and said, "Uncle is right, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of us, we have to break through." The villain still tries to protect his uncle thoroughly, in case the errand is not done, I will die in the north, then even if there is an explanation to the master. ”
With that, he strode out, as if to tell all his companions about it.
Xiao Jing picked up the letter on the table, put a corner of it on the candle flame, and watched it slowly burn to ashes on the ground.
The words in the letter made people sit on the edge of their seats: In the capital, the Lord and the faction prevailed!
Some courtiers who were frightened by the iron hooves of the Beihu people advocated the peace talks, and they even created a small storm at the court meeting a few days ago.
If these people are sincere for the sake of the world and the country, it is acceptable for them to come forward to sign a small concession but not a humiliating covenant with Beihu.
However, the so-called Lords and Lords are not really Lords, but outright capitulationists!
For example, they proposed to cede several northern states and counties to Beihu in exchange for peace.
It doesn't sound like it hurts, but Da Rui's territory is very vast, and these places are relatively barren corners of the land in general; However, if this thing comes true, then the entire north will open the door, and under the needs of the Beihu people to get Longwangshu, the entire Darui will not have a day of peace.
Moreover, where will such a proposal place the generations of soldiers who have fought in the wind and snow for decades at the border pass?
The so-called Lord-peace faction also proposed that all Darui troops in the above-mentioned "preceding areas" should withdraw on their own initiative as a sign of sincerity for peace.
This is even more unreasonable. The wolf-like Beihu cavalry under Lu Chong's command would not care about any sincerity, and such a concession would only be regarded by them as weak and bullied, and then they would ravage the Darui soldiers who had lost their will to fight without any scruples.
In other words, it is a complete abandonment of the soldiers and civilians of those places!
Xiao Jing will be enthusiastic when he sees such a shameless "peace negotiation condition", not to mention the bloody men around him!
"Cutting land and bribing Qin", when is the head?
Although Da Rui is weak, she can't let her children be slaughtered like this!
Perhaps it was only at this time that Xiao Jing's guards really understood the purpose of his uncle's trip.
The next day, the team set out on the journey again.
After two more days of walking without danger, the crowd stopped at noon on a low hill to rest.
Xiao Jing, who had just settled down, had not eaten a mouthful of hot food, when a subordinate hurried over, saying that nearly 100 Beihu people had been found on the avenue to the west, and everyone was temporarily avoided.
Accustomed to this, he crept down on the hillside, poking his head out of the grass and peering below.
After a while, a large group of people came in the distance.
Among them, there were many Beihu soldiers, but more of them were ordinary people of Da Rui. This is a common occurrence at the moment, and the invading Beihu people have been plundering people and transporting them to the grasslands or other places as slaves.
Every time he met on the road, Xiao Jing would take a look at the situation. If there is only a small group of Hu people, lead people to destroy them and rescue the captured Darui people.
Today, no fewer than 100 innocent civilians have been rescued.
Xiao Jing's gaze kept scanning the crowd. He is likely to be outnumbered if he rushes down, but he doesn't want to die without help, so he looks for a possible chance to win in this way.
For a moment, he was stunned.
A familiar figure caught Xiao Jing's eyes.
How is she?
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