However, the development of the situation in Zhongzhou not only exceeded the expectations of Zimmer, Lan Lingjun and others, but even everyone else did not expect that outside of the calm, the wind and clouds surged, and the big river whimpered, only overnight.

Chen Bing's warship, Hu Yuan, the general of the Southern Han Dynasty Navy who crossed the Luo River, arranged everything with great pride. The burly man, nicknamed "General Bahu", put on the golden armor given by the Han King Lu Qi, stood at the bow of the ship, looked south and north, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and smile, generous and intense.

"Soldiers, listen to me! From this day onwards, you will cut off all traffic up and down this great river. No matter who they are, they will not be allowed to pass without the permission of the general. If anyone disobeys the order, he will be killed!"

Hearing his stern order, everyone obeyed awe-inspiringly. Everyone knows that the reason why Hu Yuan is called General Bahu is because of his arbitrariness and brutal nature of killing people without blinking. As his subordinate, no matter whether the general's orders are right or wrong, just obey them. If you dare to raise objections casually, you are really unlucky.

The faces of the generals who followed him were excited, and they looked at each other, all happy to be able to follow the general in this operation. There is no doubt that sending troops to Zhongzhou was a significant military operation for the Southern Han State. Once this time achieves the predetermined success, the status of the Han King Lu Qi will catch up, and it is not impossible for him to directly jump to the top two princes. And for these soldiers, they will be richly rewarded, and they will be promoted to knighthood, glory and wealth, just around the corner. Therefore, for this military operation, everyone behaved very actively. It's even more attentive. One of the henchmen hesitated slightly, stepped forward and whispered to Hu Yuan.

"General! Our 20,000 sailors and hundreds of warships have blocked all the main streams of the Luo River. If someone wants to pass through here to go to Los Angeles, it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky. Not to mention people, even if it is a bird, it will never want to fly over...... However, since the king has entered Los Angeles and started to act, do we need to send more people to help? ”

"There's nothing to think about. The king has more than 3,000 armor soldiers by his side, and with such a force, he is basically an invincible existence in Los Angeles. Before he has a new order, guarding the Luo River is the most important thing we should do. What's more, the Luohe Ferry is only about an hour away from Los Angeles, and even if there are other accidents over there, when the order comes, it will be there in an instant, and it will not delay anything. Hehe! ”

"What the general said is naturally not wrong! It's just that the last general and others always feel that it is a waste for so many of our troops to wait for news here! Hey, hey, hey! The general should know the mind of the big guy, right? ”

Several generals tacitly gathered around, smiling greedily on their faces. Hu Yuan glanced at them, and then tapped the head of one of his henchmen with his hand as if he were not making steel.

"You guys! No need to guess, I know what you're thinking...... The stakes are high and the stakes are not the same. It is better not to do anything wrong, lest you spoil the great affairs of my king. ”

Hearing him say this, the generals were a little disappointed, and they lowered their heads listlessly, but they didn't dare to say anything more. However, then I heard Hu Yuan say lightly.

"I heard that the area around the Luohe ferry has developed rapidly in recent years, and people from all the princes and countries of the world have gathered here. It is inevitable that there will be a mixture of fish and dragons, and maybe there will be many spies involved...... In this case, in order to ensure the safety of the army, you can organize some soldiers to go and search carefully and carefully. If there are really unscrupulous people who are secretly spying on the movements of the army, they can be punished and do not have to be reciprocated. ”

"Thank you, General! The last general will definitely live up to his mission. ”

The generals were overjoyed and bowed together. Then happily organize the staff, and the face-to-face teaching is appropriate. General Bahu looked at their backs, a cruel coldness flashing in his eyes. He knew that if he relented, countless people would surely suffer. But he did it anyway. There is no other reason, just to maintain the wolf nature in the bones of his soldiers.

But it turned out that the reason why this Bahu general was famous was that in addition to his ability to charge and fight, he was also a good hand at conniving at his subordinates to kill and rob. He has always believed that if you want to maintain the vigorous combat effectiveness of an army, it is not enough to just talk big words and encouragement, and those guys who sacrifice their lives to charge want more are actually able to get the benefits in their hands. So, from the very beginning he was very indulgent with them. As long as they win the battle on the battlefield, it is still necessary to let them grab it appropriately. Once upon a time, several great victories on the battlefields of Wu and Yue in the southeast were quickly conquered because of this method, so that the people there were terrified.

The victor does whatever he wants, and no one dares to accuse casually. And those who accuse them have died under the blade. General Bahu considered himself to have such qualifications. At the Luohe crossing at this moment, the power in his hands is even greater than that of Lu Qi, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty!

In the past few years, the prosperity on both sides of the Luo River has been famous for a long time. Not to mention that the greedy generals are salivating, even he doesn't want to loot on a large scale. Originally, in order to achieve great things, he also thought about serious military discipline to avoid accidents. But now it seems that his more than 20,000 troops are idle, and there is nothing to do in a short period of time. In that case, why not fulfill the wishes of your subordinates? They want to make some windfalls, so let them go. It's not a big deal.

So, from this moment on, the two sides of the Luo River suffered within a radius of more than 100 miles. The armies of the Southern Han Dynasty were like hungry wolves, and each of them ranged from hundreds to several thousand people, attacking day and night, and conducting searches everywhere. Nominally, of course, it means to respect the will of the Son of Heaven and come to Zhongzhou to support the Great Zhou royal family. In fact, with the help of searching for spies, they did everything, and in a few days, the evil acts committed by this army were simply innumerable.

Whether it was the people living on both sides of the Luo River, or the merchants and tourists from different places, many were killed under various pretexts. And their belongings were looted. Almost every day, you can see people fleeing along the river, as well as fires that are lit at all times. As the disaster spread, starting around Los Angeles, most of the Midstate was almost in turmoil. The world has only heard that the war is worse than the tiger! When it really happens in front of you, you know how tragic it is.

A young man named Xiao Qi, his family has lived by the Luo River for generations. Like many people who live here, they have gone from a lack of food and clothing in the past to a small amount of food and clothing today, and they still have a small amount of savings, and they are very satisfied. And the quiet life in the past few years has made all of them see the hope of life. If it continues like this, maybe in a few years, Xiao Qi will marry a wife and have children and have his own warm family.

However, bad luck struck suddenly at an unexpected time. That night, Xiao Qi and a few friends went to the river to fish late and came back, so they escaped. Several teenagers shivered and hid in the reeds, almost watching as their village was burned to the ground by the raging fire. It wasn't until the swaggers had left with their looted possessions that they dared to stumble out and fall to the edge of the pond outside the village, crying at a loss. Their homes and relatives are gone, and no one knows how to live anymore.

And these teenagers who survived the catastrophe still did not escape the fate of being killed. A small squad of soldiers who were in charge of cleaning up the mess found them, and in this case, it was natural to kill people. In the face of ruthless blades and cold iron arrows, unarmed teenagers have no place to die!

The only one who escaped was Xiao Qi. With his agility and familiarity with the nearby terrain, he crossed the pond, crossed Xianmo, and began to run desperately along the narrow path. And the soldiers clearly did not want to let him go, they chased after him. Cold arrows swept past him from time to time, and the boy could die at any time. Not long after, Xiao Qi, who was exhausted, finally couldn't run. On a shoal not far from the bank of the Luo River, he fell to the ground, gasping for breath, and looked at the sword light and figure chasing him in horror. He knew in his heart that he was going to die under this blade soon.

A bright light appeared in the east, and the first rays of morning glow reflected on the boy's face. The familiar place of old play is about to become the place where his body is buried. A dozen or so soldiers gathered around with expressionless faces, and one of them raised his knife viciously, threatening to cut off the young man's head with a single sword.

The blade fell, and the blood splattered, staining the beach red, and it was the same red as the morning glow! The boy opened his eyes suddenly, and he heard a cry of pain in his ears, but his body did not feel pain. Stretched out his hand and touched his face, and the hot blood splashed on it belonged to someone else. Then, with a look of utter shock, he watched as the soldiers who were chasing him all fell in an instant. Someone put away his long sword and wiped the blood on it with the corpse of the enemy, and removed the edge.

"Why did they kill you?"

"They...... These scoundrels! They killed all the people in the village and set fire to the ...... Woooooooo

"Okay, don't cry. Now that you're safe, take shelter for a while. ”

Xiao Qi raised his head and saw that the man who was not a few years older than him was about to turn around and leave. He wiped away tears and tugged at his sleeve.

"You're so powerful, can you help us get revenge? My friends and relatives and the whole village were killed by them! ”

"If you want revenge, you can only get revenge with your own hands! So, do you want to do something for us? ”

The blue bird, who crossed the river alone to investigate the situation, stared at the angry young man with burning eyes, as if he saw himself back then.