Who would have thought that there was no news about the immortal seeds, and this year's winter snow came a few points earlier than in previous years.

Many people had nothing to prepare, the livestock in the family were frozen to death, and the fields were flooded, and the cold wind on the road could freeze to death, so they could no longer flee to Chujing like in autumn.

With the migration of time, the rich families stockpiled food, and the food of these bitter families gradually ran out, and they were reduced to begging for food on the streets.

Along the way, there are those who sell their sons and daughters, those who sell their wives and their property, you name it.

Although Hou Shigui couldn't bear it, the dry food he carried was only enough to eat for three days.

And looking at Xiaoping's appearance, I don't know how much the price of food has risen, and whether I can still buy grain.

The group bypassed the county seat and traveled south along the official road for half a day.

Seeing that it is getting late, it is about to fall into the night.

But I haven't even seen the edge of the next county seat.

However, there are too many variables after all, and several people are tired for a day, so they should rest.

He ordered to find a sheltered forest near the official road and set up camp.

The four tents were erected, Hou Shigui naturally had one alone, and the remaining six people were also two each, which was also spacious.

That night, after arranging the personnel on duty, they went into the tent to escape the howling cold wind.

I didn't want to wait until the middle of the night, and Hou Shigui, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by Lu Xing'an, who was on duty at night:

"Childe, there is something wrong with the official road."

Well? In the middle of the night, how can the official road be wrong?

However, seeing the figures outside the tent flickering, he knew that the others had been woken up by Lu Xing'an.

Lu Xiaozi will not be without three hundred taels of silver here, since he dares to wake everyone up, there must be something terrible happening on the official road.

Hou Shigui hurriedly got up and put on the soft armor, and then followed Lu Xing'an out of the tent.

As soon as he got out of the tent, a biting cold wind blew, Hou Shigui couldn't help but shudder, pointed to the extinguished bonfire and asked:

"How did the bonfire go out? What about torches? ”

Kong Jun stepped forward with a serious face and said:

"Commander, can't fire!"

Can't get fired? Hou Shigui didn't know why, and was about to ask again, but he saw Bao Ji with Jiang Yong, Fang Feibai and Kong Heng standing on the edge of the forest, staring at the official road outside the forest with a vigilant expression.

And they all hold sabers in their hands, as if they have encountered a great enemy.

Seeing this, Hou Shigui knew that they had extinguished the fire, because he was afraid that something on the official road would find out about his group.

He also took the saber and walked to the edge of the forest to take a look.

It was the middle of the night at the moment, and it stands to reason that there would not be any figures on the official road except for the messenger who was in a hurry for a hundred miles.

But the official road that Hou Shigui saw at this moment was very similar to Chu Jing in a hurry, and it was very lively!

I saw that on the official road, there were countless black shadows holding torches one by one and lining up in a long line to the south, the length of the line, no beginning or end, and silent, except for the shouts and footsteps of a few stout men, no sound came out.

"Commander, this ...... This can't be a Yin soldier crossing, right? ”

It's not that Jiang Yong is superstitious, but that in addition to holding torches, many of these people carry spears and other blades.

It's just that he didn't have any armor or military uniform, and he didn't know who it was.

Fang Feibai, who was beside Jiang Yong, said:

"Although I don't know if it's a Yin soldier, it's not an ordinary person anyway."

People in this era were malnourished, and most of the ordinary people had night blindness, and at night, Mo said that he was lighting a torch, even if he set the house on fire, he would not be able to see it at all.

In the middle of the night in the cold winter months, you can see the road only by holding a torch.

And the team is neat, without the slightest panic or falling behind, but it is not something that ordinary people can do.

It is the Great Chu army, and only the border army that has experienced a hundred battles can do it.

But Xiaoping is the hinterland of Great Chu, how can there be a border army?

Moreover, these people did not carry a flag, and they did not wear armor and uniforms, and their identities were even more suspicious.

Just when everyone was guessing the origin of this group of people, Hou Shigui said:

"Anyway, it won't be the defeated remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army, no matter what happens to us, leave the two of them on duty, and the rest of the people will go back to sleep and recuperate their physical strength, and they will have to hurry tomorrow."

Back to sleep?

In the territory of Xiaoping in the hinterland of Great Chu, an army with combat strength comparable to the elite border army suddenly appeared, such a horrific thing, Gongzi can actually sleep?

It can be seen that Gongzi has walked into the tent, everyone looked at each other, and in desperation, only Kong Jun and Lu Xingan were left to continue to watch the night, and the rest of the people went back to sleep in the tent.

Early the next morning, Hou Shigui got up early in the morning, and after packing up the tent, he took everyone to the south.

Walking along the official road until noon, a city gradually appeared on the horizon.

The city is not big, but it is close to the riverbank, and there is a wharf on the outskirts of the city, so there are more pedestrians than in the county seat before.

"This is it."

There is a wharf connected to the canal, which is easily accessible, and there may be deserters who want to flee to other places to hide.

Hou Shigui led everyone to take a closer look, and there were three big characters written on the city gate: He'an County.

This He'an County is different, compared with the county seat before, He'an County seems to be much more orderly.

Even at the city gate, there were shivering county guards guarding it.

Moreover, there are many fewer refugees in this county than in other places, and there are also porridge sheds outside the city gate for soup soup relief.

When they marched to the city gate, they were stopped by the county guards:

"Dismount and check."

Hou Shigui and others all carry knives, and the county guards have to check them carefully.

But why do you need people in Jinyiwei? The fake identity card is enough to confuse the real thing, and several county officials looked at it again and again, but they didn't see anything famous.

In addition, Hou Shigui and others drove lightly, and there was nothing to check, so they were also allowed to go.

A few people entered the city and found an inn to rest for the time being.

Hou Shigui took seven people, one person and three horses, and twenty-one sturdy war horses, which made the innkeeper quite a headache.

This He'an County is only a small county seat, and the scale of the inns in the county is not very large.

The area of the stables in the inn is not large, at most it can fit ten horses, and these twenty-one horses can't fit even if they burst.

The shopkeeper had a headache, so he had to explain to Hou Shigui:

"Guest officer, the small shop stall is limited, and it really can't fit these horses, so why don't you take it to other inns?" It's just the cost of this piece ......."

"A few meanings ?!!"

Hou Shigui pretended to be displeased and said angrily.

At this time, Hou Shigui and his entourage were still at the door of the inn, leading more than 20 sturdy war horses, which was already eye-catching.

Hou Shigui is making such a fuss now, which has attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Hou Shigui led a horse to the shopkeeper and shouted menacingly:

"This is a purebred Xiling war horse! Bought it for a great price! If you put it in another inn, if you lose it, can you afford it?!

You can't afford to smash your store! ”

Hou Shigui's gesture provoked a burst of guidance from the surrounding people:

"Who is this man? How can it be so horizontal? ”

"I don't know, but listening to his accent, it's not our He'an people, I guess it's the son of a family."