After passing through the old camp and going forward for six or seven miles, we turned into a mountain col, where the trees were lush and the terrain was low-lying, and it deviated from the mountain road for more than a mile.

Before entering, I saw a buzzing sound and countless flying insects were scattered in all directions. Yu Shichang and Xie Lin dismounted and went in, and in a low-lying place in front of them, they saw more than 100 corpses still lying here.

Yu Shichang and the others dismounted to take a closer look at the face and clothing of the corpse, and said to Xie Lin: "It is indeed a prisoner of the Han army that day, although the armor has been removed, but the clothes, shoes and socks are all the Tartar Han army standard. ”

Xie Lin nodded, the clothes of these people were indeed as Yu Shichang said, he ignored the stains and blood stains all over the ground, lifted his placket, entered the corpse pile, turned over the corpses one by one, looked at the corpse spots carefully, tried the stiffness of the muscles and joints, and then looked at the wound surface, etc., it took about half a column of incense to slowly come out.

Some of the soldiers who had been released around returned and reported that no trace had been found except for some messy footprints.

Xie Lin returned, and Yu Shichang continued to expand the search area in place, hoping to find any clues.

"My lord, my subordinates have already experienced the corpses, and if my subordinates expect to be correct, these people should have been dead for less than six or seven hours."

Yu Zhilong became interested and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Being able to determine the time of death so accurately, even Yu Zhilong didn't understand it, let alone Mu Chun, Qian Zheng and others. Everyone is a person who is used to killing the enemy on the battlefield, when will they understand these mysteries.

Xie Lin Shili said: "When his subordinates were appointed as the Yin of the puppet Yuan County, in order to prevent arbitrariness and cause unjust cases, I have read "Clearing Grievances" and "Prison Turtle Jian", and I know some miscellaneous records of case judgments. After death, ordinary people usually appear within two days of red or blue or purple marks on their muscles and complexion, which are called corpse spots. ”

"After death, corpse spots can appear within an hour, and within three or four hours after death, they begin to become apparent. If you squeeze these parts at this time, the corpse spots tend to fade or disappear. If it fades and disappears quickly, it means that the time of death is short, and if it is slow, it means that it has been more than three or four hours at the time of death; In addition, corpse spots are mostly generated in the underside of the corpse, and if the corpse is moved, the corpse spots will generally move. ”

"After a person dies, there will generally be a peculiar smell in two or three days, commonly known as corpse odor, or corpse green and swelling, which are not found by these subordinates; The corpse spots of the corpse are bright in color, and most of them fade and disappear when they are squeezed; Although the corpse was cold, the muscles of the whole body were stiff. All these phenomena confirmed, and his subordinates thought that it should be within six or seven hours. ”

Xie Lin talked eloquently, and everyone listened with relish.

""Clearing Grievances" and "Prison Tortoise"?" Yu Zhilong was a little familiar with it, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know who did it?" ”

"Lord Hui, "Clearing Grievances" was written by the former Song Song Ci, and "Breaking the Prison Turtle Jian" was compiled by the former Song Zhengke, both of which are the culminations of the county government's trial of prisons and judgments. For magistrates, you must read it carefully! ”

"Ah, I see." Yu Zhilong nodded, these are two quite professional books, and they are indeed a powerful reference for the autopsy and the county magistrate's case.

Song Ci's name is also familiar to him in later generations, and compared with the deified Di Renjie's case, Song Ci's case pays more attention to on-site evidence and corroboration.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and it is impossible to make a clear judgment without rich detective experience and rigorous logical reasoning. Yu Zhilong couldn't imagine that this Xie Lin was not only outstanding in political affairs, but also good at studying miscellaneous books, no wonder he took the initiative to ask for help.

Xie Lin saw that Yu Zhilong no longer inquired, so he continued: "Most of these corpses are throats cut with sharp weapons, judging by the size and depth of the wounds, they should be long-edged swords, and there are almost no traces of fighting on the corpses, so they should be quickly executed by the murderers." There are still many traces of drag on the ground, and the subordinates are estimated to be disposed of in batches, separately, and finally the corpses are concentrated in one place. ”

"The subordinates once inquired about Qian Zhengqianhu, and there were no less than 300 captives in this camp at the beginning, and there were only more than 100 corpses in the inventory, and there were no corpses around, so it is expected that the rest of these captives are still alive."

Yu Zhilong listened to his analysis and praised him a few words.

"So where did Verboys go? Where did the rest of the captives go? Yu Zhilong asked leisurely. The generals all pondered silently.

Qian Zheng replied with some hesitation: "The subordinates thought that Wu Sheng and his party should have communicated with Wei Bao, and they either turned back to the cottage or went directly to Yishui City. ”

"Why?" Yu Zhilong continued to ask questions with interest.

Qian Zhengdao: "Wei Bao is stationed here, and it was agreed to wait for Wu Sheng to return here, if there is no news, how can it be so easy to disappear?" Besides, the Yishui incident, our army has already learned that the news has definitely reached the ears of Wei Bao and Wu Sheng, and it is difficult to say what they will do. ”

"You're worried that they're setting up an ambush on the mountain road!" Yu Zhilong hit the nail on the head.

"That's true." Qian Zheng is a little worried.

Xie Lin was shocked when he heard this, and then looked at the mountains on both sides, only to see that the mountains and forests were longing, the mountain wind was blowing and rustling, and the branches and leaves were rolling with the wind, as if there were countless ambushes hidden in them. The grass and trees are all soldiers, which refers to his current mood.

Yu Zhilong started with his own troops, this ambush battle was fought several times, and each battle was captured, Xie Lin also inquired about the details, although there were tricks, but Yu Zhilong and others dared to fight, and the heart of good fighting was not comparable to ordinary people.

Those who are good at clever tricks will also fear that they will also fall into the trap. At this time, Xie Lin was not only worried, but Yu Zhilong and the others were not playing drums in their hearts.

Mu Chun and Pang Biao had a very happy conversation a few days ago, neither of them was a scheming person, this time they met, joined hands to fight the enemy, and formed some friendship. And Wu Sheng's impression of Mu Chun is that his face is warm and cold, and it is difficult to know whether he is happy or angry.

Thinking of this section at this time, Mu Chun nervously observed the Jing'an soldiers who were searching for the top of the mountains on both sides and continuing to climb, the twilight was vast, and he could barely recognize the figure, if there were ambushes, eighty percent would be hidden above the front line of the mountain, and he would soon know the answer.

Qu Bo went to both sides of the array again, urging all departments to stick to the array and not make noise, and then ordered the scouts to explore the circuit to see if there was anything abnormal. He followed Yu Zhilong for the first time, and he really wanted to leave a good impression, since he was not a descendant, now that he has changed the coach, of course he must perform well.

He rode back to the Chinese army, and had not traveled far when he suddenly heard a sharp sound of a golden gong on the mountain on the left.

"There is an enemy! Watch out for enemy attacks on both sides and hold your ground! Protect your adults! Qu Bo was shocked, hurriedly gave a series of orders, and galloped back to Yu Zhilong's side to escort him.

Everyone could understand that there were bursts of golden gongs on the mountain on the left, and the officers and soldiers of all departments of the Jing'an Army stood one after another, the arrays were moving, facing both sides, and the soldiers looked at the top of the mountain on the left, where the figures flickered, as if they were fighting. The soldiers facing to the right stared nervously at the still silent mountains and forests on the opposite side, ready to deal with the enemy troops that might suddenly appear. The shield-bearers were on the outermost periphery, raising their shields to protect the squadron.

Hearing the warning, Yu Zhilong, Xie Lin, and Qian Zhengjun turned their heads to look to the left first, and there were already the most advanced soldiers under the orders of the hundreds of households and the general flag, the shields were lined up, and the bows were wound.

Yu Zhilong urgently ordered Yu Shichang's cavalry to retreat, lest they be left alone. Many torches had already been lit in the army formation, illuminating the valley, and at this time, Yu Zhilong ordered all the torches on both sides to be extinguished.

After the gong suddenly sounded for a while, there was no sound, and Yu Zhilong couldn't help but suspect that all the soldiers who searched for the mountain were killed.

"It's strange, how come there is no shouting and killing! It's time for a cup of tea, why hasn't even a single surviving soldier come down? Qian was holding a horsewhip and scratching it on the side of his helmet with his whip.

Everyone is also strange, this kind of ambush is a surprise according to common sense, and now that the enemy's traces have been discovered by themselves, the other party is not in a hurry to launch a surprise attack, isn't it strange?

There seemed to be some shouting on the mountain, but soon they could no longer be heard, and everyone watched nervously with bated breath, and finally found that some people were running down the mountain, and the soldiers in the front line were even more nervous, and some black figures could be seen from time to time in the lush mountain forests.

"Steady, drop the shield, half squat in the front, and raise the shield in the back! Archers ready! The hundreds of households in the front of the left began to give orders loudly, Mu Chun came out to the left, this was his headquarters, Mu Chun was confident that he could hold the opponent's offensive.

"The spearmen are ready in the rear, and once the arrows are released, when the enemy is in front and behind, immediately step forward and stab!" Mu Chun ordered. A few spearmen responded loudly and ran back to the team to standby.

"Don't let go of the arrows, your own people!" After waiting for a while, a few people finally ran out of the forest, panting and shouting.

Mu Chun opened his eyes angrily, and dimly recognized that he was dressed as his own soldier, he didn't dare to despise it, he took out his waist knife and pointed at the comer, and shouted: "Stop, prepare!" ”

The soldiers of the station responded in unison, "Roar! Roar! In the midst of the sound, the array became tighter, and countless arrows were aimed at a person who rushed out of the forest!

When this man came out of the forest, he saw that the mountain road was tightly arranged, and he knew that he could not move forward at will, so he quickly abandoned the weapon in his hand, raised his hands and walked forward slowly: "My own family, don't do it!" We have a military situation to inform General Fei! ”

An official in the formation recognized that it was indeed a soldier who had come forward to search for the Jing'an army, so he told Mu Chun, who ordered the array to be separated, revealing a gap, and ordered the sergeant to come in and speak. Identified by the torch lighting in the team, it was really his own family.

Mu Chun asked a few simple questions, learned that there was a military situation on the mountain, and hurriedly led him to see Yu Zhilong.

Yu Zhilong, Qian Zheng, Xie Lin and others were wondering, and these soldiers came to tell them. After saying that it was on the top of the mountain, hundreds of people were found, no less than three or four hundred, men, women, and children, and many of them were still carrying weapons, iron plows, hoes, etc. The soldiers who searched the mountain thought that they had encountered the enemy army, and hurriedly sounded the gong to warn them, and were ready to do it, but after a confrontation, the other party found that the clothes and armor here did not look like the Yuan army or the righteous army, and quickly inquired about it, only to know that it was the Jing'an army. Only then did he take the initiative to put down his weapon and was willing to come over and join him.

The head of this Jing'an Army brand is called luck, there are few people on his side, if there is really a fight on the other side, the brothers will confess here. Hearing that the other party was willing to surrender, he was suspicious and ordered his leader to restrain his subordinates, leaving a few companions to monitor on the spot. He led the other party's leader down the mountain to see Yu Zhilong.

Worried that Yu Zhilong and the others didn't know what was going on for a while, the head of the brand first sent a person to run down the mountain to report the news.

"The people on the mountain are called Kong Ying? Did you hear it right? Yu Zhilong couldn't believe his ears when he heard the announcement.

"My lord, this son replied indeed. Gu Tou then led him down the mountain, just behind the small one, Gu Tou was worried that the adults did not know the situation, so he ran down first to tell him! The head of the sign panted.

Yu Zhilong wondered, how did Kong Ying get here, he took Tian Xin's mother and daughter and her sister-in-law back to their hometown early to avoid the war, but now in this barren mountain and wilderness, Kong Ying appeared here, is there something wrong there?

He was suspicious in his heart, and ordered all departments to continue to be on guard, and at this time, the front team asked for military orders, but it was Yu Shichang and others who returned.

After a while, a young man was taken to Yu Zhilong's horse by Gu Tou. If you look closely, it's Kong Ying!

Kong Ying's face was haggard at this time, his hair was scattered, his long shirt had been torn many times, and he no longer had the original dignified demeanor, and he couldn't see whether his clothes were clean or not in the dark night, but Kong Ying's eyes were still as clear as before.

"Kong Ying greets your lord!" Kong Ying recognized Yu Zhilong in the middle of a group of generals, walked four or five steps excitedly, and knelt down in front of him.

"It's really a brother of the Kong family!" Yu Zhilong hurriedly dismounted and helped, "When I said goodbye that day, I often miss it, and then I have a letter to report safety, so I can feel at ease, how can I meet here now?" ”

Kong Ying Hao Yan sighed: "When I returned home that day, I wanted to wait for the Linqu incident to pass, and then send my uncle and sister of the Tian family back safely, but the boy was not careful at home, which aroused the jealousy of the clan and committed a lawsuit. ”

He was agitated and his voice was a little choked. As soon as the words fell, there was a thunderclap in the abdomen, and everyone heard it clearly, but they were hungry. Kong Ying couldn't help but be ashamed.

Yu Zhilong clasped his hands and comforted: "Brother Tai and others can be safe, my heart is very relieved, you wait to prepare the meal quickly!" "This is to tell his men to get some food quickly.

He didn't want to ask Tian Lie's wife and daughter about the safety of his wife and daughter now, and asked: "The soldiers reported that there are hundreds of people on the mountain, but they are brothers' companions?" ”

"Exactly, most of them are poor people in a certain township, because they can't accommodate themselves, so they flee with their families, and a certain general has a foundation in Linqu, and he has come to meet each other, and he will not give up!"

"What is this talking about? We are like-minded, and we are all in a row, so how can we divide each other. I am fortunate to have my brothers and others to help! ”

Kong Ying eased his nervousness a little. They went all the way through the mountains and mountains, took the trail to come here, and found that there was a seemingly dilapidated camp under the mountain, and then suddenly found that a Biao army came in front of them, thinking that the Yuan army came here to intercept them, and everyone was so shocked that they did not dare to make a noise, and they all hid on the top of the mountain, hoping that this official army would hurry over. Unexpectedly, this Biao army and horse were extremely cautious, and they even deployed defenses on the spot, and sent soldiers to search on both sides.

Kong Ying and the others have been running for many days, almost without food, at this time they barely climbed to the top of the mountain, the old and weak people are no longer powerless, knowing that the soldiers below may not be lucky, so they have to summon the young and strong to break the back, and buy time for the women and children to escape from the old and weak. But women, children, the old and the weak are unwilling to leave on their own, everyone is fighting for their lives together, and they will die happily!

Looking at the old and weak tears, Kong Ying and the others were miserable in their hearts, but they couldn't escape after running around for several days and seeing that Linqu was approaching, they still couldn't escape, and they were persuading some companions to leave quickly, and they tried their best to stop each other here, but the soldiers below climbed up, and the two sides confronted each other, Meng Chang realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly inquired, only to know that the other party was the Jing'an Army that was going south of Linqu!

Yu Zhilong and Kong Ying said slowly, and a few young people came down from the mountain. Kong Ying hurriedly introduced Yu Zhilong, one was Meng Chang, the other was Jin Yan, and one strong man was Kong Bi. They are all people close to their neighbors.

The three of them couldn't help but be amazed when they saw that the army was in a strict formation, the layout was strictly organized, and the soldiers were mostly strong and majestic. No wonder the Yidu Yuan army could not be defeated. Seeing Yu Zhilong's face again, but he was so young, he was surprised in his heart, they didn't dare to be rude, and bowed down to meet him one by one.