Chapter 294: Soldiers Descend on the City
In addition, with the flight of the surrounding people, it is even more difficult for the people in the city to eat smoothly. This makes the selling price of broccoli even more expensive.
When he was about to leave the city, Jarulda made some inquiries in the city. I know that the price of vegetables in the city is already two to three times that of the past. So he regretted it a little and sold it too cheaply. Unconsciously, there is some secret annoyance of Misussippi.
So I decided! This winter, it must not be sold to Misussippi.
But on the way back to the village, he encountered a terrible thing. But it was the ice surface, which was originally frozen firmly, that suddenly trembled violently. He was so frightened that he stood there and didn't dare to move. I saw a large black torrent, quickly surging from the front.
When I looked closely, it was a soldier in armor.
It's just that the mounts of these soldiers are strange. It's not a tall horse, it's a tall beast that looks like a wolf but not a wolf. They had ropes tied to their backs, dragged a large plank, and ran as fast as they could.
There were soldiers sitting on it, looking unusually calm and relaxed.
This is a dog sled created by Lee Seung-ji. In the cold winter months, it is the most suitable. It's just a place for passage, and it can't be too undulating and twisting. Therefore, only the relatively straight Jielu River is the most suitable.
But dogs that can pull sleds are not easy to find. Li Chengji also spent a lot of effort to get Li Dali to find suitable varieties from the 'forest people' tribes north of Mongolia. And named it a husky.
After raising it for nearly two years, the huskies brought back have bred many offspring. Then he chose the best ones, trained them, and became a good sledder.
In the cold winter months, the speed of the horses is greatly affected. The usefulness of huskies is precisely reflected. It's just that in the original battle plan, winter operations were not taken into account. So the husky has been kept in Puhua.
It wasn't until this temporary change in the battle plan that Lee Seungji asked people to send huskies from Puhua. Along the way, they pull sleds at great speed. Let Li Chengji be more assured to replace the soldiers' mounts with them.
So for several days in a row, the barracks were getting the soldiers used to the sledding. In the shortest possible time, a sleigh camp with huskies as a means of transportation is formed.
Although he was shocked by the sudden arrival of the army, Yarulda also knew the danger of the crossing of the army. Roll on the spot and hide in the snowdrifts on the bank of the river. At the same time, they were frightened and did not dare to make any sound.
Soon, the rumbling sound of the ice surface became louder and louder. He covered his ears, closed his eyes, and stopped breathing.
Just when he felt that it was about to be unbearable, the rumbling vibration gradually faded away. It took a few more hours for him to crawl out of the snow. Looking at the flattened snow, I was secretly frightened by the size of the army.
Returning to the village in such a hurry, the newlywed wife who had just married into the door stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Such an ugly face? ”。
"Hurry up, let's go hide somewhere else for a while!"
"It's freezing this day, go to another place, I'm afraid the two of us will die halfway." ,
"That's better than staying here and waiting to die!" After that, he told the story of the march and crossing on the road. His wife also knew that the crossing of the army was a sign of the beginning of war.
His face was nervous, and he said in a deep voice: "Isn't it rumored that the spring war has just begun?" After the cathars passed by here in the autumn, they left a talk. It is said that next spring, it will set foot in Malu City. The first is to deter the rich families who have been deprived of their property, so that they will not dare to trouble the slaves who have been removed from slavery. Second, it was here that the nails were first planted to break the resistance of the people of Malu City.
"Hey! The two of us, how can we guess their minds. Although he didn't recognize where the army was coming from, he instinctively felt that it was coming from the north. Because the armor worn by the soldiers was very neat.
This has been reflected in the autumn apologetics.
When Yarulda's wife heard this, she was also a little depressed. But at this time, I was a little reluctant to let her pack up her things and leave. Because the sky is getting dark, the earth will be even colder at night. If one is not good, it will end up freezing to death and frostbite.
He said a few words of relief and persuaded him to wait until tomorrow before leaving. Rulda also thought about it carefully, and thought deeply. I ate some food casually, and planned to leave this place early tomorrow morning.
But in the second half of the night, Jarurda, who was sleeping in bed, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves. But it was brightly lit outside, as bright as day.
"Knock knock...", there was a knock on the door, and Jarurda's wife rubbed her sleepy eyes, a little strange.
"Shhhh Don't make a sound! Yarulda covered his wife's mouth and admonished in a low voice. At the same time, he stared nervously at the door, looking nervous.
But the knocking didn't stop. It's a thump, and the movement is getting louder and louder. It seems that if you don't open the door again, you will break in. A man's voice was also heard outside the door: "Is there anyone?" I'm ······ cathars," the man said, explaining where he came from.
"Why don't you open the door?" , Yarulda's wife suggested out loud. Although she is also afraid of encountering military disasters! But she had also heard of the cathars' reputation for being kind to the people. And the door knocked so loudly that if it didn't open it again, it was likely to offend the soldiers outside.
After all, she knows that all soldiers who serve in the army are not so kind.
Yarulda also had this concern, so she asked her wife to hide and opened the wooden door with a solemn face. The soldiers of the First Guardian Army immediately saluted him, politely said that he was disturbed, and explained his intention.
It turned out that it was too dark, which greatly affected the march. Therefore, when I passed through this village, I wanted to find a few guides from the village who were familiar with the route to help guide the way.
Seeing that this man's attire was the same as what he had seen in the daytime, he knew that this should be the rear army. Looking at the entrance of the village again, countless torches stopped outside the village, and I was even more convinced of my judgment. It's just that this army rode tall horses with a thick frost on them.
Yarulda did not dare to refuse! I had to answer and say a word to go back to the house and add some clothes. I walked quickly to the room and let my wife hide. If you don't see yourself coming back tomorrow afternoon, you will flee by yourself.
And outside the village! Li Chengji, who was wearing armor and sitting on horseback, looked a little tired. Since leaving my mother, I have been on the road non-stop. During this period, even eating and drinking were done on horseback.
This experience is really 'extraordinary'. ’! So much so that at the moment, he finally arrived at Malu City.