After bringing the supplies back to the salt cave courtyard, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun only left their own mounts, took the other horses to the depths of the mountain, and then killed them one by one, in such weather, the flesh and blood will attract wild beasts, and it will also quickly rot, not to mention that no one here will care.

Even in Datong, which is close to the grassland, horses are still very expensive livestock, and the reason why this is done is because horses know the way, and military horses have brand marks, in case there are any mistakes in the future, the consequences are too serious, at such a critical juncture, any hidden dangers must be avoided.

When Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun came back, Qin Qin's emotions were close to collapse, although the girl didn't see what was happening outside the mountain, she could clearly feel Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun's emotions, she didn't see it, but she couldn't control her imagination, which made the girl more and more afraid.

"Bad people don't go into the mountains, you don't have anything to do here."

"My father-in-law and I promised to take care of you, then we will definitely do it, you just eat more, sleep more, exercise more, and don't think nonsense."

Zhu Da didn't have much energy to comfort Qin Qin, just said a few words categorically, Qin Qin was very addicted to this, after all, he had experienced being kidnapped by others, and he had also seen Zhu Da lose consciousness, and he still had the general resistance.

After pacifying Qin Qin, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun took turns to go out of the mountain to lookout, in addition to observing the location of Baibao Village, they also had to go to the top of the mountain and several other locations, so as to see more directions and get more information.

It seems that more than one team of Mongolian cavalry has invaded Datong, but there is only one team in the southwest direction of Datong, and there is only one team of official cavalry in this direction of "pursuit" or "follow", and there is no follow-up of men and horses, which is also strange, the enemy invasion is so deep, from the procedural point of view, it is reasonable to say that there are hundreds of officers and cavalry in the early stage, and it is strange that there are no more soldiers and horses chasing fortifications after a few days.

However, since the slaughter of the village by the officials and soldiers, everything cannot be inferred from common sense, and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not think deeply about it, they just waited for the time to go.

The next development is similar to expected, three days after Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun returned to the Yandong courtyard, they could see the smoke and dust billowing out, and the Mongolian horse team withdrew, this time the Mongolian horse team was not slow, but it was not as fast as when it came, the reason is very simple, although it is far away, but the large bags on the horses and the population dragged behind the horses are the burden and the reason.

Those who were captured by the Mongol horse team ended up very miserable, and if they were taken to the steppe, they were not as good as livestock for a lifetime, and they were more likely to be killed before they went out of the border wall.

Although they couldn't bear to look at it, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun knew that they couldn't do anything, so they just watched indifferently and kept all this in their hearts.

After most of the Mongolian horse team passed, the official cavalry also appeared in the field of vision, recalling, the official cavalry and the Mongolian horse team seemed to have a tacit understanding, one after the other, one side will never catch up with the other, and always maintain a fixed distance.

I thought that the official cavalry would find the missing six companions, but the official cavalry did not have the slightest intention of staying, so they walked away, maybe they thought that their companions had gone back early, or maybe they thought that their companions had escaped, no matter what the situation was, it was not worth looking for, but in the army, there are military law constraints, and they act so casually? And this is still the elite of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Da somewhat understands that Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty are at war, why the Ming Dynasty loses more and wins less......

After the official cavalry crossed, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not set off immediately, in order to be safe, they waited for another day, and then did not see any large groups of people and horses passing by, and as far as the eye could see, there were no dozens of pillars of smoke rushing into the sky, only a faint smoke and dust rose, obviously the villages were about to burn out.

It's just that when it was getting dark, I saw a few scattered people sneaking into the ruins of the village, and leaving before dark.

After seeing this scene, Zhu Da knew that his prediction was right, the Mongolian horse team and the official cavalry completely destroyed this area, and now there is no order at all.

The horse's injuries recovered quickly, and they were fat and strong in the mountains, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also began to prepare for departure, they left a third of the silver in the small courtyard of the salt cave, there was also a hidden arrangement here, they left a certain amount of supplies here, brought the dry food and supplies consumed for four days, and all the weapons and equipment were taken away as much as possible.

Zhu Da has made a new spear thrower and short spear in the past few days, Zhou Qingyun took two bows, and Qin Qin was carried by Zhu Da, but it was not tied to a strap or anything by a real person, but a large wicker basket with a lid on it, Qin Qin stayed in the basket all the time, and could not come out without Zhu Da's approval.

In such a chaotic situation, a girl like Qin Qin is a valuable commodity on the one hand, and a beastly target on the other hand, no matter what aspect is dangerous, if she doesn't show up, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun are holding Pu Dao, bows and horses are ready, and others have to weigh it if they want to do it.

After the two riders and three people set off, they did not leave the foothills of the mountain and march on the official road, but moved in the mountain as much as possible, and if it was really impossible, they marched along the side of the mountain.

Baibao Village and several surrounding villages are located in the plains, a little far away from the mountains, and the Mongolian horse team and the official cavalry came too suddenly, so no one escaped, and after crossing the Xiami River, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun still encountered many survivors, some of them fled to the mountains, and some were lucky not to be in the village, and they also escaped the booby trap of the official cavalry, but there was nowhere to go.

Before the harvest of the crops in the fields arrived, the storage in the village was either looted or burned, and the fertile plains suddenly became a wasteland for them, and they now had to find food to survive, and to rummage through the ruins to find some way, from the Mongol horse team swept through to the crossing of the officers and cavalry, and then to their departure, it had been nearly five days, and they were almost at the limit of their people.

Once a person reaches the limit of life and death, many constraints on weekdays are no longer effective, in order to survive, what are the rules, what is the reason, what is the royal law, and what is the human life?

But these people who don't care about anything can't help Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, these two people are full of knives, bows and horses, and the people and horses are well-fed, and they don't care about any king's laws and regulations, there are really people who want to commit murder, so they rush over directly on their horses, and the Pu knife is cut down on the horse, and the people who are yellow and thin and don't have too much strength scatter in a hurry, as for the one who was hacked to death, no one cares at all, there are too many dead people seen these days.

"If it were the people of our village who held the wooden guns, they would definitely not suffer now, and the two of us would have to stay away when we saw it." Zhou Qingyun inexplicably had this feeling.

"We haven't practiced seriously in our village, and even if we do, those two or three hundred men are of no use."

Speaking of things in the village, the two of them were very uncomfortable, a few days ago everything was normal, but now it is separated by yin and yang, before and after Baibao Village was drawn, there was a threat of thieves outside, and the villagers still had some momentum to protect their families and property, and when Zhu Da started to do business, everyone's life improved, and more work could be more, and this martial arts practice was already a burden.

Just before Zhu Da went to kill Zheng Yong, Li Zongqi had already proposed to hire people outside Baibao Village and Xiama Village to act as village warriors, and the locals should concentrate on making money, in such a state, who still has the heart to practice the boring wooden gun, looking cold, it is better to build a good spear, even if you don't practice, it is decent to put it at home.

Originally, the distance that could be reached by horseback riding for half a day took nearly a day this time, and when it came to the afternoon, Zhu Da deliberately made a big circle, in such a situation, it was dark and could not spend the night on the plain terrain anyway, too many accidents would happen, but it was much safer in the mountains, and many hidden places could be found.

In the past three years, the reason why they have been able to hide their whereabouts is to make a detour between the plains and the mountains, and there are always households and travelers on the plains, but after entering the mountains, they may be seen very little, and the meaning to the outside world is to hide their traces, because of this, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun are very familiar with the mountain roads, and they are also familiar with the places where people can hide, so they can avoid lawless mobs and hungry people.

The surviving people also knew that the mountains were safe, but when they realized this, they often didn't have the strength to go to the mountains.

"Zheng Jiaji should be fine, he can mobilize hundreds of men, and the soil fence is also reliable, and the Tartars and the official army may not be able to break it."

"Let's talk about it when I see it, I take turns on duty tonight, I'm on the first shift."

Judah is now reluctant to have any optimistic hopes, lest he be hurt even more.

Sleeping on the mountain, when he got up the next morning, Zhu Da felt a little cool, the summer in Datong was not long, and before he knew it, the heat was about to pass.

There was no delay on the road on this day, except for the scattered hungry people wandering on the official road, no one else was moved, but Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also noticed that a small puff of smoke and dust was not far away, they listened to the ground, stood on horseback and observed, and could probably judge that it was a dozen horse teams in action, I am afraid that it was the forces of the rivers and lakes and green forests, as well as those villages that had not been destroyed, began to act.

The situation was as chaotic as Zhu Da expected, and what he could do now was to hurry up, first go to see if Zheng Jiaji survived, and then march towards the goal.

Arrived at Zhengjiaji at noon, there was no fluke, such a soil fence can prevent thieves in peacetime, and when the real military disaster comes, it is no different from paper paste.

The once prosperous Zheng Family Market is now in ruins.....