In a daze, Qian Jin felt that water was dripping into his lips, and his lips, which were already burning, were like a rain. Just as he was about to drink it, the water stopped dripping, and he woke up.

He opened his eyes and saw a soldier feeding himself water, so he thanked him, and then struggled to his feet, and stabbed himself on the ground.

In front of him stood a burly general with big ears and a large body. I saw that he was wearing a red-robed official uniform, a shiny iron armor on the outside, a pointed red-tasseled battle helmet, a war knife and a pot of feather arrows on the diagonal side of his hips, and a longbow diagonally behind him. The most striking thing is his tiger eyes, which make people shudder.

Presumably, this should be Yu Dayou, the commander of Zhenjiangwei.

When Qian Jin was about to salute, Yu Dayou stepped forward to hold his arm and said, "These false gifts are not necessary." If you are too tired this time, do not fall asleep, otherwise it is easy to hurt your body. ”

Qian Jin hurriedly thanked him. He remembered the situation of Silkworm Niang and Erya in his heart, so he asked: "Has Commander Yu ever seen Silkworm Niang and a horse?" ”

A different color flashed in Yu Dayou's eyes, and he smiled: "Don't worry. The official has already arranged a carriage to take her back, and she should have returned to Sangmu Village by now. ”

Hearing that the silkworm girl was safe, Qian Jin felt a little relieved.

The soldiers are cleaning up the battlefield. A total of 53 Japanese were killed this time, including 5 ronin samurai. On Zhenjiangwei's side, there were zero casualties, except for one soldier who accidentally broke his foot. It is said that the ronin samurai was the most difficult among the Wakos, and this time he was tossed by Qian Jin so that he couldn't even lift his knife and was hacked to death with a knife.

The soldiers cleared their belongings and set them aside, then beheaded all the pirates and burned the remaining corpses.

Qian Jin couldn't help frowning. These soldiers cut off their heads like they cut melons and vegetables, and they didn't feel anything wrong with it. Although these widows are all cruel people, it is inhumane to cut off their heads after people die and pay their heads. Recalling the scene of Lao Qian cutting off the heads of bandits in Shaozhou, Qian Jin couldn't help but sigh. It seems that Chen Guobing has an inexplicable preference for heads.

Yu Dayou is a shrewd person. He saw Qian Jin's unbearable expression, so he said in a deep voice: "Qian Baihu can know how much murder these robbers have done?" ”

Qian Jin shook his head. He had been exhausted since last night, and he had no time to find out the news.

"Five villages from Zhenjiang Prefecture to Sangmu Village were slaughtered, killing and injuring more than 500 people, including women and children." Yu Dayou looked up to the sky and sighed.

Qian Jin gasped when he heard this. He had heard of the evil of the Japanese in his previous life, but it was only through his own experience today that he knew that this group of people was so cruel.

Yu Dayou continued: "Early this morning, Silkworm Niang went to the guard to report the military situation. After the official saw your hundred household waist card and the sword, he wanted to order two hundred soldiers to encircle and suppress. As a result, a series of people came to report that their own households had been slaughtered. The official thought that a large number of would-be wouldn't set off until a thousand soldiers were ordered. When they arrived here, they learned that there were only more than 50 Japanese robbers. Do you know how brutal this life is...... I, Yu Dayou, swear to heaven that if there are any more Japanese invaders, I will kill them as soon as possible. ”

Qian Jin always thought that the Wei Institute had been completely corrupted, and today Fang knows that the Wei Institute also has capable people. So he bowed his hand and said, "Commander Yu is really a model for my generation......

Yu Dayou just smiled when he heard it. He glanced at Qian Jin meaningfully and said, "When the official arrived at Sangmu Village, the Japanese were already empty. I thought they were going to other villages to make trouble, but when they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw those lit haystacks, and wondered how the villagers could burn them easily if they kept the straw for the winter. So they chased all the way. Sure enough, let the official intercept this gang of robbers here. In addition, five Japanese robbers in the village have been killed. If you're not mistaken, you did it, right? ”

Qian Jin smiled and did not deny it.

Yu Dayou's eyes showed deep meaning, and he asked with a smile: "You have done this kind of thing at a young age, you really have a brave and resourceful person, why don't you send a report to the military department, how about you come to my Zhenjiang Guard?" Don't dare to say anything else, a thousand households can't run. ”

Qian Jin was a little surprised by Yu Dayou's solicitation, after all, it was the first time for the two to deal with each other. It's just that going to the capital is of great significance to him, one is to catch the exam, and the other is to ...... For Chen Guo's officials, the capital is the center of power in the country, and he needs to make a good living and run a business in the capital, so as to accumulate some capital for the future. After all, Chen Guo is the world of civil officials.

Thinking of this, he politely declined: "Thank you Commander Yu for raising your love, it's just ...... I still have to go to the capital to catch the exam. ”

Yu Dayou was a little surprised when he heard this. At this time, although Qian Jin was wearing a half-cut long shirt, he still looked a little like a scholar. At the end of the night, his hair and clothes were already messy, his face was covered with a lot of mud, and he was carrying a long knife. Yu Dayou had seen his hundred households waist card before, so he preconceived of treating him as a military general.

Since Qian Jin was going to take the exam, he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he smiled and said: "Then the official is not strong." In the future, when you pass through Zhenjiang Mansion, you can go to Zhenjiang Wei to sit. ”

When Qian Jin saw Yu Dayou for the first time, he thought of Wang Xing of Guanhaiwei, the two have the same official positions, but the comparison between the two is really different. He also admired Yu Dayou very much, so he arched his hand and said: "Actually, the lower officials also admire Commander Yu very much. In the future, I will come to the door to ask for mercy, and when the time comes, the commander will not be annoyed......"

"Hahaha......" The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked to the official road together.

At this time, a soldier handed money for some dry food and water. Qian Jin took it with both hands, and found that this soldier was the one who fed him water just now, so he thanked him: "This little brother, the grace of feeding water will definitely be repaid by the spring in the future." ”

The soldier's eyes were red, he knelt down at Qian Jin, and said sadly: "The Japanese have killed my entire village, and I can't wait to eat their flesh raw." Fortunately, hundreds of households and the Japanese were able to besiege and kill them in one fell swoop. Even if I am a cow and a horse, I can't repay the kindness of hundreds of households, what is it to just feed some water......

Qian Jin didn't expect this soldier to suffer such a misfortune, so he hurriedly helped him up, but he didn't know how to comfort him. At this time, all words are empty.

After Niu Jin retreated, Yu Dayou sighed and said, "His name is Niu Jin, and he lives in Chiling Village, which is one of the several villages that were slaughtered this time. ”

Qian Jin also wondered before that there were not many of these gangsters, and they should retreat after burning, killing and plundering, but for some reason they went inland instead. Yu Dayou is stationed in Zhenjiangwei, so he must know more. So he asked, "Commander Yu, I don't know what their intentions are?" ”

"I guessed...... They should be lost. Yu Dayou said after a moment of silence. Seeing that Qian Jin still looked confused, he explained: "I don't think these 53 Japanese robbers have brought any supplies, they should be assembled to participate in some action." Maybe they went in the wrong direction, they had to act in secret, and they lacked supplies, so they slaughtered the village. ”

"Assemble? Get lost? There is only one Zhenjiangwei ...... around here" Qian Jin only thought about it for a moment, and then understood what Yu Dayou was referring to: "Could it be that they originally intended to attack Zhenjiangwei?" ”

Yu Dayou nodded approvingly and said, "It's already very good that you can guess this." Nanzhili is a rich land, and the Japanese are greedy, but they are worried about the Wei being restrained. If the guards are destroyed, they will be able to do as they please. ”

"Commander Yu has transferred a thousand troops out, so isn't the guard empty?"

"This time, they have already taken a startle, and besides, the official of the guard station has already sent someone to report to the third division, so it should be fine for the time being."

Qian Jin was a little calmer, he had eaten some dry food, regained some strength, and a soldier lent him a horse. After a little rectification, Qian Jin set off with the horse team to the village where the silkworm girl was located.

After listening to Yu Dayou talk about it before, Qian Jin knew that the village where the silkworm girl was located was originally called Sangmu Village, which was famous for being good at raising silkworms and weaving brocade. Yesterday, the silkworm girl also came back from the weaving workshop in Zhenjiang Mansion and escaped.

When I arrived at Sangmu Village, the path into the village was already full of soldiers. In the open space of the village, more than 100 corpses were neatly placed, all covered with white cloths.

More than a day ago, the villagers were still talking and laughing, talking about the harvest and the troubles of the family next door. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into a cold corpse.

The silkworm girl knelt on the ground with her whole body, like a withered tree. There were five corpses in front of her, one of which was supposed to be a child. Qian Jin wanted to say words of comfort several times, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed again.

At this time, Yu Dayou ordered that all the bodies be cremated to avoid breeding the plague.

The soldiers lifted the corpses one by one and put them on the firewood, and when they arrived at the silkworm girl, she was already crying and stopped in front. The soldiers could not bear it, but they did not know what to do.

Qian Jin slapped her on the back of the neck, and the latter went limp.

In a hurry before, Qian Jin didn't take a closer look at her appearance. Only now did I find out that she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin, black hair combed in a bun, long eyelashes, and a pointed nose. It's just a pair of small mouths tightly closed, and it seems that he is still suffering great grief in his sleep.

Looking at the silkworm girl in his arms, Qian Jin was also helpless.

At this time, Yu Dayou said beside him: "If Qian Baihu takes pity on her, take her away." If she has no support, she will probably seek death. ”

Qian Jin forgot that if a woman in this era dies her husband, most of them will look at the silkworm girl in her arms, and Qian Jin is helpless. Kill for fame. 'The Way of the Three Principles and Five Constants', the most talked about by the common people is this woman's way, words can kill people.

"Let's wait until she wakes up and ask her......" Qian Jin sighed.

By this time, all the corpses of the villagers had been laid down. Yu Dayou gave an order, and the fire suddenly burst into the sky.

Qian Jin meditated in his heart, I hope their souls can rest in peace.