The black clouds were overwhelming, and lightning shot out from the black clouds from time to time, illuminating the four fields brightly.

In the rumbling thunder, heavy rain poured down, stirring up a mist that blurred the heavens and the earth.

The wind howled, as if a ghost was walking at night.

A four-bridle carriage gallops through the wind and rain!

The sound of thunder, rain, wind, horses' hooves, and the sound of wheels are intertwined like a song, a sad song!

A thin middle-aged man, wearing a hat and a robe, sat on the seat of the carriage, shaking rhythmically with the reins in his hand, and looked like a skilled horseman.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell, illuminating the earth.

I saw that in the valley ahead, there was a camp!

The groom was startled, and quickly pulled the reins in his hand, and the horse slowed down.

"What's wrong?" In the carriage, Fang Chengtian's voice came out.

The horseman turned around and said, "Doctor Fang, there seems to be a military camp ahead, and I can't see the flag clearly from too far away, so I don't know if it's friend or foe." ”

"Is it okay to take a detour?"

The groom shook his head: "If you go around, you will have to walk for at least one more day." ”

The car door was pushed open a crack, Fang Chengtian poked his head out to take a look, and said, "Then find a hidden place around here to stop, find out the situation first, and then make a decision." ”

The groom nodded and said, "Good! ”

So saying, he drove the carriage into the woods by the roadside, broke some dead branches to block it, and then bowed down and dived towards the military camp in the distance.

In the carriage, it was dark, Fang Chengtian sat in the corner, listening to the raindrops hitting the roof of the car densely, making a "click" sound, and his heart also followed the sound of the rain, making a mess!

He didn't want to stop, but he had no choice but to sigh!

Pei Sishi was already asleep, felt the carriage stop, woke up slowly, and said softly: "Young Master Fang, why don't you leave?" ”

Fang Chengtian said lightly: "There is a military camp in front of you. ”

"Oh?" Pei Sishi wondered, "Is it the Tang Army's barracks, or is it ......?"

Fang Chengtian replied: "I don't know, Captain Zuo went to investigate." ”

"Oh!"

The carriage was silent again, except for the sound of the rain.

Soon, the groom who was called Captain Zuo by Fang Chengtian came back, he sat down on the throne, and said in a low voice: "Doctor Fang, I'm afraid we have to rest here for one night." ”

Fang Chengtian said suspiciously: "Oh, what's wrong? Whose camp is ahead? ”

Captain Zuo shook his head and said slowly: "There is no flag in the camp, the rain and fog are too big, I can't see the guards' clothes clearly, I can't tell where the camp is, and there are soldiers patrolling the camp, I don't dare to get too close." ”

Pei Sishi suddenly said: "Young Master Fang, since I don't know whether the other party is friend or foe, I still think it's better for us to hide, rest for the night, and make plans when the morning is bright...... Maybe they'll leave tomorrow morning, too. ”

"Miss Pei is right!" Captain Zuo echoed.

Fang Chengtian was silent for a long time and said, "Then take a rest." ”

The black clouds dispersed, the rain stopped, and the light of the rising sun shone on the droplets of water, shining with colorful light.

The soldiers and horses in the camp ahead left as soon as dawn and headed in the direction of the valley.

Pei Sishi's words last night turned out to be true, and even she couldn't believe it.

But what is even more unbelievable is the scene in the camp.

Let's not mention the mess for the time being, just talk about the huge mortars in the camp!

As we all know, the mortar is a tool used by the people to scoop rice and flour, which is composed of a nest and a cone.

The nest is generally hollowed out in the middle of the square bluestone, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a cup; The cone can be made of long strips of bluestone, or it can be made of strong wood, which is also wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, only one circle smaller than the cone nest.

The mortar in this camp is almost exactly the same as that used by the people, but the camp is very large, and the nest is so big that it can hold a cow!

The cone is made of giant wood, tied with an inch thick hemp rope, and suspended on a huge shelf, as long as the rope is loosened, the giant wooden cone can fall into the nest and crush everything in the nest!

As soon as I walked into the camp, there was a strong smell of blood, which made people want to vomit!

The nearly 100 mortars in the camp are all bloodstained, but the corpses are long gone, and I can't guess what kind of animal it is!

Next to the mortar, more than a dozen huge stoves were built, and there were piles of fire ash in the stove, but the big iron pot placed on it was gone, and the hole where the pot was placed was enough for a seven-foot man to stretch out his body and lie down sideways.

Pei Sishi covered her mouth and nose, and said in a muffled voice: "Young Master Fang, what are these things for?" Why was it built in a barracks? ”

Fang Chengtian shook his head: "I don't know either!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Captain Zuo and asked, "Does Captain Zuo know?" ”

Captain Zuo also shook his head: "I don't know what this is for!" ”

Xiao Yu's face turned blue and white, bit her lip, and said in a trembling voice: "Wouldn't these be the 'grinding and grinding' mentioned in the book?" ”

"Grinding the mill?!" Pei Sishi repeated, suddenly pale, and bent over and vomited.

Captain Zuo was a little puzzled when he saw the strange appearance of the two girls, and asked, "What is the grinding machine?" ”

Fang Chengtian's face also changed color, and muttered: "It is said that at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, there was a person named Zhu Cang, who, like Taizong, was also one of the anti-Sui forces, this person called himself the King of Garuda, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it is said that because of the lack of food in the army, he asked the soldiers to use the plundered people as military food......

As he spoke, he looked at the giant cakes, and then said, "And the tools that grind the people into minced meat and turn them into military rations are the ones in front of you...... And this camp full of huge mounds is called 'Chung Mo Yan'! ”

"Ah~~~" Captain Zuo's face changed greatly, and he took a few steps back suddenly, looking at the bloodstained giants, and intuitively felt that his stomach was rolling.

"Who built this camp?" Fang Chengtian's gaze swept over the huge pile, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's so unconscionable!" ”

Xiaoyu's face turned pale, covered her mouth, and kept saying: "Hurry up and get out of here, get out of here quickly......" She helped Pei Sishi, walked quickly to the outside of the camp, and quickly got into the carriage.

Captain Zuo stared at the huge piles with red eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If one day, let me catch them, I will definitely cut them with a thousand knives!" Avenge the tragic deaths of the people. His fists clenched so loudly that they rattled.

Fang Chengtian glanced at Captain Zuo, let out a long sigh, and said, "Let's go, if they do this kind of thing that hurts heaven and reason, heaven will not allow them, and one day they will get retribution!" ”

With that, he sighed again, narrowed his eyes, swept around again, and walked towards the carriage.