Entering the town, the scene inside can really be described as horrible, the remains of corpses everywhere, judging by the extent of those shriveled and blackened and not completely decomposed, at least for several months, the whole town was shrouded in a foul stench, and the smell was disgusting. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

More than a dozen people were scattered, each with weapons in hand, and the caravans were generally equipped with sharp weapons for self-defense, especially in these battle-prone places.

The dilapidated houses, the ruins and weeds have left the town deserted for at least months, with only one street and many abandoned Song flags along the way, which at least suggests that it was once a Song army station.

"Stop!" Suddenly, an old voice came from afar.

Lu Fei walked forward quickly, only to see a man with a spear standing on the edge of a dilapidated house in front of him, wearing the military uniform of the Song Army, tattered, and in the breach, he could clearly see that there was withered grass stuffed inside, skinny, high and convex cheekbones, and gray hair.

Lu Fei pressed his hand towards the brothers, and then slowly walked towards the veteran.

"Where did you come from" The veteran didn't seem to be afraid, and at this moment, he leaned out of his feet and stretched out half of his body, trembling in his hand and trying to pull out the bow.

Lu Fei hurriedly said: "Two old brothers, don't get me wrong, we are a caravan from the Central Plains, we have no place to stay at night, we want to borrow a night in this town, don't worry, we have no malice, you can ask for money and things."

The old man with the gun looked at Lu Fei and said, "Han? ”

"Yes, Han Chinese"

When night fell, maybe the old man felt that he was not the opponent of Lu Fei's gang, so he just let go after a few casual interrogations, pointed to a few crumbling houses and said where he wanted to live, and specially reminded him to be energetic when he slept at night, don't be bitten by wolves.

Lu Fei nodded in thanks, and arranged sentry posts at both ends of the town, and then made a fire to cook, Cao Keming instructed him not to cook muddy food, and be careful to recruit the wolves.

At this time, Luo Cheng, who was shopping for food in Yanzhou City, also caught up, and specially bought some wine, this kind of weather wine is a good thing to ward off the cold.

The two veterans on the other side had been leaning against the corner, their eyes staring directly at Lu Fei and the food they were cooking fragrantly, and the gurgling of their stomachs could be heard from afar.

Lu Fei patted Tie Hammer and Cao Keming's shoulders, and the three of them picked up hot food and clothes together and walked towards the two veterans, and when they got closer, they couldn't help but gasp, the veteran with the bow was almost invisible, and the blackened half of his foot was exposed in pain, as if it was still a little swollen, it was estimated that the leg was necrotic, and the two of them were almost only skinny and boneless.

Lu Fei squatted in front of the two and said, "You are the guards of this town?" ”

Neither of them spoke, the veteran with the gun raised his head to look, and then kept staring at the hot soup in Lu Fei's hand, Lu Fei followed his gaze, there was a beacon tower on the side, and he understood at the moment that they were guarding this beacon tower, but these two half-life guards here, what is the difference between having and not, not to mention the garrison, whether they have the strength to light the beacon fire and transmit the alarm is a problem.

The three of them helped them into the beacon tower, it was very dark inside, the mildew was heavy, there was a pile of dead grass in the corner, it was estimated that they usually slept here, Cao Keming picked up some dead branches and a few broken door panels from outside, and made them into a pile with a few feet, and the two soldiers didn't talk much, just buried their heads and gobbled up.

Cao Keming piled a pile of rotten wood together, took a pine oil torch, and was about to light a fire to keep warm, but the veteran with the gun suddenly pressed the head of the spear that had been embroidered on Cao Keming's torch, and said expressionlessly: "It's already dark, don't make a fire, it will attract bandits" After speaking, he continued to eat.

Cao Keming glanced at Lu Fei, and Lu Fei said, "Uncle, do you mean bandits or party members?"

The old man didn't look up: "There are no party members, some are just bandits"

Lu Fei hurriedly asked again: "Then do you always know where the party members went?" ”

The veteran looked at him, and then didn't speak, Lu Fei hurriedly explained: "I mean that our caravan has brought guys, and a small group of bandits can also deal with it, I'm afraid that if we encounter the army of the party members, they will be in trouble, do they often haunt this area?" ”

The old man ate a few cakes and drank a big bowl of vegetable soup in a row, and then he burped and said: "The party members have already retreated, and there is no trace of them for a hundred or ten miles outside the plug, where are you going?" ”

Lu Fei said: "Go, go to Lingzhou"

The old man sat down against the wall with his gun in his arms, and said, "Don't go, go back, it's occupied by the party, and the Han people can't come back if they go."

Lu Fei's spirit was shocked, could it be that Li Jiqian's main force was in Lingzhou, so he said: "Oh, we are just a caravan, doesn't it say that the party members don't kill the caravan?" ”

The old man snorted and smiled, and looked at Lu Fei and the three of them: "Old Huang Li, the party has rebelled, kill the Han people when they see them, go back"

Lu Fei said again: "Are all the party members gathered in Lingzhou now?"

The old man shook his head: "I don't know"

It seems that he can't ask anything from them, so Lu Fei asked Tie Hammer to get some felt pads, let them lie down, and lit a fire again, the bandits are not a big threat, they can't be afraid that the bandits will come to rob and freeze to death at night.

The veterans didn't seem to care too much, death was no longer enough to fear for them, and the sentry posts in shifts were arranged, and everyone went back to sleep.

Lu Fei didn't feel sleepy for a while, so he chatted with the veteran again, asking about the way out of the plug, this chat was an hour, from their mouths Lu Fei learned that this balcony town originally had a government army of more than 200 people in Yanzhou with a small family stationed, and then as the party people came to grab it from time to time, the soldiers in the military town died and ran away, and now there are only these two old guys who can't run. The time for sending supplies is uncertain, sometimes three or five days, sometimes ten days, anyway, this place is already deserted, it is not a battlefield to rush, and it is at the forefront of the border, it doesn't matter if you want to do it or not.

After a while, the old man fell asleep, Lu Fei returned to the brothers' residence, and called the three ten generals and Cao Keming together to discuss, saying that they would go to the north first, and inquire as they went, to see if they could catch a few spies from the party, and meet a few caravans from the north.

This can only be the case, scouts are never easy to do, there is no goal at all, and whether or not they can listen to useful military information is completely up to luck.

The night was deep, and the temperature was getting lower and lower, Lu Fei saw that the vegetable soup that had just been poured outside the house had turned into ice, and it was estimated that the temperature could drop to minus ten degrees in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, the snow is not heavy, and there are relatively dry door panels and abandoned broken furniture everywhere in the collapsed house, and the fire is lit, and everyone is huddled together, so that they will not freeze to death.

Lu Fei looked at the crackling fire, he felt that it would be good if he could really attract the party members at this time, even if it was a few patrols, at least it would mean that their main force was nearby, but this was also a casual thought, there were 20,000 soldiers from Gyeongzhou and Fenzhou who arrived first in Yanzhou City, and the main force of the Japanese army behind them was only about 600 miles away, and the vanguard troops were closer, so Li Jiqian was not stupid to be arrogant.

The wind and snow intersected outside the house, Lu Fei shrank his body, remembering Qiao Niang's warm quilt and seductive body, in a daze, I don't know when I fell asleep, at dawn, a hurried footstep suddenly kicked open the door at the door of the house, "Lu Tou, there is a situation, the party is here"

Everyone in the room suddenly got up, and Lu Fei pulled out a short knife from the felt mat under him and said, "How many people?" ”

The two veterans living in the beacon tower on the opposite side seemed to hear the sound and poked their heads out.