In the territory of Qianxi, due to an autumn rain just falling, the entire mountains and rivers and autumn forests are shrouded in a gray sky, resulting in the naked eye can not see the scenery ten meters away, Zhang Yingyuan's army marching on the muddy path also had to slow down the speed of progress, for fear of accidentally falling off the cliff, while the Han army Wang Pengbu who caught up was speeding up, climbing through the cliff bird path, like a deep mountain ape.

It is difficult to go to Shu and it is difficult to go to the sky. The reason why Shu Road is difficult to walk is not only because of the steep road, but also because the vision is foggy due to continuous rain, and the road is slippery and mud and rocks rolling down. It can be said that apart from the apes and the local people who live here all year round, no army dares to march in this area easily.

Now, Zhang Yingyuan's troops are eager to expand the results of the war, and they have to break into the mountainous northern Sichuan region alone, which is naturally difficult by the dangerous road in northern Shu, plus they are all sailors in the Jianghan Plain, and they are not good at marching in the mountains and jungles at all, so as soon as they enter here, they are like entering a labyrinth. In order to be able to regain direction and replenish supplies, Zhang Yingyuan had to order to find a village to rest on the spot.

However, Zhang Yingyuan's luck was good, just when he was dizzy in the mountains, he coincidentally came to the largest market town in Qianxi County except the county seat-Hot Spring Town. The hot spring town is not too big, but it is also an important settlement area in the mountainous area of Qianxi, which is dangerous and sparsely populated.

There is only one bluestone paved street in the hot spring town, and the street is lined with low-rise and dense houses, and the best building is the inspection department's yamen, which is actually just a two-entrance tile house with more houses. The hot spring town is located deep in the mountains, and many people, especially those who have lived here for decades, have not chosen to leave, and in their eyes, the left army may not arrive here, so why bother to move.

Before the arrival of outsiders, the hot spring town is quiet, even if it rains, there are still diligent people who go to their fields early in the morning to divert water, and at noon, wisps of green smoke come out between the houses, and the sky is filled with the unique fragrance of farmhouse rice in the whole rainy season, even at dusk, they will weave straw shoes and bamboo mats in their courtyards, and they will talk about homely things along the way.

However, some things are really unpredictable, just when a little girl jumped up the first step of the street with a small basket on her shoulder, as before, several left soldiers came out of the bamboo forest above with spears, and when they saw the little girl, they showed a row of yellow and white teeth, and smiled evilly like a few evil ghosts who wanted to eat people, so frightened that the little girl hurriedly dropped the basket and ran away.

As soon as the little girl's little feet came down the steps, a sharp arrow shot at her, and then she saw a cluster of arrows with raindrops poking into the little girl's head, and the little head with two peach blossom buns was dyed red in an instant, and the little girl fell to the ground, and the blood stained the water. Immediately afterwards, these left troops naturally broke into the town with blood and water.

An old farmer with a white cloth wrapped around his forehead was smoking a hookah, and when he looked at the rain dripping under the eaves, his face was full of sorrow, and he secretly thought that this year's harvest would be discounted. However, at this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps in front of him, the typical footsteps of the army marching, neat and rhythmic, and the old peasant turned his worries into joy: "Baby, mother, hurry up and take out the cakes that were cooked a few days ago and simmer, the babies of the Han family army are here!" ”

In their eyes, the soldiers of the Han army came, which means that the villages and towns will be lively for a while, and what military and civilian gala, cultural troupe tour performances and other entertainment activities will follow, which is undoubtedly the most gratifying moment for the quiet and monotonous people.

Hearing that there was an army in front of them, like the old peasant, many people immediately opened the doors and windows that were closed due to the rain, and each family immediately took out all the delicious food that had been stored for a long time, and some of the eldest girls of Sichun also went out of the house in shame, wanting to see the legendary heroic and handsome "soldier brothers".

"You guys!" Just when the old peasant looked at the army running in front of him happily, he found that it was not the Han army that came here but the officers and soldiers in mandarin duck robes, they had not seen the officers and soldiers for a long time, and they had forgotten the virtues of the officers and soldiers for a while.

"Master!" An old woman ran out with her sleeves half-rolled up, and shouted at her husband lying in a pool of blood, but was brutally slaughtered in front of the house by another leftist army not long after. The left army that had killed the old peasant had now rushed in, and while grabbing the cakes on the stove into his mouth and chewing them, he was rummaging through the cabinets, when a young girl in an indigo flower cloth dress ran from behind the house, and when the girl saw her parents fall to the ground, she hurriedly shouted: "Father, mother! ”

The three or five Zuo Jun standing at the door and the Zuo Jun who was rummaging through the boxes and cabinets were stunned for a moment, and then saw that although the girl was a Jing Hai cloth skirt, she was also pink and jade, and her skin was fair, so they all showed an evil smile, and the Zuo Jun who turned over the boxes and cabinets didn't say a word, and dropped the broken silver and waist knife of the cloth that had just been grabbed into his arms and hugged the girl, and several Zuo Jun outside the door also hurriedly closed the door and walked in with a smile.

The land of Bashu is not only fertile and rich; Moreover, the water and soil raise people, many talented and beautiful, such as the Han Dynasty such as Wenjun, Tang Xue Tao, Song Sansu, are all famous and beautiful figures, and it is precisely because of this that they have the reputation of the country of abundance. However, this country of abundance has always been a difficult place, not to mention the sacrifice of countless Sichuan people in the late Southern Song Dynasty to resist the Mongol invaders, and the so-called "Zhang Xianzhong Tuchuan" alone has caused this place to become a hell on earth.

Yang Ming naturally knew that Sichuan was about to face the catastrophe of being slaughtered in the late Ming Dynasty, so as soon as he took root in Sichuan, he actively prepared to ensure that this anointed land would not become a hell on earth before the arrival of the Manchu Qing, Zhang Xianzhong, Zuo Liangyu and other armed forces. But now he can't do everything to ensure that every village is not killed by thieves and bandits, so there is nothing to be done about the doom of Hot Springs Town.

The pot-bellied Zhang Yingyuan got off the horse, and as soon as his mud-stained leather boots stepped on the moss-covered stone street, he said: "Pass the order, there is no need to seal the knife today, the brothers should also relieve their fatigue after a few days of running, these Diao people are punished as thieves, in addition, the official has heard that most of the women in Shu have smooth skin, petite and exquisite, but most of the personalities are fierce and strong, I am afraid that you little soldiers will not be able to subdue them, among them who are good-looking and about twenty-eight years old, they are kept by the official, and the official will interrogate them personally!" ”

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