Chapter 85: Strange Village

Two more men climbed the riverbank, and just when the third man had just stepped on the riverbank with one foot and the other foot on the suspension bridge, Dong Zhuojun's soldiers on the opposite bank cut the most rearmost rope tied to the suspension bridge.

The suspension bridge made a "bang" sound as if it had dispersed, and the suspension bridge on the other side of the river bank was dragged into the rushing Yellow River under the action of the pulling force.

The man who stood on the shore with one foot and the other foot on the suspension bridge was in the air, his body leaned back violently, and the whole person fell straight back.

Liu Wei hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the man's wrist, and dragged him to the shore.

At the moment when the suspension bridge collapsed, the two men in the back grabbed the rope with their hands and clenched tightly, and their bodies hung on the suspension bridge in the air.

"Pull them up!" dragged a man ashore, Liu Wei ran to the rope grasped by the two men hanging on the suspension bridge, grabbed the rope with both hands, and pulled it hard.

The wind and waves crashed against the suspension bridge, swaying the suspension bridge from side to side, Liu Wei and the men who had already landed on the shore pulled the ropes hard, dragging the two men towards the shore.

More than 100 people dragged two people with their strength, as simple as a person picking up a leaf, and it didn't take a few strokes to grasp the rope with both hands, and the men hanging on the suspension bridge were dragged ashore.

At this time, on the opposite bank, nearly 1,000 Dong Zhuo officers and soldiers had lined up on the shore, looking at Liu Wei and others who had successfully crossed the river from a distance.

The middle-aged officer pressed the long sword on his waist with one hand, his brows furrowed slightly, and looked at Liu Wei and the others who had already landed on the opposite bank and were facing them across the river.

Not far from the middle-aged general, dozens of corpses of Dong Zhuo's officers and soldiers were placed side by side.

From the wounds of the corpses, it can be seen that all of them were killed by a single blow when they were attacked, and they did not even have a chance to scream.

"Who the hell is he?" Looking at Liu Wei who was standing on the other side of the river, the middle-aged officer muttered to himself: "So powerful, if the number of people is equal, we will definitely bury our bones here today!" ”

No one answered him, and behind him stood officers of a lower rank than him, and even he didn't know about it, and these officers naturally didn't know about it.

Standing on the bank of the Yellow River, across the turbulent Yellow River, Liu Wei also looked at Dong Zhuojun on the other side of the river.

Among the nearly 1,000 Dong Zhuo troops, the middle-aged general with a red tassel on his helmet is very eye-catching. Due to the distance was too far, Liu Wei couldn't see the middle-aged general's appearance clearly, and could only see that his figure was very burly. Standing in front of nearly a thousand Dong Zhuojun, the middle-aged general stood straight like an iron tower.

Looking across the river bank for a while, Liu Wei waved his hand at the men and shouted at them, "Brothers, go!" ”

Leaving the bank of the Yellow River, Liu Wei led the team all the way south.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, they encountered the defeated Yuan Shao's army, which was only a small force, but it also showed that the coalition forces did not have the upper hand along the Yellow River.

From the mouth of Dong Zhuojun's soldier wearing Wang Kuangjun's armor that he met earlier, Liu Wei learned that Yuan Shao had gone to Sour Zao, and now only Wang Kuang was guarding Hanoi.

Liu Wei, who has read the story of the Three Kingdoms and understands what it means to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, will not take refuge in a certain prince, he can only make one choice, rush to the sour jujube as soon as possible, gather the princes who are still loyal to the Han family, and wave the army to Luoyang!

The team of more than 100 people quickly approached the south, and Liu Wei did not choose the official road, but led everyone through the overgrown fields.

Wearing wet clothes and armor, walking in the wilderness, with a cool wind blowing in his face, Liu Wei felt a chill all over his body, and couldn't help but shiver a few times.

Since leaving Luoyang, he has endured hardships along the way, and his physique is much stronger than when he first crossed over, but he is drenched and walking against the wind, and he still can't stand the cold.

"Brothers, hurry up, I'll find a village to live in tonight!" Raising his eyes and looking ahead, Liu Wei shouted to the men behind him as he walked.

The soaking wet men were also a little unable to withstand the invasion of the cold wind, and after listening to Liu Wei's words, although they were silent, the steps under their feet were much faster.

The alliance of the princes attacked Hugao Pass, and the two sides fought repeatedly on the banks of the Yellow River, and many villages were destroyed in the war.

Leaving the bank of the Yellow River, the team ran for nearly two hours in a row, and finally a village appeared in their sight.

Seeing the village from a distance, Liu Wei raised his arm, stopped the advance of the team, and shouted to Dian Wei behind him: "Dian Wei, follow me!" ”

As he spoke, Liu Wei had already raised his feet in the direction of the village, and Dian Wei hurriedly followed behind him, trotting all the way to the village.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Zhou Cang waved his hand at the men and led them to squat in the deep grass.

He and Dian Wei walked quickly through the field, and soon Liu Wei arrived at a place only sixty or seventy steps away from the village.

He and Dian Wei squatted side by side in the deep grass, looking at the small village in front of them.

Many fields have been barren due to the war, and the land that was once used to grow crops is now overgrown with weeds. If there are still people in the village, their lives must be more miserable than those in Taojiazhuang.

From a distance, the village is quiet, and now it is past lunchtime, if it is common sense, the farmers should work in the fields, and even if they do not work in the fields, they will be busy with other things for their livelihood.

But there was no movement in the village, and there was no sign of anyone at all.

"It's another uninhabited village!" After watching for a while, Liu Wei whispered to Dian Wei beside him: "Go and call the brothers, don't go to the army today, let the brothers rest for a long time, recover some strength, and rush to the sour jujube tomorrow!" ”

"No!" Dian Wei answered, turned around, bowed his waist, and ran in the direction where Zhou Cang and more than a hundred men were hiding.

After Dian Wei left, Liu Wei did not immediately straighten up, he bent over, walked through the grass, and quickly jumped closer to the village.

Unlike the small village that set fire to the north of the riverbank two days ago, the houses in this village in front of me are basically intact, and from the entrance of the village, you can even see some farm tools placed in front of the houses in the village.

A sound of stumbling footsteps reached Liu Bian's ears, Liu Bian turned his head to look behind him, and beckoned to Zhou Cang and Dian Wei, who were running towards him.

The two of them waved their hands a few times to the men who followed behind them, letting them squat in the grass, and they quickly ran to Liu Wei's side.

"It seems that the people of the village have only been gone for a few days!" Pointing to the village, Liu Wei said to Zhou Cang and Dian Wei: "The brothers have been rushing for days, and they have been chased again, they are already very tired, if they don't rest, the road behind them may not be easy to walk!" ”

"What does Your Highness mean......" After listening to Liu Wei's words, Zhou Cang furrowed his brows slightly, and asked him, "Let the brothers rest outside the village?" ”

"No!" Liu Wei shook his head and said in a very resolute tone: "Just rest in the village!" It's just that you need to keep a sentry and pay close attention to your surroundings! ”

"No!" Zhou Cang answered, beckoned to the men squatting not far behind him, and shouted to them: "Brothers, enter the village!" ”

More than 100 men got the order and rushed towards the village in a swarm, and Liu Wei, Zhou Cang, and Dian Wei followed behind the most and ran into the village.

The open space in the village is very clean, not to mention clutter, not even much dust.

Liu Wei pushed open the wooden door of a house and looked inside.

The furniture in the house was well arranged, and the ground was clean, and from the thickness of the dust on the ground, Liu Wei could see that this village was definitely still inhabited five or six days ago.

The fields outside the village are barren and there is no sign of cultivation at all, but the village is very clean, and the smell of inhabitation has not yet faded.

"Your Highness, this village is a bit strange......" Standing in the village, Liu Wei was watching the men push the doors open one by one, Zhou Cang walked behind him and whispered: "The village is obviously still inhabited a few days ago. ”

Liu Wei nodded and did not speak, he raised his feet and walked towards another room not far away.

In the doorway of the room, leaning against a hoe.

Reaching out to pick up the hoe, Liu Wei carefully examined the dust and rust on the hoe. This hoe is very incompatible with the clean environment in the village.

The wooden handle was covered with yellow mud, and the iron hoe was also covered with mottled rust, and this hoe would be so old if no one used it for at least a year.

"Your Highness!" Just looking at the hoe in his hand carefully, a man ran to Liu Bian's side, first looked left and right, and saw that only Zhou Cang and Dian Wei were following Liu Bian, so he whispered: "Please Your Highness go to the entrance of the village to watch." ”

Turning his head to look at the man, seeing that the expression on the man's face showed some uneasiness, Liu Wei felt that he must have found something, muttered at Zhou Cang and Dian Wei, and raised his feet to walk towards the entrance of the village on the other side.

The man who came to report the news followed aside, showing Liu Bian, Zhou Cang, and Dian Wei the way.

After walking through the village and walking not far, Liu Wei saw that there were still a few men standing there at the entrance of the village in front of him. The men all drew their long swords, and the other held a shield, nervously looking at the surrounding environment.

"What's wrong?" Walking in front of these men, Liu Wei frowned slightly and asked them.

When several men saw Liu Wei, they bowed down to him one after another, stood sideways to the side, and their eyes fell on a piece of ground at the entrance of the village at the same time.

At first glance, that piece of ground was no different from other places, but when he looked closer, Liu Wei was also surprised.

Although the ground in the village is clean, there is little dust because someone has cleaned it, and this small piece of ground is clean, but it is not clean because of cleaning.

The whole piece of land was cut off with a sharp weapon, and there was still a trace of red on the flat ground.

Liu Wei squatted down, gently pulled the red mark twice, frowned slightly, and looked back behind him.