"At first, we didn't really care much about ......," the soldier's expression became more serious, "but then, something even weirder...... Our army of 250,000 people are all strong young people who were hand-picked and recruited by the Holy Lord from all over Qin and Chu three years ago, and many of them are from Lingcheng, an important city of the country's transportation hub, after they entered the city, they naturally couldn't help but go home to see, although they knew that the people in the city were gone, and their relatives were not there, but they still couldn't help but want to go back and see their home for three years - but when they returned home, they found that the emergency food box hidden at home was gone......"

"You may not know this senior deputy marshal, many years ago, when Xu Fu was in trouble with the dynasty, he used the emperor's prestige to steal a lot of people's grain among the people. In order to deal with it, the people have secretly built some secret grain in the walls or under the floor of their homes as emergency food boxes, and they will never eat them at ordinary times, nor take them away, but put them at home, so as not to have any accidents, and people can still have something to satisfy their hunger when they come to the house...... Therefore, it is impossible for the people to take away the food that needs urgently...... However, the emergency food boxes are also empty! The soldier paused again, his face full of horror.

"Hmm...... Hmm......" Roaming still looked serious, really didn't know what to say, just entangled repeatedly in his heart, "You say! Go on! You don't have to look at me...... I really don't know what to say! ”

After a pause, the soldier finally came out of his frightened look, "Even the emergency food boxes are empty—this is something that can only happen in a famine year without any food!" But after His Royal Highness Yingzheng ascended the throne as the emperor, he returned Qin Chu to a country and peace and security, and the world was peaceful! Taxes are also reduced! In this way, people should live in abundance, and they will never be so poor that they can even eat up their emergency food!

This...... It's just horrible, it's weird! So in the face of this strange situation, we immediately organized people to go to the civilian fields inside the Lingcheng City and the official fields outside the city to check——"

"It turned out! All the fields are barren and uncultivated for a long time - but judging from the current situation, the climate of Lingcheng in recent years should be very good, and there will never be a major drought that causes the fields to be barren! Since there is no climate problem, and the fields are all barren, and the people of the city have nothing to eat, there is not the slightest food in the whole city—why is there such a terrible situation? Why are there fields and not ploughed? And if there is no food, how will those people live? The soldier paused again, his gaze narrowly watching the roaming.

"Hmm...... This...... Could it be that something is wrong? Roaming was stared at up close by the soldier, and immediately said casually with a serious face. And the heart was so entangled that it was almost vomiting blood, "You are awesome! You detectives are a family! So sharp, so logical, and so fast, what kind of soldiers are you going to be? Tang Cao's Di Renjie can be laid off, you go to manage Dali Temple! Go on! Anyway, you're all so awesome, and you still ask me for my opinion? Am I important? ”

"The subordinates don't know...... But our guess is that something very unexpected and terrible may have happened. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for a huge and prosperous city like Lingcheng to be reduced to a situation of barren fields and lack of food......" the soldier said, his voice becoming anxious, "The problem is that now we have just arrived in Lingcheng, and there is only an empty city left for us, and we don't know anything!" But this bleak and desolate scene is in front of them again, which makes people very anxious, especially those soldiers who were born in Lingcheng, they are now very worried about the situation of their families, and they are also very confused, what happened in Lingcheng, in short, the mood is very low. And everyone in the barracks worked and ate together, and the suspicions in Lingcheng soon spread, and the depressed mood of those soldiers also spread among the army...... Everyone has not returned home from the army for several years, and they are very worried about the situation at home, and now seeing that the prosperous mausoleum city has become so desolate and desolate, they can't help but worry about the situation in their hometown city and the situation of their families...... All in all, anxiety and worry are spreading in the military, and it can turn into a big problem...... Senior Vice Marshal. This time, the soldier finally finished speaking, and after calling out to the senior lieutenant, he quietly watched the roaming, and several soldiers looked at him like this, hoping to find some firm faith in their commander.

"Hmm...... This ......" roaming with a solemn look, this is really dignified, if there is a problem with the army's heart, it is really a big problem, but he can't think of how to solve this matter, he can only complain in his heart, "You said that you are a few big-headed soldiers, what are you doing so clearly!" What a problem this has caused me! The morale of the army is shaken, this pit is big! ”

"In this way, you will pass on my order first, so that everyone does not think about it, I will immediately write to Your Majesty and ask Qingling City for the past three years...... Oh no, the situation of the entire Qin Chu in the past three years, let everyone not worry! Roaming racked his brains and thought about it, but he could only reply perfunctorily like this.

Several of the soldiers also felt that this was a safer way for now, so they nodded repeatedly, then bowed to the roam, and then turned and ran to give orders.

"Hey...... Finally fooled over......" Roaming looked at the distant figures of the soldiers, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, "This deputy commander is really not good!" At that moment, a strong wind suddenly blew from the sky, and the light of the scorching sun blew on the roaming body, blowing his blond hair in a messy manner.

And the sound of music was blown into the vast mausoleum city by this strong wind, and also into the hearts of all the people in the city. Listen carefully, isn't that magnificent and melodious piece of music the most famous representative track of Qin Chu - the Song of the Clouds! ——Xianyang Palace, Imperial Palace Cabinet——The bright red and pure king's blood made the final dance between Bian Que's palms, and a steady stream of magic blue energy from Bian Que's palms was thin, gently and firmly binding that drop of king's blood, and slowly condensing that drop of blood, until it lost all the luster of blood, and finally condensed into a coagulated blood bead under Bian Que's medical demon dao refining.

And Ying Zheng stood quietly on the side of the cabinet secret room, not disturbing Bian Que, who was concentrating on refining medicine, and his royal aura was also slightly silent at this time.

"It......'s done," Bian Que pinched the drop of crimson blood with two fingers, listened to Ji Bu's words, and said in a deep voice, "You must fulfill your duties, lead the Hundred Beast Legion to guard the mountain and forest defense line, protect the safety of those hundreds of musicians, and never let the enemy invade the mountains and forests to investigate!" ”

"Don't worry! King of Chu. The mountains and forests are the world of beasts, and in the mountains and forests, it is impossible for any class of troops to compete with our Hundred Beast Legion, and we will definitely guard the defense line of the mountains and forests! Ji Bu said firmly, clenching his fists. Well...... Also, what is the result of the heroic assembly order issued by Qin Chu with all our faces? Xiang Yu suddenly asked.

"According to the orders of the King of Chu, the assembly order has been issued, and it is estimated that the news has spread to most places in Qin and Chu......" At this time, Ji Bu's voice became slightly depressed, "However, no powerful strong people appeared, and no reply was received...... All in all, nothing came of it......"

"Okay, I know, you go first......" Xiang Yu said. So Jibu gave a military salute and turned to leave.

The song of the clouds fluttered in the wind, echoing in every corner of the city. The movement is magnificent, the melody is melodious, as if it has always belonged to this city and this land, like a harmonious background music, calmly and naturally integrated into this world, and into the hearts of everyone in this world.

Except roaming. Roaming on a white horse, standing on an army assembly point in the mausoleum, watching a group of big men in armor, bears and tigers, standing or standing, all immersed in this music fluttering in the wind, silent contemplation, a complex and affectionate expression. Only roaming, listening to the music fluttering by, but the expression did not change, the whole person just rode on horseback with a silent expression, holding a new green apple in his hand, chewing, while staring at these soldiers who listened to the music and had subtle emotions...

A day earlier, this piece of music had suddenly drifted into the mausoleum, which had been occupied and garrisoned by 250,000 troops from the roaming band. Although it was sudden, when the music reached people's ears far away, no one was surprised, but felt natural, naturally listening to the melodious music in the ears, feeling cordial and harmonious.

Because that song is the Song of the Clouds, it is the most famous song in the land of Qin and Chu that everyone here has listened to since childhood-the Song of the Clouds. The song of the clouds, is a thousand years ago, when the country of Qin and Chu was founded, by the best musicians in the country - the musicians of the Gao clan composed a tune, the song integrates the ancient meaning of the Qin and Chu country and the simple and kind feelings of the Qin and Chu people, every tune, every note seems to be imprinted with the breath of the country of Qin and Chu, in order to praise the eternal harmony of Qin and Chu is because of the beautiful meaning of the song of the clouds and the music is close to the people, so the song of the cloud has been loved by people for thousands of years, and it is the music that every generation of Qin and Chu has listened to since childhood.

People regard it as the song of belonging to Qin Chu, and when they hear it, they hear the most primitive and purest voice of Qin and Chu, and when they hear it, they can find the firmest sense of belonging in their hearts. Of course, roaming can't be heard, and he is not a native of Qin Chu, he traveled here only three years ago, was conscripted into Yingzheng's army, and then was constantly promoted to the rank because of his outstanding talent and strength, and then became today's rich and handsome...... So of course he didn't have any emotion when he listened to this cloud song, he just felt that this music was plain and atmospheric, and it sounded good.

But everyone was immersed in the music, with a solemn face and a full sense of emotion. He felt that it was inappropriate for him not to be sad with him, so he silently chewed the green apple with affection...... In fact, at the beginning, when this song of clouds came from afar in the wind, there were still cautious and keen people who expressed their doubts, and immediately put forward their opinions to Roaming, and should find out the source of this music. However, the two teams of soldiers who were sent out to the city to investigate the source of the music have not returned, and almost two hours have passed, and no news has been sent back, and not only that, but even the two teams of men and horses sent out to investigate the city have also disappeared.

Roaming on a white horse in the army assembly area, although he was silently chewing green apples with a calm face, he was already very suspicious in his heart, he expected that this song of the clouds was not an accidental sound, and there must be someone outside the mausoleum who was deliberately singing...... And the person who plays the song is likely to be Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's forces...... If this is the case, it proves that they are still stationed near the mausoleum, and if so, why should they abandon the mausoleum? …… When I think about it, everything is a question, as for what they are doing this for? Of course, roaming can't guess, and he doesn't bother to think about it anymore, anyway, all this is just his guess out of thin air, and there is no basis.

And when the army sent to investigate has not returned, the song of the clouds has never stopped fluttering in the mausoleum, two hours have passed, those who were initially suspicious have gradually forgotten their doubts in the melodious song of the clouds, and recalled the beautiful past listening to the song of the clouds, these soldiers who were born and raised on the border of Qin and Chu gradually felt nostalgic, in their eyes and hearts, they couldn't help but recall the happiness and bitterness of their previous lives, and miss the old people who had not been seen for a long time, or the elderly parents at home, or the brothers and sisters who were close to each other, or a friend who sings the same song, or a lovesick beauty...... And where are they now, and are they okay now?

——Outside the mausoleum city on both sides are stretching mountains, although there are no strange peaks and steep, but the mountains up to 100 miles stretch into groups, the mountains are full of lush forests and grasses, the breath is leisurely, the environment is quiet and pleasant, but it also becomes a quiet atmosphere of the forest. And the mountains and forests are the world of beasts. Xiang Yu's Hundred Beast Legion was stationed in the dense and hidden mountains and forests, guarding each other, and the town covered the whole mountain. Ji Bu, the leader of the Black Rhino Regiment, was personally on duty to prevent any suspicious people from invading the mountains and forests. That's right, after withdrawing from the Lingcheng, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang led the army and the old and weak people in the city to retreat to the rolling mountains on the periphery of the Lingcheng. The Hundred Beast Legions were scattered and stationed in the mountains and forests, while the 100,000 troops and the people of Lingcheng who had been transferred from the border cities were all placed in the deep valley behind the mountains and forests. At this moment, Xiang Yu stood at the highest point of the mountains, looking at the smoke wafting from the south and north of the Lingcheng from a distance. And Liu Bang sat quietly next to him, but he was looking into the distance.

At this time, Ji Bu walked briskly from under the mountain forest and rushed to Xiang Yu's side. "Report to the King of Chu, the King of Han, the two enemy troops who tried to invade the mountains and forests just now have been taken down by me and the Kuiwolf Legion, all alive, a total of three hundred and eighty-two people, and now they are taken into the valley behind the mountains and forests, and are under the care of the army." Ji Bu clenched his fists and said to Xiang Yu, "King Chu, look, what should you do with these people?" ”

"Treat those who are injured, let them stay if they are not injured, and give them food on time every day so that they can live safely......"

(End of chapter)