Chapter 583: Orchid Village

"Yes," Xing Hu and Wang Yiyi led the orders one after another, and then the two of them each took the deputy general behind them to the middle and rear of the army. Needless to say, their arrival gave the soldiers who had been worried about it a psychological reassurance, and they relaxed one by one, and at the same time they were very grateful to Xing Hu and Wang Yiye.

Xing Hu, as an upright and bold person, in addition to his own identity, usually takes great care of the soldiers below, and now he quickly chats with Lin Xuanzhong's subordinates, chatting about how to enjoy himself after arriving in Qucheng, one person and one sentence, Xing Hu is more comfortable than next to Lin Xuanzhong.

Unlike Xing Hu, Wang Yiyi in the back is not so casual, although he is a newly promoted general, he has a general's style everywhere, and he simply says something to his two lieutenants in the middle area. Of course, the arrival of the three of them still made the soldiers in the back area feel a lot more at ease.

In the case that it is not good to send people around to check the situation, Lin Xuanzhong's current approach is just a helpless move. It is worth mentioning that the feeling is the same as Xing Hu, after the two generals left, Lin Xuanzhong also felt a lot more comfortable, Zhang Jiutian and Yu Tong behind him were still some distance away, and at this moment there was only one guide dressed plainly next to Lin Xuanzhong.

"How far is it from here to Qucheng?"

"Back to my lordship, there are still more than twenty miles to go. ”

"Do you think at our current marching speed, will we be able to reach Qucheng when it gets dark?"

"If you don't encounter unexpected situations, you should be fine, but small ones can't be guaranteed. ”

"Then do you know the specific situation over there in Qucheng?" Feeling that Li Shuangxi spoke more truthfully, Lin Xuanzhong suddenly had the idea of saying a few more words to him.

"After receiving the news of the defeat of the Yiguo, the internal turmoil in Qucheng was a mess, the city lord who had always been mediocre was collecting money everywhere, and the problem of beasts outside was becoming more and more serious, many farmers who had originally lived outside the city had already packed up and fled to Chengguan, but they had to pay a certain amount of money to enter the city, otherwise they could only continue to stay outside the city and wait for starvation to death, and those who fled had a very difficult life. ”

Referring to the miserable situation of those peasant households, Li Shuang's eyes showed a deep sentimentality, and he was very sympathetic to the plight of those people.

"Then there should be some farmers who fled to Shiyan City, right?"

"How do you know, sir?"

"It's just a guess," Lin Xuanzhong smiled, and turned to Li Shuangxi: "Brother Li, in front of me, don't be too restrained, don't keep calling me Lord." ”

"My lord, is it really possible?" The sadness on Li Shuangxi's face had not yet dissipated, and he turned into a puzzled face, looking at Lin Xuanzhong in front of him with a non-grounded expression, to say that Lin Xuanzhong's white hair was indeed attention-grabbing.

"It doesn't matter," Lin Xuanzhong himself doesn't have any general shelf, but his identity is there. Even if he is dressed as plainly as Li Shuangxi, it is still difficult for ordinary people to communicate with Lin Xuanzhong with the same attitude. As for why Lin Xuanzhong could guess that some farmers had fled to Shiyan City, the reason was actually very simple, because Lin Xuanzhong had long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

Those farmers couldn't enter Qucheng, and Qucheng was so close to Shiyan City, there must be people who wanted to escape to Shiyan City to try their luck. Thinking about it, when he arrived in Shiyan City, there were no refugees outside the city, coupled with his own understanding of Qi Lianhai, Lin Xuanzhong felt that those refugees who fled to Shiyan City should have been taken in, but on the way to Shiyan City, many people would die in the mouths of fierce beasts, Lin Xuanzhong couldn't speculate.

The two cities are not far apart, but for those civilians, the road is too dangerous, even if they encounter the most ordinary fierce beasts, it is difficult to deal with them, let alone encounter some powerful fierce beasts, especially the kind of fierce beasts that are good at running, once they encounter that kind of fierce beasts, with the self-protection ability of those farmers, there is no possibility of survival. In the final analysis, the biggest impact of the war is still reflected in those who are the least capable of protecting themselves, thinking about Lin Xuanzhong's heart is another feeling.

"Brother Li, are there many farmers outside Qucheng?"

"In the past, although there was also the problem of fierce beasts, there were still a lot of farmers living outside the city, about ten miles away from Chengguan, there were a total of ten villages, and at least 100 people lived in each village, but now there are not many people who are dead and fleeing. After feeling that Lin Xuanzhong's tone was very natural and there was no arrogance, Li Shuangxi's tone softened. Speaking of the affairs of those villages, Li Shuangxi's face showed a deep sadness, and this series of expression changes made Lin Xuanzhong feel a little abnormal.

"Brother Li, you're not from Shiyan City, are you?" After thinking about it, Lin Xuanzhong guessed this.

"My lord, you are so smart, the little Li Shuangxi was originally born as a hunter outside Qu City, and after escaping to Shiyan City a few days ago, he was taken in by the city lord, and he also enjoyed food. Li Shuangxi was very excited, and was very happy that Lin Xuanzhong could guess his origin.

On the other side, Lin Xuanzhong, who got the answer, continued to guess that Li Shuangxi must have any relatives or friends who died on the way to escape.

"Don't hide it from adults, the little Li Shuangxi also has a sibling, who originally fled with the small family of three, but suddenly encountered a fierce beast on the road, the little brother and the little wife and children did not survive, only the little one fled to Shiyan City," said Li Shuangxi with two lines of tears on his face, his expression was indescribably sad, and he couldn't control his feelings.

Thinking about the death of Li Shuangxi's younger brother, wife and children, it was only a matter of the past few days, and Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but feel sad when he was infected by Li Shuangxi's emotions.

"Brother Li, please also mourn and change," I don't know how Li Shuangxi survived in the end, but Lin Xuanzhong could think that the process must be very difficult, and it was naturally difficult to ask at this time, so Lin Xuanzhong could only simply comfort him.

"Thank you for your concern, the little one is a little out of shape, and I ask the adult to forgive me," Li Shuangxi wiped his eyes and smiled at Lin Xuanzhong, and in a blink of an eye, there was still some sadness on his face, and the rest was a little worried.

At the same time, Lin Xuanzhong forcibly calmed himself down before he spoke: "Brother Li, it's okay. ”

"Brother Li, let's go in a hurry," the next time, the two were silent for a long time before Lin Xuanzhong spoke.

Leaving the middle area, the further you go, the wider the road becomes. In the past, Lin Xuanzhong saw some traces left by fierce beasts on the road, this should not be the place where fierce beasts live, but because no one governs them, the fierce beasts are constantly expanding their territory, and sooner or later even Qucheng will become the territory of fierce beasts.

In this case, there must be many in the vast Northern Regions, but unfortunately none of them can be managed by Lin Xuanzhong. After communicating with Li Shuangxi, Lin Xuanzhong thought a lot along the way, and finally turned into helplessness about reality.

An hour later, the army arrived at the location of the village that Li Shuangxi had mentioned earlier. Earlier, the other two generals had already come, and now it was evening, and it was the time for ordinary people to cook, but there was not even a wisp of cooking smoke in the village in front of them.

"It's so desolate," Xing Hu sighed after looking around.

"I can't even see a wisp of cooking smoke, is it an empty village?" Immediately after, Wang Yi next to him let out a puzzle sound, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"The village in front is called Orchid Wrong, which is the farthest away from Qucheng, but because it is on the side of the road, it is the largest village here, probably because of the relationship between fierce beasts, this place has become a deserted village," At the critical moment, Li Shuangxi explained so that everyone could understand what the situation was ahead.

"I see," Wang Yi nodded and understood the current situation. At the same time, Li Shuangxi's words made Lin Xuanzhong even more clear about the current situation.

"Don't enter the city tonight, the army is temporarily stationed in Orchid Village," After figuring out the situation, Lin Xuanzhong gave the order to garrison. Based on what Li Shuangxi said on the road, the attitude towards the city lord of Qucheng was not clear, Lin Xuanzhong didn't want to rush into the city, and there was not enough time, so he couldn't reach Qucheng before dark.

"General Xing, you quickly arrange a few teams of people to search for fierce beasts near Orchid Village. If you encounter a small number of direct killings, if there are too many of them, don't act rashly, and send people back as soon as possible to ask for help. ”

"General Wang, you are responsible for arranging food and accommodation. There are many empty houses in the village, so try to arrange all the soldiers to rest in the houses, and of course don't forget to arrange for the guards to take turns. Report back to me directly when the arrangements are made. ”

"Yes. ”

"Yes. ”

Xing Hu and Wang Yiyi led the orders to leave one after another, and only a few people were left by Lin Xuanzhong's side.

"Brother Li, you take a few of us around the village, and by the way, tell us about the situation in the city. After Xing Hu and Wang Yiyi left with their respective subordinates, the rest were Lin Xuanzhong's people, in front of them, Lin Xuanzhong didn't have to shy away from it, and still called Li Shuangxi "Brother Li Da," which made Li Shuangxi not very comfortable.

"My lord, please come with me," after receiving Lin Xuanzhong's instructions, Li Shuangxi nodded, wanting to take Lin Xuanzhong for a walk around the ancestral shrine in the village. According to Li Shuangxi's own knowledge, there may be some old people from the village who will stay there.

"Brother Li, are you familiar with Orchid Village?"

"Don't hide it from adults, the little wife is from Orchid Village," after complaining to Lin Xuanzhong in the afternoon and receiving Lin Xuanzhong's comfort, when he mentioned his wife again, Li Shuangxi was much calmer.

"Then you can tell us about Orchid Village first," sighed, and Lin Xuanzhong had no choice but to continue.

"Orchid Village and the surrounding villages have not existed for a long time, most of them are only 100 years old, and the villagers were all migrated from Qucheng at first, so it can be said that they are all real civilians. But in recent years, each village has become very close to each other and very close to each other. Everyone will help each other when there is a problem, so it has not been destroyed by fierce beasts for many years, but the population has multiplied more and more. ”

With a sigh, Li Shuangxi continued: "But since the Yiguo and you started fighting, everything has changed. At first, there were no more armies coming to hunt out the beasts on a regular basis, and secondly, there were very few businessmen who traveled between the two cities, and finally they were almost cut off from Shiyan City. For these reasons, there are only more and more cases of ferocious beasts attacking the village. ”