If you are a deserter, you should be a deserter, and you actually slaughtered the overseer from the county guard, which is not a small disaster. The two outlaws, who were lucky enough not to fall to their deaths, had a headache. However, their headache is not the matter of killing the prison army as deserters, but how to solve the problem of food and clothing next.

has worked in the Black Flag Army for many years, except for leading troops to fight, these two brothers have no other skills. Now that I have left the army, it is very nerve-wracking what to rely on for food. Fall into the grass for the coward, can't afford to lose this person, no matter how you say it, he used to be the commander of the Zhao king's army, let people know that they can't laugh off their big teeth; go back to their hometown to farm, they can't endure this hardship, it's okay for a manly husband to bleed and play with his life, but it's too useless to carry a broken hoe every day; buy and sell to do business, and have no capital. And now the world is chaotic, and business is not easy to do. The two discussed for a long time, and finally unanimously decided to go east, go to Qin Feng's hometown of Beiming County to do their old business, and form a township army by themselves.

There are three reasons to go to the Northern Underworld County to form a township army.

First, Beiming County is Qin Feng's hometown, and he is familiar with the ground, so it is easy to pull up a team. Moreover, there have always been bandits in Beiming County, and many villages and towns have formed their own township armies, and the government has never interfered. They can do what they do.

Second, the distance between Bei Ming County and Advection is more than 500 miles, and it is not far to say that it is not near or far, and the barbarians will fight there sooner or later. Officers and soldiers did not resist, so they could only form their own teams to defend their land and protect their homes. Now the barbarians are no longer like when they first entered the customs, and everywhere they go, they march in large armies. They seemed to be sure that the Zhao army would not dare to go out of the city to fight, and they were all divided into teams ranging from tens to hundreds of people, wandering around and looting. Like locusts in transit, they grab wherever they go. It is impossible to form a township army to block the main force of the barbarians, but in the case of sporadic squads that come out to loot, it is still more than enough for self-protection.

Third, the most important thing is that Yuan Yun heard that Beiming County is rich in beauties, especially Qinghe County, Qin Feng's hometown, is as beautiful as a cloud. Therefore, it is strongly requested that we must go to Qinghe County to form a township army to defend the beauties of Qinghe. In his opinion, if the famous Qinghe beauty unfortunately fell into the hands of the barbarians. That was undoubtedly the biggest insult to himself, the commander of the Red Dragon Battalion of the Black Flag Army. As a man, especially like himself, who is strong in martial arts, Yushu is in the wind, talented and awe-inspiring...... The excellent man will never let this kind of thing happen.

After making up their minds, the two of them stayed overnight, and traveled all the way east to Beiming County.

Coming all the way from the advection stream, they were shocked by the sights along the way. Countless villages and towns were scorched under the iron hooves of the barbarians, and the corpses of the people slaughtered by the barbarians were everywhere, and the northern border of the Zhao Kingdom was in shambles. The more they looked at it, the more frightened they became, and they all scolded King Zhao in their hearts for being mediocre, completely ignoring the lives of the people. At the same time, he was determined to raise a team to defend against the barbarians. We must not allow our hometown fathers and elders to be bullied by barbarians like this.

The further east you go, the less signs of barbarian activity there are. After another ten days, the two of them had reached the edge of the Wei River, crossed the Wei River and entered the territory of Beiming County. And in the past ten days, there has been no trace of the barbarians, which made Qin Feng feel a little relieved. Under this circumstance, it would take at least three months for the barbarian to cross the Wei River and enter the Northern Underworld, so the time left for him to prepare should be enough.

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The Wei River is known as the largest river in Zhao State, and the river is hundreds of zhang wide and cannot be seen at a glance. Seven years ago, Qin Feng crossed the Wei River from Beiming County to Heishiguan to join the army. He still remembers that the Wei River was full of fishing boats and ferries. The families along the river depend on the water for food, and make a living by fishing and ferrying. The water and grass in the Wei River are abundant, and the fish and shrimp are notoriously fat. Fishermen along the coast will have a lot of harvest when they go out to the river to fish every day. Therefore, you can see the spectacular scene of hundreds of boats and thousands of boats spreading nets on the river at any time. But this time it's weird, the two have been walking along the river for several miles, and the Weihe River, which used to be very lively, is now lifeless, not to mention boats on the river, not even a ghost.

The Wei River is wide, and it is impossible to cross it without a ferry. In desperation, the two had to go down the river. After walking more than ten miles along the riverbank, I met an old man herding cattle on a meadow quite far from the river. Qin Feng hurriedly stepped forward to ask. This question almost dropped my jaw in shock.

According to the old man, the Weihe River was indeed very prosperous and lively in the past. But last year there was a big flood here, and after the big flood, I don't know where the evil Jiao came from. The beast was fierce, often making waves in the water to overturn passing ships and swallow pedestrians alive. As long as a ship passes through it, it will come out and make trouble. Countless fishermen and ferrymen have filled its belly. And not only the boats in the water, but also the cattle and sheep on the shore. Cattle and sheep grazing on the shore and even grazing villagers will often surface. Since then, no one has dared to sail down the river, and even grazing cattle has been carried far away from the water. The people on both sides of the strait already relied on fishing and grazing to make a living, and this time everyone was miserable......

According to legend, in ancient times, there were many kinds of spirit beasts and monsters on the land of Kyushu. Among them, there are some evil beasts with a ferocious temperament who like to stir up trouble and cause trouble in the world. But later, when King Yu ruled the water, these monsters and monsters of all sizes were either killed or driven to the deserted places of the mountains and Daze, and they were rarely seen in the world.

However, most of these spirit beasts and monsters have various abilities, and they are very popular with generals and masters in the army. There are many capable people and brave generals who have gone to various famous mountains and rivers to find these spirit beasts and tame them as mounts. In the land of Kyushu at that time, it was definitely a very face-saving thing to have a spirit beast as a mount. When Qin Feng and Yuan Yun were guarding the city at Heishi Pass, they had seen a barbarian general riding a spirit beast that could fly to the sky and the earth. There are many beasts and monsters in the barren north, and the barbarians are proficient in the art of beast control, so the barbarian generals tamed the spirit beasts into mounts the most.

But they had never seen such a thing. Legend has it that this monster is the most ferocious of the spirit beasts, and likes to make waves and cause trouble to the world. Back then, King Yu was because this monster was too cruel and tyrannical, and he once sent his warriors to kill countless people, so that it was almost extinct. Therefore, for several years, although there have been legends about evil Jiao in the land of Kyushu, few people have really seen it. I didn't expect that there would be a head in the Wei River now.

Qin Feng had a bitter and bitter expression on his face. He and Yuan Yun have really had a bad time recently. He was beaten to the ground by the barbarians at Blackstone Pass. Before retreating to Pingliu City, he was disarmed before he could catch his breath, waiting for the military department to ask for the guilt. Fortunately, he escaped from Stratoflow City on a catapult and was lucky not to fall to his death, but he actually encountered this rare monster in a hundred years and blocked the way home.

Yuan Yun also looked like he would stuff his teeth when he drank cold water. The two of you, you look at me, I look at you, and I don't know what to do for a while.

At this moment, the sound of drums was heard not far away, and a large group of people came towards the river.

The old man pointed to the group and told him two. It was the elders and villagers of Liucun by the river. Now the evil Jiao is making a lot of trouble, and everyone can't go out of the river to fish. So someone gave the elder an idea, saying that this evil Jiao was the reincarnation of Hebo, and he came here to enjoy the offering. As long as a pair of boys and girls are offered every month, it will no longer make waves. At this moment, everyone is going to sacrifice the evil Jiao.

"Alas, poor people, I don't know which poor family's doll is going to suffer this time. The life of the common people is difficult!" The old man sighed after speaking, and his face was unbearable.

Yuan Yun and Qin Feng, two veterans, were full of stinky problems, but one thing was not bad. They are the kind of people who can't see the poor suffering. When I heard that I was going to sacrifice a child to the evil Jiao in the water, I was furious.

In the Black Flag Army, Qin Feng, Yuan Yun, and Mo Bing are all commanders, but they each have their own abilities. Qin Feng is good at strategizing and commanding troops, Mo Bing is good at the art of organs, while Yuan Yun is proficient in the Yin and Yang method of Qimen Dunjia. Yuan Yun knew that the evil Jiao in this water was powerful, but it was not impossible to deal with it. He is very lazy like Qin Feng, and he will definitely not do much if he can usually do much. Originally, he didn't want to cause trouble, so he planned to continue to move forward with Qin Feng and find other places to cross the river. It's a big deal to walk for four or five more days, leave this water, and can't fight with that monster. But I heard that some villagers actually used children to sacrifice this monster, so I had to take care of it.

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On the river beach, an old man with a short body and a gray beard was reading the memorial aloud. There were boys and girls who were crying incessantly. In the crowd, five or six large men pinned a couple to the ground. It seemed that the couple were the parents of the boy and the girl, and they were desperately struggling to save their child.

The husband and wife struggled and cried and begged, hoping to spare their children. But the short and fat old man was unmoved, and did not even look at it, and read the sacrifice to himself.

The boys and girls who were tied up looked like they were three or four years old, and they were already beginning to know what was going on. Seeing his father and mother struggling and crying on the ground, he was also so scared that he cried loudly. When they cried, the husband and wife were even more heartbroken. The two struggled desperately on the ground to get up, and the sharp rocks on the river beach scratched their heads and faces covered in blood. The heart-rending cry pierced people's eardrums like sharp knives, and their hearts were chilled. Many villagers couldn't bear to look at it anymore and turned their heads and closed their eyes.

"What are you doing, what are you doing, stop Lao Tzu?" Qin Feng walked up to the couple with a big grin, stretched out his hand and pushed away several strong men.

The short and fat old man who was reading the sacrificial text was called Liu Zhengyuan, an elder of Liu Village and a wealthy local man. The old guy has always said that no one dares to mess with him on the edge of the Wei River on weekdays, but at first glance, there are two strangers who dare to make trouble on their own territory. immediately beckoned his subordinates to tie up Qin Feng and Yuan Yun.

Seven or eight immediately gathered around.

Qin Feng was in a very bad mood, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to make a move.

Yuan Yun didn't have time to be angry, he knew that dealing with the evil Jiao tonight was a chore, and he didn't want to entangle with this gang of family members. With an idea, he took out his waist card as the commander of the Black Flag Army and held it high above his head.

"This official is the commander of the Red Dragon Battalion of the Black Flag Army, do you bastards want to rebel?"

The family members were shocked and stopped one after another. Liu Zhengyuan had seen the world, looked at the waist card carefully, and recognized that this thing was indeed the real Zhao Jun's commander waist card. As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials, and Old Man Liu is cunning and naturally understands this truth. hurriedly hugged the family and retreated to the side.

Yuan Yun has been a commander for many years and knows how to scare such a rich man in the poor countryside. He swaggered to the altar in all directions, and opened his mouth to talk nonsense. "The county guard knew that there was an evil Jiao in the Wei River that harmed the people, so he specially ordered the two of us to come and kill this evil animal to restore the peace of the people on both sides of the river. In addition, the county keeper also heard that you and others actually used boys and girls to sacrifice monsters, and they were very angry. Thinking about me, Zhao Guolang, Qiankun and Qingping world, how can there be such a tragic thing. The county keeper loves the people like a son, and will never allow the people under his rule to be harmed in this way. You bastard hasn't let the boy or girl go yet. ”

I heard that it was sent by the county keeper to kill the evil Jiao, and I saw that the young man on the altar was full of official authority. The villagers all believed that these two people were the officials sent by the county keeper to kill the evil Jiao. A cheer rang out from under the altar.

It's just that Liu Zhengyuan feels a little strange. He looked at Qin Yuan and the others, thinking that this evil Jiao was no longer a matter of one or two days, why did the county guard now think of sending someone to eliminate the harm. In addition, although the two young men in front of him looked like capable people, how could they kill the huge evil Jiao in the water with the strength of just two people.

Liu Zhengyuan felt that something was wrong, but he recognized that the waist card was indeed genuine, so he didn't dare to say anything. hurriedly beckoned the family to release the couple and the tied boy and girl.

The couple is from the local Liucun, the man is called Wu Gang, and the woman is called Liu Huan. When the husband and wife saw that the child was saved, they were overjoyed and cried and thanked Qin Feng and Yuan Yun for their great kindness. Wu Gang even volunteered to help the two of them deal with the evil Jiao in the water.

Yuan Yun was also not polite, and asked Wu Gang to gather forty-six strong villagers, and prepare eight hemp ropes ten zhang long and the thickness of an arm's arm and an old cow. Find another big guillotine, the bigger the better.

Wu Gang thought about it and told Yuan Yun that everything else was not difficult. The villagers have long been choked by the scourge of evil Jiao. Now the government has sent people to eliminate the harm, and everyone is willing to help. Ropes and old cows are also common things on the riverside, and there is no problem. It's just that the big guillotine knife is not easy to find, and the villagers don't always have this kind of thing in their homes. However, in the Yaowang Temple at the head of the village, there is a large knife with medicine on the clay statue of the Yaowang Bodhisattva. But the knife was extremely heavy, estimated to weigh four or five hundred catties, and ordinary people couldn't move it at all.

Yuan Yun smiled and said, "What I want is this kind of big guy." All you have to do is get it. ”