Chapter 11 (Part II)
"Drive! Drive! β¦β¦β
The sound of horses' hooves sounded from the panicked ranksβ
"How? There are no strange beasts ahead, right? β
On horseback, Fang Hai asked a soldier who was taking the lead in exploring the way.
"Everything works."
The soldier replied calmly, and then looked at Fang Hai's slightly tired face and became concerned again:
"How are you guys? Didn't get hurt, right? β
"No problem!" Fang Hai replied dryly.
"That's good."
"Order the troops to march slower, and let the people rest for a while, but get out of the silent forest before it gets dark, and don't take too long to rest!"
Fang Hai conveyed the final order on horseback.
"Yes!"
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At the same time, the 7th detachment of the migration force.
The woman in armor led the war horse and walked towards the back of the team alone, her delicate and sassy face with a little loss on it, and her eyebrows furrowed tightly. Looking at the people passing by, I wanted to reach out and talk, but most of the people avoided it when they saw it. His face revealed a picture of indifference and panic.
The woman had no choice but to walk away alone, and walked towards the baggage in the distance.
The dark faces were not all dodged, and through one of the heavy coarse cloth covers, a deep look and the woman's eyes briefly converged in a line.
There was also a small child under the man, who was roughly as big as Song Jingran in appearance. The child was wrapped tightly in a brown flannel cloth, with only a glimmer of light peeking out from the tip of his brow.
The coarse cloth shirt swayed slightly in the breeze, faintly revealing the withered arms. The woman's eyes were also brought by the faintly exposed arms, and after looking at it, her lips unconsciously pulled apart, and her eyebrows were slightly tilted back to reveal a surprised expression.
The pedestrian, wrapped in coarse cloth, seemed to notice the woman's expression, and hurriedly pulled the child under him forward, and the child staggered after under the rapid pull.
"Wait ......" the woman was about to speak, but saw that the pedestrian had already reached a few steps away, and had no choice but to put away her raised arm.
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After a long time, the woman had returned from the heavy wagon, and on horseback, the woman's expression still looked lost.
The sound of horses' hooves continued, and the sound of "crowing" continued to linger in her ears, and the woman's demeanor gradually disappeared, as if she was still recalling what happened not long ago.
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["I was tasked with inspecting the supplies and the army."]
The woman stepped forward and spoke to the two guards. However, the soldiers guarding did not pay attention.
"Talking to you! Didn't you hear? β
"......" The two soldiers were still silent, but the eyes deep in the helmet began to grow angry.
"Get out of the way!"
Seeing that the two in front of her did not respond, the woman gradually lost her patience and had to push the two away.
"Huh?!"
A dull sound of anger came from the two of them, and their left and right arms were holding guns in front of the woman, and the woman was also pushed a few steps away by Yu Li.
"You guys!"
"The order we received is that no one is allowed to touch the material without permission!"
"I have the Overseer's command!" The woman put on a reasonable face and said indignantly to the slightly rude two.
And the tone of the two men was just as reasonable.
"Captain! We don't know how many times we've heard this phrase! As soon as the words fell, the spears of the two men were pointed directly in front of the woman.
"What?!" The woman said in surprise
"Except for the instructions given by the Overseer himself, all orders in the form of passwords and other forms are not counted, could it be that you also want to steal the supplies?!"
"You said you have the Overseer's command, if it's true, but if you can go and ask for the Overseer's command, I won't embarrass you when I see it, I want to trespass without a commandment, and seeing that you are a school captain, we have already given you a lot of face, if it were someone else, our spear would have pierced into that person's body."
One of them followed and scolded, and the woman's face hung with a hint of embarrassment, and she didn't know how to refute it......]
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Suddenly! A loud voice came from the woman's ears, and a clear scream also pulled the woman's spirit back. The woman looked up, and an old child happened to be reflected in her eyes, her head full of silver threads looked messy in the wind, several soldiers were pulling her torso, and the rest of the people looked at the old child with disdain and indifference, and looked closely, and there was a child snuggled under the old child. The woman looked over again, and the child's eyes were full of fear and helplessness, and tears glistened with tears under her clear eyes. A small dark hand hugged the old man tightly, and the child kept crying as the old man cried. The woman who saw this situation immediately drove her horse awayβ
"Your Excellency!" The woman's horse marched in front of her, and a soldier removed the old woman and saluted the woman who was tumbling off her horse.
"Get out of the way!" The woman pushed the soldier away with a flick of her hand, and bent down to help the old man up.
"Your Excellency, ......?" The soldier who had been pushed away said in a panic.
"That's how you treat the elderly?" The woman calmed the old man and the child to the side, got up and scolded a few soldiers who had done it.
ββ¦β¦ My lord... Rules of Migration...... The elderly, the disabled, and the wounded in the wilderness march need to be sent to the periphery of the troops...... "The soldiers who did it all bowed their heads slightly. There was also a noisy sigh in the marching procession behind him.
"I didn't hide it on purpose, I didn't hide it on purpose...... For the sake of the children...... Let me stay in the team......"
"......" The woman didn't speak, squatted down and gently stroked the child's cheek. The child's eyes were also shining on the woman's face.
"This kid has his own parents to take care ......of, and you're only going to hold others back," one of the soldiers said lightly. When the woman heard this, she looked back and stared angrily, and the corners of her mouth bit hard, but she didn't open her mouth to reprimand, and the soldier quickly shut up when she saw it.
After the atmosphere was silent for a moment, the old man slowly spoke:
"His parents died as early as the Dawn Valley beast tide......"
When the words fell, the atmosphere of the scene became silent again, and the sighs in the crowd gradually faded. The soldiers also looked at the old man silently.
"His father is my son...... It was brave to resist the tide of beasts and die under the city gate! His mother also lost her life to protect our mother, it doesn't matter if I'm old, but don't use the child's pain to stimulate him, in the long journey, which of you didn't rely on the sacrifice of others to get here! I just want to be with my children...... Take care of him until the next human settlement......"
The old man confided his inner pain in grief, and his sunken face was also soaked with tears.
Everyone gathered around, no one spoke, and the woman's sad face showed a little sadness when she looked at the old woman.
"Grandma......" The child snuggled more tightly in the arms of the old child, and the trembling voice made people feel irrepressible pity.
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"Rules are rules!"
Suddenlyβa cold order came from the otherwise silent air.
"Your Excellency!"
The soldiers looked back, and the Overseer he had spoken of appeared at the side.
"My lord......" The woman immediately saluted humbly when she saw it.
"You're right, we all got here at the expense of others! But you don't understand that sacrifice is meant to be meaningful, and meaningless sacrifice is called death! Idiot! And you are undoubtedly making the sacrifice of your son and daughter-in-law in vain. β
"Your Excellency, ......!" The woman was indignant.
"Enough! Pull them away, transfer the child to the carriage, and send her out! β
"Yes!"
Under the violent tearing, both the old child and the child hissed in pain.
"My lord, this is too cruel! You can't ......," the Overseer rebuked:
"Shut up! The people who died for the Valley of Dawn can't fit the entire Silent Cemetery! What do you know? β
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"When you see with your own eyes, because of your incompetence, the people around you are being dragged down, you won't feel like this!"
After a few breaths, the figures dragging the old and the child became farther and farther away, the children's cries and cries became more and more empty, and a sense of indifferent helplessness filled the gloomy sky.
"Drive!"
The woman drove her horse after her.
"They deserve asylum! It should not be treated indifferently! The woman's voice came from behind the wagon. As the horses approached the side, a knight in silver armor stopped them with a gun.
On horseback, the Overseer remained grim, glancing contemptuously at the woman who had given her hand. Then he ordered the troops to continue marching without changing his face.
Seeing that the person in front of her did not react, the woman continued to speak:
"If as a soldier, you can't even protect a family, then I don't want to do it!"
As soon as the words fell, the sword in his hand slashed out horizontally, and the blade of the sword collided with a silver spear.
"Stupid ......" on horseback, the Overseers don't look bored.
After a few collisions, the woman rode towards the outside of the team, and a repatriation team appeared in the woman's eyes, and the wooden cage holding several old people gradually took on the appearance in the distance.
"Don't stop her! Those who like to charge are doomed to be a loser in this escape game. The Overseer spoke coldly at the Silverarmour Knight, who was about to catch up, and then raised his hand to signal the crossbowmen in the team.
The perspective pulls to the repatriation team-
The woman's long sword drew a wave with the pull of the horse, and the blade left a dented mark on the iron chain that bound the wooden cage, and several guards immediately drew their sharp blades and attacked the woman. In this way, several war horses collided back and forth on the vast field.
One soldier tightened the right neck of the war horse, bent down with a sword and swung towards the lower plate of the female war horse, while the other soldier attacked and killed with great vigour. At the last moment, the woman tied up the war horse under her feet, and the whole horse jumped up in response, dodging the attack of swinging the knife and slashing, and at the same time, she was lying directly on the back of the war horse on her back, dissolving the oncoming sharp blade. After a few respites, the woman rolled over and headed for the other soldiers.
After three or five rounds, several of the guards fell off their horses.
"If you don't want to be a corpse now, get out of the wilderness!" The woman's horizontal sword was pointed at several soldiers who fell to the ground, and the soldiers who landed on the ground had to get up weakly to dodge.
The old man in the wooden cage cast hopeful glances, and the other old men also leaned on the edge of the wooden cage with happy faces.
"You go back, I'll help you ......"
Before the woman's words could end, there was a sound in the air, and the woman looked back at the voice, and a flying arrow approached the door. In desperation, the woman raised her arm to cover it. "Whooshββ! With a thud, the arrow pierced through the woman's arm, and the huge momentum pushed it down from the back of the war horse. The body instantly rolled to the ground like a boulder that had lost its resistance.
There were also a few sounds of horses' hooves not far away, the woman raised her head with difficulty, and spit out a stream of pus and blood from her mouth, and under the slanting sun, those huge black shadows appeared in the woman's eyes.
"Bring it in!"
An icy tone came from the tall black shadow.
Several black shadows with spears in their hands responded in unison, "Yes! β
"Then if you want to be a hero, follow them to the periphery to bathe in blood!"
After that, the woman's body was also locked in a wooden cage.
The old men's gaze darkened again, and only the old man hurried to check on the woman who was about to faint.
"Where are you going?"
The dark shadow's cold tone was aimed at the guards who stood up in a daze.
"We ......"
Before they could speak, the shadow spoke again:
"You just send the convoy out, you were in charge of the escort."
"But our wounded ......," one soldier pleaded.
"That's right, there's no need for injured waste here!" With that, the black shadow drove the horses under his feet to turn away, and the rest of the armorers with spears pointed their spears at the guards, glaring angrily at them to drive them away. Several of the guards also showed panic and stunned, and their eyes trembled as they stared at the distant back.
The gloomy sun also slowly set with the passage of time, and the perspective once again converged on Zhang Lin's fourth detachment.
"Take care ......" Zhang Lin's eyes trembled slightly, and he said sadly in the face of a group of disabled soldiers.
The disabled soldiers did not put on a dejected appearance, on the contrary, they stood in front of Zhang Lin in unison.
After leaving a batch of supplies, Zhang Lin left with the rest of the people absolutely, and the wounded soldiers who were left behind spontaneously saluted the distant team, until the end of the team completely disappeared from view, and the grief that had already been squeezed turned into a stream of tears......
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"Just leave them alone?" Shi Wei looked back at the group of soldiers in the depths of his field of vision, and his tone was a little regretful.
"If they follow us, it will only make the situation more ......" Zhang Lin's face sank slightly, and he replied in a solemn tone.
"......" Shi Wei looked at Zhang Lin's eyes, a touch of sadness appeared on his face, and then sighed lightly.
"In the wilderness, we must do everything we can to preserve our vitality, even at the expense of some people......"
"What if...... I was the one who was seriously injured earlier, I'm afraid I'll be left behind......"
Hearing this, Zhang Lin's face was silent again.
The two did not talk again, and the horses they stepped on were driven faster, and the speed of the entire marching team became faster under the rhythm of the leading people.
Time pushed and pulled again, and even into the night, the restless team during the day became much quieter at this moment.
"The sentry posts are all arranged, right?" Anru said to a non-commissioned officer.
"It's all arranged." The non-commissioned officer replied simply, and did not forget to point out the specific location of the sentry post on the drawing when he spoke.
"Okay, I'm glad, let's go down and rest."
"Yes!"
The words of the two ended, and Shi Wei's figure slowly came from behind.
"Captain!"
Anlu turned to look, and Shi Wei was walking with a bag of water and a few blackened taro.
"Give!"
Anlu took the food thrown by Shi Wei, and the two sat down on the spot at a campfire.
Elsewhere in the camp, Zhang Lin walked towards the carriage carrying the child with a bowl of porridge.
"Jing Ran has eaten!"
In the car, Zhang Lin shouted "eat", and everyone's taste buds were also attracted by Zhang Lin's hot porridge.
A female soldier lifted the curtain of the carriage and poked her head out, followed by the wistful eyes of several children from under the woman.
Looking at this scene, Zhang Lin smiled awkwardly and said:
"Let the children come down, there's still one over there, go over and serve some for them." After speaking, he pointed to the cauldron behind him that was still boiling. The female soldier also looked in the direction pointed by Zhang Lin, and then said happily to the children:
"Get out of the car, little ones, go over and eat and rest again."
"Good!" The children answered.
In the empty carriage, only Song Jingran was still in the corner, and the female soldier who got off the carriage also said helplessly when she saw it:
"We've pacified all the way, or ......"
"It's okay...... You go over first. β
"Yes......"
After speaking, Zhang Lin walked into the carriage and handed the steaming bowl of rice porridge to Song Jingran. Song Jingran, who had been hungry for a long time, couldn't help but see the rice porridge, picked up the rice porridge and sucked it in a big gulp, and when he saw Song Jingran eating, a smile also appeared on Zhang Lin's face.
"Also... In a few clicks, a bowl of rice porridge disappeared, Song Jingran stretched out his small hand and handed the empty bowl to Zhang Lin, and Xiuzhen's face showed a hint of warm red. Zhang Lin took the empty bowl, smiled and said gently:
"Well, you'll have to get out of the car with me......"
Zhang Lin handed his hand in, Song Jingran raised the corner of his eyes slightly, looked at Zhang Lin's slender and powerful fingers, and hesitantly handed his hand out gently.
"Okay, get out of the car." Zhang Lin gently held Song Jingran's hand, and Song Jingran, who had been curled up for a long time, staggered to the edge of the carriage, the corners of his eyes suddenly felt dim, and his body shook slightly uncontrollably. A handful was planted into Zhang Lin's arms.
"It's okay, it's okay, be careful......" Zhang Lin patiently reassured.
Song Jingran, who stood up from Zhang Lin's arms, saw the stopped troops clearly, and there were a few people scattered in the camp. Everywhere around the campfire, there were all tired sergeants, even the war horses tethered under the trunks of the trees were all tired. Everyone in the adult pile had blackened taro and a bag of water in their hands. Only a few female soldiers and a group of children gathered around the boiler full of rice porridge.
"Go ahead, there's a lot more over there."
Without waiting for Song Jingran to retract his eyes, Zhang Lin took his hand and walked straight to the place where the rice porridge was cooking.
In the night, a slanting moon accompanied them, and the breeze slowly blew from the depths of the lonely dense forest, and when they looked closely, the crickets that were hiding in the dark corners also poked their heads out, and the snoring began to gradually float in the camp. Looking around the corner, some people who were not sleepy were reading unknown books by the firelight, and occasionally a few abnormal movements would be so startled that they hurriedly got up to check, and after finding that there was nothing abnormal, they sat down and continued to reminisce.
The sentinels of the post were not idle, their vigilant eyes always paid attention to the surrounding grass and trees, and their persistence brought a brief peace of the night.
The cosy atmosphere did not last long, and as soon as it was dawn, the camp began to clang, all kinds of iron tools began to be put together, and the empty and dying body also sounded from the crowd.
"All up! Ready to go! β
The carriage shook again, and the sound of the shaking woke everyone inside.
"Ready to go, all sit down!" The coachman said.
"Kids, sit down." The female soldier whispered to the slightly hazy children.
The children rubbed their eyes together and leaned closer to the female soldier with their tired bodies.
Then the figure of the fourth detachment appeared on the periphery of this silent forest, and a clear and comfortable smell wafted along the endless fields. Accompanied by the morning breeze and the morning sun, the faces of the soldiers and even the people were full of vigorous vitality.
"This field has an unobstructed view, and there shouldn't be any large beasts, so the speed of the team can be slowed down slightly." Zhang Lin, who was in the lead, said to the messenger.
"Yes!"
After the conversation, Zhang Lin drove to the carriage that carried the children.
"Are you alright?" Still concerned about the past day, the female soldier in the car also poked her head out and responded:
"Hmmm! Everyone is in good spirits. After that, he looked at the endless green field, and his eyes revealed a bit of agility.
"Really...... Beautiful ......"
The ruddy corners of his mouth gently said two words, and the corners of his mouth were also hung with uncontrollable joy, and then he turned to the car and said:
"Look!"
With that, the other female soldiers and children who were in charge of the children poked their heads out of the curtain of the carriage. The warm grassland crossed their feet, and the clear blue sky just set off the tranquility of this wilderness, and a few white geese flew over them and flew towards the distant mountains, a breeze blowing through them brought a long-lost sense of comfort.
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And at the same time in another place.
The carriage carrying the wooden cage made a "clanging" sound, and the support, which was not very reliable, squeaked as it shook. The woman's arm had been wrapped in a coarse cloth, and the broken arrow was coldly placed on one side. The old man gently brushed away the hair that the woman had sprinkled on her face with her hand, and looked at the woman who was still fainting with concern.
Turning to the bottom of the wooden cart, several of the escorts who were driven away all had bitter expressions, and some even complained about fainting women, who were driven away and slowly followed behind the carriage with their injured bodies, and the carriage was not driven by a coachman, but was still led by a seriously wounded soldier. The moment they become wounded soldiers, their war horses naturally do not belong to them.
The complaints of individual soldiers also aroused the disgust of the old man in the wooden cage, and for a while, the two sides quarreled again about it.
"It's not that you are hiding in the team that doesn't belong to you, where are there so many things!" A soldier yelled indignantly. With a spear in his hands, he staggered behind the carriage.
Not to be outdone, an old man in the carriage replied:
"Stinky boy, don't fill me with garlic here, when a few of us were born and died for Dawn Valley, you didn't even give up milk! We have more value to live than you do! β
"A bunch of unruly old stubborns, what's the value of talking about it!"
"If it weren't for this wooden cage blocking me, your kid's head would have said goodbye to his body a long time ago!"
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The three or five mouths quarreled until a sharp sword was drawn and crossed between the two sides, and the fiery atmosphere was quiet for a moment.
"Don't make any noise, it's almost to the periphery! It's all dead, isn't it? A reasonably sane soldier stepped forward and said with a serious face.
It didn't take long for the fainting woman to wake up.
"Girl! You're awake! β
A gentle and charitable face vaguely appeared in front of her hazy eyes, and the woman propped up one arm and rubbed her eyes, and suddenly the tearing sensation from her arm instantly made her clear.
"Girl,! Don't move, your hands still hurt. β
ββ¦β¦ I, I'm ...... What's wrong......"
The woman touched the direction from which the pain came from in a trance, and the moment she touched it, her face was sad and painful.
"You are wounded by an arrow, don't move yet, rest well, you've been in a coma all night."
"Where are we......"
"......" The old man was silent for a while, and the other old people beside him were also silent.
"Blessing to Lord Lieutenant, now we have become a drag on the team, and we need to rush to the outskirts of the migration force to be an unsung hero!" Under the carriage, the soldier who had been arguing with the old man said disdainfully.
"You ......" The woman looked for her when she heard the voice, and looked at her body carefully, and a sense of guilt gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Sorry...... I didn't mean to ......."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another soldier.
"Captain, you can rest first, no matter what, we have to escort this group of old people out this time, but ...... Now it's just a different way, and the result is the same......"
The one who spoke was the soldier who had just stopped the quarrel from continuing.
Seeing his companion say this, the soldier with a slightly worse attitude didn't say anything, and walked with his spear on his own.
The time flickered and it was close to noonβ
The scorching sun above began to scorch.
There was not a single shade in the whole field, and several soldiers showed their decline, and several people in the carriage were tired......
"Let us out......"
An old man's voice was a little heavy. The other old men beside him looked at each other wistfully. The woman's eyes were also hidden and looked at the few soldiers under the car.
"What? You old stubborns... Don't try to play tricks...", the quarrelsome soldier's tone became sluggish.
"If we're all deported, why keep us locked up?"
The sane soldier stood up again, looked at the cracked chains, and spoke;
"Pull back."
"Huh? β¦β¦β
The arguing soldiers were about to stop it, and with a crisp sound of metal clashing, the chains snapped.
Seeing this, an old man immediately kicked open the opening of the wooden cage and ran to the other end like crazy.
"This old stubborn!" The arguing soldier was furious, and then he and the other soldiers tried to chase him back, but they were stopped.
"Let him escape, it's all here, there's no point in chasing it, not to mention that the injuries on our bodies haven't healed yet......"
After a while, the remaining old men slowly got out of the car and moved, and the woman staggered to a clearing to rest, and the sane soldier was gradually tacitly recognized by everyone as the leader.
"Give!" The leading soldier handed the woman a portion of water.
"Thank you......"
"You're welcome......" The soldier sat down slowly, with a sad look on his face, sighed lightly, and continued:
"Kosh, a native of Lysland, who fled to Dawn Valley after the Beast Tide of the Southeast, did not expect to re-enter the wilderness in this way again...... It's ironic......"
"Lu Ling." The woman stretched out her hand and responded calmly.
"Why help those old people, you should understand, it's not for the Overseers to decide."
"At least I don't think they should be their wedding dress, everyone has the right to live."
"In that case, what are you going to do after that? Protect them along the way? This is bound to be a drag. β
ββ¦β¦ I don't know, but I think the choice is up to them, not to be constrained. As the words fell, the woman's eyes looked towards the old woman, and at the same time, the afterglow of the old woman also coincided with the woman's gaze, and she turned her head to show a kind smile. Then the woman continued:
"What about you? How is it planned? β
"Find a place to heal first...... After that, leave it to fate. Kosh's tone became heavy, and he let out a long sigh with a slight weariness.
"I'm sorry......" the woman said with a slightly guilty look on her face, looking at the bruises and scars on Kosh's body.
A wry smile followed broke the slightly awkward atmosphere.
"It's okay......"
With that, Kosh stood up and quickly headed for the other end of the carriage.
Time flickered to the side, and the perspective was pulled back to the seventh team again-
There is a long rainbow hanging on the west side of the sky, and the heat of the sun has become cool at this moment, and the afterglow of the glow sets off a long and narrow procession, and as far as the eye can see, a torch with a handle begins to light up one after another from far to near, and the firelight also becomes active in the restless wind. From time to time, the tired wheezing of horses can be heard in the crowd, and the wooden cart full of debris will occasionally make a "clang" sound.
Except for the sergeants on horseback, the faces of the people and other guards who were advancing on their legs were tired, sweat dripping from their foreheads, and under the narrow line was a road drenched with sweat.
The heavy atmosphere weighed on everyone, and there was no superfluous noise in the procession except for the irritating gasps.
In a few breaths, the blush of the west also became dark, and it was the dark sky that came to replace it, the moon hanging above the sky did not come as expected, and the restless wind slowly stood above the team with a cirtus of clouds.
A dense forest not far away also danced with the howling of the wind.
"Order the team, speed up, reach the dense forest ahead, and then set up camp to rest." On the back of the leading horse, the Overseer said coldly.
"Yes!"
Hearing the news that he would soon be able to rest, the official who gave the order was also full of joy, and pulled his horse and ran towards the rear of the team.
"All the staff listen to the order, accelerate forward, accelerate forward, and reach a dense forest in front of them and set up camp to rest."
ββ¦β¦ Reach a dense forest ahead and set up camp to rest ......"
The herald's voice echoed in the middle of the line, and those who heard the news looked up feverishly towards the dense forest that appeared in the distance. For a while, the atmosphere of the whole team began to become noisy. Horses and wooden carts neighed and collided with the help of manpower. The hurried footsteps didn't care about the fatigue of the body, and they ran towards comfort with their eyes in mind.
After a long time, the entire seventh detachment entered the dense forest one after another.
"Send a few people to survey the surroundings!"
"Yes!"
"A few of you, find a few strong men to set up the camp tent, and send the food to the children in the car first when the food is ready!"
"Yes!"
After hastily giving the order, the Overseer dismounted and sat down in a clearing to rest. His face was still grim as he stared at the busy people.
"Your Excellency... This is the blueprint sent down by the front team. A non-commissioned officer with a document on his body stepped forward and said. The Overseer was looking at the non-commissioned officer, and handed his hand over to pick up the blueprint that the non-commissioned officer had sent him, and took a closer look.
A moment later β
"Hmm...... I know. Make a copy of the drawing, mark the same places we pass through, and send it to the team behind. β
"Yes..."
After speaking, the non-commissioned officer took the drawings and slowly retreated.
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"My lord, the tent has been set up, please move and rest."
After a while, the sound of life and cooking rose in this dense forest, and people began to enjoy a brief period of peace.
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Time rewinds to a brewery in the Coldwind Fortress.
On the small table, a simple coarse tea and light rice have been set up.
"Two, you eat slowly, we can't come up with anything to entertain you here, I'm really sorry."
"It's okay, let's go down."
"Ahh
Song Jingran gently took a bowl of rice porridge, and began to eat it with the matching rice vinegar.
"Eat slowly, beware of the heat." Zhang Lin stretched out his hand to brush away the rice grains at the corner of Song Jingran's mouth, and said with a doting face.
After a simple meal, the two also walked out of the wine shop calmly, and did not delay too much time on the way back, and soon arrived at their destination.
Just as Zhang Lin was about to rest, there was another knock on the door.
"Lord Beimen? Is there anything else to do when it's so late? β
"Do you have time to walk with me?"
After a while, the figures of the two reappeared on the familiar high wall.
"Would you like some?" Beimen Yu handed over the wine bag with a smile on his face. Seeing this, Zhang Lin slowly stretched out his hand, took the wine bag, and took a sip gently.
"That kid played well today." Beimenyu blurted out, leaning half-leaning on the city wall, revealing a rather appreciative gaze.
"It's not that we've lost to the warriors of the Cold Wind Army."
"It's not humble, it's not a defeat, Norek is a relatively brave warrior in this group of warriors. As someone who has just arrived at the Cold Wind Fortress, being able to fight back and forth with the better fighters here is enough to prove that the strength is not weak. I've already said hello to the commander, and the kid named Shi Wei took it directly. β
"How suddenly?" Hearing the news told by Beimenyu, Zhang Lin's face looked overwhelmed.
"Hahaha...... Don't be so surprised, for excellent warriors, Coldwind Fortress is never stingy. As for you...... The commander said let you talk to him alone. β
"Hmm... Really a person with a strange personality...... I'll go to Commander Verder again. There was a wry smile in Zhang Lin's words, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"The wilderness has changed you a lot...... Beimen Yu changed his words, and there was a heaviness in his tone.
"Yes, there are too many changes...... Zhang Lin leaned against the city wall, took the wine bag handed by Beimenyu as he spoke, and took a sip gently. Looking at the cold wind howling on the distant mountains, Zhang Lin remembered the long and narrow migration process......