Chapter 35: Leading the way
Feng Luo didn't have a body to hide, and walked on the avenue like an ordinary person. Because of this, it was noticed by the officers and soldiers.
The army was stationed in Dayin Mountain and successfully eliminated the bandits' lair. However, many bandits were too cunning and escaped and hid in the mountains. The general who led the troops ordered to search for half a month in Dayin Mountain, and not a single village was missed.
All the soldiers understood the general's meaning and launched a frantic "search". Every time they saw a village, they searched every corner of the house, and anything "suspicious" was taken away, such as crystal nuclei and crystal coins.
When encountering "suspicious" people, the soldiers also tried their best to interrogate. For example, a young and beautiful woman has every reason to suspect that she is related to the rebels in the mountains. Usually more than a dozen soldiers took turns to "interrogate", and by the end of it, the girl was dying.
The slightest resistance from the villagers was immediately classified as bandits and mercilessly beheaded! Many villages were looted and even set on fire.
What does this villager mean by going out hunting in such a situation? What does this man mean by his calm expression and not panicking? He must have come from some rich village that had not yet been "searched" by the army!
The soldier came to a "smart" conclusion and, of course, would not let Feng Luo go. You must know that all the detachments are like wolves, and there are basically no intact villages in the mountains, and it is difficult to search for something valuable.
"We are hunting for fugitives. Come here, compare it with the portrait!" the soldier greeted Feng Luo, who was hesitating.
Feng Luo made up his mind, he was really chasing him, and he would definitely not speak so politely. As for what else there is, you have to ask to find out.
"Official, we are honest mountain people, not fugitives. Feng Luo said in fear, threw the wild thing in his hand over his shoulder, and swayed over.
When the officers and soldiers saw what Feng Luo was on, they pointed at it and said, "What is it?"
Feng Luo secretly laughed in his heart, handed over a pheasant, stuffed the other pheasant in the back, and patted the cloth bag on his waist twice. Sure enough, after the officers and men took the pheasant, they said, "What is the other thing in the back? Is it a murder weapon?"
With a look of reluctance on his face, Feng Luo handed the other pheasant to the soldier. The cloth bag is hidden, and then it is hidden in the back.
The soldier was about to reach out and grab the bag behind Feng Luo, when suddenly his eyes rolled. He had a smile on his face, but the hint of sinister could not be hidden. Feng Luo Ke had been in the Land of Death, how sinister people had never seen it, how could he be deceived by such a simple trick?
"You don't look like it at all, so you don't have to compare portraits. But fugitives are hiding all over the mountains, and there is no guarantee that they will be hiding in your village. So take us to see if you find the fugitives, and count yourself as a great achievement!" the soldier said righteously.
"Master Jun, I, I'm going to go down the mountain to sell wild things, and I have to buy some food back, and my family doesn't have enough to eat. Feng Luo hurriedly excused himself. He originally planned to let the soldier snatch the two rabbits in the cloth bag, but he didn't expect the other party to change his mind.
"Don't talk nonsense, it's important to catch the fugitives, or your business!" The soldier suddenly changed his face, and before Feng Luo could get used to it, he said, "Don't worry, we expected that the villagers were deeply poisoned by the bandits this time, and they transported a lot of food. Let's go see what we need to eat!"
Feng Luo didn't understand why the other party was holding on tightly, and he couldn't continue to excuse himself, so he had to nod and agree. The terrain in the mountains is complicated, so find a chance to slip away.
"Behave well, boy, do you want to be a soldier? With my recommendation, you don't need to be assessed, and you can go straight to the army!" the soldier patted his chest, and then beckoned ten soldiers over.
It turned out that he was still a squad leader, and there were ten people under him. The squad leader's cultivation is not bad, exceeding the five layers of pulsation. And the people under him all have a pulse of cultivation. Such a team, as long as it does not run into a strong opponent, basically will not have an accident.
In addition to their weapons, each of them had a large bag and a bundle of rope.
"Master Jun, who are they?" Feng Luo asked, pointing to the big pocket.
"Oh, this bag, when you meet bandits, you will inevitably fight. Killing bandits has military merit, but to bring back the head, this bag is used to hold the head. The squad leader explained.
"Then what are they doing with the rope?" Feng Luo asked honestly about the rope.
"It's used to tie up women...... Kidnappers. Some bandits are afraid of death and surrender, so we have to give them a chance to mend their ways. Just in case, you still have to tie it with a rope and bring it back. The squad leader seemed a little annoyed, the silly boy in front of him had too many problems.
Feng Luo could guess what they wanted to do, and stopped talking. Annoyed people, but there were nearly a hundred soldiers gathered here, and it was not easy to leave.
While the soldiers were preparing their pockets and ropes, Feng Luo recalled the way he had come and planned how to get out later.
"Master Jun, why did the village over there burn down? It seems that there is not even a living mouth, and the beast can do such a thing!" Feng Luo asked as he walked, pointing to the burned village not far away.
The faces of a group of soldiers twitched in unison, and they forced themselves not to curse. They did all the murder and arson, but they had to blame the bandits.
They had planned to just grab things and kill as few people as possible. But there is an order from above, saying that the villagers will be close to the country on the other side of the border, and it is better to kill the villagers first than to leave them to the enemy!
The original order was to kill all men, women, and children. But I took their things many times, and I was embarrassed to kill them all, and considering the manpower problem, I finally decided to kill only the middle-aged men.
But sometimes when there is a conflict, it is difficult to grasp the degree of doing things. Their "good deeds" often regret the destruction of the entire village because the villagers did not "cooperate".
To tell the truth, the soldiers are actually unwilling to destroy the village, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and if they want to loot something in the future, where to go?
Regardless of the real situation, it is not a pleasant thing to be pointed at and scolded by animals. They had just buried their heads in the road and didn't want to communicate with this hairy boy.
Feng Luo started to follow the same path as he came, and then slowly drifted away. Traces of someone stepping on them, he walked over. He pretended to be an ordinary person and walked very slowly. He often stops and breathes heavily, but his eyes wander around, looking for the next direction.
The soldiers did not question whether there was a problem with Feng Luo leading the way, and it was good to be remote, which meant that the other party's village was in a hidden place. Their harvest will be more abundant.
After walking for about two hours, it was even more tiring to walk on the overgrown mountain path. The team leader called Feng Luo, who was leading the way in front, and then beckoned his brothers to hurry up and rest.
"How far is it? Isn't it almost there?" "Well, what about people?" asked the team leader, taking a sip of water.