Chapter 009: Xilin is a philanthropist
Slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun gradually dissipated, and the sky became darker and darker.
In the distance, a group of figures came from far and near, and some silhouettes could be seen faintly through the moonlight.
"It's cavalry, everyone hide!" I don't know who shouted, and suddenly everyone ran back to their homes in a panic, and everyone who was at home also extinguished the light in their homes.
"Woo ......" Xilin reined in his horse and looked at the panicked figure in the distance.
"My lord, the customs here are so strange that you can't see anyone. "Garl is a native of Odo, and he knows nothing about the situation in the hinterland of the empire.
"It's not customs, they're afraid. Cillin said.
In fact, he guessed correctly, how could the customs be so flustered, this is obviously scary.
"Scared?" Galden's head was full of question marks, "what are we afraid of?"
"Yes, it's fear. Jesse also spoke, "Maybe it's because we're cavalry." ”
"Cavalry, there are only a dozen of us, and if the 27th Cavalry Regiment is here, they will all have to be scared. Gal shook his head.
When the soldiers heard him say this, they all burst into laughter, and in this place, the silence was so great that those who were hiding could easily hear their laughter, and they all trembled for a while, and did not know what to do.
"Let's go and see what happened, and we happened to spend the night in that village. Cillin said.
Da Da Da ......
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, some of the villagers thought to themselves: It's over, it's over, this has just gone, and it's coming again, and this time there is nothing of value to give.
"Uh...... Listen, those who are hiding, my lords will rest in your village, so come out. ”
The village is small, with only a few dozen households, and Garl's voice is very loud, and his rough voice can be transmitted from one end of the village to the other.
Xilin and the others all rode quietly on their horses, looking around, but there was still no one.
"My lord, I'll knock at the door!" said Garr, as he dismounted.
Cillin waved his right hand and motioned for him not to move first.
"Hey, what did he say, my lord, he shouldn't be a robber. In the distance, behind a low haystack, two people were crouching on the ground.
"My lord, there are so many adults these days, and sometimes the robbers will make a cameo. Another voice rang out.
Cillin's ears moved, looking at the haystack in the distance.
Gar's eyes also followed Xilin's gaze, the corners of his knowing mouth curled slightly, and he gently dismounted and walked over.
"Yes, they may not be able to find us anyway when we hide, and they may leave after a while if they don't see anyone. The man who began to speak continued.
"Can't find it?" said Gal, sticking his head out.
"Yes, I can't find it. The man didn't hear Gal for a while, and subconsciously answered.
Both of them were covered with a little hay, and they couldn't really be seen at night if they weren't careful.
"Ahh
"Come on, you're called, like a. "Although Garr's height is not two meters, one meter nine is enough, and it really doesn't take much effort to carry a skinny guy.
The man was lifted out of the haystack, and with a slight force on his arm, the man was pushed to the ground.
"You come out too, are you waiting for me to call you?" said Gal to the man inside, and then a trembling figure emerged from within.
Sirin and Jesse looked at each other and smiled, and walked over with the reins in hand.
When everyone arrived, the two men immediately lay on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Stand up, what's your name?" said Cillin to the man at the beginning.
When the man heard this, he looked up at Cillin on horseback, and after a little hesitation, he stood up.
"Get up too!" said Cillin to the man next to him.
"My lord, the villain's name is Adam, what do you command? The man began.
"Adam, good name. Cillin said with a smile.
There was also a burst of laughter behind him, and the man lowered his head, not daring to look at the crowd again.
"I ask you, why are you hiding?"
"Your Excellency......" Adam glanced at the epaulettes on Cillin's clothes, "Please forgive me, the villain thought it was a robber coming, so he ......"
"Presumptuous!" said Gal with a sharp step forward.
"Ai ...... Let him finish. Cillin stopped.
"My lord, it's the villain who has no eyes, and the villain should die!" said the man, kneeling on the ground again.
Xilin shook his head, "I guess the others think the same way?" ”
When the man heard this, he looked up at the crowd and hurriedly got up and left.
The village was already small, and soon Adam returned, followed by an old man with white hair.
"My lord, the villain doesn't know that the adult came, it's really guilty, but please spare the old and young in my village, thank you. So saying, the old man bowed down and bowed.
Xilin and the others all got off their horses, hurriedly took two steps forward, and helped the old man.
"Whatever the old man said, we just passed by here and wanted to rest here, and there was no malice. Cillin said with a smile.
"This, this ......" The old man looked at Jesse next to Xilin again, only to see that the other party also smiled and nodded.
"Oooh. The village chief also saw what Xilin was wearing and said, "Then please come to my house." ”
"Thank you over there. ”
After a while the people arrived at the village chief's house, and the old man brought out some dry bread to entertain them, but they did not move, including the water, which he brought with him his own kettle.
In one of the largest rooms, except for two or three on duty, everyone barely slept, but it was a bit crowded if they were all resting.
There was nothing to say all night, and people were sleepy and tired after running for several hours in a row, but after a night's rest, it was much better.
After resigning from the village chief early in the morning, Xilin threw him a few silver coins, and then set out on the road again with Jesse and the others.
"Xilin, you robber did a good job, don't eat or take, and give a few silver coins before leaving. Jesse said with a smile.
"Robber, I'm a philanthropist!"
Another day passed, and they arrived at Andus, at the height of the sunset, and Wisna was located in the province of Andus, and Andus's location was special because he was close to the two major governorates of the empire, and there was also one of the most chaotic parts of the Roland Empire.
With such a good geographical location, of course, there are many things, and the 16th Infantry Regiment of the Empire is stationed in the southern part of the province of Andus, in the name of suppressing bandits.
The 16th Infantry Corps is a simple mixed corps, which includes 5,000 cavalry, and in this regard, the official imperial government said: to suppress bandits, you can't just use people to chase horses, of course, you must equip cavalry.
This is the meaning of the General Staff of the Empire, and no one has any objections, in fact, the infantry corps stationed in many provinces of the Empire are like this.