Yang Dong left Beijing this time, and he did not have the previous fanfare.

With him left Beijing, there were only Baihua and a few secret agents from Xichang.

Several people rode fast horses, but in just half a day, they left the boundary of the capital.

They did not go north along Xiongguan, but followed the path and stepped into the boundary of Pingzhou.

It's just that the situation in Pingzhou is much worse than Yang Dong expected. According to the map, they passed through several small towns, but these towns had already been destroyed by the war and were depopulated.

Seeing that it was approaching noon, everyone was hungry with their chests pressed against their backs. If they can't find a place to stay, they have to eat the dry food they bring with them.

Several secret agents from the West Factory were full of shame and eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Because of this information, they all provided to Xichang, and even among them, there were two Pingzhou locals.

It's just that no one expected that in just a few months, Pingzhou would fall into such a miserable situation.

Obviously, the Great Zhou did not send troops to attack Pingzhou, how did all this happen?

Yang Dong's expression was calm, and his eyes swept over several secret agents beside him:

"Who among you are Pingzhou natives?"

"Why is this the way it is? Even when Luoju was flooded, my father had never seen such a scene. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several secret agents showed embarrassment and doubt.

One of them, Zhang Yuan, a tall spy with a heavy face and a big horse, spoke:

"Yang Gong, my subordinates are also very surprised by this matter."

"Although Pingzhou is not a rich place, and it has been attacked by bandits all year round, the people here are fierce, and normally speaking, it should not be so miserable."

"Besides, he didn't return home until three months ago. At that time, Pingzhou was not what it is now. ”

Yang Dong bowed slightly,

"In that case, let's find a place to rest, eat some dry food, and then hit the road."

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and spoke again:

"Yang Gong, let's travel lightly this time, and we don't have much dry food with us. The subordinates think that they can still save as much as possible. ”

"Besides, there are several villages within ten miles of us. Why don't we go to these villages and exchange some money for some food? ”

"These villages, my subordinates have all been there, and the surrounding terrain is open, even if you encounter special circumstances, it is not difficult to retreat."

"In that case, let's lead the way."

Yang Dong only thought about it for a while, and then opened his mouth to respond.

About half an hour later,

Under the leadership of Zhang Yuan, Yang Dong and his party came to the vicinity of Changhe Village.

According to Zhang Yuan's introduction,

This village of Changhe got its name because of its proximity to a river.

Most of the people in the village make a living from farming and fishing. Although life was a little harder, I barely survived.

Therefore, this Changhe Village is also one of the few villages in the neighborhood that can provide some food.

However, looking at Changhe Village from afar, Yang Dong frowned.

This Changhe Village, something is wrong!

From a distance, near Changhe Village, there is almost no human figure.

But to say that the village is empty and uninhabited is not appropriate. Therefore, in the village at this moment, you can still see a few wisps of cooking smoke from time to time.

No, the timing is not right!

It's 10 noon now, and the villagers don't work in the fields, so how can they cook at home?

You must know that according to the living habits of the people of the Great Zhou, they basically cook a day's meals in the morning and then take them to the fields. Lunch is a casual meal. It wasn't until the sun was about to set that I went home and drank porridge or something.

Zhang Yuan also discovered the strangeness of this place, and hurriedly spoke:

"Yang Gong, why don't we change places?"

"When I came here before, Changhe Village wasn't what it is now. And ......"

Before the words fell, the expressions on everyone's faces were stunned.

I saw that in the north of Changhe Village, more than 20 cavalry suddenly came out, these cavalry were stubborn and stubborn, and the standard of armor on their bodies was under Yang Yan's command at a glance.

Yang Dong narrowed his eyes slightly, as a great martial artist, his eyesight was naturally much stronger than ordinary people.

But after observing for a while, there was a suspicious look on his cheeks.

Something is wrong, even more wrong!

More than 20 horsemen, at most two troops. Why did such a small number of people appear in a remote place like Changhe Village if they didn't stay in the barracks for training at the moment?

And they all had fatigue on their faces, and there was a lot of blood on their armor, as if they had experienced a great battle!

But the problem is that this place is located on the side of Pingzhou near Dazhou.

In the case that Da Zhou did not send troops, it was obviously very safe here.

Could it be ...... Are they there to suppress bandits?

Yang Dong was thinking like this, but his pupils shrank suddenly. It was only because he suddenly saw that there were many children tied to the back of these galloping horses.

On average, there are at least two children tied to a horse, and some even more, four or five!

These soldiers, they kidnapped children!

At this time, Baihua also noticed the strangeness of this cavalry. Especially when she found out that there were so many children tied up on horseback, compassion began to flood in an instant!

"These damn bastards won't even let the children go!"

"No, I've got to save these poor kids!"

Baihua muttered to herself, and stood up.

The next moment, one after another true qi was stimulated from the acupuncture points in the body!

Yang Dong felt the movement beside him, and immediately retracted his gaze and stepped forward to stop Baihua.

"Girl of Hundred Flowers, what are you doing?"

"Young Master Yang, didn't you see it? Those cavalrymen, they kidnapped a lot of children! ”

"This kind of person is not a good person at first glance, we must save these children first."

Yang Dong immediately nodded with a serious face,

"These children are saved, but not now."

"Why is that?"

On the pink cheeks of a hundred flowers, a look of doubt appeared.

Because in her opinion, dozens of ordinary people in this mere are not enough for her to clean up with one hand.

With the strength of her innate realm, she can rescue these children in minutes. Now he was stopped by Yang Dong's shot.

Yang Dong glanced at Baihua with a serious face, and then threw out a question.

"If you act now, you can certainly save these children."

"But have you ever wondered where these children come from? What was the purpose of these cavalrymen kidnapping them? ”

"And most importantly, in addition to these children, are there any other children who have also been kidnapped by them?"

Hearing this, a touch of astonishment flashed across Baihua's cheeks.

She just wanted to save people, but she never thought about these problems.