Wuliang City is known as the first Xiongguan in the North Plains, chokes the entrance of the Tiger Roaring Gorge in Dangtu Mountain, the city wall is 20 meters high, and there are 10,000 soldiers stationed in the year. But now the walls are mostly broken and filled with sandbags. The gates of the city, which had been destroyed a few days earlier, were now barried only by iron horses.

After entering the city, the two feathers flying in the air fell, and walked behind Li Bochen with a short dagger on his waist.

The eastern sky was faintly bright, and the sergeants in the tents on both sides of the gorge were rising. The firefighters lit fires on the side of the road outside the camp to melt snow and boil water, while other soldiers began to repeat what they had not done the day before—carrying and burying the bodies.

Seven days ago, the demon beasts burst into the city and withdrew, more than 4,000 people died in 10,000 people, more than 2,000 people were injured, and many corpses were buried under the broken bricks and tiles and even the remnants of the demon beasts, and it was frozen again, and it was difficult to clean up.

Li Bochen saw the black ice and residual snow on the road and on the roadside, and for a while he felt a little sad about the rest of his life, and he didn't know whether to be bitter or relaxed.

Seeing the five of them passing by, the sergeants on the side of the road looked sideways. A firehead soldier who was stirring snow in the pot glared at him, stunned, and shouted, "Brother Chen?!Are you not dead!?"

Li Bochen smiled at him: "It's a big life." ”

After walking a dozen or so steps, five or six more people stood up and greeted Li Bochen, calling "Brother Chen" and "Brother Chen" non-stop, and some of them were obviously older, and they all called them the same. But no one paid attention to Sui Buzhi - probably because he was now embarrassed and covered half of his face with a thin blanket, no one could have thought that he was the nobleman who had been in the city a few days ago.

Bai Ying, who was walking beside him, frowned: "You are not very famous. ”

Li Bochen smiled and didn't speak.

Walking along the canyon down the mountain for ten minutes, there were twenty or thirty people who greeted Li Bochen. After the canyon, you will see a large basin surrounded by mountains. In normal times, this basin is a place for soldiers and garrisons in countless cities, and the houses are very dense. Today, most of the buildings have collapsed, and only a tall platform built on the mountainside in the south is still largely intact.

Bai Ying said again: "You are a ten-year-old general, how did you get acquainted with so many people?"

Sui Buxiu also came to see him, and seemed to want to know the answer.

Li Bochen smiled: "After staying in Wuliang City for six years, he is like a dog, and others are familiar with it." ”

Bai Ying stared at him gloomily, and Li Bochen smiled again: "Of course it's a pawn like me." Sui Gongzi and General Bai are busy with big things, and there is no need to mingle with those of us. ”

Baiying snorted. The five of them walked through the ruins in the basin and saw a lot of clotted blood clots and corpses. Seven days ago, the demon beast broke into this place and robbed Sui Buzhi. Finally, stop at the foot of the hill in the south, and look up at the Chebei Gonglou Fort, which is high and entrenched.

The shiny armor of the soldiers guarded the upward mountain road, and the nearby snow, corpses, and ruins had long been cleared. Bai Ying stopped and turned his face to look at Li Bochen: "I know what you're thinking." You have walked through the city, and many have seen you. But remember, those people can't protect you. The only one who can save you is yourself - Gongzi is benevolent and says that he wants you to live. If you can keep your mouth shut, then let you go back to your hometown alive. ”

Li Bochen sighed: "General Bai, I understand these if you don't say this." I just want to live a stable life, why should I make trouble for myself? I don't ask for any other reward, just don't lose my 100,000 yuan for six years, and the heads of one hundred and eight demon beasts. ”

Bai Ying's face softened slightly, and he nodded slightly: "Of course, it is best to be reasonable." It is your reward, and it will not do you badly. But you'll have to stay with me for a few days now. ”

Li Bochen nodded: "Okay." But after a while I want to eat something, preferably with a bowl of hot soup. ”

Bai Ying smiled lightly: "Yes." ”

Then he turned to Sui Buxiu and said, "Young master, go and see the lord, he must be in a hurry." ”

Sui Buxiu nodded, glanced at Li Bochen, and turned around and stepped onto the mountain road.

......

Li Bochen was "escorted" to a courtyard at the foot of the mountain by the two feathered guards left behind.

The courtyard is detached and has only one room, which is made of bluestone and rammed earth. Although the appearance is simple, it is better to keep warm and solid. These courtyards stretched along the foothills, many of which had been destroyed. These are the residences of the middle-level officers of the Dongfu Army who were stationed in Wuliang City in the past. But now there are only about two or three out of ten people who still have the life to live and return here.

The courtyard is separated from the military and civilian residences in the distance by a frozen river and two large school yards. If Li Bochen wanted to escape, it would be very easy to be discovered.

The door was slammed shut, and it appeared to be locked. Then the window panels were also closed and locked.

The sun had not yet jumped over the mountain, and the house was dark and gloomy. Li Bochen touched an oil lamp on the stove by the door and lit it with a fire sickle. There was no pot on the stove, only a kang covered with straw in the room. The room was as cold as an ice cellar, and the air was frosty.

But it's at least much better than on the snowy fields. Li Bochen turned off the lights, slowly climbed onto the kang, and grabbed some straw to cover his body. He was so tired that he wanted to get some sleep.

Baiying said that as long as he didn't talk nonsense, he would be honored to return to his hometown. It's not that this is impossible, but it's relatively unlikely. He knew this person—he was originally a member of the royal family of the Feather Heightened Hayabusa. More than 20 years ago, the Gao Falcon rebelled in Tianziji, and all the adults of the royal family were executed, and the young ones were sold into slavery.

When Chebei Gongsui bought him, he was only six years old. But after several years of training, he became Sui Wuyi's loyal dog, and he was extremely ruthless. Sui Buxiu may let himself go, but Bai Yingxin is not so kind.

What's even worse is that he still has a lot of weight when he speaks in front of Sui Wuyi.

But at least I won't kill myself today. I was seen by many people just now, and when I entered this courtyard, I was also seen by many soldiers and civilians from afar. If you really want to do it, you will have to wait a few days.

He closed his eyes, breathed only twice, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up again, it was already dawn, and the sun and the north wind came in through the cracks in the window panels, making the room less dim. I still had nightmares, and there were many babbling in my dreams.

He secretly lucked Zhenyuan away for a week, and felt some heat on his body. Looking further at the kang, I found a food box resting. He had been struggling on the snowy field for days, so tired that he didn't feel that anyone had come in while he was asleep. But it made him feel more at ease.

When I opened the food box, I found that it was a delicate thing - the walls of the box were thick and made of iron. But the middle is hollow, and smoldering charcoal is placed at the bottom. I don't know how long it has been on the kang, but the food inside is still warm.

Next to the food box was a set of cotton clothes, which belonged to ordinary soldiers. He thought about it for a while, but picked it up and put it on. His legs itched slightly when he moved, but he didn't see anything abnormal, thinking it was because of the flesh and blood of the demon beast. These things were trivial in front of him, and he didn't ask himself to think about them.