"Zhaoye City was originally devoured by demons. I heard that one day, the yellow sand from the north came, swallowing up the heaven and earth, and also swallowed up Zhaoye City. I don't know if there were any demons in the yellow sand. After the yellow sand passed, all the remaining people in the city All the guards turned into bones, and Zhaoye City later became a demon city, with countless demons gathering there. Neither we nor the Saibei people dared to enter the hundred-mile radius of Zhaoye City." The knight surnamed Feng said, and the fire light reflected Looking at his expression, he was a little scared, but also a little calm, regardless of life and death, "The demon occupying Zhaoye City is called the King of Yellow Sand by our northern soldiers. It's just that the news has reached the capital, and I don't know if the nobles in the court believe it." If you don’t believe it, people mostly listen to it as fairy tales.”
"The King of Yellow Sand..."
"A few years ago, the beacon tower closest to Zhaoye City reported that thunder would often come to Zhaoye City. At its peak, thunder could be seen everywhere within a hundred miles, and even priests could be seen in the sky. I also heard that some people saw it. There are gods covered in golden armor in the lower realm, I don’t know if this is true or not. Anyway, probably last summer, we re-entered Zhaoye City."
"The summer before last year..."
It was the summer of the fourth year of Mingde.
At that time, I and Empress Sanhua were in Changjing.
"Yes." Feng Youqi said, "We were still very nervous at first, but then we quickly thought about it. There is actually no difference between being eaten by monsters and being killed by Saibei people. And as time goes by, There is nothing special about Zhaoye City. The monsters have probably been taken away by God a long time ago. At most, we occasionally encounter some little monsters and ghosts..."
Saying this, Feng Youqi smiled.
"Oh, demons and ghosts appear in troubled times. We in the north are different from people in the south. We have seen a lot, especially after joining the army. We have seen too many little demons and ghosts. Many of them have no ability. The masters among the people can rely on the skills passed down. If we get rid of it, we warriors, as long as we are brave, can kill it with the swords, guns, bows and arrows in our hands. It was a little scary the first time, but after two more times, we will get used to it."
After hearing this, everyone around him also smiled.
The heroic heroism of the Northern Army is reflected in this knowing smile.
"You are all heroes."
"He's just a warrior."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was some movement behind him.
Through the firelight and starlight, a figure could be faintly seen moving in the night.
It seems to be spying on this side.
Several rangers were alert and immediately turned their heads to look over there. One person casually pulled a log from the fire and gently threw it in that direction.
"call……"
The firewood flew through the air, and the flame was suppressed by the wind for a while. After it hit the ground, many sparks bloomed, and then the flame began to grow.
The figure quickly went to the side.
But just at that moment, the firelight also reflected its figure.
It's an evil thing that looks like a human.
Song You had seen some similar ones along the way.
There is a legend about this evil creature circulating on the nearest inhabited grassland. It is said that it will spy on people through door cracks and windows late at night, and make noises outside to trick people into opening the door. Once the door is opened, it will Go in and eat everyone in the house alive. Others say that it can break doors, or that it is timid and afraid of noise. I don’t know if this is a rumor or that different individuals have different personalities.
Song You didn't know what it was called, but he only knew that after death, the evil energy and blood condensed and persisted for a long time.
It can be inferred from this that most of them were transformed into warriors on the battlefield.
The world is vast, and under different conditions, all kinds of strange evil things often breed. Fulong Temple can only travel around the world from generation to generation to experience them, and then record new ones.
I can only write down more, but not everything.
"Yeyou Gong..."
You Qi, surnamed Feng, actually reported its name.
"Don't worry, sir."
Another ranger also said, grinning at Song You, showing his neat yellow teeth in the firelight, then took off his horse's spear, put it on his shoulder with his left hand, and picked up a crossbow with his right hand.
The others were similar to him, and a few others were pulling wood from the fire.
Everyone looked at each other and dispersed into the night sky.
Several handfuls of flames moved bit by bit.
There are occasional black shadows flickering in the middle.
"Canopy..."
There was a very slight sound of bow strings, which rang several times in succession.
"Roar……"
"This way!"
"ah!!"
"puff!"
"call……"
I heard the shouts of these rangers, the collision of spears with flesh, the sound of someone rolling on the ground, the screams of evil things, the distant torches dimming and extinguishing, sometimes shooting out sparks, most of the time just The silhouettes of several rangers were reflected, and only a few times could one see the ferocious evil thing with pieces of rags on its body.
Not long after, a few people came back, bringing with them a half-rotten, smelly head.
"Keep sir waiting."
Youqi surnamed Feng lobbied Song.
Behind him, someone was holding the head and hanging it on his horse.
"It doesn't matter."
Song You was also very calm.
"Since the war more than ten years ago, there have been more and more monsters on this grassland. We call this kind of ghost at night. It usually runs around at night, like a wandering ghost, and lies down during the day. I don't know. "I thought it was just an ordinary corpse." Youqi surnamed Feng said, "So when we are patrolling during the day, if we encounter a corpse, we usually have to cut off the head. Just cut off the head and take it back as a military merit. "
"Mr. Ye You." Song You repeated, "It's quite appropriate."
"They are all names given by people who have studied in the military."
"I've encountered this kind of ghost along the way. I just know that it doesn't feel pain, but it doesn't know what's special about it?" Song You asked curiously.
"There's not much special about it." Feng Youqi said, "The pain is the same as what Mr. said, and the other thing is not to be caught and bitten by it, otherwise you will die of high fever soon. In addition, it is the same as a living martial artist." There’s not much difference, oh, if it’s a little stronger but not proficient in martial arts, a few ordinary prairie men can control it as long as they are brave enough and not afraid.”
"I see."
Song You has already made a note of it in his mind.
When you are ready to pick a time, write it down.
"In addition, there is a pink-faced lady in this grassland. She often disguises herself as a woman and harms people where there are people. We don't see many here. If you go a little further south or east, you can see her. After killing it, her face The facial features will disappear and become pink and full of hair, almost like a newborn piglet." Feng Youqi seemed to notice that he was interested in these things, so he casually said, "Besides, we see a lot more here. On the contrary, it is a kind of horse-stealing boy that is not as tall as half a man. It likes to steal horses most. No matter how good the military horse is, if it is touched by it, it will immediately fall limp. It will lie on the horse's neck and quietly steal the horse. He drank all his blood, and there was no movement at all during the whole process, and then he ran away again, which was hard to guard against."
The calico cat sounded very nervous and couldn't help but crane his neck and glance at the crimson horse lying next to him.
Youqi Feng didn't pay attention to the cat's movements. He smiled and said, "But this thing is afraid of geese. As long as you put a goose next to it, it will often not dare to come."
"This is amazing."
Song You said this, and then asked: "I passed by the grassland before, and I heard that the Saibei people went south this time because of the help of demons. However, as far as I know, demons have not participated in the war between countries for many years." Even at the end of the previous dynasty, when the world was in chaos and demons were everywhere, they were just causing chaos and not helping any party. I wonder why this time?"
"This little kid doesn't know about it." Youqi surnamed Feng said, "Maybe only the adults in the army know about it."
"I heard..." Another man named Feng Youqi, who was also holding a spear and had a beard, said, lowering his voice, "These monsters seem to have escaped from the original Zhaoye City."
"Zhaoye City?"
"I just heard about it," the bearded man said, "I can't be sure."
"That's it."
"Sir, do you want to go to Zhaoye City to supply supplies?" Youqi surnamed Feng asked, "If you go to Zhaoye City, ask my general, maybe he will know."
"Originally, I was planning to go to Zhaoye City because of its reputation. Since I heard from several people that General Chen is so eager to invite me to Yuanzhi City, let's go to Yuanzhi City first. We are walking slowly, if If we go to Zhaoye City again, I'm afraid it will delay things." Song You smiled and said to them, "If you have time later, come back and see the famous Zhaoye City."
"Mr. Benyi."
"I wonder if you have ever heard of Liaoxin Pass?" Song You happened to ask them about Liaoxin Pass.
"Of course I've heard of it."
"The general's surname at Liaoxin Pass is Ban?"
"General Ban..."
Everyone suddenly looked at each other.
"What's wrong?"
Song You asked them towards the firelight.
"It's nothing. General Ban is also a rare strong general. Otherwise, given the location of Liaoxin Pass, he would not have been left to guard it. It's just that Liaoxin Pass was lost some time ago. I heard that General Ban was also killed."
"It is said that General Laiban also has something to do with our Changqianmen..."
"Sir, do you know General Ban?"
Everyone was talking to each other.
"I met a friend on the road. My friend's eldest son was stationed at Liaoxin Pass and was under the command of General Ban." Song You said calmly, "I met you all and seemed to be well-informed, so I asked him casually."
"Then it's probably gone..."
"I heard that Liaoxin Pass is also an important position. The Saibei people invaded for a long time but were not defeated. It is said that General Ban also has a fine cavalry under his command, which is very brave. It is because of their presence that even a small group of Saibei people go south to harass. The grain road has also failed many times, and he did not dare to take a detour. Previously, General Ban cooperated with the Ranger General Li Haoran to annihilate the elite of Zuo Lang King. Unfortunately, three months ago, it seemed that a demon from the Saibei people had sneaked into the city. I brought the disease with me, and I heard that most of the defenders in the city were infected with the disease and would be defeated without a fight. Fortunately, General Li responded in time, so it did not lead to greater consequences."
"But when General Chen regained Liaoxin City again, it was already an empty city."
"I also heard that the Saibei people planted all the corpses outside the city. I don't know what had eaten most of them. Even those in the army who were used to killing people didn't dare to look at them."
"The eldest son of Mr.'s friend is probably gone..."
"I heard that the people in Saibei brought the disease from Hezhou through some unknown method. Isn't there a plague in Hezhou right now?"
"I haven't heard of any survivors in the city's defenders."
Everyone still responded to you and me.
Although the Taoist had already expected it, he could not help but feel regretful after it was confirmed.
Then he continued to light the fire, took out the beef jerky and milk jerky to share with them, and chatted with them for a while about the war situation in the north, the confrontations and competitions between them, and then fell asleep under the starry sky.
(End of chapter)
