Luo Feng came to the village chief's office and told Ran Santong his plan. Ran Santong was overjoyed, "Haha, okay, if I can win the Hedong village this time, I will never break my promise."
"Thank you, village chief." Luo Feng replied.
"Oh, by the way," Ran Santong seemed to remember something, "The militia has a structure, the leader has a name, and you should also have a title."
Luo Feng felt justified, thought for a moment, and said: "Village chief, I think I'll call him the battalion commander, and he will be in charge of a battalion of militiamen."
"Well, that's right. That's what I call him. That Zhang Xuli is your deputy."
"Deputy battalion commander." Luo Feng said casually.
"Deputy Battalion Commander, not bad." After Ran Santong savored these new names carefully, he quickly wrote down the manuscript, stamped it with the official seal, and passed it on.
Luo Feng came to the training ground, organized hundreds of militia units according to the village office documents, compiled the rosters, and sent them to the village office.
Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Feng ordered the first and second teams to rest for a day and head to the Cave of Forgetfulness early tomorrow morning.
On the avenue closest to the Cave of Oblivion, Bailiguang stopped, called a villager behind him, and asked: "There is no road from here. There are mountain roads and woods behind. You often move around in this area. Why?" You lead the way."
"Yes," the villager said in a panic, "but I have never been near the Cave of Oblivion. I only hunted in the periphery. I don't know which way leads to the Cave of Oblivion."
"Then take us nearby first." Bailiguang was eager to get the weapons and other resources in the Cave of Oblivion. His tone seemed a little impatient, "Let's go, everyone, hurry up and follow."
A group of people left the road and passed through the wasteland on the roadside into an endless forest.
Not long after the figure left, Hatton led a group of people to the place where Baili Guang had just stayed.
"Why is there no one?" Hatton asked doubtfully.
"It's already entered the woods from that way." A bandit next to Hatton replied.
"Then hurry up and give chase." Hatton turned his huge body, took heavy steps, and prepared to catch up.
"Brother, no, that's the Cave of Oblivion, there's no road nearby." The bandit said anxiously.
Hatton thought that it was a deserted land. If he got lost and couldn't get out after entering, it would be over. "Just wait here. They will come out sooner or later. Stop them and steal their things."
Baili Guang led people to walk in a dense forest at the foot of the mountain. The sparse sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on the ground, forming mottled shadows. Along with the "rustling" sounds of dead leaves stepped on by feet, the faces of the crowd began to look solemn. .
There are nothing but trees around. After walking for so long, I can no longer tell the direction.
"Where are you?" Bailiguang stopped and asked.
The villagers around me replied: "This is the farthest place I have ever been. Going further ahead should be the Cave of Forgottenness."
Baili Guang looked at the woods in the distance, which were no different from the ones around him. After taking a short rest, he started walking inside again.
The further you go, the taller the bushes on the ground are. In some places, they are no more than half a person's height. Huge old trees spread their branches and leaves in the sky, and intersect with each other. It is difficult for the sun to fall on the ground through the branches. The humidity in the woods was getting heavier and heavier, making it uncomfortable.
Fear made everyone stare at every branch in the forest with wide eyes.
The bushes were high and dense, making it impossible to walk. Baili Guang ordered a group of militiamen to clear the way in front. The crowd passed through the bushes. Several militiamen walking on the edge were scratched by some branches of the bushes, and their bodies were marked. A bright red blood trail appeared.
After walking for a while, the crowd passed through the bushes and arrived at a wetland. On the opposite side of the wetland, they could vaguely see a mountain range extending towards the wetland.
Bailiguang stopped walking, looked at the mountains opposite, and at the turbid air coming out of the wetland, and said: "There is no way to pass here. Let's go around to the side. The Cave of Forgetfulness should be on the opposite side."
The soil near the wetland is very soft, and stepping on it is like walking on a sponge. Everyone looks carefully at their feet.
"Look, your wound has turned green." A villager pointed at another villager who had just cut his arm on a bush.
"Mine is turning green too."
"Mine is changing too." There were more and more panic, and the crowd began to become chaotic.
"Tie up the wounds." Bailiguang ordered the people to treat all the wounds. Some wounds that could not be treated were bandaged firmly with clothes. After treatment, they continued to move forward.
Just after walking around the middle of the wetland, a villager suddenly grabbed his throat with his hands. His face began to turn red, and then turned yellow. His expression was struggling in pain, as if he couldn't breathe. His eyes bulged out, and white foam began to spit out from the corners of his mouth. His face suddenly turned black. , fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Everyone was stunned, even Bailiguang was at a loss.
"Another person has fallen." As a militiaman shouted, another person fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
"We won't all die." The crowd panicked.
"Shut up," Bailiguang shouted, "Those are just injured people. Those who are not injured will be fine at all." After Bailiguang finished speaking, two more injured militiamen fell down. After all the injured militiamen were dead, , no one is frothing and falling down again.
"Go quickly." Bailiguang ordered and continued moving forward.
"No, I want to go home." A militiaman turned around and ran away in fear.
Seeing this, Baili Guang hurriedly walked through the crowd and kicked the man into the wetland.
The militiaman screamed and wanted to get up from the wet ground, but his whole body slowly sank. He stretched out his hand in fear and wanted to climb up. Just as the militiaman next to him was about to pull up, he saw that the militiaman's face was gradually turning black. Foaming at the mouth, he slowly sank into the wetland.
"No one is allowed to retreat." Bailiguang said angrily.
Everyone was scared, but knowing that they were no match for Baili Guang, they could only listen to Bai Liguang and follow Baili Guang forward.
The sky was getting dark. Hatun waited outside the Forgotten Cave for a whole day but no one came out. He slapped the bandit next to him on the scalp, "You said you would come out, where is the person?"
The bandit lowered his head in grievance, "Brother, I don't know."
"Get out." Hatton was like a lion that couldn't find its prey. His anger had nowhere to go. He swung his octagonal hammer hard, broke a big tree next to him, and fell to the ground.
"Let's go to the Hedong Village on the edge to relieve our anger." After saying that, Hatton prepared to take people to the Hedong Village.
"Brother, if you don't want us to take a day off, how about we bypass Hedong Village and go to Hexi Village tomorrow? There are many rich people in that village."
After hearing this, Hatun laughed and said, "Okay, let's go back and have a rest. We will go to Xihe Village to have fun tomorrow."
Luo Feng led the first and second brigades to the vicinity of the Forgotten Cave. Seeing that it was getting late, he set up a tent in a flat and open place on the roadside, arranged night patrols, and began to rest.
