Wuliang City is known as the most powerful pass in the North Plains, blocking the entrance to Huxiao Gorge in Dangtu Mountain. The city wall is twenty meters high and has been garrisoned by 10,000 soldiers for many years. But now most of the high wall is missing and has been filled with sandbags. The city gate was destroyed a few days ago and is now only blocked by iron and horses.
After entering the city, the two Yucai flying in the air landed and walked behind Li Boxen holding the daggers on their waists.
The eastern sky was slightly bright, and the sergeants in the camps on both sides of the gorge were getting up. The Huotou Army lit a fire on the roadside outside the camp to melt snow and boil water, while other soldiers began to repeat what they had not finished the day before - transporting and burying corpses.
Seven days ago, the monster broke into the city and then withdrew, killing more than 10,000 people, more than 4,000 people, and injuring more than 2,000 people. Many corpses were still buried under the broken bricks and even the remains of the monster. It was frozen again, and it was very difficult. Clean up.
When Li Boxen saw the black ice and lingering snow on the roadside, he felt a sense of catastrophe for a moment, and he didn't know whether to feel bitter or relieved.
Seeing the five of them passing by, the sergeants on the roadside looked sideways. A fire-headed soldier who was stirring the snow in the pot stared, stunned, and shouted: "Brother Chen?! You're not dead!?"
Li Bochen smiled at him: "You are lucky."
After walking a dozen steps, five or six more people stood up to greet Li Boxen, calling him "Brother Chen" and "Brother Chen" non-stop. Among them, there were some who were obviously older, and they all called him the same. Not many people paid attention to Sui Bujiu - probably because he was now described as embarrassed and half of his face was covered with a thin blanket. No one could have imagined that he was the noble young man in bright clothes and angry horses at the top of the city a few days ago.
Bai Ying, who was walking beside him, frowned: "You are quite famous."
Li Bochen smiled but said nothing.
After walking for ten minutes along the canyon at the foot of the mountain, there were twenty or thirty people greeting Li Bochen. After passing the canyon, you will see a large basin surrounded by mountains. Usually this basin is where troops and people are stationed in Wuliang City, and the houses are very dense. Nowadays, most of the buildings have collapsed, and only a tall platform built on the mountainside in the south is still roughly intact.
Baiying then said: "How come you, a ten general, have met 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 even a dog, and others are familiar with him."
Bai Ying stared at him gloomily, and Li Boxen smiled again: "Of course he is talking about pawns like me. Mr. Sui and General Bai are busy with important things, and there is no need to mingle with people like us."
Baiying snorted. The five people passed through the ruins in the basin and saw a lot of clots of blood and corpses. The monster broke into this place seven days ago and kidnapped Sui Bujiu. Finally, we stopped at the foot of the hill in the south, and looking up we saw the towering Chebei Gong Tower.
Soldiers in shining armor guarded the upward mountain path, and the nearby snow, corpses, and ruins had long been cleared away. Baiying stopped and turned to look at Li Bochen: "I know what you are thinking. After walking into the city, many people saw you. But remember, those people can't protect you. The only one who can protect you is yourself - Master Renhou, I want you to live. If you can control your mouth, I will let you return to your hometown alive and in glory."
Li Bochen sighed: "General Bai, I understand this even if you don't tell me. I just want to live a stable life, why should I cause trouble for myself? I don't ask for any other rewards, I just ask not to lose the 100,000 yuan I earned over the past six years." , and one hundred and eight monster beast heads.”
Baiying's expression softened slightly and he nodded slightly: "It's best to be sensible. It's your reward, so I won't treat you badly. But you have to stay with me for a while now."
Li Bochen nodded: "Okay. But I want to eat something later, and it's best to have a bowl of hot soup."
Baiying smiled lightly: "Okay."
Then he turned to Sui Buxiu and said, "Young Master, go see the lord, he must be impatient."
Sui Buxiu nodded, glanced at Li Boxen, turned around and stepped onto the mountain road.
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Li Bochen was "escorted" by the two feathered guards to a courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
It is a single-family house with only one room, built of bluestone and rammed earth. Although it looks simple, it is warm and solid. This kind of courtyard stretches in a row at the foot of the mountain, and many places have been damaged. These are the residences of the middle-level officers of the Dongfu Army who used to be stationed in Wuliang City. But now, only about 23 out of 10 people still live and come back here.
The courtyard is separated from the military and civilian residences in the distance by a frozen river and two large campuses. If Li Boxen tried to escape, he would be easily discovered.
The door was closed and seemed to be locked. Then the window panels were closed and locked.
The sun has not yet risen over the mountains, and the room is dark. Li Bochen found an oil lamp on the stove next to the door and lit it with a fire sickle. There was no pot on the stove, and there was only a kang covered with straw in the room. The room was as cold as an ice cellar, and the breath turned to frost.
But at least it's much better here than in the snowfield. Li Bochen turned off the light, slowly climbed onto the kang, and grabbed some straw to cover himself. He was too tired and wanted to take a nap.
Baiying said that as long as he didn't talk nonsense, he could return to his hometown with honor. It's not that this possibility is impossible, it's just that the possibility is relatively small. He knew Bai Ying - he was originally a member of the royal family of the Yu Ren Gao Falcon tribe. More than 20 years ago, the Gao Falcon tribe rebelled in Tianzi Ji. All the adults in the royal family were executed, and the younger ones were sold into slavery.
He was only six years old when Sui Wujiu, Duke of Chebei, bought him. But after several years of training, he became Sui Wujiu's loyal dog and was extremely ruthless in doing things. Sui Bujiu might let him go, but Bai Yingxin is not that kind.
What's even worse is that he still speaks with great weight in front of Sui Wujiu.
But at least I won't kill myself today. I was seen by many people walking along the way just now, and when I entered the courtyard, I was also seen by many soldiers and civilians from a distance. If you really want to take action, you have to wait a few days.
He closed his eyes, took only two breaths, and fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already daylight, and the sunlight and the north wind filtered in through the cracks in the window panels, making the house less dark. I still had nightmares, and there were still a lot of gibbering in my dreams.
He secretly transported his true energy for a week and felt a little warm in his body. Looking further at the kang, I found a food box resting on it. He endured hard work in the snowfield for several days and was so exhausted that he didn't even feel that anyone came in while he was sleeping. But this made him feel more at ease.
I opened the food box and found that it was a delicate thing - the walls of the box were very thick and made of iron. But it was hollow in the middle, with smoldering charcoal 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 belonging to ordinary soldiers. He thought for a while, then picked it up and put it on. My legs were slightly itchy when I moved, but I didn't see anything abnormal. I guess it was because of the flesh and blood of the monster. These things were trivial in front of him, and he didn't let himself think about them.
