coobybook Chapter 199 Not Found
Chapter 199 Not Found
Jiang Yue also knew that the soldiers went out in the wind and rain every day, with their heads hanging on their belts. If they were not careful, they would be buried on the spot with a handful of dirt, without even a chance to say goodbye to their families.
"Soldiers, I still say the same thing, you must all stay alive!"
“Not one can be left behind!” The expressions on Wu Fei, Xue Wen, Xu Qiang, Song Jie, Wu Ding, He Chong, Chu Mo, Chen Yong and others’ faces looked as if they were saying goodbye to life and death.
No, every morning they don’t know whether they will have the chance to lie in bed again tonight, so every day they are saying goodbye to life and death, and every day they are happy that they can still live to see the morning light again.
"No one can be left behind..." He Chong added, "When the war is over, I want to be the first one to go home."
"I want to go home too." Chu Mo agreed.
All the soldiers nodded and agreed.
"When the war is over, we will all go home together." Jiang Yue was on the battlefield, and sometimes she felt that time passed very quickly, and sometimes she felt that time passed very slowly.
She had joined the army only last autumn, but it was not yet the end of the first month of the lunar year. Every day was very busy for them, and the most relaxing time was when they went to bed at night.
So, Jiang Yue likes sleeping the most now.
"Captain, when are we going to set off?" He Chong asked.
"Chou hour." Jiang Yue was about to take action, but still felt that it was dark and windy at night, so she hid.
"Everyone go back to your tent and rest."
After she finished speaking, the soldiers returned to their tents in twos and threes.
Without a good rest, how can we cope with the action tonight?
Jiang Yue lay in the tent, tossing and turning, and fell asleep.
I didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, but I got enough rest.
...Around the hour of Chou, Jiang Yue led his Xuanwu army and started to set off.
At the same time, Xia Yuanchen also led more than 10,000 soldiers and followed quietly.
Jiang Yue felt like she had seen this scene before.
As we approached Yongquan City, the city gates were still open to the outside world.
The city was crowded with people and seemed empty.
Jiang Yue glanced at the people around him and gave an order,
"After entering the city, the centurions will be divided into small teams, each team will check one street after another. If they encounter a group of enemy troops, they are not allowed to fight, but directly fire the signal arrows they carry with them."
After she finished speaking, she made a gesture, and the soldiers followed her and went directly to the bottom of the tower.
Then, they entered the city one by one in the dark.
They walked very carefully and remained extremely alert.
After entering the city, it was quiet and there was still no movement.
The soldiers walked with their backs bent, and no one dared to make any sound.
Xue Wen led his team and followed Jiang Yue. They walked carefully along the corners of the wall.
Passing by a shop on the street, I saw the door was locked and the inside was empty.
Nothing unusual was found along the way.
A quarter of an hour later,
Two quarters of an hour later,
Half an hour later,
Although they were also alert, their actions were bolder.
Passing by a farmyard, Jiang Yue leaned over and looked inside through the crack in the door. She finally saw some light and the figures of ordinary people inside.
In the courtyard, there was a couple in their fifties who couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and got up to chat because they missed their family.
Jiang Yue knocked on the door. The older man was puzzled. He saw through the crack in the door that there was a pair of soldiers standing outside, and hurriedly opened the gate.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
The people were no longer afraid of the soldiers as they had been in the past, but were now open and confident.
"Where is the general? Have you seen him?" Jiang Yue asked casually.
"General? Is it General Han? How would we know where General Han went? And how come you soldiers don't know either?"
Jiang Yue stopped asking and continued to check the second yard...
An hour later, Jiang Yue and other teams each bypassed several streets.
Two hours later, they had searched every corner of the city.
The Xuanwu Army gathered together, and Jiang Yue asked them,
"Have you found anything?"
Everyone shook their heads, "The people are all asleep, and everything in the city is normal."
Apart from the civilians, they really didn't find any enemy troops, they were just short of digging three feet underground.
"Go to the city wall and wait first, I'll be there soon." Jiang Yue wanted to take advantage of dawn to inspect one more farmhouse.
Gradually, the sky at dawn turned gray and dark. A cold wind blew, making the group shiver.
People who get up early have already started their day.
Jiang Yue led the team to the civilian area.
She first took people to a farmer's house, where there was also a couple in their fifties.
Jiang Yue asked the same question.
"Have you seen the General?"
"No. We only know that General Han promised to give us porridge two days ago, but there is no porridge today. Our own food is not enough to survive the winter. If General Han doesn't give us porridge, we will starve to death this winter."
"It's a pity for our sons and daughters-in-law, as well as our grandchildren. They are fleeing famine and don't know if they have enough to eat or warm clothes. They have been away for more than half a year and have not returned home."
The common people obviously did not feel uncomfortable at all because of the arrival of Jiang Yue and others.
On the contrary, I was extremely excited.
Look, the old woman asked Jiang Yue: "General, when will you give us porridge? At present, the prices of grain shops in the city have risen sharply. There are no other grain vendors in the city. Our life is difficult."
At this point, Wu Fei, who was usually slow to react, added,
"Are you still sad about this? Don't you know that in Xiangyang City..." He was halfway through his words when he shut up immediately because of a look from Jiang Yue.
"Grandpa and grandma, General Han is a general of Northern Yan?" Jiang Yue was really skeptical.
"Aren't you soldiers from Northern Yan? Why are you asking this? General Han may be a general from Northern Yan, but we ordinary people just want to live in peace. There's no need to risk our lives."
These words made Wu Fei and others frown.
Xue Wen was even more displeased:
"Then are you willing to become slaves of a conquered nation?"
"This..." The two old men looked at each other. They thought that the soldier in front of them was too strange.
The old lady replied: "Let's start first. We are also afraid of you soldiers..."
Xu Qiang frowned, "The enemy generals in Yanbei should all die!"
His few words frightened the two old men so much that they stepped back.
Song Jie also said: "You can't be subdued by the enemy's gentle tactics."
"Enemy? You mean enemy?" The old couple suddenly realized.
"We...we just want to live well. If we die, who will our descendants look for when they come back to look for us?"
As the old lady spoke, she curled up in the old man's arms and wiped away her tears.
Wu Ding shook his head, still unhappy, and said, "To live well, do I have to submit to the enemy general of Northern Yan?"
He said, and took another step forward.
"We..." The old couple retreated again, and finally they had nowhere to retreat. They were so scared that they almost fell to the ground.
Finally, Jiang Yue supported him.
"They are right. Always remember that you are a citizen of Donglin." She stepped forward and stood in front of the old couple.