coobybook Chapter 184 Searching for the Enemy Camp
Chapter 184 Searching for the Enemy Camp
After hearing this, Jiang Yue agreed very much.
She said, "If we want to steal food, we need to find the enemy camp first."
Xiangyang County is now the enemy's last line of defense, so the surrounding area is not safe.
Zhang Yan: "For camping, we usually choose a place with high terrain, sunny, flat and open, sufficient water, convenient supplies, good concealment, and timely defense. You should each form a group and search for it separately. Reunite at the original place before dark."
After he finished speaking, everyone followed their respective centurions and began to search separately. Chen Chong and several other centurions formed their own group.
Wu Fei and others who had originally followed Xue Wen now followed Jiang Yue and began to search for the enemy camp within a radius of about 100 miles near Xiangyang County.
It’s really not easy to find.
Jiang Yue led the team and walked very carefully.
Wherever it went, the surrounding tree roots and grass were eaten clean.
Jiang Yue secretly felt lucky that this was not the place where she was reincarnated.
On the way, Wu Fei suggested:
"The Donglin military uniforms we are wearing are too conspicuous. Should we change into plain clothes?"
"It's a good suggestion, but we didn't think it through." Jiang Yue also thought so, but who would bring plainclothes with them when marching to war?
If you want to change clothes, you have to go into the city to buy some.
But of course, the city of Xiangyang County cannot be entered.
She thought about finding a local to ask, so she led people to a deserted village.
There are scattered thatched houses and rows of adobe houses around.
It’s a pity that the enemy occupied the city and the people disappeared without a trace.
Suddenly, I heard heavy coughing and wheezing, mixed with weak crying.
Jiang Yue then became alert.
Hearing the noise coming from a thatched house, Jiang Yue walked to the front of the house and looked inside through the window.
Inside the window, there was a white-haired old lady, followed by a child who looked to be about twelve years old, whose gender could not be determined.
The two men were covered in dirt and filth, and at first glance, they looked unsightly.
Especially the young child, his face, body, and even his hair were all covered with mud.
She knocked on the door gently, but because the bolt was broken, the door opened immediately.
The figures of Jiang Yue and others were exposed intact in front of the grandfather and grandson, which frightened them terribly.
The younger one, seeing that they were several soldiers in armor, had already collapsed to the ground.
The original weak cry was also forcibly suppressed by him.
Jiang Yue looked relatively calm.
Wu Fei and the others beside him all lowered their eyes secretly.
"Don't be afraid, we are not the enemy from Yanbei. We are soldiers from Donglin and we are here to rescue you." Jiang Yue whispered, trying to make her voice softer.
However, the old lady seemed to be stimulated.
"Soldiers are cannibals. They are all beasts, all beasts!"
She gritted her teeth, angry and afraid, fumbled with the kitchen knife in her hand, stood in front of her grandson, and held the knife against her chest.
Because she was too nervous, her hands were shaking and she couldn't even hold the kitchen knife steadily.
"How can you talk like that? I've already said that we are soldiers from Donglin." Wu Fei was a soldier himself, so he naturally didn't want to hear such sweeping remarks.
"You killed my son and insulted my daughter-in-law. Your crimes are heinous and you will be punished!" The old lady's breathing became tense.
"Don't be afraid." Jiang Yue still tried to comfort her.
She stepped forward and quickly grabbed the old lady's knife-holding hand before she went crazy.
Wu Fei and others beside him secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the situation was under control.
"Let go of my grandma!" As the words fell, the person beside him knelt down and kowtowed heavily on the ground.
"Please let my grandma go. She is sick. She is seriously ill."
Seeing that the child still misunderstood, Jiang Yue pulled him up and said in a slower tone again:
"We are truly soldiers of Donglin."
"Donglin soldiers?" The old lady was half-believing and half-doubting. Finally, she stared at the armor on her body seriously.
"Why did you come so late?" She slumped on the ground. Oh my God, the soldiers from Donglin finally came.
Most of the men and children in their entire village were hacked to death by the enemy. Some women hid, while others were captured. The fate of those who were captured was unknown.
The same is true for people in other villages.
Because there were often enemy troops around, they had no way to escape, so they hid here and lived a hard life.
Jiang Yue became depressed.
Then, the old lady knelt down on her knees and said:
"Please, take my grandson away from here, take him away. I will work like a slave in my next life to repay you."
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears.
The little grandson beside him had tears and mud mixed on his face, looking extremely miserable.
Wu Fei watched and was moved.
Before this, he never knew the real meaning of joining the army.
If he had not been forced, he would never have joined the army.
But seeing this moment, he suddenly realized the greatest significance of joining the army.
Defend the country, protect the people of Donglin from suffering, let them live in peace, and return them a paradise.
If you can do this, even if you die on the battlefield, it will be worth it.
"There's no need to do this, old lady. Please get up quickly." Jiang Yue helped the old lady up.
But suddenly, with a puff,
Blood gushed out of the old lady's mouth and sprayed all over the ground.
The grandson standing by had lost his voice in crying, and the expression on his face was filled with pain that could not be expressed in words.
"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Yue asked anxiously, touching her pulse with her fingertips.
It is out of reach, the person is no longer able to survive.
Wu Fei turned his back and squatted on the ground.
The rest of the soldiers sighed and shook their heads.
The surroundings seemed to be in a state of calm.
After a long time, the little grandson's voice finally sounded sadly.
"My grandmother was shot in the chest by an arrow from the enemy a few days ago. She was worried about me and managed to hold on until now."
After the words fell, there was another silence.
Jiang Yue ordered the people following her to help bury her grandmother properly.
…The original team now has one more person.
On the way, Jiang Yue looked at the man beside her, who was covered in dirt, and asked him:
"What's your name?"
"Chen Lian."
"Chen Lian, do you know the way to the enemy camp? How do you get there?"
Speaking of the enemy camp, Chen Lian became frightened in an instant.
"Don't be afraid." Jiang Yue continued to comfort.
"They...they..." Chen Lian said, breaking down and crying, "...so many people died."
Jiang Yue: "Do you know where it is?"
"It's...right over there." Chen Lian pointed to the northwest with one hand.
"They enslave women and rape girls... You, just a few of you, will die if you go, don't go... How many of you are there, can you rescue those enslaved women and girls?"
Jiang Yue: "We'll try our best."
Chen Lian was silent for a long time, and finally, she seemed to have made a big decision.
"Okay, I'll take you there."
Jiang Yue nodded, then jumped on the horse.
"Come up." She stretched out an arm towards Chen Lian.
The other party hesitated, but was finally pulled by Jiang Yue slowly and sat in front of her horse.
Then, Jiang Yue said to Wu Fei:
"Wu Fei, take your men to meet up with the deputy general and others and report the situation."
The more people there are, the easier it is to be exposed.