After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 273 General Hong and Bailu Town

  On the side, Shan Youjun said: "I heard that the Mian Kingdom has been established for nearly a hundred years. These royal families are incapable of doing other things, and they have many and fast cubs. After more than a hundred years of branches and leaves, there are definitely more than 30,000 to 40,000 people."

   "These are the princes who died in and around the capital, as well as their relatives, servants, etc."

   Well, he forgot that people with power and money are usually more fertile than rats. "Your legs are really long, you have to go to the scene of the battle of Beja Kingdom?"

"This is the task entrusted by the national teacher, and it must be done." The prisoner bowed his head, "Like the battle last night, it happened between you and the people of Xunzhou. I was only sent as an envoy of the Beja Kingdom to collect the nightmares." Qi. However, the amount collected is pitifully small.”

   "Do you think there are few people who hate death?" Jiao Tai sneered, raised his hand and punched him in the stomach, "What a bastard!"

  The prisoner was beaten until he retched, and Shan Youjun scolded his companion: "Nonsense, the master is questioning you!"

  He Lingchuan's emphasis is on the four words "too little":

   "It's pitifully small, what do you mean?"

"At least two hundred people died last night." The prisoner finally recovered his breath, "It stands to reason that I should have collected at least a hundred red lights—you saw it—but there were very few, at most a dozen or so. Otherwise I won't stay here that long!"

   "Less?" He Lingchuan rolled his eyes slightly, "Hasn't this happened before?"

  The prisoner shook his head.

   That is to say, is there anything here that prevents Xinglongzhang from salvaging "Nightmare Qi"?

   At least from the outside, Xinhuang Town is an ordinary town.

  He changed the subject: "Don't people in Xunzhou know your purpose?"

  The prisoner shook his head.

   "But they asked you to follow along." Nian Zanli had defected to Beja Kingdom, which is also the Northern Demon Kingdom, so there was obviously no reason to refuse the envoy sent by the latter. "So, do you know which general is the one who attacked Bailu Town?"

   "He was originally a general of the Beja Kingdom, named Hong Chenglue, and he has made countless military exploits. Some of the nightmares I collected came from the battles he launched." The prisoner's voice was hoarse, and he reached out for water again.

"give him."

After drinking water to moisten his throat, the prisoner continued: "Later, he avoided the battle and lived in seclusion. I haven't heard any rumors about him for a long time. I don't know what happened to him this time, and he came out to lead the Xiazhou Rangers again. .”

   "He made the attack plan?"

   "Yes. Xunzhou Mu ordered the rangers here to follow his command."

   "Do you know where their previous hiding place is?"

"I've been there, but, but I'm not familiar with Xiazhou, and I can't find it after I leave." The prisoner murmured, "I knew they had a stronghold in the north of Bailu Town, which seemed to be a forest farm. I was also in That's where I saw Hong Chenglue."

   "Have they discussed what they plan to do after the sneak attack fails?" When planning any attack, a failure plan must be prepared in advance.

  The captive shook his head again and again: "I don't know, they won't let me participate in discussing the battle plan."

   "Also, why did the demon puppet master Dong Rui act together with the Xunzhou Ranger?" He Lingchuan was puzzled, "Isn't he a wanted criminal in Beja Kingdom?"

   "Uh, I heard that as long as he participates in our operation, he can get amnesty."

  He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? He committed a felony, can this be pardoned?"

  The prisoner said, "I don't know the details."

   "Does Manager He know what you said?"

   Before the prisoner could answer, Shan Youjun said, "The only ones who have heard the confession are my boss and us."

  He Lingchuan smiled slightly, knowing that Shan Youjun was showing his loyalty: "Okay."

   Next, he went to He Chunhua and recounted the newly obtained information.

  Hearing that the Beja Kingdom sent people to collect the "Nightmare Qi" and go back to Transcendence, He Chunhua sneered: "Are you lying to a fool? Would you do this without profit?"

   "I think so too." Sure enough, it's not a family, so don't enter a family. "However, these people sent by Bega seem to believe in it."

"The most brilliant deception must be to not let go of one's own people." He Chunhua scoffed, "Not to mention five hundred years of influence, as long as there is a tradition, no matter how stupid it is, the Bega people themselves will not question it. .”

  He held up the short staff He Lingchuan handed over to observe repeatedly, and rubbed it several times. When the eldest son started to talk about "Hong Chenglue", he put the short stick in his arms and behaved very naturally.

  He Lingchuan frowned secretly, but he didn't seem to have any reason to object when his father wanted this short staff.

"Hong Chenglue? I've really heard of this name before." He Chunhua showed a thoughtful expression, "He is good at using soldiers and coming and going like the wind. It is not a blessing for Xiazhou to have such an opponent. Well, it is best that this march will be able to Bring him out and kill him, or let him make trouble behind the northern front, it will always be a great disaster."

  He looked at He Lingchuan, and suddenly said: "Chuan'er, your subordinates Mao Tao and Shan Youjun are both good at spying on news, so you can go to Bailu Town for me. I need more information about Hong Chenglue."

  Xiazhou Army will stay here until tomorrow morning, so there is plenty of time. He Lingchuan agreed without hesitation, and ordered people when the account was paid.

  Among these subordinates, Shan Youjun has been more in the limelight recently, He Lingchuan takes him everywhere. The old man Mao Tao was dissatisfied. Hearing that his master was going to Bailu Town, he said without waiting for the assignment: "Take me and take me! I have to come to deal with the countrymen and sluts."

  He Lingchuan smiled, and added Jiao Tai to make up three pillars. Going to a foreign land to inquire about news, there is no harm in bringing more people.

  Ling Guang also jumped onto the horse's stock, sitting more securely than a human. As for such scary monsters as rock wolves, they are placed in the camp.

  The crowd headed west all the way.

  …

   Another stranger came to Bailu Town, and the townspeople looked at him warily and unfamiliarly.

  He Lingchuan and the others came from the east, and they could find lying corpses along the way, most of them were wearing Xiazhou military uniforms, and some had been eaten by coyotes and other wild animals.

  By the time they entered Bailu Town, the temporary camp set up by the Xiazhou Army had already been burned to charcoal ashes, and the corpses were scattered all over the place.

  Wu Shaoyi was kicked out at that time and never came back, and it was impossible for the Xunzhou soldiers to deal with their opponents, so the corpses of the Xiazhou soldiers were still exposed in the open air. When He Lingchuan and others arrived, they scared away many crows and wild dogs lurking in the forest.

  Everyone inspected the battlefield, but found no one alive. Some corpses were obviously repaired. Obviously, Hong Chenglue's team did their work very meticulously, not missing a single one.

  The method he used here is similar to what Bai Liqing used in Xinhuang. He killed the leader first, and then beat up the mob. Wu Shaoyi lost half before he could react.

   As for the second half, with the current quality and level of the Xunzhou army, it is difficult to keep it.

  According to the feedback given to He Lingchuan by Shan Youjun and others, more than half of the fatal injuries were in the back of the dead. In other words, they were killed when they turned around and ran for their lives, and they couldn't even organize a decent resistance.

  Of course the grain and grass were burned clean. However, Mao Tao still found fresh footprints beside the grain cart. These footprints stepped on the burnt charcoal ash, which obviously appeared after the battle.

  Besides, it is the shoe print of the commoner.

   This means that the people of Bailu Town have entered the battlefield, searched for something edible and usable, and left again.

  Unable to find any more useful information on the battlefield, He Lingchuan entered the town.

  Unexpectedly, apart from five or six houses near the temporary camp being affected, Bailu Town was not damaged much. The steamed bun shops in the town opened in the morning, and the shopkeepers were making miscellaneous grain noodles, and the street walkers were still walking the streets.

  He Lingchuan and others came, and the townspeople stayed away from them, their eyes extremely indifferent.

  He whimpered at Mao Tao, who understood and went to the bun shop.

  Others walked around the town for half a circle, Shan Youjun whispered: "I see that the doors and windows of the houses here are complete, and they have not been robbed."

   Xunzhou people don't rob civilians? Big weirdness.

  These rangers go deep behind enemy lines, and they don’t have much supplies themselves. They usually grab and eat wherever they go.

  Who is it? Those who rob civilians and local big households are euphemistically called wars to support wars.

  Bailu Town is fine. Did the people of Xunzhou rely on the food and grass in Wu Shaoyi's camp to get rich yesterday and grab enough?

   Jiao Tai pointed to a gate in the alley and said, "Who said that? Look at this one."

  The two ebony doors of this family are quite grand, and they should be a prestigious door in the local area. There is even a plaque on the door lintel, but it has been smashed halfway down, and the door is open and there is no one in sight, so anyone can enter and exit.

  Jiao Tai went in, and slipped out after a while:

   "It was a mess inside and was robbed. The worthless things were also smashed, and there were blood and hair on the ground."

  He Lingchuan nodded and ordered his subordinates to scatter to inquire about the news.

  He also asked someone to ask, but the townspeople he met kept a distance from him, and he would run away as soon as he got close to someone, or he would shake his head and say I don't know, I really didn't see anything.

  He touched his face, what a handsome guy, can he look as vicious as the rock wolf Lu Xin?

  Later, he saw a six-year-old boy with a big head and a small body graffiti in the alley. The "works" on the wall were all in disorder, all drawn with long charcoal strips.

Um? Charcoal?

  He Lingchuan walked over and put on the expression of a kind wolf grandma: "Little friend, where did you get this charcoal stick?"

  The boy turned his head when he heard the sound, and looked at him vigilantly. He didn't say anything but he didn't slip away either.

   "Candy?" He Lingchuan poked Lingguang with his finger, and the latter reluctantly took out a caramel candy from his medicine pocket and handed it to the child.

  The child snatched the candy, peeled it off with his charcoal-stained hand and stuffed it into his mouth. With the other hand, he pointed in the direction of the camp: "I picked it up there."

   "The robbers came last night, have you entered the town to rob things?"

  The child shook his head.

  He Lingchuan asked him again: "Do you recognize those robbers?"

  The child stopped talking, his eyes were rolling, and he was obviously brainstorming.

  Ling Guang didn't need to be reminded by his boss, so he took out another candy and dangled it in front of his eyes. The child reaches out to grab it, but where can he catch it?

  It is not easy to be more flexible than a monkey.

   "There are plenty of candies." Ling Guang is too stingy, he should take out a handful, "As long as you tell the truth."

  (end of this chapter)