The rain is still falling, just like a hole in the sky, leaking all the water from the river of heaven, endlessly making people feel bored.

Another fire was raised, but it was built with broken bricks to form a simple stove, where some simple food could be done.

A little blood began to appear on the faces of the people who were roasting the fire. The water vapor from drying clothes and the smoke from the fire were intertwined, making the room full of a choking but tolerable smell.

Yin Xiaoyan finally woke up from the fever. After drinking ginger soup, he was weak and insisted on guarding the stove for us. Obviously, he had made up his mind to be a useless person who might be left behind at any time.

The third pot has been boiled. This time it is no longer a soup for heating or a medicinal tea to relieve the cold. Instead, it is made of dead hard dry cakes bought on the road, and dried salted fish, plum vegetables, and an extra piece of soup paste made of oil. Each person will be empty after half a bowl.

Because we may have to wait for the rain to stop all day, we have a lot of time to do some complicated matters and preparations.

For example, use the fire pit to cut the fine firewood into some portable charcoal, and some utensils are dried and heated, and then repackaged and packaged for next use.

Several weapons and knives of different sizes were also re-sanded and tested, then applied with soot ash and then smoked with fire, which was considered a thin layer of oxide. In this way, even if the blue smoke film was wet, it would not be so easy to rust even if it was wet by rain.

Since I had relatively sufficient rest time, I squatted aside with my head in my arms and began to dictate my diary.

It is nothing more than some judgments and inferences on the local production and life, economic conditions based on the scenery on the road, as well as some new precautions,

Or maybe it’s me, the extra sparks of thought and memory that are accidentally generated, and they are abbreviated with a few keywords.

The sound of horse hooves passing through the rain curtain, with the dense pedal sound, made Han Liangchen, who was sitting on the higher beam, suddenly move and put it on the big cart with a corner bow. In a blink of an eye, it reached his hand, pulled out of the sheath, and gently pulled out the string in his hand.

Then five long arrows filled with fine iron clusters were inserted diagonally on the baffle beside him. Bo Fu picked up two spears and a hand row, stood beside him, and used as a cover. This was like a signal. Except for Yin Xiaoyan who was watching the fire, everyone else put down their things and became busy.

In addition to the observation ports that were deliberately left, they picked up the materials they prepared in advance and blocked them. They hugged their heads and squatted with a stringed crossbow, leaning against me. This conditioned reflex cooperation and preliminary tacit understanding are some lessons we have developed during the short journey.

For example, a village where we were staying in a village, who fell in love with our livestock and salutes, and planned to temporarily change jobs and failed to transfer to force. We discovered that Mao Duan first made a move to force the house, chopped and injured several leaders, dispersed a group of villagers holding hoes and wet rakes, rushed out, and found a pile of waste items in the forest that were different from old and obviously belonged to travelers from other places.

This kind of vigilance and caution on the journey outside has become common sense that has been repeatedly reminded. At least before enough force to protect and deterrent, no matter how honest and harmless ordinary people are, they may become the cruelest thug due to the forced force of the environment. The long and chaotic times are enough to bring the catalytic effect of the evil wheel of human nature to the extreme.

With a narrow victory in geography, narrow places like Qiaojinguandu may become a Shura field where souls are broken in a foreign land, just because people nearby survive and seek a way out.

Even the Hangzhou-Jiahu Plain we are currently traveling, the fish and rice town of all ages, and one of the four rice markets in Jiangnan. Hunger and despair still bother most of the locals we meet.

The special focus is to avoid those Wubao, which is said to be quite hospitable and famous. These villages run by local powerful people are also foreign travelers with single and weak people within their respective spheres of influence, the biggest threat and killer.

If you have no foundation, after you find the details of the warm hospitality, just find a place to kill people and rob. If you have a foundation and origin, you may not be completely safe. As long as you start quickly and accurately and destroy the corpse thoroughly, it is not so easy to investigate if you cut off the news in this chaotic world.

Not to mention the reputation of rampant water thieves in the Taihu area. Fortunately, we have at least one Han Liangchen who often runs out and has rich experience in traveling. He can lead us to avoid most risks and encounters, and train these people by the way.

Although the other five people except Bo Fu were not considered qualified followers or armed personnel, seeing that they could accompany each other and rushed out of Jiangning, Han Liangchen tried his best to guide and train them, at least not panic due to unexpected situations, and they would pull themselves back, and perhaps have the effect of protecting themselves and strengthening each other and making momentum.

The best performance was that Cui Tuzi, who, after overcoming the blood-dissolving technique of killing pigs and sheep, turned into a psychological barrier that looked at both humans, threw the meat hook with one hand, slaughtered blood with the other hand, and made the knife with the key points, temporarily became the one with the highest force among the five temporary followers.

It is just that it is easier to fall into heavy verbal scenes that are not suitable for children and hysteria of temporarily ignoring pain and injury. In Bo Fu's words, this is just the sequelae of treating people as pigs to chop and kill people.

Then there was Qian Shuining, the porter. As the porter, he often led a group of hard-earned people to fight with other forces at the dock in order to grab a job. Whether it was waving an iron-tip shoulder pole or a Baotou iron stick, it could be full of vigor. Ordinary people could not get close to each other for a long time.

Next was the groom Yan Jiuer. It is said that he gave birth to a son from the family of northern Hu'er blood. Not only could he take care of horses and livestock, but he also had good riding skills. Even without saddles, he could ride a bareback horse for a long distance without falling. Therefore, he was chosen by Han Liangchen as his companion and took turns to explore the way with Bo Fu.

Although his performance can only be considered as just a matter of moderation, the way he picked up the weapon always makes me feel unsatisfied or not doing my best.

There are two people left, one patient and the other cook, so there is no such high demand. Although Zhang Daniu became a cook, he was also a hard-earned person who was hungry in his family in his early years. Therefore, he has a paranoid pursuit and habit of collecting food types and methods. He claims that there is nothing to be put into the pot except for people.

Although the butcher apprentice Yin Xiaoyan has no strengths, he is the only one among the five people who can read the text and interpret the characters well. This is also the reason why I tried my best to help him. Under ancient conditions, being able to read was still the right of a few people and the biggest way to enter the upper class.

As for Bo Fu, because of Yicong's experience, he has a lot of skills. He can get any weapon and his experience and ability to survive in the wild are also good. He belongs to the kind of panacea character who can be used to make do with anything.

In his words, he even participated in a strong attack landing battle of a certain naval army as an auxiliary force, and even if it was thrown in the water, he could slap a few times.

I set up the simple monocular lens and slowly adjusted to the appropriate focal length. Except for the vague mountain gate, I didn't see anything through the vast rain curtain.

"Maybe it's just a passing pass,"

It seemed as if I was thinking, as the sound of horse trampling gradually became sparse, as if it had gone away, the others also relaxed their expressions.

A sudden, almost inaudible sharp sound made me feel excited.

"You heard it..."

Responding to me were a few confused faces.

"Okay, maybe it's just an illusion..."

Then there was another stern shout, and this time it seemed to be closer, so everyone else could not help but change his face when they heard it.

Only Han Liangchen and Bo Fu remained silent, but his hand holding the horn bow was placed in front of him, and it seemed that he could fly out at any time.

Then there were a few more sounds, and now we could all hear clearly, which were obviously some kind of hurt screams and roars.

The rain seemed to be in line with our voices and became smaller. Through the gradually thinning mist, we could finally see the graceful figures at the foot of the mountain.

I can see more clearly in the monocular mirror path. There are some people chasing and killing each other, and at least hundreds of people are at least 100.

The fewer people were fighting and leaving. Most of them wore armor and felt hats on the head, and there were also old, weak, women and children mixed in, but they still maintained the last order of advancement and retreat.

The weapons with a large number of people are very diverse and have no specific logos, but they seem to be uniform in attack and killing sequences, fierce and well-trained, and even have archers to cooperate, and there is a deep way of coordination.

Although it seemed that the power was weakened by the rain, it still shot arrows at the weak and the old and weak, forcing the armor-piercing people to step forward and block them, and then messed up the array and was cut down by the opponent's phone.

If they beat themselves, no matter how many people they die, I don’t care. There are few similar things in this troubled world, but it is obviously not going to meet people’s wishes.

Obviously, both sides of the fight saw the only building and a high-level cover place, and then fought and retreated, leaning over.

Although in the process, a few more corpses were left and soaked in the rain, even if they were not dead, they would not be able to survive.

When I arrived, I couldn't help but curse and swear. It was a disaster from heaven. I finally gathered such a small force around me, and a challenge came to me.

"Someone came over from the side..."

Bo Fu, who climbed up to the top of the beam and looked out, suddenly opened his voice.

Then I saw a figure carrying a crossbow bow on his back and leaning over from another place. A small group of people followed behind, obviously detouring the mound, and rushed straight up the stone steps under his guidance, obviously looking at our high position.

Obviously, it was just the rain and fog that made them ignore the faint gray smoke coming out. I looked at Han Liangchen and nodded slightly. I could no longer stay out of the matter.

With a sound of silence, the visitor was shot on the front of the store, as if he was hitting an invisible air wall head-on. His head and neck were tilted violently, and he rolled on the stone steps with his body slowly sliding down, dragging out a bloodline, and was quickly washed away by the rain.

The rest of the people immediately shrank and retreated behind the remaining mound of soil in the archway.

This accident made both sides who were fighting hard and paused.

“There is an ambush…”

“Our response is here.”

The different calls that come one after another are like a catalyst that makes the two sides have some difference.

A short burst of people on the side had a short burst. After taking the opportunity to recoil and chop down several people, he helped his companions retreat between the mountain gate and the archway, and rolled down from the steps and the earthen platform. Finally, there was an incomplete cover.

Taking advantage of this gap, according to the agreed countermeasures, Han Liangchen took a breath and suddenly shouted loudly.

"How dare the rats disturb the right wing of the Tiande Army?

"Kill without mercy..."

Everyone shouted in unison with each other, shaking the dust of the body falling, as if it had broken through the rain curtain, and then was swallowed by more mist.

However, the other party was completely silent, and then the people outside the mountain gate slowly cleaned up the bodies of the injured and companions and retreated into the rain curtain.

"Are you just retreating like this?"

Cui Tuzi muttered in a low voice.

"not yet,"

I shook my head

"It's just that the situation is unclear, so I'll just leave the entire team for the time being."

"The other party is prepared and will not let go so easily because of an unproven name."

I have something I have said. If there is a little wise one, they will soon determine that we are not actually talented, and we only have this arrow in front and behind, and we will not kill each other. We will take advantage of the situation and cover up our storm for a while.

"Someone is here..."

Looking at the dozens of figures staggering from the stone steps again, most of whom were injured, or the elderly and weak, the blood stained on their bodies was washed by the rain and flowed all over the stone steps.

There were still a few people standing under the steps, covering them and breaking their backs, letting the rain pour out their bodies, although they were shaking tiredly, but they remained motionless.

"Do you do it?"

Amid the urging of others, Han Liangchen did not speak, but the corner of his eyes floated towards me...

I sighed, do you still have to make this decision? This is the mentality of the advanced person who is dependent on and relied on, and bears corresponding responsibilities and pressures.

"It's okay to let them come over, just how to justify themselves..."

"It's okay to pretend to be a scene..."

I turned my head and looked at Han Liangchen

"It's just now that I need to temporarily unite their strength, but I need enough dominance..."

"I just want to let you down..."

"But it's okay..."

He smiled.

"Okay, then let's arrange our respective identities first..."

The other party also walked to the next platform more than ten steps away, stopped and shouted loudly

"Governor General Rao was in trouble during the visit, so thank you for helping you..."

"If you want to thank him, can you talk about it?"
Chapter completed!