si-mexico Chapter 163: Restless Rest
Chapter 163: Restless Rest
A group of three people were walking on the road to Linzhou City. On the side, many soldiers who were on leave were carrying bows and arrows to go hunting, while others were strolling around.
They set out early in the morning, and didn't arrive at the city of Linzhou until mid-morning.
Although the distance was far, it couldn't stop the three people's curiosity.
Because a great war had just taken place here, the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will.
Jiang Yue and the other two stood under the city wall, observing intently. Two words: desolate.
Jiang Yue had been to Qingyun Prefecture. Although the city walls there were not magnificent, they were strong and sturdy.
The city walls here are full of potholes and mottled.
Every bit of damage bears witness to the soldiers' passion.
"Still going in?" Wu Fei said with some embarrassment as he looked at the tightly closed city wall.
After walking for half the morning, they arrived at the city gate. He really wanted to go and take a look.
Xue Wen followed closely and shook his head.
"Forget it, I won't go, lest I be mistaken for a spy."
Jiang Yue also shook her head and said that it was enough to just come and take a look at the city wall. With this time, she could also go to the mountains and forests to look for some prey.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard. Jiang Yue turned around and saw Major General Xia Yuanchen, dressed in white, and a group of his subordinates riding horses towards the three people.
When Xia Yuanchen saw the three people, he just glanced at them and paused.
Jiang Yue and the other two simply bowed to Xia Yuanchen.
They wanted to follow him in, but the three of them usually couldn't even talk to a big shot like Major General Xia Yuanchen.
Unexpectedly, the major general first asked, "What are you doing here?"
When Xia Yuanchen asked this question, his eyes were always on Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue: "We want to see what the city looks like after it was lost and recovered."
"Follow me." The tone of Xia Yuanchen's words at this moment was exactly the same as what Ling Yunxiao said to Jiang Yue a few days ago.
Therefore, Jiang Yue intuitively felt that something was wrong.
She responded, "Yes."
But Wu Fei and Xue Wen don't think so.
Because the major general had never spoken to them before, Wu Fei and Xue Wen were flattered by his sudden words. They just thought that the major general cared about the soldiers' morale.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard Xia Yuanchen say,
"Jiang Yue, since we have met, please help me capture the enemy troops from Northern Yan. Maybe their spies are hiding in the city."
Jiang Yue: “???” What? The young general could actually call out her name?
It's so hard to take a rest, but I still have to go on a mission? Well, the Major General has given an order, so I will obey it, Jiang Yue responded,
"Yes!"
And the expressions of Wu Fei and Xue Wen who were following behind him had changed.
They were wondering, is it too late to sneak away now?
In this way, they followed the major general and entered Linzhou City.
When the soldiers guarding the city saw that it was the major general, they did not dare to stop him.
Entering, the streets of Linzhou City were clean and spacious, and the people who had been hiding in their homes were also walking back and forth.
Fortunately, Linzhou City was recovered and they did not starve to death at home.
Jiang Yue glanced across the street and seemed to see the prosperity of the past.
She believed that this place would become prosperous in the near future.
On the street, Wu Fei asked:
"Major General, where are the enemy troops of Northern Yan?"
Jiang Yue coughed dryly, Wu Fei, why do you only grow in height but not in intelligence?
Xue Wen couldn't help but glance at him and stood a little further away.
He didn't want to get too close to the fool.
Xia Yuanchen didn't even look at Wu Fei, and only said to Jiang Yue, "It's better to catch someone by mistake than to let him go!"
He left a message for his men to disperse, and he himself rode out on horseback to search first.
After all, this place has been occupied by the enemy for several days.
Xia Yuanchen had been visiting Linzhou City every day these days, hoping to capture all the Northern Yan soldiers and spies hiding in the city.
Otherwise, how can we rebuild safely?
If the people who have fled abroad learn that Linzhou City has been recovered, they will come back.
Jiang Yue and the other two began to wander around the city.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen were now strolling around with a mission, and they had completely lost their previous mood.
Jiang Yue walked while paying attention to her surroundings.
Although the crisscrossing streets are in order, the rows of shops are empty.
"Jiang Yue, what do you think?" Wu Fei was blindly confident in Jiang Yue.
"I guess the Major General has already sent his men to search door to door. If the Northern Yan soldiers or spies are in disguise, we will just ignore them even if we meet them. So you two should pay attention to the details wherever you go. If they are enemy troops, they will always leave clues."
After hearing this, Wu Fei began to pay close attention to the surroundings.
He originally looked like no one, but now everyone seemed suspicious to him, even women, children and young kids.
At this time, Xue Wen stared at a magnificent double-story building not far ahead and observed it carefully.
"There's a brothel up ahead, why don't we go in and take a look?"
"Gorlanyuan?" Wu Fei became more interested after seeing it.
Jiang Yue instinctively rejected it.
Just then, she suddenly heard the sound of fighting in front of her.
Jiang Yue ran quickly, followed closely by Xue Wen and Wu Fei.
When Jiang Yue and Xue Wen approached,
What came into view was a burly man holding another man down, raining punches on him one after another, making the man unable to resist.
"It is only natural to pay back a debt. You owe me two hundred taels of silver. When will you pay me back?"
"You are talking nonsense. How can there be two hundred taels of silver? It is obviously only two taels..."
The man beneath him tried to defend himself, but soon, another punch hit his side face.
"Stop!" After Jiang Yue finished speaking, her entire body had already stood in front of the two of them.
"Where did you come from, you bastard? How dare you meddle in other people's business? Believe it or not, I will chop you to pieces with my knife!"
The sturdy man said this with a ferocious expression, but the next moment, his body flew backwards and fell on the street with a bang, attracting a small number of people to watch secretly, but no one dared to gather around to watch the excitement.
The man who did it was the Major General. He then said coldly to the strong man who rolled into the middle of the road,
"Keep your mouth shut!"
The sturdy man's expression suddenly changed. "Who the hell are you? I'll skin you alive!"
Before I could finish my words,
Xia Yuanchen had already approached, and with a sudden slash of his knife, the sturdy man's neck was cut, and blood flowed. At this moment, his eyes were still wide open.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen both looked at the dead man.
The young general kills people quickly and efficiently!
However, the man who had just been beaten was extremely calm, as if the person the major general was helping was not him.
He just looked at Xia Yuanchen seriously, kneeling on his knees and pretending to be humble.
"Keep your head up!"
Xia Yuanchen's cold and arrogant voice sounded, and the man in front of him slowly raised his eyes, revealing a dilapidated face.
The originally pretty face was beaten so badly that it was unbearable to look at.
Jiang Yue went to observe the dead man.
A hand lifted his arm, with yellow calluses under the palm of his hand.
After searching his body again,
A token fell down.