Most of the people in Hebian Xincun died at the hands of Mongolians, including Zhu Da's parents. Xiang Bo should have died under the sword of the Ming Dynasty's official sabre, and there was still a fight before his death. Li Zongqi's family was like Xiang Bo. After all, they were children of the Wu family and had to react quickly. Perhaps because they were the Wu family of the Weishu, they had a blind trust in the official army, so they died here.

In the Hebian New Village, the bodies were also piled up, with coal and firewood on it. All the workshops could be stolen were stolen, and others were also destroyed intentionally or unintentionally.

After finding the bodies of his parents and Xiang Bo, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not continue to carry and search. This was a very exhausting job. As for the bodies of Mr. Li's family, they were found in the process. However, Li Chunhua was missing, and the girl might not have time to hide, perhaps at the bottom of the pile of corpses.

Zhou Qingyun was going to dig a hole to bury the bodies of Zhu's parents and Xiang Bo, but Zhu Da stopped this behavior. The two were already very tired, and there were dangers in the darkness. It was not impossible for the Ming Dynasty's official army and the Mongolian horse team to come back. The dead people died, and the alive had to survive.

The counter and the two places where they saved money were naturally swept away, but the places where they hid money were still intact, and there were more than 150 taels of silver here.

Before leaving Hebian New Village with the silver, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun splashed the oil they found on the pile of corpses, then ignited the fire, and then rushed back to Baibao Village and set a fire.

They brought out the mounts and weapons of the government army, and they also brought some food and pickled vegetables that could be used in the village.

"We have to stay in the mountains for a few days. The Tartars and the soldiers are heading towards the southwest. Eighty percent of them may have to go back. We are the safest in the mountains now. Let's prepare all the supplies as much as possible!"

Zhu Da explained to Zhou Qingyun in a quiet voice that the two sides usually have a tacit understanding, but at such a critical moment, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun's reactions and emotions were very different. He decided to tell them thoroughly so that there would be no misunderstandings or do whatever they wanted.

The two are similar in age and are brothers who share life and death, but in fact, Zhu Da’s psychological age is much more mature than Zhou Qingyun. Zhu Da usually has his own logic and experience when dealing with things, while Zhou Qingyun at this age is more instinct and intuition.

"We haven't been in the mountains yet?"

"The Tartars and the officers and soldiers will leave sooner or later, but now the countryside is in chaos. In the next period of time, there will be thieves everywhere, and the surviving people will also pick up swords and guns. It is difficult for us to survive with Qin Qin. The only place we can rely on is the city. Most of these official cavalrymen are subordinates of the General of Datong. It is not safe for us to go to Datong City. It is safest to go to Huairen County."

In recent years, Zhu Da learned from his elders, especially Qin Xiucai that the laws and rules of the Ming Dynasty were barely applicable in cities and around them. Outside that, it was based on gentry, local tyrants, even temples and green forests to maintain basic order. Because these forces maintained and maintained balance, they were "pastoral warmth" and "simple and kind".

But now, the invading Mongolian horse team and the crazy Ming officers and soldiers destroyed the order and balance between the countryside. Everyone else would be lawless in order to live, plunder, and whatever they wanted. This environment was too dangerous for Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun. They could run away if they could not beat them. If Qin Qin was added, it would be hard to say anything.

The city is different. The city Zhu Da mentioned is not a large-scale land encirclement such as Zheng Jiaji, but a city where the Ming Dynasty political office is located, which is the city where the so-called "county and prefectures" are located. In Datong, all such county and prefectures are located have towering walls and relatively safe.

Yuan Biao, Xiang Bo and Qin Xiucai both talked about ancient times, saying that the Mongols invaded Datong quite a few times, and they touched the border of Shanxi and even went deeper. The Ming Dynasty's official army also suffered a crushing defeat in field battles, but the Mongolian horse team was able to fight in field battles, but they were not good at siegeing the city several times because spies appeared in the city. Outside this, they basically did not succeed. Even the Mongols themselves would avoid siegeing the city, especially in various cities in the border town of Datong, because this is a border town war zone, and the city walls and defense of the city are particularly important.

"What if Huairen County was also defeated by the Tartars or the official army?"

"That way, keep running south."

Zhou Qingyun raised a relatively extreme possibility, but Zhu Da didn't care much. The Mongolian horse team's action this time was obviously about fast in and out, and it was unlikely to be entangled under the strong city. If it was the Huairen County Town captured by the official army, it would be equivalent to rebellion and Datong was in chaos. It would be meaningless to stay in Datong at that time.

The six horses seized from the official cavalry were all covered with bags. By the time they finished all this, the sky was already white, with coal and firewood to burn, and the fires in Hebian Xincun and Baibao Village were getting stronger and stronger. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun kowtowed nine heads to the two villages.

"Zhuda, can we take revenge?"

"We are fifteen years old this year and will have at least a few decades of good life. As long as we don't forget, we can repay you!"

After kowtowing, the two of them got on the horse and left. When they were about to enter the mountain pass, it was already very bright. Zhu Da looked back and found that not only was there thick smoke rising in Baibao Village and Hebian New Village, but the same in several places.

Tie the horses in a familiar place in the mountains, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun quickly walked up the hillside, and in the place they observed these days.

Not only Baibao Village and Hebian New Village were in flames and smoke, but there were smoke columns of smoke rising from Xiama Village in the distance, and in the direction of Zheng Jiaji. They didn't know what happened in other villages, but thinking about what they saw in their own village last night, these burns made people feel cold in their hearts.

"What are these beasts, these beasts, and these dogs and bastards doing?" Zhou Qingyun stood there and murmured to himself. All the things that happened in front of him were too shocking and had already made him incoherent.

Zhu Da also stared at all this. After a while, he walked towards the top of the mountain. Only then did Zhou Qingyun react and quickly followed.

You can indeed see further from the top of the mountain. Here you can see the outline of the Datong city and more smoke columns. There are many villages burning around Datong, and the beacons in the sky began to rise again at some point, which is more dense than in the past.

After seeing all this, Zhu Da didn't say anything, but walked down the mountain silently. Zhou Qingyun followed again. When he was about to go down the mountain, Zhu Da, who was walking in front, suddenly burst into laughter. This abnormal behavior scared Zhou Qingyun behind him.

"We still want to take revenge, don't go crazy, hold on!" Zhou Qingyun shouted a few times, but Zhu Da in front still laughed constantly, not the usual laughter.

Zhou Qingyun thought of Yuan Biao's statement, and some people were very happy and sad, and it was useless to persuade them at this time. It would be best to knock people out directly. After waking up, they could calm down. Thinking of this, Zhou Qingyun clenched his fists and approached him. He was confident that he would knock people out with one punch.

He punched him, but Zhu Da suddenly lowered his head, turned around and grabbed his arm, pressing him down and pressed him down.

In an instant, Zhou Qingyun felt that his right arm seemed to be split, and his body was uncontrollably kneeling down. He only heard Zhu Da shouting and saying, "What are you going to do?"

"You are not crazy...be gentle!" Zhou Qingyun was puzzled and painful, but after saying a while, he stopped again. He saw that Zhu Da's face was covered with tears, but wasn't he laughing wildly just now? Why were he crying?

Being controlled by the attack and counterattack, this set of actions was already a subconscious reaction. Zhu Da immediately let go of his hand. Zhou Qingyun said embarrassedly: "I thought you were crazy and wanted to knock you out. Are you okay? I heard you were laughing wildly just now, why did you cry again?"

"What's crazy? I just figured out something." Zhu Da said in a hoarse voice.

"What's up?"

"This world is a jungle. There may be some rules on the face, but in fact it is the prey of the weak. The strong are respected. Whoever has the strength, whoever has the sword in his hand, and whoever has more swords, is whose world."

Hearing Zhu Da's words, Zhou Qingyun scratched his head and said irritably: "It's a mess, I don't understand."

"Let's go, Qin Qin should be anxious to wait." Zhu Da didn't explain anything, but just returned to his calmness and said a few words.

With this episode, the two of them became somewhat more stable, and they walked down the mountain silently, leading their horses toward the Salt Cave courtyard.

For Zhu Da, the life of more than 20 years was real, while the life of more than 10 years was a bit incredible and illusory. This also made him feel calm in his daily life that others could not understand and a subtle sense of alienation. This is why when Zhou Qingyun collapsed, he would angrily accuse him of not being like his parents' biological child or as if he had been a disciple.

These unreality and alienation were smashed by this disaster. Seeing the corpses of parents and masters, seeing familiar faces, the heart-wrenching pain, and the hatred that wishes to eat meat and drink blood made Zhu Da realize that he is real and everything is real, but he did not realize it earlier and did not cherish it earlier. Now, most of the remaining ones are hatred and indifference.

In those twenty years of life, there was great power to maintain stability and rules, and education and food and clothing made most people willing to abide by it. Although more and more rogues wanted to make a profit by not following the rules, they were generally stable and orderly. However, in this era, the court and the government could not do this at all, and could only barely maintain decentness with the power of gentry and local tyrants.

In such a world, letting yourself be trapped by rules and order is equivalent to treating yourself as fish on the chopping board and being slaughtered. Zhu Da thought he had figured it out, but in the past few years, he still did things according to the rules without realizing it, just taking advantage of some loopholes. It was not until just now that Zhu Da understood what he was going to do, smash everything for himself and for the people he was close to, and did whatever he could do!
Chapter completed!