After bringing the supplies back to the Salt Cave courtyard, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun only left their mounts, took the other horses deep into the mountains, and then killed them one by one. In such weather, flesh and blood will attract wild beasts and will rot quickly, not to mention that no one here will care about it.

Even in Datong, which is close to the grassland, horses are still very expensive livestock. The reason for doing this is that horses know the way, and military horses have branding marks. If any mistakes are too serious in the future, any hidden dangers must be avoided at this critical moment.

When Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun returned, Qin Qin's emotions were almost collapsed. Although the girl did not see what was happening outside the mountain, she could clearly feel the emotions of Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun. She didn't see them, but couldn't control her imagination, which made the girl more and more afraid.

"The bad guys won't go into the mountains, you have nothing to do here."

"My adoptive father and I promised to take care of you, and we will definitely do it. Now you just eat, sleep, and exercise more, and don't think about it."

Zhu Da didn't have much energy to comfort Qin Qin, but just said a few words firmly. Qin Qin was very accused of this. After all, she had experienced being kidnapped and had seen Zhu Da lose consciousness, so she still had some resistance.

After comforting Qin Qin, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun took a shift to look outside the mountain. In addition to observing the location of Baibao Village, they also had to go to the top of the mountain and several other locations, so as to see more directions and get more information.

It seems that more than one Mongolian cavalry was invading Datong, but there is only one team in the southwest of Datong. There is only one team in this direction of "chasing" or "following" the official cavalry in this direction, and there are no follow-up personnel. This is also a strange thing. The enemy invasion is so deep. From a procedural perspective, it is reasonable to rescue hundreds of official cavalry in the early stage, but it is strange that there are no more soldiers chasing fortifications in a few days.

However, since the government army slaughtered the village and burned, nothing could be inferred based on common sense. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not think deeply about it, but just waited for what should be gone.

The next development is similar to the expected one. Three days after Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun returned to the Salt Cave Courtyard, they could see smoke and dust rolling. The Mongolian horse team retreated. This time, the Mongolian horse team was not slow, but it was not as fast as it was when it came. The reason was very simple. Although it was far apart, the large bags on the horse and the population dragged behind the horse were burdens and reasons.

The population that was plundered by the Mongolian horse team was very tragic. If they were taken to the grassland, they would be worse than livestock for their whole lives. They would be even more likely to be killed before leaving the side wall. After seeing the actions of the official cavalry, Zhu Da was not optimistic about the ending they would be saved by the official army.

Although they couldn't bear it in their hearts, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun knew that they could not do anything, so they just watched indifferently and kept all this in their hearts.

After most of the day after the Mongolian horse team, the official cavalry also appeared in sight. When recalling, the official cavalry and the Mongolian horse team seemed to have a tacit understanding. One side was in front and the other side, and one side would never catch up with the other side, and always maintained a fixed distance.

I thought the official cavalry would find the six missing companions, but the official cavalry had no intention of staying at all, so they just left. Maybe I thought the companions had gone back long ago, or maybe I thought the companions had fled, and it was not worth looking for in any situation. But in the army, with military law constraints, can they act so casually? And this is still the elite of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Da understood the battle between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, why did the Ming Dynasty lose more and win less...

After the official cavalry passed by, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not set off immediately. In order to ensure their completeness, they waited for another day. Then they did not see any large groups of people passing by. There were not dozens of smoke pillars soaring into the sky, leaving only a faint smoke and dust rising. It was obvious that the villages were about to burn out.

However, when it was almost dark, I saw a few people sneaking into the ruins of the village and leaving before dark.

After seeing this scene, Zhu Da knew that his prediction was correct. The Mongolian horse team and the official cavalry completely destroyed this area. There is no order now. At the beginning, it was to survive and it was about to turn into a rule that swords and guns were kings and the strong were respected.

The mount's injuries recovered quickly and he was fat and strong in the mountains. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also began to prepare to set off. They left one-third of the silver in the salt cave courtyard, and there were also hidden arrangements here. They left a certain amount of supplies here, brought the dry food and supplies consumed for four days, and took away all the weapons and equipment as much as possible.

Zhu Da made a new spear thrower and a short spear in the past few days. Zhou Qingyun took two bows, and Qin Qin was carried by Zhu Da, but it was not a real person tied to a strap or something, but a large willow basket with a lid on it. Qin Qin stayed in the basket and could not come out without Zhu Da's approval.

In such a chaos, a girl like Qin Qin is a valuable commodity on the one hand, and a beastly target on the other hand, which is dangerous on the other hand. If she doesn't show up, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun will hold a Park knife and have a full bow and horse, and others will have to think twice about it if they want to do it.

After setting off, the two riders did not leave the foothills and march on the official road in a big way, but instead moved in the mountain as much as possible. If it really couldn't be done, they would go along the edge of the mountain.

Baibao Village and several surrounding villages are located on plains, a little far from the mountains. In addition, the Mongolian horse team and the official cavalry came too suddenly, so no one escaped. However, after crossing the Xiami River, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun still met many survivors. Some of them escaped into the mountains, while others were lucky enough to be out of the village and escaped the lures and killings of the official cavalry, but they had nowhere to go.

Before the crops in the fields were harvested, the storage in the village was either washed or burned. The rich plain suddenly became a wasteland for them. They were all looking for food to survive, searching in the ruins, and thinking about some solutions. It has been nearly five days since the Mongolian horses swept over to the crossing of officers, soldiers and cavalry, and then they left. They were almost at the limit of humanity.

Once a person reaches the limit of life and death, many of the constraints on weekdays will no longer be effective. In order to survive, what are the rules, what are the principles, what are the kings and laws, and what are the lives of humans?

But the people who ignored nothing could do anything to Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun. These two men had all their swords and horses, and they were full of people and were full of people. They also didn't care about the rules of the king. There was really someone who wanted to commit a crime. They rushed over directly. Park Dao cut off the horse immediately. The people who were pale and thin and had no strength dispersed. As for the one who was cut to death, no one cared about it. There were too many dead people these days.

"If it were the people in our village who held the wooden gun, they would definitely not suffer any losses now. We both had to hide from each other when we saw it." Zhou Qingyun felt this inexplicably.

"We have never practiced seriously in our village. Even if we practice seriously, those two or three hundred males will be of no use."

When talking about the things in the village, both of them felt very uncomfortable. Everything was normal a few days ago, but now it was separated by yin and yang. Before and after Baibao Village was sacked, there was a threat from thieves. In order to protect the family's small and wealth, the villagers were still a little excited. When Zhu Da started business, everyone's life improved. If you work harder, you can get more. This is already a burden to practice martial arts and protect yourself.

Just before Zhu Da went to kill Zheng Yong, General Qi Li had proposed to hire people outside Baibao Village and Xiama Village to act as village heroes, so that locals could concentrate on making money. In this state, who would still have the heart to practice the boring wooden gun, and it would be a waste of time to build a good spear. Even if you don’t practice it, it would be decent to put it at home.

It took nearly a day to get there, but it took nearly a day to ride a horse. In the afternoon, Zhu Da deliberately set up a big circle. Under such circumstances, it was dark and could not spend the night on the plain. Too many accidents would happen, but it was much safer on the mountain and many hidden places could be found.

The reason why he hunted thieves in the past three years was to hide his whereabouts was that he detoured between the plains and the mountains. There were always residents and travelers on the plains, but after entering the mountain, the people might be seen very little, and in the sense of the outside world, it was to hide traces. Because of this, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were very familiar with the mountain roads and the places where people could hide, so they could avoid the lawless mobs and hungry people.

The surviving people also know that the mountains are safe, but when they realize this, they often don’t have the strength to go to the mountains.

"Zheng family music should be fine. He can mobilize hundreds of men, and the siege is reliable. The Tartars and the government army may not be able to defeat them."

"Let's talk about it later. I will take turns tonight and I will be on shift one's first shift."

Zhu Da is not willing to have any optimistic expectations now, so as not to be even more injured.

Sleeping on the hills, when Zhu Da woke up the next morning, he felt a little cool. The summer in Datong was not long, and before he knew it, the scorching heat was about to pass.

There was no delay on the road this day. Apart from the wandering scattered hungry people, no one could see other people on the official road. However, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also noticed that a small amount of smoke and dust were not far away. They listened on the ground and observed on the horse's back. It was probably a dozen horse teams that were riding were acting. It was probably the forces of the green forests in the rivers and lakes, and the undestroyed villages began to take action.

The situation was as chaotic as Zhu Da expected. All he could do now is to hurry up and see if Zheng Jiaji had survived luck, and then marching towards his goal.

I arrived at Zhengjiaji at noon, and there was no luck. Such a turtle can guard against thieves during the peaceful season. When a real military disaster comes, it is no different from a paper-based one.
Chapter completed!