Chapter 111 Murder and silence
The shouts of death and screams grew louder and louder than the waves.
In addition to their group of people, there was also a caravan in this inn. Dozens of people in the caravan had never seen such a battle before, and they were all frightened out of their wits.
As soon as Wen Wan opened the door, a mother and daughter fell in front of her.
The little girl, about five or six years old, was crying and hugging her mother's neck.
Just as Wen Wan was about to help her, an arrow suddenly struck in front of her, less than half an inch away from her palm.
When they looked up again, the fallen mother and daughter had been killed by a man in black who rushed over.
When the little girl died, she still had her eyes open and ignorant of the world.
The mother protected her, the long knife pierced the mother's chest, and the tip of the knife penetrated the flesh and entered the little girl's throat.
At that moment, Wen Wan was completely confused.
She forgot to look away, and just stared at the blood flowing out more and more under the body of the mother and daughter.
"Miss Xiaowan! Let's go!"
Shan Shui rushed in front of her and blocked the knife that was slashing at her. He roared, his tone full of urgency.
Wen Wan came back to her senses in a daze, her nose was sore, and she staggered behind Shan Shui. The scene of the mother and daughter being killed was still in her mind.
The men in black who broke in killed everyone they saw, and seemed to have no intention of leaving anyone alive.
The team of light cavalry led by Shan Shui was the elite force of the border city defenders. When the soldiers faced the men in black with one against three, they did not take advantage.
Shanshui protected Wen Wan and retreated outside the inn, pushed her onto the horse, and shouted: "Everyone, retreat!"
The soldiers of the Qingqi team quickly gathered their formation and protected Wen Wan from leaving the inn.
Wen Wan sat on the horse, seemingly hesitant.
"Shanshui! Every person in the caravan can be saved one by one!"
Shan Shui was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that at this time, she would still care about the life and death of others.
But then I thought about it, the girl that their general fell in love with was certainly not an ordinary woman.
"Okay!" Shan Shui gritted his teeth and agreed, ordering a few soldiers to follow him, "You follow me to rescue people, and the others will protect Miss Xiaowan and retreat to a safe place!"
A small group of people turned back in the direction of the inn. The backs of the young soldiers were straight.
The soldiers who risked their lives and went against the grain, regardless of life or death, did not know whose son or husband they were.
Wen Wan's eyes turned red and she bit her lower lip to hold back tears.
Climbing up a small hill, there were no pursuers behind me.
Wen Wan stopped hastily and stood on the hillside looking in the direction of the inn.
Those men in black must have set fire, and the inn was completely engulfed in flames at this moment.
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Half a quarter of an hour later, Shan Shui came back with people protecting a dozen survivors of the caravan.
He was injured on his arm and was bandaged casually with the cloth torn from his robe. "Those men in black were ruthless, but they did not fight or pursue."
Wen Wan was startled, her eyebrows sank, "Prefect Lin, are you dead?"
Shan Shui raised his head in surprise, and then responded, "Miss Xiao Wan is indeed very good at predicting things. It seems that these men in black are here for Prefect Lin."
It was obvious to kill people and silence them, but the people behind the scenes did not even make the slightest attempt to cover up.
This force is so strong that it can send chills down the back.
Wen Wan frowned, "Those men in black don't look like bandits on the road." Shanshui said: "Yeah. If I read correctly, they should be dead soldiers raised by big families."
Wen Wan exclaimed, "But according to the laws of the Daduan Dynasty, the number of dead men in a big family generally does not exceed a hundred. Those men in black just now were estimated to be two to three hundred."
Super-standard dead soldiers means that someone is quietly expanding their power, and since the person behind this wants to silence Prefect Lin, it means that he is the one who is really selling the iron ore privately.
Iron ore is the main material for casting weapons. If this person just wants money, it's fine, but I'm afraid...
I'm afraid those people are reselling iron ore just to make weapons.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan's heart suddenly froze. If it was really the worst possibility, then this matter would be big enough to break the sky.
After the death of Governor Lin, the clues to the private sale of iron ore were interrupted, and it became even more difficult to find out who was behind the scenes.
"Shanshui, count the casualties, let's rush back to the border town as soon as possible."
Shan Shui was confused, "You don't plan to go to Captain Zhou and the others now?"
Wen Wan shook his head, "I won't go, there are more important things now."
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Shan Shui didn't understand, Wen Wan didn't explain too much, she just ordered:
"Let's hurry, we have to get to the border town before those dead soldiers!"
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The journey that originally took four or five days took only two days after traveling day and night.
The group rushed back to the border town and went directly to the camp of the border town defenders.
When Wen Wan dismounted, her legs were trembling. With the help of Shan Shui, she met the military advisor Min Lao in the tent.
We haven’t seen each other for a long time, and Mr. Min’s physical condition seems to be worse than the last time we met.
He was so thin that only his skin and bones were left, and one leg was not able to walk smoothly.
It can be seen that during this feint attack on Mobei, they had to fight hard to escape from the ambush and return.
Wen Wan got straight to the point, "Mr. Min, to make a long story short, please immediately mobilize people to block all passages in the border town."
Mr. Min was still confused, so he told Wen Wan about the murders and silences of the dead men at the inn.
Old Min was right, "Miss Xiaowan thinks that the person behind the scenes is probably in the border town now?"
Wen Wan's voice was cold, "Even if there are not people behind the scenes, there must be people who command these dead soldiers. There are no big families in the border city, and except for General Shen and Gao Ling, no one has the strength to raise dead soldiers."
"Two or three hundred dead soldiers cannot be underestimated by any force. As the saying goes, a snake can't survive without a head. These dead soldiers must have someone to command them. They chose the town closest to the border town to attack. Then there is a possibility that this person is in the border town. Also the biggest.”
"We have to hurry up and take our time along the way. We should be faster than those dead soldiers, so as long as we seal the city, we have a good chance of finding this person."
What he said was reasonable and well-founded.
Old Min nodded in approval, and Shan Shui was also convinced.
It turned out that this was the important thing she said.
"It's a good idea to catch a turtle in an urn!" Shan Shui was very excited and immediately went to seal the city gate himself.
Wen Wan stopped him, "I haven't slept for two days and two nights, and my body is too strong to bear it. When we get here, let Mr. Min make the arrangements. You go and rest."
Shan Shui was very excited, "I can persist."
Wen Wan glanced at him, "If the city gate is sealed, people can't escape. When you wake up from sleep, he will still be there. Why are you anxious? Recharge your batteries, you will have a chance to take action."
Mr. Min also advised: "What Miss Xiaowan said makes sense. Commander Shanshui should listen to Miss Xiaowan and make arrangements for the rest. Or... Commander Shanshui, don't believe in my ability?"
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"How is that possible? You are our military advisor." Shan Shui then put down his sword and went to rest.
(End of chapter)