Chapter 849 Hopeless City (117)
"Yeah, we all want to go home, and it's not good to leave anyone behind, so let's go together. There are many of us, and we can deal with evil raccoons, let alone a small support mission."
If no one objects, then everyone agrees.
Some people haven't been back for more than ten years, so they can wait until now.
"Okay, let's complete the task as soon as possible and go home together."
"Yes, let's go home together!"
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The road back to the city deviated slightly to the north. At the fork of the main road, Mai Ding separated from the army.
If he wants to return to the imperial capital, he has to go all the way south.
Before leaving, Zhou Ye came with a few soldiers to see him off.
"Slow down on the road."
Mai Ding said this, but felt a little stiff after he said it, and then added something.
"This is not far from the Imperial Capital. How about you take the soldiers back to recover first? Anyway, we will take a detour from the Imperial Capital to Guanyun City..."
In the end, Mai Ding didn't know what he was talking about.
He simply stopped and looked at Zhou Ye and the army behind her, with a slightly complicated expression on his fat face.
"Forget it."
He turned around and got on the carriage, opened the curtain and shouted to Zhou Ye outside.
"Bless you and see you in the imperial capital."
The carriage heading south quickly moved away. Many soldiers looked at the carriage running away with a look of envy in their eyes. However, the road heading north would continue. Zhou Ye turned around, waved his hand, and the army continued to set off. Follow the direction on the map along a deserted and quiet road, heading north.
Three days later, Guanhai City arrived.
The city gate was wide open, and there was no one outside the city. "Why is there no one?"
Zhou Ye didn't say anything. He took a few people to the city gate and took a look. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps inside the tall city gate. Zhou Ye clenched the knife in his hand and turned sideways to wait. At this time, the door was ajar. Being completely let go.
A group of people stood inside the door looking at them. They were all dressed in tattered clothes and had dirty felt hats on their heads. They spoke with a strong accent.
"You are reinforcements sent by the empire, right?"
Lu Qi spoke.
"Yes, who are you?"
The leader spoke.
"We are the escort stationed in the city before and have been waiting for you to come."
The old man frowned and looked at the dead silence in the city, which looked like it was in need of rescue. He was confused in his heart, and the other party opened his mouth to explain again.
"Everyone in the city has almost fled. In recent years, because there are not enough soldiers in the city, we have been attacked many times by the Xiangguo army from the north. We can no longer resist it and are ready to escape. But fortunately you are here. , Guanhai City has hope.”
Zhou Ye looked at the surrounding environment. There was an indescribable weirdness and silence here, but he couldn't tell a specific problem.
Now that the army has arrived outside the city, the sky has darkened, and they cannot stand here forever.
Get out of the way of those in front of you.
"Come in quickly. The enemy troops have robbed everything they can here. There are still many old people and children in the city. If they come again, these people will have to wait to die."
Lu Qi pulled Zhou Ye and whispered.
"Let people take a look at the surrounding environment before going in."
Zhou Ye made a gesture, and a dozen people in the team immediately picked up their weapons and left, observing carefully along both sides of the city gate.
The rest of the people were not in a hurry to go in all, but Zhou Ye took some of them in first. After a while, a signal came from inside, indicating that it was safe, and the soldiers who stayed outside led the carriages and horses to follow.
(End of chapter)