Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

Thinking about it again, the officers and soldiers are wearing armor, because they can't run far, as long as they run away for about 20 miles, they will have time to get out. Thinking of this, Han Chengyu felt a lot more at ease. Sure enough, when the hooves were full of moments, they separated the sea of people, out of the group, and the sound of fighting behind them gradually dissipated, and then the morning fog dissipated, and when I turned around, I saw a big flag on the front side, which was the flag of the official army, embroidered with three characters in crimson, and the Shenjia battalion.

The silver officers and soldiers rode in groups of three or two, slaughtering back and forth, countless thieves begged for mercy, and those majestic honor guards before departure were messy, trampling into the muddy water, it turned out to be just a joke, this scene full of flesh and blood was deeply reflected in the heart, carved a brand, and the living people present all really understood what is mighty. They lost the battle before they even woke up. Han Chengyu smiled bitterly, the official army is so terrifying, the government's taxes can never be exempted.

Just go home and be a good citizen honestly, Han Chengyu thought so, no matter what delusions he had before, he really couldn't think of what the thief army could do to shake the terrible silver-armored iron horse, these officers and soldiers who even wore iron armor on their horses were covered in iron, even if they calmly set up a big array, they didn't want to withstand such a blow, not to mention that the officials and soldiers were cunning and unmatched, and they used tricks to sneak attack.

Fortunately, there was a horse, and the way home avoided many dangers, and when he revisited the familiar land, many road scenes had already been very different, and the original high-walled garden outside the staff was reduced to ashes, and only the ruins remained. Han Chengyu became more and more frightened, this is a poor and remote place, who came here to cause trouble. Although he was accustomed to seeing ashes along the way, it was only at this moment that he realized the pain of war.

Something was getting more and more wrong, the village

was in sight, but the road was deserted, and he had not seen any acquaintances in the village for a whole afternoon. But Han Chengyu was a little more relieved, it was strange not to see a living person, it was better than seeing a dead person, probably all hiding in the wine cellar. There is good water on the edge of the village, the wine kiln is built there, the wine of the Zhao family is famous far and wide, it is very capable of making gold, in the past, there were occasional thieves and bandits to rob the Zhao family, the village hid the old and weak women and children in the wine kiln, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the bandits are easy not to attack, the Zhao family is also happy to come, there are many people, although it is old and weak, it is strong and courageous.

Approaching the door of his house, he saw that the vegetable field by the small courtyard had been abandoned for a long time, Han Chengyu was stunned on the spot, his family members were not at home, so where did he go.

"Could it be that I couldn't find food these days and went out to escape the famine? Han Chengyu fell into deep self-blame, thinking that his family might have died, and his heart was like a knife. I was about to get off the horse and go into the house to take a look and look for some clues. Suddenly the mount neighed, Han Chengyu looked left and right, and soon saw a black shadow flashing from behind the vine leaves, he rode a horse to chase after it, but saw the old neighbor Ke Wang fled to the alley in a panic, this is a black short and fat man, greedy by nature, in the past, because of his family's new garden, the courtyard wall invaded the crossing, and the two families had a grudge for land, and they couldn't solve it when they invited Lizheng.

Han Chengyu saw that his heart was weak, and he immediately suspected that this person had done something bad to harm his relatives, so he shouted angrily, and immediately went to shoot him down.

"Grandpa's life, grandpa, I have no choice. Ke Wangkai was swept by the barrel of the gun, fell to the ground, and kowtowed.

"The surname is Ke, my wife and children. Have they been killed by you. "

"No, no, still alive, I'll take you. Ke Wang said.

"Fart, I don't believe it. Hearing that this evil neighbor was in a hurry to lead him the way, Han Chengyu was like falling into an ice cave, this goods were slippery, and he had to take advantage of three points if he was unreasonable on weekdays. Now that I said yes so quickly, it's not good.

"Grandpa, grandpa, I didn't do anything, they did it. Ke Wangkai pointed to the well, and said hesitantly.

"What's there. Han Chengyu rode his horse to the well, looked inside, and saw that there seemed to be a bucket immersed in the well water, he was puzzled, so he got off the horse and scooped up the bucket. It is actually a wine tank, but it is very heavy, it does not seem to be only filled with wine, at the moment with the head of the gun to pierce the sealing mud, open it, the wine taste is very mellow, he is a good wine person, he can't help scooping it with his hand, a spicy and strange smell of wine, he touched the wine with a bubble, reached out and took it out, it was a piece of jerky, and then look closely, the wine vat is densely soaked with jerky.

Originally, it was

to store the jerky, but after the dried meat was dried in the shade, it was soaked in wine and then hidden in the well water, so why was it so cumbersome, and if it was a shortage, it should be exchanged for rice and noodles. If it's for the sake of deliciousness, I've never heard of a famous dish that uses this method.

Han Chengyu was even more puzzled, and when he turned around, he saw Ke Wangkai trembling and moving to the room next to him. Suspicion suddenly rose, and then looked down at the jerky, it was difficult to let go, this is not like pork, nor like chicken, dog meat, the texture of the roe deer meat is somewhat similar, but the whole piece is too big. Ke Wangkai saw that Han Chengyu saw that something was wrong, and saw the right time, rushed into the nearest room, and closed the latch.

"The surname Ke, is this human flesh, you brute, I slaughtered you. Han Chengyu poured out all the whole jar of jerky, looking at the shape and texture of the meat, and the more suspicious the jerky in the shape of people's palms and arms.

"Brother Han, it's useless for you to pester me, it's better to go to the wine cellar and see it. Ke Wangkai hid in the house, only crying and pleading.

Han Chengyu thought for a moment and asked, "What's there?"

"A few cannibal ghosts, your enemies, hehe, you make a fuss with me, when they are prepared, you may not be able to fight, it is better for you to touch it quietly, maybe you can take revenge." Ke Wang said.

"That's your accomplice, you won't be behind me, will you. Han Chengyu never dared to trust this person.

"I swear, although I have a bad temper, I am a good citizen and do no harm. "

"If you have the surname Ke, you should die. Han Chengyu estimated that his family was killed, and he couldn't escape from this evil neighbor.

"You, what are you going to do, don't, don't be stupid, don't force me to set fire to the house, there's hay here, they can see it. Ke Wangkai said in horror.

"Then you can order it. "

"Okay, you can do it, there's a kind. Ke Wangkai didn't light the fire, but shouted for help: "Silly roe deer, rotten eggs, come here, surnamed Han, he has come back," but this place is separated from the cellar by a hill, and the mountains are quite dense, and his cries for help cannot be transmitted.

"If you don't order it, then I'll order it. Han Chengyu sneered, he really planned to light a fire, go to the haystack behind him to move the hay, and pile it up at the door several times.

Suddenly hearing the movement at the side window, Han Chengyu went around with a crossbow and shot an arrow, Ke Wangkai, who was looking at the probe, shouted, narrowly avoided it, he finally didn't dare to jump out of the window, outside the house, the other party had horses and spears, and he was too disadvantaged. As soon as he hesitated, he was blocked and scolded endlessly in the house.

Han Chengyu snorted, stepped to the window and pushed the window frame, but was bolted. He went round to the door again, took out the folds of fire, and blew to light the hay.

"I'll you. Ke Wangkai let out a loud shout and rushed out of the door, holding a dung fork, his body was extremely fast, but Han Chengyu had been fighting ducks for many years, practicing incomparable footwork, his body retreated, and he raised his hand sideways and shot Ke Wangkai's throat, and a column of blood spurted out of his neck and splashed on the ground in the shape of a window flower.

The area around the wine cellar was empty, and Han Chengyu had a horse at hand and was good at crossbows, so it was more advantageous for him to lure people out, so he groaned a little and lit the fire.

When the fire started, the smoke billowed around the mountain, as if the mountain was wearing a black jade official robe. He hid from the edge of the forest, and sure enough, there were six people from the cellar, and they looked a little familiar, all of them were locals. Han Chengyu waited for them to get closer, and released an arrow from the crossbow, and one person was caught off guard and immediately fell down with an arrow, and the rest of the people on the left and right were stunned, and only remembered to fight back after a while, there was a little man, Han Chengyu had heard of his nickname Rotten Egg, and shouted: Just a single one, let's rush up and kill him.

Han Chengyu opened the string and placed the arrow, the people on the opposite side just rushed to the front, raised their hands and shook their hands, this time the opposite side was on guard, seeing him raise his hand, he was busy and fell to the ground, but Han Chengyu did not shoot arrows, but crossed the horse and carried a gun, this battle was difficult to deal with a

group of rural grass robbers, seeing a horse rushing over, he was scared to pee, and he got up and ran away, Han Chengyu calmly shot down a person with a crossbow, and stabbed a person to death with a gun, but he only practiced foot combat in the thief army, and he paid a lot of attention to riding a horse spur gun, this shot was stabbed into the ribs, and could not be pulled out in time, the horse galloped past, his hand was too late to abandon the gun, and he was stumbled with a horse and fell off the horse, and the gun naturally took off。

The rotten egg did not forget to turn around when he fled for his life, and when he saw Han Chengyu fall to the ground, he was slightly stunned, and then looked at the waist of his companion on the ground, and realized that Han Chengyu had no weapon, gritted his teeth, and shouted: "Kill him." He turned around and pounced on Han Chengyu.

Han Chengyu's fall seemed to be a rib injury, and his body was curled and almost unable to stand. Seeing that the surrounding enemies were surrounding, he was crying bitterly, and he wanted to grab the spear, but he was not sure. The enemy was uninjured and outnumbered, and he still died when he grabbed the gun, not to mention that he couldn't run fast with this injury.

I had no choice but to look back at the war horse, after all, the war horse has spirituality, and when he saw the master fall off the horse, he stopped suddenly, and there was a love crossbow lying on the ground between him and the horse, and he gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, rushed over to pick up the crossbow, and stepped on the side of the war horse.

At this moment, he was already like an arrow in his chest, and the sweat of the painful soybeans flowed down his temples, and he didn't dare to stay, galloping away from the enemy, and then turned around, and these people saw Han Chengyu winding up the arrow again, and they were so frightened that they turned around to escape.

Han Chengyu rode his horse to catch up and put them down with arrows back and forth.

There was no movement in the wine cellar, Han Chengyu recuperated for a while, his ribs were only slightly injured, but fortunately, it was fine, he estimated that even if there was a surplus inside, it was not enough to be tricky. So he pushed the door with his injured body and entered, and there were four large houses in this wine cellar, each with a covered bridge and a flying frame from the water. As he walked all the way, he suddenly smelled the smell of meat mixed with the smell of wine, and knew that there was something wrong in the house, and when he broke down the door with his gun, he heard an exclamation, but it was the voice of a woman.

Han Chengyu was stunned for a moment, and then looked at it,

but it was the widow Bao, I saw that she was untidy, and a thick rope was tied to her feet, Chu Chu looked at him pitifully, and recognized him at a glance, without waiting for Han Chengyu to ask, Bao took pear blossoms in the rain, hid his face and cried: "Good man, have you come to save the slave family." From now on, the slave family will follow you. "

"Widow, my wife, my son. Han Yucheng asked.

Bao Shi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the ashes of the fire, where the iron hook was hanging full of meat pieces of meat.

Just this glance, there is no need to say anything, Han Chengyu sat down like falling into an ice cave, and the only trace of hope he had was lost like this.

Bao Shi seemed to be unbearable, and said: "I, the slave family didn't see your family, maybe they fled." "

"Escape?" Han Yucheng's eyes flashed and asked, "Where can I escape?" "

"The slave family doesn't know, anyway, they run away where the thieves don't have. Bao said.

"Why are you alive, are you in the same league as them, you have also eaten human flesh. Han Yucheng was inexplicably angry, and shouted at her.

Bao Shi was stunned, as if he remembered something extremely terrifying, scratching his chest and screaming, Han Chengyu saw her like this, his heart suddenly softened, and he stepped forward and said apologetically: "Don't hurt yourself, it's enough." The woman's nails were very sharp, and she was scratching them randomly, and the blood on her chest was faintly visible in the windows of the house. grabbed her hands and somehow hugged Bao.

Han Chengyu was surprised that this woman was weak and boneless, like a sheepskin bag with warm water, she didn't struggle in her arms, and she cried for a while, and then she grinded her ears and said: "You have only been gone for a day, and the slave family saw your lady waiting for you at the entrance of the village, so they gossiped with her for a while, and the days have passed too long, I forgot what I said, and then a group of thieves came from outside at dawn, driving more than a dozen carriages, and robbed our grain, and several young people in the village were also kidnapped by them, and they ran into a big run with others. "

"Thieves, they slaughtered the village. Han Chengyu's eyes were full of grief and indignation.

"No, the thieves

didn't kill people, they grabbed food, in fact, it is no different from killing people, after the thieves left, we ran out of food, so we scattered and ran for our lives. Those who have a way to go and a place to go are gone, and there is no way for a weak woman like us to stay. I didn't expect that the few shabby settlements in the village who usually can still be a little human, they went to join the thief army, and they didn't even look down on the thief army, so they didn't take them in, so they came back and saw us, hey, you saw it. "