Traveling through ancient times

On the first sunny morning after the snow, the air is fresh, the world is quiet, and you can almost hear the breathing of the earth.

It's cold!

But people's hearts are warm because there is hope. Everyone has a smile on his or her face, and the smile is warm!

There weren't many people left, according to statistics, there were more than 500 people!

Gu Dalian learned about the conscription system of this era from Luo Feimo. In times of famine, if the border areas needed additional soldiers, refugees and starving people could be recruited at any time!

"I have two options. One is to join the army. General Han is now going to the northwest border. Anyone who is willing can sign up now and make great achievements in the future!

Second, if you sign a contract with me to be a servant, you will not be free for at least ten years. The advantage is that you will get paid, and you don’t have to worry about not having enough food or warm clothes! "

"You can think about it now. Registration will start in a while! Those who want to join the army should go to Deputy General Qu to register. Those who want to follow me should come to me!"

This was the plan decided upon after consultation between General Han, Luo Feimo and her!

These two paths make everyone excited. Ambitious ones choose to join the army, while those who want a more comfortable life are in a dilemma. Some people, although they also want to earn wages, do not want to sign a slave contract!

So, the deputy general quickly registered more than 300 people!

These days, after experiencing drought and witnessing widespread famine, it is difficult for everyone to have any other choice!

After a long discussion, Wang Hai and Xiao Qing brought their fellow villagers over, a total of thirty-six people. The kidnapped person, named Xiao Wu, also brought a dozen of his fellow villagers over, a total of fifty-four people!

The others hesitated for a long time and decided to go down the mountain to find another way out!

Gu Dalian called Wang Hai, Xiao Qing and Xiao Wu to her side and said:

"I am now following the majority of the group to transport food and fodder, so I cannot take you back for the time being. I will leave some food for you. You can stay here now. I will come back in half a month at most, and then I will take you back to Shannan County!"

"Yes, Master, we are waiting for you here!"

Wang Hai smiled widely, because he had confirmed his destination, and he looked more energetic!

Xiao Qing and Xiao Wu also straightened their backs and said cheerfully:

"Master, don't worry. We will take good care of everyone during your absence!"

Gu Dalian asked three people to take fifty-four people to the granary to move grain, leaving behind 1,500 kilograms!

It was already late, so the recruits found wooden sticks to carry the remaining food, and went down the mountain!

Wang Hai and others were left behind, and a few more detailed instructions were given, which were nothing more than that those who stayed behind should take up their weapons and search all the places carefully again, with safety being the top priority!

As for the armory, someone has been left to guard it, waiting for someone to be sent down to take over!

After going down the mountain, the two thought of Huang Haifeng and the others, and turned back to the forest!

As they were getting closer, they smelled a faint smell of blood. Their hearts tightened and they ran as fast as they could. They saw more than a dozen people lying in front of the cave. The red on the snow was shocking!

It was obvious that they had just experienced a great battle, but it seemed that it was not those villagers!

"Huang Haifeng...Huang Haibo...Huang Hailang...Are you there?"

The door curtain of the cave was gone, and there was a pile of stones half a person's height in front of it. Gu Dalian shouted loudly!

"...Oh, you are my benefactor...We are..."

As the sound of surprise rang out, the stones in the cave were slowly moved to the side, and Huang Haibo poked his head out and walked out!

"Please come in, both officers. Many of our men are injured and are being bandaged!"

Huang Haibo said this with surprise and joy as he greeted people in!

There were more than a dozen people lying on the straw in the cave, and they were obviously seriously injured. There were also about thirty people who were somewhat dead but not seriously injured!

Huang Haifeng was chopped on the shoulder. He had just applied medicine and bandaged the wound. He came over and said with a look of relief:

"Fortunately, our benefactor told us to be careful before he left, otherwise we would have been killed by these bandits!"

"I don't know where these bastards came from. When our patrols found them, they were almost at the cave entrance!"

"Fortunately, everyone is alert and has weapons with them. Let's rush out and fight them!"

Huang Haifeng looked scared:

"It's a pity that none of us have ever killed anyone, so we were beaten by these desperate criminals from the beginning. Fortunately, we have the food you sent us, so we have enough food and strength!"

"After more than a dozen people were injured, everyone got brave enough to kill those bastards!"

Huang Haibo looked worried, and continued:

"This time, more than a dozen of us were seriously injured, and my brother's leg was also badly injured. The herbs everyone found can cure minor injuries, but there is really no way to treat serious injuries like this!"

As he said this, his face looked very sad!

The women and children around were crying quietly beside their seriously injured relatives!

Gu Dalian frowned. In fact, these bandits were probably in a panic when they went up to suppress bandits, so they ran here without knowing where to go. It might have something to do with them!

"Don't worry, General Luo and I will go to the nearby mountains to find some hemostatic medicine and will be back soon!"

"Find a few strong men to drag the corpses outside together and burn them, so as not to attract wild beasts!"

Huang Haifeng immediately called a few people to clean up, and Luo Feimo and Gu Dalian did not delay either, they just flew away in a few steps!

When they reached a place where no one could see, Gu Dalian took out some of the Panax notoginseng, Diyu... and other high-quality hemostatic herbs in the space and put them into the backpack!

The two of them had a meal in the space before leaving. The time difference between inside and outside the space was very large. Half an hour in the space was only a few minutes outside!

The two men each carried a basket of herbs and slowly walked back. When they arrived in front of the cave, they saw a big fire burning in the open space and a burnt smell wafting over. It seemed that their mobility was quite strong!

The two men put down the hemostatic herbs for everyone, and there was another bustle!

Time was urgent. Before leaving, Luo Feimo said to Huang Haifeng, the brother who had come to see him off:

"You can go home now. The bandits in the mountains have been dealt with. Live peacefully at home. The government should be able to make arrangements for everyone in a few days!"

Huang Haifeng's brothers and the people who came to see them off were overjoyed, their eyes filled with tears. Who would want to have no home to return to and wander outside?

The rest of the road is much easier to walk without bandits!

According to Luo Feimo, the matter of the bandits was secretly reported to the emperor. The emperor was furious and ordered Ma Mingli, who was still on patrol outside, to secretly arrange to suppress the bandits. Therefore, they were able to travel smoothly later!

During the journey, Gu Dalian had people covering her on both sides, so she went back to Cuiyu Village several times without any delay!

On the twenty-second day after leaving Shannan County, on the day of the Little New Year, Gu Dalian and his group finally arrived at a small town called Xilingguan in Mangling County around noon!

As long as you leave this town and go northwest for twenty miles, you will reach Xiliaoguan, an important town in the northwest where the soldiers are stationed!

"Master, this town seems very desolate!"