Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

"Is this Liushu Village?" Jiang Wenming walked forward suspiciously and asked the man in front of him.

The man nodded with a smile and answered, "Yes, but not entirely. Are you looking for Big Willow Village or Small Willow Village?"

Hearing this, Jiang Jiyun cast her eyes towards the willow tree that looked a bit fierce. Although the tree didn't look small, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Ah? Is this the Little Willow Village?"

The man noticed the weeds in Jiang Jiyun's hair and the weed juice on the clothes and shoes of several other people. He couldn't help laughing. He asked with interest, "Are you guys planning to go to Daliushu Village?"

Wei Mian quickly stepped forward, took out his ID from his pocket, handed it to the other party, and explained: "I'm sorry, we really want to go to Daliushu Village."

However, when Liu Zhi saw the defending champions' credentials clearly and confirmed that they were all his own, he let down his guard.

When he learned that their destination was Daliushu Village, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a solemn look.

He whispered, "Something happened in Daliushu Village. The soldiers just finished fighting, so it might be a bit chaotic over there. I suggest you wait a while before going over there unless you have something important to do!"

"It's over? What exactly happened? Were those devils lured into the attack or did they get there accidentally? Didn't the person we rescued say that the devils had captured civilians? How are they doing now?" Jiang Wenming was full of suspicion.

Liu Zhi was silent for a moment, as if trying to calm his inner turmoil. Then he slowly raised his head, his eyes met with Jiang Wenming's, and he said solemnly, "The Second Battalion Commander and his men were negotiating with the devils. Who could have expected that one of the civilians would actually detonate a grenade and die together with the devils."

"What?" Jiang Wenming looked at Liu Zhi in astonishment, as if struck by lightning. "All...all dead?"

Liu Zhi's eyes were red. He suppressed his grief and nodded slightly, his voice a little hoarse: "Yes, all 38 people who were captured were killed."

Jiang Jiyun's heart tightened when he heard this, and he asked, "Aren't there our troops in the village? Did they all die? Why were some civilians captured alive by the devils?"

Liu Zhi's face was filled with anger, veins popped out on his forehead, and his voice trembled with anger. "I don't know who instigated those few civilians to abandon the soldiers who were fighting bravely in front of them and run away on their own when the Japanese invaded!"

He took a deep breath and continued, "Does the instigator think that he can save his life like this? It's just a pipe dream! If the soldiers in front can't defend the village, then where can those who escape go? They will just deliver themselves into the hands of the devils."

Liu Zhi became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes almost spitting fire. "The man also confidently said something like 'we are safe, the soldiers will not defend the position to death, and it will be convenient to retreat then.'"

At the end, Liu Zhi's tone was full of disappointment and helplessness. "In the end, some of them were captured alive by the devils."

Jiang Jiyun frowned and looked at the ground. "Where is the instigator? Is he hiding there? Otherwise, there would be no such a big mess. More than 30 people were killed in the explosion, and some died while escaping. Nearly 50 civilians died at the hands of the instigator. There must be something wrong with him."

"It was the younger brother of the village chief of Daliushu Village who said that." Liu Zhi said helplessly.

Jiang Wenming touched his chin and guessed, "So the villagers were divided into two groups. If they knew how to escape, how could they dare to blow themselves up and die together with the devils?"

Liu Zhi explained, "There were a few young girls who were reluctant to leave the village, but they couldn't persuade their parents to leave, so they had no choice but to follow. When they were caught by the devils, they probably had this idea."

"So when the two sides were negotiating, when the Japanese asked the soldiers on the battlefield to exchange their lives for each other, our people heard the girls shouting that the soldiers didn't need to exchange their lives, they would exchange their own lives for the lives of the Japanese. After she shouted, the place exploded." Liu Zhi also understood that many of the people were afraid of death, and they were forced to die with the Japanese.

Jiang Jiyun could only feel sorry for them. They had originally thought of escaping to save themselves and their families' lives, but ended up sending themselves and their families' lives into the hands of the Japanese. He wondered if they would regret it before they died.

"Then we can't help anymore, let's go back now." Wei Mian looked at the uncle and nephew and spoke.

"It's almost dark. Why don't you leave tomorrow? There are wolves in the mountains and it's not safe for you to travel." Liu Zhi tried to persuade them when he heard they were about to leave.

Jiang Jiyun shook her head. She had promised Erlong and Zhou Xi yesterday that she would go fishing, and she couldn't go back on her word.

"It's okay, we'll take the main road. Even though it's a detour, we can still get back safely." Wei Mian knew the main road back.

Seeing that they were determined to leave, Liu Zhi asked someone to give them two torches to make it easier for them to walk at night.

On the way back, the uncle and nephew were still discussing the things in Daliushu Village.

They talked about everything from the villagers' escape to the complexity of human nature. The topics were endless and it seemed as if they would never finish.

Wei Mian walked quietly in front, holding a torch in his hand to light the way ahead for them. He listened silently to the conversation between the uncle and nephew, occasionally interjecting a word or two, but not saying much.

Jiang Wenming held Jiang Jiyun's hand and followed behind Wei Mian. As they walked, Jiang Jiyun suddenly said, "Why don't we stop and have something to eat? I'm a little hungry."

After the two of them agreed, they immediately took out three lunch boxes and three pairs of chopsticks from their own spaces.

Seeing this, the defender stuck the torch into the ground, and then the three of them sat down around the torch and began to eat dinner.

The lunch box contained simple meals. Although they were not delicacies from land and sea, they were enough to fill my stomach.

Jiang Jiyun was eating when he suddenly frowned, "Uncle, I don't eat fatty meat."

After saying that, she put all the fat in the lunch box into her uncle's lunch box.

Jiang Wenming looked at the extra fat in the lunch box and said helplessly, "You have to change your picky eating habits, otherwise how can you grow taller? And you can't just eat lean meat, you have to eat more vegetables, so that you can grow strong."

Jiang Jiyun muttered "I know" but still finished the rest of the food obediently.

After eating, she put away her lunch box and began to look around.

Suddenly, her eyes were attracted by a bright light not far away. "Hey, are there fireflies or something over there?"

Jiang Jiyun pointed in that direction curiously and shouted excitedly.