Become a founding empress in ancient times with the system

Supplies and weapons were placed on snow sleds, which greatly reduced the burden. Some snow sleds were covered with waterproof cloth for people to rest.

Sheng Changan moved his almost frozen fingers. This time they were setting out from Qi County and had to pass through three counties on the way. The first one was Lanyang County, which was also the only county where they could rest.

Other times they have to spend the night outside, so bad weather is a disadvantage for them, but it also provides opportunities.

Because the weather was so cold, they would never have thought that someone would launch a sneak attack at this time.

Xu Qing kept shivering beside him. "My lord, normally I'd be happy to go out with you, but in this weather, can't you find someone else?"

He hadn't left the house in recent days. No matter how many times he went, he still couldn't adapt to the winter here. Finally, he was able to live a little more comfortably this time, but he was asked to join the army.

Sheng Changan touched her chin. She was also cold, but sitting in the carriage still made her feel a little better. "Xu Qing, are you feeling a little weak?"

Xu Qing didn't want to pay attention to her and wrapped himself tightly with a quilt.

The snow outside was almost up to her knees, and there were icicles hanging on the branches on the roadside. Everyone was wrapped in thick clothes, but even so, frost was still hanging on their eyelashes.

The nights were exceptionally cold, so Sheng Changan found a place to stop early and began to instruct them on how to build an ice house. Although there was a place for them to take turns resting, it was still not enough for more than 3,000 people.

Xu Qing stayed in the carriage and refused to get off.

Sheng Changan exhaled lightly. It was still snowing outside. Fortunately, they were well prepared.

After stopping and walking along the way, they finally arrived in Lanyang County. Everywhere they looked was pure white.

"Sir, Captain Shen!" It was Hu Yu who hurried over. Hearing the large number of troops approaching, he thought someone was coming to attack the city in this weather, but he didn't expect it to be his own people.

Xu Qing came down tremblingly. "Stop chatting at the door. Let's go in first. I'll be left in the cold."

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"Sir," Zhao Lu said, a little surprised. "Why are you here so suddenly?"

Sheng Changan brushed off the snow on her body before walking into the house. Feeling the warmth inside, her frozen body felt much more comfortable. Only after she recovered did she have time to answer.

After listening to this, Zhao Lu fell into deep thought. "I sent people to inquire about the neighboring county, and there shouldn't be any accidents."

When he first arrived, he naturally had to find out about the neighbors next door just in case, so he was very sure about this.

Sheng Changan nodded. "Since everything is fine, that's great. We'll rest here for one night and continue on our journey tomorrow."

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Hu Yu was a little curious and walked around the sergeant. "What is this? You can actually go on the road in this weather."

The sergeant rubbed his hands and said, "Why are you so anxious? The adults have already arranged it. We made this batch in a hurry. You also have it, and you all need to learn it."

There were quite a few people who were curious about this. It was the first time for them to see people taking cows to war, and the things on their feet made them even more attracted.

Sheng Changan also noticed along the way that the inner city wall had been built, but there were not many people in Lanyang County, so more people needed to be attracted here.

In order to achieve self-sufficiency in Lanyang County as soon as possible, relying on Guangping County can only solve the problem temporarily.

The next day came and they set off again. Sheng Changan wanted to adapt herself to the environment as much as possible. Once she arrived in Qi County, she couldn't stay in the carriage.

As soon as she got out of the carriage, she shivered from the cold, but she persisted. After a few days, she slowly began to adapt.

"We're here." Sheng Changan looked at the county town not far away. There was no one guarding it. He was probably very confident that no one would come at this time.

There was a skinned corpse at the city gate, probably the person who delivered the letter but was sent back.

Even when they reached the city gate, no one noticed them. Shen Huaizhi directly jumped up with the help of Li Dashan's strength, and opened the city gate only after making sure that there was no one around.

After walking in, I found that every room seemed to have been turned upside down, the door was open, there were signs of smashed furniture, and there was blood on the floor.

To be on the safe side, Shen Huaizhi and Li Hui will conduct the investigation first, while the others will wait for news at the city gate.

The snow on this main street was piled thickly, showing that no one had cleaned it for days. In other words, everyone here had been taken away.

Shen Huaizhi hurried back, but there was a cold murderous look on his handsome face. "Found it, in the county magistrate's house."

This was also within her expectations. Most of the counties on the border were not wealthy. Since these people chose to rob, they would definitely live in the best rooms.

Li Hui came over and said, "There are only front and back doors, no other passages."

Sheng Changan stood outside and could still hear the loud laughter and humiliation coming from inside, as well as the smell of blood in his nose.

Several people broke into the room directly. The Xianbei people they met on the way were dealt with by Shen Huaizhi and others as soon as they saw them, without even having time to make a sound.

As soon as you step into the hall, you will see a disgusting scene. A frozen stiff corpse is placed at the door, with blood on the forehead from collision.

Directly opposite her was a hanged man, his official uniform tattered. He should be the magistrate of Qi County, but he must have been dead for a long time, his eyes wide open, staring angrily at the front.

There was debauchery on the ground. Li Hui rushed in as soon as he came in. These people were living a life of drunkenness and debauchery one moment, and died the next.

But the strange thing is that there are no men here, and the people killed look more like a few minions.

A naked woman grabbed Sheng Changan's feet and said, "Are you here to save us?"

Sheng Changan sighed, took off his cloak and covered her with it.

"No, no need to waste it," the woman grabbed Sheng Changan's wrist tightly. "Please, save Xia Yi. She is the county magistrate's daughter. He, they took her to the hot springs in the mountains."

After she finished speaking, blood slowly flowed from the corner of the woman's mouth, and she closed her eyes with hatred. Sheng Changan pinched her mouth open, but found that her tongue had been bitten off alive.

There was a prisoner on the ground whom Li Hui had left behind on purpose. His legs and feet were broken by her on purpose, but she didn't expect that a woman would suddenly pick up the knife on her body and chop him.

The head slowly rolled away, and finally she fell to the ground.

The remaining few people's eyes moved. Even though the person on the ground was dead, they still stabbed him with their knives, with numbness in their eyes.

Sheng Changan sighed and could only let them vent their anger, and specifically instructed Li Hui to prevent them from committing suicide.

Li Hui nodded slightly, pulled off a cleaner cloth nearby, barely covered the dead body, and then called someone in to clean up the place.

"Sir, there are two people from Qi County in the kitchen." Shen Huaizhi led the two out.

The two men were thin, and there were traces of whipping on their exposed parts, which had become infected because they had not applied any medicine.

"Do you know the location of the hot spring?" The people inside could no longer ask questions, and now all hopes were placed on these two people.

"Who are you?" The man's voice was a little hoarse, as he hadn't spoken for a long time.

"Guangping County Magistrate Sheng Chang'an."

The person who spoke forced a look of composure and said, "I know. The master said that Master Sheng was a good man. I didn't expect that Awang and the others would really find you."

At the beginning, they did not believe what the adults said. The court had abandoned them. How could a county magistrate possibly control them?

But the adults were too insistent, and slowly they began to give in. They decided to take a gamble and gave everything they could. But day after day passed, there was still no response.

They began to despair. Their act of helping someone escape was exposed. The adult took all the blame alone and was eventually tortured to death.

Tears gradually welled up in his eyes. "You're here, you're really here." Perhaps he fainted from the extreme joy and sorrow.

Sheng Changan sighed and looked at the other person, "Do you know where the hot spring is?"

He licked his lips. "This hot spring is between Qi County and Cangxi County. It should be occupied by these people now. A large number of them are there."

Sheng Changan raised his eyes and asked, "Do you know how many people there are?"

He looked at Sheng Changan's ambiguous eyes and quickly lowered his head, shrinking a little. "It should be a few hundred people."

"I need someone to lead the way." Sheng Changan touched the sword he carried with him.

"Sure, sir, I'm very familiar with this area. When can we go?" the man said excitedly.

"Look again."

"Sir, sir, those people are not human beings. Please, please save them." The man's voice gradually faded away.

"He's lying," Shen Huaizhi said in a very firm tone. This man's will was not firm, and his lies were too obvious.

After a long while, Sheng Changan said, "Maybe they're afraid that we'll retreat."

This meant that there were definitely a lot of people near the hot springs, and perhaps they were heavily guarded. That was why he didn't dare to tell the truth, fearing that if he did, she would abandon the people from Qi County and leave.

She was thinking of tricking the person first, but his skills were really not up to par, so considering that he was willing to lead the way, she didn't say anything.

These people were deeply afraid of the Xianbei. No matter how much she assured them, they would not believe her. "See if any of the girls are willing to speak up."

Shen Huaizhi was silent. He guessed what was going on inside. Because Li Hui was there, he chose to search other places, but bodies were carried out one after another, and everyone present saw it.

Sheng Changan also had a headache. "Let someone persuade him again and see if he can tell the truth."

She wanted to save people, but she couldn't let her people die when the enemy's situation was unclear. She at least needed some basic information.

But this guy will most likely refuse to speak, and the person who just fainted probably won't wake up so soon. Of the two people, his injuries are the most serious.

The wounds on his body were still oozing pus, and it was a question whether he could survive.

Li Dashan led his men back and said, "Sir, we have searched the entire county and found no one."

"I'll go see how many survivors there are." Sheng Changan walked forward slowly and stood in front of the room without pushing it open. It seemed that no matter what era, as long as war broke out, women seemed particularly tragic.

So she hoped that these people would stand up, take up knives to resist, and kill those who bullied them, instead of isolating themselves here.

Sheng Changan gently pushed open the door, and the people huddled in the corner immediately shuddered.

She breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to be able to feel it. Sheng Changan sat down at the table and looked at them.

Since they would not allow others to help them change their clothes, Li Hui could only wrap them up with a few quilts and leave two people to look after them.

"You all should know Xia Yi! I want to rescue her, but I don't know how many people there are, so I won't send anyone out easily."

"If no one said anything, she would really die there." She could feel that these people were moved when they heard Xia Yi's name.

"So, I'll wait for your news." Sheng Changan half-knelt in front of them. "How did it feel to stab those people's bodies with knives just now?"

"By the way, I am recruiting female soldiers here, and they are the ones who saved you today." Sheng Changan left decisively after leaving these words.

Buddha does not save others, he can only save himself.

Sheng Chang'an looked at the snow in front of him, covering it layer by layer. The original traces were gradually buried, and the hall was also cleaned, as if nothing had happened.

The abscesses hidden in this world will eventually need someone to pick them out.

Li Dashan poked the person next to him and said, "Captain Shen, do you feel that the master is in a particularly bad mood today, as if he wants to kill someone?"

Of course he knew, and also knew the reason why she was angry, but there were too many injustices in the world, and such things did not only happen here. Once the Jing court retreated, the Xianbei would naturally become more aggressive.

"Captain, I've asked him, but he still insists he only killed a few hundred people." The sergeant's face wasn't looking good. He'd used threats and inducements, but this man wouldn't tell the truth.

Instead, he asked them if they were not going to save him, then started cursing, and then started begging again.

"He also asked if we were in cahoots with the imperial court." Sergeant Wu knew what he was thinking, but it made him even more helpless.

Sheng Changan waited quietly outside the house. Sure enough, the door behind him opened soon. "Sir, they have something to say."

She suddenly became curious about Xia Yi. How could she make these people risk their lives for her?

"If there is a huge gap in strength, will you still save them?" After a moment of silence, someone finally couldn't help but speak first.

"I will find a way, and for now you can only trust me," Sheng Changan said in a firm tone.

"The county magistrate of Cangxi County has defected to the Xianbei." The woman who spoke had a hint of hatred in her eyes.

Sheng Changan finally learned the whole story. The county magistrate of Cangxi County was named Qian. Before the Xianbei invaded the city, this Qian County Magistrate had come to the city in advance. A few days later, the Xianbei broke into the city.

County Magistrate Xia immediately sent people out to ask for help, but who knew that the upper company would just tie the people back, and because the weather was getting colder, these people were very dissatisfied.

After inquiring for a few days, County Magistrate Qian came with a large group of people, about five or six hundred people. Only then did they realize that County Magistrate Qian and these people were in the same group.

They discussed going to the hot springs, and on the day they set out they asked for help again.