Chapter 3 Blood Enmity, Snow Enmity

When the strong wind and snow appeared in the north in November, it reflected its cruel side. In the roar of the wind, it is very difficult to walk forward even above the official road, especially when you are moving forward against the wind. In such a bad weather, no one will walk outside, but today there is a group of people struggling to move on the official road. Naturally, they are waiting for Xu Jinghong and his party who went to Youzhou.

After more than an hour in the snow, these elites who can come and go like the wind in the mountains and forests in the southwest also felt deeply tired. Someone shouted at Xu Jinghong, "Team, let's take a rest. It's almost dark, and we are still hundreds of miles away from Youzhou City. Where's the journey?" Even though the man had shouted with all his strength, his voice was still a little intermittent under the cover of the wind passing by.

However, Xu Jinghong still clearly understood what he meant and smiled bitterly: "I didn't consider the bad weather. I thought that as long as we caught up with the journey of more than 100 miles, we could get to Youzhou today, but I didn't expect to encounter such a ghost weather, which made everyone suffer in the wild. They had passed by a post station before, but because of Xu Jinghong's intention, they just changed a horse in it, and then they regretted it.

"None of us has ever experienced such an environment, and it is everyone's responsibility to make mistakes." Wang Liehai laughed and said, "And I don't think it's a bad thing for us to rush to Youzhou in such a weather. At least even the Hu people will not think that we will rush at this time, and there will be less resistance when we enter the city."

Xu Jinghong nodded and agreed with the other party's statement. Until this time, they thought that Youzhou City was completely besieged by the Hu people and planned how to enter the city from the encirclement of the Hu people. Then, Xu Jinghong said, "But today we must find a shelter from the wind, otherwise it will be too hard for us to think about a night in this wind and snow."

"But this wilderness is so far away from Youzhou City. Where should we find a place to settle down?" The old dog said without worry, "There are no temples along the way, and this is a flat plain. Without mountains and forests, there are no caves to live in." At this time, everyone else also showed a look of embarrassment. Obviously, there is nothing they can do.

At this time, he hasn't talked much since he left the southwest. Tian Dahu, who seems to have faded out of the core of Xu Jinghong's group, suddenly said, "Don't worry about this. If I remember correctly, there is a village three or five miles to the west. As long as we work harder, we can naturally live a night in peace.

"That's the best. Although I have rough skin and thick flesh, I really can't stand such a heavy snowstorm. I'm about to freeze into ice." Xiong Geng shouted happily, but this caused other bursts of laughter: "Your old bear is the biggest among us. If you are frozen into ice, is there any way for us to live?"

In everyone's laughter, the bad wind and snowy weather seems to be less unbearable than before, and everyone's footsteps pulling horses have become lighter. When Xu Jinghong saw this scene, his heart was warm. These brothers and he have become a whole. As long as we are together, no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles, how powerful enemies will be defeated by them one by one. What a good brother!

While talking, Tian Dahu led the way, took everyone to the west, and then rushed to the village in his memory. When the day began to dark, several people who led the way first cheered, but they had already seen the village. In the vast snowfield, a village is still quite conspicuous.

Xu Jinghong was finally relieved. If he couldn't find the village again, everyone would really have to spend the night in the open air. It's okay if it's normal, but they can only do the Eskimos who dig out the snow nest in the snow. Fortunately, the worst scene did not happen.

Just as everyone wanted to speed up their pace and go down to the village, Mao Shun suddenly shouted, "Wait, everyone, something is wrong!"

"Hmm?" When everyone heard this, they stopped and looked at him puzzledly. They still had a lot of trust in the most profound brother among the people.

Mao Shun's eyebrows have been twisted at this time: "Team Zheng, why is there no light or cooking smoke in this village? Isn't this too weird?"

When he said this, Xu Jinghong and others also noticed the strangeness of the village in front of them. They were happy just now, but they really didn't care about it. At this time, it is around dusk. It is precisely when everyone is busy cooking dinner, because there is no light here, and the cooking smoke is always indispensable. But now the whole village is like the surrounding plain without a trace of smoke, which is really unreasonable.

"Is it the people in this village who fled collectively because of this battle?" Someone has put forward a hypothesis, which seems to be the most consistent inference of today's situation. However, Xu Jinghong didn't think so. Han people are the most peaceful and relocate. It's not that they will never think of moving, let alone hundreds of people in such a large village have moved together. What's more, it is still under the control of the Song army. There are still hundreds of miles away from Youzhou. How can the Hu people be so threatening to let the villagers escape?

After thinking for a while, Xu Jinghong quickly made a decision: "It's not a way to stay here. In this case, it's up to Mao Shun and me to check it. You just wait here. If nothing happens over there, why don't you spend another night in the village?" Although it was a question, after saying that, he gave Mao Shun a gesture, and then the two quickly ran to the village without paying attention to the other brothers.

Other people have also developed the habit of Xu Jinghong's words, and immediately found a lee in the snow and hid it. At least until the safety is confirmed, they will not expose themselves, which is also the way of fighting the scouts.

Because the speed of running forward is very fast and running against the wind, the cold wind blows on the face like a knife. However, Xu Jinghong did not even frown on this. Their uneasiness became heavier after approaching the village, because he had never heard a dog barking.

At this time, they are only about ten feet away from the entrance of the village. In terms of the sense of smell and hearing of ordinary dogs, they should have found someone approaching, and then they will bark loudly to warn, but they have not heard a sound until now, as if the whole village is completely empty village.

With such uneasiness, Xu Jinghong quickly took the Baisheng knife on his waist in his hand, and the dry dragon gun was put on the horseback by him and did not bring it, and the step-by-by-step weapon was still a short weapon. Mao Shun on the other side has also held the knife in his hand and made full preparations. If someone wants to sneak up on them, it is obviously impossible to succeed.

The two quickly broke into the entrance of the village one after the other, and it was still quiet, as if it were also a snowfield outside. Their eyes quickly swept around, and there was no trace of anyone hiding, which made them a little relieved, but their bodies were still very tight. It was really too quiet to match the environment in front of them.

After entering the village, they found that everything in the village was arranged in a regular manner, completely humane. Although the grinding disc has been covered with snow, it can still be seen that it has just been used. Some farm tools are also neatly leaning against the edge of the earthen wall, as if someone is ready to pick them up to work.

The two frowned and then looked at the half-closed houses together. Now the only way to reveal the answer is to go into these houses to see what's going on. The two slowly came to the nearest house, which was a small courtyard less than ten feet in diameter. It was facing the door of a house made of wood. The door was closed and did not look popular.

The two quietly moved to the door. After Xu Jinghong made a sign, Mao Shun immediately rushed up, raised his legs and kicked the door. Although the wooden door was strong, it couldn't help smoothing its legs. After a click, it opened inward. Then, the two people who stood in front of the door and were on guard at any time were stunned on the spot.

They really didn't expect to see such a terrible scene after kicking the door open, which had an extremely huge impact on them. In the dark room, there were five bodies lying horizontally and vertically. Under them, dry blood filled the whole room. These dead dressed as the people of the village were all killed by cutting off their heads, and their heads fell from the edge of the body. Their eyes were wide open, and their faces were full of panic and resentment.

From the head, these five bodies are two adult men, an old man, and two children. After seeing the situation here clearly, Xu Jinghong and Mao Shun's faces became extremely ugly. They had seen many deaths and killed many people, but it was the first time to see innocent people die so miserably.

"This...what's going on?" Half a day later, Mao Shun asked tremblingly, but Xu Jinghong didn't say a word and ignored it. Instead, he rushed out of the room like a whirlwind and went to a house next to him. He has felt a strong uneasiness. The village is so quiet, like a dead village. I'm afraid there is really some disaster.

Another house in this courtyard is obviously a bedroom or something, and the furnishings inside show everything. And this bedroom, which should have been very warm, was also stained by blood. The two women in cloth were killed here, and their clothes were also taken off. Obviously, they had suffered ** before they died, and their faces were more painful than fear!

Xu Jinghong's eyes were completely red at this moment. He rushed out of the house again, then rushed out of the hospital and rushed to a courtyard next to him. And the situation there is no different from the scene in the previous courtyard, the same tragic scene, the same all killed, and the body filled the whole house.

Mao Shun's face has also turned pale. When he checked the same in two places, he finally calmed down. After taking a look at Xu Jinghong, who was still running back and forth in the courtyard, he ran out of the village to greet his brothers outside. He knew that he could not persuade Xu Jinghong not to investigate at this time. After all, he might still be alive, but he also knew that it was better for the brothers to get together for safety.

After a long time, everyone also entered the village. Although they have learned about the tragic situation here from Mao Shun, they were still angry after seeing with their own eyes that the people in the village were killed: "What kind of person did this? If I find them, I must chop them into mashed meat!"

It was not until this time that Xu Jinghong came out of the last courtyard. Unlike the speed when he entered before, his movements were very slow this time, like a thousand pounds of iron tied to his feet.

"The team is..." Everyone shouted, but they didn't know what to say for a moment. Their hearts were also full of anger, and naturally they could no longer comfort Xu Jinghong, who was more angry than them.

Xu Jinghong has never taken murder seriously. Since he killed himself in the mine, countless people have died in his hands. But he has always had a rule that he would never take action against innocent people, and now the dead in front of him are the most innocent people. They don't know anything. They just want to live their own lives, but they are killed by people of unknown origin, which has an extremely huge impact on Xu Jinghong.

Fortunately, Xu Jinghong, who has experienced so many things, adjusted his mentality very quickly. After being silent for a long time and finding that his brothers were looking at him uneasily, he temporarily suppressed his anger: "Don't worry, I won't be messy because of this." After taking a deep breath, he continued, "I have seen that these dead were killed by sharp weapons, and judging from the means of the perpetrators, they are not only cruel, but also familiar with killing people." Under such circumstances, Xu Jinghong has not completely lost his judgment and saw some of the clues.

"Team Zheng, if your inference is correct, in your opinion, what will these murderers come from? Is it officers and soldiers, bandits, or barnabis? Wang Liehai asked according to his meaning.

"It should be impossible for officers and soldiers." Xu Jinghong immediately said otherwise: "Now the officers and soldiers in the north are guarding each other closely to prevent the raid of the Hu people, so they can't come out. Moreover, the military discipline of our Song army has not been corrupted to such a point, taking pleasure in slaughtering the people!"

Although it is not uncommon for officers and soldiers of this dynasty to kill the people in history, they generally do it for a purpose, such as in exchange for the heads of these innocent people for credit. However, although the dead here were also cut off their heads, they were not taken away. Obviously, it could not be the officers and soldiers who killed for false credit.

"As for bandits and barbarians, it's hard to say. The money and food in this village have been looted, and the purpose of the comer is obviously here, which is also the characteristic of the two people. But I think it's more likely to be a barren. After a moment of meditation, Xu Jinghong put forward his views again.

"What is this for? Is it because they killed all the people in the village? Xiong Geng asked.

"This is one aspect. Bandits robbed property and usually leave a little, which is to rob it from here in the future, and it is even rare to kill people, unless there is any deep hatred. Otherwise, if the village is finished, they will have to continue to look for goals, which is quite troublesome. Wang Liehai helped Xu Jinghong give his opinion: "As for another reason, it is because of the current situation, the climate is bad, and Hu people on the side. These guys who are good at seeing the wind must not dare to come out and make trouble at such a deadly time."

Xu Jinghong nodded in agreement: "I also thought of this. It's just that it was done by the Hu people, but it's too strange... Isn't the Hu people in Youzhou? Why did they suddenly come here? What is their purpose?"

Everyone can't answer, after all, because they are not the roundworms in the stomachs of these murderers, and it is too difficult to guess by the clues in front of them.

"But one thing, we are sure, that is, it should not be long before the perpetrator left here." The old dog also expressed his opinion: "The bodies of these dead have just stiffened. In such a cold season, such changes should not last more than half a day."

Xu Jinghong also nodded and agreed: "Yes, the condensation of blood can also be seen."

"Team Zheng, if we catch up, can we catch up with those beasts and avenge the victims here?" Everyone suddenly remembered this.

But Xu Jinghong and others shook their heads: "If it's an ordinary time, we may really catch up. But today, under such heavy snow, their traces have long been covered up, and even if we catch up with them, we can't find them.

When everyone heard this, they were a little discouraged. Everyone wanted to avenge the innocent victims in the village, but the reality was so cruel that the weather helped the murderers.

"God, is this thief blind? How can these crazy guys escape!" Xiong Geng scolded hatefully, and everyone was a little depressed.

"It's getting late. Let's put these victims into peace first, and then find a place to spend the night. As for revenge for them, I think there will always be a day when it comes out!" Wang Liehai was still stable and gave instructions for Xu Jinghong.

Everyone immediately took action to remove the bodies of those who died from their respective courtyards, and then dug a deep hole in the middle of the village and buried them all. Because I really don't know their identity, I don't even know the name of the village. Everyone has to bury people like this first and talk about it later.

Just as everyone finished all this and planned to make some food to satisfy their hunger and rest, Xu Jinghong's eyebrows suddenly shrugged, and his sensitive ears had captured the sound of many people stepping on the snow coming to the village...

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