New and dark light years

Chapter 475 The Warlike Jin County Army

Li Lin had already foreseen this day during the Tianyi Gate incident.

He had tried his best not to reveal that the Gu people had spirit stones inside their bodies.

However, there are still many intelligent people in the world, and naturally some people will be curious about what changes will occur in the body of a Gu person.

Kill, dissect... spirit stones are easily discovered.

These children have clearly been "transformed" into bewitching individuals.

Night fell quickly, and the remains in Luoping Town were all cleared out and placed outside. The next day, they would be buried together in a pit, to be laid to rest in peace.

Subsequently, several bonfires were lit in the military town.

They set up military tents centered around the campfire.

The nine children were also given a tent to sleep in.

By this time, the children had eaten their fill and were lying on the ground asleep.

There was a campfire not far away, and tents provided shelter from the wind, so they wouldn't catch a cold.

Li Lin was sitting in his command tent, drinking meat porridge.

The taste was just so-so, since it was basically just chopped dried meat that was casually cooked in porridge.

But when you're on the march, having a hot bowl of meat porridge to drink is already a very good thing.

He took a few sips, and someone outside the tent said, "My lord, your subordinate has returned."

It was Xiao Chunzhu's voice.

"Come in."

Xiao Chunzhu came in wearing a vest, her helmet and vest still damp with moisture.

"Sir, our scout teams have patrolled the area within a ten-mile radius four times, but we haven't found anything amiss."

Li Lin nodded, then took a wooden bowl from the side, scooped out a bowl of meat porridge, and handed it over.

Xiao Chunzhu was flattered and accepted the gift with both hands.

Li Lin said, "Let's drink something hot to warm ourselves up first."

Xiao Chunzhu was deeply moved. Ignoring the heat, she took two big gulps of the porridge and exclaimed, "This is the best porridge I've ever had."

This was obviously flattery, but Xiao Chunzhu did it willingly without the slightest aversion.

In his view, no amount of praise was too much for a superior like Li Lin.

After finishing the meat porridge in a few gulps, Xiao Chunzhu cautiously asked, "Sir, what do you plan to do with those children?"

"First, take them to the next town, then buy some cinnabar and other things to make exorcism talismans and turn them back into humans." Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, they didn't eat human flesh, otherwise... it would be very difficult to turn them back."

Xiao Chunzhu also felt fortunate.

He knew very well that, given Li Lin's personality, if these children couldn't turn back into humans and ate human flesh, then there would only be one outcome.

"My lord, tell me who... is so vicious as to kill the people of Dafeng Village and turn these children into monsters?"

Li Lin snorted: "It's very likely that they're from the martial arts world, but we can't rule out the possibility that they're government officials."

"People from the government?" Xiao Chunzhu was so shocked she almost jumped up. "Impossible!"

Li Lin said in a nonchalant tone, "I was just saying maybe."

Xiao Chunzhu breathed a sigh of relief.

If the government of Gui County is so corrupt, how miserable must the lives of the people of Gui County be?

Fortunately, the possibility is not high.

In fact, Li Lin was not as optimistic as Xiao Chunzhu.

Because military towns are very important strategic locations, the garrison of Luoping has been wiped out, but no one has come to collect the bodies or take over the duties. This is a very serious problem.

Li Lin said, "Go and rest. We'll set off tomorrow and head to Beishan County according to our plan!"

"Aren't we going to search for the murderer who killed the villagers of Dafeng?" Xiao Chunzhu asked.

Li Lin said, "We definitely need to find the murderer, but we have something more important to confirm. Whether Beishan County is intact is very important."

Xiao Chunzhu stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Then this subordinate will take his leave."

After Li Lin nodded, Xiao Chunzhu left.

Li Lin extinguished the firewood in the small stove and then lay down to rest.

The next day, after the entire army had breakfast and buried the remains simply, they prepared to exhume the body. Several children, having finished their vegetable leaves, looked longingly at Li Lin.

They weren't hungry; they just wanted to go home.

The captain from yesterday came again. Li Lin looked at him and asked, "Captain Wu, is there anything I can help you with?"

Captain Wu looked at the children, then bowed and asked, "Sir, could you please entrust those children to my care?"

Li Lin smiled and nodded: "Take good care of them."

"Yes, sir." Captain Wu was visibly pleased.

He immediately went to the nearby tent and gently comforted the anxious children.

The army then set off, emerging from the military town.

Li Lin rode his warhorse slowly along the military officer's road, with Xiao Chunzhu leading a dozen personal guards protecting him.

Unlike the official road in Yulin County, this official road is quite rugged, and the flowers and plants on both sides of the road have begun to encroach on the middle of the road.

It was obvious that no one had maintained it for a long time, and it seemed that hardly anyone had ever walked on this official road.

Li Lin couldn't help but say, "There's something wrong with Gui County."

Xiao Chunzhu also noticed something was wrong. He asked, "Sir, should we send out a couple more scouts to explore the area first?"

"Go."

Xiao Chunzhu immediately led the cavalry scout team ahead.

After traveling for about two hours, Li Lin looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. Just as he was about to order a rest, he saw dust rising in the distance.

Not long after, a scout team returned.

The leader was a captain who dismounted in front of Li Lin, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Sir, Beishan County is five miles ahead, but they won't open the gate for us and instead treat us as enemies."

Li Lin was somewhat surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He simply asked calmly, "Did you announce my name?"

"I reported it, but they didn't believe me."

Li Lin smiled and said, "It's alright, let's keep going. If they really dare not open the gate, then we'll fight our way in. Go back to the front and tell Xiao Chunzhu to take scouts to investigate the area around Qingbeishan County and see if there are any unknown forces lying in ambush."

"As ordered."

The scout team left again.

After marching for nearly two hours, the army finally arrived at the east gate of Beishan County.

Indeed, as the scout team had said, the city gates were closed.

On the city walls, a large number of archers could be seen waiting for orders.

"At least three hundred archers."

Li Lin then discovered that these archers were listless and seemed to have very low morale.

“To the Commander…” Li Lin beckoned.

A man immediately jogged over from ahead.

"My subordinate is here."

Li Lin pointed ahead and said, "Go and challenge them. Report my official rank again and tell them that if they don't open the city gates, I will attack the city."

The commander immediately became excited: "Yes, sir!"

He then rode his horse to the front of the formation and shouted loudly at the city wall:

"Lord Li, the military governor of Jin, Gui, and Yue prefectures, has arrived here in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Great Qi Dynasty. He is in charge of the military and civilian affairs of Gui prefecture and commands his subordinates. How dare you obstruct him? If you do not open the city gates again, I will immediately send my troops to knock on the gates, and the entire city will be punished!"

Upon hearing this, the people above seemed even more panicked, and there was even some commotion.

However, things quickly calmed down.

He called out to the commander again. The archers above stood silently.

Seeing this, Xiang rode back to the commander, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Sir, they are ignoring us."

Li Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Pass on my order: all soldiers shall retreat one mile to set up camp, eat and sleep well, and make preparations so that we can begin the attack on the city tomorrow morning."

The commander had been waiting for these words, so he immediately clasped his hands in a fist and shouted, "Understood, subordinate."

Soon, everyone in the entire army was secretly excited.

(End of this chapter)