Lin Yu's life of traveling through time

Chapter 143: Survival in the Ancient World (2)

Lin Yu nodded, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "In that case, then it is settled. I will personally lead Zhang Chenglong, Li Feng, Wei Liangyu and a thousand elite troops, and set off for Fangcheng tomorrow. This operation must be carried out with caution. Don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Make sure it succeeds in one fell swoop."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds onto the earth, and the golden light illuminated every inch of Daliang City.

Lin Yu looked back at the soldiers lined up neatly behind him, a subtle flash of worry in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. He knew that expanding his territory was too hasty, but time waited for no one. Fangcheng and Daliangcheng were both on the border, and there was no guarantee that there would be no forces from the Mo Nan Kingdom along the way.

He turned to Zhang Chenglong and Li Feng beside him, guarding Liang Yu, and said, "The three of you should be more vigilant along the way, Liang Yu. Keep an eye on the female soldiers and don't let them fall behind."

"Yes, my lord." The three of them looked serious and were on high alert for a moment.

The team left the gate of Daliang City in a mighty manner. At first, they were relatively safe within the city. But when the team approached the territory of Fangcheng, although it was clearly in the wilderness, it gave people an uneasy atmosphere of death.

Lin Yu extended his hand to signal the team to stop: "Something's wrong, Li Feng, have someone investigate. Be careful. The rest of you, stay hidden."

Li Feng took the order and left. Zhang Chenglong and Wei Liangyu asked people to be on guard and moved closer to Lin Yu.

"My lord, have you discovered something? I find it strange too. Logically, information from Yucheng and Wucheng should be able to be transmitted here, so it shouldn't be the case here..."

Wei Liangyu said: "You can't say that. Wucheng and Yucheng are in different directions. Fangcheng is on the same level as us, both on the border. No matter who intercepts the information, it won't be Fangcheng's turn."

"Yes, Yucheng is close to Kyoto, and it's really different with the old emperor here."

Lin Yu did not interrupt their discussion. He stared at the direction of Fangcheng, waiting for Li Feng to come back.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Feng returned, his steps somewhat unsteadily. He must have seen something unacceptable, but there was both fear and resentment in his eyes.

"My lord, there are Hu people ahead. Those beasts from Mo Nan are here again."

Lin Yu frowned. "It seems the Mo Nan Kingdom has bypassed Daliang City and directly entered the country near Fangcheng. Let's go and inform the soldiers to fully arm themselves and prepare to meet the enemy."

"Yes, the general will take your orders."

Needless to say, Lin Yu probably guessed what would happen, but he still underestimated what it meant to treat people like grass.

After the famine, everything has recovered and the vegetation is now lush. Furthermore, the reason the famine didn't affect Fangcheng is because it's a special place: soldiers from the Mo Nan Kingdom were stationed there. The famine victims didn't dare to come, and so the vegetation remained intact.

Lin Yu found this point absurd. What kind of country was Ju? The enemy had already entered its border territory, and the imperial court was still holding on to another country. It was incredible that they hadn't destroyed the country yet. Could it be that Ju and Mo Nan had some unspoken agreement? This border was practically nonexistent!

So the scenery before our eyes, which is clearly a peaceful natural landscape, has been torn apart into a Shura hell.

The pungent smell of blood filled the woods. In front of Lin Yu was an ordinary little girl in coarse cloth. She was lying on the ground with her legs twisted into a strange posture. Her body was covered with scars so deep that the bones were visible, and an expression of pain was frozen on her young face.

On the other side, not far from the little girl's body, an old woman lay on a wooden stake. Her eyes, still open in death, stared blankly in the direction of the girl. She had been pierced from the bottom up by a wooden stake, and stood there. Blood was everywhere.

Lin Yu and his companions continued walking forward, suppressing their anger. A few steps away, they saw a woman and a baby. The woman was half-naked and covered in wounds. It was a horrific sight. Her breasts had been cut off. There were countless knife wounds.

Lin Yu gritted his teeth and took out his cloak to cover the man. Not far away was the body of a man, who had been killed by a sword in the throat. However, he died with his eyes open, and an expression of anger and unwillingness was frozen on his face.

Lin Yu stood up and asked someone to collect the bodies. As for the woman's body, Lin Yu handed it to the soldiers under Wei Liangyu, while he looked around.

Unexpectedly, this sight almost made Lin Yu recall his experience at Mantou Mountain.

A large pot in the fenced yard was still bubbling with something, and inside it, a figure appeared. He had always known that during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the Hu people in his own country on Earth had called the Han Chinese "two-legged sheep." This term also existed during the reign of Wang Mang. Meeting him now, he still found it hard to accept.

At this moment, Lin Yu missed the time when he grew up in New China. Even the Lion Camel Ridge in the Journey to the West world did not make him feel afraid, because it was far away and he could not see, hear or ask about it. It had nothing to do with him. Now he had to face it in reality.

At this time, Li Feng hurried back to report: "My lord, we are in the center of the village. The barbarians have not left. They are slaughtering the people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu loudly ordered the soldiers to grab their weapons. They all walked quickly and arrived at the village entrance in a moment.

Years ago, the village was in ruins. Lin Yu and the others could clearly hear the trampling of the Hu people's horses' hooves and the endless laughter of the Hu people. Mixed in with the screams and cries of pain.

"Speed up and kill these beasts."

Lin Yu had already seen the group of Hu people riding on tall horses chasing and intercepting several girls. The whips were swung across the girls' bodies with just enough force to tear their clothes and leave red marks.

Seeing the increasingly obscene and lewd looks of those Hu people, Lin Yu simply drew his bow and shot at one of them.

With a whoosh, the sound of breaking through the air passed right between the eyebrows.

Now the Hu cavalrymen no longer cared about teasing the girl and quickly drew their bows and shot arrows.

Zhang Chenglong had long been unable to bear it any longer. He and Li Feng cooperated with each other. One of them drew out his sword and swept away the flying arrows, while the other flew a few steps and landed in front of the girls, slashing at the Hu soldiers one by one.

Seeing this, Lin Yu quickly drew his bow and shot six arrows at once. At the same time, the Hu people riding on horseback fell to the ground.

The female soldiers led by Wei Liangyu were unwilling to lag behind, and they directly confronted the Hu people who were rushing towards them with guns in hand and mounted on horses.

For fear of hurting innocent civilians, Lin Yu and his men did not use explosives. For a while, there were constant shouts and clashes of swords and spears.

Lin Yu stared silently at the Hu cavalry charging towards him, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a dead person. Facing the Hu cavalry's scimitar, Lin Yu slowly turned his body to the side and chopped off the man's head with a backhanded sword. The Hu cavalry ran for a distance before the head fell off its neck.

"Soldiers, listen to my orders. Leave no one behind."

Lin Yu was really angry. This was naked massacre. With Lin Yu's order, Zhang Chenglong, Li Feng and Wei Liangyu wielded their weapons with great ferocity, which frightened the Hu people.

In an instant, the battlefield, which had been very noisy just now, became very quiet, with only the unextinguished fireworks and the strong smell of blood lingering in the air for a long time.

Suddenly, the neighing of war horses was heard, as if mourning the dead souls. The scene seemed a little desolate.

Wei Liangyu and the others protected the three girls who had just been surrounded by the Hu people. They looked at their dead relatives with dull eyes, not a single tear in their eyes.

Wei Liangyu and two other lieutenants brought three outer robes and wrapped them around the men. They felt a mixture of emotions, especially for the female soldiers who had been abducted by the bandits.

Li Feng and his men cleaned up the battlefield. The soldiers carried out the bodies and placed them. After they were done, Li Feng, Zhang Chenglong and the others walked over to Lin Yu and said, "My lord, they have all been carried out. Except for these three girls, there are no survivors."

Lin Yu rubbed his fingers for a long time without saying anything. He sighed and said, "Let's go. The situation in Fangcheng is probably not good!"

"Please, take us with you, don't leave us. I know the situation in Fangcheng."

Just as Lin Yu was about to take a step forward, a girl grabbed his trouser leg.

At this moment, the three girls seemed to come alive, tears welling up in their eyes, but they looked at Lin Yu with determination.

Lin Yu squatted down, helped the man up and asked: "Why are you following us?" He did not ask about Fang Cheng's situation right away. He did not want to make this deal.

"I want revenge, I want to kill the Hu people from Mo Nan Country..." The girl's eyes were full of hatred.

Lin Yu pursed his lips: "It's very dangerous."

Unexpectedly, the girl pointed at Wei Liangyu and the others and said, "They are women too. I am not afraid of death."

"Okay. I agree, but you guys have to follow me. If you can keep up, I'll keep you. If you can do that, I'll let you join."

"can."

"Go change into something comfortable to walk in. I'll wait for you for five minutes."

The three girls hurried back to change clothes. Lin Yu said, "Wei Liangyu, if they can do it, let them join the Frost and Snow Guards. It doesn't matter if the training is a little tough, as long as they can survive."

"Yes, my lord."

"Li Feng, take a few people and go ahead to investigate the situation in Fangcheng as much as possible."

"Yes, my lord, I will set off immediately."

"My lord, didn't that girl say she knew about Fangcheng's situation?"

"Well, it's just the Hu people. I saw the news saying something about a popular rebellion. Why should we seal off the city when a popular rebellion occurs? Fangcheng is different from Daliang City. There are already Hu people stationed here, not to mention the situation in this village. I'm afraid the Hu people have taken over the city, or the governor of Fangcheng is colluding with the Hu people. Li Feng went to Fangcheng to find out which situation it is. We can make plans early."

"I see!"

Lin Yu muttered: "It's a miracle that the Ju Kingdom didn't perish. It's really a mess."