After traveling through time, I took command and led the troops to conquer the mountains and rivers.

Chapter 202 Rescue
Lin Gongxun's thoughts went back to the past, and after a while, he recounted how the two met.

Five years ago, Lin Gongxun, the leader of the team, followed Li Yanzhao and returned from a victory in the Battle of Bincheng. He passed by a village that was known as the "lonely village" at that time.

At that time, he did not know the origin of the "solitary village".

After the victory, all the soldiers were in a surging mood and could not hide their excitement.

It was a cold day at that time. If we went further, we would not be able to reach the village or the store behind us, which would be even more difficult.

At that time, Li Yanzhao ordered to set up camp at the entrance of the village.

The kitchen army still cooked rice, but the water source became a problem.

The person in charge of the kitchen went to ask Li Yanzhao for instructions, but he also had concerns.

There was nothing he could do, so he asked the cook to go to the village to get some water.

We just have to follow one principle: we must not disturb the people or cause a burden to the people.

The people from the kitchen entered the village in response.

However, the further inside, the more strange I felt.

There are mostly lonely old people in this village, and there are still some children left.

No young adults or young women were seen.

This is strange. It stands to reason that the court is now stable and conscription is not too strict. Where have these young laborers gone?

Although they had doubts in their minds, they still did not ask.

After finding a well and drawing water, he returned.

At that time, they did not report this strange incident. They just camped here and did not want to cause trouble.

It was a cold night, with a howling north wind and not a single star in the sky.

It was only when I was about to fall asleep that the people in the kitchen started talking about this phenomenon.

This conversation was not serious, and happened to be overheard by Lin Gongxun who was going to the toilet.

At this time, Lin Gongxun was a passionate young man. He felt that something was fishy and wanted to go into the village to find out.

During the day, the people in the kitchen went to fetch water, which alarmed the people in the village.

When Lin Gongxun entered the village that night, he saw someone guarding him.

"Old man, we are soldiers from the Yunan military camp. We are staying at the entrance of the village for one night."

"It's just that we ran out of water for cooking tonight. We want to make some more. Please help me."

I don't know if it was due to the weather, but the old man's face was gloomy and his tone was unkind.

"Since the military master wants to fetch water, we have no reason not to let him."

"It's just that it's dark and the roads are slippery today, so just ask the old man to call you!"

The more the old man said this, the more doubts became in Lin Gongxun's heart.

Are you not even allowed to enter the village now?
Lin Gongxun was young and energetic, but his face turned cold at that moment.

"Old man, you don't want us to enter the village. Is there some hidden secret in this village?"

The old man didn't speak, and several relatively younger senior citizens stood behind him.

Their intention was very obvious, that is, they did not want Lin Gongxun to enter the village.

Since the light one doesn’t work, let’s do the dark one!

Lin Gongxun immediately returned to the camp, and after Haishi, he quietly sneaked into the village with Fang Dashan.

As soon as we entered, we found that something was very wrong.

First of all, no matter how few people there are in the village, there must be poultry.

But the village seemed deathly silent, not a single sound of crowing of cocks or dogs was heard.

They walked around without seeing anyone until they came to the northeast corner of the village.

A faint whimpering sound came from a village that had been abandoned for many years.

"Scream, you still know how to shout!"

A vicious young man's voice came, but was suddenly stopped by another old voice.

"Okay, keep your voice down."

"There are soldiers outside the village, don't cause trouble!"

The young man seemed a little afraid and stopped talking.

This was the only young man Lin Gongxun and Fang Dashan saw. Lin Gongxun gestured towards Fang Dashan and jumped to the rafter.

However, the old beams could not bear the large frame. Lin Gongxun's feet gave way, and he fell from the roof along with the broken bricks.

Not only did it frighten the people in the room, but even Fang Dashan who was waiting outside the door was stunned.

Lin Gongxun struggled to climb out of the ruins and met the eyes of the old man he had seen during the day.

"What a coincidence, old man, are you admiring the moon too?"

Lin Gongxun finally stood still, and the entourage behind the old man rushed over.

His eyes suddenly changed, he put away his careless expression, and started fighting with a few people.

How can these stragglers be compared with Lin Gongxun.

Before Fang Dashan could take action, several people over fifty lay on the ground and disappeared.

Fang Dashan was a little embarrassed, "The team is just right!"

When the old man saw that Lin Gongxun was not only very skilled but also supportive, he immediately wanted to rush out.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Fang Dashan grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the ground.

Immediately, the old man lay on the ground motionless.

"I want to run, it's too late!"

Lin Gongxun quickly walked to the sack and released the people in the sack.

It is Uncle Feng now.

At that time, Uncle Feng looked older than he is now. He looked at Lin Gongxun with a bruised nose and a swollen face.

"Thank you brave man for saving your life!"

Lin Gongxun helped him up, "What on earth is going on? What are you doing here?"

Uncle Feng burst into tears and recounted the sadness of these years.

It turns out that this village was not like this before. Thirty years ago, it was a famous village with a radius of ten miles.

But since the new village chief, the old man who was thrown to the ground by Fang Dashan and could not move, took over, the people in this village began their hellish life.

Whoever's land has the best land will be taken over by the village chief.

Whoever has a higher harvest should pay more tribute to him.

In the end, it evolved into the idea that whoever married a beautiful bride would go to his house to spend the night.

His behavior is simply outrageous.

Gradually, people moved away one after another.

Some old, weak, sick and disabled people with nowhere to go are left behind to survive here.

But the village chief still refused to stop. It can be said that the gap is difficult to fill and he is not greedy enough.

He actually started the business of human teeth.

"Buying and selling you defenseless old men?"

Uncle Feng nodded and continued talking.

If you sell the elderly, you will earn less, and you can let them beg. If you sell children, you will earn more, and you will have wider access.

Lin Gongxun immediately jumped up and kicked the village chief several times.

If Fang Dashan hadn't stopped him, he would have been killed.

Lin Gongxun gradually calmed down, "Presumably the local officials have been colluding with them for a long time, right?"

He is right, as long as they collect enough money, they will not turn a blind eye, but will close all their eyes.

There is really no way to the sky and no door to the earth.

Lin Gongxun immediately asked Fang Dashan to report to Li Yanzhao and explain the situation in the village.

Li Yanzhao acted quickly and sent Li Chang to hand over the village chief and his accomplices to higher-level officials the next day.

Even though Li Yanzhao did not hold an official position at that time, he was a prince.

Moreover, the higher-level officials did not have the same background as Haitang Yicheng, so they had to obey orders.

Things went smoothly, and Li Yanzhao's name spread throughout Bincheng.

After that, Uncle Feng, who was childless, followed Lin Gongxun to Bashu and settled in Mengcheng.

Yu Jia couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, "I didn't expect that a small village chief would act so boldly!"