"Dig, keep digging. I must clear out this piece of ruins today. No corner can be spared. We want to see people alive and corpses dead. Even if we have to leave, we must take the adults with us..."
Shi Dafeng's voice echoed in the pouring rain, resounding throughout the ruins of the Snake God's Palace, like a wounded wolf, more like a roaring lion.
The rain fell on Shi Dafeng's face, which was covered with soot and dirt, and mixed with his tears, creating ravines. Shi Dafeng's original appearance was no longer visible, except for his bloodshot eyes, which were blood-red. As if he was about to spit fire, even in the heavy rain, he still lowered his head persistently, digging out pieces of broken bricks, charred wood, and various things that had been changed beyond recognition by the fire from the ruins. .
At this time, in addition to Shi Dafeng, there were three to four thousand people busy in the ruins of the Snake God Palace. Among these three to four thousand people, there were cavalry officers and soldiers, as well as the troops brought by Situ Feixing. People were busy in the heavy rain without saying a word, and many people, especially those warriors who came from the bow cavalry in the archery club, were like Shi Dafeng, looking for the more and more people in the ruins with red eyes. The slimmer the hope.
Everyone's mood is contradictory. They want to find something in the ruins, but they are afraid of actually finding something. But no matter what, there must be a result.
This is already the eighth day of the Han Empire's army's raid on the Snake God Tribe.
At this time, the Snake God's Palace had turned into a charred ruin, and more than one-half of the area of the Snake God Tribe's settlement twenty miles away had been burned down. This area was originally occupied by the Snake God Tribe. In the core area of the Mera Plain, there are no more Heijie people from the Snake God Tribe at this moment. Those Heijie people from the Snake God Tribe who are not dead at this time have already scattered in all directions in the past few days. Many Snake Gods have The civilians of the tribe have all hid in the vast forest dozens of miles away from here, and they have not dared to show their heads in the past few days.
At this time, the army of the Han Empire gathered here, in addition to the troops brought by Yan Liqiang, there were also nearly 100,000 rangers and militia troops.
This thousand-mile raid led by Yan Liqiang allowed the Han Empire's army to achieve an unprecedented and brilliant victory over the Black Jie people. However, after this victory, it brought Shi Dafeng, Shen Teng, Shi Changfeng and Situ Feixing a group of people. , but it was not the joy after a great victory, but sadness and fear - because that man, Yan Liqiang, who was their commander-in-chief, friend, and brother, never appeared again after the battle that night during the raid on the Snake God's Palace. In front of everyone.
That night, everyone saw Yan Liqiang rushing into the Snake God's Palace and fighting fiercely with the strong men of the Snake God tribe. However, after the battle, no one saw Yan Liqiang come out again.
The mutilated body of High Priest Ankatu, the top master of the snake god tribe, was found. When it was found, Ankatu's body had been burnt and was beyond recognition. The person who asked people to give up the identity of the corpse was Ankatu's body. He was carrying the high priest's accessories, but there was no trace of Yan Liqiang or Musadi, the leader of the snake god tribe.
The fire in the Snake God's Palace burned for almost a day and a night. A heavy rain fell from the sky on the second night to extinguish the last fire. Then on the morning of the third day, Yan Liqiang did not show up, and the entire army panicked and launched an attack. Human hands began to clear the ruins of the snake god's palace, trying to find an answer.
Thousands of people have been searching for five days in these ruins. Half of the ruins of the Snake God's Palace were cleared out solely by manpower. However, as time goes by, the man is still looking for more. No one showed up, and everyone's mood, like the sky in the Mera Plain, became gloomy, depressing, and even sad. At this time, as time went on, no news was the worst news.
The sky was pouring with rain, bringing with it a chill, but the people on the ruins were still cleaning things in the ruins in silence.
Shi Dafeng, who was already soaked all over, yelled alone, pulled out a charred and collapsed wooden beam from the ruins, carried it on his shoulders, and after walking dozens of steps, left it far away. He stood aside and asked his men to carry the piece of wood away, then wiped his face and looked into the distance...
In the heavy rain, the Mera Plain seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of fog. It was impossible to see the scene in the distance. Even the army's camp a few miles away was blurred in the rain.
"Ah, there is someone down here..." Hearing this voice coming from the ruins not far away, Shi Dafeng got excited and ran towards the place where the voice came from.
Not only Shi Dafeng, but also many people around him ran over.
Sure enough, there was a corpse under the ruins. Even in the heavy rain, the smell of the corpse was enough to make people sick in the past few days. However, the people in the ruins were already numb and were still pulling at them with their hands. The ruins surrounding the body gradually revealed the charred body.
This is a charred corpse, which has long been changed beyond recognition. It is no longer possible to distinguish between male and female. There was an arrow in the chest of the corpse. In the hands and arms of the corpse, there was a somewhat damaged gold vase. There were also some precious metal ornaments on his waist, which had been burned and stuck to the body, making them look a little disgusting.
Looking at the corpse in the ruins, Shi Dafeng didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed. He exhaled a long breath, "This is not the Governor. How could the Governor care about these gold and silver things? This person must be He was a servant of the Snake God's Palace. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos, but was hit by a falling arrow... "
"Yes, the Governor is taller than this..." someone next to him said.
"Tug this corpse away and continue cleaning up..." Shi Dafeng waved his hand and kicked aside the gold vase held by the corpse. In Shi Dafeng's eyes, these things were almost like dirt at this time.
Just as the body was dragged away, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves behind him. Shi Dafeng turned his head and saw Shen Teng, whose face was as cold as stone, riding on a rhinoceros horse. He was soaked and rushed towards here in a hurry. , Shen Teng, who rushed here, jumped off his horse, quickly came to Shi Dafeng's side, bit his lip, "Haven't you noticed yet?"
"Not yet!" Shi Dafeng shook his head, then glanced at Shen Teng, "Why are you here?"
Shen Teng looked around and lowered his voice a little, "There is an urgent military situation. Mr. Shi has summoned us to the big tent for discussion. I'll come and call you!"
"Emergency military situation? Are the people from the escaped snake god tribe still gathered?"
"It's not those people, it's the army organized by the Eagle God and Mountain God tribe among the Black Jie people that has arrived at the Mera Plain. The news from our spies, the rangers and the militia has been confirmed!"
"How many people are there?" Shi Dafeng's thick eyebrows were raised, and the murderous aura instantly leaked from between his eyebrows. At this time, Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng were no longer the young boys they were before.
"At least 400,000, and the number is still increasing..."
(End of chapter)