Chapter 374 Is Cruel, but Also Very True!

"Damn, look at it, I really want to kill them!"

"Forget it, David, think about it and go to the battlefield in a few days. How many people will survive here? Why compete with the dead?"

"Uh, that makes sense... Come on, Luke, I found that since you were named the Gray Archer Marquis, your consciousness has gradually grown!"

"Get the fuck out of here!"

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At noon, on both sides of the bare official road, a large group of soldiers sitting on the ground were having lunch, biting into flattened yellowish flour cakes.

With the corner of his mouth slightly raised, Tang En looked at the bickering David and Luke and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

A few days ago, after they set off from Vasa City, they rushed to the battlefield non-stop. However, the northern area is vast. Even though they were at the front line before, they were still quite far away from the actual fighting place, which meant that everyone was really close to their current position.

The soldiers sitting here now are not the 30,000 soldiers of the Gray Army. There are only 5,000 here, 2,000 of the Gray Army and 3,000 regular soldiers. The reason for this situation is quite simple. It is impossible for Bran's army and they do not trust to allow the whole army of Gray Army to enter the battlefield. Therefore, when setting off, except for General Daniel who led 10,000 people, the rest of the soldiers were They were scattered, one thousand or two thousand, and scattered into various war zones.

This arrangement was normal, and General Daniel had already expected it, so he did not interfere with the random allocation of Bran's military. Tang En and Gray Space were in Frey's spear-breaking camp. After receiving the military order, they teamed up with the other regiments and two battalions of the Gray Army and about one division of Bran's troops to go to the destination. Taiton's Great Sword Camp went to another war zone, so they could only say blessings to each other and then separate.

Now that he and Bran's soldiers are on the road together, it is natural that they will inevitably provoke and ridicule each other. The topic David and Luke are talking about now is Soldier Bran on the other side of the official road. It has to be said that apart from historical grudges, Bran's soldiers have an almost natural sense of psychological superiority when facing the Gray Army soldiers. This sense of superiority was brought into ordinary words and deeds, which naturally made David and others feel very unhappy. They wanted to find a sack to cover each other, and then drag them to a hidden corner and look at that mocking face. Dun...well, in fact they really wanted to do this, but Frey dissuaded them...

As for Luke's popular title of "Arrow Lord in Gray", it was after an arrow hit the red heart of an arrow target more than 200 meters away. Someone shouted it out, and it spread like wildfire. Among the Gray Army, Word spread quickly among the soldiers. Originally, the title should have stopped at this level. Unexpectedly, in the next few days, when the Gray Army soldiers were practicing in the training area, several Bran soldiers and some low-level officers came to challenge them.

With the idea of ​​showing off to the Gray Army, Luke happily agreed. This time, the crowd was not nearly all Gray Army soldiers like last time. Many Bran soldiers also gathered around to cheer for their companions. As a result, Luke even With three arrows fired, he easily penetrated the red heart of the target 150 meters away, shocking the entire audience. After this battle, the title "Gray-robed Archer" quickly spread among Bran's soldiers, and it was considered a certainty.

However, Luke seemed to be very uninterested in this title. Anyone who mentioned it in front of him would fall out on the spot. But in Tang En's opinion, Luke might just be uncomfortable with it, maybe a little shy, and he will naturally accept it in the future. After all, this is a big honor, isn't it?

After lunch and a short rest, the team set off again. If there are no accidents, they will reach their destination - Paso Pass tonight.

But about half an hour later, the Bran soldier walking in front suddenly felt a little stirred. It wasn't very obvious, but it could be seen.

"What's going on?" Tang En subconsciously turned to Frey and asked. Although the latter has not been on the front line for more than ten years, he is still familiar with all the situations here. After all, he has been here for more than ten years.

"It's blocked, so I can't see clearly... Well, I think I saw something." Frey looked at it and shook his head, "Wait a moment, you should be able to see it soon."

The Bran soldiers in front slowed down, and the atmosphere seemed very solemn. After walking for a few more minutes, they finally stopped. At this time, the gray-clothed army also saw the situation clearly and stopped. The scene became extremely solemn in an instant.

Not far from the right side of the official road, there is a farm that is emitting black smoke. Above it, several vulture-like birds are circling. Maybe the others can't be seen clearly, but the bloody corpse hanging on the sharp corner of the church and floating in the wind undoubtedly explains something...

"Fuck!" Luke, who had the sharpest eyes, seemed to have noticed something. He clenched his fists, his face was a little distorted, and he muttered a few words between his teeth, "This is just a fucking child..."

Tang En's expression moved slightly when he heard this. He suddenly realized that the cold wind from the north is everywhere, but it is absolutely impossible to blow up an adult with this intensity. In this case, the only one who can be hung up is a child...

An officer with an ugly face walked up from among the Bran soldiers in front. After exchanging a few words with the leader of the gray-coated army, the team turned around, stepped onto the path beside the road, and walked towards the village.

The distance was not far at first, but after walking a few steps, the Bran soldiers in front suddenly made a noise, and all kinds of angry curses sounded in low tones. Immediately, the expression of the soldier in gray changed, and the veins on the arm holding the spear popped out.

The bloody corpse floating at the sharp corner of the church turned out to be just a little girl less than three feet tall. Under the flaxen hair, the palm-sized head was tilted to one side. The face was extremely ferocious, and the eye sockets were hollow. They should have been inside, or they were brown. , or the sky-blue smart eyes disappeared, just looking down hollowly as the body swayed... Not only this area disappeared, but also the skin below the little girl's neck...

"quack--"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Before the birds chirped, the bowstrings vibrated, and the black shadows of three arrows shot up quickly, accurately hitting the heads of the three vultures that swooped down from the sky. With a flutter, the bird corpse fell down and landed on the roof of a tiled house. Then it rolled down and disappeared from sight.

After doing all this, Luke put away the eagle bow with a livid face.

The team entered the farm in a calm atmosphere. Although there was a cold wind, the smell of blood was still astounding. As expected, all he could see were horrific corpses. In this other world, people put down the body of the little girl and found a piece of white cloth to cover it. They then silently collected various corpses in miserable condition and placed them in the open space to the west of the village.

After they were gathered together, everyone's expressions became even more ugly. Except for the little girl, there were no complete corpses here. Some of them even seemed to have been torn apart by external force and could not be pieced together.

Being able to be a soldier, one must have excellent mental qualities, and none of them suffered from vomiting. But this does not mean that they are not disgusted or angry... Take Gray Space as an example. They have experienced countless battles, large and small, have seen corpses piled up in mountains, and have killed many people with their own hands. But they have never targeted innocent civilians, let alone used such cruel methods!

The grave had been dug, everyone was silent for a few minutes, and then the bodies were put in one by one.

After checking several corpses, Frey stood up and took a deep breath: "It was done by barbarians."

"Barbarians?" Although he had expected it when looking at the torn corpse, Tang En still frowned, "Isn't this an area controlled by Bran? How can there be barbarians?"

Shaking his head, Frey said in a deep voice: "The defense line can block the hordes of barbarians, but there will always be some omissions, allowing a few barbarians to break in... After these barbarians come in, because they know they can't go back, they act arbitrarily. They are often the most cruel." After a pause, he pointed to the farm in front of him, "A farm like this can be slaughtered by only five barbarians."

"Barbarian...I! You! Mother..." David on the side took a few deep breaths, his chest heaved, his steel teeth almost shattered, and his anger turned into every word with sharp edges.

Patting the other party's shoulder, Tang En continued to frown and asked: "I don't understand...the war has been going on for so long, why don't these civilians leave here and retreat to the rear?"

"This is more complicated." Frey took a few steps back and asked the soldiers to move the corpses in front of him. "Some people will leave, but there will still be people who choose to stay. Some are single old people who don't have much time left and don't want to die on the way to transfer. , would rather die in the countryside. Most of them cannot afford to move. They have to eat, drink, and live wherever they go, and the city is not allowed to enter. It is not possible to be a begging vagrant...Leave your home, leave the land , they have nothing.”

"Sigh, this situation is very common. Not to mention that this is still within the control area, even outside, there are many farms that have not evacuated. Of course, it is a bit of self-protection. Sometimes they will hide in the mountains and jungles. But you can’t go far, and you always have to come back to take care of the harvest in the land. It’s very dangerous, but there’s nothing you can do about it... When I was in the army, I would sometimes help out. Many soldiers did this, but this time we went to the farm. It's still there, but next time I go, it will be in ruins..."

After sighing, Frey's face became filled with wrinkles, looking sad and helpless.

Tang En nodded silently. As he spoke, the grave had been buried. This was destined to be an unmarked tomb. No one knew who they were, not even the name of the farm. In the distance, Mi Xiu approached and shook his head: "Boss, I found traces of about ten of the other party. However, the traces disappeared in front of the mountains to the east of the village, and they cannot be found in a short time."

"Barbarians are used to hunting, and they are still very good at hiding and tracking." Frey licked his chapped lips and said, "Tang En, I know you are very good at tracking, but not now... Well, they can't get out of here anyway. He will be caught and killed.”

This is a fact. They are in the army now, and they all have military orders. They can come and bury the bodies, but it is impossible to go around into the mountains just to kill these barbarians. After all, the military situation is raging, and no one knows whether it is because they failed to arrive in time that the defense line broke down... It is cruel, but also very true.

"Boss, give me half a day..."

"Shut up!" Tang En glanced at David calmly. The latter pouted and lowered his head, then nodded to Frey: "Well, let's go..."

…(To be continued.)