The entire forest turned into a sea of fire. The trees were devoured, making sharp cracking sounds, huge smoke rose, and flames dyed half of the sky.
The crowd ran to the foot of the mountain and began to clear out the monsters that were chasing them.
Qin Shan and his men saw the girl coming down and hurried over to help.
By the time everyone had eliminated the monsters one by one, the flames on the entire mountain had already shot up into the sky.
Wei Xiyin saw the fire burning on the mountain. Her face was as cold as frost and she said coldly, "It seems that the survivors of Yimu didn't survive after fleeing to the mountain, and instead brought disaster to the mountain."
This is not difficult to guess.
It must be that when they escaped from the city, someone concealed their injuries and fled to the mountains with the main group. Then at night, they suddenly mutated, which led to the tragedy.
People are selfish, and they may be optimistic, thinking that if they suffer a small wound, they will be fine.
Chang Ying and Qin Shan immediately counted the number of people.
Fortunately, they had only reached the middle of the mountain, and the distance between the crowds was within visual range. They had not gone deep into the forest. Everyone remained vigilant, and there were no casualties. This made Qin Shan and Chang Ying breathe a sigh of relief.
Yuan Wu handed over the soldiers of Zhongshan State to them. If they suffered casualties as soon as they came out, they would have no way to explain to others.
The group of Zhongshan soldiers were surrounded by zombies. Wei Xiyin led his subordinates to rescue them. Now they have reached a safe area. The group thanked Wei Xiyin with solemn expressions.
"Thank you for saving my life, girl!"
Wei Xiyin waved her hand, "No need to thank me."
On the correct way to gain favor.
When she proposed to Yuanwu to disband the team, it was out of selfish considerations.
Dongwu is close to the granary. If they are really allowed to look for people on their own, they might find the granary soon. But they cannot do that without her people following them.
Qin Shan came over and asked, "Girl, there's a change of plan. Where should we go next?"
I originally planned to search the mountain, but there are obviously no living people in this forest. To be more precise, the mountain is gone now...
So will they skip Yimaku and go directly to Tobu or Nobunari next?
Wei Xiyin thought for a long time and said, "Let's go to the nearby villages first. There's no need to look for anyone specifically. Leave messages along the way. I hope someone will see them and go to the fort on their own."
"yes!"
But the crowd did not leave immediately.
The fire was growing bigger and bigger, almost out of control, and had already spread to the foot of the mountain. With such a loud noise, any survivors nearby would have noticed it.
The entire forest is not big. There is a village between it and the next hill, and it does not spread out.
Thinking of those zombie animals, Wei Xiyin's expression became particularly solemn.
You know, there are more than just reptiles in the mountains. Where did those infected birds go?
After waiting for two hours, there was still no movement around.
Wei Xiyin sighed, gave the order to set off, and headed east towards Beiqiu County.
There were a lot of zombies on the way, and many zombie animals ran out from the mountain, making it very difficult to clean them up.
The guards left messages along the way.
Ordinary people were illiterate, so they painted an arrow and the Wei clan emblem on the villages and trees they passed by. The arrow pointed directly to Ling County. It was simple and clear, and even illiterate people could understand it at a glance.
By evening.
The group was still in Yimu and found a village to stay in.
Most of the houses in the village are in ruins, or their walls have collapsed and turned into ruins, covered with vines. There are almost no intact doors or windows. The surrounding fields and roads are overgrown with weeds, and the whole village exudes a desolate and bleak atmosphere.
The first day out was not smooth, they didn't even meet a living person.
Wei Xiyin was mentally prepared, so her emotions didn't fluctuate too much.
She said to her subordinates, "The zombies have become much stronger now. Those who have survived until now are either hiding very deep and have a very safe hiding place, or they have evacuated the country in groups. Qinghe County is so big that it is difficult to find them."
Qin Shan was silent for a moment, then took out the map and spread it on the ground.
"There are fourteen counties in Qinghe County. The nearby ones are Yimu, Beiqiu, Xincheng, and Dongwu. Further toward the granary, there are also places like Qingyang and Gaoyi, the administrative centers. If there are any survivors hiding together, they can hide in the mountains or in the cities," Qin Shan said silently. "Miss, do you think it's possible for the surviving people to capture a city?"
Chang Ying frowned slightly and immediately replied, "Absolutely impossible."
He said, "A city has at least tens of thousands of people. The virus is spreading so quickly. Ordinary people don't have the ability and strength to clean out the city."
Wei Xiyin understood what he meant, "You mean when a disaster strikes, some cities react quickly and start to save themselves?"
Qin Shan nodded. "Some cities have garrisons in addition to the county yamen soldiers. Qingyang County, the seat of government, has a garrison of 3,000 soldiers, and the city has remained unbroken to this day."
In peacetime, the garrison in the city is mainly for city defense and its number is not large. In wartime, the garrison in the city is the defender.
But not every county town has one. Generally, only the prefectures and counties where the government is located will have garrisons.
"But that doesn't make sense." Chang Ying said, "Qingyang County is so close to the granary. If the city is safe, there should be sentries on the city walls observing the situation outside. Not to mention that County Magistrate Ji's son is still outside. If the city is safe, Lord Ji should have opened the city gates and come out to look for him long ago."
Ji Yao is the only son of the Ji family.
Wei Xiyin nodded slightly. "The possibility of Qingyang County surviving is very small. It is too close to the granary. If the city is safe, any sentry can detect our situation with the Yizhou army."
There's no reason not to send the letter out.
Wei Xiyin is more inclined to the complete annihilation of Qingyang County.
"But we can't rule out the possibility Qin Shan mentioned. Perhaps there are other cities that are safe and sound, just like we cleared out Ling County and stabilized the situation in the city. If there are few survivors in the city and there is enough food stored, it won't be a problem to hold out for a year or two."
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