In reality, this was hardly a small shock.
It's like throwing a bomb into a cesspool!
At dawn, a group of Liao soldiers escorted dozens of carts loaded with horse feed, slowly making their way towards the pasture.
Warhorses are a very precious resource, so the feed for them is of the highest quality.
Transporting fodder was originally a very easy job. Soldiers could do this work in the rear without participating in the war on the front lines, and they could still receive the same rations and pay. It was a really good job.
But these Liao soldiers, who set off so easily today, became increasingly terrified the further they went.
Just outside the north gate of Liaodu, after traveling less than 5 li, they discovered a line of enormous footprints on the ground.
Everyone was immediately taken aback.
One of the soldiers at the front immediately rushed back in a panic to report:
"Commander, go and see! Something strange is happening ahead!"
The commander escorting the horse feed slowly arrived at the front, and when he took a closer look, his eyes widened in surprise.
On the flat grassland, a huge animal paw print appeared.
This footprint was over two meters long and was deeply embedded half a foot in the soil.
Looking further, several more identical footprints appeared more than thirty meters away.
The further they went, the more terrified the Liao soldiers became.
Within a distance of four or five hundred meters, there were several such enormous footprints. Upon closer inspection of these giant footprints, everyone was even more horrified.
“Commander, this footprint doesn’t look like a forgery.”
"Yes, these footprints are all the same depth and were all made in an instant. It is definitely not something that can be done by human power."
The Liao soldiers stared at the giant footprint in front of them, filled with even more confusion.
If the footprints of the giant beast are so large, how terrifying must its true form be?
Do such terrifying creatures really exist in the world?
Just as the Liao soldiers were marveling at what they had just witnessed, someone came to report:
"Sir, the animals transporting the fodder are all trembling and dare not move forward another step."
The commander immediately went to see.
It was strange, all the animals pulling the carts were so frightened that they lay prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. They neither moved forward nor backward, but just lay there in place.
Upon seeing that the livestock refused to leave, the commander immediately ordered his men to whip the animals severely.
Even after three or five whips broke in succession, the animals remained terrified, preferring to be whipped to death rather than take another step.
The commander-in-chief thought to himself, "This is bad."
Having lived on the grasslands for so many years, he understood that livestock fear wild animals. It seemed that the reports of giant beasts appearing in this area were probably true. Although they had left, the lingering scent they left behind still terrified these ordinary mules and horses.
"You stay here and calm the horses. I'll be right back."
The commander selected a dozen or so mounted soldiers to accompany him toward the pasture.
Such a huge beast must have consumed a lot of blood and flesh, and what attracted it most in this area was the horse farm dozens of miles away.
The commander-in-chief already knew something was wrong, so he immediately spurred his horse straight to the horse farm. However, to his surprise, as he went further, these bizarre giant footprints disappeared into thin air.
"What's going on? Did it appear out of thin air and disappear just like that?"
When the commander and his men saw the situation at the horse farm from afar, they were already taken aback.
The camp in front of the entire horse ranch has been razed to the ground.
Around the camp, a large number of wolves and jackals were gathered, devouring the carcass, while a dark swarm of vultures were vying for food.
Having traveled frequently on the grasslands, these Liao soldiers naturally knew that vultures and jackals were scavengers, and their large numbers gathering in this area indicated that something was amiss.
They found a slightly higher spot and looked out into the distance, only to see the ground littered with corpses and remains.
A huge, giant footprint has appeared here again!
The numerous stables that had been built had vanished as if they had evaporated into thin air, along with the eight thousand warhorses, disappearing without a trace.
The commander was taken aback and scrambled back to report.
The Liao emperor was holding court early in the morning, listening to the chorus of praise and flattery from his officials, when suddenly someone crawled in, trembling and pissing, and reported the matter in a panic.
He didn't believe it at first.
Two thousand soldiers died in the barracks, and eight thousand warhorses vanished without a trace. And this horrifying thing happened right under the nose of the Liao capital.
The Liao emperor immediately led his troops directly to the horse farm.
Large numbers of Liao soldiers shot and killed wolves and jackals, causing vultures to scatter in fright.
The group then approached the horse ranch camp, and as they looked around, they saw the ground littered with corpses...
Giant footprints, along with countless tiger paw prints, were densely imprinted on the ground.
In addition, there was something resembling a giant's footprint, leaving multiple marks on the ground.
The Liao emperor ordered the giant's footprint to be measured, and to his surprise, the footprint was nearly two meters long!
And these footprints were left by the silverback gorilla.
But in the eyes of the Liao Emperor, it appeared as if two terrifying giant beasts were leading a horde to attack the military camp.
While he was still stunned, someone suddenly presented him with a piece of white cloth:
"Your Majesty, we found something on a crooked tree in front of us."
The Liao emperor immediately ordered a white cloth to be unfurled, on which were clearly written:
"He never changed his name or surname, he was Liu, the prince of the Later Han Dynasty."
Liu, a prince of the Later Han Dynasty?
For a moment, everyone's mind immediately turned to Liu Fu.
There were eight princes in the Later Han Dynasty, but only Liu Fu came to the Liao Dynasty. Who else could it be but him?
The Liao emperor immediately asked his scouts:
What has Liu Fu been doing these past few days?
The scout responded:
“Aside from going out shopping every morning, he stays at home all day.”
The Liao emperor then asked:
"Is there anything else unusual about him? Has he tried to sneak out?"
There were at least twenty or thirty scouts watching Liu Fu's villa every day, providing comprehensive surveillance, making it impossible for them to have made a mistake.
The Liao emperor pondered for a long time, then stared at the horse farm that had been reduced to rubble, feeling a sense of strangeness in his heart.
"Such a huge horse ranch, even if a thousand or more Liu Fu came, it would be impossible for it to be taken away out of thin air. Is my Great Liao... haunted?"
This is currently the only explanation for this phenomenon.
After a moment of contemplation, the Liao emperor, his heart bleeding, gave the following orders:
"Come with me to Liu Fu's villa. I want to see it for myself."
He had a vague feeling that this matter was related to Liu Fu, but he really couldn't imagine how Liu Fu, who was trapped in the city and all alone, could do such a thing.
But the white cloth had the five characters "Liu, Prince of the Later Han Dynasty" written on it in a very arrogant manner, which left him completely baffled.
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