But this isn't a solution either. He can't even get close to the enemy, so how can he earn military merits?
Chen Shiyu thought for a moment and then instructed his subordinates, "Remove all the Chen family's insignia and put them away."
The soldier below answered "Yes" and quickly removed the insignia.
We arrived near Luofang Village.
As expected, Chen Shiyu saw smoke billowing from the village, and a group of masked men wielding large knives were burning, killing, looting, and chasing after the unarmed and impoverished people, capturing defenseless children. Screams, cries, and screams rose and fell, never ceasing.
"These beasts don't even spare children!"
"Kill them!"
The soldiers below couldn't stand it any longer and got so angry that they picked up their weapons.
Chen Shiyu glanced at the corpses on the ground, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. Although the masked men were holding children, there wasn't a single child among the dead bodies on the ground.
So, they came to kidnap the children.
Kidnapping children?
Chen Shiyu recalled something he had heard about a long time ago.
Before he was born, there was an incident in Da Zhao where the Black Purgatory had been arresting children on a large scale. Later, the late emperor personally led a thorough investigation and finally dismantled the Black Purgatory's foundation in Da Zhao, making it disappear from Da Zhao.
Could it be that Xidan has some connection with Black Purgatory, or that these masked men are simply remnants of Black Purgatory posing as people from Xidan?
Otherwise, if they were at war with the two countries, why would they wear masks instead of openly burning, killing, and looting?
"Young General, Young General...?"
The shouts of the soldiers below pulled Chen Shiyu back from his reverie. He didn't say a word, but simply made a "go" gesture.
"kill!"
The soldiers then charged into the village, swords in hand.
To Chen Shiyu and his soldiers' bewilderment, these masked men fled after a brief encounter with them.
Ji Chenhai, Wei Shu, and the others who arrived later were also completely baffled by what they saw.
"Could it be that the Chen family colluded with these people for military merit?" Wei Shu was completely baffled.
Before the Chen family arrived, these men in black were not so easy to deal with.
Wei Shu had also participated in a siege battle. If he hadn't been knocked unconscious in a haystack, he would have died long ago.
"Why don't you give it a try and see?" Ji Chenhai gripped the knife in his hand.
Once all the masked men in the village had retreated, Ji Chenhai, Wei Shu, and the others covered their faces with masks and charged towards Chen Shiyu and the others with a deafening roar.
Chen Shiyu: "???"
The Chen family's soldiers: "???"
What the hell? Didn't they just stop fighting and run away? Why are they back here again?
What made them even more desperate was that some of these masked men used truly despicable fighting methods; they would strike wherever a man was most vulnerable, wherever he was most ashamed and least prepared, like a monkey stealing a peach or kicking the moon.
If it weren't for the life-or-death battlefield, all of Chen's soldiers would have quit on the spot!
Where the hell did this thuggish army come from?!
Wei Shu and his subordinates frequently exchanged glances:
"Young General, can we slip away now?"
"After we get back, we must not tell anyone that we came out, especially not Luofang Village."
More than an hour later.
Chen Shiyu and his soldiers, all bruised and battered, shivered in the autumn wind, clutching Jie Liuli's arms, watching helplessly as the group of men in black left with their money bags, armor, and swords.
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