The eight of them ate slowly. The Winged Knights tasted the rice dumplings and dried meat. The dried meat smelled fishy, and the rice dumplings were rancid.
However, the people carrying stones ate with relish. Obviously, they didn't get to eat meat on a daily basis, let alone such good rice dumplings. Wasn't rancid normal?
"You guys usually eat well. You can't eat such things, right?"
Nantian Fan felt that the Winged Knights couldn't adapt to harsh environments, such as eating.
"Haha!" Jiang Chuan laughed and didn't answer.
"We just said that it doesn't taste good. It's different from whether we can eat it or not." The person next to him couldn't help but say, "We'll eat … Forget it!"
He didn't want to say anymore. His eyes were filled with tears.
Nantian Fan looked at them suspiciously, indicating that he didn't believe them.
One of the Winged Knights got angry. He picked up a rice dumpling and threw it on the ground. He stepped on it with his military boots, twisted it, and raised his leg.
A few people next to him used their hands to dig out the rice dumplings mixed with mud and threw them into their mouths to chew. From time to time, they smeared sand and mud with their saliva.
"Is it good?" Jiang Chuan asked.
"Delicious!" "It's too f * cking delicious." "This is the first time I've eaten such a comfortable meal in my life."
The Winged Knights answered as they ate, their eyes filled with determination.
"You … You guys!" Nantian Fan felt disgusted. How could they eat it?
Just now, they said that it didn't taste good. Now it's changed?
"Our first choice is to complete the mission. Our second choice is to help complete the mission and survive.
Even if we'll die after three days after eating something, as long as we can complete the mission within three days, we'll eat it.
Who would want to eat something bad when there's good food? Our individual soldier rations are very fragrant. "
As Jiang Chuan spoke, he also squatted down to dig out some rice dumplings and threw them into his mouth.
Their purpose here was to intimidate the Nantian family. This was their mission.
"None of you are human." Nantian Fan finally 'knelt'. How could they eat something so dirty just because they said something?
The eight people eating also looked at the Winged Knights with an indescribable gaze. How should they describe the resolute faces of these people from the Tang dynasty?
"How did you do it?" Nantian Fan felt his stomach sour.
"It's the will of the soldiers of the Tang dynasty. Dongzhu said that a real soldier is gentle to the inside and tough to the outside." Jiang Chuan spat out another mouthful of sand and said lightly.
"All of them can do it?" Nantian Fan looked at the Winged Knights around him.
"Those who can't won't come with the ship." Jiang Chuan brought the Tang dynasty's navy along.
The navy of the Tang dynasty also had a hard time. Sometimes, they couldn't eat good food on the ship. When they lacked fresh water, they had to eat raw fish.
As long as there were enough fish, they could replenish their water supply by chewing the fish meat. They could persevere for a short period of time, and they could also drink urine.
If they brought fresh water on board, it would start to stink after a long time. However, it was still a good thing. In order to survive, there was nothing that couldn't be done.
"Battalion Commander, they're back." Someone holding a pair of binoculars shouted from a nearby tree.
"Eat slowly, there's no hurry. Someone will go with you to the Nantian family later to help you carry your things."
Jiang Chuan smiled and said to the eight of them.
"Yes, yes!" The eight of them hadn't eaten meat in a long time, so they tried to chew as much jerky as possible.
They also took other people's wooden bowls to drink water. There were seven bowls, and they took turns.
They were grateful. At the same time, they hoped that these powerful people would clean up all the robbers. In the future, they would be able to transport stones to exchange for things safely.
They carried a basket of stones in exchange for two catties of iron. The items were valuable.
A group of 25 people were brought over. They carried baskets on their backs, and they didn't look light.
All of them were tied up with ropes, and some of them had bruises on their faces.
The Winged Knights at the side waved their blades. Whoever looked around, they would stab their buttocks with the tip of their blades or hit their heads with the flat of their blades.
"Battalion Commander, the baskets are full of iron weapons that they robbed. They're preparing to transport them away. They're not bringing them back to the Yoshimura family. There are two horses behind them.
This person isn't from the Yoshimura family. We don't have time to interrogate him. He's too stubborn. Bring him back first.
They also have a big pit there. The pit is full of people they killed. "
There were indeed horses behind them. The horses weren't carrying anything and looked very relaxed.
"Twenty brothers, go back. The rest of you, go ahead and ambush them. Those who go back, tell Lan Bao to … bring the letter back. Give this person to me. "
Jiang Chuan looked at the person who was being dragged back with ropes. This person didn't want to walk. He would rather be dragged. His body was full of injuries.
As he spoke, he called two people to drag this person into the forest and gag him.
After the eight people finished eating, another 20 minutes passed. Jiang Chuan returned, still dragging the person.
The gag was taken away. He shouted weakly, "Give me a quick death. Give me a quick death. Don't kill my family. I'll tell you everything. I'll tell you everything."
Nantian Fan looked at him and felt a chill run down his spine. What exactly had he gone through to make this person, who was being dragged all the way here, speak?
"I said, we promise to destroy the Yoshimura family. We'll let the ordinary children and women go. But once we find out that someone is from his family, we'll slowly torture them to death."
Jiang Chuan kicked this person. The Winged Knights fetched water from the river and poured it on this person.
"Ah! I said, let my family go." This person shouted.
Jiang Chuan took out a handful of small black pieces from his backpack. They were the size of soybeans. He pinched two of them and stuffed them into this person's mouth. "Eat them. You live, your family lives. If you die, I'll torture them."
"Eat, alive!" This person swallowed hard. The Winged Knights came over to feed him water. Someone even bandaged his wounds.
"What did you feed him?" Nantian Fan was curious about everything.
"It's medicine for pain relief and refreshment when you're injured or too tired. You can't take it usually. You'll get addicted if you take too much."
Jiang Chuan explained. He turned to the others and said, "According to your numbers, the 20 people at the back will go back. Don't talk too much."
"Yes!" A group of people answered. They were at the back.
They didn't fight to stay. Li Yi didn't allow such a situation to happen when he was teaching.
If he told you to go, you should go. Even if the people who stayed behind died, you had to go back alive. Then, you could think of a way to take revenge. Don't waste time arguing. When the time came, you wouldn't be able to leave.
"Get ready to set off!" Jiang Chuan ordered.
The stones on the backs of the eight people were distributed to the others. The two horses were left behind. The horses were in good condition and could be ridden.
The Winged Knights went up to try riding them. The horses were very quiet. It was obvious that they had been ridden before.
However, they were now used to transport goods. The reins weren't right, and there were no saddles or stirrups.
The Winged Knights took off the clothes of the dead people, cut them into strips with a knife, and weaved them into the lining of the saddle. A rattan basket was dismantled and weaved into a hard saddle and stirrups.
The reins were changed so that they could be used as cavalry.
What was the use of two cavalry? It depended on how they performed.
Actually, without a saddle, stirrups, or reins, the Winged Knights could still ride a horse.
The things weren't done, so the returning team left.
"You're not going back?" Jiang Chuan asked Nantian Fan, who stayed behind.
"My mission is to go with you guys. I choose to complete the mission first," Nantian Fan said, mimicking Jiang Chuan's previous words.
"Let's go together. Actually, it's not that tough. We brought food. It's not raining, and we still have firearms to use. It's tiring on a rainy day. I'm always afraid that the bullets will get wet. "
Jiang Chuan smiled. This person was interesting.
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