Although the bandits were dealt with and could not make waves, there were still tens of thousands of people left, and although they looked very pitiful, the people of Taoyuan Village did not dare to lead these victims into the village.

But looking at such a group of people, they can't leave it alone, because of the suppression of these bandits, these victims have not eaten seriously for a long time, everyone's faces are sallow, and many children are dying. The victims said that if it weren't for the fact that the elderly, weak, women and children were not aggressive, it would have been easy for people to relax their vigilance, and many would have been abandoned or even eaten meat.

At the beginning, this group of bandits only had a hundred or so people, but they were extremely vicious, and at the beginning they only dominated the team of hundreds of people, and whoever dared to disobey was tortured to death, so that everyone was afraid that everyone did not dare to resist. Then all the way to devour the scattered disaster victims, the strong men who resist will be brutally killed, and those who do not resist will join them, and the condition for joining is to kill and eat people.

This method undoubtedly swallows up those with a conscience, those who are unwilling have died, and those who are willing are no longer the same as before. They are stimulated to the bestiality in their hearts and eventually become one of these people.

The reason why there are so many old, weak, sick and sick children in this team is precisely because of this, and some people want to escape, but they can't escape at all. Most of the food that came from begging all the way was eaten by this group of people, and if they didn't worry about eating, they would have the strength, and they had a lot of strength, and a group of hungry and weak victims were their opponents.

Not to mention that they still have weapons, and the brutal and bloody repression before devouring a team each time has left a group of people without a backbone and accustomed to obedience.

And these old and weak women and children are not only used to confuse people with good hearts, but also use them as cannon fodder. If you enter a village or a small county town, let them rush up and grab and fight against the locals, who are waiting to reap the benefits of the fishermen.

It was not that they did not want to unite with the locals, but the final outcome was very tragic, and the deaths of those involved were unbearable, not to mention those who were related to them or who were in regular contact with them on a daily basis. They never give each other a good time, but slowly torture each other to death, making people die in a horrible state, and forcing their relatives and friends to swallow their human flesh.

This kind of great horror makes everyone feel like a walking corpse, so it is particularly terrifying to look at, because it is no longer a simple starvation victim, and the body and mind have been greatly damaged. This also made Wang Dali feel that something was wrong when he saw it, and hurriedly rushed back.

This is also the reason why the young man is willing to come forward, and his mother is so afraid.

And the reason why they came to Taoyuan Village was that the bandits had long heard of the name of Taoyuan Village, especially after the establishment of the wharf, they felt that this was a big piece of fat. And it's not like a city surrounded by high walls, so it's not difficult to conquer. Although they had long heard that there was a group of guards with high force value in Taoyuan Village, they felt that they also had hundreds of people, and there were tens of thousands of disaster victims in the lead, so they didn't think it was a problem.

However, he is still cautious and cautious, and he wants to repeat the old trick to relax the other party's vigilance first, and then conquer it.

After hearing this, the people in Taoyuan Village couldn't help frowning.

Thinking of Fang Cai, I almost softened, and I had palpitations.

After all, they sympathize with these tortured victims, but they also know that these people are terrible because they are poisoned differently from ordinary people. Fortunately, the rest are old and weak women and children, who have been starved for so long, and are used to being oppressed and do not dare to resist at all, otherwise they are afraid that Taoyuan Village will not be able to escape this catastrophe this time.

But if it was left alone, it wouldn't work, so Li Zheng ordered people to carry out several large pots in the village, and cooked several large pots of porridge that couldn't be thinner with cornmeal and sweet potato flour.

These things were all done by the old and weak in the village, and the others were still waiting for them, neatly guarding, and did not dare to slack off.

The smell of food caused the victims to be moved, but when they saw the posture of Taoyuan Village, none of them dared to take a step forward, and they all squatted in place according to Chang Xile's order, and everyone except those who held babies in their arms had their hands on their heads.

"There are so many people, what should we do in a while? Knock them away again? The elder of the clan asked worriedly.

Li Zheng sighed: "Otherwise, what can we do, our village can't support so many people." ”

Everyone felt uncomfortable when they heard this, although on the one hand they were on guard, but on the other hand, they did feel pitiful. Especially there are a lot of children in it, and driving them away like this is undoubtedly forcing them to death.

"I'm afraid we have to take care of these people, so I have already ordered someone to go to the county to find the county order to ask for food." Always rejoice.

Father Chang disagreed: "At this time, we can't be soft-hearted, although our public grain depot will only support these people for a few months at most, but there will be more and more people coming and going to us like this, and our life will not be easy at that time." ”

Others did not dare to speak in front of Chang Xile as dare to speak as Daddy Chang, but their attitude was obviously to agree with Daddy Chang's words.

They can give some food, but it's not right to leave them nearby.

In the end, they are still just a village, although there have been a lot of people over the years, and everyone can also be said to have martial arts after Chang Yu's training, but they can also resist one or two, and it is still impossible to really encounter problems.

And three days and two troubles, this year's life is already difficult, and it will be even more troublesome to be unable to produce at that time.

Now that there is a great chaos in the DPRK and China, there is a rebellion of the king of Pingning inside, disasters are everywhere, and neighboring countries are ready to move, and now the whole good country is in danger, and these victims do not know when they will be resettled.

"This is also a helpless thing, if we drive these people away, then they will rush to the house, not to mention that the countryside passed by all the way will be poisoned, now the house is already in danger, and there are so many people to squeeze there, if the house really can't bear it, we won't have a good life." So, I think we should play the role of diversion, at least not to put more pressure on the government. ”

Many things are very strange this time, although the victims have been very cruel since ancient times, but this time it is inevitable that the anger is too great. Everywhere they passed, they did evil, and it was not a simple begging at all. This made them notorious, and they were ostracized and beaten all the way, and the county towns that were originally able to take them in did not dare to move.

Otherwise, according to the usual custom, the county town will also shoulder the responsibility of relocating the victims. Where will it be like now, all rush to the government and the capital.

These victims flocked to Pumpkin Mansion from all directions very quickly, if there was no matter of King Pingning, they would only think that everyone thought that there was more food in the big city, but now Chang Xile always felt that something was wrong.

Fang Cai listened to the plans of these bandits again, and was more sure of his thoughts.

King Pingning is also asking the victims to take the lead for him, and when the Pumpkin Mansion clashes with the victims, it is the time for him to send troops!

In the event of a war, no matter who wins or loses, the economy will regress rapidly, and the people's lives will become more and more miserable. And if a scumbag like King Pingning wins, it will be even more terrifying.

Not to mention that Chang Xile still admires many of the emperor's actions very much, King Guangping Ning disregarded the lives of the people for his own selfishness, and directly swallowed the life-saving straw for himself, knowing that this person is not a good stubble. The reason why the embankment will burst this time is only because of the handiwork of King Pingning, not necessarily because he deliberately flooded the fertile land, but he will definitely not be able to run by intercepting the river to run water mills and other things.

Such selfish and vicious people, if they really become kings, their lives will definitely not be easy.

When everyone heard this, they were silent, they didn't think about it so much, they just felt that they couldn't afford to resettle so many victims. Looking at the black pressure on a group of people who are ten times more than their own village, I always feel panicked. Who knows if if you fatten this group of people and will bite them in turn?

But when I heard Chang Xile's words, I couldn't help but think deeply, if these people were driven away, there would be a place to contain them. If you can still count on the imperial court in normal times, you only need to settle these people for a while, and then when the tide passes, these victims will return to their hometowns.

But now that the hometowns of these victims are gone, and the DPRK and China are in chaos because of the rebellion of King Pingning, no one knows how long this situation will last.

They had been worried that something would happen to the house before, and they wanted to do their part, but now if they push these victims away, they are invisibly doing them a disservice.

Chang Xile said: "I wrote to the county order to inform him of the danger, and asked him to ventilate with the other county and county orders, it is best for everyone to work together at this time, and each of them is responsible for a part of the victims, so that the pressure on the government and even the capital can be reduced." ”

Li Zheng immediately took the case, "That's it, if we really let King Pingning take the opportunity to attack in, where can we keep these grains." It's better to take care of it now, so they won't be able to make a moth. Anyway, each family has also hoarded a lot of food, so let's take out the public school first, as long as we ensure that they don't starve to death. In this way, our food should be able to last for a while longer. ”

"Where are so many people settled? I can't sleep at night when I put it in front of my house. The elder asked.

Wang Dali didn't think it was anything, and said bluntly: "It's not simple, just put them on the dock, there are so many houses there, just squeeze them." If you don't have enough to pack, it's better to stay outside in an open space, and it's better to have a place to squat than to run around. At that time, I led some of my brothers to guard there, and once there was a moth, I immediately turned back to deliver the news and guarded the pass together. ”

Everyone also agreed that it was not far from Taoyuan Village, and the place was spacious, so it was indeed a good place to settle.

Wang Dali was affirmed and said: "The rest of the people are not good people, just now when we were desperate with those bandits, those bandits were not catching the victims as shields, I watched many people push out the people next to them." Hehe, I have ordered people to see who is stepping on other people's corpses to live, and our food can't supply such people. ”

Because the elders of the Li Zhenghe clan present had not experienced the tragedy of Fang Cai because of their old age, they all said that they had to be like this. Their food is scarce, and the unvirtuous are not worthy of their almsgiving.

Chang Xile thought for a while and said: "Dali, when the time comes, you will divide them into squads and platoons like a security team, and their own people will serve as squad leaders and platoon leaders, and let them supervise themselves." If that squad makes trouble, you will have to be punished, and if there is bullying in it, it will be severely punished once it is discovered. Moreover, if anyone reports that the people around him have different intentions and finds out that it is true, he will be rewarded, and if he is indiscriminately false, he will also be severely punished. ”

Although Chang Yu is the soul of the Taoyuan Village Security Team, and his momentum is different for everyone, it is really not good to manage Chang Yu. Although he can lead troops into battle, he does not care about specific management. And because Wang Dali is aiming to be a general, he will learn to do it in all aspects, especially in management.

Wang Dali responded directly, "Yes, I will handle it properly." ”

The prefectural magistrate received Chang Xile's letter and quickly replied to the letter.

He said that he would resettle the victims who passed by and remove the cancer inside. In addition, we will inform other prefectural ordinances of the importance of them, and be sure to do our best to relieve the pressure on the prefecture.

Although the county decree did not mention the increase in food, Chang Xile felt a little unhappy, but it was still understandable. After all, Daoxiang County is a county seat, and there will be more victims than Taoyuan Village. Moreover, the county magistrate has always known the situation in Taoyuan Village, and knows that they are not hungry, so it is natural that they should rob the rich and help the poor.

Although this kind of thinking is unpleasant, who makes them capable and responsible.

And Chang Xile did not raise these victims in vain, and now that the rain has stopped, Chang Xile mobilized them to open up the wasteland near the dock. People who do not work except for the children who are still in their arms, can only ensure that they will not starve to death, and they will have a meal of corn or sweet potato porridge that can be no longer diluted a day, and the treatment of those who work will be much better, and the more they contribute, the more food they will get, the better.

They don't know when this disaster will pass, so they can't sit and wait for the imperial court to solve it, and now the wasteland is also so that there is not enough food in the village behind, and these people have something to eat. Sweet potato corn is relatively unpicked, and the yield is relatively high, which is just suitable for this.

Although these people are pitiful, the food of the people of Taoyuan Village does not fall from the sky, and if they want to get it, they have to pay labor. This is also to let other victims know that it is not easy to come to them to beg for food, so that those people do not think that they can eat and drink for nothing when they come here.

Chang Xile was discussing how to resettle these victims, and someone came to report, and a team entered the pass. At least two dozen people came, all dressed in civilian clothes, not victims.

"Who could it be?" Chang Xile was puzzled, and was about to go with Chang Yu to find out, when two familiar figures approached in the courtyard.

"Uncle Gao, Uncle Qin! Why are you here?! Chang Xile exclaimed.

Gao Yuan's expression looked very depressed, and he and Qin Zhong were separated from him, unwilling to get close to him.

These two fell out?

Chang Xile looked puzzled, Qin Zhong sighed: "I came this time to leave your Uncle Gao here......

Chang Xile was shocked, "Is the situation in the house already so important?!" What happened to the victims? ”

In any case, the house is surrounded by high walls, and there are so many soldiers guarding the town, no matter how you think about it, it is safer than Taoyuan Village. If the king of Pingning really attacked, a small village like theirs would definitely not be spared. They were okay with some unarmed and hungry victims, but it would be completely inadequate to face thousands of troops.

The wharf was the only way to go, and the army was afraid that they would rush all the way through in order to get supplies without having to mobilize a lot of grain and grass.

Qin Zhongdao: "Now that it has been suppressed for the time being, I have robbed all the grain sellers in the city, and finally I didn't let these hungry victims come in immediately." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they couldn't help but sigh at Qin Zhong's courage. Those businessmen who take the opportunity to make a fortune have interests behind them, otherwise how dare they behave like this. I didn't expect Qin Zhong to rob directly, although it was nominally borrowed.

"Then you are ......"

"These are just stopgap measures, and more and more people are flocking to the province, and no amount of food in the government is enough. Besides, we can't be so passive all the time, this is not to give King Pingning a chance to take advantage of the situation. So I plan to take the army and these victims back to Guozhou to grab food, and now there is no place for more food than there! ”

Hearing this, Daddy Chang couldn't help but exclaim, "I can do this!" It was the hometown of these victims, and they all resented King Pingning in their hearts, and they would do their best when the time came. Is it just that they are willing? ”

Qin Zhong grinned, "This can't help them, besides, they will die everywhere, and they will have more vitality when they return to their hometown." ”

"Has the imperial court sent troops?" Chang Xile asked.

"Neighboring countries are moving, and the DPRK and China are still unable to free up their hands, so we will take the lead first."

Chang Xile couldn't help frowning when he heard this, although Pumpkin Mansion has become more and more fertile and strong over the years, but it is still much inferior to Guozhou. And that is the base camp of King Pingning, and he will definitely suffer in the battle. If the imperial court does not send troops in time, this battle will be worrying.

No wonder Gao Yuan was sullen and sent him here in the hope of saving his life, but Qin Zhong himself took such a big risk. Naturally, I felt that I was underestimated, the relationship between the two was quite complicated before, and Gao Yuan was also very sensitive, no wonder he was unhappy.

"Don't worry, as long as Uncle Gao is here, I will guarantee his safety. But if you don't come back alive, it's hard to say. ”

"I'm a hard man, I can't die." Qin Zhong smiled, "I still have something to ask for." ”

Chang Xi was puzzled, "What's the matter?" ”

"There are fewer talents like Chang Yu and Wang Dali in my army, I don't know if I can borrow them? Rest assured, I will guarantee that they will come back safely. ”

"How do you guarantee it?! The knife eye is ruthless, you can't guarantee that you will come back alive, how can you guarantee others. Gao Yuan said angrily.

Qin Zhong touched his nose, "Aren't I afraid that you will be worried, it is difficult to be injured on the battlefield, but because of this, you won't go?" Besides, I'm just talking to them, and I don't have to ask them to go. When the country is in trouble, the husband is responsible, not to mention that they are martial artists. ”

Gao Yuan sneered, "So you only want the two of them, and the people of the security team don't want it?" ”

Qin Zhong suddenly didn't dare to squeak.

Chang Xile suddenly understood, it turned out that Qin Zhong actually wanted to borrow troops from him.

Although the people of the escort team are not soldiers, they are not bad. Most of the troops here are very irregular, not as regular as in later generations, many of them are military households, usually farming at home, and only carrying weapons to the battlefield when the country is in trouble. Without any professional training, the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

No wonder Gao Yuan was so angry, it turned out that it was not just what he had guessed, he was afraid that he felt that he had harmed Taoyuan Village because of his relationship. If it weren't for him, Qin Zhong wouldn't have known about Taoyuan Village, and he wouldn't have beaten their minds. Now that he has come to the door to beg in person, he will probably refuse directly because his relationship is likely to be bad for Chang's family, and he will let a few people pass together.

If something happens to those people, how will he deal with himself in the future?

Chang Xile looked at Gao Yuan with a tangled face, and felt that he had guessed eight - nine was not far from ten.

"I can't promise you this."

Qin Zhong was suddenly a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything more.

Chang Xile said: "But I can help you ask, if any of them are willing, then please treat them well." If no one wants to, I can't force it, because it's a matter of losing my head. In our village, the emperor personally pardoned military service, and it is reasonable to say that no one wants to be a soldier. ”

Qin Zhong was immediately happy again when he heard this, "If I make up the number of people, I won't be able to ask for someone like you, I am asking for the elite, and I must have the other party to be willing to work hard." ”

"But let's talk about it first, I'm a group of disaster victims to take care of, so even if everyone agrees, I won't let out many people."

"That's nature! I'm not so greedy, and I know it's not easy for you. Besides, I have put your Uncle Gao here, and I can't hurt him. ”

Gao Yuan actually came over voluntarily, and he felt ashamed in his heart, so he also had the intention of being a hostage.

Chang Xile originally thought that not many people would agree, after all, everyone is living a good life now, and there are old and young people in the family, all of them are farmers who have no ambitions, and they just hope to live in peace, but they didn't expect most of them to sign up.

After such a long period of training, they are no longer ordinary farmers, but have the consciousness of soldiers. They wanted to use the skills they had learned to fight on the battlefield, and when they saw these poor victims, they all hated the king of Pingning who caused this qiē.

If such people can live freely, then their lives will soon be difficult.

And fighting with the bandits before also stimulated their blood, and they all wanted to fight again.

Not only them, but also many of the victims responded. No matter how good it is outside, it is not their hometown, and the reason why they have become like this is the king of Pingning!

But Taoyuan Village can't be left unguarded, so after some screening, such as not having children, not having few strong people in the family, etc., more than 100 people left with Qin Zhong, including Wang Dali, who had been waiting for the opportunity to show his skills.

Chang Xile looked at this group of high-spirited people, admired and couldn't help but sigh at the same time, the battlefield has always been very cruel, I don't know how many people are left when I come back.

At this time, Chang Yu said: "Lele, I want to go too." ”