In a thatched hut on the outskirts of Kunming, cropper Han Zhouping was busy packing up his packages. Hearing that the Dongyu was about to fight, the imperial court allowed the people to enter the city to take refuge. Zhou Ping didn't want to miss this chance to save his life.

"Daddy, why are we going into the city?"

Er Ya sat on the bed and asked puzzled while sucking her fingers.

Zhou Ping was stunned when he heard this, and was no longer in a hurry to pack the package, but sat at the head of the bed and patiently explained to his daughter.

"Because the East Captives are here, we have to hide in the city to be safe."

The Zhou family has been farming for generations, and Zhou Ping lives on a few acres of land handed down by his ancestors.

He is a farmer who does his duty, facing the loess with his back to the sky all day long, in order to be able to fill his stomach.

Erya's mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to Erya, and Zhou Ping was both a father and a mother to raise Erya until now.

Although the father and daughter are not rich, they are still able to survive. This is already the happiest thing in troubled times.

"What is Toyu? Why do we have to hide in the city when he comes? ”

Erya flashed a pair of big watery eyes, and asked with curiosity on her face.

"Dongyu... Dongyu is Dongyu. ”

Zhou Ping is an honest man, so he is naturally not very good at telling stories, and after thinking for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "I heard that the place where Dongyu is cruel by nature is full of sorrow. Whoever resists the city is slaughtered. Men and women, young and old, were not left behind, and all of them were killed. Those soldiers who surrendered to the East Captives would be incorporated by the East Captives, and they would raise the green flag and charge into battle for the East Captives. ”

"Ahh Aren't those green battalion soldiers originally the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, fighting their own people? ”

Er Ya was frightened, shrunk her neck and said, "Yaya don't come to the east, Yaya is afraid..."

Zhou Ping touched his daughter's head lovingly, and said in a harmonious voice: "Yaya is not afraid, Daddy will take you into the city." The emperor is benevolent and allows our ordinary people to take refuge in the city. ”

"Are you okay when you get into the city?"

Hearing this, Er Yafang stopped crying and asked with his head sideways.

"Silly girl, of course you'll be fine when you go into the city. Although Dongyu is ferocious, he can't help a fortified city like Kunming. ”

In fact, Zhou Ping didn't know whether Kunming, a fortified city, could resist the strong attack of the Dongyu, after all, so many fortified cities were conquered by the Dongyu, can Kunming be an exception? But in order to reassure his daughter, he could only say this.

"Daddy, then let's hurry up and enter the city, I'm afraid."

Erya stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Zhou Ping's clothes, and looked at him timidly, her eyes full of uneasiness.

"Well, let's go."

Zhou Ping picked up Erya and put him in a bamboo basket on the flat shoulder, and on the other side it was used to put parcels of sundries.

In a family like them, there is nothing valuable at home, so they can just pack up and bring some clothes and quilts.

After everything was cleaned up, Zhou Ping picked up the flat shoulder and put it on his shoulders and walked out.

Looking back at it reluctantly, Zhou Ping sighed.

Regardless, this is his home.

I don't know how long it will take for Dongyu to come to Yunnan this time, if he can't defeat Kunming, I'm afraid he will have to retreat, right?

At that time, he can come back with his daughter and continue to farm and live.

Well, it must be so.

Zhou Ping took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and walked in the direction of Kunming City.

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When Zhou Ping came to Kunming City with a flat shoulder, his mouth opened wide in surprise.

Hundreds of people lined up to be checked for inquiries and waiting to enter the city.

Like Zhou Ping, they instinctively felt fear of Dongyu in their hearts.

Hearing that the Eastern Captives were about to attack Kunming, they all came to the city in the hope of entering the city to escape the disaster.

Zhou Ping was already relatively late, looking at the long queue and not knowing if he could enter the city today.

Fortunately, there were soldiers to maintain order, no one dared to cut in line, and the long queue was always moving slowly.

As a Yunnan people for generations, no one wants to leave their homeland unless they have no choice.

In their opinion, although the Eastern Captives were ferocious, the army was exhausted from the long journey, and in the face of the most elite army of the Yongli Imperial Court and a fortified city, they could only cry out in vain.

What's more, His Majesty is in the city, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the city, King Chitose of Jin is in the city, and the Duke of Qianguo is also in the city.

With so many distinguished big shots here, everyone has a backbone, and they are not afraid.

I don't know how long it took, Zhou Ping finally moved to the city gate.

A guard stepped forward and asked for his and his daughter's names, then jotted them down in a booklet.

Zhou Ping didn't have many things with him, and the soldiers let them into the city after some inspection.

It's just that what surprised Zhou Ping was that after he and his daughter entered the city, there were special soldiers to lead them to the designated area to rest.

It's a makeshift shanty town.

Because the urgency of rushing to build is a little simpler, but it can always shelter from the wind and rain.

People like Zhou Ping, who temporarily took refuge in the city, naturally did not have a house in the city.

These squatters gave them a place to stay and avoid sleeping on the streets.

"Master Jun, this shed is for us to live in?"

Until he was taken to the shed, Zhou Ping still couldn't believe it.

"Otherwise, did I bring you here for amusement? This is the grace of His Majesty, so that the villagers do not freeze. ”

"Ah, Your Majesty is really a benevolent king!"

Zhou Ping swallowed his saliva and said: "The livelihood of a small person like us who is promoted to the bucket, he also cares about it. ”

When the soldier heard this, he said proudly: "That's natural, Your Majesty said that you will never let a common people freeze and starve." ”

After a pause, he continued: "There will be two porridge meals a day, remember to come and receive them on time." ”

This next week, Zhou Ping's moved tears flowed out.

"Your Majesty is really a holy monarch."

In his opinion, it was already a great grace for the emperor to let them take refuge in the city, and His Majesty even provided food and shelter to solve their worries.

This kind of genius, throughout history, there is no second one.

"Your Majesty is naturally a holy monarch." The soldier said proudly: "But everyone also learned that Entu is not." His Royal Highness the King of Jin said that everyone must assist in defending the city if necessary. ”

"Ah, help defend the city..."

As soon as he heard that he was going to help defend the city, Zhou Ping's complexion turned pale in an instant.

"Look at you."

The soldier snorted disdainfully.

"I didn't tell you to bend your bow and arrows to kill the captives and resist the enemy, but only to move the rolling stones and sassal wood, and burn the gold juice."

As soon as he heard that he was just asking them to help fight and fight, not to let them go into battle to kill the enemy, Zhou Ping's tone eased a lot.

"Ah, Your Majesty is so gracious, can I still not know the picture."

Anyway, it's just selling your strength, not to mention that everyone is not only working for the court, but also for themselves.

Only by defending the city of Kunming can everyone survive, so this city must not be broken!

"Thank you for mentioning it, I will definitely obey orders at any time."

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