The eunuch of Nanjing City was replaced with a new one this time, and this time he learned the lesson of the prince, and the moment he came out of Nanjing City, he quickly went to Guide Mansion.

At this time, the Guide Mansion was busy, five or six thousand formal soldiers, plus more than 3,000 soldiers who were captured, some craftsmen's families, and the people in the Guide Mansion, seven or eight thousand people began to march towards Luoyang Mansion.

The procession of tens of thousands of people stretched for several miles, and officials from the surrounding counties and towns opened the city gates one after another.

Of course, these officials were not afraid because they saw the Pingbei Army happily opening the city gate to greet them. These officials knew that if the Pingbei army attacked their city, they would definitely not be able to defend it, and instead of being breached and killed, it was better to open the city gate to meet the Pingbei army, and perhaps spare their lives.

In this way, every place where the Pingbei army went, the cities of that place were wide open, and the officials and squires came out to pay their respects.

Liu Xia's departure made the people of Guide feel puzzled and lost.

Today's Liu Xia is a hero of the Han people, able to defeat the powerful Qing army, what a powerful character! Liu Xia stayed in Guide Mansion, and the people of Guide Mansion could live and work in peace and contentment, and now Liu Xia led the troops to leave, so wouldn't Guide Mansion fall under the rule of the Qing army again? Won't the Qing army be about to plague them again?

Thinking of this, thousands of people from Guide Mansion flocked to Liu Xia's residence, wanting to ask Liu Xia to stay, but it was impossible for Liu Xia to stay in Guide Mansion, the land of four wars, because of the demands of some people.

But if so many people do not appease, the consequences will ...... Liu Xia didn't want to know that his reputation would be completely ruined in the future, and not only would people with lofty ideals not come to take refuge in him.

Liu Xia, who had no choice, finally walked out of the county office, and shouted to the chaotic people below on the high platform: "Everyone be quiet!" Listen to General Ben. ”

"General Ben knows what you are thinking in your hearts, now that Guide Mansion has been taken, why do you want to leave Guide Mansion to go to other places, if you leave Guide Mansion, wouldn't it be to return the city that you have worked so hard to grab to the Qing army? But have you ever thought that if the army does not leave Guide Mansion, our Pingbei Army will definitely be wiped out! ”

Liu Xia's words stunned the people below, why would the army be wiped out if it didn't leave Guide Mansion, didn't it defeat the Qing army before?

Liu Xia cleared his throat and continued: "Although we defeated the Qing army before, it was only a small part, and the Qing army also misestimated our combat effectiveness, so that it was defeated. The general believes that if the Tartar prince in Beijing knows the news of the defeat, he will definitely be very angry, and he will definitely send tens of thousands of troops to come, and there are still 30,000 Tartar troops in the south, and when the time comes, they will attack from the north and south, can only the Pingbei army of a few thousand people be able to resist? ”

"Then what are we going to do when you're gone?"

The people below began to shout.

"That's right, didn't you leave us all to the Qing army, what if the Qing army slaughtered the city?"

"yes, yes, I can't go."

Liu Xia frowned, waved his hand, and said, "If you are willing to leave Guide Mansion, General Ben is willing to take you out of here." The departure of the Pingbei Army from Guide was necessary and could not be changed. If you want, General Ben can let you follow, and if you don't want to, General Ben will not force you. ”

After Liu Xia finished speaking, he left here. At the same time, there is a lot of discussion below.

Should he leave with Liu Xia or continue to be in Guide Mansion?

Guide is their home, their roots! For Chinese, the love of the soil is very serious, and if there are no special circumstances, they will generally not leave their hometown to go to him.

That's why there was such a scene, some old people on crutches, banging on the ground with pain in their eyes, and quarreling with the children and grandchildren in front of them who wanted to leave Guide Mansion.

It is the tradition of the Chinese nation to return to the roots of fallen leaves, and after Liu Xia left Guide Mansion, he may never come back in the future.

"Dad, you have something to say, are we going to follow the general?"

A middle-aged man said anxiously to his elderly father. His wife and three children also looked at the old man with blank eyes.

The old man was a little embarrassed, should he go with Liu Xia or not? The old man didn't have much to live, and he really didn't want to leave his hometown and go elsewhere when he was about to enter the grave.

But looking at the eager anticipation of his family and the three grandchildren, the old man did not immediately refuse.

"Alas," the old man sighed heavily.

The world is not peaceful, there are wars everywhere, and where is the promised land?

During Liu Xia's days in Guide Mansion, he strictly ordered the soldiers, so there was no disturbance to the people, so the people of Guide Mansion still had a good evaluation of Liu Xia.

The old man knew that if he didn't leave with Liu Xia, once the Tartar returned to Guide Mansion, there would definitely be a bloodbath, he was already old, and he didn't have a few days to live, but his grandson was still young, his son was still young, and they still had to live. I can't let their old Song family cut off their children and grandchildren!

Finally, under the gaze of the family, tears flashed in the old man's eyes, and he whispered a little dejectedly: "Son, you take your daughter-in-law and three children to follow the general and leave the Guide Mansion, and your father can't walk so much when he is old, so he won't follow." ”

Although the middle-aged man wanted to leave with Liu Xia, he didn't want to abandon his father and be an unfilial rebel.

He also thought that the old man was angry with himself, so he said such angry words, so he hurriedly explained: "Dad, Dad, I can take you with me, and our family will follow the general to a new place together." I would never leave you here, alone and with no one to take care of you. ”

The old man's daughter-in-law followed closely and said, "Yes, Dad, even if you carry it, you will be carried there." ”

"Grandpa, grandpa, Xiaoli can't bear you."

The old man could no longer hold back the tears that rolled in his eyes and began to flow out.

The old man listened to the words of his son and daughter-in-law, and his heart was warm, but he had made up his mind, so he shook his head and said: "Son, Dad is not afraid that you will ignore me, Dad understands in his heart that Daddy's current body can't travel long distances at all." And Dad is not willing to leave Guide Mansion to go to other places, Dad has no days to live now, even if the Tartar comes and kills Daddy, it is just a few days in advance. Dad is not going anywhere, right here, Guide Mansion is Dad's root after all! Son, you are still young, and Xiaobao, Xiaoli, and Xiaohua have to take care of, you can't stay here with your father, so leave with the general quickly. Don't worry about Dad, Dad can still cook by himself. ”

"Daddy!!" The middle-aged man burst into tears.