Dingyuan County, Dacao Village.

In the whole village, there is no peace.

No matter where you are, you can hear crying.

Own, someone else's.

Everywhere you go, many people's fences have been torn down.

It's obviously a meal, but only a few households have cooking smoke.

The whole village was in despair.

……

"Ahh

"My sister hanged herself!"

"Master, come on!"

A howl was heard from one of the households, which alarmed the neighbors.

Officers and soldiers entered the village to loot, and every household was ruined, but there were even more hateful ones to come.

Even if there is a young woman or a big girl in the family, and they can't avoid it, it is not that they have suffered a disaster.

The daughter of this family was ruined.

After crying for a long time, the girl took advantage of her father's mother's inattention to hang the beam.

Fortunately, it was found early and saved his life.

The woman hugged her daughter, and cried while patting: "Unfilial girl, unfilial girl, how can you be willing to let your father and mother go!" Take your mother with you! ”

The man in charge of the house squatted on the ground, holding his head and unable to speak.

The child of this family, who was only twelve or thirteen years old, held a sickle and said hatefully: "Why don't you fight with them?" and looked at them...... Watching them do evil? There are hundreds of people in our village, and we are afraid of them in the hundreds! ”

Seeing this, the neighbors shook their heads.

"That's an officer and soldier, what can I do!"

"Just grab it."

"Breaking the fortune and avoiding disasters saved my life in the end!"

"Yes, just be bitten by a dog, go back and get married, this woman doesn't have to worry about getting married!"

The young man said indignantly: "Don't kill? Lao Mu Tou protected his cow, was slashed three times, and he didn't die, but can he still live? ”

“……”

There are many villagers who are numb, and there are also many villagers who are desperate and angry.

……

At the entrance of the village, a family.

The old Mu Tou, who was stabbed three times in the mouth of the young man, refused the kindness of the villagers, stayed in the cowshed, and refused to go back to the house.

"Just let the old man breathe here, let me miss my old fellow again!"

The old man held the old man's old reins in his hands, and he was already weak to speak.

Every household has been hit by the disaster, and no one can care for anyone.

Come and help out, it's a lot of affection.

One step further, it really can't.

Mu Jiake also has a little grandson in the ......

In the blink of an eye, the villagers left, leaving only the grandfather and grandson.

"Grandpa, grandpa......"

The boy's voice was pitiful.

The old man looked at the backs of the villagers, and the reason why he didn't open his mouth to pray, didn't he know that praying was useless.

The old man took his grandson's hand, his face was full of despair: "Ying'er, it's hard to live, it's hard to live, go with grandpa, let's go find your father and mother......"

The grandfather and grandson are two old and young, and they have relied on a cow to earn a few dollars in the past few years.

The cow is gone, the sky is falling!

As soon as the left and right are dead, Lao Mu Tou will come forward to stop the officers and soldiers from grabbing cattle.

In vain!

was stabbed three times, seeing that he couldn't stand it, how could the old man rest assured that he left his little grandson alone in this cannibalistic world?

A child without a father or mother, although he is only seven or eight years old, is already sensible.

The boy cried breathlessly and begged, "Woo...... Grandpa, I don't die, I can't die in vain like this, I'm unwilling to die like this, I'm going to avenge grandpa...... After taking revenge, I will go to reunite with my grandfather and my father and mother......"

"You're too small...... It's too small......"

As the old man spoke, his hands on his grandson's shoulders touched his little grandson's neck.

The child didn't move, and the big tears fell drop by drop.

Huo Bao listened at the door, and hurriedly pushed the fence door in: "Uncle, the cow is back!" We've got the people's cattle back! ”

The old man was startled, took his grandson in his arms, and looked at the door, his face full of horror.

Huo Bao's heart was blocked, and he ordered the accompanying medical soldiers to come forward and check.

The medic crouched down to check on one or two, got up, and shook his head at Huo Bao

The intestines are all out, how can I save them?

Everyone has learned basic care such as simple bandaging and stopping bleeding in the medical camp, but they are not capable of fighting for their lives with Lord Yama.

"You ...... Is it a Buddhist soldier? ”

Lao Mu Tou saw the appearance of the person who came clearly, and landed on the white vest, and his eyes were a little more bright.

Huo Bao nodded.

Everyone wears white vests just to show their identity.

"Buddha Soldiers...... Do you want to help the suffering? ”

"Save!"

Huo Bao's voice was firm.

“…… Cattle...... To you...... Little Lao'er, this little grandchild...... And to you...... "......The old man pleaded.

"Medium!"

"King Ming came to the world, and the world was peaceful...... Hua'er, there is really a Buddha in this world......" The old man looked at the old man reluctantly, and his eyes fell on the little grandson.

"Grandpa...... Grandpa......"

"Live well...... Wait...... Waiting for the world...... The world is too ......"

"Grandpa......"

At the gate of the courtyard, many villagers have already gathered.

Everyone is in a dream.

Several child soldiers worked together to dig a pit in the cowshed and bury the deceased on the spot.

The grief of other people is just grief, but the pigs and chickens that come back from their own homes are the most important.

"This is the Buddha soldier coming...... Not officers and soldiers......"

"The pig is back......"

"The chickens are back......"

"Woohoo! I didn't expect ...... again."

"Why are you here......

"Woo ......"

Huo Bao led the boy out, with a heavy face: "Fellow countrymen, we are the Chuzhou White Shirt Army, under Marshal Huo...... The imperial court came down with 80,000 horses to 'recover' Bozhou...... There are 5,000 imperial troops outside Dingyuan County...... Seeing that a fight is about to start, Bozhou is going to be chaotic...... Today, I only lost my belongings, and when the army was routed and wandered into the countryside, I was afraid that it would be difficult to save my life...... If you can go to your relatives and friends, go to your relatives and friends......"

"Oh my God, God doesn't give people a way to live!"

"Where are people going when they leave their hometowns......"

"How good is this......

The villagers mourned.

"Aren't you here? Go fight! ”

In the midst of the mourning, the young man's voice was particularly crisp.

Huo Bao looked at the young man and said: "We must fight, we were ordered to go north to aid the Bozhou White Shirt Army!" But the outcome on the battlefield is unpredictable, and we cannot guarantee our own victory, nor can we guarantee total annihilation...... Now the officers and soldiers are just short of meat, and they come to grab food; At that time, in order to shirk the defeat, the defeated army will have to kill the good and take the risk...... In March of this year, the soldiers of Lingshui County fled to Quyang and slaughtered several villages......"

The villagers immediately stopped moving.

Dingyuan County is separated from Lingshui by a river, and the rout in March also flowed to Dingyuan.

A village by the Ling River was slaughtered.

Huo Bao didn't speak, and led the boy out.

The young man who spoke just now caught up: "Are you going to kill the officers and soldiers, can I go with you?" ”

Huo Bao shook his head: "Can't!" When our Chuzhou recruits enter the camp, they must first be trained in the recruit camp before they can be released, and the recruits cannot go to the battlefield! ”

"Why not? I'm not afraid of death, I dare to kill! ”

"We are afraid of death, we are afraid of the death of our own people!"

Huo Bao looked back, and the villagers who knelt down at some point, with a wry smile on their faces, hugged Tong'er and got on the horse.

……

All the way to the station, Huo Bao did not speak.

The boy seemed to sense his unhappiness, and did not dare to speak, only holding the old reins, and weeping silently.

Huo Bao turned over and dismounted, just in time to see the child's expression, and the outstretched arm couldn't help but pause.

"Smack!"

Huo Bao gave himself a backhand slap.

"Bao Ye!"

"Bao Ye!"

Li Yuan and Zhu Gang, who followed next to him, were startled and hurriedly stepped forward.

Huo Bao's face was already red and swollen.

"Arrange carriages and horses, and send the seriously wounded soldier and this child to the state capital!"

Huo Bao gritted his teeth and ordered Li Yuan.

Li Yuan didn't dare to delay, and immediately arranged for carriages and horses.

The boy understood, immediately hugged Huo Bao's thigh, and begged, "Don't send me away...... Whining...... I'm going to kill the officers and soldiers and avenge my grandfather......"

"Don't cry!"

"Uh......h Well...... I don't cry ......."

"You're still young, you can't lift a knife, you can't get on a horse, wait until you're as old as me, and then come to kill, do you dare?"

"Dare! I dare! ”

The boy held back tears and nodded vigorously.

The child soldier who had been ordered to send him off stepped forward and picked up the boy and got into the car.

Seeing the carriage go away, Huo Bao sighed heavily.

Zhu Gang was clumsy, his face was full of worry, and he didn't know how to persuade him.

Li Yuan said softly: "Those who have become big things since ancient times, don't be informal, don't suffer yourself!" ”

Huo Bao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "That's not how to say it!" Those who have achieved great things since ancient times are not only supernatural talents, but also have perseverance! I punished Zhu Qiang and Shi San yesterday, and I don't want to make the same mistake today...... Want to be tricky! But human life is not for gambling! The lives of our soldiers are lives, and so are the lives of the people! ”

Daddy, your son can't become a hero in this life!

"Human life is the bottom line, and this bottom line cannot be crossed! Otherwise, if we see too much, we will be cold-blooded, and we will really become demons! ”

The road to heroism is easier to walk.

can touch his heart, Huo Bao would rather choose another path.

You can't be a savior, and don't be a hypocrite who fuels the troubles!

"Send someone to pass Huo Bao and Hou Xiaoming back!"

……

Huo Bao and Hou Xiaoming's faces were not good-looking when they came back.

In Huo Bao's direction, 200 officers and soldiers were killed, and hundreds of livestock and poultry were returned to a village.

"These officers and soldiers killed seven people in the village, more than a dozen people raped **, and two women jumped directly into the Ling River...... Didn't save ......"

Huo Bao drooped his head, his voice was muffled, and there was no joy at all about the success of the first battle.

In that direction, Hou Xiaoming did not encounter the officers and soldiers who came out to sweep, but intercepted the "good news" sent by Jiashan County.

Yesterday, the vanguard of the bandit suppression led 10,000 people to "recover" Jiashan County, slaughtered the city, and killed 23,477 parishioners.

Everyone was stunned by the news.

How many people are there in a county?

1 to 20,000 in small counties and 30,000 to 40,000 in large counties.

Kill 23,477 people!

There are zero and whole, this is all killed?!

Compared with this news, more than 100 officers and soldiers looted villages and killed a few people.

Huo Bao immediately put away his frustration: "Uncle Bao, what should I do?" Jiashan County has been 'recovered', if that pioneer is greedy for merit and goes south, General Yin and his 2,000 people will not be able to stop it! When the two places are combined, we can't save stability if we want to! ”

Hou Xiaoming also clenched his fists: "Take advantage of the lack of troops, let's defeat the officers and soldiers here first, and then go north to join forces with General Yin!" ”

Everyone looked at Huo Bao in unison.

Huo Bao slowly stood up.