Chapter 688: The Capital City of the Xia Kingdom
The next few days can be said to be the happiest days since Mist grew up. The younger siblings were led by Abba, who sometimes took them around town. Whatever they want to eat, Abba buys it for them. You can even eat sorbet every day. This kind of dream-like day, Scorn is a little worried that one day when he wakes up from a dream, there will be nothing.
It's a pity that whatever you worry about, you can come, and after half a month, his Abba is leaving. Not only that, but the special training soldiers in the village who have just returned also have to travel far away. Listen to him, Abba, and say that the place they are going to is the ancestral land. Born in the Kipchak steppe, the only memory is gray-white tents and deep woods and wild grass. As for the legendary land of ancestors, it is even less impressive.
Anyway, in his eyes, there is nothing like the days now. There are beautiful houses to live in, sweet sweets, delicious canned food and abundant food. I don't have to eat stiff and coarsely salted pieces of meat anymore, and I'm so happy.
So he couldn't understand why his father would leave the village and go to the land of his ancestors, which was completely wilderness.
"Da Lang, I'm leaving, you have to help Eji take good care of his younger brothers and sisters at home, do you know?" Khule crouched down and looked at him with contempt.
"Hmm!" , Scornful replied reluctantly, with a slight choked up.
"Take this. There's a wolf living in it. When someone bullies you, that wolf will give you the strength to help you defeat the bad guys. Khule tore off an armband from his green military uniform, with a miniature version of a wolf on it.
"Really?" , Scorn was a little incredulous. After all, it's too unbelievable. "Immortal Heaven is above, how could Abba lie to you? We prairie boys are all wolves. But only by returning to Zu Low can you have the power of a wolf. ", Khule explained dotingly.
Agiya on the side was already teary-eyed. couldn't help but say, "Abba, child, you can go with confidence." I'm in charge of everything at home, and I'll have hot cakes ready when I come back. ”。
"Agia!" Khule held him tightly in his arms. Memeng and his younger siblings also hugged Khule's thighs, full of reluctance.
'Hiss', a whistle sounded, and that was the signal for the assembly. Knowing that he couldn't stay longer, Khule let go of Agiya, kissed Meng and the others one by one, and then turned away decisively. His eyes were sour, and he chased after him.
I saw Khule rushing to the entrance of the village, where the village's special training soldiers had already gathered.
"Count!" , with an order, everyone reported the number in unison. Then he waved his horsewhip and disappeared like the wind at the entrance of the village.
The end of their trip was north of Mount Altan, in Mongolia. However, the breakthrough point is no longer Yemili, but the northern border of Yizhou County. Although most of the desert is Gobi, there are still oases of glacial meltwater at the foot of a few mountains. What's more, the oases there are concentrated in the south, that is, within the territory of Dayuan. Therefore, there were very few Mongol garrisons in the north, which was suitable for them to break into the Mongolian territory.
This was a counterattack made by Dayuan against Mongolia instigating Xia and attacking Dayuan's Gansu Province. Therefore, let the Mi'er beggars who had been driven out by the Mongols return to Mongolia and return to their ancestral land to cause trouble.
The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days is a time to use soldiers. Li Chengji has let the Shuai Mansion raise them for so many years, and has always treated their clansmen well, in order to let them work for Dayuan today.
Whether it is out of official or personal affection, they must also serve well. First, the clansmen are still raised by Dayuan, and if they want to continue to be treated preferentially, they must be angry for Dayuan; Second, the hatred of the extermination of the Mi'er beggar tribe is not so easy to downplay. Kule and they were supported by Dayuan, and they could be regarded as having the strength and opportunity for revenge. So how can you not take the opportunity to perform well?
It's just that this trip is not destined to be an easy road! The ancestral land is further north in Mobei, close to the Gilligis Department. There is still a distance between them and Dayuan, and they are destined to rely on themselves in the early stage.
This can be regarded as a test for them by Dayuan!
If you can't even stand on your heels at the beginning, then there is no need for follow-up support. In the end, Dayuan does not raise waste.
Therefore, every beggar who went out on the expedition had an attitude of death. Even Khule, he can't guarantee that he will come back alive. Fortunately, the family is doing well in Dayuan, as long as they don't betray Dayuan, after death, the family will not be harshly reprimanded.
Two days after their departure, Xia Guo Zhongxing Mansion. As the capital of the Xia Kingdom, although it is not as magnificent as the central capital of the Jin Kingdom in the east and the prosperity of Dayuan Malu in the west, it is a unique big city outside the Saiwai. The population is more than 400,000, especially in recent years, the Xia Kingdom has been frequently warned, and more and more people have fled, and the population of Zhongxing Province is expected to exceed 500,000.
It's a pity that both the Xia court and the people of Zhongxing Mansion are worried and even disgusted by the sudden increase in the huge population.
Because these people who fled here are ordinary people who drag their families with their families, they originally had no income in their hometown because of land annexation, and now they have no chance to farm when they go to Zhongxing Mansion.
But people always have to eat and drink! Xia Guo is not like Dayuan, which opened various workshops to create jobs and fully absorbed too much social labor. Only twice as many troops were sent to guard the gates of the city and drive all the homeless people out of the city.
Those who are disobedient are killed, and those who are obedient are rushed outside to die.
In order to prevent the refugees from committing rebellion, the government still set up porridge shacks with some money and grain. Although it is all old and rotten rice, mixed with sand and grass roots, it is also the only food for these refugees who have no means of subsistence.
It's just that the number of refugees is too much, and the government's porridge shack is more of a formality. Every day, when the porridge is less than a stick of incense, there will be no porridge and no water left. So people starve to death every day!
Almost everything that could be eaten near Zhongxing Mansion was also eaten. Including the bark, it was stripped away. Some wealthy families either retreated into the city or hid in the thick, high-walled village to avoid being poisoned by the refugees.
The entire area around Zhongxing Mansion is a scene of hell on earth.
It was at this time that Li Dewang, the prince of Qi, returned to the familiar capital.
"Give me something to eat!"
"Please, give me something to eat!" Seeing that Li Dewang's carriage was extraordinary, some refugees lying on the side of the road begged weakly.
"Shizi, ignore it." , Liu Yourong saw Li Dewang's hesitant face, and immediately reminded. These people have been hungry for so long, and both eyes are green. If a little food is exposed, it is impossible to say that their car has been picked up by the refugees.
"Hey!" , Knowing that Liu Yourong was right, Li Dewang lowered the curtain and couldn't help but look at the faces of those refugees.