"Fellow villagers, the government is also doing this for your safety. A large number of Japanese pirates have sneaked into the ground of Zhejiang, and the city of Ningbo has been successfully attacked by them, and the people outside the city have been killed countless by these barbaric birds and beasts. Although many officers and soldiers have been dispatched to search for encirclement and suppression, they are not afraid of 10,000, but they are afraid of what ......."

In a small village about 20 miles away from Hangzhou City, Lu Jinzheng looked serious, and painstakingly persuaded the villagers who were gathered around the side, full of disbelief and reluctance: "The government does not want you to leave your hometown this time, but just temporarily retreat into Hangzhou City to avoid being victimized by the Japanese invaders." I think you have heard of how the Japanese invaders killed our people in the coastal areas, and you don't want yourself and your relatives to be killed, and your wives and daughters to be insulted by those birds and beasts! ”

"My lord, the grass people naturally understand this, but ...... If you want us to leave immediately, we can't even bring all the belongings at home, won't we have no one to rely on when we enter Hangzhou? An old man with gray hair finally stepped forward and spoke after Lu Zhen had said a lot.

And with what he said, many other villagers also spoke up and whispered: "Yes, there are relatives in Hangzhou like Lao Si who can take refuge in it, but most of us here don't have relatives in the city, how can we spend this New Year in Hangzhou?" ”

After hearing their concerns, Lu Zhen immediately explained: "Don't worry, since the government has made this decision, it will naturally not ignore you." As early as when the official left the city, people began to find a place for you to settle in the city, and food and everything else were being prepared. As long as you enter the city, although it is not as good as at home, you can live in peace for a few days.

"As for your household belongings, you may carry the lighter ones with you, and you may hide the others first. I think that even if the Japanese corate comes, I don't dare to mess around with my Ming officials and soldiers on my side. What's more, those family possessions are important, but human lives are even more important. When the money is gone, you can earn it again; But this man is gone, but he won't survive! ”

After some sincere and reasonable words, the people of this village were finally moved by Lu Jin, under the command of the old people in the township, they went home, and after hastily preparing for a while, they dragged their families towards the rear of Hangzhou City.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, took the water bladder handed over by Lin Lie, and drank it with a grunt. After half an hour of persuasion, he only felt that his throat was about to smoke. Fortunately, the people here are quite reasonable, and after some appeasement and explanation, they are finally willing to go to Hangzhou for temporary refuge.

"My lord, why do you have to say so much, waste so much tongue and time? In fact, we could have directly ordered the soldiers to drive them to Hangzhou City. After Zhu Chang hesitated for a moment, he still couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

Lu Zhen handed the water bladder back to Lin Lie, glanced at the former gang member, shook his head and said, "Do the people have ambitions but can't know?" If I really do this, I will save trouble, but will these people be so obedient and go directly to Hangzhou? What if they delay on the road and are attacked by the Japanese invaders? ”

"This ......" Zhu Chang suddenly didn't know what to say.

Lu Zhen patted him on the shoulder: "There are some words, it is better to be able to explain them clearly, the people are always more accessible, and I took this errand precisely because I was worried that others might force me to come." Otherwise, good things may become bad things, and if they are angry in their hearts, it is not a good thing for Hangzhou today. ”

"Yes! The villain is wrong. Zhu Chang hurriedly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"I don't blame you, there are few people who can figure this out." Lu Zhen smiled at him as if comforting, and then shouted to a hundred households not far away: "Lu Baihu, please send a team of people to escort them back to Hangzhou!" ”

Lu Baihu hurriedly agreed, and immediately went to arrange manpower. Seeing this, Qinggele, who had been looking at Lu Zhen with admiration, leaned over and whispered: "My lord, we have persuaded the people of the four villages to avoid entering Hangzhou, and we have also transferred about fifty or sixty people to escort them back to the city. Isn't it a bit risky to know where they are? ”

"I know that there are some risks, but the people will be at ease when they have officers and soldiers by their side, and the most important thing at this time is not to make any trouble, and the rest is not to take care of it." Lu Zhen said and looked up at the sky, and found that the sun above his head was slightly tilted to the west.

It was the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month. Since receiving the military report early yesterday morning, and then the city was full of wind and rain, it was nearly evening when Lu Zhen left the city. Now, almost a dozen hours have passed. Their achievements are still there, the people of the four villages and towns retreated to Hangzhou from their fate, which is enough for tens of thousands of lives, but the hidden worries are still on the side, and the traces of the Japanese are still very unknown.

At this time, several fast horses and scouts galloped from the front, and Lu Zhen saw it and hurriedly asked people to go up and inquire. Obviously, the scouts must have come to pass on the whereabouts of the pirates.

After a while, a soldier walked over with a solemn expression: "My lord, someone just discovered that the Japanese Kou appeared less than thirty miles east of our place. Although there were only twenty or thirty people, there was no guarantee that they would not come this way. ”

When Lu Zhen heard this, his expression became more serious: "They are really coming towards Hangzhou City!" How many villages are there to the east? ”

"There is Chang'an Town in the east, and there are also city walls there to protect themselves, and we sent fast horses to deliver the news before...... So if you really want to talk about it, there may be only one Zhukeng Village. Lu Baihu, who was very familiar with the surrounding geography, immediately replied: "But maybe the villagers there will also avoid Chang'an Town after learning of the arrival of the Japanese Kou, so ......."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zhen waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Zhukeng Village first, if they are still there, they will definitely be unable to escape the poisonous hands of the Japanese invaders." If they're gone, we'll just run empty. Walk! ”

"But...... What if we meet a Japanese coward? Lu Baihu couldn't help but ask with some concern.

Lu Zhen looked at the more than 100 officers and soldiers around him: "It's just a few dozen widows, and our troops are several times that of them, can we still be afraid of them?" ”

His question really made Lu Baihu not know how to answer. He really wanted to tell the young judge in front of him that the confrontation between the two sides was not just a competition of strength, but more important was combat strength and fighting spirit. And with the quality of the officers and soldiers of the Hangzhou Guards now, if they really meet those Japanese who can easily kill the officers and soldiers of Qianxu Longshan, I am afraid that there is no chance of victory.

But these words, Lu Baihu only turned in his throat for a moment, and then swallowed it back. Don't say this, Lu Zhen will not believe it, even if he believes it and returns to Hangzhou, I am afraid that he will have to bear a lot of responsibility as a general.

So he could only say yes, and continued to lead people to escort him to the east according to Lu Jin's wishes. At the same time, he was silently praying in his heart, hoping that this time he would not collide with the Japanese Kou Zhen.

Because most of Lu Jin's group were foot soldiers, the speed of travel was not too fast. When they hurried to Zhukeng Village, the day was gradually getting dark.

At this time, Zhukeng Village was silent, and I didn't even see the smoke that should rise at this time.

Seeing this, Lu Baihu breathed a sigh of relief: "My lord, it seems that the people here knew that there were Japanese robbers coming, so they avoided Chang'an Town first!" ”

Lu Jin's face became a lot more relaxed at this time, but before he could speak, Qinggele on the side stared at the silent village, and his expression became a little nervous: "The situation is not right, this Zhukeng village is too quiet." If the villagers had avoided Chang'an Town, there would have been livestock left here. But now, I can't even hear the sound of chickens and dogs barking! ”

In the end, he was a good hand in the brocade guard, and he saw the problem at once. Lu Jin's expressions also changed when they heard this: "Send a few people in to see what is going on!" ”

Lu Baihu didn't dare to slack off, and immediately ordered three of his capable soldiers and asked them to go into the village to see what had happened inside.

After a while, there were several exclamations from the village, and then a soldier ran out in a panic with a pale face: "My lord, this is ...... Inside......"

Lu Jin's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition suddenly hit his heart. Immediately shook the reins and rushed towards the village. Lin Lie, who was guarding beside him, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly chased after him, followed by the other officers and soldiers......

More than 100 people rushed into the small Zhukeng Village, and when they came to a village house with a wide open door, everyone froze—

I saw that in the courtyard inside the bamboo gate, there were four bloody corpses lying impressively, their heads had been cut off and rolled to the side, and their bodies were thrown to the ground, allowing the blood to flow out!

This is like being executed, cutting off the head and dying!

Such a tragic scene, even these soldiers, are also uneasy for a while. And Lu Jin, whose face was so gloomy that he could drip water, finally turned over and jumped off after being silent for a while, turned around and walked towards the courtyard on the other side.

Seeing this, Lin Lie also hurriedly dismounted and followed. Only then did the others react, and they all looked nervous and walked towards the other houses in the village to see what was going on.

And at this sight, everyone was stunned. In the entire Zhukeng Village, there were corpses lying on the ground in every courtyard and outside, and from a rough point of view, no less than 50 or 60 men, women, and children died in pools of blood.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jin's teeth were gritted and creaked: "Wokou! "After all, they came a step too late, or let an entire village die here.

At this moment, Qingle, who was walking in the front, suddenly bowed down, carefully looked at the two ruts on the dirt road, and whispered: "This is ......"