Xiao Chuan didn't know that on the battlefield in the distance, a large net was being rolled out against him, and he followed the official to the arsenal, and opened the vermilion door of the arsenal with a heavy smell of paint, which was empty, only one place was stacked with weapons, and the brand-new bird guns were placed in a row, there were more than 20 guns, and there were two small cannons on the side, and the iron-cast cannon body flashed in the dim room of the house, and there were gunpowder cannons on the side.

There were also fifty sets of well-made armor, all of which were iron leaf armor, and there was a heart shield in the middle, as well as the bowled iron helmet with a lightning rod on his head.

Seeing these armors, I was overjoyed, and now I can have fifty more ironclad soldiers under my subordinates, as well as the Franc machine, which is just right to defend the city, and now my strength can be greatly improved, especially the ironclad.

Satisfied, the man on the side also told himself that there were four blacksmiths, Xiao Chuan saw it, all of them were honest craftsmen who looked very honest, and they were all good at making bird guns, so that with that family, the number of blacksmiths in himself would be nearly twenty, and if he worked hard in a month, forty bird guns could be made.

Then I went to the county town to buy iron, saltpeter, sulfur, grain, and all kinds of daily necessities, and the five hundred taels of silver I earned were a little too much to make ends meet.

The group walked out of the city like this, but this time they were walking south of the city, and they just got a message in the morning, so they asked Xiaochuan to change the route of leaving.

As soon as I left the city, there was a foul smell outside, and there was a burst of human voices in my ears.

Here was a crowd of black people, dressed in rags, unkempt, unable to distinguish between men and women, next to the small grass houses made of grass, and the black pressed pools, and there was a stench of feces from them.

Is this a refugee camp, a refugee from Qingcheng County? There was a porridge shed in the middle, but there were several servants where the porridge was served.

Out of the county seat, Xiao Chuan asked Han Gang and the others to take off their coats, revealing the armor inside, a bright silver armor, and the saber at the waist, all of which made this group of refugees have an instinctive fear, and they all looked at Xiao Chuan with this empty gaze, they were refugees who had fled, and there were more than 5,000 people.

This is the meaning of Xiaochuan, population! These refugees are a burden to Qingcheng, like chicken ribs, tasteless, it is a pity to abandon them, and they cannot be discarded, but for themselves, they are resources, with them, they have labor and soldiers. As soon as he told Yu Dongyang in the morning, he immediately sent someone over, and it was his right-hand man Xiao Wu.

"Adult" Xiao Wu came over to say hello to Xiao Chuan, in terms of level, neither he nor Xiao Chuan is higher than the other official, but after all, Xiao Chuan is a friend of the county order, or a really ruthless person, he is respectful.

Xiaochuan did not answer, but looked at this group of refugees, this group of refugees has very few elderly people, it can be said that there are basically none, most of them are young and strong, and there are relatively few women and children.

"Lord, do we really want to accept this group of refugees, but our own food is about to run out" Huang Chunsheng on the side looked bitter, he was in charge of the food control in the village, he naturally understood that 5,000 more people were not only 5,000 more laborers, but also 5,000 more mouths. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Huang Chunsheng, who has just solved the problem of eating those people and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Huang, don't you scholars often say that if you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone, now that there are so many refugees, the airport is naked, and you should save it" Chen Xiangyi said softly, leaving Huang Chunsheng speechless.

Xiao Chuan looked at this place carefully, where the soup soup curse was touched, there was a long queue, and there was not much food anywhere, obviously it was a drop in the bucket for these refugees, if a thief came to instigate it, these five thousand refugees would be five thousand hungry soldiers. Come to think of it, Yu Dongyang really has no food.

"Dog officer, take your life" A group of sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers suddenly appeared on the side, with more than a dozen people holding wooden sticks in their hands, rushing towards the small river.

The leader was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old man, and Han Gang and a few people on the side just wanted to step forward, but Chen Xiangyi stopped them, she was kind-hearted, and understood that Han Gang and a few people made a move, and this group of teenagers was afraid that they would not have their lives, and he who had pity for this group of refugees stepped forward alone.

The little Wu was in a cold sweat, puzzled in his heart, and said: "My lord, that woman stepped forward alone, and I am afraid that it will be more than auspicious for these dozen or so mobs."

Everything points to disaster? A group of people looked at him with idiotic eyes, and it was the mob that was more auspicious than the others.

The refugees next to them all looked at them with blank eyes, their expressions were abrupt, and they had no intention of asking for help at all, although one of them was a refugee like themselves, and they were watching indifferently from the side.

The man at the head was eighteen or nineteen years old, his face was full of anger, and he said, "Brothers, kill this group of rich businessmen who are not benevolent to the rich, kill them, and we will get the silver."

The group of children under his command were all sixteen or seventeen, and when they heard this, they all had hot eyes and rushed forward.

The pockmarked man at the head looked at Chen Xiangyi standing in front of him, and said disdainfully: "I don't beat women, although you are a rich businessman's evil woman, I don't want to hurt you, get out of here."

Chen Xiangyi didn't speak, but suddenly stepped forward, the slender jade hand struck forward fiercely, and the pockmarked face was just about to raise the wooden stick, and the wooden stick was interrupted by Chen Xiangyi's punch in his horrified gaze.

"Boss, let's help you" The two children on the side were about to step forward, Xiangyi's right leg kicked out like a long whip, and the two children flew out.

The remaining dozen or so children screamed, and they all rushed forward, and Na Xiangyi punched one by one, and the children all fell to the ground and wailed after a while.

That Xiao Wu exclaimed in his heart, is this still a woman? , outrageously strong, worthy of being a strongman who defeated the Black Mountain thieves.

Han Gang immediately pulled out his knife and stepped forward, saying, "Lord, let me come forward and kill this group of mobs" He was angry in his heart, angry at this group of refugees who didn't know what to do.

As soon as Chen Xiangyi wanted to stop it, Huang Chunsheng on the side was shocked and said: "General Han, don't, don't, this is my nephew, my nephew!" ”

"Your nephew?" The group was shocked, even the child who fell to the ground widened his eyes in surprise, looked at Huang Chunsheng, his face was full of surprise, and said: "Second uncle, you are the second uncle, why are you here with this group of dog officials." ”

That Huang Chunsheng stepped forward, and immediately beat the child in front of a crowd of people, and then the next explanation only understood that the group of children was told to them in the morning that a group of rich and unkind dog officials would come, so they asked them to prepare here in advance, and after killing, there would be two silver offerings, and this group of hungry and impulsive children believed it, if those adult refugees were knowledgeable and killed the rich businessmen, they would still be able to live? Only this group of children is easy to deceive. I can't help but feel different, how many people know that I want to come here? This week, the family got the news and came to assassinate themselves? It seems that Yu Dongyang has a spy of the Zhou family!

"Oh, I was fooled, but I didn't think you were a good person" This pockmarked face, so he took a group of his children to kneel and kowtow to make amends.

Xiaochuan was also amused, let them get up, let them talk about the situation here, know more about the disaster relief work here, and feel more remarkable, the porridge in the porridge tent here is so rare that it can show the shadow of a person, this is not enough, it doesn't matter if it is no wonder that there are not a few old people in this group of refugees.

With the help of this Huangshan, he gathered his friends and ran around in this group of refugees, saying that if he followed this great good man, he would take them to a good place to eat porridge. Although this kid is not very familiar with them, and no one helped him when he stepped forward just now, but after all, they are refugees like them, and his words are much more useful than those of Xiaowu.

With this mighty army of refugees, they walked towards the fortress.

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