Chapter 60: Choice
Prisoners in a camp. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn a temporarily expanded open space, nearly 50,000 Yellow Turban captives were squatting densely. Two thousand officers and soldiers are maintaining order in the resettlement camp.
Although hundreds of officers and soldiers were swaying back and forth among the captives with broadswords, they could not stop the whispering of the Yellow Turban captives. Although the sound of one or two people communicating secretly was very small, the base of the population was 50,000 people, so the whole camp was still so noisy.
"Lao Li, I told you at the beginning, don't join this Yellow Turban Army. Okay now, we're all waiting for the dead. Pity my little ones. ”
"Alas, Lao Zhao. You think about your previous life, what you didn't eat, what you didn't wear. You know better than I do about your family. If you hadn't come to join the Yellow Turban Army, your family of six would have starved to death. If this official doesn't let us live, what if we turn against him? Although we have failed now, we have managed to fight hard. ”
An officer who was wandering suddenly heard two people whispering, and immediately went over and kicked them. He said sharply, "Don't speak." The eyes of the officers and soldiers made the two people who were talking shrink their necks in fright at first, and then realized that the officers and soldiers were so young. The person who was called Lao Zhao just now suddenly grinned and cried. The official stepped forward and kicked Lao Zhao to the ground, "Be quiet for me." And Lao Zhao didn't care, and said with a crying voice: "When I see you, I think of my tragic death." Woo~~~, my poor son was beaten to death by him for robbing a mouthful of food from his employer's dog. Woo~~~, my poor son. The more Lao Zhao cried, the more sad he became, and finally sat directly on the ground and began to cry.
When the officer and soldier saw this, they were also on the spot. Yes, the children of ordinary people, who can not have compassion. The officer asked softly: "Why do you want to rob the dog food, your family's food?" The man wept and replied, "There is no food, and the bark of the trees on the mountain has been eaten." I can't even grab grass seeds. Woo wow wow~~~~ It's because we didn't eat that we got from the Yellow Turban Army, anyway, it's all dead, why don't you fight it. ”
Lao Zhao's words couldn't help but stir the heart of the official army again. At this time, Lao Li just now asked: "Young man, where are you from, did you have no food at home, so I sent you here to be a soldier?" ”
The official said without thinking: "We are from Hanzhong, and a few years ago, the family really couldn't open the pot." However, God sent the general to us, and after the general went, he divided the land among the people, and my family divided more than ten acres of land. The tax paid is also less than before. Last year, when the general was conscripted, I had three brothers in my family, the elder brother was already married, and the younger brother was still young. After my father and mother discussed, they sent me to the barracks. When my father sent me to the barracks, he told me many times on the way that the general has a great kindness to us, and if there is danger, we must die in front of the general first. If you die, I will send your brother to protect the general. Your brother is dead, and I'm going to send your brother again. All three of you brothers are dead, and I will go myself, old man. ”
Lao Zhao and Lao Li obviously didn't expect this official army to say this, and froze in place on the spot.
At this moment, the entire camp resounded with the sound of neat footsteps. The officers and soldiers of the previous year looked up and saw an army coming. Although it is not clear from a distance, the bright armor is very eye-catching. The young officer and soldier quickly whispered, "The general is here." Stop talking. ”
When Lao Li heard this, a general came, did he come to kill someone? Hurriedly grabbed the calf of the officer and asked, "What is the general doing here, is he going to kill us?" ”
The young officer shook his head and said, "My generals never kill people indiscriminately, and it seems that the former captives have been sent back to Hanzhong to serve in conscription. Don't worry, as long as it's not the head of the thief, the general won't kill. ”
After the young officer finished speaking, he quickly left. Lao Li slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the general. After a while, a deafening sound pierced through.
"The general has an order. They are all poor people, and they do not know about the rebellion. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and the general has a compassionate heart. Therefore, you can be spared from death, but it is difficult to forgive the living sin. The general ordered, Zhao'er and others, who are willing to join the army, enter our army as a guilty person, make war exploits, and have a reward. Those who do not want to join the army will go to my Hanzhong and serve for five years. Five years later, the land was distributed and settled in Hanzhong. Those who do not want to leave on their own, but they cannot re-enter the rebels, and once discovered, they will be killed. ”
Under the leadership of Xu Shu, a thousand soldiers shouted Cao De's order five times in a row. Because there were too many prisoners this time, Cao De alone shouted, even if Cao De was tired to death, all he could hear was a few thousand people in front of him, and in desperation, Cao De could only let a thousand soldiers shout in unison.
After five times, there was no sound in the entire camp except for the rustling of wind-blown flags. However, after a while, the originally quiet crowd suddenly boiled like a frying pan. Immediately, the officers and soldiers who were on guard in the surroundings and on the high ground immediately drew their swords and drew their bows. In the event of any movement, these officers and soldiers would not hesitate to send the Death Scythe in their hands into the fragile body of the other party.
Cao De stood in front of him, looked at the boiling crowd, and waved his hand. The thousand soldiers behind him immediately shouted in unison again: "Quiet." And the tail of the gun in his hand slammed into the ground with a thud. Gradually, the crowd calmed down again.
At this time, in the crowd of captives, a man stood up. The guards beside Cao De had just drawn their bows and arrows, and Cao De immediately stopped the guards' movements. The man slowly walked out of the crowd. He asked aloud, "The general is serious." If you don't kill us, let us make meritorious deeds. ”
After hearing this, Cao De glanced at the crowd. It doesn't matter how far your voice can go. Said loudly: "General Ben, what you say counts. The eldest husband will never regret his word. ”
The man who walked out of the crowd immediately knelt down on his legs and said loudly, "Thank you for the general's grace of not killing." I would like to join the army. Then the man stood up again and shouted to the crowd behind him, "Brothers, when we were in our hometown, the government did not let people live, so we joined the Yellow Turban Army." But we still didn't get anything after joining the Yellow Turban Army. Now that we are defeated, we are a mob, and now we have a chance to save our lives, and we have to seize it. ”
After the man finished shouting, he strode to Cao De ten steps in front of him, knelt down on his knees, and said, "A certain person is willing to wear a crime and make meritorious service." At this time, of course, Cao De set an example, since someone took the initiative to come, of course Cao De couldn't hold the shelf. Cao De stepped forward quickly and pulled the man up. Three good in a row, "Good, good, good, who is the surname of the strong man." The man clenched his fists, "Subordinate Liao Hua." Cao De was stunned for a moment, laughed, and said three good words in a row, "Good, good, good, what a Liaohua." Haha...... "Although it has been circulated in later generations, there is no proverb that Liao Hua is a pioneer in Shuzhong." However, Cao De, who knows some of the history of the Three Kingdoms, knows that when Guan Yu was fighting Fancheng, due to Mi Fang's inaction, Liao Hua replaced Mi Fang. What's more, Cao De is convinced that different environments will create different lives.
Since someone took the lead, the number of people who quickly got up and joined the army gradually increased. As soon as Cao De saw that his goal had been achieved, he let Xu Shu preside over everything, and walked out of the camp leisurely.
(The state just now is super good.) I kept writing that I forgot the time. I hope it can be regarded as an update on the 28th. )