Chapter 118: Vision
The Xiao family hinted that they were willing to follow Chen Xiaochu to settle in a new place, but Chen Xiaochu only decided to let those who were willing to follow him leave the central region, it is human nature that it is difficult to leave the homeland, for ordinary people, the houses in Xiaojia Town, as well as the farmhouses they have cultivated outside, are all their net worth, and leaving means having nothing. The Xiao family, as a wealthy family www.biquge.info is different, they look at long-term stability or not, and in a place where they may be involved in a war at any time, it is better to take their existing wealth and defect to Chen Xiaochu, just because they believe that Chen Xiaochu is a ruler who does not hesitate to fight for the people.
Looking at the child in front of him who called himself Xiaobao, Chen Xiaochu could feel that he was a descendant of the side branch of the Xiao family, and the family did not have a rich net worth, but because of the patriarch's order, the family had to obey, so the elders felt a little reluctant.
"Just leave here for a while, Xiaobao, have you seen the sea? If you go south, you can see the sea. Chen Xiaochu picked him up, then put him next to him and sat down, watching him eat with relish, and said with a smile.
"The sea?" Xiaobao's eyes lit up, and he looked at Chen Xiaochu as he listened.
"Yes, you can catch a lot of fish in a place where you can have a big, big boat sail on it." Chen Xiaochu said with a smile, and it could be seen that Xiaobao seemed to be very interested in the sea.
"Big ship? Got fish? I see, we're going to the beach. Xiaobao immediately said happily, as if he had thought of some delicious food, and saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth.
"I can't tell it's still a snack guy." Chen Xiaochu looked at Xiaobao's appearance and smiled.
A woman saw Xiaobao sitting next to Chen Xiaochu, and hurriedly walked over in surprise, and after seeing Xiaobao grabbing Chen Xiaochu's sleeve with a small hand sticky with saliva, she immediately stepped forward to pick up Xiaobao, then took a step back and bowed and said, "My lord, the dog is young and ignorant, please don't be surprised." β
"Nothing, nothing." Seeing this, Chen Xiaochu immediately understood that it was Xiaobao's mother who came, and immediately stood up and responded.
As soon as the surrounding children saw Xiaobao's mother, they immediately dispersed and disappeared in the same place, only Xiaobao was still saying to his mother: "Mother, I want to eat fish, I want to go to the beach." β
Chen Xiaochu was suddenly a little embarrassed, looked at Xiaobao's mother helplessly, and retired with Xiaobao in fear.
Sighing, Chen Xiaochu sat back on the high platform casually, because of the capture of the baggage team of the English, he obtained a lot of four-wheeled carriages, plus the original trailers of the company camp, and the baggage team of the Xiliang Army and the state army, after loading the booty and grain, there was still a lot of surplus, so these surplus carriages were used to help the people transfer their property.
There are a lot of things in the Xiao family, especially Xiao Wenzhong, who actually loaded a lot of books, which made Chen Xiaochu a little eye-opening. The carriages on the streets were quickly filled one by one.
"There are more than 900 people who are willing to follow me, most of them are relatives of the Xiao family, and the rest have more than 1,000 people who have taken temporary refuge, and these people can only be entrusted to the people who occupy Baiyan Fort, as long as the war is over, they can come back and settle down immediately." Chen Xiaochu looked at the report data in his hand and thought.
Although the army of the right guard and the army of the English were defeated, but outside the town, the rebels still existed, and some people from nearby villages also rushed to defect after hearing that Chen Xiaochu had occupied Xiaojia Town, and the information from the villagers showed that two villages had been plundered.
"It's impossible for these rebels to surrender." Chen Xiaochu thought helplessly, and the state army inspected the nearby area, and the remnants of the rebels ran away when they saw it, even if they let the state army take those ashigaru to shout, it had no effect, Chen Xiaochu felt that his thoughts were too naΓ―ve, people were afraid of death, and there was no choice if they were not forced to a dead end, they would rather run away and rob to live, trying to find other Dongying troops.
"Because of the existence of the rebels, the refuge is temporary, and we will let this war end as soon as possible and bring you a peaceful day." Chen Xiaochu looked at the people who were packing around the carriage and thought firmly.
When there are many rulers, the people often choose people with better reviews to take refuge, especially after seeing and feeling with their own eyes, they will be more firm in their choice. Maybe Chen Xiaochu was not the best choice for them, but for them, choosing Chen Xiaochu was the most practical and down-to-earth decision, because they had seen Chen Xiaochu's army with their own eyes and saw that Chen Xiaochu chose to protect them.
Some of the people who volunteered to help loot the loot, after seeing the scene on the battlefield, described Chen Xiaochu vividly, as if no matter what kind of enemy would be easily eliminated by Chen Xiaochu, this kind of criticism also increased the number of people who were willing to follow Chen Xiaochu.
But people are selfish, Chen Xiaochu is no exception, in order to get those blacksmiths, healers, and many people with a skill to take refuge, Chen Xiaochu also hinted that the Xiao family would persuade them to give them preferential treatment when they arrived in a new place.
"My lord." While pondering, Chen Xiaochu found that Ma Chao had come to his side and arched his hand.
As if he had expected it, Chen Xiaochu did not have any surprises, pointed to the people in front of him and said, "General Ma Chao, this is a very important task." β
"Why didn't the state army go on such a mission?" Ma Chao couldn't help but question, when no one else was present, he would not have any scruples in the face of Chen Xiaochu.
"In this battle, the Xiliang army has paid a lot, I have seen it, it can be said that you defeated the main force of the enemy army, and the price paid is also the greatest, I don't feel that there is anything wrong with your combat effectiveness, it's just that for the future battle, I need you to stay strong." Chen Xiaochu looked at Ma Chao face to face and said, let the Xiliang Army escort the people back to the army, although it will reduce the combat effectiveness of his army, but when he has 70,000 civilization points, there is no need to be stingy with the use of points, the clone army can be teleported again if it is dead, but the Xiliang Army is the backbone of his army, and one less one dies, for the future, Chen Xiaochu has the idea of letting the Xiliang Army continue to expand the army, so the elite cannot lose too much.
Seeing that Ma Chao still wanted to say something, Chen Xiaochu said with a smile: "General Zhao is about to arrive, General Ma Chao rest assured, in the next battle, I will do what a lord should do, and I will not do such a thing as bait again." β
"Staying strong all the time?" Ma Chao looked at Chen Xiaochu with a smile on his face, and immediately understood the meaning, for Ma Chao, the acquisition of vitality is not the ultimate meaning, serving a male lord is the thing that can make life meaningful, ordinary life is not the pursuit of Xiliangjun, let his own strength stand forever in the world, is the real pursuit.
"Is it because of this victory that you have become more confident?" Ma Chao noticed that Chen Xiaochu was different from a few days ago, always thinking about sticking to everything original, Chen Xiaochu with anxiety hidden on his face was gone, replaced by a ruler who was confident in his own strength, a power lord who might grow into a hero.