Since the Five Dynasties, Bianliang has been the capital of the Later Liang Dynasty, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, the capital of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. For more than 200 years, the world's manpower and material resources have gathered in Bianliang, creating this unique paradise city in the 11th century. Even after the looting of the Jin soldiers, the ravages of Du Chong, and the burning of Wang Jun, the entire urban structure is still there, many high-rise mansions and courtyards are still there, the magnificent imperial palace is still there, and the Genyue built by Huizong is still there, and the city covering an area of hundreds of kilometers is still one of the largest cities in the world. Walking to the street, you can still see the traces and charm of the Qingming Riverside Map.

The only difference is that the Qingming Shanghe map reveals a vibrant map of the market, and now it is full of desolation everywhere. The palace that was demolished and tattered, the overgrown Jinming Pond, and the long live mountain where there was no golden armor warrior to take care of it, there was no fairy palace when Huizong was seeking immortals, only groups of homeless people who cut wood for soldiers. As for the wide streets with horses to race, there are no bustling hawkers, scholars and silk merchants, and there are no acrobatic hawkers on the overpasses. Many of the streets were empty, and occasionally one or two homeless people staggered by like the walking dead.

Most of these displaced people who gathered to Bianliang from all over the world came for Zong Ze's reputation. In other words, most of these homeless people are young and strong, and they came with the idea of joining the army and getting paid. But Zong Ze recruited millions of homeless people as an army, and there are still hundreds of thousands of homeless people living in and around Bianliang. When Zong Ze was demoted to Luoyang and Du Chong took over as Bianliang's stay, he had to kill hundreds of homeless people every day. When Du Chong led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Yingtianfu, the displaced people thought that they could finally take a breath, but Wang Jun, who was more ruthless than Du Chong, led the Hu people on several streets to erect anti-flags. Although Du Chong loves to kill, he is also selective. Tens of thousands of Hu people who carried knives and guns killed people when they saw them, completely preparing to kill all the Bianliang refugees.

Although the homeless people also gathered to resist, in front of the well-prepared Hu cavalry, the homeless people who cut wood for soldiers obviously could not take advantage. In the end, most of the displaced people hid in the sewers of Bianliang, and tens of thousands of elite displaced people relied on the danger to defend several dangerous areas of Bianliang City. More than 10,000 displaced people fled directly into the palace, relying on the ruins of the palace and the horsemen. There are also more than 10,000 displaced people who have defended Banzai Mountain. Song Huizong probably couldn't have imagined that the Long Live Mountain he used to cultivate immortals would not only work the people and lose money, but also play a positive role.

Of course, if Wang Jun hadn't pursued Zhang Xian, it is estimated that the displaced people guarding the palace and Banzai Mountain would have been killed by Hu Qi. It was precisely because the most powerful Hu rode out of Bianliang that there were only tens of thousands of Hu people left, although fierce, but obviously old and weak, that the displaced people finally held on to their lives.

The most unbearable thing was not to resist the attack of the Hu people, but to suffer terrible hunger. There were 10,000 Hu people guarding the grain storage warehouse, and the displaced people once launched an attack of 50,000 people, but they still failed to grab a grain of grain. Every day, homeless people starved to death in the sewers, in the palace, and at the foot of Banzai Mountain.

When Luo Yanqing and Xiao Shan led more than 3,000 hard labor troops into Bianliang, the displaced people finally ushered in spring. They followed the saber of the hard service army, first killed the Hu people guarding the warehouse, and ate a full meal. Because they had been hungry for too long, hundreds of homeless people died in front of the rice pot. Then he entered the lair of the Hu people. The desperate resistance of the Hu people was routed by the forced army. The ensuing old and weak women and children were slaughtered by the angry homeless. Nearly 100,000 Hu people who had settled in Bianliang since the time of Taizong of the Song Dynasty were wiped out. After the news broke, the Hu people scattered throughout the Central Plains began to move one after another. Either flee to the south of the Yangtze River, still sheltered under the knees of the magnanimous Zhao Guan's family, or flee back to his homeland with all his wealth.

When Yan Lou's room was killed more than 100 miles west of Bianliang, there were not only more than 3,000 hard soldiers who fought against the Jin soldiers with Luo Yanqing and Xiaoshan, but also more than 30,000 strong homeless people who had been fighting with Hu Cai for more than a month. Led by Liu Qinghe and Lin Wang Sanfu, they stepped on the front line of resistance against gold without hesitation.

Although Luo Yanqing Xiaoshan was defeated, he still covered these tens of thousands of displaced people and fled into several large camps nearby, and held on to the camps, and finally survived until Zhang Xian's arrival. With Zhang Xian's defeat again, several camps of displaced people were also broken by Wanyan Yanmu, and nearly half of the more than 30,000 displaced people were killed and wounded. Wang Sanfu and He Lin were also killed in battle.

It was precisely because he knew that the first batch of homeless people who joined the Protector Army suffered heavy losses, and Xue Bi was worried that he would not be able to recruit too many homeless people as soldiers. But it turns out that the displaced people who are now struggling on the starvation line are not afraid of dying in war, they are only afraid of starvation.

As soon as the recruitment notices were posted in the streets and alleys of Bianliang, literate homeless people soon gathered around and read through the notices excitedly. "Anyone who is not disabled, over the age of 15 and men under the age of 50, may join the People's Army. Once you join the People's Army, you will be paid five taels a month, three meals a day, and you will be full of meals. The battlefield disabled have a pension, and they can be given priority to work in the Bianliang Invalids Workshop. Fifty taels of pension for the war dead. ”

The streets and alleys of the entire Bianliang were boiling in an instant. One by one, the homeless people rushed to tell each other, looking for the homeless people in the same township and the same village, and Huai Bei joined the army.

A yellow-skinned homeless man ran to the Jinming Pond and shouted loudly at a big homeless man standing under an elm tree. "Nephew Zhao, are you still guarding this elm tree? It's almost there, you've eaten up all the elm money, do you still want to eat leaves? Even if you can eat it, your wife and children can't stand it. Come with me to join the army! What, who is recruiting? Of course, it is the invincible protector army in the world. It's so good! Yue Dashuai's subordinates are all heavenly soldiers and generals, I thought that homeless people like us were not qualified to join the People's Protector Army at all, but I didn't expect that Yue Dashuai was ready to recruit 100,000 troops in Bianliang. Let's hurry up, it's too late, maybe people will recruit enough. Walk quickly, eat three meals a day, and be full. Alas, you wait for me, what are you doing so fast, let's go together, and we have a trick on the battlefield. Zhao Dazi, you fucking wait for me. ”

In a dilapidated house on Jinming Street in Bianliang, a young man of fifteen or sixteen is talking to an eleven or twelve-year-old child. "Pillar, we don't have to starve. We don't have to starve to death. I had just gone to the street to beg for food, and I saw the Protectors posting a recruitment notice. I thought about it, you will take care of my mother in this room, and I will join the army. The Protector Army has three meals a day, and I will only eat one meal per meal, saving two meals for my mother and you. Don't worry about me, I have a lot of strength, and I can definitely be a general. Besides, even if you die on the battlefield, you will have a pension of fifty taels. I heard that the families of the Protector Army can go to Ying Tianfu to find a job. Pillar, remember, don't tell our mother the news of my joining the army. Our mother will worry about me. You just said that I went to the barracks to work as a civilian husband. ”

Near the famous Pan Tower, in a sewer where hundreds of homeless people gathered. "Big brother, good news! Our fellow countryman Yue Feiyue is going to recruit troops in Bianliang. I heard that we were going to recruit an army of 100,000. Big brother, didn't you still have a red eye a few days ago, Liu Qinghe, Lin Wang Sanfu? All three of them have become generals. Although two were killed in the battle, their families will be taken to Yingtianfu to enjoy Qingfu. Liu Qing's kid's martial arts are not as good as you. We also protected hundreds of homeless people during Wang Diao'er's rebellion. Now Liu Qing is the head of the Protector Army. Big brother, if you go to join the army, you will definitely be the commander of the Protector Army. The brothers might be able to do it with a regimental leader. Big brother, do you want to go? ”

The homeless man who was called the eldest brother slapped his thigh, "The grandson is not going!" To die in the sky, not for thousands of years. We don't care about the silver or anything, we're all alone anyway. With three meals a day, we also have to join the army. Fuck, we've eaten all the rats in the sewers these days, and we're really going to starve to death if we don't get out. I tell you that Yue Dashuai and I are still a bit of a relative. My mother's second uncle's cousin's cousin's teacher is the Xiucai who taught Uncle Yue's handsome uncle. ”

"Let's go, go to the army!"

"Let's go, let's join the Protector Army, three meals a day, and I'll be full."

The slightly dead Bianliang was stirred up by hundreds of recruitment notices. Xue Bi sent hundreds of indoctrinators, that is to say, Mr. Shu, to walk the streets and alleys, telling about the heroic achievements of the Protector Army, while eavesdropping on the conversations of the homeless people.

As a result, the correctional staff soon fed back the news to the left-behind house. The conversation of the displaced people almost always revolves around three meals a day, and no one cares about pensions or anything. In the eyes of these displaced people, as long as they can eat enough for a few days, it is worth dying.

When the generals heard the news, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Especially Zhang Xian and Ji Qian, the two of them don't look at the ruthlessness of killing the enemy, but in terms of their attitude towards the people, they are nine points similar to Yue Fei. They were very kind to the people, and they all thought that they could not drive the people into battle. Yue Fei adopted Han Chang's suggestion and recruited homeless people to join the army on a large scale, although Zhang Xian and Ji Qian did not oppose it in person, they were somewhat uncomfortable in their hearts. They even feel that their eldest brother, who has always loved the people like a son, is starting to become cold-blooded and ruthless.

But seeing that almost all the eligible homeless people were flocking in front of the recruitment point, Zhang Xian and Ji Qian suddenly felt that letting these homeless people join the army seemed cruel, but didn't it give them a way to live?

Yue Fei's mood did not relax because of the feedback from the instructor, but became heavier. The reason why the displaced people are not afraid of death is precisely because they have no choice. Today, in the entire Central Plains, there are at least tens of millions of displaced people. If food is distributed to the displaced people free of charge, it will only help a small number of people, but it will make the majority of the displaced people who do not have food to be resentful. Because of the ravages of the Jin soldiers and the looting of the rebels, at least half of the land in the entire Central Plains was deserted. Famine will be even more severe in the second half of the year.

He must let the vast majority of the displaced people know that if he wants to live, he must join the Protector Army, and he must fight to the death with the Jin soldiers. As long as the homeless people who fight with the Jin soldiers will have three meals a day. The homeless people who did not dare to fight the Jin soldiers could only go hungry temporarily.

Yue Fei put on civilian clothes, took Ji Qian, Wang Gang, and Zhang Xian out of the left-behind mansion and walked to a recruiting point. The head of the Protector Army responsible for recruiting soldiers is a talent from Ying Tianfu. When Yue Fei approached, Xiucai was reprimanding a big man.

"I tell you, no, the Protector Army is not an ordinary barracks, once you enter the barracks, you only have one day a month to go out. How is it possible to make you go home every day? This is the rule and cannot be broken. If you agree to this rule, press your handprint, and that's the Protector. If you don't agree, get out of the way, there are so many people waiting in the back. ”

The people behind the big man immediately clamoured. "Silly big man, hurry up and get out of the way, don't be like a."

The big man suddenly pounced and knelt down for Xiucai. "General, you will agree to let me join the army. My father and daughter are the only ones left in my family. My daughter is only three years old, and if I don't go to camp for a month, I'll starve her to death. I'm going to join the Protector Army anyway, and I'm going home every day. If you don't agree to my request, I'll kneel here. ”

Xiucai hurriedly walked out from behind the table and reached out to pick up the big man. "Get up, get up quickly. The Protectors do not kneel. You kneel for me like this, let Yue Dashuai see it, you have to cut off my head. ”

"If you don't agree, I just won't get up." The big man looked iron-hearted, and despite the uproar of the homeless people behind him, he just knelt on the ground.

Xiucai was about to forcibly pull up the big man, but suddenly his body straightened up again, and he hugged his fists at Yue Fei and the four of them, and was about to shout the word Yue Shuai, but was stopped by Yue Fei's gesture.

Yue Fei walked in front of the big man, stretched out his hand, pulled the big man up, looked at the big man's desperate eyes and said, "The man has gold under his knees, and he kneels to the sky and kneels to the master, but he can't kneel to others." I can hear that there is no one to take care of the little girl in your family, and it is really not suitable to join the army. Go back. ”

Speaking of this, Yue Fei took out a piece of silver from his arms, about five taels, and handed it to the big man. "Here are five taels of silver, your father and daughter buy a little dry food and take them to Yingtianfu."

The big man took the money and was about to say thanks. Yue Fei had already turned around and left. Yue Fei didn't plan to go to other recruiting points anymore. He knew that there would never be just one or two homeless people like the big man. But he couldn't have done more. Ying Tianfu's personnel pressure was already extremely great, and it was really impossible to accept all the military dependents.

The only way to save the displaced people was to defeat the Yan Lou room before and after the wheat harvest, so that the people of the Central Plains could plant autumn grain. Only then will more people in the Central Plains be saved.

Looking at the team of homeless people on the street with dishes on their faces but a look of hope, Yue Fei sighed, "100,000 homeless people and 100,000 troops, it sounds heroic, how much misery and helplessness are there during this period?" ”

Zhang Xian said angrily, "Wang Jun is a remnant, and Du Chong is misleading the country." If it weren't for these two sinful chiefs making waves, why would the Bianliang homeless people be so miserable? Wang Jun has been conferred the head. Du Chong fled to Jiankang. I swear that one day, I will cut off Du Chong's dog head as a sacrifice to the innocent people he killed. ”

Ji Qian disagreed with Zhang Xian's opinion, and shouted loudly, "Du Chong is just a dog of Zhao Go." If you want to avenge the people, you have to cut off Zhao Gou's head. This guy is the real culprit. Without Zhao Gou's acquiescence, how could Du Chong dare to flee to Jiankang after reducing the gold? He should run away to Yanyun. Now that he has fled to Jiankang, it shows that he is still Zhao Gou's dog, and he has not become Jinren's dog. Du Chong wants to kill, and Zhao Gou wants to kill even more. ”