Chapter 36 The Heart of the People

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Half an hour, a killing, except for a very small number of thieves who escaped, all the rest of the people in Longwangzhai were killed.

Nearly 4,000 thieves were killed, but the Beiliang army only paid the price of eight killed and more than 20 wounded. Although the opponent was too weak to be called a victory worth boasting about for the Beiliang army, such a casualty ratio could be regarded as a big victory.

Victory should be joyful, but there is no smile on someone's face.

In the wind and rain, Xuanyuan Chen sat on a big rock, holding the knife in one hand and sticking it to the ground, the blood on the blade had been washed away by the rain, reflecting his indifferent face.

Faced with a woman who was abandoned by fate, Xuanyuan Chen was angry and overturned his choice to adapt to the times and abandon his conscience, just to calm his heart.

More than ten years of life in another world have changed a lot of his habits and understanding, but after all, it can't change his moral bottom line, as well as his righteous indignation and enthusiasm.

After killing the thieves in Longwang Village, this matter is destined to have a far-reaching impact, which is very unfavorable to the Beiliang Army.

After many years of natural and man-made disasters, Jiannan Dao has been full of bandits, and the major forces are criss-crossed, and the thieves are fighting against the officials and soldiers of the imperial court while attacking each other for their own interests.

However, regardless of the outcome of the battle, the victor's side will usually only kill the enemy leader, and rarely kill the opponent, even if the court officials and troops are generally appeased.

However, the Beiliang Army almost killed the thieves in Longwangzhai in one breath without hatred and resentment, and such iron-blooded actions will inevitably arouse the vigilance and hostility of other thieves and gangsters.

No matter what their considerations were, they couldn't tolerate such a ruthless opponent appearing in Jiannan Dao, and I believe that it won't be long before Dragon King Village will become the target of everyone.

Xuanyuan Chen didn't think of this before he took out the knife, but he still killed the thief, and any of his actions represented the will of the Eight Hundred Northern Liang Army, so Xuanyuan Chen's angry catharsis became the fuse, so that the Eight Hundred Northern Liang Army instantly participated in this hearty killing.

It's a pleasure to kill, but it's meaningless, only trouble! Big trouble!

But Xuanyuan Chen didn't regret it at all, if God gave him another choice, he would still do it.

If he wants to do it, he will do it!

As long as it does not violate the axioms of heaven and earth, and does not violate the morality of the world!

If outsiders laugh at him for being a reckless horseman, he will not deny that unless one day he dies of blood, he is willing to be such a horseman all the time.

Time flies, and it's dark.

The battlefield has been cleaned up, and the corpses have all been buried, Wan Xiaodao ran to Xuanyuan Chen's side and said in a low voice: "Childe, about 2,000 people have been coerced by thieves in the back mountain of Longwang Village, you see how to deal with it."

In the troubled times, in addition to food, ordnance, and land, the population is the greatest resource that the major forces have to compete for.

Lu San is just a thief leader, but he also knows the importance of the population, so every time he goes down the mountain to rob, he generally only kills the old people and children, and the young men and women will all be coerced up the mountain, and the women are used to do some chores, as well as for the thieves to vent ****, and the men are ready to replenish the lost troops of the Dragon King Village.

However, it is necessary to have enough food to raise soldiers, and the limit of the use of the reserve grain in Longwangzhai is only enough for 4,000 people, so that more than 1,000 strong men among the 2,000 people who were coerced in the back mountain were spared the fate of becoming thieves immediately.

It is said that it was spared, but in fact it is also unfortunate.

For the 2,000 people, Lu San only provided a small amount of food, and whether they lived or died, the people could only look at the destiny of heaven.

If the Beiliang army did not break through the Longwang Village, the people in the back mountains would not be able to rely on the scarce rations to make a living, and under the pressure of hunger and cold, I am afraid that most of them would die in a short time.

Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of relief, and said: "Distribute food, settle people, order the soldiers, not to hurt a single person, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

He killed all the thieves and caused great trouble, but now his killing was worthwhile, he saved the lives of 2,000 innocent people, and he did not let them fall into a sinful path in the future.

Wan Xiaodao's face was straight, and he said, "Subordinates obey orders!" There was a look of concern in his eyes: "Childe, the house is ready, please rest early."

Xuanyuan Chen shook his head and said: "The houses and tents are given priority to the women and children among the 2,000 people who were carried up the mountain, as well as the wounded soldiers.

Wan Xiaodao hesitated for a moment, stroked his chest with one hand, and after a solemn salute, he finally turned around and left.

He didn't persuade Xuanyuan Chen again, because he knew that he couldn't persuade him, and on the way south to Jiannan Road, Xuanyuan Chen had been eating and sleeping with the soldiers of the Northern Liang Army, and he had never enjoyed the privileges that he should enjoy as a prince and a commander.

The rain stopped, the clouds dispersed, the moon rose into the sky, and the stars dotted with stars.

The stars twinkled, blinking like the gentle eyes of a lover.

The Milky Way is traversed, bright as the enemy's cold knife.

Xuanyuan Chen looked at the Tianhe River like practice, the moon was thousands of miles, and his eyes were hazy. He stared blankly at the moonlight, his thoughts drifted to the dreamlike night sky, he thought of his mother, of his sister, and of a vague figure, with a slender figure, and the ribbon as blue as the sea...... At some point, he showed a hint of intoxication, and he actually fell asleep with a knife in his hand.

The sword is still rampant, and the man is silent.

The wind blew, falling leaves one after another, and gently fell on the person who slept with a knife, full of silence.

Suddenly, a sound woke Xuanyuan Chen.

He opened his eyes and turned his head, only to see Leng Junao leaning on the other side of the boulder behind him, holding his sword on his chest, his eyes closed, not knowing whether he was asleep or waking up, and his arrogant face showed a rare look of peace.

Xuanyuan Chen smiled faintly, and lay back on his back on the boulder.

From a very early stage, Leng Junao has become Xuanyuan Chen's most powerful and trusted pillar, and when he is there, Xuanyuan Chen can be a little more distracted.

At this moment, two people, a stone, are silent, but silence is better than sound!

In the vicinity of Xuanyuan Chen and Leng Junao, Zuo Kui's limbs were wide open, his head rested on the scabbard, and he fell asleep with the sound of snoring.

And further away, none of the eight hundred soldiers of the Beiliang Army took off their armor, and they all involuntarily took the place where Xuanyuan Chen and Leng Junao were as the core, forming more than a dozen circles.

The bright moon hung high, the night was dim, and the armor of the soldiers of the Beiliang Army glowed with a cold light unique to metal.

Looking down from the sky, the man-made wall, the armor is like a wall, and the soldiers of the Beiliang Army in a circle are like layers of indestructible copper walls.

The houses in the Dragon King Village have been filled with people, but there are still many empty tents, but the soldiers of the Beiliang Army who were not injured would rather endure the cold than live in the tents.

What is loyalty, what is unity...... That's it!

When Wan Xiaodao rescued Xuanyuan Chen in Wanhualou, he once said with a smile: "Where the prince is, we will be there!"

And now, Xuanyuan Chen takes the sky as the quilt and the earth as the seat, and the soldiers of the Beiliang Army are also willing to follow suit, just for a sentence that no one has spoken, but everyone knows in their hearts: "Outside the tent, share the joys and sorrows!"

Just ask if there is such a military heart, no matter how many thieves there are in Jiannan Dao, who can match them! Who dares to match!