On the official road of Dengzhou, hundreds of people with bare roofs and only a small pigtail of a money rat tail left on the back of their heads ran wildly.

They are all hundreds of ordinary people from the same village, and they heard Zheng Jiajun's spies say that when they went to the south, they would have enough to eat and have land, and in order to survive, they all risked their lives to come to Dengzhou, preparing to take a boat to the south.

Dozens of Qing cavalry laughed in the back, chasing and killing over and over again.

"Run, run, just run to that port and we'll be saved!"

One of the men at the head shouted.

When the fleeing people heard this, they desperately increased their speed, trying to survive from the swords of the Qing soldiers.

From time to time the people fell to the ground screaming, trampled by the hooves of the horses, and died.

Seeing the tragic death of the people, the big man shouted, "Let's work harder, everyone, the camp of the Zheng family army is in front." Wherever we go, we're safe. They will keep us safe and have something to eat. Be sure to persevere! ”

The big man shouted, helped a woman to pick up a baby, and ran forward.

After running for a while, the woman who followed closely threw herself and fell to the ground.

When the big man wanted to stop and pull up the woman, the woman shouted: "Brother Zhang, leave me alone, quickly hold the dog and escape!" ”

When the big man heard this, he hugged the baby, biting his lip tightly, not knowing what to do.

Suddenly, there was a dull sound of firecrackers, and then the Qing cavalry who had been chasing all the way fell off their horses like dumplings and lay motionless on the ground, blood staining the ground red.

The man of the Zhang family raised his head, only to see a man in front of him, and the word "Zheng" on the handsome flag fluttered in the wind.

Looking at the army that suddenly came out, the Zhang family man hugged the baby tightly, looked at his wife, and cried and said, "Great." Great, we are saved! ”

……

The Zheng family army killed and dispersed the Qing soldiers, and in order to escort the people, they just chased for a while and then withdrew the troops.

Of the hundreds of refugees, there were only more than 20 people left alive when Zheng Jiajun rescued them.

Look at these surviving civilians. Liu Guoxuan sighed and said, "Let's go, it's not safe here, go to the port barracks, with the protection of our Zheng family, you will be safe." Now let's go! ”

Hearing Zheng Jiajun's persuasion, the Zhang family man nodded silently, led the people, and buried the bodies of the people who were killed. I set up a wooden sign and hit the road again.

After walking for more than an hour, I saw hundreds of camps on a hill by the sea in the distance.

A three- or four-meter channel was dug in front of the camp to divert seawater for irrigation and become a moat.

One or two thousand soldiers patrolled back and forth with muskets in the camp, and dozens of artillery pieces were discharged at the entrance of the camp.

Putting down the suspension bridge, the Zhang family man walked into the camp on a wooden plank. I heard a message from the harbor not far away.

A Zheng soldier shouted impatiently, "Get on board." Hurry, or the dog will be killed. Don't even think about leaving. ”

A common man in front of the pedal asked uneasily: "My lord, can you really divide the fields in the south?" ”

The soldier shouted disdainfully: "Will Lao Tzu risk his life to come here just to deceive you?" ”

The anxious people on the side shouted, "Sanwazi, you don't want to go." Just go and stay aside, Lao Tzu still wants to live. Even if it's sold to work as a coolie, it's better than starving here! ”

"That's right, Sanwazi, the country surnamed Ye sent a big ship to rescue us. How could it hurt you. Don't hesitate anymore. In this part of Shandong, I was scared. ”

……

Known as the third baby, Chen San gritted his teeth and shouted: "People die and birds face the sky, they don't die for thousands of years, fight!" My lord, I'm going south. ”

After speaking, Chen San got on the boat without hesitation.

With a large number of people scattered, thirty or forty small boats sailed to the ships docked in the deep sea, and went up the rope ladder to the deck.

Seeing that the boat was already full, Liu Guoxuan hurriedly ran over and shouted to Xu Long: "Brother Xu, the ship is full, and it can't be loaded anymore." “

When Xu Long heard this, he nodded and shouted: "Well, then tell Chen Wen that the rest will be transported next time, and let those ordinary people rest in the camp tent set up first." “

Yes, Brother Xu! Liu Guoxuan shouted.

With Xu Long's order, dozens of warships suddenly hoisted their sails, sailed south with the sea breeze towards Macao, and then turned around to East Timor.

The people who were still staying in Dengzhou heard that the boat was full and would not be able to leave until the next time.

Many people couldn't help but sigh, and wanted to open their mouths to beg these soldiers to take one more of them. and feared that he might provoke them to anger.

Before, there was a big man who relied on his high ox and horse to break into the barracks, but was beaten into a beehive by a musket.

Since then, no one has dared to disobey the rules.

obediently obeyed Zheng Jiajun's orders.

Just as the Beiyang Fleet in charge of Xu Long was gradually moving away from the Shandong Peninsula and carrying thousands of victims full of hope for peace and clothing to the south,

Not far from the port of Dengzhou, more than 100 soldiers of the Zheng family army are building stoves, ready to make porridge for life.

Soon the air mixed with the scent of sweet potatoes filled the surroundings, and many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva at the smell of this tempting smell.

His eyes were fixed on the steaming iron pot.

Many of these people have been hungry for a few days, and now the rice porridge that can fill their stomachs is right in front of them, and many people can't help but squeeze forward.

Seeing that the people had the intention of robbing, the Zheng family army guarding hurriedly raised his spear and pointed it at the people, shouting: "Stand back, quickly retreat." Whoever dares to take a step forward will be killed! ”

Looking at the cold head-snatching, the people stopped.

Chen Wen, who left the organization and scheduling, shouted: "Line up, line up quickly." Those who line up first can eat first. The one who dares to make trouble, he doesn't even have to drink the rice soup! ”

Once you've lined up, you'll be able to eat first!

Under the willingness to fill in the stomach, the people quickly lined up.

One by one, they walked to the iron pot and took out a variety of bowls to serve rice porridge.

Considering that many people have been hungry for several days, if the supply is released, I am afraid that many people will die.

For the sake of safety, there is only one bowl of rice porridge for each person.

Sweet potato rice porridge, stomach and nourishment.

After receiving the rice porridge, many people couldn't help but say, "My lord, give more." I've been hungry for a few days, and I'm really hungry! ”

At first, the soldiers of the Zheng Jiajun couldn't help but scoop more when they saw the emaciated victims.

But if you give more to the front, the victims who come later will have nothing to eat.

For this, there have also been many beatings and even homicides.

In order not to prevent such incidents from happening, the soldiers of the Zheng family army also became hard stones.

That is, when women see children, sometimes they will move their hearts to measure people and give more.

Seeing that the soldiers refused, the people had no choice but to hold the bowls, each found a place to sit down, and quickly picked up the rice porridge.

For a while, only the sound of drinking porridge was heard.

Eating rice porridge, the people felt that they had risked their lives to escape from the Tartars along the way.

Soon, a bowl of porridge was eaten, and many people felt that they were not full enough, so they added the bowl clean before stopping.

Seeing that the gang had eaten about the same, Chen Wen came over and shouted, "Now that everyone has eaten, it's time to do some work!" ”

Hearing that Chen Wen wanted to let himself work, some people shouted vigilantly: "My lord, what do you want us to do?" ”

They were very afraid of what Zheng Jiajun would give them food, just to let themselves sell their lives and fight against the Tartars.

Chen Wen shouted: "It's getting dark, sleeping in the wilderness, it's not safe and easy to get sick, and now we are still within the range of the Tartars, for the sake of your safety, we need to build shelters." Everybody's here to help! “

Hearing that it was just to build a dwelling, the people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, just to build a house and build it for themselves to live.

Whether it is to give themselves a place to stay, or to obey Zheng Jiajun's orders, the people are also doing their best to build camps.

When night fell, a fortified fortified camp was erected.

Men and women were separated, and in a wooden shed, dozens of people rolled straw mats huddled together to keep each other warm.

There was a camp and a soldier of the Zheng family army guarding it, and the people were much more relieved, no longer afraid that there would be Tartars in the middle of the night, and they quickly fell asleep. (To be continued.) )