4/5, the fifth update has just begun to be written, and the brothers are in a hurry~

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The morning mist did not fade, the north wind suddenly rose, and a rapid gong sound resounded throughout Zhoujiazhuang.

"The thieves are coming! Folks, run! Accompanied by the sound of gongs, there were bursts of high-pitched warnings.

The village suddenly turned from silence to boiling.

"Son, you should hurry up, don't grind, you don't have to take anything, when you get to Zhangjia Village, you have the same food and drink, do you want to be captured by the thief army?" The farmer's movements were very fast, holding one in one hand, pulling the two and a half children by his side, and when he went out, he found that his daughter-in-law had not followed, so he yelled impatiently in the yard.

"Phew!" The woman spat and scolded, "Dead ghost! It's early in the morning, can't you say something auspicious? Looking forward to the old lady being arrested, you are so begging for a little one? Hmph, Zhou Zheng, let me tell you, if there is an old lady in one day, don't think about this nonsense! ”

"Dad, are you going to marry Sister Cuihua as a second mother?"

The two half-grown children still don't understand the world, and the chaotic scene brings them not panic, but the excitement of eagerness. If Zhou Zheng hadn't grasped it firmly, it was hard to say whether these two wild boys would have disappeared in a flash of smoke. couldn't break free of their father's hand, the two boys were a little stupid, so one on the other, shaking their father's hand, began to gossip.

Zhou Zheng was anxious and embarrassed, but just stomped his feet: "Hey, when is this happening, do you still have the heart to talk about this?" ”

"What's the hurry? Although there are people on my uncle's side to provide food, I have to bring a few changes of clothes, right? Didn't Li Zheng say that someone was sentry ten miles away? It's time to ......" The woman's voice was a little low: "Besides, this walk will be at least ten days and a half months, maybe...... This family has to be in order. It's good when you come back, it's good ......."

As he spoke, there were already a few choked voices in his voice.

Zhou Zheng sighed silently, knowing that his wife was reluctant to go home, even if she didn't go far, she couldn't let go of her reluctance. But is it okay not to go? Waiting for the family to be ruined and the wife to be separated? That's not just talk, it's a fact!

The area around Tobu Castle is already in shambles. The refugees who fled from afar and the villages and towns in the west have all laid out the cruel reality in front of them.

He didn't scold his wife with words like 'women have long hair and short knowledge'. Ask yourself, how can he be willing to do it himself?

Although there are only a few earthen walls, the rafters on the roof are too old and a little decayed, and the house is actually a dilapidated earthen kiln that barely shelters from the wind and rain. But the world is so big, and nowhere is it warmer.

It's the most relaxing. The place where you can feel happiness the most.

Whether it is a hero or a cowardly rat outside, whether it is wearing a brocade robe or not clothed, it will open a door. The few familiar faces under the oil lamps behind the door will welcome you and bring you a bowl of hot rice. A basin of hot water.

Only the sustenance of home can erase the hardships and pains of day after day. Home is everything, the most sacred place in people's hearts. Even above the country.

Who can give it?

Zhou Zheng let go of his hand before the two sons ran away with joy. Stopped them with a stern look. Then, he gently pushed open the courtyard door, as he had repeated countless times in his usual life.

"child, don't cry, when you settle down, I'll go to the army......"

The woman jerked her head up, her teary eyes shining with disbelief, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something to dissuade her, but the unwavering look on her husband's face told her that her determination was hard to shake.

"If you want to go home, you can only defeat the thief army as soon as possible, so that they don't dare to stretch their claws again. How can your own home be guarded by others? I'm also a man, and I have to do my part! ”

“…… Well! A thousand words were finally turned into one word, but the meaning of support was fully revealed.

The tears still flowed uncontrollably, but the atmosphere was completely different, the family supported each other, leaned on each other, and embarked on the journey away from home, but their demeanor was like a triumphant soldier.

The scene of the Zhou family is not unique, and there are many similar, even identical responses in the surging crowd.

In a sad but passionate atmosphere, the crowd gathered like a stream, then dispersed in all directions, and finally disappeared between the mountains and rivers.

However, everyone firmly believes that one day, and not so far away, they will reunite and return to their homeland with their own efforts.

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"Bastard, bastard! What about people? Why is there no one? This is the sixth village in a row, how can it be all empty? Search, search for me! ”

Abandoning their homes makes the villagers griev, but for the invaders, it is also unbearable. Yang Chou's current mood is also not very beautiful, to be precise, he is already so angry that he is smoking.

In order to ensure safety, he gave up all the goals that deviated from the official road, and the 3,000-strong army was huddled together and went east along the official road. At least he didn't plan to divide his forces until he had a solid enemy situation or engaged the enemy.

Doing so would obviously reduce the efficiency of raising military rations, but it would have to come at a slight cost for the sake of prudence. As long as the money and food raised are enough for their own use, they will naturally do it themselves.

He was thinking well, and under normal circumstances, there was no hope of success, but there are always accidents in this world, and they tend to happen when people are most reluctant, as is the case now.

"No one!"

"Not here!"

“…… Or not! ”

The soldiers rushed into other people's homes, shouting from east to west, from north to south, with a fierce momentum, like wolves and tigers. However, without the screams and cries, their cries and shouts seemed so mournful.

Without the goal of violence, no matter how powerful and terrible tyranny is, it is just a tree without roots.

With a report full of disappointment, the atmosphere became more and more eerie, and even a little frightening. In the deathly silent village, the soldiers no longer had the arrogance they had before, and even their steps were unconsciously lightened.

"Here, here's someone. I, I've got him! The silence was broken by a cry of surprise.

"Quick, bring it up!" Yang Chou unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly smiled bitterly, in order to catch a Diao Min, he was relieved, he was a general with heavy troops and really had no face.

"Whoa!" At the sound of the promise, the soldier dragged an old man out of a crumbling grass hut.

Like many old farmers in the Central Plains. There is nothing peculiar about the image of this old man. His face was wrinkled, he was wearing a torn cotton jacket, his hands were in his sleeves, he was shivering in the north wind, but he was trying to squeeze out a flattering smile on his face.

Yang Chou frowned in disgust. Let the guards step forward and interrogate: "Ask him, where have all the people in the village gone?" ”

The guards also avoided it, but when the order was in his body, he could only bite the bullet: "Wu Na old man, are you from this village?" My general asks you, what happened to the village? ”

"This is Zhoujiazhuang, where the ancestors of the old Han lived here. It's okay in the village. The old man was very cooperative, nodded and replied.

", where did everyone go!" The guards are angry.

The old man was so frightened that he shuddered: "Ah, Master Jun, you said this." I know. ”

"If you know, just say it!" The guards were even angrier.

The old man didn't know if he was old and confused or how, he always couldn't get to the point when he spoke, and in normal times, the guards would have already picked up a stick. But now he didn't dare. The old man looked trembling and whipped it with a stick. Maybe it's going to hang up, but this is the first live mouth I caught in seven villages, and it's precious. If you make a mistake and kill yourself, you won't have to be skinned by the general?

Yang Chou was also impatient, he waved his hand at a few guards, and ordered: "You guys, take him aside and ask, ask carefully, go." ”

A few guards went with a bitter face, but Yang Chou himself casually found a courtyard to go in, planning to rest for a while.

The general took the lead, and the sergeants were naturally not far behind, and they did not dare to disband the queue, of course, they did not dare to disband the queue, but it was still okay to squat under the wall to avoid the wind. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, he didn't get any oil and water after setting off, and he has been driving for so long against the north wind, he always has to rest, doesn't he?

This break was more than half an hour, and after a long interrogation, the guards finally sorted out their heads.

"You're saying that the people of this village are ready to leave at any time?" The first sentence surprised Yang Chou, and asked rhetorically in the original words.

"Yes, General. It was done by the Qingzhou army, and many villagers were rescued by them from the grain collection team, and they let these people spread rumors in the villages and towns, causing people to panic, and then pulled people over, saying that they were keeping food for the villagers, so as not to be robbed. And then he said, "Thief...... The food conscription team will also arrest people, and when the army arrives, let them go out and avoid it as much as possible. ”

"Custody? Does anyone believe this? Yang Chou laughed angrily.

He also has a certain understanding of Diao Min's temperament, and the reason why he is Diao Min is because these people are very diaotic and unreasonable, and only with a whip can they be obedient.

Empty talk and want to borrow food from them? Wake up, this is not the time of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors.

The guards looked at each other, and Ai Ai replied, "Believe, there are still people who believe, and there are still many people who believe......

There are many of them, and almost all of them believe it.

Why? It's very simple, the Qingzhou Army has a good reputation and has credibility.

During the autumn harvest, let everyone collect grain, and how much they collect is their own, and they don't want a grain of rice from the general's mansion. This promise, which was questioned at the time, turned into widespread praise and admiration over time.

The people's cognition is very simple, when the prince occupied the whole territory, he did not covet everyone's things, but now he is deceiving? It doesn't make sense! Raising salaries? That's impossible, the Qingzhou army has only three hundred people at the moment, and they are open to eat, how much can they eat, not to mention that they still bring their own dry food?

When the army from Qingzhou arrives, the grain may be used as military pay. But that's nothing, because the grain will be turned into donations, and next year the general's palace will double the compensation, and you can also exchange the IOUs for the fields.

As soon as the Qingzhou army arrived, the day changed again, with the reputation of the champion Hou, would he destroy his promise for this little profit? Obviously not, at least that's what the people think.

As a result, there was everything Yang Chou saw in front of him.

"The Qingzhou people also promised that even if the house was burned down and destroyed, it didn't matter, it was all losses caused by the war, and in the future, the Qingzhou people would be responsible for building better houses for the villagers, so ......"

"Bastard!" Yang Chou was furious, no wonder these Diao people ran so neatly, their feelings were ready to trade in the old for the new? Thinking of the villages that he ordered to burn before, a sullen breath surged up, and he was depressed in his heart, did he be tricked? Bastard!

"Chase, send someone to chase me!" He roared hoarsely, but he already had a realization in his heart, not to mention that he only started chasing now, even if he chased at the beginning, it was impossible to chase people, after all, this is the other party's home, the surrounding mountains and rivers, a grass and a tree, the villagers are so familiar with it that they can't be more familiar, there is no geographical advantage, how can it be chased?

Now, I'm afraid I have to divide the troops.