Chapter 16 When I meet hungry people on the road, I ask the sky with tears! Sad
After Zhu Kezhen finished speaking, she looked at Zhang Biwu, hoping that Zhang Biwu would understand.
Zhang Pan also said on the side: "Yes! Our current situation is similar to that of Zhang Xunshi! We don't want that! But what can be done? Even the adults of the Taiwan system know the situation, don't the people of the Taiwan system also turn a blind eye? We are in a desperate situation! Only by replenishing physical strength can there be hope! ”
Zhang Biwu sighed, he shook his head, he was helpless, he cried! He is like a child, don't look at him as a hero, but he also has a vulnerable side, especially this he can't accept.
He wished that he hadn't traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty, he was still in modern times, and the excitement that had just come was all swept away at once. Zhang Biwu is only now truly appreciating the cruelty of "one will succeed in ten thousand bones", and the establishment of every dynasty is made of white bones.
The heart that wanted to make a contribution was all extinguished at once. What he thought was, "I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world!" "How nice it would be if we traveled to a peaceful and prosperous world? Changing history? Save Lu Xiangsheng? Can it be done? Every step points to the trajectory of history, no matter how hard you try it or you can't change it, even if you hold on to the tail of the wheel of history, you can't change the direction of the wheel of history.
He wanted to go back, but he didn't look back, since he chose to take this path, then he had to keep going! There is no turning back!
Zhu Kezhen saw that Zhang Biwu was pessimistic and deflated, he didn't want to see this, if he didn't have the fighting spirit and confidence, this battle would really be useless! It's a sure defeat!
Zhu Kezhen said: "Biwu, believe in ourselves, we will definitely be able to defeat the Tartars!" Zhang Biwu looked at him, he was laughing in his heart Zhu Kezhen They don't understand the evolution of history, they don't understand how their era will develop, so he can say such things!
Zhang Biwu was in a depressed mood, he whistled, and Wanhu Hou galloped to his side. Zhang Biwu jumped on the Wanhu Hou and walked away.
Zhu Kezhen and Zhang Pan were really worried that something would happen to Zhang Biwu, so they immediately followed Zhang Biwu.
Since Zhang Biwu is Lu Xiangsheng's favorite general, the soldiers guarding the camp will not stop Zhang Biwu, they think that maybe Zhang Biwu has something important to do out of the camp!
Zhang Biwu whipped up quickly, he only let Wanhuhou run and run quickly, run as fast as he could, and let the speed in the extreme speed dissolve the incomparable boredom in his heart.
(The following content of the hungry people was the beginning of the book when I wrote it, and then due to various reasons, the content of the hungry people on the following road fell behind!) Alas! )
Wan Hu Hou ran and ran, but saw that there were many hungry people along the road, and everyone was hungry. There were quite a few starving people on both sides of the road. Even the bones are full of bones, and those who look at it are shocked.
What Zhang Biwu saw was a large area of bare, a large area of withered grass, all pulled out of the mud, and all the grass roots were gone. Even the tree was brought down, not only was the bark stripped of it, but even the roots were nowhere to be found.
When he looked again, he saw an old woman carrying a basket watching his daughter-in-law struggling to peel the bark with a knife.
And beside him there was a naked child with only a pair of shorts, the child put his hand in his mouth, and saliva flowed from his open mouth, and his eyes were full of greed for the bark, and he wanted to pounce on it and feast on it.
What Zhang Biwu saw was that the women and children were carrying baskets full of bark and roots.
Zhang Biwu looked in the distance again, a thin woman peeled off the bark with her hands, although she peeled off a little bit, but her eyes flashed with golden light, saliva swirled around her mouth, she couldn't help it anymore, her hand grabbed it tightly, and sent this small piece of bark to her mouth.
"This is mine! You can't eat it! A woman next to her saw her putting the peeled bark into her mouth, and she was anxious, after all, there was not much bark, so she rushed over and wanted to snatch the bark from her hand. Several more women joined in the snatching, and they scuffled over the bark.
Zhang Biwu saw that these women were unkempt and their hair was messy, like a chicken nest. Younger women would wipe their faces with the bottom of a pot or with mud, and they did so to look ugly, so as to preserve their chastity and avoid being looked down upon and thus not tarnished.
And the women wailed, "Give me some bark!" My son is dying of hunger! Please! Give me some! All my family's food has been robbed by the Tartars! His father was killed by the Tartars, and the officials kept coming to ask for money and food! But they don't know how to protect us from being bullied by the Tartars! ”
What she said later was like a knife stabbing into Zhang Biwu's heart. Zhang Biwu is not desperately trying to protect them now! Be! There are a lot of scum in the official army, but the army under their leadership Lu Xiangsheng is definitely not! It is for the people!
What happened to the people really proves the incompetence of the officials and the army! What can an army that cannot defend its home and country talk about?
A woman pointed at Zhang Biwu and asked sharply: "Do you officers and soldiers still know how to fight Tartars?" The Tartars burned our homes and killed our men! They also robbed us of all our food! Do you know the truth? Do you know the way? Why don't you fight the tartars, why don't you drive them out of the city! You are the same as the Tartars! I only know that the road is burning, killing and looting! ”
Zhang Biwu didn't dare to face these women anymore, he slapped Wanhu Hou and ran forward again, because he had no shame to these women.
Ahead was an abandoned town, because the Qing army attacked when it first entered the fortress, and then burned it. Now the town is almost a dead town.
And in the corner there was a hungry man who was nestled in the broken wall, and there was a man who was short of breath, and he was about to die. And his companions were staring at him, and then they were all licking their lips, and their eyes were full of greed.
"Uh" The hungry man who was about to die closed his eyes and tilted his head, and he died. But the hungry people around him rushed up, and even cut the flesh on his body with knives, and opened their mouths to bite and eat.
They don't see their companions as human beings at all, but as pigs, sheep, cows, etc., that can fill their stomachs. They were so hungry that their eyes were red, and they all lost their humanity under the drive of hunger.
"Ahh Damn it! I'm going to stop them! "Zhang Biwu is on fire, how can he witness the tragedy of cannibalism happening right under his nose?
He came running and shouted, "What are you doing?" You're still not human? It's actually eating the meat of your companions! You're all beasts, you're all beasts! "Zhang Biwu is furious!
These people saw Zhang Biwu holding a sword, you look at me, I look at you, they are not the opponents of Zhang Biwu at all, after all, they are so hungry that their eyes are full of stars.
One of the hungry people cried, "Uncle, we don't want to do this!" But do you know the truth? In order for us to survive, we agreed with each other that if whoever dies first, in order not to starve to death, then he, his body, will be the ......" Speaking of which, I can't go on. In fact, everything was forced out, because the famine forced people to have no food and clothing, which is why such a tragic situation occurred.
Oh, yes! There's nothing to eat! What should I do? Where to find food? Even the army has nothing to eat, let alone the common people? Zhang Biwu wanted to help, but he couldn't. He threw it at the hungry people, saying, "Buy food with it." As long as you go to the city, you can buy food if you have money! ”
He heard the words of the hungry people: "What is the use of giving money?" Why don't you just give us a fragrant biscuit! ”
Zhang Biwu jumped off the horse and said, "Let me bury him!" Someone immediately replied to him: "Even if you bury him, there will be other hungry people who will dig up the body and then ......" Zhang Biwu understood, his nose was sour, and his heart was very sad.
Someone has divided the money! This is like a great encouragement to the hungry! They were like they were all crazy.
With a "whoosh", a large group of hungry people surrounded Zhang Biwu's side, and each of them stretched out their hands to Zhang Biwu, begging: "Uncle, please give us some silver!" Please! Otherwise, give us something to eat! ”
Even they knelt down and begged Zhang Biwu. "Uncle, save us! We've been hungry for days! None of us have enough to eat! Uncle! Please! ”
Zhang Biwu took out the money bag, he gave all the money to the hungry people, these hungry people quickly went to grab the money, but the money they grabbed was not much, and they were disappointed. Even if they go to the city, they can't get much food.
Zhang Biwu raised his eyes again and saw that someone was eating soil, eating Guanyin soil, eating Guanyin soil can relieve hunger, but there is one thing that can not be absorbed by human digestion, after eating, it is difficult to defecate due to abdominal distention, a small amount of food will not be fatal, but a large amount of food will make the stomach swollen and then die. Even if you eat a small amount, you will still die because you don't have nutrients.
Although the hungry people obviously saw their companions die of bloating after eating Guanyin soil, there are still many hungry people who eat Guanyin soil, because the hunger in their stomachs makes them do not care about anything, even if it is to drink to quench their thirst.
"This, this ......" Zhang Biwu didn't want to look any longer, he couldn't stand it, the hungry people's painful wails also drilled into his ears one after another, one after another hungry people rolled on the ground in pain after eating Guanyin soil, it can be seen that they have eaten a lot, which has had serious consequences.
"Alas!" Zhang Biwu is so uncomfortable, he can't stay here anymore, otherwise he will go crazy. Zhang Biwu pushed aside the crowd, but the people surrounded tightly, Zhang Biwu obviously took out the money bag and gave it to them, Zhang Biwu was really a copper plate, and he didn't have a penny.
But the hungry people didn't believe Zhang Biwu at all, and even if they did, they still held on to a glimmer of hope, and Zhang Biwu could give them a little more.
At this moment, Zhang Biwu saw that someone had stolen his Wanhu Hou, and it seemed that he wanted to stab Wanhu Hou with a knife. "Bang", Wanhu Hou can be regarded as merciful under the horse's hooves, otherwise, this time it will definitely kill this hungry person.
Zhang Biwu hurriedly turned his head to see what had happened......