Chapter 87: Refugees on the Move
Zhang Biwu said and helped the old woman to get on the horse, and the old woman had no choice but to get on the horse.
The old woman suddenly felt a great sense of satisfaction, she had lived so old and had never ridden a horse! There was no treatment like today! She didn't feel like she had lived in vain in her life! She was able to ride a horse, just like the ladies and ladies of the year. It can be said that Zhang Biwu's horse is a good horse, if it is a strong horse, you have never ridden a horse, then it will be miserable!
Someone came over, Zhang Biwu glanced at them, and asked them not to make a sound, so as not to let people know who he was!
The old woman said from the bottom of her heart: "Young man, you have a very good heart! Lord Hou's army is all aimed at our people! ”
Zhang Biwu sighed and said, "Mother-in-law, but Master Hou is sorry for you!" Originally, he wanted you to continue farming in your homeland and not let you be displaced again, but he broke his promise! Look at it, it was because of the Hou Ye's words and unbelief that you left your hometown! ”
The old woman shook her head and said, "No! Master Hou is also helpless! How does Hou Ye want to give up the land of Henan? It's just that the tartars are too powerful! Alas! Hou Ye is also bitter! Hou Ye's heart is towards us, compare our hearts to our hearts, we are naturally all towards Hou Ye! ”
When Zhang Biwu heard this, his heart became even more uncomfortable, and he said, "Don't everyone blame him?" If it weren't for Master Hou, you would still be able to live happily in your homeland! Now ......"
The old woman said with a straight face: "Young man, don't speak ill of Lord Hou!" Master Hou will definitely help us rebuild our homes in the future! We firmly believe that! Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people following Hou Ye! ”
Zhang Biwu couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he said this, and he was about to leave here. I really didn't expect that the hearts of the people were still yearning for him.
The old woman said, "Young man." The hearts of the common people have rods and scales! Hou Ye is not like the officials and soldiers of the imperial court. Soldiers are more powerful than bandits, and he at least thinks about us ordinary people in everything. Since you are good to us, of course we can repay you for being good! Isn't it? ”
Zhang Biwu nodded firmly, there was a burst of warmth in his heart, the more he felt that these people were too cute! Oh, yes! Remember this saying: "The common people have rods and scales in their hearts!" ”
"Drink!" One car got stuck in the mud, and a lot of people went up and pushed it, and finally pushed the car forward.
"Let's go, everyone! Get out of here! We help each other! "People are full of love, and everyone is you helping me. I'll help you.
Zhang Biwu smiled when he saw this, but there was also misfortune. "What about my child? My child is gone! Did anyone meet my one-year-old son? "A young woman is struggling to find her child.
Someone also shouted, "Has anyone seen this sister-in-law's child?" A one-year-old child! The eyes are big, and the eyebrows are thick! The bridge of the nose is quite high! Has anyone seen it? ”
This time, it is you who pass on me, I pass yours, and people are relaying to help this sister-in-law find the child, hoping that someone can send her back when she sees the straggled.
Zhang Biwu whispered a few words to the people around him, asking them to join in the search for the child.
When the child came to the young woman, the young woman couldn't help but hold the child tightly and cry bitterly. People laughed knowingly.
Zhang Biwu also laughed. He felt relieved. But his relief was only temporary, for there were bursts of crying.
It's some of the women crying. When they see that they are going to leave their homes, they are so sad that they have to cry.
And their men kept stamping their feet and scolding, "Cry! Cry! Just know how to cry a ball! Don't cry anymore! We will be back! Now leaving is temporary! ”
No matter what, these mothers-in-law are still crying, and they are really reluctant to leave the house.
What some women said was: "Why do we have to follow Hou Ye out of the house!" This is our home! I really don't want to leave! ”
The man was scolding, "Woman's opinion! What stupidity! Tartars kill people and set fires, do all kinds of evil! We can only live if we leave! Only by living can there be hope! ”
The words that the man said didn't make much difference, the women were still crying, they were still attached to their home, and sometimes they scolded Zhang Biwulai, saying that it was because of Zhang Biwu that they had to leave home. They looked back at home in three steps, extremely nostalgic.
Zhang Biwu sighed when he saw this, he was very sad, don't think that everyone praises him, and there are many people who scold him! Oh, yes! You broke your promise and failed to keep their home, isn't it right for them to scold?
Zhang Biwu now feels that letting the people scold him is better than not scolding him, and it can make his heart feel better!
The old woman looked at Zhang Biwu's appearance, and couldn't help but guess what the identity of the person in front of her was. She thought about it for a while, and muttered: "Master Hou seems to be about the same age as the person in front of her!" It's just that Hou Ye is a military general, how can he look similar to the one in front of him? This doesn't look like a general, but he looks like a scholar! ”
"Gotcha! Gotcha! With the sound of hurried horses' hooves, Huang Qi came to Zhang Biwu under the escort of more than a dozen generals, and whispered a few times in Zhang Biwu's ear. Zhang Biwu nodded one after another, but now he still has to send the old woman to a safe place first, the military situation is urgent, and he has to ask his own soldiers to handle this matter. Zhang Biwu jumped on another horse and left.
The old woman looked at Zhang Biwu, who was leaving, and asked her soldiers: "Who is he?" The soldier replied: "He is our marquis!" ”
"Ahh The old woman's mouth opened wide, and what she thought in her heart was: "It's actually Master Hou!" Although I was a little suspicious just now, the identity is different! But I didn't expect it to be Hou Ye! "There were tears rolling in my eyes.
The news that Zhang Biwu had come to help the people flee disappeared and spread widely among the people, and the people said that Zhang Biwu cared about them. For this reason, it is a big plus for Zhang Biwu!
Zhang Biwu quickly rushed back to the old camp because the herald came to report, he heard the news that the Qing army had broken through the Lingbao, and Qin Huaiyu led a large group of people to escape into the mountains.
Now he can't stay in the Wuyang area anymore, he must pull the men and horses away, so as to attract the Qing army to pursue, and he can't let the Qing army do anything to the people. Moreover, as long as the main force of the Qing army is attracted away, then the armies remaining in Henan will be able to restore Henan again, and Li Zicheng may also resolve all grievances and unite again.
Although I don't know what the Qing army will not move, and what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, as long as the Manchu Tartar does not move, it will be a very good thing for Zhang Biwu and the people.
Lu Xiangsheng said to Zhang Biwu: "Master Hou, we are already ready to go!" Just wait for an order! ”
Zhang Biwu nodded: "It's good!" Zhao Dayong came in, and the person he was holding was Xiong Zongheng.
Zhang Biwu saw that Xiong Zongheng's face was flushed, he looked at it, and saw that Xiong Zongheng was fine, so he was relieved.
Zhang Biwu came to Xiong Zongheng, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young man, it's good to come back without anything!" Ha Lu Ha! I've been waiting for you for a long time! Just be in peace! ”
Xiong Zongheng lowered his head and was silent, he felt that his face was not sure how to face it.
The people who followed Xiong Zongheng couldn't help but kick Xiong Zongheng, signaling that Xiong Zongheng couldn't be like this, he would be exposed.
Zhang Biwu noticed the person behind Xiong Zongheng, and he didn't know him, so he asked, "You didn't bring the person behind you, right?" ”
The person who came was quite clever: "Lord, I am a soldier under your account!" Because of the sudden invasion of the Manchu Tartars, I was separated from the headquarters, and later joined up with General Xiong, and then together to find the lord, now let us come back and serve the Hou Ye again! That's great! ”
As soon as the visitor touched the soldier who had come with Xiong Zongheng, who had already been bribed by the Manchus, he said, "Yes! He's right! He's my cousin! Let's cast into the lord's account! There are many soldiers in the lord, and it's not surprising that you don't remember people! ”
Zhang Biwu also agreed with his statement, and this soldier was assigned to Xiong Zongheng by him, and he knew him. He was smiling and nodding, but he felt that Xiong Zongheng was always abnormal, and he seemed to be preoccupied, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.
Zhang Biwu thought about it and thought that Xiong Zongheng would be due to the large sacrifice of his comrades-in-arms, and his grief? So, Zhang Biwu said to Xiong Zongheng: "Okay! Go and rest, lad! We will avenge our dead comrades! ”
Xiong Zongheng's mouth opened and wanted to make a sound, but there was a Manchu spy standing beside him! He couldn't make a sound, so he sighed. He was hesitant and embarrassed.
After the last sorrow, Xiong Zongheng had no choice but to sigh and go to rest. Looking at Xiong's figure in the distance, Lu Xiangsheng said: "How can this kid make people think he is very strange? It felt like he was preoccupied, like something had happened! In the past, the bears were very lively! ”
Zhang Biwu also said: "Yes! I don't know what's wrong with him! Then he thought that it was important to get the army out, so he went to prepare, and did not delve into it.
30,000 people marched towards Nanzhili, he led the troops into the Taihang Mountain, was in the tun, when he planned how to act next, there was an urgent report, Zhang Xianzhong died!
"What!" Zhang Biwu suddenly jumped up and said, "Zhang Xianzhong is dead? All the people were shocked, and they looked at Hou Qi, wanting to confirm whether the news was true. If Zhang Xianzhong died, the Daxi regime would be over, the Manchus would be able to regain Shu, the Manchus would be stronger, and the entire anti-Qing situation would become more difficult.
Zhang Biwu was eager to know what had happened, although he could guess that it was Zhang Xianzhong who knew that the Manchu Qing were going to enter Shu, and he personally led the army to stop the Qing army, but was shot by the Qing army's marksmans. (To be continued......)