Chapter 23 - Co-optation of the Displaced People
Li Wu led the trained 500 righteous army, with a forest of guns, neatly aligned, quite the army's fierce and killing momentum. Walking in the middle of the road, there was a sense of slaughter.
The impatient crowd that had been waiting for the hungry rebels was in a hurry, and when they saw the fragrant food, the center of the town was already crowded, and it was about to get out of control, and began to snatch the food.
The guards led by Wang Wei were holding sticks, and when they saw that someone wanted to grab them, they came up with a stick. caused many people to be dissatisfied, but when they saw Yang Qi take out his bow and arrow, several impulsive guys shrank their pupils and shrank back in fright, not daring to make any moves. The memory of his bloody methods is still fresh, how dare he anger this demon.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the rebels march, get out of the way quickly....."
Li Wu and Zhou Ping were side by side, leading the rebel army to come, pushing away the townspeople who were blocking the march, some people were very dissatisfied, but when they saw the fierce and murderous soldiers, they immediately withered and squatted on the side of the road honestly.
"Marshal" Li Wu and Zhou Ping gave a standard military salute to Yang Qi.
Yang Qi looked solemn and returned a military salute.
"Line up in two lines and receive your jobs in turn."
"No"
The rebels quickly divided into two rows, carrying rice bowls and receiving full white rice and pouring broth. The whole team was silent and no one was making any noise, and such a solemn atmosphere infected the townspeople, and they waited quietly.
A moment later, I heard saliva swallowing, my stomach gurgling with hunger, and the rebel soldiers had just trained and consumed too much, and they were all gobbling up their meals.
These guys, who eat coarse grains and don't know how many times they haven't eaten meat, are all laughing. drank the broth and recognized the rebels even more. In this world, countless people ask for it, isn't it that Shangguan can remember to eat meat by himself and drink soup below?
The broth is not only a means of training elite soldiers, but also a kind of statement, showing that it will never treat every rebel badly, and "I eat meat, you drink soup", everyone has a share.
In this way, when dispatching and ordering, there is an extra point of willingness, and this willingness is sometimes enough to influence victory on the battlefield.
Yang Qi looked at this group of rebel soldiers with a smile, and then shook his head again, sighing in his heart, if there are no supplies, then everything is empty words, and he must take care of his body and defeat Pingcheng County in one fell swoop.
Li Wu and Zhou Ping saw that the soldiers of the rebel army were satisfied with eating white rice and broth, leaving two teams of men and horses to maintain order among the townspeople. Saluted Yang Qi and led most of the soldiers back to the school field to continue training the military formation.
The other townsfolk watched as the rebel soldiers finished eating, their faces turning yellow, their eyes shining with longing and light. Some people craned their necks, stared at the white rice in the hands of the rebel soldiers, and kept swallowing their saliva.
It's finally here!
They lined up in two lines according to the appearance of the rebel soldiers, and those who wanted to cut in line were brought up by the soldiers who maintained order, and then they honestly lined up in a long line.
"Can't give it to you! Next to the ...... is the captain of the ten-person team, named Wang Ziyan.
"Why! Why can't I eat it. "A dark-faced, emaciated figure from hunger, but from the bare body, you can vaguely see a few muscles, ragged clothes, and look like a fleeing homeless person.
"Why do you outcasts eat the grain from our Shangyun Town, get out of here, this food doesn't have your share!" Wang Ziyan looked at the homeless man with disdain, and picked up a stick to drive him away.
Suddenly, the nearby homeless people exploded the pot, and finally had a meal to eat, but they didn't let us eat, is this forcing us to die!
The news spread like wings, and in just a few minutes, the homeless people rushed up like crazy, and quickly gathered together to quarrel with Wang Ziyan.
"This is food for the rebels, and we have a portion of it."
"You are unreasonable, everyone is a righteous army, you can't be so shameless."
"We also have a part in the rebellion, please give me a way to live!"
After all, there are few homeless people, and they dare not act excessively, just to have a bite to eat. knew that Wang Ziyan didn't eat it, but he refused to let go.
"This is life-saving food for the townspeople of Shangyun Town, not for you!"
At this time, the townspeople of Shangyun Town reacted, and they didn't know if there was enough food to eat. If you don't have enough to eat, you'll die. Saying that they can't let the displaced people share a piece of the pie now, so they support it one after another.
"You outcasts, go back to your hometown! You are not welcome here! ”
"Yes, you're not welcome, get out!"
"A group of people who ask for food, stealing and stealing goods."
"Shameless outcasts, you are not welcome here."
This insult completely angered the more than 1,000 displaced people who had gathered, and the situation was almost imminent. Although the number of people is not as large as that of Shangyun Town, most of the people who can escape here are young and strong, and they can only hold together after being excluded. They were all together, and they didn't look to be underestimated.
The smell of gunpowder is strong, and it looks like it's about to get out of control. prince