Leaning on Guide so closely: "It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, Yu Shuai can't have three long and two short," Yu Shizhong secretly made up his mind in his heart: "When I saw Yu Shuai this time, I have to persuade him that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and it is better and safer to stick to Bozhou." ”

……

The news of Yang Zhan's death reached the Beijing Division, and although the imperial court knew that Yang Zhan had worked hard, the cabinet ministers believed that it was important to look forward now, people could not be resurrected after death, Yang Zhan was already dead, and the Sichuan army had to win over. Chongzhen Tianzi issued a letter to recognize Yang Zhan's traces of bandits, and asked the Sichuan army to continue to cooperate sincerely to encircle and suppress Sichuan thieves. In fact, at this time, the officers and soldiers of Sichuan had already been defeated by the invading army.

As early as mid-May, Gao Yigong and Liu Fangliang asked their subordinates to lead the main force of the Sichuan Chuang Army to cover the slow march of the people. The generals of the Ming army of the Sichuan army were fighting in southern Sichuan, and when they heard that the army was going and returned, they immediately scattered and fled, only Qin Liangyu and a few other general soldiers stayed and tried to fight, but they were defeated by the army in a blink of an eye, or fled to western Sichuan, or fled to Yunnan with other Sichuan troops.

During the Yang Zhan period, southern Sichuan was like a paradise in troubled times, and now it is like a hell on earth, Gao Yigong saw all the remnants of the broken walls all the way, and Yang Zhan gathered up to engage in the production of three million displaced people, in just one month, they were slaughtered by the Ming army from all walks of life in Sichuan to less than 100,000 people. After Gao Yigong occupied southern Sichuan, he couldn't even find enough manpower to bury the corpses scattered all over the villages and towns.

In front of the border between Sichuan and Yunnan, after discovering that the village had not been burned to the ground, Gao Yigong and his guards began to search for the living with a glimmer of hope, and although they opened every room, they still did not find any living people.

"Where have all the people gone?"

Gao Yigong has not found the dead man's pit here so far, so he refuses to give up hope of finding the living.

"General, the crops have been spoiled by the beasts, and no one has taken care of them for at least half a month." A soldier who was scouting outside the village rewarded a high score. The other person took back a banner with large characters, which seemed to have been left by the Ming army before retreating, with a line of blood-red characters written on it: "Gao Yigong, you turtle son, don't think of finding a mouse shit in our Sichuan."

"It's a big job, and the officers and soldiers are clearing the field again!" It was Gao Tianyu, the righteous son of Gao Yigong, who spoke.

Gao Yigong silently looked at the note for a long time, shook his head and said, "I saw Qingye, but I didn't see the strong wall." ”

As he spoke, he crumpled the note and threw it away, still unwillingly muttering to himself: "Where have all the people gone?" ”

"I guess it's gone!" Gao Tianyu said.

After some searching, Gao Tianyu suddenly exclaimed: "There is no well in this village, there is no well!" ”

There is no stream passing by the village, and if there is no well, what will the villagers do with drinking water and water? Gao Yigong's heart sank when he heard this. Everyone finally focused on a suspicious mound at the head of the village, and from the direction of the mound came a foul smell. Gao Yigong waved his whip: "Dig." ”

Several of the intruding guards stepped forward and dug up the mound in three times and five by two, and Gao Yigong covered his nose and leaned over to look down, then took two steps back and ordered, "Bury it." ”

The soldiers silently covered up the well that had just been dug out, and then erected a stone monument next to the mound. Gao Yigong simply made a sacrificial ceremony according to the customs of Shaanxi, and then hurriedly left the village with his subordinates: "I hope Brother Liu will have better luck." ”

The Ming army gathered in southern Sichuan had fled, and Liu Fangliang did not encounter resistance, and soon rushed to join Gao Yigong. The situation he encountered was no different from that of Gao Yigong, before the arrival of the invasion army, the social production in southern Sichuan had been completely destroyed, and before the retreat of the Ming army, the grain that was not yet ripe was set on fire, and some of the remaining ones were mostly destroyed by various beasts because no one took care of them. Now there are millions of soldiers and civilians in the camp in Sichuan, and if there is no way out within a few months, a great famine is inevitable.

"Let's continue south, to Yunnan." High school is unthinkable. News has just come from western Sichuan that all Sichuan armies have abandoned Sichuan and retreated to the surrounding provinces, and there is no place in Sichuan to provide the food they need, and there is no suitable place and resources for winter.

In late May, Gao Yigong took the lead in entering Yunnan with more than 1,200 troops.

"Ganda," Gao Tianyu galloped over and shouted excitedly: "The Yunnan fathers welcome our army, and they are anxious to see Ganda." ”

Gao Yigong was surprised and hurried over, only to see that both sides of the road were densely packed with ordinary people, kneeling in front of them was a white-bearded old man, and behind them were countless young people, both men and women.

"I have heard for a long time that the general and the officers and soldiers do not share the sky, and we hope that the general will be like a rain in the hope of a long drought." The old man at the head seemed to be a scholar, and he spoke very well.

Before the words fell, the people behind the old man shouted: "General Gao, are your soldiers going to fight officers and soldiers?" ”

Gao Yigong jumped off the horse, ran onto a high platform, and shouted at the crowd around him: "Fathers, I am not a soldier, we are thieves." ”

The voices around him suddenly fell silent, and after a while, a young man shouted: "It doesn't matter if he is a soldier or a thief, as long as he fights officers and soldiers." ”

Immediately after this shout, the crowd was buzzing. After hearing that Gao Yigong was unashamedly calling himself a thief, some people were silent, while the young people said that as long as they are willing to fight officers and soldiers, especially those Sichuan troops who have just entered Yunnan, what do they do if they are soldiers or thieves?

Listening to the discussion below, Gao Yigong laughed and said loudly: "All the fathers and elders of Yunnan, the king has an order to suppress the army and calm the people. We don't ask how many officers and soldiers there are, we don't ask how far away they are, only the officers and soldiers are begging! ”

These words immediately made the crowd burst into cheers, and Gao Yigong jumped off the high platform and walked in front of those old people to help them up one by one: "Fathers and elders, we are not officers and soldiers, we are thieves, only officers and soldiers are thieves, where the officers and soldiers flee, we will chase them, and we will definitely give Yunnan a peaceful world." ”

After entering Yunnan, Gao Yigong and Liu Fangliang held high the banner of "suppressing the army and reassuring the people", and the people of Yunnan came to welcome them when they heard the wind, and a large number of Yunnan troops defected to join the army. Not only the peasants were overjoyed, but even the local squires welcomed them, and in the blink of an eye, all the prefectures and counties in Yunnan changed their banners one after another, and none of the Yunnan troops were willing to fight with the Chuang army. Gao Yigong divided his troops to drive away the Sichuan army, and on the other hand, he reached the city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, without blood. Although the Duke of Qianguo wanted to resist, no one except the guards was willing to resist the rebels, and even the guards of the Duke of Qianguo had to surrender with the hundred officials of Kunming, and most of the whole province of Yunnan was pacified.

……

Kaifeng outside the city.

In front of Miss Liu's hut, Yue Mu raised the axe high above his head and slashed it down, chopping the large piece of wood in half. Since Miss Liu moved in, Yue Mu was always busy running around to help fetch water and chop wood, and she was constantly busy. Today, Yue Mu was tired and sweating profusely, and the grandmother of the Liu family walked out with a bowl of water and greeted him: "There is Lao Yueye, let him drink some water." ”

When Yue Mu drank water, the grandmother of the Liu family was beside her.

"Polite, polite," Yue Mu hurriedly explained: "This is an order from above, our general who broke into the camp wants us to go around more and help everyone settle down." If the old man wants to thank him, then he should thank our general. ”

Miss Liu came back and saw Yue Mu, and hurriedly bowed down to express her gratitude. Yue Mu was sandwiched between his ancestors and grandchildren, his face flushed, and he said loudly: "This is what our general means......

While he was talking, another family in Yue Mu's jurisdiction not far away shouted, "Master Yue, can you help us fetch buckets of water?" ”

The family was a lonely old man and a child, Yue Mu scratched his head, and said to the grandmother of the Liu family with some embarrassment: "I'll go and fetch water for them first, and then I'll come to chop wood for you later." ”

"Master Yue, let's go."

The ancestor of the Liu family watched Yue Mu go away with a smile, and then started to light the fire. Miss Liu was busy cooking in front of the stove, and her grandmother said on the side: "This child is not bad in nature, and he is diligent and kind. ”

Miss Liu's face flushed slightly, but she didn't say anything. When the two ancestors and grandchildren were eating, there was a loud call outside the door, and Yue Mu brought two large bags full of wild vegetables. These things distributed to the people should have been collected by themselves, but the things of the Liu family were always sent to the door by Yue Mu himself.

Without talking much to the Liu family, Yue Mu, who was sweating profusely, put down his bag and hurried back to the camp.

Closing the door, the grandmother of the Liu family sat on the bed and patted the empty space beside her, and motioned for her granddaughter to sit next to her. Grandma Liu said kindly: "Men should get married, women should get married, everyone has to take this step since ancient times." Children, starting a family is the most important thing in a woman's life, and what a woman's family is most afraid of is marrying the wrong man. ”

Miss Liu didn't say a word, sat quietly, listening to what her grandmother said.

"If it's a peaceful year, even if this child comes to ask for marriage, I won't agree to it, you grew up in the city and have never done farm work, and this child probably won't be able to run a living in the city. But now it's different, in front of this catastrophe, even if the whole family is safe, they will be poor, if the house in our city is burned down by the rebels, the family will not even have a place to live. ”

The grandmother of the Liu family inquired about Yue Mu's situation, and a strong young man should not be able to support his family. The only thing that makes people uneasy is Yue Mu's identity as a thief: "The thieves are making such a big fuss in Henan, the officers and soldiers can't control them." I heard that the general who broke into the camp is still a disciple of Zhendonghou, and Zhendonghou will also give him a way out for the sake of teachers and students...... Alas, I can't think clearly for a while, your parents are not in front of you, and there is no one to discuss...... child, you have to have your own ideas, stand upright, and behave properly, I am afraid that you will be confused for a while......"

"Yes, grandma, don't worry." Miss Liu nodded heavily and said, "One misstep is a lifelong hatred, and granddaughters will not make such mistakes." ”

The next day, Yue Mu saw Miss Liu walking hurriedly towards the market, and couldn't help but ask her what she was doing.

"Father-in-law, the little girl heard that she is going to send a letter to Kaifeng City again, and I want to write a letter to my family to report safety."

"Yes, yes, we will exchange letters with the city tomorrow." Yue Mu nodded repeatedly. As the trade of people for food continues, the need for communication becomes more and more intense. Last month, some people privately entrusted the soldiers who broke into the camp to send letters back to the city during the exchange. When Xu Ping heard about this, he ordered the camp to pay for it as a credit and ask the Ming soldiers on the opposite side to transfer it. The city learned that there was a refugee area outside the city, and that his family was still alive and well. The number of letters that came and went quickly increased, and now the people outside the city wrote letters to their relatives in the city before each transaction. Xu Ping gave an additional order to let the refugees write letters to their families for free.

Hearing that Miss Liu was going to write a letter to her family, Yue Mu volunteered to write it by him, and she didn't have to queue up at the market. Miss Liu showed surprise: "Can my father-in-law still write?" ”

"Of course!" Yue Mu's pride was beyond words, and he quickly found letter paper and charcoal. Xu Ping vigorously promoted the charcoal of the new army system in the army, and even imitated the new army model to organize training courses, teaching non-commissioned officers to read and write, and Yue Mu was one of the beneficiaries.

“…… On the big tree at the door, a magpie flew ten days ago, so many households, so many trees, the magpie chose us to make a nest, grandma said this is a good sign, our family will be able to meet again......" Miss Liu babbled a lot about the magpie. Every day at mealtime, Liu's grandmother would feed the bird a little rice, and now it will fly into Liu's house on time every day, and rightly fall on the windowsill to wait for its share. If you don't feed it, the magpie will still get angry and impatiently croaking at the ancestors of the Liu family.

Yue Mu laughed when he heard this, and when he folded the letter and put it in the bag, he asked Miss Liu, "Such an interesting magpie, can I go and see it later?" ”

"Of course, but you'll have to bring some rice, or it will ignore you."

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