Ma Chao was about to pursue Han Sui, who was at the end of the road, and the news of a big battle on the border of Longxi County and Hanyang County soon spread as Ma Chao sent scouts to warn and evacuate the people.

There was a Ma Chaojun scout, riding a strong Liangzhou horse galloping near the warrior city of Hanyang County. The scout did not hold a sword in his hand, but a gong. When he found a village in front of him, and there were many makeshift shacks built by homeless people outside the village, he immediately rode his horse to the village and struck the gong loudly.

Villagers and displaced people gathered under a large locust tree in the center of the village. As he expected, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves, some woman called out, "The rebels are coming," and all the people dispersed, each of them hid in his house, and closed the gate. All of a sudden, the whole village was empty, not a single dog could be seen in the streets, and the streets were cleared, leaving only one scout to mess in the wind.

This somewhat embarrassed and embarrassed the scouts. He was a man from Qiang, and if he had seen the people run away according to his previous style, he would have rushed into the houses to burn and loot. But now it is different, he does not dare to do it again, and he still has the mission of reminding the people to avoid rebellion.

Faced with the empty village, the scout had no choice, and did not dare to kick the door, so he had to tie his horse under the locust tree, and while walking in the village, he beat the gong and shouted: "Come out, village party!" The Han army does not grab food! ”

The scout shouted several times in a row, but the village was still empty. The scout suddenly realized something: the Han army was robbing when they ran out of food, and such propaganda was only counterproductive.

The scout thought for a while, remembered the admonition given to him by Lieutenant Yangyi in the army, and changed his tone and shouted: "Township party, come out!" I am the subordinate of General Shenweitian, we don't take a stitch from the people, we are the people's soldiers! ”

After shouting three times in a row, there was still silence in the village. This made the scouts very frustrated: Didn't the Commanders of Yangyi say that as long as they treat the people well, they can win the support of the people? But looking at this situation, could it be that the captains of Chengdu are wrong?

While the scout was doubting his life, a door beside him suddenly opened, and the scout saw a family of five behind the door, who were trembling and looking at him with suspicious eyes. The scout was stunned when he turned his head to see that the rows of doors were open, and people stepped out of the room with small steps, half-convinced. The scout turned excitedly to look, and saw that in the simple shacks outside the village, the homeless people with vegetables in their faces had also leaned out of their bodies.

The scout was overjoyed, and thought to himself: the lieutenants were really right, and the people really welcomed him!

The scout cleared his throat and shouted, "Township Party, I am really a soldier sent by General Shenweitian, the Township Party are all here, I have General Shenweitian's order to convey to you." ”

As he spoke, the scout walked towards the locust tree in the center of the village. As soon as the scouts left, the people followed in disbelief. Seeing that the scout was alone, and did not plunder the people, the people let down their guard, and thousands of people surrounded him.

The scouts also noticed that the crowd was composed of two Confucian scholars, one fat and one thin, riding tall horses, wearing wide robes and large sleeves, and wearing a high crown on their heads. The two Confucian scholars were tall and the scouts could see that the mounts they were riding were also good horses, and they looked at him curiously, as if they were waiting to see how the scouts behaved.

The scout was so excited that his face was red, he struck the gong and shouted in his voice: "Townsmen, I have come to convey to you on the orders of General Shenweitian: our army, that is, the general's 100,000 iron horsemen, is going to fight the old thief Han Sui!" ”

"You mean the United General?" A crisp voice rang out.

The scout looked over dissatisfied, it was a female baby with a comb horn, with a yellow face and thin muscles. When she finished speaking, the frightened woman behind her hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand.

Thinking of Captain Yangyi's teachings on weekdays, the scout corrected dissatisfiedly: "It's not General Hezhong, Han Sui is a thief, an old thief, and a national thief who brings disaster to the country and the people!" ”

"It's the same whether it's a general or a thief, it's not up to you......" The doll broke free from the woman's hand and muttered again.

Hearing this, the scout's eyes turned red and he said, "How can this be the same?!" Han Sui indulged the rebels to trample on the people, plundered the people's food, and made it impossible for the people to live. General Shenweitian is here to drive him away, and only when General Shenweitian comes, can Liangzhou have a peaceful birthday. So a general is a general, and a thief is a thief. Got it? ”

"Oh," the doll nodded incomprehensibly.

The scout turned his head angrily, but he didn't see the two Confucian scholars on the outskirts of the crowd staring at him in surprise from afar.

The scout coughed again and said, "In a few days, our army will attack the two cities of Yuzhong and the warriors, and they may pass through here." General Shen Weitian asked me to tell the village party that there was no need to hide from our army. Our army will never take a grain of grain from the township party, but will distribute some grain to everyone. ”

Hearing this, the crowd immediately stirred, whispering, and people had some expectant looks on their faces. When the two Confucian scholars heard this, they also looked at each other in surprise.

"Is that really what General Shenwei Tian said? Will you really give us food? A homeless man shouted, desperately trying to suppress the excitement in his throat, but his trembling body betrayed it.

The scout looked over and saw that the homeless man was already skinny and skinny, and he must have survived eating grass roots and wild fruits these days. The scout looked at the other homeless people in the same way, and remembered the words of Captain Yangyi, saying that the people's hardships were their sins, and his heart was a little heavier.

However, thinking of his mission, the scout still cheered up a little and said: "General Shenweitian is true to his word, and he will do what he says, so everyone can rest assured." The general also said that when Han Sui was defeated and the war was pacified, he would also distribute cattle, fields and seeds to everyone, so that everyone could live in peace. ”

Hearing this, the faces of the two Confucian scholars became unnatural. The people cheered, and some of them wept bitterly.

"Woo, finally saved......"

"Yes, General Shenweitian is really a good man."

"Mother, what he said is true?"

"It's not wrong, my mother has long heard that General Shenweitian is a good official, and we can live a peaceful life when he comes."

"Oh"

The voices of the people were too loud, and the scout pressed his hand, and said: "The township party is quiet, and the general also said that if Han Sui's rout is hiding in you, go and report it to our army." Report a defeated soldier and reward half a stone millet. The more troops are routed, the more rewards our army will have! ”