"The people of Qingzhou Mansion are displaced, and the price of human flesh in each county is cheaper than dog pigs......"

"The people of the mountains and wilderness are hungry, cannibalism, white bones are accumulated, and the stench is all over the road......"

In the official hall of 100 households in Wangjiazhuang, Jia Hongyu, the chief flag officer, was reading the Tang newspaper sent by Lingshanwei, Liu Yan and all the leaders present were solemn, and everyone did not expect that the locust plague that had broken out as early as this summer would cause such serious consequences in various parts of Shandong.

According to the Tang newspaper, even the granaries in some places have been eaten clean by locusts, and the accumulated wood is like a sieve, which is eaten by countless locusts.

After Jia Hongyu finished reading, Wang Weizhen said in a deep voice: "This summer, there was a locust plague in many places in Shandong, and the hungry people were flooding everywhere, but the local government rarely provided relief. The officials everywhere originally thought that these hungry people could find their own way out, and as long as the hungry people could support until the beginning of spring next year, the imperial court would also allocate money and grain to help them, but it backfired. ”

Liu Yan listened to Wang Weizhen's words, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, he didn't know what those Shangguan thought, did they all have brains?

The hungry people everywhere have been plagued by locusts, and there is nothing but the shoes on their bodies, what way out can these hungry people have except to starve to death?

In order to survive, those hungry people ate everything they could find and could eat, as if they were countless "two-legged locusts", constantly migrating, eating everything they could eat everywhere they went, assimilating the people here into hungry people, and then repeating and so on, as if it were snowballing, and finally exploded like a huge bomb under the desperate gaze of everyone.

Now, this bomb has finally exploded!

According to the Tang newspaper sent by Lingshanwei, now all parts of Shandong have begun to be in turmoil, in the bitter cold wind, there are more and more hungry people in various places, and in many places there are outbreaks of hungry people attacking the government offices, and even looting villages and towns in various places, and a popular uprising is already brewing.

After Wang Weizhen sighed, he said to everyone: "This summer's locust plague has not affected our Wangjiazhuang side, which is fortunate and unfortunate. It is precisely because there is no disaster in our Wangjiazhuang area, and even there are few disasters in the entire Xiahe Village in front of thousands of households, so in the eyes of the hungry people, our side is food and a way to live! ”

As he spoke, Wang Weizhen stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Today, you will immediately go back and deploy, all the fire road piers will be on full alert, and all the tunbao will immediately reorganize the personnel and horses, and wait for the dispatch of this official at any time." You must know that the hungry people in the north will rush in at any time in the south, once those hungry people who are already hungry and crazy rush into Wangjiazhuang, then all of us will be finished together, and all the fire road piers and tunbao will be eaten clean by the hungry army, and no one will be spared! ”

Although Liu Yan sympathized with those miserable hungry people in his heart, he knew more clearly in his heart that what Wang Weizhen said was right and the truth.

At this time, Liu Yan sighed, if there are really hungry people attacking Dapan Fort, then I am afraid that he will also be ruthless to suppress it, after all, Dapan Fort is his own hard work, and it is also his base in this troubled world, and he cannot afford to miss the slightest.

Wang Weizhen emphasized the importance of this vigilance, and then waved his hand and said to Liu Yan and the other leaders: "Okay, you should go back and deploy immediately, and once you find out the movement of the hungry people, no matter who it is, immediately send someone to report to me!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Yan and the other leaders hugged their fists to receive their orders.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and then Yue Ming, the chief flag officer in charge of Wangjiazhuang's money and grain, ran into the main hall in a panic.

Liu Yan frowned slightly, only to see that Yue Ming's face was sweating profusely, even if the cold wind outside was still the same at this time. Yue Ming was wearing a half-worn fat jacket, but only his right foot was wearing cotton shoes, and the cotton shoes on his left foot had disappeared, standing naked on the cold ground.

Wang Weizhen also frowned, and asked, "Mr. Yue, what's wrong?" ”

Yue Ming said breathlessly: "My lord, it's not good!" ”

"Tell me, what's wrong!"

"Today, the subordinates went to Xiahe Village to transport money and grain for their political achievements, and they met hungry people on the way back, a large number of hungry people, boundless, are pouring towards our Wangjiazhuang!"

Hearing Yue Ming's words, everyone stood up in astonishment, never expecting that those hungry people would come towards Wangjiazhuang so quickly.

And Liu Yan was even more worried in his heart, the Guzhen Inspection Division was still in the north of Wangjiazhuang, if there were hungry people in Wangjiazhuang, then the Guzhen Inspection Division would be even more hanging.

"If these hungry people make trouble, then the two trade routes of my Dapanbao will be completely broken, and the sales channel of Dapanbao itself will also be broken!"

Here, Wang Weizhen couldn't wait, and immediately said to the chiefs: "Hurry back, if you find traces of hungry people on that fire road pier, you must strictly guard against it, and at the same time report to this official as soon as possible!" ”

Liu Yan worriedly walked out of the 100 official halls, at this time the gate was full of people, and more than 100 dun troops in Wangjiazhuang had all been mobilized and were assembling outside the 100 official halls.

Liu Yan stopped at the door for a while, and then saw the chief flag officer Jia Hongyu striding out, at this time Jia Hongyu was already wearing armor, followed by dozens of armor-clad family members, the number has also expanded from the original fifty people to the current seventy or eighty people.

"Brother Jia!"

Liu Yan greeted, and Jia Hongyu said a few words to the family members behind him, and then walked over quickly.

"Liu Zongqi is still here, what's the matter?"

Liu Yan pulled Jia Hongyu to the side to a place where there were few people, and then whispered: "Brother Jia, now that the tide of hungry people is coming, you have to give me a good word: what is the charter of the management team, and is it to appease or eliminate the hungry people?" ”

Jia Hongyu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Liu Zongqi is a smart person, look around here, don't you still understand?" ”

"Alas!"

Liu Yan was worried about this, and Wang Weizhen was really ready to suppress it.

Jia Hongyu looked at the thoughtful Liu Yan and whispered: "I know that Mr. Liu is kind-hearted, but you have to know, how many hungry people are there?" As long as we give a little relief here, more and more hungry people will rush over, how much food can we have in Wangjiazhuang? Once we have a good heart, it is estimated that it will not be long before our Wangjiazhuang will be eaten clean by the tide of hungry people! ”

Liu Yan understood that what Jia Hongyu said was the truth, but he still didn't agree with the blind suppression in his heart, this is a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, as long as the catastrophe is still happening, as long as the relief of the imperial court is not in place, the hungry people will not be killed.

So Liu Yan clenched his fists and said, "I know, Brother Jia take care, I'll go back to Dapanbao now." ”

"That's good, Liu Zongqi be careful on the road."

Liu Yan first went to Wanfu Oil Mill, at this time Wang Jing and Wang Yunhe both saw the constantly moving Dun army and Qingzhuang on the streets, their faces were full of worry, and when they saw Liu Yan coming back, they stepped forward to ask.

"Let's go in and talk."

The three of them came to the backyard and sat down, Liu Yan briefly said about the influx of hungry people, and then said to Wang Jing and Wang Yunhe: "Now that the hungry people are coming, I think that although Wangjiazhuang is the location of a hundred households, I am not at ease after all by relying on the garrison of the one or two hundred dun troops and families under the management team." That's why I want you to go with me to Dapan Fort, although Dapan Fort is just a tun fort, but with me here, I will never let you have any accidents. ”

Wang Yunhe naturally has no opinion, since Liu Yan came to propose marriage today, Wang Yunhe's heart has been tied to Liu Yan, and he will naturally listen to Liu Yan's words.

But Wang Jing said: "I understand Liu Zongqi's kindness, Yun'er naturally wants to follow Liu Zongqi back to Dapanbao, after all, the winery still has to take care of it." As for me, an old man, it's better to stay here, Wanfu Oil Mill is here, so I naturally want to stay. ”

Wang Yunhe suddenly became anxious when he heard this, and took Wang Jing's hand to persuade him, but Wang Jing had already made up his mind and insisted on staying.

Seeing this, Liu Yan knew that Wang Jing had made up his mind, so he said: "Since this is the case, I won't force it." It only takes about half an hour to ride a fast horse from Dapanbao to Wangjiazhuang, and after I go back, let the flag be on standby at night, once there is something here, I will personally bring someone to rush over. ”

Wang Jing clenched his fists and said, "Then thank you." ”

Then Liu Yan took Wang Yunhe to set off together, and under the escort of a team of dun troops, everyone quickly returned to Dapanbao.

But what Liu Yan didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the fort with his front foot, the alarm cannon was heard on the lookout, and he saw that the dun army on the lookout platform in the distance was pointing to the north and shouting loudly, Liu Yan was suddenly shocked.

"All the military households in the fort should return home immediately, and no one is allowed to move around at will!"

Immediately afterwards, Liu Yan said to the dun army around him: "Let all the dun troops outside the fort immediately enter the fort and garrison it, and let all the small flag officers immediately rush to the north fort wall!" ”

After speaking, Liu Yan asked a few dun soldiers to send Wang Yunhe back to the winery residence first, and then quickly climbed the north fort wall himself.

Liu Yan looked north, and saw that in the wilderness outside the fort, dense hungry people were rushing towards this side.

Those hungry people help the old and the young, although Liu Yan can't see their expressions clearly, but he can still feel an inexplicable sense of despair, as if those hungry people are going to die, and there is no hope at all.

At this time, the small flag officer Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Wang Yue, Xu Ming, and Miao Shao came one after another, and the small flag officer Zhang Yi was temporarily stationed on the side of the salt drying field, defending the salt drying field with more than 70 people under Chu Yunfei.

Liu Yan pointed to the north and said to a few people: "Look, those are the hungry people, and now the tide of hungry people has entered the territory of our Wangjiazhuang." ”

Chen Xun's faces were very ugly, even if everyone had fought with Haikou, Thieves, and the Song family in the ancient town several times before, they didn't have any timidity, but now when they saw a large number of hungry people outside, a trace of fear surged in their hearts.

What kind of people were those hungry people, dressed in single clothes, and even some of them were naked, walking numbly in the cold wind, indomitable and fearless.

"Captain A, what should we do?"

Liu Yan frowned and said, "Drive all the livestock outside the fort in first, and then it will become a meal for those hungry people later!" ”

Chen Xun immediately said: "I'll do it!" ”

After saying that, Chen Xun turned around and ran, beckoning his subordinates to drive the livestock.

Then Liu Yan said to the remaining people: "Let Chen Xun lead people to guard the fort in a while, you gather men and horses, and go out with me to meet the attack!" ”

Several people were taken aback when they heard this, and Wang Yue stammered: "Captain Jia, there are thousands of hungry people outside, can we go out to meet the more than 100 people?" Otherwise, let's defend the fort, and mobilize some young people to get together a few hundred people, and it should be no problem to defend the fort. ”

Liu Yan glared at Wang Yue and said, "What if those hungry people don't leave outside?" What if the soldiers in the fort were frightened and rioted? What if those hungry people went around and went straight to the salt drying plant! ”

Wang Yue looked at Liu Yan's murderous eyes and didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Don't hesitate, everyone immediately go out and form a team, ready to attack!"