Chapter 114

It's not a long road, but it's not fast.

On the twentieth day, they still left Qingzhou and came to the boundary of Yangdu, when the grass grew and the warbler flew, and the weather was already very warm.

But she woke up in the morning to look at the basin and felt that she had less hair.

The further south you go, the more displaced people there are, and after entering the boundary of Xuzhou, the number of displaced people skyrockets.

Those people who dragged their families with their mouths, helped the old and the young, and were panicked and did not completely give up, after discovering that they were Qingzhou's army that had come to support Tao Qian, some of them immediately joined them.

This is quite easy to understand, for Lu Hangyu, Xuzhou is a strange land worth saving. But for these displaced people, Xuzhou is their homeland.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they are not willing to abandon their homeland.

But there is a small problem - these young people also need to eat.

And after joining this army, they don't have to bring their own rations, but the army goes out.

…… That's troublesome.

In Qingzhou, the county will do its best to satisfy them, entertain them, send all kinds of supplies, and reduce their food consumption as much as possible. A mere 2,000 soldiers, even if they brought some homeless people, as long as they did not stop, it was not a great burden.

But after entering the territory of Xuzhou, it is different, there is already a big chaos here, the number of displaced people has also increased dramatically, there are hundreds of miles away from Tancheng, every extra day to eat an extra day of food, looking for Haoqiang to buy food is still a special thing to look at people's faces.

Her more than 300 people still have a month's worth of food, if they only take care of themselves, they can support Tancheng, and they can even save food, and they don't have to worry about not having to eat on the way back.

"Brother," Dong Bai whispered, "don't pull your hair anymore." ”

So she put her hand down in a huff.

When entering the boundary of Xuzhou, you can no longer camp at sunset, but you must get up at the right time, set off at the right time, and set up camp at the right time.

So now that the sun was still above the southern sky, the soldiers had stopped and began to busily unload their baggage, dig trenches, build fences, raise guard towers, and lay antlers.

The homeless people outside the camp also moved their tents down from the carts, so a homeless camp was immediately set up around the barracks. A scribbled glance reveals that the difference between a homeless person and a homeless person is also very different.

First of all, the plains people who came to Xuzhou with them, compared with other displaced people, this group of people is closer to this army, and even got a little army order, such as repairing tents, sewing military flags, leveling the field, and filling the roads, so they live with the people, and the camp is quite decent. The families of the soldiers also lived in it, and in addition to washing the clothes for the husband, they also collected the husband's salary, and in any case, among all the homeless people who went with the army, these people were better treated;

The second is the local scholars in Xuzhou, who have their own chariots, horses and servants, and follow this army not to eat and drink, but to worry about bandits on the road. Anyway, the army went south, these scholars also had to go south to take refuge, seeing that Liu Bei was polite and would not loot their money and food, he boldly followed them with confidence, these people were neatly dressed, their hands and feet were clean, and they had no burden on the army, Liu Bei would come over to chat with them from time to time after camping, and the chat was very pleasant;

Then there are those citizens and small landlords who go out with a large family, starting from this class down, the style of painting is unstable, they also have a little savings, but not much, and at this time the goods are not important, the food is important, so for the sake of that bit of food, they have to find ways to find something to do, such as setting up a stall, for example, on the road also to carry a spinning wheel, spinning a little thread anytime and anywhere, such as whatever is on both sides of the road, weaving baskets, in short, it takes a lot of effort to make a living;

The most troublesome, the largest number is the lowest level of farmers, Xuzhou suffered a great disaster last year, the grain reserves are not much, this year Cao Cao came again, these people have no food and no clothing, no clothes and no food, so they will do everything they can, steal or rob, it is not an incomprehensible choice to sell their bodies, in short, they also want to live at all costs.

So the one who stole chickens and was beaten, the one who grabbed the cake was caught, or in order to get some food for his children, ran to sleep with a soldier, and it happened that the daughter-in-law of the other family was also in the family camp behind, so the two women were torn into a ball, and the chickens and dogs jumped outside the camp, and they could even make trouble into the camp with snot and tears, and asked the general to call the shots for her......

In order to prevent this kind of bad thing from happening and protect her hair as much as possible, she not only has to patrol the camp frequently, but also has to run out of the camp from time to time to take a look.

The outside of the camp was as lively as a market, and she took two soldiers to shuttle through it, and with a pair of good eyes, she could catch a soldier who slipped outside to fish.

But it's okay today, first from the most difficult poor camp, and then the citizen camp, I didn't see her soldiers running out to fish, and there was a soldier camp left, usually with the soldiers, she also meant it, to help the lord brush the scholar's favorability, "You see, we attach great importance to military discipline." When these scholars saw a teenager like her, most of them didn't want to come forward to talk, at most they just nodded politely.

Unexpectedly, when she was about to walk to the end of the scholar's camp, that is, the forest next to Yishui, the wind suddenly came to her eyes! Then there was an exclamation!

Usually she shoots arrows more times, so she can naturally hear the difference between sharp and blunt weapons in the air, so as soon as she stretches out her hand, a slender chopstick falls into her hand.

…… Is it time for dinner?

But that's not all, she just held the chopsticks, and before she could look closely, "bang, bang", a few more chopsticks flew over!

…… She didn't dodge, and let the chopsticks fly to her, and then crackled and fell to the ground.

Looking in the direction, a little boy of twelve or thirteen years old looked at her with a very poorly made toy crossbow in his hand, and his face was like earth.

She walked over, and the child's face grew paler.

"Scared the general, it's mine," the bear child looked nervous, but still bowed uprightly, "Please don't blame the general." ”

She took a closer look, this kid was dressed as a scholar, and the tent carriage behind him also verified this, although it was not the kind of wealthy family that rode forward and hugged each other, but it was definitely not a poor family.

"What is this?" She gestured to the crossbow in his hand.

So the bear child subconsciously hugged it in his arms, "There is nothing to do on the road, doing fun." ”

"Oh," she said, "have all your accomplices run away?" You're alone. ”

He blinked, "What accomplice?" ”

"If no one else is here," she wondered a little, "what happened with that pile of chopsticks flying out at the same time?" ”

The bear child looked at her for a moment, and very carefully, took out the crossbow in his arms and shook it in front of her eyes.

“…… You used this crossbow to shoot a string of chopsticks in a row? ”

The bear child nodded, "This crossbow school is not accurate, so it disturbs the general." ”

“…… You made it? She repeated it mechanically.

Then the little boy of twelve or thirteen nodded.

In the laws of the Han Dynasty, everyone can wear a sword and a bow, but they can't hide armor and crossbows for no reason, because things like bows and swords can only make a difference after years of training, and ordinary people can naturally go to the street with a sword to wreak havoc and frighten the children on the roadside, but they will soon be invited by the state apparatus to inspect the prison, and it is difficult to cause any major damage.

But the crossbow is different, this thing does not need any long-term training, as long as you practice for a few days, learn how to open the string and load the arrow, pull the lookout mountain, aim at the target, pull the hanging knife, the crossbow will fly out, dozens of civilians with strong crossbows, can also engage in a sneak attack, an ordinary county is dangerous.

As a result, there are very few workshops that can make crossbows, and there are very few craftsmen.

But she has such a person in front of her, and she can not only make crossbows, but also repeaters!

She should be close to the set, brush up on the bear child's favorability, and then find a way to turn back and work for herself.

First of all...... What is the purpose of making this thing?

"What are you doing with this?" She kindly asked, "Do you guard against thieves?" ”

The bear child's eyelids drooped, and the whole person looked a little unhappy, but he still told the truth.

"I was too young to draw a bow, and I was afraid that there would be insufficient food on the road, so I wanted to build a crossbow and hunt some prey."

She looked at the crossbow over and over again, and she couldn't put it down, and the bear child didn't say anything, but her eyes kept on the crossbow, obviously afraid that she would snatch it.

"Why don't you stay in our camp and I'll help you hunt the prey?" She asked, "What other family do you have—"

The child's eyes suddenly looked behind her, and his voice finally revealed a sense of relief.

"Uncle——!

…… She seemed to be being taken for a bad kidnapper, at least that was the wary gaze of the scribe in his thirties.

This family is from Langya, surnamed Zhuge and his uncle is only named Xuan, and he is going to take his nephews and nieces south to join Liu Biao, and he happened to be on the same road with them on the way, so they went south together for a while.

Talking about the war, the scribe's face was also full of sorrow, so she casually persuaded her.

"Why didn't you stay a moment, sir? Is it easy to leave your homeland? She said, "In addition to our army, Tian Qingzhou also has reinforcements coming, how can they be defeated by Cao Cao's violent soldiers?" ”

"Even if you can repel Cao Bing this year, what about tomorrow? The general Xingyi Division came to aid Xuzhou, which shows Gao Yi, but there is also Yuan Shao on the side in the north of Qingzhou, how can he always take care of it? The scribe shook his head, "Thank you for the kindness of the general, but ......"

…… That's right. Compared with Cao Cao, Tao Qian is simply soft and cute, he will hold his head and squat once when he is beaten, and he can't do anything except call for reinforcements. Such princes really make people have no way to have confidence in him.

But when he heard them say this, the boy looked left and right, and bowed very solemnly.

"The general is not from Xuzhou, but he is willing to come from afar to help, and this kindness will never be forgotten." He asked solemnly, "May I ask whose command is the general?" ”

"My family's surname is Liu, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande." She smiled, "Xiao Langjun, what's your name?" ”

"My surname is Zhuge and my name is Liang," he said very solemnly, "The boy is young and still ......."

…… Her brain was a little slow, but she insisted on looking at the child again.

This child was born very handsome, although he has been outside for a long time in the past few days, so his skin has been slightly tanned, but he still looks clean and gentlemanly......

…… No, no matter how you look at it, it's a little monkey of twelve or thirteen years old.

…… Isn't Liu Bei Zhuge Liang from the same generation? Why is there a difference of 20 years?!

…… Can she tie him up and take him back to be a military advisor?! Is this illegal child labor?!

The jumbled thoughts together in her head, but she held back and didn't spit out.

"Xiao Langjun is so smart, he will be a great weapon in the future." She said to Zhuge Xuan very politely, "I and the two of you are like each other at first sight, if there is any difficulty in the future, come to Liu Xuande's account to find me, if there is a sending, I will not dare to leave." ”

It may be that she was too polite, so that Zhuge Liang couldn't hold back when she was about to part, and shouted to her.

"General Lu," he said, running over, looking up at her, and handing the toy repeater to it, "if the general likes it, take it." ”

…… Ahh

She took it a little flattered and thought about it.

"Can you give me another pair of chopsticks?" She said, "I'm afraid that the chopsticks in the camp don't match this." ”

Chapter 115

Cao Hong has been dreaming a lot lately, not because he thinks too much, but because he has been feverish.

Injuries are inevitable in battlefield battles, and sores and fevers are not uncommon.

He is not afraid, he is not only Cao Cao's younger brother, but also a brave general under his command, and he has never been greedy for life and afraid of death in the past few years with the army.

But that dream was strange.

He seemed to have returned to the north of Bianshui, a place he knew so well that he could even say he would never forget it.

Cong's brother Cao Mengde's soldiers were defeated in Xingyang, pursued and killed by Xu Rong, and lost his horse, and it was he who dedicated his mount to his brother.

"There can be no flood in the world, and there can be no king!"

The surging water, deep and impassable, there are pursuers behind, and it will be there in a moment.

Therefore whoever rides the horse will have a way out.

From the look on his brother's face, he will never forget.

It was a mixture of ferocity, despair, and emotion. But Cao Cao did not shirk any more, but rode on the horse, clamped the horse's belly, and the horse ran away and was never seen again.

It was dark, but Cao Hong was not afraid in his heart, he knew that he would always find a boat when he walked downstream along the Bianshui, a dilapidated boat that could only accommodate three or five people, and his brother was waiting for him on board.

When he saw the ship, he would be completely at ease.