Chapter 279 Exchanging blood for sand

Hu Wei stayed in Dongwang City for three days and set off for Langtian. Where is the fastest update of the novel?Please look for Aishang Novel Network biquge.info although he has feelings for Dongwang City, but the geographical location of Dongwang City is too remote to be an administrative center, among the five big cities under his control, only Lang Tian can afford to play such a role.

I played with Ximen Yufeng for three days, and I was really happy for these three days. Ximen Yufeng's love made Hu Wei feel the warmth of home. Let his wandering heart be soothed.

As for Ximen Yufeng's mention that he would merge the Red Fen Legion into the Immortal Bird Legion, Hu Wei was very moved, but in the end he did not agree. In Hu Wei's view, even if it is to be merged, it is not now. Although the Red Fen Legion now has only 100,000 troops left, it is an army formation, and the legion governs more than a dozen cities in Jiangnan Prefecture and Youzhou Prefecture, and it is a pity that it has to give up if it is to be merged into the Immortal Bird Legion. Besides, it is not so easy to merge the two legions, and it is related to all aspects, so this matter has to be put aside.

Ximen Yufeng didn't seem to want to go back to Phoenix City yet, so she stayed in Dongwang City and didn't go on the road with Hu Wei.

In fact, Ximen Yufeng didn't say it, Hu Wei also understood that the biggest reason why Ximen Yufeng stayed in Dongwang City was to help him integrate the Immortal Bird Legion Dongwang City and the 100,000 Red Fen Legion retired soldiers transferred from the south. This kind of work is the only one she is most suitable for.

Ximen Yufeng's sacrifice, Hu Wei saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. Not long after knowing this sister, she has already done a lot for herself.

"Young marshal, there is Tai'an City in front. Shall we go into the city?"

The soldier's report interrupted Hu Wei's thoughts.

Hu Wei didn't bring many people with him this time, all of them added up, but there were more than ten. Since he led people to attack Baiyun City for 800 miles, all the towns under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou have been very nervous about Hu Wei. With the current uncertain environment, Hu Wei doesn't want to make those people nervous.

Hu Wei thought for a while and said, "Okay, everyone is quite tired these days. Find an inn and everyone have a good rest. ”

"Yes"

The soldiers received the order and skillfully dispatched the men who fought the front station. He knows all this work by heart, and he doesn't need to say anything.

Hu Wei glanced at the soldier's sharp movements and nodded. After several years of hard work, his subordinates finally have some good talents. Compared to having nothing back then, it's much better now.

Tai'an City is a medium-sized city located between Dongwang City and Langtian City. The city lord's name is Rig, and Hu Wei has no friendship with him. I passed through Tai'an City several times, but for various reasons, Hu Wei had never entered, so this time, it was the first time Hu Wei came.

When the brigade was about to enter the city, the soldiers who had been sent to fight the front battle ran back with an anxious face.

Hu Wei saw him from afar, stopped his horse, and waited in place. He ran out at this time, and it seemed that something had happened.

The soldier really had something to report, and when he saw Hu Wei stop his horse, he ran straight over and saluted: "Young marshal, there is violence in Tai'an City*." ”

Hu Wei frowned and said, "What's going on, let's make it clear." ”

The soldier said, "It's someone who grabbed the rice." ”

"How many people are there in the rice grabbing line? ”

"About three hundred people. ”

Hu Wei listened to this and felt quite surprised. As far as he knew, Tai'an City was a decent city. Although there are thieves and gangsters, there are no such people in any city. They usually steal something, bully some people who can be bullied, and if they steal rice, this matter is a bit strict.

Hu Wei thought for a while and said, "You lead the way in front, let's take a look." ”

This time, the person in charge of protecting Hu Wei's safety was a lieutenant colonel named Huang Zhoumin. He heard that Hu Wei was going to see the riot*, and hurriedly got down and said: "Young marshal, there are not many of us, and this violent place* is probably more dangerous." Why don't I take someone to check the details, and then report back to the young marshal. ”

Hu Wei laughed and said: "Huang Zhoumin, you are also the old man of the Immortal Bird Legion, you fought in Huanglong Dao back then, but you were very fierce, and you destroyed eighteen enemies alone. Why, it's only been a few days since An's birthday, and his courage has become smaller?"

Huang Zhoumin didn't expect it to happen a few years ago, Hu Wei still remembered it so clearly. In the first battle of Huanglongdao back then, he was only a squad leader, not very conspicuous, and he destroyed eighteen enemies, which was not the most in the whole army, and the most enemies killed at that time reached thirty-six.

Seeing that Huang Zhoumin was about to speak, Hu Wei waved his hand and said: "Okay, I know that you are not the one who is afraid of death, you are worried about my safety, hehe, don't forget my nickname." Immortal birds are immortal, so don't be so nervous. We just went to see, not to fight, even if it was, who were afraid of our Immortal Bird Legion. Who's that, open the way"

Hu Wei's words made Huang Zhoumin's blood come up. When he first joined the army, he just wanted to eat well. He has no power, no power and no backer, and he never thought that he would have any chance of being promoted to official wealth. No one has ever dreamed that one day, he can become a partial general. You know, with his qualifications, according to the imperial system, it is already quite a remarkable thing to be able to become a colonel and captain.

After the First Battle of Huanglongdao, Huang Zhoumin decided that Hu Wei was a good general. It was also from that time that Huang Zhoumin truly regarded the military as a sacred profession. Starting from Huanglong Dao, he followed Hu Wei all the way, and almost witnessed the Immortal Bird Legion from scratch to its current scale. He knew that the Immortal Bird Legion would not only fight against it, but also that it would continue to grow and become stronger.

Huang Zhoumin also knows the importance of Hu Wei to the Immortal Bird Legion. In order to take over the task of escorting Hu Wei to Langtian, he defeated many competitors before he came to Hu Wei's side under the envious eyes of his companions. Even if his subordinates can be mobilized at this time, but there are only more than ten people, he also swears in his heart that even if he dies, he will protect Hu Wei until he dies. No one can hurt a cold hair of Hu Wei under his nose.

Hu Wei and his party were more than ten people, and they were not wearing the military uniforms of the Immortal Bird Legion, but just ordinary people's clothes. So it doesn't attract attention. Led by the reported soldiers, Hu Wei came to the rice store called 'HSBC'.

In addition to the lively people, there are also a large number of people holding cloth bags, wooden basins, buckets, and even hats, desperately squeezing forward. Most of these people were old people, children, and women, and they were shouting and rushing in, because there were people in the room.

The people who watch the excitement are not idle, they don't grab rice, but they are laughing and scolding, some of the young are young, and the old people are crowded in crowded places, and they know that they are rubbing oil at a glance.

Hu Wei looked at it and said with some eyes: "It's so good, it's really lively." I'm x, the woman's clothes are all squeezed open, and she's rushing in."

Huang Zhoumin watched Hu Wei squeeze in more and more, and said a little anxiously: "Young master, be careful, it's dangerous here, let's just quit and watch from afar." ”

Where did Hu worry listen to him? In Hu Wei's bones, he was born with a ruffian, and when he saw that others were rubbing oil very coolly, he also wanted to get a handful.

Huang Zhoumin understood what Hu Wei meant, and he really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Although men are good at this, it is too much to say that the master of the dignified Immortal Bird Legion did this. There are many female soldiers in the army who have a crush on him, he only needs to say a word, and he will not be able to break one place in a day, and he will not be able to break it in thirty years.

"The officers and soldiers are coming, run"

"The officers and soldiers are coming"

"Everybody run. ”

As soon as Hu Wei squeezed to the rice place, he heard a chaos outside, and it seemed that the local garrison troops were coming. Hu Wei secretly said in his heart, these people are really slow to react, this is about to start a war, so how can it be done.

Thinking of the war, Hu Wei's heart moved, rushed to the side of the rice pile, grabbed two handfuls of rice indiscriminately, and stuffed them into his pocket.

Huang Zhoumin was a little dumbfounded, what is the young marshal doing today, two handfuls of rice are worth a few dollars, he doesn't have to play like this.

Huang Zhoumin pushed away a person who was in front of him, squeezed into Hu Wei's body, and said, "Young master, the people from the local garrison are here, let's go quickly, otherwise it will be very troublesome." ”

Hu Wei was not in a hurry and smiled: "Trouble is afraid of something, we won't be in a hurry today anyway, let's come and play 'officers and soldiers catch thieves'"

Huang Zhoumin saw that Hu Wei also put a few handfuls of rice in his pocket, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. You're the boss, so do whatever you say.

At this time, the local garrison of Tai'an City had sealed off the entire street. Hundreds of local soldiers, fierce and ferocious, empty-handed, they ignored, with rice in their hands, don't care how much you take, no matter how little you take, no matter whether you are old, young, male, female, that is to see one and catch another. The attack was very rough, and if there was a slight resistance, without saying a word, the fists and feet went up.

Many people saw that the situation was wrong, and threw down the rice bag and ran away. There are also those who are brainless, reluctant to give up that meter, and hold on to death and don't let go. At one moment, those who cried, scolded, knelt on the ground and begged to be disturbed, and those who were beaten to the point that their faces were covered with bloody eyes and stitches, it was really chaotic and miserable.

The most unusual here are Hu Wei and Huang Zhoumin. Hu Wei clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the scene in front of him coldly, not running, jumping, or making a sound. Huang Zhoumin guarded Hu Wei in front of him, and did not allow those who ran around and bumped into Hu Wei to hurt Hu Wei.

After more than ten minutes of chaos, more than 100 people who grabbed rice were taken into custody, and the ground was a mess. There are even two belly pockets lying on the ground, and it is not known who their owners are, but in short, they must be original

The two local soldiers hesitated for a moment and walked over to Hu Wei. There was rice in the pockets of the two of them, and they saw it. can look at the clothes of the two of them, it doesn't look like they are grabbing rice. They weren't sure. And one of them is obviously protecting the other, which is not good, which is the son. Don't look at them to the people, they don't dare to offend this kind of son. Bullying people also depends on people, and if you offend someone who shouldn't be offended, you will die an ugly death.

The two soldiers glanced at each other, and one of the soldiers, changed his previous rudeness, and arched his hand quite politely: "This young master, may I ask who you are?"

Huang Zhoumin secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the soldiers did not arrest them. What kind of game of 'officers and soldiers catch thieves', he doesn't want to play. Hu Worry is messing around, he can't mess around, if this Hu Worry really happens on the road, he can't explain it.

Huang Zhoumin wanted to return the salute, believing that if he said a good word, the soldiers in these two places would not embarrass them. are all people who came up from small soldiers, and Huang Zhoumin still understands how to behave and deal with things in the army.

Huang Zhoumin was just about to speak, but Hu Wei bumped into him in the back and didn't let him speak. Then it's time for Hu Wei to act.

Hu Wei's face changed greatly, and he said with a flustered face: "Two soldiers, if you have something to say, don't hit me." I'll go with you, I'll go with you. ”

As he spoke, Hu Wei stretched out his hands and asked the two soldiers to tie up. People don't tie it, and he wraps his hands with ropes himself.

The two local soldiers originally intended to let the two of them worry about each other, but it was okay to misplace them anyway, and it would be a big disaster if they were caught wrong.

Hu Wei's actions made them look at each other a little. This forest is so big that there are really all kinds of birds, where did this collapse such a person who doesn't know how to lift

If Hu Wei was his subordinate, Huang Zhoumin would have to slap Hu Wei to death. It's a pity that it's not, Hu Wei is the master of the Immortal Bird Legion, and he Huang Zhoumin is a soldier under others

Huang Zhoumin wiped a cold sweat and said with a smile: "Yes, the two soldiers should be tied up quickly." ”

One hundred and ten people dressed in a string, and one by one walked forward. Most of the people who were tied up had bitter faces, only one freak, quite happy, with a smile on his face, as if he had never been caught, and this would finally be his wish.

Huang Zhoumin also had a bitter face, and at this time he was still smiling, who else was there besides Hu Wei.

Although Huang Zhoumin followed Hu Wei to fight everywhere, but he was a member of the army below, and he didn't know much about Hu Wei, he thought that Hu Wei was playing on a whim, if it was Hongye here, she could see at a glance that Hu Wei was not playing.

Of course, Hu Wei is not playing, he is learning about the situation in Tai'an City. Tai'an City is located between Dongwang City and Langtian, and the distance from here to the two places is about the same. Hu Wei started the idea of Tai'an City, and wanted to make Tai'an City a transit station, and the traffic cave Wangcheng and Langtian were two places. Now that there is such an opportunity for a field trip, he certainly will not miss it.

Hu Wei was in the crowd, and after looking around, he selected a one-armed old man in the row behind him, leaned up and greeted politely: "Uncle, hello." ”

The old man glanced at Hu Wei up and down, and said, "Young man, is there something?"

Hu Wei nodded and said, "Uncle, can you sue me, what happened here, why are you robbing rice?"

Hu worried's question attracted a few blank eyes for himself. He still has rice in his own pocket, and he asks why people are grabbing rice, isn't this?

The old man didn't give Hu Wei a white eye, as the saying goes: If you don't die old, you will become a spirit. This does not mean to scold, it means that the old man has seen a lot of things and is more experienced in dealing with people.

This old man is quite down-and-out, but he has a bit of vision. Earlier, he noticed that the young man walking in front of him was walking smoothly and without panic, not like an ordinary person. Of course, people are mutual, and Hu Wei will find this old man, and this old man will not be too bad.

The old man nodded and said, "Grab rice, that's because I can't survive." ”

Hu Wei asked, "Oh, how do you say that?"

Through the conversation between Guò and the old man, Hu Wei understood the reason for this incident.

The owner of this HSBC rice store is surnamed Huang and his name is Huang Shiren. The people of Tai'an City call him 'not human' behind their backs. This Huang Shiren is not a good bird, he and the city lord Rig secretly colluded, and used all kinds of means to destroy all the other rice shops in Tai'an City, and became the only rice merchant in Tai'an City. People in Tai'an City, unless they don't eat rice, can only buy it at HSBC Rice Shop.

If that's all there is to it, then forget it. Anyway, if you give money to buy rice, where to buy it is not to buy it. Besides, HSBC's rice store is also very good, and there are often cheap rice for sale, and there are New Year's festivals, and rice is also distributed. Maybe its business will become bigger, and it will give more benefits to the people.

The cruel facts always reflect the innocence of the common people. When HSBC Rice Store became the only rice store in Tai'an City, it changed its face.

What kind of cheap rice before, delivery rice, how can there be. The price of rice in this HSBC rice store is rising again and again, and sometimes the price in the morning is different from the price in the afternoon. If it is shoddy, it is considered to be conscientious, and sometimes he does not even fill the goods, but directly fills the rice with sand and stones, and in order to eat something, I don't know how many people's teeth have been broken. They still don't have enough rice filled with sand.

The reason why there is such a rice-grabbing incident today is that dozens of city residents couldn't bear it anymore, so they set up their own cars, raised money, and went to the nearby city to bring back a few truckloads of good rice. However, when they entered the city, the officers and soldiers were detained, and they said that they were smuggling strategic materials.

Those people were not convinced, so they went to sue the officials. The government can ignore this matter, and don't even accept it. When I came back, the detained truckloads of rice were gone, and when I inquired, I found out that the rice was directly pulled to HSBC Rice, and everyone was not angry, so they copied the guys.

Hu Wei asked: "So, the rice you robbed is actually your own?"

The old man said angrily: "Not bad. That's all at our own expense. Even if we give to the rest of the people, we will not give them profit."

Hu worriedly said that I was bad enough, but compared to these people, Lao Tzu has become a good baby. These people grew up eating something, and they can grow such a heart and liver.

Hu Wei saw that the old man also had some rice in his pocket, and asked, "The officers and soldiers are here, why don't you run?"

The old man said proudly: "I don't run, aren't they going to arrest me to see the official." I want to ask Rig on the spot, this is still not the Mandala Empire, we are still not the people of Mandala, is there a royal law here, and let the common people live

The Mandala Empire is a country that our ancestors fought back with blood, and I lost an arm for the empire, and Rijkaard said that he wanted to let the people have food and clothing. What did I get back with this arm, could it be the sand?"

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