Stomp and tread.

Three hundred figures, after only half a day's journey with the army, rushed along the official road to the north at great speed, and were bound to reach the battlefield as quickly as possible.

Prior to this, Chen Chao asked Meng Wu for half a month's rations for 300 people, and some white cloth.

Japan.

Three hundred men stopped their horses and rested in a sheltered wood.

"Half a month's dry food is not enough to eat." Meng Changge took out two pieces of coarse bread made of miscellaneous grains from the marching bag in the horse's belly and threw one to Chen Chao.

Chen Chao stretched out his hand to take it, and it took a lot of strength before he could take a bite on the frozen coarse cake, and said vaguely in his mouth:

"Fight, fight wherever you eat, have you ever heard of fighting to feed war?"

Meng Changge nodded, of course he had heard of it.

Only this time, a small group of troops went deep behind enemy lines to carry out assassination missions, and they may not be able to grab the other side's food.

But after thinking about it, it was too early to think about this, Meng Changge turned his gaze to the white cloth beside Chen Chao again, and asked, "Before leaving, what do you want everyone to do with a white cloth?" ”

"Nature is of great use." The Chen Dynasty is very mysterious.

At this time, several Long Wuwei had already finished their rations and began to make snow auspicious clothes out of white cloth on the spot.

Meng Changge looked at them curiously.

The white cloth gradually became a hooded cloak in their hands, tied around their shoulders, put on the hood, and lay down in the snow, the concealment effect was so good that no one who was far away could not find it.

Meng Changge raised his eyebrows, understanding what the use of the white cloth was.

At this moment, Hou Ji hurriedly came to report: "Xiangye, there is a situation ahead." ”

In an instant, Chen Chao took a few people and went with Hou Ji to investigate the situation, and Hou Ji stretched out his hand and pointed in the distance: "Look, it's there." ”

Everyone squinted and looked coldly.

At the end of the line of sight, on the official road, hundreds of ragged people appeared, their faces were bloodless, hungry and cold, and every step of the cold was very difficult.

"Or, send some rations out."

"No way!"

As soon as this idea was proposed, it was sternly rejected by Chen Chao.

In such a good year, the three hundred of them still had a long way to go from the battlefield in the north, and the rations they brought with them were not much, and if they had to distribute the rations to these refugees at this time, they would be starved to death on the road before they arrived at the battlefield.

"Xiangye, why didn't the Qin court provide disaster relief!"

Meng Changge replied for Chen Chao, his face was condensed, and his tone was low: "Disaster relief? The imperial court will not care about the life and death of ordinary people, during the war, food and grass are already in short supply, how can those corpses who are vegetarian provide disaster relief! I didn't even think about disaster relief! ”

After speaking, Meng Changge clenched his fists fiercely, and a resentment accumulated in his chest.

As he spoke, the group of refugees still had the strength to pick up the trees on the side of the road whose leaves had long since fallen, and were laboriously gnawing on the bark, and after a while, the latter ones did not even have to gnaw on the bark, even if their mouths were full of blood, they never stopped.

When they were hungry, they grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into their mouths, and soon a refugee fell and could not get up again, and fell on the last part of the road.

When everyone saw it, their hearts sank.

"Let's go, don't look at it!" Chen Chao was the first to get up.

After tidying up the team, the three hundred horsemen continued to rush north, and the night was getting darker, and everyone could only settle down in an abandoned village, where a bonfire was set up, and everyone gathered around to keep warm.

"Hou Ji, send a few more people to be on duty at night, and if there is any movement, immediately warn."

"Yes."

Hou Ji, who was carrying a gun, immediately went to arrange.

"Damn the imperial court, if we send troops to support the northern border as soon as possible, how can the northern border of my Qin State be beaten like this by Rong Di, and the refugees on the road will not be one after another."

Meng Changge gritted his back molars, still resentful of the inaction of the Qin court in the early days of the war, only caring about guarding each other, watching Rong Di attack, and doing nothing.

At present, it has not yet reached the northern border, but the refugees on the road are already in groups, and if they get to the northern border, it is estimated that they will be starved all over the place, and corpses will be everywhere.

Hearing this, Chen Chao sighed, it was Meng Changge's misfortune to be born in such a Qin State.

"Don't say it, rest well, and you'll have to go tomorrow morning."

Meng Changge closed his eyes and exhaled, nodded depressedly, and the white cloak behind his shoulders hid under a broken wall next to Chen Chao, and he was about to rest.

Who knew that the next moment, all the people in the courtyard suddenly raised their heads and looked in one direction.

Hou Ji, who had just gone out, came back with a solemn face with his footsteps extremely loud.

"Something happened."

"Xiangye, there are a large number of refugees looking for the light of the fire and surrounding them."

Chen Chao's heart sank, and he suddenly felt bad in his heart, "How many people." ”

"About four or five hundred, in the hands of the leading few people, I don't know where to pick up the knife, and I am still wearing rotten robes and armor."

Chen Chao frowned.

At this moment, after Chen Chao's order, after a day's journey, the tired and tired people had to regain their spirits, and hurriedly led their horses, took their weapons, and protected their rations.

"Get on the horse, get out!"

Three hundred men quickly mounted their horses, and they didn't even have time to extinguish the bonfire.

Being surrounded by refugees is not a trivial matter, and if you are not careful, you will be planted in the hands of this group of hungry refugees.

"Xiangye, that's those people!"

As soon as I got out of the village, on the road in the distance, dense figures stepped on the snow and approached Zhuangzi, like a large group of walking corpses.

The refugees at the head were holding torches in one hand and a broken knife in the other.

Seeing so many people rushing out of the village, as well as horses, his face suddenly became happy.

"Eat well."

"None!"

Chen Chao raised his hand, coldly refused, and subconsciously held the barrel of the gun with his palm.

At this time, Long Wuwei, who was about to leave the village from several other exits, came to report:

"Xiangye, the other exits are also surrounded by refugees, and the number of people is less than thousands!"

"Rush over!"

Chen Chao gritted his teeth, held the gun in his hand, and installed the bayonet.

Three hundred men brushed off the cloth wrapped around the flintlock pistols, installed their bayonets, and stared fiercely ahead.

The refugee with the knife chuckled in his heart, a little afraid, but the next moment he clenched the knife in his hand and clenched his fists:

"Leave ten horses behind, and let you go!"

Chen Chao sneered, even if all ten horses were killed, it would not be enough for this group of people to eat.

Chen Chao turned his head to look at the people behind him, and said coldly: "Don't show mercy to your subordinates!" Rush through with all your might! ”

"Repeat one side, no mercy!"

"Yes!"

All the dragon guards shouted in unison, the sound was so loud that it shook the snow that was pressing on the branches.

Chen Chao turned his head to look at Meng Changge, who did not answer, and looked in a trance, reached out and patted her shoulder.

He knew that in Meng Changge's heart, she didn't want to kill them.

Chen Chao said in a condensed voice: "Don't treat them as people!" In this case, we need to make sure we get to the north safely! ”

"I understand ......"

Meng Changge took a deep breath and tightened the reins in his hand.

"Drive!"

Meng Changge's legs took the lead in slamming between the horse's abdomen, taking the lead, rushing towards the group of refugees blocking the road ahead.

Three hundred men followed, bayonets glowing with cold light, and each time they were handed out, they had to harvest a hungry refugee who wanted to rush up.

Under the onslaught of 300 horsemen, the defense line formed by this group of refugees was like paper paste, and after dozens of people fell, the rest of them fled crying and screaming.

The 300 people quickly jumped out of the encirclement of the refugees, and took advantage of the thick night to continue to rush towards the northern border, thinking that they would not be able to rest tonight.

After a while, several Long Wuwei after the break came forward to report, with bitter faces.

"Report! In the end, whether to chase or not. ”

"Nope." Long Wuwei shook his head and spit out a few words bitterly: "They didn't chase after them, but, instead, ......"

"Say it." Someone hurriedly asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The dragon guard hung his head, stretched out his hand, and pointed to the faint firelight behind him, "I see, I see them taking the wounded, ...... them"

"Cannibalism, cannibalism—"

When the people present heard this, their hearts plummeted, and the world suddenly fell silent at this moment.