Peng Ju shouted to stop the convoy and ordered to rest in place. He looked around www.biquge.info and said with some embarrassment: "The road just now seemed to be flying, and I was so happy that I didn't know the way." It just so happened that this team was in trouble, so Xia Guan took someone to help, and by the way, he also inquired about how far this place was from Fengye. ”

Cheng Ziming waved his hand speechlessly and said, "Go and come back quickly." ”

Since his departure, this captain has been working back and forth, looking very reliable, but he didn't expect that there would be times when he didn't know the road, which really made Cheng Ziming shake his head speechlessly.

In fact, this can't be blamed on Peng Ju, the road from Dingrong to Fengye, he doesn't know how many times he has walked before and after, so he is naturally familiar with it for a long time. It's just that when he travels between these two places on weekdays, he either marches or fastens his horse, and this kind of rapid march that is like flying blessed with immortal law is still his first experience. Looking at the surrounding scenery and quickly skimming in front of him, this experienced lieutenant had long been dazzled and didn't know where he was.

Fortunately, the official road is straight and wide, and there is no big fork in the road between Dingrong and Fengye, as long as you follow the official road, you don't have to worry about going the wrong way.

Peng Ju led more than a dozen soldiers to the side of the overturned carriage on the opposite side, helped straighten the carriage, and pulled it to the official road. After that, I casually talked to these people.

Cheng Ziming has excellent ear power and can hear their conversation clearly.

It turned out that the two wagons were loaded with the property of a wealthy family in Scotia. This rich man had fled Fengye with other rich and noble families in the city a few days earlier and took refuge in Dingrong.

It's just that I was in a hurry at the beginning, and I only took my luggage with me when I was trying to escape for my life. It wasn't until Dingrong settled down a little that he remembered the big belongings at home. So the rich man sent his servants back to his home in Scotia to fetch large valuables. These carriages were loaded with the belongings of the owner of the family's home.

The servants of the rich merchants hurried along in chariots and goods. Unexpectedly, halfway down the road, a car's wheel got stuck on a stone and rolled over on the side of the road. If it weren't for Peng Ju and bringing people to help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to continue on the road for a while.

Cheng Ziming sat in the carriage and heard a family member complaining: "Now the city of Fengye is half empty. The old man had already hid in Dingrong with the softness. Many rich and powerful people simply took refuge in the east and west. Now the rest of Scotia City are ordinary people who have nowhere to join. ”

"It's human nature. Another older family member on the side sighed, sighed and said, "The prince of the south is on a conquest and leads an army of 400,000 to invade the territory. And the defenders of Fengye all add up to less than 10,000. The number of the Southern army is forty times that of the defenders. Just a few days ago, the southern army conquered the cities around Fengye one after another, and was about to besiege Fengye. It seems that this Fengye City is going to be unable to hold it. ”

A few of the rest of them chimed in. What's more, he even persuaded Peng Ju to lead his troops to return to Dingrong with them, and not to risk moving towards Fengye again.

After a while, Peng Jutie came back with a blushing face. He replied: "The immortal spell is wonderful, and this place is only half a day's journey away from Fengye. ”

Cheng Ziming hummed and said, "Those are the people who escaped from Fengye?"

Peng Ju looked at the servants and the convoy that drove away, and snorted: "The house slaves in the rich merchant mansion of Fengye are not ordinary people. This kind of wall grass, like their master, usually tries their best to take advantage of it, and when it comes to the moment when they need to help, they slip away faster than anyone else. ”

Cheng Ziming smiled, he was not surprised by this situation. In the world of cultivating immortals, this is the way that is pursued. Those who chase interests, move when they hear the wind, and slip away when they see that the situation is not good are the immortal cultivators who live for a long time. After all, what a monk cultivates is immortality. For a monk, nothing is more important than his own life.

"Since it is only half a day's journey, the poor road is no longer done. Cheng Ziming said: "After a short rest, let's go on the road at a normal speed." ”

Peng Ju nodded yes, and went down to give the order.

After lunch, a group of men hit the road again. Cheng Ziming was bored in the carriage, so he asked Peng Ju to find a war horse and rode on it with the army.

From time to time, you will encounter a convoy of large and small bags in the opposite direction, and the whole car will be loaded with large wooden boxes. And the pedestrians in the car are also neatly dressed domestic servants.

Judging by the situation, these convoys, like those of the previous families, were all transporting property for the wealthy merchant owners who had fled to Dingrong. After all, once Fengye is besieged, there will always be thousands of family fortunes that cannot be transported. And once Fengye is lost, these belongings will definitely disappear, either destroyed or robbed by the Southern Army.

Cheng Ziming shook his head secretly: It can be seen that the situation in Fengye is very bad. The rich people of the upper class fled, and they ran away, and they did not give any hope for the defense of the city. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is precarious and panicked.

I walked for more than an hour. Cheng Ziming suddenly found that among the people in the same stream, there were many ordinary people in shabby clothes, some dragging their families, some supporting the elderly, and pulling children, all following the sergeant's vehicle and moving towards the direction of Fengye together.

On the official road, two opposite flows of people are formed. On one side were the rich merchant servants who fled Scotia City, loaded with belongings, drove a carriage, and were neatly dressed. On one side were the neat sergeants marching towards Fengye and the ordinary people covered in dust and sad faces, barely following the army.

Peng Ju was a little strange, and he ordered the whole army to temporarily stop advancing and rest in place. He then walked up to a gray-haired mother-in-law and asked about the situation. This mother-in-law is very old, carrying a thin burden on her back, holding an eleven or twelve-year-old boy in one hand and a seven or eight-year-old girl in the other. The three of them sat panting on the broken log on the side of the road, wiping their sweat and resting.

Peng Ju squatted down and asked, "May I ask Grandma, where do you live?"

The white-haired mother-in-law trembled and said: "Back to the military master, our family lives in Hexiang, and we will walk three miles to the northwest. ”

Peng Ju nodded: "Grandma, do you know where this road leads?"

The white-haired mother-in-law pursed her mouth and said, "This is the official way to Fengye." ”

Peng Ju sighed and said, "Grandma, Fengye is about to fight, so let's take the child elsewhere." ”

The white-haired mother-in-law wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "It's that the southern army is coming, so I took the child to Fengye." I'm an old woman, I don't have a car, I don't have money, I can't go far away. It's close to Fengye City, and it's a big city, and my two sons are garrisoned in the city, so if you don't go to Fengye, where will you go. Stay at home, and wait for the southern sergeant to come, but I am afraid that I will have to take the child and use it as a laborer. ”

"In that case, we are also the sergeants who went to support Fengye together, so let's take a few people along the way. Peng Ju got up and said. Then he found a carriage loaded with feathered arrows, and moved a small empty space for the white-haired mother-in-law and the two children to sit in the carriage.

The old woman was grateful for not mentioning it. Cheng Ziming saw it in his eyes, but he felt more and more that the situation was not good. Sooner or later, Scotia City is a lonely city. Among them, the wealthy merchants ran away with their domestic slaves in the morning, leaving half of the empty city and crowded with the fleeing civilians from the surrounding towns. First of all, food is the problem, and secondly, where do these people live with their families? Even if there are relatives and friends in the city who can take refuge, I am afraid that it will be difficult to accommodate so many refugees.

The battle situation is already at a disadvantage, and if there is another riot in the city, this battle will not be fought, and it will be better to surrender directly.

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