[R18] (Quickly wear it) Baby, you are with the wrong person – Chapter 325 of “(Quickly Wear) Baby You Are with the Wrong Person” [English]
by☆、General Order 1
In the tenth year of Yanping, spring.
The “Five Kings Rebellion” has lasted for more than ten years. This vast and fertile land is now devastated and corpses are scattered everywhere.The land after the war was no longer suitable for farming, and the imperial court lost control of the local states and counties during the years of war, and could only allow the powerful governors from various places to recruit troops and separatist rule.
In such a situation, the people had to flee everywhere in order to survive.The team walking on the loess road now are refugees from Youzhou.There were more than a hundred people in the team, no matter men, women, old or young, all of them were sallow and thin. Walking at the front were two slightly stronger men. One of them was supporting a frail old man. Every time he took a step, the old man would gasp violently.
“Uncle Ming, how far is it to get to Jizhou?”
“Soon,” the old man replied weakly, “We are only a few dozen miles away from Jizhou now. As long as we get to Jizhou…”
But these few dozen miles were like an abyss to this weak team.Just two days ago, they had just encountered a wave of bandits. All the remaining food of the refugees was robbed, and several young adults died.If it weren’t for the old man who kept encouraging the team to reach Jizhou soon, many of them might not be able to get here.
After listening to the old man’s words, the man showed a little joy, “But,” said another of his companions, “What should we do if Jizhou refuses to take us in.”
“No,” the old man replied firmly, “Tanshijun is recruiting people to reclaim the wasteland. Jizhou has experienced a lot of war and has large tracts of fertile land. After Shijun conquered Qingzhou and merged the two states, he also took in many refugees. Although we are small, Jizhou will not reject us.”
With these words, the refugees gained confidence again. If it were not for the war, these people would never leave their homeland in their entire lives. They are not literate and lack the necessary knowledge. They will believe whatever the most knowledgeable old man among them says.But the old man sighed secretly, he said firmly, but he actually had no idea in his heart. Jizhou was indeed recruiting people, but their team only had about a dozen strong laborers, and the rest were all old, weak, sick and disabled. How could such people go to reclaim wasteland?
It’s just that he can’t show anything, otherwise this team that has finally managed to support this point will completely reach a dead end.I just hope, I just hope that the big shots in Jizhou can have some compassion. God has no mercy for the people, but as long as they have a little hope, they can survive.
Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and a rumbling sound of kicking came from the distance. It was the sound of iron tools hitting the ground. The refugees had heard this sound many times, and everyone immediately changed their color in shock——
“It’s the army!”
“Those killing gods are coming, run! Run quickly!”
However, the sound of horse hooves came before them in an instant, and the refugees were still gathering in panic. A black team had risen on the horizon. It had black armor and a red tassel that looked like blood on its helmet. Like a gust of wind, it instantly surrounded the refugees. The leading cavalryman reined in the horse and looked down at everyone: “Who are you?”
The refugees were trembling with fear. They were already speechless in the evil spirit that hit their faces. The old man came forward and bowed and saluted: “General, you are polite. The young man is from Youzhou. Due to war and famine, he had to leave his hometown and come to Jizhou to seek refuge with the envoy.”
“Oh, just you people?” As expected by the old man, this cavalry general was indeed a general in the Jizhou Army, but he looked extremely rude. He swept his contemptuous eyes over the pale-faced refugees and snorted coldly, “Our envoy recruits people who can cultivate wasteland, and we do not want you to be a waste of food.”
“He Er, don’t be rude.” A clear voice rang out, as if breaking through the waves, the silent black team separated from the middle, and one person and one horse came from behind. The person on the horse was unusually petite, wearing the same black armor and a special helmet, which completely covered He’s face.
Hearing the sound of “he”, He Er, who was so arrogant just now, immediately stopped speaking and bowed his head respectfully: “It’s a villain who made a mistake.”
He rode up to the old man and said in a gentle voice: “Old man, are you from Youzhou?”
“Come back to General, that’s right.” The old man’s voice sounded unusually soft, almost like a woman’s, but he didn’t dare to look strange.
“It will take at least three months to walk all the way from Youzhou. Before you all leave home, Youzhou must have been occupied by the King of Hejian. Why did he allow the people to leave the state?”
“The general doesn’t know. Although the rebel king has occupied Youzhou, there are chaos in Youzhou. The rebel king is looking for one thing and the other, so he has no time to care about us little characters. According to the information that the little old man has found along the way, apart from us, the neighboring Anping County and Fuyang County are all empty cities.” The old man paused and said cautiously, “I heard that they are going to join the Jingzhou governor.”
Hearing this, the man on the horse nodded with satisfaction: “The old man is a wise man, Ahu,” he called to the soldiers behind him, “Teach someone to train the horses and carriages, please get on the car.”
“I don’t dare.” The old man was frightened and hurriedly bowed down, but the soldier named A Hu dismounted and helped him up.
That Ah Hu thought he was a wealthy man, so he laughed and held the old man’s arm: “Old man, our general has always been sympathetic to the poor and weak, so you can just bear with it.”
“You’re the only one who talks a lot.” The man on the horse muttered, his voice becoming clearer and gentler, which made the old man even more strange.
It’s just that he didn’t dare to ask questions. He followed the army all the way into Jizhou. The refugees were placed in counties along the way. When they got to the ground, they saw that Jizhou was in full swing of land reclamation, and it was a busy scene.For these displaced people, as long as there is a place to take them in, food to eat, and a bowl of water to drink, it is enough. Now that they can be allocated a piece of land, it is even more of a blessing from heaven.When the army left, the soldiers, led by the old man, knelt on both sides of the road and greeted them with tears streaming down their faces.
The man on the horse sighed slightly, even though he had seen this scene many times, he still felt pity in his heart: “There are still too few people…” Jizhou has a lot of vacant land, he needs more people, and he also hopes that more people will not have to suffer from the war.
“These things are not your responsibility to worry about,” He Er said dissatisfied. “The most important thing is marching and fighting.”
He smiled and shook his head: “You can win the world right away, but you can’t hold it. You will understand later.”
After saying this with emotion, he said no more.Although the weather in early spring was not hot, it was really uncomfortable to have the whole face covered in the airtight helmet. This entire team was his carefully trained confidants, and each one was extremely loyal. He took off the helmet and stroked the hanging hair with his right hand, revealing a face that was delicate and beautiful, just like that of a girl.
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