Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 705
Thousands of ragged people were walking slowly on the plain.There are both men and women in the team, but there are few old, weak and young children. All of them have hungry faces and sloppy steps.

Shang Shang, who was walking ahead, was a bit lucky, and occasionally found some green wild vegetables in the wild, so he rushed forward to dig them out with his hands, and stuffed the wild vegetables that were still stained with mud into his mouth. It can last for a long time between the lips and teeth, as if it is extremely delicious in the world.

Those who fell behind the team did not have such good luck. All they saw was a trampled mess of roads, not even a grass root.

On the side of the team, there were seven or eight wooden carts with more than a dozen sacks stacked on them, all covered with straw felt.The tracks of the wheels are extremely deep. Although there are old cows and rough horses in front, it is difficult to borrow too much animal power, and most of them have to be dragged and pushed by human power.

And these tow trucks are the strongest young men in the team.Although they are strong, they all have yellow skin and only a large skeleton.

On the front, rear and flanks of the team, there were nearly two hundred Jiehu rangers patrolling around, occasionally waving their whips to drive the refugees to speed.

When the team reached a slope, the speed slowed down.The physical strength of the refugees has been squeezed to the limit, and even if they only raise their legs slightly, they are already on the verge of collapse.

But the Hu Qimen were ungrateful, a dozen of them went out and scattered into the rear of the team, whipping and beating some old and weak people who fell in the rear.With this threat to their lives, the speed of the slow-moving team increased a bit.

"These Jin slaves are really disgusting and should be killed! If you don't kill a few people, you will be treacherous and slow down your journey!"

A slave soldier walked out from the team, bent down and wiped the blood stained on the blade with the sackcloth torn from the corpse, with a tyrannical expression on his face.

"Let's stop complaining! The proprietor is very irritable. This time, all the ministries have come out and gained a lot. Only ours has been wandering outside for more than ten days, but the harvest is only a few thousand, and the food is not enough. Hu, if you return, you will be held accountable by the guards. If you complain more and the owner hears it, you will be whipped!"

Another slave soldier next to him sighed.

After hearing this, the slave soldier who spoke first was already full of disdain: "I didn't gain much this time, so who can I blame? It's not because the proprietor's own cowardice made a mistake! It's not that he didn't see Gaowu in Dazhai along the way, but he Don’t dare to go forward to attack them, how much can we get by just sweeping up the savages! Also, if we are walking in the vortex, we can borrow the power of water to go all the way around. It was a fluke..."

As soon as this person opened his mouth, he was eloquent. It can be seen that he has had a long-standing grudge against that soldier commander.

There were many slave soldiers nearby who heard this complaint, and they all joined in the discussion: "Sov, you don't have to complain too much, who makes people of the same race, old campers in the Chinese army! It doesn't matter if you are brave in battle, you belong to the same clan! Everyone should serve as righteous servants, it's only my fault that there isn't a big Chanyu who sweeps up the world in your clan!"

The moron named Suo Fu curled his lips after hearing the words: "So what if he is from the same family as the Lord? He is cowardly like a chicken, and he has no future in the end. In the past, the Lord was just a villager. God's favor!"

It's a taboo to say this, but there are many tyrannical people in Zuojin, they just laughed when they heard the words, and some people have even tried to ask for an official position.

However, there were also people who complained for the owner of the banner: "It is not unreasonable for the owner to be cautious. He would rather save his life than be greedy for merit. At present, most of the southern captives are wandering in the Huai River. If only ordinary teachers are fine, it is said that This Wu army has its own weapon of great evil in the army, it is called Wanjian Chariot City, whoever bumps into it will die, and will be pierced by thousands of arrows!"

After hearing this, the slaves all stared wide-eyed. Some of them never believed that there was such a murderous weapon in the world, while others spoke convincingly. They gave an example that they had seen the corpse of a slave who died under the city of Che. catty!

"What difference does it make if the southern captives are strong or not? In today's world, only tyranny can survive. What's more, the army in the middle of the country is about to arrive, so why are you afraid of mere southern captives? I made up my mind that when the army arrives here later, I must invest in it." Under the King of Zhongshan's tent, that's what a real man should look like!"

That Suofu said happily, his expression was full of yearning.

As they were walking, the line in front suddenly slowed down, and the slave soldiers became furious when they noticed it. You must know that there is a time limit for each of their dispatches, and if they exceed the time limit, they will be severely punished.Because of the captain's procrastination, the return date is approaching. If the journey is slow, he will have to travel all night without even a chance to rest.

The slave soldiers were about to rush into the ranks to kill and drive them away, when suddenly a messenger flew in front of them and said that the ranks should stop and take a break.Hearing this order, complaints inevitably arose again.There were even a few unruly slave soldiers who couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately went forward to find the commander of the army to talk about it.They no longer expect credit for this trip, but they definitely don't want to be punished.

A few slave soldiers, including Nasov, rushed to the middle of the team, and saw the leader of the army standing near the roadside grain cart, and on the opposite side stood a few cart pullers, who seemed to be arguing about something.Everyone gathered together to listen, and it turned out that those hard laborers were forced to distribute food to the villagers, otherwise they would rather die than work hard to move forward.

"Is it not easy to die? Now I will reward you **** disciples with a decapitated body!"

Hearing the demands of the slaves, Nasov laughed out of anger. It's ridiculous that so many of them are here, and they should be threatened by these humble slaves. The captain who was frowning and pondering was even more disdainful.

While talking, he got off his horse, drew out his knife, walked straight to the front, and stood in front of a soldier who was about 20 years old, and immediately raised his knife to chop.However, following his movement, the forceful servant not only showed no fear, but took a step forward, and at the same time, seven or eight people around him also stepped forward, as if they had put life and death aside.

"Presumptuous! Is there a place for you to speak here?"

The owner of the building was in his 40s, and when he saw Suofu approaching, he frowned and shouted angrily. At the same time, the two supervisors beside him also stepped forward, with a rather unkind look on their faces.Seeing this, Suofu had no choice but to back down. Although he was very upset, he did not dare to openly disobey the order, otherwise he would die on the spot and have no reason to justify it.

"Liu Erlang, I respect you for not fearing death and for being bloody, but it is impossible for one person to have three liters of solar eclipse! I can only give one liter, and I have to go to the full distance every day. I will not hide it from you, my department is about to Overdue, if I delay any longer, I will be punished myself, so there is no point in entangled with you, and I will simply behead you here and make our soldiers dismantle their horses and consign them."

Hearing the owner's words, the young servant called Liu Erlang was about to start arguing, but a middle-aged man stood beside him and stopped him a little, and then said: "It doesn't matter if you are promoted, please, general, immediately!" Let the villagers cook. If we can't make the trip tomorrow, we will all be punished!"

Hearing this, the owner of the building changed his face for the better, and then pointed to Liu Erlang and said, "You are a rare strong man, it would be a pity if you only worked hard. Would you like to come under my command and risk your life for the future?"

After hearing the words, Liu Erlang said: "This time I violated the prohibition, I know that I will die, the general appreciates me for giving me life, how dare I not obey."

The owner of the building laughed when he heard the words, and then asked the soldiers to measure the rice and start cooking.

The slave soldier Suofu retreated to the back after being scolded, and when he saw this scene, his expression was even more unfriendly, and he said angrily to the people around him: "The owner of this building is cowardly and hypocritical. I gave my life to take credit for him last year, but he faced him face to face." Humiliate me! If there is a battle in the future, I will take advantage of the chaos and kill him!"

This Suofu is quite brave in the brigade, so there is no lack of popularity in the army. Hearing what he said, several people around him all agreed.

Because Liu Erlang and others risked their lives to threaten them, and the owner of Jienu was worried that he would have to compromise because of the delay, so they finally gave the group of refugees a little respite, and each of them got a liter of ration.

These grains were originally the living rations saved by their hard work, but now they are conscripted by the slave soldiers. It takes this tragic method to get a bite or two of life.But even so, there were still people who wept with joy, and they were all grateful to Liu Erlang and others who sacrificed their lives.

After drinking the soup, the group set out on the road again, but the speed was a little faster.This made the faces of the slave soldiers who had always been unsightly look slightly better. Only the slave soldier Suo Fu had a bad face, cruising outside the team, occasionally glaring at Liu Erlang and others who were struggling to pull the cart, and occasionally looking gloomy. Aiming at the owner in front.

At this moment, a dozen or so knights suddenly appeared on the road ahead. Looking at them from a distance, judging from the style of their armor, they were definitely not the army from the north, but undoubtedly scouts from the southern captives.

"Hurry up and intercept these enemy scouts, don't get away from our army's whereabouts and attract most of the enemy's army!"

Seeing this, the owner of the building changed his expression drastically, and he directly ordered Suo Fu and others nearby to say.

In the past, Nasov was brave in such situations, but this time because of resentment, he didn't howl until the owner of the building reprimanded him again, and led dozens of slaves nearby to charge towards the opponent.

The opponent's scout was bold, instead of running away immediately after seeing this, he galloped around the flanks of the team, and even narrowed the distance, as if to spy out the details of the team.

"The southern captives are leaving!"

Nasov yelled viciously, but he didn't exhaust his horsepower. After shouting, he whispered to the people beside him: "Since the southern cavalry has arrived, there must be successors nearby. It is impossible to keep these people , even if I wait for the deserted people to return to the town safely, I will be punished. The position of the owner will definitely not be guaranteed, are you willing to leave the battle with me later and go hunting elsewhere to make atonement?"

Everyone agreed after hearing the words, even if some people still hesitated, but seeing the menacing eyes of the comrades beside them, they all nodded in haste.

At this time, the owner of the rear had ordered all the refugees to move into the dense forest near the bank, leaving dozens of people to guard them, while he led more than a hundred other people to gather some young men in the team, ready to leave the battle at any time Abandon the people and flee.

Of course, Liu Erlang and a dozen or so forced laborers were also in the line of slave soldiers, each holding a bamboo spear, and lined up in front of the open space outside the forest.

"Alang, what shall I do later?"

These dozens of people are all headed by Liu Erlang, and they all turned to look at him at this moment.

Liu Erlang clenched the bamboo spear tightly in his hand, and said in a low voice: "You have a good body, and you can use it for your slaves! Let's see if Master Wang will kill you later. If Master Wang really comes here, gather the township to protect him personally. If not, you can also You can only commit yourself to slaves first, and you can't abandon your fellow villagers to thieves..."

(End of this chapter)