After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 57 Take a step forward, shoot and kill
The continuous green hills are like a shy girl half-embraced by a pipa, half-hidden and half-revealed in the light snow.

The refugees fleeing famine were ragged, yellow and thin, with their heads bowed, like soulless mummy, dragging their heavy steps, walking alone among the crowd.

The king of Dongjiang justified the name of Nanli soldiers.

The soldiers in Nanli were not gangster rioters who burned, killed, looted, and bullied women and children. They were all good people in Nanli, and they were subordinates of King Dongjiang. King Dongjiang said that he had ordered Nanli to accept refugees.

When you arrive in Nanli, you can survive.

After three years of war, they no longer believe the bullshit of anyone in power.

King Shuyun, Marquis Yongping, King Dongjiang, civilian uprising army...

It's all fart!
Either rob life supplies, or rob people.

Robbing men, women, children, old men and women want to be robbed, but no one wants it.

The better ones, such as the King of Dongjiang, would find an excuse, and men with good hands and feet would be recruited into the army to serve as cannon fodder, while women would rob less.

Those who are worse, such as Yongpinghou and the vast majority of civilian rebels, blatantly rob, rape, and tease.

In the final analysis, it is a robbery.

There is land that cannot be planted, and there is a home that cannot be returned. Refugees are like a group of walking corpses, climbing one mountain after another, wading one river after another, and sleeping on the side of the road when they are tired. They may wake up tomorrow, or they may not.

Who cares.

Early death and early birth.

It is best not to have an afterlife, it is too difficult to be a human being, and life is too bitter.

"Stop, take another step forward, shoot and kill!"

The voice is full of energy, and when you hear it, you are a lucky person who is full.

The refugees walking in front raised their heads and saw a cannon lying in the middle of the road, and there were rows of neatly dressed, energetic soldiers holding weapons, who were more energetic than most soldiers they had ever seen.

And the muzzle of the cannon was facing them.

The refugee showed a terrified expression, and staggered back with his limp feet.

The militiamen made way for a narrow lane, and Xu Linpeng rode out on horseback.

Zhao Xiu followed behind her, followed the horse to her side, and stopped at the front alongside her.

Seeing the majestic Zhao Xiu, the refugees retreated a little.

Xu Linpeng looked at the refugees.

There are mostly old and weak women and children, and there are also strong men. Men, women, and children are all skinny, shivering from the cold. Some people have a naked eye hidden in their fearful eyes, but [-]% of them are despair, loss and emptiness about the future.

A man with calculating eyes pushed out a woman holding a child.

The woman trembled.

"General, general, my lord, the king of Dongjiang, my lord said that Nanli County can accommodate refugees, please, please, general, help."

After the woman finished speaking, someone immediately answered, "The prince has ordered."

"Hmph!" Xu Linpeng snorted coldly, "My lord? King Dongjiang? An order? Hahaha, I laughed so hard."

Seeing that Xu Linpeng spoke up, and Zhao Xiu who was beside him didn't even scold him, the refugees all widened their pupils.

The one who made the decision was actually this little lady!
Seeing that she is quite fierce, how dare a little lady ride a horse into the battlefield?

How could these men listen to a little lady?

Xu Linpeng stopped laughing, and his tone became colder.

"I'll tell you, Nanli has nothing to do with the King of Dongjiang. He failed to recruit the King of Dongjiang, so he wanted you to bring down Nanli, but the bones of my Nanli people are not soft. Fearing Marquis Yongping, the refugee army has killed countless people, and he, King Dongjiang, is no exception."

"you--"

Xu Linpeng stretched out his red-tasseled gun and pointed at the refugees, "If you dare to provoke, kill them!"

boom!boom--

As soon as Xu Linpeng finished speaking, the artillery barrel turned around and fired a shot at Daqing Peak on the other side of the canyon.

A large hole was blasted out of the steep cliff, and gravel and trees fell one after another.

This movement was quite loud, and the refugees a mile behind also turned their gazes to the smoky cliff.

The hearts of the refugees trembled, as if they had seen death come.

"General, please forgive me. The King of Dongjiang sent us here. Please forgive me."

"I beg the general to take pity on us, give us a bite of food, and give us a way to survive."

The refugees in the front row knelt down.

The people in the back row were like felled straw, kneeling on the ground row by row, all kneeling down.

"To shut up!"

Xu was afraid of artillery, after Xu Linpeng scolded, the crowd quickly quieted down.

The deterrent effect was achieved, Xu Linpeng raised his eyebrows and said:
"However, King Dongjiang's words are right. Our county magistrate understands righteousness and has a benevolent heart. He can't bear the hunger and cold of the people."

"The magistrate is willing to take us in?" A man raised his head boldly, full of hope.

After meeting Zhao Xiu's sharp gaze, he lowered his head in panic.

Zhao Xiu stretched out his hand to cover the corner of his mouth and half of his face, lowered his voice and said to Xu Linpeng: "There is a problem just looking at this."

Xu Linpeng ignored him and continued: "The magistrate has an order that children under the age of 13 can enter Nanli. Each child can only be taken care of by an accompanying adult, and the accompanying person can only be a woman."

That is to say, only young children and some women can enter.

As soon as this remark came out, some people were immediately unhappy.

"Then what about us people? It's freezing cold, we have no food, and we are not allowed to go in. Isn't this killing everyone?"

The previous man started to fight.

Immediately someone agreed.

"Yes, young children are human beings. Aren't we human? Besides, only young children and women are allowed in. Who knows whether to keep them alive or have other intentions?"

"No man followed, anyway, I dare not send my wife and children in."

The refugee crowd became lively like boiling water. You talked to each other, complaining that the people in Nanli County were unreasonable and would not save them.

boom--

The artillery bombarded the mountain with a deafening sound, and the mountains were instantly silent.

"Nanli is not a shantang, and the county magistrate is not an emperor. To tell you the truth, even if young children and women are allowed to enter, the people of Nanli will not agree.

"How precious food is in troubled times, which one of you has no idea?

"Entering Nanli can at least ensure that you will not die of starvation. Whether you want to enter, whether you want to die or live, is up to you to choose.

"But I want to warn you, whoever dares to take a step into Nanli! Hmph!"

Looking at the few people who were fanning the flames, Xu Linpeng swung his arm in a big circle, and the red-tasseled spear danced into a phantom, provoking Zhao Xiu's long spear behind his back to his left hand, and threw it violently.

Clang!
The seven-foot spear was firmly inserted into the ground, separating the Chu River and the Han border.

Zhao Xiu jumped.

"Hey, what are you doing with my gun?"

Xu Linpeng chose to ignore this.

A small square table and a chair were moved out, and the man sitting behind the table was dark-skinned but gentle-looking. This man used to be a scholar, but now he is in charge of registration and bookkeeping in Qingfeng Village. It is Xu Ningfeng who is in front of Xinghua Village and He is the eldest grandson of Xu Qin.

"Those who want to keep young children alive, register in the past."

As soon as Xu Linpeng finished speaking, the man who had taken the lead earlier stood up abruptly.

"Everyone, don't listen to her bewitching, let's rush over together, the whole family can survive, everyone, follow me, follow me..."

The man staggered two steps forward, fell sideways, his eyes widened in disbelief, and tried to pull out the red-tasseled spear that pierced his chest with one hand.

Xu Linpeng looked at the man indifferently, and at the refugees who kept retreating.

"Who dares to confuse people with evil words, like this person!"

The few people who were ordered to fan the emotions of the refugees swallowed, not daring to show their heads again.

A group of people mixed among the refugees intending to infiltrate into Nanli territory, to assassinate and cooperate with outsiders, did not dare to say anything, thinking that the prince made a mistake this time, and the leader of the people in Nanli is not simple at all.

But the real refugees were even more frightened, and all of them trembled like chaff.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

In the silence, a weak child's voice came out.

The disheveled woman looked down at her blue-lipped son, who was about to freeze to death and starve to death. She rushed to the small square table with the child in her arms, and stared at Xu Linfeng firmly and resolutely.

"I'm going in!"

"Yaoer, don't close your eyes, there will be porridge to drink and eggs to eat, Yaoer, Yaoer..."

After receiving the identity card, the woman ran forward with the child in her arms, not knowing where to get food.

(End of this chapter)