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Chapter 226 Abandoned Women

After listening to Li Zicheng's words, Luo Rucai was speechless for a moment.

He thought for a while and said: "Zuo Liangyu's 10,000+ army was defeated by Liu Sheng. You and I are probably no match for them, so we should withdraw."

"Don't forget to ask someone to send you a hundred stones of food."

With these words, Li Zicheng left with his cavalry.

Although he was unwilling to accept the defeat in Jitan, he did not have the confidence to fight Liu Sheng again.

Although now he and Luo Rucai are together, and they have Nanyang City to rely on, with a total of more than 8 people.

But among the 8 of them, half were young men who had just joined the team, and some of them might still hate them.

Soldiers and armor are also in short supply.

Not to mention that not long after Liu Shengcai defeated Zuo Liangyu's 10,000+ army, he came with the power of victory.

Under such circumstances, he really had no confidence in defeating Liu Sheng's Yibu rebels.

After finally scrounging some money, food and more than [-] young men in Nanyang, he didn't want to lose everything in a big defeat.

In the past, when fighting with the army, he was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Now that he has put on shoes, he naturally has more worries when fighting.

Luo Rucai watched Li Zicheng walk away, then he kept a cautious eye and ordered: "Immediately send a team of exploration horses to explore south until they encounter a large group of expedition horses!"

"Order!"

The cavalry general responsible for exploring the horses took the order and left.

Luo Ru did this because he was worried that Li Zicheng would trick him into leaving Nanyang City - although this possibility was very small, he had to guard against it.

However, after returning to the big tent, he still ordered each battalion to seize the opportunity to break out and evacuate.

"Tell them what to throw, otherwise it will slow down and let the people from Guibu catch up, and they won't be able to take anything away!"

"Yes!"

Several messengers took the flag and were about to leave, but Luo Rucai stopped them again.

"By the way, tell those bastards that if they don't want to kill those women, they can stay in the camp.

Well, I heard that Liu Sheng cherishes feathers very much. If he encounters these poor homeless women, he can't just ignore them, right?

If he wants to take care of these women and the refugees in Nanyang City, he will have to consume his food and delay his time.Hehe, then he won't have time to chase us. "

"General Gao Ming!"

Several messengers also thought of this idea and flattered Luo Rucai together. Then they left the tent and mounted their fast horses to deliver the orders to each camp.

Why would Luo Rucai think about women?

One is naturally because he, Lao Luo, is lustful and easily thinks of women in his heart.

Secondly, he knew that many women had been kidnapped by the army - not to mention the number of his concubines alone, which had increased from dozens to more than 100!
As for the women captured by various camps in the army, although he has not investigated, he estimates that there are thousands of them.

This was the result of him "setting an example" to restrain his generals from taking concubines less, otherwise they would be more kidnapped...

Xiao Huan lay sprawled in the hay, her whole body exuding an indescribable mixed stench. She who loved cleanliness seemed to have a malfunctioning nose at this time, and she didn't even frown at the stench.

The two eyes on her thin face were staring, motionless. If it weren't for the rising and falling of her open chest, she would have been mistaken for a dead person.

In fact, her mind was empty at this time, her heart seemed to be gone, and she felt like a dead person.

Maybe when she has the strength or finds an opportunity, she will let herself become a real dead person.

In a daze, she heard that the surroundings seemed to be much noisier and more chaotic than before - although it was also very chaotic to her before.

This change allowed her to regain some of her thinking ability.

At this time, a woman staggered over, sat next to her, and whispered uneasily: "Miss, it seems that the bandits are about to break camp and leave."

Miss?

Hearing this title, Xiao Huan's heart that seemed to have disappeared felt something again, a sting that was worse than death.

Yes, she was a young lady.

The Xiao family has nearly a thousand acres of farmland in the suburbs, several shops in the city, and a weaving workshop. His father is also a scholar.Although this family background is not conspicuous in Nanyang City, it is still a wealthy family.

Speaking of which, she is not good-looking. She is seven feet tall (about 1.7 meters two), has a slightly long face and high cheekbones, and she seems to have the unlucky look of a Croft.

It's because he was born into a wealthy family, has fair and tender skin, and has regular facial features that he doesn't look ugly.

She has been studying since she was a child, and was influenced by the family tradition of businessmen. She has a high spirit and sharp eyesight. She is also the only daughter in the family. She is doted on by her parents and can choose her own husband.

I was spoiled for choice, and now I'm 24 and haven't even gotten married yet.

Not long ago, the family asked someone to introduce a scholar who was expected to win the imperial examination. She originally wanted to beg her father to call her home to meet him.Who would have thought that before this was done, the bandits would come.

The city was destroyed in two days!
She and her parents were hiding in a secret cellar at home, but they never thought they would be found three days ago.

In order to protect her, her parents were killed by the bandits on the spot, and she was kidnapped and taken to the bandit camp, where she suffered humiliation and bullying for two or three days.

If it weren't for a servant girl in the family who was also taken captive and occasionally took care of her, she might have died.

But what's the point of living like this?

Xiao Huan shed tears of humiliation when she thought about how dirty her body was.

Seeing this, the servant woman stood aside and said: "Miss, if you think about it a little bit, it would be nice to be alive in this world. You don't know how many people outside are dead and starving to death."

After saying that, the servant woman probably didn't have much strength and lay down.

I don't know how long I lay there, but the noise around me became smaller and smaller, and there was no movement at all.

The servant girl jumped up and left for a while. When she came back, she immediately shouted in surprise: "Miss, the bandits are all gone!"

gone?

Xiao Huan's eyes finally moved and he struggled to get up.

The maid helped her up and filled a broken bowl with some dirty water from somewhere.

Xiao Huan's eyes were full of flowers, and people were double-imaged. He could not see clearly at all, so he instinctively drank the water.

"Miss, wait here, I'll go get some news."

The servant left a message and left.

He came back not long after, his voice still filled with joy, "The bandits surnamed Luo seemed to be in a hurry to leave, leaving many of the captive women in the camp. Now those who have the strength have set off and are going back to the city!"

Miss, it’s not advisable to stay outside the city for a long time. Let’s go back to the city. Maybe we can find some food at your house! "

Well, this servant girl's taking care of Xiao Huan was not purely out of kindness.

On the one hand, the Xiao family treats their servants quite well, and on the other hand, the maid thinks that the Xiao family is a big family and they should have a lot of food hidden away.

Most of the food stored by large households was hidden in several places. Mr. and Mrs. Xiao were dead, and Miss Xiao Huan might still know where to hide the food that had not been found by the bandits.

At this age, you need food to survive.

Xiao Huan remained silent.

She felt that if she was like this, she might as well die outside.

The maid probably saw something of Xiao Huan's thoughts, and suddenly said: "Miss, even if you don't want to live, you can't lie here.

Once the bandits are gone, there will probably be other thieves coming to scavenge, and then you will probably suffer again! "

Hearing this, Xiao Huan thought of his experiences in the past two or three days and couldn't help but shudder. He finally struggled to sit up, grabbed the servant girl's hand tightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sanniang, please kill me, please." ···”

"What are you talking about!" The servant girl shook her hand and said, "I don't know how to kill people!"

Xiao Huan wanted to say something else, but suddenly there was the rumble of horse hooves in the distance, and he knew that many cavalry were approaching quickly.

Suddenly I remembered the exclamations of many women around me.

"The bandits are back again?"

"Run!"

"Where to run? We can't outrun the horsemen."

"What if the officers and soldiers come?"

"Officers and soldiers?" A woman sneered, "If we are like this, we will not end well if we meet the officers and soldiers. Maybe we won't even be able to save our lives!"

Sanniang next to her was also very anxious and kept murmuring: "What should we do..."

Soon the sound of horse hooves came nearby.

The women's frightened exclamations and screams came one after another, but there was no man's wanton laughter. Xiao Huan had heard the kind of wild laughter when he was captured by the bandits. It was terrifying.

Then a clear male voice appeared, "Were you all kidnapped from Nanyang City by the two thieves Li and Luo?"

"We are." A bold woman replied, and then asked anxiously: "Is the general an officer and a soldier?"

"I am Li Dingguo, deputy of the Cavalry Guards of the Yibu Rebel Army."

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)