Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2121 Overtime worker

  Gangneung Chamber of Commerce.

   There were some footsteps outside the hall, and they were getting closer.

  Sun Quan sat in the middle of the hall, frowning.

  After the plague broke out in Dangyang, Sun Quan was very courageous and did not dare to be arrogant in front of those invisible and intangible opponents. After experiencing shock, pain and helplessness, Sun Quan could only order to retreat...

   But some people, those soldiers who were seriously ill, did not go back together.

On the one hand, it is because these soldiers who are seriously ill are weak and unable to walk, there is a way to keep up with the marching queue, and on the other hand, these people are too dangerous, even if Sun Quan, Lu Su and others don't know what it is called source of infection, but subconsciously avoid these pathogens.

   Before the war started and the great cause had not yet begun, Sun Quan felt the deep malice of the heavens towards him, as if God had fed him a pile of **** himself, and told him that after eating this pile, there would be two more...

  The second one is naturally the **** Wei Yan.

  The third lump...

  Amidst the sound of footsteps, the figure swayed at the entrance of the hall, and Sun Quan raised his eyes. The first one to walk in was Zhou Tai.

  Zhou Tai was originally injured, so after the battle of Jiangling, he has been recuperating, and now he is generally much better. Seeing Sun Quan sitting in the middle, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

  Sun Quan nodded, signaling Zhou Tai to sit first.

Zhou Tai arrived first, and Sun Quan didn't find it strange, and was even a little relieved. After all, Zhou Tai was single-handedly promoted by him, but because after Sun Quan retired, it basically meant the end of the war, even in a not very honorable manner. The method was over, and Sun Quan was not only feeling aggrieved, but Zhou Tai also suffered some mental blows, which made Zhou Tai look a little sluggish.

  Pan Zhang came next, and then other generals and schools arrived one after another.

The last one to come in was Lu Su, with a tired face that couldn't be concealed, black eye circles and a messy beard, and clothes with some sour smells, which were enough to prove what kind of life Lu Su was living these past few days. life. For most generals and schools who don't know much about diseases and don't know much about people's livelihood, the responsibility of preventing and controlling the plague is naturally more for Lu Su to handle, and it is inevitable to be tired.

  『This epidemic prevention, Zijing took the lead! ’ Sun Quan didn’t wait for Lu Su to sit down, but he stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Su in public, ‘Zi Jing deserves a certain obeisance! 』

Lu Su hurriedly pushed back, but Sun Quan naturally refused to let him go. After Lu Su accepted the ceremony, he walked back to the head and sat down. He looked around slowly, "This time we sent troops to the north to fight against Jingzhou. It's not that the soldiers are not brave, but the weather is not in season, it's not the fault of the war! Now that Jiangdong is suffering from such a great epidemic, it depends on everyone's concerted efforts to survive from death. Here, a certain generation of Jiangdong, thank you all! 』

  Everyone hurriedly returned the gift together.

Cheng Pu Fuxu smiled, and said: "Your Majesty is too polite, this is our duty...It's a pity that God doesn't grant it, so we have to stop here... Jingbei Xiangyang, you might as well pretend to the enemy first, Wait for us to repair a little, and then come to fight again, and we will be able to win in one fell swoop! 』

   Cheng Pu said this to give Sun Quan a step down. Everyone also responded and echoed Cheng Pu. For Sun Quan, the protagonist, they feel a little nervous. It is likely that Sun @二感子@东万@权 is ill again, and if he insists on leading the army to a showdown, then he is really looking for death...

Sun Quan knew it well, and his face trembled. He said in a general way before that the effect was obviously not good, so he counted the credits of the soldiers one by one, whether it was fighting the enemy or taking care of the battle preparations. The supplies, regardless of whether they were charging forward or attacking, or those who were responsible for repairing the city walls and fortifications in the rear, even those who dispatched civilian laborers, all praised them one by one, which immediately made everyone present smile.

   After boasting all of them without missing anything, Sun Quan returned to the main topic, and said loudly: "Only if you all work together, can you achieve what you are today!" When you return to Jiangdong, you will be rewarded for your merits, and you will never treat anyone badly! 』

  Everyone stood up immediately and saluted together: "Thank you, my lord! Willing to die for the lord! 』This time the response obviously felt much better, not as weak as before.

  Sun Quan called everyone to sit down again, smiled, hid all his emotions behind the smile, then swallowed a bit, and then said slowly: "There is still a dog peeping from the side, I wonder if everyone has a good plan?" 』

  Pan Zhang bluffed and said, "It's gone!" 』

  Sun Quan nodded, neither saying yes nor bad, but looking at Cheng Pu and Lu Su.

  Pan Zhang didn't care too much, he laughed a few times, and then didn't pay much attention to the follow-up matters. This is his shell, reckless and greedy, brave and ignorant, so that Sun Quan will be at ease, and others will be at ease.

Cheng Pu frowned and said: "Instigated by the hussars, many people from Jingzhou went along the west of the river...to all...before they sent scouts to hide among the refugees. Only then did they know that the general in command was Wei Yanwei Wenchang. How many soldiers are there? Not many, so... now... this...』

  After Zhou Yu got the news of Wei Yan's dispatch, he sent people to Padang again. On the one hand, he sent people to pretend to be refugees to investigate, and on the other hand, he replaced the Jingzhou soldiers who had been useless and put strict vigilance on them. Of course, these things made Sun Quan very upset. He thought that Xiangyang in the north of Jing was the key point. The land of Badong was full of mountains and dense forests, and there was a lack of cultivated land. It's also because the soldiers are exhausted, just wait for the work to hit, don't pay special attention, it's better to focus on Jingbei.

  But now suddenly, the situation is reversed.

If the Jiangdong soldiers are vigorous, then when Wei Yan attacked, the Jiangdong soldiers stationed on the border of Badong would fight hard and stand by for help. But now Sun Quan is preparing to retreat from Jingzhou to avoid the plague, and those Jiangdong soldiers will still have How much thought do you want to continue to fight in Padang?

   And keeping some Jingzhou surrendered troops is almost equivalent to giving up completely. Can't you give up completely? Of course not. Sun Quan now wants to retreat, not to turn into a rout.

But anyone with some military knowledge knows that when soldiers have morale, even if they stand to the last one, they will stand on top of the position, but if morale is lost, more than a dozen people will rush It is also common for hundreds of thousands of rout soldiers to chase and kill them.

Just now why Sun Quan suppressed his temper, and even tried to curry favor with everyone present, it was because Sun Quan knew that the morale was on the verge of collapse. With a sluggish appearance, it could be said that before returning to Jiangdong, soldiers mutinied on the way!

In the current state of struggling to maintain, any unstable factor may lead to the ultimate tragedy, just like a small wound, generally speaking, it will not cause any serious illness such as systemic festering, respiratory failure, internal organ disorders, etc., but If the immune function of the human body has been completely lost, then perhaps such a small wound can lead to death.

Sun Quan is not a boxer with spades tattooed on him. He even knows about AIDS and still jumps up, and the evacuation from Jingnan cannot be completed in a day or two. If he is attacked by Wei Yan during this process, let alone the previous There is a question of whether all the accumulated wealth can be transferred, and it may even fall into the quagmire of defeat, burying Sun Quan's last bit of decency!

   But the question is, who would be willing to stay now that the plague is rampant?

   Zhou Tai seemed to want to say something, and then saw Sun Quan's stern eyes, swallowed his saliva immediately, and shrank back.

  Pan Zhang didn't speak, and lowered his head, as if he felt that there was something wrong with the scales of the armor on his body, and he was trying to put it back to its original correct position.

  Cheng Pu was silent, frowning, and did not speak.

  If there was no plague before, Cheng Pu didn't mind staying in charge of finishing the work, but now, Cheng Pu obviously doesn't think he has any magical powers of diamond body protection, which can be invulnerable to all poisons. After all, staying is almost tantamount to risking one's life, and now Cheng Pu already has the old and the young, and a big family needs to be raised. If there is a mistake, wouldn't it be a chance for the old Wang next door to justify his name? ?

  In the strange silence, Xu Sheng raised his head accidentally, and saw Sun Quan staring at him, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and subconsciously murmured, "My lord, this..."

  『Could it be that Wen Xiang is willing to take on this task? 』Sun Quan was overjoyed and smiled.

  Compared to Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang, who are closer to Sun Quan's newborn generals, Xu Shengmo is relatively more elegant, and he is also closer to the Jiangdong gentry. Sun Quanming knew that it was dangerous to be in charge of post-break work in the plague area, and he was reluctant to part with Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang who had been cultivated with great difficulty. At the same time, he was embarrassed to force Cheng Pu and Lu Su, so naturally the only choice left...

  『Good! Wen Xiang really has the courage to do things and dare to take on heavy responsibilities! A certain person was right! It can be said that he is full of courage, and Jiangdong Tiger General is also! 』Sun Quan laughed, and offered compliments without money, thinking in his heart, it is better to find some young generals, preferably under the age of thirty-five, not over the age of thirty-five, No move! Young people are good, obedient, easy to use, healthy, easy to be deceived, and low salary. This middle-aged man, with a family and a family, does not talk about the future, even if he voluntarily works overtime, he is more likely to die suddenly than the young. Not worth it.

  Anyway, the person who stayed in Jingzhou Nanjun this time and volunteered to work overtime for Jiangdong Daye was Xu Sheng.

  …(●｀●)…

  Only a little light appeared on the horizon, and Yin Guan woke up with a start.

   Immediately, the son next to him also sat up quickly, his little face was obviously a bit panicked in the still dark sky.

  Yin Guan patted his son on the back, told him to follow the servant to wash up, then sat down on the hillside by himself, his gaze could not help but sweep backward.

  As the light gradually dimmed, the surrounding area was filled with noisy and quarreling sounds. As far as the eye can see, the mountains and valleys are full of people fleeing refugees, all kinds of clothes, large and small baggage, in small groups, or spontaneously gathered into large or small groups, vigilant and indifferent looking at other people.

  Some people rush to the stream to fetch water at dawn, because as long as it is a little bit late at night, they don’t know what will float down from the upper reaches, or what will be mixed in the water...

   There are also some people who don't care at all, as if they don't care about anything, don't care about life, don't care about death, just follow numbly, as if they are walking with a large army, and they can still prove that they are still individuals...

Since the war in Nanjun of Jingzhou, these Jingzhou people who were originally in the land of fish and rice have become more and more miserable and chaotic. Originally, some of these people wanted to go to Jingbei and Xiangyang, but even if they escaped the army halfway, they couldn't escape. During the plague, many people died while walking, so the remaining people did not dare to continue to the north, but went through several turning points and arrived here.

   Right now no one knows where to go, and no one stands up to lead them.

  From the day Jiangling City was broken, the generals and officials guarding the city, seeing that the situation was not good, abandoned the city one after another. They seemed to have no pity for their positions, nor did they care about what happened to the other people in the area they governed...

  These people walked so resolutely and so fast, it seemed that they were still there that night and could still be seen, and then disappeared without a trace as soon as the day dawned. When collecting money, taxes and food, these people bite harder than hungry wolves, and now when it comes to taking responsibility, they run faster than rabbits.

  So what else can I do, self-help is self-help.

   However, there are still troubles to follow...

The refugees along the road where Yin Guan is located also went through various dispersal and gatherings in an orderly manner along this road. Sometimes they split into one or two branches and fled in different directions, and sometimes they encountered some scattered and fled Even now, Yin Guan doesn't know how long the queue is, or how many people there are, but Yin Guan still has some opinions. It is obviously impossible to go south and be captured by Jiangdong soldiers as pigs and dogs, and the road to the north It was cut off, and there was a plague, so it could only go west, and tried to take refuge in Sichuan and Shu with his family.

  However, the road to Sichuan is not easy.

  The mountain road is long and rugged.

   Not only the problem of the road, but also the problem of people...

  Although Yin Guan's family is not considered a wealthy family, it was originally well-off, but now it has to be mixed among the refugees. Even with loyal servants and guards, it will inevitably attract some prying eyes. Yin Guan knew what that meant. No matter how many laws and rules there were before, under the current ravages of the guy named Chaos, it is not as good as a fart, at least the fart still has some smell, and the wealth and food exposed will only be like bleeding wounds. Jackals, tigers and leopards are all attracted.

So from a few days ago, Yin Guan quietly ordered that he only eat one meal during the day, and change the other meal at night, so as to minimize the time for the stored food to be exposed to greedy or hungry eyes, but this Still doesn't work...

  『Patriarch...』 An old servant walked up to Yin Guan and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid we are being targeted... I guess we will do it today... Tomorrow at most, there will be more and more of them..."

  Eyes are the windows to the soul, not to mention those guys wandering around behind Yin Guan and his party, they showed the greed in their eyes without any concealment...

Although Yin Guan had servants and guards, they were not many, only ten of them. If the two or three elder servants were deducted, and the guard who was blind in one eye was removed, in the eyes of these people, it seemed that only four of them should be dealt with. The guards of a mature man are basically done, and then the rest can be left to fish.

  Even though it was concealed and covered up, the female family members of the Yin family were still somewhat different from ordinary working people. In the eyes of these bandits and thieves, it was as obvious as a vacant work station just after get off work time.

  Yes, these people are a group of people among the refugees who voluntarily work overtime, work tirelessly, run back and forth, and communicate with each other.

Ordinary refugees don't care too much about who is around them, they just follow along in a daze, get up at dawn, look for food, move numbly, and at night just long for a place to rest, that's all . Only these malicious guys who are ready to eat people at any time will wander around, voluntarily and spontaneously work extra overtime and do some secret things when the moon is dark and the wind is high.

  Yin Guan sighed, and said: "Get ready...go slowly...I looked at the surrounding terrain yesterday...there is a forest ahead..."

  The forest is not very dense, but the coverage area is not small.

  A large number of human imprints have been left in such a forest. Broken wooden baskets, tattered straw sandals, broken hemcloth, and even human blood and sweat-stained excrement spread out in a disorderly manner, lowering the grass and messing up the bushes.

  Mountain mist blows slightly from the shade of the trees, and rags, weeds, and yellow leaves are flying in the air.

  Two or three figures came out from behind the trees, holding sticks or short knives in their hands, looking around non-stop, and fragmentary voices came from the wind...

  『Is it going this way? 』

  『I saw with my own eyes…』

  『Where is Zhang Tianyue, ask that kid to lead someone around to the other side...』

  『Originally I thought there would be a lot of officials and people, but I didn’t expect this guy to drill into the woods by himself...』

The figures of several people were exposed in a small open space in the forest. Through the speckled light and shadow, you could see that although these people were all wearing single clothes, they were all holding weapons, and even when the sun occasionally shone, they could still faintly Could it be that the weapons in these people's hands are red and dark in some places.

  They are hunters in the mountains who voluntarily work overtime.

   Full-time hunter, occasionally hunting animals.

  Because there were a lot of debris left scattered in the woods, these people naturally glanced back and forth at these utensils, and some even stretched out their hands, picked up something from the ground, and then discarded it casually.

Suddenly, someone discovered something, and they rushed up like a vicious dog, and when they raised their hands, there was a smile all over their faces. It was obviously a golden hairpin, shining seductively among the light spots in the forest. The brilliance of people.

  『Get rich, haha...』

The man turned around, raised the golden hairpin in his hand, and flaunted it. Before the joyful laughter could be lifted up, suddenly his body was shaken, and an arrow shot obliquely from behind him, hitting the back Back, the tail of the arrow trembled in the air, and then the man only had time to take a last look at the blood-stained arrow protruding from his chest.

The clearing in the forest suddenly boiled, heart-piercing shouts and the sound of weapons fighting alternately, although the number of these hunters who voluntarily worked overtime was more, but in front of Yin Guan and well-trained guards, they were Chinese In an ambush, mentally or unintentionally, they were not able to resist for long, like jackals, fleeing one after another when they saw that the situation was not good...

  Yin Guan shot the last arrow at the escaped man, shot down the thieves who fell behind, then lowered his bow, sighed slightly, "Unfortunately, I couldn't kill them all..."

  Yin Guan just said the words, there were a few screams outside the forest, and then quickly quieted down, as if these thieves were suddenly swallowed by wild beasts lurking in the forest.

  Yin Guan's guard subconsciously raised his weapon to be on guard, and even Yin Guan raised his bow without arrows...

  A moment later, the light and shadow in the forest flickered, and a strange soldier with some plants stuck in his body appeared in front of Yin Guan, "Who is in charge?" A certain general called him! 』

  (end of this chapter)