Chapter 601: Grief
The city ahead was in ruins, and it was in such a state of disrepair.
Everywhere I looked, the shops were all collapsed, and the houses were in ruins.
Even the few people passing by had broken arms or legs, and two of them had white cloth wrapped around their heads!
Not only Jiang Fengze, but everyone else was also shocked, and they all stood there in a daze.
Xiao Lanyi was just about to take out the silver, but when she looked up again, the money bag in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Why is this place like this? It looks like it was bombed by something?" Xiao Lanyi's face turned pale, and she was a little bit unbelievable.
Jiang Fengze suppressed the emotions in his heart, took a deep breath, and wanted to go forward to ask first.
At this moment, two guards at the city gate rushed out, staring at them warily, their cheeks yellow and sunken.
Jiang Fengze was choked again.
The words he was about to ask were stuck in his throat.
Because he found that even these two guards were disabled...
One of them was blind in one eye, and the other had lost his entire arm, leaving a hollow space at the armpit.
Fengze paused, then spoke with difficulty, "You don't have to be nervous, we are the firearms army sent by the court. We defeated the Oirat people a few days ago and are about to return to Beijing. We just want to pass through here."
Upon hearing that the Oirat people had been driven away, the two guards paused at first, then clenched their fists, knelt on the ground together, and tears burst out.
"Those damned Wala people, they destroyed our homeland and killed our families, they have come to this day, it can be said that God has a good eye!"
"Thank you all, you killed the Wala firearms army, which is revenge for us. Let alone asking for a way to pass through, even if we are asked to be your slaves, we are willing!" The two guards shouted in pain, then wiped their tears and hurriedly invited everyone to enter the city.
Jiang Fengze's heart tightened. Hearing that this place was harmed by Wala, he immediately called his brothers to come in first, and then asked the two what happened in this city.
The two guards had hatred in their eyes, and their thoughts were also pulled back to the day half a month ago.
"We are unlucky in Beihe County, located at the border of two countries. We are often invaded by the Oirat. Their officers and soldiers often rob us of food and treasures. Sometimes, even women are bullied by them."
Their eyes were red, and they added, "But we have the blood of the Nanji people in our veins. How can we allow them to insult us like this? Especially a few days ago, when we heard that they were going to start a war, we were even more unwilling to endure it. So we spontaneously formed a defense team, guarded the city gates, and shot and killed many of them who wanted to break into the city with bows and crossbows."
"But who knew that this action would anger the Wala soldiers. They brought a lot of firearms overnight, not only forced to break through our city gate, but also blew this place up like this." The guard burst into tears, clenching his fists tightly, "Almost all the people in the city... died at their hands."
When he mentioned the tragic scene that night, he didn't even dare to recall it.
When people were still asleep, they were blown into bloody bodies by countless grenades.
The crying of children and the howling of the elderly echoed in this small city, as if it were hell.
At that time, several young men, looking at their wives and children who had stopped breathing, were filled with grief and anger. They wanted to fight the Wala soldiers with their serious injuries.
But the Oirat people took their muskets and beat them into pieces amidst laughter, and laughed as they fell unwillingly.
Now, this small town has almost become a ghost town, with only a few survivors.
And almost all of them are injured.
After listening to the guards' words, Jiang Fengze's eyes were sore, and he had to hold back his tears.
He thought that after a great victory in this battle, the people could rest assured.
But he never thought that such a tragic thing would happen in this small border town, and they were almost unaware of it.
For a moment, a huge grief melted in his heart, eroding all his emotions, and it took him a long time to speak again.
"Those Wala beasts, relying on the firearms in their hands, dared to harm the people like this." Jiang Fengze's eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse, "Fortunately, we have blown up their 50,000 people to pieces, and we have avenged you!"
Xiao Lanyi had already burst into tears.
He couldn't even imagine how scared and helpless the sleeping people would be when they woke up after the whole town was destroyed overnight.
The brothers behind him were also silent.
They walked forward heavily, and tried to take a few glances at every ruin they passed by, as a kind of mourning for the dead people.
Soon, everyone passed by the streets and alleys they used to go through, and walked to the farmland.
The ruins in front of them also changed to large pits everywhere.
Jiang Fengze's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
The anger in his eyes grew heavier.
"These Wala people even blew up your farmland beyond recognition. How are you going to survive in the future?"
The two guards smiled bitterly and comforted, "Don't worry, officials. There are not many of us left here. There are only about thirty of us. Even if we go to other places to beg in the future, we should be able to get a meal because we are disabled."
Jiang Fengze shook his head decisively, "No, you were killed and retaliated because you resisted the Wala soldiers. The court cannot ignore you, let alone let you beg for a living."
He looked at the broken arm of one of the guards and suddenly thought of Doctor Wu.
Doctor Wu, didn't he make a prosthesis for Lin Chunlai?
If the people here can also be saved by Doctor Wu and have a stable life, then I will be worthy of them.
So Jiang Fengze hurriedly said, "You two, go and gather all the people in the city. I have something important to say to everyone."
Since the accident, all the surviving men, women, old and young have lived in a half-collapsed workshop.
They learned that the 50,000 Wala firearms army was all bombed into ashes.
They were all in tears, supporting each other, and limping to see Fengze and others.
Jiang Fengze looked around and saw that there were few healthy people among them. Some had their ears blown off, some had lame legs, and some had limbs intact but were severely burned.
If these poor people were to work elsewhere, they would probably be hard to be accepted.
But if they stayed in this dilapidated town, how could they rebuild their houses, not to mention that so much farmland was destroyed and even food became a problem.
So Fengze clapped his hands, stepped forward to look at the crowd, and said with emotion, "We are fighting hard on the battlefield to protect the people, and the court will not abandon any of the people of Nanji. Now that you are in great trouble, if you are willing, why not come back to Beijing with me, I will definitely settle you down, so that you can have enough food to eat and no longer suffer from the war." The
people of Beihe County were stunned.
One by one, they raised their faces full of suffering, as if they couldn't believe it.
The court is willing to take them to Beijing for resettlement?
Is this serious!
Xiao Lanyi was afraid that they would be reluctant to leave their hometown, so she stepped out to persuade them, "The most important thing in life is to be born and live, right? You have to survive first."
"If you can't leave your home, you can go back with us first. When the time comes, the court will send people to rebuild Beihe County. If you are not used to living in Beijing in the future, you can come back after it is built. Is this okay?" Xiao Lanyi patiently persuaded them.
How could they not agree? They were just too surprised.
Seeing that this was sincere, they nodded vigorously, and their tears flowed into a river again, wetting the ground.
"As long as we can live a stable life, we will be happy no matter where we are placed!" A woman covered her blind eyes and cried her eyes out, "There are too many sad things here, it's better to leave."
"Yes, we are willing to do so. Living in the border area, we are often invaded by foreigners. Even if we can live in peace for a while, we can't live forever. We are tired of it." Another old man came forward and cried.
The two brothers guarding the city finally smiled.
"Okay, okay, thank you officials from the capital, we will go!" They nodded vigorously.
"But don't worry, our bodies are not completely disabled, we can still farm and work, and we will support ourselves when the time comes. We will definitely not eat for free and bring shame to our Beihe County!"
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