Chapter 98 Officers and Soldiers
Everyone traveled hurriedly for several days, and except for the evening, they only rested for half an hour during the day.
The village head was watching the increasing number of refugees. In the past few days, he saw at least seventy or eighty people collapse and die from high fever on the road!
As a result, not only the people in his own team were panicking, but the other people fleeing the famine were also extremely panicked. Along the way, cries could be heard from time to time.
Just when everyone had rested and were preparing to continue their journey, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer. It was impossible for everyone to escape, so those who were unable to protect themselves could only leave first, and those who knew self-defense skills could stay behind to hold others back, allowing those who ran first to buy more time.
Village head: "Everyone, please pay attention. Those who cannot stay to fight, run away quickly."
Su looked at Qin and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, you two take your parents and nephews and nieces to push Chang'an first, I will stay and help."
Old Lady Su: "You must be careful, if you can't win, run away"
After Su nodded, she pushed Old Lady Su, signaling her to hurry up and follow.
Just when everyone was nervous and curious, they finally saw five officers and soldiers on horseback, followed by dozens of officers and soldiers on foot, coming towards this side.
“They are officers and soldiers.”
The people fleeing from the famine shouted loudly. Some people who were planning to run stopped when they heard that they were soldiers. Everyone thought to themselves that they had not done anything wrong and there was no need to be afraid of the soldiers.
Just when everyone was relieved, the leading soldier raised his sword and shouted, "The Regent Princess has ordered that in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading to other cities, the people who are fleeing the famine must be strangled on the spot. Kill them! Don't let any of them go!"
When the crowd heard what the soldiers said, they were so shocked that they couldn't react for a moment. After seeing the soldiers really kill people, they all fled in all directions, shouting:
"Ah! The soldiers killed people!"
"Woo woo! We are not infected with the disease yet, why are you trying to kill us ordinary people!!!"
"mother!!!"
The people fled in panic, and those caught by the soldiers were stabbed to death. For a while, the scene was filled with wailing, and the bodies of the people lying on the ground increased by more and more.
Xu Zhiyi glanced at the officers and soldiers who had surrounded him, picked up his sword and started chopping. This was a deadly move that Fuqi had specially taught them. Although it seemed to be disorganized, each move was deadly.
After Su killed a soldier, her hand holding the knife shook uncontrollably. It was her first time killing someone and she almost couldn't hold it in. But then she killed the second one and felt very nervous. The third and fourth ones, she seemed a little bit nervous.
The head of the village also led everyone to kill.
When the people saw their relatives being killed, they angrily cursed the princess.
"Such a vicious witch has come to power in our Fenglin Kingdom. She is not worthy of being the eldest princess of Fenglin Kingdom. Witch, witch, ah!!"
"I curse the Princess of Fenglin Kingdom to die a miserable death. One day, she will die in a more humiliating way than us."
The officers and soldiers were so angry that they stabbed the common people who insulted the princess with their swords.
"Insulting the princess is a serious crime."
The leading officer saw that all the people on Xu Zhiyi's side were skilled in martial arts, and most of the people he brought were killed. He immediately said to an officer beside him:
"Hurry up and report the situation and mobilize troops. There are some warriors in this group of refugees."
"Yes," an officer heard the words, quickly mounted his horse and rode towards Lincheng.
Xu Zhiyi looked at a soldier who suddenly rode away on horseback and shouted, "Oh no! They are asking people to go back for reinforcements. Let's fight quickly and decisively."
The village chief looked at the remaining thirty-odd soldiers and waved his hand, saying, "We can't waste time with them. It will be disadvantageous to us."
After hearing what the head of the village said, Xu Zhiyi killed the last soldier and moved closer to the head of the village. He waited until he saw Su and Wang Xiaohe who were coming to kill him.
Xu Zhiyi: "Mom, and Xiaohe, let's break them up, and each of us will take care of three of them."
Hearing this, Su and Wang Xiaohe wiped the blood sprayed on their faces with their sleeves: "Okay!!"
The three men raised their swords and rushed forward, aiming for the fatal spots, hoping to kill the enemy with one strike.
There were more than twenty people left, and the village head led everyone to kill until only five were left.
The leading officer looked at the more than 50 people, and now there are less than 10 people left. He could only wave his hand and signal: "Let's retreat first. They know martial arts, and we have so few people left. We are not sure of winning. Why don't we wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then we chase them. We ride horses, how can we not catch up with those who run?"
Su and Wang Xiaohe looked at the soldiers fleeing on horseback and prepared to chase them with their swords in hand.
The village head said: "Stop chasing! He is running on horseback, we can't catch up with him."
Xu Zhiyi: "Let's take their money"
Afterwards, everyone found only ten taels of silver from the forty bodies of officers and soldiers. How could they be so poor?
The head of the village led everyone to run, hoping to catch up with the Su family as soon as possible. After catching up with the Su family, they all sat on the ground to catch their breath.
Xu Zhiyi looked at the official road, thought for a moment, and suggested: "Uncle Lin, let's abandon the car and go deep into the mountains! First, we have angered those soldiers. When their reinforcements arrive, they will definitely catch up with us on horseback. Even if we run non-stop, we will not be able to outrun them."
"Secondly, they are now at the point of exterminating all the people. This proves that the epidemic is beginning to spread very seriously. If we open a road to the mountains, we can avoid the epidemic. When we get out of the mountains, there will be another city!"
After listening to Xu Zhiyi's words, the village head also thought that this was the best plan. He then looked at everyone and asked for their opinions: "What do you think? Everyone can give their opinions."
Wang Xiaohe: "I'll listen to Sister Zhiyi"
Doctor Li: "I will follow you, and you can make the decision."
Lin clan members: "We will listen to you, Third Uncle"
Village head: "Then I will listen to your opinion?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu twisted the village head's ear and said, "Okay, just listen to what I say. If you hesitate any longer, they will catch up with you!"
After everyone made the decision, they quickly divided their bags and started carrying them.
Shen Wuyou carried Shen Changan on his back, and the things on the cart were carried by Su Jia and Xu Zhiyi respectively.
But when Xu Zhiyi saw that everyone was carrying large and small bags, filling up their entire backs! He looked at the empty cart and thought about it. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of the modern stretcher.
"Everyone stop for a moment. We can use our cart. We can use a knife to remove the wheels, then put everyone's luggage on the cart, tie it up with ropes, and carry it in front and back."
Lin Yu was pleasantly surprised and said, "Hey, this method works, just like how we use wooden boards to carry dead bodies in the village..."
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu slapped Lin Yu on the back a few times with her hands: "Bah, bah, bah, you can't speak, then shut up, don't you think it's unlucky?"
Lin Yu held his mouth in grievance: "I just spoke too quickly."
Huang rolled her eyes at him and said, "You deserve it. How can you be so quick-witted?"
Everyone put down their things, used knives to chop the wheels of the cart, then put their things on it, tied it around the board with a rope, and then lifted it up front and back. As expected, everyone felt much more relaxed this way!
There are many young men among the Lin clan, and one of them came out to help Wang Daniu.
Fortunately, the heaviest thing they had was the several dozen kilograms of food! The rest were clothes, two sets of quilts, a few bowls, and two pots. Anyway, two grown men could easily lift it.
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