Chapter 1160
General Liang Leads Troops to Reinforcements
Chapter 1160 General Liang Leads Troops to Reinforcements
"Yes!" Master Han immediately went to write a large notice board, and then led the yamen runners to nail the notice board into the ground.
County Commandant Zhong led his troops to move the bodies of Ping Laoda and the others, dumped them by the side of the main road, and even stuck a wooden plaque with the words "Evil Leader" on Ping Laoda's body.
Wooden plaques were also stuck into Xu Bagui's body to tell others that even if you are young, you will be executed for committing evil!
The move by Magistrate Kang and County Commandant Zhong helped the later disaster victims.
When they were about to collapse and considered killing their companions to save their own lives, they saw these corpses, abandoned their wicked intentions, and continued to help each other escape towards the capital city.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Gather together! Divide into six groups and follow the government troops to the six granaries in Shouning County!"
“The people of Shouning County have already taken most of the grain away, but there must still be some grain left. That grain can be used to help you!”
Commandant Zhong and his men shouted and led the six groups of disaster victims to six different places, where they found two and a half granaries full of grain, saving the lives of more than 10,000 disaster victims from Tianmang Prefecture!
"Food! There really is food! Waaah! We can live! We can live!"
He cursed again: "Those beastly Eastern Desert soldiers! When they were sweeping through, they even burned the wheat in the fields! They burned it all! They didn't have time to harvest the grain, and they didn't even leave any for us Wei people to harvest!"
Throughout history, enemy forces have always taken everything they could during raids, and burned everything they couldn't take, leaving you with nothing, not even the grass roots that could stave off hunger.
If you are spared and allowed to survive, you will go on to fight the enemy, and the enemy will suffer casualties.
Given this cause-and-effect relationship, even if the enemy felt it was a pity, they would still burn everything.
As for the grain in the fields of Shouning County... half of it was harvested and taken away by the people of Shouning County, and the other half was taken away by the deserters' relief teams that had passed by earlier.
So during large-scale migrations like those caused by soldiers fleeing war or famine, don't dawdle, just run! The earlier you run, the more chances you have to survive.
If it's too late, you won't even have tree bark to eat.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Quickly carry the grain back to the camp by the main road. After distributing the grain, get a good night's rest. Tomorrow, we'll join the troops from the two counties who are fleeing the disaster!"
This statement made the disaster victims even more excited than the food supplies.
"Good people, we've met good people! The imperial court hasn't fallen, it's still in power, and we still have the government and the military to rely on!"
"Stop crying, get moving, move the grain, don't delay the other Wei people from fleeing the war!"
"Yes, yes, that beast from the Eastern Desert was like a ghost, he arrived in the village in the blink of an eye... Waaah!" The man squatted down and cried bitterly before he could finish speaking.
His family and four close relatives were able to survive because they were so afraid that they hid in the mountains for a few days beforehand.
After seeing the village's firelight from the mountain, the Dongmo soldiers knew they had no choice but to flee. They took a detour through the mountains to a neighboring county, then switched to the official road, and finally arrived here.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Move the grain!" the soldiers shouted.
The disaster victims carried grain while crying, and did not return to the large camp by the official road until evening.
They gathered again, divided into ten rows, and lined up to receive their food.
The disaster victims in various counties of Tianmang Prefecture received five catties of grain each, which meant that tens of thousands of catties of grain were gone in an instant.
Fortunately, there were still 20,000 catties left, which were not distributed. The government troops kept them to help the disaster victims along the way.
The people of Wei in both counties still had grain, so they didn't make a fuss about distributing it.
The next day.
Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"At dawn, every household should quickly get up, check their belongings, take their families, and follow the flag of their respective county or town to set off on their journey!"
"Hey, we're about to set off! Get up quickly, or we'll slow them down!"
"Get up quickly and keep going, we can't let those beasts from the Eastern Desert catch up with us!"
After a meal and a night's rest, the disaster victims of Tianmang Prefecture were full of energy and eager to keep up with the large group from Linshan County.
The people of Linshan County were cursing under their breath. Fortunately, something good happened today.
That means the Great Wei Dynasty really did not perish, and the court was still functioning. It was only because they had been fleeing for almost ten days that they finally encountered a Wei army outpost.
The problem is that there are too few soldiers at the outpost, only ten.
Fellow villagers, especially those from Tianmang Prefecture: "..."
If the Eastern Desert army comes, you'll be nothing more than a dish, not even enough for everyone to share.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"County offices passing through, please register here and report your journey in detail. If there are any criminals who need to be dealt with, you can hand them over directly to us, and we will help execute them."
It was so blunt that the disaster victims who heard it shuddered.
But this was General Liang's order.
The sentries along the way were tasked with helping to kill evildoers who committed atrocities during the war, guiding deserters and disaster victims, and deterring those with evil intentions.
Magistrates Kang and Lin, along with Elder Qiong and Manager Huang from Qihuang County, went to the outpost to register. After reporting the situation along the way, they asked, "What is the current situation in the prefectural city, the capital city, and the front lines?"
These are soldiers from Liang Family Army's main camp, so they know quite a lot.
After the flag chief learned that they were from Baofu County, he talked to them quite a bit... In short, the situation was not good. General Liang was impeached by many people, who criticized him for allowing villagers to flee the war, saying that it was an act of creating chaos in advance and undermining the foundation of the country.
They also criticized him for abusing his military power, using it to coerce civil officials such as the Provincial Administration Commissioner, and interfering with civil administration.
In short, it was the best outcome for General Liang to die on the battlefield; otherwise, he would likely have been imprisoned after the war.
"A kind heart cannot command an army," Magistrate Kang sighed.
General Liang's order did indeed give many villagers time to escape.
If the Eastern Desert army were to reach the county, the villagers would have no chance to escape.
General Chi was too late to escape... He retreated into the city of Tianmang Prefecture with the intention of putting up a show of resistance and appearing loyal before abandoning the city and fleeing.
However, the Eastern Desert army arrived too quickly, surrounding the capital city of Tianmang Prefecture before beginning to sweep through the surrounding counties and towns... They not only trapped General Chi, but also cut off the supply of the surrounding counties and towns to the capital city.
If supplies are cut off, even if the Eastern Desert army only besieges the city without attacking, Tianmang Prefecture is doomed.
"You've worked hard. This is a token of our appreciation from both counties. Please accept it, brothers of Wei Army." The magistrate of Kang County ordered his men to give a basket of grain, a basket of dried vegetables, and a basket of cured meat to the soldiers at the outpost.
The junior officer didn't refuse; he didn't want to mistreat his brothers at this time, so he thanked them and accepted the gift.
The large groups of deserters from the two counties stayed here for one night and continued their journey the next day...
They set off from Baofu County, passed through Qihuang County and Zhaosheng County, and arrived at the crossroads of Daguan Road. There, they met up with the fellow villagers of Dongming Prefecture from Maohua County, Dongling County, and Shan'an County. They also encountered the victims of war from Tianmang Prefecture, such as Donghe County. After the group grew again, they continued all the way to Wenxing County.
Wenxing County is the county closest to the prefectural city. Beyond the boundaries of Wenxing County lies the vast suburbs of Dongming Prefecture.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Fellow villagers, let's stop and set up camp for a rest!"
"This is Wenxing County, which is closest to our prefectural city. We have plenty of supplies and a lot of wells. Everyone, hurry up and fetch water to boil!"
"The prefectural city strictly enforces General Liang's wartime military law. Everyone, exercise restraint and don't lay your dirty hands on other people's property, or you won't even be allowed into the prefectural city if you don't die!"
The villagers were tired of hearing it, but...
"Just how high a rank is General Liang? How did a single sentence become a military law?"
"I don't know, but it's higher than the rank of ten county magistrates, otherwise so many county magistrates wouldn't listen to him."
Although the deserters were a disaster, everyone was exhausted and scared, but they would still gossip a bit. The person they talked about the most was General Liang, and everyone was curious about what kind of person he was.
They soon met him in person.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
A sound that shook the earth came, startling the villagers who were busy setting up camp. They quickly packed up their belongings, grabbed their children, and shouted, "Something's wrong! Everyone, get ready to run!"