Liao Zhongfang followed Jinyiwei into the ancestral hall, and saw that the people in the courtyard were cooking porridge on the fire, and next to them were ten grain trucks, and the grain packed in linen was neatly stacked, and a trace of heat flashed in his eyes.

"What to see, hurry up, don't grind, there are still a lot of people waiting outside." The brocade guard behind him knocked Liao Zhongfang on the shoulder with a knife handle, and scolded impatiently.

There was a hot pain on his shoulder, and the strength of the Jinyi Guard's knock was obviously not light, Liao Zhongfang was secretly angry in his heart, and swore that he would cut off the Jinyi Guard's dog paw after a while.

Liao Zhongfang entered the hall of the ancestral hall, suddenly stopped vigilantly and sniffed, and the Jinyi guard behind him changed slightly when he saw this, and suddenly slashed at the back of the former's neck.

Liao Zhongfang secretly screamed that it was not good, and hurriedly lowered his head, but it was still a little late, and the bun was shaved off along with a layer of scalp, and blood rushed out in an instant.

This Liao Zhongfang is an official disciple of the White Lotus Sect, and his martial arts are quite good, although he was injured by a sneak attack, he still kicked back and kicked the brocade guard in the lower abdomen.

The brocade guard screamed and fell out of the threshold, so painful that he couldn't get up for a long time, Liao Zhongfang took the opportunity to turn around and wanted to escape from the door, but was forced back by several brocade guards who rushed in outside the door.

At this time, several brocade-clothed guards also rushed out of the side room of the ancestral hall to surround Liao Zhongfang, who shouted angrily and fought violently.

Bang......

With a burst of fire, a blood flower burst out of Liao Zhongfang's chest, and then fell to the ground.

Jin Yiwei inserted the still smoking fire back into his waist, pulled out his knife and cut off Liao Zhongfang's head, and dragged the body into the side room, where more than a dozen bloody corpses were piled up, all of which were the stabs of the miners who had been shouting for grain before.

The screams and firecrackers in the ancestral hall were naturally heard by the people outside, and the refugees just looked at each other, while the miners were shocked and put on guard.

Xu Jin couldn't help frowning, and Jin Baihu even scolded the rice bucket in a low voice, and immediately ordered the Jinyi guard to protect Xu Jintuan.

At this time, the brocade guard, who was splashed with blood, ran out of the chief Sima Yuan, wiped his sweat and said: "My lord, the guy who went in just now was very vigilant, and he was very good, and the brothers below almost let him run away by accident." ”

Jin Biao scolded: "Rice bucket, so many people besiege one and use firearms, you pig!" ”

Sima Yuan lowered his head in shame.

Xu Jin said calmly: "Now is not the time to be accountable, immediately control the remaining miners, and if there is resistance, kill them directly." ”

In an instant, all the brocade guards rushed out, and Sun Cai, who was mixed in the team, saw that the situation was wrong, and immediately shouted: "There is fraud, the officers and soldiers are going to kill!" ”

In an instant, a stone stirred up a thousand waves, and those refugees scattered and fled, and Sun Cai took the opportunity to blend in the crowd and escape into the darkness.

"Stand still and don't move, or you'll be killed!" Nearly 100 brocade guards pounced like wolves, rushing forward with their knives, and directly and ruthlessly slashed when they encountered the miners who dared to raise their weapons to resist.

Bang bang bang......

The sound of bursting beans came and went, and most of the refugees who were originally rushing were so frightened that they squatted down and did not dare to move, and although the miners were fierce, the leaders were basically cleaned up, except for some who escaped, the rest obediently disarmed and surrendered.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Xu Jin couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and immediately ordered all the miners to be tied up and controlled, and then pacified the other frightened refugees.

The method of appeasement is very simple, that is, immediately soup porridge, those refugees saw that there was food, immediately and consciously began to line up again, as for the miners who were tied up, as well as the bodies of the miners who were cut down because of resistance, they were all left behind. For these refugees, there is nothing more attractive than food, and if there is, more food!

When more than a dozen bloody human heads were thrown in front of him, the miners who were tied up and cursing were instantly silent, and they all fell silent, honestly cooperating with Jinyiwei's interrogation.

Half an hour later, the eastern sky was white, and it was about to dawn. Xu Jin sat at the foot of the eaves outside the ancestral hall, drinking gruel and eating flatbread, his bloodshot eyes staring at the moss on the ground, as if thinking about something.

The eyes of those brocade guards and people who were looking at this side were filled with deep awe. For a long time, this young and handsome scholar has given everyone the feeling that he is polite, and has a gentle temperament, has no shelf, and can talk and laugh with anyone, however, at this time, everyone understands that under Xu Hanlin's gentle and elegant appearance, he actually has a decisive heart.

Li Shizhen's kid was holding a face of gruel, squatting a few meters away from Xu Jin, as if the latter had a plague on his body, and the dozen or so bloody headless corpses were still vividly remembered.

At this time, Jin Baihu walked in front of Xu Jin and reported: "Lord Xu, the interrogation is clear, these miners are indeed from the Jilongshan Silver Mine, a total of one hundred and thirty-five people, we slaughtered twenty-five people, and ran away again, and a total of eighty-two people have been caught so far." The leading miner was called Sun Cai, but he ran away, and it was this bastard who instigated other miners to grab grain. ”

"Sun Cai?" Xu Jin vaguely felt that this name was a little familiar, but this name was very popular, so he didn't delve into it, and nodded: "After tossing all night, everyone is tired, let the brothers take turns to rest for an hour, and then set off at noon." ”

Although Sun Cai and Liao Zhongfang were disciples of the White Lotus Sect, they had never revealed their identities among the miners, so familiar miners like Mei Lao Wu didn't know their true identities. Xu Jin naturally didn't think about the White Lotus Sect, he just thought it was an independent individual incident.

Next, Jin Yiwei and the people took turns to rest and recuperate, and after eating at noon, they set off for Fan County with a grain cart, and the remains of refugees were cleaned and buried on the spot along the way, so as to avoid the plague.

Along the way, refugees continued to join along the way, and at this time there were as many as 1,000 refugees following the grain truck. Xu Jin selected 200 young and strong men from among the refugees and handed them over to Chen Dazhuang to help take care of the miners, and the reward was an extra bowl of porridge for each meal. As a result, the two hundred refugee boys were bought by a bowl of porridge, and they were more active in protecting the grain trucks than those people.

Due to the need to clean up the corpses in the villages along the way, the team advanced very slowly, and it was only about twenty miles until the sun went down, and it was still nearly thirty or forty miles away from its destination, Fan County.

The next day, the number of refugees who joined continued to surge, reaching nearly 2,000, and Xu Jin once again selected 200 juniors from among the refugees to help protect the grain cart, but the price was still a bowl of porridge, and the delicate balance was maintained.

However, a new problem has arisen, and the number of mouths eating food has increased, and the direct consequence of this is that the food has decreased rapidly, and although more than 2,000 people can consume half a cart of food in one meal, despite drinking porridge at a time, it is really shocking, and the number of refugees continues to increase.

"Lord Xu, if we don't catch up with Fan County tomorrow, then we will be in big trouble." Jin Baihu looked at the more than 2,000 refugees following behind the convoy and swallowed his saliva bitterly.

Xu Jin naturally understood the consequences of running out of food, and nodded: "Continue to clean up the villages along the way today, speed up tomorrow, and rush to Fan County before the grain is eaten up." ”

On the third day, Xu Jin and the others finally arrived ten miles away from Fan County, but only half a cart of food was left, and the number of refugees who followed behind them was as high as three or four thousand.

In the afternoon, the outline of the city of Fan County was already in sight, and Xu Jin, who was sitting on horseback, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, the refugees behind them suddenly stirred up and gave way to the side of the road, and then a mighty grain transport team appeared in sight, and the officers and soldiers in charge of escorting were wearing mandarin duck jackets from the local guards.

Xu Jin was looking out, and saw several fast horses chasing after him, but the leader recognized it, it was Zhao Fengchun, the commander of Yanzhou Wei, who had seen him at the dock in Shouzhang County that day.

"See Lord Xu!" Zhao Fengchun sat on the horse and bowed, and several thousands of households next to him also saluted.

Xu Jin smiled and saluted: "Commander Zhao came quite quickly. ”

Zhao Fengchun was responsible for transporting the second batch of grain to Fan County, and also brought 3,000 guards from Yanzhou Wei.

"The relief of 100,000 victims is urgent, how dare the general delay!" Zhao Fengchun arched his hand towards the north, and said with great righteousness.

Xu Jin smiled: "Commander Zhao has a heart, just so we can go into the city together." ”

So the two places cooperated together, and six or seven thousand people drove mightily to Fan County.

At this time, there was a pair of eyes full of hatred in the refugee team, staring at Xu Jin's back viciously. This person is the White Lotus Sect disciple Sun Cai who ran away that night, this guy sneaked back behind and hid in the bustling refugee crowd, waiting for an opportunity to avenge his junior brother Liao Zhongfang, but unfortunately he never found the opportunity.