At the beginning of the new year, the court rebellion broke out, and the lord Shi Hu was countered by his subordinates and was placed under house arrest in the Xindu Huguo Fawang Temple, while the powerful generals led by Zhang Jackal supported Shi Hu's youngest son Shi Shi as the prince of the prison state.

Even in peaceful years, such a change of supreme power is inevitably violent and turbulent, and a single mishandling can lead to the decline of a vast empire, not to mention the current kingdom of Karma.

The magnates of the Kingdom of Xindu may have their own desires, and the direct consequence of this court change is that the situation outside Xindu City is completely out of control. Originally, the state lacked effective control over the large number of people outside the city, but although the Outer Sixth Army was in vain, it still had a certain degree of restraint and deterrence.

However, with the fierce power struggle in Xindu City, a considerable part of the soldiers of the Outer Sixth Army were also introduced into the city to strengthen all parties. As for those who have not been introduced into the city, it is equivalent to saying that they have been excluded from the change of power.

Today's state of Qian, the people are already disheartened, and the coup d'état that occurred in the Huguo Temple can be said to be the last carnival, especially when Shi Hu, the only tyrant who still has a deterrent to the top and bottom, retreats behind the scenes, and there is no longer a person who can coordinate the country, and the collapse is inevitable.

The refugees outside Sindhu are also divided into many groups. The most tragic nature is the ordinary civilians who were driven from their homeland, lost their homes and lost their jobs, these people were unorganized, and had no material reserves, and they were driven to Xindu, which was equivalent to embarking on a dead end, so fleeing could never be eradicated, fleeing was also death, and staying outside Xindu was also death. Especially after a cold winter, there are dead bodies outside Xindu City, mostly of which are like this.

In addition to these ordinary people, the living democracies are actually those with powerful backgrounds or powerful clans and their clans. Even if at the beginning, this part of the population did not occupy the mainstream, but after more than a year of running-in and mergers, only these people with a basic organizational structure can survive.

Previously, Zhang Jackal dared to intercept and kill Ma Qiu and challenge the authority of Shi Hu, in addition to the power owned by his family itself, but also because since he moved to Xindu, many powerful people among the displaced people have expressed their allegiance to him in exchange for asylum, which inevitably gave him the illusion that he can control inside and outside.

And when Shi Hu launched a counterattack around the New Year, Zhang Jackal realized that this lord was a mountain that he could hardly overcome in his life, and those strong people outside the city who thought they could rely on for their backing could not provide him with timely and effective assistance at a real critical moment. In addition, due to fate, Shi Hu, the lord of the Karma, took the initiative to push Zu Qing, a man with wolf ambitions, in front of him, and he naturally made up his mind to continue to attack the supreme position of the Karma Kingdom.

Perhaps Zhang Jackal still has a sweet dream, as long as he can obtain the supreme authority borrowed from the country, in turn, he can strengthen his control over the refugee group outside the city. But it turns out that he still overestimated himself, at least the Lord Shi Hu has a reputation for brutality to deter those wandering heroes, and these heroes are sheltered under the wings of Zhang Jackal, in order to avoid the cruelty from the Lord Shi Hu.

But now that Shi Hu has been solved, Zhang Jackal's greatest significance to these heroes is no longer there, what reason do these people have to unite around Zhang Jackal to fight against the southern country that has become a general trend and is sharp?

The reason why they didn't dare to act recklessly before was that Shi Hu, a tyrant, was persecuted with swords and soldiers, and he had accumulated a lot of power after years of tyranny.

Concerning the future of their own lives, these heroes are naturally thoughtful, Zhang Jackal is just a thatched fence, under the pressure of the lord Shihu can still temporarily collect the effect of shelter, but with the disappearance of this coercion, the thatched fence is a thatched fence after all, and it can't become a vast building that shelters the world, and a large-scale rout outside the city will naturally occur!

Zaoqiang is a very important city between Shinto and Tobu Castle, so the people who flee here are especially large. There is even a lack of heroic fantasies that they rely on the courage of their subordinates to seize Zaoqiang first, and use this city to dedicate the southern king's division, and with this dedication to the city, it can be regarded as a kind of capital for survival.

But it's a pity that the king of Dongwu City has been closely monitoring the movements around Zaoqiang City, and as soon as he found signs that there were people approaching here, he quickly responded. In particular, after Shen Mu, the general of Dongwu City, led the army to occupy Zaoqiang in time, the heroes with such schemes naturally fell short.

However, this realm is not only Zaoqiang, the city exists, Zaoqiang is only a relatively larger target, some of the northern heroes who are unwilling to naturalize as refugees, they began to set their sights on other targets, who occupy a city, a dock, a mountain, a river, will immediately offer a table to the king of Dongwu City to surrender.

Xu Chun, the general of Zaoqiang's royal division, is the son of Xu Ning, the general of Guanggu Town, Yuanqing Prefecture, who was previously sent to lead the army to rush into Zaoqiang, and there is no lack of determination in his heart that he has died fighting here. But when he really came to Zaoqiang, he found that the situation he needed to face was much more complicated than he imagined, although there was no danger and heroism of fighting to the death to defend the city, but the complexity of the situation was far beyond the scope of what he, a young striker, could decide.

Because the land is in the heart of Jizhong, the city of Zaoqiang is still well preserved, Xu Chunsuo led two thousand forward foot soldiers to enter the city smoothly under the response of the scouts on the front road, and after the city gate was sealed, it became a solid stronghold.

Although he was not attacked by the fierce attack of the army after entering the city, even if some strong Liang murderers were bullied, they did not dare to provoke easily after recognizing the banner of Wang Shi, or asked to be attached, or fled far away.

But Xu Chun still didn't dare to relax, especially whenever he climbed the city tower and looked around, seeing the dense crowd of people in the suburbs outside the city, Xu Chun's mood was even worse: "These damn dogs, how many Northland villagers have been expelled from their hometowns to go to danger and die in the wilderness!" ”

More and more people gathered outside the city, especially after Xu Chun entered Zaoqiang City and erected the banner of the king's division, in just two or three days, people from all walks of life flocked here, wailing and crying in the suburbs, begging the city guard to let go of the city gate and admit them in, in order to seek a glimmer of life.

Although the request was not complicated, Xu Chun could not easily nod his head. Although Zaoqiang City is quite large-scale, it is a military stronghold, which can accommodate tens of thousands of troops to defend here.

However, now there are tens of thousands of people gathered outside the city, which is not at all something that a mere strong city can accommodate. The people outside the city are eager to return to safety, and once the city gates are really opened, some people will be allowed to enter and some people will not be allowed to enter, and no one knows what kind of turmoil will break out in the great disappointment.

Moreover, there is still a lack of conclusive and credible sources for the information about Xindu, and it cannot be ruled out that there are hidden evil spirits in these wandering foods outside the city, and once carelessly indulging in, it will be tantamount to a catastrophe for the defenders of the royal division in the city.

But the closure of the city like this is also a torment for Xu Chun and his soldiers. At this point in the Northern Expedition, in addition to the basic demands of the soldiers themselves, it is undeniable that there is a strong sense of justice from top to bottom, and they are not just simple soldiers to eat food and work hard for merit, but also to recreate the new life of Zhuxia!

But now, outside the city, there are a large number of Zhuxia people who urgently need to be saved, they are not clothed, they are hungry, almost every moment there are people who die in the cold suburbs of the last winter, their eyes are empty, their expressions are numb, and every cry is almost squeezing and consuming the little strength and potential left in life.

In the face of such a group of people who are suffering from the aftermath, seeing death and not saving them is simply a kind of torture for the kings and soldiers in the city, and it makes people deeply feel the guilt of being powerless.

"General, there is another submission outside the city!"

As soon as Xu Chun returned from the city tower, a guard soldier hurriedly presented a sackcloth. On the linen cloth was scribbled blood letters, wrapped in stones and thrown into the city, which was the main method of communication between the city and the city in recent days.

The bloodman claimed to be Cao Da, Dongwu City, Qinghe County, and was originally a Lang official of the Qiang Kingdom, but because the Qiang Kingdom suffered a great change, he was pushed by the villagers to be the leader and lead the villagers to return to their hometowns. This is not the first blood letter that he has thrown into the city, and the previous letters have either changed or asked Wang Shi to lift the city ban and allow the villagers to enter the city to avoid trouble.

This new blood letter, the handwriting is also sloppy, and it is a request that even if Wang Shi does not open the city to accept the people, please temporarily open a few places outside the city to put grain and relief, and comfort the masses for the time being, otherwise the tens of thousands of cold people outside the city will collapse in despair if they do not see the point of life for a long time.

“…… Outside the city, the weeping and wild people, and being taken captive by thieves, are not what they want. Although it is not a pity to die, the poor one only jumped on the news king, and immediately abandoned Hu and trekked back...... The general is fortunate to be under the banner of benevolence and righteousness, and he lives as a virtuous minister of Wang Ye, and he does not save or shelter, and he takes the reputation of the virtuous? The suburbs are desolate and tired, and they die of righteousness, so where does benevolence and righteousness exist? What is the royal industry? The servant has been set up in the ranks of the fishy, thirsty for the virtuous king and benevolent, and the heart is pierced, and the general is willing to return to the ......"

Xu Chun hurriedly glanced at this blood book, and his heart was full of shame and anger. The wording of this blood letter is already very unkind, and even alludes to the fact that Wang Shi deceived the world and stole his name, and claimed to be benevolent and righteous, but he did not provide shelter to the refugees from the north who came to vote, and left them to fend for themselves.

Even without the rebuke of this blood book, Xu Chun already had a lot of shame and hatred, but he couldn't defend himself.

Even putting aside other predicaments, the garrison in Zaoqiang City alone has reached a very dangerous situation, you must know that in order to enter Zaoqiang City as soon as possible, they abandoned their baggage, and only brought a few days of rations, not to mention helping the refugees outside the city, and even the comrades in the headquarters were cold and sick but suffering from illness and waiting for death.

"If there are any more similar heirlooms, they will all be destroyed and shall not be kept privately!"

What is the situation of the royal division in the city, since it cannot be revealed outside the city at will, Xu Chun can only make a painful decision, ignoring these angry appeals, and only hopes that the reinforcements from the back can arrive as soon as possible.

He was already in a very bad mood, and was about to return to the office, when suddenly several soldiers rushed down from the castle tower, and they carried a faint soldier and shouted to the medical staff of the army to come and treat him.

Seeing this, Xu Chun stood on the side and waited for the diagnosis results, and when the doctor reported that the soldier was just fainting from hunger, Xu Chun couldn't help but be even more angry, and pointed at several sergeants, so angry that he couldn't speak.

The sergeants bowed their heads in shame, and after a while, someone whispered: "Trapped in the lonely city, and unable to kill the thief Hu, I only ask for peace of mind when I throw food outside......

"The enemy situation is still unpredictable, the people's anger is growing deeper, and it is not known whether you can stick to this situation, this is the moment when you force peace of mind?"

Xu Chun suddenly roared, but soon he also fell silent, and after a long while, he whispered: "I'm waiting for the soldiers, since Jia Ge is here, killing thieves is the only great wish." Relief matters, more virtuous and virtuous in the country. Whoever secretly hides rations and throws them outside the city will be severely punished by military law! ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Chun angrily returned to the office and took a pen and paper to write on the desk. At present, he even hopes that it is better than the siege of the city by the army of the Kingdom of Jin, and the two sides are fighting for their lives, and the merits and crimes of life and death are clear, which is better than the anxiety that cannot be avoided at the moment.

Among the displaced people outside Zaoqiang City, there was an artificially high leeward mound, and at this time, many people gathered near the mound, and they looked anxiously and tiptoed inward: "How is Mr. Cao?" Why do you want to kill yourself stupidly......"

Under the mound in the innermost part of the crowd, a pale-faced middle-aged man was lying on a straw mat, with a dazzling blood stain on the front of his robe, and a person who looked like a doctor was nervously diagnosing around him, and the surrounding people were noisy, the doctor was a little impatient, raised his head and shouted: "You are surrounded here, do you hate Cao Gong for not dying?" ”

When the people around heard this, their faces were a little embarrassed, and they waved their hands one by one: "How can I think like this?" Cao Gong is benevolent and righteous, and in order to survive for me and other villagers, he took his own painstaking efforts to advise Zaoqiang ......"

"You know that Cao Gong is benevolent and righteous, so quickly exit here and let Cao Gong recuperate and rest. If the heavens do not abandon the Magi, they may be able to save their lives. ”

As soon as the doctor's voice fell, the injured Cao Gong, who was lying on the straw mat, opened his eyes and said in a weak tone: "This is the body of the remnants of the catastrophe, and there is no fear of life and death. If I can use this mere life to move the kings and ministers in the city to save my villagers, Cao will also die a well-deserved death, and there is no regret......"

In this realm of sorrow, people's mood is already fragile and sensitive, hearing this Cao Gong say this, there is no shortage of people who burst into tears in front of their faces, and some people cursed in the face of resentment: "What a strange and bizarre way of the world this is!" The fierce and rebellious thief is blessed for a long time, and Cao Gong Renze Township is unexpectedly unfavorable......"

There was no clear boundary between the camps of the displaced people outside the city, and as the people wept and cried, word of mouth spread, and soon the story of this Cao Gongsi person spread.

After the doctor drank away from the crowd of onlookers, there were still a few villagers who stayed here, some people boiled decoction and sent it to the mound, and around the mound, there were many refugees squeezing out a little gift from the few remaining rations, which was nothing more than some black and hard miscellaneous dry food, although shabby and pitiful, but it was the most simple and noble expression of the villagers' feelings.

The kingdom of Qian will not cherish these poor villagers, and the southern kings who originally had high hopes do not seem to be as amiable as imagined, and these cold ant people who have left their homeland and are exhausted have a kind of pathos and despair that have been abandoned by the way of heaven and earth.

But at this time, they learned that there are still people who are willing to give up their lives to fight for a little life for them, whether it is useful or not, this trace of warmth is enough to make them grateful and strive to reciprocate.

"Cao Gong really doesn't have to be like this, although the army of the southern kingdom prides itself on being a king, but the so-called king's order will not be down to the group at any time. If the real war does not go well, these far-reaching expeditionary divisions may still be sympathetic to the countryside and hope to borrow strength. But now that the thief army is corrupted, and the southern army is arrogant and fierce, how can they care about us villagers asking for help. This blood letter is probably not allowed to respond to it before......"

One person carefully helped Cao Da up, carefully serving the medicine, but his tone was pessimistic.

Cao Da drank a few sips of the decoction, and after hearing the words, he sighed: "How can I not understand these truths? The decline of the Jin Kingdom is a foregone conclusion, and the return of the Jin Kingdom to the north is a matter of course. We, the villagers of the Northlands, no matter what our deeds and intentions are, in the eyes of those southerners, are the remnants of the dead sin, how can we be treated with luxury. But one person's voice is small, and everyone's voice is loud, as long as we can unite into one voice, the southerners must also be cautious and dare not abuse rashly. ”

"I don't want to be able to move the fierce generals in the city. The Jin army's victory is now decided, and it will not force the lives of our villagers to consume the military. It is nothing more than to tell the villagers all over again, no matter what the general trend is, whether Wang Daochang is great or not, but those who can deeply remember the life and death of the villagers are still reliable after all. ”

"I heard that Liu and Xu have relied on their hometowns to bravely turn to all sides and steal the city to seek merit. But if you use a sword, how can you have no casualties, and if you dare to be strong, you will encounter a tougher opponent and cost the lives of the villagers to win the future of a family, I really can't bear it. What's more, there is no turning point in the number of wars between the north and the south, and this time the township is surging, and in the eyes of the proud soldiers of the southern country, they will mistakenly think that our Hebei township is fierce and untamable, and they are brave and fighting. It is better to seize the land than to seize the heart, and we are not lonely and loyal to the country, and we are also happy to see the revival of the royal road, and the nostalgia is sent to me, which is enough to survive and guide the villagers to enter the governance, and can boast for a long time. ”

When several people around heard Cao Da's explanation, they all nodded their heads in agreement. At present, they are panicking, and they don't have the courage to follow the example of other heroes, and Cao Da's more secure thinking has naturally been recognized by them.

After using the medicine, Cao Da closed his eyes and gasped for a moment, and then said: "However, my bloody letter to the city will inevitably have a bit of a taste of moral compulsion, and it may provoke the grudge of the fierce generals in the city." And the villagers have been suffering for a long time, and they all need to vent a little, you can organize a group of villagers to make a little noise in the city later, and then pounce on me. If they want to protect and collect the tens of thousands of people outside the city, they naturally need to wait for us. We villagers don't dare to use treachery to obstruct the king's order, but we also need to change the right to be opportune, so as to be kind! ”

Cao Da and a few others began to prepare for what to do, but in the afternoon, in the suburbs south of Zaoqiang City, a cavalry team of more than 1,000 people suddenly appeared.

The refugees outside the city were already disorganized, and they had no concept of scouts, because they waited until this team rushed to the front of the refugee team that they were alarmed and panicked.

There are several eye-catching cars at the front of this team, the big car has no compartment board, and a few people sitting on the car are clearly visible, as the team passes through the refugee group, suddenly someone pointed to the car and shouted: "It's Qinghe Cui's family, Cui Pingyuan...... Zhang Jigong ......"

The situation in Xindu collapsed, and the people fled in all directions, although it seems to be aimless, but in fact there is no lack of regularity. When the displaced people flee, the first direction they choose is naturally the countryside. And Zaoqiang is just between Qinghe County and Xindu, because most of the refugees gathered outside Zaoqiang City are from Qinghe, and they are naturally no strangers to the celebrities in their township.

After entering the refugee group, the team walked a certain distance, and as the identities of several people in the car were revealed, several people under the mound naturally knew about it. Cao Da's face was cold and ugly: "Cui Pingyuan and the others absconded to the south one step earlier, so that the Jin Kingdom was saved from being expelled by the Jin Kingdom, why did they appear here again?" ”

"Brother Cao, our plan ......"

"Do what you want! Several of them may have smoothly voted to the south, but they can't ignore the township and prevent us from seeking peace of mind! ”

Cao Da said hatefully, unwilling to give up halfway. But although he was downcast here, he found that the opportunity was gone. Qinghe Cui's family, Zhang's family and others have been famous in the county for a long time, and their appeal to the villagers is far from being comparable to him, otherwise he would not have done any tricks to kill himself in order to win the nostalgia.

When the celebrities in these counties entered the homeless people, many villagers spontaneously embraced them, shouting and begging, hoping that these villagers could come forward and seek a way to live for them, the poor villagers.

"The revival of the royal road, saving the people and relieving the suffering, is where the righteousness lies. The villagers don't need to ask for help, just go down from here, there are alms along the way, and the way back to their hometown is unimpeded. The king of Taiwan is generous, and this is not a hometown feeling. I waited until I came here today, in addition to announcing the virtue and politics of Taiwan, I also wanted to capture the villagers and thieves, and asked the villagers to keep their duties and not hinder the king's affairs. ”

Seeing the villagers in distress rushing to them, these Cui Zhang clan members were also quite excited, but soon their ears echoed the hideous tone of Shen Mu's words before leaving, "the township wishes must be removed", and their eager mood quickly calmed down, and they no longer dared to think that they were petitioning for the people.

Shen Mu's meaning is very simple and clear, Wang Shi's Northern Expedition to kill Hu and save the people is a matter of responsibility, but if there are really any Hebei villagers who dare to take advantage of the villagers' demands to be greedy for Taiwan, that is, the targets that must be cracked down and eradicated, including them!