Just as the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves and bursts of shouting suddenly came from outside the yard.
"Everyone come out and gather in the open space in the village. Anyone who dares to neglect will be shot to death."
Miss Pan was startled when she heard the sound outside. Her face turned pale and she leaned close to Xu Shu. Her eyes were full of fear and her voice was trembling.
"Brother Xu, what should we do?"
After all, a lady from a wealthy family has never seen any rebel soldiers. Just hearing the name makes her legs weak with fear.
Xu Shu knew that it was Liu Beijun who was coming, so he naturally wouldn't panic. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, since you let him out, we will go out and have a look."
At this moment, the owner of the house they rented also hurried over, "Mr. Xu, I will help you out, but don't stay, these people are cruel!"
Xu Shu nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
In front of the courtyard where Xu Shu lives, there is an open space in the village, which is a lot more convenient.
When Xu Shu was helped out, he saw that twenty or thirty people had gathered in the open space, so he did not step forward and took Miss Pan and others to watch behind the crowd.
This village originally had hundreds of households and hundreds of people. However, after several wars and various raids, many of the houses in the village were abandoned, and now only fifty or sixty people remain.
More than thirty soldiers stood in front of the open space with swords and guns in hand. When a military commander saw that there were only these dozens of people, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
"Listen up, everyone. Now I am announcing two things. First, the army is short of food and needs to prepare some food. When everyone goes back, take out all the food. Don't hide anything. If I find out, I will not take it lightly.
Rao."
At this point, the military marquis paused for a moment, then continued, "Second, all common people aged over sixteen and under fifty must join the army. Do you understand?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard what the Marquis said, and they all said loudly, "Master Jun, we have no food anymore, please let us go."
An old man with white beard and hair, who was the village chief, walked out of the crowd, came to the military lord, raised his hands and said, "Master, there is indeed no food, and there are people over 16 years old joining the army, then this village
But what to do, the old and the weak are left, and they can’t even plant the land!"
Before the old man could finish his words, he was kicked to the ground by a soldier, "Get out of the way and execute the order quickly. If you are late, I will chop you down!"
"Village Chief!"
When the villagers saw the village chief being kicked to the ground, they screamed in fright.
A soldier pulled out his knife and snorted coldly, "Why don't you go quickly? Why don't you wait until the uncle uses the knife?"
Seeing the menacing look of the soldiers, Miss Pan was trembling with fear. She pulled Xu Shu's sleeve and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Xu, who are they?"
Xu Shu knew that they were soldiers of Liu Bei's army. He felt his face was burning, but he was not angry in his heart. He shouted loudly, "Stop."
The Marquis did not expect to use the knife, and there were still people who dared to refute. He turned his head and looked, but did not see Xu Shu. He first saw Miss Pan next to him, and his eyes lit up.
Xu Shu gritted his teeth and said, "You are committing such atrocities. Once Liu Shijun finds out, he will never spare you.
If you leave now, we can pretend this never happened."
When the military prince heard this, a disdainful sneer appeared in the corner of his mouth, "Without Liu Shijun's order, would we dare to do this?"
"Stop talking nonsense and go back to get the food quickly, otherwise I will end up with you now."
Xu Shu looked at the village chief who fell on the ground, and his anger surged, "I don't believe it. If Liu Shijun knew that you were like this, he would definitely not let you go."
The military prince walked up to Xu Shu and snorted coldly, "How dare you disobey me?"
Xu Shu shook his head, "I dare not disobey, but now the people have no food in their homes, what do you want them to give you?"
The Marquis took two steps back, glanced at Miss Pan, a coldness flashed in his eyes, and waved his hand, "Take them two away for me."
A soldier immediately understood, walked forward with a knife, and said with a smile, "Miss, let's go."
Xu Shu was furious when he saw the soldiers being so rude. Although his legs were injured, he could still move his hands.
Xu Shu had studied under famous teachers and learned martial arts. Ordinary people were no match for him. When he saw a soldier approaching, he punched him directly.
"Oops!"
The soldier was unprepared and was punched directly in the face. He screamed in pain and staggered back.
The military marquis was immediately furious and waved his hand, "You dare to resist, you must not be a good person. Let's all go together and take them down."
A dozen soldiers immediately drew their swords and surrounded Xu Shu.
The villagers who were originally supporting Xu Shu were so frightened when they saw so many soldiers coming that they turned around and ran away.
A soldier slashed him to the ground with a knife. His face didn't change at all, he just snorted, "Accomplice."
When Miss Pan saw Xu Shu about to fall, she hurriedly stepped forward to help him and asked with concern, "Brother Xu, are you okay?"
Xu Shu shook his head, knowing that he was injured and knowing that he was no match for them, he lowered his voice and said.
"Don't worry, let's go with them for now. When we see Liu Shijun, he will save us."
The Marquis couldn't wait to see Miss Pan's beauty. He walked over, held up his hands and said, "Miss, he is a bad guy, you'd better go with me."
Miss Pan was startled and hurriedly retreated and hid behind Xu Shu, "Don't come over."
Xu Shu looked at the strange look in the Junhou's eyes and felt angry, but he didn't want to miss the important matter, so he suppressed his anger and said.
"I'll go with you to see Ambassador Liu."
Seeing Miss Pan's disobedience, the Marquis sneered and shook his head, "Who is Shijun Liu? Is it so difficult that if you want to see Shijun Liu, you will meet him?"
A soldier stepped forward and said loudly, "Junhou, my subordinates feel that he is a spy of Yanzhou, so we need to arrest him and torture him."
Hearing this sentence, the Junhou's eyes lit up and he looked up to the sky and laughed, "Yes, he is the craftsman of Yanzhou. Catch him."
Seeing that these soldiers were serious, Xu Shu hurriedly endured the pain in his legs and slowly backed away, "Don't act recklessly, otherwise Liu Shijun will find out and it will be no good to you."
A soldier suddenly rushed forward with a knife and chopped off Xu Shu's head.
"I want to resist!"
When Xu Shu saw the soldier rushing over, he subconsciously turned his head and punched the soldier, knocking him to the ground.
"Ah!"
The military prince looked at the defeated soldiers with a cold look, "It seems that you are really a craftsman from Yanzhou."
"Come here, take it down for me and go back and interrogate it. Maybe we have made a great contribution."
When everyone heard this, they raised their weapons and surrounded Xu Shu.
Xu Shu was startled when he saw the murderous intent in the eyes of these soldiers, and hurriedly picked up the sword that the soldiers had just dropped.