Chapter 201 Unexpected Enemy Three in Act Twenty-Seven
In the upper reaches of Lingshui River, there is a ferry called Biyejin. This is the only straight and gentle river channel among hundreds of miles of high mountains and deep ravines. Therefore, it has become an important hub for the north-south thoroughfares of Zhuzhou and Sizhou, and it also passes through Chengdu.
The only way to reach Zeyin City in the Peng Kingdom is in Jianan of the Peng Kingdom.
Following Yin Qujian's defeat and death, except for the area from the capital Dangpu to the north to Mangdang Mountain, which was still under his control, from Biyejin southward to the fertile wilderness between the Hejian Corridor, it was soon controlled by Wei Liang and Huaiyou.
, the three kingdoms of South China were completely divided. Even the originally unknown Dun Kingdom wanted to take the opportunity to advance northward, but was eventually blocked by the Cheng Kingdom in the Xunshui area.
In the second year of Zhaoxi, May 17th.
The summer solstice has arrived, but the scenery on both sides of the river is vastly different. Outside Zeyin City on the north bank of Biyejin, everything is lush and lush. The seedlings planted before the moon are growing gratifyingly, and they are dazzling in the sun.
of oily shine.
On the other hand, the farmland around Jianan City on the south bank is now deserted due to the war that has delayed the farming season. The dilapidated huts and scattered farm tools are like barren tombs standing on the cracked earth, lonely and lonely.
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However, even with the scorching sun in the sky, the front of Biyejin is still crowded with refugees who have gathered from all over the country and plan to flee to Pengguo. Nearly 90% of them are landless farmers in Chengguo, and they are already skin and bones from hunger.
Many people no longer even had the strength to take a step, and were just carried forward by the crowd in a daze.
Soon, the crowd hit an iron wall composed of Dutch sergeants. Today, on the pier, there are 500 warriors wearing leather armor standing on three floors inside and three outside. Behind them is a ship docked
The five-toothed ship has a flag fluttering in the wind. The flag painted on it is the shark pattern representing the Ying clan of Peng Kingdom.
After Chengguo's defeat, Ying Ren did not send his troops south to get a share of the pie. He only sent his troops to cross the river and occupy Biyejin, the choke point that connected the north and south of Lingshui. Once this place fell into the hands of other countries, Zeyin City would be destroyed.
With a radius of dozens of miles, the huge granary known as "Bei Mianzhou" will immediately turn into a front line, with no danger to defend. And once Zeyin falls, the entire Peng Kingdom, and even the entire Mianzhou's remaining grain, will not be able to support it.
Half a year. Looking back now, if the refugees are allowed to go north along the river from here, it will also bring a great threat to the Peng Kingdom and Zuo.
For this reason, Cheng and Peng had privately concluded an alliance before. Because the former was good at land warfare and the latter was good at water warfare, they complemented each other and could jointly restrain Wei Liang, who was eyeing him. But now that Yin has been cut off, the alliance has also
Then it was cancelled. Facing Chengguo who couldn't protect himself, Ying Ren had to send troops to take over Bi Yejin.
"Stop squeezing, everyone, please stop squeezing! The ferry will be closed starting today. If you want to cross the river, you should find another way!"
The leading captain shouted loudly and ordered the soldiers in the front row to hold their spears across their chests to stop the refugees from moving forward.
However, the hungry people of Chengguo did not listen to the advice at all:
"Going east for hundreds of miles, both sides of the Ling River are covered with high mountains and deep valleys, without even a bridge. And if you go west, there is no way except the man-eating moon marsh, so what other way is there!"
Among the moving crowd, there were two figures, a man and a woman, walking in the opposite direction. Like the refugees, they were also wrapped in a tawny coarse linen cloak, and their mouths and noses were deliberately covered. However, under the cloak
Under the shadow, you can still vaguely see the delicate and beautiful face of the woman, and the ferocious ghost-like face of the noseless man.
It was Yu Li and Zi Yuan who arrived at the border of Peng State after several months of traveling through Yu State, Nanhua, and Cheng State. Now that the money on them was almost spent, Yu Li wanted to
He bribed the captain who was guarding the ferry, but with his empty money bag, he realized that there was little hope for this.
But at this moment, the girl beside him took his hand and motioned for them to go to a place with few people to talk.
"Could it be that Miss Ziyuan thought of something?"
As soon as the noise in his ears became quieter, Yu Li couldn't wait to ask. He didn't know what the other party could do, but many things he encountered along the way made him feel that the girl in front of him was not simple.
"Have you seen the fishing boats parked far away from the ferry?" Ziyuan raised her finger and pointed to the other side of the pier, "We only need to get on one of the boats and row to the other side on our own. There is no need to talk to these boats.
People are going to squeeze into a mere ferry boat."
Yu Li squinted his eyes and looked at the seven or eight pitifully small fishing boats - usually, it would be a fool's errand to talk about crossing the river with such a boat. However, in summer, the river is flat and wide. If there is still a favorable wind, it is estimated that he can reach the other side.
It only takes half an hour.
But even so, he still shook his head and said no:
"Although you are right, if you want to catch those fishing boats, you still need to pass through the Pengguo army's blockade. Under the current circumstances, it is simply impossible!"
"But what if these common people in front of us can attract the attention of the soldiers on the opposite side for us?" In this regard, Ziyuan seemed to have already thought of a way. She looked back at the group of refugees behind her who were still arguing with the defenders, "You
Look at them, angry and helpless, hopeful and desperate, just like a pile of firewood exposed to the scorching sun. It only takes a small spark to ignite a raging fire."
"Do you think that by letting these people attack the military formation, we can fish in troubled waters and sneak through the chaos?" Yu Li blinked and looked at the crowd in a daze.
Seeing this, Zi Yuan stretched out her hand and tugged on his sleeves and said, "Why, General Pinghai of Ye State, who once killed people without batting an eyelid, is now hesitant for a few strangers' refugees?"
"I didn't hesitate! It's just that the reason why I killed people before was either because the other party provoked me or because I got an order from the top. But now - it seems that there is no need to kill people now."
Yu Li paused for a moment, but it was obvious that he couldn't bear it. Along the way, he saw too many refugees dying of hunger. Everything he saw and heard reminded him of those things he wanted to forget deep in his memory, but could not forget them.
of the past.
Zi Yuan covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes seemed to be filled with hooks:
"I didn't ask you to kill people yourself. These farmers are really pitiful now, but don't forget that you promised me that you would use the blue flames of Peng State to take me with you to find the power that can command the world.
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"But - when I looked at these refugees in front of me, I suddenly remembered the days when my mother took me as a child to hide in XZ in order to escape the war, and I was hungry... Zi Yuan, when you were young, you didn't
I was once like them, homeless and alone——"
"You don't need to tell me what happened back then. You don't even know what I have experienced! I have already forgotten those things in the past and don't want to think about them anymore!"
Yu Li's words seemed to prick the place in Zi Yuan's heart that he least wanted to touch. The girl suddenly seemed to be a different person, staring fiercely at him in front of her with her eyes, "Today, you either listen to me, or
You and I have parted ways, and we will have nothing to do with each other from now on!"
Yu Li suddenly panicked. Along the way, he tried to find out several times how the girl in front of him, whom he loved so much, ended up with her family ruined and how she ended up as a prostitute in a Chinese palace. However, the girl refused to speak every time.
Just stop, just avoid answering, as if there is always a distance between them.
Now shocked by his companion's strong reaction, he did not dare to ask any more questions, and nodded quickly to please: "I won't ask, just don't ask! I'll listen to you on what to do next!"
"That's more like it!" Zi Yuan gave the other party a fierce look, but immediately put a smile on her face, and in the blink of an eye she turned into the beautiful lady in the Diaohua Pavilion who charmed all living beings, "I don't need you at all for today's matter.
All I have to do is to shout a few times after these farmers that the Liang army has arrived, and then I can wait for the opportunity to move."
After speaking, the two of them continued to walk away from the crowd. When the number of refugees around them gradually became fewer and fewer, they pretended to be panicked and shouted loudly:
"Wei Liang Army is coming to kill! Wei Liang Army is coming to kill!"
At this moment, the Chengguo refugees gathered in front of Biyejin had already seen too much life and death, and their hearts were full of fear of war. When they heard that the Weiliang Army was coming again, they instinctively swarmed towards the ferry like frightened birds.
He didn't care whether there were really pursuers behind him.
In just a moment, the crowd that had stopped moving forward became turbulent again. If there was still a trace of reason in their hearts before, now they have become bodies that only know how to run forward.
"Anyone who comes forward again will be killed without mercy!"
The leading captain shouted loudly, and the white foam sprayed from his mouth shone like stars in the sun. Rows of sergeants turned their guns and let them penetrate the crowds coming from the opposite side. Scarlet human blood spattered in all directions.
"If we don't survive today, we will drag these soldiers along with us and bury them together!"
Waves of desperate and angry cries erupted from the crowd. For the refugees who have lost their homes, lost their loved ones, and are even about to lose their lives, even if they fight to the death, it is better than just waiting to die!
Facing thousands of people who were completely driven into madness, no matter how well-equipped the Pengguo army in Bi Yejin was, they would never be able to hold it! Soon, the first line of defense was broken through. The soldiers who followed fought hard to push forward.
There was no longer the arrogance and disdain in his eyes, only panic and timidity remained.
The armor worn by the Pengguo army was taken from the Kui Jiao in the Qingyuan River. It was as tough as steel, but much lighter than ordinary iron armor. However, at this time, these armors that could withstand the cuts of knives and axes were unable to stop them at all.
The farmers’ hands are like shovels.
The armor was torn off the soldiers' bodies, along with the torn limbs and broken arms. It was as if what they were facing was no longer a living person, but just a human being stuffed with flesh and blood.
Sandbag roadblock.
For a time, heart-rending screams could be heard endlessly. Biyejin, a bustling ferry that was once bustling with people and crowded with merchants, has now, like the rest of the Mangdang Plain, turned into a place where the ghosts of the dead linger and patrol.
The place of death.
In the midst of the chaos, Yu Li held Zi Yuan's hand and walked slowly through the crowd. The two easily crossed the Pengguo army's crumbling defense line. After arriving at the shore, they calmly sailed the boat
Push it into the water, prepare to pick up the paddle, shake the oar, and head to the other side.
"Wait a minute!"
Zi Yuan, who had already boarded the boat, suddenly remembered something and turned around to tell her companions, "Use your saber to drill through the bottoms of the remaining boats!"
"This - there's no need. Even if the Pengguo army comes to chase us -"
"If you are asked to chisel, do it! Didn't you say you would listen to me?!"
Just when Yuli wanted to question, the girl pushed him back, so he had no choice but to do as he was told.
The small boat sailed through the vast expanse of blue waves and headed towards the other shore, which was full of green. Only then did the crowd on the shore notice the lone figure in the water. Immediately, some people followed suit and rushed to the other shore first.
Next to the small boat, more people actually attacked the Wuya ship and the ferry anchored on the pier, intending to seize the ship and cross the river.
At this time, the outnumbered defenders on the shore were no longer able to pursue Yu Li and Zi Yuan, who were traveling further and further into the river. As a last resort, the leading captain had to order the ship to be set on fire. Even if they risked their lives, no more people could be missed.
The raging fire that broke out on the shore instantly swallowed up the two large boats and the refugees who had rushed aboard. The refugees who followed Yu Li and Zi Yuan in fishing boats soon realized that the boat under their feet was actually
It was broken, and by the time I wanted to turn around and return to the shore, it was already too late.
The already thin boats each carried more than ten people, and they sank very quickly. Many refugees from Chengdu were not good at water. Once they fell into the water, they panicked. After a few flops, they fell like stones.
It sank.
"If we can't kill all these adult dogs today, we will give them an advantage!"
Zi Yuan sat in the stern of the boat, looking coldly at the fire on the shore and the crowd waving their arms in the firelight but unable to cross the river, and cursed in a low voice.
"What did you say?"
Yu Li turned his head, as if he had been rocking the oar vigorously and failed to hear what his companion said clearly.
"I say, as long as you are a Chengguo citizen, you will not die a good death! Everything they did to me back then must be paid back a hundred times or a thousand times!"
Yu Li was suddenly startled, realizing that the girl next to him seemed to have been in exile in Chengguo, and had suffered many grievances here. However, he just looked at her, and did not stop shaking the oar in his hand, and he did not dare to ask any more questions.
But I suddenly felt in my heart that I still knew very little about this charming girl beside me.
But after all, everyone has a past that is hard to look back on and even harder for others to talk about. Even he himself is no exception.
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