812: The rumored Shen Jun [asking for monthly votes]
Hunger, disease.
The dead are facing each other on the road, and the hungry are lying on their pillows.
There is not a trace of green in the vast wilderness, and hundreds of refugees are walking slowly in a certain direction with numb expressions. On this road, from time to time, you can see a corpse stained with rotten flesh. Mosquitoes and flies are hovering, and maggots are squirming.
The child with skinny and sunken cheeks squatted next to him, swallowing his saliva, reaching out to grab a few and stuffing them into his mouth. His eyes were as fierce and determined as a lone wolf.
Suddenly, a kick came.
She was caught off guard and fell forward hard.
The weird thing is that she didn't look back to see who kicked her, and ignored the pain in her forehead, and crawled forward with her hands and feet. The person who kicked her didn't seem to expect her to react like this, and stood there stunned for a moment. She reacted in the next moment,
He strode forward to chase the person.
"Don't run!"
"Little brat!"
"Stop for me!"
Although there is a huge difference in body size between the two, the child, driven by the desire to survive, burst out with a burst of potential and jumped very fast. Her heart beat like a drum and she did not dare to stop at all. Because she knew very well what would happen if she was caught.
End!
Like the neighbor brother who was exchanged, she will turn into pieces of roasted meat and a pot of delicious-smelling soup.
"Don't run-"
"Damn, the little brat can run fast!"
This man was as skinny as a skeleton covered in human skin. He hadn't had a full stomach for a long time, and his last meal was the day before yesterday. He didn't have enough physical strength, and he was worried that grabbing the little girl from behind would cause the other party to struggle fiercely, which would waste all his strength.
So he sneaked up and kicked him hard from behind. He thought this kick would make him unable to get up, but he didn't expect that the opponent could jump faster than a rabbit.
"Bah - you are lucky!"
This scene was also seen by a group of refugees.
There was no adult around that little girl. Either she got lost or the adult had an accident. No one would take care of this kind of child if she went missing. If their lives were stable back then, they might be willing to be good people, but now they are all
He is like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river. He cannot protect himself, so how can he still have the energy to pay attention to other people's affairs? Haha, out of sight is out of mind.
The procession of numb people is still slowly moving.
Along the way they fled, their belongings were either lost or looted by soldiers and bandits countless times, and they had no food on them.
In the beginning, we could still get some food, but as the group of refugees grew bigger and bigger, it became more and more difficult to get food. In the end, we had to eat grass roots, eat bark from trees, and drink water when there was nothing.
Strong young men would get up secretly in the middle of the night, disappear for a few hours, and come back before dawn. They didn't say it, but everyone knew it.
Everyone is getting sallower and thinner, and they are so hungry that they don't even have the strength to speak, but these people still remain somewhat rosy.
I was really hungry until the end.
Eat by changing your child, and eat to satisfy your hunger.
But this approach doesn't last long.
The refugees looked at each other with ferocious and beastly hunger, but no one dared to break the balance first. Because no one could guarantee that he would be the quickest, or he might become a meal. One after another, some people were hungry.
Die, die of illness.
Their deaths will continue this delicate balance for several days.
finally--
The atmosphere was still broken.
But it's good news.
A refugee who has been missing for a long time has returned with good news.
There is a place nearby that is recruiting soldiers, and if you are selected, you can eat as much as you want! They want both men and women, old people and children. As he spoke, he took out a lot of dry food from his arms and spread it out to the people.
Look: "These are all you can eat!"
Gudu——
The loud swallowing sound fell into everyone's ears. They thought it was someone else's, but in fact it was their own.
A child who was so dirty that his original appearance was unrecognizable stretched out a pair of black hands and snatched away two pieces of his dry food at lightning speed. He stuffed a handful into his mouth and chewed hard with a ferocious expression. Seeing this, the refugees
I was so angry that I wanted to slap them both.
The little girl opened a pair of sinister eyes, avoided his hands that were about to tear her apart, and yelled with a smile in her mouth: "You can eat as much as you want, what's wrong if I eat a piece of you?"
When she shouted like this, the refugee was unwilling to stop. He was so angry that his back molars kept rubbing, and he forced out the words: "Yes, you can eat as much as you want... It's just that you are an uneducated child. You have a mother but not a mother. This is
How can you steal something that is meant to be shared with everyone?"
The little girl stared and said nothing.
After patting his chest for a long time, he patted down the dry food stuck in his throat, and other refugees also got a few small pieces. The dry food had been there for a long time, so it tasted a bit sour and tasted worse than mud, but there were many people
Moved to tears.
The refugees who brought out dry food expressed their relief.
"Why are you crying? Come with me, let's eat together! Lord Shen, Lord Shen knows, right? He lacks everything except food. The tyrant robbed everything before he died.
Didn’t he share our food with us? Have all the fellow villagers forgotten about it? If we follow him, we can fill our stomachs!"
Then, the refugee vividly described how he was treated after joining the army recruitment. He was well fed and well clothed, and his life was so good that he would not change even if he were the leader of the country! There were also people from Yanzhou in the crowd, so they naturally knew that Shen Tang was there.
When the war was at its most tense, he gritted his teeth and evened out food to help the victims! The people in front of them spoke so enthusiastically that they immediately believed him.
At this time, it was the little girl who questioned.
"You said you were well dressed?"
The refugee said: "Yes!"
"Then why are you still dressed in such shabby clothes?"
The refugee who was being questioned almost had a heart attack. He secretly looked at the girl with murderous eyes, but he quickly calmed down. He was also a bit quick-witted. He thought of the reason before everyone became suspicious, and even said: "I
If I had put on the good clothes given by Lord Shen, I would have been robbed a long time ago. It is good for me, so I naturally have to keep close contact with my own people first. What's wrong with you, this little kid? Don't you want to see everyone's kindness? You are really bad-hearted!"
Although the girl sensed something was wrong, she was still young and would be at a loss when faced with so many people's eyes of criticism and disgust.
She was aware of the malicious gazes around her and chose to remain silent.
Without her jumping out to argue, the blueprint drawn by the refugee successfully hooked a group of people who were so hungry that their eyes were black, their bodies were weak, and all they could think about was filling their stomachs. Most people have a herd mentality, and they are getting more and more hungry.
The more people chose to believe, the more they followed. The little girl wanted to run, but a thin and strong hand grabbed her shoulder tightly.
"Let me go—"
"Child, you are too dangerous alone."
Saying that, he couldn't help but take her away.
She struggled to no avail and was pinched secretly. She was even threatened in a low voice: "If you don't behave honestly, I will do it to you now!"
Seeing the fear in those eyes, the refugee was satisfied.
Perhaps because of hope, there was finally a smile on the numb faces of these people. For the sake of food, they were eager to know everything about this good man, Mr. Shen. A few of them opened their mouths out of vanity.
Just make up fake news.
At first, fake news was quite normal.
For example, the war will not disturb the people, and food will be given to the refugees.
After that, the painting style changed in an outrageous direction.
For example, there was not enough food and medicinal materials. In order to save his mother, a filial son risked his life and stopped Mr. Shen in the street to ask for help.
It was not easy for Lord Shen to show mercy to the common people. He actually ordered someone to fetch a knife and cut the flesh from his wrist to draw blood. The dutiful son boiled the meat and blood and gave it to his mother, who was very active the next day.
“Hiss—is this fake?”
Some people's hands hurt just thinking about the image of cutting flesh with a knife.
Someone immediately jumped out to refute it.
"How could it be fake? I saw it with my own eyes. The village next door had a plague and almost all of them were dead. Lord Shen gave him a bowl of blood and poured it into the well! Guess what? The whole village drank from the well.
The water was all healed within a few days!”
"Yes, yes - I heard someone say that too." Another refugee echoed, saying a similar thing.
Then some people said that Mr. Shen could turn into food.
"He waved his hand and a granary was full!"
"really?"
"What I saw with my own eyes, can it be false?"
As more and more people say, "How is the village next to me?", "How is a certain relative of mine", "I heard about someone on the road,"... everyone completely believes that this Lord Shen has the ability to make them eat.
Be well fed and well clothed.
Even if they take up arms and go to the battlefield, they will only kill people, but a Shen Jun with three heads, six arms, ten feet tall, and full of muscles can fill hundreds of granaries worth hundreds of thousands of stones with just a raise of his hand. How can they still kill people?
Are you stingy with their food?
As the rumors became more and more outrageous, no one questioned them anymore.
No, there are still people who question it.
The girl huddled in the corner bit her lower lip, her eyes darting around, trying to find a way to escape. She didn't believe Mr. Shen, food was so precious, and those noble people couldn't even eat it themselves.
, where are you willing to give them untouchables? These adults around me are full of lies, and some words are inconsistent with the beginning and the end, so only a fool will believe it!
Before she could think of a solution, a sound of horse hooves approached.
The refugees were instantly nervous and tense.
The refugees who came with dry food to recruit soldiers breathed a long sigh of relief. There was no trace of panic on their faces, and they smiled shyly. The capable soldiers gradually relaxed their expressions, glanced at the crowd, and said: "What to do?"
Not bad!”
After complimenting the man, he turned around again.
"You can rest assured!"
Although the tone was harsh, it was not as ferocious as those soldiers and bandits.
These soldiers on horseback did not rob them, and even sent one person to lead the way. When the refugees saw this, they cried with joy. They had hope in their hearts, and their weak steps became much firmer. After half an hour, a camp appeared in their sight.
The camp is not large in size, and there are soldiers patrolling everywhere.
The refugee recruiting soldiers pointed to the front and said loudly and forcefully: "It's right here, go in, and everyone will have something to eat!"
"There is something to eat..."
"Woo woo woo, there's something to eat..."
The camp did not stop them. When they heard that they were here to recruit soldiers, they simply let them go. They were then divided into men and women and sent to different areas. The steady stream of dry food that everyone expected was not delivered, but was sent to one place.
pool.
"Master Jun, when can we eat?"
The soldier looked everyone up and down: "Wash up first."
There was undisguised disgust in his eyes.
The weather has been hot recently, and the stench of everyone's bodies can be smelled from a few feet away. Faced with disgust, they did not dare to question the soldiers holding weapons. They all obediently took off their clothes and went to the pool. This pool was huge.
But not deep.
Adults sit in the water just up to their necks.
There are no guards nearby, so everyone can wash and wash without worry.
The water in the pool was not very clean, but it was cool and refreshing. After taking a bath, I felt a little better all over. In order not to be picky and dirty, I put my clothes in the pool to wash them, wring them half dry and put them back on. It didn’t take long.
Another soldier came to lead the way.
"Master Jun, where are you going?"
"When can we get something to eat?"
The soldier scolded everyone impatiently, with a sinister look in his eyes: "Shut your mouths, and don't ask questions you shouldn't!"
Everyone was frightened like quails and dared not say a word to urge him.
Soon, everyone was sent to a huge camp.
The camp covers a large area and can accommodate one or two hundred people sitting close to each other. When everyone came over, there were still about twenty people inside. Everyone was not sure why, but they still cooperated obediently. They were bored and followed them.
The people on the other side started chatting.
Afraid that the other person would not pay attention to him, he poked the person with his elbow and asked curiously: "Is the food given by Mr. Shen delicious?"
The man glanced weakly.
The next moment he turned his eyes away again.
"Why are you ignoring people?"
These twenty or so people were too quiet, and their expressions were even more numb than before, which gave everyone a bad smell.
So he asked again: "Have you eaten yet?"
Finally, the other party responded, opening his mouth with unfriendly curses: "Eat, eat, eat, why don't you eat your parents? It will be your turn to be eaten later. It's so noisy!"
As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder exploding in my ears.
They couldn't believe what their ears heard.
What does "it's their turn to be eaten" mean?
"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!"
There was a lot of noise coming from the camp in the distance.
"Let me out, I won't stay here anymore!"
But after a few screams, the noise stopped again. Everyone knew what happened without seeing it, and their faces turned pale and silent.
Everyone has been deceived!
The little girl was so frightened that she shrank back from the crowd.
Not long after, a group of soldiers came in and lifted the man out. No matter how much he struggled, it was useless. The soldier looked fierce and stabbed the man in the chest with a knife. He grabbed the man's hair and dragged him out like a dead pig.
Remaining blood-colored drag marks.
Soon it was the little girl's turn.
She was taken out like a chicken.
At this moment, her mind was obviously full of thoughts of struggle, but her limbs were as stiff as if they had turned into wood, motionless. She maintained a weird and funny posture and was thrown into a pottery urn. The bottom of the pottery urn was already burned.
A fire broke out.
After an unknown amount of time, she felt that she could control her limbs again.
Struggling to grab the pottery jar and try to climb out.
The guarding soldiers heard the noise and came over with weapons in hand.
"court death--"
Just as the weapons were about to fall, there was a commotion outside the camp.
The explosion shook the gravel on the ground.
"The water flooded the Seventh Army!"
A white shadow came riding on the waves.
The Wenqi city wall rising in the camp was no match for the water column that turned into a dragon. The water dragon raised its head and crossed the Wenqi city wall, rushing towards the bottom with an indomitable momentum. For a moment, the surge surged to the sky.