At this time, the women were sitting on the roadside to rest, and there were many refugees and migrating people resting nearby.
Most of the refugees and civilians were so hungry that they were as thin as a stick and had sunken eye sockets.
Especially the children who had lost their parents, all in tattered clothes and as dirty as balls of mud, looked at the dry food in the hands of the women with timid and greedy eyes.
There was a woman in her early thirties who seemed to be unable to bear it. She broke off half of the dry food and handed it to the little girl closest to her.
The little girl tentatively stretched out her hand first. Seeing that the woman had no intention of taking back the dry food, she grabbed it and ate it hungrily.
It didn’t matter that the woman’s momentary kindness set a precedent. The children and people around her came over one after another. People cried and begged: “Girl, give us a bite to eat!”
"Girl, give me a piece of dry food too!" "Girl..."
More and more people gathered around, their eyes fell on the dry food in the hands of the women, and their saliva almost overflowed from the corners of their mouths.
A skinny young man in the crowd snatched the dry food from a woman's hand, and then ran out of the crowd with all his strength. At the same time, he stuffed the dry food into his mouth, even though he choked and rolled his eyes.
The action of stuffing dry food didn’t stop either.
Before he could run out of the crowd, he was pushed to the ground by the people on both sides. People jumped on him like crazy, grabbing the little dry food left in his hands, and some even went to pick out the dry food from his mouth. People's
Roars and screams came and went, and the scene instantly became commotion.
There was a precedent, and soon after, more and more starving people, who were blinded by hunger, snatched the dry food in the hands of the women. In an instant, the scene became a mess.
Damn it! Liu Xiu stuffed the uneaten dry food into his clothes and rushed over quickly, followed closely by Long Yuan and Zhang Ping.
These people, compared with the hungry people, can be said to be physically strong.
They worked together to push away the hungry people who were gathering around to grab the dry food. After a closer look, they saw dozens of women. Most of the dry food in their hands had been snatched away. More than half of them had their clothes torn out. There were also several women.
, there were blood marks on his neck and arms.
Seeing this, Long Yuan, Zhang Ping, Li Tong and others all drew out their swords, pointing the sword blades at the hungry people opposite.
Li Tong shouted angrily: "You guys, seven feet tall, have the audacity to steal women's food?"
The hungry people also bullied the weak and feared the strong. When they saw Liu Xiu and the others looking like menaces and holding sharp weapons, the people all withered like eggplants beaten by frost. They all lowered their heads and backed away.
Those who grabbed dry food still stuffed it into their mouths.
Liu Xiu waved his hand to Long Yuan and others, signaling them to put away their swords.
Although Jingzhou has also experienced drought, the local people are not like Yizhou. Yizhou is really a natural and man-made disaster, and all the disasters have come together.
If he still had extra food in his hands, Liu Xiu would not be stingy and would definitely distribute it to these hungry refugees.
However, the small amount of dry food in the carriage was barely enough for their group of people on the road. If he really took it out and shared it, he didn't know whether it would be possible to save these hungry people. He only knew that they would definitely starve to death before heading to the county.
Halfway through the city.
Now Liu Xiuzhen wants to ask Yizhou officials, where did the disaster relief food in Yizhou go?
If there were officials from Yizhou here at this time, they would definitely answer that Liu Xiu had been snatched away by Lian Dan.
The disaster relief grains allocated by the Xinmang court had gone through layers of deductions, and not much was left in the local area. In addition, due to the invasion of the Southern Barbarians, some of them were snatched away by the barbarians. The remaining grains for the disaster relief were taken by Lian Dan.
As they walked by, everything was plundered, and not a single grain of food was left for the local people.
It is most appropriate to use natural disasters and man-made disasters to describe Yizhou now.
At this moment, there was a sudden chaos on the road ahead. Countless people ran over from the road ahead. People shouted loudly as they ran: "Barbarian army! There is a barbarian army coming to kill! Run quickly -"
Hearing the shouts, Liu Xiu and others were shocked. When a commoner was about to run past Liu Xiu, he grabbed the man's arm and asked, "Is there a barbarian army coming to kill you?"
The civilian was a middle-aged man in his forties. His face turned pale with fright. He nodded repeatedly and said breathlessly: "Yes... it's a barbarian army. Run quickly. If you don't run, it will be too late!"
As he spoke, he wanted to shake off Liu Xiu's hand, but the latter's palm was like an iron vice, and he couldn't break free at all.
Barbarian army? Where did the barbarian army come from? After they entered Hanzhong, they had already wiped out nearly two hundred barbarian soldiers. Could it be that these barbarian soldiers were not the main force?
He asked: "How many people have come from the barbarian army?"
"There are too many people. I can't even count them. Don't hold me back. If you want to die, don't hold me back!" As Liu Xiu's hand loosened, the middle-aged man immediately ran away.
Just as the middle-aged man ran away, Liu Xiu and others also saw the figure of the barbarian army.
The barbarians they met this time were different from the barbarians they met in Baishan. Looking from a distance, all the barbarians were shirtless, with shaved heads, and large totem-like tattoos on their faces and bodies.
, wearing a leather skirt on the lower body, bare legs, and animal skin boots on the feet.
As for how many people there were on the other side, Liu Xiu and others could not see clearly. They rushed into the people, wielding the scimitars in their hands, and cutting people was like chopping vegetables. They chopped down groups of people into pools of blood.
In the blink of an eye, the road ahead of the official road was covered with the corpses of ordinary people, and rivers of blood flowed.
If there were only ten of Liu Xiu and the others, they might be able to escape, but now they are taking these women with them, and they will definitely not be able to escape. Liu Xiu made a quick decision, drew out the long sword from his ribs, and shouted: "Show your sword, get ready."
Meet the enemy!"
Following his order, people drew their weapons and swords, followed Liu Xiu, and moved forward to attack the barbarians.
Li Yi, who was guarding the carriage, looked at the surging barbarian soldiers in front and secretly grinned. When Li Tong was about to run past him, he grabbed Li Tong's wrist and scolded in a low voice: "Ci Yuan, are you crazy?"
, didn’t you see how many barbarians there were in front of us? We just went there looking for death, didn’t we? Run away!”
As he spoke, he pulled Li Tong and ran back. At this time, he couldn't care about Ye Qingqiu or Man'er, he only thought about his own survival.
Li Tong was dragged by him and staggered a few steps, and then he waved his arm hard and shook Li Yi's hand away.
He stared at Li Yi and said loudly: "Cousin, Uncle Wen and others have gone to fight the barbarians. Do you want to escape before the battle?"
"You are stupid. How can we fight with so many barbarian soldiers? Come with me!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pull Li Tong back.
The latter looked at Li Yi like a stranger, shaking his head and backing away. On weekdays, Li Yi was full of benevolence, morality, and pride, but at the critical moment, he was just a coward who ran away from battle!
"Cousin, even if I die, I don't want to be a weak coward, but I want to die with my brothers!" After saying that, he glanced at Li Yi with regret, then turned to Liu Xiuna
While running over.
At this time, Liu Xiu and others had already fought against the barbarians who were charging towards them.
These barbarian soldiers are not only dressed differently from those in Baishan, but their combat power is much higher.
Liu Xiu faced a burly barbarian soldier. The two swords were swung out at almost the same time, colliding in the air with a clang. Then, the two of them took a step back in unison. Liu Xiu
I feel like my tiger's mouth is numb and numb.
Such great strength! Liu Xiu stepped forward again, and with a shudder, he ducked in front of the barbarian soldier to his side. At the same time, he swept out his long sword and took it straight to the opponent's neck.
His sure-fire killing move failed this time. The barbarian soldiers on the opposite side reacted very quickly and swung their swords outwards. With a bang, Liu Xiu's long sword was blocked by him.
Liu Xiu was secretly frightened, and the barbarian soldier took the opportunity to step forward and slashed at Liu Xiu's head.
puff!
Before Liu Xiu could dodge, an arrow flew from the side and hit the barbarian soldier in the temple. The arrow penetrated his head and poked out from his temple on the other side. Zhang Ping's arrow.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and looked back at Zhang Ping. The latter had already re-cocked his bow and arrow, looking for the next target. Liu Xiu did not dare to take it lightly anymore and used all his strength to attack the next barbarian soldier.
In this battle with the barbarians, Liu Xiu felt extremely stressed. Firstly, the opponent was very powerful, and secondly, the opponent had a large number of people.
In fact, the number of these barbarian soldiers who suddenly rushed to the official road did not exceed a hundred, but there were only nine people participating in the battle on Liu Xiu's side. Fortunately, they were all selected by Liu Yan, and every one of them was not given in vain.
Otherwise, I'm afraid they would all fall down as soon as they come face to face with the barbarian soldiers.
Liu Xiu was very careful, held a long sword, and killed three barbarians in a row. At this moment, a roar came from the opposite side of him, and a tall, majestic barbarian holding a hammer rushed towards him.
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"Be careful—" Long Yuan, who was near Liu Xiu, pulled him away. At the same time, he faced him.
Bang!
The burly barbarian's hammer hit Long Yuan fiercely. Long Yuan parried with his horizontal sword, but with a clever effort, the horizontal sword tilted to the side, allowing the force of the hammer to fall to leak out.
But even so, Long Yuan was still affected by the impact. His feet were pressed against the ground and he slid backwards two or three meters away. The arm holding the sword trembled suddenly as if it had been electrified.
Long Yuan was secretly stunned in his heart. The strength of this barbarian was probably not inferior to that of his lord's eldest brother Liu Yan. Before Long Yuan could continue to step forward, more than a dozen barbarians rushed over from around him, surrounding him and attacking him.
A siege was launched.
The burly barbarian ignored Long Yuan and walked straight towards Liu Xiu with the hammer in hand. When he got close to Liu Xiu, he waved his arms and brought the hammer down.
Knowing that he was very powerful, Liu Xiu did not dare to resist his sharp edge and moved across him.
Boom!
The huge hammer missed Liu Xiu and hit the ground firmly, making a loud noise. Not far away, Zhang Ping, who was standing next to the carriage, silently shot an arrow straight into the burly barbarian's left eye socket.
