I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 202 Kuizhou Battlefield!

Ning'an 12 years, spring to summer.

There was a severe drought on Kuizhou Road.

The drought lasted for more than five months, causing rivers to stop flowing, lakes to dry up, fields to crack, and seedlings to die.

Looking at the entire Kuizhou Road, it is not all drought.Around those big rivers, there is still water to drink and fields to irrigate.

In these places, the mountains are still green, the water is still available, the seedlings are still alive, and the people still live and work in peace and contentment.

But in these places, five is less than one.

As a result, nearly [-] people left their hometowns, took their families with them, or moved to the banks of the river, or entered the county town, and made a living by begging along the streets.

What's more, the fallen grass became bandits, making a living by robbing past merchants.

All of a sudden, the grass sheds on both sides of the river stretched and were overcrowded.But among the lofty mountains, there are bandits living wildly, causing endless disasters.

As for those towns, even the corners and alleys are filled with people begging for a living along the streets.

In just two months, the production and social order of the entire Kuizhou Road were completely disrupted.The incidents of fights and brawls have risen in a straight line.The government is overwhelmed every day.

And the only ones who laugh are those grain merchants who stock up on grain.They are earning a lot of money.

They transported grain from other places and sold it to Kuizhou Road at a high price.If you don't buy it, you will die.

In the year of famine, food can be sold easily!
Ever since, in such a scene, the robbers headed by Zhang Zhen, Lin Zaifeng, and Kong Liang made their debut.

A total of 180 veterans of hundreds of battles were dispatched. It can be said that they took out all their family assets, leaving only those with inconvenient legs and more than 20 guards.

Kuizhou Road is just to the west of Jinghu North Road, and Dajiang and several other big rivers come to Jinghu North Road after crossing Kuizhou Road, which belong to the upstream area.

Kuizhou Road is long and narrow from east to west, bordering Jinghu North Road on the east, Jingxi South Road on the north, and Lizhou Road on the west.

That is to say, if those grain merchants want to transport grain to Kuizhou Road, Jinghu North Road to the east and Jingxi South Road to the north are almost the only places they must pass.

Because, Huguang cooked, the world is full.Large-scale grain production areas are almost all in the southeast.It is almost impossible to transport grain from the Lizhou Road in the west.

And Jingxi South Road in the north can almost be ruled out.Because the wheat in the north is not yet ripe.

In this way, the front line is greatly shortened, and they don't have to travel long distances.Moreover, there are only a few main roads.

The Kuizhou Road appeasement envoy sent more than a dozen confidantes to guard these necessary roads day and night.As long as there is news, a cavalry will be assigned to pass the news on a fast horse.

As for Zhang Zhen and the others, according to Guo Yi's plan, they took a boat upstream from Jinghu North Road and entered Kuizhou Road.

But they were cautious and chose to act on their own.With two assistants from Fuxing Company, he went west alone, crossing Jinghu North Road, and then came to Kuizhou Road from a mountain path.

Not far from Jinghu North Road, I immediately felt the difference between the two places.Although Jinghu North Road was also severely drought-stricken, under various anti-drought measures, there was still water, the seedlings were still alive, and the people still lived and worked in peace and contentment.

But on the Kuizhou Road in front of him, all he could see was yellow sand all over the sky, the fields were cracked and barren, without any vitality, and there was no smoke from cooking.

Seeing a village from a distance, Kong Liang held a simple map in his hand. After careful comparison, he raised his finger and suggested, "That's Fengjiazhuang, we've been here before, how about Come over and have a look, and take a break along the way."

They were a group of defeated soldiers who had fled back from Yongle City stumbling all the way, so they were quite familiar with the surrounding area.

Otherwise, they would not have crossed Jinghu North Road.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhen shook his head and said, "In my opinion, we don't need to go there." After finishing speaking, he stomped his feet, kicking up a cloud of smoke, and then added: "Look at this situation, there will still be people living in the village. people?"

The one-eyed dragon Lin Zaifeng also echoed: "It's still early in the evening, we might as well go a little further. If I remember correctly, 'Fengtai Village' doesn't seem to be far away."

As soon as the words fell, the accompanying man named Chen Cheng of Fuxing Company quickly nodded and agreed: "Second Lord is right, less than twenty miles to the southwest is 'Fengtai Village', which is also an empty village. There is no one left.

It also happens to be not far from the main road, and we can live there.For one thing, you can wait for news there.Second, you can also monitor the main road. "

This guy named Chen Cheng, who is the fourth in the family, is the distant nephew of the shopkeeper Chen, and he is very clever.With the support of shopkeeper Chen Da, I have read books for three years, not only literate, but also have a rough grasp of some arts and sciences.

And this action is very important and requires a trustworthy person.So, cruelly, he was sent over.

Hearing what he said, Lin Zaifeng didn't respond, but waited for Zhang Zhen to make up his mind.

"Okay! Just follow Shiro's words!" Zhang Zhen nodded without hesitation.Right now, they are full of swords and arrows. With the brothers united in one mind, they are not afraid of any conspiracy.

So, a group of more than a hundred people, braved the scorching sun, stepped on the chapped land, headed southwest all the way to Fengtai Village.

The deeper you go, the more you feel the power of the drought.Along the way for more than ten miles, the three ponds were all dry and cracked, and there was not even a single weed.Even the bark was stripped off.

A group of more than a hundred people, all with heavy hearts, bowed their heads and hurried on their way.

suddenly,

A sentry sentry hurriedly returned from a long distance, came to the front in three steps and two steps, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, there is a situation ahead! There is a large group of people who have occupied Fengtai Village one step ahead of us!"

Several people were stunned when they heard the words, they walked for dozens of miles, but they didn't see a single weed, let alone a living person.

Kong Liang's expression brightened, and he boldly guessed: "Could it be a group of grain merchants?"

Ok?
It seems that there is really such a possibility...

The scout who came back shook his head and said: "I don't know, I didn't go closer to look, I only saw a lot of people from a distance. Sanhu led people to watch in front."

"Go! Go and have a look." Zhang Zhen responded, and ordered the others to rest where they were, and the five hurried forward.

There are more than a dozen sparse big trees on the field, and the detective named Sanhu is lying on the penultimate big tree.

Hearing footsteps, he turned around and said, "Brother, it doesn't look like a villager. Judging from the security, it looks like a group of traveling merchants!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help turning their heads to look at Kong Liang. Could it be that he really guessed it?
Is this a good start?
Kong Liang, on the other hand, fanned his feather fan triumphantly, and said excitedly: "Let's go over and have a look to confirm the situation. But we can't pass here, we have to go on the right road. Huzi, you are right there." Wait on the tree, watch our flag act!"

Well!The idea works.

Zhang Zhen nodded in agreement, he had to go and have a look, so as not to kill someone by mistake.

(End of this chapter)