After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1154 Almost Became a Bandit's Den
In short, everyone knows the importance of sticking together.

The Qin family has soldiers, doctors, medicinal herbs, and a group of scholars including Xun Lao and Qiong Lao. By joining forces with the Qin family, their chances of survival will increase.

The people at the county government camp were extremely annoyed by them.

The next day, around 5:30 AM.

Dangdang Dangdang!
As they assembled to depart, Magistrate Kang and Lieutenant Zhong sent a messenger who added a new message: "The government troops will protect all the people of Baofu County. The government, the army, and the people of Baofu County are one. Individuals do not need to band together for warmth. As long as we abide by wartime military law, Magistrate Kang and Lieutenant Zhong will lead all the people of our county to the capital city!"

But who would believe that?
The villagers were convinced that since high-ranking officials were hard to find, they must really be in trouble. Rather than seeking favors from Magistrate Kang, who was known for his shrewdness and influence, they figured it would be faster to turn to the Qin family for help.

At the beginning of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), each town had counted its members.

Dangdang Dangdang!
"Wei Min of Baofu County, following the county flag, set off!"

With a whoosh, the large group of deserters set off again, and after a day's journey, they camped overnight in Qihuang County.

At least half of the people in Qihuang County remained behind, not fleeing the war. When they saw the huge exodus of deserters from Baofu County, they were shocked and thought, "Are they stupid? The spring wheat harvest is almost here. They're abandoning so much grain to go to the capital city. What if they starve to death in the winter?"

"They starved to death because of their own doing. They abandoned their food and fled from the war. Where did they get any soldiers? They ran away without even seeing a single soldier. What a bunch of spendthrifts! If their ancestors knew, they would be so angry that they would come back to life and kill these unfilial descendants!"

The people of Qihuang County cursed and swore, and some hooligans even formed a gang and took advantage of the darkness to rob the people of Baofu County.

There are many soldiers in Kebaofu County.

The soldiers of Commander Zhong and Commander Ling, along with students from the local martial arts academy, merchants, and martial arts instructors from the students' families, gathered together, forming a force of over a thousand.

They quickly caught the three hundred hooligans.

When the news reached Magistrate Kang, his face darkened: "Three hundred men, they're practically a bandit's den."

Not long after the desertion disaster, Qihuang County was in chaos.

Upon seeing the statement that "the leader Luo Yaliang had burned down two houses, looted a street shop, beaten more than a dozen neighbors, and almost kidnapped a beautiful girl," his face turned as black as ink.

The magistrate of Kekang County disliked meddling in other people's business, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

Qiong Laodao said, "Lord Kang, with General Liang's wartime military orders in place, you should not be weighing the pros and cons."

"Now is not the time to weigh the pros and cons. We must only see evil and eliminate it to protect those who come after us. Otherwise, if evil grows stronger, more people will suffer."

Old Xun gave Old Qiong a disdainful look and said to Magistrate Kang, "Sir, if you still don't dare to kill him, wouldn't that expose your weakness of being indecisive and unfit to be a leader?"

Idiot, someone like you think you can get promoted and go to the capital?
Don't even think about it.

There are already too many incompetent officials in the capital. Emperor Wuxing wishes he could exterminate them all. Now he only promotes decisive people as his confidants!

The magistrate of Kang County was shocked and finally gave the order: "General Liang has ordered that the Northeast Prefecture is now governed by wartime military law... Luo Yaliang and his three brothers and ten squad leaders will all be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public tomorrow morning!"

"My lord, please reconsider." Master Lu advised in his heart.

"The magistrate has given the order, everyone follow me." County Lieutenant Zhong called to Zhou Bantou, Gong Zongqi, Chen Xiaoqi, and others to make arrangements for the execution.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Luo Yaliang, the local tyrant of Qihuang County, took advantage of the chaos to commit evil deeds and has now been apprehended. Magistrate Kang of Baofu County, in accordance with General Liang's wartime military law, is to carry out the execution. Tomorrow morning at dawn, at the east gate of Qihuang County, Luo Yaliang and fourteen other ringleaders will be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public!"

The messenger shouted, and the news spread quickly.

The next morning, just before the execution, several thousand people had gathered at the East Gate area. They were all from Qihuang County, including some who had lost their hands and feet. They were all victims of robbery by Luo Yaliang and his gang.

There were also female relatives.

They all reeked of foul odors, and some were wrapped in black cloth, afraid to show their faces, lest they be spotted by Luo Yaliang's men and robbed.

Dangdang Dangdang!
"The time has come! According to the wartime military law promulgated by General Liang, execute the ringleaders!" County Lieutenant Zhong personally shouted, ordering his troops to carry out the executions. "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" Luo Yaliang and the other fourteen people cried out, nodding their heads to the ground and begging for mercy, but no one could save them.

Click, click, click!

With a swift stroke, blood splattered, a head rolled off, and the mangled corpse collapsed to the ground.

A long silence followed...

Thump thump thump thump!
Hundreds of aggrieved residents from Qihuang County, along with their families, knelt before County Magistrate Zhong and his men, crying out, "We thank you, Your Honor, for upholding justice for us!"

"Waaah, Ni'er, you're safe now. You don't have to be afraid of that buck-toothed Luo anymore." The beautiful girl who was almost robbed was named Huang Ni'er.

If it weren't for the people on the street protecting her that day, she would have been violated by Luo Yaliang long ago.

However, because the people on the street protected her and prevented Luo Yaliang from succeeding, more than a dozen people had their hands and feet broken by Luo Yaliang's men.

Huang Ni'er knelt and crawled several meters toward County Commandant Zhong, kowtowing repeatedly, pleading, "Sir, Your Honor, please take us, the people of our street, with you... We believe you now, we believe what the officials and soldiers said. We want to escape the war, please take us with you!"

Hundreds of neighbors' eyes lit up, and they hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Sir, please, sir, please, the Baofu County government, take us away from the disaster!"

The thousands of people left behind in Qihuang County also looked at County Commandant Zhong with hope.

"Wait a moment!" County Commandant Zhong sent Chen Xiaoqi back to inquire about County Magistrate Kang's opinion.

Magistrate Kang agreed... Go ahead and go ahead, after all, if word gets out, it will be a great achievement for him.

"Magistrate Kang of Baofu County agrees that you people from Qihuang County may follow the people from Baofu County to the capital city to escape the war!"

"You only have one hour. Pack your things and catch up quickly, or you'll be late!"

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Hundreds of people on the main street of Qihuang County hurriedly went home to pack their belongings.

Upon seeing this, half of the remaining thousands fled back to pack their belongings and join the large group from Baofu County who were fleeing the disaster.

However, there are still two or three thousand people who don't leave.

It was just luck.

They felt that the Eastern Desert army wouldn't reach them, and since the villains like Luo Yaliang were dead, no one would dare to bully them anymore, so they were safe and didn't go with them.

County Magistrate Zhong didn't try to dissuade them... Their lives were their own; they should bear the consequences themselves.

After more than an hour of fussing, it was already past 9 AM.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Wei Min from Baofu County, roll call complete, let's go!"

The messenger shouted, and the large group marched off to the next county town.

Upon seeing this, Huang Nier and the others from Qihuang County were so excited they almost cried... They had made the right choice in following them; this deserter troop from Baofu County was far more organized, disciplined, and safer than the troop led by their Qihuang County magistrate.

The magistrate of Qihuang County treated the yamen runners and soldiers of the military headquarters as his own personal guards, protecting only his own family, the families of county officials, and wealthy households who had paid money.

Some yamen runners, fearing the merchants might not understand the magistrate's meaning, directly demanded money from them... "Give us money, property deeds, and your family can join the team; otherwise, you can run away."

Even if you follow the county government's large entourage, if you are robbed and don't pay any money, the county government won't send anyone to protect you.

On the way, Huang Nier's family members secretly exchanged information with the shopkeepers on the same street... Once they arrived in the capital city and met General Liang, who cared deeply for the common people, they would definitely file a complaint against the Qihuang County government!