Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 63: No matter where you are, if you see the barbarians, kill them!

In the spring of March, the grass grows and orioles fly.

The grass seeds that have been dormant for a winter are struggling to break out of the soil.

Stretch out the tender green branches and leaves to welcome the warm sunshine and bloom your own new life.

A hand as thin as a chicken claw, with skin and bones, reached out, grabbed the tender leaves, pulled them up alive, and stuffed them into his mouth with dirt.

His hair was tangled like a chicken coop, his body was covered in dirt, his body was dirty and dry with his ribs exposed, and he was lying on the ground, constantly looking for tender grass.

Pull out the grass seeds, chew them hard, and swallow them.

There are many people like this in the wilderness.

Their eyes were lifeless, like wandering zombies, looking for anything they could stuff into their mouths.

These people were savages who fled to the wilderness due to war, to escape corvee and taxes, to break up their families, and other reasons.

They are not on the household register, have no homes or land, and do not engage in production. They are truly vagrants and hooligans.

The savages who survived the cold winter were in urgent need of food.

Grass seeds are their important food source.

A long line appeared on the dilapidated road in the distance.

More than ten Hu cavalrymen led the way, with high noses, deep eyes, yellow teeth and curly hair, and looked contented and happy.

Clerks in official uniforms followed behind, shouting and cursing loudly, waving their weapons from time to time, intimidating the hundreds of women who were tied together with ropes.

These women tied with ropes are all young women.

Their faces were filled with fear and their eyes were red, but they had already cried all their tears out.

Shi Hu ordered the conscription of young women from all over the country to fill the palace, which caused countless tragedies in the world.

Killing husbands and seizing wives, breaking into houses and kidnapping girls, patrolling the streets to make arrests.

The level of fear is no less than that of the morning glory steak house.

The team that sent the women to Yecheng came from Langya County, Xuzhou.

They traveled hundreds of miles, completely unaware that the area near the capital Yecheng had gradually become a battlefield.

The Hu cavalrymen on horseback discussed loudly in Hu language how to enjoy themselves in different ways that night.

Since we are transporting so many women, we should treat them well.

If there were no quantity requirement, more than half of these women would have been cooked by the barbarians along the way.

The barbarians looked at the savages in the wilderness with contempt in their eyes.

In their eyes, these weak men were no different from wild rabbits and mice that could be hunted at will.

Looking at those so-called people who seem like they can be blown down by a gust of wind and are like dry bones in a tomb.

The barbarians were even too lazy to massacre.

The sound of dense horse hooves came from the distance, and dust was flying.

There were so many people coming that the ground was shaking.

The Hu cavalry's expression changed slightly, and they reined in their horses and looked intently.

Dozens of cavalrymen came galloping from afar.

The armor on them was extremely bright, shining brightly in the sunlight.

The leading Hu cavalry came forward and shouted greetings and inquiries in the Hu language.

However, the other side did not respond and continued to ride forward.

The Hu cavalry drew their weapons and rode forward, and a melee soon broke out between the two sides.

The armor of the Qihuo Army was extremely strong, and even the horses under their crotch were covered with a layer of iron-ringed chain mail.

They held the seamless steel pipes in both hands and waved them around to pierce them.

The machine-polished spear head was extremely sharp, and one shot was enough to pierce the chain mail on the Hu cavalry.

War horses were crossing each other, and the sharp and piercing cries continued.

In just the time it took to drink a cup of hot tea, more than ten Hu cavalrymen fell to the ground and became corpses.

The local county officials who were escorting him had already knelt on the ground and were trembling.

The victorious beggar cavalry looked at the women with numb expressions, empty eyes and naked clothes.

He spat at the corpse of the barbarian, "Damn barbarian dog!"

After receiving the notification through the intercom, Lin Dao drove an off-road vehicle and rushed to the place under the escort of a group of mounted guards.

He first pointed at the corpses of the beheaded Hu cavalry and said, "Hang them on poles and let the birds and beasts eat them."

Then he pointed to the officials who surrendered and begged for their lives and said, "Skin them, stuff them with straw, chop them up and feed them to dogs, and then drag the dogs to the dry toilet and slaughter them."

"Master Lang."

Liu Hu came forward and reported, "There are only a few yellow-eared dogs left in the army."

In an era when all the tree bark was eaten, dogs, which were a delicious meat, were almost completely wiped out long ago.

There were not many dogs in the beggar army.

Lin Dao likes to slaughter dogs at every turn, and there are really only a few left.

"Oh."

"Dogs are friends of humans, so treat them well." Lin Dao said kindly, "These scumbags are not worthy of being fed to dogs. Put a hammer on them, set up a pole, and hang them up to dry."

"Record their family messages. When the army arrives, punish their families and clansmen together."

Whenever the barbarians invade, there are always these people who help the enemy.

Those whom they oppress have a miserable fate.

However, most of them can have a good ending.

From Qin Hui and Hong Chengchou to clerks and constables, many people enjoyed their lives and eventually died of old age.

What about good and evil being rewarded, and the cycle of nature?

This is probably the biggest joke in the history books.

Lin Dao, who has witnessed too many tragedies, does not consider the overall situation, nor does he make decisions based on urgent needs in exchange for benefits.

There is only one fate for such people who fall into his hands.

Put on the hammer.

About three hundred women were rescued.

Lin Dao stood at the front of the car, holding up the loudspeaker, "If you want to go home, we will distribute dry food and water bottles, and you can leave on your own."

This place is hundreds of miles away from their hometown.

Returning home alone in this chaotic world?
They will appear on the bed and at the dinner table, but not in their hometown.

"If you don't want to return home, you can marry a soldier in the army." "The soldiers are all brave men and will not treat you unfairly."

If a woman in troubled times does not have a man to protect her, her fate will be miserable.

Marrying them into military households provides them with a sense of security.

It can also alleviate the desires of the military households and stabilize the morale of the army.

After all, no matter how realistic the silicone is, it can't compare to the real carbon base.

The women said nothing, their eyes blank.

After walking hundreds of miles, they were tired, hungry, and tortured by the barbarians. They were already exhausted.

Lin Dao ordered, "Send some potato and rice paste over so they can have something to take back to the camp."

Liu Hu first accepted the order and picked up the walkie-talkie to convey the command.

Then he asked, "Lord, as we get closer to Yecheng, we're intercepting more and more groups of women transporting women. Besides military households, can we marry local soldiers, civilians, and refugees?"

The military households under Lin Dao were treated very generously.

It can be said to be the ceiling level of this world.

Not only will they have no worries about food and clothing in their daily lives, but they will also receive huge rewards for their military achievements on the battlefield.

There is no doubt that it is a hot commodity in the blind date market.

With the increase in the number of newly-submitted refugees, most of the regular soldiers and military households under Lin Dao's command have ended their single lives.

The reserve local soldiers, and even the civilian laborers and refugees, are completely incomparable to the military households.

"Those who marry on their own are capable of it."

Lin Dao smiled, but his words were harsh. "The soldiers fought for me and risked their lives. I should give them the best treatment, generous rewards, and arrange marriages for them."

"Only when they benefit, have enough to eat and drink, and feel grateful, will they continue to work for me."

"The regular soldiers are my own people. If I don't treat my own people well first, who will fight for me?"

The treatment that Lin Dao provided to the military households was extremely high in that era.

Correspondingly, the possibility of military households being instigated and taken away was greatly reduced.

If you want to take his soldiers away or incite unrest, you must at least give them better material conditions and treatment first.

Otherwise, even if the emperor of the Sima family came in person to arrest people, the military households would chop him to pieces.

It's more beneficial to follow someone. You can feel it firsthand. Do you really think the military households are fools?
"The local soldiers, the peasants, the refugees, give them food, and they call me their master."

Lin Dao saw it clearly: "If others offered more, they would have run away immediately."

"Before they have proven their worth, raising their salaries will only lead to dissatisfaction among the military households and soldiers."

In addition, using these benefits to keep them motivated can stimulate their motivation.

If you want the reward, you can take the head of a barbarian on the battlefield.

On the way back to the camp, Lin Dao looked at the savages in the wilderness.

"It forces people to become ghosts."

"All the Hu people deserve to die!"

On the way to Yecheng, everything Lin Dao heard and saw was shocking.

A wild dog with red eyes was digging for food in the ground.

He dug out an unknown bone and ran away with it in his mouth.

Along the way, one could see people dying of starvation, not even leaving behind a complete body.

The wilderness, which was once fertile land, has become desolate beyond recognition.

It is overgrown with weeds and almost barren.

The canals that once flowed with clear water are now clogged with silt and no longer serve their former functions.

All kinds of carefully crafted agricultural tools and equipment have become toys for Hu children to play with.

The villages and forts we passed by were almost all in ruins, and foxes and rats were everywhere, making it look like a ghost den.

"This damned world is all the fault of the barbarians."

Lin Dao shook his head, his eyes gleaming with ferocity. "Wherever we are, if we see the barbarians, we'll kill them!"

We arrived at the temporary residence of the central army, a dilapidated county town.

The brick walls collapsed and crumbled, the narrow moat was filled with a foul stench, and bones were vaguely visible in the mud.

The off-road vehicle drove slowly, and a foul smell hit us in the face.

Dozens or even hundreds of wooden poles were erected on both sides of the official road outside the city.

Hanging above it was a head that had already dried up, surrounded by flies and insects, looking hideous.

"My lord." Liu Hu, who was riding his horse outside the carriage window, reported, "The barbarians are using harsh punishments and laws, and the killing is rampant."

"Using massacres as a deterrent."

There is no such thing as morality or fairness in local governance during troubled times, especially when it comes to governance by the barbarians.

The common people were usually threatened with killing.

Lin Dao drove into the city in silence, passed through the narrow city gate, and drove onto the streets with broken stone slabs and flowing sewage.

The dilapidated houses on both sides of the street have either been abandoned for a long time or have their doors and windows closed.

At the foot of the wall, the starving people, whose skin was only skin and bones, looked at the endless stream of beggars with empty eyes.

The price of grain in Yecheng is already two gold cakes for a dou of rice.

In this county town not far from Yecheng, not to mention the lack of gold cakes, even if there were gold cakes, you couldn't buy food.

Pangu, who knows what these people eat to survive!
Lin Dao remained silent all the way, not because he was frightened, but because he was holding back his anger.

He came to Yonghe time and space and spent most of his time with the Beggar Army.

Although the beggars' army was also miserable, they still had a minimum level of organization and survival bottom line.

This also made Lin Dao mistakenly believe that this was the bottom line of this cruel world.

It was not until this moment that he realized what the real bottom line was.

How could the Lord of All Creation be so miserable?
Before the troops arrived, all the soldiers and officials in the city who could escape had run away.

Those who could not escape, as well as those who hoped to take advantage of the situation, all knelt outside the yamen and waited.

Lin Dao stopped the car, got out and walked towards the government office.

When passing by the county clerks, he just glanced at them.

When they entered the county government office, he gave instructions.

"Those clerks outside, all of them should be beaten."

(End of this chapter)