A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 204 What is Shame?

Seeing Han Chao's men and horses approaching, many people on the refugee side were taken aback. Some had horses, all of them were strong men, and there were a large number of vehicles, not like horse thieves.It can't be the officers and soldiers from somewhere, but why is there no military uniform flag?
Whether it was horse thieves or officers and soldiers, the refugees were afraid of them, but seeing that there were also a large number of refugees in this team, they were relieved, although they felt strange, but seeing the hope of life, they still slowly approached.

Han and North Korea saw it more clearly. Many of these refugees were skinny and ragged, especially many women and children. The clothes on their bodies were torn like sacks, revealing their dark skin.The word shame can no longer be seen on them, and there is only numbness or an expression of extreme hunger in their eyes.

Many of the refugees were dying of hunger. Looking at their appearance, Han Chao couldn't help shaking his head.

The refugees in their team all sighed when they saw the situation on the other side.Once upon a time, I was like them, I didn't know what would happen tomorrow, maybe one day I would become an insignificant corpse on the side of the road, starve to death, throw the corpse in a foreign land, and become a lonely ghost who could not return home after death.

It's not like now, eating hot rice porridge every day, the days of starvation have become a thing of the past.After raising the general for a while, the expressions of these refugees are much better, and I heard from those strange military men in the team who spoke with foreign accents that when they arrived in that place called Baoanzhou, everyone could eat enough. People can also divide the land, do not pay grain for a few years, and will not increase grain and tax in the future, and there will be no harassment by horse thieves.

Thinking about that kind of day is really heaven, does Daming really have such a place?
Although many people secretly doubt whether what those military masters said is true, they won't abduct them, right?
Thinking about it, I have nothing to lie to. Originally, I was living in a foreign land just to eat, so although everyone was worried, but following this group of people, I could survive, so the refugees gathered along the way , no one has the mind to escape.

At this time, seeing the miserable situation of the refugees on the opposite side, everyone felt that they were lucky.Alas, life is all about comparison, even if you eat bran and swallow vegetables, you will feel happy when you see a person who can't even drink rice soup.

The soldiers under the command of Han and North Korea were even more embarrassed, and the sense of superiority and mission in their hearts was strengthened again.

Dealing with the refugees, Han Chao and others are already very experienced. They asked the soldiers in the ministry to take out rice and set up a large pot to cook porridge, and some soldiers were guarded with swords and guns to maintain order, and then some loud voices The sergeant went over and informed: "My lord is benevolent, and the porridge is ready."

The refugees over there had long been watching the movement here. Seeing the cooking of porridge here, many people had become agitated. Then they heard the announcement from these loud sergeants, they were surprised and happy, and groups rushed over.

Han and North Korea had been prepared for a long time, and asked their subordinate officers and soldiers to divide these refugees into dozens of pull outs, one pull out in front of each cauldron.And first those who were obviously dying of hunger, women and children.Listening to the words here, looking at the steaming hot rice pot with an attractive aroma, there was obviously a commotion among the refugees, some young and old men were about to move, but seeing the men here are all strong and eyeing, and There are guns and firecrackers in knives, who would dare to make a slight change?

In fact, for saving women and children first, Han Chao and others privately believe that youth is more important.Up to now, everyone also takes it for granted.

Those women led the children, and they came out with broken bowls in surprise. In this kind of refugee army, weak people like them are always the first to be abandoned. They are so hungry that they are even in danger of being eaten. , I didn't expect that group of old men on the opposite side...

Looking at the rice porridge scooped into the bowl, many of them quickly drank it, but many of them were full of tears. A young woman suddenly knelt down. She looked quite haggard, but she did not change her beauty. She choked up and said: "Dare to ask all the elders for their surnames and names, for their high kindness and righteousness, the little woman will not be able to repay her even if she is a cow or a horse."

Immediately, a group of people fell to their knees, and the one who scooped up the porridge for them was a thick military soldier. He also enjoyed seeing them thankful. They are the officers and soldiers of Baoan Prefecture in Xuanfu Town, our garrison is Lord Wang Dou, he is the most benevolent old man, you must remember his kindness when you drink porridge."

There was a look of confusion in the woman's eyes, obviously she didn't know where Bao'an Prefecture was, and she had never heard of Wang Dou's name, but when the soldiers said this, she Lao Lao memorized the name.She held the bowl but didn't drink, and happily returned to the crowd with a little girl beside her who was also holding a broken bowl.

Along the way, the refugees looked at the rice porridge in her hand with red eyes and hunger, but who would dare to touch her when the officers and soldiers of Baoan Prefecture patrolled around?
When the woman came to several refugees, she happily said to one of them: "Yang Lang, we have porridge to drink."

The man named Yang Lang snatched her bowl, drank the rice porridge in a few mouthfuls, and looked at the porridge in the little girl's hand with red eyes.

The little girl was quite obedient, and said: "Father, Qiaoer is not hungry, Daddy drinks."

The man named Yang Lang was about to take Qiao'er's bowl, when there was a sudden bang, something hit his face heavily, his right cheek became red and swollen immediately, the man named Yang Lang staggered, Almost fell to the side.

In the exclamation of his wife and daughter, the man named Yang Lang jumped up suddenly. He was rather thick and strong. Although he had been hit hard and had been hungry for a long time, his figure was still flexible. With red eyes, he shouted, "Who hit me..."

He was stunned for a moment, and there was a very handsome young man standing in front of him. He was strong and slender, and although he was dressed in a coarse cloth robe, he couldn't hide his handsome appearance.He was holding a waist knife with a sheath in his hand, but he was the one who slapped himself hard with the handle just now.

Pointing at the man named Yang Lang, the young man shouted sharply with his somewhat unknown accent: "Snatch rice porridge from your own daughter-in-law, are you still a man?"

"Do you know what shame is, what is shame?"

Under the sharp gaze of the young man, the man named Yang Lang was speechless in a daze.

The woman knew that the young man was the officer and soldier of Baoan State that the baggage soldier had mentioned just now, she pleaded: "Master, if my husband has offended you, please forgive me."

The little girl Qiao'er also cried: "Please don't hit my daddy."

Gao Xun's eyes turned around on the woman and Qiao'er, then stared at the man named Yang Lang like a hawk for a while, and strode away.

The man named Yang Lang stayed for a long time, his daughter timidly said: "Daddy, you have porridge."

The man said viciously, "I won't drink it, but Qiaoer will."

His daughter responded and started to drink happily. The woman comforted her softly and told her to drink more slowly.

Seeing his daughter drinking porridge sweetly, the eyes of the man named Yang Lang turned red, and he suddenly cried: "I'm useless, I'm sorry to you two, I'm useless, useless..."

He hammered his chest hard with his fist and cried out.

His wife looked at her husband quietly by the side. She knew that his heart was uncomfortable and let him cry bitterly.

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Han Chao and others saw the situation just now, everyone sighed, only Gao Shiyin said with a smile: "Gao Xun is a villain, he is worthy of being my soldier, he just has a temper."

Since last year's suppression of the bandits, Gao Xun has made great contributions. After training the new army, he was also promoted to the position of team officer, and he is still serving under Gao Shiyin's command.

This time, there were four doctors who accompanied the army. Looking at the refugees, one doctor said: "Those refugees have been starving for a long time, and they are weak. Each person has at most two bowls of porridge, otherwise they may die suddenly."

Han Chao nodded, and gave each of the refugees two bowls of porridge. After saving the women and children, it was the turn of the men.Many people saw the matter of Gao Xun just now, and no one dared to disturb it, and the order was orderly.

Although there were nearly [-] refugees, they didn't eat much rice from the convoy because of the rice porridge distributed to them.

After distributing the porridge, Han and North Korea asked the soldiers to recruit those villagers who were in the same clan or the prestigious village elders in the same village to speak.Obviously, Li Jinpei, the consolation officer in charge of psychological counseling for soldiers in the army, is better at recruiting refugees.After Han Chao spoke a few words with these villagers, Han Chao completely handed over the matter of refugees to Li Jinpei.

Sure enough, Li Jinpei spoke eloquently, and kindly talked about the affairs of Baoan Prefecture.

When the old villagers among the original refugees were recruited to talk, the old villagers were even more moved. Anyway, everyone had nowhere to go. They followed the soldiers and horses of Baoan Prefecture all the way. At least everyone had porridge to drink and survived. hope.They live in a foreign land, and they have nothing to lose, let alone anything to be reluctant to part with.

Li Jinpei was careful, and he asked: "Don't you want to go back to your hometown after the disaster? Presumably you still have fields in your home?"

An old man smiled bitterly and said, "Homecoming? Field?"

He said: "Even if there are some fields, it will be difficult to survive due to exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes. Not to mention that after I leave my hometown, the fields in my family will definitely be occupied by those powerful gentry."

Li Jinpei sighed, recalling some of his past events, yes, every time there is a catastrophe, it is a good opportunity for those officials and gentry to invade the fields, isn't this the case in my own home?Also because of this, I have lived a happy life in Baoanzhou, it may be a blessing in disguise, even though I think so, I still feel a dull pain in my heart.

Li Jinpei looked at these refugees and elders. It is good for them to stop thinking about going home. After arriving in Baoan Prefecture, they can take root in the local area better.

An old man also said: "I look at the actions of the soldiers in Baoan Prefecture. They are really teachers of benevolence and righteousness. First save women, children and children, and then young adults. Although it is against the common sense of the world, it is full of the compassion of the saints. The army is like this when they go out. It must be true. Under the governance of Mr. Wang, Baoan Prefecture is a place where widows, widows, widows, lonely and sick can all be cared for, so it must be a paradise."

His words were full of hope, and his thoughts had already flown to the land of Baoanzhou that he had never seen before.

(End of this chapter)