Chapter 4 Hope
Most of the Qin army escorted the Chu people in Yangshan County were subordinates of Fanghou’s Mansion. Most of these troops were garrisons along Wushan, and were very familiar with the situation in the Yangshan County area.
No matter from either side, even in many military information of the Great Qin Dynasty's military personnel, it is Fang Qilin who commanded the overall situation in Yangshan County.
However, Wei Wujiu, the real commander of the more than 600,000 Qin troops in Yangshan County and Wushan.
Wei Wujiu's subordinates were fighting in the Yinshan area. Even in the face of the information of Fusu and some senior officials of the Military and Ma Si, he himself was fighting in the Yinshan Yutianguan area, but in fact Wei Wujiu was just a substitute for him. &nb Novels sp; "Wei Wujiu" who fought in the Yutianguan area was wearing his Qianshan cold snow armor, and his figure looked extremely straight and tall, with a suffocating pressure. However, Wei Wujiu in Yangshan County was just wearing the thin cotton robe of ordinary staff in the army, looking like a mediocre elderly strategist with dark eyes, and no difference was the kind of person who could no longer be valued by the generals and could only help with some military clerks in the staff.
But when the old man touched on some key information or orders, some cold-blooded cold light suddenly appeared in his dim pupils would still make people shudder.
It was not because Zheng Xiu was worried about the command of the army by Fang Qilin, but because from the beginning, the focus of the war was on Yangshan County. The large amount of food and grass mobilization and Fusu's personal trip to the Yinshan Front were just some means to confuse the opponent.
In order to cooperate with her some of the methods that seem shameless to the world, Yangshan County must need a ruthless and ruthless commander like her.
Wei Wujiu may not be as good as Sima Cuo in terms of cultivation and strategy, but he is an extremely cold-blooded general. He can resolutely execute military orders without any emotion.
As long as he can ensure victory, not to mention sacrificing the lives of some Chu people, even if he sacrifices the lives of tens of thousands of Qin people, he will never hesitate.
After escorting the more than 70,000 Chu people, the Qin army quickly evacuated and abandoned the Chu people in the barren wilderness, they actually did not go far, but were like a hungry wolf who was always paying attention to the weak and tired wolf pack.
More than 400,000 Qin troops had already marched quietly, like a giant beast opening its mouth, preparing to eat the Chu troops coming to aid in one bite.
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When driven away by the Qin army, there was a clear destination, but when the Qin army suddenly evacuated and abandoned in the wasteland, the more than 70,000 Chu people lost their direction in their hearts.
I started to panic, then the despair began to spread, and the sound of crying sounded everywhere.
Some people are ready to leave.
At this time, most of the people who were about to leave were in their prime, some were practitioners, and they all had different purposes. Some missed their families and were preparing to return to their homes in Yangshan County, while others felt that Yangshan County could not be kept and were preparing to march towards Chu.
Among these people is a middle-aged man wearing a plain robe.
The middle-aged man looked like a private school teacher, and many of the luggage he carried were books. When he finally made up his mind to leave, a woman suddenly walked up to him and asked softly, "Do you want to leave these people?"
The middle-aged man was slightly stunned. The crowd around him was already very confused at this time. Those who could detect his feelings at the first time must have been observing him.
He couldn't help but look at the woman who appeared in front of him carefully.
This is a very young woman with a haggard face and a little yellow complexion. She is wearing a very ordinary or even tacky blue cloth dress, but she still looks very good.
This made his eyebrows frown slightly.
In his impression, he never seemed to have seen this woman in this team these days.
Even if there are more than 70,000 people in this team, he could not have seen them all, but observing everyone around him during the journey was the instinct of a practitioner. Even if he accidentally scanned a contour, he would not have felt so strange.
The most important thing is that the young woman was obviously observing him, but he never noticed when the woman would arrive or around him in the crowd.
Although he was a little surprised, he nodded and responded: "Yes."
The woman had a very unique spirit, and even felt like her family asked, and then asked softly: "Where are you going to leave and go back to Yangshan County? Or to Chu?"
The middle-aged man did not hide his inner thoughts and said, "Return to Yangshan County."
The woman said, "Is there anyone who can't let go?"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "There is a woman who is close to her. When she left, she said she would wait for me to go back. I would go back to see if she would like to go back to Chu with me."
"This is a huge team."
The woman's tone became even more strange, and she said, "Even if the number of Qin troops escorted these more than 70,000 people was twice as many days along the way, it would be impossible to take care of everyone strictly. Usually, camping, walking in some mountains and forests, and in some chaos, it is too easy to find the opportunity to leave with your cultivation level. In fact, there are also many practitioners who look for opportunities to leave from the beginning. But you didn't leave before, why do you have to leave now?"
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before whispering: "Because it's useless."
The woman looked at him, "What does it mean to be useless."
The middle-aged man looked up at the surroundings, looked at many desperate faces, took a deep breath, and then continued to whisper: "With the constraints of the Qin army before, we talents have been gathered together, we only know how to move forward without any extra thoughts. Even if some people cannot hold on to death, they are still dead on the way forward, and the remaining people are still forced to move forward. But now the Qin army is evacuated and there is no constraint, these people will have various ideas. Seventy thousand people will be separated and divided. Seventy thousand people are not a small number. If these seventy thousand people are always there
Together, even if I want to rescue, I will probably be easier to save. But once these people are separated, it is not just a problem of rescue. The key is that...they give people a different feeling. Even if I am a general, I can't help but fight for the life and death of 70,000 people, but there are thousands of people living here, how can I fight? Even those upright ministers in Chudu seem to be the same. This is a matter of quantity. The life and death of 70,000 people is a big deal, but the life and death of some scattered thousands cannot bet on the victory or defeat of some large army."
The woman listened to his words, but her expression on her face did not change much. Instead, she shook her head impatiently and said, "Why do you have to say the short answer so complicated? Simply put, if these 70,000 people are separated, they will no longer be 70,000 people. There are only a few thousand people here and a ten thousand people there. After the dispersion, the number of refugees seems to be small. You suspect that our Chu army will not try their best to rescue them. The result is that these people who are close to their limit will not be able to receive any response, and most of them will die on the way."
"In the long run, if our army does not save them and these people die, the Qin people will make a fuss about the death of these people. Even their shameless means will eventually involve some moral and human aspects of our dying." The middle-aged man said this and was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "But the future has nothing to do with the present. I didn't leave them before, because I felt hope and could help as much as possible. I left now because I couldn't bear it. I don't want to slowly watch the tragic situation of these people's death. This is just a problem in my mood."
"Others may not be a big deal, but once you leave, the 70,000 people disperse faster. Because you are Ji Baixing, you are a very famous bookstore in the Ercheng City of Yangshan County. Many people here know you. The most important thing is that during the days when this team is moving, you have used your true energy to save many dying people, especially many young children. So you may not have noticed it yourself, but in fact, your actions can affect the vast majority of people here."
The woman did not argue with him, but ordered in an unquestionable tone, even with a arrogant tone: "Your knowledge is extraordinary. You should understand that people have lived in groups since ancient times. Even if they are in trouble, there will always be some ways to get together. Even if they just endure, they can endure for a longer time. So what you have to do now is to prevent these more than 70,000 people from dispersing."
The middle-aged man's heart was filled with helplessness and sentimentality.
He was powerless to speak. If he could do it, would he still need this woman to tell him this truth?
"With a clean water source, at least it can make people calm. Only an hour away from here, there is a small lake, you can tell them to walk there before sunset. There is water available and you can try to catch fish." The woman said as orderly regardless of his thoughts.
The man named Ji Xingbai was stunned and immediately smiled bitterly, saying, "How many fish can you catch? The distribution of fish caught is far from enough, which causes confusion."
"A drowning person will try to catch a straw. Walking in the desert, the person who is about to die will give him a hope of water, which will allow him to hold on for one more day. At this time, it only takes an excuse to stabilize these people." The woman looked at him coldly and said, "Then tell them that as long as they get there, by night, the Chu army will send some food and medicine first."
Ji Xingbai's face was slightly white, his voice trembled slightly, and he said, "If hope is shattered, it will be even more out of control. If they find that there is no food or medicine delivered at night, these people will be completely collapsed, and no one can deal with this situation at that time."
"Some food and medicine will be delivered at night." The woman said coldly and firmly: "It will definitely be delivered, this is not an excuse."
Ji Xingbai looked at her, not understanding how her tone was so strong and confident.
The woman didn't explain anything, but just reached out to brush his shoulder and gently, as if she was just helping him brush away a stain. However, he only felt that the hand was extremely heavy and tougher than any pure gold in the world. This was an extremely strange feeling, and it also made him understand her identity in an instant.
His breathing paused instantly. After counting breaths, he lowered his voice to the limit. He used a voice that only he and the woman could hear, and said in a trembling voice: "How come you are here?"
Chapter completed!