flstandardbreds Chapter 176 These Things Are Soul-Calling Spirits
Chapter 176 These Things Are Soul-Calling Spirits
"You're right." When Han Yaojun looked up at Chu Xi again, his eyes were full of determination.
Distributing these grains now is like a fairy scattering flowers from heaven, which will make the people happy for a short time. In fact, once the flood breaks out, these happy emotions will be like a flash in the pan.
It comes quickly and disappears quickly.
"According to the report from the soldiers who were watching the rising river water, if the rain continues to fall tonight, it will definitely overflow the river dam and flood Xi'an by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Ever since Han Yaojun detained Sun Changfan and the others, he immediately sent people to keep an eye on the problem of the river dam. The guards there were replaced every hour, with each team consisting of fifty people.
The reason for such frequent changes of guard is to prevent the Japanese army from taking the opportunity to cross the river.
Although Sun Changfan has been controlled by them, how could an ambitious wolf easily give up the evil thoughts in his heart?
Chu Xi stared at Han Yaojun with his distinct black and white eyes, "General Han, do you think that if a flood occurs, human nature can stand the test?"
Not only must the food be hidden immediately, it must also be kept secret so that no one except tonight knows about it.
Chu Xi doesn't trust anyone, especially in the face of natural disasters. If the relief grain from the court is delayed, then there is only one outcome waiting for them - killing each other.
Since ancient times, in the feudal era, once disasters such as drought occurred and the situation was out of control and the court was slow to intervene, great chaos would occur and people would even eat their own children.
"Once there is not enough food, the swords in our hands will no longer be effective. Looting and violence will be seen everywhere. It is true that we need to protect the people, but we must also protect them rationally."
The most terrifying situation is theft and rushing in.
No matter how they plan.
The distribution of food at regular intervals and in fixed quantities will definitely cause some complaints, and the evil of human nature will be infinitely magnified in the face of disasters.
Hunger, the squeeze on living space, and fear will make people numb and ruthless. They will forget about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and will only want to survive by any means necessary.
Stay alive...
No one is wrong. What is wrong is the misfortune of the times and natural disasters. When misfortune comes, people... will no longer be people.
Han Yaojun is indeed a qualified general and has won several battles. Even though he has not encountered the situation that Chu Xi described, he knows that human hearts are sometimes unpredictable!
"You are right. I will arrange the food properly. Zhou Qi will go back and mobilize one-third of the troops to come to the city and protect the people in the city to evacuate to the mountains tonight."
Planning ahead is what a qualified general should do.
No matter how kind a person is, if he wants to protect more people, he must hold a sword in his hand.
Otherwise, the final outcome may be that your kindness harms yourself and you will be "eaten" by others.
Zhou Qi knew what Han Yaojun meant, and nodded respectfully without thinking, "Yes, sir. I will arrange it right away."
Chu Xi was still looking at the dark night sky. The gloomy weather made her feel inexplicably depressed.
The storm is coming...
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Rong Qingzhu, Zhou Yichen and his group rode as fast as they could, not daring to slack off for the slightest.
Zhou Yichen was different from Chu Xi and the others when they went to Xi'an. He was followed by hundreds of guards along the way, and most of them had been screened out by him in advance to prevent spies from Lao Qi, Lao Ba and others from sneaking into the team.
Therefore, even if it cannot be said to be 100% cleared, at least 80% can be trusted.
Under the protection of hundreds of people, even though Zhou Jinye and Zhou Hanjin would occasionally arrange some killers to hunt him down along the way, they still couldn't bring too much resistance to Zhou Yichen. At most, they delayed him for two or three hours.
It would take at most three days to get from Beijing to Xi'an by riding at full speed, but Zhou Yichen didn't have the patience to wait for everyone to arrive at the same time.
So he brought a hundred horseback guards with him and rode them at full speed all night long, and they would reach the outskirts of Xi'an in two days and one night at most.
Rong Qingzhu is just a scholar. Even though he learned some simple martial arts for self-defense when he was young, he is still no match for Zhou Yichen and Chu Xi, who have practiced martial arts since childhood.
Along the way, he could have traveled slowly with the remaining 300 soldiers, but he had his own ambitions, and this time he came out to do something big and make some contribution to the Great Zhou.
So, even though his legs were in unbearable pain from being rubbed by the horses, he still gritted his teeth and caught up with Zhou Yichen's team.
Zhou Yichen was worried about Chu Qibai's situation along the way and just asked a few questions casually. Rong Qingzhu insisted on going with him first.
He did not persuade her further, but just said that if she felt uncomfortable, she could stop and rest, and he would send guards to stay and protect her.
For some reason, Rong Qingzhu subconsciously thought of Qi Bai running around for the people when he was in Yunzhou.
He couldn't help but whisper, "As long as the people of Xi'an are not free from the threat and the rain continues, I will not stop."
Zhou Yichen looked up unexpectedly, but that was all. He had no intention of winning over Rong Qingzhu, because he knew that the Rong family would not easily take sides. Prime Minister Rong had always been like this. As the next generation head of the Rong family, Rong Qingzhu...
He completely integrated his father's ideas and had no intention of making friends with any prince in the court.
However, it is undeniable that if Da Zhou could really have more officials like Rong Qingzhu, it would be a good thing for Da Zhou and its people.
It was neither early nor late for them to enter the city.
It happened that Han Yaojun arranged for the army to enter the city and gathered all the people in the city to go up the mountain overnight.
Chu Xi was also among them. The most helpless thing was that danger came quietly, but the people were still reluctant to give up too much, including their houses, the clothes and bedding in the houses, and the little food they had.
It is easier said than done to rally all the people, but it is so difficult to actually achieve it.
It was more difficult than Zhou Qi, Bian Hangqing and others had imagined. Following the general's orders, they had to race against time because no one knew what would happen next!
No one knows whether the river dam outside the city will burst in the next moment, causing a flood, submerging the entire city and drowning the entire city in the vast river.
So, they can only keep urging.
All officers above the rank of centurion led their teams to escort the civilians up the mountain separately, in order to get them to a safe place better and faster.
But even so, various delays cannot be avoided.
Bian Hangqing also encountered this situation. He felt a headache when he saw the people carrying large and small bags, and even more exaggeratedly, the cattle and horses had to be led up the mountain!
Bian Hangqing waved for people to come over.
Soon the soldiers received orders from Bian Hangqing, walked over and loudly dissuaded them.
"Fellow villagers, it's not that we don't want you to take them away, but there are so many things that you can't move fast enough. Once the dam bursts, these things will be souls that will take your life."