The soldiers who went to the front to inquire about the news hurried back on horseback, "General, something is very wrong. There are obviously traces of refugees passing by here, but there is no refugee nearby."

Tang Jinghong pondered for a moment with his eyes downcast, he secretly thought something was wrong, and his expression became serious.

"Immediately take a team of people to identify the surrounding environment, which direction is the most severely damaged, and after checking it out, come back and report immediately."

"Yes, General." A group of people followed the soldiers and went to investigate in a hurry.

Lieutenant General Tan Yibin stepped forward, "General, what's going on?"

Tang Jinghong didn't answer his question, but asked instead, "Do you still remember the man in black?"

"Remember." Tan Yibin frowned puzzled, "General, does this have anything to do with that person?"

Tang Jinghong was thoughtful, with a cold expression, "I suspect that the king of Beijiang wrote this."

Tan Yibin's face changed, "The general means that the refugees were taken away in an organized way?"

Tang Jinghong nodded, "Yes."

Tan Yibin couldn't figure it out, "Why did the other party do this?"

"You will know when you find the refugees." Tang Jinghong had a vague guess in his heart. If this matter was really written by the king of Beijiang, then there will be an epidemic among the refugees, and then the king of Beijiang will use this incident to spread the emperor's immorality everywhere. , God's crime, "Heaven's Punishment" Daling, will definitely affect the prestige of the emperor among the people, and even force the emperor to commit crimes against himself, and if it is more serious, force the emperor to abdicate.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Chu Qingzhi secretly thought that Jing Hong's logical reasoning ability is very strong, and he can infer the whereabouts of the refugees by looking for which direction the environment is most damaged.

Furthermore, the scene in front of him had nothing to do with the man in black, but he was able to connect it and draw some conclusions. When he saw the evidence, his reasoning was confirmed.

A soldier rode a fast horse galloping from the right direction. When he got close, he immediately got off his horse and handed a letter to Tang Jinghong, "General."

There have been many such scenes in the past few days. Chu Qingzhi took a look and couldn't help but want to praise Tang Jinghong.

Others are here, but they are directing the affairs of the three parties.

One side is of course theirs, the other side is the soldiers and horses escorting food and grass, and the other side is the officials in the northwest.

Make overall plans and give orders to the three parties.

Tang Jinghong brought the letter over, and his eyebrows frowned. The whole letter said that the number of refugees on their side was abnormal!

Could it be that the refugees here are going to escort the grain and grass in the direction of the other side?

If so, something is wrong!

Maybe their rhyming food would be robbed by refugees, which would become a charge against him, and since he is the emperor's man, this matter would eventually become the emperor's fault.

At this time, the person who went to inquire about the news came back, and the soldier reported, "General, after comparison, the damage on the right side is the most serious, and the traces have been extended to a long distance."

After he finished speaking, he took another bag of things from the soldier behind him, "Please look at it, general."

The deputy general lifted the cloth...

Chu Qingzhi and Fang Zerong said at the same time, "Children's bones!"

Afterwards, the two spoke together again, "Changing children and eating!!!"

These words made everyone present tense. The refugees are already crazy, and they can do anything at this time!

Tang Jinghong took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter, and handed it to the soldier in the army who delivered the letter, "Send it back to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing immediately."

This is a letter asking the lieutenant general to lead troops to come to support. Among the refugees, Yizishishishi has appeared, and the matter is more serious than he imagined.

The little soldier put a letter next to his body, "Yes, General!" Then he got on his horse and left.

Tang Jinghong ordered in a deep voice, "March to the right at full speed, march day and night!"

Everyone responded in unison, "Yes, General."

Two days and one night later, the army came to the suburban forest of Xucheng.

The woods are connected to a plain, and the ground of the plain is also cracked, covered with spider web-like cracks, a piece of hopeless loess.

In the woods, the ground was turned upside down, the grass and tree roots were eaten, and the bark was also removed. In some places, the planed yellow mud was exposed...

Now they have crossed two big cities. There has been no rain for two or three months in Chujia Village, and it has been at least half a year here, otherwise the disaster would not be so serious.

Tang Jinghong told the army to stop, and to inquire about the news before proceeding.

"Father and mother, Xiaoguai is afraid of pain. After Xiaoguai dies, you can eat me again, okay?" A girl's childish voice came from the other side of the woods. There was no sadness or fear in the voice, only peace.

It's hard to imagine what kind of things a child has to go through to say these words calmly? !

All the elders in the army burst into tears.

Tang Jinghong's Adam's apple rolled slightly, "Qing Zhi, let's go and see, the rest of the people are cooking porridge, so there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes, General."

There is a clear division of labor in the army. As soon as Tang Jinghong's order is issued, the relevant soldiers can immediately act efficiently.

Tang Jinghong led Chu Qingzhi along the edge of the forest, towards the direction of speaking.

Turning around the forest, both Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi were startled by the scene before them.

This is a gathering place for refugees, extending from the edge of the forest all the way to the city wall of Xucheng. This large area is full of refugees, and there are more than 30,000 people by visual inspection.

They curled up on the ground, unkempt, ragged, yellow and emaciated, and filled with dead despair.

It was so miserable, seeing all this, Chu Qingzhi felt a little uncomfortable!

She searched and saw the girl who spoke just now.

It was a family of five. The mother was sitting with her arms around three children leaning against a tree. The oldest child was ten years old, the youngest was four years old, and the four-year-old was the girl.

Their father was crying silently with his eyes blindfolded, and a tall and burly man was forced to cover his face and cry bitterly. The pain, if not the person involved, would be hard to describe.

The appearance of Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong immediately attracted the attention of the refugees nearby.

Those refugees had no sense of kindness at all. Seeing the two people looking bright and beautiful, they immediately thought of robbery. Several strong men looked at each other with malicious intentions, and then surrounded them.

Tang Jinghong pulled Chu Qingzhi behind him and shouted coldly, "Whoever acts recklessly will die!"

When he said this, Tang Jinghong's face was full of fear, his eyes were cold and sharp, and his momentum was majestic.

Chu Qingzhi looked at the man who was protecting her, her heart throbbed and her heart surged.

Those refugees were no longer afraid of death. Although Tang Jinghong's words shocked them, they immediately became vicious again, and because of Tang Jinghong's low voice, they attracted several strong men to join in.

Most of them looked at Chu Qingzhi, this girl must be delicious because of her thin skin and tender meat.

A dozen or so strong men slowly surrounded the two and a half people, gearing up, their faces full of madness.

Tang Jinghong drew out his sword, his face was full of coldness, and his body exuded evil spirits. He stood upright in front of Chu Qingzhi, standing upright!

The other hooligans watched the excitement one after another, without any intention of helping.

A strong man yelled, "Kill them, we will share the food!"

The inspiration for the water veins comes from reality, and I would like to set up a Longmen array with everyone: There is a well in my village that is drilled on the water veins. No matter the weather is dry or drought, this well always has water. If the water is taken away, there will be again immediately. The water flows out, filling the water level. A funny thing is that there are many wells in the village. After the water from this well is taken away, all the water from other wells will be collected into this well. Even a well that has been drilled for hundreds of years cannot compete with it.

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