Rebirth of the Son Raiders

Although Emperor Liang had mobilized the Zhenyuan army in the east to support the northern border, and also escorted grain and grass from the central granary Dejiang County to Pingwu and Hanyang, it took time.

Before the reinforcements arrived, the Pingwu and Hanyang northern borders encountered an epidemic again, which was tantamount to worsening the situation.

It was rainy in summer and hot after the rain, and the alternation of cold and warm became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel's camel, making the refugees who were already weak due to hunger even more miserable.

The outside of Qudu City was like a purgatory on earth. Some people couldn't even collect the bodies of their relatives, so they fell ill one after another and lay dying outside the city.

In order to save their lives, some of the able-bodied refugees abandoned their wives, gathered together and began to become a mob.

They didn't dare to attack Qudu, which was heavily guarded, so they set their sights on the wealthy households on the outskirts of Qudu.

Although those wealthy families had their own guards, they were not as good as the well-equipped and well-trained northern border army. Compared with them, the refugees still had the power to contend.

Therefore, Chang Shi and his party, who were collecting grain around Qudu, "met unexpectedly" with the mob in this way.

The five most prominent surnames of Qiao, He, Lai, Gong and Chen in Pingwu are all around the county mansion, and the wealthy families who will settle in places like Qudu in the extreme north of Liangzhou are probably not big families.

They are scattered around Qudu, especially in the southwest, where there are more cultivated land and relatively more stable.

Lin Yanhong set off from Qudu to collect grain, first walked through the southwest, then gradually went north along the southeast direction, and met the mob who bypassed Qudu and went south in the east of Qudu.

Due to the need to escort the food and grass collected on the spot, and Li Jingcheng was worried, there was a mansion soldier beside Lin Yanhong, and elites from Prince Yu's Mansion were hiding in the team, responsible for protecting Master Lin's safety.

Originally, those rioting refugees did not dare to face the government soldiers, but the long-term hunger had made them lose their reason and humanity, and the impulse in their blood to live gave them the courage to face the government soldiers.

The number of refugees in this team is about twice that of his own soldiers, which makes the captain worry.

In normal times, it would be no problem for them to fight one against ten, but right now they are not optimistic-not to mention Lin Changshi in their team, and they have to protect the food they just collected...these food and grass have to be sent back to Qudu to save their lives There must be no loss of food!

Seeing the captain looking at him, Lin Yanhong ordered: "Please Lieutenant Hu, please focus on food and grass. I have soldiers from Prince Yu's Mansion by my side, and I will cooperate with the captain at any time when necessary."

When Hu Ying heard this, knowing that he was really the same as before, without any panic or fear, he breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, he protected the young Lin Changshi to collect grain near Qudu. It only took a few days from when he only regarded it as his duty at first to when he sincerely admired him later.

Compared with the civil servants I had seen before, this unprofessional Mr. Lin simply overturned Hu Ying's impression.

After running around for a long time, Mr. Lin never complained that he was tired. Although he couldn't ride a horse for a long time and needed to be accompanied by soldiers, he never asked to change to a carriage because he felt unwell.

He ate and lived with military households, and even had to eat and sleep in the open. He looked thin and weak, but in fact he was strong in heart and extremely self-disciplined, so he did not hinder the itinerary of the princes at all. Instead, he quickly persuaded the wealthy households by himself. Give up food.

Coupled with Chang Shi's outstanding appearance and outstanding temperament, even though he is wearing rough clothes, he still does not lose his demeanor. After a few days, everyone has sincerely convinced him. From the bottom of his heart, Hu Ying does not want Chang Shi to be harmed. If there is more food and grass, it will be difficult to save the song.

Hu Ying thought that when King Yu led his troops back to Nanling, he purposely left someone by Lin Changshi's side. This is probably the same idea - the importance of don't drive is fully revealed!

So this is well known and no one is surprised.

This time, the upheaval in Yongzhou happened so suddenly that the cities in the north of Liang had no time to send officials out to slowly "entangle" with the rich local households. They had to collect food and grass as quickly as possible.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Changshi must do everything by himself, and personally bring people around to talk to families with grain reserves, in order to achieve the fastest results.

Prince Yu's Mansion maintained a close relationship with Bie Jia before, but at this critical moment, they can't have any selfishness.

Although the son is also in Qudu, he has to be responsible for the stability of the city. In order to guard the rear of King Yu in Nanling, only Master Changshi can take on this important task and go out for activities, so there must be no loss of food and grass, and neither can Changshi. .

Faced with such an unexpected situation, Chang Shi was able to understand their difficulties, which made Hu Ying very grateful.

However, just as the battle between the government soldiers and the refugees was about to break out, Lin Yanhong suddenly felt a threat.

He experienced this feeling once, it can be described as unforgettable, and he was shocked immediately.

He looked at Nian Bei who was standing next to him without any trace, and seeing his surprised face, he knew what he felt was true, so he asked knowingly, "What's the matter, is there an ambush by the other party?"

Nianbei didn't know that Lin Yanhong felt strange even earlier than him, and he also discovered something at this time, so he whispered to Lin Yanhong with a serious face: "My lord, I'm afraid it's a demon!"

The feeling in his heart was confirmed, Lin Yanhong took a deep breath, he immediately turned to Hu Ying and said: "Lieutenant Hu, gather our people quickly!"

Hu Ying didn't know why Chang Shi's attitude suddenly changed, but seeing the serious faces of the people in Prince Yu's Mansion, they were not as calm as before. Years of marching gave him a sense of crisis, and he subconsciously obeyed the arrangement.

Seeing the government soldiers gathering, those refugees thought that they were afraid of them, and were immediately ecstatic and proud. They only thought that the imperial army was nothing more than that, and immediately prepared to take advantage of the situation to attack.

The leader of the mob yelled ferociously: "Officer dog, you will die without a place to bury you today!"

However, at this moment, there were several terrifying roars in the air, which was a sound different from the roar of wild beasts, which made people tremble with fear.

"Demon... demon! It's a demon!"

Those refugees were originally from the border between Liang and Yongzhou, so they naturally knew what the terrible sound was, and immediately ran around in a panic.

Some people even fled to Lin Yanhong and the others, begging for shelter, but they didn't have the vicious appearance just now.

This is no longer the time for soldiers to meet each other, and without Chang Shi's orders, Hu Ying led the soldiers to be on guard.

As the roar became clearer and the atmosphere became more solemn, the refugees who stayed beside the soldiers couldn't help but shiver.

At this moment, heart-piercing wailing and some frightening movements continued to be heard not far away, and a strong, disgusting smell of blood wafted in the air.

Apparently, someone who had just fled around fell into the mouth of a demon and died in Huangquan.

Everyone was depressed and desperate, waiting for those terrible monsters to attack.

However, these terrifying movements did not come any closer.

In fact, after an unknown period of time, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, as if those terrifying things that hadn't shown up were just hallucinations of everyone.

After a while, Hu Ying and his subordinates looked at each other in blank dismay, then turned to Lin Yanhong and said, "My lord, this... what shall we do next?"

The crisis was on the verge of breaking out, and it stopped suddenly, which is really confusing.

Even the experienced soldiers and guards of the palace

Nianbei confirmed that he couldn't feel the breath of the demon, and finally heaved a sigh of relief. He lowered his voice and asked Lin Yanhong: "My lord, we'd better go as soon as possible."

Lin Yanhong didn't know what happened, but when he remembered what happened in the paddock in the suburbs of Beijing and the changes in his own body, it was really hard not to think about the return of the ancestors.

——It’s not that he is self-righteous... This kind of thing is not the first time...

But he couldn't go to Nanling to face the demon's verification, so he could only hold back.

Although I don't know the reason, since there have been monsters nearby, it means that the entire northern forest is no longer safe, but I don't know if these guys are monsters from Nanling, or monsters that have been hiding in the border.

Thinking of this, Lin Yanhong nodded, and ordered: "We will go back to Qudu directly now."

Although there are still some places to go according to the plan, the news of the epidemic outside the city has already reached Lin Yanhong. They can't delay any longer and must go back as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army and the people.

Those refugees gathered in anger to survive. Being so frightened, they lost their courage long ago and became shy.

Although no one explained to them why the monsters avoided and left, but in the hearts of ordinary people at this moment, officials and soldiers still have prestige.

Under Lin Yanhong's order, Hu Ying rearranged the recruited staff.

The refugees followed for a while, seeming to be hesitating whether to return to Qudu in such a despondent way, or to venture south to find a safer place.

In the end, only a small number of people followed Chang Shi's food delivery team to Qudu. The journey was safe, but what awaited them was still the devastated northern border.

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Back in Qudu, just in time to enter the city at night, Prince Yu's son personally greeted him and escorted Lin Changshi to the government office in the city.

"What's the current situation in the city?" Lin Yanhong was obviously a little tired and his face was a little pale as he walked non-stop along the way.

In front of people, Li Jingcheng couldn't get close to him, he could only have people serve ginseng tea to calm him down.

"Currently the city is fairly stable, and now we have food. When Jingzhong and Dongdacang come to help, there should be no problem... But the situation outside the city is very bad. If this continues, it may affect the entire northern border."

With food, most of them can wait, but patients and epidemics cannot.

The weather was hot, the preservation of the corpse was not easy, and the condition was difficult to control.

Although Lin Yanhong and the others had considered in advance and had already launched operations to mobilize medicinal materials and doctors to Pingwu and Hanyang cities, they still could not fully control the situation due to insufficient time and manpower.

The security in the city is extremely strict now, and it has to be cleaned every day, and the unclean things are burned. There are also doctors and doctors who treat the people in the city and the refugees they take in.

But as long as they see the tragic situation outside the city, people can't let go of their hearts. The temporarily stable situation in the city will be broken at any time.

"I can't wait inside the city anymore, I will take a group of doctors and soldiers who are willing to go out to save people outside the city..."

"No!" Li Jingcheng interrupted Lin Yanhong, his complexion was not good, and he seemed to be secretly angry.

Seeing Prince Yu interrupting Chang Shi's words with a strong attitude, everyone felt that it was inappropriate for Chang Shi to risk his life, but they did not dare to speak out like this, for fear that there would be a rift between the two noble people, which would make the situation worse. more complicated.

Lin Yanhong also didn't want Li Jing to take responsibility, but who else would want to leave the city at this time - life and death are at stake, is it necessary to use official authority to force others to do dangerous things?

At this time, there are probably not many people who are willing to risk their lives...

Lin Yanhong turned his body slightly to Li Jingcheng, not angry at all because of being interrupted, and his tone was more gentle: "Your Highness..."

"Report!" A sergeant ran in with a letter in his hand, and presented it to His Royal Highness Prince Yu who was acting on behalf of the governor.

Li Jingcheng opened the letter, read it quickly, and there was a gleam of light in his dark eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Yanhong thought that the support from central and eastern Beijing had arrived ahead of time, and asked quickly, "What's the matter?"

While handing the letter to Lin Yanhong, Li Jingcheng said, "It's a letter from Yunshui... Huayin Temple and Buddhist temples in the north have raised a batch of food and medicinal materials, which will be delivered to Qudu soon. Doctor's monk."

The author has something to say: Thank you Mengmeng Zhuyou for the landmine feeding~! (*╯3╰)