Many family members died in the flood. Not only did the survivors have to face such sadness, but what was even more terrifying was that all their belongings and even their food were washed away by the flood. Wang Xing shivered in the small shed for a long time.

A while.

At dawn, the rain gradually subsided, and the surviving villagers gathered together. Then, a strange thing happened.

They saw Wang Xing coming over with the bag of dried fish, and half a pot that he found somewhere in his hand: "These are the only things at home. If they get caught in the rain, they will get moldy in the future. Let's cook them and eat them."

Wang Xing is usually the most stingy and slippery person in the village. He has a pointed mouth, a monkey's cheeks, is lazy and timid, and does not dare to stand out when big things happen. He behaves ugly when he gets small profits. He is the only one in the family and has not married at the age of thirty.

to his daughter-in-law. But at this time, the look on his face was very different. He actually took out the last food and distributed it to others, which shocked everyone.

Of course, when a disaster suddenly occurred at this time, the doubts in their hearts turned into doubts. Then everyone lit a fire, divided the dried fish, and ate it to satisfy their hunger. When they were dividing the dried fish, the survivors in the village did not find the king.

Soon after arriving, a child turned around the big rock behind the mountain and saw something strange again.

Wang Xing squatted behind the stone, digging for something with a piece of stone, and then dug out an object wrapped in a long oilcloth. He opened the oilcloth and found a knife inside.

At this time, there was still rain falling from the sky. Wang Xing was soaked by the heavy rain all night. His hair stuck to his face, like a lost dog in the water. In addition, he was not good-looking to begin with. This scene looked shocking.

Feeling cold all over.

The child was so frightened that he soon told the adults in the village about the matter. The adults were also shocked. Some people said that there was nothing left and this guy was planning to kill people and grab things. Others said that Wang Xing was a coward.

His character, if he dares to take a knife, the child must have seen it wrong. Everyone searched for it, but since then, they have never seen the shabby house in this village.

While they were looking around, Wang Xing was already walking on the mountain road far away from here.

The heavy rain in the Central Plains has actually been falling for more than ten years.

From the time when the Jurchens first went south, to the establishment of the Puppet Qi, and now, life has never been easy. The Yellow River has been the mother river since ancient times, but the residents living on both sides of the Yellow River both love it and fear it. Even in Wu

During the prosperous period of the rule of the dynasty, the cost of controlling Huang Dynasty every year was sky-high. When Liu Yu ruled the Central Plains and plundered property on a large scale, the work of controlling Huang Huang had stopped every year.

In the past ten years, the Yellow River has become increasingly dike-breaking. In addition to floods, annual plagues, refugees, conscription, and exorbitant taxes have already pushed people to the brink of life and death. As for this spring in the tenth year of Jian Shuo, it is eye-catching.

What happened was the resistance of the Jin region and the fierce fighting in Daming Mansion, but long before that, the floods above people's heads had already surged.

Since the Jurchens' expedition in the second half of last year, the Central Plains' military conscription and exorbitant taxes have reached the point of breaking their bones. After Wanyanchang took over Li Xizhi's territory, in order to support the Eastern Route Army's southern expedition, the Central Plains' money and grain taxes were increased several times. He ordered the Han people to

The officials dealt with the matter, and anyone who was not in a position to collect food would be killed without mercy.

In the first few months, almost half of the affairs officials in Li Xizhi's territory were replaced. As for those who were "replaced", their heads were hung on the city wall for public display. The grain reserves of Han people in the Central Plains had been completely emptied.

In the end, as long as the officials are brutal enough, there is basically a way to survive.

As for another way to survive, it was to serve as a soldier to feed the army. When Li Xizhi died, nearly 200,000 troops were dispersed. After Wan Yanchang took over the military affairs, he quickly mobilized the remaining troops and launched a conscription at the same time. During the days of siege of Daming Mansion

, the Han troops on the front line were eaten like beggars, some died in the battle, and some were dispersed. By the time Damingfu City was broken, the number of Han troops nearby, together with the garrison "troops" from various places, had reached as many as

A huge amount of four hundred thousand.

The combat effectiveness of these "troops" may not be high, but they only need to be able to steal money and food from the people. This part of the money and food belongs to themselves, and part of it is sent to the south. As for March, when the city of Damingfu was broken, the Yellow River flowed to

"Bei" is no longer just a saying that people are in dire straits. In fact, cannibalism has already occurred in many places.

Wang Xing is a coward.

Several people once knew that he was forcibly recruited to serve as a soldier. When the soldiers went to attack Xiaocanghe, he was afraid and ran away. After the incident in Xiaocanghe came to an end, he sneaked back and was caught.

He was still young when he joined the army. Over the years, the situation has been chaotic. People in the village have been dying and running away. There are gradually fewer people who can confirm these things. He came back here and lived a timid and wretched life.

Of course, no one would know that he was once captured by the Chinese army and went to the southwest.

He was so afraid of death that he was captured and sent to the southwest. After a period of preaching, the life of the Chinese army was not easy. There were many military regulations. At first, he was hungry. Wang Xing couldn't stand it anymore. Later, he lied that he had an old mother.

At home, he was released by the Chinese army.

The back and forth, thousands of miles of journey, further eroded Wang Xing's burden. This world was too terrible. He didn't want to die. He didn't want to rush to the front and die suddenly.

Over the years, life has been extremely difficult. In this year, soldiers who were collecting food rushed into his home and beat him half to death. He almost thought he was really going to die, but he slowly got over it. Jin Di

They are still fighting, Daming Mansion is still fighting, and those heroes and heroes who have courage in their hearts are still resisting.

He can't become such a person, and many people can't. This is human nature. Wang Xing told himself this in his heart, and in this world, as long as there are such people, and there are people like the Huaxia Army who are constantly resisting, after all, they will not be able to become such a person.

destroyed.

During his time in the Chinese Army, he at least remembered something: sooner or later, people will drive away the Jurchens.

When that day comes, good times will eventually come.

But I'm not a hero... I'm just afraid of death and don't want to die first.

He thought so in his mind.

Until that day in April, when the river was flooded, he was lucky enough to catch some fish and took it to the city to exchange for some things. Suddenly he heard Jurchen propaganda.

The Daming Mansion was destroyed and the Black Flag Army was defeated.

His heart suddenly collapsed.

He waited in the city for two days and saw a convoy escorting Black Flag Army and Guangwu Army prisoners entering the city. Some of these prisoners had broken limbs, some were seriously injured and were on the verge of death, but Wang Xing could clearly identify them.

They are Chinese soldiers.

Soon after, they were all beheaded on the execution ground, their heads rolling down.

According to Jurchen propaganda, the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army were completely wiped out.

No matter how hard life is, some people will always survive.

Some people want to live ambitiously, some people want to live decently, some people just bend over without kneeling down... there will eventually be someone who rushes ahead.

It doesn't matter to me, I'm just afraid of death. Even if I kneel down, it doesn't matter to me. After all, I'm different from them. They're not as afraid of death as I am... I'm so afraid, but there's nothing I can do about it. Wang Xing thought like this in his heart

of.

The Wu Dynasty was defeated. Before, there were various rebel armies, but the rebel armies gradually disappeared. Later, there was the Guangwu Army and the King of Jin. Even if the Guangwu Army and the Jin Dynasty were defeated, at least there was Black Flag. However, these are gone...

But we haven't defeated the Jurchens yet.

The cover of the Central Plains was pressed down, and no one would resist. Returning to the village, Wang Xing's heart gradually died. Two days later, floods came from the night. Wang Xing's whole body was cold and he was shaking constantly.

In fact, from the moment he saw the beheading scene in the city, he already knew in his heart that there was no way to survive.

He kept a small amount of dried fish, divided the rest among the villagers, and then dug out the rusty knife. Two days later, a Han soldier who was robbing food was killed on a mountain road dozens of miles away from the village.

.

Wang Xing found a small sampan with some of the food he had snatched after the murder. He chose a day when the sky was slightly clearer and started to cross the river against the wind and waves. He heard that there were still Chinese troops fighting in Xuzhou.

Growing up on the bank of the Yellow River, he understood from an early age that half of the people crossing the river in this situation would die, but it didn't matter, those who resisted were already dead.

Even the most timid person has no way out.

The rain in the Central Plains is still falling.

Many things gradually fermented in the heavy rain...

At the same time, under the command of Wan Yanchang, an army of more than 200,000 people began to besiege the water in the direction of Liangshan. After the destruction of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army, there were still tens of thousands of family members surviving in the water.
Chapter completed!