"What are they doing?" Wang Er stared at the officers and soldiers in the distance. The refugees behind him had begun to make noises. It was his men who were gathering people. Before that, his only worry was that the officers and soldiers rushed up regardless of them.
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A day ago, when officers and soldiers rushed up, they would throw themselves into a trap, but now, he was not so sure.
The officers and soldiers who came out of the city gate slowly began to line up near the city gate. After arranging into a square formation of about a hundred people, the officers and soldiers took steps and began to move towards both sides of the city gate.
In just a short time, a total of three to five hundred people came out of the city gate and lined up on both sides of the city gate.
Wang Er was not sure whether there were officers and soldiers holding firearms among them. After all, they were too far away to see clearly.
However, the officers and soldiers had no intention of rushing over. They seemed to intend to defend themselves near the city gate, but it was clear to his eyes.
However, he could not understand the actions of the officers and soldiers next.
Dozens of large pots were set up a hundred steps away from the city gate, and fireworks began to float under the pots. He scratched his head and asked the people around him: "What the hell are they doing?"
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"It must be burning kerosene!"
A subordinate next to him said hesitantly, "It's nothing more than the one on top of the city!"
"Stupid!" Wang Er glanced at the other party with contempt: "What's the use of burning all this kerosene on the flat ground? Besides, the other party has firearms that can shoot farther than bows and arrows. Use these kerosene to pour out ghosts!
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He was confused on the slope, but the movement of gathering the refugees behind him did not stop. A cart of food in front of hundreds of people was simply a drop in the bucket, but the encouragement and promises of his men only went away.
With the promise that they would have food again when they came back, the refugees finally began to timidly move toward the city gate.
I believe many people witnessed the situation below the city yesterday, but driven by hunger, death does not seem so terrible. Especially these refugees who are moving forward have more or less lucky ideas in their minds.
There are people everywhere, not necessarily dead, but maybe, I can still live to come back and receive food again!
Anyway, the leader Wang said that he could come back as long as he broke through the formation of the officers and soldiers, and there was no need to climb up the city wall like yesterday.
The pace of the refugees was not fast. Their eyes were fixed on the movements of the officers and soldiers, and they held all kinds of strange weapons they had found in their hands, ready to fight or escape at any time.
Zhou Jue was in the crowd, stumbling along with the crowd. The people on the left and right had weapons in their hands, but he was bare-handed. He didn't even understand that he had just heard that the leader Wang's people were putting out food, but the food
He didn't see it, but people were squeezed out with the crowd.
When he realized that the crowd was heading towards the officers and soldiers near the city, his first reaction was to turn around and squeeze back. However, behind the crowd, there were more than ten thieves with knives and guns patrolling there.
Then, beside him, several corpses were already lying.
He wanted to be one of the corpses underground, so he quietly squeezed into the crowd again.
The faces of the people around him were numb, as if they were living dead. In Zhou Jue's eyes, they were no different from dead now, but Zhou Jue didn't want to die, not at all. He studied hard in Hanchuang
After so many years, from being a scholar to being a scholar, he did not want to die with these bandits who reduced his family and fields to ruins.
The officers and soldiers in the distance were getting closer and closer. There were already people shouting lowly around them, and began to cheer for themselves as if they were dying. Zhou Jueju felt that he was sweating all over. The officers and soldiers were fully armed and had extremely sharp skills.
Armed with firearms, these thieves came forward just to kill the officers and soldiers.
But damn, he was also among these thieves who gave away their lives!
Shouting? It seemed to be of no use. Neither the thieves nor the officers and soldiers would listen to him. He even doubted whether his voice could reach the ears of the officers and soldiers?
Once the fight breaks out, do you just fall down and pretend to be dead? It doesn't seem to work. This is the official road in front of the dignified city. There are no fields around it, and there is no place to hide. You lie down and pretend to be dead. If the fight actually breaks out, you will be stepped on.
They will all be trampled to death!
Just when he was in a state of confusion, he suddenly smelled a fragrance at the tip of his nose. At that moment, he thought he was dead. What he smelled was an illusion. You must know that this was the fragrance of rice, and even
There was also some meaty smell in it. He hadn't smelled this kind of smell in a long time.
He looked around and found that this was not his imagination. Many people were sniffing and following the smell to find the source of the fragrance. Even the living dead with dull faces showed expressions of eagerness at this moment.
look.
Many, everyone's eyes were focused on the boiling cauldrons under the care of the officers and soldiers. At that moment, almost everyone understood that the boiling cauldrons were boiling.
It’s not the burning oil that kills people, but the pots of rice porridge!
"The government provides disaster relief and porridge!"
A tall officer and a dozen people slowly walked up and shouted loudly to everyone: "If you want to survive, drop what you are holding and go to the direction I am pointing. There will be someone there."
I’ll take you to get some food!”
He turned back to point at the large group of officers and soldiers behind him, and then looked back at the refugees: "If you want to seek death, just come to us and see if you are tougher on your head or sharper on the swords of the officers and soldiers!"
"The government is lying. Don't believe them. Kill them. All the food is ours!"
Shouts rang out from the crowd, and suddenly, the crowd that had been quiet just now began to become slightly restless again.
This is your chance!
Zhou Jue no longer hesitated, he suddenly shouted: "Master, I want to live, I don't want to go against the officers and soldiers..."
"Okay, drop what you are holding and go to my left to get food!!"
The big officer and soldier said loudly: "If you want to eat, go to my left!"
The people behind him were still hesitating, but Zhou Jue ignored it and ran directly to the left side of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side. He really didn't care whether he ate or not, as long as he left the crowd and came among the officers and soldiers, then
, even if there is a fight, he feels that he is safe!
Someone put a wooden bowl into his hand, and poured a ladle of hot and fragrant meat porridge into his bowl. His throat moved, and he couldn't help but blow on it. He put the wooden bowl to his mouth and drank.
It smells so good!
He raised his head, with tears streaming down his face. At this moment, he felt that he had become a human again, instead of turning into a beast that didn't even care about the laws of heaven and earth for the sake of a bite to eat.
"I'll have a bowl too!" Someone around him squeezed him away, and a wooden bowl was stretched out in front of the officers and soldiers: "Master, give me more, I haven't eaten for three days..."
Zhou Jue turned around and looked behind him. He saw people in the crowd coming towards him. There was even a huge gap in the crowd. In the gap, he saw a few people holding knives.
The figure is escaping hastily towards the distance...