Li Zicheng put his hands behind his back and looked at the crowd in front of him, looking extremely calm.
Li Guo, who was beside him, kept his hand pressed on the handle of the knife and his body was tense. Behind them, Bu Zhanni was directing the young men and distributing food to the refugees who were swarming in.
Although the scene was a little chaotic, this kind of chaos was much easier to accept than the scene just now.
Li Guo couldn't help but look back at the officers and soldiers around him, especially the pair of officers and soldiers holding firearms. Seeing that they were still waiting in full formation, he felt a little more at ease, although he also knew that if he really wanted to fight with the refugees,
They rushed to fight, and the officers and soldiers behind them could only avenge them at most.
However, isn't there a fight in front of us?
"Li Guo, bring a few people to maintain order. The Bu Zhan Mu side will be too busy!"
Li Zicheng's voice came from his ear: "Remember, don't hurt anyone unless you have to!"
Li Guo nodded and walked towards the crowd with a few people behind him. When the refugees saw these officers and soldiers approaching, they also separated a path one by one, and even looked at them in awe.
At this moment, they all seemed to have become a group of pitiful victims, instead of the vicious refugees just now.
There was a slight commotion in the refugee group in the distance. Apparently many people had seen what was going on here. Li Zicheng didn't know what would happen in the refugee group. However, this was not something he considered. He only needed to follow Master Jiang's instructions.
, just do it step by step!
Ten large pots of meat porridge seems like a lot, but if hundreds of people eat it, it will only be one bowl per person. Among them, the one who came to ask for porridge with a wooden bowl even went back and forth several times. If it weren't for the officers and soldiers who were maintaining it,
Order, they all have the intention of staying by the pot and not leaving.
Soon, all the big pots were bottomed out, and the firewood under the pots was gradually extinguished. The officers and soldiers began to pack up the iron pots and extinguish the firewood. The officers and soldiers lined up near the city gate even began to return in batches.
City.
Zhou Jue suddenly panicked when he saw the situation in front of him. What does this mean? Did the officers and soldiers come out of the city just to give them some porridge? If they were left here and the officers and soldiers went back, they are now
I'm full, but will I still be able to survive after I go back?
"Okay, that's enough porridge for today!" Li Zicheng said to the somewhat confused refugees: "There will still be more porridge at this time tomorrow, you can disperse!"
"Master, the officers and soldiers can't leave us alone!" Zhou Jue shouted loudly: "We have eaten the government's food. After we go back, the people led by the king will have to kill us!"
"Oh, what do you think you want to do?"
Li Zicheng turned around and looked at the guy in front of him. It seemed that this guy was the first one to come out to eat porridge just now. He had a vague impression.
"We are going into the city!" Zhou Jue mustered up his courage and said, "There will be a big disaster this year, and the imperial court will definitely provide relief. The huge Yan'an Mansion can accommodate hundreds of us!"
"Can you guarantee that there are no spies from Wang Er among these hundreds of people?" Li Zicheng looked at the people in front of him and said coldly: "Can you guarantee that after these hundreds of people enter the city, they will all obey the government honestly?
Placement?"
"I..." Zhou Jue was suddenly speechless!
"Which is more important, the tens of thousands of people in Yan'an Prefecture, or the few hundred of you. Even if we come to rescue you people, it is because we, the commander, are so compassionate and take great risks. If you go too far, it will give him chills!"
Zhou Jue's face suddenly turned pale. Intellectually, he knew what the other party said was reasonable, very reasonable. However, emotionally, he still couldn't accept it. He was just abandoned by the government without asking anything.
"I am a member of the imperial court!" He shook his head: "I can't guarantee whether there are any thieves among these people, but I know that at least most of these people are ordinary people..."
He suddenly grew taller and bowed slightly to Li Zicheng: "Thank you, Mr. Jun, and also thank you, Mr. Jun's boss, the commander, for allowing us people to be well-fed ghosts even if we die. Zhou really has nothing to complain about."
…”
Li Zicheng looked at the other party, suddenly let out a long sigh, and then shouted loudly to the crowd: "Everyone, listen up, the one who is giving the porridge is Commander Jiang Wanjiang of our Nanhai Guard. Logically speaking,
It is not our duty as Nanhai Guards to help you, but we, Mr. Jiang, cannot bear to see the people suffering, so we have today’s soup kitchen!”
"This..." He looked at Zhou Jue, who whispered: "Zhou Jue, Zhou Juren!"
"This Zhou Juren told me that everyone wants to enter the city, but this is absolutely impossible. Yesterday they were fighting life and death, and today they are allowed to enter the city. There is no such reason in the world!" Li Zicheng said loudly
: "However, if you are unwilling to return there, you can resettle on the spot!"
He pointed to the front and back of the moat: "Within a hundred steps from the city wall, the officers and soldiers can protect you. A hundred steps away, you will be safe!"
Most of the people in the crowd showed joy on their faces. Although they could not enter the city, if the officers and soldiers could protect them and they would still have porridge to eat every day, everyone understood what this meant.
"The moat is an absolute boundary. If you cross the moat without permission, the officers and soldiers will be regarded as thieves who intend to attack the city!"
Li Zicheng shouted loudly: "Do you understand everything?"
There was silence all around, and I don't know if the people in the crowd didn't understand what he said, or they didn't dare to respond.
Zhou Jue shook his head, stood next to Li Zicheng, and shouted loudly: "What the government wants is that you can stay under the city, but you cannot cross the moat. You must obey the government's arrangements and you will have porridge every day. Do you understand?"
This time, the voice of "Ying Nuo" boomed out from the crowd. Zhou Jue turned around and smiled at Li Zicheng: "General, you talk too much and they can't understand it. Make it simple and they can understand it!"
"Of course I know!" Li Zicheng snorted: "Zhou Juren, right? Since you have read books and are so capable, it is not difficult to gather these people. You have done a good job. I will let you
Enter the city!”
"Will there really be rice porridge for the relief tomorrow?" Zhou Jue asked in a low voice.
"Of course!" Li Zicheng glared: "Are you kidding you when you become an officer and soldier?"
"That's no problem!" Zhou Jue said loudly: "Give me a knife, no, give me a stick, forget it, these are useless, give me a name so that I can speak on behalf of the government and gather these people.
,Easy as a piece of cake!”
"When you work for the officers and soldiers, you are also working for yourself, so why do you need another name?" Li Zicheng smiled softly, turned around and walked towards the city wall: "I will come out tomorrow, and if I can see you again, let's talk about this again