On the outskirts of the city, the early spring is cold, the leaves and flowers have just emerged, and the trickling water has just thawed. It is a good time for poets to go out and play.
But wherever they looked, they couldn't see the slightest trace of relaxation and joy on people's faces.
Spring, for dignitaries, is the beginning of the year and a good time for poetry.
For the common people, it is not easy to starve to death in the spring after surviving the terrible winter.
Even though this is still a lean season, at the very least, if you are very hungry, you can just pick up a handful of buds and eat some grass roots. If not, you can peel off some tender bark from the tree and cook it at home.
It can pad your belly.
After all, the bark in spring is already somewhat hydrated, unlike the bark in winter, which is dry, hard and difficult to swallow.
Under the wise leadership of the head of the Xiren family, who recuperated and strengthened their troops, the people on this land gradually lived a life with a surplus of food over the years. Although they were not rich and powerful, they could make the whole family live in peace and harmony.
If you have enough food and clothing, you won't have to eat hard-to-eat things like bark, grass roots, etc.
However, the clouds of war still caused many refugees to appear outside the city.
Some of these people are heading west, which is the hinterland of the attackers.
Some are walking east, which is the territory of the Shiranui family.
Once the war starts, everyone knows that the city is the safest.
However, no one goes to the city, because everyone knows that Jingxian City is the border, the front line, and the first line of defense for the Shiranui family.
If they stay in the city, they will inevitably be drafted into civilian labor to help carry supplies and become the cheapest labor force in the city.
They will inevitably be forced to pay food to feed the army.
He will definitely be pulled up to the city wall to help defend the city.
Maybe, if the city is besieged and food is out of food, they will be responsible for becoming the rations for the defenders.
After all, everyone knows that when a war breaks out, human life is the most worthless thing, worth less than a tree on the roadside.
After all, everyone knows that you only have one life. If you die, it will be gone. If you die, your wife and children will not be able to live.
After all, they did not eat the food of the Xi family, but paid tax and grain to the Xi family every year, so there was no need for them to work hard for the Xi family.
After all, the Xiren family has been beaten for many years, and even though there has been some peace in recent years, once a war breaks out, they still subconsciously believe that they will be beaten.
After all, not everyone knows that cavalry is not used to defend, but to attack.
The dark clouds of war have forced every refugee who has no choice but to leave their homeland to seek a way to survive, with their brows furrowed and their eyes filled with only resentment and numbness.
They scolded their children, pulled their old oxen and mules, carried or carried the few remaining grains at home, and dragged their families and their families to go their separate ways.
It is a bit exaggerated to say that the old cows and mules are their own lives, but they are indispensable labor force for farming.
Food is really life.
As they walked, they looked back from time to time.
Look at your own houses and villages, look at the fertile fields that you have cultivated for decades.
Sigh.
well,
This year the land will be deserted again.
Farmers without land are like soldiers without swords. Even if they are still alive, they always feel as if they are dead.
Wan Lei and the other three walked eastward. Along the way, they met many refugees. The people on the border always had a harder time than those in other places.
The three of them looked at the refugees with a little pity, but it was just a little pity.
They are not so stupid as to think they can save everyone.
What's more, the war hasn't started yet, it's just a bit of panic. When it does start, there will be mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and wails everywhere. Who are you going to pity?
They are all people who have experienced countless battles and battles.
It’s not like lying at home and feeling sad about the arrival of autumn when a leaf falls.
When these refugees saw Wan Lei and the others, some of them just glanced at them and hurried away. Some of the people who hated the rich showed hostility, but most of them still had extremely envious eyes.
At this time, those who are still in a leisurely mood and rushing on their way must be rich and powerful young men and young ladies.
Look at her clothes, her leisurely demeanor, and her ease of not having to drag her family with her. Any of these things are enough for these people to envy.
With a calm mind, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu were no longer anxious. While looking at the pedestrians passing by, they were enjoying the beautiful scenery of early spring around them. They felt so happy.
In addition, the old man was very talkative, talking and laughing along the way, so he was not lonely at all.
Go east and you'll reach the Shiranui family's territory.
The Xiren family did not just mobilize troops to the Jingxian City line, but also mobilized heavy troops in various border cities. How could such a big move be hidden from the Shiranui family.
Therefore, the Shiranui family also accumulated heavy troops at the border, but because the incident happened suddenly, many troops and horses had not had time to arrive.
Three days later, Wan Lei and others finally crossed the border and arrived at a small town on the territory of the Shiranui family.
In the small town, there are restaurants.
It was on this day that the Kaito family declared war on the Shiranui family.
The reason for the declaration of war was that the Shiranui family viciously attacked the second-in-command of the Kai family, Kai Ren, and brutally killed him, taking away the body.
Regarding this matter, people in the restaurant had different opinions.
Some people say that this is a wolfish ambition of attacking others, and they want to conquer the Shiranui family and annex their territory.
Some people say that this is just an excuse for attacking others, and they just want to avenge the beatings they suffered in the past.
Some guys who claimed to know some inside stories were drinking a glass of wine triumphantly, looking at the eager eyes of everyone around them, and said leisurely,
It was Shiranui Qingwu, the second-in-command of the Shiranui family, who went to the Xiren family's territory to seduce Xirenjun. However, Xirenjun was not fooled and had a fight with Shiranui Qingwu on the spot.
That battle was earth-shattering, the earth shattered, and the fire burned for three days and three nights. In the end, Xirenjun fell under Shiranui Qingwu's skirt and became her guest. However, Xiren couldn't swallow this breath and could only tell the outside world.
It was claimed that all the attackers were dead.
Anyone who cares will know this is a lie as soon as they hear it. If they fight on the attacker's territory for three days and three nights, doesn't the attacker know how to call for reinforcements?
So, even if someone raised a refutation, saying that the Shiranui family wanted to take away the charm of the average person to blackmail them, and it was not three days and three nights, it was just less than an hour, and the area was only ten square meters.
Several miles in size.
This is quite reliable.
The three instigators, Wan Lei, immediately sneered after hearing the reason for the declaration of war.
You know, after they killed Xi Renjun, they just said a few words and immediately teleported outside Jingxian City. At that time, they had already seen the cavalry regiment.
Unless Xiren could predict it and knew that Xirenjun was going to die in battle, but if that was the case, why not directly protect Xirenjun?
There is only one truth, and that is that Xiren's family was already preparing to attack the Shiranui family, and Xirenjun's death was just for a reason.