After hearing this, Zhou Shiqi shook his head and said: "But in this case, wouldn't it be necessary to throw away more than six hundred stones of grain at once? This would be a pity. Although we fled to Muling Pass, we didn't know that the Tatars
How long will it take for the troops to retreat, so it is always good to prepare more food."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhou Shibo! You can't throw away any of this grain. Let's free up all the vehicles to transport people, and then dig a few big holes here and bury all the excess grain."
After the large group arrives at Muling Pass, we will send people back to pick up the grain and transport it back to the pass."
After hearing this, Zhou Shiqi nodded and said, "That's good. You still want to be careful. I have nothing more to say."
Shang Yi also nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, let's do it! In this way, we will definitely be able to reach Muling Pass within two days."
Afterwards, Shang Yi immediately ordered Zhou Shaohuan and Tong Dayong to arrange for manpower to dig holes and fill in the excess grain. Then he ordered Chengjin and Luo Yuanbin to patrol the night. After arranging all these things, they returned to the convoy at home.
During this move, Shang Yi's family was allocated a total of three vehicles, two large and one small. One large vehicle carried the family's luggage and supplies, and was guarded by two young men, Liu Rui and Li Qing. The other large vehicle was
Liu Ma took Yun'er, Xiaoqiu, Xu Li, and Xu Yuan on the ride, and they also slept in the car at night. The car was exclusively for Ye Yaoyao, and there were some personal belongings of the two of them in it.
The computer that Shang Yi valued most was in this car and was kept by Ye Yaoyao.
When Shang Yi got into Ye Yaoyao's car, Ye Yaoyao was sitting in the car sewing a cotton coat for him. When she saw Shang Yi getting into the car, she put the work in her hands and said: "
My brother has been busy all day, so he must be very tired. Lie down and have a good rest." He said, taking a pillow and placing it next to him.
Shang Yi lay down next to her, stretched out his arms and gently held her slender waist, and said: "You have been working hard for a day, so go to bed early."
Ye Yaoyao was very docile and lay down, leaning on Shang Yi's arms. In fact, it was just getting dark at this time, and the two of them were not sleepy for a while, so they lay together and whispered to each other. Shang Yi also mentioned that everyone was talking about speeding up the trip tomorrow.
The method was explained to Ye Yaoqi.
After hearing this, Ye Yaoqi thought for a while and then said: "Brother, I think after our team stopped today, we waited for a long time to set up camp and cook, almost half an hour. If this time is used
If you come on a journey, won't you be able to walk a few more miles?"
Shang Yi smiled and said: "Even if we walk a few more miles, we will always need the time to set up camp and cook. It's just a little further back."
Ye Yaoyao said: "Since the large group of people can't move fast, can we have a group of people rush to the front of the large group of people with food and tents, and first find Digong to camp and cook, so that when the large group of people arrives at the camp
, you can eat and rest directly without waiting for a waiter, so wouldn’t it free up the time for setting up camp and cooking, and also allow you to walk an extra distance?”
Shang Yi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that this little girl could actually come up with such a good idea. It is true that a large group of people can't move fast anyway, so it is better to let the faster people rush to the front and arrange everything first, so he said:
"Yes, why didn't I think of that?" Then he kissed Ye Yaoyao on the cheek and said, "Yaoyao is so smart, she can come up with such a good idea."
After hearing Shang Yi's praise, Ye Yaoyao was also very happy. In fact, after a day of bumpy driving in the car, Ye Yaoyao was also a little tired, so the two of them talked for a while, and felt sleepy gradually coming over them, so He fell asleep in Shang Yi's arms.
After Ye Yaoyao fell asleep, Shang Yi got up from her, let her lie down alone, covered her with a quilt, kissed her on the forehead, and then got out of the car to check what he had arranged. How are other tasks completed?
The night was spent peacefully, and in just one night, most of the food carried was buried in the ground. At the same time, some items of little use were discarded, and nearly thirty carts were freed. Finally, we were able to put all the old people in the car. So on the next day, the large group of people started to hit the road again.
Sure enough, the large group of people moved much faster this time. They set off at about 7:30 in the morning and walked for nearly three hours, covering almost ten miles. In this way, they could cover more than ten miles in one morning. Today's goal is completely achievable.
However, at this time, people fleeing could be seen along the road, some in twos and threes, some in groups of more than ten people, and some in groups of thirty or fifty people. But when they saw a strange combination of people like Shang Yi, they were so desperate to escape. People also stopped to watch.
Most human beings have a herd mentality, so after seeing that most of the team was actually ordinary people, many people wanted to follow the team even though they didn't know where the team was going.
Shang Yi did not dare to include these refugees into his own army. On the one hand, he was afraid that they would be mixed with agents of the Qing army or bandits, and on the other hand, he was also afraid that they would disrupt his own army. Therefore, he ordered his soldiers to show off their troops. Shang Yi sent out weapons to protect both sides of the army. At the same time, he also sent cavalry to take turns galloping back and forth on both sides of the army. Only then did Shang Yi realize that it was fortunate that he did not take the suggestion of freeing up all the horses to transport things, otherwise he would really It is difficult to cope with this situation.
Sure enough, they saw the gleaming swords and guns, as well as the war horses galloping back and forth and shouting. The refugees did not dare to come up to the dragon, so they could only watch from a distance. However, a few dared to get closer, but they just knelt on the ground and kowtowed. , please take them with you.
Many soldiers couldn't bear to see it. Shang Yi also felt a lot of compassion, but he didn't dare to take them in. After all, protecting himself was the most important thing at this time. So he ordered someone to tell them. Any of these refugees who come close to their team will be killed, but they can be allowed to walk behind the team. In this way, refugees began to gather behind the team.
At this time, all the troops stopped to rest. Shang Yi ordered Zhou Shaohuan to lead 150 people, two carts of grain and more than 50 young women to set off first to find a place to cook three miles away and wait for the troops. The troops arrived.
After Zhou Shaohuan led the people away, the group rested for a while before setting off on the road again. This walk lasted for more than an hour, and at about twelve o'clock, they arrived at the place where the front group was cooking. The food was almost cooked, and the aroma of rice filled the air. After the large group of people settled down, someone sent the meals to the teams in each village. However, Shang Yi also arranged for soldiers to stand guard outside. , prohibiting refugees from approaching. If they smell the aroma of rice and come to grab food at all costs, it will be difficult to handle.
Shang Yi calculated that he had walked for four hours from half past seven to twelve o'clock in the morning, with a half-hour rest in the middle, covering almost twelve or three miles. Although in the afternoon, the villagers' physical strength had improved.
The descent may be slower, but the march in the afternoon will take longer. You can go until about seven o'clock, so it is completely possible to complete the same distance. So in the end, you can almost complete the twenty-five miles today.
The distance traveled can be regarded as overfulfilling the task.
Fortunately, there are not many refugees now. There are only a few hundred people following the large group, and there are many people who have goals and do not follow. Therefore, the lunch period passed without incident. When we finished eating
After the meal, Shang Yi let the troops rest for a while. At about 1:30, the large group of troops started on the road again.
At this time, the villagers discovered that although their migration was a bit more difficult, it was a world of difference compared to the refugees behind them. Without Shang Yi's organizational arrangements and protection, they would have been reduced to poverty by now.
It's the same as these refugees. So even if some people complained at first, they just kept silent and went on their way with their heads down.
Unconsciously, after walking for almost two hours, Shang Yi was thinking about whether he should find a place to take a rest. At this moment, someone from the reconnaissance team suddenly came to report that six or seven miles to the right of the team, they found
There are traces of bandits.
This news immediately caused a panic among the villagers, and many people were so frightened that they cried. When Shang Yi saw it, he knew that something was wrong and must not let this panic spread, so he immediately shouted: "What's the matter?"
It’s so tearful. When soldiers come to stop them, when water comes to the villages, we have seen bandits. It’s not like we haven’t seen any bandits before. Which group of bandits can get away from us.”
The villagers now naturally regard Shang Yi as their backbone, and they have past achievements. Therefore, after listening to Shang Yi's words, they gradually settled down. Then Shang Yi immediately ordered that the whole group stop and start at the original location.
He ordered Zhou Shaohuan and Tong Dayong's first team, the cavalry team, and Luo Yuanbin's musketeers to go with him to fight the bandits. The rest of the troops, led by Wang Xin and Cheng Jin, were here to protect the villagers.
After giving the order, Shang Yi immediately mobilized his horse and led his team to follow the scout who reported the news, and headed to the right.
The men and horses had only walked three or four miles when they saw dust rising in front of them, people shouting and shouting, and a group of men and horses in the distance fighting around a group of people. There were about twenty or thirty people in the group, and everyone was riding a horse.
There were five to six hundred people besieging them, including cavalry and infantry, but the numbers were so disparate that it was impossible to trap them. They were killed by this group of people, rushing back and forth in the encirclement.
Shang Yi took out the telescope, adjusted the focus, and then looked at Qing Chu. The men and horses in the group had different armors, including iron armor, leather armor, and no armor. The weapons were also uneven. At first glance, they looked like bandits.
But that small group of people were quite neatly dressed. Everyone wore leather armor, and a few wore iron armor. The weapons they used were either spears or sabers. They were all skilled in riding skills and extremely brave. But they didn't look like officials.
military.
Among the small group of people, the leader, although he was riding a horse and wearing armor, could still see the back of an ape and the waist of a wasp. He used a spear in his hand, like a black dragon stirring its tail, and a strange python turning over, killing everything he went.
The bandits fell to the ground one after another. Although this small group of people were brave, it was only because of him that they were able to fight among the bandits. But despite this, they were still small in number, and after a while
, three or four people were knocked off their horses by the bandits and died violently.