Number of People

  Chapter 2115 Guizi Scroll Loyal Dog

  In the big tent, there are a few more wrinkles on Modren's face, especially the corners of the eyes and between the brows are very clear. The glare of the sun outside the big tent makes his originally vigorous figure look a bit rickety.

   It seems that in less than a month, people have aged several years, and even the graying of the temples has suddenly become apparent.

   Originally, he didn't expect to get much good expectations, but when the other party offered such a condition, Modren was still stunned.

  How dare they? !

   This is simply going to send Boyan Village and Baitang Village into the 18th floor of **** and put them in a situation where they will never be able to recover.

   No, of course, it’s not like there’s no chance at all, but it all depends on the other party’s mood, they can die or live, it all depends on the other party’s thought.

  He flatly refused, but the other party was not angry. He only said that the Yulin Army was about to launch operations in Suide and the north of Mizhi. One sentence broke Modren's spine and almost made him howl.

  There is a faint threat, and there is no room for him to resist. What should we do with the tens of thousands of old and weak women and children in the two villages?

  Facing the wolves and tigers of the frontier soldiers of the Yulin Army, if they received such an order, they would really be like tigers entering the flock, burning, killing and looting, and they could do anything.

  Thinking about what would happen to his wife, concubine and daughter-in-law if they fell into the hands of the frontier army?

   I'm afraid he was either reduced to a **** slave of a frontier general, or sold into a prostitute village. Thinking of this, Modren shuddered.

  Even if the frontier army does not attack, the people in the village will not be able to survive next year's summer harvest. Modron knows this very well.

The situation in the border village is better than outside, and there is still some food in stock, but the food stock is also very limited. If some old and weak people are not driven out when winter comes, it will be difficult for other people in the border village to survive until next spring, but no matter what I can't make it through Mingxia and Xiaharvest.

   It is a cruel law of survival in frontier villages to push out the old and the weak to fend for themselves. As long as there is a disaster year, this choice is inevitable, that is, the scale.

Like Boyan Village, last year more than 200 old and weak left the border village voluntarily, and then died of starvation and freezing outside the border village. Although it was miserable and cruel, there was no other way. Well, Modren estimated that at least seven or eight hundred people would be needed to leave the border village, but even that would only last until next spring.

  To be precise, only one-third of the people in the village could survive if they relied on food storage alone.

The past few years have not been very good. Modren can recall that it was already ten years ago when this rule was not implemented. If the old people left, or starved to death in the village, it would be more likely to cause the plague, so the old people would rather go outside the village on their own initiative.

  Can't help but let out a long sigh. After the siege failed, Modren actually realized such a result, but he didn't know how the other party would deal with him, but now it seems that the other party has already had this thought.

   It's no wonder why the son of General Feng didn't know the situation of these border villages in the south of Yulin Town so well?

   Isn't Wang Ermazi who helped defend Wubao City full of soldiers of Feng Zongbing?

   Drive away tigers and devour wolves, will the final result be that all birds are exhausted?

   Modren is unknown, it depends on the attitude of the last governor.

  When Qiu Zixiong came in, he saw his old friend sitting alone in front of the tent with his head down and eyebrows lowered, covering his face with his hands, as if he was lost in thought.

Naturally, he understands what his old friend’s situation is like. He is much more open-minded than Modren. Although he also understands that this may be a road of no return, when the life and death of the whole village is tied to his family, he has What options are there?

   Hearing familiar footsteps, Modren didn't look up.

  Qiu Zixiong is more free and easy than himself, but he can't get rid of all kinds of entanglements, so whenever he makes a major decision, he needs Qiu Zixiong to push him and help him make up his mind.

   "Zixiong, don't you have a choice?" Modren squeezed out such a sentence from between his fingers.

"Is there?" Qiu Zixiong asked with a wry smile: "The governor is ruthless and has calculated everything. No wonder the Yulin army has not gone south. It turned out that they were aiming at our village, maybe even at the big rabbit falcon. Village and Poluo Temple Village, it just depends on who wins."

"So our choice determines the fate of our two villages, and the stability of Kuang Laogui and Jing Sanlang stepped on our heads to reborn?" Modren's words had already gnashed his teeth a bit, "There is such a thing in the world. Is it a good thing?"

Modren doesn't hate Wang Ermazi. He can bet early because of his vision and courage. Once the city is broken, the gang of Wang Ermazi Qingcaowu will definitely die, but he will If you dare to bet, you are right.

  But towards the people in Datufalcon Village and Poluo Temple Village, Modron was full of resentment.

Not to mention the original close relationship between the two parties, even in this joint effort to discuss the capture of Wubao, I was the first to invite Datu Falcon Village and Poluo Temple Village. How can people accept the capital of stabbing a knife in the back?

It can be said that the current Modren wished to drink the blood of Kuang Zhengcao and Jing Zhizhong and eat their flesh. If they hadn't stabbed knives in the back, it is still unknown who will die. If they join their side, then take Wubaocheng Not a problem at all.

  But now that they have sold their two villages, they have given them a chance to whitewash themselves. This kind of contrast is really unbearable.

"De Lun, the current situation is like this, we have to accept this reality." Qiu Zixiong said with pity, "What can I do? The attitude of the governor's staff is very resolute, there is no room for maneuver, I have tried everything He did everything he could to send the two women over, but the other party refused to take them at all, and the two hundred taels of gold were also rejected by the other party, but..."

   "But what?" Modren put down his hands covering his face and raised his eyes. Even if there was a chance, he would not let it go.

"I can't say it either..." Qiu Zixiong's tone was rarely hesitant, "I feel that there are some other meanings hidden in the words of this staff member. He only said that the governor came to Shaanxi this time not just to To put down the chaotic situation in Shaanxi, it is only to make some contributions, and also intends to completely reverse the situation in the entire Northwest, laying the foundation for the future management of the Western Regions,..."

Modren looked at Qiu Zixiong with a face full of disbelief, "Is he crazy? Relying on Shaanxi to run the Western Regions? Now that Hami has given up, Gansu Town and even Shazhou have to be abandoned, he still wants to run the Western Regions? Wait for another two years and Gansu Town will still be there It’s hard to tell if he’s not there, he’s so ambitious, he really thinks he’s Ban Chao and Huo Qubing? Want to be Gao Xianzhi? He’s a civil servant!”

"His father is the governor of the three sides, maybe he wants to lay the foundation for his father?" Qiu Zixiong said in a deep thought: "The Yulin army is used to deal with the Tumed people, and the two towns of Gansu and Ningxia have been weakened to negligible now. At most, it's just guarding the side wall, and the Yarkand people themselves are in a mess and have no time to look around. Otherwise, the little troops in Gansu Town may not even be able to defend Jiayuguan, so the governor thinks Do you want to leave a group of guards for his father who can fill Gansu Town and Ningxia Town at any time?"

"Impossible!" Modren didn't believe it, "Where does the imperial court still have the financial resources to toss about in the northwest? Liaodong, Jiangnan, Huguang, where there are not seven arches and eight arches, our Shaanxi is like this, even if the governor has the ability The situation in Shaanxi can be stabilized within two years, but it may not be possible to restore the situation ten years ago to the situation ten years ago. After so many years of locust disasters, the vitality of Shaanxi has been damaged long ago, otherwise it would not be like this. The imperial court I will never consider using troops in the northwest again, even defending Chengdu will cost a lot.”

As if thinking of something, Modren hesitated and said: "Could it be that the governor wants to help his father use these soldiers to go south to Huguang? But his father has the Northwest Army in his hand, so there is no need to toss another soldier ?”

Qiu Zixiong also couldn't figure it out, but he didn't have time to think about things that were too far away now, "Deron, I mean what the other party said is that as long as we follow his intentions, there may not be no chance. A piece of paper to recruit..."

Modren interrupted and sneered: "Do you believe it? We really have to do these things, do you think these local gentry officials will bypass us? Then he can protect us alone? He won't protect us either , Throw out a scapegoat to replace the dead ghost, how good it is!"

   "But we have no choice!" Qiu Zixiong was also annoyed, "Then what do you think we should do?"

   "I don't know!" Modren was also angry, "If I knew what to do, I wouldn't be here thinking hard."

   There was a silent silence in the big tent, only the heavy breathing of the two of them.

"Talk about it. I'm going to meet the governor and have a talk." After a long time, Modren gritted his teeth and said, "We have nowhere to go, but we are not optional. People are more obedient, more obedient and more satisfying dog, and it is a dog that only listens to him, I wonder if he will be reluctant to part with us?"

  Qiu Zixiong looked in horror at his old friend whose eyes were a little more ferocious and resolute, and said slowly: "De Lun, you mean..."

"Since you want to be a loyal dog, you must be thorough. If there is no choice, then only in this way can you survive. As you said, if this governor has different ambitions, or has greater ambitions , whether he wants to plan something for his father, or he wants to have a private army in his hand to do something, we are willing!" Modren said firmly.

  (end of this chapter)