PFC Chapter 146 Refugee Wave
Chapter 146 Refugee Wave
Ying Xuanze led his army into Guling Pass, and the garrison commander came down personally to welcome his arrival.
"Thank God that the Marquis can come! Now it is the turn of those Korean soldiers and puppet troops in the Yandong area to suffer." The guard said with a smile.
Seeing the guard being courteous, Zhang Fei glared at him. The guard was frightened by his look and immediately took a few steps back.
"No wonder the Marquis was able to annihilate so many Hu soldiers. With such a brave general, there is no need to worry about the destruction of the enemy. Hahaha..." The guarding general gave two fake laughs and then stopped immediately because Zhang Fei glared at him again.
Ying Xuanze did not respond, but walked into Guling Pass on his own. The guarding general looked behind Ying Xuanze and noticed this Qin cavalry.
"Strange, these cavalrymen are only wearing a thin layer of armor. This is totally not the style of our Daying cavalry." The guard muttered to himself.
People outside said that the troops of Marquis Zhenxi were extremely brave and that ten thousand men could kill twenty thousand enemies. But the feeling he got after seeing this cavalry today was not what he expected!
If ten thousand people can kill twenty thousand, then they must be ahead of the enemy in equipment. However, these cavalrymen are so shabby that they don’t even have decent armor. How can they kill the enemy?
Moreover, he had noticed on the top of the city wall that the number of this cavalry was not large, and thought that there were other armies that had not yet caught up. As a result, after everyone entered the pass, no other armies arrived.
Just over 10,000 cavalrymen? They don't even have decent armor or helmets, and they want to wipe out hundreds of thousands of Chao soldiers with just a spear and arrows...
Even if the storyteller drank two big bowls of daughter’s red wine, he wouldn’t dare to say this while telling the story!
The guard looked puzzled. He walked quickly to Ying Xuanze's side and asked in a low voice, "My Lord, are there other troops on the way? How far is it from Guling Pass?"
"If they are approaching, I will ask the brothers to open the city gates, and we can enter directly when the army arrives."
Ying Xuanze glanced at the guard and said in a deep voice: "There are no other troops, close the city gate."
"Ah?" The guard was stunned. When he came to his senses, he saw Ying Xuanze climbing up to another top of the city wall, which was the side facing the Yandong area.
Ying Xuanze climbed the stone stairs with a solemn expression. Not long after he entered the pass, he heard shouts coming from the front.
This sound sounded like a cry for help. Could it be that there were people from Yandong outside Guling Pass? But he heard that the people in the entire Yandong area had defected to the Chao Kingdom, and the men had even become puppet soldiers.
He climbed up to the top of the city wall and looked into the distance. The next second his pupils suddenly shrank. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Huo Qubing beside him were all shocked.
In a field not far away, countless people gathered together. Among them were old people, women, children, and some men, but not many.
Although he couldn't see these people clearly, Ying Xuanze could sense fear and helplessness from them. Could these be the people who had fled from the Yandong area?
"My lord, these civilians have been stopped by the soldiers, but aren't they all refugees? Why not let them go?" Huo Qubing's voice sounded in Ying Xuanze's ears.
Ying Xuanze immediately looked in the direction of Huo Qubing's finger, and sure enough, when the people were stopped by the fence, the soldiers on the other side of the fence drew their bows and arrows, ready to shoot any refugees who dared to cross the border.
His face darkened, and he turned to the guard who was still climbing the stairs and shouted, "Come up quickly! Explain to me what's going on!"
The guard quickly quickened his pace and when he came to Ying Xuanze, he saw the latter pointing in the direction of the refugees and staring at him.
The garrison commander hurriedly explained, "My Lord, you don't know! The people in the Yandong area have always been loyal to the Chao Kingdom. After the Chao Kingdom's army entered the Yandong area, the local people turned against their allies!"
"The number of these puppet troops has reached over 100,000! How many men are there in the entire Yandong region? There must be puppet troops among these civilians!"
The garrison commander continued, "The Chosun Kingdom is eyeing our Great Ying with eager eyes. If we let them go so easily, wouldn't the puppet army become the internal accomplice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei roared, stepped forward, grabbed his collar and lifted him up.
"Puppet soldiers? Tell me what kind of a bastard this country is that would hire old people and children to serve as puppet soldiers? There are only a few hundred normal men among those refugees. How can such a small number of people be used as internal supporters?"
Zhang Fei increased his strength and frightened the general so much that he begged for mercy. Zhang Fei continued to shout, "Come on, tell me! Even if we don't let the men go, what about the women and children? Are they also puppet soldiers?"
The defending general was so questioned that he didn't dare to speak for a while, because Zhang Fei's expression looked like he wanted to kill him.
Ying Xuanze said to Zhang Fei: "Take him with you, let's go and see what's going on."
The guard immediately felt uneasy when he heard this. He smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord, I remember I have something to deal with. How about this?"
"The elderly, children and women can be allowed in, but forget about the others. If they are really spies sent by the Chao Kingdom, one of them will lose his head if something goes wrong."
"Do you believe it or not, I will make your head fall off right now?!" Zhang Fei roared and carried the guard downstairs.
"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir! Go! I will follow you!" The guard was sweating profusely and nodded repeatedly.
The group came to the back of the fence. The Daying soldiers guarding there saw the commander was about to salute, but they were at a loss when they saw their boss being carried like a kitten.
The guard said angrily, "Why don't you bow to the Marquis when you see him? You are a bunch of idiots!"
Marquis? The soldiers were all stunned, wondering when did Daying have such a young marquis? The man in front of them looked younger than them!
But soon the soldiers reacted and said in unison: "Greetings, Lord!"
Ying Xuanze just nodded symbolically, and the soldiers in front made way one after another. Soon he saw the people of Yandong who were blocked by the roadblocks.
He took a quick look and his expression gradually became solemn. These people, from the elderly to the young children of four or five years old, were all carrying bags.
The faces of these people were pale, and some of them had broken lips and were bleeding. It looked like they had not had water for a while.
There were also some people who were barely able to stand with the support of others. This scene reminded Ying Xuanze of the civil war a few years ago, when countless people were displaced and separated from their loved ones because of the war.
To put it bluntly, they are leaving their homeland, and no one knows whether they can ever return to this land.
You told me that they are loyal to the Chao Kingdom? Ying Xuanze didn't know who spread this rumor. If he knew, he would dig out the person's eyes and let him see clearly!
Among these refugees, who are loyal to the country? And who wants to betray Daying?
Ying Xuanze gradually became angry, and Guan Yu, who was standing beside him, noticed his emotions and quietly clenched his fists.