A Clash of Gods Chapter 1314: The Mutiny
It's getting dark, and the rainstorm that has been falling since noon has not stopped.
The muddy road seems to have no end. Duan Shao glanced back, and the soldiers behind him were already in a state of chaos, and they did not form a team in twos and threes. Some soldiers even sat in the muddy side of the road and no longer moved forward. .
After landing, Duan Shao led his soldiers all the way to the northeast. Now that he has not reached the territory of Xuzhou, the soldiers under him are already exhausted.
Before the Qinhuai regiment launched the offensive, the north bank of the Huaihe River was already in a more chaotic situation.
The battle for the throne of the Northern Han Dynasty led to a shortage of logistics for the Han army stationed on the north bank. Although Zhong Liao was very strict in his management, he did not have a very long defensive line. It was just some low-level soldiers who secretly looted, and later even the army leaders led the people to rob the people in an organized manner. Although Zhong Liao killed many people for this, many people had already fled north.
In the beginning, it was only to avoid being looted by the Han army, but then it was spread everywhere, and the Chu army would soon come over, so the Han people on the north bank were just like the Chu people on the south bank.
Wait for the Chu army to fight Huai Shui, before the Han army withdrew, in order to replenish the military needs, the already ruined county town of Bei'an village was completely wiped out. Within ten miles, there are almost no grains of rice, and there are no traces of humanity.
Duan Shao once thought of being on the shore. With good luck, he could grab some food, but after walking for two days, not only did he not see even a grain of rice, he could hardly even see the silhouette.
Hurrying up day and night, and hungry in the belly, even the trained Dongqi sailors were difficult to sustain. Many people couldn’t hold on and started to eat grass root bark. Some soldiers fell behind but never kept up. Send someone to find, but have all fled.
Although Duan Shao was irritated, he was helpless. Now that he is too late to move forward, he can no longer send people back to arrest him.
"His Royal Highness, there is a forest in front. I will see that everyone can't move. I will rest for a while." Yuan Buye hurriedly came from the front: "His Royal Highness, walked in the rain for a long time, only I'm afraid of getting cold!"
When it rained at noon, Yuan Buye persuaded Duan Shao to find a place to avoid the rain.
Although Duan Shao has practiced some boxing and kung fu skills, it is just some flower fist and embroidered legs. Since childhood, Jin Yiyu has a delicate body. Yuan Buye is worried that Duan Shao will get cold and sick after raining. In Duan Shao, once Duan Shao had a problem, the team that was about to collapse at any time would collapse.
It is just that Duan Shao can share the pain and suffering with his subordinates in order to show that he can bear hardships and stand hard work, categorically refuse and insist on moving forward.
Yuan Buye now sees Duan Shao's complexion pale, and his lips are even in heat, showing his fatigue, knowing that Duan Shao is afraid that he can't support it.
Duan Shao glanced forward. In the darkness, he only saw the darkness and pondered for a moment before asking: "Can someone be sent to check it?"
"People have been sent to explore the road ahead. The forest is large enough for us to take a rest in the rain." Yuan Buye said: "There is no Chu army and Han army in the vicinity, it is very safe."
Duan Shao slightly nodded: "That is the case, let everyone walk to the front of Lin Zi to rest for a while."
After half a hour of incense sticks, when he arrived at the proven Linzi, Duan Shao ordered the team to rest on the spot, and the soldiers were ordered. Many people didn’t even go in, so they sat on the muddy road outside the forest, Prince Jin Wei and Fei Chan Mi Ren are protecting Duan Shao into the forest and looking for a big tree. Yuan Buye makes the big boxes come in. Duan Shao sits down on the box. Prince Weiwei and Fei Chan Mi Ren is distributed around the guard.
"His Royal Highness, drink some saliva." Yuan Buye took off the leather bag around his waist and presented it to Duan Shao. Now there is nothing to eat, and he can only drink water to hunger.
Duan Shao is actually very uncomfortable now.
He had a royal background and had suffered from such misery since childhood. Even when Lin Zicheng was fleeing, at least there was food around him, so he would not go hungry. Now he hasn’t eaten for two days. Yuan Buye used to dig the grass roots for filial piety, but the grass roots are really difficult. The following choke, and the majestic Crown Prince Qi, really want to eat grass roots, is it not to make people laugh at the world? In the past two days, I have only been drinking water to make me hungry. In addition, I have been drowned by this heavy rain. At this point, my body is already emptied.
Drinking half a bag of water, Duan Shaocai sighed: "So we can't say that when we arrive in Puyang, I'm afraid that even Xuzhou can't get there."
"His Royal Highness, if we speed up, we will be able to get to Pengcheng within two days." Yuan Buye said: "Pengcheng's side can certainly be supplemented."
"Two days?" Duan Shao saw that many soldiers had begun to cut the bark on the tree with a knife, and smiled bitterly: "Everyone is already exhausted, and it is not easy to persevere now, without physical strength to speed up." After thinking for a while, I said: "How many people are there?"
"Over 400 people have fled along the way, and more than 1,000 people are in the line." Yuan Buye whispered: "The humble will only worry that there will be others running away. Tonight will be arranged for guards, if Someone wants to sneak away and beheaded immediately!"
Duan Shao waved his hand and shook his head: "Well, things are up to now, I want to go as soon as possible to let him go, they can follow here, they have been loyal."
"His Royal Highness is generous, and Humble will obey orders." Yuan Buye arched his hands and said: "His Royal Highness will rest for a moment. When he starts, Humble will come to ask His Highness again." Yuan Buye frowned and looked at it in a sound, only to see a group of black shadows not far away approaching here, holding the waist knife handle at the moment, and ushered forward, only to see hundreds of soldiers at the moment were several The Prince Guards blocked, the Prince Guards had drawn their swords out of their sheaths, and their blades were pointed forward, but the soldiers were all holding the knife in their hands. When the first few people shouted, one of the thick soldiers opened his shirt and exposed Hairy chest, screaming at the Prince's guard: "Come and come, cut here, anyway, I can't live anymore, it's a pleasure to kill Laozi with a knife."
"Zheng Biao, do you want to rebel?" Yuan Buye pressed the handle of the knife forward and stared at the man with his eyes like a knife.
Yuan Buye's violent shouting actually calmed the noisy voice instantly. When everyone saw Yuan Buye coming, some people showed a trace of fear.
"His Royal Highness is resting, you are noisy here, what do you want to do?" Yuan Buye stepped forward.
The man gathered his shirt and said, "Yuan Duwei, we want to see His Royal Highness, but they are blocked by them, so we will only...!"
"Who dares to approach without the order of His Royal Highness, there is no forgiveness!" The Prince Guard is still used to indifference.
Yuan Buye frowned: "Why do you want to see Your Highness?"
"Yuan Duwei, everyone hasn't eaten for two days. How long will it last?" Zheng Biao obviously still has some courage: "Do you want to stay hungry like this all the time?" he said, originally quiet The soldiers who were coming down were noisy again. The movement here has already attracted the attention of other soldiers. Many soldiers gradually came to this side. The more people gathered, the darker the pressure.
Yuan Buye said with a deep voice: "There is a shortage of food, and you all know that because of this, we only landed. His Highness, like you, did not eat for two days. We rushed to Pengcheng, we can There is food."
"Pengcheng?" Some people in the crowd sneered: "How far is it to Pengcheng, and are the Chu people there? Would you like us to vote for the net?"
Yuan Buye sneered: "Are you afraid of Chu people?"
"Yuan Duwei, if we are afraid of the Chu people, we will not follow the Great Governor until now." Some people in the crowd cried, "Being soldiers eats food, it is right and proper, and now we don't even have a bite to eat. How to restore the country after fighting?"
"I can’t eat enough on board, now I can’t even see a grain of rice, what do we want? Is it waiting to be starved to death?"
The morale of the soldiers fell to the bottom of the valley. At this time, some people thought that they would eat grass root bark to make a living now, and they were burning with anger, and their emotions were suddenly excited. The people behind squeezed forward. The people were forced to move forward, and several princes guarded the sword against the chest of the soldiers in front, shouting sharply: "Fight forward without killing!"
At this time, other prince guards also found that the situation was not right, and came over to support.
But the Crown Guards are not more than a dozen people. Although they are brave, warlike, and loyal, they are forced to retreat in the face of more and more naval soldiers.
"Are you going to rebel?" Yuan Buye shouted repeatedly, already drawing a knife in his hand, and suddenly felt that his shoulder was patted, turned his head to look, but saw that Duan Shao had come over.
Duan Shao saw the soldiers gather to yell and grieve, knowing that what he was most worried about finally happened.
Here is the most critical moment. He knew that a careless handling and unbearable consequences, the two soldiers stepped forward, the soldiers saw Duan Shao came over, the voice suddenly became a lot smaller, Duan Shao glanced before saying, "Everyone Starved by the rain, this palace knows all of you. You are all my most loyal warriors in Daqi. This palace is not a fault for everyone. This is the fault of this palace. But now in the predicament, we should go together and go together It's difficult, I believe that I will find food soon. As long as we arrive in Puyang, I will definitely reward each of you and make up for everyone."
After a while of silence, Zheng Biao bravely said: "His Royal Highness, Puyang is too far away, brothers now just want to see if we can still live now. If His Highness can let us live, we naturally swear to follow His Highness, but. ....!"
"But what is it?" Yuan Buye said coldly.
"But if you go on like this, everyone can only starve to death." Zheng Biao said: "If that's the case, it's better to let everyone find their own food, even if they can't survive all, it's better than starving to death." "
Duan Shaojin first said: "You are right, if everyone thinks so, then even if you go to find food, this palace will never stop, whoever likes to leave, you can go now."
"Your Highness, if you can go, you should always distribute the general rates to everyone." Zheng Biao said: "Many of these people have wives and children waiting at home. They have been soldiers for many years. Now are we going back empty-handed? Before we set off, Governor General's rates let us bring them, and also ask your Highness to distribute General rates now!"
Yuan Buye sneered: "Zheng Biao, why do you remember those silvers?"
"What's wrong with being a soldier to pay rates?" Zheng Biao exclaimed.
He said, the back was screaming, the sound was noisy, the soldiers in the back were crowded forward again, Zheng Biao and many soldiers in the front were forced to go forward, and the Prince's Guards slammed in succession~IndoMTL.com ~ Stepping back, one of the crown princes guards put the knife tip on Zheng Biao's chest. In a noisy sound, a scream was heard, and someone saw Zheng Biao's body shaking and suddenly fell forward.
The accident was very sudden. The Prince's Guard, holding a knife against Zheng Biao's chest, froze for a while. Although the situation was chaotic, he was able to control his strength. Although the blade was against Zheng Biao's chest, he did not penetrate at all. Going in, Zheng Biao suddenly fell down somehow.
The soldiers on the side stayed for a while, only to see Zheng Biao lay motionless on the ground, and he heard someone say: "The murder, the guard... The guard killed Zheng Biao!"