SFS Chapter 774: Killing the Chicken to Frighten the Monkey
Chapter 774: Killing the Chicken to Frighten the Monkey
To be honest, the speed was even faster than when they were traveling on their own.
After all, with a large army leading the charge, no refugees dared to stop them.
In addition, the cavalry in front flattened the snow on the ground, making it easier for them to travel.
The group continued on their journey until dark before stopping.
When they stopped to set up camp, their group of carriages were surrounded at the innermost part.
While parking the car, Lu Qingqing looked around calmly.
After looking around, he gave up his plan to escape at night.
Although she didn't understand military tactics, she could see that the outer circles of defense were like an iron barrel.
Just as she stopped the car, a group of soldiers came over with knives in their hands and shouted:
"Carriages No. 1 to No. 51, each carriage shall pay 20 kilograms of grain.
Carriages No. 52 to 59, each carriage must pay 100 jin of grain, plus 50 taels of silver!"
When the soldier said this, most of the newly captured people were frightened.
This one hundred kilograms of food is not a small amount.
They drove away, and in order to escape faster, they generally did not have much food in their cars.
Most families only carry 200 to 300 kilograms, and some only carry 400 to 500 kilograms.
This time, nearly half of it will be handed over.
For a moment, these people looked at each other and did not move.
At this time, the people in carriages number 1 to 51 had already started taking food from the carriages.
Among those who had just been arrested, several households saw this scene and quietly went to the car to get food.
Lu Qingqing also called Sun Yue and went back to the car to get food.
There were only three or four families in the venue, and they were still hesitating.
Among them, one family did not have time to stock up on food, so there was not much food on the truck.
He took a bag of silver from the car, approached the soldier, and whispered:
"Master, I left in a hurry and didn't have time to buy food.
Look, can this bag of silver be used as money for the grain?
Don't worry, I'll give you the fifty taels separately."
The soldier took the purse containing the silver, weighed it, and glanced at the man.
"I accept this money with a smile, but I have one more question for you.
A hundred kilograms of food, is there really no food?"
The man didn't react and nodded subconsciously.
Just as he was about to explain something, the soldier stabbed him in the abdomen.
When the man's family saw this scene, they screamed in fear.
The soldier frowned and ordered the soldier behind him:
“Everyone in this household was cleared out, and the food in the car was confiscated.
Pick out the money and things, and we brothers will divide them up!"
The man fell down holding his stomach, his face full of disbelief.
Amidst a burst of wailing, the carriage was divided up.
Accompanied by a few screams, the owner of the carriage fell completely in the snow not far away.
With this act of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, the rest of the people dared not hesitate.
Every household was eager to drag out the food and put it on the cart shafts, for fear that the soldiers would not see it.
The soldier saw this scene and sneered:
"It would have been better if you had done this earlier!
This happens every two days, it's so annoying!"
After he finished speaking, he ignored everyone's gazes and asked the soldiers behind him to push the cart forward.
In just two quarters of an hour, all the food and money were collected from number 1 to number 59.
Before leaving, the soldier crossed out the empty number 53 with a brush.
The entire scene remained silent until the soldiers walked away.
The bodies of the murdered family fell right upwind.
When the wind blew, the bloody smell hit me in the face.
Someone smelled the smell and couldn't help but retched.
This retching sound broke the silence, and several more retching sounds were heard.
At this time, some people who had been arrested for many days came to their senses.
He got up, unloaded the frame, and took out some food to prepare cooking.
Most of those who had just been arrested were frightened by this scene.
Some who were weaker in endurance were already hugging their loved ones and crying quietly.
Because there were soldiers nearby, they didn't even dare to cry out loud.
They were afraid of attracting evil spirits and having their lives taken away.
As Lu Qingqing watched this scene, she had a clearer understanding of the cruelty of the Dashun cavalry.
Next to him, Old Man Zhuang finally came to his senses and gasped for breath.
He moved his somewhat stiff legs and got closer to Lu Qingqing.
Sun Yue was in a similar situation, slightly better off than those people who were scared to tears.
Lu Qingqing patted their shoulders and asked them to sit on the shaft of the cart and ride slowly.
She took the oilcloth and prepared to set up the tent.
Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue rested on the shaft of the cart for a while, then came over to help.
Although the murder scene just now was scary, what frightened them even more was this.
It was the casual killing attitude of these cavalrymen, not the corpses on the ground.
While setting up the tent, Old Man Zhuang whispered his plans to Lu Qingqing.
In fact, I just wanted to find a chance to escape.
After all, even if they had enough food, it would only be two or three hundred kilograms.
Judging from the greed of these cavalrymen, their food reserves will not last long.
Judging from the cruelty of these cavalrymen, the day they can no longer provide food will be the day they die.
Of course, they are not the only ones who have this understanding.
However, the tight defense around them gave them no chance to escape.
Everyone was looking around while cleaning up.
After making sure there was no chance of escaping at night, he honestly set up the tent and cooked.
But with the panic of paying grain, even families with four or five hundred kilograms of grain did not dare to eat as before.
They spontaneously began to restrict their food intake, and those who used to eat three pancakes reduced their intake to one and a half.
On Lu Qingqing's side, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue had similar ideas.
They still eat cooked food such as buns, and the amount of dinner they eat has been reduced to two per person.
These two big buns sound like a lot.
But for people like them who have been traveling all day and are highly focused.
This amount of food is really not much.
While the three of them were heating up their food, a strange woman came over and whispered:
"Old man, little brother, I see you still have a lot of food, can I use my money to buy some from you?
Don't worry, I'll give you ten times the market price for this grain, how about that?"
When he heard ten times, Old Man Zhuang's eyes lit up.
But he quickly reacted and shook his head violently.
Food is life now!
They must have no less food in their hands before they find an opportunity to escape!
No matter how high the price is, this grain cannot be sold.
Seeing that she couldn't convince them, the woman walked away with her hands in her pockets.