Chapter 466: Making a Blame

Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, Wencheng County

Wencheng County is located in the westernmost part of the central part of Liaoxi County, and is also one of the main gates for Youbeiping County to enter Liaoxi County.

At this time, outside the west gate of Wencheng County, more than 10,000 people from Youbeiping County gathered. These were the people who chose to flee to Liaoxi County at the first time.

"Open the city gate, please, let us in."

"Lord Lu, help me."

"Lord Lu, save the child."

The county magistrate of Wencheng County reported the situation as soon as possible. At this time, Lu Desheng had already arrived in Wencheng County.

Behind Lu Desheng were Ji Wuyin, who came to watch the excitement after hearing the news, and other merchants of all sizes who came to Pingzhou to invest in the past two years.

These people wanted to evacuate Pingzhou by boat at the beginning of the war.

When they came to invite Ji Wuyin, Ji Wuyin refused to leave and told them, "Leaving Pingzhou, it may not be safe outside."

Pingzhou had anticipated the actions of the Xianbei long before. Ji Wuyin also knew that Pingzhou had really made a lot of preparations to deal with this battle. Compared with other unprepared places, he trusted Pingzhou more. Besides, if the Xianbei really went south on a large scale, it might not be safe to flee to the Central Plains, unless they fled to the south.

But he had just evacuated from the south, and now he was going back in disgrace, Xie Zhan would not let him go. As for other merchants' proposals to go to the Jiangnan area, he did not agree.

He knew that Xie Zhan was very ambitious, and the entire Lingnan South was already his territory. He was very likely to develop his power in the northwest and get involved in the Jiangnan area.

If he withdrew from Jiangnan now, wouldn't he be waiting for Xie Zhan to pick him up? Also, if he left at this time, would he still have a good relationship with Pingzhou?

Chang'an is the land of the emperor, and perhaps safety can be guaranteed, but Ji Wuyin knew that the emperor had always been thinking about his fat meat.

The southwest is where King Cheng's fiefdom is located, and the surrounding area is also his territory. If he went to the southwest, it would probably not end well.

After counting, Ji Wuyin decided to take a gamble. Anyway, the old guy Xue Xu was so afraid of death that he didn't leave, which meant that he wouldn't die if he stayed in Pingzhou.

So when his son came from Qingzhou to take him away, he refused. Later, he would naturally not leave with other merchants.

Some merchants stayed based on their trust in him, while others sold their properties and left.

At this time, Lu Desheng went up the city wall to observe the people outside the city.

These merchants who stayed behind could not get close to Lord Lu at this time, and now they followed Ji Wuyin and squeezed together.

"Now it seems that it is indeed more dangerous outside. I heard that Yanmen in Bingzhou and Jinyang in the north have been lost."

"And Youbeiping County, although it has not been lost now, isn't it a matter of time?"

"Once Yanmen is lost, the Central Plains is not safe either."

"Yes, Pingzhou is still holding on and didn't let the Xianbei army attack."

On the city wall, Lu Desheng and the people around him discussed letting people in and settling them down.

In the city, some brave commoners gave suggestions to Lv Desheng.

"Lord Lv, you can't let them in. What if there are spies among them?"

"These people are an unstable factor for our Pingzhou."

"Yes, Lord Lv, we are fighting in Pingzhou. If we let them in, what if they have spies who tip us off and make us lose?"

"Yes, Lord Lv, we don't want to be massacred."

Xu Zhengzheng, who was beside Lv Desheng, wanted to drive them away, but was stopped by him.

Lv Desheng approached and looked at the worried commoners in the city.

"Where are you from, fellow villager?"

"Me? I'm from the south."

Lv Desheng nodded and asked another person, "What about you?"

"I'm from Yanmen." The voice was low.

"This uncle?"

"I'm from Nanyang!"

"This lady?"

"I'm from Liaoxi County."

Lv Desheng smiled at them and said, "Look, many people here came to Pingzhou to make a living after their hometowns suffered disasters. Pingzhou is tolerant, free to come and go, and willing to shelter you hardworking people from the wind and rain. But we can't cross the river and get on the shore, and then tear down the bridge to prevent others from crossing, right?"

"Put yourself in their shoes, imagine if we were blocked outside the city gate..."

The people in the city lowered their heads in shame.

The people outside the city understood, and they were all excited and tears filled their eyes.

"Lord Lu is planning to let us enter the city, right?"

"Yes, that's what it sounds like."

Xu Zheng signaled the refugees outside the city to be quiet, "Everyone calm down first! Let Lord Lu speak now."

Lv Desheng looked at the people outside the city, "You can come in, but you have to obey the arrangements." He had people start to make room for them to be resettled.

"We are obedient, we promise!"

"In addition, there may be Xianbei spies among you. When you enter the city, everyone supervises each other and reports any abnormalities. We will check and ensure that no good person is wrongly accused, and no bad person is let go."

Finally, Lv Desheng said earnestly, "The safety of Pingzhou requires everyone's joint efforts. There are not many safe places in this world, and everyone should cherish them."

When the common people heard Lv Desheng's words at the beginning, they were a little hesitant, but they were not at the end.

Finally, Lv Desheng ordered, "Go open the city gate."

Liaoxi County, Feiru County

After the news of the massacre in Songzhou spread, the atmosphere of the grain transport team was very depressing.

Lu Wei was no longer talking, and everyone was rushing on the road.

Not long after leaving Huanzhong, they received the news that Songzhou was massacred.

Lu Wei persuaded Xu Junfan to turn back and not go any further, it was very dangerous.

But Zuo Yi did not allow everyone to turn back, because they were just a little short of leaving the territory of Liaoxi County. If they turned back, it would be equivalent to giving up all their previous efforts. How could he be willing to do that?

Everyone ate dry food in silence, and they had to hurry on after eating.

The grain transport team was all from the military. At this time, they felt a slight vibration on the ground. Those who were scouts immediately lay on the ground and listened with their ears.

"Not good, it's the sound of a large number of horses running."

"Cavalry!"

"It must be coming for the grain!"

"Hurry up!"

Everyone began to push the grain carts in a hurry to get on the road.

At this time, Zhu Peng jumped out, "Stop! This mountain is mine, this tree is mine. If you want to pass through here, leave money to buy your way through!"

A bunch of younger brothers appeared behind Zhu Peng, with fierce momentum, and it was obvious that they had seen blood on their hands.

Lu Wei leaned close to Xu Junfan, "Master Xu, it's over. There are wolves in front and tigers behind. What should we do? We won't die here, right?"

Xu Junfan's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Zhu Peng shouted, "Get out of here if you know what's good for you, or don't blame me for making you die without a burial place."

"Master Xu, make a decision quickly. You don't want to live and die with the tax grain, do you?"

Xu Junfan: Live and die with the tax grain? No, he had long wanted to throw away the tax grain and run back to Chang'an.

"Master Xu, at a critical moment, you have to give up! As long as the green mountains are there, there is no fear of running out of firewood." Lu Wei urged.

Xu Junfan gritted his teeth, "Let's go back!"

Zuo Yi, "We can't go!"

Zuo Yi roared, "Why should we give up these grains? Let's hold on and let Lu Desheng send troops!"

Lu Wei laughed at his naivety, "Lord Zuo, if it were just bandits, we could still fight, but the Xianbei army is coming, and this is the brutal people who just ordered the massacre of the city!"

"Lu Wei is right, if you don't leave, I will leave!" Xu Junfan knew that if he lost his life, he would lose everything.

After saying that, he rushed back first.

Zuo Yi hesitated for a moment and followed.

Lu Wei led people to cover the rear.

After Zuo Yi caught up with Xu Junfan, he couldn't help but look back, but this one look made him stunned.

"Lu Wei, what are you doing?"

"Damn it, what are you doing, stop it!" The bandits were also shouting and rushing towards them.

Lu Wei calmly lit the fire and shouted, "Even if all the grain is burned, it will not be left to the bandits and Xianbei!"

As he said, he lit the pine oil in his hand on the nearby grain transport carts one by one. Pine oil was hidden under the grain transport carts and in key places around them.

The people he brought followed suit and quickly shuttled between the grain workshops to light the fire.

At this time, the Xianbei army also arrived.

When Tuoba Jin saw Lu Wei and others burning the grain, he got anxious, "How dare you, boy!" All these grains and grass are his!

The long-lasting fire spread in an instant.

"Brothers, hurry, hurry, let's grab the grain outside!"

"Run after grabbing, don't fight!"

The bandits came to the outermost periphery of the grain team, and each person pushed a cart of unburned grain and ran away, and the direction of their escape was very tricky.

When the Xianbei soldiers saw it, some wanted to chase them, but they were stopped by Tuoba Jin, "Hurry up and put out the fire!"

"Don't worry about those people! Putting out the fire is important!"

So much food!