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Xia Yang¡¯s troops finally arrived at Mancheng, less than 5 miles away from Baoding City, in the afternoon.
In ancient times, Mancheng was a military fortress protecting Baoding. Later, after development in recent years, it became a small county town.
In the past two years, due to the large influx of refugees from outside the customs, this place has become a gathering place for refugees.
Before entering Mancheng, Xia Yang saw rows of simple tents set up by refugees outside the walls of Mancheng. Most of these refugees have sallow faces, sluggish steps, and deep tiredness in their eyes.
In the center of the refugee camp is the porridge shed set up by the National Government. There are only two meals provided every day, and each meal is rice porridge. It is said to be rice porridge. In fact, a bowl is basically filled with rice soup. You can count how many grains of rice are in the bowl at a glance.
Because of hunger, not a single complete tree can be seen in the woods near Mancheng. These refugees gnaw on tree bark to stave off hunger.
On the side of the road, there were some uncollected corpses, just exposed to the air. Because it was August and the sun was extremely hot, mosquitoes were flying around on the rotting corpses, emitting waves of stench.
On one side of the refugee camp, Xia Yang also saw a little girl squatting next to a man. The man was already lying on the ground, dying. The little girl kept shaking the man's body and kept mumbling something. But the man no longer responded to her.
Looking at everything in front of him, Xia Yang felt deeply shocked.
He lives in the 21st century and has never experienced famine. In many cases, he even forgets what it feels like to be hungry. Even on TV, you can see scenes of famine in some areas of Africa, but it is not as shocking as seeing it with your own eyes.
" Dai Caixi was also shocked. She had lived in a boudoir compound since she was a child. It was not a peaceful and peaceful campus. How could she have seen such a scene of "frozen bones on the road".
She ran to the little girl's side in a few steps, and then took out an apple from her arms. She got it from the warehouse at the checkpoint last night.
When the little girl saw the apple, she was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and snatched the apple from Dai Caixi's hand. Then she lowered her head, bit off a piece of the apple, and put it in her father's mouth. But her father seemed to have no strength to chew. He just twitched the corners of his mouth and looked at the girl with a pair of cloudy eyes.
At this time, Dai Hanling also came over and looked at this scene with some fear.
At this time, the military doctor came over and said: "Miss Dai, don't look at it, we don't have much food for them."
He came in from outside the customs, and he has seen this kind of scene too many times. He has seen even scenes more tragic than this.
¡°On the way to escape, exchanging children and eating them is no longer an idiom recorded in history books, but a cruel reality that happened before our eyes. In a state of extreme hunger, military doctors have seen too much ugliness in human nature and the disappearance of too many lives.
Dai Caixi knew that what the military doctor said was true, but she just felt that these refugees were so pitiful. When the military doctor said this, crystal tears flowed from her eyes.
Her sister Dai Hanling saw her sister crying, so she hugged Dai Caixi and cried loudly.
Xia Yang sighed, pointed at the porridge shed and said, "There is a porridge shed there. Isn't it possible to solve their problem?"
He Changxing sneered at this time and said: "Captain, you have been in the military all this time. You don't know how dark the hearts of those local officials are. When I was in the 18th Army, I was also a company commander, stationed in the Jianghuai area. Then It was then that I finally saw what it means to be ¡®a rich family full of wine and meat, with bones frozen to death on the road¡¯.¡±
Hu San came over at this time and said: "Why does Zhumen smell like wine and meat?"
He doesn¡¯t know a few Chinese characters, so when he encounters something he doesn¡¯t understand, he comes over to ask.
Cai Heyuan said at this time: "The meaning of this sentence is that the pork in the homes of those wealthy families is smelly, but at the door of their homes, people can still be seen freezing to death due to hunger and cold."
He Changxing said: "Yes, I remember one year when there was a famine in the Jianghuai River, a train of food distributed by the superiors was originally used for disaster relief. But as soon as the train arrived, the local county magistrate sent a bunch of coolies to carry out the food They were all shipped to his home. Then he sold them to businessmen at a high price. As for the people who starved to death, who cares about their lives?"
??Private pocket, stuffing life-saving food into his own pocket! "
Although Mancheng is not a big city, its walls are not low. It was a military fortress in the Qing Dynasty, and it still plays a defensive role today.
It seems that they have already received the news that Xia Yang and the others will come to garrison. The county magistrate Zhang Huaili, who is all over the city, has been waiting there early with several officials and merchants in the county.
At this time, He Changxing leaned into Xia Yang's ear and said: "Captain, be careful. These guys might have something to do with the gang in Baoding City. Generally, they are all in the same spirit. Since we We have offended the Huang family, and these people will definitely not be very friendly to us."
Xia Yang said: "Don't worry, I have a sense of propriety!"
As he spoke, he put on a smile and led his soldiers towards the gate of the city.
Zhang Huaili is a fair and plump middle-aged man. When he saw Xia Yang walking towards them with a smile on his face, he immediately put on a smile and walked towards him with a smile.
"I, Zhang Huaili, have just received news that your army will be stationed throughout the city to ensure peace. All the officials, merchants and people in our county are very happy. We have already set up a banquet in a restaurant in the county, and we are looking forward to it. Commander Xia, you can go there with your honor." His chubby face was full of smiles, and his originally small eyes were now narrowed into slits.
Xia Yang was relatively tall. He looked down at the Mancheng County Magistrate Zhang Huaili who was nodding and bowing to him. He said with a faint smile: "County Magistrate Zhang even came to the city gate to greet me. I, Xia Yang, am so lucky! County Magistrate. Don¡¯t worry, now that our four regiments have arrived in Mancheng, no one dares to touch Mancheng. Aren¡¯t those little devils fierce? If they come, I can make them tremble with fear when they see Mancheng¡¯s walls.¡± ( Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com