novelaction Chapter 954 Refugees Block the Gate
Chapter 954 Refugees Block the Gate
As more and more people squeezed in from behind, the sounds of the refugees arguing clearly reached their ears.
The wheat ears broke out in a sweat!
At this moment, the woman who was passing by saw what was happening and rushed over to help.
With their combined efforts, the two finally managed to lift the car up.
Sister Locust Tree pushed the cart, trying her best to keep steady as she pushed it forward.
Seeing that Maisui's mother on the ground hadn't gotten up, the woman from the locust tree was afraid that she would be trampled by the people rushing over from behind, so she hurriedly went forward to help her up.
Amidst the mother and daughter's thanks, the four of them squeezed their way into the city.
At this point, the soldiers behind them pushed and shoved even harder.
The wide city gate was packed with soldiers.
Bai Song, Lu Qingqing, and the others at the front were also extremely anxious.
They parked the carriage to the side and went to help.
By this time, the carriage at the front had already passed.
Blocking the middle were the carts pushed by the villagers.
Seeing this, Bai Song called the brothers who came in to come forward and help.
The strong young man took the cart from the villager and pushed it forward.
At this moment, at the city gate behind us.
A dozen or so soldiers and guards guarding the city were confronting the arriving refugees with knives.
The refugees saw that the procession heading into the city was nearing its end.
In the crowd of refugees, someone, fearing he wouldn't be able to get in, shouted:
"Ignore them, if we don't go in now, none of us will be able to get in."
I think if I stay outside this city any longer, I'll die sooner or later!
"Fellow villagers, let's charge in!"
These words resonated with the sentiments of the other refugees.
They used things to block their way and pushed their way forward desperately.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers and guards were so frightened that they retreated in panic.
Among these refugees, it's possible that one of them might contract the plague.
If you get too close, you might get infected.
They are just soldiers guarding the city; there's no reason for them to risk their lives for the money the boss earns!
Thinking of this, the soldiers' desire to retreat grew even stronger.
They looked at each other, then turned and ran towards the city gate.
Upon seeing this, the refugees cheered and followed after them, carrying their belongings.
At this moment, everyone in Lu Qingqing's group had squeezed into the doorway.
The soldiers and guards who were guarding the city ran to the city gate and hurriedly closed it.
The refugees outside the city, seeing that the city gates were about to close, desperately pushed forward.
The disparity in numbers was too great, and the city gates, which had been closed for most of their time, were slowly forced open again.
Upon seeing this, one of Bai Song's soldiers shouted something.
"Damn it, let these refugees in."
The city's defenders will not spare us; everyone will die!
Brothers, let's help close the city gates!
After that shout, the people at the back hesitated for a moment, then turned around.
The soldiers guarding the city were overjoyed at the sight.
"Quick, come help!"
After the last dozen or so soldiers rushed forward, the villagers who had fallen behind gritted their teeth and turned back.
The city gate was already mostly closed, and with so many people helping, it closed even faster.
Upon seeing this, the refugees outside the gate put up a fierce resistance.
Unfortunately, having been hungry for so long, they were far weaker than the soldiers and villagers who were eating two meals a day.
Some of the refugees were even coughing, it was unclear whether they had contracted a disease.
Seeing no hope of opening the city gate, the refugees at the front gave up and began to squeeze through the crack in the gate.
At times like this, the guards are busy pushing the door open and have no time to pay attention to him.
The refugees actually managed to squeeze in.
As soon as he entered, he squeezed into the crowd, trying to get into the city as quickly as possible.
As his family members watched him go inside, they called out to him, begging him to help them up.
But at times like these, the refugees have no chance of turning back.
Just as he was focused on making his way forward, a guard suddenly drew his knife and stabbed him.
The refugee's smile hadn't faded when he clutched his stomach and collapsed.
The guard who stabbed the man had a sinister look on his face and cursed viciously.
Seeing that the people weren't moving much, I was worried that these refugees might have a disease.
He covered the scarf with one hand and grabbed the refugee's trouser leg with the other, dragging the person back a little.
After finishing their work, they went back to close the city gate.
As more and more people rushed in from behind the gate, the city gate was quickly closed.
The refugees locked outside the city gates cursed loudly at them.
Seeing this, the squad leader guarding the city worried that the commotion would cause trouble, so he immediately ordered his soldiers to take bows and arrows and go up to the city wall.
After a line of soldiers stood in place on the city wall, the refugees below did not notice anything unusual.
Hearing the vicious curses of the refugees below the city wall, the squad leader gave an order.
"Fire arrows!"
In an instant, dozens of arrows shot towards the city wall.
At the same time, screams and cries of terror rang out simultaneously.
The refugees finally realized that they were not facing their unarmed fellow citizens, but rather armed government troops.
Immediately, the survivors in the refugee group scattered and fled.
The squad leader guarding the city did not let the refugees go just because they were fleeing; the order to shoot arrows continued.
They didn't stop until the refugees had run out of the maximum range of the arrows.
Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground outside, the squad leader guarding the city spoke in a cold voice.
"Tomorrow we will leave the city to drive away the refugees and also dispose of the corpses."
The soldiers acknowledged and returned to their posts.
The platoon leader guarding the city looked out into the darkness for a while, and only after confirming that there was nothing unusual nearby did he descend from the city wall.
At this moment, Steward Zhou was leading Bai Song and the others, waiting at the city gate.
After the squad leader came down and saw Steward Zhou, his expression finally improved.
"Old Zhou, there were a lot of people this time, you must have made a lot of money."
"When you make it big, don't forget your brothers!"
Manager Zhou chuckled.
"After I get out of quarantine tomorrow night, you call your men and we'll go to Jufangzhai for a night of fun."
Upon hearing this, the squad leader burst into laughter.
"Old Zhou, you're great, that's generous of you."
"Come on, I'll personally escort you to the courtyard."
As he said this, he took the lead.
Manager Zhou kept a distance from him, and the two spoke in hushed tones.
Behind them, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang became more vigilant as they saw that it was pitch black all around them.
Fortunately, they soon arrived at the quarantined courtyards.
When Bai Song saw the courtyard, he secretly curled his lip.
We spent so much money, and all we got was for them to live in this dilapidated courtyard.
The roof has collapsed; even if they were allowed to come inside, they wouldn't dare!
Well, I guess I'll have to sleep outdoors again tonight.
Upon arriving at the location, Steward Zhou addressed Bai Song:
"We've arrived. You'll stay in this courtyard for a day and a night."
If everything's alright, I can come out tomorrow night!
After saying that, without waiting for Bai Song to agree, he followed the squad leader guarding the city to another courtyard that was obviously much better not far away.
Lu Qingqing and the others entered the courtyard separately, arranged by the soldiers guarding the city.
Almost the instant they drove into the yard, the gate was locked.
Seeing the desolate and lifeless courtyard, many people felt a chill run down their spines.
Lu Qingqing lit a torch and inspected the entire courtyard.
Only then did I realize that although the courtyard was dilapidated, it wasn't covered in a thick layer of dust.
The yard was almost completely free of weeds.
Judging from the signs, someone has clearly lived here recently.
The fact that people live here means that there are at least not a large number of snakes and rats.
After confirming that it was safe, Lu Qingqing and the others continued to set up their tents and prepared to rest.
At this moment, Sun Laohai's family, living outside the city, were pushing their cart along the path and rushing south.
Sun Xiaobao, who was placed in a basket on the bus, was also jolted awake.
Unlike other children of this age who cry when woken up, Sun Xiaobao was very quiet after waking up.
It wasn't until Sun Dahai, who was pushing the stroller, stopped and the adults started talking that he asked his mother to hold him.
Dahai's wife was panting heavily from exhaustion. After catching her breath, she went forward and picked up Sun Xiaobao.
He looked behind him to make sure no one was there before speaking.
"We're finally safe! That was a terrifying night!"
Seeing that she was breathing heavily, Sun Dahai stepped forward and took the child from her.
"you do not say!
Dad is really good; as soon as he realized something was wrong, he yelled for us to run away.
"If we stay there, something might happen to us too."
Sun Laohai straightened up, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed his panting.
"I think things won't be peaceful at the city gates for the next couple of days."
"Since Xiaobao isn't better yet, let's just move to the foot of the mountain for a while."