bookcurios Chapter 136 Shooting yourself in the foot
Chapter 136 Shooting yourself in the foot
As the 185 households in Wangjia Village walked across the bridge, the moonlight shone through the thick clouds and fell on the earth.
Wei Liangping was so angry that his nose was crooked when he saw the refugees gathered by the bridge.
Let them pass in front of him and catch up with Shen Qian and her group.
Robbed them.
But in the end, this group of refugees did not dare to attack Wangjia Village at all. Instead, after all the people in Wangjia Village passed through the bridge, they completely occupied the bridge.
There were people standing everywhere, both in front and behind.
Don't let them pass.
"Let them get out of the way!" Wei Liangping suppressed his anger and shouted at the servant beside him, asking him to convey his meaning.
The servant had obviously become accustomed to this moody master.
He immediately bent over and walked past him.
Run straight towards the group of refugees blocking the bridge.
He came and stood in front of the refugee, without waiting for him to speak.
The refugees took the lead and said:
"If you want to cross the bridge, give money and food!"
"Otherwise we will cut the bridge and prevent you from crossing."
"What?" The servant obviously couldn't believe what he heard.
This group of refugees... not only are they in poor physical condition, but there are only about four or five hundred of them.
How dare they blackmail them when they have more than 500 guards?
Are these refugees crazy?
The servant thought about it, but the refugees obviously didn't want to continue talking to him.
He waved his hand to signal him to go back and deliver the message.
And no matter what he said, the other party would interrupt and expel him.
This made it impossible for the servant to vent the anger he had suffered from his master.
He was angry again and walked back to his master's house in shame.
After he relayed the refugees' demands, he heard Wei Liangping's fist slamming heavily on the carriage.
‘Bang’ sound.
The carriage was shaken slightly by his impact.
"Damn those refugees! I let them go out of my kindness, but instead of harassing Shen Qian, they turned around and blackmailed me!"
"Good, very good!" Wei Liangping said, his anger growing stronger and stronger.
The river was not impossible to wade through, but it was difficult for ox carts and horse carts to cross, so he had to cross the bridge.
While thinking, Zou Chu, the head of the Zou family, lifted the curtain of the carriage.
Said softly:
"Promise them first and give them the money and food."
"After our carriage passes, the guards will attack from both sides, kill all the refugees, and take the property back!"
Obviously, the head of the Zou family was also angered by the group of refugees.
They suffered a loss at the hands of Shen Qian because she was surrounded by more than a hundred heavily armored infantrymen.
No matter what the reason was for Shen Qian to obtain it, the fact that those heavily armored infantrymen could completely wipe out a fully armored cavalry squad of barbarians represented their strong combat effectiveness.
I dare not provoke them, and I will endure it for the time being even if I am cheated.
But this group of refugees...why should they be allowed to endure?
"Okay!" When Wei Liangping heard Zou Chu's suggestion, he clapped his hands and immediately shouted "good".
It's just killing some weak refugees, it won't take long.
"Give them silver and food and throw them aside. Then let the two hundred guards cross the bridge first, and then we will cross the bridge. Finally, leave two hundred guards on this side of the bridge!" Wei Liangping ordered loudly.
The order was quickly passed on among the caravan.
No one objected to this at all.
They all nodded in agreement.
When the refugees saw the silver and food carried out by the servants, their eyes lit up!
Now that they are guarding the river and have water and money, they can recuperate for a few days before fleeing south. By then, with their well-adjusted bodies, they will definitely be able to reach Liangdu.
Greedy looks rose in their eyes and could not be hidden at all.
If there were no one to suppress them, I am afraid that this group of refugees would have scattered like birds and beasts and started to rob food and money.
"The things are here, take them yourselves!" the servant shouted coldly at the refugees.
But at this moment, Wei Liangping and others who thought they could pass directly heard a loud shout:
"Leave twice as much and I'll let you pass!"
In an instant, whether it was servants, merchants, or refugees.
His breathing became rapid.
Double it again?
Then they can eat longer and each person will get more silver!
As for the merchants, they were so angry that they were about to bite their back teeth to pieces.
greedy!
It's really greedy.
If they keep double the money, they won’t be afraid of living to spend it.
Thinking of this, Wei Liangping was about to agree. After all, he would kill these refugees and get his things back.
But suddenly, Zou Chu's voice sounded again:
"I cannot agree to that."
"Ok?"
All the merchants turned around at the same time and looked at Zou Chu's carriage.
Then Zou Chu continued:
"Perhaps there is a master among those refugees. After seeing how easily we agreed to their request, he became suspicious and feared we were up to no good."
"So we rejected this proposal outright and told them that at worst, we could just kill them and then use ox carts and horse carts to move them slowly."
"Be more firm when you speak."
As soon as the words fell, all the businessmen woke up instantly.
Yes, they were obviously the dominant group, but when faced with the threat from these refugees, they chose to give in.
Paying grain and silver is extremely abnormal in itself.
"I...let me go!" The servants sent by Wei Liangping before immediately became excited when they heard that they were going to threaten those refugees.
He shouted loudly, trying to get everyone's attention, and obviously he succeeded.
"Then you go." Wei Liangping glared at his conspicuous servant Bao, but also agreed to his volunteering.
Soon, the servant's frantic shouting and cursing came:
"That's all. If you don't agree to let us pass, we'll kill you all!"
"At worst, we can just move the carriage over there. There's always a way."
As soon as the words fell, the guards cooperated and drew their swords.
The bright light of the knife under the moonlight added a touch of chill.
The refugees were so frightened that they all shrank their necks.
"Okay." Seeing this, the leader of the refugees also lost his momentum.
Make way.
The servant breathed a sigh of relief after finally venting his dissatisfaction.
The team slowly crossed the bridge as previously stated.
When the remaining two hundred guards were still on this side of the bridge.
Wei Liangping shouted loudly:
"kill!"
After the order was given, more than 500 guards drew their swords and slashed at the refugees.
Faced with Shen Qian's heavily armored infantry, they were timid.
But their actions of bullying the weak should not be taken lightly!
"I was wrong! Let me go, I just want to survive."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me. I was coerced. It was all his idea. Just kill him."
"Cut the bridge... cut the bridge..."
"..."
There were cries of grief everywhere, and in less than a moment, most of the refugees were killed.
Some lucky ones were far away and retreated quickly, escaping the range of slaughter.
Seeing this, Wei Liangping asked the guards to put the valuables back into the car and continued on their journey.
......
When the rising sun rises, all light sources are extinguished, leaving only the sun's light gradually spreading to every corner of the earth.
Bridge Department.
Hundreds of corpses were piled up.
The bloody smell scared some refugees who had just arrived here and they dared not move forward.
On Shen Qian's side, after the sun rose, they walked for nearly two hours.
Liu Hao, who was following the team, couldn't help but wail:
"Mother, how long will it take?"
"Not a single person in this group fell behind or complained. Are they rabbits with exceptional endurance?"
"Shut up!" Liu Shi looked at his brother and scolded him with a look of disappointment.
"You spent half the journey in the car."
"What's there to complain about?"
"Your sister-in-law is pregnant, almost nine months pregnant, and she's not acting as pretentious as you."
"You..." Liu Hao glared at his elder brother when he heard that he didn't give him any face at all.
Liu's mother, who was standing by, quickly spoke up to smooth things over:
"Hey! We're brothers, stop arguing."
"When my mother-in-law gives us a horse, we can all ride in the carriage."
Liu Shi looked at his mother trying to smooth things over and really wanted to say: A loving mother often spoils her child.
But filial piety comes first, so he swallowed the words.
finally...
The sounds of setting up camp on the spot spread among the team.
All the villagers in Wangjia Village breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Arrange the carts and ox carts into a circle in an orderly manner.
Although the Liu family didn't understand, they still started to learn.
In a short while, Wang Tianci, the fourth son of the Wang family, ran towards them excitedly, the joy on his face unable to be suppressed:
"father in law!"
"My mother has instructed the maid to cook."