Escape?! Meng Jiucheng frowned and asked in a deep voice: "You see clearly, how many riots have arrived?"

"A lot of them are riding on horses to the mountain!" After saying that, the refugee turned around and ran out.

The door was open and the air conditioner came to my face. The chaotic refugees were holding or carrying things, screaming and panicing to the gap in the wall.

Meng Jiucheng sighed and remembered what happened in later generations.

With the saying "The Devils are here", the men, women, young and old in Hecun began to run and flee, but sometimes they were just a lost little Japanese. And this refugee who was responsible for looking back could come to report a letter, but it was not just about escaping.

"I'll go to the mountain gate to check it out. You pack up your things and prepare to run away." Meng Jiucheng picked up his big gun, gave an order and ran forward.

After parting with refugees who were running away in a hurry, Meng Jiucheng walked through the worship hall, ran to the mountain gate, climbed up the ladder, and looked up the mountain road.

The group of people was not in a hurry. The mountain road was narrow and there was a thick layer of snow. The people who came were probably afraid of slipping and fell into the ditch next to the road.

Looking at the people gradually approaching, Meng Jiucheng counted silently. One, two, three... and counted until eleven. After looking for a while, he finally didn't see what was still following behind.

Yes, eleven fully armed and extremely vicious riots, who really don’t need more manpower to deal with dozens of refugees who can only turn around and escape.

Did he be scared away by these eleven soldiers? Meng Jiucheng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling extremely entangled and unwilling.

"Master, what's the situation?" An anxious shout came from below, but Mu Yi, Xiaowei, Da Chou, Sanming, and even Qiao E were also here.

Meng Jiucheng looked down at him, and a sense of pride suddenly surged in his heart. Why is it for practicing martial arts? Why is it for making gunpowder tanks? Will these people who care about him still fight alone?

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Looking at the Taoist temple getting closer and closer, Pei Qing gently whipped his boots with a horse whip, squinted his eyes and said, "When it's still dawn, we'll get rid of the refugees, and let's stay in the Taoist temple."

"The few beautiful little ladies caught at the foot of the mountain are just here to enjoy it." Shi Deguang said with a lewd smile: "We have occupied this Taoist temple, and it will be very convenient to go down the mountain to do business in the future."

"How do you think this step is going?" Pei Qing seemed to ask, but he couldn't hide his slight pride.

"Brother sees far and makes a deep plan." Shi Deguang praised Pei Qing and said, "If we still follow Sun Zhengzhong, when will we be able to stand out? The old man is narrow-minded and greedy for money, I will have had enough of it."

Pei Qing smiled and said, "The troubled times have come. As long as there is money, how can we go wrong? Sun Zhengzhong is difficult to accomplish great things. We brothers take the opportunity to break up and become kings, or turn to a strong master, but wealth cannot escape."

"What my brother said is very true." Shi Deguang nodded repeatedly, looking as if he was impressed.

The Mongolian army, riots, rebels, robbers, and powerful landlords were armed. At that time, the people and horses on the Central Plains could be roughly divided into this way. Although the names were different, these armed forces almost had robbery, burning and killing.

For example, when the Mongolian army went south, it was mainly plundering and destruction. Wherever the iron cavalry went, "the people killed almost all the people, and their children, cattle, sheep, horses and animals swept away, their houses were burned and destroyed, and their cities and hills were ruined."

The Jin army in Shandong and North China could not resist the attack of the Mongolian army. After being defeated, it became a chaotic army. The chaotic army was like bandits, and wherever it passed, it was plundering, burning and killing.

The same is true for the rebels and robbers. There are very few heroes who rob the rich and help the poor and do not harm the civilians.

Pei Qing and Shi Deguang, who are now going up the mountain, are one of the defeated and fleeing troops. These two men were originally officers in the army stationed in Juzhou Prefecture City, and the chief general was Sun Zhengzhong. The Mongolian army was powerful, and Sun Zhengzhong resisted quickly and led his troops to flee south, wanting to return to his hometown to hide.

As the plundered along the way, the troops gradually scattered. Many of the property that was unwilling to surrender to Sun Zhengzhong, who were unwilling to plunder were seized by Sun Zhengzhong, and naturally there were many.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, only more than fifty cavalry were left. After robbing a group of refugees, Pei Qing and Shi Deguang also had strange intentions. The two led a dozen cavalry to escort the prisoners and some property, but they deliberately walked slowly. When Sun Zhengzhong, who was eager to rush, took the people away, he turned around and returned, and wanted to settle down here for the time being and set up his own business.

Pei Qing is more skilled in scheming and has a bit of skill in his hand; Shi Deguang shoots a good arrow, but a long spear is more common.

Pei Qing and his two men and the soldiers they led were all Han people, although they belonged to the Jin army. At that time, the concept of the country and nationality was not yet perfect. There were a lot of Han people who served as officials in the Jin and Yuan dynasties, which was not surprising.

For example, when Emperor Aizong of Jin was in power, he ordered the martyrs of Baode's death to establish the Baozhong Temple to motivate the soldiers to resist the Mongolians. There were thirteen people on the first list. Except for one of them, the rest were Han people. In the Jin Dynasty, whenever there were wars during the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom would also issue Han Dian Zhuang to join the army, called the Zhaojun.

If it were later generations, these Han people who fought for foreign races would probably be called "traitors". But there was no such name at that time. To be precise, people did not regard them as "traitors".

Since the Jingkang Incident, the Song Dynasty moved south, and the Central Plains had been in the Jin people for more than 80 years, and the three northeastern provinces were in the Japanese invaders for many years. Instead of blaming the people in the occupied areas for not thinking about their homeland and willing to rule, it is better to accuse the Song Dynasty court, who abandoned the people, did not want to restore, and only knew how to enjoy the peace and happiness.

Let go of these feelings and discussions, and then Pei Qing and Shi Deguang left five or six soldiers to guard the prisoners at the foot of the mountain, and brought nine subordinates up the mountain with them.

They thought well, but although the Taoist temple was broken, they could shelter from wind and rain, and temporarily rest. Then they forced the prisoners to cut down wood and set up villages, and forced the elite to expand their troops. In the future, they would either occupy the mountains and become kings, rob and rob; or they would look at the situation and surrender to the powerful masters, and would not lose their wealth and freedom, and would be more like being a dog for the greedy and despicable Sun Zhengzhong.

At that time, the Mongolian army plundered and burned and killed the Central Plains, and the Jin army was defeated and fled. Many places showed vacuum conditions, and the two rivers and Shandong were even more chaotic.

People's hearts change in troubled times. Whether "strong or cunning people, they all launched rebellion against Jin." Not only were the rioters, but the thieves were everywhere, the local tyrants and the landlords also united themselves and organized armed forces to protect themselves. Therefore, Pei Qing and Shi Deguang were just an example of ambitions in troubled times.
Chapter completed!