The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 520
The next day, the Tatars withdrew their troops, and the siege of Bukui was lifted.

The reason why the Tatars withdrew their troops was because Feng Ziying threatened and deterred them with machine guns.

In fact, Feng Ziying's visit this time was not sent by Jia Min.

He came here on purpose because he happened to be patrolling the southern border of Beihai and heard that Bu Kui was besieged.

Bukui is an important gateway from Beihai to Dade.Many materials and personnel needed by Beihai are transited through the hub of Bukui before arriving at Beihai.

It is naturally not a good thing for Beihai that Bukui was occupied by the Tatars.

At this time, the forces of Ning Guta had retreated, and only Zhao Dahai, Feng Kui and Xu Mingtao were left in charge of Bu Kui.

These few people are in charge of Bu Kui, which is very beneficial to Beihai.

So Feng Ziying had an idea, brought a machine gun, bought fifty cows on the way, and staged this good show to frighten the Tatars.

Secondly, the Tatars actually did not have a strong will to occupy Bukui for a long time.

What they are more accustomed to and prefer is their own semi-settled, semi-nomadic way of life.For them, the occupation of Pukwe did not have any great strategic significance.

In addition, as Feng Ziying said, it is indeed time for them to go out to graze.After a long time, they can't afford to spend it here.

Although the Tatars withdrew their troops, the crisis in Bukui was not resolved, and on the contrary, it became more serious.

The problem lies mainly in the more than 1 migrants.

The arrival of the Tatars, although there was no direct war with Bukui, the damage to Bukui was still significant.

A very important aspect is the destruction of the official village economy.

On the one hand, the food that was looted was looted. The livestock, farm tools, vehicles, etc. in various official villages were basically looted.Some homes were also damaged.This has brought many difficulties to the resettlement of exiles.

Insufficient means of production and living, and insufficient military strength, it would be very difficult to supervise the exiles if they were sent back to Guanzhuang.The escape of exiles is almost an inevitable outcome.

However, putting so many exiles in the city is definitely not a good strategy, and it is easy to cause riots and riots.

It was against this background that Xi Mairui and his group were sent to Bukui by Xi Mairui.

A group of people were arranged to live in the post house.This is already the highest courtesy that Zhao Dahai can give.

After Feng Ziying came to visit the old lady and the elders of the Jia family, she left in a hurry.

At this time, the fighting has subsided, and the road from Bu Kui to Beihai has resumed unimpeded. With Jia Lian, Jia Qiang and others escorting them, there is nothing to worry about the safety of Jia's people on the road.

After a long journey and being captured by the Tatars, the Jiafu people were already very tired, so they decided to rest here for a while before leaving.

The [-] or so celebrities at this time basically lived in Beidaying.

Most of Zhao Dahai's Bukui Yamen army lived in the barracks of the Laofu Corps.

Due to poor accommodation conditions, food shortages, and despair about the future, the exiles are extremely emotionally unstable at this time, and there are often internal fights to compete for food and housing.

Some gangs linked by their hometowns and their official villages have also appeared one after another.

Because of the huge uncertainty in the future, the entire migrant group is in a state of anxiety and irritability.

The whereabouts of these exiles are nothing more than two.One is to return to Guanzhuang in the future and continue his life as a convict.

If it was like the time of Jia Min and He Jialin, it would be fine, although the future is bleak, but at least for now it is passable, and the food and housing are within the tolerable range.

If he meets someone like Zhong Ding again in the future, the days to come will be difficult.

Another way is to escape.

Running away doesn't feel good.

Because of the pursuit, his future and life are always in tension, and he might be arrested and brought to justice at some point.

In this chaos, there are two flow people who are always awake.After conspiring many times, the two came up with another way out.

These two people are Yin Xiutonggui of the former Shuntian Mansion and Xie Kun, the former commander of the Jinyi Army.

Another way out they planned was to lead the exiles to Beihai.

Although the two are exiles now, because they were ministers in the past, they have an incomparable advantage among exiles.

One is that they have a higher status and are more respected.

The second is to have more channels to get outside information.

Regarding Jia Min, the two knew each other better when they were in power, and Xiu Tonggui and Jia Minde had a pretty good personal relationship.

They also have a better understanding of Jia Min's current situation in Beihai.

The reason why they decided to go to Beihai lies in the uniqueness of their vision.

However, it is not easy to think of going to Beihai.

The first is the question of how to escape, then the question of the road, and finally the question of the way out after arriving in Beihai.

If Beihai doesn't accept them, it's useless to go.

After all, these exiles are different from others, they are all guilty.

However, the arrival of the members of the Jia family provided them with an opportunity.

Prior to this, Xiu Tonggui and Xie Kun had already conducted a secret connection and made preparations.

Just after lunch, Xiu Tonggui and Xie Kun looked at each other and nodded.

Xie Kun walked up to two people, one tall and one short, and nodded. The two guys immediately began to scold each other, and started to fight after a few words.

The two started fighting, and it seemed that the accomplices of both sides also started fighting immediately. Soon, thousands of people were fighting in the big playground.

When the officers and soldiers saw a fight, they wanted to suppress them. Unexpectedly, as soon as they moved forward, both sides of the fight aimed at them.

There were only five or sixty officers and soldiers, and there were thousands of opponents there, and they were quickly suppressed.Xiu Tonggui yelled and the people howled, then rushed out of the barracks and ran in all directions.

When people on the street saw so many exiles rushing out, they knew it was a prison explosion, so they ran away one after another.

In a short while, many exiles ran to the post house and surrounded the post house.

The old lady had just finished her lunch and was about to take a rest when she heard a commotion outside.

"Yuanyang, what's going on outside, it's noisy, tell them to stay away."

Just as Yuanyang was about to open the door to go out, the door opened first.I saw Jia Lian and Jia Qiang retreating into the house surrounded by a large group of people.

Two people in casual attire came in first.Looking out from the door, the yard and outside the gate were crowded with people everywhere.

The two exiles who came in were Xiu Tonggui and Xie Kun.

"Greetings to the old lady."

Xiu Tonggui and Xie Kun both knelt down.

Although the old lady was shocked in her heart, she was calm on the surface and even smiled.

"Hey, why is this person so familiar? I seem to have seen him somewhere."

"The old lady has good eyesight. When I was in the imperial capital, I went to your mansion."

"I remembered, aren't you a fellow cultivator? I heard that you were exiled here, but I didn't expect to meet like this. This is..."

"Old Madam, I'm Xie Kun."

"Are you Xie Kun from the Jinyi Army?"

"The old matriarch has a good memory, and it is I. I was the one who wanted to check your residence at the beginning. I still feel very ashamed when I think about it now."

"Hey, don't mention the past. Now that you are in the end, our family is not much better than yours. We are both fallen people in the world, so don't blame the other. If you two don't stay well, run to me. What are you doing here? Just when you were about to sleep, you came here, and I was shocked."

"Don't panic, Mrs. Madam, we have no malicious intentions here."

Xiu Tonggui hurriedly followed up.

"I know you don't have any ill intentions towards my family. When Brother Min was here, he was the most kind to you exiles. I believe you will not harm my family. It's just that you are so noisy, how can I sleep ?”

"I'm here to announce the good news to the old lady. After hearing this, the old lady will be so happy that she won't be able to sleep."

"Xiu Tonggui, you must have heard about my family. It's already this time, what else is there to celebrate?"

"It's a happy event in Huaiyuan. Isn't there a shortage of people in Beihai? We sent him more than 1 people. Madam, do you think this is a great happy event?"

"Xiu Tonggui, I understand. You mean, these 1 exiles are going to Beihai?"

"Yes, Mrs. Mingjian."

"Hehe, Xiu Tonggui, I understand your plan. You go to Beihai, and the imperial court will not go there to arrest you in the future. Well, this plan is good. If you want to go, go, come to me. doing what?"

"We want to ask the old lady to play a show with us, pretending to be our hostage, and walking with us."

The old lady turned to Jia Lian and the others.

"Look, Xiu Tonggui can talk. He obviously took me as a hostage, but he insisted on saying that I was pretending. If I disagree, are you going to kill our family?"

"The old lady will agree. We all went to Huaiyuan, and we will all be under Huaiyuan's command in the future. How can the old lady not help her own grandson?"

"Okay, I'll be your hostage. But, with so many of you, what will you do with the food and drink along the way? Do you have money?"

"No money. We thought of a few ways. Now that it's getting warmer today, we live in the open air. For food, some people go to the granary to grab it—no, to borrow some. In addition, we have to talk to the old man Taijun borrowed some money."

"I have some money on me, I lent it to you, our family went to the North Sea to drink the northwest wind."

"Old Madam, please rest assured. We people have hands and feet. When we arrive in Beihai, we will not be idle. When we make money, we will definitely return it to the old Madam."

"You are such a mess, when the time comes, who do I ask for money?"

"Grand Madam, don't look at the current chaos. In fact, they are all organized in private. Even on the road, we will go on our way wholeheartedly and never harass the people. We are also considered Bukui people. We have learned from your government's military regiment. Discipline Strictly enforce orders and prohibit them. Your family is our benefactor, and we will protect you with all our might along the way."

"As for the repayment of the money in the future, I will come to Xie Kun and me. Even if you are a cow, you will definitely pay back the money."

"Okay, let's go out."

"The old lady means..."

"If you don't go out, how can we pack up? Don't you want to leave?"

"Thank you, the old matriarch is decisive in killing and attacking, and she is indeed a hero among women."

(End of this chapter)