Within the territory of Wuzhou Prefecture's Yulin City.
On the official road to the south.
At this moment, the entire road was filled with people.
At first glance, there were at least hundreds of thousands of people heading south with their families, forming a long dragon that stretched across the sky.
On the left and right of this long line, there were countless soldiers urging and driving them away. Although they were not beaten, the citizens who were slow would be intimidated by the soldiers.
At the back of the road were Xiao Ling, Li Qing, and the others.
Looking at the dense crowd of people in front of him, Li Qing smiled bitterly and said,"
"Chief, aren't we being a little too ruthless? Starting from Cangwu City, all the way to the south, you have robbed all the counties we passed by. Even those with supplies have been driven south.”
"Now, there are nearly 800,000 people in the team. Look at these commoners. Which one of them looks willing? There were a few times when riots almost broke out. If it wasn't for our unyielding attitude and our self-directed act of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, I'm afraid that these people would have fled without caring about anything else.”
"Chief, we are not overseas after all. These are the people of my Ming Dynasty. If we do this in the future, when these people arrive in Qiongzhou, what will we do if they arouse the resentment of the people? Moreover, we have almost emptied the entire Wuzhou!”
"I feel that if His Highness finds out about this, he won't spare us.”
Li Qing complained incessantly.
Xiao Ling disagreed.
"What do you know? Do you know what we lack the most in Qiongzhou?”
"It's not supplies, weapons, money, or food. It's a lack of people!”
"This is such a rare opportunity. If we don't be ruthless, how can we have such an opportunity in the future?”
"These commoners are all unwilling now. When we get to Qiongzhou and understand it, I can guarantee that they will not hate us, but will be grateful to us.”
"Besides, you're a man, why are you being so wishy-washy like a woman? You've already done it, and you still want to regret it?”
"Besides, I've already said that if His Highness wants to blame me for this matter, I'll take responsibility alone. I'm not even afraid of a woman, so I really don't know what a man like you has to be afraid of.”
Li Qing was speechless.
Xiao Ling was doted on by his highness, so he naturally dared to take care of everything.
I'm just a small captain of the personal guards. If something really happens, I'll be the one to bear the consequences.
However, Li Qing knew that Xiao Ling was right.
The development of Jingzhou needed people. Once these people entered Jingzhou, it would be able to develop by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.
If he really wanted to take the blame, Li Qing would not let Xiao Ling take the blame alone.
"Chief, speaking of which, we have so many people in our team now, and our progress is slow. What if King Jingjiang catches up with us in a fit of anger?”
Li Qing said worriedly.
Xiao Ling chuckled and said,
"I set up three ambushes along the way. If he had the ability to chase after me despite my three ambushes, I would really admire him.”
"Moreover, although there are only three thousand people in these three ambushes, they all have flintlocks that His Highness gave us.”
"You know the power of flintlocks. They are much more powerful than those so-called firearms and crossbows.”
"Do you think that King Jingjiang will still make up his mind to chase after us after suffering three losses in a row?”
Li Qing nodded slightly, but he was still worried."
"But it's better to be safe than sorry. What if King Jingjiang is a one-track-minded person?”
Xiao Ling smiled and said,
"That doesn't matter. I've already transferred over the 50,000 recruits from Qiongzhou who are preparing to go hunting overseas. I reckon that when we reach Luchuan County, we will be able to meet up with these 50,000 recruits.”
"At that time, we'll have to see if King Jingjiang has the guts to fight us.”
Li Qing was stunned for a moment before he said in realization,"
"Fifty thousand new recruits? The general manager had already left a backup plan.”
Xiao Ling chuckled and said,
"Of course, we have to be prepared. Otherwise, if something happens, won't all our previous efforts be in vain?”
As the two of them were talking, a white pigeon descended from the sky.
She sat on Xiao Ling's shoulder.
Xiao Ling grabbed the white pigeon and took out a letter from under its feet.
When he opened it, Xiao Ling immediately smiled and said,
"This King Jingjiang really led his troops to chase after us.”
"There's really a show to watch this time!"
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