The soldiers escorted the beast captives to Wang Jiyuan. Most of them had minor injuries and looked at Wang Jiyuan with fear and pleading. Whether it was Master Gabriel's attack or the volley of lances, for these beast warriors who were not very strong, it was beyond their understanding of war and completely destroyed their confidence.
Master Gabriel warned: "Captain Wang, these beasts are known as the most loyal warriors of the empire. They have always been the most diehard members of the empire's armies. There have been many cases in the past where they surrendered and then rebelled again, or simply pretended to surrender to us and took the opportunity to sabotage our prisoner camps. I think it is best to kill them."
"Do you see the rebelliousness in these people's eyes?" Wang Jiyuan asked. He jumped off his horse and walked to a beast warrior to check the gunshot wound on his arm. When Wang Jiyuan's fingers touched his arm, the warrior trembled and was obviously very scared.
Wang Jiyuan called a medical worker, who took a piece of gauze and wrapped the wound of the beast warrior. During the whole process, the warrior behaved as if he was being tortured and kept shivering.
"Hehe, this guy doesn't seem to appreciate it." Gabriel said.
"At least the Imperials didn't do it, right?" Wang Jiyuan finally tied the gauze tightly. At this time, although the beast warrior still looked confused and afraid, he nodded slightly, and it was unknown whether he was expressing his gratitude. "As far as I know, these warriors suffer discrimination in the Empire. The so-called loyalty is just their hope to prove their worth in front of the rulers of the Empire. The psychological defenses of such people are actually the most fragile. I believe that as long as they understand that all the pain actually comes from the fact that the Empire does not regard them as human beings from the root, and we will treat them as real people here, they will no longer think about working for the Empire."
"Hehe, the grievance meeting is no joke." Chang Yujie said.
Wang Jiyuan asked the medical staff to bandage the remaining wounded soldiers, and then he returned to his horse and said, "We don't have enough manpower to begin with. How can we not absorb the enemy's strength?"
The team took the captives and continued to advance towards Baria. When they arrived at the gate of Baria, they saw a team slowly coming from the north.
This team was a typical refugee team, with about 200 to 300 people, including men, women, young and old, but mostly young and strong. The outer part of their team was men holding hoes, sickles and sticks, followed by women holding sticks and kitchen knives, and in the middle were the elderly and children. There were also some injured people lying on the slowly moving ox carts. Their clothes were covered with dust, and their expressions looked very tired, but their staggering steps seemed unable to keep up with their anxious mood.
When they reached the outside of the city, the team stopped. They were obviously observing the city and Wang Jiyuan's army.
Wang Jiyuan had an idea and refused the guards' request to accompany him, and rode forward alone.
After seeing his appearance clearly, those people started to talk in a buzz, then the discussion slowly turned into an argument, and finally everyone fell silent.
A sturdy middle-aged man walked out from the front of the team. He walked up to them carefully, looked up at Wang Jiyuan for a few minutes, saluted and asked, "Sir, are you Chinese?"
"Yes." Wang Jiyuan got off the horse.
The team behind the middle-aged man burst into cheers, and many people even cried for joy.
Wang Jiyuan looked at these people calmly, and when they finally calmed down again, he asked, "So who are you?"
The middle-aged man bowed again and said, "Sir, my name is Bernard, and I am a blacksmith in Chilcot, a town in the north of here. A few days ago, the imperialists actually took over the Blackwood Pass, and then they came to our town to rob and kill people. We were completely desperate, but who knew that three people came at this time. Their strength was much stronger than that of the imperialists. With just the three of them, they defeated the entire imperial detachment and saved many of us and our property. However, in this way, we can no longer stay in our town. The imperialists will definitely send people to look for those they killed. The three people later showed us a way and asked us to leave the town and go all the way south to Suero to seek refuge with the Chinese.
He told us that some Chinese people have black hair and black eyes, and if we see such people in the team, then we are right. Just now everyone saw your appearance, so... a little excited. "
Wang Jiyuan asked, "Do you know the names of those three people?"
"Xiao Chen." Bernard's pronunciation was not very standard, but Wang Jiyuan still understood, "He has black hair and black eyes like you, I think he must be Chinese himself.
Can you really take us in and give us enough food?"
"Of course, my companions did not lie to you. As long as you abide by the rules and are willing to work, we can protect you."
The crowd cheered again. These people had come here in fear and fear, and had been suppressed for too long. Once they encountered an opportunity to shout loudly, some people even shouted hysterically, and more people recalled the grievances they had suffered. They had to leave their hometown and say goodbye to their comfortable lives. Many people were infected by this atmosphere and finally cried.
"I'm sorry your Excellency, but they can't help themselves."
"It's okay. I know what it's like when a person needs to vent." Wang Jiyuan said, "But on your way here, have you heard any news about the imperial people, or met people from other villages?"
"Yes. On our way here, we passed by several villages that were completely destroyed by the imperials. There were some lucky people who survived, and we brought them along with us.
As for the Imperials, we only encountered a small scout group of three or four people. They just followed us for a while and then left. If we really encountered a large group, I'm afraid we wouldn't be here and standing here."
"How about this, you take a break in Barria, and then I will arrange people to escort you to Suero. Don't worry, the people you met didn't lie to you. Now if you want to find a safe place in the kingdom, it may be our side." Wang Jiyuan ordered, "But I hope you can find a few people who can be clear and explain the situation. I want to ask them about what happened at that time." (To be continued)