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Chapter 50 Choice

"General! The food is here!" shouted the soldier outside.

The people in the barracks were still discussing various tactics, Qi Mingyang came out from the inside, and arranged for people to put the relief food in a specific place.

The battle situation at this time is very anxious, both sides are at the level of losing both sides, and there are still many people in the city of Beiping, and a strong onslaught will hurt more people. , but I don't know when it can be delayed before there is a breakthrough.

Zhong Chengyi dragged his exhausted body back to the military tent on the other side. Qi Mingyang was sitting inside waiting, and seeing Zhong Chengyi came back, he said: "Xinshu, they have already solved the food situation, and they will also take the grain harvested this year. Most of them are shipped here."

When Zhong Chengyi heard the news, a rare smile appeared on his face, his eyes became a little gentle, and he asked, "How is he doing?"

Qi Mingyang smiled and took out the envelope in his hand and handed it to Zhong Chengyi, saying, "This letter just arrived..."

Before Qi Mingyang could finish speaking, the soldiers from outside rushed in. Seeing that the two seemed to be discussing something, they said apologetically, "I'm really sorry to interrupt the conversation between the two generals, but General Zhong sent someone to pretend to be a commoner a few days ago. The man who went to the city to inquire about the news finally escaped and delivered the letter from the city."

"Nowadays, Beiping City is only allowed to enter, not to leave. When entering the city, it is also searched. You can't take anything with you. If someone wants to leave the city, they will almost be executed on the spot."

"What's the secret in this city that requires these gangsters to do such a great job!" Qi Mingyang patted the table angrily and said.

Those are just ordinary people without any weapons to fight against. Now they are like those little sparrows imprisoned in a deep cage in hell. They can see the sky, but they can't fly out of the fence.

In Beiping City, a group of people protested with hoes. They cried and begged the man sitting on the high platform to let them go. In this land where there was only blood and corpses, they could not see any hope of life, and lived every day. It's like a hell, they want to get out, they want to live.

However, before those people finished shouting, a gunshot stopped all the voices. They were like demons deep in the fiery prison. Only blood could nourish them. They treated the lives of these people like ants. , killed inhumanely.

The demon who slaughtered the living beings said in his extremely cruel voice to the people waiting for judgment: "As long as you are obedient, no one will die, but... if you continue to yell in my ear , then you may be the next one to die!" After speaking, he pointed the gun in his hand at the man standing beside him with his head bowed.

The man was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he kept muttering: "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Zhong Chengyi listened to the man's description, the veins on his forehead exploded with anger, and he kept beating the wall because of self-blame, taking the people in the city as hostages, the people in the city couldn't force their way in.

"And..." Xiao Bing said while his eyes were red, "Not only did they kill innocent people indiscriminately, but they also... also planted..."

"What to plant?" Zhong Chengyi turned his head and asked with red eyes.

He felt he might know the answer, but was afraid to hear those two names.

"It's Poppy." The soldier gritted his teeth and squeezed out the nightmarish name from between his teeth.

"What did you say?!" Qi Mingyang asked in disbelief, "How many acres?"

"There are about 20 acres of land."

Zhong Chengyi's mind immediately "buzzed", and all the things from that year suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Go out alive! You must take your brother out!"

"You have no conscience! There will be bad retribution one day!"

"This little lady looks really good-looking, but unfortunately she is a sick child..."

"Brother! Brother Ayi! I'm afraid..."

"I want mother! I want mother! I want to go back..."

"I'm sorry, Xiaoshu, I'm sorry...it's my brother who is incompetent, it's my brother who is incompetent..."

With bare eyes and clenched fists, Zhong Chengyi looked at the map on the wall and asked in a deep voice, "How many people are there in the city today?"

"Less than a thousand." Xiaobing replied.

"Less than a thousand...OK..." Zhong Chengyi turned his head and asked again, "How many of our people are already in the city?"

"Less than 20 people."

"Only 20 people are enough." Zhong Chengyi said and walked out of the barracks.

Seeing that something was wrong with the situation, Qi Mingyang rushed to catch up, stopped Zhong Chengyi and said, "Chengyi! Chengyi! I know you are very angry now, but you can't be impulsive! There are hundreds of innocent people in the city!"

Zhong Chengyi stopped walking, and said after a while, "I have a sense of propriety." After speaking, he walked into another main tent, and it was another sleepless night.

Zhong Chengyi understands that if this war is not ended, more and more people will die, just like his own village back then, and he does not want to see such a tragedy happen again.

"Mother, I'm so hungry..." A little girl shivered in her mother's arms.

After the man on the side took a thin blanket and covered the mother and daughter, he stood up abruptly, picked up the hoe on the side and was about to go out, but was stopped by an old man as soon as he lifted his foot.

The old man leaned on the wall, stood up tremblingly, and shouted softly: "What are you going to do?"

The man held the hoe tightly, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice, "Go and find something to eat."

The old man held the man's arm, looked at the man's face with chaotic eyes, and begged in his eyes, "There are all those people outside, don't you just die if you go out? Listen to your mother, don't go."

Another thin man sitting in a corner trembled and said softly: "Yes, brother, don't go."

The man gritted his teeth, how could he not know that if he went out, he would die, but if he didn't go out again, his wife and children would starve to death.

Those people outside will always give you as much food and water as you have done during the day, as many plants as you have planted, and will never give you a little more. Xiao, how can I bear them to work? The only ones in the family who can work are himself and his brother who is not very useful, but a family of five can only eat so much rice a day, which is not as good as a bowl of rice. clean water.

How can this day be possible?

"Mother, don't worry, I won't fight them head-on, I'm just going out to find something to eat." The man sighed lightly and comforted the hand that the old man had been holding tightly to.

The old man looked back at his granddaughter who had been slightly closing her eyes, and let go with red eyes.

There are always guards outside the house, just in case some people sneak out of the city in the middle of the night, or destroy their most important things, but even if there are guards, they will take turns to rest, and there will be dozens of seconds at that time Time for the man to slip out.

The man peeked at the small window on the side to observe the situation outside, and saw not only people guarding, but also people patrolling around. The man scanned the surroundings, but there were very few places to hide.

After a while, the guard outside the door left, and it seemed that it was time for the changing of the guard.

"Good opportunity!" Seeing this, the man hurried out of the house, but the next shift had already arrived at the corner, the man was frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly hid in the corner on the other side, but was caught The man covered his mouth.

The man broke out in sweat, and wanted to struggle hard, but when he heard the man behind him, a calm and calm voice sounded: "Don't be afraid, I'm from outside the city, I'm here to save you, first put on this clothes, I take you out of here."

The man hurriedly changed his clothes, and followed the visitor, nervously all the way to a wooden house.

"Captain Liang, how are you? Is there any way?" Everyone in the room stood up and asked hastily.

Liang Hao shook his head and said, "The planting land is strictly guarded every day, and there is no way to get in. The best time is in the morning, when the farmers go to work."

The man's tense nerves finally relaxed. He could only hear the people on the side discussing something. Although he didn't quite understand it, it seemed that they needed his help at the moment.

"I'm the farmer in that field, and I can help."

The crowd stopped, Liang Hao looked at the man, stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "I know, but this matter is very dangerous. Once they find out, they will be shot. I see that you have a wife and children. I.."

Before Liang Hao finished speaking, he was interrupted by the man: "I'm not afraid, my wife and children are still living an inhuman life in their hands, as long as there is one ten thousandth hope, I want to try it."

The people in the room were silent. In fact, Liang Hao knew that this might be the way to minimize casualties, but he really couldn't bear it. If he failed, the man in front of him, including his family, would probably die.

"Once this thing fails, it is very likely that your family will die too, so I will give you a day to think about it. If you think about it, I will still be waiting for you at that place tomorrow night."

That night, the man tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep. He looked at his wife and children beside the bed, and he still remembered their happy life. Although they were not rich and lived a simple life, his wife always had a smile on her face. meaning.

Now there is only a sad and thin face. He doesn't know when the demon outside will shoot and kill everyone here, so he has to take a gamble no matter what, but before he gambles, he He doesn't want his family to die, so even if he dies, let himself come, at least let them live.

The man stood up gently, took out a piece of paper beside the table, and wrote: Forgive me, I have no other choice, if I succeed, we will never have to live this kind of life again, if I fail, please Be sure to speak well.

After finishing writing, the man wiped away his tears with his elbow, hid the envelope in his inner pocket, and sneaked out the door.

"I've made up my mind, I'll go."

The cigarette in Liang Hao's hand flicked. He knew the result, just like himself back then, so what if he risked his life for his family.

"But I want you to promise me one thing. I want you to take all my family members out. Even if I fail, I can die alone. I don't want to hurt my family." A letter was published and handed to Liang Hao, "There is still this letter, please give it to my wife."

Liang Hao put out the cigarette in his hand, stuffed the letter into his inner pocket, and replied in a deep voice: "I promise you, your family will live in safety."

The man took a step back, bowed deeply, and said with a sob: "Thank you."