novelhk Chapter 120 Reinforcements Arrive
Chapter 120 Reinforcements Arrive
The survivors suppressed their grief and carefully identified their family members among the charred bodies.
Duan Shuhuan looked at the person lying on the ground in disbelief. His face could no longer be seen, but from the remaining accessories, he could tell that it was his father.
Duan Shuhuan's legs went limp and he knelt down, tears flowing uncontrollably.
He could never have imagined that his father, who was still alive yesterday, had turned into a charred corpse today.
I no longer have a father.
For a moment, I only hated myself for making my father angry and not getting along well with him.
Thinking of this, Duan Shuhuan rushed to the body of County Magistrate Duan, stretched out his hand tremblingly, wanting to touch his father, but was afraid that the touch would hurt his father.
He murmured, "Father, father! Get up and look at Huan'er. Huan'er will make progress in the future. Huan'er will never make you angry again."
Mrs. Duan and Old Madam Duan, who were standing by, had already burst into tears, and Mrs. Duan even fainted several times.
Old Madam Duan hurriedly pinched her daughter-in-law's philtrum, and Madam Duan slowly woke up. "Mother, let your daughter-in-law go with you. Without Brother Bo, your daughter-in-law can't survive." Madam Duan said weakly.
When Duan Shuhuan heard what his mother said, he was shocked and scared and threw himself into her arms, hugged her tightly and cried, "Mom, please don't! Don't abandon me. I will be a good boy in the future. Mom, please don't abandon me."
Seeing this, Madam Duan suppressed her tears and said in a trembling voice, "Wan Niang, you are trying to tear out my heart."
Old Madam Duan said with tears in her eyes, "Huan'er and I have already lost Bo'er. Do you want us to lose you too? I have been alone for half my life and have raised Bo'er with great difficulty. Do you still want me to help you raise Huan'er? Huan'er is only a little old. Can you bear to see him lose his mother after losing his father? If you die like this, will you have the face to face Bo'er?"
"Mom, it hurts! It hurts so much here! I want to find him and ask him if it hurts!" Mrs. Duan burst into tears, covering her heart with her hands.
"Mother understands you. Mother understands everything." Old Madam Duan had already burst into tears. She hugged her daughter-in-law tightly and said with all her might, "But we have to live. We have to raise Huan'er well. We have to avenge Bo'er." The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren cried and hugged each other, crying out loud without any more suppression.
Situations like the Duan family's are happening in different corners of this burnt street.
The Gu family and the homeless children who were watching from the side were all in tears. Song Renjing, who was hiding among the homeless children, was also filled with grief and indignation when he saw this scene.
As Gu Fu watched the whole process, he sobbed in his grandfather's arms, unable to stop.
After experiencing the turbulent times of food and clothing shortages, people could not even grow crops. The country spared no effort to protect and increase the population.
But in such a beautiful era, people can be so cruel to kill their compatriots.
Just occupying a prince's fiefdom has caused such a miserable life for the people. I dare not imagine what this beautiful era will be like if it continues to develop.
Gu Fu suddenly had an urge to find the source, to resolve the chaos, and to end the war.
But as soon as the thought flashed through her mind, she suppressed it. To resolve this chaotic world, it was not something that could be stopped by killing a certain number of people or eliminating certain people.
If the root cause is not resolved, similar chaos will occur again. For a moment, Gu Fu even felt annoyed that he was trapped in this small body.
When the world is filled with such tragic situations, can my family really live in peace and contentment in a remote corner of the world?
Looking at the tragic scene before his eyes, Gu Fu had the idea of changing the world.
I want it to be as powerful as China before the end of the world. I want good officials like County Magistrate Duan who are elegant and love the people to be able to fully unleash their talents and show their charm in the long river of history.
When everyone was sad.
There was the sound of horse hooves, coming closer and closer.
Everyone was immersed in sorrow, responding numbly to everything around them.
No one paid any attention to the noise. No one cared whether it was a rebel army coming or not. It didn't matter.
However, the Gu family could not ignore it. After seeing that the person coming was wearing the military uniform of the current dynasty, they breathed a sigh of relief.
There was a group of people coming, about a hundred in number, all riding on fine horses.
The leading general had a beard and when he saw the burned city gate, he stopped the troops.
No one noticed that after seeing the person coming, Song Renjing quietly hid behind the crowd.
The soldiers outside the city dismounted one after another, and the leading few stepped into the city. What they saw was a pile of ruins and the people who were numb and miserable.
Looking closely, the sight before him was heart-wrenching. He saw corpses, both soldiers and civilians.
They still maintained the posture they were in before death, which showed at a glance the cruelty of the war and their determination not to retreat. The soldiers who saw this scene were all moved.
Ji Shi, who was accompanying the army, hurriedly took out paper and pen and started writing and drawing on the paper as he read.
The leaders saw the surviving people gathered around the cold corpses and cried sadly.
The heavy footsteps seemed to carry a tremendous amount of force. They looked at the scene before them with mixed feelings.
After all, it was because of his own mistake in judging the direction of the rebels' escape that he failed to arrive in time. He was also responsible for the tragedy in Weng County.
His eyes swept over the warriors and civilians who died in the battle, and he couldn't stop feeling guilty.
The general said in a low and hoarse voice: "Fellow villagers, I'm sorry, we are late!"
The survivors remained silent; nothing could touch their numb hearts.
Madam Duan suppressed her sadness and said, "General, there is no need to do this. The rebel army was cunning and cruel. They suddenly arrived in Weng County. No one could have expected it. We are very grateful that you came. The men of Weng County did not let down the country and the people of the county. They fought to the death and protected the elderly, the weak, the women and the children in the county."
The general's face was full of solemnity. He clasped his fists and bowed to the crowd, saying, "I have seen the bravery of the men of Weng County. I have asked the accompanying disciplinary office to record it and will report the loyalty and bravery of the men of Weng County to the court."
"Thank you, sir." Old Madam Duan thanked him. The city was destroyed, so I don't ask for any merit, but I just hope I won't make any mistakes.
He turned to look at the Jishi behind him and ordered: "Be sure to record the battle situation in Weng County in detail and clearly."
"Yes, General," the secretary replied.
Next, the Jishi questioned and recorded many people, and found out the arrangement of the magistrate of Weng County and the course of events.
He also questioned Mr. Duan and others and learned about the rescue process.
We also asked representatives of the homeless children. Fortunately, they didn't know what was happening along the way. They just thought that the children were hiding in the nearby mountains and forests. They originally wanted to come to Weng County for resettlement, but they encountered this situation.
Everyone in the Gu family secretly breathed a sigh of relief.