According to statistics, after a war, more than 300 refugees died, more than 800 were injured, and less than 1,000 were left intact. Most of them were old and weak, women and children, and there were also many young and middle-aged people, accounting for about 1,000 people.

40%, about 400 people.

Seventy-eight bandits were captured, and many of them escaped. Now they are all tied up and are being guarded by Li Si, Zhang San, and Wang Jin.

As for the seizures, the bandits came to rob this time and did not bring much food. However, many bandits had money hidden in their arms. Maybe it was not safe in the den of thieves, so they took all their belongings with them.

A rough calculation shows that there are about 600 taels of silver and some worthless treasure notes.

In addition, seventy-three iron swords, fifteen sabers, two hundred and fifteen spears, and eight horses were seized.

Several military households who rode to kill the thieves made other discoveries. They discovered the horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts used by the bandits to pull goods. Although all the people ran away, they also captured one horse-drawn carriage and five ox-carts, which can be considered a large amount.

Harvest.

Now Li Yi has the highest prestige among this refugee team, and all the captured things are placed in the open space. Everyone is looking at him, waiting for him to say how to distribute them.

Li Yi gritted his teeth and did not let go. There were thousands of lives here. All he did was just to protect himself and he could not afford such a big burden.

A respectable old man stood up and said: "Little benefactor, don't hesitate. We have suffered so much along the way because there is no capable person to lead. Little benefactor is very brave at a young age and understands the truth.

Please take pity on us homeless untouchables and bear more of our burden."

"That's right. My dear benefactor, just agree." A woman said.

"Yes, my dear benefactor. Say goodbye to mother-in-law and mother-in-law. Everyone is waiting for your reply." The anxious person started shouting at the top of his lungs.

Seeing everyone's enthusiastic support, Li Yi was moved in his heart, but also secretly complained. This time he risked his life and survived. It is true that he has made great contributions, and everyone had nothing to repay, so they elected him as the leader. This

Not only to repay myself, but also to put more burdens on myself in the spirit of those who are capable.

There are more than a thousand people here, and they are so poor that they can't even afford food. When you become a leader, you have to worry about your life, and no one may be able to do it well.

This home is not easy to live in!

He walked up to the old man, lowered his head in shame, and said: "Grandpa, I, I can't do it right. People in the team starve to death every day, and I feel uncomfortable, but I can't help it. Last time there were three of us.

When I went hunting in the mountains, I was almost eaten by wolves, and there was no food elsewhere. If I became the leader, everyone would still starve to death, and I would go crazy. I know that all my uncles and aunts trust me, and they will do anything for me.

I was willing to risk my life to fight against the bandits, and many people died. But I don’t even dare to do so. I am afraid of people dying, and I am even more afraid of the death of people around me. Too many of us have died.”

The old man caressed Li Yi, two lines of hot tears could not stop falling, and said in a hoarse voice: "The old man knows that it is not easy to be the leader, so he will only wrong you. But there is nothing the old man and everyone can do. Little benefactor, you and

We are all from Yan'an, but we are more capable than us. You have to save your fellow villagers. We old guys are willing to die, but we have to leave a trace of incense for our ancestors."

The old man's cry touched everyone's pain, and the eyes of the refugees were all red. Thinking of how many people had starved to death along the way, and now more than 300 people have died all at once. If this continues, will everyone have to die before they are finished?

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Some people also began to beg Li Yi, saying: "Now the state capitals along the way are not taking us in. We don't know where we are going. Little benefactor, you are the most capable. Without you to lead us, everyone will slowly die like this."

Ah, those of us who came to Yan'an to escape famine will all die. My dear benefactor, please agree. As long as you agree to be the leader, everyone will support you no matter what you say."

Several strong men even waved their fists and shouted: "You guys have to say something, this is not the way to go. Are we all going to die slowly like this?"

The refugees gathered around Li Yi, pleading and persuading, and huddled together.

Finally, seeing that this was no solution, the old man resorted to his trump card and knelt down directly.

As soon as the old man knelt down, the other refugees followed suit and knelt down. It seemed that they would not get up if Li Yi did not agree.

Seeing the refugees kneeling on their knees, looking at the expectations and pleading in their eyes, Li Yi was in a panic and didn't know what to do.

But thinking of Li Sanyong's insults from one untouchable to another, thinking of the refugees starving to death along the way, and thinking of the numb and helpless eyes, my blood surged up for a moment. He glanced at everyone and said in a serious tone: "I will be the leader.

It's okay, but if I become the leader, I can't just watch the people around me starve to death. If you want me to be the leader, you must agree to one condition. That is to hand over all the food and implement unified food.

Distribution, from now on, the food in the team belongs to everyone, and those around you are all our brothers and sisters. Everyone must help each other, live together and die together. If you agree, I will be the leader. If you don’t agree,

Then it will be invalid."

After saying that, he looked at the refugees surrounding him. The whole scene fell into silence for a moment. Everyone was frightened by Li Yi's method. Food is life. Those who don't have food are fine, but those who have food start to beat their hearts.

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Li Yi stopped talking. He knew very well that it was impossible for one person's power to change the fate of these people. Only by uniting everyone to form a solid interest group could huge power be unleashed to change the present situation.

Tragic current situation. This is the time for everyone to choose. Whether they are willing to unite or survive separately, this choice is always in their own hands. It depends on whether they can figure it out and grasp it.

In the end, the old man stood up first. He had vaguely understood Li Yi's intention and thought of the answer. The wisdom brought by age made him far more far-sighted than others.

"Just do what the little benefactor said. We are all poor people. How many days can we last with the food we have? When everyone is dead, where can the remaining people go? Except to go to the Palace of Hell with us.

, do you think you can survive in a foreign land? People can't forget their roots. If everyone does his own thing, he will die faster and live worse. If you hand them over, everyone can survive for a few more days. Maybe you can find someone by then.

It’s a way to survive. Don’t talk nonsense, old man. Those who agree will follow me and my little benefactor, and those who disagree will get out early tomorrow morning. You can figure it out for yourself."

After hearing these words, Li Yi was in awe of this dirty old man. Although these words were rough, every word stuck in the hearts of the refugees. They were extremely straightforward. The most important thing is,

He was speaking entirely from the perspective of other refugees.

In contrast, I speak more or less from my own perspective, without the great wisdom and sentiment of the old man.

It can be seen that this old man has a high prestige in the team. As soon as he expressed his stance, many refugees agreed. Some reluctant people thought about the food and the team. Except for a few dozen people, most of them left far away.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this point, Li Yi is equivalent to the leader of this refugee team.

After a fight, everyone was tired and hungry. Li Yi didn't waste any time. He jumped onto a rock and said: "Folks, there is still a long way to go. If we want to live well, we must first learn to unite.

This time we not only survived, but also seized so many things. This is all the result of everyone's sacrifice. Especially those injured. Without them using their flesh and blood to block the bandit's butcher knife, we would not be alive here.

So I propose that all the captured horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts be used to transport the wounded, and we will never give up a single brother or sister."

When the more than 800 injured refugees heard that Li Yi thought of them first, they were moved to tears. Even their families were very grateful to Li Yi.

No one had any objection to this matter. They were originally from the same hometown. After fighting side by side, they had become extremely close. Of course, they couldn't bear to leave their fellow villagers alone.

Li Yi nodded. At this time, we must change the previous situation of survival, so he continued: "We have to flee from famine, and we don't know how many bandits there are along the way. So I want to set up a convoy to protect everyone's safety. Everyone

If you come forward and want to participate, please come and tell me. Now that we have weapons, if we train well, the bandits will not dare to attack us. And I don’t think everyone will let us work in vain. When the time comes, food supply will be given priority.

People from the escort team! How about everyone taking a look?"

Everyone was still hesitant about this plan. They did not object to the establishment of a convoy, but they were hesitant to prioritize the supply of food. But considering the danger this time, no one stood up to oppose it.

Li Yi saw their hesitation, thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we get it started first and have a look, and if it doesn't work then cancel it."

Now everyone no longer objected and expressed their support.

Li Yi showed a smile on his face and said: "Okay. This time the bandits are carrying some dry food with them, and everyone is hungry, so let's take a rest here. If you can still move, straighten the pot and deal with the dead horse.

Come on, let’s have a good meal today.”

When it came to eating and eating horse meat, everyone's mood instantly rose. They cheered and quickly went to work.
Chapter completed!