Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 61 Mother and son reunited

It can be seen that the opened sacks are filled with white refined rice.

The other sacks should also be filled with food without a doubt.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan’s eyes widened instantly.

If he remembered correctly, the army should have only carried a small amount of rations, and they threw away a lot of them while fleeing.

So where did all these sacks of grain come from?

Luo Yan didn't care about his urgency to pee and looked at Li Yi in the crowd with an inquiring look.

Li Yi looked around and then spoke.

"Last night, I saw a white-haired old man in my dream. He called himself Lao Dan and said that I was his descendant."

"I told the old man about the hunger and cold we were facing. He pointed outside the tent, smiled and said nothing. Soon I woke up from my sleep."

"When we went out of the tent to check, we saw that these grains appeared out of nowhere in our army's camp."

"Presumably, this must be the result of the ancestor's manifestation."

"All the soldiers must be hungry now. Don't think too much. Let's cook and share the food immediately..."

When Li Yi said this, all the soldiers were in an uproar.

The same was true for Luo Yan. He didn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he immediately felt it made sense.

Because our general manager is indeed a bit evil.

In the battle of Shanren Village, Qing Yao's main general had obviously escaped from the battlefield by chance, but was still encountered by Li Yi, allowing Li Yi to take advantage of this big opportunity.

When the Qing general of Guizhou invaded Jintian, his own general led his troops to attack Xunzhou in an attempt to break the siege of Jintian by attacking Wei to save Zhao. However, he took advantage of the opportunity and broke through Xunzhou, and also seized a large amount of food and supplies in Xunzhou.

What's even more outrageous is that a trap that Li Yi casually set before evacuating Xunzhou actually killed the Qing army's Guizhou general, laying the groundwork for his side's second attempt to capture Xunzhou.

But the most exaggerated one was the battle at Dahuangjiangkou.

They were betrayed by the Taiping Army, forced to march alone into the deep enemy territory and find themselves surrounded and on the verge of being annihilated by the Qing demons.

The results of it?
The Qing Yao leader suddenly died under strange circumstances, and the entire Qing Yao army fell into chaos.

They forced their way out of the fight and then fled into Zijing Mountain.

Well, the battlefield was so chaotic at the time that not many people saw the scene where Li Yi shot and killed Ulan Tai.

In the eyes of many people, Ulan Tai died suddenly and mysteriously.

Now that Li Yi had spread the word, everyone began to subconsciously attribute Ulan Tai’s death to divine punishment.

From this perspective, it seems reasonable to say that Li Yi is blessed by the gods and has a destiny...

Not to mention the food that appeared out of nowhere in the camp today.

It seems that there is no other possibility except to blame it on the "gods".

After all, it’s impossible that these foods just ran here on their own, right?

Unconsciously, the eyes of Li's army looking at Li Yi began to become full of admiration, respect, and even fanaticism.

Compared with other countries of this era, China, a secular country, seems somewhat out of place.

But compared with the later era when atheism prevailed, the religious atmosphere in China during this era was still quite strong.

People generally still believe in the existence of gods.

The pot was set and rice was cooked. The rich aroma of rice wafted throughout the camp.

As the hot and fragrant rice went into their stomachs, the negative emotions such as depression, dissatisfaction, and discouragement that had originally permeated the army gradually disappeared...

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After breakfast, Li Yi led the team to patrol the camp, comfort the wounded, check the damage of weapons in each unit, and ask the soldiers whether they had filled their stomachs.

After going around in circles, Li Yi was convinced that his tricks were effective.

Although the morale of the army was still somewhat low, with Li Yi as the backbone, the morale of the army was extremely stable.

What he was worried about before, that everyone would divide their luggage and disband, would definitely not happen. Just as Li Yi continued to patrol the camp, his guard captain Li Kang walked up to Li Yi from a distance with a happy face.

"General, happy event, great happy event!"

"The brothers just happened to meet my aunt while patrolling around the camp..."

Li Kang is the son of Li Yi's second uncle, so the aunt he refers to is naturally Li Yi's mother, Zhao.

When Li Yi heard this, the expression on his face changed immediately, and he asked in a somewhat uneasy tone.

"Where are the people? Where is my mother?!"

Li Kang pointed outside the camp and said.

"I'm still on the way to the camp. I just came back to tell you the good news!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi immediately said to Li Kang.

"Lead the way, I want to go and greet my mother in person!"

Li Kang clasped his fists in response, then turned around and led the way.

Li Yi followed with big strides, and soon he saw his old mother outside his own camp.

At this time, Zhao no longer had the dignified and elegant demeanor of a noble lady. Instead, her face was weathered, and she looked visibly tired and dishevelled.

Her skirt was covered in dust and scratched by tree branches, her gray hair was disheveled, and the hairpin that held her hair together was long gone...

Li Yi strode up to Zhao, knelt down like a man pushing a golden mountain and overturning a jade pillar, kowtowed and said.

"My son is unfilial and has caused his mother to suffer!"

Seeing this, Zhao reached out her trembling hand to help Li Yi up, then held him in her arms and said with tears streaming down her face.

"As long as my son is okay, I'm glad he's okay."

"The army was defeated yesterday, and I thought something happened to you. I was so scared. I'm glad you're okay!"

The mother and son couldn't help but hug each other and cry.

After a moment, Zhao recovered and pulled over a graceful, dark-skinned but extremely heroic-looking woman to introduce her to Li Yi.

"Yier, this is Caiyu, the daughter of Commander Luo."

"The army was defeated yesterday. If Caiyu hadn't been by my side to protect me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see you today."

"Now mother has adopted Caiyu as her adopted daughter. From today on, you must treat Caiyu like your own sister..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi clasped his fists towards Luo Caiyu.

"Thank you, sister, for saving my mother. I will never forget this great favor."

"I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Li Yi meant what he said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Caiyu just smiled and waved her hand.

"Since my godmother has adopted me as her adopted daughter, it is my duty to protect her."

"Brother Li, what are you talking about? Isn't that being polite?"

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded, and then said to Zhao.

"Mom, let's go to camp first!"

"Li Kang, go prepare food for my mother and Sister Caiyu..."

After saying this, Li Yi led Zhao into the camp.

The few people who followed Zhao and Luo Caiyu were also settled down.

It is impossible that Luo Caiyu and Zhao Shi were able to escape from the chaotic battlefield alone. There must be someone protecting them.

After returning to the tent, Li Yi couldn't help but ask what happened yesterday and why Luo Caiyu was with Zhao.

(End of this chapter)