Bab 503: 482 Lively Border

The border of Chu Country was swamped with people, almost filling the military camp that had been around for over a hundred years. Women holding children and old men leading oxen made the army camp look more like a bustling marketplace.

The soldiers responsible for registration were overwhelmed, causing temporary congestion at the place. They scrambled to restore order, shouting loudly with no real discipline.

There was nothing to be done; these civilians crowded into the military camp were like walking Gold Coins. The soldiers could only scold them, as they weren't easy to manage.

"Line up properly! Did you all damn hear me?" a soldier brandishing a firelock shouted at the disordered crowd before him.

"Stop crying! Stop crying! I'll feed you soon! You'll eat soon!" In front of this shouting soldier, a ragged woman patted her baby in her arms, trying to soothe it.