The idea of chasing the defeated army was very tempting, but Yang Meng hesitated and gave up.
After all, Shi Zhoutou had too few manpower, so he had to find troops to defend the city. Besides, the culprit Zhao Guangzhi was arrested and Liu Chengshou was captured. This is the most glorious result.
The two crises that Shizhoutou City faced in the past were quietly overcome.
Has a new crisis already arrived?
Yang Meng looked back at the battle-stained city gate, and then stared back at the black-armored cavalry: "Thank you for your help, may I ask you what's next..."
The other party killed Liu Chengshou and Zhao Guangzhi at once, so he should eat the stone head himself?
Yang Meng's heart skipped a beat.
After driving away the two tigers in front, a more powerful one comes. Can we still resist?
The voice from the dragon-headed mask became even deeper, as if it sounded from deep within the heart: "Now, do you have the final say on the stone head?"
"...Yes." There are still a few civil servants in the city, but when it comes to food, public security, war, etc., it is indeed him, Yang Meng, who has the final say.
"It's you who have the final say from now on."
Not to mention that Yang Meng was stunned in the area, and the garrison was silent.
Did you hear that right? This black-armored army killed two local tyrants in a row and worked hard, but they didn't want to take over the head of the stone?
So why did they take action?
"Liu Shuheng, Zhao Guangzhi harmed the people and harmed justice, and violated the harmony of nature. They should be punished for their crimes! I am here just for them." In the night, the voice of the black-armored leader spread far away.
Before anyone could react, the leader in black armor pointed at Liu Chengshou and said to Yang Meng: "You handle it."
Yang Meng was confused and tried to calm down: "Yes, we will execute him publicly."
He turned around and ordered his subordinates, then he cupped his fists and saluted He Lingchuan, very respectfully: "Please."
Soon, the garrison was beating gongs everywhere inside the stone armor, announcing that the Zhao army had been repulsed and Liu Chengshou was captured and was about to be tortured under the East City Gate.
There is an open space here with several stakes, which are usually used to tie horses and carts, but occasionally they are used to tie people up and perform public executions.
Now, Liu Chengshou is tied up here.
After hearing the great news, even though they were hungry, the citizens of Shitou gathered under the east city gate within a quarter of an hour.
Those who live far away may even fly here.
The black-armored army stood under the city gate, silent and motionless, shaped like a sculpture, but majestic.
These people are so powerful that no one dares to get close to them——
Shi Zhoutou, both soldiers and civilians, voluntarily kept a distance from them.
However, the surrounding people were talking attentively, and those who followed were listening to what the witnesses had to say about what happened.
Liu Chengshou and Zhao Guangzhi were both important figures who could take life and death to the common people. But these black armored cavalry in front of them defeated them casually?
Incredible, incredible!
Where did such a powerful black-armored cavalry come from, and what do they want to do to Shi Zhoutou?
Is the sky above me going to change?
The people of Shizhoutou, who have experienced several wars in a month, are at a loss as to what to do now. They are surprised, confused and uneasy.
Seeing that the open space at the city gate was full of people, Yang Meng also jumped onto the high platform.
"Fellow folks, in the past half month, Shizhoutou has been deeply affected by war and famine. Fortunately, the divine soldiers -" he pointed to He Lingchuan and others, "-helped us drive away Zhao Jun and capture Liu Shuheng! Supplies!
We have moved back to the city and we have food to eat!"
There was a sudden burst of cheers under the city gate.
For these hungry city residents, no good word can be as real as "having food to eat".
He Lingchuan nodded secretly. The guard named Yang was very down-to-earth. No wonder he was supported by the people and the army and the people defended the city together.
"The rice and noodles have been put into the pot, and they will be cooked in two-quarters of an hour." Yang Meng knew that the people in the city were so hungry that their hearts were on their backs. If they distributed the food to everyone and went back to cook, queuing, distribution, and accounting would all be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
, it’s better to let everyone eat from the big pot.
In urgent matters, follow authority.
Therefore, the grain taken away by Liu Chengshou is now being cooked in the stove of Liu Chengshou's military camp. After being cooked, it will be sent back to the city and distributed to the civilians.
The time saved can be used to deal with Liu Chengshou publicly, killing two birds with one stone.
After all, those black-armored murderers will not leave until this matter is settled.
The civilians have no objections, so the next step is the main event:
Yang Meng read out Liu Shuheng's charges in public.
As a city guard, this man usually feeds the common people and flees from the enemy without fighting; he plunders the people for their wealth, but traps them in the mouths of tigers and wolves; Shi Zhoutou succeeds in saving himself, but he turns around and leads his troops to attack again.
Every time he read one sentence, the civilians looked at Liu Chengshou with disgust.
Selling all the young and old in the city directly to the Ogre King is unforgivable under any circumstances!
Finally, Yang Meng stretched out his hand to Liu Chengshou and said loudly: "Your Excellency has given us the right to execute Liu Shuheng. Folks, what are you going to do with this villain!"
After saying this, it suddenly became quiet under the city gate, and you could hear a needle drop.
Yes, how to deal with it?
Everyone stared at Liu Chengshou without saying a word.
Hatred accumulates quickly in silence.
Everyone realized once again that Mr. Liu, who stole them, robbed them, and killed them, was now tied to a pillar and had no power to resist.
Alone, with no accomplices around him.
Right now, Mr. Liu is the lamb to be slaughtered!
These noble men in black armor took him down just for—
Let everyone vent their anger!
Receiving the overwhelming hatred of the common people, Liu Chengshou was shaking like a plague chicken and could not help but beg for mercy. His pants became wet in the blink of an eye.
A child pointed at him and shouted: "He peed, he peed because he was scared!"
Another thin man picked up a stone as big as an egg from the basket and threw it at Liu Chengshou.
There are more than a dozen baskets placed next to the wall, filled with stones of different sizes, all of which are war materials.
The stone was hit so accurately that everyone heard a muffled "click" sound. The skin on Liu Shuheng's forehead was torn open and blood flowed.
Someone took the lead, and the others followed suit, picking up stones from the basket and throwing them at the sinners.
For a moment, stones were flying all over the place.
Liu Shuheng struggled desperately, but how could he escape? After all, he had a body of force and could withstand being hit better than ordinary people. Dozens of stones hit him, and his skin was only torn, and his head was bleeding. He looked miserable on the outside, but he was not seriously injured.
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"Stone punishment?" Dong Rui moved his shoulders amidst the noise of the people. He was not used to wearing armor. "These city people are so simple. I thought they would chop him into pieces."
Stoning is the most unpopular thing. He has a hundred ways to torture people to death.
Ah, my shoulders are so sore, this armor must be improved!
Liu Shuheng obviously couldn't agree with his point of view. He could still hold up dozens of stones, but hundreds and thousands of stones followed one after another, densely packed in the air like locusts.
He was soon hit so hard that he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Seeing this, the civilians in Shitou started to hit him harder and harder. The more they hit, the angrier and bolder they became. Two people rushed over with an earthen jar in their hands. They first pointed at him and cursed him, and then smashed the earthen jar with one move.