Mr. Lin began to collect livestock and carts from the entire city, not just war horses, but also cattle, donkeys, mules, etc. This was also thanks to the fact that when the insect nest attacked, the villagers who entered the city brought in a large number of livestock.
Otherwise, apart from war horses and livestock, there would really be no such things in the city.
In the afternoon, the Dugu brothers and sisters gathered together two thousand soldiers, informed them of their plan to go out of the city to find food, and asked these soldiers to take off their armor and rest, and got up when the sun set to prepare for departure.
The brother and sister also rested early to recharge their batteries, but in order to prevent the swarms of insects from attacking before they could fight, they only dared to sleep in the tower on the top of the city, without even taking off their armor, just to recharge their batteries.
Finally, when the sun set, the Dugu brother and sister quietly left the city with two thousand soldiers, countless livestock and carts...
Hedong Road has a large alluvial plain with fertile soil. It is an important food production area. The villages and towns around Xingchen City have full granaries, but the insects come too fast, and humans have no chance to take them all away. After that, Xingchen City also went to the nearest villages.
I have searched for food, but it is basically limited to places that can be traveled back and forth in one night. Once it is daytime and the insect nest attacks, it is basically a matter of life or death...
Slowly, all the nearby villages were basically plundered, and Star City did not organize any food-seeking operations out of the city.
This time, after planning, the Dugu brothers and sisters set their goals in Pingcheng and Wan County, a hundred miles away.
Pingcheng is a small city that fell more than a month ago, but there should be a lot of surplus food in the granary in the city. Wanxian County is very close to Pingcheng. If Pingcheng's food is not enough, you can go along with Wanxian's food.
and bring it back.
Most of the troops of more than 2,000 people are pushing wheelbarrows and carrying countless livestock yokes. The marching speed will not be too fast. But fortunately, the soldiers brought by the Dugu brothers and sisters are all strong soldiers with nimble legs and feet.
, hurriedly and slowly, and finally arrived at Pingcheng the next morning.
After arriving at the place, everyone took a short rest and then went straight to the granary!
The situation is not very optimistic. Pingcheng's granary does still have surplus grain, but the stock is not much and it was quickly emptied. From the looks of it, it is probably just enough for Star City's consumption for three to five days.
"It seems that we still have to go to Wan County!" Looking at the food that was moved out, Dugu Chen frowned: "I hope it won't be in vain!"
"But it's not all bad news!" Dugulan was very optimistic: "At least after the sun rose, we didn't see any trace of insects! Maybe, several insect nests nearby have really been paralyzed!"
"I hope so!" Dugu Chen sighed: "After all, we only marched during the day for less than two hours. It may be good luck that we didn't see any bugs. We can't take it lightly!"
Looking at the tired soldiers and livestock, Dugu Chen looked at the time. It should be two or three hours before the sun set, so he ordered everyone to rest in Pingcheng for three hours, and then set off in the dark to Wan County.
Although Pingcheng fell, the city walls were basically intact. It was just because the city walls were short and could not withstand the attack that bugs rushed into the city. Therefore, if you close the city gates tightly, arrange for people to stand guard, and sleep in the city, it should be relatively safe.
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After nearly a day of trekking, the team was already exhausted. According to the time of the main world, they slept from 1 pm to 7 or 8 pm. The team recharged their batteries and set off.
Wan County is very close to Pingcheng, only more than ten miles away. Everyone hurried on at night and arrived there before midnight.
The county seat of Wan County is smaller than Pingcheng. It fell immediately as soon as the insects arrived. It was almost defenseless and the soldiers defending the city had no time to retreat.
Because of this, when the Dugu brothers and sisters led everyone to open the warehouse, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the food inside was almost full and had basically not been consumed!
Looking at this reserve, I am afraid that all these carriages and horses cannot be loaded in one trip today. If they are all moved away, they can sustain the consumption of Star City for at least a month! Save it, you can last for two months!
Duguchen immediately arranged for everyone to work all night. He wanted to move the entire granary. He worked until dawn and finally loaded half of the warehouse's grain into a cart. He was afraid that there would be tens of thousands of stones of grain...
Looking at the rising sun, Dugu Chen hesitated...
When they came, they had been marching non-stop for almost seven or eight hours. Now that the car was full of food, it would only take longer to get back... The speed was slow, and they were marching during the day. If they encountered insects, there was basically no possibility of escaping...
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But if we wait until night, there may be changes... After all, the bugs haven't appeared in the past two days. If due to the waiting period, bugs enter the area near Star City, wouldn't they be completely unable to come back?
After weighing several times, Dugu Chen decided to be prudent and rest during the day and wait until night to leave!
In an era when bugs are rampant, operating in the wild during the day is basically courting death!
Of course, now that the load is heavy, one night is definitely not enough to rush back to Star City, so it is best to set off at dusk. Although it is still bright at that time, according to experience, the bugs have basically rushed back to the insect nest, and the chance of encountering the enemy is relatively small.
. Even so, it will probably be the next morning when we return to Star City...
Duguchen looked at the map and saw that there was an empty city between Wan County and Star City, about thirty miles away from Star City.
This was originally an acropolis, a fortress for troops to be stationed. When the insect swarm attacked before, the troops inside were either suppressed by the court and moved south, or they withdrew to Star City. The supplies here had already been looted.
But the city wall is still intact... If the march speed is too slow and it is difficult to get back to Star City before dawn, we will have to settle here. But in that case, it will basically be delayed for most of the day... the food in the city will be exhausted!
Even so, we can't take risks! Not only for the lives of these two thousand brothers, but also for the food rations of the people in the city!
If they were really intercepted by insects on the road, even if the food was scattered in the wilderness, no one would dare to come out to pick it up...
In this way, after another day of repairs, in the evening, the Dugu brothers and sisters finally started to march towards Star City with a team full of food!
The troops transporting grain moved forward at full speed. Whether it was an ox cart, a horse cart, or a handcart, they were all fully loaded. The group moved forward in a mighty manner. At first, they were full of momentum and confidence. But as the road progressed,
As we get further and further away, both humans and animals are beginning to feel exhausted...
There is no way... Empty and loaded are two different concepts!
"Brother..." Dugulan looked at the team that was getting slower and slower, and said worriedly: "At this speed, it will be impossible to return to Star City before dawn!"
Dugulan frowned, and in the end she could only nod: "Inform the team to change the route. We can only go to the Acropolis first!"