Chapter 132: Gather the soldiers of Chang'an City to fight against natural disasters!
"We saw with our own eyes that the food around us was being ravaged bit by bit by locusts. If there hadn't been some food left in Jinzhou to provide us with food for our escape, we would have been starving for another day."
"The people under our protection, even our Tang army, will die by hundreds of thousands more."
After finishing speaking, the man cried and said with a trembling voice: "Even so, twelve southern cities and millions of people were almost wiped out."
"Only more than one million people escaped and made their way towards Chang'an City of Hope. However, people continued to starve to death and were hunted down on the way. So far, only more than 700,000 people have survived. Our soldiers have reached their limit."
"If it weren't for the prohibition, I'm afraid they wouldn't have used weapons to maintain order, and it would have been even more chaotic!"
"And on the way, General Li Zizai also... starved to death on the way because he took the lead."
When he finished speaking, both Li Jing and Qin Shubao were completely silent.
Their eye circles were red, their fists were clenched tightly, and they were constantly inhaling and exhaling deeply. They were on the verge of explosion and were extremely irritable.
Common people, what are the common people of the Tang Dynasty?!
We are brothers, we were born in the same void, we breathe the same air, we have the same face, and we have the same blood of the Tang Dynasty people!!
So many people died from the locust disaster, and they were killed so cruelly that they even became desperate and committed suicide, creating a huge mountain of blood-like corpses.
Intolerable, only anger, endless anger!!
As a human being, I can’t bear it!!
"You have worked hard, you...have all worked hard." Li Jing's voice was choked with sobs. He came to the other party and patted his shoulder gently.
The other party's body was trembling slightly, and he bowed deeply. He saluted the two of them in a choked voice: "General Li, General Qin, the people of our twelve cities in the south all depend on you. I am here."
On behalf of the surviving people, I would like to sincerely thank you."
The voice fell.
Both Li Jing and Qin Shubao hurriedly avoided his salute and hurriedly supported him.
Then, with a very firm voice, he said: "You and I are both citizens of the Tang Dynasty. We have the same blood in our bodies. There is no care. You have suffered and been bullied. How can we not take care of you?"
"This is our responsibility, His Majesty's responsibility, and it is also the responsibility of all the millions of people in Chang'an City."
After speaking, Li Jing turned around, looked at the garrisoned soldiers behind him, and said in a majestic voice: "Vice General Lin!"
"General, my subordinates are here."
Behind him, a young general in white robes came out immediately, knelt down on one knee, and saluted Li Jing slightly.
This person is Li Jing's deputy general and his most trusted subordinate.
Li Jing's face was solemn, his voice was majestic, and he conveyed in a powerful voice: "This matter is too big for the eyes. You should immediately send an order to open the south gate of Chang'an to welcome our people in the south."
"And, quickly order people to return to the city and order the people near the south city gate to prepare hot water and various meals immediately."
"The people who are fleeing to the south are bound to have a warm meal quickly. We have summoned all the doctors in the city and brought various herbs to prepare to treat the injured compatriots."
"In addition, there is the most important thing. After you issue these orders, you immediately rush to the palace, inform your Majesty of the news, and ask your Majesty to make the next judgment."
"General, take the order!!" Vice General Lin accepted the order happily.
After everything was explained, in less than a while, Chang'an City, a hundred-meter-long city, had a thick steel city gate that was thirty meters high and six meters wide.
Amidst the bursts of huge noises, the bridge connecting Chang'an City and the outside slowly fell downwards.
"Boom"!
The moment it fell, the strong wind almost made the soldiers standing guard at the door lose their balance, and their bodies were blown back again and again.
High above the city wall, the general who had fled calmed down and thanked him sincerely: "General Li, General Qin, thank you very much. We will not cause any trouble to you and Your Majesty."
"All our generals have already discussed it. As long as these people are handed over to your hands and their fearful hearts can be calmed down, we will leave with the soldiers and immediately return to the battlefield ahead."
At this point, his eyes were filled with endless hatred, his eye circles turned red again, and he gritted his teeth and said: "We will not give our homeland to those locust beasts for nothing!!"
"The locusts have caused our families to be separated and displaced, and the peace in the south of the Tang Dynasty has been harmed. Even if we die in battle, we will definitely bite a piece of flesh off their bodies so that they cannot threaten other cities!!"
At this moment, looking at the hatred in this general’s eyes,
Li Jing and Qin Shubao, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, both had palpitations, a sense of horror and solemn emotions rising in their hearts.
Seeing the endless hatred for foreigners in the other person's eyes, I felt my heart tremble.
Why did the Tang Dynasty still stand firm in the world in the face of various natural disasters? It was because there was such a group of people who were not afraid of death!
In order for the people of the Tang Dynasty to have a stable future, they worked hard and used their own flesh and blood to build an absolutely safe moat to defend the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which was sacred and inviolable.
In the dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, every inch of territory today was snatched bit by bit from the hands of foreigners by the heroes of each dynasty and generations, who shed their blood and lives.
In this process, how many people died, and how many epic stories were written!!
At this time, in Chang'an City, carriages protected by guards continued to go to the south gate of Chang'an City.
They kept coming towards Li Jing and Qin Shubao.
These are the officials in the imperial court.
They also received the news. After arriving at the gate of the city, they also looked horrified. Looking at the embarrassed fleeing general in front of them, their hearts sank and their expressions became solemn.
Li Jing couldn't help but sigh and persuaded: "The matter of revenge has been shelved for the time being. The situation of the locust plague has become more and more complicated and confusing, and it can no longer be solved by human power."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You are all the elites of our Tang Dynasty. Running over to fight the locusts in hunger will not only make no achievements or change the status quo, but will also cause damage.
Go in. It will waste our Tang Dynasty’s military strength in vain.”
"Why don't you just stay in Chang'an City with the people in the south. If the locusts attack, you can also increase the defense strength of Chang'an City."
"After His Majesty has discussed with us how to deal with such natural disasters, it will not be too late to act together."
"That's right."
Qin Shubao nodded, took a step forward, looked at the fleeing general, and responded: "The south is the first frontline against the locust plague. I'm afraid the situation in other cities is not optimistic either."
"Half a month ago, Your Majesty and we have received news of a shortage of food. We have been working hard to prepare food. When the preparations are completed, we will transport it to the south. You can just go with our army."
"Moreover, our first batch of food preparations has been sent to the south with a force of 100,000 led by Yuchi Gong. You don't have to worry too much about the safety of the southern cities."
"There is plenty of time for revenge, especially for a bunch of evil beasts like locusts, which are headless and brainless. We have more time to slowly plan to deal with them."
"Yes, General Li and General Qin are right. Why don't you all stay?"
"That's right, that's right."
Other officials were also panic-stricken and spoke out to persuade him to stay.
The emergence of refugees will be like a spark that starts a prairie fire, causing the local people in Chang'an City to panic and fear the threat from locusts.
At this juncture, with every additional soldier stationed in Chang'an City, not only the citizens of the city feel at ease, but they also feel at ease and feel less pressure on their shoulders.
In fact, even if they didn't make any effort to persuade them to stay, as long as Li Shimin ordered them to garrison Chang'an City, these fleeing soldiers and generals would have to obey.
But……
no!
They are heroes, heroes who escorted the southern people all the way to Chang'an!
How can we use mandatory orders when dealing with heroes?
Unless absolutely necessary, no individual will use mandatory orders to keep these heroes.
"What!!"
However, after hearing everyone's words, the fleeing general suddenly opened his eyes in horror, as if he had heard some terrible news, he opened his eyes involuntarily.
He exclaimed: "General Qin, you...you just said that General Yuchi Gong led an army of 100,000 people to leave Chang'an City?"
When he said this, his whole body trembled with fear.
Everyone was slightly stunned, not knowing why the other person was so frightened.
Qin Shubao also felt a thump in his heart, feeling that something was not right.
But he still nodded and said: "Yes, they took a secret passage. After investigation, it was found that it was not a place where locusts were raging. You can rest assured that the locusts will threaten the food and grass carried by General Yuchi Gong."
Having said this, Qin Shubao was still a little worried.
Li Shimin is now at odds with the famous families such as Wu Xing Qi Wang. After escorting Lu Quan to prison, in these days, he summoned the people and mobilized the whole city to raise the remaining grain. Only then did he have Yuchi Gong's million tons of grain and grass.
Escort cities in the south.
Now that there are hundreds of thousands more refugees suddenly, there will definitely not be enough food. How to get food is still the biggest problem.
However, at this moment, the man didn't care about this at all.
He ignored Qin Shubao's explanation and shouted in horror, "General Qin, it's terrible, it's terrible!"
Then, he said sadly: "I have harmed all of you, the people, and the city of Chang'an!!"
The voice fell.
All the officials, and even the soldiers stationed nearby, felt cold in their hearts. A bad premonition, like a dark cloud over the city, instantly enveloped their hearts, and everyone's expressions froze.
Among them, Li Jing seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly changed color.
The fleeing general said sadly: "My lords, I'm really sorry. I really didn't know. I didn't know that there were so many fewer soldiers guarding Chang'an City. We..."
"We're sorry for you! When we came here, the locusts behind us were following us for some reason and we couldn't get rid of them."
"Now, we have arrived at Chang'an City with the people from the south. Those locusts are following us very closely. They will arrive in a short time. The fastest is one day, and the slowest is two days before they will ravage Chang'an City!"
As his words fell, everyone gasped. You looked at me and I looked at you, their eyes widened in horror.
The locust plague that turned twelve cities in the south into deserts is coming to Chang'an City?!
Horrified!!
Creepy!!
Everyone couldn't help but shudder. Under this level of locust plague, Chang'an City now lacks one hundred thousand of its most elite soldiers, and there is really no way to stop it.
What is a locust plague?
It means that wherever you go, not a blade of grass grows!
The huge city wall of Chang'an City is of no use to these flying locusts, which can be crossed by just flapping their wings.
Moreover, these locusts that were about to arrive in Chang'an City, according to the fleeing general, were still the black-pressed locusts that ravaged the twelve cities in their south.
The soldiers from the twelve cities in the south could not stop this locust plague if they gathered so many soldiers. Now that Chang'an is missing hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, there is no way!!
When thinking of this, all the officials, including Li Jing and Qin Shubao, felt a chill in their spines and a bone-chilling feeling!
The fear of food being ravaged struck everyone all over in an instant, as if to freeze their souls and shatter their bodies.
Panic suddenly filled the hearts of all of them and could not dissipate for a long time.
what to do?
what to do?
Everyone was asking this question and they were all panicking.
"The fastest one, which means we only have one day left to prepare." Li Jing, who was unfazed by honor and disgrace, was now frightened and his eyelids were trembling.
But he cannot panic. Once he panics, the morale of his soldiers will be hit unparalleled.
Not to mention dealing with the locust plague.
At this moment, as the nominally highest-ranking general in Chang'an City, he has become the backbone of everyone, and everyone's eyes are looking at him at this moment.
"Notify Your Majesty immediately of this matter!"
"In addition, prepare for war! Immediately activate the sound of thirteen trumpets, allowing all people to enter secret passages throughout Chang'an City to avoid disasters. Also, urgently recruit all soldiers, as well as civilian volunteers, raise an army and prepare."
Li Jing took a deep breath, his breath became hot, and his blood was surging. Since it was impossible to avoid it, let's fight and repel the natural disaster!!
Using the blood of locusts, thousands of people were sacrificed to their ancestors and starved to death in twelve cities in the south, as well as the people who starved to death on their way to Chang'an City!!
Qin Shubao also roared beside him. Although he was frightened, when he thought of the corpses of Tang people who committed suicide out of despair and were piled up dozens of meters high, the fear in his heart instantly turned into anger.
Boundless anger!
"Prepare for war!"
"Prepare for war!"
"Prepare for war!"
The long-term comfort has accumulated their passion, causing them to become somewhat cunning and scheming.
But at this moment, the blood was ignited. In the face of the country's righteousness, everyone he saw were our own people and brothers. Blood is thicker than water!