The weather is not too hot yet, but there is a faint odor permeating the inside and outside of Yunnei City, which is somewhat similar to the siege of the city the year before.
Bai Yousi noticed it when she came up, and knew the source of the smell very well - she saw it with her own eyes when she entered the city. In the open space outside the city, next to the city wall and close to the city gate, there were two or three camps or shacks that were unclear.
existence, and gathered a considerable number of refugees.
Not only that, after she walked around, she found that there were similar camps outside several other city gates. Even the largest refugee shack in the west of the city was surrounded by a tall city wall with a fence that was obviously newer in color.
Down.
Obviously, many people in northern Shanxi who were unable to escape gathered around the county and city, or put their hope of survival in the court. Then they encountered neglect and abandonment, and then encountered control after possible disorder or resistance.
Under such circumstances, the accumulation of excrement and other garbage in the camp, the prevalence of diseases, the shortage of food and cold-resistant materials, and the spread of death and illness naturally resulted in a bad state similar to that of a siege. The so-called lifelessness, people have
dish, and produced a similar smell.
However, similar smells and even similar scenes, Bai Yousi obviously finds it more difficult to accept at the moment. Because in her opinion, the passive choice under military oppression and this kind of passive choice under military oppression and this kind of thing that can be done but does not do it, or even often
Scenarios where something is done badly and the weak lose their dignity and life are not the same thing at all.
No matter what, there must be some food here in the county... It is true that northern Shanxi did not receive much food last year due to the turmoil caused by the Wu tribe's invasion the year before. However, at the end of the year before last, a large number of King Qin's troops took a considerable part of the official warehouse food with them.
It was sent here and everyone saw it with their own eyes.
In fact, this is also one of the reasons why so many people gathered outside the city.
Bai Yousi stood on the top of the city with many potholes for a while, looking at the shacks for a while. He couldn't help feeling a little stinging and angry, but he didn't hesitate much.
This was her character. She knew that she was a mortal and could not kill her biological father without changing her expression. So, this scene naturally strengthened her determination to kill Wang Rengong.
Turning around, the visual effect in the city is also very strange. The government offices and warehouses in the middle are old and tall, and then there is a circle of brand-new buildings, some flat, some messy, and the messy ones should be civilian or official buildings.
The flat interior of the residence of the family members obviously contains many military facilities, and it may even be a military camp. As for the outside, there is a large circle of strange civilian and commercial facilities with mixed colors of old and new, and lack of facilities.
Obviously, this was also a sequelae of the previous siege. At that time, a large number of residential buildings were demolished in order to defend the city, but afterwards only the necessary facilities for military garrison were built. In the past, the huge county with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people and the commercial center of northern Shanxi were built.
It was reduced to such a shabby and strange appearance.
However, unlike outside the city, the residents within the city itself are obviously still somewhat energetic, because this is a necessary condition for the government and military systems to maintain operation, and there must be someone to serve them.
However, the atmosphere in the city has obviously become tense due to the vitality of city residents.
Violent conflicts, human trafficking, and reselling military supplies and rations, along with market robbery, military repression, and begging, all appeared in the same city without any violation.
Bai Yousi walked through the peripheral area and came to a brand new building on the outermost floor. He looked at the sign of the store above and knew that it was the base they had agreed upon when they met on the road, so he prepared to lead his horse into the courtyard.
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However, at this moment, twenty or thirty small, skinny children with grass tags on their heads, all in tatters and filled with stench, suddenly emerged from the shadows and surrounded them in a hurry.
But he was cautious and didn't dare to get close.
It looked like a group of little mice emerging from the gutter.
Bai Sanniang has a high level of cultivation and has venomous eyes. She can see clearly in an instant that most of these are girls.
To be fair, Yitian Daxia is not an indecisive person. She has been in Jingantai for many years, visited many places, seen many vicious cases, and participated in military conflicts on the border. The so-called low life is also common...
...In fact, she was very fast on her feet, and before dragging Hong Changya and others to Yunnei, she stayed in the cities along the way for a while. Although those cities did not have refugee fences on the outside, there was a smaller Yunnei inside.
The city has a deformed appearance that relies on garrison troops to maintain its basic survival. There are also incidents such as beheading traffickers and military bandit leaders with one sword.
However, this is the first time we have seen such large-scale and concentrated self-trafficking of girls.
The logic is self-evident. Boys are easy to sell, and older ones are easier to sell. Only girls are redundant in this market. No one will buy them. Parents often put a straw mark on them and leave. In addition, this is Yunnei City.
, is the center of northern Shanxi, the place with the largest scale of human trafficking for survival... So as time goes by, it is not incomprehensible that a group of girls flow on the streets to instinctively sell themselves.
It's the market's choice.
After a few breaths of silence, Bai Yousi lowered his head, turned around and walked into the store pretending to be nothing.
In fact, Hong Changya and his party had only been in this store for a whole day, and they were already numb to Bai Yousi's visit... Along the way, except for that encounter on the road, Bai Yousi called him grandly on the road.
Apart from meeting face to face and then going beyond, they were aware of Bai Daxia's presence all the time, but they basically never met again.
Even Yuchi Qilang, who was separated on the road, had a slightly higher level of cultivation and couldn't trace this person's whereabouts at all, so he could only sigh.
At this time, seeing the heroine who everyone regarded as their support and support come in, the armed man inside almost immediately stood up in a hurry, creating a scene similar to that of the girl outside - got up, surrounded,
But he didn't dare to get close.
This is of course, in front of this person, just like those girls in front of them, their strengths and weaknesses are clear.
"Let's all take a seat." Bai Yousi, who was wearing a samurai crown, waved his hand, sat down directly behind a table in front of the door, and then spoke to Hong Changya, inexplicably saying something irrelevant. "
Boss Hong, do you know that Sanlang has a bad reputation in Dongdu?"
"Mr. Zhang's righteousness is so arrogant that he often offends the government because of our recklessness. It's normal for some ordinary people who don't understand to look down on it." Hong Changya blurted out while standing at the table.
"I'm not talking about this, but I'm talking about behavior that even heroes in the world look down upon..." Bai Yousi looked at the other party with a smile. "He likes to take care of prostitutes, especially the prostitutes in the lowest-level brothels in the Eastern Capital.
As well as the prostitutes in the big courtyard beside the official road outside, the ones in Wenroufang don't care."
Hong Changya was speechless on the spot, and the heroes around him also looked at each other in shock.
"He likes to give those prostitutes valuable copper coins, let them have a good meal, and also likes to threaten to kill those scoundrels who are in the flesh business..."
Bai Yousi continued to speak with a smile.
"The Jianghu heroes all felt strange and a little resentful, because they were frequent visitors to the huts and courtyards. Saburo's behavior seemed to be a slap in their faces.
"People in the official circles and at the top are even more disdainful. They all think that those people are dirty and dirty even if they are touched or looked at, let alone take care of them. They all think that this is a clear proof of Saburo's humble background.
"A few people with narrow-minded hearts admit that he is doing good deeds, but they also feel that it is unnecessary, because prostitutes are always indispensable. You can save a few, but not many. What you can save for a while cannot save the whole life, let alone just a meal and a few dollars.
, forcing the leader of private prostitutes to be temporarily broad...
"So, this is a typical thankless thing, but Saburo was never too lazy to explain it, and he never changed it, so it became a trademark. Later, when the people in his pocket left Dongdu to join him, they all made it a point to first
Go and kill the leader of the private prostitutes who want to stand up for themselves.
"Boss Hong, guess why he did this?"
Hong Changya remained silent because he really didn't know that even if Zhang Sanlang saved him, he could think of a way to win over a hero and feel guilty, but he really didn't know about this.
In fact, the powerful military and bandits around him were also muttering.
"Because those prostitutes are the most helpless and lowest group of people he can meet." Bai Yousi stopped smiling. "If he doesn't save him, no one will care about him... I guessed this a long time ago.
, but it’s not as clear as the moment I just stood in front of the hospital.”
Hong Changya was slightly startled.
"You raise the girl at the door for me. I don't want you to understand. Just think of it as repaying my kindness and respecting my power." Bai Yousi looked at the other party and made the request. "Just think of it as my Heavenly Sword.
The sign! Do you think it’s okay?”
Hong Changya finally woke up and nodded immediately. Immediately, people in the business tavern took the initiative to go out to do things... In fact, some people may still not understand after talking about this, but the wave-breaking knife actually had some understanding in his heart.
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He was in Taiyuan that day. Although he wanted to protect his relatives at first, and was later pushed aside by Zhang Sanlang, did he really have the mentality that if he didn't care, no one would care?
The shopkeepers showed Bai Yousi twenty or thirty smelly girls, and then sent them to the backyard. Not mentioning them for the time being, they only said that Bai Yousi's mood had improved slightly, and then they called Hong Changya to sit with them, and finally
I discussed with several leaders how to do big things.
"Yuchi Qilang has just arrived. He settled in the west of the city and said hello to others. Several Wu clan tribes have not arrived yet. I don't know if they are waiting to see or if they really delayed their trip... But now that Bai Nuxia has arrived.
, I think it’s better to go directly to ask for food.” Hong Changya said his plan. “Firstly, we can’t show our timidity in front of Yuchi and those people; secondly, I think Wang Rengong also knows that a group of us have entered the city.
Delaying and not doing anything will make him suspicious; thirdly, the situation here in Yunnei is much worse... Not only the common people can't stand it, but the local county soldiers and troops recruited last year can hardly stand it anymore. I think the water
It's almost done, as long as we build up momentum first, and then ask the White Lady to take action when necessary, those soldiers will also turn around."
The leaders all nodded together without any objection.
In fact, the reason is very simple. The current situation is that the local army, which accounts for the vast majority of the army, has a dual nature. On the one hand, the people above use them to suppress the common people, and on the other hand, they themselves are closely connected with the surrounding areas and will be affected by them.
The influence of local people.
What is worse is an expression that makes the situation clear and lets them know that they must take sides, and then uses external force to push them.
Just look at Yuchi Qilang and the so-called witch tribes and small northern tribes on the edge of the Bitter Sea in the north.
In fact, they can be regarded as local powerful people, even with some official and military elements. But when Hong Changya came from the south, the Yuchi family went directly to this side, while the small northern tribes who were out of reach hesitated and delayed.
"However, the situation is so bad. What if Governor Wang suddenly decides to release grain?" After talking for a while, a bearded leader glanced at Bai Yousi and suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Then what can we do?" Hong Changya also glanced at Bai Yousi and smiled bitterly. "Of course I want to praise him, then go home and never come to Yunnei again..."
The bearded leader was startled for a moment and shook his head instinctively, as if he wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't say much.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, was thoughtful and didn't say much.
Just like that, because the situation changed too fast and beyond imagination, everyone discussed the details for a while and then decided to launch it immediately.
Then he immediately notified Yuchi Qilang, asking him to march from the outside as soon as he heard the movement and cut off the military camp and the county government.
At noon, after eating some food, Bai Yousi went to see the girls who only dared to feed half a pancake. At this time, they were changing clothes and taking a bath. Then they went out and jumped up, condescendingly observing the development of the situation.
On the other side, Hong Changya was carrying a long sword at the tip of his brow, and his men were all armed with weapons. The group said there were only a few people, but in fact there were no less than forty or fifty people. They were all good hands, and they were leading more than a dozen horses.
We began to cross the city along the main road and marched boldly to the government office. Along the way, we informed the surrounding people and idle soldiers that the famous Taiyuan Boss Hong was going to ask for food for everyone.
People around him swarmed to follow, people in the market abandoned their rags, and the idle military men basking in the sun immediately jumped up. There were even women who misheard the words and dragged their children with rag bags to follow... The originally silent city area
, as if it came to life immediately, and it is still expanding its scope.
Although the government here seemed to be in a hurry and panic, they must have known the news earlier and closed the door tightly.
Hong Changya arrived here. He didn't know how many people had gathered behind him, but without any hesitation, he walked up to the government gate and raised his hands, and then shouted out the words: "The people in Mayi are starving to death.
The military affairs department in Jin Dynasty inspected Hong Changya and asked Prefect Wang to release grain. Here is the joint document requesting grain. It is signed by heroes from the south of the county, leaders from the north, and officers from all over the county... Also...
Please ask Prefect Wang to provide food."
Hong Changya already had a majestic figure and awe-inspiring appearance. At this time, his voice was loud and loud, and the words he shouted were simple and direct. They were really the words that everyone was longing for, but they instantly aroused a round of applause.
Especially since he has been working hard to win over military bandits for more than a year, relying on Yanmen to do business in Mayi, his reputation is quite good, which adds to people's hopes.
At the same time, the people and soldiers in the periphery were still gathering.
Amidst the crash, someone had already thrown the written document pleading for food release into the government courtyard.
It also aroused some shouts and cheers again.
Wang Rengong was a veteran after all. Although the incident happened suddenly, he still responded immediately after a moment.
"Prefect Wang said, whoever is in the lead, don't stir up trouble, come in and talk about something." A county official appeared on the wall of the county government.
"What should I do if I go in and get hurt by you?" The leader of his subordinates asked loudly.
"You can bring weapons." The clerk on the wall responded immediately, as if he had expected it, and took advantage of the unpreparedness caused by this answer to shout quickly. "After all, are you here to ask for food? You are a Taiyuan person, and you have such a mouth.
He shouted that he was risking his life to ask for food for the people of Mayi. After reading the letter, the eunuch took the initiative to summon him and asked him if he was allowed to bring weapons. What else can he say? Unless you are here to cause trouble and are unwilling to come in. "
Hong Changya's men outside still wanted to make a noise, but unexpectedly, the idle soldiers around them came to shout and question them. There were also people on the outside who didn't know what was going on inside, so they just asked, making a mess.
"I'll go in and talk to Governor Wang!"
Hong Changya realized that the plan had gone awry again, but now that there was no way out, he didn't hesitate and called out on the spot.
In the final analysis, he still believed in Bai Yousi's strength to keep him safe, and he also believed that he was the more just party.
After saying this, the surroundings became quiet again.
But Hong Changya just took off the long knife on his back, flicked his energy, touched the ground, and then jumped up, easily climbing up the wall like a leopard, and stood still like roots under his feet.
Not to mention, the man stood upright on the wall, turned around, and holding a long knife beside the little official with one head exposed, he proudly raised his hand toward the outside of the government office, then turned around and jumped down.
The whole movement is strong, coherent and steady, just like flowing clouds and flowing water, and combined with the long sword of the big man, it is a good look.
This immediately aroused another round of cheers from the people below.
Even the sharp-tongued clerk could only murmur and then retract his head.
It seemed that the people in the county government were not being perfunctory. Hong Changya entered the government office and was led directly into the backyard, where he met Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi.
The latter was wearing a long-sleeved toga and was sitting in a pavilion in the backyard waiting, with only a single armored man guarding him.
"Walkbreaker, right?" As soon as they met, without waiting for the other party to salute, Wang Rengong looked at the visitor coldly and spoke. "Bai Hengqiu's people? Come to my Mayi to ask for food? He is finally going to try to deal with me.
Don’t you have any worries anymore?”
Hong Changya wanted to explain.
"You don't need to speak, I'll tell you, just listen." Wang Rengong continued to speak coldly. "You just wrote to those tribes in the north a few days ago, and someone reported you to me!"
Hong Changya was shocked.
"You have been traveling with the Yuchi family for several days. I noticed it as soon as you set off, including the fact that you only distanced yourself three days ago. You arrived first yesterday, and the Yuchi family arrived today, pretending to be two people. I also know everything about it." Wang Ren
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Hong Changya felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, but he still gritted his teeth and held the knife in his hand and said: "Prefect Wang, I'm here to ask for food! The people of Mayi are like they are in a cauldron, they are about to be boiled!"
"Good words!" Wang Rengong suddenly stood up and pointed at the other party on the steps in front of the pavilion. "What a magnanimous person! He knows what can save him at this time! He is a man! But what a pity!"
"I don't know what's the pity in asking for life for the people!" Hong Changya said fearlessly.
"Then I will tell you what I am going to do and let you know what a pity it is."
Wang Rengong suddenly softened his tone and looked at the strong man in front of him and responded calmly.
"The Wu tribe has been appeased by me and will never come again;
"While you were on the way, I also made a routine exchange of the most recent troops stationed in Youzhou with a local army stationed in the city... not many, 800 people. They only said they were here to collect their pay, so there was no alarm.
Who... They cooperated with my soldiers and should have surrounded the hundreds of people from Yuchi's family by now.
"and……"
At this point, Wang Rengong paused, looked a little sad, and then spoke sincerely. "And I listened to the commotion outside and thought about it carefully just now. You are right. After all, we cannot allow the local people to be treated like you said."
Boiled alive...Bai Hengqiu's ambition is too big and he doesn't treat people as human beings. I can't compare with him...I know how to provide food! But I will kill you, the person who asks for food, first, and I will kill the Yuchi clan as a warning to others.
!Then let’s release food!”
Hong Changya was stunned on the spot.
After Wang Rengong finished speaking, he stood on the steps in front of the pavilion with his hands folded, looking down at him coldly.
The yard seemed to be solidifying.
The next moment, Hong Changya, who had no way out, seemed to struggle for a moment, and then he suddenly used the authentic weak water energy of the north, raised the long sword at the tip of his brow, mustered up his courage, jumped into the air, and struck down with all his strength on the person in front of him.
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The weak water energy almost condensed into solid form on the tip of the knife, and then turned into a real black water splash. When matched with the long knife at the tip of the eyebrow, it was really like a long knife breaking through the waves.
Wang Rengong looked at this scene coldly, his robes were fluttering, and it was actually the Northern Weak Water True Qi that was blooming, but he stood motionless on the spot.
The soldier who had been standing next to Wang Rengong suddenly moved forward and stood in front of Wang Taishou. At the same time, the long sword in his hand was filled with gray-white ice energy, and he effortlessly struck the opponent with a knife.
The ice collided with the weak water, and ice slag was splashed out, almost forcing Hong Changya to stagger.
"The wave-breaking knife is nothing more than that." Seeing this shape, Wang Rengong sneered and turned around to return to the pavilion.
The soldier even laughed ferociously and waved his long sword to follow.
But the next moment, a beam of glowing energy that was several feet wide was inexplicably cut out of thin air from directly above, cutting off the leg and outstretched hands of the long-sword warrior on the spot, along with the long knife and part of the armor.
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Immediately, there was another dazzling but short-lived glow of true energy, accompanied by a flat swing of the sword blade, easily killing the man.
For a moment, blood splashed everywhere in front of the pavilion, and internal organs flowed across the pavilion.
Hong Changya and Wang Rengong were both stunned.
The next moment, Bai Yousi suddenly appeared at the side of the pavilion, holding a long sword and arching his hand towards Wang Rengong.
When Wang Rengong saw Bai Yousi, he seemed to have a look on his face and blurted out: "My virtuous niece is so handsome."
Bai Yousi raised his head, but did not respond. Instead, he gently waved the Yitian Sword, and struck the opponent in two parts from the chest to the heart.
After finishing this person, Bai Yousi looked back.
Regardless of the blood and dirt in front of him, Hong Changya took a step forward, dragging his knife and explaining seriously with red eyes: "Bai Nuxia, although he promised to release food, and I believe in him, I really have no way out! What happened now
, even if we are releasing food, I, Mr. Hong, can only fight for my life first, and then I will release it!"
"I know." Bai Yousi looked calm. "The world is in chaos. Everyone is fighting to kill each other. Once you get involved, there is no way out, not just you and me? I will send you out first, and then go to Yuchi Qilang to help him break out.
I'll take care of you."
Hong Changya looked at the broken limbs on the ground and nodded heavily, but he didn't know what he was agreeing with.
A moment later, as the gate of the county government was kicked open, Hong Changya, covered in blood, appeared in front of everyone, carrying Wang Rengong's head.
"Wang Rengong regards the people as nothing, and I have already killed him!" Hong Changya raised his head high and roared with all his strength, making the most impatient and loudest declaration in his life. "Everyone! Let's protest today.
Damn it! Open the warehouse and stock up on food! Survive!"
Outside the county mansion, the noisy crowd was quiet for a moment, and then started shouting and making noise like a mountain falling apart.
Bai Yousi, who was hiding behind the courtyard wall, listened to this scene and was silent for a moment, then turned around and jumped away. Soon he came to the surrounded Yuchi settlement and saw Yuchi who was shouting something to the clansmen in the courtyard.
Shichiro.
Once it falls down a little, you can hear it clearly from behind.
"What are you still hesitating about now? Our whole clan has no way out!" Yuchi Qilang's eyes widened, as if he had already made up his mind. "Help me break my armor, then rush out with me and fight to the county."
Government, rescue Hong Dianqian!"
After saying this, he turned around and saw Bai Yousi, and was frightened for a moment.
"That's good." Bai Yousi raised his eyebrows while holding his sword. "Your Excellency, put on your armor and move forward. I'm holding my sword to the side. Even though there are thousands of people, where can't I go?!"
ps: This is my first time coding on my mobile phone on a plane.
