Chapter 1120 1120: Annexation of Gao Kingdom (7) [Ask for double monthly votes
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Several people worked together to lift the door bolt of the city gate.
As the city gate creaked and groaned, the towering city gate was pushed open, a slender door crack was first pulled out, and then opened little by little, revealing the anxious guard behind the city gate.
This guard was a notorious local ranger. When he heard the news at home that the previous guard had escaped from battle, he was furious and immediately agreed to come to Faxiao, who was guarding the city with him. So, several people worked together to lobby in the county and township.
, they raised an army of more than 300 civilians, among whom there were less than two hands who had developed martial arts. Their realm was low, and their military armors were rudimentary. Ordinary people rummaging around in the armory could only find a few broken sets.
In addition to armor, the remaining people can only wear coarse linen and linen clothes, and are tied with wooden boards and bamboo pieces in front and behind the chest.
Gray-headed, sallow complexion and thin skin.
Compared with the majestic and murderous army outside the city, they looked weak and pitiful. Not to mention defending the city from their mouths, their eyes would shudder. What kind of eyes were they? Excited, bloodthirsty,
Restless, as if he would break free from the reins in the next breath, open his bloody mouth and bite the vulnerable neck of the prey.
Bai Su leads the way.
She waved her riding whip, and a nest of soldiers rushed forward to tie up all the surrendered guards. Then several more soldiers lined up in order to guard important roads in the city, such as the weapons depot and the grain depot.
"...It's so empty inside that even the mice shook their heads when they saw it."
Bai Su was mentally prepared: "It makes sense."
Before the rich and wealthy people in the city fled for their lives, they had already carried away their valuables and smashed and burned those that could not be moved away. Lu Ji and others led their troops to take over. There were no ghosts in the government office, and the desks where files were piled were covered with dust.
coated with a thin layer of dust.
Lu Ji said angrily: "These villains can just run away. The grain depot and baggage have also been moved. They sincerely want to starve the garrison in the city to death!"
Although they are enemies, she can't stand this kind of behavior.
In any case, the defenders have more backbone than the deserters.
Bai Su was also angry, but without such greed for life and fear of death, it would take some effort to enter the city. It is a rare miracle that no one can bleed to death during the siege of the city: "Don't mention these things, let's count the people first. Let's see.
Look at how many people are still in the city, it is important to appease the people right now. If there is a shortage of food in the city, we will fill it ourselves first and let the people in Gao Guo see the gap."
The food shortage in the city is greater than expected.
Not only were the government granaries emptied, but private grain stores were also looted in advance. Local grain dealers were affiliated with local snakes. Local snakes were much better informed than ordinary people. They knew the direction of the Kangguo army's attack more than half a month in advance, and took advantage of the information gap between the two places to purchase and stockpile goods in advance.
Grain. They are planning to sell it when the price is at its highest, and maybe they can take advantage of it again.
However, Shen Tang's soldiers and horses are relatively fierce.
They also overestimated the defense capabilities of various places in the Gao Kingdom, and their dream of getting rich was forced to an abrupt end. In the end, they had to pack up their belongings and run away in advance, and there was a famine in the city. Bai Su ordered the soldiers to set up tents and serve porridge, and also asked his subordinates to
People rode war horses through the streets and alleys to announce the news. At first, no one believed it, and every household closed their doors and windows for fear that if they showed up, they would be killed for military merit.
Until someone can't bear the hunger and goes to the nearest porridge shack.
Inside the porridge shed were several pottery jars half as tall as a man, with fires set up underneath. The strange thing was that there was not much firewood at the bottom of the jars. Only a few warriors could be seen squatting in front of the jars with their eyes focused, stretching their hands under the jars.
There were also several warriors wearing turbans who were stirring the pot in circles with long-handled spoons. As a few people stirred, the rich aroma of the porridge penetrated the nostrils of the passers-by.
If you look at the faces, you can see that these warriors are both male and female. If you look at the body shape, each arm is thicker than his own leg, making it a bit difficult to distinguish between male and female. Especially the woman who rolls up her sleeves and stirs the big spoon, she can only see that she is holding the handle of the spoon with one hand.
, the upper arms are slightly exerted, and the powerful muscles are swollen. The sweat from the fire steams the brown skin, which at first glance looks like seven or eight layers of wax. It is carefully polished and shiny.
Several common people stopped moving forward, fearing that the soldiers would slap them.
This slap can easily break a person's front teeth at a glance, and even mix the brains evenly. There are also beggars who want to take a gamble, and fear that they don't want to starve to death, so they get closer.
The soldier closest to him raised his eyes.
One glance frightened the beggar so much that his legs became stiff and his whole body trembled.
The soldier said before the beggar fainted: "Have you brought a bowl?"
Her voice is not as high-pitched as that of an ordinary woman, but it is not as powerful as a man's. When others hear it, they can tell that she is a strong woman with full energy and vitality. Even though the two sides are more than ten steps away, her voice can still be heard clearly.
into the beggar's ears.
This sound also proves that she is well fed all year round.
It is different from those people who are hungry for nine meals in three days and feel weak.
The beggar took out a pottery bowl full of cracks from his arms. This pottery bowl also had a small cut in half, which was his main possession for making a living. The soldier took a look at it, winked at the people around him, and ordered: "
Give him a new bowl. After drinking, throw the bowl into the bamboo basket and don't take it away without permission."
The beggar was confused during the whole process.
When he came to his senses, he was already crouching in the corner, with a wooden bowl radiating heat on the ground in front of him, holding a salty and crispy flatbread in his right hand. This flatbread was as big as two of his own faces and as thick as a finger.
. He took a bite, and the meat oil spread in his mouth, and there was a bit of fresh green onion aroma. Since he could remember, he had tasted such delicacies only a handful of times.
A few times I was lucky enough to eat swill from a wealthy family.
Under normal circumstances, beggars are not qualified to touch this kind of swill bucket. The servants who handle the swill in wealthy families will send the swill for treatment. After sorting it out, they can sell it for a lot of money, and they can buy a nice house in a few years. This way
There is no luck in growing good things, and you won’t be able to taste them. However, it is not without accidents.
If it happens to be a happy event, there is a large flow of water, and the beggar will come over and say a few auspicious words, and he will have a chance to get some of the benefits. If you are unlucky and encounter a mean and stingy host, he will die if you don't ask for a sip of swill and get beaten up.
Calculated.
Think about this and then look before you.
The beggar was afraid that others would snatch the food from his hands, so he held the big cake in both hands and ate it fiercely. He swallowed it without caring about chewing. If he couldn't swallow it, he took a mouthful of hot porridge and swallowed it. Looking up again, he saw in front of the porridge shed.
Already packed with people.
The noisy crowd was intimidated by the soldier's look, and instantly became as quiet as a chicken. They lined up one by one in line: "Those who don't line up can't get porridge, and those who dare to jump in line will get a stick! If you can get a stick without falling apart, try try."
As he said that, he looked at the wooden sticks standing on the ground of the porridge shed.
This stick is thicker than the waists of several people present!
If I really want to get a stick, I really want to see my grandma.
Faced with threats to their lives, the crowd did not dare to take risks. No matter how hungry or impatient they were, they could only wait one by one. The ruffians among them did not dare to cause trouble. They all saw that the clothes of these soldiers were still stained with brown stains that could not be washed clean. Blood. No one wants to have their necks crushed by the other, washed clean and become acquaintances in pottery jars.
As the news of the soup kitchen was confirmed, more and more people were willing to come out, and there were also disharmonious scenes during this period. There were always people being picked out by soldiers with one hand. The force was not heavy, but they could still knock people off their feet. The other party opened his eyes angrily. With big eyes and a pale face, he said: "What are you doing? I didn't queue up honestly, and I didn't jump in line. Why did you drag me out? I can't help you, so don't lie to others."
Seeing that these people had no intention of killing anyone, some of the gangsters became bolder and showed off their usual arrogance.
"Look at your figure, which is fatter than a pig. What kind of porridge are you getting?"
He was so fat that he had three layers of flesh on his chin and his eyes were almost squeezed out.
"You can survive just by drinking water, why are you taking advantage?"
His face was glowing red, and he didn't look like he was hungry at all.
The fat man still wanted to be aggressive, and his temper was extinguished the moment his feet left the ground. He was picked up by a woman who was a head taller than him and thrown out of the queue. He was unwilling to get up, and his buttocks hurt like It split into four pieces and left angrily.
Then, another person was picked out.
This man is not very fat, but his clothes don't even have a patch.
As the soldiers inspected the crowd, those with strong bodies, rosy complexions, complete clothes, and full of energy and blood... were all thrown out. According to the rules of the porridge shed, the elderly and children can receive two cakes and a bowl of porridge. People can only have one piece of cake and one porridge.
This arrangement is also based on the fact that the former has inconvenient legs and feet. It is more time-consuming to come to the porridge shed. An extra cake can save one trip. The young people are different. They can eat one meal to satisfy themselves and come back to the next meal.
There are also smart people who go to the end of the queue to continue queuing after finishing their meal.
The soldier preparing the porridge glanced at him and he was carried out.
When he was taken away, he wanted to make a quibble, but he obviously underestimated the memory of a brave warrior. Even though the bonus of martial energy on memory is not as good as that of literary energy, it is also much better than ordinary people. A porridge maker can recognize it at a glance. Whether the person came to claim it for the first time or pretended to claim it for the second time. As the number of people caught out increased, the pretenders who were among the crowd could only give up and disperse secretly.
After they left, the team progressed much faster.
Some people also have evil thoughts and ambush the extra cakes of old and young people.
Regarding this——
Bai Su has only one order.
"If you catch him and beat him to death, you don't need to say anything."
There is no conflict between giving soup and killing. Those who want to stutter must abide by her rules. Those who break the rules will die without mercy. At the end of the day, the turmoil in the city subsided. However, before dawn the next day, hangings on the city walls
There were several corpses. Someone recognized these corpses as the owner of the grain store in the city and ran away long ago.
Why is the body hanging here?
This matter is also very simple to say.
The territory of Gao Kingdom was in chaos, and they could not go far with a large amount of food. Some of them took the risk and continued to flee, while others hid in Zhuangzi outside the city, with all the food hidden inside. The city surrendered, and rice and food were in short supply. A wise man came to see Bai Su.
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Bai Su was very surprised when he heard the other party announcing his family name.
Ask the other person why they are there.
Because the grain merchant said that he had grain in his hands and wanted to honor Bai Su, Bai Su agreed to see him to pass the time. The grain merchant's plan was simple. After all, the porridge shed was not a long-term solution. There were so many people in the city, and it would be expensive to give out porridge.
How much military pay?
It's better to stop giving porridge and sell the grain.
The grain sold at a premium will give Bai Su 70% of the profit.
Bai Su looked into the other party's shrewd philistine eyes with interest: "70%? You are indeed sincere. How many figures can you get for 70%?"
The grain merchant gestured with his fingers.
Bai Su got up and walked around thinking, as if his heart was moved.
The grain merchant was not in a hurry. He had seen many of these gangsters with bottomless appetites. They were all doing the job of robbing families. Each one was more greedy than the last. As long as the profit was enough, there was no one he could not bribe. As expected, Bai Su walked up to him.
Not far away, he lowered his eyes and said in approval: "Tsk, you are very sensible."
The grain merchant flattered him: "This is also a general..."
The words came to an abrupt end after that.
When his head fell to the ground, he heard Bai Su said quietly: "You are too sensible, I will reward you for your youthfulness."
You don't even have to think about whether you can kill this kind of person.
"Kill those who are accompanying him as well."
Understatement made the difference between life and death for several people.
Soldiers were sent overnight to the grain merchant's lair, and everything that could be taken away was not left to him. Bai Su promised not to kill the guards and not to disturb the people when the city surrendered, but he did not say that he would not kill those seeking death.
.He is rushing to seek death, but even the old man cannot stop him.
Bai Su also sent people to publicize the deeds in the city.
Take the initiative to surrender, give porridge and cakes, do not kill and surrender, do not disturb the people, and do what you say! Gaoguo only has half a breath left. Instead of starving for three days and nine meals, you might as well naturalize in Kangguo. Naturalize early, enjoy early, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and your life will be at stake.
Worry. Look at the good life of the people of Kang State, and then look down at yourself. Is there any need to hesitate?
Especially officials from various places.
Change jobs as early as possible, first come first served, don't get too late.
Not only Bai Su's troops are doing this, but the other two groups are also doing this. For problems that can be solved with food, let's try not to use force. In addition, Shen Tang is also being arrogant and deliberately spreading words to intimidate families from all over the country.
Running one is one.
It doesn't matter if the members of these families run away, as long as the tenants and fields are left to her, it saves her the trouble of finding excuses to sharpen her knives afterwards.
She also has a solution for those who don't run away.
Those with a friendly attitude would surround them and surround them in their homes.
Those with an unfriendly attitude were all taken to the dungeon.
Of course, she couldn't openly say that she came for their land tenants, so Shen Tang gave other reasons, including but not limited to bullying men and dominating women, buying and selling by force, disregarding human life, sending people to assassinate her... Don't Regardless of whether it's true or not, let's pour out the dirty water and arrest the person first. After the war, we will send people to investigate. We will never wrongly accuse a good person, and we will also clear their name.
How long?
How long will the investigation last?
Alas, isn’t this a process?
If these people are willing to cooperate, the process will go faster. If they are not willing to cooperate, the process will go slower. She has been the ruler of the country for so many years and has always dealt with it impartially. She has always said it is good after trying it!
Weicheng came out to buy food for his uncle and inquired about the news: "...were you really not a bandit in your last life?"
Who looks at this and doesn't call him a robber?
Weicheng also came from a wealthy family during his lifetime. He understood but did not agree with Shen Tang's behavior. It was because she was too radical.
"Whether I was a bandit in my previous life is still an unsolved mystery, but it is certain that these local wealthy people will be bandits in this life! How can there be so many hidden tenants if they are not bandits? Wu Zhaode dotes on them, but I only know how to teach with a stick!" He glanced at Wei Cheng and said, "You can go so far to buy things for your uncle? It's not just the Gao Kingdom, there are hidden stakes for your uncle and nephew, right?"
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The instructor has almost recovered from the surgery, and I can finally practice driving today. I practiced forward and backward for more than an hour at the driving school, and then the instructor asked me to get on the road and send another student home_(:з」∠)_I don’t even know how to turn. What a big circle to make.
PS: Alas, studying C2 in Yueqing is ridiculously expensive, which is heartbreaking. Tuition fees, registration fees, gas expenses, etc., can always be eight or nine thousand, and this is all in one go.