After the continuous high-intensity battles, the "rebels" had to enter a period of rest. Exhaustion and fatigue made most of the rebels no longer willing to continue the attack.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and after the water level of the Huaihe River dropped slightly, Li Jie ordered his people to strengthen the defenses west of Liao City. While recruiting civilians to dig trenches, he also asked some troops from the Six Nations to take on security duties.
The sentry posts in the Dabie Mountains are mainly stationed by soldiers from the Six Nations who are more familiar with the surrounding geographical environment.
Li Jie then returned to Huaizhong City to investigate the changes in water levels near Huaizhong.
"Lord, the water level has dropped by more than a foot."
"Zhou Chuan, have you sent Qi Chuan out yet?"
"At this time, we should reach the north of Zhongli."
"The water level has dropped. What happened in Xucheng will be known soon."
After all, Xu Di is connected in all directions, with the Sishui, Huai, and Yangtze Rivers all connecting it. After the flood recedes, you can easily tell what it looks like at a glance.
At this time, above Hangou, the ships from Jiangyin City were returning, and the people on board looked solemn.
Standing at the bow of the boat was Shang Wuji, who looked complicated.
"Shangjun."
"The scene in Xucheng is like a underworld..."
Shang Wuji sighed, not knowing how to tell others.
After the continuous heavy rainfall, countless people in the hometown of Xu were soaked in water.
Shang Wuji didn't know what happened in the early stage, but after the flood, Shang Wuji boldly guessed that a very fierce vendetta took place.
In order to compete for food and clean fresh water, assassins gathered around the world, and a fight broke out first.
In the lake formed by the low-lying land, floating corpses can be seen everywhere, and the air is filled with a horrible stench. Before you get close, the rotten smell caused by the stagnant water is enough to put people away.
There are countless such small lakes and ponds around Xucheng.
What is even more frightening is that the lower-level troops of Wu and Jin also had armed conflicts, also for the purpose of competing for food.
The young masters of the two countries were still determined to stop it, but then they obviously gave up completely because both sides were already red-eyed.
After the grain was soaked by someone, it was completely inedible. If you want to break through the vast Zeguo and enter the depression, you can't tell the direction at all. Then the bank of Xucheng is the Huai River, but the current of the Huai River at that time had no idea that people would be swept away.
Where to go.
Whether to go downstream or to low-lying areas depends entirely on God's will.
"'Leading beasts to eat people'?"
After a long while, Shang Wuji sighed with emotion and looked around.
These four words directly made the Adam's apple of his followers throb, making them almost want to vomit.
Although the princes of Jin and Wu did nothing, there was cannibalism among the soldiers below...
There is no escaping the blame!
It is impossible to cover up the matter. Once it spreads, there is no need to think about whether it is famous or not.
Is the alliance between two hegemonic powers just bringing soldiers to eat people?
"God's will, God's will."
Shang Wuji's face was extremely complicated. He had thought of many outcomes, such as if assassins from all over the world gathered to assassinate either Young Master Si or Young Master Xiaoque, then the Wu-Jin alliance would also fail.
Now, the alliance is probably going smoothly, but in the eyes of the world, it's just not painful or itchy.
The Jin State obtained a piece of land west of Surabaya, but there was only land but no people, so what was the point?
King Wu wanted to gild his successor and make achievements, but now it seems that it is just a smear campaign.
The four words "lead the beasts to eat people" are enough to explain the problem.
At this moment, Shang Wuji had to lament that he had defected to Li Jie so early. Otherwise, according to the current situation of Wu State, if King Gou Chen died, the entire Wu State would definitely decline and its power would shrink back to the Five Lakes area.
"Shang Jun, how do you explain it to your chamberlain Jie?"
"That's it."
"yes!"
During this trip, Shang Wuji was working for Mrs. Dan of Yinxiang. Shang Wuji was not very clear about the role of the chamberlain Jie in this trip, but he had a clear judgment that this was a good opportunity for Jiangyin City.
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The king of Gusu has no clue about the situation in Xucheng, but Jiangyin Yi brought him news as soon as he took action. Whether it was good news or bad news, there was news after all.
This is something others cannot do.
"I don't know how the young master is feeling at the moment."
In Xucheng, after the flood receded slightly, the muddy land immediately solidified, as if it had been polished, forming a very flat and smooth surface. Just step on it, and the only thing that is hard is the outer shell, and there is still a layer of soft mud underneath.
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"Son."
The guards around the young master didn't look good either. The air was filled with stench and the weather was hot. They were afraid of the plague and wanted to evacuate Xu City as soon as possible.
It's just that the Jin people need help now, and as allies, they have to fulfill their "obligations".
Ji Si also didn't know whether his attempt to ally with Jin on behalf of Wu Guo this time was a success or a failure.
After the ceremony, there was a downpour, followed by lightning and thunder, and then the downpour turned into a super downpour...
The earthen platform used for sacrificial rituals was washed away by the rain in a long time, and the sacrifices were washed away. It was not just them who were scurrying about, but the world's assassins and rangers who wanted to cause trouble were also in a panic.
However, something even more embarrassing is yet to come.
We watched the floods coming, we watched the Huaihe River overflowing, we watched the depressions turn into lakes.
A vast expanse of white land, the sky and the earth were simply connected together. He once suspected that he was stepping on the sea rather than the land.
I thought the heavy rain would come and go quickly, but it ended up raining for more than ten days in a row. It was very difficult to live and cook. The old and the weak died early after being soaked in water for a long time. The body could not be buried or burned. I wanted to put it in the house.
, as a result, the house collapsed and there was no place for shelter.
A lot of corpses, a lot of snakes, insects, rats, ants, a lot of leeches...
The young master already felt like he was going crazy.
In this environment, finding a dry place to go to the toilet has become a luxury. It is probably the most terrifying thing in the world.
At that time, the young master already thought so, and so did the young master.
Then there was a vendetta between the assassins and the rangers. If there was no food, they would eat people.
There is even a knight-errant who plausibly said: Both that meat and my meat can be eaten.
Then the ranger who spoke like this was stabbed to death by the assassin's sword, and then was divided and eaten...
Ji Si thought that this was already a human tragedy, the most horrific thing, nothing more than this.
Then there was a conflict between Wu and Jin soldiers. The soldiers' food could no longer satisfy their hunger, and their physical strength was exhausted very quickly.
The young master is not sure how many people there used to be in Xucheng. Anyway, there probably won't be many people in the future.
Seeing the current situation, Ji Si was even a little lucky. Someone had sold the local Huaiyi people away, which was actually a good thing for those Huaiyi people.
Otherwise, staying in Xucheng will be just a plate of meat and a plate of vegetables.
"well……"
Looking at the flood water gradually receding, the young master no longer felt relaxed at all, but felt extremely heavy.
"Master!"
"What's the matter?"
"The boat coming up from the Huaihe River is the flag of Jiangyinzi."
"Um?"
The young master suddenly felt much better and immediately said, "Quick message, no, I will go there myself."
When passing by the Jin camp, I heard that the young master Xiaoque was staying behind closed doors, so Ji Si did not intend to invite him to go with him. Who knows whether Li Jie, the son of Jiangyin, came to ask for help or to support him?
If it's the latter, you have to let your own people recover first no matter what.