Seven hundred and seventieth eight chapters far-sighted
The mother and daughter rushed to the east compound, where people from the east compound had already distributed weapons. The victims of the land reclamation were divided into groups, squatting together in clusters in the east and west, chatting in a noisy manner, while the original migrant workers and tenants in the east compound were It was to separate them among the victims to avoid mixing. Zhou Sen, Lu Axe, and several chefs were squatting on the steps of the well, chatting.
Zhou Sen was also a little anxious. At this time, he didn't see Shen Wan.
When he saw Mr. Zhu and Shen Huimin rushing to the east courtyard, Zhou Sen knew that something had happened. When Ms. Zhu walked straight towards him, his suspicion was further confirmed. Lu Auxi and a group of chefs met Zhu I looked for Zhou Sen and wisely got out of the way.
"Zhou Sen, there are nearly 10,000 mobs approaching Niejiaqiao. They will arrive in about two hours. The number of people greatly exceeds our expectations. What can you do?"
Sure enough, something happened.
When Zhu asked Zhou Sen what he could do, Zhou Sen knew that Shen Wan would definitely not be able to lead everyone in the battle.
Without the superpower leader Shen Wan, the scattered Shen family compound is in danger. Zhou Sen knows how powerful superpowers are, which is why he has never been worried about the safety of the Shen family. But now, Shen Wan has not returned yet. The situation immediately took a turn for the worse.
"If there is no other way, it's still too late for us to evacuate the Shen family." Seeing Zhou Sen's frown, Zhu suddenly became nervous.
"What happens after thousands of people are evacuated from the Shen family compound?" Zhou Sen asked.
"...at least you can avoid the mob."
"I can foresee that after the evacuation, the entire Niejiaqiao will collapse, and the Shen family will disappear completely. Without the food and materials in the East Courtyard, it will be difficult for the Shen family to make a comeback. Moreover, without food, it will be difficult for the Shen family to open up wasteland for the Shen family. Thousands of people will also turn into a mob, and when the time comes, the Shen family will be in dire straits."
"This won't work, that won't work, then...then...what should I do? You have to find a way!" The anxious Zhu finally became anxious.
"Evacuating is a dead end, and staying is a dead end. Since both of us are dead, we might as well sink our boats and fight to the bitter end. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope."
"Okay, it's settled." Mrs. Zhu was not as indecisive as ordinary women, and immediately made a decisive decision.
"Mom, why don't you go first."
"No, I was born as a member of the Shen family and died as a ghost of the Shen family. I have been working hard for this house all my life. Now your father's whereabouts are unknown. Even if I die, I will die in the Shen family!" Zhu said with a look on her face. Decisive.
"Mom..." Upon hearing her mother's decisive words, Huimin stamped her feet anxiously.
"Huimin, you go to the west courtyard first."
"Mom, I..."
"Immediately!" Zhu said sternly.
"..." Shen Huimin opened her mouth without speaking, tears welling up in her eyes. She took a deep look at Zhou Sen, turned around and ran towards the west courtyard.
"I will do my best." Zhou Sen looked blank. Shen Huimin's deep eyes were swirling in his mind. In those eyes, there was trust in him.
"Okay, now, I will let you deploy all the people, and all the supplies in the East Compound can be used."
"Madam, don't worry, it's not easy to defeat the Shen family with just a group of mobs."
Zhou Sen bowed down and saluted Mr. Zhu, then turned around and stepped onto the steps of the well. He stood on the railing of the well and looked down at the noisy tenants and workers in the dark.
"Everyone, I am Zhou Sen. Entrusted by my wife, I will command everyone to fight against the mob."
"Zhou Sen, good job!" Lu Ax raised the heavy iron ax and cheered Zhou Sen angrily.
"Zhou Sen, it's up to you this time!" Chef Peng raised the butcher knife in both hands and laughed.
"With Zhou Sen taking action, what do we have to fear?"
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When the workers in the East Compound saw Zhou Sen actually commanding the battle, they all cheered for Zhou Sen happily.
The East Courtyard has always been suppressed by the West Courtyard. Not only does it do heavy physical work, but it also has no place to talk to in the Shen family, let alone status. Since Zhou Sen came to the East Courtyard, the people in the East Courtyard have become
Only then did he feel more proud, and even the rare lady often appeared in the east courtyard, which made everyone feel more dignified.
“Thank you everyone for your support!!”
Zhou Sen pressed his hands, and the east courtyard of more than 5,000 people immediately became silent.
No one noticed that Zhou Sen seemed to have changed at this time. His movements were awe-inspiring, and his solemn face made people feel a sense of respect.
"First of all, I want to tell you some bad news. The mob will arrive at Niejiaqiao in more than two hours at most. Moreover, they have a large number of people, perhaps tens of thousands, which is more than twice our number."
"Tens of thousands of people..."
"Ah...twice..." A burst of noise immediately sounded in the yard.
Hearing that the number of mobs numbered in the tens of thousands, people who were originally confident immediately became panicked. The people in the East Courtyard were all honest and humble people who had never received military training and had extremely poor psychological quality. The slightest sign of trouble immediately made people panic.
"Well, everyone knows the situation." Zhou Sen waved his hand, and the courtyard quickly became quiet. "Well, now, I want to tell everyone another thing. Everyone knows that this is the Shenjiadong Courtyard." Zhou Sen
After a pause, "But there is another thing that you may not know. This is not only the Shenjiadong Courtyard, but also our food for the entire winter, agricultural supplies after the beginning of spring, etc. If this courtyard collapses, I will
I can tell you clearly that no one can survive this cold winter."
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There was a suffocating silence in the huge east courtyard, and you could hear a needle drop.
Everyone knows that Zhou Sen is right. If the yard is gone, they will not be able to survive this winter. Especially those victims of land reclamation who have been homeless know this firsthand.
In this harsh winter, food alone is not enough, you also need a warm place to stay, otherwise, there is no hope of survival.
"Now, we have two choices. First, leave the East Compound immediately and travel long distances in this snowy winter to find the next safe place to wait for the spring flowers to bloom in the coming year. Of course, choosing this path requires excellent
Luck. First of all, you have to bring enough food and warm clothes and bedding; secondly, you also ask the gods and worshipers not to encounter victims of burning, killing and looting along the way; finally, you have to find a safe place to stay. I think, the Han Empire
By that time, there shouldn’t be many safe places to find.”
"We won't consider the first one. What about the second one?" Surprisingly, it was Lu Axe, who was usually taciturn, who spoke this time.
"The second one is simple. Stay in the Shen family, protect the Shen family, and live and die with the Shen family. Here, I also want to tell you that if you stay in the Shen family, you have a greater chance of survival. Although there are twice as many enemies as us
, however, they are unorganized and undisciplined, they are scattered and will disperse when they encounter danger. But we have neat clothes and a strong backing from the Shen family. They are short of money and food, hungry and cold, cold and
Hungry. But we are well fed and warmly clothed. The food in the warehouse is piled up like a mountain and we can’t finish it. As long as we are united and united, no one can even think of stepping into this courtyard!"
"In addition, it is not safe to stay in the Shen family, because we are facing tens of thousands of mobs. They are no longer kind and honest people. They have turned into man-eating beasts. To defeat them, we need courage and
Determination to win! Here, I want to remind those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, if you feel that it is not worth fighting for your future, then leave the Shen family and this courtyard as soon as possible! "
"Mr. Qi, open the door." Zhou Sen shouted to the concierge.
"Yes." Mr. Qi, who had been drowsy for a long time, became more agile at this time and immediately opened the door.
"Those who don't want to stay in the Shen family and fight can leave!" Zhou Sen said every word.
"..."
There was a commotion in the yard, but no one left.
"Okay, since no one wants to leave, then get ready to start fighting!"
"Fight!" Lu Axe suddenly raised his iron ax and roared loudly, his voice thick and full of masculine power.
"Fight, fight!" The workers in the East Compound raised their hoes and poles.
"Fight, fight!"
"Fight, fight!"
All the people in the east compound raised their weapons, and the men's majestic shouts set off waves of air, like a tide, overwhelming mountains and seas, shaking the sky and shaking the earth.
Inexplicably, people have a passionate impulse.
The burning desire to fight is burning.
Zhou Sen raised his arms high, and the boiling East Courtyard immediately fell silent.
"To the east of Niejiaqiao Bridge, there are five streets that run through each other and are connected by lanes. East Street and Luffa Street, where the Shen family is located, are the only way for the mob. But now, we not only want to prevent the mob from invading Shen
home, we also need to keep the enemy far away from the Shen family yard, so that they cannot approach the Shen family at all. There are many small alleys in Niejiaqiao. If we block the end of East Street, those mobs will become
We formed a small group and entered Luffa Street and the dense alleys. As long as the mob dispersed, they were not scary, because our Niejiaqiao population exceeds 100,000, and our Shen family alone has more than 5,000 strong people.
Labor can easily defeat them, so let’s start fighting!”
At Zhou Sen's order, thousands of strong men began to carry grain in the warehouse and built a thick "city wall" at the end of East Street.
Seeing thousands of men carrying food and building the city wall in an orderly manner like worker ants, Zhu had an intuition that the Shen family's crisis had been resolved.
The troops were divided into two groups.
While the city wall was being built in the east courtyard, the Shen family began to notify the residents of Niejiaqiao to avoid the disaster. The residents took Xinruan with them and ran to the wilderness, or went to relatives, and some even hid in the Shen family. However, they could avoid
Those affected by the disaster are ordinary people, and those wealthy families can only stick to their homes.
Time passed minute by minute.
The strength of the people is great. In just a few dozen minutes, thousands of people built a city wall made of grain and bricks at the end of East Street. The wall was three meters high and seven meters thick, with a ladder-like structure at the back.
, people can climb directly onto the city wall.
In addition to building a city wall at the end of the street, a city wall was also built with grain against the wall on the east side of the east courtyard. The city wall made of grain and bricks was slightly shorter than the wall. When people stood on it, the wall could be used as a shelter.
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While the workers were in full swing, Zhou Sen was chatting with Zhu.
"Zhou Sen, you are a talented general." Zhu sighed.
"I wonder if Madam has any confidants?" Zhou Sen asked Zhu without answering.
"Confidant?"
"Yes, a confidant, a confidant who can sacrifice his life for the Shen family. Of course, the most important thing is to be able to keep secrets."
"Yes." Zhu nodded affirmatively.
"Very good, madam, you can ask them to dress up as beggars now, and when there is chaos, they can sneak into the mob. When the mob and the Shen family are fighting in a stalemate, have them shout a few times, 'The Zhao family has food.
, let’s just go to Zhao’s house.”
"Well, tell me the reason." Although Zhu knew the reason, she wanted to hear Zhou Sen's analysis.
"The mob is not that easy to deal with. They have nothing to lose except their lives. If they cannot grab food, they will still die. Between the choice of life and death, they have become desperadoes. If we
Not allowing the mob to divert will cause huge losses to the Shen family, so the only way is to move the target of the mob to the Zhao family as soon as possible to relieve the pressure on the Shen family."
"I'll make arrangements."
Zhu gave Zhou Sen a meaningful look and immediately walked towards the west courtyard. This young man's overall view made even a shrewd person like Zhu feel a little in awe.
Just as the Shen family was building a defense line in full swing, a cry of killing came from outside the town. The busy workers quickly climbed up the city wall made of food. When they took a look, they all gasped.
Because the view from the height is excellent, people can clearly see that on the official road outside the town, the dense crowds are pouring in like a tide, giving people a numb scalp feeling.
Zhou Sen heard the shouts and quickly climbed up the city wall at the end of the street and began to call on people to throw the porcelain they had prepared outside the city wall.
Crack, crackle...
There was an explosion like a firecracker, and some jars of porcelain were thrown out and fell to the ground, where they immediately turned into countless sharp porcelain pieces.
After a period of wild throwing, under the command of Zhou Sen, hundreds of people raised hoes, poles, kitchen knives, sickles and other objects and stood on the city wall to prepare. In just a few minutes, the tide of people had already surged over. They were approaching the Shen family's house.
When they entered the courtyard, they began to spread out, covering the sky and covering the ground, which was extremely spectacular.
The workers on the city wall looked at the increasing number of victims, and all they could do was wait for the moment of confrontation.
In fact, at this time, even if they wanted to run, it was too late, because there were so many workers and victims of land reclamation under the city wall that they could not see the overwhelming mob outside. They were crowded together layer by layer, forming a thick line.
Thick human wall.
Close!
Getting closer!
Suddenly, the sky turned dark, and bricks flew from the sky. The Shen family was caught off guard, and their heads were smashed with blood. The workers on the city wall and the victims of land reclamation ran away, and even the workers in East Street were also affected.
Fortunately, after a burst of bricks, the situation suddenly reversed.
The shouting mob let out a burst of screams. It turned out that most of the mob did not have any good shoes. In this cold season, some of the shoes were soaked in water and rotted. When they stepped on the sharp porcelain pieces on the ground, they were immediately pierced, and their feet were dripping with blood.
He screamed in pain.
Because of the overcrowding, the mob could no longer throw bricks away.
However, the charge did not stop, because the tide of people behind them forced the mobs who were stabbed at their feet to squeeze up or trample them under their feet.
At this time, the mob was crowded together and there was no room for throwing bricks. The East Street was actually safer than it was at the beginning.
A brutal and primitive killing began.
At the beginning, the battlefield was mainly concentrated at the end of East Street. Thousands of people were densely crowded on the street less than 20 meters wide. The mobs swarmed up madly. Under the huge push from behind, some mobs actually stepped on them.
People climbed up the city wall head and shoulders. As soon as they climbed up, the poles and hoes on the city wall immediately swarmed up...
Blood splatters.
Murderous aura boils.
This is the most barbaric battle. There are no sharp weapons or well-trained soldiers. What is there are some honest farmers. Their weapons are hoes, poles, sickles, wooden sticks, and teeth.
People kept climbing up, and people kept falling. Those who fell were immediately trampled to pieces by the tide of people. Those mobs were extremely brave, and they were simply not afraid of death. Some people actually grabbed the city wall out of thin air.
The weapons that were stabbed down forcefully pulled down the people on the city wall. Among them, some strong thugs actually started to pull the sacks on the city wall with their bare hands.
In the distance, some people began to dismantle private houses and use the wood from the houses to make siege tools...
The end of the small East Street has become a devil's hell, with shouts of death, screams, and shouts. At this time, people have forgotten their fear, and are just fighting and resisting mechanically with the weapons in their hands.
, attacking.
There are more and more corpses outside the city wall. Under the corpses, the city wall is getting shorter and shorter. The situation is extremely urgent.
Immediately, someone started carrying food non-stop.
The strength of the crowd was once again revealed. In just ten minutes, the city wall at the end of the street was increased by more than two meters, reaching a total of five meters. Moreover, the back extended into a slope. Even if the outside of the wall was demolished, it would not be affected.
Will collapse.
Injured people were constantly being replaced.
As time passed, the mob's attacks began to show their fatigue.
After all, the mob was not a well-trained soldier. They initially relied on their numbers and a moment of bloody courage to boost their morale and attack crazily. In fact, they were all cold and hungry, and their physical strength had long been exhausted after traveling long distances.
Not only was the small city wall not destroyed, but as it grew higher and higher, the willpower of the mob began to waver, especially those in front of the mob who were injured at their feet. The pain was unbearable and they began to retreat.
Those in the back rushed forward, and those in the front retreated. Soon, the mob, which was originally united, crowded together and became a chaotic mess, losing the vigor it had at the beginning.
"The Zhao family has more food, everyone go to the Zhao family!"
"Yes, yes, the Zhao family is on the west side of Qiao, we can go around..."
"..."
Just when the battle was at a stalemate, suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted and someone responded. The mob, whose hearts were already filled with excitement because they could not attack for a long time, immediately retreated like a tide and rushed into the alleys.
They came and went as quickly as they came. In just ten minutes, tens of thousands of mobs disappeared without a trace, leaving behind rubble, corpses and wailing wounded everywhere.
Zhou Sen and Zhu climbed onto the city wall. What they saw in front of them was devastation. In addition to the rubble, corpses and wounded everywhere, there were also a mess of weapons.
After just one hour of fighting, the end of East Street was already in ruins. Countless houses on the other side were demolished and ruined. Some houses even had thick black smoke rising from them.
The Shen family also paid a heavy price.
Twenty-seven people died, fifty-six were seriously injured, and several were slightly injured. The main cause of death and serious injuries to the Shen family was the first wave of brick attacks, because the Shen family was not at all wary of the mob using flying bricks as attacking weapons.
Some workers were caught off guard and were directly hit to death by flying bricks.
"Thank you, Zhou Sen." Looking at the messy East Street, the frightened Zhu breathed a long sigh of relief and finally got over the crisis.
Zhou Sen waved to the people around him, beckoning them to get down.
"Madam, there is a very important matter that you need to decide now." After the workers left the city wall, Zhou Sen said seriously.
"explain."
"Excuse me, do the Zhao family and the Shen family have any deep hatred?" Zhou Sen's eyes were extremely deep.
"The Zhao family...that's not the case. It's usually a business competition. Although the Zhao family is a bit despicable, they haven't gone beyond the duties of a businessman." Zhu hesitated and said.
"Well, the Zhao family is in danger now. I wonder what Madam's plans are?"
"Why do you say that? Please tell me!" Zhu frowned and looked at Zhou Sen.
"Madam, the Zhao family and the Shen family are competing in Niejiaqiao. No one can dominate. In fact, this is a good thing, because with the Zhao family, the Shen family will not be lazy."
"You mean, the Zhao family is pushing the Shen family forward?"
"Yes, of course, this is not the most important thing. As the saying goes, if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them! Only with the Zhao family and the Shen family in Niejiaqiao can they do business with peace of mind, and the Zhao family and the Shen family,
It’s really a matter of lips being dead and teeth being cold.”
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold...the lips are dead and the teeth are cold..." Mrs. Zhu muttered in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
"I think Madam can rescue the Zhao family now. Of course, the timing of the rescue needs to be grasped. It must not only serve as a warning to the Zhao family, but also not let the Zhao family collapse. Moreover, after the Shen family rescues, it can use this to communicate with the Zhao family.
The easing of relations between the family can also establish a spiritual leadership position in Niejiaqiao. Madam, think about it, if after this disaster, the prestige of the Shen family will rise sharply, the people of Niejiaqiao will definitely look to the Shen family as their leader. If something happens in the future
, as long as the Shen family raises its arms and shouts, followers will surely gather."
"Why are you so kind all of a sudden?" Zhu asked suddenly.
"..." Zhou Sen was stunned, not knowing how to answer this question.
In fact, Zhou Sen didn't think that much. He just wanted to spend this cruel winter quietly. The demise of the Zhao family, the first family of Niejiaqiao, was obviously not conducive to the stability of Niejiaqiao.
In theory, protecting the Zhao family means protecting yourself.