"It's interesting." Zhou Xingyun did not dodge, but raised his hand to grab the stone that hit his face: "Have you ever thought that Qingtian Xiong's defeat in Lingdu City means that he has lost most of this overall game. Now.
He led his troops to besiege the city, but it was nothing more than a desperate struggle. If you go to find him, you are asking for trouble."
"Screw you! Master Qing's 30,000-strong army is approaching the city, and you only have more than 3,000 royal guards. If you hadn't taken the people of Lingdu City as hostages, Master Qing would have attacked the city with all his strength! Bring you bunch of thieves to justice!
"The people of Lingdu City replied confidently.
Analyzing only in terms of the number of personnel, Qingtian Bear has the advantage. Thirty thousand against three thousand, it is clear which one is stronger and which is weaker. Perhaps because of this, the people of Lingdu City feel that it is safer to defect to Qingtian Bear than to stay in Lingdu City.
"If the outcome of a war can be determined by comparing data, then it wouldn't be called a war. In short, this is the end of my good words. May you all wish yourselves the best of luck." Zhou Xingyun threw the stones back to the ground and climbed up the city wall with the rope ladder.
Zhou Xingyun claimed that Qing Tian Xiong had already lost most of them, which was not without purpose. The 30,000 Northern City guards were different from Qing Tian Xiong's personal guards. Their loyalty to Qing Tian Xiong was unknown.
What is the mental state of the 30,000 Northern City guards now? Zhou Xingyun can basically imagine it.
Lingdu City was lost, and Qingtian Xiong's forces became a homeless army.
Although Zhou Xingyun and others were trapped in Lingdu City and there was a shortage of food in the city, the situation seemed to be very bad. In fact, the Qingtian Bear forces outside the city were even worse than they were.
The 30,000 Northern City guards have now become homeless and helpless wandering troops. Although they are outside the city and surround Lingdu City, they have no hope...
There is no retreat, no reinforcements, and no supplies. Only by taking down Lingdu City at all costs can we break the dilemma... This is the current situation faced by the 30,000 Northern City guards.
However, can we live a stable life by taking back Lingdu City? No... tens of thousands of troops from the capital are heading north. Even if they take Lingdu City, it will only be the beginning of the war.
The 30,000 Northern City guards had no hope at all and were at a loss as to their future.
If the royal guards in Lingdu City are holding on to hope, waiting for the arrival of the imperial army to end all wars, then the 30,000 Northern City guards under Qingtian Xiong are living in despair, not knowing what the future holds.
Where to go.
Zhou Xingyun can guarantee that the 30,000 Northern City guards who are homeless, with no retreat, no reinforcements, and no logistical supplies may now have deserters.
What can the thirty thousand Northern City guards who are confused, panicked and demoralized do to decide the outcome against the united Royal Guards?
Knowing yourself and your enemy means you can win a hundred battles. The situation in Lingdu City is not optimistic, but the difficulties that Qingtian Bear needs to solve outside Lingdu City are definitely not much more than those encountered by Han Qiumiao.
The more than 5,000 people from Lingdu who left the city today are good news for Qingtian Xiong, which can help him turn defeat into victory in the face of adversity.
When Zhou Xingyun returned to the city wall, he saw a hunchbacked old woman, Gou Bin, and Wu Shen, leading more than 5,000 people from Lingdu City towards the Beijing City guards on the outskirts.
Within a moment, the more than 5,000 people from Lingdu City who had left the city got their wish and entered the guard camp of Beijing City, where they met Qingtian Xiong and his party.
"Master Qing, we are the people of Lingdu City who have come to seek refuge with you."
"Master Qing must take back Lingdu City! The people in the city are waiting for you to go back!"
"The royal family was hypocritical and arrogant until the very end, bullying us common people. Mr. Zhou Mu must stand up for us and give that unscrupulous official a good death after recapturing Lingdu City!"
When the people of Lingdu City entered the guard camp of Beijing City, their first reaction when they saw Qingtian Xiong was to vigorously criticize Zhou Xingyun and his party.
"Master Qing, we have completed all the tasks you gave us. You see, the people here are all villagers who have responded to your call and are willing to go out of the city to follow you." Wu Shen said with a flattering smile.
"Yes! We are all willing to follow Mr. Qing!" Gou Bin raised his arms and shouted, prompting the more than 5,000 people behind him to nod in response.
"Very good. I'm very pleased with your consideration. Come, take them to the left wing of the camp to rest." Qingtian Xiong ordered lightly. Several guards immediately stepped forward and signaled the more than 5,000 people who were leaving the city to put down their bags.
A man from Lingdu City suddenly stopped the northern guards from taking away his luggage.
"What's the matter with you?" Qingtian Xiong looked at the man impatiently.
"The common people have accepted Master Qing's kindness. The common people do not want to cause trouble to you, so they are planning to stay away from Lingdu City today and go to their distant relatives." The man said cautiously. He dragged his family and his family away from Lingdu City because he wanted to stay away from the war.
"Did you bring any food?" Qingtian Xiong asked tepidly.
"Master Qing, don't worry. The common people tried to take a bucket of rice out of the city, but they didn't confiscate it." The man said truthfully. Although there was a little girl guarding the city tower and strongly urging the family to stay, when he insisted on leaving, the other party did not
Didn't look through their luggage.
Many people in Lingdu City who left the city tried to bring some dry food out of the city. Even if it was confiscated by the royal guards, it didn't matter. They had to go out of the city to ask for help from Qingtian Bear anyway...
However, what many people did not expect was that the people responsible for guarding the gates did not confiscate the food in their bags. This surprised many people in Lingdu City who took the risk of taking food out of the city.
"The situation is serious now and our army's food reserves are insufficient. The food you brought with you will be temporarily put into our army's granary. When our army recaptures Lingdu City, we will return it to you in double the amount."
Qingtian Xiong waved his hand without any doubt, and several guards following him immediately stepped forward and snatched away the man's package.
As Zhou Xingyun expected, there was a shortage of food in Lingdu City, and the same was true for the Beijing City guards outside the city. They had no rear supplies, so the food and grass reserve situation was definitely not much better.
This is a kind of psychological game. Everyone is in a bad state, but whoever shows his defeat first will be the loser.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Qing is in need, and we are duty-bound to help." The man no longer bothered with the food in his bag and handed it to the guards obediently, because he couldn't help but recall what Zhou Xingyun said to them in the end.
In a word...please wish yourself well.
The man felt very uneasy and couldn't help but tighten his wife's and children's hands: "Master Qing, we don't want the courtesy or food. I just want to take my wife and children away from the war. I hope you will allow me."
"That's right, if Master Qing needs the things we carry, feel free to take them! I also want to leave the war zone as soon as possible and join my uncle in the next city."
"I also want to leave as soon as possible to find my aunt in Shiyuan City." As soon as the man finished speaking, many people immediately followed suit.
Although everyone did not bring dry food with them, most people felt that staying away from the war zone was more important than anything else. Food could be collected on the road. After all, it was the autumn harvest season, and there were plenty of fruits in the mountains and wild forests.
"No, none of you are allowed to leave the camp." Qingtian Xiong said expressionlessly: "Since you have left the city to join me, you should obey my orders and be used by me. What is the difference between leaving now and deserting?"
For a moment, the guards around Qingtian Xiong took out their weapons to intimidate the more than 5,000 people who had just ran out of Lingdu City.
"Master Qing, how could you do this to us? We are all people who are willing to follow you..."
"Shut up! You worthless coward!" The hunchbacked old woman didn't wait for the man to finish speaking, then stamped her cane fiercely: "Since you want to follow Lord Qing, you should listen to Lord Qing's orders! Qing!
If Master Qing wants you to live, you must live even if you die; if Master Qing wants you to die, you must die now!"
"No! You lied to us! You said we could leave after we left the city! You lied to us!" the man shouted anxiously, because he had realized that he had been deceived by the hunchbacked old woman. He finally understood why Zhou Xingyun warned them repeatedly in the end,
Don't regret it when you leave the city.
However, just when the people of Lingdu City and the man realized that they had been deceived, Qingtian Xiong suddenly slapped the man's Tianling Cap with his palm.
In an instant, the man was bleeding from all seven holes and died on the spot...
"father!"
"Ms. sir!"
The man fell to the ground dead, and the women and children standing next to him immediately hugged the man and exclaimed, obviously not expecting Qingtian Xiong to be so cruel and ruthless.
"Is anyone still leaving now?" Qingtian Xiong asked tepidly. The more than 5,000 people who left the city saw the man's tragic death, and for a moment they didn't even dare to fart.
"You traitor! You kill my husband, you will die a good death! You return my husband..." The woman was so heartbroken that she forgot everything and rushed towards Qingtian Bear. Unexpectedly, he was killed before he even got close to Qingtian Bear.
A crossbow arrow pierced the heart.
"Mother! Mother! Father!"
The helpless six-year-old child could only hug the two corpses that were still warm and cry bitterly. Thousands of people in Lingdu City witnessed the scene, and they all felt a chill in their hearts.
"Keeping this child here is a disaster. You dragged him out and executed him." Qingtian Xiong said indifferently. Seeing this, Wu Shen couldn't bear to plead: "Master Qing, just forget about this child..."
"Are you going to disobey me too?" Qingtian Xiong looked at Wu Shen coldly.
"Don't dare." Wu Shen couldn't help but shook his head in fear, and could only stare at several guards who forcibly dragged the six-year-old child away.
Having learned from the past, the remaining people in Lingdu City no longer dared to disobey Qingtian Xiong's orders. In the end, they all followed the guards obediently and stationed on the left side of the camp. Only the hunchbacked old woman and a few small dignitaries in Lingdu City stayed in Qingtian Xiong.
Go to Tianxiong and report to him the situation in Lingdu City.
After all, tomorrow morning, the hunchbacked old woman and others will still need to go under the city wall of Lingdu City to pick up the new batch of Lingdu City people who are leaving the city...
Qingtian Xiong settled the more than 5,000 people from Lingdu City who had left the city, and then summoned Xuanyang Tianzun, Shen Quan, Hengyu and other experts to discuss countermeasures in the barracks.