Back Off, Let Me Come

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 former guard had escaped from the battle, he was furious and immediately agreed to come to Faxiao to guard the city with him. So, a few people worked together to lobby in the county and township, and raised an army of more than 300 civilians, among whom there were less than two hands who had developed martial arts. Their realm is low, and their armors are crude. Ordinary people rummaging around in the armory can only find a few broken armors. The remaining people can only wear coarse linen clothes, with wooden boards and bamboo pieces tied in front and back.

Gray-headed, sallow complexion and thin skin.

Compared with the powerful and murderous army outside the city, they looked weak and pitiful. Not to mention guarding the city from their mouths, they would shudder when they looked at each other. What kind of look is that? 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, tying up all the surrendered guards. Then several more columns of soldiers lined up in order to guard important roads in the city, such as the weapons depot and the grain depot.

"...It was so empty inside that 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 up were covered 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 guards 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 these greedy and fearful things, it would have taken some effort for him to enter the city. It is a rare miracle that no one can bleed to death in an siege of a city: "Not to mention these things, let's count the people first to see 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. Let the people in Gao Guo see the difference."

The food shortage in the city was greater than expected.

Not only were government granaries emptied, private grain storages were also looted in advance. The local grain merchants were affiliated with the local snakes. The 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. They took advantage of the information gap between the two places to purchase and stockpile grain in advance. They were prepared to sell when food prices were at their highest, and maybe they could take advantage of the situation again.

However, Shen Tang's soldiers and horses are relatively fierce.

They also overestimated the defensive capabilities of various places in Gaoguo, 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 famine broke out in the city. Bai Su ordered the soldiers to set up tents to serve porridge, and also asked his men to ride horses through the streets and alleys to inform them of the news. No one believed it at first, and every household closed its doors and windows for fear that if someone showed up, they would be killed for military honors.

Until someone can't bear the hunger and goes to the nearest porridge shed.

In the porridge shed, there were several pottery jars about half a person's height, 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 were seen squatting in front of the jars with focused eyes, stretching their hands under the pottery jars. There were several warriors wearing turbans on the side, holding long-handled spoons and stirring the pot in circles. As several people stirred it, the rich aroma of the porridge penetrated the nostrils of the passers-by.

If you look at their faces, these soldiers are both male and female. If you look at your body shape, each arm is thicker than your own legs, making you a bit indistinguishable from male to female. Especially the woman who rolled up her sleeves and stirred the big spoon. She was holding the handle of the spoon with one hand, her upper arm was slightly exerted, and her strong muscles were swollen. The sweat from the high fire covered the brown skin, which looked like seven or eight layers of wax at first glance. Carefully polished to a brilliant shine.

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 come closer because they don’t want to starve to death.

The nearest soldier 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 was not as high-pitched as that of an ordinary woman, but it was also not as strong as a man's. When others heard it, they knew she was a strong woman with a lot of energy and vitality. The two sides were more than ten steps apart, but her voice could still reach the beggar's ears clearly.

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 livelihood possessions. The soldier glanced at it, winked at the person next to him, and ordered: "Bring him a new bowl. After you finish 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. There was a wooden bowl radiating heat on the ground in front of him, and he was holding a salty and crispy flatbread in his right hand. This big cake is as big as two of my own faces and as thick as a finger. When he took a bite, meat oil spread in his mouth, and there was a bit of fresh green onion aroma. As long as 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 of wealthy families who deal with swill will send the swill for treatment. After sorting through it, they can sell it for a lot of money, and they can buy a nice house in a few years. There is no luck with this kind of good stuff, and I can’t even taste it. However, it is not without surprises.

If there is a happy event, a flowing banquet will be set up, and the beggar will come over and say a few auspicious words, and he will have a chance to share the benefits. If you are unlucky and meet a mean and stingy host, not to mention asking for a sip of swill, it would be a good thing if you don't get beaten up and die.

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 gnawed it. 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, the front of the porridge shed was already crowded 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 according to the order: "Those who don't line up can't get the 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, and the local ruffians among them did not dare to make mistakes. They all saw that the clothes of these soldiers were still stained with brown blood that could not be washed away. No one wants to have their necks crushed by the other, clean up and become acquaintances in the pottery jar.

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 the period. There are always people who are picked out by soldiers with one hand. It's not very powerful, but it can knock someone off their feet. The other party opened his eyes angrily and said with a pale face: "What are you doing? I didn't queue up honestly, and I didn't jump in line. Why did you drag me out? Don't lie to others if you can't help me."

Seeing that these people had no intention of killing people, some of the hobs became bolder and showed off their usual arrogance.

"Look at your figure, which is fatter than a pig's. What kind of porridge are you getting?"

He was so fat that his chin had three layers of flesh, and his eyes were almost squeezed out.

"You can survive just by drinking water, why are you here to take advantage?"

His face was so red that it didn't look like he was hungry at all.

The fat man was still trying 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. Unwilling to get up, he felt the pain in his two buttocks as if they were split into four, and walked away angrily.

Then, someone else was picked out.

This man wasn't that fat, but his clothes didn't even have a patch.

As the soldiers inspected the crowd, those with strong bodies, rosy complexions, intact clothes, and those with abundant 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, while adults can only receive one 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. It's different for young people. They 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 eating.

The soldier preparing the porridge glanced at him and the man was carried out.

When he was taken away, he wanted to 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. The porridge maker can tell at a glance whether the person receiving the porridge is receiving it for the first time or pretending to be receiving it for the second time. As the number of people caught out increased, the impostors among the crowd could only give up and disperse secretly.

They left and 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 people. Those who want this stutter must abide by her rules. Those who break the rules will die. At the end of the day, the turmoil in the city subsided. However, before dawn the next day, there were several corpses hanging on the city wall. Someone recognized these corpses as the owners of the grain shop in the city and ran away long ago.

Why is the body hanging here?

This is easy to say.

The territory of Gao State was in chaos, and they could not go far with a large amount of food. Some took the risk and continued to flee, while others hid in Zhuangzi outside the city, hiding all the food inside. The city surrendered and rice and food were in short supply. A man of great wisdom came to see Bai Su.

Bai Su was very surprised when he heard the other party announcing his family name.

Ask the 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 cost a lot of money to provide porridge.

It's better to stop giving porridge and sell the grain.

The grain sold at a premium gives 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 robbing families and homes, and each one was more greedy than the last. As long as there is enough profit, there is nothing that cannot be bought. As expected, Bai Su walked not far from him, 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 Suyou said the next sentence: "You are too sensible, I will reward you for your youthfulness."

You don't have to think about whether you can kill this kind of person.

"Kill those who are accompanying him as well."

An understatement made the difference between life and death for several people.

Soldiers were sent overnight to the grain dealer's lair, and everything that could be taken away was taken away. Not even a grain of corn was left for him. Bai Su promised not to kill the guards and not disturb the people when the city surrendered, but he did not say not to 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 everywhere.

Take the initiative to surrender, give porridge and bread, do not kill, 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, he might as well become a naturalized citizen of Kangguo. Naturalize early, enjoy early, abandon darkness and turn to light, life will be worry-free. 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 early, first come, first served, don't wait 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 was also very cunning and deliberately spread rumors to scare families from all over the country, scaring them away one after another.

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 be surrounded and besieged in their homes.

Those with an unfriendly attitude were all taken to the dungeon.

Of course, she couldn't 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 worry. 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, and 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 head of the country for so many years, and she 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 say "God damn 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, "You can go so far to buy things for your uncle? Isn't it here in Gao State? 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 reverse 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, learning C2 in Yueqing is ridiculously expensive, which is heartbreaking. Tuition fees, registration fees, gas fees, etc., can always amount to eight or nine thousand, and this is if they are all paid for at once.