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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.
Chapter completed!