The messenger from Luxia County looked at the "Lu" flag that was stained with dried blood and half of it was still standing black. After dismounting, he walked quickly for a few steps. Ignoring the dirt on the ground, he fell to his knees with a plop.

The sound makes one's knees hurt.

His eyes were red and tears could no longer stop flowing out.

He saluted at the city wall.

In my heart, I also thank God for His mercy.

Luxia County held on and successfully held off until reinforcements arrived.

He sobbed and cried with emotion, but no one around him laughed at him - if you think about it, they were probably more excited than the messenger, because before arriving at the government office, they all thought that the Luxia County government office had fallen.

If it falls, haha.

As the actions of these refugees and grass bandits spread everywhere, who still doesn’t know the fate of being targeted by these locusts?

Nine of the ten rooms were empty, and corpses lay everywhere.

The bloody methods of massacring the city were no less than those of Zheng Qiao back then, or even worse.

You know, in the eyes of some outsiders, Zheng Qiao's methods are not ruthless - because Zheng Qiao's fellow only allowed the soldiers to loot and make money in the first seven days after the city was broken.

After these seven days, no more evil deeds are allowed.

As for the massacre after the city was broken

In order to keep their money, the people will do whatever they can to hide it in places you can't think of, and there is nothing they dare to hide. After conquering the city, the victorious party will force the people to spit out their money and use blood and heads to scare the people in the city into buying their lives with money.

"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey", see if they think the things outside the body are more important, or the head on the neck is more important.

Robbing women and children for pleasure can only be considered an "add-on".

Euphemistically called——

"Reward" his brothers who accompanied him in the Northern and Southern War.

Only the lord who leads his brothers to make a fortune and become successful together can win the support of thousands of soldiers and the loyalty of soldiers.

This is basically an unspoken rule that has been agreed upon - brothers stay away from home, follow the wars in the north and south to work for you, and fight without regard for life and death. There must be something to do.

Who is willing to fight and sacrifice his life without getting benefits?

Soldiers are human beings too and have to support their families.

Is the military pay sufficient?

Or is the status and reputation enough?

The meager military pay was not enough for the soldiers to feed themselves, let alone send them home to support their parents, wives and children.

The biggest source of income for soldiers is the "extra money" after conquering cities and plundering territory! Furthermore - blocking people's way of making money is like killing your parents. This is how other soldiers get rich. The so-called "not disturbing the people and not robbing" is very rare.

few.

This is true for the "regular army" who have military pay and food supply, let alone the homeless grass bandits who have nothing but food and mouth. In order to force money and food from the people's homes, their methods will only become more thorough, ruthless and decisive!

The common people who were lucky enough to pick up a piece of people did not want to starve to death, so they had no choice but to join them and plunder other places.

It's like a snowball getting bigger and bigger.

If Luxia County was captured, not only would there be no living people left in the city, not even a live chicken, duck, or earthworm would be left, and the eggs laid by the old hens would be taken away in their arms. The survivors who could survive would basically be Good luck and well hidden.

The messenger's relatives and relatives are all in the city.

The government is still intact and the family members are still alive.

Isn't this worth getting excited and crying?

There is no shame in this matter.

The messenger's voice became hoarse from crying. The guards on the city wall also saw the crowds of people and thought that the refugees and bandits were coming to attack the city again, so they hurriedly sent a message. Regardless of the pain in his throat and the luck of the Dan family, the messenger extended his voice to the entire city wall.

"It's not the enemy!"

"It's reinforcements!"

"The four counties of Heyin, Tianhai, Shangnan, and Yiru are coming to help! Fortunately, the hunter has fulfilled his duty. I sincerely ask Mr. Lu to come out of the city to see you!"

Squeak——

Not long after, the dilapidated and patched city gate opened.

A guard ran out.

The guard carefully observed the messenger, took Governor Lu's token from the messenger, and immediately turned back to the city. After waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour, Governor Lu hurriedly rode out of the city under the escort of two teams. However, the other party's face looked a little expressionless. black.

Shen Tang rides on the back of a motorcycle.

Holding fists: "Gong Lu, we meet again. We said goodbye to Sibao County last year, and I didn't expect the scene to be like this when we meet again. How is it in the city? After receiving the news, we rushed over quickly, but we encountered tens of thousands of thieves ambushing us on the way and were delayed. It’s been a while.”

Shen Tang couldn't stop talking.

In addition, she didn't like making useless small talk with others, so she spoke first and got straight to the point.

Sheriff Lu is also a tall, middle-aged man.

He has a thick beard.

It's just that his eyes are slender, the corners of his eyes are downward, and he has a rather mean and sinister face, which makes people dislike him.

Shen Tang really didn't like it, and he even had trouble with the Governor Lu during the alliance. The other party favored tough guys with a masculine atmosphere, but Shen Tang was short and beautiful at that time, which was exactly what he disliked the least. type.

I won’t talk about these grievances at this moment.

Sheriff Lu carefully identified Shen Tang, and reluctantly matched Shen Tang's number with the one from a year ago, and asked: "Why did you arrive now?"

His tone was full of dissatisfaction and questioning.

Shen Tang: "???"

Shaochong said dissatisfied: "Why are you talking?"

The people in charge, Tianhai and Yiru, also had dark faces.

The most embarrassing one is the Luxia County Messenger.

More than 10,000 troops rushed to rescue the siege. Not only were they crying with gratitude, but they were grateful, but at least they didn't look like this. They acted as if someone owed him something. Was it because they thought the homeless bandits were not attacking fast enough and wanted to find another opponent?

When the subordinates heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, and they hurriedly jumped out to smooth things over, apologizing repeatedly to Shen Tang.

"Don't blame me, Commander Shen. Don't blame me, Commander Shen. My lord didn't mean to offend. It's just that I lost my young son in front of the battle today, and I was so sad that I talked nonsense. My lord, Commander Shen ignored the past grudges and sent troops to help. It's Lu Xiajun Wan How could you, the great benefactor of thousands of common people, say such a thing? If word got out, you would be ridiculed by the heroes of the world."

The subordinate who spoke was of high status.

He is probably a relative of Governor Lu or something.

Being scolded by his subordinates in front of outsiders, Sheriff Lu only turned darker, pursed his thick, dry and curled lips, as if anger was brewing in his chest, and his cheeks were tense. However, in the end, he still suppressed the excess. mood.

He exhaled a thick breath.

He apologized stiffly to Shen Tang: "There is nothing more tragic in life than a white-haired person giving a black-haired person. Today, my youngest son lost his life. I am really devastated, and my heart is broken with tears. I can't speak at all for a while. Please ask Governor Shen." I'll forgive you. Someday, I will hold a banquet and solemnly apologize to Governor Shen."

Then?

Then there was nothing more. They didn't even ask Shen Tang to come into the city to meet the wind and entertain the reinforcements coming from afar. Did they plan to let the army spend the night outside the city???

Shen Tang prides herself on being a "good person" and a "good old man", but she is kind-hearted, which does not mean she is someone who can be kneaded and squashed! She goes through great hardships to help - although she does this just to save her. The refugees and thieves were blocked from Heyin, so she could free her hands and feet to start a war on their territory, so she wouldn't feel bad if they were damaged. But no matter what, she had good intentions.

My surname is Lu, I am your boss!

Shen Tang cursed inwardly.

Just as he was about to spray back, the staff member crossed over to Governor Lu and said cautiously: "It's getting late. Governor Shen and the generals have worked hard to eliminate harm to the people. If you don't mind it, why not take a good rest in the city? It’s just that Luxia County has been suffering from plunder by bandits and there is nothing good to entertain everyone. Please don’t blame me, Commander Shen.”

Shen Tang chuckled in his heart.

She curled her lips inwardly, with a bit of displeasure on her lips: "That's all, we don't lack this meal. Now that the bandits have retreated and the crisis in the prison has been resolved, we are going to stay outside the city overnight. Tomorrow Search for traces of bandits. If they have changed their route to go elsewhere, we have to go back home."

When the staff heard this, they immediately became anxious and kept winking at the gloomy-looking Sheriff Lu.

Gu Xiu

He stepped on his foot and said angrily: "Lord!"

Sheriff Lu said: "Slow down!"

Shen Tang looked at him coldly.

Sheriff Lu took a deep breath, lowered his posture very low, and invited Shen Tang to enter the city in a tone that was mixed with pleading but reluctant. Shen Tang was puzzled, a little wary, and said: "Since That’s it, good work.”

After that, the tense and stiff atmosphere suddenly eased.

Sheriff Lu personally led Shen Tang into the city.

Shen Tang secretly exchanged glances with Chu Yaokang.

I always feel a little strange.

But I'm not sure.

Because when Sibao County formed an alliance, Sheriff Lu thought that Shen Tang's eyes were not eyes and his nose was not a nose - well, it was not just Sheriff Lu, but most of them had this bad attitude. It is said that it was related to Shen Tang causing trouble after drinking. .

Shen Tang said that he was wronged.
To be continued...