Chapter 2441 The object of attack
When the morning fog rises, surrounded by high mountains and low hills near Xiangping, there are company camps all over the mountains.
As the temperature gradually rises, the smell of blood and rancidity, which had been slightly frozen at night, gradually rises again and spreads in the air. It even feels like the air is turning gray-green with the naked eye.
The war frenzy that lasted for many days has subsided, and what separates the two sides is not the city wall, but the rotting corpses around the city wall.
On the section of land from the barracks surrounded by Dingling people to the Xiangping city wall, countless corpses, various weapons, arrows, and damaged wooden instruments inserted on the ground or on the corpses formed a hell-like The scenery is a warm and dead atmosphere.
All the bright red blood had already turned black and purple, and some of the rotten corpses had swollen bellies, like balloons that would explode at the touch of a touch. Blue and purple blood vessels emerged on the same black, iron-blue skin. There are also maggots crawling around, like little devils in **** who are about to be born among these bulging corpses.
Occasionally, some squadrons of cavalry would come out of the Ding Ling camp, and then leave the battlefield and go further away. They don''t know whether to carry out patrol missions, or to capture more unlucky people to fill this hell. middle.
Attracted by these rotting corpses, a large number of birds, animals, mice, flies, etc., enjoy the feast for days on the land in the middle like no one else. Occasionally, due to the biting and touching of these gluttonous guys, the rotting heads or limbs will fall off, and these fat guys will not be allowed to avoid them, just staring at them casually with blood-red eyes, like It''s mocking human stupidity.
At first, the Ding Ling people would attack the city among the corpses without fear of death, but they stopped coming later...
Those decaying breaths that seem to turn the air dark green seem to be able to directly invade the body of a living person without contact, so that the little people who do not have any knowledge of defense against viruses do not know how to avoid getting sick.
Just like that, fortunately for Gongsun Kang, they were temporarily out of battle. What sheltered them was not their bravery, nor the arrival of reinforcements, but these dead ordinary people in Liaodong. Even if they died, they seemed to continue to protect this piece of land in Liaodong. The leader on the land is an idiot, and they have contributed everything they have without complaint or regret, from life to death.
Unable to put an end to the epidemic, Ding Lingren temporarily stopped the idea of ????attacking, and asked the besieging soldiers to withdraw from the dangerous area for repairs, and then follow up.
Although it is said that the Ding Ling people will no longer continue to attack the city, it does not mean that Xiangping City will be peaceful forever.
At the same time, the city wall cannot stop the invasion of disease.
Through the infiltration of water sources, mosquitoes and flies, various diseases gradually appeared in Xiangping City, and the diseases would be infected with each other, which made the city reduce the number of people almost every day, and this kind of death and injury was simply worthless, which made people feel even worse. People inevitably become demoralized and demoralized.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Ding Ling people were also afraid of the epidemic, they might not have another attack or two, and Xiangping might fall...
When Gongsun Kang was almost desperate, a turning point happened suddenly.
It is raining in Liaodong.
And it was a rare heavy rain!
The pouring rain is accompanied by dark clouds all over the sky, like covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The occasional flashes of lightning and thunder make this area chaotic and uneasy.
Seeing the situation, Gongsun Kang passed the resolution quickly and took advantage of the rain to break through.
On a rainy night, Gongsun Kang opened the city gate, leaving behind the Gongsun family''s foundation in Xiangping for many years, leaving behind those people who supported him, leaving behind those servants and followers who still longed for Gongsun''s protection. Running wildly and fleeing, afraid of being entangled by the Dingling who were chasing them in the rain, it was not until the next morning that they stopped exhausted in the area of ????Qianshan Shiling, and waited for the confluence of their soldiers.
During a short break, Gongsun Kang recalled the situation when they were still domineering in Liaodong only half a year ago, and it really felt like a world away. With such sighs, Gongsun Kang knew that when he broke through the encirclement, the nearly 5,000 Gongsun soldiers who could be sorted out one after another had already been sorted out after two hours of waiting and counting the number of soldiers. Less than five hundred!
The soldiers who disappeared, some died in the pursuit of the Dingling people, some were captured, and some were left behind while fleeing all the way. And what Gongsun can look forward to now is that these "left behind" soldiers are willing to return to the army one after another...
But in fact, among these fallen soldiers, most of them may never come back, but fled into the mountains.
The cruel fact is right in front of you. The former son of the Liaodong King, Gongsun Kang, who has infinite glory, is now like a frightened mouse, constantly fleeing south along the peninsula, fleeing to Le Lang, and fleeing to the unknown. abyss.
Taixing six years, early autumn.
The once glorious Gongsun regime in Liaodong fell apart, and perhaps soon, it will swallow its last breath.
…_(:з」∠)_…
When the Gongsun regime in the north collapsed, Jiangdong in the south was also facing a catastrophe.
In a place like Yangzhou, such a land of fish and rice, it has encountered drought.
There should have been sufficient water for the farmers to grow and fill, and form full fruit, but the continuous drought has caused water shortages in many places, and the decline in the river water level has also prevented some ditches from being effectively replenished. It is inevitable that there will be problems with the field ridges for water supply.
This is Jiangdong’s ten years, um, perhaps a rare situation for a longer period of time...
And earlier than the bad situation that the autumn harvest may reduce production, the increase in grain prices is like boiling water.
Just like before some good or bad news in the later generations of the National Casino came out, some big households had already made plans in advance. In the current Jiangdong, when ordinary people realize that the drought may affect their harvest this year When it was affected, these ordinary people realized in astonishment that compared with the things they would face in autumn, the current food prices were already sharpened, and they were bruised all over their bodies.
There will always be a long queue outside Mipu.
Every time the rice shop staff took off the water card and wiped it and refilled it, it always attracted countless wailing and cursing.
The price of ordinary millet and wheat quickly soared from four to five hundred yuan to one or two thousand yuan, and then fell slightly when the government opened warehouses to stabilize grain prices, but after the official warehouses ran out of grain like a flood, The price of food rose in response to the sound, and went straight to four or five thousand dollars!
The era of fried rice for all people in Jiangdong has come.
At this moment on the ground in Jiangdong, food has become as precious as gold.
The powerful local households of the gentry held a gluttonous feast in such an atmosphere.
Different from ordinary farmers and women outside the city who wailed everywhere, ate grass roots, gnawed tree bark and swallowed dirt, in the big cities of Jiangdong, for example, the fireworks venues in Wujun and other places were extremely popular.
Those rich and powerful households who calculated that their granaries were converted into gold, silver and copper coins, which were rising wildly every day, hoped that the drought would last longer, and at the same time seemed to think that the money they picked up for nothing was not spent for nothing, and was used for entertainment and luxury Consumption is increasing.
At the same time, because the number of farmers selling their sons and daughters has also increased, these fireworks venues can make people tout and increase the "comparison price", and at the same time send people around to collect the next batch of skinny horse seedlings. At dusk every day, it was the busiest time for restaurants, flower houses and boats.
There are also quite a few young romantics who were jealous in brothels and restaurants, and beat dogs'' heads out of pigs'' brains. Most of them were wounded, with a blue nose and a swollen face. It has become a topic of jokes for several days, and then these young scholars will be attracted by the words of the top ten courtesans of brothels, the top ten famous fireworks, Dong... er, the top ten skills of painting boats, etc., and wink at them. Those who call themselves brothers have to take a step to speak.
This is the best place in Jiangdong.
This is the demeanor of a noble family and powerful family.
In the minds of these Jiangdong gentry children, what is it if a hundred or ten ordinary people die? Thousands of people, one hundred thousand million, are just numbers. As long as you can still sing and dance, then there will be peace and prosperity.
The young gentry children are full of energy and blood, and it is inevitable to mess with flowers and plants, but most of the old people who are old, or the head of the family who have passed the situation where the blood supply to the brain is insufficient, most of them have not put their minds on pure Instead, they communicated with each other early on, and then discussed in private.
When grain prices rose, it was not yet the autumn harvest, and the Jiangdong water network was densely covered. Strictly speaking, there were not many places where there were no harvests due to severe disasters. However, the sudden rise in grain prices led to market chaos. , The turmoil of the people''s hearts, so that the farmers and farmers have no intention of farming, and the people in the city are also restless and rioting.
Next, according to the customary operation of the gentry, the food price will remain at a high level for a period of time, and then wait until the autumn harvest...
At that time, the really terrible situation will come.
Receiving Sun Quan''s edict, bigwigs from all over Jiangdong rushed to Wu County to discuss countermeasures.
Lu Su also came all the way from Chaisang. When he was approaching Wujun, there was a sudden commotion on the road, and soon there were scolding, shouting and crying mixed together.
Lu Su and his party were blocked and stopped.
Lu Su sent guards to inquire, only to realize that there was a car carrying some grain in front of him, saying that it was going to be sold in the city, because the current grain price was high and there was a lot of turmoil, so he also invited several guards to go with him. Thinking of the road ahead, I don''t know whether the vehicle was crushed into the pit, or the axle was in disrepair for a long time, and the vehicle toppled over, and the food was spilled out...
In this way, it is like gold rolling all over the ground!
It is inevitable that some people will be tempted, and they will run away after grabbing it.
Then there are those who are jealous, pick up the fallen ones from the ground, and eventually become looting the remnants of the overturned vehicles...
The owner of the vehicle and the guards stepped forward to guard them with weapons, but after the people were red-eyed and in a state of conformity, how could they pay attention to the threat of those people? Under the drinking system, no one listened at all. On the contrary, some people threw sand and stones at the vehicle guards, and they were able to **** them.
After that, there was bleeding and people died, and the looting mob got scared and ran away with a bang.
But the damage is done, and the dead will not rise.
After Lu Su heard about it, he closed his eyes and his beard trembled slightly. In the end, he just ordered the guards to open the way. He didn''t get out of the car to give justice to the owner of the vehicle or the passer-by who was killed, and to comment on right and wrong. move forward.
With the scolding of the guards, the road became clear again.
Amidst the sound of the wheels, Lu Su saw the bright red blood stains on the side of the road, and saw a woman in ragged clothes crying with her arms around the male corpse, while a child in the same ragged clothes was pulling at the side. The hem of the male corpse may have been frightened stupid, or maybe he was ignorant of life and death. He looked around with a hollow and terrified expression, and crossed Lu Su''s gaze.
Lu Su didn''t have to get out of the car, but he could roughly infer what happened.
The three members of this family are obviously disaster-stricken farmers. They may have fled or went to visit relatives, but they encountered such an incident of a vehicle overturning on the way, and that man must not have looted the grain at the first time...
After all, his hands and feet are fast and his mind is active. If he snatched it early, he would run away. He hesitated for a long time. Under the battle between heaven and man, maybe he himself was really hungry, maybe he couldn''t bear the continued suffering of his wife and children, or maybe there were too many people behind him Yes, the man finally joined the ranks of looting.
But the fleeing man didn''t know, even if the vehicle guard wanted to kill him, he would choose the target. Ragged, yellow and emaciated, or a fleshy face, big arms and round waist, which one is easier to beat?
It''s like the targets of these gentry in Jiangdong, and they will definitely choose the same.
Obviously, Sun Quan couldn''t control the scene anymore.
If Sun Quan can control it, then there is no need to call Lu Su and others back in a hurry...
So Lu Su is very worried now.
It''s like the farmer man just now, if he had started at the beginning, he might have gotten away with it long ago. Or if you don''t do anything and stay away from the incident, you probably won''t be killed. And procrastinating, hesitating, thinking about giving it a try for a long time, I''m afraid it fell into the calculation of others!
"Boost! 』Lu Su did not watch that sad scene, because he knew that if there was a slight delay on the road, there would be more families in Jiangdong who would suffer misfortune and be separated from their wives and children!
On the other side, Sun Quan was frowning, furious at Lv Yi who was bowing his head.
It''s just that this boundless anger can''t be eaten, and it can''t immediately solve the thorny problems in Jiangdong.
Before Sun Quan returned to Jiangdong triumphantly, and then he was still immersed in the dream of how to deal with the Jiangdong gentry, but he was splashed with cold water, no, it was ice water!
From knowing that there was a drought in Jiangdong, to the soaring food prices, and then realizing the seriousness of it, Sun Quan''s mood was deteriorating all the way, just like holding a fund for later generations of baijiu.
At first, Sun Quan imagined that he would hold a grand celebration, well, of course, it would be a celebration where he finally "won" and "gained an official position", and used his momentum to suppress the Jiangdong gentry during the ceremony, so that these guys would be obedient and obedient. Docile post, piggybacking can solve the food price problem...
However, in the blink of an eye, the situation deteriorated.
The measure of ordering the opening of warehouses to stabilize food prices did not achieve the ideal effect of Sun Quan at all. Instead, it let the people know that the public warehouses were empty, and they became more and more uncontrollable panic!
Grain grabbing, reluctance to sell, and hoarding caused food prices to remain high!
The production and living order in Jiangdong has completely collapsed.
Refugees began to emerge.
Those original farmers began to become refugees, which means that the acres they cultivated were abandoned! Even if you wait until autumn, there will be no harvest!
Urgent documents from all over the country fell like hail, and all the documents wished to use bold and heavy fonts to indicate their critical situation, so that Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong, should pay attention as soon as possible and come up with countermeasures.
This is not a novelty, nor is it a scene that only appears in Dahan Jiangdong.
Natural disasters can easily turn into man-made disasters, and once it spreads, even if some officials will be dealt with afterwards, they will never be beaten to death with a stick...
Li Wei, there is also a Li Wei program. What''s more, if all these officials are dismissed and questioned, then who will be allowed to restore order and restart production?
There are only a few people in Jiangdong, only these "intellectuals" who can handle paperwork and check accounts! They are all relatives, they are all married, they are all a family!
At present, Sun Quan still has in his hands the casualties and their families who are screaming for compensation, the meritorious soldiers who are waiting for the rewards to be distributed, the labor labor that needs to be paid for, and all kinds of weapons that need to be repaired and rebuilt. Boat…
If you don’t pay for these, what is it called a big victory? Without rewards, how can soldiers be loyal? If no pension is given, how can the soldiers forget their lives in the future?
Everything, Sun Quan originally thought that he would be able to catch up with the autumn harvest when he came back, so he would be able to handle it with ease, but now it is completely empty!
Not only was there no harvest, but additional payment was required. During the entry and exit, when Yang Yi counted all the required accounts and reported them to Sun Quan, Sun Quan looked at it and felt that his head There was a "buzz", as if the patient''s family had received a huge bill in the hospital.
If you don’t pay these fees, Jiangdong will collapse immediately!
And if you pay these fees, it means that not only will you have to spit out all the profits you have earned from the battle, but you will even have to post your savings over the years!
『Incapable people! ’ Sun Quan was furious, with blue veins popping up on his forehead, pointing at Lv Yi and yelling loudly, ‘I left you to work in Jiangdong school, so you repay me like this? ! 』
At such a moment, Sun Quan had an impulse to directly grab the sword on the weapon rack beside him, and stab Lu Yi out of a transparent hole with one sword!
(end of this chapter)