Chapter 499

On the other hand, people in Cheng'an county are also restless.

The Tsing Yi army has grown too strong in a short time. Everyone has a mouth, but they simply can't get enough food to feed everyone. They can only loot and clean up everywhere. However, the amount of food obtained by this means is limited, and many people are still hungry.

There are people in the Qingyi army, but no one can take care of such a big "family business". They are short-sighted and can't operate at all.

To put it bluntly, they are a group of bandits without discipline and moral restraint.

Even though their initial momentum was greater than that of the red lotus sect, after a winter of anxiety, the influence of the Qingyi army became smaller and smaller. On the contrary, the red lotus sect was at its peak, expanding its territory step by step, further narrowing the living space of the Qingyi army.

Today, there is a depression in Cheng'an County, people are closed, and there are few pedestrians on the street.

No one dared to reveal the grain. The merchants who could escape had already escaped. Those who could not escape were looted by the green army. Half of their life savings were forcibly taken away. Those who were lucky could still save a life. Those who were unlucky were directly killed on the spot.

Nowadays, people complain and secretly ridicule that the Qingyi army should be renamed the bandit army.

Last autumn, because of the earthquake in Beijing, there was little grain production, and the Qingyi army haunted everywhere, which put the annual harvest of farmers in Cheng'an County into water. After the spring, there was no seed sowing, and the grain stored at home was exploited and robbed by the Qingyi army.

Many people can't stand hunger and the tyranny of the green army. For fear of losing their lives, those who can escape have fled.

The old and weak diseases that could not escape remained, and they survived day after day by relying on the carefully stored food.

Even some people were afraid that the smoke from cooking rice would attract the Qingyi army. They only dared to soak the rice in the water and eat it.

In the winter of last year, countless people were frozen to death. Now people starve to death every day in Cheng'an county.

The county government has been occupied by the Tsing Yi army. As one of their strongholds, it still maintains magnificent decoration.

The people outside can't wear warm clothes, can't eat enough, freeze to death and starve to death. These leaders of the green army eat spicy food, eat meat and drink.

However, now they are not in the mood to enjoy such a luxurious life, because there is not enough food in Cheng'an county.

If the food shortage continues, not only the people below will be hungry, but they will also bear the taste of hunger.

"Mother, don't you mean there is a batch of grain and grass? Calculate the time, even if you climb, you should climb over. Why haven't you arrived yet?"

After half a year, many tough leaders have grown fat meat. Now this one is no exception. His fingers are full of fat meat, and his knuckles circle after circle. He looks like a fat and short sausage. His bronze skin has also grown a bit white.

"Is there a problem on the road?" The Qingyi army who can be in the county government is also at the lowest level. Their faces turn red one by one. From their faces, they know that the past days are very moist, "after all, the demons of the red lotus sect are very evil..."

The fat general sitting at the head said, "well, send someone out to check..."

This batch of grain and grass is very important to the Qingyi army in Cheng'an county. If there is not enough food, I don't know what the Qingyi army will be like. At that time, even they can't suppress it. Thinking of this, the fat general frowned fiercely.

The little leader took the order, and another sneaky little leader took the opportunity to propose.

"General, don't everyone say that Xiangyang County next door is rich? If there is no food, let's fight them and occupy that land. I'm afraid we don't have enough food?" When the little head said this, the spy's words came to mind.

According to the spy's description, Xiangyang County is a place comparable to the heaven. It is clean and neat. The houses are new. They are not as beautiful as the world, but more like falling from the sky. Everyone dresses like a noble man. No one starves to death and freezes to death

At that time, the little head scoffed at this. Where is such a good place in the world?

But now, Cheng'an county is facing the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food, and the promised good food has not arrived yet, which is worrying.

I thought this proposal could be praised. If it was bad, it could always divert the general's attention. I didn't know it was scolded.

"If this place in Xiangyang County were easy to chew, I would have gone to chew it early. You still need to shoot a hindsight here?"

The general was so angry that the fat on his face trembled, and his eyes were almost squeezed by the meat.

Not long after, suddenly a messenger hurried from the outside, knelt on the ground and breathed heavily, "no -- no --"

"What's wrong?" The general's heart tightened.

The messenger gasped and breathed heavily. "Food and grass have been robbed --"

what!

The big and small leaders in the hall were shocked. The general directly got up, grabbed the messenger's collar with one hand, lifted him up, and said angrily, "again, what was robbed? Who on earth dared to rob Lao Tzu's food?"

The messenger soldier said with difficulty, "it's the cook who carries food... They fled back and said that there was an ambush and didn't see who the enemy is..."

The general's face was livid, and the fat on his face trembled up and down because of his heavy breathing.

"Deceive people too much!" Throw the messenger out, "those losers who transport grain don't even see who the enemy is..."

The general was about to say that he would kill the food Porter so as not to waste more food. As soon as his words reached his throat, another sound came from outside.

"Report -"

The general took a deep breath and asked, "what's the matter?"

"Thousands of troops besieged the city outside the city!"

what?

The faces of the people were too blue to see.

The food was robbed and the enemy hit the door. It was like a house leak. It rained every night. It was bad luck.

"Are those demons taught by Honglian again?"

The messenger soldier said, "no, the flag says' Liu ', and it has begun to shout."

Liu?

Which one is this?

Jiang Pengji said that she didn't want to make any noise. People have already arrived at the gate of others' city. Can't we fight directly?

"What if they don't come out?" Jiang Pengji turned and asked Wei Ci, "don't you think it's childish?"

Before the fight, we have to have a war of words with each other. You curse your mother and I curse your father. It's like a child's family.

With a cold face, Wei CI said, "it's about morale. Don't laugh, Lord."

Jiang Pengji said, "after being honest for a while, she made trouble with Wei Ci and asked with a smile," however, some soldiers can only speak local dialect, can't speak Mandarin, and can't understand other local dialects. If the people on both sides don't know the language, don't they speak the same language? "

Wei CI: "

Xu Ke, who has calmed the logistics and made all kinds of siege equipment in place, rode here. Hearing this tricky question, he almost fell off his horse... This question can't embarrass Wei Zixiao. Even if he threw it out and asked Mr. Yuanjing, I'm afraid the old man can't answer it.

Jiang Pengji said to herself, "do both sides have to communicate well in advance and send an interpreter proficient in dialect?"

When she finished, Weici looked at her faintly, with a strange look in his eyes.