bookrandom Chapter 432: Battle of Los Angeles
Chapter 432: Battle of Los Angeles
Outside the city of Luo, the Yun Kingdom’s army is stationed.
Less than ten days after the Yun soldiers attacked the city, they captured Luo City. The city gates were wide open, and the leading soldiers rode into the city on horseback. The people kneeling on the ground stared at them with eyes full of resentment.
The look in his eyes made people's scalps numb, as if they wanted to eat them alive. The soldiers tensed their bodies and drew their swords, waiting for the military order to slaughter all the civilians.
"Old General, what should we do with the soldiers guarding the city?"
"Well, take him to the Meridian Gate and behead him in front of the people. This will serve as a warning to the soldiers. They must not burn, kill, plunder, or massacre the people, lest they arouse public outrage."
"...What? That would make the soldiers hold back."
General Meng's aura became stronger when he heard this. Seeing that his face turned pale, he snorted coldly, "Just do as the Lord says. I told you to be restrained before, but you still didn't listen."
"Now all countries are saying that Yun Country is a bloodthirsty country that would rather die than surrender. Don't you feel that this time, attacking Luo City is much more difficult than the border city? It took ten days to capture it."
"As for the common people, their eyes look as if they want to eat us alive. The great plan has not yet been completed, so it is not appropriate to arouse public anger. If we continue like this, it will ruin the whole thing, and there will be no good consequences."
Upon hearing this, the deputy general lowered his head and dared not say another word. He showed no sign of dissatisfaction on his face, but he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart. When the victorious country enters the city, they all have a good time.
Why do I have to restrain myself now? It's really frustrating.
The old general lowered his voice and said, "When the situation in the city is resolved, let the soldiers go to Chunxiang Tower and solve it with some money. Don't kill people, and don't force the people. You understand."
"...Yes, I will follow the general's orders."
"Well, tell all the soldiers, if anyone kills innocent people, don't blame me for being rude. I will punish them with 100 military sticks regardless of life or death."
City Lord's Mansion
The old general looked at the list and raised his eyebrows: "My Lord, how should we deal with these people? Since we can't kill them, if we leave them here, given their hatred for the Yun Kingdom, they might easily riot."
Wen Ruosheng waved the folding fan in his hand, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. A calculation flashed in his eyes: "Really? Then tell the people to flee the famine to Qi State."
"Let someone spread the news and say that Qi State has high-yield grains and the people have no worries about food and drink. As long as they go to Qi State to escape famine, they can survive well."
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to prepare more dry food for the people and help them get to Qi Country safely. Also, place spies there to find out the situation in Qi Country. If there is any change, please report it at any time."
A young soldier suddenly realized: "Your Excellency is very intelligent. These people originally hated Yun Country because of the massacre in the border city. If we give them dry food, they can go to Qi Country to escape the famine."
"When the time comes, whether Qiguo accepts it or not, it will just pass on the problem. If they accept it, then the treasury will be empty, and how can they fight us in the future? If they don't accept it..."
"Haha, it's best not to accept it. The people who have fled all the way here will regard Qiguo as a lifeline. If even Qiguo doesn't help them, then of course there will be riots."
Others echoed, "Yes, this is a great move, our Lord. This way we can also contain Qiguo and stop that lunatic from running around, so as not to ruin our plans. By the time they are too busy to deal with the problem, we will have cleared the obstacles."
Wen Ruosheng smiled with a look of confidence on his face: "Yes, it's great to divert the trouble to the east. In the future, we can send the old, weak and sick people who have captured the city directly to Qi State."
"If we leave behind strong and capable laborers, the Yun soldiers will naturally become stronger, and Qi will be gradually consumed. By then, even if we don't attack them, Qi will be destroyed. The spies will take this opportunity to go in and find out if Qi has any treasures."
"If there is, Yun Country can also adjust its strategy and take down Qi Country first. Then, dealing with Yu Country in the future will be a piece of cake."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and were obviously very satisfied with this move.
two days later
The Yun Kingdom army cleaned up the city and gathered the old, weak, sick and disabled together. Looking at their terrified expressions, he said gently, "Everyone, your bags have been prepared. You can go to Qi Kingdom to escape the famine."
"I heard that Qiguo has discovered a high-yield grain variety, so there is no need to worry about food and drink. Instead of staying and suffering, you should go to Qiguo. We have prepared dry food for you on the road, and you will arrive in a month or so."
"Don't stay too long on the road. If you encounter a cold winter, many people will die. Everyone, do you understand? Leave the city now and find a way to survive."
Some people shouted in dissatisfaction: "What a sin! No, we don't want to leave Los Angeles. This is our home. Why do you want us to leave? You evil people, why did you leave my son and daughter-in-law behind?"
With a clatter, Yun Bing drew out his knife and stared at them fiercely: "Leave Luocheng and go to Qiguo immediately, otherwise, you will have no dry food. You still have to go. Make your own choice."
Seeing this, the old, weak, women and children trembled in fear. The children cried continuously. They were driven out of the city. Standing outside the city and looking at the high city walls, they felt sad in their hearts: "Wow, is there any way to survive in Qi Kingdom?"
"Oh, I don't know. I heard it's a small country, but if we go, we still have a chance to survive. If we don't go, we can't guarantee that we won't anger them. Then... they will kill us, just like they did to the people in the border town."
"Yes, at least we have been given dry food. We should set off early. The weather is getting cold, but we can't catch up with the cold winter."
Thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people, carrying simple bags, walked towards Qiguo. Everyone was uncertain, their eyes were full of sadness and despair, and they walked forward numbly.
The team of Yun country soldiers leading the way kept urging them: "Go, go faster, don't dawdle, walk more while you still have strength, this is also for your own good."
"A month's walk is not close."
"...!!"
The people of Luocheng dared to be angry but not to say anything. After the little baby stopped crying, he regained his innocent look and looked around with curiosity. This was their first time out of the city and they didn't know where Qiguo was and whether they would take them in.
"Grandpa, we are moving, right? Will we be hungry in our new home? We are weak, will they want us? If they kick us out, we will starve to death."
The old man's cloudy eyes were filled with tears. He suppressed the sadness in his heart, patted his grandson's shoulder, and said softly: "Qiguo is a very powerful and kind country. We will go there to escape the famine. As long as we work hard, we will not starve to death."
"Winter is coming soon. Even if we stay in Luocheng, we won't have anything to eat. We might as well go to Qiguo. Got it? Although you are young, you must remember to work hard so that you can survive the cold winter."