Shen Tang's ominous premonition was quickly confirmed.
This is indeed a big evil wind.
The city is dilapidated, the streets are desolate, and the buildings still show the charred traces of the raging fire, as if this place is a dead city without any human habitation. Shen Tang rode his motorcycle into the city and saw this scene. After walking for a long time, I finally saw a few curled up figures digging around in the ruins. She jumped off the motorcycle and stepped forward without hesitation, trying to get closer to one of them.
"Lord——"
Xun Ding looked at Shen Tang nervously.
Shen Tang waved his hand to indicate that he shouldn't be too nervous.
"I'm fine, just taking a look."
If there was someone in the city who could threaten her life, this city would not be breached in less than half a day. Shen Tang supported his knees with both hands, bent down and approached the old woman. The weather had not completely warmed up yet, so the old woman was wearing a thin jacket. The outer layer of the jacket was frayed and there was no reed filling inside. The exposed skin was covered with frostbite, and some of it was cracked and pus was leaking out.
“Old woman, what are you doing?”
The old woman is old and her ears are not very sharp.
Shen Tang asked three times in a row, but the other party didn't respond. His body was so thin that only a handful of bones were left, shivering in the cold wind. She raised her hand and took off her coat to cover the old man. Only then did the man notice Shen Tang and turned his head tremblingly.
Those are a pair of extremely cloudy eyes.
When she lowered her head and saw the clothes draped over her shoulders, she fell to the ground as if she had just woken up from a dream, hiding back in panic and fear. Only then did Shen Tang clearly see what the old man was holding on to. It was actually a bit of moss. Shen Tang raised his hand and waved Xun Ding away, signaling him to stay further away so that he would not scare people with his big body. Wait until the other person's mood stabilizes: "Old woman, can I ask you something?"
The old woman doesn't know the purpose of Shen Tang's visit.
Shen Tang said: "Where have the young men in the city gone?"
When attacking the city, Shen Tang carefully discovered that the defenders were all elderly veterans. Although there were generals guarding the city, they were all weak white-haired veterans. After entering the city, there were no young and strong figures. She vaguely had an answer in her heart, but she didn't dare to think about it.
The old woman’s breath was unsteady and her words were vague.
If you look carefully, you can still hear what she said.
She said: "Gone, gone...all gone..."
The old woman used her cloudy eyes to carefully identify Shen Tang's clothes, and saw that she was dressed cleanly and decently, and suddenly her knees He knelt down, tried hard to close his knuckles that were covered with frostbite and could not be straightened, bowed down, and begged Shen Tang for food with tears in his eyes. Shen Tang asked Xun Ding to bring the food. The old woman was so excited that she wanted to kowtow, but Shen Tang reached out to stop her: "Old man, don't be like this——"
After getting the food, the old woman didn't eat it herself.
Instead, he waved to the ruins not far away.
After a while, a thin, dark figure crawled out and staggered to the old woman's side. The old woman carefully tore off a small piece and fed it to the child's mouth. People nearby who saw this scene also gathered around and knelt down towards Shen Tang.
They all come to beg for food.
Of course, there are also people with fierce eyes.
But seeing the tall and powerful Xun Ding around Shen Tang, he didn't dare to make any mistakes. Shen Tang asked Xun Ding to take away all the dry food. At this time, she could no longer care about anything else. A more terrifying thought quietly emerged, and it also made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar...
This city, I'm afraid, There is really no youth.
Only the old people and children are left.
After a while, Xu Quan came over on horseback with a bad look on his face: "Lord, before we arrived, the chief here led the young men to retreat, and all the food and property in the city were looted and taken away. Before leaving, they were released A fire destroyed more than half of the buildings in the city.”
Some families even hid food and could barely survive for a few days.
More people are facing the desperate situation of running out of food and ammunition.
The old woman next to me was just looking for moss in the corner. It's just that she is old and frail, and what she finds will be taken away by those in better health. When Xu Quan came, he also saw someone demolishing the mud covering the wall, which was mixed with reeds and hay to satisfy his hunger.
Shen Tang was shocked by the news brought by Xu Quan.
She murmured in her mouth: "Do it absolutely, do it absolutely!"
Shen Tang thought that the enemy chose to fortify the walls and clear the fields to defend and block their progress as much as possible. Little did he know that the other party did it more ruthlessly. Taking away the young and strong, leaving behind the old and weak, the city is depleted of ammunition and food. If Shen Tang and others arrived later, would there be anyone alive in this city? She looked at the people who almost came forward to grab the food and crazily stuffed it into their mouths after grabbing it, and she didn't dare to think about it.
"Yong'an, go find your father and arrange for someone to set up a tent to serve porridge..." Shen Tang felt a little regretful at the moment for not bringing Lin Feng out. If she were here, the food pressure would be much less, but Lin Feng stayed around. Baojun was also interested in cotton, so it was difficult to choose.
Xun Ding said: "Lord, our food is also..."
The food brought by Shen Tang is sufficient.
After that, we also received two batches of supplies from the rear.
But according to the current situation, there is simply not enough food.
Shen Tang left no room for doubt: "Just do it!"
Xun Ding could only clasp his fists and respond: "I will obey your orders."
Shen Tang's actions were not hidden from the three allies.
Tao Yan clicked his tongue and said: "Our Mr. Shen really does what he says, but I don't know how much of your property can afford such a waste." There are also many old and weak people in the city.
The consumption of this open mouth is not much less than that of a young man. The young and the strong can still fight for them after eating the food, but feeding the old and the weak is useless. Tao Yan was furious at the moment, wishing that Shen Tang would use all the food to do such a stupid thing without reward.
Shen Tang was in a very unhappy mood.
Tao Yan squinted and looked down at Tao Yan: "Haha, filial sons and grandsons are starting to point at your ancestors' pockets? Even if I take your ancestors into the coffin, you won't be able to take advantage of them. I don't want your bean sprouts. If you get kicked again, close your backyard flowers.”
Tao Yan stared at Shen Tang with a livid face.
But he did not dare to continue the provocation this time.
Being beaten by a sick fool is in vain.
What Shen Tang didn't expect was that she thought the three allies would look on coldly, but Qian Yong was the first to lend a helping hand. Of course, he did not provide food - Qian Yong had relied on his classmate Zhang He in these years, and Zhang He provided food and money to support the territory. He helped the other party fight - basically he had to eat one meal and worry about the next. . However, he still has some people on hand.
There is no problem in sending someone over to take action.
Shen Tang looked at him suspiciously and warily.
Qian Yong grinned and said, "Why are Mr. Shen so cautious? It's not like you are the only human being, the others are all beasts. But, if you say something unpleasant, Shen It's thankless for you to do this kind of thing, and you won't get any reward."
Realizing that Qian Yong had no ill intentions, Shen Tang rarely let go of his guard and responded quietly: "They are rewarded by living."< br>
Qian Yong slapped his thigh and sighed: "Zhang Yongqing should come over and see what the living great sage looks like."
Shen Tang thought he was being weird and didn't want to pay attention to it.
Unexpectedly, Qian Yong also took the initiative to explain: "I mean nothing malicious in what I said. I am praising you, really. Although the relationship between our two families is not good, I have to tell the truth from the bottom of my heart - I have never accepted it in my life. No matter what, I’ll accept your character, Shen Youli.”
Qian Yong didn’t want to get involved.
But when I saw that Shen Tang could not only talk but actually do it, I felt that I should do something. It looked so embarrassing.
If he can't provide food, he can just provide people.
Finally, he wanted to ask Shen Tang a question.
Qian Yong has been holding it in his heart for a long time.
"Shen Jun has no worldly desires at all?" Shen Tang: "???"
This question is somewhat dangerous.
Fortunately, Qian Yong’s next words brought the topic in the normal direction: “People live their lives for fame and wealth, for nice cars and BMWs, or for beauties to add fragrance to their red sleeves... Mr. Shen seems to be too stoic towards himself. That’s harsh, it’s really out of character.”
Shen Tang was silent for a while.
You said resentfully: "Actually, I love money very much."
Qian Yong thought in a trance that he had heard wrongly because of his tinnitus.
"Love money?"
Shen Tang said helplessly: "Naihe is the fate of losing money."
Anyone who encounters such a group of weird scribes with useless lords will lose everything. What else could she do besides being ascetic? However, her truth became a perfunctory excuse in Qian Yong's ears. He didn't take Shen Tang's answer to heart.
After Qian Yong left, Shen Tang turned around and muttered to Gu Chi.
“Why do I feel that Uncle Qian is seducing me?”
Is this man deliberately showing off, trying to attract her attention?
Gu Chi selectively ignored and extracted the key information: "He was just trying to show his kindness to his lord and try to repair the relationship between the two families. The relationship between Qian Shuhe and Zhang Yongqing is subtle. The two of them are still in harmony on the surface, but secretly they are There were frequent conflicts. Zhang Yongqing wanted to get rid of the money. With his uncle and this burden, doesn’t he have to look for a new home? If the master can accept him, that would be great..."
Qian Yong most wants a piece of his own territory to take root in, but he seems to be weak. Shen Tang from Persimmon kicked the iron plate and was seriously injured. He continued to participate in the Dragon Slaying Bureau to take advantage of the opportunity to find a foothold, but there was little hope at the moment.
Since you can’t stand on your own, then continue to be affiliated.
Affiliation with Zhang He is a failure, and affiliation with Shen Tang is also a failure.
Even if there is hatred, as long as Shen Tang's character can stand the test, it will be a guarantee for Qian Yong. To others, Qian Yong's closeness may be a good thing, but Shen Tang's territory is not large and he cannot spare the extra money for Qian Yong. If she accepts Qian Yong, she will have to pay for food, which is not cost-effective.
So, Shen Tang pretended that he didn't know about this.
But he did not reject Qian Yong's overtures.
Having fewer enemies is always a good thing.
Zhang He did not give Shen Tang much time to deal with the aftermath. Fighting is about a soldier who is quick and quick. Taking advantage of the strong morale, he can conquer the city in one go. But the result is obvious. A familiar drama is playing out at the destination of the attack. There are only old and weak people left in the city, no young people, no food. Zhang He said: "The enemy has sinister intentions and deliberately uses this trick to consume our food and grass."
Specifically——
Only Shen Tang’s family was consumed.
Tao Yan deliberately raised his voice and said in a sinister manner: "We must not delay the opportunity to fight. We should join forces with the alliance leader and others as soon as possible to gather our forces to attack Qianzhou. Don't let a small loss lead to a big loss."
Shen Tang has not slept well these past few days.
The consequence of lack of sleep is a bad temper: "Did you enter the silkworm room and get stabbed? You speak harshly and sneak into the inner prison. I really can't tell who is the real eunuch and who is the eunuch." Fake eunuchs. Or - all real eunuchs? ”
Because Tao Yan had repeatedly offended, Shen Tang subconsciously felt sick to his stomach when he heard his voice, and looked away without waiting for the other party to refute.
The more she ignored him, the angrier Tao Yan became. I went back to plan with my wife, and an idea came to my mind as soon as I rolled my eyes.
"Tao Shenyu, this villain, huh, a dog can't change its habit of eating shit." When he thought that the death of his grandfather and father was related to this villain, Gu Chi felt that he was worthless for his two elders. He was the first to discover the problem and made a prompt decision, ordering the arrests and sending them to Shen Tang.
Shen Tang looked at the two trembling soldiers below.
The uniforms worn by the soldiers are their own.
"Shaoxuan, what's going on?"
Bai Su, who was named, stepped forward and clasped his fists, and replied: "Lord, these two people are spreading rumors in the camp and shaking the morale of the army!"
Shen Tang is still confused.
She is not considered a success in running the army, but it is not considered a failure either.
Now that she has not been defeated, why did her soldiers stab her in the back? After some interrogation, Shen Tang found out the whole story and sneered again and again.
This matter is not complicated at all.
Tao Yan and Shen Tang have a very bad relationship, but with so many soldiers from the two families, it is inevitable that there will be some contact. The two soldiers in front of them had received some benefits from the soldiers under Tao Yan's tent. They also heard that Shen Tang was kind-hearted and misappropriated the military salary that supplied the army and used it all to help the elderly and the weak. It would be fine if it was just a portion, but the remaining food for the army is less than half a month, which is a huge problem.
The two soldiers didn't believe it at first.
But it can’t withstand the opponent’s money offensive.
When you take advantage of others, you naturally have to do things for them. It's just a matter of spreading specious news privately to let everyone know that military pay has been misappropriated, so it's not a big problem. Moreover, even though many people knew about it and spread it to many people, they could not be traced.
That's what they think, taking a chance.
The more Shen Tang listened, the colder his face became.
It was also the first time for the two soldiers to see Shen Tang at such a close distance. They felt the vague pressure of coldness on the other person's body and felt vaguely afraid. At the top, Shen Tang asked expressionlessly: "Do you know how harmful this rumor will be once it spreads?"
Shaking morale is the least severe consequence.
Some serious cases may even cause mutiny!
The two soldiers hunched their necks and shook their heads.
In their opinion, this is just a talking point.
How serious can a topic used to kill time be?
"Then do you know that this is betrayal? According to military law, the lightest sentence is to be cut in half?" Shen Tang's voice suddenly rose. She grabbed the thing at hand and threw it in front of them. Her anger made her want to kill Tao Yan regardless. This dogecoin, "You are seeking death!"
Do they really not know that this is wrong?
I knew it, but I did it anyway.
"Shaoxuan, I'll leave it to you, kill them cleanly."
"Wei!"
The two soldiers begged for mercy in a panic, and Bai Su killed them with one hand. The mandible was crushed, and his eyebrows were cold: "Drag him out!"
Waiting for the room to be cleared. , Shen Tang was so tired that he rubbed the root of his nose: "Wang Chao, luckily you found it in time this time... I didn't expect Tao Shenyu, a bitch like this, would bite someone so suddenly that it would hurt. Even if it wasn't for you, I would kill him The whole family, from top to bottom, should be reunited and neatly organized!”
Gu Chi advised: "Please calm down, my lord."
Shen Tang waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'm not angry, and I haven't lost my mind. On the contrary, I am very sober now, sober as never before. I am like a beast What's wrong with this kind of jumping up and down insect? It’s just jumping around.”
Gu Chi: “…”
You still said you weren’t angry, and you even told me to kill the whole family from top to bottom. You know, Long. For those evil-doing bugs in Wu County, she only killed the bandit leaders and spared the women and children.
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