Chapter 620: Petrified Bai Tu
As Bai Tu said when he confessed to Zhou Xu before, he was originally a centurion in the Patriot Army, and judging from his status, he was somewhat capable. A junior officer.
Although the other party broke them up when arranging the hard labor, there are still many of his old men among the hard labor in the mine.
Most of the other hard laborers are the original soldiers of Weiguo. After all, the other party also looks for young and strong people to do the mining work in this mine.
Those soldiers may not be his old troops, but they have more or less heard of his name. After all, the troops Bai Tu was in at that time were the last troops before the defeat of their country. , coupled with his status as a centurion, the Weiguo people here in the mine basically followed his lead.
In this state, Bai Tu's work can be said to be going very smoothly.
But during this process, some of his old subordinates who were considered his close confidants still couldn't help but ask Bai Tu in a low voice.
“We don’t know what the origin of this Great Zhou is. Is it really okay to just put it into effect?”
“How is Great Zhou? We can use our own in the future. It’s better to take your time and look at it than to be a hard labor here.”
Didn’t Bai Tu think about these questions?
Of course he was also afraid that they would fall into the wolf's den as soon as they came out of the tiger's mouth.
But as he just said, they have no choice now but to take one step at a time.
At the same time, Zhou Xu, who left the mine, gradually calmed down after the ecstasy of obtaining the golden legend. After that, the only thought in his mind was...
[Mader , that person named Yan Sheng, I will definitely give him a few slaps when I get the chance. Is he worthy of calling himself Huaxia? ! 】
The other party's approach of calling himself Huaxia and giving himself the title of First Emperor really disgusted Zhou Xu.
Returning to Huangsha City on the border, it didn't take much time for them to go back and forth. During this period, the only thing they had to worry about was whether the previously evacuated troops would suddenly turn back and fight back.
After all, at this point in time, the new city gate has not been completed yet.
The previous city gate, under the attack of the three-bow bed crossbow, was no longer repairable and had to be remade.
Under this premise, the manpower brought by Zhou Xu is relatively limited, which is the main reason for slowing down work efficiency.
“According to the latest report from the craftsmen, even if they work day and night, it will still take almost two or three days.”
After listening to Shi Lei's words, Zhou Xu, who returned to the city, pondered for a moment and then spoke.
“Tell them to rest when it’s time to rest and make sure they sleep seven hours a day. When people are overtired, their work efficiency will also seriously decline. Instead of just holding on to work, it’s better to Go get some sleep.”
“Yes!”
After simply arranging some work, Shi Lei began to shift his energy to the next battle.
"What about us next, Your Majesty?"
"According to the original plan, guard this city, fight a defensive war first, and wait and see what happens."
The other country's internal problems have not been solved at this stage. In the past, it was just suppressed through brutal force. It was just suppressed by force.
But this approach often only breeds stronger outbreaks.
Before Zhou Xu and the others came, the other side could still concentrate on dealing with internal problems. But now that they have arrived, internal and external troubles have gathered, and all the pressure has been put on the guy named Yan Sheng. It depends on how he handles it. .
Under this situation, Zhou Xu and the others, who had captured Huangsha City on the border with lightning speed, had nothing to worry about.
As long as they are here, they can create trouble for the other side.
Under this premise, the advantage of the defenders is also destined that as long as they guard this city, they can easily deal with the two or three thousand troops on the opposite side, and they will not even fall behind.
On the other hand, if they continue to attack the next city, their shortcomings of insufficient strength will be exposed, which is not a wise choice.
Shi Lei, who had determined the general policy, was determined.
The sudden and violent attack like before was actually not his style, but the strategy of their king. Looking back now, the next plan fits him very well, and Shi Lei has the confidence to get things done.
During this period, at the mine, due to the cooperation of the hard laborers, Bai Tu's inventory work was carried out very quickly.
During this process, Hilke directly asked his men to sweep the kitchens in the mine.
This twenty-kilometer road is also a road. It is certainly impossible for Huangsha City to travel twenty kilometers every day to deliver food to them, so there must be a small granary inside the mine for hoarding. Food is delivered regularly.
"Lieutenant, we found it, there is still a lot of food."
"Confirm the amount of food, take out some of it and cook it, so that they can have a full meal first."
According to their king's wishes, these hard laborers will be taken to Huangsha City next. They are even trained as frontline soldiers to supplement their forces on the frontline.
Under this premise, there are only two horses in the mine, which are probably only used for commuting between the two places on weekdays, which is not enough for their current use.
In other words, on the next road to Huangsha City, these hard laborers have to walk on two legs and are hungry. They may not know when they will go, but let them have a full meal first. Let's get some strength back.
Bai Tu and the others obviously didn’t expect that their first full meal would come so suddenly. Hilke and the others were not good at cooking, and the food here was not delicious either. But this did not prevent them from gobbling up the food. It had been a long time since they had had a good meal like this.
After a hearty meal, Silk ordered people to bring the two horses from the mine and use the horses to pull the cart, intending to take the remaining grain back to Huangsha City to increase their grain reserves.
The group set off and walked for twenty kilometers, which was still very strenuous.
Halfway through the journey, Bai Tu and the others were all exhausted and out of breath. This was assuming they had eaten enough and rested before setting off.
However, the decline in physical fitness caused by long-term malnutrition obviously cannot be completely restored by eating a full meal.
Seeing that they could no longer walk, Hilke simply gave the order to rest.
Taking advantage of the rest time, with the intention of finding out the details of this big week, Bai Tu went over and got close to Silk.
"Lieutenant Hilke, are we going to Huangsha City now?"
"Yes."
Although Hilke himself is not taciturn, but with Don't talk much to people you don't know well.
“If I remember correctly, Long Zhantian, the general who defends Huangsha City, is also a strong general.”
Hearing this, Silk glanced sideways at Bai Tu, probably knowing what the other person was planning.
"I don't know if he is a strong general. Anyway, we launched an siege yesterday, breached the city gate, and after rushing into the city, he fled with the remaining garrison in the city."
"Wait, wait a minute! Lieutenant Silk, you mean you launched the siege yesterday and captured Huangsha City today?!"
At this time, Bai Tu's face was full of dissatisfaction. I can’t believe that even the tone increased by several decibels unconsciously.
Silk shook his head after hearing this.
"That's not right."
When Bai Tu heard this, he felt inexplicably relieved.
【You must be wrong, right? How could it be possible to break through Huangsha City, commanded by Long Zhantian, in just one or two days? 】
However, before Bai Tu could think more, Silke's voice sounded again.
“To be precise, we launched the siege yesterday afternoon, and within an hour we captured Huangsha City.”
After saying that, he glanced at Bai Tu, whose expression was dull for a moment, and his whole body seemed to be petrified, and the corners of Silk's mouth curved slightly.
(End of this chapter)