Jimo Zhixian has been annoyed these days!

More than 100,000 peasant troops were circling around Gaomi next door to Jimo, but at this time, news came out of nowhere, saying that the imperial court had prepared 100,000 loads of grain and was ready to open a warehouse in Jimo to help the people! Oh, my God! Where did Jimo get 100,000 loads of grain and grass? But somehow someone believes! In the past few days, there have been scattered hungry people coming to this side one after another, and what is even more strange is that someone really played a signboard for relief and distributed porridge in Wuli Pavilion outside the city!

Jimo Zhixian wanted to send people to disperse the porridge pie at first, but he didn't dare to do so! The perimeter of the porridge pavilion was full of hungry people waiting for the next meal, and if he sent someone to disperse it, he would have to make a riot! But it won't work like this! More and more people came, and the news of Jimo food became more and more certain! With the honey that can be seen and smelled here, how can Zhang Wanxian and Zhang Di not rush over when they smell it!

Although he has already written to the imperial court, there is not even a shadow of a reply on a few newspapers! And the most excessive is his top boss, Lord Zhizhou, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending the territory of Laizhou, actually rolled up and fled at this juncture!

Just when Jimo Zhixian was at a loss, Wang Shizhong's letter arrived!

"What! Will Lord Wang personally lead troops and horses to help? ”

Big savior! What a savior! Although he did not know how many soldiers and horses there were in Dengzhou, Wang Shizhong had a very high prestige in the East China Sea states in recent years. Since Mr. Wang sent a letter saying that he would come to the rescue, it must not be a lie—at least it also gave him two more hopes, the county magistrate who didn't know how to be good.

"My lord, the people from Dengzhou are here!"

"Ahh So fast! Hurry up and greet you! ”

Driven to the east gate of Jimo County, there were 1,000 cavalry led by Zhao Li - they were militiamen, and they did not have the bright armor of the regular army, but those armor that looked a little dull were actually very practical. And what makes the eyes of the Jimo people even more dazzling is the hundreds of well-trained war horses and the sophisticated weapons that shine in the sun! But these are not the most valuable, the most rare thing about this team is their full mental state and self-restraint discipline, which makes the Jimo people feel that they are worthy of dependence.

"A thousand...... Or the militia ......" Zhixian was a little disappointed, although these militiamen seemed to be more spiritual than the Xiang army, but the number was too small after all.

"Your Excellency." Zhao Li arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang means that he hopes that Jimo will act quickly, so please hurry up and give orders to avoid delaying the fighter." ”

"This ...... The official didn't have an idea for a while......"

He was about to say that it was better to wait for Master Wang to come, but Zhao Li had already intercepted and said: "If this is the case, please ask your lord to authorize me to wait and act according to the fighter!" ”

Jimo Zhixian thought for a while and said, "Okay." ”

Before his words landed, Zhao Li announced in public: Article 1, that is, Mocheng is under martial law, those who have property will return to their own house, and those who have no property will gather in front of the school palace, and they will not be allowed to wander without authorization, and those who violate it will be regarded as spies; Second, the villages outside the city are closed to defend themselves, and if there is an enemy, they will raise fire; Article 3: All the officials shall immediately assemble at the county government and organize the men who own the family and property to assist in the patrol; Fourth, during the martial law period, those who burglarize and set fire to the house will be punished by the army!

The order was laid, the residents closed their homes, and the roads were cleared. On the second day, news came from outside the city: the grain transport team had arrived!

It turned out that the Han Navy Master transported two large boats of rice to the vicinity of Laoshan Bay, unloaded it in small boats, and then transported it to Jimo by donkey carts, horse-drawn carts, and wheelbarrows. In this grain transportation operation, in addition to the manpower of the Han naval division, more than eighty percent of the workers and people of Qingyang Port were also dispatched -- because the whole operation was to protect Qingyang Port and Dengzhou, everyone from the squire to the people and craftsmen was very supportive. The team led by Lu Tong and Ouyang Qian also arrived at the same time as the grain transportation team.

Jimo Zhixian saw that so much grain and grass suddenly came to the city, and couldn't help asking: "Zhao Zhuangshi, if you bring so much grain, could it be that the war will not be able to fight for three years and five years?" The low walls of Jimo City are thin, I'm afraid I can't hold it! ”

Zhao Li said with a smile: "It's good that we can eat these grains." ”

"The other ninety percent are ......"

"Of course, it is used to reward the hungry people under Zhang Wanxian and Zhang Di."

"What? Treat the thieves? This...... Isn't that an enemy? ”

Zhao Lidao: "My lord! Zhang Wanxian's gang of people also took risks when they had nothing to eat! Now as long as you give them something to eat, it will naturally disperse when the time comes. This is the only solution. Otherwise, could we really rely on the thousands of people we are currently able to kill all the hundreds of thousands? ”

While speaking, a report came from the north gate: Lord Dengzhou is here. Jimo Zhixian heard it and hurried out to greet him. Although Wang Shizhong is not the governor of Laizhou, he can send troops to transport grain to help him when he is in danger, that is, Mozhi County has already worshiped him as a bodhisattva in his heart. But when the two met, Wang Shizhong's face was not very good-looking, even when Mozhi County asked about the military, he was also hesitant, but he just asked the people below to do it. The so-called official level crushed people to death, not to mention that now the city is full of soldiers and horses from Dengzhou, that is, Mozhi County did not dare to ask more, but just tried its best to cooperate.

A staff member surnamed Chen, who came with Wang Shizhong, met with Jimo Zhixian and began to do things, temporarily took over the administrative power of Jimo, and arranged for people from all over the country to participate in this operation to defend Jimo. There is also a staff member surnamed Yang who has been sitting next to Wang Shizhong, and he doesn't say a word of gossip, and occasionally someone comes to ask what should be done, so he opens his mouth to point out two sentences, and every sentence can be in the right way! That is Jimo Zhixian secretly admired, and said in his heart: "These two staff members under Master Wang are really extraordinary!" He has such a capable person to assist, no wonder he has been able to do a good job in Dengzhou over the years! But why is Lord Wang blushing? Is it unwell? Could it be that he is worried about national affairs, so that he has become ill from hard work? Seeing that Wang Shizhong was so loyal to the country and anxious about people's difficulties, he admired and thanked him in his heart.

Before the sun set that day, there were dozens of circles surrounded by fences outside Jimo City, and more than a dozen cauldrons were placed in each fence circle, and more than a dozen large furnaces were built, and rice and buckets were placed in front of the stove next to the pot. The hungry who had already arrived were organized, and every twenty men guarded a boiler to prepare porridge for tomorrow's porridge, while others were told to stay outside the fence and to inform the new hungry people about the rules of porridge after eating porridge tomorrow: those who did not line up were not allowed to eat; Those who do not lay down their weapons shall not eat; Whoever dares to snatch food shall not eat it if he does not stop it.

Most of these hungry people are poor people who are a little hungry, and at this time, the officials and soldiers sent food relief to save themselves from starvation, and there is no difficulty in setting the rules, who does not follow them? Among them, there are some cunning people, who don't dare to act when they see the bright weapons under Zhao Li! Once the order has been established, those who have been given the arrangement are to do whatever they want: to carry a bucket for water, or to find a wood for the stove, or to cook porridge with a spoon -- these are very simple things, so that as soon as order is formed, it can be carried out quickly, and when the things in one fence are done, the others will do the same.

On the second and third days, more and more people came from the south! By the fourth day, from the Jimo city wall, the black pressure was all heads, and I am afraid that there will be no 100,000 people!

At this time, all the gates of Jimo had been closed, and bags of grain were thrown down from the city wall, and someone carried them to the pot. When a newcomer saw that the food had been left behind and wanted to grab it, he grabbed the bag in his hand before leaving, and was beaten to death by those who had decided to obey the rules!

100,000 hungry people, 100,000 mouths! Although the food in the city was piled up, it was also consumed very quickly. Seeing that after only three or four days, the food has been reduced by 30%, how can the rest be supported?

But the staff member surnamed Yang beside Wang Shizhong was not in a hurry at all, as if the food in Jimo City would never be finished.

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Flowers, flowers......