Chapter 488: Changing Food
The sound was like a mosquito and a fly, but it was like a thunderbolt that exploded in the hearts of every garrison in the city, and he dared to ring in his ears. The bold soldier had slid down the gate, his legs limp and unable to get up. Lu Tou had to retreat to the door again and hold the copper ring of the city gate with his backhand to alleviate the fear in his heart at this time.
If the people outside the city are dead, there is nothing to worry about. But there was still one man standing at this time, and if he had entered the city, they would not have been able to stop him. An executioner with blood on his hands could be matched by a flock of lambs to the slaughter, and at best he would be reduced to another dead soul of someone who had come to the slaughter.
The brief silence seemed to pave the way for the thunder to come. There was a soft knock outside the door, and there was no rhythm to speak of, but from the moment it was snapped, it was as if someone had picked up a steel knife and put it on everyone.
The back of Lu's head was soaked with cold sweat, he didn't dare to turn around, he grabbed the knocker with both hands, and pretended to be calm, but his chest couldn't stop rising and falling. The palms of the soldiers were sweaty, and no one wanted to be a person who came out and sacrificed for no reason.
But the sound of the knock on the gate became more and more impatient, as if the outsider had lost patience, and as if he had picked up the head of the man who had fallen and was smashing it against the gate without hesitation. The people in the city were closed to their homes, and they had been frightened for many days, but at this moment they became even more frightened, for fear that this group of garrisons would not be able to defend the city, but would slaughter them.
The situation in the city is getting worse and worse, there is no food allocated by the court, and the crops in the fields are also unharvested, and the surplus grain alone is not able to support it. If I didn't want to take shelter from the wind and rain, I am afraid that I would have run to other places with others to escape for my life.
Not long ago, there was a turmoil in this little-known small city, but the generals in the city heard that Jincheng had been attacked and wanted to go to the rescue. It was only thirty miles out of the city that he met the army of Longshou County who went to Jincheng, and it was naturally a lot of trouble to be preserved.
After this incident, the high-minded general could not hold on. The people in the city were afraid of the fish in the pond, so they fled at night, and today, the people in the city have gone seven or eight. Among the people who have not left, some are already old people in their twilight, thinking about dying here, and others are no longer willing to think about it.
There are also the families of the garrison, who dare not rush out of the city due to the situation. However, there were also garrisons who fled with their families overnight, and the people were panicked. Today, the defending generals couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to go out to try their luck, but unexpectedly, they fell into the tiger's mouth and became food in other people's mouths.
The current situation is precarious, and such situations are not uncommon in the surrounding towns of Luoyang. Lack of food and clothing has become the norm, and some people even sell their children to change their stomachs. Lu Tou looked at the bleak stage, and the hand holding the knocker in reverse twitched unconsciously, and accidentally opened a gap.
Suddenly, the sound of knocking outside the city stopped abruptly. And everyone inside the door chuckled in their hearts. A bloody Pu knife was suddenly inserted from the crack in the door, because the momentum was too fast, Lu Tou couldn't dodge, and was cut through the back of his hand by a knife, and blood flowed immediately.
Lu Tou was in pain, but he didn't forget to reflexively put his foot on the city gate, and he couldn't stop shouting, "Come and help!" ”
But how dare the people who had just entered the frightened bird come forward. Especially when he saw the bloody Pu Dao, he was even more frightened. The simple knife was stuck in the crack of the door, but there was a sneer outside the door, as if mocking the futility of the people in the city. The soldier who had gone out to investigate the city gate was already scared and his crotch was soaked, and he couldn't stop shouting: "It's not a man! Not people! It's a demon! ”
Lu Tou was also frightened enough by this sentence, he was just a centurion, with an official rank the size of a sesame mung bean, and he only had the snort of the people in the city, when would it be his turn to come out. And if there is only one person outside the door, as the soldier said, maybe he can fight it.
Lu Tou yelled at the crowd in front of the door: "Everyone go up together, I'll count 'one, two, three'!" The expressions of the crowd were uncertain, but no one spoke out to refute them. At present, with Lu's head in front, it is not impossible to take advantage of the chaos to cut and kill people in the future.
Lu Tou suddenly exerted his strength backwards and slammed into the city gate. The simple knife was bent but not broken, and it bounced back at the moment when Lu Tou pulled out. The gate of the city was finally smashed open by the owner of the simple sword, and everyone in the city began to look ahead vigilantly, watching the uninvited guests in front of them.
The visitor was covered in blood, and it seemed that he had experienced a great battle like never before. And being able to stand here at this time shows that he has successfully killed all the threats, and it also shows that he is exhausted at this time. After confirming that there was only this person, Lu Tou snatched the Pu knife in the hand of one person behind him without saying a word, and rushed forward.
Just when the soldiers thought that Lu Tou was broken, the man staggered back a few steps and said in a rough voice: "Lu Erwa, do you want to visit?" ”
Lu Tou, who was holding the Pu knife and rushing forward in front of him, was roared by this body and slowly opened his eyes. The person who was covered in blood raised his hand and touched his face indiscriminately, and continued to curse, "You group of bad seeds, Lao Tzu is fighting bloody outside, it's better for you to hide behind the crack of the door and watch the show!" ”
When this group of people saw the appearance of the person who came, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Tou suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the visitor, "Commander Wang, you have a lot of them. I waited for a moment of fear, and I couldn't rush to help in time, and I hoped for forgiveness. ”
The bloody man named Commander Wang suddenly stepped forward, kicked Lu Tou to the ground, looked at everyone and continued: "Why don't you go out and bring back the armor and blades?" Do you still need me to teach this? ”
Hearing this, Lu got up suddenly, rushed out, and said with a flattering smile: "Commander Wang, you are optimistic, I will definitely be able to come out on top." ”
When everyone saw that Lu Tou had rushed out, they didn't dare to slack off. It's just that when he bypassed the king's side, he showed a little puzzled look. But he was afraid that the kick would fall on him, so he only glanced at it a few times, and then followed.
Commander Wang looked at the figures of everyone leaving, and a strange smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. When the last soldier left the city, he suddenly closed the city gate, pierced the copper ring with his sword, and began to laugh wildly.
Everyone outside the door knew the plan at this time, and there was already a shout of killing outside the door. General Lu Tou Chong was surrounded by people, but in a few moments, he was cut into meat puree.
This bitter plan is a ploy of the deputy commander of the ambush army. At that time, he learned that the commander was dead, but relying on the advantage of numbers and the fact that the city was unguarded, he took the opportunity to slaughter all the garrisons and feign dead corpses to lure the enemy out of the city. As for why he learned the names of the people in the city, it was the commander of the garrison himself.
It's just that it's very ugly, but the name can still be remembered at once. With these acts to rely on, this one is logical. The people who want to come to the city are all afraid of the enemy, otherwise how dare they enter the city alone.
The "king commander" did not rush out of the city, but drew his sword and opened the city gate. The garrison outside the city has been slaughtered, and only a few people are still fighting desperately. After the ambush soldiers outside the city slashed down the garrison here, they piled up the corpses and slowly gathered them.
The "Commander Wang" walked quickly to the foot of the corpse mountain, took out a fire fold from his arms, lit a torch, and set the corpse on fire. He was not afraid of the black smoke of corpses to attract enemies. Instead, he's trying to attract more people to the area through the black smoke. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he waited for work and annihilated the offenders in the future, which was his real goal.
The black smoke rose in the air, and the people who were marching towards the valley at this time could still see the black smoke rising at an inopportune time, even though they were far away. The dust monk had a keen sense of smell, and after only taking two sharp breaths, he sniffed out that the smell was wrong, and hurriedly urged everyone to move forward quickly.
The sky is already dark and difficult to see, coupled with the drifting black smoke and the disgusting "smell of meat" in the air, which makes people feel uneasy.
Monk Lichen told Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng of his worries, and both of them turned pale. Urging the displaced people to speed up their pace. But how could these dizzy, dizzy, and soft-footed homeless people who were already hungry be willing to let go of this "delicacy" at their fingertips, but after several of them confirmed that it was the smell of meat, they began to try to find the direction where the smell came from.
No matter how the three tried to persuade them, these homeless people no longer paid attention. Instead, he ran in the direction where the black smoke was coming, hoping to get a bite of meat quickly. Gu Xing saw that everyone didn't listen to the dissuasion, so he had to let it go. But the dust monk was worried about the safety of the displaced people, so he also followed.
The child, who only knew his mother-in-law's surname Tong, did not follow. Instead, he stood behind Gu Xing, looking at this group of homeless people who went crazy for a moment, and didn't know what he meant.
Chen Fusheng sighed, "Ah Xing, there is no way to avoid it, let's catch up and take a look." Even if it's a trap, it's not difficult for me to get out. Just pity these ......."
Gu Xing didn't answer, just nodded indifferently, picked up the child, and rushed away in the direction that Monk Chen was chasing. Along the way, there were many homeless people who suddenly lost their strength and fell to the ground because they were in a hurry to run, but the few people who rushed to the front were still like evil ghosts who had escaped from hell, heading in the direction of blood.
Monk Lichen followed behind the homeless people, and when he saw a person fall, he could only fold his hands helplessly, and he had never heard the mantra in his mouth since he read it. This seems to be a long road, but it has only taken more than an hour. But when the three of them approached, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
It was a bloody field, and the cold, parched soil was stained with blood that had not yet dried. And in the middle of the bloody field, piles of corpses were burned by the raging fire, and puffs of black smoke rose from them. And the group of homeless people were surrounding the corpse, gnawing and chewing without the slightest fear, with a greedy fierce light in their eyes.
Monk Lichen sighed heavily, and was about to stop it, but was stopped by Chen Fusheng, "Master doesn't have to be like this, since he has fallen into the Hungry Ghost Dao, he doesn't need to force it anymore." Buddha is destined to be human, since they are willing to do so, let them go. Monk Lichen clenched his fists and slammed them together, with less compassion and more determination in his eyes......