Chapter XXXVII
War brings destruction, death, suffering, and parting. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The fire burned in the southern part of the town of ParΓ‘ overnight, and at noon the next day, the sporadic flames continued, with open and dark flames shrouded in smoke and broken walls, and intermittent weeping and wailing.
Under the Mage Tower!
Ye Xiaofei supported his tired body and worked hard.
Pami led a convoy of food from the North District, seven carts of grain, and stopped under the Mage's Tower.
Eighty percent of the grain reserves in the town of Pala are stored in the southern district, and they are burned cleanly, and today in the middle of October, maybe the heavy snow in winter will spread all over the town of Pala early tomorrow morning. The kingdom of Norson, which is closest to the beasts of the bitter cold land, will be attached to a thick layer of ice and snow every winter, which will freeze many people to death and starve many more to death.
Pami's face was heavy, it was enough food for a thousand people for a month, but now-
"Boss, there's something you have to deal with now."
Ye Xiaofei was busy checking the wound of a wounded person, the wounded person was injured in the waist and was bleeding profusely, but fortunately he survived, but the clumsy bandaging technique caused the blood to be blocked, and even blood seeped out, which was very likely to cause the wound to collapse.
The girl handed Ye Xiaofei a knife and lowered her head to prepare a new bandage.
Pami squatted down and held down the wounded: "Boss, food is scarce, and it won't last for five days." β
"Hmm!" Ye Xiaofei cut off the bandage, a ten-centimeter-long hideous wound, and the fresh flesh turned out had turned black, a little white, which was a sign of pus: "Girl, give me that silver knife." β
"Brother, do you want to cut the meat too?"
"Medicines are scarce, wounds are infected, and if you don't cut them, you have to die. Fortunately, it was found in time. β
Ye Xiaofei slashed the whitened flesh with a very fast knife, and the red blood came out: "Girl, hemostatic medicine, bandages." Pami, hold it down, don't let him move. β
Ye Xiaofei has been wandering in the mountains and forests all year round, injuries are commonplace, and bandaging wounds is even more handy. However, these people in the city rarely see dead people, and some people don't even know what bandages and hemostatic medicine are. And the priest and the pharmacist in the city either ran away early, or died almost dead, leaving only one pharmacist with four apprentices, far from keeping up with the demand.
"Okay, feed him some water, cover him with more clothes, pay attention to the ventilation of the wound, if there is any problem, ask the mage tower for help as soon as possible."
After Ye Xiaofei finished dealing with the wounded, he didn't have time to wash his hands and went straight to the next wounded.
Pami grabbed Ye Xiaofei: "Boss, there is a shortage of food and medicine." Now that I have saved them, I will definitely not survive the cold winter. β
"And what do you want me to do?" Ye Xiaofei's eyes were red, and he roared with all his might: "I'm not a god, I'm a person, I won't change, even if I rob it, I will burn it like this, go and rob it?" β
Seven or eight women crossed the guards, frantically picked up sticks, and rushed into the wounded area under the mage's tower: "Kill the damned robbers, kill these murderers, and return my husband!" Give back my son! β
Their target is the robbers, the injured robbers, everyone can't figure it out, Ye Xiaofei, why did their mayor save the robbers, their medicine was not enough, and they had to waste it on these scumbags.
"Guards! Stop them! β
Ye Xiaofei intercepted the women's team, grabbed the wooden stick that was swung at the robbers' wounded, and yelled angrily: "Enough, isn't there enough dead people?" Not enough blood? Guards, take them away. β
The guards didn't mean to stop them, so they ignored the impact of the women, but Ye Xiaofei, the acting mayor of the town, came forward, which immediately made them nervous: it turned out that the mayor of the town still cared about the lives of the robbers, and immediately strictly guarded the entrances and exits to prevent riots.
Ye Xiaofei felt that his head was about to explode, he was in an impetuous mood, looking at the bloodstains on the ground, and even a little disorderly.
Pami glanced at the robber wounded next to him with disgust, and was very puzzled: "Boss, are they necessary to be saved?" One more pill, one more mouth. Food and medicine are in dire straits. β
Ye Xiaofei saw the eager eyes of the robber wounded, his grateful eyes, and sighed slightly: "Save." β
"But--"
"Let's talk about it on the Mage's Tower."
Mage Tower, the detainee of the Blood Demon Alliance, the second master and the third master.
Five steps and one sentry, ten steps and one team, the glory spirit Nock and Bond are well guarded.
At the top of the Mage Tower, there were three people trapped in a big tie, next to Nock and Bond, and the old man was also there.
As soon as he kicked the top, Ye Xiaofei saw that the old man's eyes were blood-red, he hadn't slept all night, and stuck to his post: "Old man, you take a rest first, and I want you to go outside to maintain order later, leave it to me now." β
The old man looked at the scorched black earth in the southern area, the scars and broken walls, and sighed with emotion: "Hey! Xiaofei, the town of Para is ruined. β
Ye Xiaofei helped the old man and sent him to the fifth floor of the Mage Tower to rest, and then returned to the top of the Mage Tower.
Pami pointed to several places in the South District: "Boss, there is the largest warehouse in Para Town, where a large amount of food and medicine is stored. It's all burned out now. β
"War damage and casualties, how are the statistics?"
"According to incomplete statistics, there were 1,600 soldiers and civilians and 96 soldiers in the town of Para before the war. More than 600 were killed or wounded, of which more than 400 were directly burned to death by the fire. More than 900 people survived, but more than 80 percent were old and weak women and children, 154 robbers were captured, and 72 were wounded by robbers. The two of using, prisoners and wounded, have almost exhausted what we have left. β
Bandits have become the biggest hidden danger at present, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources, and almost emptying the entire town of Para.
Pami made a neck wiping motion, killing all the captives and reducing the consumption of supplies, while freeing the guards to do more urgent things, such as patrolling the town, restoring order, preventing crime, rescuing supplies, extinguishing fires, and burying corpses.
Ye Xiaofei shook his head, and his eyes were set on the rich area in the north of the city, surrounding the town building: there was food and medicine, although it was not much, but it could also solve the urgent need: "Pami, the rich area in the north of the city, how about the loss?" β
"Those scum!" Pami was quite angry: "It is said that the robbers entered the city, and there are several scum who secretly show the way to the robbers and assist the robbers. So, their losses were rather minor, or even none. β
"Give them an IOU and ask them to hand over their food and medicine."
In doing so, one is to stabilize the nobles who rebelled against the bandits to do something crazy, if they learn from the bandits, light a fire in the north of the city, pat their butts and leave, the town of Para will be absolutely finished.
The second is that in the territory of the whole town of Para, only these nobles still have surplus food.
"Boss, the nobles all have samurai in captivity, and some are even retired soldiers, and if they are in a hurry, they are likely to unite to resist. That's--"
"There are benefits to burning in the southern district, at least as long as you guard a city gate."
"Boss, what did you say?"
"Mobilize six silver-level bows and crossbows, dispatch ten soldiers, thirty militiamen, guard the north gate, and seal the city! The girl and I are guarding the three leaders of the Blood Demon Alliance, you take Bond and a team of soldiers, and visit me one by one of the nobles and landlords, and let them bring food and medicine themselves. β
"Boss, what if they don't?"
"You look at it, don't do it if you can't kill someone. If you want to kill, pick out the one who is most active in taking refuge in the robbers, and don't mind if you kill the chicken to show the monkey. The nobles of this city, it's time to shed some blood. β
When Pami left with the order, he was very conflicted, the boss was able to treat the robbers, and did not hesitate to waste precious medicine and food, but he was also decisive and ruthless, and did not hesitate to go to war with the nobles for food and medicine. You must know that in this way, the nobles of Para Town naturally come together to fight against the boss. There were even riots.
Ye Xiaofei picked up the report on the table, and only then did he know why Pami was so anxious about medicine and food:
"The town of Para, warehouse: less than a ton of wheat, less than three tons of miscellaneous grains, half a ton of rice, distributed according to one kilogram of grain a day per person, consumed 1,200 kilograms a day, can last three to four days. Medicine, there are about 80 copies left, starting tonight, the supply of medicines is interrupted. β
Ye Xiaofei has a headache, maybe it will snow tomorrow, the house is vacant in the north of the city, you can live in it, the problem is food, even if the people still have surplus food, at most it can last for a week. A week is like a drop in the bucket for a cold and long winter.
Buying out? That's a solution, but the distance is long, and it takes thirteen or fourteen days for the caravan to go back and forth, and besides, the bitter cold Norsen Kingdom is not a big grain-producing country, and the Fire Dragon Kingdom, which is eyeing the tiger, has long intentionally or unintentionally banned the sale of grain to the Norsen Kingdom, even if it is bought, it can't buy much.
Levying grain from the five villages to which it belongs? Ye Xiaofei of other villages didn't know that Nolin Village couldn't even take care of himself, and the other villages that were occupied by robbers were estimated to have nothing left, and they didn't ask for help from Pala Town, and they had already entrusted the blessings of the gods.
Asking the Kingdom for help? Forget it, the war in the north of the Norson Kingdom has entered a critical moment, fighting against the blizzard, and it is really on fire. Even the bandits attacking the city can't manage things that shake the country's foundation and affect the morale of the army and the people, so they will free up their hands to help the town of Para? I'm afraid that Wang Du is also powerless.
"Hey!" Ye Xiaofei sat weakly in the corner: "Pala Town!" The town of Parra! How can I save you! β