The 20,000 people of Utan Pradesh are in a state of panic.

They had been comfortable for decades, and had never starved, but now they were suddenly out of food, and it would not be long before people starved to death.

The people's spearhead is directed at Gargo.

Gargo requisitioned grain again and again, depleted the people's food reserves, and now intends to rebel, angering Prince Luo Lan, causing the prince to withdraw the grain merchants.

In the palace of Gargo City, dozens of ministers were also panicked and discussed, not only afraid of the collapse of the Southern State, but also afraid that Luo Lan would attack the Southern State.

Gargo, who was sitting in the dragon chair, lowered his head, his face was pale, and his lips were constantly trembling.

After half a ring, he let out a strange smile like an old vulture: "I see, I see, what a vicious Luo Lan......"

He had already figured out Luo Lan's plan, and Luo Lan had already dug a big pit since he bought the sulfur stone. It's a pity that Gargo is powerless to stop him, and now he is powerless to fight back.

"New king, we have a lot of gold coins, why don't we buy grain from Nanshan Kingdom, we are friends with Nanshan Kingdom, they will not die without help."

"Childish! Nanshan Country is already short of food, how can it sell us grain? Now I can only surrender, ask Luo Lan for forgiveness, and exchange for the grain merchant. ”

"Grandma's, somehow there is no food, what's going on these days?"

Everyone blamed each other and quarreled, and many people had already confessed, where was the original high-spirited appearance.

Gargo didn't say a word, he was so tired that he listened to the crowd arguing and fell asleep.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, a general in silver armor walked in, the long sword at his waist patting the armor and making a golden sound.

Everyone looked over, and Gargo looked up tiredly.

That man was General William, the deputy commander of the Southern Pradesh Army, and the core figure of the Southern Army.

"Your Highness, the ships of the north have gone south again, carrying countless wheat."

William is a man with the air of a general, and he is also the only one who has not lost his fighting spirit at the moment. When others were arguing, he had already deployed troops in the seaside port to prevent Luo Lan from sneaking up on the sea.

Hearing his words, everyone was overjoyed: "Luo Lan is here to sell grain again?" ”

Even Gargo's eyes lit up.

William shook his head and said: "No, the grain is transported to the Nanshan country, I heard the news that after the spring harvest, the north will sell one million kilograms of wheat in the Nanshan country, and the Nanshan country no longer restricts the number of weapons sold." ”

These words were like thunder on the ground, which blew up everyone's faces, and some of the timid even trembled.

What does this mean? It means that Luo Lan will comprehensively crush the southern state. Luo Lan was short of troops at the beginning, but as a result, he directly brought in 20,000 peasant troops, and later lacked weapons, so he directly purchased armaments from Nanshan State.

Now that the north has money and food, and there are no restrictions on the purchase of weapons, where is there still a way to survive in the southern state?

The ministers were silent, and Gargo leaned back weakly, as if dead.

In the port of Nakashima State, fishing boats carrying grain are heading south, and they will exchange arms with Nanshan State.

Luo Lan actually didn't need much armament, he mainly needed arrows. However, the mere purchase of arrows is easy to make the southern mountain country suspicious, and it cannot cause a deterrent to the southern state.

"Mead, you take the warship to the waters of the Southern Pradesh, block the shipping lanes between the Southern Mountain Country and the Southern Pradesh, and prohibit them from having any communication."

"Charles, let the grain convoy deliberately pass through the coast of the southern state, and then spread the news that the north accepts the southerners unconditionally, and they can get arable land and grain for free when they come to the north, and there is no difference between the northerners."

At the port, Luo Lan ordered something, and it was time to close the net.

Four or five days later, the southern state was completely in chaos, and the herdsmen, especially the herdsmen of the steppes, came to the north to inquire about the land and grain.

The local official in charge at this time waved his pen: "Recorded in the household register, three acres of arable land, 30 kilograms of grain, and houses can be purchased in the town with gold coins." ”

The herders were pleasantly surprised and sent the news back to the southern state of Southern Pradesh.

From the city of Gargo to the volcano in the southern county, the people everywhere were ready to move, and when the last of the food was gone, the people finally headed north.

They took their belongings with them, dragged their families with them, and wanted to go through the mountains to the north to make a living.

"The prince gives arable land for free, tax exemption for three years!"

"We have gold coins, just go and buy a house, I heard that they are all houses left by the former nobles, big and beautiful."

"Mr. Dun, take us, we don't have much money, can we partner and get a place to live first?"

Tranquil Pradesh Basin, several people. Streamlines appeared, they stretched from south to north, and there were hundreds or thousands of people in a single team.

In the mountains of Nakajima State, the local government has sent people to register the household registration recipients, and the north and the south are merging into one family.

Ciudad Gargo, in the palace.

The ministers began another day of quarreling, and Gargo came to "go to court" after half a ring.

His face was pale, as if he had been awakened from a nightmare.

"Why is it so noisy outside? Are the people out of town? Gargo didn't want to get angry anymore, he asked hoarsely.

The ministers looked at each other, but none of them dared to speak.

Gargo took a deep breath: "Say it. ”

"Your Highness, Luo Lan unconditionally accepted the people of our country, and everyone went to the north one after another."

"What!" Gargo, who had been decadent for many days, stood up suddenly, and he finally had a bad breath.

"Luo Lan! You are so vicious that you want to rob even the peasants of my southern state! Gargo was furious, and he swept away his exhaustion and became murderous, as if he had returned to the light.

The courtiers did not dare to quarrel anymore, and looked cautiously at the angry Gargo.

"Where's William?" Gargo shouted, his eyes scanning the courtiers. William was not in the temple.

"Call him!" Gargo roared, and the soldiers outside the hall hurried to find William.

A short time later, William rushed in. Gargo stared at him and said, "Gather the soldiers, as before, and rush to the grassland!" ”

"Yes!" William immediately went to do it, while the rest of the courtiers were shocked, looked at each other and wondered, "Your Highness, what are you going to do here?" ”

"What to do? This king can't bear it anymore, he Luo Lan is obviously trying to force me to death! Horizontal and vertical are all dead, I will kill him first! Give me to go north, take advantage of the fact that the weapons of the Nanshan Kingdom have not yet arrived in the Zhongdao State, and the whole army will go north and kill Luo Lan! This is your last chance! ”

Gargo's eyes were red, and he was clearly going mad.

The faces of the ministers were as dead as ashes, and everyone was afraid, but no one dared to admonish.

In the afternoon of the same day, 2,000 elite soldiers of the southern state galloped to the grasslands, and in the anger of Gargo, all the innocent people were bombarded back, and those who refused to go back were hacked to death by Gargo on the spot.

For a time, the southern state was filled with the smell of blood, and the grassland was full of wailing.

After driving away the fleeing people, Gargo continued his army northward, and 2,000 elite soldiers stepped into the mountains and headed straight north.

In the castle of Nakajima Bang, Luo Lan, who received the news, exhaled a turbid breath.

"After all, I'm crazy, and I'll send him to death by myself, so it saves me the trouble of going south."

Luo Lan looked at the plain outside the window: "Barrett, arrange the army according to the original plan to meet the mad king of the southern state." ”