Chapter 003: Night is as hot as day

The night is as hot as day

A lit torch burned only one house in the city of Bingzhou, but now the house is upside down, the building materials of the house are either bricks or wood, the eaves of his house are leaning against the door of your house, and the door of your house is close to the beams of my house. Stretches for miles. In the evening, the steaming heat of the day and the cool cold of the night meet, intertwined into a thousand locks of breeze, which converges outside the city and pours into the city gates, forming a strong wind, blowing the flames of the fire.

The house that had just been set on fire was on fire. The fire borrows the wind, and the wind fuels the fire. The fire like a spirit snake has always wanted to spread in the west, as if it was chasing the golden crow that sank in the west. The sound of crackling wood and exploding was mixed with the cries of the living buried in the ruins.

Extinguish the fire, don't think. The fire shone inside and outside the city of Bingzhou as if it were daylight.

Fight fires, don't think. The billowing smoke went straight into the sky, and the hot ** people couldn't get close.

Jiachen and the others, soon after entering the city, watched this scene, the emotions in their chests were mixed, and the flavors were mixed. This grand, enthusiastic boiling fire is awe-inspiring, but Meng Feilong is from the army after all, and has his own professional thinking habits. The view of everything is from the point of view of the military of the military. For example, when others see this smoke and fire, they think of rushing in to rob the money or put out the fire, and rush out to escape the disaster and take refuge.

But the first thing he thought of was wolf smoke and fire.

Although the Yiyun Kingdom no longer uses beacon fire to convey the danger, this billowing pillar of smoke goes straight to Yunhan, even if other countries see it, it is inconvenient for them to take advantage of the fire to rob the greedy head. Bingzhou is close to Huwan and Shacheng, so you can definitely see it.

Now the Six Nations are still exchanged, but anyone in the heart can guess one or two. Even Emperor Ming, who passed on the country in writing, often expressed the imagination of "the car is on the same track, and the words are on the same text". The current Six Nations are not closed off from the rest of the world. There are also trade and technical contacts between each other, and there are contacts, and it is inevitable that there will be spies mixed in the crowd to find out information. Guhuai, Sangshu, and Yiping will sooner or later know about the major events that happened in the Yiyun Kingdom.

Now even if the flying pigeon passes the book, it is too late, and I can only hope that the ministers who remain in the court can make decisions as soon as possible.

"Sect Master, have you ever seen the wolf smoke billowing in the direction of the Southwest Bingzhou. The attendant behind the Sect Master of the Witch God Temple of Liuxian Mountain knew that the advisor said, and then said, "The person we sent before seems to have succeeded. The soul bead should already be full, haha. "This time it's a lot quieter.

"Tianyan, are our people in place at the borders of various countries?" The sect leader's voice was calm and gentle, showing his capable and spicy nature.

"Greetings, Master, our men are in place, just waiting for the nations to go to war. By then, the rest of the Soul Orbs should be able to fill up. "I didn't expect that in the dark, there was still a person kneeling at the sect leader's feet, and he had not been moved before and had not been noticed. Now he speaks so much that people will notice. It's a pity that his voice is weak.

"Well, that's good, I'm most at ease when I do things! The five gods have entered a period of retreat and dormancy, and I don't want to make any other mess in these two hundred years, you know!" The sect leader's last words, you know, were obviously meant to be heard by more kneeling people at his feet.

"Yes, obey the bishop's commandment!" The overwhelming momentum of the crowd made the leader's hat shake, not two thousand, but one thousand eight.

This is clearly the main hall of the Witch Temple on Liuxian Mountain, and this main hall should be very large, or it can accommodate more than 2,000 people. But it was strange that there was indeed a black spot above the main hall of Hongdae, and now it was night, and only a finger-thick candle was lit in front of the sect leader. The candlelight of the bean size should still flicker for the shouts of the crowd.

The more than 1,000 people in the sick state were all stunned. The target was too big, which attracted the attention of the Grand Commander Guishan, and finally the Grand Commander came slowly on horseback. He ordered the soldiers to hurry up and throw the corpses that had not yet been burned into the fire. The commander Guishan was also covered with a scarf, and he couldn't see his face clearly, so he could only infer the person from the official uniform. Those who had been here to help him were obedient to him. After the arrangements brought by Jiachen were completed, the remaining people and horses remained motionless. The catastrophe is imminent, and the military order is as above. This aroused Guishan's powder keg temper. Riding his horse towards the crowd of black oppression, he raised his whip and was about to hit it.

"Brother Gui, don't come unharmed. Hearing this, Guishan withdrew his horsewhip and looked in the direction where the voice came from, only to see that figure, tall and majestic, took a five-foot heavy sword, rode a proud Wujin horse, under the reflection of the firelight, his eyes were blazing, and the tiger and leopard gold armor he was wearing also shone in the firelight. This person is not a fierce general, who else can Meng Feilong be.

Gui Shan held the horsewhip in his hand and gave Meng Feilong a fist on the horseback and gave a salute. There was a salute to the ministers who were with him. On horseback, they exchanged pleasantries.

"You martial nerd, you have been an official in the imperial capital for a few years, and you have dragged up the rhetoric, and the water you drink in the royal city is to nourish people, and it is a lot whiter. I don't know if your martial arts Zhang has grown in. Saying that, Guishan wanted to compare with General Meng on the horse. didn't care about the occasion, and the surroundings could only be idle, and they could only watch the two of them pull the homely Jiachen and the white shell. Bai Shell is easy-going, and Meng Feilong and Guishan are his elders and don't care. Jiachenke's face was a little gloomy. The impression of Guishan is also not good. Jiachen, Baike, and Meng Feilong are all one or two grades higher than the Grand Commander Guishan.

General Meng is quite good at taking care of people, gave Guishan a look, and said, "Without further ado, let me introduce you to this is a university scholar Jiachen." Emperor Ming appointed him to be in charge of the affairs of the military state and temporarily assumed the position of state lord. When introducing Jiachen, Meng Feilong specially spread his hands, biasing towards the bird and beast pattern of Jiachen's official uniform - the crane, which is the symbol of the official product. Suggesting that Guishan should be careful when speaking. Because Emperor Ming particularly admired the rule of culture and reused the ministers, although he did not despise the generals, the generals were always unpleasant in the court.

When introducing the imperial doctor white shell, it was more casual. They saluted each other and handed over the business.

Originally, the commander Guishan was not the official appointed by the imperial court for disaster relief, he saw that the lives of the state were devastated, the state lord and other officials were also killed and injured, and no one was in charge of the overall situation, so he took charge of the state himself. Today, a famous teacher came, and there was no reluctance to take on this matter.

Gui Shanxiang led his group to the east of the city to the place where the refugees were stationed, all of which were low-lying places. The reason why this place was chosen is that when the meteorite falls, the impact is blocked by the high ground and the extended mountain, and the house is less damaged, and it can still be inhabited. It is also convenient to get water for cooking.

In the open space in front of the house, tents were set up in a row, and when the curtain of the tent was lifted, the mutilated body and fleshy limbs could be seen. It's fine outside the tent, you can only hear the whining, and when you enter you, you can experience what it's like to be heart-rending and worse than dead. Some are so painful that they cry for their fathers and mothers, and some are like living dead, only their hearts are beating and breathing, their eyes are dull, and they have no fighting spirit to survive. That's also a pain, a heartache.

The smell here is even more unpleasant, not only the rancid smell and barbecue, but also the stench of wound erosion and inability to take care of oneself.

Between the tent and the house, a hearth was erected and a cauldron was placed. Twelve hours were boiling typhoid medicine and gruel without stopping. It stands to reason that the color of the porridge should be green and blue, and the black hair here is indeed mixed, not because there is anything wrong with the rice in the pot, but because the river water and well water here have fallen into a lot of dirt and dust. Those who drank porridge did not dare to look at it or chew it, for fear of hitting their teeth.

There are three such refugee sites, located in the east, south and north of the city. The reason why there is no refugee settlement in the west of the city is because it is there that the most devastated ones. I can't even get a place to put my feet.

"My lord, in the past nine days, the camp has received 130,000 refugees and 50,000 or 60,000 wounded. There are 10,000 stones of grain, and now there are 2,500 stones left, and the medicinal materials can only be used for two days,...... "Guishan reported to Jiachen in detail about the affairs that have taken place in Bingzhou City in the past few days. It can also be seen that Guishan is thick and fine. He is indeed a general.

"Commander Gui, you don't have to worry about food and medicine, I have brought a lot, enough for the distribution of the imperial court next month. It's just that I don't know three things about it, and I want to ask. Jiachen didn't wait for Guishan to say anything.

"What I don't understand is why there are no people in the city when the gates are wide open, no refugees fleeing, and no rescuers are seen when they enter the city; second, there are 1.5 million people in Bingzhou, excluding those who are doing military service and doing business abroad, at least there are about 800,000 in the city, and no matter how strong the earthquake is, there will not be less than 200,000 now, less than a quarter. I heard in the ruins in the city that there was a woman in the ruins, her arms hanging outside, still moving, why no one rescued her, and the third question was, who let the people set the fire!" Wen Chen slapped the table and stood up, staring at Guishan with wide eyes and not moving.

Guishan, who has killed people and shed blood, now looks very embarrassed. Jiachen's every question was thrown at him like a boulder, and the blocks fell up one by one, making Guishan unable to straighten his waist. for the reason is not his, but the fault is his.

The meteorite fell, not long after. Guishan told the county lord of Kuai County, suggesting that the county lord organize people and materials to support, so the county lord sent Guishan to go. I didn't want to see the people who escaped halfway, helping the old and the young with their bags. What's more, pulling a carriage and carrying a futon, as if leaving the sad place and never returning. There are about 10,000 people scattered or in groups. There are two thoughts in my heart, one is that I have worked so hard to come all the way to help you, but instead of helping your own people, you have slipped away. What is the difference between this and deserters on the battlefield, but this is that there are about 10,000 people on the road not long after, and there will be more refugees in it. They are homeless and displaced, and they don't know if they have money with them, but if they don't, they are either begging or stealing, and 10,000 people will definitely bring hidden dangers to the stability and peace of the county. So he intercepted the people who had fled and forced them back to the vicinity of the city, and those who dared to violate were beheaded. It's not just a slogan, it's an action. He really killed a few people because of this. From that moment on, no one dared to leave the city. Some of the rescuers near the city gate were the watchmen he sent. For the refugees who escaped, Guishan selected strong people to serve as laborers. In the process of participating in the rescue, the progress of the rescue will be half slower.

As for why there were only 50,000 or 60,000 injured people and why they didn't save them when they saw death, Guishan's answer made Meng Feilong, a friend of many years, dumbfounded.

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