Chapter 163: Washing the City (Part 2)

Dusk has arrived, and soft light pours on the outer wall of the county town.

Widths of white smoke rising from the city tower were twisted and floated towards the high place. At this time, the county town had become dilapidated under the baptism of war.

The magnificent and sturdy exterior wall of the city was blasted out by a catapult. There were countless gaps in the city gates. The two large doors had not been repaired. The thick wooden doors that had broken into countless cracks were placed aside at will. The ground was filled with fragments falling from the wooden doors, scattered there in decay.

Because the war had just ended, the air was filled with an extremely pungent smell of blood.

This is the scene in the outer city. These scenes look like dilapidated at most, but when you go through the city gate, what you see and hear makes people feel tragic.

This county town is considered a central city, with about 30,000 people settling here. Several main streets are spacious and flat, with shops on both sides. It is an extremely prosperous place, but under the erosion of the war, everything has become a mirror and a water moon.

At this time, half of the population had been removed from the city, and the shops on both sides of the street had already been emptied. The bigger the merchant, the more bloody the smell of floating out of it, the stronger it was.

On the streets, soldiers were constantly dragging dead bodies and cleaning the roads, most of which were people.

The bodies of these civilians were dragged by Wu Jun randomly and piled up on the roadside, waiting for the next step of incineration.

On the ground, bloodstains were stretched out.

The weather has begun to warm, and mosquitoes and flies are buzzing and gathering on the blood marks and circling.

The bodies in civilian houses are rarely cleaned up. Anyway, after the army leaves, there will always be people doing these things. As long as the outside is cleaned up, it will be fine.

The sound of forbearing crying from time to time was dotted with the county town after the war. The soldiers walked in groups of people on the street, and wherever they passed, there was silence.

"Brother, is this what you are talking about Wucheng County City? It seems that the war is over. The battle is really fierce, and even the city wall is so damaged."

Standing outside the city and looking at the scene in front of him, Tang Yuan sighed.

Seeing that no one responded, Tang Yuan turned his head and found Wu Xingzong walking to the other side: "Brother, where are you going? Are you going to enter the city?"

Wu Xingzong walked expressionlessly: "First find someone to find out the situation in the city, and then make plans."

Although they were on the road, they had heard that the King of Wu had stopped washing the city and the main army had left, but it was not appropriate to enter the city rashly.

In the direction he walked over, there was a group of people digging pits, busy there.

He and Tang Yuan both looked like teenagers, and their approach did not make each other alert.

"Uncle, I'll ask you something, has Wu Jun left here?" Wu Xingzong asked.

"Did the two guys come from outside? Are they here to find someone in the city?" an old man stopped and asked.

Wu Xingzong said, "I'm sure I have an older sister who lives in the city. I heard that the Wu army was attacking this place before, and I couldn't help but worry and wanted to go to her house to take a look."

"Oh, it's a sin. These beasts have been slaughtering the city for three days. It's a pity that your sister really lives in the city. But maybe she's still alive, maybe she might."

The old man sighed and persuaded him: "The army has left. Although the remaining generals will not kill people, they are still very fierce. If you enter the city, don't go to trouble them. Be careful to leave your life there."

Hearing that the army had left and there was no danger in the city, Wu Xingzong and Tang Yuanfang walked towards the city.

Although the city gate was dilapidated, there were many soldiers patrolling.

When they went in and out, some people who went to look for their relatives like them, because they were just two ordinary teenagers, and the soldiers at the city gate did not make any trouble for them and they were directly allowed to leave.

"Brother, do you know where your sister's home is?" Tang Yuan asked after the two entered the city.

Wu Xingzong said: "Walk along this street, and after three intersections, there is an alley, and the last one is. I have come with my father once, so I still remember it."

"The situation in the city looks bad. There are so many people dead." Tang Yuan looked around and frowned.

Wu Xingzong did not speak, but his foot speed increased a lot.

Both teenagers were very brave and had no fear of dead bodies. Along the way, they also met some living people.

"Brother, I just inquired about it. The Wu army massacred tens of thousands of people, about half of the city. Your sister may not be among the dead." Tang Yuan followed and said after falling behind.

"I hope this is the case!" Wu Xingzong took a deep breath and said, the two of them left faster and faster.

"It's here." Wu Xingzong said, standing in front of an alley.

Seeing that Wu Xingzong was reluctant to go in, Tang Yuan couldn't help but persuade him, "Since you're here, let's go in."

Wu Xingzong then walked into the alley.

The alley was long, but after so far, neither of them heard any movement.

Could it be that all the people here were killed?

The two looked at each other, Tang Yuan's face turned pale, but Wu Xingzong was covered with a layer of green air. The door of the last family was closed tightly. Standing in front of the door, Wu Xingzong took a deep breath.

Bang!

He kicked the door open, and at the same time, a crying sound of a child sounded in the yard, and it was quickly covered.

Wu Xingzong was overjoyed and ran towards the source of the sound.

I saw a woman holding a child and running into the house.

Not his sister... Although it was just a back view, Wu Xingzong realized that the other party was not his sister.

"Who are you?" At this time, an old and a young man ran out of the house holding a wooden stick.

Seeing only two teenagers coming in, they looked obviously relieved on their faces.

"I want to ask you, who are you? Isn't Liu Changshun's family living here?" Wu Xingzong stared at them coldly and asked.

The vigilant expression that was originally carrying immediately disappeared. The old man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied: "All of them are dead, they were all killed a few days ago."

The young man said: "We are also the Liu family. Because their family is dead, the deed here has been handed over to us by the patriarch. Who are you?"

After learning about the purpose of Wu Xingzong's arrival, the old man sighed and said, "The person has been buried in the Liu family's ancestral tomb outside the city. If you go find a new tomb, you will find it soon."

After hearing this, Wu Xingzong didn't say anything. He left the alley and followed Tang Yuan, who was next to him, wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know what to say.

"Let's go!" Wu Xingzong was silent for a while, and walked out of the city without looking back.

Tang Yuan followed him and saw several burning corpses along the way, and black smoke rose straight into the sky.

The entire city was filled with black smoke, as if it was the soul of the dead who was unwilling to give up.

Liu Changshun's family was buried in the Liu family's ancestral tomb outside the city. As the old man said, he looked for a new tomb and soon the two found the tomb of this family.

Looking at the thickly buried tomb, the family was buried in the same place. Wu Xingzong's eyes were a little red. Although he had been separated for many years, the woman buried inside was his only relative in the world, and he died like this.

"Brother, where are we going next?" Tang Yuan asked after leaving the cemetery.

Wu Xingzong said, "I won't go to surrender to King Wu. If you want to go, I won't stop you."

"Brother has a grudge against him, how could I go to surrender to him again? Brother, you have underestimated me, Tang Yuan!" Tang Yuan was very upset when he heard this and said.

"Good brother!" Wu Xingzong's eyes flashed and he patted Tang Yuan on the shoulder.

At the same time, he explained: "If you don't surrender to the King of Wu, you will not only have a grudge against him, but you will not have this grudge for killing your relatives. How can I surrender to such a cruel person?"

"Brother said that I will surrender to anyone, I will follow Tang Yuan!" Tang Yuan said seriously.

Wu Xingzong knew that Tang Yuan was not a person who was right and wrong, and finally smiled on his face when he heard this: "You and my brother must find a wise master before they can surrender!"

"Brother, let's go. This city is not peaceful, not a place to stay for a long time." Tang Yuan looked at the soldiers holding swords in the city gate and said.

Wu Xingzong stared at the direction of the city gate, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"King of Wu? Humph!" After a while, Wu Xingzong chose to leave with Tang Yuan.

After leaving the county town, the two changed their course and turned to a place that was not disturbed by the war.

While resting in a small town, I met a caravan, and people in the caravan were talking about a battle.

The place they sat was not far from the caravan, and they were talking loudly, so what they were talking about was heard.

"...Now in the south, the two strongest families are the King of Wu and Duke of Shu."

"Marquis Chu is fine, I heard that he has many cities."

"Hey, the Duke of Chu has not had much time to raise an army, and it is still not as good as that of the Duke of Shu. Now, he has obtained the entire Shu land. This time he attacked Jingzhou, 50,000 troops surrounded outside Xiangyang City. If you want to say that the heroes of the times, the Duke of Shu will definitely be included in it..."

"...I heard that the Duke of Shu is kind to the people. Shu has been through war for a long time, but after unification, it was divided into households. Every family has land and does not pay much taxes. It was peaceful in just two years..."

"...Hey, you haven't heard of it? The Duke of Shu has been blessed by the gods. If the people hold a high ceremony for the Duke of Shu, the local area will have a good harvest. No wonder he can win many battles, and there will be God's help..."

"The Duke of Shu is still alive, isn't it good to have a life sacrifice?"

"We can't bear it. Who is the Duke of Shu? I heard that it was the reincarnation of the Red Dragon!"

By the way, Wang Hongyi attaches great importance to this

China is the most important thing in name, and it is easy to say when you have a name. When you seize the world, the biggest name is "received from heaven"

Liu Bang won the world by "the son of the Red Emperor beheading the son of the White Emperor". How could Wang Hongyi not do it?

When he was a county magistrate, he secretly promoted public opinion and advocated his sacredness. So far, wouldn’t he work hard on this?

Therefore, these public opinions are released in cooperation with relevant personnel and are popular in the world, and the effect is quite good.

Even sages and sages are bound to be affected by the limitations of the times.

Look, these people's intermittent words came to Wuxing Sect's ears. Wuxing Sect's eyes lit up. He turned to look at his companions and found that Tang Yuan was the same.

"Brother, have you heard it? The Duke of Shu sounds good too. The King of Wu cannot surrender. Let us brothers go and surrender to the Shu army!" Tang Yuan suggested excitedly.

Wu Xingzong thought for a moment and said, "Go and see first. If possible, go and surrender to the Shu army. But it will take two or three months to walk over!"

There are also thousands of miles to walk, and in ancient times, this time was needed.

"What are you afraid of? Will our brothers starve to death?" Tang Yuan disagreed.
Chapter completed!