"Then please listen to the analysis below. Brother Zhu has also seen Ronggu City, where the rain was lacking and the river was dry. Without the embankment, we would not have any harvest this autumn, and we would not be able to provide any food to the Dongxu battlefield." Zheng Yu began Said.
While listening, Zhu Minglang observed the weather.
The weather was changing, and the unusual air pressure made one's chest tight.
This kind of stuffiness is often a precursor to rainfall.
Teacher Duan Lan is already spreading the rain.
"Our Ronggu City, which is fertile and irrigated by valleys, is like this, what about the harsher environment and barren land?" Zheng Yu raised his eyes and looked into Zhu Minglang's eyes.
"We have no rain, and there is no rain in the barren soil." Zhu Minglang said.
"Yes, the barren soil system is primitive, the agriculture is backward, the folk customs are barbaric, and there is not even a drop of rain this autumn, and it will be winter soon..." Zheng Yu said here, and suddenly there was a loud thunder in the gray sky!
"Boom!!!!!!!"
Huge thunder rumbled, and the originally clear sky and earth became dark and unclear at some point, and this flash of lightning flashed across the sky above Ronggu City, illuminating the ancient streets ahead like fireworks, illuminating those who were waiting for the rain on the street. Commoner civilians.
Their faces are full of anticipation and joy!
They already smell the breath of rain, the source of life.
In front of the mansion, Zheng Yu did not move a single step, still maintaining a humble posture in front of Zhu Minglang.
Looking at the young city lord, Zhu Minglang felt a little touched in his heart.
It's just that what touched me was not the rain and thunder breaking dawn, but Zheng Yu's words.
It's his angle of thinking about current events.
"This war..." Zhu Minglang felt some waves in his heart.
"There can only be one result." Zheng Yu said in a deep voice.
Zhu Minglang looked to the east.
In fact, only this small valley is covered by dense clouds, and the sun is still fierce in the distance.
"Tick tock~"
A raindrop fell on the back of Zhu Minglang's neck impartially, the coldness, the wetness...
"Tick tock~"
"Tick tock tick tock ~~~~~~"
There were more and more raindrops, hitting the old road stone slabs, making a pleasant sound like piano keys.
From slow to rapid, the orderly variation of the soft and slow movement gradually became passionate and high-pitched, and then the mind completely fell into this wonderful temple of rain.
"It's raining!"
"It's raining!!!"
There was cheering on the streets, in the houses, and in the fields.
This rain is sweet even to smell.
This rain broke the depression in everyone's heart.
This rain is like blood flowing in a dry body, making this valley and this city come alive!
People's heartfelt cheers are better than the celebration of the year and the victory of the battle.
Hearing the sound of the rain nourishing all things and the joy of the entire city, Zhu Minglang stood under the eaves of the gate, the swaying rain curtain wet his sleeves and shoes.
And the city lord Zheng Yu stood outside the eaves, still not moving half a step, still maintaining that humility...
But the rain drenched his hair and robe, and the rain stuck to his side face, making his frail face extra firm. His eyes, at this moment, were shining, but they were An unrelenting light.
"Why don't you laugh with your people? You delayed the time and let the rain fall. Now even if you tell the two teachers about your actions, you can say that the rain has filled the reservoir." Zhu Minglang smiled Get up and look at this hypocritical city lord.
"Brother Zhu, how long have you been talking with me?" Zheng Yu said sincerely.
"Just a few minutes."
"Did you know that before we met you, the battle report came from the front, or was it a delayed battle report?" Zheng Yu continued.
Zhu Minglang's face changed slightly.
A delayed battle report?
Just now Zheng Yu had analyzed the Wutu War, and Zhu Minglang very much agreed with what Zheng Yu said.
Yes, there is only one outcome of this war - defeat!
Why did Zulong city-state lose
Obviously have excellent equipment, obviously have a clever army, obviously have a towering fortress with a towering wall...
But so what?
Wutu is facing the greatest disaster.
Zhu Minglang had lived in Wutu, and he knew very well that most of the people in Wutu worked for a year and lived for a year.
Their land is barren, and it is not easy to fill their stomachs. There are very few things like storing food and clothes.
But right now, it hasn't rained since I left the barren land, and the Ronggu City, which is irrigated by the valley, is facing a crisis of crops and grazing, let alone the barren land!
There was no rain, the fields were deserted, the fruit trees withered, and there was no food at all.
In winter, without hemp and cotton to make clothes, how to keep out the cold, the winter in the barren soil is cruel!
They are completely in a desperate situation!
They have no room to live! !
This is where the riots started.
The closer to the end of autumn and the closer to winter, the more people in the barren land realize that they will not survive the coming year.
It's not that the mob covets the fertility of the Zulong city-state, but that they are being driven to the border by a god of death called "Winter". They either break through the strong fortress and barely have a trace of life, or they all die in the wasteland! !
Excellent soldiers, ferocious dragons and beasts are no longer important in their eyes, the desire to survive will make the people of the barren land like moths to a flame...
They fight to live.
Zulongcheng fights for dignity and land.
Who wins and who loses
There is only one outcome of this war, Zheng Yu is very clear, and Zhu Minglang is also very clear now.
So that delayed battle report...
Ronggu City is only fifty miles away from the front line of the fortress.
And this is a city in the valley, even if you climb up high, you can't see the flat land outside, and the army of the barren riots will arrive here soon!
"Da da da da da da da da da~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The noise of the rain.
The people celebrate.
As the city lord, Zheng Yu stood in the torrential rain, and he could hide under the eaves with just one step, but he didn't.
"The rain is coming, and the city is dying." Zhu Minglang finally understood why Zheng Yu couldn't laugh.
"Brother Zhu, now you can tell. Please also tell the two teachers to take the students to leave quickly. On behalf of Zheng, I would like to express my gratitude to the two teachers and the dragon training students, and thank them for their mercy to the common people." Zheng Yu once again said to Zhu Minglang Take a deep bow.
The rain patted his desolate back, the rain poured into his clothes, and flowed from his hair to his cheeks...
Zhu Minglang let go of the previous suspicion, kowtowed his hands tightly, walked down the steps, let the rain baptize him, lowered his body slowly, lowered slowly, and bowed deeply.
"I wish there was nothing I could do, Brother Zheng, take care." Zhu Minglang said.
After saying goodbye, Zhu Minglang ran in the rain, but his heart was extremely heavy at this moment.
Zheng Yu did not lose the city and fled.
He wants to fight to the end with the group of tyrants who just broke through the fortress.
He wants to protect the people of Ronggu City who just got Qingyu.
…
Flying bird pseudo-dragons slowly lifted into the air in the rain. Their lineage comes from pterosaurs, which are fleshy wings. The rain will not wet their feathers, but there is more resistance.
The thirteen students put on the fur coats they had prepared long ago, and Teacher Duan Lan and Teacher Ke Bei also stood on the back of the Eagle Beast Dragon.
They are slowly leaving Ronggu City. When they reach a height of 200 meters, they can see dense raindrops. Ronggu City!
It's the barren army! !
Their shouts became louder and louder, and even the heavy rain couldn't hide it, as if the endless rolling thunder in the sky was constantly approaching! ! !
On the ground, perhaps only a few figures were seen, but looking down from a height, those figures were endless, some even wearing the armor that had just been disarmed by the city-state soldiers, and they rushed desperately towards the rice fields that had just sucked the rainwater , rushed to the city!
"The fortress has really been breached???" A dragon herding student couldn't believe this scene, and said blankly.
"Teacher Ke Bei, we are also citizens of Zulong City-State, so why are we just watching these mobs invade our city? We are dragon shepherds, why should we be afraid of these untouchables!" Nan Ye said loudly.
As a descendant of the Nan clan, he is also considered a relative of Zulongcheng's royal family, how could he endure the fact that his family's territory is being trampled on like this!
Duan Lan and Ke Bei, with these two teacher-level dragon shepherds, and thirteen students who all have dragon sons, should be able to slaughter this group of mobs!
"When you enter the Academy of Dragon Training, you will never participate in any war unless you are attacking the evil city. Don't you understand this rule!" Instructor Ke Bei said sternly.
"But those are wild beasts and evil people. They obviously have their own land, but they want to step into the territory of the Zulong city-state. They don't deserve pity!" Nan Ye said excitedly.
Why not
The two mentors can definitely stop the violent army, at least they can delay until the reinforcements arrive!
"They're not beasts, they're just trying to survive..." Duan Lan's words were already choked with sobs.
I was originally praying for dragon rain for the people, but I never thought that my Canglong Xuanshu would only save the residents of a small valley, and it would not be able to save the tragedy of this natural disaster.
Even if there is no explicit prohibition from How to Train Your Dragon Academy, what should Duan Lan do
Slaughter a group of men who are fighting for their wives and children to survive, or guard the people who are tortured by the drought and autumn
Nothing can be done.
Dragon Shepherd.
Beyond the mortal spirit, just as insignificant.
"Rumble rumble rumble~~~~~~~~~~~"
Suddenly, one after another loud noises came from the depths of the valley. Under the vast rain, one could see that the small stream valley road was being blocked by some prehistoric ancient beast, and the rocks and trees were violently stirred into it. Along with the manic sweep, they ran towards the road into the valley together...
"Mountain torrent????"
Everyone was astonished, how could the mountain forest that had been drought for a long time cause a mountain torrent because of this rain!
This rain at most nourishes the mountains and forests, and it is absolutely impossible to cause such a raging flash flood.
I saw that the flood filled the stream, ran over the fields of Ronggu City unstoppably, and poured wantonly into the narrow road that must be passed into the valley!
The narrow road into Ronggu City is full of people, and it is the rebellious army gathered from the barren land. How could their long team have thought that such a valley flood would come from the peaceful valley city? …
Howling!
I don't know how many people in the barren land were swallowed by the flood in this valley. They wanted to retreat, but because of the narrow terrain of the valley, they didn't even have a place to hide from the flood!
Thousands of people were devastated by this flash flood. They were smashed to death on the rocks by the flood waves, drowned in the water, and washed into the valley triangle.
The menacing and riotous army broke through the city easily, but because of this crucial mountain torrent, most of them collapsed, and the corpses drifted with the mountain current.
Looking down at this shocking scene from a height, Zhu Minglang's heart was also filled with huge waves!
He thought of the polite and frail scholar under the steps of the mansion.
I thought of the indomitable young castellan in the heavy rain.
His eyes also shone with determination in the gray rain.
The water overflows and does not let go.
Rather than let the people suffer, I will never let go of the sluice.
"Before winter, the Dongxu Fortress will be breached, and the lips will be dead, and the teeth will be cold. By then, Ronggu City, which has not many guards, will definitely be massacred by mobs, and even drink blood and eat meat."
"The people can suffer and rely on various methods to survive the winter, but they cannot live without weapons to resist aggression."
"I know they are suffering, but compared to suffering, I hope they can survive in this troubled world."
"Brother, take care."
The heavy rain was ringing in his ears, and Li Li couldn't stop the rain. Zhu Minglang's mind was full of the thin figure dripping in the rain, and his last silent bow was exactly the kind of thing that didn't treat him well. Words spoken!
Zhu Minglang took a deep breath, all he inhaled was the sour and humid air, looking at the swaying rain curtain, and then at the desolate land, you and I are mortals.
"There is still an army of riots behind, my God, how many people in Wutu joined this riot!" Li Shaoying suddenly exclaimed.
Flying away from the valley, one can see Guyuan at a glance. It is unimaginable that there are thousands of violent troops outside the valley, and only a part of them entered Ronggu City!
The riot army was indeed severely injured, but their huge foundation could not be hurt!
The flood storage in the reservoir will eventually run dry, the valley narrow road will slowly emerge, and the riot army will still pour into this valley granary city!
With the brutal behavior of the deserted land, it is very difficult for the civilians in Ronggu City to survive.
"The narrow road is low-lying, as if it was deliberately dug and dug. The mountain torrents have not drained away, and they are accumulating a lake, flooding the valley road. Those mobs must swim through the muddy lake to attack Ronggu City." Nan Ye. Said very excitedly.
That piece of hollow lake lies across the only place where it enters the valley, exactly as it was designed.
When the road is flooded, horses and animals cannot step in, and the valleys on both sides of the lake are steep and difficult to climb, and it is easier to fall and die after it rains...
This low lake can be said to have turned into a valley barrier for Ronggu City, making it difficult for the rioting army to pour in in groups.
"As long as you set up a guard on the other side of the lake and shoot arrows at the enemy who jumped into the lake, a thousand people can stop an army of ten thousand people. Is this the miraculous mountain torrent bestowed by God on Ronggu City???" A female student said the same Can't help but make a sound of joy.
The violent army, which can't even stop the fortress, has nothing to do with this small Ronggu City!
"Teacher Duan Lan, the rain saved all the people in Ronggu City. Even if the violent army temporarily cleared the lake, it would take a day or two. By then, the reinforcements would have arrived..." Other students couldn't help but gasp in amazement .
This mountain torrent is like a miracle!
But only Zhu Minglang knew clearly that all this stemmed from a frail scholar.
He kept the water and did not let it go, which was the last line of defense for Ronggu City. It was he who relied on his outstanding vision and wisdom to defend the city and protect his people!
Brother Zheng, you cherish it too.
Please also survive in this troubled world.
Standing on the back of the Eagle Beast Dragon, Zhu Minglang bowed deeply in the direction of Ronggu City again.
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(After thinking about it, it’s better to read this paragraph coherently, so I released all the saved manuscripts, and everyone casts a count of votes~~~)