"boom!"
The east, west, and north gates of Youxin City collapsed with loud noises. Huge stones hit the original gates. Under the desperate eyes of the rebels who were about to withdraw from the city, the gates were firmly locked. Locked up.
"Move the stone! We'll all die if we don't get out!" A man with the appearance of a general in the city shouted.
However, what greeted him was a series of grenades thrown from the city wall.
But at this time in Youxin City, the fire and the blood complement each other, and the shouts of killing are still heard endlessly.
Most of the city was engulfed in flames.
Countless people hiding in their homes were driven out of their homes by the fire, or were swallowed by the flames. The thick smoke made people have to cover their mouths, lower their bodies, and flee in panic.
Those people were like fish caught in a net, flames were everywhere in their eyes, as if the whole city was engulfed in a sea of flames, which made them even more panicked, and most of them subconsciously ran towards the nearest city gate go.
"Run to the south of the city, there is no fire in the south of the city!" A voice came from nowhere, causing many panicked people to subconsciously run towards the south of the city.
And the flow of people drives more people.
People are conformity, especially in times of disaster like this.
Silhouettes stood on the houses outside the line of fire, looking down at the people fleeing in panic in the dark night. From time to time, the light of weapons would light up, and there would be screams of people dying.
Some of the rebels huddled in the crowd sprayed blood and fell to the ground.
The empress stood above the city gate and looked down at the burning city, Ren Baqian was half a body behind her.
"Your Majesty, my lord, the refugees are coming." Zuo Lengluo said in a deep voice, ten meters away from the two of them.
"Get out of the city gate! Let them go out of the city, and send a loud voice at the city gate to tell them who started the fire." Ren Baqian said. At this moment, he could already see the crowd surging towards the city gate.
Although it can be said that it is safe to reach the south of the city, most of the civilians in the entire city are rushing towards this area, which is already overcrowded. Things happen almost all the time.
"Your Majesty, Tie Zihe, one of the heads of the thieves, has been handed over!" Qing Ping landed in front of the empress, holding the head in his hand.
"Understood!" The empress didn't even look at it, and turned to Ren Baqian, "Even if these people escaped today, they still won't be able to hold on to the food."
"I also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to distribute food and porridge from Xueyang and other cities. When giving porridge, you must tell them who gave them the food. The people who escaped here must remember your majesty's kindness!" Ren Ba Qian brain changed his mind.
"Jiangbei is out of food. When the army left before, all the excess food was taken away." The empress said. Although it seems that she has let Ren Baqian do what she wants recently, it doesn't mean she doesn't know anything. "The rations in Xueyang City can last for a few days, but it will take at least three days for the army to return and then adjust the rations. I don't know how many things will happen in these three days.
"Then what is His Majesty's plan?"
"Let the people in the south of the city take out all the surplus food at home, and distribute it according to the number of people. At least they can last for a few days. After the food adjustment comes, it will ensure that they will not starve to death."
As for whether the people in the south of the city are willing or not, it is not within the scope of her consideration at all.
It was her outpouring of kindness to make such an arrangement.
"Your Majesty, this is what Mingjun did!" Ren Baqian said smoothly.
"You mean I used to be a faint king?" The empress turned her head and glanced at him.
"How is it possible? It's just that His Majesty's wisdom in the past was aimed at the people of the ancient tribe." Ren Baqian said.
"Seeing that you have put a lot of thought into these people these days, you can't just let them starve to death." The empress said lightly.
At this time, there was endless chaos below the two, with countless heads crowded together, crying and yelling.
The Empress let out her aura, suppressing everyone's hearts like a mountain, and immediately fell silent. Everyone seemed to be strangled by the neck, and even found it difficult to breathe.
The Empress's aura was immediately withdrawn, and without saying a word, the victims below all covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound.
"As expected of Your Majesty! The power and power alone can calm down many people who are in panic." Ren Baqian praised.
"The fire is spreading!" The empress ignored him and looked into the distance.
"Come here!" Ren Baqian looked up and called the guards to order. "Start from a position close to the fire site, inform the people in the south of the city, leave the house with food, and leave the city immediately!"
"Also, ask Xi Duhu to send some people to maintain order and prevent the disaster victims outside the city from causing chaos."
The two stood on the top of the city until the sky turned pale, and the sound of shouting and killing in the distance became quieter.
That night, Xi Wanya and the Southern Protectorate Army gradually retreated with the fire, keeping the rebels who wanted to rush out within the line of fire.
And the flying cavalry always stopped the rebels who wanted to escape over the city wall on the city wall.
As for the Protectorate's Mansion, after first guiding the civilians and clearing up the stragglers, they devoted themselves to maintaining order outside the city.
With 150,000 rebels, very few fish slipped through the net in the end.
In addition to dying by the sword, he died of suffocation due to lack of oxygen in the fire scene.
"Your Majesty, it's over." Ren Baqian said behind the Empress.
The red figure of the empress flashed on the city wall, then disappeared in place and returned to her own car.
Ren Baqian stretched out his hand when the empress left, but it was empty.
Walking down the city wall with his hands behind his back, he could still hear voices from the crowd in the distance—"Who put the fire canisters, firewood, etc., don't you know? It was His Majesty who saved your life." , gave you a way to survive... All the food will be distributed according to the human head, as long as you persist for a few days, the food brought from Xueyang City will keep you from starving to death... "
"Left cold!"
"Master Ren!"
"Organize these people, find some young and strong people to put out the fire from the outside, and search for valuables and undestroyed food in the city." Ren Baqian said. At this time, most of the people used stone jars to store grain. Although some houses were burned, the grain in the stone jars was still edible.
"In addition, dig a hole outside the city and bury all the corpses! To avoid epidemics. Then arrange people to check around the city to see how many rebels have run away and in which direction."
After explaining the matter, Ren Baqian stood at the city gate and looked at the civilians who were still in panic and sorrow, then walked back to the empress's Luanjia, fell to the ground and closed his eyes to rest.
Not long after, two pieces of animal skins were thrown from the luanjia and covered his face.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ren Baqian happily spread the animal skin under his body, and soon fell asleep.
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After half a day, the army that had rested for half a day except for a few to maintain order, turned back to Xueyang City again.
It took a day and a half to return to Xueyang City again, but before entering the city, there was a smell of blood.
After entering the city to find out, after the army left, Rao Yu led his troops to attack.
A thousand ancient troops kept fifty thousand rebels out of the city for two days.
During the period, Hongcheng also drove many young and strong people from the city to the top of the city to help defend the city. Under the threat of swords and blood, those young and strong people really played a role, which caused the morale of the rebel army to drop greatly, and Rao Yu had to hold a grudge recede.
But because of this, the people of Xue Yangcheng panicked again.
Fortunately, the overall situation has been settled at this time. Only Rao Yu can't cause too much trouble, and the hearts of the people will recover slowly.