It took Wei Xiyin a long time to calm down.
The two yamen soldiers in front of him stood with their heads lowered, the grief in their eyes almost impossible to conceal.
One of them continued, "We didn't dare rest. We escorted the people into Anping County. The mountain road we took was relatively safe, and we could still deal with the monsters on the mountain. But the old lady's condition was getting worse, and we didn't dare delay. We originally wanted to send people to investigate the fort, but we encountered Zhongshan soldiers along the way. We had no choice but to break into Yongning County at night."
The yamen soldiers encountered the people from Zhongshan Kingdom earlier than the group of civilians. They were not originally chasing them, but that group of people was followed by a large group of monsters.
The monsters at night were very fast, and everyone had already experienced that. There was nothing they could do. When they sensed the monsters coming towards them, they could only run away in advance.
Unexpectedly, he stumbled into the hiding place of a group of surviving civilians.
Just by coincidence, two waves of civilians, two waves of Zhongshan soldiers, and them were forced to cross the city late at night.
When they risked their lives to reach the fortress and discovered a large circle of high walls outside, the Wei clan members were overjoyed. They believed that being able to build a high wall to block the monsters proved that the clan was safe.
The noise was so loud that fire started inside the wall. The soldiers could not resist and quickly called for help.
Wei Xiyin pondered for a long time, "Fanyang County was the first to be in trouble. Did you see Lord Gou, the governor of Fanyang County?"
She couldn't help but think of the time when she passed by Fanyang County in Youzhou on her way home. At that time, something happened to the cattle and horses in the team. She had ordered Chang Ying to take people to Fanyang County to investigate the situation and also reminded Lord Gou.
If Lord Gou was a smart man, he should be able to react in time and survive.
The guard replied, "My lady, at that time, Fanyang City was full of monsters. After we found the person, we didn't dare to delay and hurriedly escorted him out of the city. We didn't see Lord Gou."
Wei Xiyin nodded and glanced at the two guards. "You two mentioned that your uncles reported to the court and requested help. Did you get the message across?"
"We don't know. There has been no news since the messenger left." The yamen soldier lowered his head even lower.
Wei Xiyin found it strange, "If no rescue came, how did you know that the entire Youzhou had fallen?"
At the beginning, she was not sure whether something had happened in Yizhou and the entire Kyoto, but as time went by, she was able to deduce it based on the situation.
You should know that up to now, the fort has not received any news from outside Yizhou.
The yamen soldier quickly replied, "We initially stayed in Youzhou to rescue the surviving civilians. We encountered a caravan fleeing from other places, and they brought us the news."
The caravan traveled far and wide, passing through many places. After discovering that a city was in turmoil, a group of people bypassed the county town and fled for their lives overnight. At that time, the disaster had just occurred. In some places, it had already spread, and in some places, signs had just appeared.
The caravan that did not dare to enter the city escaped and headed east. The riots gradually increased along the way, but by the time they reached Yuyang, the riots had already broken out in full swing. The caravan had no way to escape and encountered them in desperation.
"So you saved a lot of people?" Wei Xiyin found that unreasonable. "What about the survivors? My uncle has served in Yuyang for many years as a county governor. It's impossible for him to abandon the people and return home alone."
Since they had initially decided to stay and rescue the people, it was unlikely that they would just run for their own lives when the situation got out of control.
The two guards quickly saluted her and said, "We were just about to inform the young lady that we would beg the Wei family for help. The common people came with us, but the journey is long and there are so many of us that we're afraid of attracting monsters, so we dare not travel with them."
"The old lady's condition has been fluctuating. The county governor and Master Huai have passed away. She has always wanted to return to her homeland. Several members of the Wei clan are also anxious about the situation of the clan land. So we took our people and left them on their way ahead, leaving the people in different safe places in batches."
Also left behind were their surviving families.
At that time, we didn't know whether the dock was safe, and the road was too dangerous. How could we dare to bring everyone over? We had to leave a way to retreat.
Almost all the people on duty in the yamen were from Yuyang County. The county magistrate was kind-hearted and rescued the people along the way after escaping from the city. The yamen soldiers were worried about their families, so the county magistrate sent soldiers to escort them and search for their relatives one by one.
Although most of them suffered, many survived.
Now that the fort is safe, the yamen soldiers naturally want to bring their relatives here.
Wei Xiyin was slightly surprised, "How many people are there?"
"The caves we found later already had survivors hiding inside. There were seven or eight hiding places, with about three thousand civilians. We also rescued many people along the way." The yamen soldier replied.
Wei Xiyin: “…” The dock suddenly couldn’t hold any more space.
Also, is she unpopular or something?
After going out several times, there were only a few people and animals found in the entire Qinghe County. People rescued more than 3,000 people along the way.
The yamen soldiers were a little nervous. So many people needed food and drink, and they were afraid that the fort would not accept them because of insufficient food.
He quickly said, "This is the will of the county governor. You don't have to worry about food. The plants outside grow quickly. When there was a shortage of food, the people were starving and ate it. We have confirmed that the wild vegetables are all good. We have also eaten wild vegetables all the way here. When the time comes, you can let everyone grow some on their own."
Wei Xiyin: “…”
Until now, she has only dared to let the piglets eat it, but now they have already eaten it?
She held her forehead with her hand. "But Youzhou is too far away. I'm afraid we need to make some plans."
It means agreed.
The yamen soldier hurriedly thanked them, and couldn't help but add, "They're not in Youzhou. The common people and I were traveling together, one after the other. After entering Yizhou, they all hid in the mountains outside Anping County."
Yizhou is mostly mountainous and not as dangerous as Youzhou, otherwise they would not dare to leave people behind.
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiyin took a deep breath, closed her eyes and waved tiredly.
The two yamen soldiers looked at each other, saluted and retreated.
No sleep all night.
She was feeling a little tired now and planned to go back to sleep before making plans for the next step.
I learned a lot of useful information from the Yuyang government soldiers.
Considering her experience passing through Fanyang, it is likely that the zombie virus broke out in Youzhou not long after she passed by on her way back home, even earlier than in Yizhou.
My uncles and aunts immediately sent people to Kyoto to ask for help, but the people they sent never came back.
I'm afraid they either died along the way, or Kyoto and the entire country are in the same situation. Messengers and animals alone can't spread the virus so quickly. How exactly did the virus spread?
Wei Xiyin's mind was a little confused now. Beyond Youzhou was Sizhou, and Kyoto was not far from Sizhou.
Since her clansmen in Youzhou have escaped back, she can hope that her parents and brother may also come back.
After all, there are still 900 soldiers in Kyoto.
Before leaving the camp.
Wei Xiyin sent guards to inform Gong Liulang that the mutated vegetables were edible and asked Gong Liulang to try them first.
Upon receiving the news, Gong Liulang, who was always calm and composed, almost couldn't hold it in.
Why don't you try it yourself?
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