The gentlemen were as happy as if they had seen a savior when they saw her return.
"Sister!"
"Fifth cousin..."
Their pitiful appearances made Wei Xiyin a little confused.
Wei Mingyuan's expression returned to normal, "Thank you for your hard work, Wuniang."
"Third uncle."
Wei Xiyin stepped forward and saluted, smiling and saying, "It's not that hard. I think we'll be able to enter Gaoyi County tomorrow, and we'll definitely be able to wipe out Gaoyi within two days."
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of her cousin Ling, who looked aggrieved and silently wiping his tears.
I understand.
Boys have strong self-esteem, and mentioning it at this time would only embarrass him, so she pretended not to see anything and talked to her third uncle about the situation outside.
"Gaoyi has a unique geographical location, at the junction of two realms. My niece went to Julu County before, and there were quite a few zombies there. Tomorrow, after we go deeper into the hinterland, we may need to send people to Guang'e County to clear out the zombie tide in that area."
It was getting late, and there was no way the day would get through.
Wei Xiyin originally planned to spend three days to clean up, but now with the arrival of two thousand Wei family soldiers, the speed will surely be much faster.
Wei Mingyuan glanced at the Zhongshan troops and said, "Leave this matter to my uncle. You take your men straight to the county town, recapture Qinghe County as soon as possible, and settle the subsequent winter arrangements."
"Niece, I will listen to my uncle." Wei Xiyin knew that this was not the time to be polite, and the sooner they swept the county, the better.
The uncle and niece knew about Guangping's matter tacitly and did not discuss it in public.
The scouts who went to Yimu to investigate the zombie tide reunited with the Wei family army on the first day they arrived, and returned to the fort together yesterday.
Wei Mingyuan had basically learned the general situation of Guangping from the scouts.
Wei Xiyin turned to tell his third uncle about the situation in the other two cities.
"Most of the buildings in the county town have collapsed, and 80% of the items are unusable. However, the remaining supplies are enough for the fort to use for several years. My niece has left two cousins in the two counties to be responsible for transporting the supplies. Let's see how the uncles make the arrangements later..."
The gentlemen stayed quietly by the side, not daring to interrupt or leave at will.
The granary door was closed.
Wei Xiyin and her third uncle were standing inside the granary talking and couldn't see what was happening outside.
The zombie wave coming from behind numbered about three thousand. The soldiers were guiding the zombies, who were on fire, to circle around the roadblocks, and more than half of them had already fallen.
After a while.
Thousands of zombies fell to the ground, the fire on their bodies was still extinguished, thick smoke filled the sky, and the scorching air emitted waves of heat.
The plain was in ruins, turned into scorched earth.
The soldiers responsible for attracting the zombies were covered in sweat, as if they had just been pulled out of the water.
It's not dangerous, but it's really hot!
Gong Chun saw that the situation below was almost over, so he interrupted the conversation and said, "Open the door and let the soldiers outside come in to rest."
The sun sets in the west, and the sunset dyes half the sky red.
We will naturally spend the night in the granary. Once the door is closed, it will be very safe inside.
………
The next day.
When Wei Xiyin and others led their troops deep into Gaoyi.
Accompanied by guards, the uncles and aunts of Mingjingtang left Ling County and went to various counties to arrange issues such as material transportation.
A year has passed since the disaster, and it seems like a lifetime ago. The outside world has become extremely unfamiliar. Everywhere you look, there is no grass growing, and it is desolate. Abandoned villages and farmlands can be seen everywhere. It is no longer the Qinghe County they are familiar with.
This was the first time that my uncles and aunts had come out in such a long time. The hustle and bustle of people on the official road weakened the desolate atmosphere. Apart from the unfamiliar scenery, it seemed as if they were still in Ling County.
Perhaps out of habit, the uncles' eyes were always busy, searching for usable farmland as they walked.
Once he found some uncontaminated farmland, Wei Mingze would ask the guards to mark it.
An uncle sighed, "What a pity! There's no fence outside to block the flow. Winter planting is too dangerous. These lands can't be used for the time being."
"Save it for next spring. It'll be useful sooner or later." Wei Mingze wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Wait until Mingyuan and Wuniang come back and we've counted the supplies, and then we'll start making arrangements for winter planting."
When the time comes, I will have to trouble Wu Niang to help calculate issues such as grain and vegetable planting and distribution.
The planting ratio must be based on the current population size. Last year's spring planting suffered a great loss because too few vegetable seeds were planted. After the wild vegetable season, all vegetable supplies for the public kitchen were cut off.
It seems we need to figure out how to cultivate those farmlands to ensure a balanced proportion.
A few people chatted and soon came to the first fork.
The two uncles waved their hands, separated from the main force, and headed towards Yimu and Beiqiu with some guards and civilians.
They came out and gathered another 4,000 people. Transporting supplies was the top priority, as it was related to future food, clothing, housing and transportation. All the work in Ling County had to be put aside for the time being, and everything had to be moved back to the fort first.
My uncles and aunts were all scholars. They used to travel by carriage and horse. It was only after the disaster that they began to pay attention to physical exercise. It can be said that this was the longest distance they had ever walked in their lives.
It’s not that bad if we hurry on the journey, as everyone has enough energy to keep up.
Mainly because of the hot weather.
Walking under the scorching sun, within half an hour, everyone's face was flushed, sweating profusely, and their clothes were soaked.
"Only after I got out did I realize how difficult it was for Wu Niang. A young lady, she had to find food for the tribe, rescue the people, and lead the troops to eliminate the zombies in such a difficult environment..."
Although life outside is so hard, Wu Niang has never complained about being tired.
The uncles agreed deeply, their faces filled with pride. "This is our Qinghe Wei clan's daughter. Not to mention the young ladies of other noble families, even among the young men of those families, how many can compare to our Fifth Lady?"
"Yeah yeah……"
Everyone agreed with this statement.
Looking across the entire Yizhou, and even the entire world, how many families can do what they do?
Wei Mingze also agreed from the bottom of his heart, but before he could be happy, he thought about the group of men at home and felt really disappointed with them.
The opportunity to teach someone a lesson will come soon.
After walking on the official road for two consecutive days, the uncles arrived at Dongwu City on the third day.
With Shi Le watching over, Dongwu City was actually not in chaos.
Wei He was humble and eager to learn. He took note of Deputy General Shi's words and, according to his instructions, loaded the light supplies onto trucks for transportation first.
If the goods cannot be transported in one trip, the vehicles will be separated according to their types. We just need to wait for people to come and push the vehicles onto the road immediately, which can save a lot of time.
Seeing that his uncles and aunts had come in person, Wei He hurried over to salute them, handed his little notebook to them, and looked eagerly for praise.
He felt good about himself and thought he had performed very well this time.
This is a task he took on alone.
The uncles and aunts took the notebook and passed it around one by one, flipping through it.
The records in the notebook are quite detailed, and the supplies found are carefully classified and loaded into the vehicle to ensure that there will be no mess when we return.
But the uncles and aunts know how good their own husbands are.
Seeing Shi Le directing soldiers to carry cloth not far away, the uncles looked at each other and sighed.
Wei Mingze pointed at Deputy General Shi and said with a stern face, "Don't always rely on others. Have you learned anything from this trip?"
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