Chapter 188 Killing Them All
How many people were killed or injured in this terrible war? How many families were torn apart and lost their sons, husbands, and fathers?
How many children have lived a miserable life after losing their father, and some have not even lived to grow up!
Before he could think about it, his daughter came to meet him.
"Dad! You're finally back!"
Her voice revealed her daughter's worry and concern for him, followed by relief and joy at seeing that he was safe and sound.
When King Kong saw his master Bai Li, he jumped off the ground and ran away. The black eagle above his head had shown enough attention in front of everyone and started chasing after King Kong!
Watching the two little ones go away, Bai Zongren smiled and shook his head, then looked up at the sturdy city wall. Fortunately, Da Zhou still had him and his daughter to guard it, and the common people still had a home to shelter from the wind and rain. From now on, the father and daughter would eliminate foreign enemies and protect the home of Da Zhou.
His daughter came towards him with a bright smile on her face, and he ran towards her.
Daughters are still the best. Look how caring they are. Those brats...
snort!
Bai Dalang, who was following behind, touched his head in confusion: Why did his father look so disgusted when he saw him?
Several teams of troops entered the city, the battlefield outside the city gate was cleaned up, and the city gate was closed again.
Bai Li asked her two uncles to take the troops back to the barracks, and she and her eldest brother accompanied her father for a walk in the city.
In the past half month, the gates of Yuanzhou City were closed due to the attack of Simon's army. It was impossible to trade with merchants from all over the country, and it also took in many common people. Seeing the shortage of supplies in the city, they couldn't buy food and vegetables even with money. They were starving and wanted to eat even the uppers of their shoes.
Bai Zongren looked at the deserted streets and the people whose eyes were green with hunger, and felt depressed and uncomfortable.
"Li'er, hasn't the imperial relief grain arrived yet?"
"Prefect Wu submitted a memorial half a month ago, and the emperor replied the day before yesterday, stating that the treasury was in a tight spot. He asked the localities to find ways to absorb the burden first, and he would then find a way to transfer funds from the south."
As for the 10,000 troops that were promised to be sent to Yuanzhou, not a single one was seen.
"The south is flooded, and many roads and bridges have been destroyed. A large sum of money is urgently needed for repairs. It's difficult for the emperor!"
"As the emperor of the Great Zhou, he must solve the people's livelihood problems no matter how difficult it is. If he can't even solve this, what kind of emperor is he?"
"Hey, keep your voice down!"
Bai Zongren looked around and saw that there were few pedestrians on the street and the doors were closed. He felt relieved when he saw that no one had heard his daughter's nonsense.
"My dear little ancestor, please don't say these words anymore. This is disrespectful to the emperor, understand?"
"I know, I know! When it comes to the emperor, he's closer to you than your own son. No, he's closer to you than your ancestors!"
Bai Zongren glared. This little bastard never stops!
Bai Dalang was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Dad, you know your sister well. The more you tell her not to speak, the more she wants to speak. Why do you care about her?"
"You little bastard, if I can't control your sister, I can't control you either, right? Stop right there!"
Bai Dalang felt miserable: Dad, can’t I just tell the truth?
Bai Zongren: You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? He can't handle his daughter, so he's a good opportunity to practice on her.
Who told him to be so mean? He deserves it!
Bai Dalang successfully diverted his father's anger, and ran so fast that his legs left afterimages!
The father and son were running and chasing each other, and they ran away in the blink of an eye. Bai Li got excited and joined her father's battle group, starting a cat and mouse game with her brother Bai Dalang.
"Bai Li, Bai Zongren, you two are chasing me, you are such scoundrels!"
Bai Zongren: Who told you you are a big green cucumber? You deserve to be slapped!
Bai Li: Who's talking about fairness to you? Let daddy give you a good beating to vent your anger. That's what a filial son should do!
The father and his two sons/daughters played like children in the street, attracting many people to come out and watch. Only then did Bai Zongren, with his old face flushed, take his son and daughter back to the barracks.
In the barracks, Prefect Wu was eagerly waiting for Bai Li in the conference room.
"Marshal Bai, I'm glad to see you at last!"
That look was more eager than when he saw his own mother.
"Stop, why are you looking for me instead of going to prepare food?"
"Marshal Bai!"
Magistrate Wu's voice was filled with tears.
"You don't know. The imperial court hasn't sent down any food. There wasn't much food in the city to begin with. Now there are tens of thousands of civilians. We've been eating it for more than ten days. We're almost scraping off the walls to eat it!"
“Solving people’s livelihood issues is your responsibility as a prefect.
Why don't you try to find me? I am only responsible for leading the troops to defend Yuanzhou."
Bai Li didn't want to bother with these trivial matters. Everyone should mind their own business. She was not such a saint as to take care of everything.
Although she had some food, how could she get it out?
Although there are a lot of supplies in her space, most of them are gold, silver and other valuables. The food is only enough for her family to eat for one or two years. The fields produce several thousand kilograms of beans, sweet potatoes and so on every quarter, but this amount of food is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for tens of thousands of people and cannot solve the problem at all.
When Prefect Wu heard this, he widened his eyes and looked at Bai Li with pain and anger, as if he was looking at an irresponsible and unfaithful man.
"Look, what are you looking at? There's nothing I can do."
Bai Li felt guilty and didn't dare to look at him. Although she didn't have much food, it could be produced continuously!
There are more than 10,000 kilograms of beans, coarse grains and various foods in her space. Can they solve the urgent problem if they are taken out?
"The only way to solve the problem right now is to wipe out the Simon army. Without the enemy, we can open the city gates for trade. The caravans will bring in food and everyone will be saved!"
Bai Zongren hit the nail on the head and pointed out the key point.
Yes, this is the way to solve the problem from the root. Bai Li regretted that he was almost fooled by Magistrate Wu.
Then Bai Zongren talked about how he had confiscated the secrets of Prince Jin's camp. When everyone heard this, they cheered.
"Prince Jin suffered a crushing defeat today, and now even his camp has been raided. I wonder how long he can hold out!"
"No, we have to kill him now!"
Bai Li stood up suddenly, his eyes shining.
"General Li, give me 5,000 soldiers. I want to destroy the King of Jin!"
Li Dazhuang was a little hesitant. After all, the King of Jin still had more than 10,000 or 20,000 men, so he only took 5,000 men...
"Go, or they'll all run away!"
"Hey, I'll go!"
Li Dazhuang left in a hurry, fearing that the old lady would get upset and lose her temper again.
Bai Li is a man of his word and wants to go out immediately.
Bai Zongren thought about it and stood up.
"I'll go too."
"No, you just came back and are tired. You can't fight anymore."
"Luo Yang and Wu Lanzhi, take the cavalry and follow me!"
"yes!"
"Hey, girl, I'm going too!"
Bai Dalang and his companions immediately followed.
Bai Li led his troops out of the city in a mighty procession, causing the people to speculate, are the enemy troops coming again?
After the team left the city gate, Li Dazhuang suppressed his anxiety and deployed the guards on the city wall. He was afraid that the King of Jin would be desperate and lead people to attack the city.
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