Chapter 61 Starvation everywhere

"What? Are there all dead people on the road?" Li Laosan couldn't believe his ears.

Jin Daya rubbed his arms, patted his chest in fear and said, "Can what I saw with my own eyes be false? There are at least a dozen of them lying motionless where I can see them."

"Can't? What happened?"

"Isn't it because King Zhao has already called?"

"Then let's go down the mountain?"

The last question hit everyone's heart. Everyone looked at each other, and then all looked at Li Laosan.

Shengze said: "Zheng Shicheng is in charge of Chenzhou, and there is a cliff ditch blocking it. Qishan is not suitable for marching. King Zhao will not take Chenzhou by force at this time."

Zheng Shicheng was a Confucian general with the ability to govern the state and the talent to lead troops in war. He was originally the late emperor's back-up man to check and balance Liang Cheng, the general of Zhenbei.

"What's going on with the dead people at the foot of the mountain?" Jin Daya blurted out.

At this time, Shen Qingqian suddenly said: "There is a saying in the book, 'A day in the mountains, a thousand years in the world.' We have been in the mountains for more than a month, and we don't know what happened under the mountains. What kind of disaster could it be?"

The weather this year is so weird. They have not seen any rain since the heavy rain in the month they have been in the mountains. If it were not for the long Qishan Mountains and the highest peak covered with snow all year round, there would be mountain springs seeping out at any time. They would These people would die from exhaustion just looking for water.

This is true on the mountain, but it's even worse down the mountain.

"That's not possible," Jiang Goudan scratched his head in confusion, "Even if there's a drought down there for a month or two, there won't be so many dead people on the road, right?"

Chen Er squatted and leaned against a small tree and became impatient, "What's the use of guessing so much here? Can't we find out if we go down and take a look? Maybe he is lying still and is not dead?"

During this time, the accents of Chen Er and others changed because they always listened to Jiang Goudan's group of people talking.

Jin Daya wanted to retort, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he was so frightened that he ran back immediately when he saw the dead people all over the ground and the silence on the road.

Therefore, Jin Daya was speechless by these words.

Li Laosan thought for a moment, then looked at Shengze, "Chengsan, what do you think?"

During this period, when making important decisions, Li Laosan would unknowingly ask Sheng Ze for his opinion.

"Let's do this. Let Cheng Yun and Brother Shen go take a look again. Wait on the roadside for half an hour to see if anyone passes by and ask about the situation. If no one passes by for half an hour, we will return to the area just now. Lin Zi, make plans later." Shengze gave the suggestion after thinking for a moment.

Hearing this, Li Laosan nodded repeatedly, "I think this will work."

Ling Yun and Shen Xiao immediately walked down the mountain, while the others stayed where they were and waited.

"Sixth sister, what are you talking about?" Shen Qingning asked while sitting on the hay, pulling out straw and knitting a straw hat.

Shen Qingqian's hands were not idle either. The straw hat in her hand had already taken shape. "We can't tell for sure. We won't know until brother comes back."

If no one passes by, it can only mean that something big has definitely happened in Chenzhou. After all, the road they took down the mountain is an official road, and cars are usually coming and going.

Maybe Shen Xiao and the others were lucky and came back not long after leaving.

"How is it?" Li Laosan asked from a distance.

Shen Xiao was the one who answered, with a serious look on his face, "Chenzhou had a severe drought for a month, and there was another locust plague ten days ago. After the locust plague, there was another fire in the Chenzhou camp..."

These words alone were enough to shock people, but what Ling Yun said next made Shen Qingqian and others not know how to express themselves.