After learning a lot of information from Su Chi, Yu Tong and Xu Guang directly said goodbye to Su Chi and left. Taking a few subordinates, the eight of them walked around the city again. The situation was not much different from that in Qucheng. Qin The city is also a barren town. There seem to be only a few inns in the whole city, and there is no bustling atmosphere. Especially in the afternoon, the number of pedestrians on the street has greatly reduced, and the overly deserted scene makes several people feel a little uncomfortable.
When they carefully observed the civilians coming and going, the civilians also noticed them. Their eyes were full of vigilance, and they seemed to have an instinctive awareness of guarding against outsiders like them. They would just find an inn to have lunch, and then inquire about some news. Finally, Yu Tong and Xu Guang easily confirmed many of Su Chi's statements. The situation in Qincheng was not optimistic, and it was very difficult for them to collect food and grass in Qincheng.
Speaking of which, further south of Qincheng, there are also many small towns that have to guard against threats from bandits. The war-torn situation has accelerated the growth of bandit organizations, which has had a certain impact on many weak cities. With Congqin After hearing a lot of news from the city, Yu Tong and eight others hurried back to Qucheng on horseback.
After meeting Lu Yunyou, they told Lu Yunyou everything they had learned about the bandits in Qin City and the situation in Qin City.
Under Yu Tong's narration, Lu Yunyou learned more and more information that he needed, and at the same time he became more and more aware of how bad the situation he was facing was. If Su Chi was unwilling to cooperate, the matter of going to Qincheng to collect food would also be in trouble. Lamenting that this trip was not going well, while thinking that the information brought back by Yu Tong and Xu Guang was still limited, Lu Yunyou increasingly felt that if he did not know Su Chi's attitude towards the bandits and their star army, it would be difficult for him to make the next step. .
After Tong Tong finished speaking, not only Lu Yunyou, but also Xing Hu and Wang Yihou also frowned. They were also unsure about how to collect food next.
"Commander Lu, what do you think we should do?" Shaking his head, remembering what Yu Tong said about Su Chi's unwillingness to cooperate, Wang Yihou felt that the matter was more difficult. If the Xing Army rushed to Qin City later, Su Chi closed the city tightly. Door, do they really want to attack the city? Without siege equipment, the not-so-high city wall will still bring them huge difficulties.
On the other side, Xing Hu's thoughts were similar to Wang Yihou's when it came to forcing the city to collect food from Qincheng. Attacking the city was not an easy task. After all, their forces were limited. If they really wanted to forcefully attack the city, it would be better to go as unimpeded as before. To put it simply, Xing Hu would rather the situation in Qincheng is similar to that in Qucheng than lead troops to attack the city.
As for Lu Yunyou, after careful consideration, he still didn't want to attack the city. After all, there was a bandit organization not far away, and the situation they faced was indeed extremely difficult, far exceeding his original expectations when setting off from Shiyan City. , this is undoubtedly a huge challenge for him who is leading troops on a mission for the first time.
In his heart, he strongly disapproved of the attack on the city. Lu Yunyou planned to go to Qincheng in person first and seek an explanation from Su Chi in person.
Thinking about what Yu Tong said about the bandits' plans to rob Qin City, he also thought that maybe he could start from this point. If they could unite the power of Qin City to destroy the bandits, maybe he could get what they wanted. Of course, At present, this is just his one-sided idea.
Sitting behind the military case, looking at Wang Yihou and others who looked sad but said nothing, Lu Yunyou felt mixed emotions. Since arriving at Orchid Village, the matter of food collection has gradually become a heavy burden on his shoulders. , everything inside and outside, large and small, needs to be done by him personally. After thinking about the reasons why Wang Yihou and the others did not want to be the leader, he finally knew why he was sitting in this position.
Time passed little by little, and everyone in the hall was silent for a long time. Finally, Lu Yunyou, who had previously thought about going to Qin City, broke the calm and said to everyone below: "I will personally go to Qin City tomorrow to collect food. Wait until the general comes back before making a decision."
"Vice General Yu has made it very clear just now that the Lord of Qin City is unwilling to cooperate, so why would the general go all the way in vain?" After hearing Lu Yunyou's words, Wang Yihou, who was thinking about whether to report the current situation to Yan Nantian, stopped pacing back and forth. Stepping forward, he raised his head and looked at Lu Yunyou with a puzzled expression.
"The news that Deputy Yu brought them back is indeed very detailed, but for me, the reason why Qincheng is unwilling to pay the food is not enough." Lu Yunyou's tone may be because of his dissatisfaction with Wang Yihou and others. .
"Does the general plan to go together with the army?" Not realizing that Lu Yunyou's change of attitude was directed at them, Wang Yihou saw Lu Yunyou's gloomy face and thought that Lu Yunyou was dissatisfied with the lord of Qin City.
"No need, I will only bring the deputy general and a few guards there." Shaking his head, Lu Yunyou's face became even more impatient.
"General, do you want to see the attitude of the Lord of Qin City again?" His eyes were startled. According to Lu Yunyou's answer, Wang Yihou guessed Lu Yunyou's purpose in a blink of an eye.
"The general must not be impulsive. Vice General Yu has made it very clear before. The Lord of Qin City will never hand over the food. If the general threatens them, what should they do if they do something detrimental to the general?" On the other side, Xing Hu, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, finally understood what Lu Yunyou meant. He was worried that Lu Yunyou would be in danger in the past, so he immediately tried to dissuade him.
"I know there are some risks, but I didn't come here to threaten them face to face." Shaking his head at Xing Hu, Lu Yunyou was no longer in the mood to talk to the two of them anymore.
"Commander Lu, according to General Yi, if we don't lead the troops, there may be something unexpected. If the general doesn't have a clear plan, General I hope not to take risks easily," Wang Yihou was the one who answered.
"Of course I have my own reasons for going to Qincheng. There is no need to say more about the two generals." After realizing that Wang Yihou and Xing Hu's thoughts were completely different from theirs, Lu Yunyou, who was already impatient, suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling. Feeling impatient, he was so excited that he just wanted to find a place to avoid Wang Yihou and others.
"General, this matter still needs to be considered!" After Lu Yunyou expressed his attitude, as Lu Yunyou's direct subordinate, Yu Tong also stood up to dissuade Lu Yunyou at the critical moment.
"No need to say more, Japan will have some things to deal with today, so please disperse." After saying this, Lu Yunyou stood up and left, leaving Wang Yihou and others looking at each other.
Even though he felt that Lu Yunyou's decision was a bit reckless, when he thought about their current situation, Wang Yihou only felt that he could not blame Lu Yunyou.
On the other side, after Lu Yunyou left, he was helpless. Now Xing Hu remembered Lu Yunyou's previous proposal. They could attack the bandit stronghold. For him, if they couldn't collect enough food and grass, then they could attack the bandit stronghold. It's indeed a good idea.
As for Yu Tong, he had some understanding of Lu Yunyou's temperament. The manner in which Lu Yunyou left just now made Yu Tong feel that Lu Yunyou was in a bad mood. Considering that they had not received any good news since leaving Shiyan City, he could understand Lu Yunyou's attitude. Feeling.
In addition, from Yu Tong's point of view, Lu Yunyou is too young and lacks certain experience, so it will be difficult for him to handle the current situation. However, if he thinks about it from another perspective, if he were in Lu Yunyou's position, he might be even more anxious than Lu Yunyou. , speaking of which, Lu Yunyou's attitude was completely within their acceptable range, and he did not want to put too much pressure on Lu Yunyou.
On the other side, regardless of what Wang Yihou and others thought of him, it was already evening when Lu Yunyou came out of the hall. Before Yu Tong came back, the people sent by Wang Yihou to Orchid Village had already brought back the news. Zhang Jiutian is responsible for escorting grain into the city. Just in case, Lu Yunyou has sent some people to help.
In addition, according to Zhang Jiutian's request, Lu Yunyou also found some vehicles from the city and sent them to Orchid Village. Calculating the time, the things there will be delivered soon, so he doesn't have to worry too much about food for the time being.
At Li Shuangxi's place, according to Lu Yunyou's instructions, Li Shuangxi had already brought all the refugees from outside the city to the city, and then arranged accommodation for those refugees. Now that the number of people in the city has greatly reduced, Lu Yunyou also specifically ordered Li Shuangxi to place those refugees in The location is close to the city lord's palace, so that if bandits come again, the Star Army can protect those people as quickly as possible.
Since there was no war to fight, it was better to put them all to use instead of leaving them idle. After leaving a certain number of star troops to guard the general's mansion, Lu Yunyou sent a large number of soldiers to deal with the corpses on the streets, and at the same time mobilized the civilians in the city. After all, those The corpses are likely to include the relatives of those civilians who died. It might be better to let them claim the corpses first and then bury them.
For the Star Army, having to deal with those corpses is at best extra hard work, but for those civilians, everything is full of difficulties. Firstly, they have to face those corpses with miserable deaths, and secondly, they are very likely to be found among those corpses. At the end of the day, many people were almost crying while moving the bodies.
Qucheng was not big. It was originally composed of several small towns. There were only twenty to thirty thousand people in and outside the city. By night, the corpses had been removed from all the streets. Some civilians also spontaneously helped the Star Army clean up the streets. Soon the city became clean and tidy again, but unfortunately it still lacked vitality.
