The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 121

(I heard that in ancient times, storytellers told stories to the common people, rich taxi merchants would reward them with silver, and poor people would give them copper coins. Isn’t this the case now?)
The people who left the city returned within half a day, and the news quickly spread to the Dusi Yamen and the Governor's Yamen.

On the side of the capital, all the soldiers are already on the city wall, and Chen Anming can only arrange for his own slaves if he wants to send someone.

Even rushing to the city wall at this moment, Chen Anming was not escorted by his own soldiers, but his own slave.

The Chen family has been an official of the Jin Dynasty for generations, except that his ancestors sacrificed their lives for the royal family when the country was founded, now is a rare time for him to be loyal to the country.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Chen Anming had a serious expression. The current situation made him extremely tormented.

"Master, Prince Yong's Mansion is isolated from inside and outside, the little one called the door...no one answered!"

The one who rushed to the sedan chair was the servant sent by Chen Anming to deliver the news.

Is the Yongwang Mansion isolated from inside and outside?What kind of trick is this playing?
Doesn't that King Yong like to intervene in Yuanyang's affairs?Why don't you hear what's going on outside the window at this time?This is really strange.

"Hurry up!" Chen Anming said coldly.

As a result, the bearers worked harder, and the speed of their feet became much faster.

When he was young, Chen Anming liked to ride a horse as a general, but now he prefers to sit in a sedan chair.

"I don't know if the people from the government have arrived. If they don't send help, this Yuanyang City can't be defended at all!"

With these things in mind, Chen Anming's sedan chair quickly came to the city wall, which is the Anhe Gate of Beicheng.

As night fell, Anhe Gate was full of lights, and the most important thing was that there were many people.

Tian Jingtong himself, the big boss of the government, was chatting with all the dignitaries present under the city wall at the moment.

It's about wealth and life, and none of the rich and powerful are careless, and they try to come to the city wall as much as possible.

Even if he didn't come, he sent his clan's children and slaves to the city wall to do their part.

"Governor, a friend in adversity is truly a friend. Now that Yuanyang is in trouble... our households have dispatched people, and there seems to be no movement in Prince Yong's Mansion!"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's not good to be overheard!" Someone reminded.

"So what if I heard it? Could it be that what I said was false? Your Excellency Governor, you come to judge!"

Hearing these words made Tian Jingtong feel very uncomfortable. These guys were obviously mocking King Yong, but they were actually trying to run on him.

Fortunately, at this moment, Tian Jingtong saw Chen Anming's sedan chair, which allowed him to ignore these dignitaries.

"Chen Tongzhi, you've come!" Tian Jingtong went forward to meet him.

Hearing this, Chen Anming was quite flattered, it was the first time he met the governor to greet him.

"I've met the governor!" Chen Anming cupped his hands.

He and Tian Jingtong didn't have a deep friendship, on the contrary, because of the incident in Prince Yong's Mansion, there was still some discord between them.

"Let's go, go up to the city wall and have a look!" Tian Jingtong said in a deep voice.

Chen Anming naturally had no objection, so he and Tian Jingtong went straight up the city wall, leaving seven or eight dignitaries below.

"Go, let's go up too!"

The scene that happened just now fell into the eyes of Lin Quan on the attic not far away.

As the eyeliner sent by Zhao Yanxun, Lin Quan alone led a team, which was distributed in key positions in Yuanyang City.

The only ones worthy of him coming over to monitor in person are these officials and dignitaries.

The two dignitaries who spoke just now are all remembered by Lin Quan, and he will report to Zhao Yanxun when he returns.

These dignitaries have always been a thorn in the eyes of the palace, and Zhao Yanxun has long wanted to deal with them.

Glancing at his subordinates behind him, Lin Quan said coldly: "Go back and report, and say that all the major households in the city have sent their family guards to reinforce the city wall, and the government has also sent people... the city defense can be fully protected!"

"Yes!"

Besides, on the city wall, Chen Anming and Tian Jingtong came to the gate tower of the Weng City, where the vision is wide.

Zombies have already gathered in the south city, and the same is true in the north city. The people are running around under the mouth of the zombies.

Fortunately, there are quite a few trees outside the northern city, and many people climbed onto the trees, gaining a temporary respite.

The black lights are blind, and the situation outside the city can no longer be seen at this moment, only the screams from time to time can be heard on the city wall.

The voice was so tragic that the hearts of those who heard it trembled, and they couldn't help but fantasize about the tragic situation outside.

"Lord Tian, ​​with the supplement of government manpower, the city walls can barely maintain their defenses... But this is not a long-term solution after all!" Chen Anming couldn't help but said.

It is impossible for Chen Anming to say these words before the critical moment.

"Sir Chen, just speak up if you have something to say!" Tian Jingtong said in a deep voice.

"I think that we can recruit people from the remaining people in the city and form them into the army to guard the city wall!"

There are still tens of thousands of people in the city, many of them are young and strong. It is better to organize these people to guard against monsters than to let them idle and make trouble.

"This... You are in charge of the Yamen, how long can you spend on military rations?"

Tian Jingtong changed the subject. He wanted to remind Tian Jingtong that there was no way to recruit people without food.

"Based on the present calculation, the grain stored in the army can be used for two months!" Chen Anming replied honestly.

This is by no means good news. After two months, the army will run out of food, and the city defense will be in jeopardy.

Of course, it is still unknown whether Yuanyang City can last two months.

"Let's discuss this matter in two days!" Tian Jingtong said in a deep voice.

At this moment, he thought of the last batch of military rations that were transferred, which was a huge [-] stones, and was stored in Tianma Castle, eighty miles northwest of Yuanyang City.

If these grains can be obtained, all problems can be easily solved, and it will not be a problem to supply the city for two or three years.

At this moment, a soldier exclaimed: "My lord, someone in the moat is about to go ashore!"

Immediately, bows and arrows were drawn on the city wall, and they could only roughly judge the location based on the sound, so they could only do probabilistic shooting.

Chen Anming turned his head away, and said coldly: "Duan Hong...tell your people to put down the arrow!"

Duan Hong is the Qianhu garrisoned at the North City Gate, and also the only Qianhu in the Dusi Yamen.

Duan Hong touched for about thirty minutes, and after Chen Anming ordered, he told his subordinates to stop.

"Master Chen, let those untouchables cross the moat, what do you mean?"

"Are you going to let these untouchables with the disease sneak into the city and kill the whole city?"

Before Tian Jingtong could speak, a group of dignitaries who watched the excitement broke out, as if they wanted to question Chen Anming Xingshi.

"Everyone, there are not many arrows stored in the city, and one shot is one less. I can't see anything clearly at night. Are these arrows going to waste?" Chen Anming asked rhetorically.

What he said was reasonable and restrained, but it also made others speechless.

"What's more, even if you cross the moat, there is still the city wall as a barrier... How can these people bring the disease into the city?"

This is Chen Anming's true thought, and he considers the issue entirely in terms of pros and cons, rather than being sympathetic to the common people.

Inside the moat, people came ashore one after another.

The river was icy cold, but the people who went ashore didn't feel the cold, and they all panted heavily.

Listening to the continuous screams outside, their hearts trembled, and the terrifying appearance of zombies lingered in their minds.

As the night became darker, the screams outside began to gradually decrease, which reassured the people on the tower.

The ever-present screams brought great pressure to everyone on the city wall.

Some of the dignitaries said, "How about we stay on the city wall tonight?"

"Well, it's not only that... for today's time, every day from now on, each of our families will send people to guard each gate, just in case!"

These words are very interesting, in case of accidents, who is it to guard against?

In the predicament of the last days, the trust between people is extremely low.

(End of this chapter)