Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

Ever since she decided to go to the provincial capital in person, Shi Anan has been eagerly preparing for her travel arrangements.

This trip to the provincial capital was not only to bring in some refugees, but she also planned to explore some resources distributed around the provincial capital that were marked on the resource map she had obtained before.

Especially the sulfur mine, she had a hunch that this mine should be the key to her obtaining the formula for gunpowder.

Originally, she was not particularly eager to develop gunpowder. This thing was too lethal. Now was still the era of cold weapons, and she had no idea what changes this weapon that was ahead of its time would bring to the world.

If possible, she didn't want to bring this kind of hot weapon into the world so quickly. Presumably, the system had the same concerns as her.

In the system mall, the price of this kind of high-tech killing weapon is also very high. Even with Shi Anan's current rate of making money, it is not easy to buy it in bulk.

Besides the small pistol she bought from the system when she faced the wolf pack, she had not bought any other weapons since then. Although this small pistol was much cheaper than rifles and cannons, it was also quite limited and could only be used for self-protection. It was not very useful in large-scale wars and might not be as lethal as a hidden weapon of a martial artist like Xiao Yi.

But things are different now. There is war in the north, and there are so many refugees moving from the north to the south, with good and bad people mixed together. It is hard to guarantee that the south will not also be in chaos.

Although the security team of Qinghe County is well-trained and can fight ten enemies at once, and their weapons are advanced, they are still outnumbered. The development of gunpowder is not for attacking anyone, but purely for self-protection, to leave a way out for here.

While An An was preparing to go to the provincial capital, on the other side, in Liangzhou City, the war situation had reached a critical stage.

Liangzhou City.

Ever since the Lord of Liangzhou City and the King of the Northern Territory met on the road and their negotiations failed, they have been immersed in a murderous atmosphere.

Su Zhen did not want to start a war outside the city, and the army had not yet been recruited, so he devised a strategy and escaped back to Liangzhou City.

As a military fortress, Liangzhou City had well-built fortifications, and the towering city walls temporarily blocked the offensive of Feng Tianxiong, the King of the Northern Territory.

It's not that he was afraid of Su Zhen from Liangzhou City, but he didn't know whether Liangzhou City had any backup plans. The fact that he was able to lead troops all the way from the north to here also proved that he was definitely not an impulsive person with courage but no strategy.

Now he led his subordinates to test outside the city for many days, and finally confirmed that the current Liangzhou City is a city with its claws removed and is relying on the power of the tiger to bully others. Once this result is confirmed, Liangzhou City will no longer be able to stop him.

How could Su Zhen, the Lord of Liangzhou, not know this? But as the lord of a city, even in the face of such a huge disparity in numbers, he did not want to give up so easily and abandon the people of the city and escape alone. He could not do such a thing.

That night,

Su Zhen stood on the city wall, wearing armor, with a firm and resolute look in his eyes. Behind him were the soldiers of Liangzhou City, all with solemn faces, ready to fight bloody battles with the city lord.

Under the city gate was the mighty army led by the King of the Northern Territory, Feng Tianxiong. Even though the enemy had many more people than his own, Su Zhen still had no intention of retreating.

"Has everything been arranged with Mu Ya?" Su Zhen turned to ask his confidant.

The confidant clasped his fists and replied: "I have arranged for the young lady to leave the city, but..."

Su Zhen frowned: "Just what?"

For him, the only thing that worries him now is his daughter who was raised by him. He will not leave Liangzhou City, but he does not want his daughter to be in such a dangerous situation, so he arranged a way out for her early on.

The confidant replied, "It was because the son-in-law was unwilling to leave the City Lord's Mansion, and the young lady didn't want to leave either, so the subordinates directly knocked the young lady unconscious and took her away..."

Hearing the word "son-in-law", it took Su Zhen a while to remember who he was talking about. The corner of his eye twitched. He knew, he knew that Shi Zhengde was a guy who was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. He didn't want to leave. Was it his turn to leave Liangzhou City?

If Mu Yafei hadn't been thinking about him, Su Zhen wouldn't have wanted to care about Shi Zhengde's life or death.

"Forget it, as long as we leave Liangzhou City." Su Zhen sighed.

He has tried his best to arrange a way out for his daughter. If the worst happens this time, she will have to rely on herself for the future.

Under the city, Feng Tianxiong rode on a tall warhorse, a cruel smile on his face, and shouted to the city wall: "Su Zhen, do you think you can stop me? Today, Liangzhou City must be captured!"

"Feng Tianxiong, you have evil ambitions. Today, all of us in Liangzhou City will fight you to the death!" Su Zhen's voice was as loud as a bell, echoing on the city wall.

Following Feng Tianxiong's order, the northern army surged towards Liangzhou City like a tide. Archers on the city wall fired arrows one after another, and the rain of arrows flew towards the enemy like locusts.

However, the northern army was large in number and their offensive was fierce, and the defenders of Liangzhou City gradually fell into trouble.

Su Zhen personally took up his sword and fought fiercely with the enemy. His swordsmanship was sharp, and every strike was full of killing power. However, the enemy kept coming, and Su Zhen gradually felt powerless.

In the fierce battle, time passed by minute by minute. The defenders of Liangzhou City suffered heavy casualties, and the city walls were breached in many places. Su Zhen looked at the tragic scene in front of him, and his heart was filled with grief and indignation.

He knew that it might be difficult to defend Liangzhou City today.

Su Zhen held his last breath and rushed towards Feng Tianxiong. Feng Tianxiong was the commander-in-chief. If there was any way to save Liangzhou City, the only way was to kill him.

But Su Zhen was already at the end of his strength, so how could he break through the defense line that surrounded Feng Tianxiong by soldiers?

With a "puff" sound, the spear pierced Su Zhen's chest. He slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest that had been pierced. A loud sound came from his throat, but he could not utter a word.

"City Lord!" The confidants cried out in grief.

Feng Tianxiong seemed to be afraid that his death was not complete, so he waved his hand and more spears pierced into Su Zhen's body at the same time. Su Zhen's pupils gradually dilated, and he fell down with his eyes wide open, never to get up again.

After making sure he was dead, Feng Tianxiong laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, your city lord is already dead, why don't you just surrender!"

Su Zhen's death was a huge blow to the soldiers of Liangzhou City. They were outnumbered to begin with, and now their commander had died in battle and they were leaderless. The team became panicked in an instant. Feng Tianxiong captured the remaining people alive with almost no effort.

Feng Tianxiong led a large army into Liangzhou City with a smug smile on his face, as if the whole world was in his hands.

After entering Liangzhou City, Feng Tianxiong immediately began his atrocities. All the people who disobeyed him were slaughtered, and the soldiers robbed property and raped women. Liangzhou City instantly turned into a hell on earth. The people fled everywhere, crying, shouting, and screaming.