Chapter 625 Chapter 630: Spring

The ninth day of the first month of the Longzhou calendar in 1781, the beginning of spring

The beginning of spring, the beginning of the four seasons, all things are revived, the sun and the sting, all things are spring.

For the people in western Longzhou, the coldest winter has finally passed, but this does not mean that they are full of vitality. On the contrary, because of the beginning of spring, more people died.

The sudden flood in the autumn harvest season flooded the western part of Longzhou into Wanlize Country. Even the rich and powerful families cannot take into account the autumn harvest and avoid disasters. The inundation of the plain means that the people have no land to grow, no food to harvest, and the same is true for the family. , Can only survive by storing food.

During the floods, the hungry families occupying the tops of the hills showed the most hideous features, turning the entire west into a purgatory of water and fire.

The wealthy clan raced to encircle the land, the noble clan wanted everything, the small clan lost everything, and the people's lives were as cheap as ants.

The stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker. In a huge city of millions of people, it is a blessing that two-thirds of the people can survive a monstrous flood, and the remaining people will at least die in the famine that follows. half.

Fighting and fighting are the main melody of this natural disaster. Only the tycoons of the cities sit in the clouds, holding a cup and smiling at the purgatory on earth.

From the upper reaches of the Lingjiang River, there are ten major cities, namely Zhangtong City, Fuling City, Lanshan City, Xiling City, Qingshui County, Shenping City, Qutang City, Andong City, Poma City, and Jiejiang City.

These ten cities are located on both banks of the Lingjiang River. The upper reaches of the Longjiang River are bordered by the mainstream of the Longjiang River. The lower reaches of the Xiling Gorge are the ten most famous cities on the Lingjiang River. They are also the most severely affected cities, especially the three cities of Xiling, Qingshui and Shenping. Because of the terrain, it was completely overwhelmed by the flood and became history.

Other cities are not good. Except for Lanshan City, which was not affected too much because it was built on Lanshan Mountain, the plains of the remaining major cities were washed away by floods, resulting in no harvest.

Clan wars initiated by starvation and food competition abound in the west of Longzhou, and most of them are provoked by prominent clans.

Rather than surrendering to the rich or becoming a vassal, the distinguished families are more willing to use their swords to **** the necessary survival supplies.

In the face of natural disasters, everyone is equal. The survival of the strong and the elimination of the weak is the most basic principle. At this time, no one will restrain themselves with morality. The warrior becomes a wolf and tiger, hunting and killing wantonly in this jungle.

But Rende only showed his strength in the darkest time. When dozens of bags of food were killed in various cities, such a strange fleet appeared.

Their ice boats can travel through floods. They wander around cities in the northwest of Longzhou. They mediate a lot of clan wars. They distribute tons of food that people regard as precious during the disaster year.

No one knows where these people got so much food. They only know that no matter where the caravan goes, the war will end, the victims will be comforted, and even the families that had been in trouble are all united.

Such a thing can be done, of course, not only because the fleet is rich and generous, but also because there are nine powerful warriors on the fleet, which is daunting.

Holding the food to ease the disaster in one hand, and the sharp blade that masters the thunder and lightning in the other, they wandered northwest of Longzhou, uniting the clans together, and passing a message to all the families who have been favored.

"At the beginning of the first month, Xilingbei, Qianyunfeng, and the Tang clan of this seat generation invited all the monarchs to discuss important matters."

This news did not spread, but it spread to most of the western region along with the movements of the fleet, and was passed on by word of mouth by the helms of various small and medium families.

Those who can be assisted by the fleet are mostly small and medium-sized families that have been carefully selected. There are usually only three or five fierce people in such a family, otherwise they won't end up at the point of confusion in the year of disaster.

Hearing such a notice while getting the food, all the families resisted at first. After all, they can be the leader of the family, and everyone knows that there is no good thing in the sky.

But helpless old friends in the family are waiting to be fed, many families can only nod and say yes while receiving the food from the fleet, while planning how to avoid this invitation.

Fuling Mountain outside Fuling City

The patriarchs of a few families were sitting in the cave with a sad face. No one would have thought that the enemies who had been fighting for life and death two months ago, but at this moment, seemed to have formed some tacit understanding, sitting around a campfire. side.

No one spoke, just silently adding firewood to the bonfire.

The firewood crackled and barked in the flames, as if urging several people to say something.

A sturdy man with a dark complexion broke the wood into thin strips and put it into the bonfire. He put his hands on his knees sitting cross-legged and calmly asked a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar: "Patriarch Liu, you go Huh?"

Although they used to be enemies of life and death, they still have a tacit understanding and fetters in getting along over the past few months. Several families have united on the Fuling Mountain, resisting the persecution and erosion of the wealthy family, and have spent the longest winter. Vulgar tacit understanding.

And these days of getting along, let everyone find that although the middle-aged man who looks like a scholar is not hard enough, he is smart and thinking, can see and think of things that everyone can't think of, so when everyone discusses, they will listen to the opinions of this person. This time is no exception.

"I want to go." The middle-aged man called Liu Patriarch raised his head, looked at a few people, and added: "I have to go."

To protect all the tribesmen in this disaster, rely on the food provided by the fleet to support the tribes, so that such a big disaster year will have little effect on their weak furniture.

But also because of these support, they are even more embarrassed in the beginning of spring. They have opened up all the open pits in Fuling Mountain. The warriors are fishing by the river day and night, but the food is still visible to the naked eye. The speed disappears.

This was the first time they knew that the undead in the disaster year were so terrible. They avoided the swordsmen but couldn't avoid the famine. Unless they abandon all the old, weak, women and children, the food is destined to be insufficient.

"Lee is the head." The middle-aged scholar cast his gaze on the dark-faced strong man, and solemnly said: "I will take my brother on this trip. If there is no news in March, please take care of Liu's family. Up!"

While speaking, the middle-aged scholar turned over and sat up, knocking his head on the ground in front of several people, shocking the strong man.

"What is Patriarch Liu doing?" The strong man and the middle-aged scholar were sitting opposite each other with a campfire between them. When he saw the other party kneeling down, he hurriedly reached out to support him. In anxiousness, his arms were directly placed on the campfire, and the flames scorched him. The sleeves, everyone was in a hurry.

The brawny man tore off the two charred sleeves and threw it aside, revealing his two iron-like arms. He sat next to the middle-aged scholar and sighed, "Actually, I wanted you, the scholar, to help take care of Li, but I didn’t expect But you robbed you first. That's okay. Our brothers will take a trip to Xiling together to see what medicine is sold in Tang Zuo's gourd."

(End of this chapter)