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Chapter 313 Daily City Defense
"Yesterday, the Wild Fox Gang and the Crazy Horse Gang fought again for the order to start the war, resulting in countless casualties!"

Walking around on the top of the city wall, overlooking the vast land outside the city, I heard whispering sounds behind me.

The warrior who spoke was named Qian Shimeng, a neighbor introduced by Shi Gaofei.

Qian Shimeng had long heard of Zhou You's name, so he became his subordinate and quickly became familiar with Zuo Twelve and others.

The gang fight he mentioned is a microcosm of the recent unrest in the city.

Since Zhang Hongmao's death, the order to go to war fell into Qiu Dazhi's hands, which immediately aroused many ambitious people to follow suit.

The number of war orders is fixed, but the holders can be changed with just the nod of the noble family.

Many ambitious people began to look for targets, either by open robbery or by joining gangs, using various means.

What followed was a bloody fight, with corpses of warriors lying on the streets every day.

The two great families did not restrict this, but acquiesced to this form of breeding Gu to eliminate the weak and retain the strong, and allowed the situation to develop.

After all, the settlements outside the city were destroyed, a large number of people poured into the city, and there were not enough resources.

The city is a consumable city, relying on the villages, towns and countryside outside the city to provide daily supplies. Now that the gathering points outside Gongliang City have been completely destroyed, not only is it unable to provide blood transfusions, but a large number of people who consume resources have poured in.

Warriors use up their strength, energy and blood, and consume far more materials than ordinary people.

If we don’t find a way to consume the resources, Gongliang City will be hit by famine before the enemy arrives.

The fighting and conflicts happening in various places in the city right now are essentially to consume the remaining population and select the elites.

The people under Zhou You were lucky that they boarded the ship early and were the first to join Zhou You.

Otherwise, he would end up like those warriors whose bodies were lying on the streets, with no one to collect his bones.

The area where they are now is on the top of the city wall 50 meters above the ground. Going up the winding stone steps, it seems as if they have arrived at a floating island in the sky.

Although the city wall of Gongliang City is not as strong as that of the provincial capital, it is still quite impressive.

The cross-section of the city wall is trapezoidal, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Even the narrowest part of the wall is wide enough to accommodate the martial arts training square of the martial arts hall.

Perhaps in the original intention of designing the city wall, this area was to provide a place for the attacking and defending sides to fight, and the space was very large.

Zhou You held the order to start the war and was assigned a 1000-meter-long section of the city wall that was curved.

There is a gate in this section of the city wall, and someone needs to be sent to guard it to prevent spies from sneaking into the city.

Looking down from the top of the city wall, the slightly protruding city gate looks like a big breathing mouth, breathing in and out not air but crowds of people.

The unrest is still going on, with victims fleeing into the city every day and residents fleeing outside the city to escape the disaster.

Traffic is wealth. Zhou You is responsible for guarding this city gate. Even if he only collects entry and exit fees, it is enough to make a lot of money.

This is not the main city gate. The gate opening is small and the speed of handling people is slow. If it were the main city gate, the scale would be more objective.

In the doorway, the sounds of people and animals were mixed, and the strong smell of sweat and feces was mixed.

"Big brother, please let me in. There are robbers behind us!"

"What's the hurry? Line up. Everyone can get in. Whoever dares to cut in line, get out now."

……

"This is the exit permit issued by the Qi family. Take a look. Don't hold it in for too long. My master is going on a long trip to visit relatives."

"Well, I can't read. Wait a minute. I'll find someone who can read."

"No, don't bother, there is some gold here, please help me open my eyes!"

"What a coincidence! I happen to recognize these words: Qi Family, Special Permit, Pass. No problem, get out!"

"What's on the truck?"

"The cowhide, iron ingots, and bamboo were all ordered from the city. I have to deliver them before dark." "These are supplies for defending the city. Go in quickly and make way for the front. This is urgent!"

Zhou You listened to the movements of all living beings at the city gate, and his mood was as calm as an ancient well.

He suddenly thought of something and asked Liu Bing beside him, "How is Song Fugui's family?"

Liu Bing is no longer the same as before. There are scars on his face and arms. After receiving the secret medicine bestowed by Zhou You, he is now at the first stage of Qi and Blood and is one of Zhou You's die-hard fans.

He quickly replied, "Fugui's family has made arrangements, and we will send someone to the city today."

"Going through our city gate is convenient and quick, and you don't have to be pumped for oil and water, and you don't have to pay for it."

Everyone understood the second half of the sentence tacitly. At this time, only the rich or the noble wanted to leave the city, and no matter how polite the defenders were, they had to leave some wealth and supplies behind. This had become an unspoken rule.

The water pumped from the city gates here is already considered low, and in extreme cases it can turn a wealthy family into destitute.

Some people even rode in a carriage through the city gate, but had to walk to leave.

"It's best not to go through other city gates."

Qian Shimeng mentioned a rumor, "It is said that some city gate guards targeted wealthy merchants with no roots, waited for them to leave the city, followed them overnight, killed them to silence them, buried their bodies and looted their property."

What’s the difference between this and robbery?
The key is that this matter cannot be controlled and no one can control it!

Without the protection of a war order, wealthy businessmen with a little wealth are just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of the powerful.

As they were talking, a commotion was heard from the city gate below.

"Do I need to search my body when entering the city? Don't you guys recognize me, 'Sky-shaking Drum' Gu Sheng?"

In the doorway, a Qixue warrior refused to line up and swung his arms to cause trouble.

He possesses the strength of a mid-level Qi and Blood warrior. The Qi and Blood warrior guarding the gate today is no match for him. He barely resisted for a moment before being knocked back with a punch. The gatekeepers around him were unable to get close to him and were let in by him.

"Lord Zhou Ling, the sound of the drum is so strong, a little famous, Qi and blood are at the 5th stage."

He is in the middle of the Qi and blood range and has a nickname. He is quite a figure in Gongliang City.

No wonder he dared to make trouble. He probably thought that after entering the city, he could somehow become a guest of honor.

The Qi and blood of Zhou You's men are generally at the initial stage, and the first one, Zuo Twelve, is at the third stage of Qi and blood, and is no match for this man.

Gu Sheng walked into the door and was about to walk out of the dim doorway when his eyes blurred and a figure suddenly appeared.

Without saying a word, the other party punched me in the face.

The doorway suddenly became turbulent, as if a tiger jumped out of the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.

At the same time, Zhou You's cold voice sounded, "I only throw one punch. If you kill someone, someone will collect the body. If I fail to kill you, you will have to work for me and pay back your medical expenses and board and lodging expenses."

Gu Sheng thought to himself, what a big talk! I just won’t believe it and will fight you, you winged tiger.

Before he could make a move, Zhou You knocked him to the ground with a punch. The blood in his limbs drained away and his brain stopped instantly.

Knocked him down with one punch, clean and neat.

Before anyone around him could react, it was already over. When the dust settled, Gu Sheng fell to the ground, his life or death unknown.

Several warriors trotted over, turned up the eyelids to check the pupils, pressed the neck to check the pulse, and made sure he was still alive.

"Take him away to recuperate. Didn't you hear me? Keep a record of the medical expenses and board and lodging expenses, and reimburse him tenfold. Make him work for Master Zhou Ling for the rest of his life to pay off his debts."

Dark, really dark!

After seeing this scene with their own eyes, the warriors hiding in the crowd entering the city no longer dared to make trouble and lined up obediently to wait.

(End of this chapter)