I was almost eaten at the beginning, luckily I was able to transfer the negative status

Hear the words.

The smile on Prefect Luo's face suddenly became even brighter. He nodded slightly at the few people and said:

"That's great, I'll be thanking you all for your help.

On behalf of the people of Pingyang City, Luo would like to thank you all for your support.

After this is over, I will host a celebration banquet for you all here."

“No need, this is our duty.

The situation is urgent, Lord Luo, we will take our leave first."

Jiang Yan clasped his fists towards Prefect Luo, and without waiting for the other party's response, he gave Zhou Heng and others a simple wink, and led them to quickly leave the back hall of the government office and rush towards the city wall.

Looking at the figures of Zhou Heng and the other six people quickly disappearing into the distance.

Prefect Luo, who was still sitting in the main seat, narrowed his eyes slightly.

After a few breaths, a faint arc appeared at the corner of his mouth. He reached out and picked up the fragrant tea, brought it to his lips, and savored it elegantly again.

……

On the city wall of Pingyang City.

All the soldiers in the city, and even the constables and runners in the government office, gathered on the parapets, staring at the refugee group outside the city with great vigilance as it began to fall into chaos.

However, compared with the nearly 100,000 refugees outside the city who were like a vast and dark mass of tides, the thousand or so soldiers and constables on the city wall, although well-armed, still felt quite powerless.

Fortunately, before the refugees could riot and attack the city, Zhou Heng and his six companions arrived on top of the city wall.

Seeing Jiang Yan, who had raised his hand and slashed out a terrifying sword light of a hundred meters across the air a few days ago, leading the team to come.

The soldier commander stationed on the city wall immediately felt relieved and immediately used this opportunity to encourage the other soldiers loudly:

"My men, several leaders from the Qingliang Army are here.

The adults could easily create an invincible sword energy that spanned a hundred meters with just a wave of their sword.

A mere 100,000 refugees can be easily suppressed by a few gentlemen, so don't panic."

Hear the words.

The soldiers, who were originally a little worried, recalled the divine power that Jiang Yan displayed at the city gate that day, and they all had a clue in their minds. Their rather depressed morale suddenly rose.

Seeing your motivation pay off immediately.

The soldier general was overjoyed, and then he trotted to the side of Zhou Heng and the others.

"I, General Hongshan, greet the gentlemen."

"General Hong, there's no need for formalities. We are here only to assist you. You will still need to take care of the mobilization of the soldiers."

"Of course, of course. As long as the adults are willing to lend a hand, suppressing that group of untouchables will definitely not be a problem."

Hong Shan immediately spoke with a flattering look on his face.

You know, although his official rank is at the same level as Zhou Heng and others, he is far inferior to them in terms of actual martial arts, so he always keeps a very low profile.

Another thing is that according to the unspoken rules of the Daqing Dynasty, ordinary military officers, no matter how high their ranks are, will automatically be demoted two levels when facing defending soldiers.

Therefore, it is normal for him to behave in this way.

After listening to Hongshan's compliments.

Jiang Yan just nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the large crowd of refugees outside the city without saying anything more.

The same was true for Zhou Heng and the other four.

Shortly after.

He glanced at the sky, identified the current time, and then looked at the group of refugees gradually approaching the city gate.

Zhou Heng frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask Hong Shan beside him:

"General Hong, if I remember correctly, it's almost time for the porridge distribution. Why haven't they left the city yet?"

"Ah this..."

Hong Shan was stunned when he heard this, and the expression on his face changed rapidly. He pondered for a long time.

He gritted his teeth and said carefully:

“It is indeed time to distribute porridge, but the number of refugees outside the city is simply too large.

As far as I know, there has been no sign of the disaster relief grain from the imperial court, and the relief grain used for porridge distribution these days is all the grain stored in the government treasury.

There is not much food left in the mansion. If we continue to provide porridge to the refugees, it can only last for three days at most.

By then, our capital city will probably be hit by famine, so, in order to sacrifice the small to save the big, we have stopped giving out porridge since yesterday."

"Did it stop yesterday..."

Zhou Heng nodded in understanding, feeling neither angry nor helpless.

He had already guessed about such a situation, and the reason he asked was that he wanted to judge the approximate time when the refugees might riot.

Jiang Yan, who heard the conversation between him and Hong Shan, also made a conclusion based on this, and quickly said to everyone:

“The soup kitchen was stopped yesterday, and the refugees probably thought it was just temporary, so there was just a little commotion.

After a while, when they find out that the porridge distribution has also been stopped, they will probably no longer feel at peace.

They will definitely be unable to resist rioting later.

After all, given their physical condition, if they hold on until tomorrow, they might not even have the strength to riot, so today is their last chance.

Everyone, we can't wait any longer. We should deal a heavy blow to the refugees now, before they become completely confused. This will help extinguish their confusion.

General Hong, organize your forces immediately and fire a few volleys of rockets out of the city. After that, we'll go out and slaughter them. We should be able to repel those refugees directly."

"Ah? Are you going to do it now?"

Hong Shan was instantly stunned by Jiang Yan's extremely cruel order.

Although he also didn't care about the lives of the refugees outside the city, he was far from treating human lives as worthless as Jiang Yan did.

The people haven't even rebelled yet, but they are already killing them. This is really too cruel.

"Of course we should act now. Only by acting now can we achieve the best results at the lowest cost.

If we wait until they actually riot, it will be difficult to suppress and extinguish their rebellious intentions given their already frenzied mentality.

By then, I'm afraid at least 70% of the rioters will have to be killed.

Do you think we can kill 60,000 or 70,000 people in such a short time? Can you, with only a thousand of us, defend the city?"

Jiang Yan said this without any change in expression.

"good."

Liu Shiqing and the other three, except Zhou Heng, nodded in agreement.

Liu Shiqing urged even more:

“Refugee riots are inevitable, and the most important thing is how to minimize our losses.

General Hong, quickly arrange for manpower. A few rounds of rocket fire will cause the refugees to become more confused, and it will be safer for us to take action."

Hear the words.

Hong Shan didn't say anything more, so he immediately ran to organize people and prepare longbow rockets, etc.

Watching Jiang Yan and others calmly decide the life and death of the refugees outside the city.

There was no change on Zhou Heng's face, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Although the butt determines the head, once a person crosses the class line, he will regard the existence of the lower class in the past as insects.

However, these people in Jiangyan really don't take human life seriously.

For them, it is fine if ordinary people do not cause them any harm, but if there is a possibility that they may be disadvantageous to them, they will kill them without hesitation.