C59 (2/2)

The next morning, Qu Feizhi stole Xiu'er's work, and went out to accompany Xiao Qi. First, he arranged the old lady's body properly. After Xiao Qi knelt down and cried for a long time, Qu Feizhi helped to cremate her body. Then, he handed a box of ashes to Xiao Qi.

Meanwhile, Xiu'er and Chen Chu rode their horses through the city together. strong man and Fat Cui were beaten up so badly that they couldn't get off their beds.

The first battalion was still alright, as it had become much quieter after the massacre last night. Under the lead of the Wulian Border Army officer and the Red Camp Knight, they obediently guarded the city gate and the granary. Most of the people in the city were quite calm, at least they hid in their houses and didn't show themselves. The biggest headaches were the besieged city guards and the refugees, who were paid for their work. After a night of chaos, they had no food to cook for them. Regardless of whether they were active or passive, they had formed small groups to guard the compound and wait for the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

This small group wasn't very powerful, but they were familiar with the city's layout and streets. They would appear out of nowhere and fight each other before disappearing without a trace. Perhaps this battle would only last a few seconds, and not even one person would be injured. However, there was no end to it. What was even more exaggerated was that someone had snuck near the granary to put out firecrackers and beat the gong a few times before running away. This was not a war, this was simply adding fuel to the fire.

With no other choice, the Xiu'er divided the Red Camp Cavalry into three parts, one to guard the granary, and then, she and Chen Chu would each bring one to the center of the Tiger Running City to gradually clear it out. The two teams would split up and work together to attack, with the help of handheld crossbow and kerosene. Even so, she had to busy herself for an entire two days and two nights before his Tiger Running City quietened down a bit. However, she had only quieted down a little. Hearing the continuous sounds of cursing, firecrackers and drums, Xiu'er was so angry that her face had turned green.

In the end, the similarly flustered Chen Chu thought of an extremely ruthless move, which finally allowed his Tiger Running City to return to normal. Chen Chu's method was simple and cruel. He asked the battalion to take all the refugees who had not run out of the city into the city, and then announced the city was restricted from food. Whether they were from the city or the outer city, everyone only had two taels of fried noodles and a bowl of porridge to eat. They could only ensure that they would not die of hunger. If you want to eat something good, use your head to trade!

Whose head? The head of the Tiger Running City Guard!

One soldier could exchange for two taels of fried noodles, while an officer could exchange for five taels of fried noodles and two taels of meat.

The entire Tiger Running City went insane upon hearing this infamous order, which the future generations called the ”Human Eating Token”. Especially those refugees who had been released to the city and those who had been paid for their work. The reason why the refugees had not fled was because they had their own families in the city. Their entire purpose was to have a meal. Since he was unable to defeat the well-equipped and well-organized of the first place, he could always try out the Moqiu Army of those dogs that had lost their homes. If you can't beat him in a head-on battle, you should be able to do it, right? One against one, no. How about three or five?

The peaceful citizens of the city were no longer calm. They could only watch their children's heads being chopped off to exchange for food. With their loved ones killed and their food stolen, survival and revenge were no problem at all!

As a result, some went to steal reports of where the garrison was hidden, some people took their kitchen knives to seek refugees to avenge their relatives, and some people tried to rob the refugees of their food.

In an instant, Tiger Running City became the City of Sin, with shouts and cries of ”kill” echoing throughout the night.

They should have been the greatest enemies of Fire Phoenix Army, but now they were thoroughly turned into spectators. They indifferently received the human heads and distributed the food. What they faced were flattering or hideous faces.

This time, even the Xiu'er chose to remain silent. She had thought that Chen Chu's orders would cause chaos, but she never thought that the situation would turn out like this. The residents seemed to completely ignore the fact that their homeland had been invaded, and instead brandished their butcher knives at their compatriots for the sake of eating. Is this the evil of human nature or the pressure of death? She did not know and did not want to know. Not to mention her, even Xiao Qi, who had lived here for more than ten years, expressed helplessness against this kind of chaos.

After five days of chaos, the Red Camp Knight finally set out once again. They used horsewhip and knives to restore order in the city. After five days of simple statistics, the number of people in the city had decreased by one third.

The remaining three hundred plus Moqiu Army members voluntarily surrendered to the Fire Phoenix Army and sought protection. Five days had passed, and they hadn't slept a wink, let alone eat. Every day they spent in fear, wary of the kitchen knives, carrying poles, sacks, and bricks that would appear wherever they were. Even their inner organs were no longer calm and trusting. When they looked at their comrades' robes, what they saw was not their noses, mouths, facial features, but rather the three to five taels of fried noodles and the piece of fat meat that they had not eaten for a long time.

The fall of the Tiger Running City did not cause a chain reaction from the surrounding towns. Just as they had expected, everyone was still guarding their own spots, hoping that they would be able to survive without having to spend so much time fighting each other. Other than stabilizing the city, no one else wanted to provoke them. The Tiger King led their troops and went to war. Everything that happened in front of them, just relying on one city and one town, was impossible.

In this strange silence, a group of Knights flew towards the Tiger Running City. Countless people stared at these ten-odd people. The attire they wore did not seem to be anything special, but it was precisely because of this deliberate concealment that made people doubt their motives and goals even more.

On the tenth night after Tiger Running City had fallen, Xiu'er, who had just been about to go to sleep, received a report from the guards, ”Lord Xiu, a guest wishes to meet you.”

”Who?” Xiu'er was surprised. She had a guest in this country?

The guard replied, ”He said his surname is Xu, and he came from the Ninth King's place.”