The rising sun rises.

The sun shines through the mist and illuminates the entire city.

The sound of iron horseshoes stepping on the bluestone road awakened the old capital of the previous dynasty from his sleep.

This regular and distinctive sound usually comes from war horses.

For the people who yearn for peace, this sound does not bode well in the city.

At this moment, Cao Fuchen, who lives in Anlefang, Luoyang City, said that the sound was more like the soul-catching banner in the underworld. He felt as if he had just heard it, his soul was scattered and his limbs were weak.

Cao Fuchen, 31 years old this year, is not a timid person. On the contrary, when he mentioned his little sword Cao Erlang in his hometown, he was also a famous hero.

He was a mate in Yingyang Mansion. Because of his extraordinary courage and courage, he was named by the county to recruit him to Goryeo.

However, walking on the road, he took more than a dozen fellow villagers who were traveling with him as deserters, and then surrendered to Zhishiro.

After spending a while, he had good luck, but he actually cut off a noble child and found a piece of jewelry from the dead body that he never dared to dream of.

Since he had money, he didn't want to work hard anymore. Cao Fuchen, a man, secretly returned to his hometown, hoping to live a few days of wealth and prosperity from now on.

According to Cao Fuchen's thought at that time, the more chaotic the world, the better, and the more chaotic it became, the less anyone could care about him.

But unexpectedly, the world was in chaos and even his good life was ruined.

My hometown was swept by the rioters several times, and it was no longer a place for people to stay.

The industries replaced by jewelry and goods were also destroyed in war.

In desperation, he had to take his hometown party to Luoyang again.

I originally thought that there was a Emperor Tai and a soldier here, so I could eat some food for peace, but I didn't expect that after I came, I realized that I had entered the hell on earth.

In today's Luoyang, as long as you are not a warrior wearing armor and swords, you are not considered a human being.

Since Wang Shichong's army began to consciously feed on people, every morning has been a huge torment for the people.

Once the sound of horse hooves stops in front of the alley where you are located and then blow the horn again, it means that the entire alley will face a catastrophe.

The soldiers will smash your door open, pull people from the room to the street, then stab the pipa bones with nails, and finally use ropes to push people into the barracks as military food like driving animals.

Even those who escape this level by chance may not be able to live longer.

The hungry people in the city have formed a tacit understanding with the officers and soldiers. Once the officers and soldiers arrest a certain alley, it means that the people in the alley are no longer protected by Wang Shichong, and their identities have changed from humans to cattle and sheep to be slaughtered.

Since it is a livestock, anyone can eat it.

After the officers and soldiers left, hungry people from other alleys would flock in and regard this place as their food source today.

Killing for survival and predation targeting similar species are no longer prohibited by officers and soldiers.

Some people even publicly took human flesh to the market for sale, and the soldiers in the city just pretended that they didn't see it.

Some people even believe that this behavior should not only not be prohibited, but should also be encouraged. After all, this kind of buying and selling behavior is a bit more "moderate" than hunting.

In this case, people become talking animals.

Even with Cao Fuchen's ability, the greatest resistance he could make was nothing more than trying to escape to other alleys and wait for a long time to wait until these people left before returning to their residence.

It’s just that all this is easy to say and difficult to do. If you are not careful in the process, it will turn into a meal on someone else’s plate.

So what if you are careful in everything?

If you don’t get food, you will still be hungry, and you may even starve to death.

Even if you pass this level, you may capsize one day and will die sooner or later.

His village party lost all his money during this kind of search, escape, hunting, and anti-hunting days, and I don’t know who was in his belly.

Although Cao Fuchen is still alive, it is almost the same as if he is dead.

He didn't know how long his good luck would last, and he was beaten up by a stick one day and then thrown into the pot.

Of course, this situation does not happen every day, otherwise the huge Luoyang would have been eaten into an empty city.

Wang Shichong's behavior of obeying the Emperor Taizhu naturally had its own advantages. Many cities in the Jianghuai area are still regarded as the Great Sui Dynasty as the main guide.

They may be dissatisfied with Yang Guang, but they are still loyal to the entire Sui Dynasty and the Yang family.

After the Jiangdu Rebellion, these former Sui people basically took Yang Tong, supported by Wang Shichong as orthodox, and took the risk of transporting southern rice and grain and weapons to Luoyang.

It is precisely because of this foreign aid power that Wang Shichong's Luoyang can continue to obtain supplies.

However, with the arrival of Wagang army, traffic between the two routes of water and drought was cut off, and material supplies were difficult to maintain, so the main food in the city became human again.

Although I won a battle yesterday, the food will not come so soon, and the military men cannot go hungry. So these military men on horseback will still bring the "meat pig" back?

Besides, who can tell whether it was a victory or a defeat in yesterday’s battle?

If these officials were speaking accurately, the Sui Dynasty would still be stable and prosperous, and the people would be safe now. How could it be like this now?

Cao Fuchen had long forgotten which alley he belonged to, and only remembered to escape from one place to another, from one homeless room to another.

When sleeping, you should also open your eyes so that you will be eaten by others if you are confused.

Therefore, he noticed the sound of the horse's hooves, and rolled from the bed to the door, his ears tightly pressed against the door and listened to the movement, and he even had a sharp knife in his hand.

In fact, Cao Fuchen's heart was like a mirror. Facing the large group of people, the small iron piece in his hand was useless.

But human life must always be held in one's own hands and cannot be slaughtered by others. Even if you know you are defeated, you have to fight.

If I hadn't had this last bit of blood, I wouldn't have lived today.

His days of escape and fear have made his body exhausted both physically and mentally. His whole body is like a bow that has always been tense and has not been relaxed. It seems to be powerful, but it is actually weak in name but not in reality.

He knew very well that he had not eaten for two days, and his physical and mental health were on the verge of limits after several days of escape and panic.

If you are not lucky and are really chosen to be a meat pig, you will probably not be able to escape.

I don’t want to die! Although the more I run away, the more I am confused, I don’t know what my destiny is.

But it is better to die than to live. Even if you live in a daze, you will be better off living like a walking corpse.

His right hand subconsciously held the hilt of the knife, wishing he could merge with the knife. This small sharp knife carried all his hopes. Even if he was torn to pieces the next moment, he would not let go.

The sound of horse hooves stopped.

Cao Fuchen's breathing also stopped with the sound of horse hooves, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley.

Sure enough, it is still impossible to escape! According to convention, the next thing is the sound of drums, and those soldiers who are like wolves and tigers will dismount with the drums, rush into the yard, break into doors and doors and houses until they think they have enough.

Should I escape or wait, pray that the officers and soldiers would have collected enough food for today before rushing into this room?

Time passes by very slowly, and even my breathing and heartbeat gets slower. It seems that half of the time has been spent on more than a dozen breaths.

The people outside seemed to have fallen into this trap of time and there was no movement, and the familiar sound of drums and armor-leaf collisions disappeared.

Just as he was suspicious, a crisp sound of golden gong was like thunder in the dry weather, almost staggering him.

This gong is a big gong used in the battle formation. The sound is loud. The person who sifted the gong used all his strength and beat it like a life-long move. The sound was so loud that it was so loud.

As the gong rang, a loud throat and shouted as he heard Cao Fuchen's ears: "Listen to the people in the yard! Half an hour later, I will go out to the yard to receive the porridge! From today on, the people in the city will be responsible for their own business, and those who dare to eat others will be killed without mercy!"

After a moment, the man's voice rang again, still repeating the previous sentence.

This man was obviously a member of the army, most of whom was a small general, with a loud voice and a very loud voice.

In addition, there was silence around at this time, so the people in the yard naturally heard about it.

After the man shouted a few times, the sound of horse hooves sounded again, obviously the cavalry was moving.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, they were moving into the yard. After a while, the shouts rang out again.

They want the whole house to hear it, and the people of Luoyang heard it.

Judging from the accent, they were not Wang Shichong's soldiers, but they were from Yunzhong and Mayi.

I also encountered robes from there under Zhishiro's subordinates, and I was familiar with this accent that had a bit of grassland mixed-hu accent.

Could they be the legendary reinforcements?

Are they really living Bodhisattvas, or do they want to trick the remaining people out and catch them and eat them?

Cao Fuchen immediately overturned his idea. It was impossible! It is not so troublesome to eat people. Just search and catch people from door to door like in the past.

Besides, there is no need for them to deceive the people in the city. They are just so big-bellied, and they can eat everyone?

In other words, what they said is true?

The city began to give alms of rice and grain, which means that you might be able to survive?

A light called hope shone through the window into the room and fell on Cao Fuchen, illuminating his body with warmth.

Maybe God opened his eyes, and it is unknown whether he really sent the heavenly soldiers and generals?

No matter what, taking a gamble is always a way out.

He also knew that there was no food for free in the world, but so what?

This is the world now. If you want to eat, you have to be willing to go out.

I would rather live like a mouse than join the army if I didn't want to work hard for a villain like Wang Shichong.

If the person who came here was really a heavenly soldier who protected the people, what if he voted for him?

It is better to work hard for such a person than to die in the city.

Xiaodao Cao Erlang, who made up his mind, suddenly had strength all over his body. He first put the wrist-removing knife into his waist, then his hands were fluffy and messy, and then tightened the hemp rope around his waist, and boldly pushed the door open and looked out.

There are already people in the alleys.

It was not until this time that Cao Fuchen discovered that there were so many people in the yard, and he really didn't know where they were hiding before.

There were more and more people in the alley, as if they suddenly appeared from the ground. Most of them didn't know each other, but they felt particularly familiar when they looked at each other.

Although everyone comes from all over the Central Plains and may have to hunt each other in the future, they all have a common identity at this moment: the poor people waiting for relief.
Chapter completed!