Words Strategize for the World

A day later, the water outside the city began to recede.

Fang Hao, Lai Fengwu, and the remaining scouts immediately began searching downstream after the water receded.

Wherever they went, floods still raged. Although the water level had receded, large areas were still filled with rivers. Countless corpses floated on the vast expanse of water.

When the group was searching, they saw such a terrible scene that they couldn't bear to look at it.

After searching for a period of time without success, they could no longer bear the miserable situation and gave up the search.

Liangjiang County had fallen, and they had nowhere to go for the time being. While searching for a high place to rest, Fang Hao decided that he must go to Liangjiang County to take a look after the floodwaters receded.

Regardless, the defeat of Liangjiang County was inevitable, but he could not simply return.

He wanted to do something, even if he couldn't do anything at all, he didn't want to suffer a crushing defeat and return home in disgrace.

The water around them should recede by tomorrow, but we don't know about the situation inside the city. We'll have to go and see for ourselves.

Fortunately, the dry rations they brought could last until tomorrow or the day after, if they were careful with their portions.

The only thing that worried him was the army of the Hegemon Kingdom.

We have no intelligence and don't know when they will attack. If we encounter them, their current numbers will undoubtedly lead to certain death.

I hope I don't run into it.

Despite his worries, Fang Hao was unwilling to give up the idea of ​​going to Liangjiang County to take a look.

While waiting for the water to recede, Fang Hao put aside all his thoughts and calmed down to practice his rhythmic movements.

Time flies, and the day is over in no time.

Now, looking out from the hilltop, except for a few low-lying areas, the floodwaters have completely receded.

After the flood receded, Fang Hao and his companions rode their horses toward Liangjiang County.

They soon arrived at the city gates, and after searching around, they found that none of the four city gates were open; only the sections destroyed by the flood allowed entry into the city.

Fang Hao felt heavy-hearted. Even before entering the city, he could already imagine what it would be like inside.

When the flood came, the four gates were closed to defend against the enemy. After the flood breached the city walls, the water accumulated inside the city, causing the water level to rise.

It must be a quiet, dead city inside now, the kind with corpses everywhere.

Several people climbed up the dilapidated city wall, stood atop it, and looked inside. This was no human world; it was hell, utter hell…

……

Unable to bear watching, Fang Hao led his men away. Several of them had tears in their eyes as they left.

After descending the city wall, whether it was a few scouts or Fang Hao and Lai Fengwu, they all gritted their teeth at the Ba Kingdom.

This is a city, with at least tens of thousands of people inside, and now they've all died inside.

What was originally the safest place became their burial ground.

The hegemonic state is ruthless.

Looking back at the towering city walls one last time, Fang Hao prepared to remember this tragic history before leaving.

Just as Fang Hao was observing his memories, a hand suddenly reached out from the parapet of the city wall.

Is someone there?

Upon seeing the outstretched hand, Fang Hao was initially startled, but then overjoyed.

There are still living people in Liangjiang County.

"Fengwu, let's go up to the city wall."

After saying that, Fang Hao led the way and climbed up the dilapidated city wall again.

Standing on the city wall, Fang Hao hesitated. To get onto the wall, he would first have to enter the city, but the situation inside was extremely dire. Debris, garbage, and corpses were everywhere.

There were people on the city wall, and Fang Hao had to go up and check it out no matter what.

Enduring the terrible conditions, Fang Hao and his group finally made it to the city wall.

As soon as he stepped onto the city wall, he saw a small number of people lying on the ground.

Fang Hao ran over, picked up the nearest one, and checked him. He was indeed still alive, but he was now in a daze.

It's normal to be in this state after experiencing flooding and not eating for two days.

Fang Hao stood up and sent out all the existing people to search each section of the city wall one by one, hoping to find more people.

After everyone returned, a count was done, and there were actually about 300 people left.

Fang Hao led his men to carry the survivors back and gather them together to care for them until they woke up.

That evening, after being fed during the day, many people woke up.

By the next day, almost everyone had woken up. When they saw the city, which resembled a living hell, they all burst into tears.

Fang Hao couldn't comfort them; he could understand their pain.

Taking this opportunity, Fang Hao stood by the city wall and looked out.

The atmosphere is very oppressive, which he dislikes, but he has no choice but to avoid it.

Standing on high ground, you can see into the distance.

Looking into the distance, his mood did indeed brighten.

The world is vast, and the universe is clear. Life and death are preordained, and wealth and honor are determined by fate. Everyone has their own fortune and misfortune. You can win, and you can lose, but ultimately, you must be strong.

The sky and earth are vast, and looking around, the rivers flow eastward in a mighty torrent.

Looking into the distance and enjoying this moment of tranquility, Fang Hao felt much more at ease.

Fang Hao, who was enjoying the view, suddenly noticed a large black dot in the selection area.

What is this?

Fang Hao rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things. But the black spots didn't disappear; instead, they were slowly expanding.

He immediately realized something was wrong; this was very likely the army of the Hegemon Kingdom.

Judging from the location and size of this black dot, this army is very large, at least exceeding ten thousand people.

This is bad. They are most likely heading for Liangjiang County. There are only 300 people here now. What should we do?

Escape, escape immediately.

Having made the decision, Fang Hao immediately turned around and went to the group of 300 people, shouting, "Quiet down, everyone!"

The sudden shout silenced all the soldiers, who all turned to look at Fang Hao.

"Now is not the time for sorrow and grief. The army of the Hegemon Kingdom has arrived, and we must move out immediately."

"What? The Hegemon army is here? Alright, let's fight them!"

"Yes, we must fight them. So many of our people have died; we can't just let this go."

"Yes, let's go, let's fight them together!"

……

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Fang Hao's words caused all the soldiers present to start arguing, mainly saying that they were going to fight the Hegemon Kingdom.

Even worse, some people tried to drag people off the city wall.

Fang Hao winked at Lai Fengwu, who then shouted, "Quiet!"

The noise gradually subsided and finally quieted down.

Fang Hao climbed the parapet, surveyed all the soldiers, and said with a hint of contempt, "You want to fight? Hmph, what do you have to fight with? Do you know how many there are on the other side? Do you know where they came from?"

As soon as the question was raised, everyone fell silent.

Having narrowly escaped death, they had no idea how many soldiers the Ba Kingdom's army had arrived, or from which direction they were coming.

Everyone in Liangjiang County died in the city. They were heartbroken, but they were driven by a surge of courage and passion to fight the army of the Hegemon Kingdom.

"You know nothing, so what are you going to fight with? The Hegemon's army is on its way. Our most important task now is to get out of here as soon as possible and preserve our lives to fight the enemy in the future."

After Fang Hao finished speaking, all the soldiers below erupted in noise and commotion once again.

This time, the uproar was no longer about fighting the Hegemon Kingdom, but was directed at Fang Hao.

More than 300 people, more than 300 mouths, at least 80% of them are targeting Fang Hao.

Fang Hao was temporarily at a stalemate.

At this point, his first priority was to break the deadlock in order to appease all the soldiers.