It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 205

The next morning, Jiang Yan finished her breakfast and couldn't wait to pack up her things and prepare to leave.

Before closing the wooden door, Jiang Yan stared at the offerings on the altar, but after a slight hesitation, he quickly took the three dry buns from the bowl and stuffed them into his arms.

It was everyone's responsibility to cherish food. As for the bowl of stale vegetable soup, for food safety reasons, it was also brought outside the temple and poured over Qingbai.

As Jiang Yan strode towards Heding Prefecture, Governor Lu and others who had fled from Heyang County to Rongyang County were besieged again.

Seeing that the rebels were advancing rapidly and the available manpower on his side was decreasing, Governor Lu made up his mind and ordered his confidants to secretly mix the collected filth into the drinking water source of Rongyang County.

Those filthy things were pollutants secretly left behind when the people were forced to go to the city to collect corpses and rebuild.

At first, the guarding soldiers and serving civilians had no sense of defense. Not only did they come into direct contact with the water, they even touched their mouths and noses without washing their hands, and drank raw water without boiling it... During that period, a large number of civilians died of illness.

It was not until they captured the survivors in the area near the city that they learned how to save themselves.

Most of the rebels this time were laborers in the provincial capital, and they probably knew how to avoid being infected. However, this was Rongyang County, where no epidemic had ever occurred, so some people would definitely let their guard down.

Even if there is even half an infection, it will slow down the rebels' offensive, giving him time to breathe and recruit new people.

And… even if the rebels were safe and sound, what about the people of Rongyang County? This was the great gift he left behind.

When General Lu, who was planning to retreat to Rongcheng County, thought of this, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Commander Lu did not think that his methods were cruel and vicious. This was just a light punishment for the traitor.

He worked tirelessly for nearly ten years to protect the people of Heding Prefecture, but after recruiting only a few men, those untouchables harbored endless resentment and curses towards him in their hearts.

He could have turned a deaf ear to the disrespect shown to him before, but he should never have let go of the past and led his men to defend the city, while that group of untouchables secretly colluded with the rebels and lured them into the city.

However, General Lu's confidants were not as content as General Lu.

He watched coldly as the soldiers, completely unaware of the situation, dodged the crowd and threw the drugs and laxatives into the well, only to feel even colder.

He had been a confidant for so many years, and had helped with many unscrupulous things, big and small, and had never felt that there was anything wrong. This was the only thing that made him feel uneasy.

He knew clearly what the consequences would be if he dropped these things. After all, he was the one who tested them after they were returned. But this wasn't a matter of a few hundred or a thousand people; this was a city...

General Lu's confidant inexplicably thought of what the generals who betrayed him said on the day the city was breached. General Lu was no longer the passionate general who led his troops to resist foreign enemies and defend his country.

They said that in the past six or seven years, Governor Lu lacked supervision and urging from the court. On the surface, he seemed to be wholeheartedly serving the people, but in reality he had long been blinded by greed, arrogant, and only wanted those who opposed him to die.

Regardless of their status, even if they are his most loyal subordinates, he will squeeze every last drop of value out of them.

The confidant looked at the back of General Lu galloping on his horse, and for the first time in his life, he began to think about his own way out.

He no longer believed that the Lord could hold on to Rongcheng County. If Rongcheng County fell, what method would the Governor use to delay the rebels? Poisoning or some other new method? If that didn't work, would he try to move on to other counties?

Governor Lu's confidant's thoughts were in turmoil.