Chapter 661

Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

Mu Mu's style was still as vigorous as before.

Facing the other party's unreasonable request to collect taxes for the next thirty years, whether refusing or begging, it would be inferior.

Killing people suddenly is the best choice.

Now that the plague of zombies has broken out in various places and traffic is not smooth, just blame the disappearance of this caravan on the zombies.

Anyway, the zombies will not stand up to refute.

However, this method can only delay.

Sooner or later, another caravan will come to collect taxes.

Chu Xuan suddenly asked, "Isn't Sanhe City occupied by bandits? Who is the force that is coming to collect taxes now?"

Xiao Cao Wang had to shake his head, "Report to the Immortal, I don't know."

"It may be bandits, it may be rebels, or it may even be just bluffing."

Chu Xuan didn't ask any more.

Perhaps we have to wait until the second tax collection team arrives to know what force the other party is.

...

At the same time, a team was heading towards Xiaohe Town.

In front and behind, there are a dozen strong Longbo people riding colts.

They are always alert to the surroundings to prevent the dead from attacking.

In the middle are ten huge pack dragons.

The leading pack dragon has a small pavilion on its back.

The 19 pack dragons behind are all pulling huge carts.

The carts are full.

They are covered with waterproof animal skins.

But it can still be seen that they are food and dried meat.

The road is now full of cracks and weeds, and bones can be seen on the roadside from time to time.

But everyone in this caravan is fearless.

Not long ago, they were bandits with their heads tied to their belts, killing people and robbing goods at will.

How could they be afraid of these.

At this time, a short and strong man suddenly pinched the colt dragon's belly and quickly came to the pack dragon.

He took out a map and handed it to the bearded man on the back of the leading pack dragon.

"Leader Three, Xiaohe Village is not far ahead."

"This village is not big, and I guess we can't collect much tax."

"A few years ago, Leader Seven also took people to Xiaohe Village, but disappeared on the way."

The bearded man said casually, "I guess he fell into the hands of the dead man. Old Seven has always been reckless. I have said that his character will kill him one day."

The short and strong man nodded repeatedly, agreeing with the words of Leader Three.

The bearded man waved his hand, "Speed ​​up, this is just a small village, collect as much as you can."

"The unruly people here will definitely resist, and if they resist, they will be killed, don't waste time. After collecting taxes, we must go south as soon as possible to welcome the king's division of Storm State."

"The king's division is now deep in the hinterland of Da Cang State, far away from Storm State, and lacks supplies. If we can send supplies this time, it will be a great achievement."

"If I can get a general in the future, I will definitely need one of you to be an officer!"

"Yes!" The short and strong man was refreshed and had infinite vision for the future.

He suddenly asked in a low voice, "By the way, Third Chief, the brothers all want to know, have we left the Big Chief's team from now on?"

The Third Chief said lightly, "The Big Chief is stubborn and insists on continuing to march towards Cangdu. It is the core area of ​​the Great Cang Kingdom, with extremely strong defense. Going there will mean death."

"If we don't leave now, when will we leave?"

The short and strong man nodded as if he understood.

"Don't think too much, just listen to me." Seeing him like this, the Third Chief had to wave his hand and was too lazy to say anything.

At this time, a man in front suddenly shouted, "Third Chief! We see a building in front! Hey, that's not right, why is it a town?"

Everyone was shocked.

The short and strong man repeatedly compared the map, scratched his head after a while and said, "The map is correct, this should be a village called Xiaohe Village."

"How come it has grown so much and even built stone walls?"

The third leader sneered, "It is probably because there are too many people fleeing here, and the village has expanded in size, so it naturally became a town."

"The town's guards are usually only about thirty or fifty people, and the leader is at most a third-level Qi and blood transformation, but they are just a group of rabble, and they still can't stop us."

"It's just a good opportunity to collect more food and dried meat!"

The short and strong man nodded repeatedly, "The third leader has a good idea!"

...

Dong, Dong, Dong!

The piercing alarm sounded over Xiaohe Town.

The townspeople hurried out of their houses and looked at the place where the alarm sounded.

That's the East City Wall.

Going east from the East City Wall is the former Dahe Town.

But now it has become a ruin.

One by one, the strong men picked up their weapons and rushed to the city wall.

The fully armed guards rushed to the city wall while shouting loudly.

"Don't panic! Stay at home! The guards will solve everything!"

Mu Tou, Hei Shi, Tie Gong, Zhu Kuang and others also appeared from their respective residences and went to the city wall.

Seeing that the town's high-ranking officials all appeared, the townspeople immediately felt relieved.

If the sky falls, there are tall people to support it, so what is there to be afraid of.

Mu Tou and others climbed up the city wall, looked at this team, and frowned.

"What did they say just now?" Mu Tou asked the guards on the city wall.

The team member whispered, "They said they came from Sanhe City and came to collect taxes."

"The tax item is... reinforcement tax."

Tie Gong asked in confusion, "This team doesn't look like a tax collector, but a baggage team."

The captain of the escort team, Heishi, also said in a deep voice, "There are a total of 20 pack dragons, and the food and dried meat they carry are enough to feed a team of 5,000 people."

"It's so strange... With such a scale, it looks like a military logistics team."

"But their behavior is not like that of a military, but rather like bandits..."

This made Mu Tou and others feel nervous.

They are most afraid of bandits now.

Once Xiaohe Town is targeted by bandits, there will be no peace in the future.

Zhu Kuang whispered, "First ask them how much tax they need. If they don't ask for much, I will give it."

"Spending money to avoid disaster is also a good thing."

Mu Tou nodded and signaled with his eyes.

A team member shouted loudly, "I wonder how much reinforcement tax you need?"

The short and strong man laughed, "20,000 blood cores, 60,000 dried meat, and 100,000 dried fruits."

After saying this, Mu Tou and others frowned deeply.

This is too much.

Just 20,000 blood cores is the total amount of money Xiaohe Town has gained from killing the dead in more than ten years.

As for the 60,000 dried meats and 100,000 dried fruits, they are almost the total income of Xiaohe Town for half a year.

The problem is that winter is coming soon.

Who will contribute the stored food?

After donating the aid tax, what will the townspeople of Xiaohe Town do this winter?

Zhu Kuang said with a bitter face, "My fellow soldiers, we are just a small town, we really can't afford it..."

Before he finished speaking, a sharp arrow broke through the air and shot directly at the flagpole on the wall!

Zhu Kuang was so shocked that his legs went weak.

A figure suddenly stood up on the back of the leading Tuolong, it was a bearded man.

He said in a cold tone, "If you don't pay the aid tax, you don't support our Da Cang country's fight against the rebels of the Storm State. What's the point of keeping such a town?"

"If you don't pay the aid tax today, you will flatten this place!"