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Chapter 450. Account sharing
The woman put the sword under her feet, walked forward alone, came close to the city gate, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Sir, I came here for only one thing. Please open the city gate and let me in."

Gao Yuan said, "She's the only one here, so why worry about her? Just let her in."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen and Gao Hu also nodded and ordered people to lower the hanging basket and pull Lu's mother up to the city.

On the top of the city wall, Lu Mu asked, "Who can make the decision?"

Zhao Zhen looked at Gao Yuan, but Gao Hu and Gao Yuan looked at Zhao Zhen. Gao Yuan said, "Sister-in-law, the attack on Haiqu depends entirely on you, so please let me make the decision."

Zhao Zhen did not refuse and asked, "Mother Lü, what two things do you want?"

Mother Lu said, "Please let me see the county magistrate."

Zhao Zhen nodded and asked someone to bring the county magistrate up.

Seeing the county magistrate, Lu's mother laughed and pointed at the county magistrate and said, "You dog official, you have come to this day. My son only committed a small crime, which is not punishable by death, but you killed him. Today I will avenge my son."

As he spoke, he knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen and said, "I heard from the two brothers Mao Kang and Mao Yong that you want to burn down the city and leave?"

Seeing Zhao Zhen nod in agreement, Lu Mu continued, "The 2,328 people outside the city are all poor people I have gathered. I am willing to hand them over to you, sir. I only ask you to give me this dog official."

Zhao Zhen was naturally willing to listen to this, and said to Gao Hu and Gao Yuan, "What do you two brothers think?"

Gao Yuan was the first to speak: "This is certainly a good deal."

Gao Hu also nodded.

Zhao Zhen said, "Madam Lu, I will not hide it from you. We are not native to this land. We will return to the world we came from later. If you and the rest of the people here follow us, many of you will lose your command and become like puppets. Only by the passage of time and professional advancement can we recover our memories."

Mother Lu said, "Since the first year of Tianfeng, the world has changed, and this place was suddenly blocked by fog. We entered the fog and searched everywhere, but we couldn't get out. I knew that something must have happened. Since you know that some of us will lose our minds, we must have been to similar places elsewhere. Do you know what will happen if we don't leave?"

Just as Zhao Zhen was about to speak, Gao Hu spoke first: "It is said that the sky collapsed and the earth split, the world was shattered, and it returned to chaos."

After hearing what Gao Hu said, Lu's mother was shocked and asked, "How can one recover memory after losing his mind? How long will it take?"

"By engaging in your previous occupation and continuously working, you can gradually improve your wisdom until your memory is restored. As for the time, it varies from person to person. Some people may never fully restore their memory in their entire lives, while others may only need a year or two. I have two men under my command who are good at butchering. They worked for my father for more than 20 years, and it took them two years under my command. They restored their memories not long ago." Zhao Zhen said.

Gao Hu said: "Of course, there are some people who, although not of high class, will not suffer from dementia. Of course, the probability is not high."

"Do the people in the city know about this?" asked Lu's mother.

Zhao Zhen said: "We have not informed the people in the city yet. We will only inform the people after we meet you to prevent any changes."

"Sir, isn't this too cruel?" said Lu's mother.

Gao Yuan said: "It is already a mercy to tell them. This land will be destroyed sooner or later. If you follow us to the main world, there will be a day for recovery. If you refuse, you will be destroyed here."

"Must the city be burned down? There are always people who don't want to leave."

Gao Yuan said: "Those who don't want to leave can enter the fog, and the city will be burned."

It's not that Gao Yuan is cruel, but the greater the destruction of the city, the faster this world will collapse. In this way, when everyone returns, the people will be able to see the destruction of the world. Those who retain their wisdom will only think that everyone is the savior, not the destroyer, and will serve everyone with peace of mind from now on. After the demented regain their wisdom, they will not resent everyone.

Mother Lu said, "This is a serious matter. I will go down and explain it to everyone."

Zhao Zhen said, "Of course. Whether you want to surrender or not, the position of county magistrate is given to you. But there is one thing we must tell you first. If you don't want to surrender, stay away from the city for an hour to avoid us sending troops to drive you away. We will also inform the people in the city to prevent someone from being unconscious and causing chaos."

As she spoke, she ordered the two men to be lowered into the city wall in baskets. Everyone watched from the top of the city wall as Lü Mu dragged the bound county magistrate back to the team.

From a distance, one could see Lu's mother kick the county magistrate to the ground, draw her sword, and behead him.

Then, Lu's mother shouted loudly, asking the leading soldiers and managers to come forward and tell everyone what Zhao Zhen said. When everyone heard it, they were suddenly in an uproar.

Mother Lu raised her bloodstained sword and shouted loudly, and then everyone quieted down.

Mother Lu said, "In this situation, we are no match for the people on the city wall. Look, the soldiers on the city wall are all wearing armor. The government troops defending the city are no match for them. Now that they have occupied the city wall, how can we attack it?"

"Either enter the fog and fight for life with the creatures in the fog. Or surrender and pray that we have not been deceived. Of course, even if we are deceived, we can resist a bit. As long as we have swords and guns in our hands, we will fight to the death."

After hearing this, the crowd discussed it and said, "The general has never been partial since he started the rebellion. We are alive because of the general's help. We are willing to obey the general's orders."

Mother Lu said, "In this case, you all go to the team and tell everyone. I will tell the people on the city wall that we will be settled together and will not be separated. If you can agree, then we will surrender. We can also take care of brothers and sisters with dementia."

After hearing this, everyone dispersed.

Lu Mu took Mao Kang and Mao Yong to the top of the city wall again, told Zhao Zhen and others what they had discussed, and pointed out that they wanted to serve under Zhao Zhen.

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After discussing it, Zhao Zhen and the other two agreed. Together with the two thousand people, the total number of people in the city was nearly ten thousand. In addition to Lu Mu's group, Zhao Zhen could also get more than a thousand civilians and soldiers in the city. These people would be distributed after returning.

Zhao Zhen ordered the city gates to be opened and Lü Mu and her group to come in. He asked Lü Mu to bring people to inform the people in the city of the news of the burning city.

When the people in the city heard this, they were all shocked.

Unfortunately, no one led the resistance, and amidst the clamor, before noon the next day, everyone pushed carts and carried their loads, leaving the city with their families.

Zhao Zhen and others were not polite either. They scattered the gunpowder, sulfur and other items they brought in several places. Several teams of cavalry were assigned to different areas and set fire to the city.

Everyone stood outside the city, watching the fire rising into the sky, and the people in the city all had mournful looks on their faces.

The fire took advantage of the wind and all the wooden houses in the city were on fire. As the fire grew, the key to the misty world in Gao Yuan's hand also decayed and fell off.

Seeing that the time was right, Gao Yuan shouted, "Go back."

Zhao Zhen tried hard to open his eyes, and vaguely saw that the ground in the foggy world was cracking and the fog was approaching.

After returning to the main world, the people brought out, except for those with dull eyes, all had a look of relief on their faces. Afterwards, many people cried and called out the names of their family members.

As they had discussed long ago, Zhao Zhen and the other two divided the population. Gao Hu and Gao Yuan said goodbye and left with the people and property.

After the two men left, Zhao Zhen did not waste any time and sent all the people, property, and soldiers who went to the expedition, except for the gold and silver, back to the fantasy world.

Because Lü Mu's group did not want to be separated, Zhao Zhen chose three nearby villages that had been renovated by the [Renovation Camp] from the original plan to resettle the households in Zhaojia Village, and let Lü Mu and her group settle there. The remaining more than a thousand people were also resettled in two places according to the families.

The magistrate Xiao Rang, the magistrate of Liangshan Xu Qingniang, and the magistrate of Shouzhang Sun Zheng received the order and took people away to resettle the population.

As for the seized property, the three of them only roughly divided it up, and did not make a complete list. Zhao Zhen asked them to send it to the warehouse to register it first. Except for those whose use could not be identified and those that Zhao Zhen designated to be kept, the rest of the ordinary items were sent to various places according to the previous treatment methods, either sold or stored.

Once the transfer is confirmed, Zhao Zhen wants to return to the main world. Lu Zhuocheng should be back in the next two days, and the horses purchased from the Bole Township Market will also be delivered in the next few days, and then they will be sent back to the fantasy world.

(End of this chapter)