At some point, it was already drizzling in the sky, and the rain fell on Burton's delicate armor, splashing finely, and his face was constantly dripping with water, and his eyes were lonely as he looked at the little girl who was sobbing because of the discomfort in his stomach.

Gomer cautiously walked behind Bolton and said in a tone of self-reproach: "Your Royal Highness, it was a decision made by me and Inspector Lin Gengsen to let the civilians enter the Danyu Plain, and we really can't bear to see the civilians starve to death and be forced to make this decision. If Your Highness wants to be guilty, please punish both of us. ”

Lin Gengsen also followed, and his tone was extremely painful: "That's right, Your Highness, if there is any crime, just the two of us can bear it... Please don't embarrass others..."

Du Mingwei sighed lightly, squinted at the fields full of hungry people in front of him, and said silently: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, let me tell you the truth, opening the Danyu Plain to civilians is actually drinking to quench your thirst." ”

"Let's not talk about the health problems of eating those green ears of wheat, these ears of wheat are not yet ripe, and letting the civilians eat them now, and even the wheat stalks are gnawed, will be a huge damage to the subsequent yield."

"Assuming that one acre of land could feed five people, and now it is eaten by civilians in advance, it may only be able to feed three people in fact - this is still on the premise of not setting fire to the fields."

"If the current situation continues, even if the royal family withdraws the order to cultivate the blood essence grass and let the ears of wheat in the Danyu Plain continue to grow, then because the wheat fields are prematurely destroyed, the yield will also suffer a heavy setback, and it is likely that some people will still not be able to eat."

"In other words, some of these people you see now are doomed."

Bolton stood silently in the rain, with the most elite soldiers of the kingdom in the background, and the devastated toiling beings of Danyu City in front, their eyes staring straight at Bolton, and the gazes gathered from all directions seemed to turn into a wall, overwhelming him.

In the end, as if something was in Bolton's eyes, he slowly closed his eyes, pointed to the herald beside him, and said two words deeply:

"Food."

Guards, nobles, commoners... Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

The herald stared blankly at Bolton, and then at the civilians who were just as sluggish as he was...

It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, especially a herald like him, and it is not allowed to question the orders of his superiors, so he didn't say anything and turned away to give orders.

The adjutant general saw that Bolton was dazed, and felt that he was now emotional, and he was immediately anxious.

The adjutant general's status in the Guards Legion is second only to Burton, which is not comparable to ordinary small soldiers, and he also has a great right to speak, he immediately grabbed Bolton's arm and shouted: "Your Highness! You've got a royal decree in your hands! ”

Bolton's body was shocked, and he came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, and shouted to the heralds: "Stop! ”

The herald hurriedly stopped, waiting for the next instructions.

Bolton had just finished drinking, but he was silent again in the face of the uneasy civilians.

The scene was silent, only the sound of wind and rain.

I don't know how long it took, Du Mingwei took the lead in kneeling down in front of Boton, without saying a word, but it was silent and more like a sound.

Immediately afterwards, the rest of the officials and nobles followed suit, kneeling on the ground and putting their foreheads on the ground, and the commoners in all directions also knelt down in patches, like wheat stalks that had been cut down.

Surrounded by a crowd of prostrate, Bolton's rising fierceness seemed to be extinguished again, and he let out a long sigh as he looked up at the growing rain.

"Food." Bolton repeated these two words, and without saying anything more, he turned to leave, his dejected back gradually disappearing into the rain.

...

Danyu City was saved—at least for the time being.

Bolton did not burn the Danyu Plains, but preserved it intact, giving the civilians of Danyu City hope to survive in the future.

On the other hand, because the ears of wheat in the Danyu Plain were not yet ripe and there was a shortage of food in the city, in order to ensure that the crops were not destroyed and to prevent food poisoning caused by eating green ears of wheat, Bolton gave all the 360,000 tons of relief grain raised by Andre to Danyu City.

Compared with the huge number of people in Danyu City, this amount of relief food is far from enough, but at least it temporarily solves the urgent need.

On the day of the food relief, the crowd in Danyu City was boiling, and the civilians were grateful to Prince Bolton for his wise decision, His Majesty the King who sent a savior to Danyu City, and even more grateful to Prince Andre who worked hard to raise these grains for everyone.

On the day that Bolton led the Guards to leave Danyu City, the streets were already crowded with people, and the black crowd was separated on both sides by the cordon drawn by the guards, but their enthusiasm was not diminished in the slightest, and they held the relief food they had just received in their hands, and the shouts of gratitude swept like a wave.

In the face of the grateful people, Bolton did not respond, but silently rode out of the city with the Guards Legion, completely losing the sharpness he had when he first came.

The lieutenant rode his horse beside Bolton and kept his voice low to make sure that only Bolton could hear: "Your Highness, forgive me for talking too much... I think you made a big mistake in this matter. ”

Burton silently asked, "What's right?" What's wrong? ”

The adjutant general said in a deep voice: "You have the royal decree with you, you should plant the blood essence grass no matter what, this is for the sake of the overall situation." ”

Bolton sneered briefly, and said with an expressionless face: "You mean, the people don't let us burn the fields, and I don't need to pay attention to them, just give an order to burn them along with the people, right?" Burning people to ashes might make the land fertile and make the blood essence grass grow faster, right? ”

The adjutant pursed his lips and whispered, "We obey you unconditionally, and if you really give this order, we will also carry it out." ”

Burton's eyes seemed to burn, and he pointed to the relief food in the hands of the civilians, and said heavily: "Keep your eyes open and look at the food!" It's all my second brother's hard work day and night! He didn't sleep for a few days and nights, so tired that he vomited blood, just to raise more food, save a few more people, and even before he fell unconscious, he was worried about the thousands of people in Danyu City! ”

"The second brother is worried about the country and the people, and he is crying blood, you let me be a butcher? You want me to burn the people he cares about to ashes?! If I do this, what kind of face will I have to meet him in the future?! ”

The adjutant general was speechless, firstly, he really did not dare to contradict His Royal Highness the prince when he was angry, and secondly, he did not know how to answer, so he could only sigh secretly, feeling sad that Bolton had received such a dilemma.

I don't know how long I was silent, and the adjutant general muttered in a low voice: "Your Highness, we won't talk about what has happened, have you ever thought about how to explain to Your Majesty after you go back?" ”

Bolton's eyes were full of the fortitude of an iron man, and he said unswervingly: "If you dare to do it, you dare to do it, and you can explain it how you want, and I will not hide a word." ”