Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1123 Hungry

   "Eat... give me something to eat..."

   "It's okay to give me some fodder..."

A strong man from Xianbei rode a horse and walked slowly on the edge of the pasture. Here, perhaps because of the heat of the earth, or because of the terrain, there is a piece of ice-free ice in the center of some depressions. The freshwater lake has created one of the best Gobi oases here in Mobei.

  Now, the surrounding herdsmen who have suffered from the cold spring are subconsciously driving their cattle and sheep here that have survived the cold winter, hoping that the cattle and sheep will have a bite of the new spring grass seedlings.

  Cows and sheep are the fields of the herdsmen, and now these living fields are falling one by one, making these herdsmen who are suffering in the wind and frost endless grief.

Originally, the pastures were willing to accommodate some scattered herdsmen who came to seek shelter, but as more and more people came, the limited area could no longer allow unlimited influx of people, so the people who came earlier spontaneously organized and gathered The crowds keep coming to block the oasis...

   Some people still had strength, so they went to find other places, while some people had exhausted their reserves, so they couldn't move anymore, so they could only camp on the edge of the grassland.

"Huyehan Great Shaman," a strong Xianbei man with muscular muscles prostrated himself on the ground and said, "This morning, when I was on patrol, more than ten people died from outsiders..." (Xianbei people What should the wizard be called? The author can’t find it, and there are few written records, so let’s use shaman)

  Hu Yehan was silent for a while, and said: "Kan Erjin, let my son Lang squeeze in and see if we can get a few more tents out... After all, they are all descendants of Changshengtian..."

"Yes, Great Shaman Huyehan," Kan Erjin said, "but these days, the weather is too cold, and the pastures haven't grown yet... It seems that we will run out of the hay we stored last year. If the weather continues like this, Like last year...Longlegs and Little Horns are probably..."

Hu Yehan frowned deeply, the wind and frost of the desert for many years seemed to have carved deep marks on his face, and now these marks seemed to come alive on his face under the light of the torches in the tent Generally, wriggling gently, climbing: "...an order...call all the leaders here to discuss matters..."

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   "Hungry...I'm hungry..."

   "Eat...to eat..."

  The surging crowd of refugees swept through Guanzhong like hungry ghosts in hell.

  No one thought that the development of these refugees would be so fast!

Neither Xia Mou who was shrunk in Youfufeng nor the Zhong family in Chang'an City were aware of this, and because the so-called buffer areas were intentionally separated from the left and right of Wugong County, the refugees in Guanzhong began to surge in this area Sometimes, both parties feel that the other party may take care of it, so there is no need for them to clean up the mess...

As a result, neither side cared about it, and Xia Mou took all the food and grass in Wugong County to Youfufeng, which made him even more embarrassed. Although he wanted to suppress him, he had no hard currency in his hands, and within a few days, he was starved. The unbearable crowd wave was completely submerged.

  In Wugong County, no less than seven or eight fires, large and small, had been ignited. Black smoke rose into the sky, mixed with the sound of people crying and screaming, straight into the sky.

   This Wugong County, which was originally prosperous because of a large number of garrisons and hoarding a lot of food and grass, finally suffered unprecedented disasters because of the transfer of soldiers and horses, food and grass.

  The originally few soldiers and horses in Wugong County were completely corrupted and chaotic under the storm of refugees. The moment the city gate was breached was the beginning of the disaster in Wugong County. Along with the frantic burning and looting of the refugees in the city, in the roads and on the streets, crowds of people smashed down the gates of the courtyards, cut off the door panels, and cooked the looted food on the street.

   The little bit of food that was snatched, I can't wait to roast it, or simply eat it half-cooked!

  Many people, less food.

Every time a little food is found, it is looted and eaten up, just like a cheap tourist group in later generations, more than a dozen people sit at an empty round table holding bowls and chopsticks. It looked like they had eaten them all.

  The little poor food entered the stomach, not only did not quell the hunger and thirst of the stomach, but stimulated the digestion and secretion of the stomach...

  The more you eat, the more hungry you become, the more hungry you eat!

   "Hungry...I'm hungry..."

   "Eat...to eat..."

  The four gates of Wugong County have all been opened, and people are coming in and out everywhere. On every street, there are groups of refugees. Some of these refugees have completely lost their original honest appearance. Then he rushed in and saw the man who couldn't help breaking up the weapon on his body, then rummaged through the soft belongings on the corpse, and when he saw the woman, he grabbed the hair bun and snatched it. The food reserves, and those old and ugly ones were killed directly, and they were thrown in the corner corridor, no one took a second look...

The black smoke covering the sky and the sun, accompanied by screams and howls all over the city, even the sun in the sky, which was originally extremely lazy, seemed to be unable to bear to see all this, and quietly hid behind the clouds, saying no. throat.

  Everyone who was in the middle couldn't figure out why, in just a few days, whether it was Wugong County or these chaotic refugees, how could it become like this!

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   "...There is only one way now..." After the chaotic words of the tribal leaders in the big tent finally quieted down, Hu Yehan said slowly.

  Although a fire was burning in the big tent, the wrinkles on Hu Yehan's face seemed to be so dark that they couldn't be illuminated at all. The lines were so deep that it was unknown what was hidden in them.

This pasture belongs to Huyehan, and there are several people from the Huyehan family who used to be the shaman of Maodun. Of course, the shaman of King Xianbei now has someone else, but this still does not affect Huyehan's presence in this area. influence.

   "Great Shaman, please speak."

   "Yes, yes, please tell the big shaman, we are all listening..."

Hu Yehan took a few breaths, as if he wanted to spit out the aging in his body with his breath, and then murmured in his throat, like pieces of thick phlegm surging: "...here is The shaman's grassland is the place where Chang Tian's will comes, so there is a lake that is not frozen all the year round, and there are green grasses that grow in all seasons... But this year, you have also seen that the green grass... is gone..."

Hu Yehan suddenly straightened his body, stretched out his withered arms to the air, and shouted hoarsely: "This is the warning signal from the Changshengtian! This is the punishment from the Changshengtian! And you, including me, all They are sinners, they are all sinners born by Changshengtian! That's why they bear the wrath of Changshengtian! That's why the earth doesn't grow grass, and the sky doesn't get warmer!"

  The leaders of the various tribes in the big tent were a little panicked. They looked at each other, and then fell to the ground in unison, shouting: "Longevity is above!"

   "Dear Great Shaman, we didn't do anything evil, why did the Changshengtian bring disasters?"

  Hu Yehan stretched out a bony finger, pointed to the south and said: "... Changshengtian told me... where is the source of evil..."

The headmen in the big tent couldn't help but followed Hu Yehan's fingers and turned their heads to look south. Although they were blocked by the tent and couldn't see anything, someone soon thought of something and couldn't help it. Shouted out: "Yin Mountain! Yin Mountain! It must be Yin Mountain!"

Hu Yehan panted, and then said: "... Changshengtian said that the shame must be washed away with blood; the lost must be regained... Only in this way can Changshengtian regain happiness, let us The pasture is as warm as a girl's chest again..."

"...but, there is an army of Han people over there..." one of the leaders murmured, "their army is full of powerful monsters, and they can gallop on the grasslands. Penetrating, even General Zuo died in their hands..."

"Changshengtian will help us..." Huyehan listened quietly, and then slowly said: "...You can also do not follow Changshengtian's wishes...but if you don't take Changshengtian's words to heart, you will and leave his servants and livestock in the ground..."

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   "What? Most of the planted seedlings died?!"

  Cao Cao's eyes widened and he couldn't believe his ears. Even if the eyes are rounded, they are only from the size of mung beans to the size of soybeans, at most they are as big as black beans.

"...Yes," Xun Yu lowered his head deeply, and said with self-reproach, "...it is the crime of someone who didn't notice the change of the weather in time, and failed to remind Duke Ming in time...Please punish Duke Ming... "

Cao Cao stretched out **** that looked like long halberds, but they turned into palms halfway through, and then fell down, patted the table lightly, and said: "...this is a sudden change in time, how can it be blamed on Wen Ruo... but in this way, do we have extra food to grow?"

  Cheng Yu said with a serious face that looked like a relative who had just died, "Report to Duke Ming that there is no extra grain to grow. If you want to replant, you can only use military equipment..."

   "If we replant all the crops, how long will our food and grass last?" Cao Cao said, frowning.

   "At most three months." Cheng Yu said.

   "March..." Cao Cao was silent.

  Everyone was also silent.

  Without Zhuanghe in spring, there will be nothing in autumn. This matter, even the most dull person, understands the serious relationship in front of us, and if we replant Zhuanghe, we will run out of food after three months...

   New grain can only be harvested in July and August. What do you eat in the blank three or four months?

   All go to eat the bark and drink the northwest wind?

what to do? How to choose?

   "Zi Yu, I need to find other ethnic groups in Yanzhou to borrow some food and grass!" Cao Cao frowned and said, "I will leave this matter to you!"

   Wei Ke cupped his hands and said: "Duke Ming, the people of Yanzhou...I borrowed it three times last year. Now...it's better to borrow some food from the General Shang..."

"I know! However, the general is also preparing an army to go north to Youzhou. We are ashamed that we can't help, so how can we delay the general's armament because of this matter?" Cao Cao waved his hand, glanced at Wei Ke and said, " You go and prepare, then you can go first, this matter is of great importance, no delay..."

   "... I would like to obey the order of Duke Ming." Seeing what Cao Cao said, Wei Ji could only bow his hands and quickly glanced at Xun Yu who was still leaning against his head, and then said, "So, a certain resignation..."

  Cao Cao nodded.

  In the hall, the silence fell again. After a long time, Cao Cao said: "...Yuan Rang, call the soldiers, and I want to attack Xuzhou again!"

   "Only."

   "No!"

   Two voices came to mind almost at the same time in the lobby.

  The one who is called Wei is naturally Xia Houdun, but the one who is called not is Xun Yu.

   "Duke Ming, the plundering of Xuzhou before caused a lot of public grievances. If we go to Xuzhou again... I'm afraid..." Xun Yu originally suggested that Cao Cao pretend to attack Xuzhou, but unexpectedly it turned into a real fight because of this incident.

  Cao Cao needs food and grass, and Xuzhou people will definitely not give it with both hands, and Xuzhou must also be plowing in the spring, so sending troops at this time will definitely cause a disaster in the end.

Before Cao manipulated Qingzhou soldiers to plunder four counties, although to a certain extent, it was not entirely Cao Cao's fault, it could also be said to be negligence, but there were already complaints, and many children of the gentry were already discussing in private , Now that Xuzhou is attacked again, it is foreseeable that the consequences will be more serious, and Cao Cao's reputation among the gentry means that he is completely ruined...

  It was originally intended to be whitewashed from the eunuchs, but in this way, it soon became a thoroughly stinky street?

   "Wen Ruo, if you don't send troops to Xuzhou, what can you do?" Cao Cao stopped Xun Yu from speaking, and asked in a deep voice.

   "This..." Xun Yu was also speechless.

In the land of Yanzhou, to the north is Hanoi, which belongs to General Yuan; to the south, this is the Nanyang area of ​​Yingchuan, Yuzhou, which is either Yuan's old nest, or Xun Yu's own hometown; to the west is Hongnong Let alone Yang Biao, Luoyang, the emperor's capital, is also here...

   In this way, where else can we go?

   No matter how smart Xun Yu is, she is only a clever daughter-in-law under such circumstances, not a snail girl, so there is no other good way.

Didn't Cao Cao know that releasing Qingzhou soldiers to plunder food and grass would kill Xuzhou people's hope of survival in the future, and they would inevitably encounter huge resistance, and doing so would damage their reputation and lose the good image they had been in business for a long time, but, Now, what can we do?

  The Qingzhou Corps of more than 100,000 people is like a double-edged sword of hunger, unsheathed, and they cannot be allowed to drink other people's blood, so they must be fed with their own blood!

  (end of this chapter)