Chapter 364 Prequel 04
However, when some things really come true, they still make everyone feel unacceptable.
The army had been away from the general for two months but had not returned for a long time. From the news that the war had not yet settled, the northern borders had asked them to wait for these refusals. Everyone became more and more irritable, and even had a few complaints.
Not only did the army not come back, but the food and grass were gradually disappearing. The people in the city ahead still needed things. The prefect of the city also knew that the front line was tight, so they saved a lot and sent some to Dongyu Pass. But in the end, it was still a drop in the bucket. The ones that could be delivered could only last for more than ten days. It was still the case of cooking porridge and sweet potatoes.
"I went to the watchtower the day before yesterday and went up to take a look. The Beiyi army opposite was a little moved." Ji Changying came back from outside, covered in wind and snow. He said to Fei Ling in the tent while brushing, his expression not too relaxed.
The heavy snow began to fall after the winter army left, and stopped for a few days and continued. If this continues, I am afraid that even the harvest will be implicated next year. Even if it transports grain to this side in the south, it will be very rare. Now their situation is difficult, and it is probably fatal to take it out.
After hearing what Ji Changying said, Fei Ling opened his mouth and asked, "How long can the food in the city last?"
At this time, there was no food and grass. The Beiyi army outside was still eager to try, but they were afraid they had to make some worst plans. Shirozhai had already sent to the city of Yuyuan to inform them to prepare for it early, and it was about to be over the New Year. If everyone was not prepared for the New Year happily, they were afraid they would neglect to prevent the disaster.
"Today, General Li said he could only last for half a month. The sweet potatoes were gone, and only some fine grains and yellow rice were left." Ji Changying put down his head armor, walked to the table and looked at the sand table. He looked at the corner of the table. He was worried about the situation now. "There is only the city wall in front of the level that can control the enemy with high standards. Once the remaining city gate is broken, the enemy will inevitably march straight in and cannot resist."
Fei Ling clenched his fists. Although Ji Changying said it was not obvious, they didn't know that the fine grains and yellow rice felt weak in fullness, not to mention that it was even more difficult to cook porridge. The yellow rice was still considered to be a burden, but the yellow rice was a day and the porridge was consumed more frequently. If you were hungry, how could you kill the enemy?
"You solve this hungry problem first. I pay more attention to the movements outside the pass during this period. I always feel that the military mobilization in the court has been leaked. These dogs are scattered." Ji Changying looked at Fei Ling's expression and did not blame him much, so he could only curse the corrupt officials in the court to relieve his anger.
Normally, both sides are resting at this time, and the snow in winter has never stopped for a moment, so there shouldn't be any more troubles. So I must have known that the army at their level is not here at this time, so I became more and more energetic and wanted to die while I was sick. It is not difficult to guess how the news was leaked, and it must be that the people in the dynasty were doing the tricks.
Fei Ling nodded. Although he had many strategies, he was not as good as Ji Changying in actual combat. He might as well see what the food in the granary was going to be. Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still, so he got up and walked outside, rushing to the granary where the grain was put.
The officers and soldiers guarding the grain saw a group of people coming towards him at this time, and they became more energetic. If they were to say who was the most anxious among these people, it must be him. If they saw that the grain was no less than the other day, there was no letter from the side of Beijing. How could they not panic? When they saw that the deputy general was the leader, they were even more excited. They even told the truth about the rice and grain situation, and never had a single stone.
However, Fei Ling, who heard this number, felt a big stone pressing on his heart. He looked at the rice and grain bags piled up in the granary and patted them twice. He was in a difficult situation for a moment. He was about to go into the twelfth lunar month. If he didn't distribute grain, he would be afraid that they would starve to death here.
"Take out the fine grains tomorrow and keep the yellow rice for the time being. That thing is hungry but consumes too much. It should be enough for a day to eat." Fei Ling led the soldiers who were placing bright guards to find a conclusion. He pointed to the rice bags containing fine grains and said, "Eat these rice first, remember, don't waste it, just cook thin porridge, and slowly increase the amount from less."
After saying these words, Fei Ling turned around and left, leaving the soldier who had just followed the checked point in a daze, wondering, when the general went out just now, he seemed to say something: In the end, people can't stand hunger.
From that day on, the soldiers began to eat porridge made with fine grains. The rice soup in the white bun looked good, but they were hungry when they were eaten. At first, some people were not satisfied, but after a few quarrels, they knew that the current situation is not easy, and they gradually settled down. But after all, they were not the solution. They saw that the rice in the bowl was also added and the steamed bun in their hands became larger, but they were so hungry that they could not suppress the feeling of hunger. Even the generals couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and would come out for a walk.
"Realistically speaking, we shouldn't have been in the army at that time..." Zhang Songran just said, then he was pinched down his back and swallowed this.
Those who are generals play a leading role, so they naturally get more hungry. They have to endure the praises at that time. The soldiers in the world eat two meals to them for three meals. Occasionally, they have to eat with others. It looks richer, but it doesn't look so miserable.
Now, Zhang Songran, who was so hungry tonight, was so hungry that he got up and walked around. As soon as he left the door, he saw that Li Xin was also walking around the yard. He looked at the sky and then looked at the bare trees. He thought that if it was a wolf, his eyes would be shining green. The two of them stood under the tree and talked in boredom. There was nothing that brothers who had been talking for so many years, so they had no obstacles. As soon as they said it, Li Xin pinched them.
"What are you doing for pinching me? If you don't say it, just don't say it." Zhang Songran's back pained and shook his hand. Just as he was about to complain, he saw Ji Bo'an and Feiling's house. The figure was shaking, and he stopped.
Li Xin shook his head. Their old bones were pretty good and they couldn't eat much. Fei Ling and Ji Changying thought it was even more uncomfortable than them at this time, but they probably didn't want people to see it, so they just wandered around their house.
"You say less, even if you are hungry, you can't block your mouth?" Li Xin looked at the two dead leaves on the tree, then pulled them down and threw them to Zhang Songran who was beside him and said, "Go back and wash your mouth. Maybe you can dream of having a big meal at night, which is not a loss."
After saying that, he left, Zhang Songran looked at the broken leaves in his hand under the tree and curled his lips. Can this thing still dream of eating big fish and meat? He didn't make a draft if he fooled people. However, he still took the leaves back, washed them clean and went to sleep in his mouth. As for whether he dreamed or not, no one knew.
After the twelfth lunar month, I still had never come down to the capital and said that I would send food and grass to come. Not to mention that the Beiyi tribe had some abnormal movements, even the three thousand soldiers guarding the city had some abnormal movements.
Because, I'm so hungry.
They looked at the white bread in their hands. Even if they were so small, they couldn't catch up with their fists. Just this one, they had to be nearly half a day. Although there were a few more rice grains in the rice soup, they were not hungry after all. After they were suffocating, they couldn't stand it anymore. When they saw Ji Changying walking past him, something unexpected happened.
"General, General, I am not a pity for my old bones, but even if I die in battle, I can't starve to death. General, if I stretch my head, I will also cut my head, and if I shrink my head, I will also give you a pleasure! It's so hard!"
Ji Changying had just returned from the observation deck at this time, and he was still thinking about the Beiyi tribe, but he was stopped here. Looking at the veteran kneeling on the ground and kowtowed head one by one, his nose was a little sore.
"Old Liu, Lao Liu, what are you doing?" Seeing that Lao Liu, whom he had been in the past, jumped out, the other people's faces changed, and they hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the veteran who was kneeling on the ground and kept kowtowing, while saying words to Ji Changying begging for mercy.
Ji Changying looked at the veteran who was dragged away but didn't say anything, and didn't know what he was thinking. He just looked at everything around him and felt unreal. He didn't know why, but suddenly he wanted to know what the people who were uprising thought, and what the emperor sitting in the hall thought.
The fact that the coach was stopped was naturally not a small matter. The generals knew that night, and Fei Ling knew it even earlier. He let out a long sigh, thinking that what he expected was indeed coming. No one knew what he could do when he was hungry, so he was prepared early in the morning. Thinking of this, he walked directly towards Ji Bo'an's house.
Ji Bo'an's pain in the ninja's abdomen was probably because he hadn't had a good meal for too long. Every time at night, the stomach and intestines would feel like they were twisted, and he couldn't sit still. He could only press it to make him feel a little comfortable.
At this moment, he heard a knock on the door.
Thinking that there must be something important to come at this time, he pressed his stomach hard before getting up and heading towards the door. He also specially adjusted his expression on his lower body in the middle, so that it would make people look more relaxed so as not to worry too much.
However, he had just opened the door and saw Fei Ling standing outside the door, wearing plain clothes.
Chapter completed!