When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer.
The last thing Qin Feng wants to see is a southern expedition, which will cause the mountains and rivers in the south to be broken and the people to live in dire straits. It will take decades, even generations, of hard work to repair the wounds caused by the war.
If this is true, why is there any need to continue this southern expedition?
How to minimize losses and capture the southern border is what Qin Feng needs to consider.
He took a break from his busy schedule today and came out to observe the people's sentiments in order to make plans for the future. If he could get the support of the people in the southern border, this war would gain the advantage of "harmony".
The weather is about to get warmer, and both parties have the right weather.
In terms of geographical location, it is obvious that the soldiers who were born and raised in the southern border have even more advantages in this regard.
Then Qin Feng can only start from the aspect of "humanity".
Not long after, a typical Jiangnan village came into view.
This village is located at the foot of a mountain, sheltered among trees. It is simply early spring, and the trees have not yet had time to sprout.
If it were midsummer and the branches and leaves were luxuriant, Qin Feng might not be able to discover this inconspicuous little village.
As we got closer, the whole village became eerily quiet.
At this moment, the accompanying Tan Ma reported back.
"King Qin, the village ahead is empty. No villagers have been found. It must be an empty village that has been abandoned."
Hearing this, Qin Feng was not surprised and continued to drive towards the village.
Zhao Zhenhai couldn't help but be confused.
"The villagers here must know that there is a war in Gusu City and have already fled. Why don't we go to the next village?"
Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, looking at the towering mountains behind the village.
"It rains a lot in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many caves in the mountains, and they are all bottomless caves."
"This is very different from our north."
"And this small mountain village has more than thirty households, and there are many houses made of stone and wood. Although it is still simple, it can be considered a good house among ordinary houses."
"We were riding horses and couldn't hide our whereabouts. The villagers must have heard the news and ran to the mountains to take refuge."
Seeing that Qin Feng was so determined, Zhao Zhenhai couldn't say anything else and followed Qin Feng as he continued to approach the village.
As they entered the village entrance, Liu Ming on the side couldn't help but chuckle.
"As expected of King Qin, he really hit the mark."
"The people in this village must have just left."
Zhao Zhenhai was confused: "How can you see it?"
Liu Ming pointed at the village road: "There are many weeds on both sides of the road, but the road is very clean. This is not what it should be like if it has been abandoned for a long time."
"Once a village like this loses the moisture of human settlement, it will be buried by weeds in a few days. Mountain animals will also run into the village and occupy the magpie's nest."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhenhai looked at the village again and found that the village was very clean and showed no signs of being abandoned.
But when he looked at the towering mountains behind the village, he sighed again.
"Even if we hide, there's nothing we can do."
"The mountain is so big, the refuge cave must be extremely secret. How can we find it with just a few of us?"
Liu Ming smiled without saying a word and looked at Qin Feng. His eyes seemed to say that since Qin Feng came to the village, he naturally had an idea.
really!
Qin Feng got off his horse directly, but did not enter any house. Instead, he just sat on the big rock in the center of the village.
"No one is allowed to break into people's homes."
"Then, just wait."
Although Zhao Zhenhai feels that waiting for things to happen may not be effective, his greatest advantage is obeying orders.
As long as Qin Feng gives an order, no matter how outrageous or stupid it is, he will execute it without hesitation.
A group of eleven people tied their horses to the big tree nearby and gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting.
At the same time, behind a stone on the mountainside, a pair of eyes were carefully observing the activities in the village.
Discovering that the intruder did not plunder wantonly, and did not even enter the villagers' courtyard, the young man who was following them felt strange.
He quickly turned around and ran towards the cave where the villagers were hiding.
"The soldiers are here, but it's a little strange..."
"They all gathered in the middle of the village, and Qiu didn't do anything wrong."
After hearing what the young man said, the people present looked at each other in shock.
The old village chief lowered his head and thought for a while, then waved his hand: "Ignore it!"
"It's just to induce us to take the bait. If we go down the mountain, we will inevitably be robbed."
"No matter whether they are good or bad, or where they are from, if they are willing to wait, let them wait."
Since even the village chief had spoken, the young man naturally stopped talking.
As time passed, the young man was surprised to find that the intruder finally got up, but did not leave, but pointed at a yard.
He suddenly realized something and quickly turned around and ran back to the cave.
"Village Chief, no luck, the pig we hid has been discovered!"
What? !
The old village chief's face turned pale instantly. There were three pigs raised in the village. They were the common property of the village, and they were all ready for slaughter.
If they were taken away for free, they would suffer a big loss.
The old man stood up and followed the young man himself to check.
An old man and a young man were lying on the rocks on the mountainside, watching the situation in the village. 7
"Evil!"
"You didn't take it away?"
"Aren't these guys soldiers?"
The old village chief couldn't help feeling strange as he watched the intruder return to the center of the village and continue to wait.
Now is the time of war. If the soldiers find the big fat pigs raised in the village, they will "requisition" them at any cost.
But these people didn't seem to be interested in the big fat pig, and the old village chief found it strange.
The young man on the side couldn't help but sigh.
"Not to mention the Bingding Bandits, even ordinary people might be tempted to see three big fat pigs appear in front of them when there is no one in the village."
The old village chief thinks it makes sense, this group of people is indeed different.
After much thought, he gritted his teeth and asked the young man to wait where he was and go down the mountain to test it himself.
Anyway, since he was old, even if he died, there would be no loss to the village.
At this time, Qin Fengzheng and Liu Ming were chatting about the three big fat pigs. Although they had no intention of "requisitioning" them, they were amazed.
Such a small village can actually afford to raise big fat pigs, which shows that they have no worries about food and clothing.
How great would it be if all the villages in the world were like this?
Almost as soon as Qin Feng thought of this, the accompanying soldiers became nervous and looked around, only to see an old man with gray hair walking over tremblingly.
Zhao Zhenhai's eyes lit up and he was lost in thought!
Qin Feng seemed to be able to predict the future. He just waited there and really waited for the villagers to come back.
When the village chief saw the faces of Qin Feng and others, his heart skipped a beat.
