Begging for work...
Two simple words, but full of infinite sadness, making the night even more desolate.
"Follow me, I'll let you live!" Something seemed to be ignited in Li Yue's chest.
The people kneeling below are my compatriots and clansmen, bleeding the same blood and speaking the same language.
They are the most diligent and brave people in the world, but in this dark age, they are trampled on, bullied, and killed at will.
At this moment, Li Yue was no longer the same person as before.
Even beasts can feel the screams of their own kind!
"Follow me, I will let you live, and I will take you back to your home!" Li Yue's blood spurted, but tears filled his eyes.
It used to be ambition, but now it has become responsibility...
In the darkness, there were bursts of crying sounds.
It was as if lonely ghosts were sobbing, which was creepy.
Li Yue knew that anything he said at this moment was unnecessary. They had experienced too much deception, blood and tears, and it was difficult to trust others, so their only wish was to beg for a living!
It is impossible to understand the shock of these two words without experiencing this era.
A noble nation has fallen into such a situation. How many years has it passed since the powerful Qin and Han Dynasties?
Xin Can led people to deliver food from the mountain overnight.
Li Yue ordered people to set up the cauldron and cook porridge on the spot.
Groups of warm flames rose in the late autumn night, bringing the ghostly battlefield in front of them back to the human world. The aroma of cooked corn diluted the smell of blood around them.
By the light of the fire, Li Yue saw extremely tired faces.
Before the corn porridge has cooled down, many people directly scoop up a handful of it with both hands and put it in their mouths.
"Eat slowly, eat slowly." The scolds shuttled among the refugees regardless of the danger of the plague.
Li Yue just sat at the mountain pass all night.
On the second day, it started to rain again, and it was very cold.
The scouts took them in batches back to the thatched cottage that had been prepared.
The crowd followed the scout in silence.
There were more than 20,000 people, but by morning, only eight or nine thousand people were left. In addition to the more than 3,000 corpses on the ground, nearly 10,000 people escaped under the cover of night.
Li Yue smiled bitterly in his heart, maybe his cake was too big.
A small bandit leader dares to speak out wild words to regain the mountains and rivers...
If he had the title of governor of Yuzhou or prefect of Xingyang at this time, even if he was just a county magistrate, more people might choose to stay.
"It's okay to leave, we can't accommodate so many people." Xin Can sighed.
"Now that they are here, how can we let them go so easily?" Li Yue shook off the rainwater on his body, stood up and looked at the vast wilderness. In the drizzle, there were hidden figures of wild beasts shuttled back and forth.
Xin Can was stunned, "General?"
"We can't let them get away with it so easily. All the scouts should go down the mountain. It's only one person who can recover them!"
Since we are in troubled times, we might as well be more decisive. The twisted melon is not sweet but it quenches our thirst.
Those who can escape are mostly strong people. If you don't eat the meat on your lips, you are being hypocritical.
Moreover, it is difficult for them to reach the Yangtze River Basin alive. Even if they arrive, it is hard to say how Jiangdong will treat them.
In recent years, Jiangdong has gradually stabilized. It has not wiped out the decadence of the Western Jin Dynasty. Instead, it has returned to its old ways. The generals in Huainan frequently plundered the refugees from the south and robbed people of their wives and daughters. The small court in Jiangdong turned a blind eye.
"Take your orders!" The scouts walked towards the rain curtain regardless of their fatigue.
"Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, don't stick to small details!" Li Yue swept away all the negative emotions of yesterday. No matter whether he succeeds or not in the future, he will always try.
"The general said so!" Xin Can handed over his hand.
When people are busy, they don't have the time to think so much.
The refugees had a bumpy journey. An autumn rain gave many people a fever, making it more difficult to distinguish the plague.
Li Yue discovered that what was more urgent than the plague was the lack of warm clothing.
Many men are naked buttocks, and women have very few clothes on them, relying on leaves to cover themselves.
Once late autumn passes, it will snow within a few days.
Not to mention the plague, a heavy snowfall will freeze many people to death.
Li Yue rubbed his forehead. Clothing, food, housing, transportation, food, rice, oil, and salt all became difficult problems.
One more person is not just a matter of one more mouthful of porridge.
It used to be enough work to manage more than 10,000 people on the mountain, but now that there are so many more people, resources are even more scarce.
The scouts kept bringing back groups of prisoners.
In just two days, more than 3,000 people were added to Heiyun Mountain...
Fortunately, Chen Liu and Fangtou's things arrived at this time.
Chen Liu's beggar army was not living a good life either. The last time they sent 400 shi of food, they tried their best. This time they only had 200 shi of food.
However, Fangtou spent a lot of money, loading three oxen carts with five hundred stones of grain, eight hundred kilograms of salt, and various rare medicinal materials from Heiyun Mountain.
Fangtou was originally a canal hub built by Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty and also a grain distribution center. The Di people have been cultivating here for more than ten years. They want money, grain, and people.
Compared with Shi Le, Shi Hu's political vision was much worse.
Such a piece of geomantic treasure was handed over to the Di people.
Originally, Pu Hong was not the strongest among the Di tribe in Guanzhong. After moving to Fangtou, all the tribes in Guanzhong united around Pu Hong, making Shi Hu deeply afraid.
Guangzong's beggar army remained silent.
Ever since he captured Jijiabao, Guangzong began to distance himself from Heiyun Mountain.
Although Fangtou sent a lot of things, it was still a drop in the bucket for Heiyun Mountain, which has a population of nearly 30,000.
And after this time has passed, will I have to reach out again next time?
He has a short mouth when he eats people, and he is soft when taking others. He always feels like he is being pinched by others.
Xin Can said: "In the past, Han Gao had the help of the Lu family, and Liu Xuande had the resources of the Mi family. Although Heiyun Mountain is dangerous and solid, it is difficult to survive on its own. The general should find a backer."
When he first came here, he was very motivated and busy. After taking over for a while, he became very stressed.
"Xin always said in-laws?"
At Li Yue's age, he should have gotten married long ago.
Xin Can nodded and said, "Exactly."
Only the Zheng and Wang families in Xingyang territory could help Heiyun Mountain. The Zheng family in Xingyang once squeezed into the ranks of the great gentry clan in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
But their family has a big business, can they think highly of themselves?
When Shi Le was alive, he ordered not to insult the Chinese people in their clothes, and they lived a pretty good life.
No matter how cruel Shi Hu is, he still needs scholars to take care of the country for him.
Although it was a bit humiliating, I was still able to survive in the end, much better than the people at the bottom.
"This is the only thing that has happened so far. How can the Zheng and Wang family like me?" Li Yue didn't have much communication with the nobles, so he couldn't be sure of their tempers.
"The general is wise and powerful, but he lacks luck. Xingyang is located at the junction of the north and the south, with Luoyang, Yecheng, and Xuchang surrounding it. In the future, the imperial court will march north. The general can be the pioneer, and he will definitely achieve the feats of the ancestors Chaqi and Li Dudu! King Zheng The two centuries-old noble families have a long-term vision, and Charming is 70% sure of this matter."
Xin Can was very active in recruiting Hei Yunshan to be the cannon fodder of the Sima family.
But the future will be discussed in the future, and getting through the current difficulties is the main business.
"Then please trouble Mr. Xin to take a trip."
Whoever proposes it will do it.
Xin Can was born into a noble family and could chat with the Zheng and Wang families.
"Without further delay, Chan will leave now."
