Three Kingdoms

At this moment, in a dilapidated and decayed Wubao on the eastern outskirts of Chang'an City, Li Jue and Guo Bang began to worry again.

The Tianjia around Wubao have become the places where Xiliang soldiers are stationed. There is a mess everywhere, and there are many people who are arguing with each other over the few remaining houses in Wubao. If it were not for the sake of fellow villagers, it would be a mess. Maybe even a knife was used, but even so, there were still fights from time to time.

Li Jue and Guo Si could understand to some extent that the soldiers were in such a situation because of their inner restlessness, but they had no better way. In order to avoid suspicion, Jia Xu went to the east and never came back, while Hu Although Zhen said he would obey the orders of Li Jue and Guo Si, in fact he only wanted to return to Xiliang and had little interest in attacking Chang'an.

Having more people and horses is a good thing, but money and food cannot be increased immediately.

Fortunately, it is spring now. Although the fields are deserted, some wild vegetables are still growing in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In addition, Li Jue and Guo Bang ask people to fish for fish in the river from time to time. Although it does not completely solve the problem, it can still Hold on for a few days...

But it can only last a few days.

We can't blame Li Jue and Guo Si for ostracizing Jia Xu, or distrusting Jia Xu. It's just that Jia Xu, how can I put it, anyway, when Li Jue and Guo Si see Jia Xu, they always feel uncomfortable in their hearts, as if they don't trust him. It's as if he knows when he will be plotted against, so he can't get close to her no matter what.

Although Jia Xu had said before that as long as he showed goodwill to the Hongnong Yang family, food and grass would definitely be delivered, but so far he has not seen much food and grass. Once or twice, there are three or five full trucks on the roadside. The baggage cart of grain and grass didn't hide when it saw the arrival of Xiliang. It claimed that it was sent by its owner, but refused to say who it was.

Li Jue and Guo Bang felt that the food and grass might have been sent by the Yang family of Hongnong, but there was no conclusive evidence to prove this, so they accepted it temporarily, and they could not detain the servants who sent the baggage carts. Fearing that the Yang family of Hongnong would be offended and the subsequent food and grass supplies would be gone, they had no choice but to let them go.

Without Jia Xu to make suggestions, Li Jue and Guo Bang didn't have many ideas about what to do next, but now they had no money and food. The previous batch of food and grass had already been eaten, and the next batch of food was still missing. , so even if you want to attack Chang'an, it is not very realistic.

Under the dilapidated wall of Wubao Village, a row of simple thatched sheds were set up. Inside the sheds, steaming white steam was rising, and food was being cooked.

The inside of the basket was dark, half the size of a fist, and could make one's throat sore. It was only mixed with a small amount of grains, and most of the rest was bark and grass roots pulled from unknown places, kneaded into a ball, and steamed. Steamed cakes. Just like this, it still seduces the soldiers in line to stare at it, and the corners of their mouths will twitch from time to time.

Although these foods are difficult to swallow, for these Xiliang soldiers now, they are more precious than anything else.

Several tough elite soldiers stood next to the basket. While handing out black steamed cakes to the ordinary soldiers passing by in line, they shouted loudly: "One bowl of hot soup and one steamed cake for each person! The general is kind, and there is something in the soup." Fish! These are just caught from the water bend thirty miles away! They are also salted! Salted! Hey! You kid, hold it carefully! If you sprinkle it, it will be gone!"

Regardless of the size of the fish, the fish belly is simply planed, and then chopped into fine pieces. Even the fish scales are not willing to be thrown away, and they are all stewed in a pot until they are pulpy.

Huo Toujun stirred the cauldron with his big ladle, then poured in a ladle of fish soup water, which was enough to fill a wooden bowl.

A few people who were somewhat familiar with the Huotou Army, when it was their turn, they said with playful smiles: "Brother, please give me something thicker. I haven't seen anything oily in the past few days, so I feel sorry for you... "

The fire-headed soldier glared, and immediately spat back: "I'll give you the thick one, and let everyone else eat the thin one! We are all brothers, and you have the nerve to ask for it! Get out of here!" Although the words were harsh, but the hands were The spoon inside shook less.

The soldier who got the advantage quickly covered it up, quickly found a corner and swallowed it. Even the fish bones were reluctant to spit out, and ground them into powder in his mouth, and then licked the wooden bowl back and forth, and then swallowed it. It saves cleaning.

"Food and fodder!" Li Jue angrily pounded the table, "If we win Chang'an, I will sack Taicang! I will not even think about the days of worrying about one meal and one meal every day." Got it!"

Guo Bang glanced at Li Jue, and then nodded silently. Before, he was just a relatively capable captain. Whether it was weapons or food, Dong Zhuo or the generals above him were responsible for allocating and distributing them. He had never had to worry about such things. Now, the whole army has to take care of everything, including food, drink, and toilets. …

Although Guo Si doesn't like to talk much and is silent most of the time, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have some thoughts in his heart.

To support thousands of soldiers in the battle, it is impossible to even think about it without ten thousand shi of food reserves. Although Guo Si didn't say anything, he had already made the same decision as Li Jue in his heart!

Hongnong is considered disabled, and there may still be some hidden in the mountains, but it is obviously impossible for his troops to go into the mountains to search, so they can only attack the Sanfu area, although this area can also be regarded as the original Xiliang Army But now Guo Bang also realizes that at the moment, only protecting the little military power he has on hand is the real thing, and the rest...

Just throw them all away.

"We are almost entering the realm of Sanfu..." After a moment of silence, Guo Bang said with a strange color in his eyes, "I remember that there should be some village forts a little further on..."

"...Forget it! Someone is here!"

The soldiers outside the tent immediately came in and bowed to salute.

Li Jue grinded his teeth, made a fierce gesture, and said: "God deserves to be killed! As long as there is some way, we will not do this! Since God does not give us a way to survive, then we can do it ourselves." Fight for a way to survive! Send me scouts to search if there are any villages within thirty miles! If you find one, report it immediately!"

Doing this is undoubtedly killing the goose that lays the egg, but if you don't do this, you won't be able to survive, so how can you control much of it!

Li Jue and Guo Bang did not know that the method of raising food and grass they had chosen in desperation opened a door for these Xiliang troops, a door to unscrupulous and wanton destruction. From this day on, From the beginning, the Xiliang Army completely lost the word "army" and became a "thief" that they themselves were not willing to admit...

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At this time, Zhao Wen had already sneaked out of Chang'an, grabbed a guard beside him, and said: "You should go east quickly... just say that a certain person has come to give him a fortune!"