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The situation in the north was really blinded by Ouyang Yi's words, since the locusts crossed the border, even the people themselves did not have much to eat, although the imperial court had already publicized the fact that the locusts were coming, but there were some people who did not believe it at all, so they did not harvest the crops in this field at all, and they had no food at home and could only flee, and some people had just harvested half of the locusts and came to the locusts, so they could support some days.

The common people are like this, and the soldiers in the night north are no better, they can't grab food at all, the people have fled, their domestic supplies have been cut off, and their lives are not easy.

At the same time, there was news of the death of the king in the country, which made everyone in the night north panic, and even more so, some tribal chiefs had secretly sent a little letter to let them withdraw, after all, whoever has soldiers at this time will rely on it greatly.

Moreover, these soldiers have been drawn from different tribes, and the king is gone, and there is no one to command, so there is no need to worry about anything, and I don't know which prince is on the throne.

Therefore, the soldiers in Yebei were not in the mood to fight at all when they were in internal and external difficulties, and Turan directly ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Their kings are unconscious, what kind of war are they fighting, and the king of Yebei is gone, and the alliance agreement between them is null and void.

It's good that they occupy the northwest place, and long-distance battles cost manpower, money, and material resources, and they don't have so much energy to carry a black pot for the people of Yebei.

As soon as the large number of Turan's soldiers withdrew, the forces of the people of Yebei in the Golden Dragon Kingdom became a little lonely.

And the Northeast Battalion also breathed a sigh of relief, "General, what should I do, let's have a counterattack?" ”

General Gao smiled bitterly, "We can fight, but it would be bad if these scattered Yebei people formed a group, and the people along the way would suffer, so we would drag them down first, so that they could not move the place, so that their vital strength could be consumed."

Come and see, this place is just right to hold them and join the people who have advanced inside, you take some of the men and horses out of the gap in Turan, block them, as long as they don't move, don't move, don't be afraid if they want to move.

Let's get caught in the middle, my father's side can be more relaxed, rest assured, the court will definitely find a way, as for food, you bring five days of dry food first, and I will ask the court for food. ”

The subordinate smiled bitterly, "General, there is not much military food left, we have to bring back five days of dry food, you probably can't even drink porridge-"

Gao Zhongtang waved his hand, and his dark and thin cheeks were already wrinkled.

"It's not in the way, we're staying here, it's a big deal to gnaw the bark, as long as we don't starve to death, we can drag the people of Yebei, you still have to march, you don't have the strength to have food at all, alas, it's all hard for everyone-"

During this period of siege, there was no supply to bring in, and all the food brought by Yue'er had been eaten, and the rest was still obtained from the city at a high price.

After the locusts, not only in the city, but also in the hands of the common people, there is not much food in their hands, and even if there is, they are embarrassed to grab food from the mouths of the common people.

So he would rather let the soldiers tighten their belts, and not allow his soldiers to go out to rob like bandits, they exist to protect the country and protect the people, and they even ignore the people, and then count on who will join the army and serve the country.

His old father is insisting on the periphery, and he, as a son, can't let the old father be ashamed, endure it, he also has to endure it until the time of victory.

Just when his subordinates were in a dilemma, the herald outside hurriedly ran in, and just a few steps, the five-foot-tall man was tired and sweaty.

"Report, general, there's news on the dock, I heard that there are several boats coming, and the second son sent someone over to ask us to hurry over and pull food-"

Speaking of food, even the eyes of the herald were shining, and the stomach was really hungry, very hungry, although some locusts came down to satisfy hunger, but such a large army was not enough for everyone to stuff their teeth, plus training, the little thing to eat had already been soaked.

"What, grain?"

Gao Zhongtang was also taken aback and stood up from the chair, he never dreamed that at this time, someone would bring them food, if he guessed correctly, there was a chance that it would be the girl of the moon last time.

"Quick, send someone to pull the food back, the second child really has the ability, hehe, I really didn't let him wait in vain after guarding it for so long, this time we have help-"

Gao Zhongtang only understands how heavy the pressure and burden in his heart are, so many people, even if they drink porridge, they need a lot of food, and he really doesn't dare to count on it in the imperial court.

On the emperor's side, he could only sigh helplessly, the second prince was really powerless, the emperor left such a big mess for this child, just a little bit of cleaning up, it would take time and energy, and when he caught up with internal and external troubles, even if Ouyang Yiming had that heart, but no one had no food, what would he do to supplement them with supplies.

"Quick, let's go out and have a look—"

Gao Zhongtang couldn't wait to see it, there were several carriages parked on the school field, the soldiers were unloading grain from them, and the men looked at the white rice, holding the rice one by one, kissing the rice, but they burst into tears.

They can cook, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, watching the soldiers with yellow faces and thin muscles, even normal training has become a painful torture, where have they seen such a situation before, even the generals are eating the same food as the soldiers, which makes the men in charge of the food, but they are helpless when their hearts hurt.

"There's rice, we've got food to eat—"

I don't know which soldier suddenly howled like this, those who didn't have the strength to train, those who were sick and lying in the house because they had no food to eat, those soldiers who were still training heard this exciting news, where were they in the mood to do anything else, even those who were sick helped each other out of the house, they wanted to see with their own eyes what the food was talking about.

The white rice swayed many five-foot-tall men, but those men who bled on the battlefield without shedding tears couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.

Only they know in their hearts that these rice are life-saving rice, and they may have lost their lives because of hunger before they went to the battlefield, so it is not only them who regret it, but I am afraid that the people in the family will also be sad, and it is estimated that the enemy will be happier.

"Rice, we finally have something to eat—"

Gao Zhongtang's heart at the moment is not as calm as it seems, people say that it is easy to put icing on the cake and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, but it is the little girl that this son inadvertently knows, and people can do this thing of sending charcoal in the snow, he now understands better than anyone what a pound of rice represents, in the case of no food, it is difficult to buy a food and clothing.

"Okay, let's hurry up and help, let everyone have a full meal at noon, it is estimated that there will be other delicious food in the future, the big guys have eaten and drunk well today, raise their spirits, let's fight the enemy."

The rest of the things are naturally arranged by his subordinates, Gao Zhongtang has his hands behind his back, his head is up, and he walks around a little leisurely.

Seeing his soldiers happily greeting him one by one, Gao Zhongtang suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart, this is the soldiers under him, because the soldiers who can be satisfied with a full meal have nothing else to ask for, but to be loyal to the soldiers who serve the country.

"Dad, I'm back—"

Seeing his black and thin son walk in, Gao Zhongtang hurriedly poured a glass of water for Gao Haotian, "Come, drink some water, you're tired, how about it, how much is left to be shipped back?" ”

Gao Haotian drank the water in the cup in one gulp, and before he was enough, he poured another cup and drank it, so he poured out his efforts to report the situation.

"There are several ships shipped this time, and there are still a lot of them that have not been pulled back, let's make a few more trips at night, and I heard from my eldest brother that you also arranged for someone to cut off the way of the enemy's encirclement, I think it is better to make a boat and go together, just for grandpa They also brought some over, I guess grandpa's food should also be cut off."

Yue'er said, she will lead people to continue to go north, and they are responsible for helping to collect the lost cities, and you can just drag the people in the night north at this end, as long as they don't have reinforcements, Yue'er and their side will be fine.

By the way, let me tell you good news, Luo Bochen, the eldest son of the Luo family, came out, with Yue'er and them, and Luo Zhenchuan also came out, helping General Huang Lao in the south. It's good now, our Golden Dragon Kingdom has really seen the light of day.

Dad, you said that once the king of the north died this night, the northerners would definitely not be able to bear it this night, it would be a matter of time before they wanted to withdraw their troops, hurry up and arrange troops to eliminate them, this time to fight, how can they remember not to come to our Golden Dragon Kingdom in the future, otherwise they will fight once.

However, I heard that Tulan's side has been continuing to compete with our army in the northwest, and no one can move anyone, so it is estimated that it will not be a big deal for a while, as long as our side wins, we can support Luo Zhenchuan's side......"

Gao Zhongtang patted his son's shoulder with a look of relief, "You kid, didn't you care about this before, what's the matter, this time you want to open it?" ”

Gao Haotian snorted, sat on the chair, and looked at his old father with Erlang's legs crossed.

"Your old sorrowful hair is gray, you say that I can't bear to be a son, Dad, this time you are here to command, I will take someone to charge with my eldest brother, and when it is settled down, I will continue to do my business, our family can't all go to be soldiers, your little money is not enough to support the family."

Besides, if it weren't for me, where would people send this grain to you, I don't know who you are, hehe, Dad, your son is amazing, right? ”

Gao Haotian asked for praise with a hippie smile, Gao Zhongtang smiled helplessly, and touched his son's head, "You kid, Dad doesn't care about you in the future, just do whatever you want, maybe what you said is right, Dad wants to open this time, okay, since you take the initiative to ask for help, then I will arrange tasks for you, and the big guys will sit down and talk about it together in the evening." ”

To the south, Luo Zhenchuan and the others made a move that surprised Ouyang Yiming, and the army retreated, because the third prince was assassinated and his life was in danger.

Hearing this news, even Ouyang Yiming couldn't sit still, his younger brother's life was in danger, what was the point of him staying here.

Ouyang Shengtian was even more furious, "Damn, who did this, why did you target the third child?" ”

Ouyang Yiming was silent for a long time and didn't talk about his brother's injury, he always felt that this matter was a little strange, if General Huang was there, his brother's accident might be excusable, but Luo Zhenchuan passed, and his younger brother had an accident, which revealed an emotion that made him indescribable, how to say it, it seemed to have a sense of conspiracy.

"Check, check it out for me, someone must be thinking that something is bad behind it."

Ouyang Shengtian couldn't sit still, he had a lot of sons, but these were the only two of them, although the eldest son was the prince, but it was also the Cao family and the queen behind him, otherwise put everything aside, the boss's ability compared to these two younger brothers, it would definitely be chicken ribs.

Ouyang Yiming said slowly, "Where do you go to check, when you start, you must be fully prepared, now there are no wonder there are two reasons, one is that someone wants to provoke, and the other is that someone wants me to mess up, so that there is a mistake in judgment, anyway, no matter which one it is, there must be a conspiracy behind it."

It's just that we don't know who did it. ”

Ouyang Shengtian was a little impatient, walking back and forth in the house, "Could it be the Cao family?" If the third child is gone, you will lose your other leg, so it will be easier for the prince to take the throne. ”

Ouyang Yiming hesitated for a while, his face sank like water, "This thing may be possible, but I think at this time, even if they want to, they may not dare to do it, first, if something happens to the third child, the first person to be suspected must be the prince, the Cao family will not do such a stupid thing with their eyes open, how shrewd the old man is, he has been fighting steadily for so many years, but the father, you haven't caught him much, it can be seen that this person's city is deeper than we think."

Besides, now is not the best time, I think this discord is more likely, then this black hand may be the inner ghost of the harem.

It's a pity, these days, the harem is quite honest, if one of them did it, who did she pass the news through? ”

After listening to his son's analysis, Ouyang Shengtian's head is almost big, and there are even more folds in his old face.

Although he is wearing a bright yellow imperial outfit, he still looks a little emperor now, similar to a defeated rooster.

Ouyang Yiming's handsome face kept the previous expression, "Father, it seems that we still haven't watched this person, let's move those people to another place, let them supervise each other, outsiders can't contact, send guards to keep an eye on it, no one is allowed to approach, I don't believe it, so they can still be moths?"

Now that the situation has changed a little, we can't ruin the situation that everyone has so hard to open because of this person's destruction, you can do the rest of the things, after all, it's all your woman-" (To be continued.) )