Southwestern part of Hedong County.

As the junction of the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Han and Wei, Hedong County can be said to have been devastated by war.

In particular, in the last battle of the Six Kingdoms against Qin, Qi and Yan plundered the population and property in the southeast of Hedong, and then Wei seized the southeast territory of Hedong.

After the end of the war, the land south of Puzi and west of Jingshan in Hedong, although still under the control of the Qin State, had long since become full of holes, extremely depressed, and almost uninhabited for hundreds of miles.

However, the land to the east and west of the river, although the area is not very vast, but there are many cities, and it is a land of extreme wealth.

In addition, this is an important place for the Qin State, so after careful consideration, the Qin State Government finally decided to move the people from the rest of the country to enrich the empty east and west of the river.

These people were migrated from afar, and although they had a lot of complaints, the people could only endure silently despite the strict Qin law.

Fortunately, the land here is fertile, and the people who have been relocated can also be allocated a lot of land, which also dilutes the pain of people leaving their homes.

However, the good times did not last long.

After a long migration, the people could not settle down and began to cultivate the land, when they encountered an extremely rare drought and locust plague.

These migrated people did not have much food in their homes, and if it were not for the government's relief, they might have starved to death.

However, since this year, the state treasury of the Qin State has been empty, and there have been disasters and famines in various places, so that the government can not take care of these displaced people, and the food supply has been continuously reduced, which eventually led to the tragic occurrence of people starving to death in various places.

If he can survive, even if his life is extremely hard, under the strict rule of Qin law, no one dares to complain to the government.

But now, most of the Qin people who have been migrated here are skinny and hungry, no matter how strict the Qin law is, many of them have been arrested and imprisoned for taking risks.

North Meander.

It was located in the south of Puzi, the northernmost part of the Hedong region occupied by the Qin State, and bordered Zhao Jia's territory.

Due to the special geographical location of Beiqu, most of the Qin people who were migrated here had strong families.

In the event of a war in the future, these strong men can quickly be drafted into the army and enter the city to defend against the Zhao army.

Inside the city of Beiqu.

More than ten meters tall, walking on the empty street, but like a staggering bamboo pole.

In the past, because of his strong body and meritorious service on the battlefield, his life was not bad.

It's a pity that it fought several times with Zhao, and Qin suffered a big defeat.

Although more than ten escaped with their lives, they also became guilty, otherwise they would not have been relocated and exiled here.

Rao is like this, because of his more than ten strong physiques and his outstanding martial arts, he is still thriving in Beiqu.

It's just that now, even the government and county government don't have much grain in stock, so how good can more than ten be?

His eyes were bloodshot, and even as he staggered as he walked, he still looked around the houses to see which houses had smoke rising.

Hunger almost made more than ten lose their minds.

Even though he knew that stealing other people's things was a felony, more than ten decided to take a risk and grab some things to satisfy his stomach.

Otherwise, the hope that the two meals of gruel that are almost crystal clear every day distributed by the government will not be much better if they are not starved to death.

It's a pity that there is a shortage of food in the whole city now, and Mo said that there is no food in everyone's homes, and even if there is, they don't dare to light the cooking smoke.

After walking for more than ten and a half pillars of incense, instead of finding something to eat, he was so hungry that he was dizzy and almost fell to the ground on his feet.

"Knock knock!"

Suddenly, the dizzy more than ten heard the rumbling war drums, and after many years of military career, he almost subconsciously touched the saber on his waist, but unfortunately he touched an empty one.

His saber had long been sold for food.

"The Zhao people are coming, all the men are in the city to fight, and those who participate in the battle can give priority to food!"

Just when more than ten people were in doubt, they suddenly heard a herald neighing in the city on a war horse.

"Prioritize food distribution?"

More than ten heard the words of the herald, and the bloodshot eyes couldn't help but glow green, and they resisted the dizziness caused by hunger and rushed towards the city wall.

When more than ten arrived at the city gate, it was already crowded with people, most of them men who came to guard the city wall for a bite to eat, and there were many women and children among them.

"Get out of the way!"

Even if he was dizzy from hunger for more than ten years, he still relied on his height advantage and quickly squeezed to the city tower.

"I'm here to defend the city, where can I eat?"

More than ten bloodshot eyes, staring at the bottomed out of the big wooden barrel in front of him, roared in a low voice.

"The first batch of food has been distributed, and if you want to eat, you can only wait for the next round, now let's help defend the city first!"

The officer in charge of distributing the food said coldly when he heard this, and then asked the big wooden barrel to be carried away.

More than ten people were furious when they heard this, and shouted: "If you don't have anything to eat, how can you have the strength to kill the enemy and defend the city!" ”

"Boom!"

In the next moment, the cold blade was already on the necks of more than ten people, and more than ten bodies were full of spirits, and they immediately regretted not falling.

In wartime, if you dare to speak out and question your superiors, you will be dealt with by military law.

If it weren't for the fact that more than ten people were really hungry, they would definitely not do such a foolish thing.

"Those who violate military orders and spread negative remarks will be killed!"

The officer of the Qin State next to him, with a face like frost, shouted with a face like frost, and was ready to swing his sword to cut off more than ten heads to set an example.

"Wait!"

At this moment, the Beiqu County Order suddenly appeared and stopped it.

"This person is talking nonsense, and not killing is not enough to correct military discipline!"

Although the officer with the sword was only a low-ranking officer, he was not afraid at all when facing the county order.

The county commander said in a deep voice: "Today, the Zhao army is coming, and it is the time to employ people, so it is not appropriate to rashly kill your own people." ”

"And the herald foresaid: Those who ascend the city to defend against the enemy can give priority to the distribution of food, and now that the food has been distributed, we have not fulfilled our promise first, but we cannot blame the soldiers for complaining."

"The soldiers defend the city against the enemy and fight for their lives, how can they not be allowed to eat?"

"If you kill this man, those who have not received food will be cold, and how can you make the soldiers work together to defend against the enemy?"

The general pondered for a long time, finally put away his sword, and asked, "When will the second batch of food be delivered to the city wall?" ”

Beiqu County Ling replied: "It's almost there." ”

"Knock knock!"

At this moment, the sound of earth-shattering drums suddenly came from outside the city.

The county commander of the northern district hurriedly raised his eyes and looked, only to see the smoke rising into the sky from the place where Zhao Jun was located in the distance, and he couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart.

"What exactly does Zhao Jun want to do?"

The officer also saw the smoke rising from Zhao Jun's position, and couldn't help but say with a puzzled face.

More than ten raised his head, cautiously looked at the smoke rising into the sky, and muttered to himself: "Why do I think that those smoke are like cooking smoke!" ”

After speaking, more than ten couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

When the officer and the Beiqu County Commander heard this, they looked at the smoke fluttering in the wind, and the more they looked at it, the more they felt like the smoke from the cooking stove in the army, and the two couldn't help but look at each other.