The tide of displaced people passed, the Zhou people were killed, and the wolves retreated.

A crisis has finally passed.

The Wuling Mountain Grand Canyon returned to its former calm, and people began to get busy in the fields.

Anu and Wang Huzi led two teams of people to clean up the wild wolves that had fled into the Grand Canyon, and carried back piles of wolf meat and wolf skins.

All the wolf meat was marinated by Anu, because a large amount of lard was smeared during the smoking process, and the wolf meat, which was originally like dry firewood, actually had a very unique taste, which made everyone feel a little incredible.

In particular, Wang Huzi's hundred or so men had never tasted such delicious animal meat, and they ate it with relish, and they couldn't wait to swallow their tongues.

The temporary crisis was lifted, and the cottage faced a new dilemma, that is, there was not enough food to eat.

The wasteland reclaimed by the Wuling Mountain Grand Canyon is limited, which can support the original three or four hundred people. Suddenly, there were hundreds of people such as Wang Huzi, and the food problem was suddenly placed in front of everyone.

Guo Yang hadn't slept well for several days in a row, and he often used the excuse of cultivation to hide alone on a distant mountain, drinking, and trying to find a way.

"Young master, we have to get some food, otherwise, in half a year, we will be in trouble." One day, Anu Xun came up the mountain and told Guo Yang that the food in the cottage would last for about six or seven months.

"Well, we just have to get some food." Guo Yang handed Anu a cup of wine.

Anu is his most important friend, although he is a slave on the surface, but in fact, Guo Yang has never thought of being a master. He was born into a nobleman, but shortly after he came to earth, he became a slave with the fall of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Guo Yang didn't want to be a slave, and he didn't want others to be slaves.

He likes the identity of a friend, what a good word.

His father, Guo Lu, once told him that friend, contains two meanings. Peng, is the meaning of separating a piece of meat, and dividing and eating it is called a friend; Friendship means two hands helping each other, and helping each other is a friend.

In the last battle with the Zhou people, Anu did not follow Guo Yang's orders, and decided with Wang Huzi on his own, leading all the people in the cottage to go out and kill hundreds of Zhou people.

Guo Yang was grateful, but he didn't say anything. Some words need to be buried in your heart and tasted slowly, and once you say them, they are not interesting.

Anu bowed down and took the wine handed over by Guo Yang, drank it dry in one go, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and said, "Thank you, young master, for the wine." ”

"It's your wine." Guo Yang looked at Anu gently and said with a smile.

Anu wanted to say something more, but Guo Yang stopped him.

"Anu, tell me, where are we going to get food?" Guo Yang asked.

"Within a radius of thousands of miles, it is estimated that there is grain in Jicheng, the capital of Yandu, and then there is the capital of Guzhu and Tangshan City. However, the Guzhu Kingdom was continuously eroded by the Yan Kingdom, losing dozens of cities, the national strength was weakened, and the possibility of having a large amount of grain was very small. Anu said with a frown.

"Is it possible for the North to get food?" Guo Yang said with a deep groan.

"There should be no food in the north. Over there, the Ghost Fang and Beirong are fighting a big war, and there is a shortage of food. Moreover, they are mainly nomadic people, and like our Di people, most of the grain is exchanged for horses, cattle and sheep, etc., which is itself a place in urgent need of food. Anu said.

"Jicheng ......" Guo Yang slowly stopped speaking and fell into deep thought.

……

Jicheng, Four Seas Inn.

In a simple but very clean upper room, Guo Yang sat at the table, slowly drinking water, while looking through the stack of cloth in his hand.

Anu sat quietly across the table, fiddling with a small knife that was shining. This is specially made for him by Guo Yang, less than half a foot, inlaid with bison horn handles, with a pair of cooked cowhide scabbards, which looks very exquisite.

It took Guo Yang nearly half an hour to finish looking through the stack of cloth, stretched out a finger, and tapped it lightly on the table, frowning, as if he had encountered a difficult situation.

"Wang Huzi has been out for a few days, and it is time to come back." Guo Yang said suddenly.

"According to the plan, he went to investigate the defense of Jicheng and the surrounding roads, and he should have come back yesterday." Anu said, the knife in his hand flashed, and it was already in his sleeve.

"You play with knives day and night, don't you bother." Guo Yang glanced at Anu, feeling a little irritable.

"Young master, it's a day to be worried, and it's also a day to play with knives." Anu said with a smile.

"These granaries are heavily guarded, and we have no chance to get close to them." Guo Yang gently pushed the cloth in his hand to the side and said with a sad face.

"Let's wait until Wang Huzi comes back. As long as we find a way, we can always get some food. As long as we can get through this year's difficulties, we will be able to produce enough food in our newly cultivated fields. Anu said.

"Well, it's easy to get through this year." Guo Yang seemed a little absent-minded, and the food problem made him upset.

While the two were talking, a person flashed in, but it was Wang Huzi, who had gone out and returned late.

Guo Yang stood up and asked directly, "How?" ”

Wang Huzi walked quickly to the table, picked up Anu's bowl of water, drank it in one gulp, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and then said: "There is good news, there is bad news." ”

"Good news? Bad news? Guo Yang and Anu glanced at each other, and looked at Wang Huzi with some confusion.

"Then let's talk about the bad news first, and we have to save the good news for last." Guo Yang said.

"The bad news is that the young master of Yan State suddenly sent troops to attack the Guzhu Kingdom, it is said that Tangshan City has been breached, and the monarch of the Guzhu Kingdom fled to Tuhe City." Wang Huzi frowned and said. It seems that although he is a deserter from the Guzhu Kingdom, he is still a little sad when it comes to the rise and fall of the Guzhu Kingdom.

"And what about the good news?" Guo Yang asked.

"The good news is that the Zhou army of Yan State actually chased after it, probably because they wanted to take advantage of the victory and chase and destroy the Guzhu Kingdom in one fell swoop." Wang Huzi said.

"Is that good news?" Guo Yang was slightly stunned, and looked at Wang Huzi with some doubts.

"Of course, it's good news, we can think about it, although the Zhou people have named their royal blood relatives as the king of Yan in Yan Land, and appointed an elite army to garrison this place as a gateway to resist the ghost Fang Beirong. But after all, the country has not been established for a long time, and the foundation is still lacking. These dogs don't want to develop production and restore people's livelihood, and they even use the year of famine to start a war, isn't this looking for death? ”

When Wang Huzi said that he was happy, he actually laughed.

Guo Yang didn't know much about military affairs, and he didn't have much interest, he only cared about how to get food. Therefore, after listening to Wang Huzi's tirade, he was still a little confused.

"Lord, this is a great opportunity for us, we have to do a big vote!" Wang Huzi said excitedly.

"Let's talk about how to get food." Guo Yang said with some displeasure.

Wang Huzi saw that Guo Yang's face was a little ugly, so he restrained himself a little and said with a smile: "Lord, the big thing I'm talking about is the big thing about food." Think about it, Tuhe City is the land of Liaodong, and it is thousands of miles away from Jicheng. With such a long-distance use of troops, how can the army transport food and grass? ”

Guo Yang was stunned for a moment and said: "For the expedition of the army, grain and grass are the most important things, and there must be heavy troops to escort them, so it has nothing to do with us." ”

Wang Huzi smiled: "If you haven't been a bandit, you don't know the way of a bandit." According to me, as long as the goods or food are on the way, we have a chance. Hey. ”

Looking at Wang Huzi's appearance, Guo Yang was a little helpless, this guy was the leader of the bandits, although he was submissive to him, but after all, he was a thief and difficult to change. However, in troubled times, if you don't want to be a jackal, you can only become a lamb to be slaughtered, which is also unacceptable to Guo Yang.

"Then tell me, how can we get food?" Anu asked.

"Here, look at this." Wang Huzi took out a piece of cloth from his bosom and spread it out on the table, but it was a map that was depicted in great detail.

"Jicheng to Tuhe City, there are originally two feasible roads. One is the sea route, which is the most convenient to escort grain and grass, but the gateway to the sea is controlled by the Dongyi tribal alliance, which is not feasible for the Zhou people for the time being. The other is the land route, there are seven or eight dangerous passes along the way, needless to say, the road is rugged and difficult, and the best thing is that there are two places, and the mule carts can only go from end to end, and some more people can't do it. Isn't this our chance? ”

Wang Huzi stretched out his hand and picked up Guo Yang's bowl of water again, and drank it dry in one go.

Guo Yang and Anu gathered in front of the map and looked at it carefully, but they were still a little confused.

"Let's take a walk, let's go and see it on the ground. You haven't been in the ranks, and the map is a waste to you. Wang Huzi said with a smile, rolled up the map, and put it in his arms.