Hanzi, Yang Hanwei, and Yuan Siming loudly conveyed orders to the common people, asking them to take some food and retreat quickly, and the army would immediately burn all the materials that could not be taken away.

Knowing that the army was going to burn the many good things that could not be taken away, the rescued Han people were in an uproar. "So much grain, so many carts are ready to be burned?"

"Can't you? Food is the lifeblood of the people, you can't burn food, military master! ”

Yuan Siming said: "There is no way, the mountain road is rugged and the cart is impassable, and if it doesn't burn, it will be taken back by the dog Tartar sooner or later." ”

Hanzi said loudly: "If you don't want to have food, you can carry more of it, and we won't set fire to it until you get on the road." ”

"My lord, you must not do this! I don't know how many villagers have fled into the mountains, and I don't know how many people are hungry, and I don't know how many people can live with this lot of food! ”

Yuan Siming said: "Everyone, don't talk nonsense, hurry up, it is our commander's military order to burn all the things that can't be taken, whoever dares to obstruct and kill will not be forgiven!" ”

"Folks, let's all go and kowtow to Lord Huang, let's thank him for saving his life, and let's also beg him to keep these grains."

"Okay, let's go, let's go together, let's go and ask Lord Huang."

Huang Han was listening attentively to Song Pengfei and Zhao Kun talking about the experience of the bird gunners participating in the war for the first time, and discussed that Song Pengfei would be responsible for the training of the bird gunners who would immediately form a general flag in Zunhua, and found that more than 2,000 Han people came to the surrounding area and knelt down.

A man in his early thirties kowtowed and said, "My lord, the little one is the Pisces Village people's clan, the little one is named Qiao Anshan, and Brother Pei Daneng knows the little one." The little one heard that the army was going to burn the wheat, but I don't know if there was such a thing? ”

Huang Han said: "It is indeed an order issued by the official, everything that cannot be taken away will become enemy assets, and if you don't destroy it at this time, won't it become an enemy capital?" ”

Qiao Anshan kowtowed to the ground and said: "Adult, the small ones please don't burn the grain for the time being, even if the small ones are tired to death, they have to take away the wheat, we have more than 2,000 people, we can carry the wheat to the mountains in sections, and it is not too late to find that Jiannu really chased into the mountains and then burned the grain." ”

I don't know how many fleeing Han people are hiding in the mountainous area of a radius of several hundred miles north of Zunhua City, and they should be in urgent need of food to survive the green and yellow spring.

A fire burned four or five thousand stones of wheat, and Huang Han was indeed a little unable to do it.

With these wheat, at least 20,000 people can survive the most difficult months, although four or five thousand stone wheat is only worth about five thousand taels of silver according to the current price before the entry of the slaves in the second year of Chongzhen.

But in the face of hunger, these wheat are the root of life, the hope of survival, no wonder these strong laborers kneel down and plead.

Pei Daneng stood up and said: "My lord, Qiao Anshan is indeed a small villager, and there are dozens of men here, they all want to keep these grains, I don't know if the adults can do it." ”

Huang Han said: "I want to give the grain that I can't take away to the villagers, but they can't take too much, and the Jiannu and Tartars are willing to give up after suffering a big loss."

The official estimated that an enemy brigade would come to search at noon tomorrow at the latest, and not only would the food be snatched away by Jiannu again, but it would also be very likely that the villagers would lose their lives for food. ”

Qiao Anshan pounced and knelt down and kowtowed: "My lord, many of the villagers in Pisces Village should hide in the nearby mountains, and many of the villagers in the four villages and eight villages should also take refuge in the mountains. ”

Huang Han thought for a while and comforted the people who knelt all over the ground and said: "Villagers, hurry up, this official has decided not to burn the grain for the time being, let's bury the pot and cook the horse meat first, and then think about it in the long run." ”

Pei Daneng also knelt down at this time, and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, the people who are digging in the soil are bitter!" If you can get a bag of wheat and let them climb the mountain for three days and three nights without resting, they will also risk being tired and gritting their teeth to die. ”

At this time, dozens of Ming troops near Zunhua knelt down to plead, and they said in unison: "Please fulfill it!" The other fighters were also embarrassed to stand and kneel together.

Huang Han finally understood the heavy meaning of food in the hearts of the grassroots people, and he said: "Brothers, villagers, please hurry up, this official has decided not to burn the grain, but to give all the food and materials that cannot be taken away to the villagers." ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers and ordinary people immediately cheered and thundered.

Huang Han was worried that his good intentions would do bad things, and that many ordinary people would lose their lives for food and supplies.

He emphasized: "This official agreed to the invitation of the villagers, and I hope that you will hurry up, six or seven hundred carts are loaded with five or six thousand stones of wheat, and even if you exert your strength, you will not be able to carry a stone of wheat under the condition of crossing mountains and mountains!" ”

Qiao Anshan said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, there are too many Han people hiding in the mountains near here, let's carry some grain to the mountains to find people first, I believe that the nearby villagers will come in a hurry when they see the yellow, orange and orange wheat." ”

Huang Han saw that Qiao Anshan was reasonable, and said: "Okay, the official agreed, you eat first, eat with a full stomach, carry the wheat and go up the mountain to find someone, the official will give everyone one night and one morning tomorrow to carry the grain, you can take as much as you can before noon tomorrow, and the things that cannot be moved after noon can only be burned." ”

Later, the Jin army's transport team was attacked by a surprise attack and killed seven or eight adult horses, and the fifty or sixty people who fled in a hurry were afraid that it would be until midnight to escape into the Santun camp city.

The Houjin army stationed in the garrison had been attacked by more than 2,000 Ming cavalry from Zunhua in broad daylight, and was wondering what the Ming army would do next.

It is estimated that Jiannu will send troops at dawn, and they should not dare to gallop along the way, they will definitely prevent another Ming army assault, and it is essential to continue to explore the road that must be passed.

After all, this road is high and densely forested, and there are countless places where people and horses can lurk, which can be sure where the Ming army will wait for the Houjin army? After all, just yesterday, more than 100 people in armor lost their lives, who would dare to be careless from the past?

Huang Han had already calculated the time it would take for the cavalry to walk through these mountain roads, and thought that the arrival of the Houjin army in Pisces Village should be after noon, so he gave a deadline for transporting grain.

Qiao Anshan said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, my lord, the little one promises to move things clean before noon tomorrow." ”

Many strong laborers patted their chests and promised: "The general's great kindness is not forgotten, we have the strength, and we will ensure that there will be nothing left here tomorrow." ”