"That's definitely not going to work, since so many people follow us in good faith, then we can't abandon them like this." Liu Song, a good subordinate ----who sensed the leader's emotions, saw that Zhao Hong's face was not good, so he began to sing in a high tone.

After listening to the speech of his subordinate Liu Song, Zhao Hong, the leader of the tribal alliance, showed a sad and pitiful expression on his face, and he let out a long sigh, "I also don't agree with this kind of suggestion, if we let the newly admitted people fend for themselves due to lack of food, then the team will be scattered......

Then, under the gaze of the five people, Zhao Hong's expression became resolute again, and he spoke in a categorical voice.

"When people's hearts are scattered, the team will be difficult to lead, so we can't abandon them!"

Later, seeing that other good subordinates who were preempted by Liu Song were naturally not far behind, Li Yong's opinion was unanimously criticized by everyone, including Dong Zheng.

In fact, all the people who criticize Li Yong have another layer of subtext that they haven't said, who wants to spit out the meat that has already been eaten in their mouths!

After the meeting to criticize Li Yong's right-leaning, pessimism and negativity, Li Yong just lowered his head and remained silent.

The others fell silent for a while, thinking of a solution to the problem. After the throttling road of some people was blocked, there was only one way to open source food, but food is not a stone on Taihang Mountain, how much or how much is needed. Where do you get food? In the end, the meeting did not come up with a workable solution, so it had to be closed.

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On September 8, Zhao Hong's procession, which was advancing westward along the Jingcheng Road, entered the boundary of Shangai County.

Shangai is a basin in the Taihang Mountains that spreads for thousands of miles. The history of Shangai is very long, it is located in the "Three Jin Dynasty to Chong", the terrain is dangerous, it has always been a place for soldiers to fight, and it belongs to the junction zone of Jizhou and Bingzhou.

The Mianmanshui originating from the Taihang Mountain flows through Shangai, and the well road in the Taihang Mountain is the valley of the Mianmanshui in the final analysis. Mianmanshui passes through the Taihang Mountains from west to east, and in the vicinity of Jingcheng Mountain, Mianmanshui is blocked by the tall mountains, so it turns a big bend and flows north into the Hutuo River.

Therefore, you can reach Zhending, the important town of Jizhou, along the Mianmanshui River. To the west of Shangai is also the continuous Taihang Mountain, but the source reached by the river valley against the continuous water reaches the higher ridge of the Taihang Mountain. At the source of the Mianmanshui water, turn to the southwest, you can reach another river that originates in the Taihang Mountain----- and pass through the water. The water flows from east to west and eventually joins the Fen River, the main river in the state. Near the confluence with the Fen River, the cave is known as Jinshui by the locals. At the confluence of the Fen River, there is a city in the north, which is Jinyang, the most important center of the entire state. Therefore, you can reach Jinyang by going down the river valley where the cave crosses the water.

There is a northeast-southwest valley in the southwest of the Shangai Basin, and after walking along this valley for several days, you can reach the source of Qingzhang Water, Zhan Mountain, which is the natural boundary between Shangdang County and Changshan County. The Qingzhang River flows from north to south, down the valley of the Taihang Mountain eroded by the Qingzhang River, passing through the Yan and Ju along the way, and the county towns such as Sheguo can reach the confluence of the Qingzhang River and the Turbidity River. However, it is thousands of miles away from Shangai.

Tang Yu Xia Shang Shang is said to be the land of ancient Jizhou. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Shang Ai belonged to the Jewish-hating country. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to meet the needs of military competition, Zhao Jianzi built a "flat city" in Shangai, which was an important military fortress to collect grain and grass and garrison troops. In the twelfth year of Zhou Zhending's reign, Jin Qing Zhibo destroyed the hatred; In the sixteenth year of King Zhending of Zhou, the territory of Zhibo was destroyed in Jinyang, and it was also divided into Zhao with the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei. When the Qin Dynasty unified the world, Shangai belonged to Taiyuan County. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Shangai County was set up in this place, which still belonged to Taiyuan County. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shangai County was divided into Changshan County of Jizhou.

In Zhao Hong's time and space, the famous Niangziguan was located in Shangai County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shangai became Yangquan City, located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province, Yangquan City became an emerging industrial city, is the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Jindong, and is also an important mineral concentration area in the country, with rich mineral resources and a long history of development, known as the "hometown of coal and iron". The famous Yangquan Coal Mine is located in Shangai.

Therefore, Shangai is the most important transportation hub in the eastern part of the entire state, and it is a key area. Although Shangai was not a heavy industrial city famous for coal and iron at this time, due to the large plains and abundant rivers in the Taihang Mountains, Shangai had relatively rich food and a large population in the nearby areas. It is the most important supply point in Jingcheng Road.

At this time, it is almost the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and the weather in late autumn is no longer cool, but becomes a little cold. Although the basin has a regional microclimate, and is slightly warmer than other regions at the same latitude under the block of the surrounding high mountains, the slightest chill still makes most people feel the arrival of winter. The upper Ai of the basin does not have the same rugged mountains as other Taihang Mountain regions, but there are many hilly areas within it. And Zhao Hong's team is currently marching in the hilly area of Shangai.

At this time, the last autumn leaves in the mountain forest are still standing proudly on the branches, bright red and turquoise, and this unharmonious hue forms a unique late autumn scenery. Sometimes, when a gust of wind blows, the branches without leaves make a rustling sound, which also makes people feel a sense of depression and sadness. There is a thick layer of withered yellow fallen leaves in the mountains and forests, which are so fluffy and soft that they can sink into people's knees more than half a foot deep. The pedal clicks up. A team of about 70 people in ox carts marched west along the official road in this solemn atmosphere, braving the howling northwest wind. Although Shang Ai is relatively producible, it has been harvested and stored in tall villages protected by courtyard walls. At this time, the problem of food shortage in Zhao Hong's team was even more serious. To conserve food, most people can only eat two porridges a day. Before camping after dark, almost all of them had to gather wild fruits and dig up wild vegetables in the nearby bushes. Most of the wild fruits in late autumn are either rotten or have turned into rotten fruits with an alcoholic taste, and wild vegetables have become extremely difficult to find. Being forced to find food in this way also slowed down the team's movement.

As the leader of the tribal alliance, Zhao Hong was also forced to drink gruel with clear soup and little water every day, while supplementing some wild vegetables and rotten fruits. Zhao Hong, who has insufficient nutritional supplements, often feels chills all over his body, his spirit is a little sluggish, and sometimes he feels that there are gold stars in front of him. However, under the example of Zhao's leadership, other people who do not suffer from widowhood and inequality see that the leader eats no better than themselves, and their material needs are relatively reduced. In such a situation, the hearts of the team were finally maintained, because once the hearts of the people were scattered, the team would not be easy to lead.

It's not a way to go on like this, the people take food as the sky, and even if Zhao Hong doesn't eat or drink every day without food, it is estimated that it won't last for a few days.

"Brother Hong, if this continues, this team will disintegrate." The five trusting chiefs unanimously complained to Zhao Hong about the food problem, and during this time, they followed Zhao Hong with two porridges a day, although the time was still short, but it was still inevitable that they looked a little thin.

Speaking directly to oneself is really detrimental to one's glorious image. You have to find someone to be your microphone.

Zhao Hong, who was a little sluggish, then turned his head to look at Wang Ming, and Wang Ming, who happened to be a little thin, also looked at the leader directly.

Zhao Hong glanced at Wang Ming, and seeing that the leader was making a look at him, Wang Ming, who had been suffering from hunger for several days, nodded tacitly. "Then we have only one way, find some villages to grab food!"

This time, Wang Ming no longer used the saying of "borrowing" to cover his ears and steal the bell, in fact, the remaining four people all have this idea in their hearts, and the last time the food was not tight to this extent, so when the six people held a meeting, the mainstream public opinion still had a so-called incorruptibility and shame, but now people are hungry to this extent, and the so-called moral heart has long been thrown to Java Island.

"I agree!" Liu Song, who had a proud expression on his face, first shouted loudly, and Liu Song, who on the surface echoed Wang Ming, seemed to have a sense of showing off.

You're all hungry before you remember my way, listen to me earlier, how can there be so many things. It's a bunch of people who want to save face, and in the end, it's me who has the most foresight.

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Cao Peng had a helpless look on his face, and he used acquiescence to express his agreement with Wang Ming's opinion. Cao Peng, who claimed to be a wolf, was also starved, and an extremely contradictory heart filled his heart, wanting to eat enough but unwilling to become a bandit.

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Li Yong, on the other hand, seems to be submissive, and he has fully learned the lesson of the last time after being severely criticized at the last meeting. Talking less and following the crowd is his newly summed up experience. You can't offend the vast majority of interest groups, otherwise others can drown you with a mouthful of foam.

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"I agree with that, too." After saying this, Dong Zhengze lowered his head and began to be silent, relatively speaking, although he was now a senior on the surface, he was unanimously resisted by the four elders. Fearing that he would be attacked by the four elders, it was naturally impossible for him to raise objections, and besides, everyone could see that Wang Ming's speech actually represented the opinion of Chief Zhao, Dong Zheng made up his mind to follow in the footsteps of the leader, and only fools opposed at this time.

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Since everyone agrees with Wang Ming's opinion so much. Then we have to look for a suitable village. Zhao Hong, who was like a stream, finally decided the behavior of the whole team.