Twenty days later.

"Ah...... I'm so tired...... I'm so hungry......"

Ming Tian sighed and shouted, walking in front of the team, his face was already pale.

Looking back, the mighty procession stretched for thousands of kilometers, and every men, women, and young had a thick tiredness engraved on their faces.

It has been more than half a month since the departure from Sumen Town, but the grain and grass have bottomed out, and some people have even begun to dig tree roots for food.

What should I do?

Ming Tian's brows were a little locked.

On that day, the large-scale relocation plan of Sumen Town was carried out smoothly, and in just one day, more than 1,000 people in the entire town were mobilized.

Except for the two or three hundred townspeople who would rather die than leave Sumen Town for various reasons, most of the townspeople realized the chaos in the world and agreed to the relocation plan because they learned that the emperor was dead and was usurped by women.

The operation was also very smooth, perfectly staggering Pang Chong's time, and by the time Pang Chong arrived in Sumen Town, Ming Tian and the townspeople had already emptied.

Although he escaped, now Mingtian has to face the problem of food and grass for these nearly two thousand people.

There is only one day to prepare, and the grain and grass are definitely insufficient, in order to avoid Pang Chong, Ming Tiancai will forcibly set off when the grain and grass are not abundant, which is a last resort.

Go to a nearby county to resupply? No way!

Although he had tens of thousands of family fortunes and all the entanglements, Mingtian's team had a total of nearly 30,000 taels of funds, and if this money was used to buy grain and grass, it was enough to supply a force of 20,000 people for a month, not to mention the team with less than 2,000 people.

But...... The chaos in Nanqi is beyond imagination.

Just after setting off, about the next day, Sumen Town set off to the west, only twenty-five kilometers west of Lou County, where Ming Tian found that a riot had already begun.

The riots have already spread to a place just a stone's throw away from Sumen Town?!

Among Ming Tian's party, there were only one hundred and fifty officers and soldiers and three hundred and fifty men in the prime of life, which was so huge that it was really impossible to compete with any force.

During this time, the team has been moving forward to avoid all the townships and counties, just to avoid the riots.

Provoking either side could lead to the collapse of this contingent of displaced refugees.

However, the grain and grass have really reached their limits.

There are still seven or eight hundred kilometers away from the Di people, and it will take nearly a month to travel.

What to do?

"Gunma, let's have something to eat."

When he was worried, Xinzhu handed over half a steamed bun.

looked up, but saw his future daughter-in-law, and her snow-white face was slightly yellow because of hunger at the moment.

Xinzhu hadn't eaten for two days.

This half of the steamed bun is still a little rancid, it is already her last food, and she saves it to give to Ming Tian to eat.

She is the lord of the county.

but suffered so much with himself.

Looking at this half steamed bun, Ming Tian felt very guilty.

On the side, An Luodu was already exhausted from hunger, and it was clear that he was the strongest person in the team.

Eating cows?

It had already been eaten, and the town of Sumen set out with a total of seven horses, eighty-two oxen, and one hundred and sixty donkeys and mules.

Among them, sixty donkeys and mules and forty cows have been eaten, which is already the limit of the team's load, you must know that cows, horses, donkeys and mules can also be camels, and if you eat again, it will undoubtedly kill chickens and take eggs, which will have a serious impact on the team's march.

Moreover, how could one or two heads satisfy a team of two thousand people, and ten oxen could only meet the food of this team for a day, not to mention donkeys and mules.

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

"Ah, baby, bear with me, mom will find a way to get you to eat."

Behind him, a child of about six or seven years old knelt on the ground and cried because of hunger, and the mother, who was also yellow and thin, had to hug her child to comfort her, her face was anxious, and she looked a little overwhelmed.

Looking at the mother and son, Ming Tian couldn't help but feel moved: "Go and give it to the child, the child is important." ”

Xiao Xinzhu looked at the child, although he couldn't bear to let his beloved man starve, but finally walked over and gave half a steamed bun to the child.

Slightly rancid steamed buns, even beggars may not be able to eat them in modern times, but when the overhungry child sees the steamed buns, he seems to have to take them, and he eats them in a few bites, and his face is a little relaxed.

"Thank you, big sister." The child politely thanked him in his grandmother's voice.

His mother also nodded gratefully to Xinzhu.

What can I do?

Looking at this scene, Ming Tian thought anxiously.

Tomorrow, at most the day after tomorrow, this team will definitely collapse, and if it drags on any longer, it will be over.

Abandon them?

According to his own style, Ming Tian used this brain, but quickly rejected the idea.

I can't abandon them until the last moment, I brought the townspeople out, and the responsibility lies with me.

However, if you send people to the nearby counties and towns to resupply, it is likely to attract death, and if you can't replenish them, how can you satisfy the stomachs of these two thousand people.

On a May day, it was already a little hot at noon, and in the woods, there were occasionally one or two sounds of toads or frogs, indicating that spring was coming to an end and summer was about to be ushered in.

The hot temperature coupled with the anxious mentality, Ming Tian was already sweating profusely.

What to do?

"Mingtian, aren't you a chef? Can't you just think of a way? If this continues, this team will starve to death. ”

Yin Chan's voice was not so much calm as powerless.

"I'm thinking, don't worry, there must be a way." Because of irritability, Ming Tian's voice was a little impatient.

Calm down and think about it.

Yin Chan said that there was no riot in Yangke County, one hundred and fifty kilometers ahead of here, and supplies could be carried out there.

How did Yin Chan know? Ming Tian was not interested in inquiring. But since they are friends, Ming Tian definitely chooses to believe her words and will not question them.

The problem is that a large team of 2,000 people, not an army, can travel as fast as it used to be in a three-person group of four, and can only travel about forty kilometers a day.

Moreover, now because of the eating of some of the cows, donkeys and mules, the speed of the march has been affected.

At the current speed of the team, 150 kilometers will take at least four days.

Bad luck can happen in five or six days, and the premise is that you can't kill cows, horses, donkeys and mules, otherwise the speed of progress will be affected.

Advancing speed is affected, which means that more food is needed, more food means more cows, horses, donkeys and mules have to be killed, and killing more cows, horses, donkeys and mules means that advancing speed is more affected.

This is a vicious circle, cows, horses, donkeys and mules must not be killed again, otherwise this team will never catch up with Yangke County!

What to do?!

A way must be found to solve the problem of food for this team.

But the question is, what to do? There are no ingredients here for cooking. There is no river nearby, so you can't fish.

Do you take the mud from the ground and knead it? Well, the mud is black, it looks like chocolate, and the poop looks like ...... Wait, what was I thinking?

In short, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, which is the current situation.

"Ahh Eel noodles look delicious. ”

At this time, Anluo, who was almost hungry on the side, actually grabbed an earthworm from the ground and prepared to stuff it into his mouth.

"Hey, green earthworms can't be eaten, you're crazy!" Seeing this, Yin Chan hurriedly slapped the green earthworm in An Luo's hand.

Wait a minute, earthworms? Eel silk noodles?

A flash of light passed through my head.

"Phew! It's unpalatable! ”

The voices of officers and soldiers came from behind, but I saw several officers and soldiers grabbing a few and stuffing them into their mouths, but the adult ones were sour and spicy, and they couldn't cook food at all, and they could only spit it out when they were disgusting.

Cicada?

Looking back, he saw a middle-aged civilian lying on his stomach, foaming at the mouth, Ming Tian remembered that he was crazy because of hunger yesterday, and was poisoned by eating a poisonous frog, apparently dying soon.

Earthworms, got it, frogs...

On both sides, on the ground of the woods, you can occasionally see some Amanita phalloides.

Pregnant!!

The so-called urgency makes wisdom, all the clues are connected in series, as if they are countless parts, and they are spliced and formed in the mind at once!

Who said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice?

"Everyone stop and rest and get ready to gather food!!"

Ming Tian gave an order, and passed on the order representing hope.

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