The War of the Nations Chapter 117 The Place of Loss
Wu Ye knocked on the table with his hand and said: "The granary of the capital is the root of Gongzi Ji Hu's life, and if he loses it, not only will the recruits he recently recruited from the capital and Yinggu be unstable, but the veterans who originally stuck to Zhengcheng will also cause panic, and then Gongzi Ji Hu's life will be difficult, and it will be up to him to decide when this decisive battle with his father Zheng Zhuanggong starts." ”
Tian Xi said with a wicked smile: "Actually, Zheng Zhuang Gong has long wanted to bypass Zheng Cheng and attack the granary behind Gongzi Ji Hu, but he is helpless because of the whip. ”
Wu Ye also understood what Tian Xi really meant, and said: "Mr. is really a good plan, then let's pretend to be Zheng Zhuanggong's person and achieve this wish for him." ”
Tian Xi nodded and said, "Then the subordinates will immediately go and transfer manpower, and prepare to leave the day after tomorrow, and the spy report from the capital will be delivered to Gongzi's desk tonight." ”
Wu Ye's heart moved, and said: "In the afternoon, Wu Yong and I will go to the disturbed homeless village, only my two brothers will go, and there is no need to send someone to follow." ”
Tian Xi glanced at Wu Ye and said, "It's okay for Childe to go and take a look, it's just that some things can't be done overnight, I hope Childe won't be disturbed." ”
Wu Ye nodded and said, "Understood, thank you Mr. for reminding me." ”
After noon, Wu Ye and Wu Yong left the city and galloped away on foot towards the wilderness in the western part of the city.
Walked about forty miles, then saw a few sparse Lala homeless dwellings, these Jin people are not willing to live close to the Zheng City, although they were driven out of the Jin State by the Wei clan of their own country, but still stubbornly retain the dignity of the Jin people, do not grovel to the Zheng people, begging for life, they choose the Zheng people dislike the wild land, start a new pioneer life, but the time is very unfortunate, in this green and yellow season, the food they carry with them has been exhausted, the wilderness under the ice and snow, it is more difficult to find foodThe homeless people were so hungry that they couldn't hold on anymore, so they asked for help from the nearby Gongcheng.
Tian Xi has ordered people to set up a cauldron outside the Gongcheng and distribute porridge and food to the displaced people in exile in the Gongcheng every day, but this is only a drop in the bucket, and more homeless people who adhere to their dignity would rather devour wild rats and poisonous snakes in the wilderness than treat themselves as beggars to eat the food that comes from the mouth.
Wu Ye and Wu Yong smelled a foul odor from a distance, which was the smell of decay after the parts of the beast's body that could not be eaten were abandoned.
Wu Ye and Wu Yong changed into ordinary folk clothes, and when they passed by these homeless houses, the homeless people also noticed these two young people, they looked at Wu Ye and Wu Yong with vigilant and greedy eyes, and they could clearly distinguish the difference between those who had eaten enough and those who did not, as obvious as day and night.
Wu Ye looked at their bodies deformed from hunger, thinking that not long ago, they were still living a comfortable and happy life in the Jin Kingdom, a long-planned war easily ruined their little happiness, turning them into the appearance of people who are not humans, ghosts, and ghosts, the child who was led by adults, was only wearing a summer vest in winter, and it was already in tatters, his shriveled belly exposed the ribs one by one, and the head appeared very large, very incongruous with the proportions of the body, but most of the hair fell out, The bare crown of the head is as wrinkled as the skin of an elderly person.
Adults are even more miserable, their empty clothes swinging in the cold wind, like a skeleton. Wu Ye and Wu Yong have walked all the way, and such families abound.
Wu Ye sighed involuntarily, and Wu Yong put his arm on Wu Ye's shoulder from behind and said, "At least they are still alive now." ”
Wu Ye snorted and said, "We can give them a better life." We can do it. ”
Wu Yong nodded.
The two brothers' pace slowly accelerated, and no one would feel comfortable in this oppressive environment where death was at their side.
The further they went, the more concentrated the displaced people became, and compared with the lonely and helpless outcasts on the periphery, these gathered displaced people seemed to have a better life, they worked together to help each other, they were not in a vulnerable position in the game with nature and wild beasts, and although their lives were also poor, hunger and death did not always hang over their heads.
According to the intelligence description, these displaced people have consciously formed many groups, and there are no large-scale fights between each other for food, and it seems that the current leaders of these independent groups are very rational and capable, knowing that it is far more difficult to manage a group of hungry people than to manage a group of people who can eat well, because people can do many unimaginable things in order to survive.
Wu Ye and Wu Yong chose the largest gathering place of displaced people marked on the intelligence to get close, this gathering place of displaced people has begun to take shape, and even set up decent defense facilities around the gathering place, it is not easy to do this step without having enough to eat.
Wu Ye and Wu Yong walked to the humble door, and there were still sentinels, they picked up the sharpened wooden sticks in their hands and pointed at the two of them, and asked, "Who is it?" ”
Wu Ye said, "I want to see your leader. ”
The sentry's stick smacked forward and threatened, "Where are you from?" What do you want to see our leader do? ”
Wu Ye said: "I'm from Gongcheng, and I have something to discuss with your leader. ”
The sentry muttered "Gongcheng", of course he knew that Gongcheng, it was a place where he could have a full meal, and he said to his companions: "You watch them, I'll go and report to the chief." With that, they hurried to the center of the camp, and in the cold winter weather, the two sentinels were not only not able to protect themselves from the cold, but even the basic integrity could not be guaranteed, and they wore two thin summer shirts, all covered with patches and holes, and they ran and fluttered in the wind, showing their thin stature due to hunger.
The remaining sentry looked at the two young men from Gongcheng vigilantly, Wu Ye had a calm and sincere smile on his face, although Wu Yong had no expression, he did not show any contempt and disgust. In addition to hunger, dignity is also something that this group of displaced people desperately needs, and any casual words or glances will cause great damage to their fragile self-esteem, but fortunately these two young people did not look down on them, or hide their contempt very well.
The sentry who had gone in to report quickly ran back, his face flushed unhealthily as he ran back and forth, a sign of lack of nutrition.
The sentry said, "Our leader has called you in. Come with me. ”
Wu Ye and Wu Yong followed the sentinels inside, and the scene they saw along the way was much better than the isolated homeless people on the periphery, at least the people here were not shrouded in the shadow of starvation and death.