As soon as Cheng Xu gave this order, Zheng Daniu showed a bitter gourd face: "Oh, such a murderous order? Do you want to send food for a day of starvation? It's painful! I don't want to go hungry for a day. ”

Soap Ying pulled Zheng Da Niu's arm: "Da Niu, you already have no military rations, and I have eaten all of them for you, even if we don't give the military rations to the people, you will have to be hungry for a day." ”

Zheng Daniu suddenly understood, and fell to the ground with a pop, orz, unable to get up.

Cheng Xu ignored this guy who played treasure, and gave an order, but the other soldiers accepted it gladly, and immediately took out the last bit of their remaining military rations, all of which were piled up together and handed over to the people.

Seeing that they were so ruthless, Ma Xianglin couldn't help but think in his heart: I am not as good as them in the item of 'loving the people'.

Gritting his teeth, he turned to Zhang Fengyi and asked, "Let's just send our military rations." ”

Zhang Fengyi lowered her voice: "Can we really have supplies when we go to the Yellow River?" ”

Ma Xianglin: "Looking at their appearance, there should be." Although I don't quite understand the upper reaches of the Yellow River, where they get their shipping capacity. ”

Zhang Fengyi: "If my mother is here, I will also help the people, right?" ”

Ma Xianglin nodded: "It will be." ”

"Then send it!" Zhang Fengyi said: "It's better than watching people starve to death." ”

As a result, the white pole soldiers in Sichuan also generously donated and took out the last bit of food, all of which were handed over to the representatives of the common people for their own food.

After the separation, Cheng Xu spoke: "Everyone, it's not safe for you to stay in Daning County, there is no food here, there is no city wall, thieves will come again at any time, you are in danger again, just follow us, we can find you a place to live." ”

The common people dare not listen to the reason, just after the catastrophe for the rest of their lives, now they wish to be able to follow this army that "loves the people like sons", and they all agreed to come down.

As a result, the army and civilians combined, a large team of nearly 10,000 people, abandoned the county seat of Daning, and began to march westward, towards the Yellow River.

The heavy rain is still falling, and you are not afraid in your heart......

Forty miles of road, for these hungry people, it is really difficult to walk, but fortunately, they have just eaten military rations, and with a little strength, they can barely walk.

Trek along the Xinshui River all the way to the west.

Passing by several villages that had been burned down by the rogues, a large area of uninhabited land.

In the middle of winter, it rained, and everyone became more and more tired and hungry as they walked.

The lunch meal could barely get through, but when it was dinner time, whether it was the common people, the white pole soldiers, or even the Gao family villagers, they were already cold, tired and hungry, and they felt a little unbearable.

"It's coming! Not far ahead is the Yellow River. Cheng Xu cheered up and shouted: "There are still two miles to go, and the Yellow River is about to arrive." ”

"When you get to the Yellow River, can you really have something to eat?" The common people are not very convinced.

Ma Xianglin also didn't dare to believe it, but at this time he could only choose to believe it: "Come on, everyone, hold on, and walk two miles." ”

"Ah, there's a guy down here."

"Lift him onto the horse!" One of the horsemen under the Soap Oriole jumped off his horse, gave up his horse to the fallen man, and led the horse on foot.

"It's down again."

"Lift the horse!" Another cavalry turned into a walk.

Finally, the Yellow River arrived......

In front is the junction of the Xinshui River and the Yellow River.

Tired people sat down by the Yellow River, unable to walk a single step.

Ma Xianglin walked to the river and stood still: "Here, there will be food?" ”

Gao Chuwu grinned: "Soon, the ship is about to arrive." ”

Ma Xianglin: "??? ”

Gao Chuwu stretched out his hand to the southern river: "Look! ”

Ma Xianglin looked to the south, he didn't know if he didn't know, he was really startled when he saw it, and three cargo ships, going upstream, sailed towards them.

The water of the Yellow River is turbulent, and it is not easy to sail, but the three boats do not even have a sail and do not have a single paddle, but they can go upriver at a fast speed on the turbulent Yellow River, which seems to be easy.

The ship was a flat-plank cargo ship, and the pallet was loaded with things, piled up like a hill, but covered with tarpaulin, and it was impossible to see what it was.

But you can't guess if you can't see it!

Ma Xianglin said excitedly: "These three ships are ...... It's all food? ”

"No, not exactly." Gao Chuwu smiled: "Two ships are transporting grain, and one is transporting armament supplies, such as gunpowder, bullets, tents, beans eaten by war horses, etc. ”

Ma Xianglin said in astonishment: "You have been with us all the time, and there is no messenger to report to you, how did you accurately grasp the movements of this fleet?" How did the fleet know that we would be on this bank at this time? ”

Gao Chuwu continued to laugh, but this time he didn't speak, leaving behind a strange laugh.

It turned out that the puppet Tianzun told him to stop talking, and it was not yet time to explain to Ma Xianglin.

The three large ships slowly approached the shore, and then a very young soldier, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, jumped out of the boat, this soldier had no armor on his body, only a fire gun on his back, his complexion was pale, and his temperament was also polite.

At first glance, it feels like this guy is not a war material.

Cheng Xu smiled: "Yo, Wang Tang, why are you here?" Are you old enough to attend? ”

Wang Tang smiled: "There are not enough people in the village, and we young generations should also come out to practice." And Tianzun said that part of the materials transported this time should be handed over to the white pole soldiers in Sichuan, and they need to be recorded clearly. The army's payment account book can no longer be memorized like before, and the illiterate people can't handle it, so they must have someone who can write and calculate, so I'm here. ”

It turned out that this person named Wang Tang was the adopted son of Principal Wang of Gaojia Village School.

He is also the best of the second generation of characters in Gaojia Village.

Ji Ji joined the army at a young age, relying on better knowledge than other big soldiers, and mainly did logistics work in the army.

Although he has not participated in actual combat, his position in the militia is not low, which is equivalent to the rank of "general rank".

Wang Tang held a notebook in his left hand, picked up a pen in his right hand, and then waved his hand to the crew on the ship and said, "Unload!" ”

The crew responded, and immediately began to carry things down from the ship.

Wang Tang stood next to him and recorded: "One basket, two baskets, three baskets......"

It was equivalent to the crew temporarily stopped, and he waved his pen and wrote it down: "Now two hundred baskets of flour and fifty baskets of luncheon meat are handed over to the front-line troops for inspection by He Jiu." ”

After writing, he also handed the paper to Cheng Xu: "He Jiaoxi, please sign here, indicating that you have received two hundred baskets of flour and fifty baskets of luncheon meat, and I can only pay to the village treasury here." ”