Why empty-handed?Just leave everything behind.

Including their clothes, food, money and livestock.

Although these things are worthless, they are expensive because they add up. Most of Yuan's army are recruits. With no military discipline, the people south of Wenshui have completely suffered.

"Hurry up, all of you, your side, your side. The eldest son has strictly ordered that no one person is allowed to stay here. Everyone will go south to Xuzhou. If they don't leave today, they will be killed without mercy."

If there is no mercy for killing, many people can only embark on the journey to the south even if they care about their homes and hometowns.

When Cao Jun's aunt was stationed, Cao Anmin issued a document to ask for thieves, and Yang Yanzhao immediately began to rectify his troops and horses, strengthened the camp, and was ready to go to war at any time.

The situation of Huang Zhong stationed in the southeastern counties and Tobu is roughly the same.

Cao Jun went north, with an army of [-] to [-], but it was dispatched in full force.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass, the food, grass and military equipment needed by so many soldiers and horses set off from all over Xuzhou and arrived in Gumu and other places first.

After the army arrives, it will be transported to all fronts from here.

On this day, when Yang Yanzhao was inspecting the camp.

Several captains came quickly, with anxious expressions on their faces.

"General, something is wrong!"

Yang Yanzhao's eyelids twitched early in the morning, and now seeing these captains in this posture, his heart skipped a beat.

Quickly coming outside the gate, Yang Yanzhao was completely stunned by the scene before him.Outside the gate, the first thing that catches the eye is the overwhelming number of victims, and the dark team of victims can't be seen at a glance.

Yang Yanzhao broke out in a cold sweat. Judging from his many years of fighting experience, he immediately understood that Yuan Tan probably used the most ruthless and poisonous strategy.

In order to drag down Yuan Tan's logistics, they used the scorched earth strategy.But before this strategy started, it also transferred the vast majority of the people to the south.But in the current situation, it seems that Yuan Tan intends to use these populations to drag down their logistics.

"General, what should I do?" Several school lieutenants couldn't make a decision, so they could only push this problem to Yang Yanzhao.

"First open the door to let the people in, and then immediately convey the news to Xuzhou, so that the Lord will immediately allocate food and grass to relieve the victims."

As he spoke, Yang Yanzhao walked out quickly with his personal guards.

After walking in, Yang Yanzhao was even more terrified. Almost all the victims were skinny from hunger, pale and emaciated, as if they hadn't eaten for many days, naked, and despair was revealed in their dull eyes.If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that someone would be so skinny. Compared with the prosperity of Xuzhou, the scene of mourning is no different from the difference between heaven and hell.

Yang Yanzhao stepped forward quickly, and soon noticed a family of the victims in front of him. The old man was about 67 years old, lying on the ground dying. Next to him was a slightly younger woman with swollen legs and a child under one year old in her arms. baby kept crying.

"Old lady, where are you all from?"

The old man glanced at Yang Yanzhao with a look of horror in his eyes.I hurriedly wanted to stand up, but unfortunately I was exhausted and didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Yang Yanzhao hurried up to help the other party up, completely ignoring the muddy and dirty smell on the other party's body.

"I can't, I can't!" Seeing that a general like Yang Yanzhao wanted to help him, the old man hurriedly broke free.

Yang Yanzhao's eyes were filled with sweat and tears, he shook his head and said: "In terms of age, you are similar to my mother, so it is so natural. Old man, you haven't answered me yet, where did you all come from?"

"We all escaped from Anqiu."

"Anqiu?"

"Unknown to the general, Anqiu, Chang'an, Pingchang, Gaomi and Chunyu were all burned down by Mr. Yuan."

"Hiss..." Everyone gasped.

"Then why don't you go north, but go south instead? I remember that there are some states and counties in the north." The lieutenant beside him didn't react and asked quickly.

"This general doesn't know that Yuan Tan's subordinates have completely blocked all the roads in the north. We can't go to the north, we can only go south. They robbed all the food in the house. We have walked all the way. I haven’t eaten for two days. I beg the generals to take pity on us and give us a bite to eat.” Then, the old man knelt down on the ground with a plop, tears mixed with the soil, which made people look worried and angry.

Five counties, I thought there was at most one county's territory, but who would have thought that it would actually be five counties.There must be at least tens of thousands of people in the five counties.

Yang Yanzhao and the others have only a few thousand soldiers, if they rescue tens of thousands of refugees, and they are still refugees who do not have enough food or clothing, then the result can be imagined.

"Damn Yuan Tan, you actually came up with such a method. If this continues, the Lord's Northern Expedition..." The face of a lieutenant general changed drastically.

Living in troubled times is something that no one can choose.But even in a difficult environment, people still want to strive to survive.

The people in front of them have thick calluses on their hands, dark skin tanned by the sun, and deformed figures caused by long-term labor, all of which have become clear, and they are not lazy.But it will come to such a field, not for other reasons, it is because those clans and those in power don't take them seriously.

"Okay, don't talk about it. From now on, all the supplies will be mobilized immediately. The soldiers will reduce the food and grass by half every day, and only leave the food and grass for seven days. All the remaining food will be used to help the victims. At least Make sure that each victim has two to three days of relief food in their hands, so that they can reach the town with peace of mind. Tell all brothers, this is my general order." Yang Yanzhao's words were full of anger, which was a kind of The inner government's complaint against Yuan Tan.

Several deputy generals quickly went to arrange according to Yang Yanzhao's general order.

"Release food..." With this long shout, the lifeless victims suddenly moved, struggling to stand up, helping the old and the young, and consciously lined up in dozens of long lines, slowly walking towards the sidelines palapa.

Although there is very little food for everyone, as long as they have this little food, they have the hope of living.

Unlike Qingzhou, Xuzhou is a paradise on earth. As long as they arrive in Xuzhou and Cao Zhendong, their lives are guaranteed, and their lives will also be guaranteed.

Chapter 362 Unscrupulous Yuan Tan

In Xuzhou City, a fast horse galloped, attracting the attention of the crowd.

The messenger on horseback, with a small flag tied behind his back, wrote the word "urgent".

Emergency military situation.

Interested people even judged that coming from the north, it seems that there has been some change in the direction of Qingzhou.

Right now, the border between Qing and Xu is tense, and it seems that a big battle is condensing.

The messenger galloped all the way until he stopped at the gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion, quickly jumped off his horse, held the command flag, and rushed in at a trot.

"Report, Northern Territory Emergency Report."

Cao Anmin had been discussing with Li Ji and others the countermeasures for the march, but when he heard the urgent report from Northern Xinjiang, he frowned slightly.Zhou Cang quickly brought in the messengers.

"Report, my lord, three days ago, General Yang Yanzhao urgently reported that in order to prevent our army from going north, Yuan Tan burned all five or six counties in Qingzhou, and let all the refugees go south. Right now, the border area is overcrowded and the supply of military supplies is tight. Yang The general has opened the border checkpoints to allow refugees to enter Xuzhou, please send food and grass immediately to relieve the victims."

"What!" Cao Anmin slammed the table, exuding a faint aura.

Zhou Cang led the messengers to retreat to rest, and the faces of several people in the room were quite ugly.

Is Xuzhou strong?very strong.Whether it is military affairs, economy, or people's livelihood, Xuzhou has advanced by leaps and bounds under the governance of Cao Anmin and his many civil and military subordinates.Not to mention not picking up lost items on the road, and not closing the door at night, at least it is much better than it was more than a year ago.

Don't say that Yuan Tan burned a few counties to prevent Cao Anmin from going north, even if he burned the whole Qingzhou, using Qingzhou's population to drag down Cao Anmin's logistics, it would be difficult to cause any impact.

But what Cao Anmin and the others hated was that Yuan Tan was not an opponent head-on, and actually used the butcher knife and the flames of war on those innocent people.

The people were implicated innocently, and all the crimes could only be attributed to Cao Anmin.

"Can the treasury still allocate grain and grass?"

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