My whole family is fleeing

"Come—"

On the tall city wall, a ferocious bird flapped its wings and flew away from a man's outstretched arm. General Xie couldn't help but smile when he saw the flying bird that he had raised since childhood. Not only because he was genuinely happy to see his beloved pet, but also because his plan was successfully implemented.

Everyone in the world is afraid of fire falling from the sky and thinks it is an ominous sign. But General Xie believed that this unexpected fire from the sky allowed his plan to be implemented. There are many large tribes on the grassland, although they were unified many years ago and were ruled by the grassland king.

But later it fell apart under the attack of Taizu, the founder of Dali, and turned into several large tribes. The leader of the large tribe was called the Great Khan. There is no king of Khan who can unify the entire grassland. It would be great if we could take advantage of this moment to defeat them one by one. But even if he had this intention, he couldn't do it because the food and fodder at the rear couldn't keep up. But being able to destroy the Maha tribe through the falling fire from the sky is already a good result.

It's just that we are still one step away from chaos. I only hope that the spies who sneak in can make this muddy water even muddier. Only when the various tribes in the grassland were busy attacking each other could the Li Dynasty have a chance to breathe.

Secretly, he hoped that this time could be longer, and then a little longer.

At this moment, the spring breeze was blowing, and a few strands of frost-colored white hair fell from General Xie's cheeks. Of course General Xie saw it, but he had no time to take care of it at this time. However, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He is already reaching his 50s now, but it is a pity that his two sons are not generals, and even if they study hard at home, their martial arts skills are not excellent, they can only be said to be a little better than ordinary people. Although General Xie usually didn't say anything, he still felt regretful in his heart. Those who cannot take over the Northern Desert Army in the Training Department during their lifetime will face a big change in the future! In this era, I really don’t know what the future will be like, and now I can only live one day at a time.

At this moment, there was a noise behind him, it was his deputy general Han Lin.

Han Lin walked up with a frown on his face. Looking at General Xie standing on the city wall looking at the grassland in the distance, he hesitated a little more about what he was going to say next. But now the general had already heard his hesitant footsteps, and now he spoke crisply, knowing what was happening without even looking back.

"You are so hesitant. Could it be that there is another problem with food and grass? How long will His Majesty the Emperor send us this time? Half a year? Three months?..."

When both answers were denied one by one, General Xie couldn't help it anymore. He turned around and looked at Han Lin. His dark eyes were like two ignited copper balls. At this moment, Flashing with soul-stirring anger. Although Han Lin knew that this anger was not directed at him, he couldn't help but feel frightened. But when he thought about the grain and grass he had just inspected, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and even shouted with a little sadness and anger.

"It's not even enough for two months, and the general just went to check, and it's all old grain. Some of it is even moldy and can't be eaten at all. If you eat it, you will have diarrhea! The soldiers are fighting bloody battles in the front, fighting the enemy with all their strength, and in the rear Just bring this kind of food and grass, aren’t we human beings? Don’t we need to eat? How can we have the strength to go into battle and kill the enemy if we don’t have enough food?! General, general! If it doesn’t work, if it doesn’t work, we will..."       " Han Lin !”

General Xie stopped what Han Lin was about to blurt out in time. In fact, the soldiers who guarded and killed the enemy at Anshan Pass did not have any awe for the emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne thousands of miles away. If there was any, then that awe The love has been lost in the friction between them in recent years.

How can one go into battle to kill the enemy and defend the country but not have enough food to eat? Are they gods? Can you feel full just by drinking the wind?
  It would be fine if this could really be the case, but they are mortal human beings. They really hope to defend their homeland and better protect their loved ones behind them, but if they can't even have enough to eat, how can they go into battle to kill the enemy? !

Those grassland barbarians grew up eating meat and drinking milk, and their bodies were inherently stronger than the Li soldiers. If you don't have enough to eat, how can you be their opponent? !
  At this moment, even though General Xie stopped Han Lin's unspoken words in time, Han Lin had already thought this in his heart, such an emperor, such an emperor! What are you still loyal to him for? It's better to go out instead! Feel free too!

"General, I know that you are loyal and patriotic and a rare good man, but look at how many of our brothers have died this winter! They did not die on the battlefield defending their home and country, but died in the cold! You also know Are those winter coats issued by the imperial court suitable for people to wear? There is only a thin layer of cotton inside! To be honest, they are not as thick as the cotton coat that my mother sewed for me when I was not a soldier! That one I have been wearing cotton-padded coats for almost 20 years! The cotton inside is all caked! It is thicker than the cotton-padded coats issued by the imperial court! It is conceivable that those winter coats they issued cannot keep out the cold at all! They are thousands of miles away I lived a carefree and carefree life in the distant imperial capital. Who could have known how cold the weather is here?!"

As he spoke, Han Lin couldn't help crying. Such a tall man was crying like an unweaned baby, crying bitterly.

"You don't even know that the 16-year-old soldier under my command joked that he looked like a little girl when he went out on patrol. He also said that he would be sent to a warmer place when spring comes. That child reads If you can read and write in a few years, even if you just work as a bookkeeper, it will be better than starving and freezing here with us. I didn't expect that boy to be unwilling at all! If you don't want to, just don't want to, thinking about my subordinates It is still possible to take care of a child. Who would have thought that when we went out on patrol and encountered a blizzard, everyone in the small team froze to death! When I found the kid, he was only wearing a thin single coat. , he opened his clothes and wanted to save the injured veteran who was leading him. Unexpectedly, the last one did not survive. The child was only 16 years old. If he had warm clothes, this would not have happened!"

"But where can we get warm clothes? Starting from you, our generals, big and small, have invested all their salaries in the army. But just the sum of our salaries can't even make a sound!"

"It is natural for soldiers to be paid, but our soldiers have not been paid for how many years?!"

"General! We are suffering..."

At the end of the story, Han Lin burst into tears. (End of chapter)