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Chapter 368 Looting Food
The common people are afraid of the government, officers and soldiers. This is their nature. They can break through this layer of fear and kneel down to ask for alms.

The officers and soldiers clenched their weapons and looked at these emaciated victims with vigilance, to prevent them from suddenly rushing to grab food, but they couldn't do anything to them anyway.

They are all poor people who have suffered disasters and lost their homes. They have no food and clothing, and they don't know when they will fall down.Officers and soldiers are also human beings, and they also have a heart of compassion. Seeing such a situation, how many of them can keep their hearts of stone.

Situ Mao came out with an iceberg handsome face and a dignified aura, which first gave the victims a silent shock.

"How much dry food do we have?" Looking at the people in front of him, Situ Mao felt uncomfortable. This year is really unfavorable. First, there was a severe drought in the north in the first half of the year. Flooded: "Take it out and distribute it to them."

"Your Highness!" The deputy disagreed a little. The dry rations they carried were not much, which was barely enough to support them to rush to the front line: "The military rations cannot be moved. After dividing the dry rations, what will your Highness eat next?"

The common people don't know the identity of His Highness, but they can guess that he is a big man. The faces of those who have studied have changed. They can be called His Highness. Could it be that this is a noble prince?

"If you can just watch the common people starve to death in front of your eyes and remain indifferent, how can this king have the face to face his ancestors?" Situ Mao was very firm: "Take it out and give it to them!"

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" A weather-beaten old man among the victims kowtowed in tears and thanked him: "Folks, this is the prince of our imperial court, you have saved your rations for us Alright, let's kowtow to His Highness to thank you!"

A group of ordinary people quickly kowtowed their heads to express their gratitude, which made Situ Mao even more unhappy.

Their little dry food is just a drop in the bucket, and it can't save so many people at all.

"Old man, please get up quickly." Situ Mao helped the old man up with his own hands: "I am incompetent and cannot help you solve the problem at hand. This batch of military rations will be escorted to the northern front line. The barbarians are fierce. In case Breaking through the blockade of northern Xinjiang and going south will inevitably lead to the loss of life, so this king will never dare to use this batch of military rations."

"Your Highness, these old people understand." A smile appeared on the old man's weathered face: "The soldiers must be fed before they can defeat the barbarians and protect the common people to live and work in peace and contentment!"

The officers and soldiers have already distributed the dry rations they brought to the victims one by one. The supplies are limited, and they are given priority to the old, weak, sick and disabled among the victims, but it is inevitable that some young and strong who have not been given food are dissatisfied .

Everyone is a refugee, why should they be distributed to those who are useless and will hold back?How many days can those people survive even if they eat?

Human nature is complicated, some people are high-spirited, and some people are dark and narrow-minded, especially at this juncture where lack of food may starve to death at any time, dark emotions breed even more quickly.

These officers and soldiers don't seem to have a lot of people, but the amount of grain and grass they escorted is quite a lot. Seeing that the grain trucks are full, just grab a few trucks, it will be enough for them to eat for a long time!

The dry food was distributed cleanly, and the victims dispersed one after another. Before leaving, the old man took a look at Situ Mao: "Your Highness, there are many poor people among the victims, but it is not that there are no bad people. Your Highness needs to be careful."

If it weren't for the fact that this cold-faced prince is indeed a good man who cares about the common people, he wouldn't have said so much. He had already discovered those who secretly encouraged the victims, but they were all for survival. People give it out.

He could only remind Situ Mao vaguely like this.

"My lord, what does this old man mean?" The deputy looked at the old man who was staggering away, and came over.

Situ Mao remained silent, and waved his hand to signal to continue on the road, but a terrifying storm gradually brewed in his peach blossom eyes.

At night, the food escort team camped outside in the open air. Fortunately, the weather has been pretty good these days, and it hasn't rained, otherwise they would have to get wet if they missed the place.

In the middle of the night, someone quietly approached the grain truck.

"Brother, can this work?" The people who came were still a little unconfident. They were all officers and soldiers with weapons on their bodies. They ordinary people couldn't win: "They really won't do anything to us?"

"What are you afraid of!" A person next to him gave him a slap in the face: "You haven't understood what happened during the day? That His Highness is a good-hearted and good-hearted person. Can such a person be with us?" Let the common people do something? Let’s grab food later, try not to fight with the officers and soldiers, as long as it’s not too much, they won’t fight us to death! The bold and timid starve to death, you don’t want to think about your wife Pregnant with a baby, how can I have nothing to eat?"

After being told by this person, the confidence of the people next to him increased greatly. That's right, that His Highness is a good person, and he will definitely not be cruel to their common people!They just rob a little food, enough for their own food, and they won't rob too much.

Hmph, ordinary people are so foolish!The speaker smiled sinisterly in the dark night. They had already prepared kerosene and fire pockets. When they retreated later, all the food and grass that could not be snatched were burned, and they must not be transported to the frontier. !
This time, Situ Mao must be made to walk around without food!
The officers and soldiers had toiled on the road during the day, and at night, except for those who took turns to watch and patrol, everyone else basically fell asleep. In the middle of the night, they suddenly heard the sound of a gong, and someone shouted loudly: "Get up! The victims are here to grab food! "

The worst thing they had imagined in their hearts still happened. The hungry and crazy victims couldn't care about anything at all, and they came to grab food in the dark!

"Your Highness, what should I do?" The deputy held a machete in his hand and guarded a grain truck, waving the knife to prevent others from approaching: "Security to guard the grain truck! Don't let someone snatch it away!"

If this was a vicious bandit, the officers and soldiers would definitely attack without hesitation, but the people who came to grab the food were all the victims in ragged clothes, yellow and emaciated, and even women, how could they attack?

"They don't dare to do anything to us! Grab the food and run away!" Someone in the chaotic crowd yelled loudly, and the victims who came to grab the food rushed even harder.

That's right, the officers and soldiers just waved their swords to prevent them from approaching, and didn't mean to hurt them!The victims also noticed that these officers and soldiers were good people. Since this is the case, they are not heartless people, so they should leave as soon as they grab a few cars.

"Your Highness!" Seeing this, the deputy was very anxious. The common people were indeed pitiful, but if the military rations were looted, what would the front line do?What about those who escort the food? "Your Highness, don't let them steal the food! Brothers! If the food is taken away, everyone will die! Hold your weapons tightly, and if there is anyone who grabs the food, you will be killed!"

(End of this chapter)