Return of the Swallow

As the Qin family gradually adjusted to their new life, the situation in the capital had reached a state of no tension.

The Hu Ben army guarded several gates of the outer city solidly, and there were patrolling soldiers all around. The people of the capital could hardly fly, and they completely cut off all communication with the outside world.

Not to mention that Liu Yingshi of Nanyan controlled the waterway to the point that the food supply was blocked. Now that Liu Yingshi is not available, it is difficult for Yuchiyan to sell food supplies even if the emperor is willing to recruit the whereabouts of the huge sum of money.

The limited food in the city has become a very precious thing. Yuchi Yan took the lead in eating gruel, and ordered that the food and grass should be given priority to the army, but how many people had to pass through the hands of those grains. Running out.

Nearly a month and a half have passed, Yuchi Yan and the queen have lost more than ten catties of meat, and many officials can still eat white rice.

For the soldiers on the front line, the food is only a day-to-day difference. Now that the autumn tigers are rampant, they only serve two meals a day when they are soldiers, and each meal is only given to a woman's fist-sized black stone-like multigrain bran cake.

"Fuck | he | mother, is this he | mother eaten by humans!" A soldier guarding the city took a bite of the dry pancake, almost broke half of his teeth, and after chewing for a while, he stretched his neck "Guru" Swallow the food in one gulp.

"Be content, we still have pancakes to eat. The people in the city have already started digging wild vegetables and peeling tree bark. It is said that many people have starved to death, and there are still people who change their food." The speaker took a small bite of the pancake. , like carefully tasting the taste of the food, and finally took a sip of cold water and swallowed it carefully.

"Hey, have you heard that Liu Shangshu's house was also breached yesterday, and the people rushed in, not looking at the valuables, but just grabbing food, but Liu Shangshu's house didn't have much to eat. "

There were a few people on the side and said: "These officials, the emperor has lived comfortably. The emperor has been drinking porridge for more than a month, and there are steamed buns in the official's family."

"We don't eat well, but we can't starve to death. The common people are suffering. The people of Dazhou are like the iron barrels surrounding the capital city. They want to trap us alive in the city."

"I really don't know how to fight this battle. The people of Da Zhou are too cruel."

At first, the 350,000 Yan army defending the city lost 30,000 in the hands of King Ning and handed it over to Duke An, and now only 300,000 are consumed. The Hu Ben army only suffered less than 1,000 casualties.

The most shameful thing is that the Hu Ben army is attacking the city, and they are defending the city.

Such a disparity in combat power, increased hunger and the panic caused by the cut off of supplies, made these soldiers unable to even eat.

It always felt that Lord Yama and Black and White Impermanence were already standing beside them and grinning.

A few people looked down the city and saw that the army camp of the Zhou Dynasty besieging the city was also making a fire to cook, and they could vaguely smell the aroma of stewed meat.

Although the supply line in the Zhou Dynasty was long, they were not surrounded, and they had insufficient food. They could hunt, fish, dig some wild vegetables, or directly grow some vegetables. From the trapped city of Kyoto, the Tiger Ben army had a much more comfortable life.

Smelling the smell of meat under the city tower, the saliva of several soldiers flooded, and the tasteless and hard pancakes were even more difficult to swallow.

At this moment, footsteps came from the steps.

Immediately, someone greeted: "Grandpa, Qin Taishi."

Several people quickly stood up straight.

Seeing the golden-armored Duke An Guo striding forward with a hairpin and tassels in his helmet, beside him, half a body behind, was Qin Huaiyuan, who was dressed in a light blue Confucian shirt and had a much clearer face. Behind Qin Huaiyuan, there was an extremely beautiful young servant and a year old Chang Sui.

The crowd hurriedly bowed.

An Guogong waved his hand and stood at the gate of the city to look down.

The goal of entering is a continuous barracks. The handsome flag of the tiger Ben army is fluttering in the wind, and the golden tiger shows its fangs, as if it will jump from the flag at any time and swallow people into its belly.

An Guogong felt his legs go weak when he saw this scene.

The real battle with Pang Xiao allowed him to see the ability of the Hu Ben army to fight one against ten as a single soldier, and also to see the ability of Pang Xiao to form an army, which is called a genius.

An Guogong originally thought that his strategist was also a well-known intellectual and multi-star. With the ability of "Zhi Pan'an", he was able to design and kill Pang Zheng, but now he can't fight Pang Zheng's son?

But in fact, the war between these two is really like if they meet their opponents, they will meet good talents.

Hu Ben has few soldiers, but it can defeat ten by one, but it is at an unfavorable angle for siege.

There are many people in the Dayan Dynasty, but the combat power is weak and unorganized, but it stands in a strong position of defending the city.

According to the game between Qin Huaiyuan and Pang Xiao, the soldiers and horses of 320,000 when they were handed over to Duke Anguo were not left with only 300,000.

But after a period of time without fighting, Duke An was led out of the city by Pang Xiao's enticement and was trapped in a mountain in the west for a day and a night. If Qin Huaiyuan hadn't rescued him in time, not to mention the 20,000 people he had brought out. Soldier, even Duke An Guo can't come back.

An Guogong now recalls the scene of that day, and he feels terrified.

From then on, he didn't even open the city gate to fight, no matter how the enemy shouted and cursed, he should not hear it.

Thinking of this, An Guogong's whole body was agitated. Pointing to the Dazhou Barracks not far from the city gate, where the smell of meat was wafting, he said with a heavy expression, "How do you fight this?"

Qin Huaiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes deep.

He knew in his heart that no matter how hard he fought, Dayan would be the last to do it.

If there is enough food and grass, there are only 30,000 people who are guarding the city. He is also confident that he can withstand the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Huben Army, and directly consumes the Huben Army until the food and grass are exhausted and have to retreat.

However, there is no food in the city.

Working hard as a soldier, fighting on the battlefield, the picture is to eat a full meal.

Now that they can't even provide enough food, can they rely on making pie for the soldiers all day long to keep them from going hungry? Just want to serve the court, can you drink enough water?

People in the city starve to death every day. Under starvation, ordinary people can also turn into mobs.

Now, which big family in Kyoto City has not been harassed by the mob?

Some were destroyed, and some escaped.

But just grabbing these is far from enough for the people to eat.

When there are no wild vegetables to eat, there is still bark, and when the bark is stripped, there are grass roots. But in a place as big as Kyoto, if all the grass roots are eaten up, what will there be nothing to eat?

Only people are left to eat people...

People are so anxious. What about these soldiers?

I'm afraid, when the time comes to wait for the soldiers to eat people, they will rebel first!

Qin Huaiyuan lowered his head. Thinking of the chaos in the city, thinking of the hungry emperor walking in the air, thinking of the family members eating wild vegetables, the feeling of powerlessness swept through the whole body again.

Da Zhou hardly needed much effort, as long as he surrounded them for another half a month, the capital city could be self-defeating without attacking, and the country could be destroyed by cannibalism.

Qin Huaiyuan closed his eyes, and immediately felt dizzy and dizzy for a while, his body swayed and fell down.

"Master Marquis!" Cao Yuqing noticed Qin Huaiyuan's body swaying, hurriedly helped him, and together with Qi Tai, he slowly laid Qin Huaiyuan on the ground.

An Guogong was also taken aback and said hurriedly, "Could it be that Taishi Qin is starving and dizzy? Hurry up and pour some water and get some food."

The soldiers who complained that the pancakes were difficult to swallow just now felt sad.

Even Qin Taishi was starving and fainted, and it seemed that he was really going to stop cooking.

Qin Huaiyuan was helped down by Cao Yuqing and Qi Tai together.

Beneath the city tower, in the Da Zhou military camp not far away, Pang Xiao put away the "Thousand Miles Mirror", carefully passed it through the silver chain and hung it around his waist, frowning worriedly.

Hu Zihao said: "Master, what did you see?"

"We have trapped the capital for forty-three days."

"Yeah." Hu Zi sat cross-legged beside Pang Xiao, and said, "It seems that the capital is almost exhausted. In this hot day, people are trapped in a city hungry, so it's not crazy. "

Pang Xiao's brows furrowed even tighter.

"So, she must be starving too." Pang Xiao said, lowered his head slowly, and grabbed his hair with both hands.

Only then did Hu Zi know what Pang Xiao was thinking.

But on second thought, it was indeed the case.

There are so many people in the capital, and there is no supply. I am afraid that they have eaten all they can eat now, and a large number of people will starve to death.

Under such circumstances, Qin Yining is a weak girl, and her injuries are still unhealed, so she needs to rest, can she survive...

Huzi only dared to think in his heart, but he never dared to say this in front of the prince.

He had to change the subject and said, "My lord, is our broth still cooking? Why don't you give the brothers some to drink first."

In fact, the Hu Ben army deliberately cooks broth under the city every day, so that the people of the Yan Dynasty in the city gate tower can smell it, which is also a way for Pang Xiao to shake the hearts of Dayan.

He did this, firstly, the other party could not figure out the real situation of the Huben army's supply, and secondly, it could shake the hearts of the Yan Dynasty.

Let the hungry people watch the enemy eat meat every day, the mental torture, temptation and suppression are absolutely incalculable.

However, the fact is that the supply of the Hu Ben army has also been faulted. They are only the Yan Dynasty people who have the advantage of freedom. If it is bad, they can go further and have some ideas, so as not to be trapped in the city and starve to death like the Kyoto people.

Pang Xiao lowered his head and was silent for a long time before he said: "Cook, this battle must end quickly. If we continue to surround, this king is afraid..."

Pang Xiao didn't say any more, but his sharp eyes showed determination.

After getting up and pacing for a while, Pang Xiao whispered and called Hu Zi to the front and instructed: "You find a way to pass the news to the Marquis of Anping, saying that this king wants to see him in secret. You can arrange the specific matters."

Hu Zi was stunned when he heard the words, then nodded solemnly, and stepped back quickly.

Pang Xiao looked at the closed city of Kyoto not far away with his hands behind his back, but his heart was already anxious and was about to grow wings and fly to Qin Yining's side.

The woman he loves must be suffering now, but the most uncomfortable thing is that he is the culprit who caused her suffering. However, because of his identity, this battle has to be fought.

This is the helplessness of living in troubled times.

At this time, the person who was worried about Pang Xiao was squatting in front of the stove and cooking a large pot of dark-brown wild vegetable soup with Jiu Girl.