After daybreak, several people asked the post house to tidy up, and each led their troops to set off.

When leaving, Hong Rui stuffed some Hu cakes and a few pairs of insoles she had made into Li Xiaofei's hands. Li Xiaofei accepted them drunkenly, Hong Rui poked his forehead and looked at Murong Ling: "General Murong, when you get to the front line, you will

Help me take care of him, don’t allow him to drink, and be sure to bring him back intact.”

Murong Ling smiled: "If it's a full tail, I'll shoot a tiger and put a tiger tail on it, okay?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and Xiang Xiaoyu's wife and children came over: "General Murong, my old man Xiang, please take good care of him. I just want to live."

As soon as he said this, the people who came to see off the more than a thousand people started shouting and surrounded Murong Ling.

Seeing that there were more and more people, Li Xiaofei got on his horse and shouted: "Don't worry, fellow villagers, we will wait for the imperial army to attack after we go to build the city this time. If the enemy crosses the river to attack us, I will lead everyone away when we can't defeat them."

When I come back, I won’t let everyone die in vain.”

Huang Banxian and Meng Crow also echoed: "Master Li is not good at fighting, but leading everyone to escape is very good."

"Don't worry, everyone, our thousands of people are not the main force, and the enemy will not have any ideas about us."

"We will come back after the city is built."

At this moment, the instigation of these veterans is still effective. At this time, we can only say that Mr. Li likes to escape, so that everyone can feel at ease. If we say that Mr. Li will attack and win, then everyone will not feel at ease. The general loves to fight and is greedy for merit.

The people under his command will suffer.

After some laughter and tears, Li Xiaofei finally set off with more than 1,500 people.

The thirty heavy armored cavalry brought by Shen De were at the end of the team. These thirty men were not simple at all. They had built fifty chariots with the new soldiers in the city in the past few days.

This chariot was improved by Chen Hongyi after he captured the felt chariot of the Fire Dragon Clan. In the past, the four-wheeled or two-wheeled chariots in the Central Plains were too bulky, but the felt chariots on the grasslands were made lighter because of the lack of trees, with only three wheels and a low block in front.

A few wooden boards and a wooden pole are laid on top of the wheel, and a piece of felt cloth is raised to make a sail. It can also use the power of the wind. When resting or raining, the felt cloth can be wrapped around the wooden pole to set up a tent to keep out the rain.

Wind protection. Chen Hongyi's improvement was very simple. He added a few brackets under the chariot so that the army could stand up the chariot on the plains to defend against the enemy's cavalry.

The military carts were bundled with provisions, grass, clothing and tools. The heavier ones were pulled by oxen, while the lighter ones were pushed by four people in the back and pulled by one person in front. Some civilians made their own wheelbarrows and pushed them faster than others. Li Xiaofei saw it on the horse

Very happy: "Everyone still has a solution. If I rely on myself, I won't be able to build a car even if I try for several years."

Xiang Xiaoyu, the one on the left, smiled and said: "Everyone has his or her own strengths. These carpentry jobs must be done by the common people. Mr. Li does not have to learn this. As an official, it is much better to take care of the people than to do the carpentry work yourself."

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Li Xiaofei asked him: "Brother Xiang, do you think this Northern Expedition and the recovery of lost territory have something to do with the people of Shouxian County? I have some doubts when I think that some of them who went to Lishui to build the city this time will not be able to return home."

Xiang Xiaoyu took a breath: "It does matter, but it doesn't matter. After regaining the north, the country will have more places to collect taxes, and the tax in Shouxian County may be less. But for the common people, who will be the emperor?

They all have to pay taxes, serve in the military, and do corvee. It’s all the same, so I say it doesn’t matter. Besides, if you meet a wise king, you may be frivolous and pay less. If you meet a foolish king, you will suffer disaster. The unification of mountains and rivers may not be worth it in the hearts of the people.

Take a load of millet, after all, millet can be eaten as food, but it can't satisfy hunger if you are pregnant."

Li Xiaofei nodded: "Brother Xiang, I have fought many battles and seen many dead people. This time I have prepared the worst plan, that is, we will be besieged by the enemy in the city. When we arrive,

Will Brother Xiang still be able to fight alongside me at that time?"

Xiang Xiaoyu smiled: "I have sent many people to serve in the military over the years. I have crawled out of the dead many times. I don't care if I have one more time. And I believe that with General Murong's skills, it shouldn't be difficult to break through.

.When we build the city, I will also leave a way out for my brothers in advance."

Li Xiaofei was a little surprised: "Brother Xiang has planned his retreat in advance. I would like to know more about it."

Xiang Xiaoyu smiled softly: "It's useless to say it now, it will be clear when the time comes."

Murong Ling was leading the way alone. After leaving Shouxian County, there were some starving corpses lying on the ground along the road. A large group of crows were pecking at the corpses on the ground. The crows did not panic when the army passed by and continued to eat while crowing.

When Li Xiaofei passed by, he wanted to stop and bury the corpses, but was stopped by Murong Ling who rushed back: "It's best not to touch these corpses. If there is a plague, we will not survive."

It was winter at this time, it had been sunny for several days, and the withered grass was very dry. Li Xiaofei ordered the last heavy armored cavalry in the team to set fire to the withered grass and corpses in the wilderness.

The army left, behind them there were fireworks everywhere, and all the crows flew into the sky. In an instant, the sun was covered, and the sky became gloomy.

For several days in a row, Li Xiaofei's army encountered either starving or dying hungry people. He suddenly became confused and asked a hungry person who had been rescued: "Huainan has been pacifying for half a year, shouldn't there be so many people dying of starvation?"

The hungry people struggled and cried and said: "We are people who escaped from the north. The people in the court said that the northerners farmed the northern soil, and the southerners farmed the southern soil. The fields we originally farmed were confiscated and we were driven out."

Li Xiaofei's eyes turned red: "People from the south and people from the north are not all Chinese people. What's more, it's a barren field. You went through all the hardships to cultivate it, but they took advantage of it. There's no such thing in this world!"

Several other hungry people advised: "Sir, it's only our fault that we must starve to death. They have an army, and we can't fight it. Even if you are a good person, you can't fight the imperial army for us."

Let’s start a war”

He handed a few pieces of biscuits to Xiaoyu: "We are going to Lishui now to build a city. Why don't you follow us? At least you will have food to eat. Once we can defeat Lishui, you can also return to your hometown. Isn't it a good thing?"

The hungry people knelt down and begged Li Xiaofei to take them in. Li Xiaofei took the opportunity to recruit more than 300 people and followed them.

When they arrived at the south bank of Lishui, there were already three thousand people in the team. Because they all knew that they would have food if they followed Li Xiaofei, they attracted more than a thousand hungry people.
Chapter completed!