Now the soldiers' stomachs are empty, and they can only satisfy their hunger with wild vegetables and bark.

There are not many wild vegetables in the mountain road, and those on the top of the mountain or on the cliff are difficult to pick.

The same difficulty is also true for tree bark.

The taste of bark varies depending on its type and location, but it usually does not have a pleasant flavor.

Most barks taste bitter.

Perhaps the best of these is elm bark.

This was the most popular and often eaten bark that these Cao army soldiers had during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Because there was a certain amount of starch in the bark of elm, it could be separated from the wood by chopping, roasting and crushing, and the starch inside it was eaten. However, this starch was not as delicious as Zhuanghe's starch, but was full of indescribable smoothness and odor.

In addition, the birch bark is slightly sweet.

As for other barks, they are basically bitter.

This bitter taste, which is the reminder of human taste organs, is harmful or toxic...

Even so, it takes more time to grind, and Cao's army lacks time.

"General, if you continue like this... I'm afraid I can't hold on anymore..." The remaining guard whispered beside Xiahou Dun, "Just eat these... I'm afraid it's difficult...

The guard frowned.

Xiahou Dun's face was also bleak.

Everyone knows that an army without food is like rootless duckweed that may fall down at any time.

『We must persist...we must unite...

Xiahou Dun said.

This is almost nonsense, because when there is no faith blessing, all verbal persistence and unity will be easily defeated by some meat, eggs and milk.

But Xiahou Dun quickly said something that was not so useless.

"Remember the supplies we transported back in Jinyang before?" Xiahou Dun said, "Walk forward and we will have supplies!"

The guard suddenly became energetic, "General, do you mean..."

Xiahou Dun nodded.

"Great! General wise!" The guard suddenly became energetic and spread the news.

The Cao army soldiers lowered their voices and cheered, as if they had seen a new sun and a new hope.

...

...

Maybe it was raining and snowing before, so these days were all good weather.

It's clear, even the clouds are worthy of.

The sun stretched out her waist lazily, revealing eighteen shining teeth to Xiahou Dun and his party and laughing at her.

The marching team was like a river on the verge of dryness, slowly squirming on the endless loess.

The Cao army soldiers had their feet floating, and every time they raised their legs, they seemed to exhaust all their strength.

Hunger made their eyes empty and confused, leaving only the desire for survival.

『Zhang Village!』

Someone shouted in front of him.

It seemed as if there was suddenly injecting vitality into the Cao army, and everyone rolled forward and crawled forward.

"Eat! There is something to eat..."

Almost all Cao's soldiers began to secrete saliva from their mouths, and then rushed forward with green eyes.

But Xiahou Dun's face changed a little, and he felt something was wrong.

Although Xiahou Dun also lost his original food and grass because he was ambushed, and his rhythm was messed up, logic is that since there are camps here, there should be a guard post early...

And now...

Turning over the valley, the scene of the camp gate opening suddenly made Xiahou Dun's heart feel cold.

It's like falling into an ice cave.

The Cao army soldiers who were excited before have gradually discovered something wrong and have slowed down.

The Cao army soldiers who rushed into the camp first let out a heart-wrenching howl: "No! Nothing! Nothing...Nothing..."

The queue suddenly became chaotic.

It was like a spark thrown into a dry straw pile and spreading rapidly.

"No food and grass! No food!"

"General! How long will we go? We haven't eaten anything in a day!"

"We would rather die in the battlefield than starve to death in this mountain!"

This kind of anger, dissatisfaction, resentment spreads through the team like a plague.

Many people shouted wildly, and then some people collapsed on the ground and cried loudly.

Xiahou Dun felt the surging emotions. He knew that if the soldiers could not calm down as soon as possible, mutiny would only be in an instant.

Xiahou Dun immediately shouted loudly: "Silent! Silent!"

The soldiers' voices were slightly smaller.

『Soldiers!』 Xiahou Dun shouted, 『I understand your pain! But now we must persist and unite! Our patience and sacrifice are for our families, for those families who are still waiting for us to return...』

Before Xiahou Dun finished speaking, the Cao army soldiers stopped doing it.

If the soldiers of the Cao army had been patient and listened to Xiahou Dun's words before they suffered all this, but now, regardless of how excited Xiahou Dun's words are, it will be difficult to touch their numb hearts and cannot comfort their hungry stomachs.

The setting sun in the sky is like blood, reflecting the increasingly intense resentment in the team.

Of course, Xiahou Dun hopes to take a break for a while to relieve the soldiers' emotions.

But hunger made everyone's rationality a little crazy and made everyone lose patience.

『What we want to eat!』

Among the soldiers, someone suddenly howled, and it became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Eat! We want to eat!"

The cry echoed among the crowd, and more and more Cao's soldiers raised their arms and the swords and guns held on their arms.

What flashed in the eyes of Cao's soldiers was not obedience and timidity, nor fear or fatigue, but anger.

Anger burning like a flame.

"We are going home! We are going home alive!"

"What we want to eat! What we eat!"

"go home!"

『Eat!』

They began to make noises, and some even began to snatch some of the dry food that was left.

Seeing this, Xiahou Dun's expression changed immediately.

He knew very well the consequences of the soldiers' mutiny. Cao Cao and he went to Danyang to recruit soldiers...

The Cao army soldiers followed the Cao family Xiahou family not for the revival of the Han Dynasty, nor for the sake of loyalty and filial piety, but just to have a bite of food.

This is the biggest difference between the soldiers in Shandong and Guanzhong today...

Ordinary soldiers in Shandong have no room for growth.

Therefore, ideals, futures, and great careers are not as good as a bowl of rice for those who have lost their room for growth.

When there is food, the soldiers of Cao's army would listen to Xiahou Dun, but now there is no food to eat!

Xiahou Dun's face turned gloomy. He knew that if he could not take action immediately, the entire army would fall into complete chaos.

The roars of the soldiers gathered together. They no longer followed the orders of Xiahou Dun and the military academy around Xiahou, and began to try to find a way out on their own.

"Tell me to order me! Everyone will return to the team immediately! Do not act rashly! Those who violate the order will be judged as the crime of chaotic troops, and they will not be judged as killing them!"

With Xiahou Dun's order, the private soldiers belonging to Xiahou Dun's troops took action immediately. They had stronger bodies than ordinary Cao's soldiers and more elite weapons, and soon divided the mutiny Cao's soldiers.

A melee was inevitable.

Although Xiahou Dun did not want to cause more casualties in this situation, bloody suppression was still the only thing he could do.

The threat of death ultimately overwhelms hunger and anger.

The chaos was finally under control.

The sun rises again.

But the dead will not wake up again...
Chapter completed!