Yuejia army would rather starve to death than harass the people

During Jianyan in Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei commanded troops in Guangde to fight against soldiers from Jing. The military provisions supplies were insufficient and the army ran out of food when he garrisoned in Zhong Village and Kulingguan Village. Yue Fei and his men dug the wild herbs together and picked the wild fruit to appease hunger. They would rather starve to death than harass the people. The wild herbs and wild fruit were too bitter and astringent to eat, Yue Fei enlightened his men saying, “The landscape suffers from the oppression, and the people are miserable beyond description. How can we be fear of the wild herbs!” Under the local common people's support, Yuejia army not only got through the difficult time, but also obtained six fights' victory and captured rebel Qi Fang.

Publishes at : 07-10-02 18:11

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