Yecheng was very peaceful on the second day after the war, even a little too peaceful.
Compared with the Jijun fathers who wholeheartedly welcomed the imperial army, the people of Yecheng were indifferent.
In fact, it’s not their fault.
Four years ago, Wang Jun captured Yecheng, where Xianbei held a carnival and killed more than 10,000 people.
Two years ago, Sima Teng, the new king of Cai, came to Yecheng and exploited him in every possible way. Many families were ruined and many people died.
A year ago, Ji Sang captured Yecheng and killed tens of thousands of people.
This year, Shi Le defeated Yecheng again. Fortunately, not many people died, and Shi Le was still willing to restrain military discipline.
In addition, there may not be many people left to die in Yecheng.
It only took more than a month for Shi Le to capture the city, but Shao Xun regained the city that had been abandoned by the bandits.
In four years, it changed hands four times, resulting in countless deaths, and the loss of property is even more difficult to estimate.
If you were a commoner in Yecheng, would you like these soldiers coming and going?
If you were a commoner in Yecheng, how loyal would you still be to the Luoyang court?
Shao Xun walked on the wide and straight street.
The sergeants acted as if they were facing a powerful enemy, taking three steps to a post and five steps to a post.
All the people were ordered to close their doors and windows tightly, and were not allowed to poke their heads in. Anyone who violated the rules would be punished as an assassin.
Even on the roofs on both sides of the street, there were archers from the Yamen Army climbing up, staring at everything with burning eyes.
Shao Xun was unhappy about this, but everyone insisted on doing it.
He could only remain silent about this.
Yes, he is already the core of a rising military and political group.
The warriors of this group don't care what the people of Yecheng think, or even what the Emperor's family thinks. They just want to protect their own interests and don't want to see the group fall apart.
If Shao Xun was assassinated in Yecheng, no one would have enough prestige to take over and inherit the leader's position.
The Guangcheng Zewujin Group is bound to disintegrate.
"Open the door!" Shao Xun randomly picked a commoner's house and said.
This is a small courtyard, and perhaps more than one family lives in it.
Tang Jian didn't waste any time and started knocking on the door directly.
After a long time, an old man opened the courtyard door tremblingly.
The wolf-like sergeants rushed in instantly, crowding every corner, and some even stabbed a firewood pile in the corner with their spears.
The old man had never seen this scene before, and he suddenly started trembling with fear.
Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to solicit deserters."
After that, he walked directly into the main room.
The house is divided into three rooms. The left side is the bedroom, which may be occupied by the old couple, because at this time, there is an old woman hiding in the house, looking at the armored warriors who squeeze in with fear.
Each of them looked indifferent, with their hands on the handle of the knife, and their eyes glanced around. When they fell on her, they seemed to be looking at objects.
Veterans who have been among the dead several times do not regard the lives of others as their own, and sometimes they do not even regard their own lives as their own.
There was also a bedroom on the right side of the main room, and there was a scream.
Shao Xun walked in, and several Silver Spear Army warriors were about to lift the quilt on the couch.
Nestled under the quilt were two young girls, one older and one younger, who had huddled in the corner, shivering.
"That's enough!" Shao Xun said.
The Silver Spear Army warriors immediately retreated and stood in awe with their weapons.
The old man stumbled in and said repeatedly: "Not allowed, General! Not allowed, General!"
Shao Xun supported him and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
The old man was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say. He could only look at the two girls nervously.
"Is this your granddaughter?" Shao Xun asked.
"yes."
"Where is your son?"
The old man's eyes turned red when he mentioned this.
Before he could say anything, the old woman in the bedroom opposite started sobbing and said: "I have three sons in my family. The eldest son followed the King of Chengdu to attack Luoyang and never came back. The second son was conquered by Ji Sang, and everyone said he died.
In Dongwuyang, the three sons died of a sudden illness before they reached adulthood. Even the wife of my eldest son couldn't bear it and ran away..."
At this point, the old woman burst into tears.
The old man signaled with his eyes and kept winking at the old woman. He was worried that she would cry too much and bore the soldiers, so he killed her with a knife.
Shao Xun walked towards the couch.
The small thin quilt could not cover the bodies of the two girls at all, and most of their shoulders were exposed.
The old man wanted to step forward to stop him, but was directly restrained by two soldiers.
Shao Xun took off his cloak, put it on the girl's shoulders, turned around and asked, "It's already three o'clock in the morning, why are you lying on the couch?"
The old man was stunned.
"The Lord is asking you something." Tang Jian reminded.
"This..." the old man murmured for a while, then said: "The King of Chengdu, the King of Nanyang, the King of Xincai, Ji Sang, and the governor, Shi Dahu came and went, and conscriptions were frequent, and many of the clothes at home were confiscated. Now it's time to
Two sets of clothes, whoever goes out wears them."
Shao Xun sighed, he had already guessed it.
Compared with the villagers in Wubao, the peasants and city dwellers are particularly miserable because no one protects them.
Of course, if the war progresses in depth, life in Wubao will deteriorate sharply, it's just a matter of time.
He pulled Tang Jian and gave a few instructions.
Tang Jian immediately obeyed.
After a while, some soldiers brought a few bolts of silk and linen, and someone else moved a few bags of grain.
"Collect the cloth and make some clothes for them. The food is hidden so no one knows about it," Shao Xun said to the old man.
The old man opened his mouth wide in disbelief.
"I'm not a good person. I want to feed my soldiers first, let them eat and drink well, and then I will consider whether the people are living well." At this point, Shao Xun patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "But there are some
Sometimes, I will also be willful."
After that, he glanced at the two girls.
The older one turned away shyly, while the younger one opened his eyes wide and looked at the burly "Junhou".
Shao Xun smiled, turned and left.
The sergeants lined up neatly behind him, their armor clanking, and they filed out.
"If the seized property belongs to the people of Yecheng, it will be returned immediately. The rest should be packed up and transported back to Liang County." Shao Xun ordered.
"No." Tang Jian agreed.
Shao Xun continued walking on the deserted street.
The property seized in Yecheng was obviously not all looted in the city, but also a large amount of money and food from surrounding counties.
Shao Xun is not a good person, and he cannot take anything away from him, but he will not pretend not to see what he sees under his nose.
Just like when he marched into Guanzhong, half out of righteous indignation and half out of other purposes, he suffocated the five thousand Xianbei cavalry who burned, killed and looted in the city. Even if he couldn't see it, he also had many concerns and couldn't do whatever he wanted, but seeing After arriving, he could no longer remain indifferent, and he could not be brothers with Xianbei like Sima You, Dai Yuan, and Liu Kun.
Human beings are inherently contradictory.
On the 27th, as he had done in Xiangcheng, Shao Xun collected the corpses of the dead in Yecheng and surrounding areas and held a funeral ceremony with officials and soldiers.
At the same time, he seriously considered the power arrangement issue in the three counties of Ji, Wei and Dunqiu after Banshi.
Power hates a vacuum. If you don't fill it, someone else will.
Ji County already has its father-in-law Yu Chen. In the past few years, his prestige has gradually increased, and his control is still very strong.
Dunqiu County was also looted by Shi Le, and now that everyone has retreated, a partial division can occupy it.
Weijun is too sensitive, and Yecheng is a place closely watched by the court, so it is impossible to give it to you. But outside Yecheng, it is not impossible to operate.
The key is the human heart.
People's hearts are toward you, and even if you can't be the governor or governor for a while, you can actually control this land.
If people's hearts are not there and there is no righteousness, it will be really difficult to handle it.
In the Battle of Yema Gang, in the complete absence of the governor and governor, Shao Xun defeated Liu Han's army on his own. He estimated that there was still support among the people.
What needs to be done now is to continue to consolidate and wait for the news to gradually spread and ferment.
He still needs to stay in Yecheng for a while.
To withdraw immediately after fighting will result in the loss of at least half of the benefits, which is what a wise man would not do.
On the 28th, the messenger who reported the victory left Yecheng and rushed to Xingyang and Luoyang.
News of the Battle of Yemagang also spread rapidly across the land of Hebei.
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After leaving Yecheng, Shi Le fled northward, gathering some defeated soldiers along the way.
At the end of October, we arrived in Zhongqiu in a hurry.
At this time, after counting, there were only 1,500 cavalrymen and 2,700 horses around. They were left to guard Zhongqiu. When the infantry from the two regions of Xiang State gathered together, they only had 2,000 or 3,000 people.
After resting for a day, I heard that the pursuers had passed Handan and were heading straight for Xiangguo. They then rode north to Changshan with less than 4,000 paces.
Halfway through the journey, they even felt that the infantry was walking too slowly. After assigning generals to lead them, they rushed all the way to Jingxing.
What does it mean when the house leaks and it rains all night? Shi Le is a typical example——
On the fifth day of November, Shi Dahu, who had just arrived at Jingxing, encountered tens of thousands of soldiers from Youzhou and Changshan and Zhongshan counties.
He had no intention of resisting at all, left some of the people who were still transferring supplies, and fled westward back to Hedong.
Fortunately, the Youzhou soldiers did not take matters seriously with him, and after capturing a batch of property, they left happily.
This battle really made Shi Le want to cry without tears.
Before the Battle of Yemagang, he commanded more than 62,000 infantry in Yecheng, and there were 30,000 infantry in Zhaojun and Changshan area transporting money, grain, and livestock.
If we include the few soldiers and horses left behind in Zhongqiu, Xiangguo and other places, the number of soldiers is nearly 100,000.
After the Battle of Yema Gang, most of the 60,000 soldiers were wiped out, and the 30,000 soldiers who were transporting supplies were also killed by the Youzhou people.
There were only 1,500 cavalrymen brought back to Hedong by him personally, and at least half of them were Wang Sang, Liu Ling's old Qingzhou thief. It was not certain whether he would be asked to go back in the future.
It is amazing that the infantry abandoned in Shandong could eventually come back with thousands of soldiers.
In other words, he can only directly control 30,000 infantry and cavalry now, most of which are new soldiers.
Jie Zhong, it would be good if Wuhuan's 7,000 cavalry can finally return 5,000, or even only 4,000.
It’s time to think carefully about how to fight next year.
At the same time that Shi Le withdrew to Hedong, news of the defeat also reached Puzi County, the capital of Liu Han.
Liu Yuan was leading people to hunt in the mountains. After reading this, he was silent for a long time, and then called Dahong Fan Long.
After Fan Long arrived, he met Liu Xuan, Liu Meng, Liu He, Liu Cong, Liu Yao, Liu Huanxi and other clan members, as well as relatives such as Hu Yanyi.
Apart from them, there is only one person who is special: the chief of the Di people and the general Zhenxi.
His daughter Shan has just been established as queen, alongside Queen Huyan - yes, the Han Dynasty now has two queens, Queen Huyan and Queen Shan.
Fan Long had met this woman once before. She was originally a concubine of His Majesty. Perhaps out of the need to win over her, she was made the queen.
Fan Long didn't have much objection to His Majesty's behavior.
When it was first founded, it was necessary to do this in order to win over people's hearts, but there was no other way.
But this woman was so beautiful that she was coveted by many people, including the cavalry general Liu Cong.
Beauty is a disaster, but it is a hidden danger.
"I met Shao Xun in my early years and called him many times. It's a pity that he didn't come to help me." When Liu Yuan said this, he had a rather regretful expression, and his expression was even more reminiscing, as if he was lamenting the passing time.
"Your Majesty, I did not do my job well, which led to this. Please punish me." Fan Long stepped forward and bowed.
"Why is Fan Qing doing this?" Liu Yuan reacted, quickly pulled up Fan Long, and sighed: "I don't blame Fan Qing, I just feel that the talents are not used by me."
Fan Long straightened up, with a grateful look on his face.
"Let's talk about business." Liu Yuan said: "Just now Shan Qing suggested that the imperial court should send troops to Guanzhong, but everyone couldn't decide. Suddenly I heard about the defeat in Hebei, and everyone was talking about it. Fan Qing is my ally, can you give me some advice?"
From the corner of his eyes, Fan Long quietly scanned the faces of everyone, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I heard that there are no two days in the sky, and no two masters. In the Jin country, flesh and blood are internecine, and the people are in dire straits. Above the palace, there is the secret husband of the country's subjugation.
, There are many useless scholars among the rivers and lakes. Such signs of weakness should be attacked."
"Oh?" Liu Yuan smiled and said: "I don't dare to underestimate the kings and ministers of the Jin State. How can Fan Qing take it lightly? In the battle of Yema Gang, Shi Le's 60,000-strong army collapsed, and the Marquis of Lu Yang, Shaoxun, was so powerful that the Jin State was so powerful.
Weather, where does the theory of country subjugation come from?”
"The 60,000 newly attached soldiers are unable to withstand the 20,000 brave soldiers." Fan Long replied: "The Han Dynasty has 200,000 strong soldiers, but Shao Xun cannot resist it. On the day when Wang Shi marched southward, Shao Xun
When you surrender to the Lord of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Yuan laughed heartily.
It is not difficult to see that Fan Long is watching his words and speaking according to his wishes.
However, he does have this intention, but he hasn't made up his mind yet.
"Please go to Luoyang again and find out the truth for me," Liu Yuan ordered.
"I obey the decree." Fan Long responded.
"How do you think the situation in Hebei should be handled?" Liu Yuan asked again.
"Your Majesty will send envoys to appease King Ping Jin," Fan Long replied.
Since Hebei is not the direction of the imperial court's military deployment, it is necessary to appease Shi Le, at least to cheer him up and continue to contain the manpower, material resources, and military strength of the Jin Kingdom in Hebei for the imperial court.
"The decree has been passed to confer General Shi Le Andong on the official post of the three divisions. As soon as he responds to the official duties, he will report immediately and the division will grant his request." After pondering for a moment, Liu Yuan made a decision and ordered.
As soon as this decree came out, the Xiongnu's next main attack direction was basically clear: either Luoyang or Guanzhong, and Hebei had been excluded.
"Shao Xun's strategy for defeating Shi Le, please read it carefully. Maybe one day we will face each other." Liu Yuan turned around again, looked at Liu He, Liu Cong, Liu Yao and others, and said: "He is like this
They are here for our big men. The Silver Spear Army is also a powerful force. If you encounter them in the future, you must be careful."
"I obey the decree." Everyone responded one after another.
Chapter completed!