Kill all the people who should be killed, save all the ones who should be saved, it was only more than two hours from Liu Fan catching Zhang Xiaohe to breaking through the camp of the Liukou, but what happened in these two short hours made Liu Fan's heart shake a little. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

According to Liu Fan's previous thoughts, as long as he finds a way to exterminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the two rogue giants who are causing trouble to the world, then the situation in the Ming Dynasty will develop in a better direction, and the people of the Ming Dynasty will suffer less. But what happened just now made Liu Fan realize that the root cause of the people's suffering was not the rogue, but the seemingly righteous court officials and corrupt officials. If Liu Fan really wanted to save the people from fire and water, he would have to face not only rogues, but even officials and soldiers, landlords, gentry, and the most difficult court officials. With so many enemies, even if Liu Fan holds his own force, he can't help but have some drums in his heart.

Although these evil rogues were dealt with, how to arrange the remaining people gave Liu Fan a headache, because Liu Fan was told that these people had no food. Liu Fan ordered people to search the entire camp, but there were only a few sacks of grass roots and bark, and the large camp of hundreds of people did not find a grain of grain.

The most important thing is that there are almost no villages within a radius of dozens of miles, the farmland is deserted, there is no harvest, and hundreds of people cannot even guarantee the minimum food rations, let alone resume production and rebuild their homes. In desperation, Liu Fan had no choice but to transfer some food from the army to temporarily relieve the urgent needs of the people. And persuaded these people to go to Shangluo to find a way out. Liu Fan was well-intentioned, but he didn't expect these people to rely on them. Maybe it was because he saw that the Broken Army would not bully and scold them, or maybe there was really nowhere to go, anyway, on the official road where the army was marching, in addition to Liu Fan's 10,000 army, there were hundreds of more small tails behind him.

These people helped the old and the young to follow behind the Broken Army, looking at these thin bodies that were as thin as firewood, as if a gust of wind could blow, Liu Fan was very reluctant to expel them. And the most important thing is that most of the soldiers of the Broken Army, because they were influenced by their education in peacetime, sympathized with these people, and from time to time took out their own rations to help them. In the face of the enemy, the soldiers of the Broken Army can be merciless in their lives, but in the face of these civilians, the soldiers of the Broken Army show an unprecedented gentleness.

Seeing this situation, Liu Fan was both relieved and headache, pleased that his "brainwashing" policy had achieved results, and the soldiers had initially established their own beliefs, which was good news for Liu Fan, as long as he didn't do anything angry and resentful from now on, he almost didn't have to worry about the loyalty of the soldiers. The headache is that they are going to war, Hanzhong is now a place where Liukou is nesting, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong are all ruthless people with names and surnames are there, if they take these oil bottles to delay the march, not to mention, but also to spend energy to take care of them, once the war starts, these people will become the weakness of the army, and it will have a great impact on combat effectiveness.

Although there are not many benefits, there are a lot of harms, but Liu Fan did not drive these people away in the end, because when Liu Fan hesitated, a person came to Liu Fan and persuaded Liu Fan, and this person was Zhang Xiaohe. Zhang Xiaohe's reason for giving Liu Fan is very simple, that is, as long as Liu Fan takes them in, then he, Zhang Xiaohe, will swear allegiance to Liu Fan and will not betray him in his life. Originally, Liu Fan didn't care much about Zhang Xiaohe, a little person who had read a book in a village for a few days, but after careful inquiry, he found that this Zhang Xiaohe was actually very familiar with various large and small forces in Shaanxi, and he also knew the local customs and customs. Liu Fan's eyes were black when he first came to Shaanxi, and he needed a guide who knew the local area, and he could exchange some grain for a reliable guide, and this deal was completely worth it in Liu Fan's opinion.

Originally, Liu Fan thought that this transaction was profitable, but Liu Fan regretted it in just two days. In the past two days, I went south from Zhangjiaping all the way to Hanzhong, and as I got closer and closer to the gathering place of the wanderers, the surrounding area became more and more desolate and dilapidated, with ruins and broken walls everywhere, unburied bones everywhere, thousands of hectares of fertile land overgrown with weeds, and people who had left their homes to escape the war. Originally, when they encountered officials and soldiers on the way to escape, most of the people would try their best to avoid disasters. But Liu Fan's team is an exception, for some reason, after the news of the relief of the people came out, the tail behind Liu Fan snowballed rapidly, more than 200 miles along the way, there were constantly displaced people who lost their livelihoods to join the team, and when Liu Fan arrived at Chenggu Town, which was not far from Hanzhong, the team behind him once reached more than 10,000 people, even exceeding the number of Liu Fan's army itself. So many people are also a big burden for Liu Fan, the long-distance march of the Broken Captives Army did not carry too much food baggage, and the military rations needed by the army were all purchased along the way. Now that the consumption has doubled, the consumption of grain and grass in the army is even greater, and it is decreasing at a rate that is almost visible to the naked eye, so Liu Fan has to change the route of the march and try to go around to some large towns as much as possible, in order to buy enough food to feed these "bottomless pits"!

Seeing that it was less than a few dozen miles away from Hanzhong, Liu Fan was also ordered to go to Hanzhong to carry out his own tasks, which was really not suitable for taking these people with him. If so many people are left alone, it will also have a great impact on Liu Fan's reputation, so in desperation, Liu Fan had no choice but to leave a thousand men and horses and some money, and instructed Zhang Xiaohe to buy food and settle the people temporarily.

Early the next morning, Liu Fan set off for Hanzhong with an army of 9,000 troops, getting rid of the "tail" behind him, and the marching speed of the army was significantly improved. In the evening, Liu Fan ordered the soldiers to camp outside the city of Hanzhong, and he rushed to Hanzhong City with some personal soldiers and officers such as Wang Pu and Song Cheng to meet with the governor of Shanxi, Lian Guo, and discuss the next action.

As the governor of Shaanxi Province, he is in charge of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi, a war-torn place, not only has outstanding talents in practicing state affairs, but also has a very deep background, and he also has his own channels in the DPRK and China. In the back hall of the Yamen of the prefect of Hanzhong City, after getting Liu Fan and others to arrive, Lian Guoshi warmly received Liu Fan and the others.

After some politeness, Lian Guoshi went straight to the point and said, "Jimin, you didn't come at the right time, you must also have some understanding of the current situation, under the strategy of Governor Chen Qiyu, the Liukou has reached the end of the road, and we are surrounded by us in the mountains south of Hanzhong, north of Sichuan, and west of Huguang. At present, the Governor is mobilizing the surrounding troops to encircle the rogue bandits, and the purpose of this is to completely exterminate these rogue bandits who have caused disaster in the Central Plains in one battle. (To be continued.) )