Yecheng on the second day after the war was very calm, even a little too calm.

Compared with the elders of Jijun who wholeheartedly welcomed the imperial army, the people of Yecheng were indifferent.

Actually, they are not to blame.

Four years ago, Wang Jun broke through Yecheng, Xianbei carnival here, and more than 10,000 people died.

Two years ago, Sima Teng, the king of Xincai, entered Yecheng and exploited him in every possible way, and there were not a few people who died in his family.

A year ago, Jisang attacked Yecheng, and tens of thousands of people died.

This year, Shile broke Yecheng again. Fortunately, there were not many people who died, and Shile was still willing to restrain military discipline.

In addition, there may not be many people in Yecheng to die.

It was only a month after Shile broke the city, and Shao Xun recovered the city abandoned by the thief army.

In four years, it changed hands four times, and countless people died, and the loss of property was incalculable.

If you are a citizen of Yecheng, do you have a good impression of these soldiers who come and go?

If you are a citizen of Yecheng, how loyal are you to the Luoyang court?

Shao Xun walked on the wide, straight street.

The sergeants are like facing a great enemy, with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.

All the people were ordered to close their doors and windows, and not to probe their brains, and those who violated them were punished as assassins.

Even on the rooftops on both sides of the street, the archers of the Yamen Army climbed up, staring at each place with burning eyes.

Shao Xun was upset 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-political group.

The warriors of this group don't care what the people of Yecheng think, or even what the Son of Heaven family thinks, they only want to protect their own interests, and they don't want to see the group fall apart.

If Shao Xun was assassinated in Yecheng, no one would have enough prestige to provoke the leader and inherit the position of leader.

The Guangcheng Zewuren group is bound to disintegrate.

"Open the door!" Shao Xun picked a random family of ordinary people and said.

This is a small courtyard, and there may be more than one family living in it.

Tang Jian didn't talk nonsense and directly started knocking on the door.

After a long time, an old man opened the courtyard door tremblingly.

Wolf-like sergeants rushed in at once, crowding every corner, and some even poked a pyre in the corner with a spear.

When the old man had seen this scene, he was immediately frightened.

Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to ask for deserters." ”

With that, he walked straight into the hall.

The house was divided into three rooms, and on the left was the bedroom, which probably belonged to the old couple, because at this time there was an old woman hiding in the house, looking with fear at the ironclad samurai who crowded in.

They all looked indifferent, their hands resting on the hilt of their swords, their eyes scanning the surroundings, and when they landed on her, they seemed to be looking at objects.

Veterans who have rolled in the pile of dead people a few times do not take other people's lives seriously, and sometimes they don't even take their own lives seriously.

There was also a bedroom on the right side of the hall, and there was a scream.

Shao Xun walked in, and several warriors of the Silver Spear Army were about to lift the quilt on the couch.

Under the quilt were two girls, one big and one small, who had shrunk into the corner of the wall, shivering.

"Enough!" Shao Xun said.

The warriors of the Silver Lance immediately retreated, armed and solemn.

The old man stumbled in and said in a loud voice, "General, no! General, no! ”

Shao Xun hugged him and asked, "What are you afraid of?" ”

The old man was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say, but looked at the two girls nervously.

"Is this your granddaughter?" Shao Xun asked.

"Yes."

"Where's Ling Lang?"

At the mention of this, the old man's eyes turned red.

He didn't say anything, but the old woman in the opposite bedroom sobbed and choked, and said, "There were three men in my family, and the eldest man attacked Luoyang with the king of Chengdu and never came back." The two men were recruited by Jisang, and they all said that he died in Dongwuyang. The three boys had not yet grown up, but they fell ill and died. Even my wife can't stand running away......"

At this, the old woman burst into tears.

The old man gestured with his eyes, and kept glancing at the old woman, worried that she would cry too much and make the soldiers and uncles bored, so he directly cut it with a knife.

Shao Xun walked to the side of the couch.

The small thin quilt couldn't hide 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 he was directly held down by two personal soldiers.

Shao Xun took off his cloak, put it on the girl's shoulders, turned around and asked, "It's three poles in the sun, why are you nesting on the couch?" ”

The old man was stunned.

"The prince asked you." Tang Jian reminded.

"This ......" the old man muttered for a while, and said: "The king of Chengdu, the king of Nanyang, the king of Xincai, Jisang, the governor of Hedu, and Shi Dahu come and go, and the levies are frequent, and most of the clothes at home are levied. Now there are two sets of clothes, and whoever goes out wears it. ”

Shao Xun sighed, he had already guessed.

The yeoman farmers and city dwellers were particularly miserable compared to the villagers in the Dock Fort, because there was no one to protect them.

Of course, if the war deepens, life in the dock will also deteriorate dramatically, and sooner or later.

He pulled Tang Jian and commanded two words.

Tang Jian immediately complied.

A moment later, some soldiers brought a few horses of silk and linen, and some people carried a few bags of grain.

"Take the cloth and make them some clothes. The grain is hidden, don't let people know. Shao Xun said to the old man.

The old man's mouth was wide open, incredulous.

"I'm not a good person. I have to feed my soldiers first, let them eat and drink well, and then I will consider whether the people are doing well. Speaking of this, Shao Xun patted the old man's shoulder and said, "But sometimes, I will also be willful." ”

After that, he glanced at the two girls.

The older one turned his face a little shyly, and the smaller one opened his eyes and looked at this burly "prince".

Shao Xun smiled and turned to leave.

The sergeants lined up in a neat line, following him, with their iron armor sonorous, rushing out the door.

"If the seized property belongs to the people of Yecheng, it will be returned immediately. The rest, good students packed up, shipped back to Liang County. Shao Xun commanded.

"No." Tang Jian responded.

Shao Xun continued to walk 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 grain from the surrounding counties.

Shao Xun is not a good person, he can't do anything without taking anything, but what he sees under his nose, he won't pretend not to see.

Just like when he marched into Guanzhong, he was half excited by righteous indignation and half for other purposes, suffocating the five thousand Xianbei cavalry who burned, killed and looted in the city, even if he didn't see it, he also had a lot of worries, and it was impossible to do what he wanted, but after seeing it, he couldn't be indifferent, and he couldn't call Xianbei brothers and sisters like Sima You, Dai Yuan, and Liu Kun.

People are contradictory in themselves.

On the 27th, Shao Xun collected the remains of the victims in Yecheng and the surrounding areas, as he did in Xiangcheng, and took the officials and soldiers to hold a funeral.

At the same time, he seriously thought about the power arrangement of the three counties of Ji, Wei, and Dunqiu after the class teacher.

Power hates the vacuum the most, you don't fill it, naturally someone else will fill it.

Ji County already has an old father-in-law, Yu Chen, and his prestige has gradually risen in the past few years, and his control is still very strong.

The county of Donqiu had also been sacked by Shile, and now it had all retreated, and a detachment could occupy it.

Wei Jun is too sensitive, and Yecheng is a place that the imperial court is keeping an eye on, so it is impossible to give it to you. But outside of Yecheng, it is not impossible.

The key is the human heart.

People's hearts are towards you, even if you can't be a thorn and a guard for a while, you can actually control this land.

If the hearts of the people are absent, and there is no righteousness, it will be really difficult to do.

In the battle of Yemagang, in the complete absence of the governor and the assassin history, Shao Xun defeated Liu Han's army alone, and he estimated that there was still a lot of people's hearts.

What needs to be done now is to continue to consolidate and wait for the news to gradually spread and ferment.

He also needs to stay in Yecheng for a while.

If you withdraw after the battle, you will lose at least half of the benefits, and the wise will not do anything.

On the 28th, the messenger left Yecheng and rushed to Xingyang and Luoyang.

The news of the Battle of Yemagang is also spreading rapidly in the land of Hebei.

******

After leaving Yecheng, Shi Le fled all the way north, gathering some remnants of the defeated army along the way.

At the end of October, we arrived in Zhongqiu.

At this time, as soon as I counted it, there were only 1,005 horsemen and 2,700 horses around, and the foot soldiers who stayed in Zhongqiu and Xiangguo gathered together, and there were only two or three thousand people.

After a short rest for a day, I heard that the pursuers had passed Handan, went straight to Xiangguo, and rode north to Changshan with less than 4,000 steps.

When he was halfway there, he even thought that the foot soldiers were walking too slowly, and after the general of the detachment took him, he ran all the way to Jingcheng.

What does it mean that a house leak happens to rain overnight? Shiler is a typical example -

On the fifth day of the first month of November, Shi Dahu, who had just arrived in Jingcheng, met tens of thousands of soldiers from Youzhou and Changshan and Zhongshan counties.

He had no idea of resisting at all, left behind some of the personnel who were still transporting supplies, and fled back to the east of the river.

Fortunately, the Youzhou soldiers did not compare with him, and after capturing a batch of goods, 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 foot cavalry in Yecheng, and there were 30,000 foot soldiers in the area of Zhaojun and Changshan transporting money, grain, and livestock.

If you count 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 Yemagang, most of the 60,000 soldiers were wiped out, and the 30,000 troops who transported supplies were also bitten away by the Youzhou people by five or six thousand.

He personally brought back to Hedong only 1,500 cavalry, at least half of them were Qingzhou old thieves from Wang Sang and Liu Ling, and it was not certain whether they would be asked to go back in the future.

It is remarkable that the foot soldiers abandoned in Shandong can finally run back, and thousands of people can come back.

In other words, all he can directly control now is 30,000 cavalry, and most of them are still recruits.

It would be good if the seven thousand horsemen of the Qiang and Wuhuan could finally go back to five thousand, or even only four thousand.

How to fight next year, it's time to think about it.

At the same time that Shile withdrew to Hedong, the news of the defeat also reached Puzi County, the capital of Liu Han.

Liu Yuan was leading people to hunt in the mountains, and after reading it, he was silent for a long time, and then called Fan Long, the great Honglu.

After Fan Long arrived, he met Liu Xuan, Liu Meng, Liu He, Liu Cong, Liu Yao, Liu Huanhuan and other clans, as well as relatives such as Hu Yanyi.

In addition to them, there is only one person who is more special: the chief of the Di people and the general of Zhenxi.

His daughter Shan had just been made empress, alongside Empress Huyan - yes, the Han now had two empresses, Empress Huyan and Empress Shan.

This woman, Fan Long once met, was originally a concubine of His Majesty, perhaps out of the need to win over, she was made the queen.

Fan Long did not have much objection to His Majesty's behavior.

At the time of creation, in order to win people's hearts, it had to be like this, and there was no way.

But this woman is really beautiful and is coveted by many people, including Liu Cong, the general of the chariot cavalry.

The red face is a disaster, but it is a hidden danger.

"I knew Shao Xun in my early years, and I was called many times, but I didn't come to help me, it's a pity." When Liu Yuan said this, he had a regretful expression, and there was even more reminiscence in his expression, as if he was lamenting the passing time.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are ineffective in handling things, so that they are here, please punish them." Fan Long stepped forward and bowed.

"Why does Fan Qing have to be like this?" Liu Yuan reacted, hurriedly pulled Fan Long up, and sighed: "I didn't blame Fan Qing, I just felt that the talent was not used by me." ”

Fan Long straightened up, a look of gratitude.

"Let's get down to business." Liu Yuan said: "Fang Cai Shan Qing suggested that the imperial court should use troops in Guanzhong, but the public could not decide. Suddenly, when I heard about the defeat of Hebei, there was a lot of discussion. Fan Qing is my share, may suggest? ”

The corner of Fan Long's eyes quietly swept over everyone's faces, and after thinking for a while, he said: "There are no two heavens and no two people. The Jin Kingdom killed each other, and the people were struggling to survive. Above His Majesty, he is the secret husband of the dead country, and between the rivers and lakes, there are many useless people. Such a weak elephant should be attacked. ”

"Oh?" Liu Yuan smiled and said, "I don't dare to underestimate the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom, how can Fan Qing be light?" In the battle of Yemagang, Shile's 60,000-strong army collapsed, and the Marquis of Luyang, Shaoxun, shook three platforms. The Jin Kingdom is so weather, how can it be said that the country will die? ”

"60,000 newly attached soldiers are difficult to stop 20,000 brave soldiers." Fan Long replied: "The Han has 200,000 strong soldiers, but Shao Xun can't resist it. The day when Wang Shi went south was the time when Shao Xun surrendered to the Ming Lord. ”

Liu Yuan laughed.

Fan Long observed his words and looked at his words, and he was speaking according to his meaning, which was not difficult to see.

However, he did mean it, but he hadn't made up his mind yet.

"Let's go to Luoyang again and find out the truth for me." Liu Yuan commanded.

"Obey." Fan Long responded.

"Hebei Bureau, what do you think should be done?" Liu Yuan asked again.

"Your Majesty should send an envoy to appease King Pingjin." Fan Long replied.

Since Hebei is not the direction of the imperial court's use of troops, then it is necessary to appease Shi Le, at least let him cheer up and continue to contain the manpower, material resources, and troops of Hebei in the Jin State for the imperial court.

"Spread the decree and grant General Shile Anton, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions. As soon as he responds to the post, he will report immediately, and the company should approve his request. After pondering for a moment, Liu Yuan made a decision and ordered.

As soon as this will came out, the next main direction of the Xiongnu was basically clear: either Luoyang or Guanzhong, Hebei had been excluded.

"Shao Xun's tactics to defeat Shi Le, you should carefully refer to it, maybe it will be right one day." Liu Yuan turned around again, looked at Liu He, Liu Cong, Liu Yao and the others, and said: "He is here for our big man, the Silver Spear Army is also a strong force, and if you encounter it in the future, you must be careful." ”

"Obey." The crowd answered.