…… She rubbed her face a little embarrassed, but fortunately Zhuge Liang answered in time.

"Brother Zhongda—"

was able to be called Brother Zhongda by Zhuge Liang, Lu Hangyu thought to himself, he always felt weird.

Not sure, listen again.

"Brother Zhongda thinks that now Yuan Shao's army has retreated, Yuan Tan's lone army is deep, there is no backup army, the city has been besieged for a long time, and he has not been able to break through Xiapi, and he is expected to have no fighting spirit, and he is afraid of the military order."

She was a little confused, "What kind of military order is Yuan Tan afraid of, the military order was given by his Aya, and it is all his own family." ”

"That's right," Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "so why don't you ask Ming Gong to repair a book, and it is expected that he will be able to retreat from the enemy in the future." ”

What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get at the negotiating table.

So what's the use of negotiating?

…… Negotiations can be very useful!

For example, now, she did drive Yuan Shao away, but her own soldiers were almost done, and she didn't have the strength to beat Yuan Tan away.

But how could Yuan Tan know about this kind of thing? Who gave him an absolutely accurate report on the battle loss ratio?

So Yuan Tan would guess, be anxious, and squat under Xiapi City and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, for fear that when he woke up, Lu Lian had rushed into his tent and hung him up for the third time.

Even if she didn't run over for a while, how meaningful was his behavior of besieging Xiapi? really broke through Xiapi and put it in a sack for the little emperor to take away, and he couldn't deal with waves of Qinwang Yijun with more than 10,000 troops - by that time, it was really a big banner that thieves from all over the world could pull a big banner and say that they were the king of Qin! Maybe before his carriage and horse ran to Yecheng, Lu Lian chased after him!

Lu Lian chased after him!

Lu Lian chased after him!

She waved her hand a little awkwardly, "Don't exaggerate like that, I did outperform him a few times, but he may not be afraid of me." ”

Sima Yi, who quietly took over the conversation, had a small face again, and returned the responsibility of continuing to explain to Zhuge Liang with hatred.

"Although Yuan Benchu was an unrighteous soldier, he was still a Hanchen after all, eating Hanlu, and his ancestors were the fourth and third dukes, if the Son of Heaven issued an edict and sealed him an official position, asking him to quit the army and support the people, how could he not keep the courtier's festival and insist on going his own way?"

"What is the courtier?" She asked casually.

The young man Zhuge Liang blinked and couldn't answer.

"In this way, Yuan Tan can lead his troops to retreat and relieve himself from the siege of Xiapi," the witty Sima Yi immediately added the last sentence, "What does the general think?" ”

The supper on the table was removed, and a servant served tea and soup, and a plate of crystal dates, crystal clear and shining with oily honey.

…… Such an expensive candied fruit was definitely not brought by Zhuge Liang.

Sure enough, Sima Yi saw that she had taken a few more glances at the candied fruit, and immediately explained to her with a smile, "Father and ancestor have books, and the Hanoi dates brought by the way, please taste them." ”

She took a date and tasted it, thinking and thinking.

"It always costs nothing to write a letter," she said, "and if Xia Pi can hold it, it's fine." ”

The two young men smiled together.

"Don't worry, general."

There were a lot of things to deal with after the war, and it was not easy to go north immediately.

For example, there are tens of thousands of captives here, crowded with people, full of voices, thousands of people, and crowds, which is a headache for Lu Hangyu.

You can't let go, they are different from the previous group of Jiangdong soldiers, the people of Jiangdong are not attached, she let go of those surrendered soldiers and let them go back to Jiangdong, after they read her kindness, they don't want to do it again.

Hebei is completely different.

These people are forcibly recruited, they eat poorly, work a lot, have no money to earn, and there are many people who have no shoes to wear in winter, so many people are skinny, and they look like they are going to die at any time.

Even in the few days when he was first captured, because there were too many dead bodies on the battlefield and the treatment was not timely, after the epidemic was triggered, many people immediately contracted the epidemic and began to die one after another, and the more they died, the more they died.

There is no need to burn it, where can there be so much firewood.

But the ground is still very hard, so it can only be buried far away, there is no decency and funeral, and it is uncertain whether it will be dragged away by wild beasts, she can only send people to try their best to ask everyone's name and place of origin, and then set up a wooden sign as a mark, which is a little psychological comfort.

So the people were quickly released by her, and each gave a few pieces of bread as dry food on the road.

The people left when they were still lightly ill, and the seriously ill could not leave, begging to stay, but the military camp could not accommodate them, so they had to build a small camp nearby for them, and let them take care of each other and resign themselves to their fate.

Although it was miserable, the soldiers did not receive such treatment.

Although they descended, and they were very homesick, muttering the names of their wives and children with tears, and swearing that as long as they could return to Hebei, they would never come back to disturb again. But if you compare the roster of soldiers in the army, you can see that many of these soldiers are from families.

This means that their ancestors have lived in dependence on the sovereign for generations, their land belongs to the sovereign, their property belongs to the sovereign, and their parents, wives and children also belong to the sovereign.

Not only can they be fed and clothed, but even when some of them fall ill at home, they can ask a doctor to treat them, and then prescribe a few pairs of medicines for the old man to decoction and eat, and as long as they think of such kindness, they will cry.

Their lord, the noble man on high, treats them very well!

As long as they are willing to fight for him, willing to give him this life, as long as their parents, wives and children work tirelessly to cultivate textiles for the king, they will be qualified to live in peace! When his younger brother grows up and his son grows up, he can also marry a wife and have a son like them, and then go to war——!

It doesn't make sense.

But Lu Hangyu is difficult to explain to them, and even she herself can't understand why there are so many heroes in Hebei, it seems that since Liu Xiuguang restored the Han Dynasty, the Hebei family is very different from other places, the tree has deep roots, it is difficult to shake, over time, even these poor people who were forced to sell themselves as slaves after annexing the land, and who have been cattle and horses for generations to the wealthy family, also feel that this is the truth of the world, this truth is not wrong, and it should even be continued to be defended.

The strongest evidence that these soldiers have come up with is those people-look at those Qiantou who are not protected by nobles, how miserable they are! They lack food and clothing, and die tragically, but even if they survive, when they return to their hometowns, they will never see their parents, wives and children leaning on the door, their families have long frozen to death and starved to death this winter! Even the carcasses will be gnawed clean by wild dogs!

So, what reason is there not to be faithful to one's sovereign?

…… It's a bit brainwashing.

So Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang advised her not to fight anymore, and there was also this reason.

If she can assemble a team of teachers to teach them a new culture, and teach them for a few months, she may be able to give them a positive outlook.

But the problem now is that after the Minfu is released, there are still nearly 30,000 captives, and eating every day is a big expense.

And she's running out of food.

Chapter 589

The weather gradually became warmer and warmer, and although it was extremely troublesome to pull out the camp, everyone still worked tirelessly, marched northeast, and moved to the vicinity of Ningling City.

Tens of thousands of captives also moved with them, and they moved for nearly a hundred miles, and it took two days to complete this journey, which was very painful, some of them were sick and injured, and they tried their best to follow if they could, and those who couldn't walk could only stay in Yuan Shao's original camp.

Their captors were gone, and they were free, but this freedom was not a good thing, and each of them was given only a few pieces of bread, and then they had to go out with a bucket to fetch water if they wanted to drink a sip of clean water.

What's even more terrifying is the reason why Liu Beijun left Zhecheng - to avoid the epidemic.

The spring breeze warms up, the battlefield begins to decay, mosquitoes and flies hatch in advance in the heat of the fermentation of flesh and blood, and can't wait to start feasting, this crimson land exudes an eerie sweetness that attracts all the animals that come out of the winter night, they may be horrified, but soon join in the feast.

All these scavengers were also spreading the disease silently, so after the army was launched, many people, especially the wealthy, also left Zhecheng and left it to time to clean up.

After a year, another year, the flesh and blood are exhausted, and the bones are heavy, and such fertile land is very suitable for re-reclamation.

Just as the army was marching out, someone helped Lu Hangyu find a good way to deal with the captives.

…… It's not good, but it's enough.

On that day, she was patrolling the camp, patrolling the camp very seriously, randomly checking the health of the soldiers, and after the inspection, she had to check the people's husbands, the prisoners, and the homeless people and merchants outside the camp.

This is actually a bit harsh, but there is nothing to be done, in ancient times, both the East and the West had a very strange phenomenon, that is, as long as there is a war, no matter where the army goes, it will bring the plague.

This is not only because the soldiers themselves carry the plague, but also because the army will bring a large group of dependent people who will not only carry the plague, but also move more freely and less hygienically than the soldiers, and can carry germs in all directions.

So she had to manage everyone, like the evil mother-in-law in the eight o'clock slot, dictating the heavens and the earth, and treating everyone in and out of the barracks harshly.

Then, when she came back from outside, she happened to see a coachman not far in front of the camp gate taking off his pants and squatting under a tree, his face red and his ears were straining.

The general's face darkened in an instant.

The owner of the coachman, a scholar in his forties, with a Jingzhou accent, was very imposing, and ran out when he heard the servant shouting, and was very embarrassed to see that her own soldiers were dragging him to knock a few sticks for the military judge.

"How did the unknown servant offend the general?"

She rode on her horse and pointed to a tree not far away, "He defecated everywhere." ”

The scholar's face was very ugly, "The wasteland outside the camp, the general is also-"

"Take care of it." She still didn't get off the horse, and said condescendingly.

Probably I had never seen her so arrogant and domineering, and the scholar's face turned green, and he couldn't say anything for a while, pointing to the air and drawing circles.

She understood.

"Yes," she said earnestly, "there is no open defecation or waste within five miles of the camp, and it is forbidden to do these things especially near rivers and wells, and if any violation is seen by my rangers, it will be dealt with by military law." ”

…… In fact, she is very reasonable, because those people who eat with the army are within this range, and she must also take care of them.

But this day is dead.

She didn't care about being talked about to death, she pinched the horse's belly, and just about to enter the camp, Zhuge Liang suddenly ran out.

"General!" With a very unusual and extremely enthusiastic smile on his face, Mr. Xiao grabbed the reins, "This is Mr. Huang Chengyan, a famous man from Cannan, who is highly valued by Liu Jingsheng, and is here for the lord and the general!" ”

She looked at Mr. Xiao, and then at Huang Chengyan.

…… Does this person have any ability to make Zhuge Liang look the other way?

She was a little suspicious, but she still gave Mr. Xiao face very much, got off the horse, and saluted so-so.

Huang Chengyan also returned the salute so-so.

She looked at Zhuge Liang, whose two big eyes were flashing, and thought about it a little hesitantly:

"Generally speaking, the first offender admits his mistake and knocks three sticks, in fact, it is also a scare and scare, or ......"

The little gentleman turned his head to Huang Chengyan and smiled and said, "The general's law is strict but not cruel, and it is just a threat, so Mr. should rest assured?" ”

Mr. Huang's face was still a little stiff, but he was much better.

When they entered the camp, they saw the coachman coming out with his head down and touching his buttocks, perhaps although the injuries to his buttocks were not serious, but his heart was still a little frightened.

The news of Zhecheng's victory has spread from all directions, including but not limited to those who escaped from the battle.

For example, Liu Biao was very angry when he heard the news, dropped a cup, and scolded several strategists who persuaded him to follow Yuan Shao's advice to withdraw his troops.

Obviously, he and Liu Bei's brothers are commensurate, and the last time he said goodbye to Xiangcheng, he sincerely asked Liu Bei to take care of his son.

Now it's okay, he withdrew his troops in the decisive battle, how can this get along?

So Huang Chengyan will come, mainly because it is too rude for Cai Mao to go and return, but Liu Biao must also send someone over to brush Liu Bei's favorability and see how to repair this relationship to the freezing point!

Then he picked and chosen, and finally chose his brother-in-law to send over.