Chapter 20 Evacuation
"Uncle." In the woodshed, Chen Yougen hurried over, looked around, then lowered his voice and said in a mysterious tone: "There's going to be a war."
When the soldiers who were wiping the equipment heard this, their hands and feet slowed down subconsciously.
Shao Xun signaled with his eyes, and soon two people stood up and came out of the woodshed with weapons to take charge.
"Go ahead." He nodded.
"Someone received a letter from Yecheng family saying that the King of Chengdu had gathered more than 200,000 troops and went south in batches to capture Luoyang." Chen Yougen said.
"More than two hundred thousand?" Shao Xun shook his head helplessly.
The Jizhou Dudu District has a maximum of 40,000 to 50,000 troops. It lost some in the past few years, but it would be good to have 30,000 troops now.
The so-called more than 200,000 soldiers and horses are more likely to be more than 200,000 temporarily recruited men. This is actually the mainstream method of war at this time: novices pecking each other.
Of course, this does not mean that the Yecheng army does not have elites.
In fact, the combat effectiveness of Jizhou Dudu District's soldiers is considered to be in the first echelon among the "Eight Military Regions", which is not bad.
Furthermore, he was not sure whether Sima Ying had reorganized his troops, recruited elites, and formed a new army - as a careerist in troubled times, he should have done it, otherwise he would still be fighting for the world.
Alas, after all, his status is still low, he cannot obtain effective information, and others may not tell him, so that he actually has to rely on Chen Yougen to obtain such information from the street.
"How long does it take to get from Yecheng to Luoyang?" Shao Xun asked.
"If you walk fast, it will take about a month." Chen Yougen said.
"How do you know?"
Chen Yougen was a little embarrassed and muttered: "Been there."
Shao Xun did not ask why he went to Yecheng and closed his eyes. After thinking for a while, he said: "We can't stay there anymore in Pan Yuan. We have to retreat to Luoyang City as soon as possible."
"That's right." Chen Yougen nodded repeatedly: "Those old men with sticks can't go into the battle at all. Children A young man is only worthy of being eaten. If he doesn't retreat to the city, he will be in danger."
"Will he eat people now?" Shao Xun was a little surprised.
The troubled times were just beginning, and he could understand that there were sporadic cannibalism, but according to Chen Yougen, cannibalism was already happening on a large scale?
"Uncle, I admire your outstanding martial arts skills and your fairness in dealing with things. But you should walk more downstairs. There are some places that even bandits are not willing to rob." Chen Yougen said.
"Why not rob? Too poor? Can't we rob people and sell them? I heard that most Xiongnu and Jie people in Bingzhou were captured and sold by officials." Shao Xun asked.
"The people in some places are poor and unruly. They have nothing but their lives." Chen Yougen shook his head and said: "If the bandits are gone, they may not be able to defeat them. They are not lucky. They captured them and sold them as slaves, or as food. There was a lot of "beef" in the refugee army in Bingzhou and Jizhou. In fact, how could there be so much cattle? I'm afraid it was only 10% of beef and 80% of human meat. "
"The chaos is worse than I imagined." Shao Xun sighed.
My life is indeed too simple.
After Donghai came to Luoyang, he was either on duty in Sikong Mansion or guarding Panyuan. His life was monotonous, he had little contact with the outside world, and his information was indeed blocked.
After all, he has only seen a small corner of this troubled world, a relatively "gentle" corner.
"Yougen, I heard that there are many desperadoes in the mountains, forests and rivers, do you understand?" Shao Xun thought of what He Lun and Wang Bing said before, and asked suddenly.
"How can I not know?" Chen Yougen grinned, as if he wanted to smile. When he saw Shao Xun's serious face, he held it back and said instead: "From Chang'an to Luoyang, from Hanoi As far as Xiangyang, there are so many thieves that there are almost no mountains and forests for them to stay. From what I learned from chatting with my brothers back then, there may be thieves on every small soil bag. They also farm, but they are thieves. Definitely done a lot.”
"What are the habits of these people?" Shao Xun asked.
"Uncle Du, I know what you mean." Chen Yougen said: "Actually, it's mostly because the troops in the various states were defeated and they couldn't go home, so they fell into trouble and became bandits. The habit is okay, but it's hard to tell after a long time. "
"Yes, I understand." Shao Xun nodded and asked, "Are you afraid that there is going to be a war?"
"It's a lie to say you're not afraid." Chen Yougen sighed and said: "But now there is no way to survive, so what's the use of being afraid? It's better to work hard, maybe you can get ahead."
"If everyone was like you, The morale has improved." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Okay, this time the Yecheng and Chang'an armies are coming, we have no choice but to act according to the situation. If we really have to go into battle, I will say something ugly in the future. According to the military order, those who escape will die."
"No," Chen Yougen responded.
Shao Xun turned his attention to the remaining people, and everyone agreed.
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Concubine Pei did not stay in Luoyang for long, and returned to Panyuan two days later.
While escorting them all the way, Shao Xun found an opportunity to give his own suggestions.
"I came to Luo this time for this very reason." Concubine Pei sighed, her expression dimmed a lot, and she was not as energetic as before.
War is something everyone is afraid of, especially women.
Don’t think that the Jin army had much discipline. In fact, in the last years of the dynasty, few armies had good discipline. Rape, robbery, and all kinds of evil were the norm.
As for the clan tribe, Wubao private soldiers, refugees begging for work, etc., they are all the same. The chaos among the kings caused serious damage to the local order, and they took the opportunity to cause trouble. They killed a lot of people and captured countless slaves, not to mention the "things" they ate.
"The princess is wise." Shao Xun praised.
It’s great to work with a superior who has such a clear mind. He knows when to do something and doesn’t mess around. This is a very good character.
"Uncle, aren't you afraid of death? I remember you only went into battle twice, right?" Concubine Pei asked.
Shao Xun was slightly confused and didn’t know how to answer.
Who is not afraid of war?
This is not a game. Just click the mouse and the soldiers will rush over. This is about risking your own life, risking your life, risking your life, and fighting with all your might.
In fact, despite his impassioned speech to the people below, it was to strictly enforce military discipline and boost morale. In his heart, his mood swings were not small. After all, time travelers are also afraid of death.
Moreover, this kind of emotional fluctuation cannot be exposed to the outside world, and can only be endured silently.
"The princess is kind to me, I have no right to be afraid." Shao Xun said slowly.
These words silenced Concubine Pei.
Shao Xun looked at the blue sky and white clouds in front of him.
Some things cannot be said to outsiders.
When he was a child, he was not very courageous - no, maybe he just thought he was not very courageous.
When he was five years old, an old man in the village passed away, and his parents took him there. The corpse was already cold, its face looked a little ferocious, its hands and feet were dull and blue, and had a deep purple color. He thought he was scared, but when he stood in front of the body, he found that he was calm.
When I was in middle school, a fire broke out at a relative’s house and someone was burned to death. When people pulled out the unrecognizable charred corpses from the rubble, he watched from a distance in the crowd. He thought he would be scared because the belly of the corpse was burned and exploded, the internal organs were exposed, and the fingers and toes were fused together, but he found that he was very calm and even clothed a corpse of his own age at the request of his parents. A new dress. At that time, pieces of rotten meat were falling down, and he found that he was not afraid at all.
After time travel, at the age of fourteen, he suppressed the civil uprising. In this life, his father was old and his siblings were young. He went to war on his father's behalf and killed a rebel with his own hands.
He thought he would be scared, but when his face was covered with blood and he personally cut off the head and tied it around his waist, he found that he was very calm.
In the dead of night, when he was analyzing his heart, he didn't know where his lower limit was.
When fighting in the battle formation, he would even abandon all distracting thoughts and rush forward as soon as his head gets hot.
He felt like a terrible person.
He even suspected that he was a pervert and suffering from mental illness.
In today's world of cannibalism, he is really worried that he will slip step by step into the abyss of perversion.
So, you must find something positive to dilute your negative emotions.
Made great achievements, ended the troubled times, restored peace to the people, abolished many of the appalling systems of the Jin Dynasty, and made society more progressive... and so on.
Without these lofty and lofty ideals to illuminate his path and act as an anchor, he would feel like a lonely traveler walking in the dark. He would eventually lose his way, be swallowed by the darkness, and become a stone. A cruel person like Tiger.
"Can I believe what Shao Jun said?" Concubine Pei asked softly.
"Princess, we will wait and see."
"Okay, I believe you."
Without words all the way, the driver returned to Panyuan in the evening.
The order to retreat was quickly conveyed to everyone, causing a small commotion as expected.
But retreat is not today, nor tomorrow. There are still many things to do in the manor.
It will take a day or two for the harvest to be completed, and tonight many people will be wielding sickles under the starry night.
The harvested grain should be dried in the sun while the weather is good, otherwise it will easily become moldy.
The property and tools in the manor need to be packed up, and the livestock need to be placed somewhere, preferably within the sheep and horse wall in Luoyang Waiguo. If it is not possible, you can also move it to the city, but you have to find a good place.
Finally, where do thousands of people live? This is a problem that needs to be coordinated in advance.
In short, there are a lot of things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible. After all, the enemy will not wait for you.
On June 15th, Mi Huang arrived at Pan Yuan, and his retreat was imminent.
(End of this chapter)