Chapter 146 Do you dare to say the word "kill"?
After entering Huayin County, the smell of blood filled the air on both sides of the post road.
Looking into the distance, there seemed to be pillars of smoke rising into the sky.
"What a sin..." Wu Qian didn't know how many times he had collected corpses.
His military career seemed to have always been spent between collecting corpses and cleaning battlefields.
Dozens of corpses lay scattered in front of the manor, most of them fell to the ground with arrows in the front.
The masters silently stepped forward and loaded the body into a mule cart, preparing to take it far away to dig a pit and bury it.
After entering the manor, there was a strong smell of blood.
Wu Qian sniffed and looked in one direction.
A middle-aged man who had been dead for a long time was tied to a tree. Judging from his age and attire, he seemed to be the owner of this manor.
Several naked female corpses lay at the man's feet.
The corpse has been changed beyond recognition. It seems that the thief also destroyed and insulted it after venting his anger.
One of the corpses appeared to be that of a middle-aged woman, with her lower body in a mess. Before dying, he reached out to the man and crawled on the ground for a while before finally dying.
Wu Qian pointed out that a master found some straw mats, wrapped the bodies together, and prepared to bury them in a pit.
"嘘嘚..." A sound of horse hooves came.
After a while, several people entered. After seeing the bloody scene in the courtyard, they were stunned for a moment, then cursed "bad luck" and hurried out.
A quiet report sounded outside the hospital.
Soon, a scholar in brocade robes came out and frowned when he saw the situation in the courtyard. Xuan glanced at Wu Qian and the others again, and said sternly: "Take care of yourself. Don't talk too much, there will be no resentment. The Xianbei cavalry was hired by Sikong with a lot of money. It has broken through the front and made countless achievements. Spread a little. Temper is nothing, I don’t want to hear any rumors, otherwise I will not let you go.”
“No,” Wu Qian and others responded.
"Wear a sacrificial wine." After the brocade-robed scholar went out, Shi Yangteng, the shogunate chief of Sima Yong, immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "The small place is rough and unsightly. It's better to go to Huayin City to rest for a while. Late.”
"That's fine." Dai Yuan smiled and said, "Yang Changshi has made great achievements this time, and Sikong will definitely be rewarded heavily."
Yang Teng was so happy that he immediately said: "Let's take advantage of Sikong Hu's power. , otherwise it would not be so easy to win. Dai Jijiu appeases the crowd and makes them surrender, but the credit is much greater."
Dai Yuan laughed.
Yang Teng is well-informed and can make many friends in the future.
After the Xianbei cavalry defeated Peng Sui and Diao Mo, they pursued them all the way to Huayin.
The people guarding this place are old Hebei generals such as Qianxiu and Shi Chao. Because they are firmly entrenched in the city, the Xianbei cavalry is difficult to break.
At the critical moment, Shi Yangteng, the governor of Yong Prefecture, arrived in person, pretended to be Yong's order, and ordered Qianxiu and others to retreat, and then sent people to capture and kill Qianxiu. The thieves then collapsed, and the Xianbei cavalry took the opportunity to rush in. Most of the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were killed or injured.
Dai Yuan personally came forward to recruit more than 4,000 remaining soldiers.
The remaining soldiers were frightened and surrendered.
Dai Yuan ordered the left guard general He Lun to send a few troops to escort these surrendered troops to Guandong and hand them over to Sikong for disposal - they must not be allowed to stay in Guanzhong. Surrendering and revolting is nothing new.
While the two were talking, they came to the big post road.
The last batch of Xianbei people who stayed in Huayin are breaking camp and setting off for Zheng County.
Before leaving, there were screams in the camp.
Several women stumbled out and were quickly hit by sharp arrows in their vests and fell to the ground.
Dai Yuan looked at it and Wei Wei couldn't bear it, but it was just "Wei Wei".
His talents are quite good, otherwise he would not have been sent by Sima Yue to accompany the army to supervise him.
But precisely because of his good talent, he knows what the most important thing is now.
Defeating Sima Yong and wiping out the last enemy is more important than anything else. Before that, avoid unnecessary complications.
It’s a small price to pay, but it’s totally bearable.
Yes, it’s a small price to pay.
Although the Xianbei people were greedy and violent, civilians accounted for the majority of the people in Guanzhong who caused harm. There are occasionally a few manor owners, but they are also powerful and their family names are not obvious.
If you don't care about these things, you won't damage your reputation, let alone go into the history books.
A hundred years later, he will still have a good reputation and will even be respected as a famous minister.
The only thing that needs to be considered is that the Xianbei people cannot go too far in Chang'an and do whatever they want elsewhere.
But he is also a little worried. After entering Chang'an, can the Xianbei people really be obedient?
He was not sure, and even wanted to deliberately slow down his trip and not go to Chang'an.
Anyway, after the invasion of Chang'an, Sima Yong's situation is probably over. Whether he goes to Chang'an or not is not a big problem.
Afterwards, just go over and clean up the mess, pay your respects and appease people, and maybe you can get praise from others.
Thinking of this, he changed his smile and said: "I heard that Huayin has beautiful scenery. I want to stay here for a few days, but I don't know Yang Changshi..."
"Sacrifice If you are so happy with wine, your servant will certainly accompany you." Yang Teng said immediately.
The two looked at each other, laughed, and walked arm in arm. ******
The Forbidden Army Zuowei arrived in Zheng County three days later.
I met several Wubao manors along the way. Some were willing to offer money and food, while others looked at each other angrily.
Shao Xun understood their behavior very well, in fact he was also very angry.
Xianbei thieves, just grab food, why kill people?
Shao Xun never thought that he was a good person. He was sometimes very perverted, but for many years he had always adhered to one thing: do not harm the people.
The more power you have, the more damage you can cause.
Whatever negative emotions have been accumulated, just vent them on your own wives and concubines, and you can have more children. Why let the people whose lives are already difficult be deprived of the right to live?
"Have you seen it all?" Shao Xun looked at the burning village and the well filled with corpses, and said: "If you are not strong, you will be ravaged by others. If the Xianbei people break through Yunzhongwu , Yushanwu, what will happen to your wives and children? Not to mention the Xianbei people, what will happen if any of the refugee commanders attack our Wubao? "
"On the other hand, if you are not strong, you have to invite outsiders to help you fight. But have you seen the virtues of outsiders? They are no different from Zhang Fang."
"Such a battle, even if you win, will How? People’s hearts are lost, and there will be recurrences in the future. "Everyone, whether a soldier or a master, helps to clean up the ruins and bury the body. After death, he must be careful in his grave." We’re going to die anyway, so it’s better to fight with the Xianbei people.”
“No!” the generals responded.
Soon, not only the Silver Spear Army and the Long Sword Army, but also the various buildings of the Forbidden Army took action.
Everyone looked solemn and silent.
The so-called fox is sad when the rabbit dies, it is true.
Although there is no national consciousness in this meeting, there are still differences between Chinese and foreigners. A place like Guanzhong has always been the orthodox core area of the Central Plains dynasty. What is the matter when the Xianbei people come over and burn, kill and loot?
Admittedly, if their master general didn't care, although these Forbidden Army soldiers couldn't bear it, they wouldn't say much. In troubled times, where can there not be such tragedies?
But didn’t Shao Xun point it out clearly? Under his influence, the emotions of the Silver Spear, Long Sword, and Forbidden Army soldiers were slowly guided, and their anger began to accumulate.
Even the passing soldiers from other Zuowei battalions became a little commotion after seeing them.
Miao Yuan, who is also the general in the palace, even came over specially. After some inquiries, he was a little surprised that Shao Xun was making a fuss, and also a little annoyed.
What did the Xianbei people do in Yuzhou? Shao Xun withdrew first and didn’t see it. But he followed the left guard general He Lun to meet Sikong and saw more or less.
It is better than the tragedy in Guanzhong, but not much better.
After Miao Yuan left with a long sigh, when setting up camp in the evening, Mi Huang and He Lun came again.
Before Mi Huang spoke, He Lun knew Shao Xun's temperament very well and said hurriedly: "Young man, please don't mess around."
Shao Xun glanced at him, Calibrate your bow on your own.
"I'm serious." He Lun said anxiously: "The Xianbei cavalry comes and goes like the wind. If you can't catch them, don't be impulsive."
"General He's words are shocking. It's incredible." Shao Xun said: "Even Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, tried to stop the Xianbei people after they robbed women. You just watched and did nothing?" >
"Most of our troops are infantry, what should we do?" He Lun said helplessly: "Furthermore, if you attack Xianbei, Qi Hong and Liu Kun will not give up, Wang Jun will also be angry with you, and Sikong will even more Angry. He broke his trust with Wang Jun and Xianbei, how can he recruit people to fight in the future? "
"That's something that Sikong and Wang Jun should worry about, and it has nothing to do with me." Shao Xun said nonchalantly: "A big shot, don't you have any responsibility at all?"
As soon as these words came out, He Lun was speechless. Yes, Mi Huang's brows were tightly knitted together.
Shao Xun’s words were unpleasant and even a bit unruly, similar to Zhang Fang’s domineering spirit.
But what he said before was right. The Xianbei cavalry invaded Yecheng, burned, killed and looted. Many people died. Before leaving, they even took away a large number of women from Yecheng. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Wang Jun dared to say "Behead those who dare to kidnap Tibet", although in the end the Xianbei people did not give him face, and would rather drown 8,000 women in the river than let them go home.
Now that the old habits of the Xianbei people have happened again, don’t you even dare to stop them? Do you dare to say the word "kill" like Wang Jun did?
Mi Huang was having a fierce battle in his mind.
On one side is the suffering of the people, and on the other side is Sikong’s great cause. The two seem to be in opposition.
If Sikong succeeds, the people will die.
"In the past, when the Luoyang Central Army was still alive, during the Battle of Jianchun Gate, thousands of light and heavy cavalry charged directly at the thieves. The Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu were all overwhelmed. What should we fear?" Shao Xun said. After finishing the bow step, he said another sentence.
"You also know that the Chinese army was still there at that time." He Lun glanced at Shao Xun helplessly and said: "Now those people in the Xiaoqi Army may not be willing to listen to my command. They may also want to Follow and grab a handful.”
"Then don't rely on them, let's fight on our own." Shao Xun said.
"How do you fight? Isn't this a way to die?"
"What if I have a way?"
"You have a way!" No matter how scared He Lun is, Shao Xun couldn't help but curse.
"That's enough!" Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun and said, "Don't act rashly. I will send people to Qi Hong's camp first to strictly enforce military discipline."
"Commander, this is It's better to let Hua Jijiu or King Runan go. They are sent by Sikong to monitor the armies. This is their duty, why should they come forward personally?" Shao Xun gave a suggestion.
Mi Huang glared at him.
This young gentleman is becoming more and more sharp. Although he was brave in the past, he still obeyed the rules. Since the Xuchang Arsenal case last year, he has become more and more unruly. I wonder where he got the confidence?
Mi Huang felt that he should be saved to avoid further enmity with Sikong, which would eventually get out of hand.
With his old friend on one side and his lord on the other, Mi Huang didn’t want to see anything happen to either of them.
It is best to be in harmony, and the king and his ministers get along well with each other.
"I will send people to invite Hua Jijiu and King Runan." Mi Huang said, "You will reorganize your troops and continue marching tomorrow."
"Nuo." Shao Xun and He Lun responded.
(End of this chapter)