"Brother, you must not go down. This kid is brave and must not put himself in danger."
On the city wall, Liu Bei and the other three stood together with a tall, handsome man in armor. Hearing the words of the king in the city, Liu Bei opened his mouth and spoke first before Liu Bei could open his mouth.
Of course he knew that Wang Yan had spared his life before and even returned his weapon. He didn't want to kill them. He also knew that he might not be Wang Yan's opponent. So what he told Liu Bei also acknowledged Wang Yan's power, but who is he? Not only does he have a bad mouth, he also has a tough mouth.
So after persuading Liu Bei, he naturally shouted to the people in the city: "Wang Yan, son, don't be arrogant, I will wait for your uncle to fight you for 300 rounds."
Wang Yan only shook his head and smiled without saying a word. I thought to myself that beating one hand into a pig's trotter is not enough. Next time we fight, I have to beat this little black guy into a pig's head...
Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Third brother, Wang Yan didn't have any murderous intention in the previous battle, and his skills are not as good as others, so he should be encouraged. Why are you talking so harshly? But if we fight again next time, if Wang Yan is no longer merciless, how can you make a noise?"
The handsome man next to him asked curiously: "Are Xuande and the thief an old acquaintance?"
"To be honest with you, brother, we put down the rebellion in Zhuo County three months ago. My third brother Yide fought with him, but he captured the weapon in just one move. Yide was also kicked off his horse by him. At that time, he had three hundred soldiers. We have five hundred soldiers. Because of their bravery, we did not start a fight, so we let him go. He was born in the capital of Guizhou. At that time, he said that he wanted to go to Liaodong to stand on his own, so that the people could have fish for three meals, and not allow the powerful to overwhelm the people. Thinking about it now, I still feel that this is true. It is absolutely impossible to talk nonsense. I never thought that only three months have passed, and it has already become like this.
Brother knows that I lost a lot of troops in the battle with his subordinates yesterday, and his subordinates' combat power is far superior to that of the previous Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans in the Hebei and Qing Dynasties have gone through more than ten formations, large and small. My two brothers and I led the troops. Five hundred can defeat three thousand and one thousand. It can be broken down to five thousand, but yesterday three thousand fought against six thousand, and although the heroic guards were killed, they were defeated and I lost more than half. He commanded an army of 30,000 people and controlled a hundred thousand people. He issued orders and actions in a measured manner. His military formations were strict and there was no omission. He was truly a great talent..."
Liu Bei called him brother, and his words were quite intimate. Who else could he be except Gongsun Zan, the magistrate of Zhuo County. When they were young, they studied together with Lu Zhi, a serious fellow who farts and grinds his teeth in the dormitory.
Gongsun Zan took great care of Liu Bei. It can be said that Gongsun Zan played a driving role in Liu Bei's rise. Liu Bei was invited to participate in the fight against Zhang Chun, the princes gathered to discuss Dong, and Liu Bei's platform was introduced. Liu Bei scored the last seat and became the 18th prince, etc. This was very important to the early Liu Bei.
Whenever you want to do something, you have to be famous. During the Three Kingdoms period, people looked for celebrities to comment and make their names known. The so-called celebrities were basically the public mouthpieces at that time. For example, Xu Shao of Runan commented that Cao Cao was "a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times." Or just like Kong Rong giving away the pear, the family hyped it up to make it famous.
The Han Dynasty implemented the inspection and examination system, in which officials were recommended by local officials. The counties promoted filial piety and integrity, and the prefectures promoted talented people.
Any system must be positive in the early stage, but in the later stage, it will gradually be controlled by wealthy families. Once he had a good name and family connections, he directly promoted Xiaolian to official positions. To put it lightly, everyone has boasted about his or her talents and relied on nepotism to get into officialdom...
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Gongsun Zan was still a little disapproving. He was petty, arrogant and domineering, and looked down on the farmers in Guizhou. Wang Yan was born in Guizhou, not from a humble family, and he didn't even know a few people, but he had a far-fetched talent.
But he was so worried in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said, "How will Xuande treat you?"
"He invited me to talk to the city. I will go there and see what he has to say." Liu Bei waved his hand and said to the two brothers, "Second and third brothers, don't worry. We met in front of the battle before, and this time Can you hide in the city? You two are uneasy, why don't you come with me?"
Of course he meant what he said. He would definitely not dare to go down on his own. Wang Yan's army besieged the city and captured him in the name of old times. Wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted? He also knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were worried about him going alone, so if they all went together, he would be safe and worry-free, and it would also make the two brothers feel that he, the eldest brother, was thoughtful and considered their opinions. It can also let the other generals around him, including Gongsun Zan, know that Liu Xuande is a fearless person, and he can accomplish multiple things with one stone.
"In that case, Xuande and I will go together to see what this yellow turban thief is doing."
Gongsun Zan flicked his cloak and ordered his troops to leave the city.
He ordered Zhinan City to open the city gate, and more than a thousand infantry troops came out, under the banner of Gongsun Zan. Then, Gongsun Zan took the lead, Liu Guanzhang followed, and the four horses came out of the battle, came to two meters in front of Wang Yan, reined in their horses and stood still. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were in front, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were on the side. They held their weapons tightly and stood ready. The little Heizi with the leopard head and ring eyes was the most angry. Facing Wang Yan's smiling gaze, he wanted to stab this kid to death immediately.
Liu Bei bowed his hands and said with a warm smile: "Zi Yan, I have only been away from Zhuojun for three months, and yet you are so talented."
Wang Yan returned the favor: "Xuande was rewarded, but it coincided with the Yellow Turban Disaster and the people were in dire straits. But instead of surviving on food and rice, people gathered in the scenery. I wonder who is next to Xuande?"
No need for Liu Bei's introduction, Gongsun Zan raised his head slightly and said sternly: "I am Gongsun Zan of Zhuo County. Stop talking nonsense. How do you treat me?"
Liu Bei was afraid that Wang Yan would bite his good brother to death, so he added from the side: "This is my senior brother. When I was young, I was with Bei's fellow teacher Lu Gong, and they often slept together at their feet. Now I have received orders from Liu Youzhou to stop Ziyan Luanyouye. I don't know Ziyan invited me. Let’s go out of the city and talk about it, why are you here?”
Whether your attitude is good or not depends on your strength. If Liu Guan and Zhang had not suffered a loss, they would definitely not have defended the city. They would have chased him and killed General Wang.
Wang Yan didn't bother Gongsun Zan. If he hadn't been worried about his reputation, he would have stabbed this kid to death. The Three Kingdoms would not look good without Liu, Guan, and Zhang, but it does not matter without Gongsun Zan.
It's just that he has to think about the future. He will stab Gongsun Zan to death today, besiege the city later, and invite the generals out of the city to chat and persuade them to surrender. Then no one will dare to come, so he will spare Gongsun Zan's life.
After that, he occupied Liaodong, and Gongsun Zan occupied most of Youzhou. Some of them fought, but they couldn't kill him.
As for Gongsun Zan leading troops to stop him, he was not surprised. The reasons were roughly the same as those of Liu Guan, Zhang and others. Moreover, Gongsun Zan's hometown was Lingzhi, and he had killed wealthy families all the way to get here. It was normal for Gongsun Zan to worry about his family and ask for a battle to defend the city.
"Xuande is so straightforward, so I don't talk nonsense. You know that I want to go to Liaodong to stand on my own, attack Wubao and destroy the county town, just for food, grass and baggage. It is bitterly cold in Liaodong, and it will be ice and snow in September. If I am not prepared in advance, then follow me The soldiers and civilians all died of cold and hunger, which is a tragic disaster for the world. However, although I attacked the fortress and destroyed the city, I did not harm the people, and I left some food left. I only worked with the people to find justice from the unpopular officials and wealthy families. This is my way. .
Now I am leading the army northward, but you are trying to stop me. Yesterday there was a battle, which cost the lives of hundreds of my brothers, but I will not care. If you release my brother, I will immediately lead the troops and leave without violating the order. "
Gongsun Zan hummed: "If you don't let me go, how will you treat me?"
He is the military commander in charge of this city defense battle, and he has to speak for free.
Wang Yan looked at him and said with a smile: "We brothers are all farmers in Guizhou and are not good at attacking cities. However, there is still surplus food in this land in western Liaoning. If my brothers and soldiers are not released, they will be surrounded and not attacked. I will not Go to Liaodong, station in this place in western Liaoning, build strong walls and clear the fields, plunder all the people in western Liaoning, and train them to be brave and strong, in order to plan for Youzhou. But the army is not rich, and it is unknown whether the remaining food can accommodate six thousand troops and horses like you to survive March? By then, If your Gongsun Zan asks me to capture him alive, I will peel off the skin and grass.
Maybe you don’t understand what it means, wait for me to explain it. I will completely peel off your skin, sew it up with needle and thread, fill it with hay, and then hang the door to show the public as a warning..."
Peeling last grass was developed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Nowadays, it is peeled but not filled with grass.
Listening to Wang Yan talking about skinning, Gongsun Zan's expression changed. When Wang Yan explained the process, Gongsun Zan's face was redder than Guan Yu's, and his eyes were wider than Zhang Fei's.
Before Wang Yan could continue to speak, in the flash of lightning, a gun was pointed directly at Wang Yan's head, which was indeed a bit insulting.
Wang Yan laughed heartily, swung Ma Shuo in his hand, and knocked down the spear. Then with a flick of his luck, the gun barrel bent in an arc, and the head of Ma Shuo instantly bounced straight towards Gongsun Zan's head. If this is done, Gongsun Zan will have nothing to worry about in the future.
But Liu Guan and Zhang were also present, not to mention that Guan and Zhang had already prepared to kill Wang Yan. Guan Yu, who was guarding Gongsun Zan, frowned. In the blink of an eye, he raised Ma Shuo with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. Xiao Heizi on the other side Holding a snake spear that was eight feet long in his hand, he stabbed Wang Yan straight into the chest with a whoosh sound. Liu Bei's reaction was not weak either. His two swords clattered out of their scabbards and struck directly at Wang Yan's red-maned horse.
Everything happened in a flash of lightning. At this time, the fear on Gongsun Zan's face had not faded. For a moment, he thought he was dead.
Wang Yan reined in his horse and retreated, while avoiding Zhang Fei's attack. The four-meter-long Ma Shuo turned his neck and swept through thousands of troops with great power. The four people who were swept straight back reined in their horses, and the distance between the two sides was five or six. rice.
Zhang Fei screamed again, riding his horse to kill the general and pointing his spear. Wang Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he waved to the restless generals behind him to signal them not to step forward. Then he swung the spear away simply and efficiently, and then Ma Shuo changed direction in a circle and took Zhang Fei's head. Its power was like thunder and its speed was so fast that Zhang Fei could only draw his spear horizontally in a hurry.
At this time, Wang Yan changed his moves and swept across, trying to break Zhang Fei's hand. The latter had to withdraw one hand and thrust forward with a spear with the other hand, changing from defense to offense. In an instant, Wang Yan struck with his sword, turned the gun upside down, and swiped the handle of the gun, beating Zhang Fei until he was dizzy and in great pain. Then he thrust forward, and the sharp point of the gun pierced the armor directly, and it hurt Zhang Fei. Screaming, he changed his moves and struck with his head, sweeping Xiao Heizi off his horse. He dropped his weapon and rolled on the ground.
It was too late, but before Guan and Zhang could react, Zhang Fei was knocked off his horse by Wang Yan. Suddenly, from behind, the sergeants under General Tianwu shouted loudly, and drummers and drummers sounded. The general cheers.
"Third brother."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu were both shocked. In the next moment, Guan Yu rode his horse and struck straight at him with his sword. Liu Bei saw that Zhang Fei was still alive and was getting up. He knew that Wang Yan had retained his hand again, so he turned to Gongsun Zan and said, "Brother, let's see my three brothers fight him."
After saying this, he rode out on horseback, held both hands in both hands, and shouted: "Second brother, please help me." He went straight over and started fighting with Wang Yan.
Seeing the two brothers fighting fiercely against the king thief, Zhang Fei stood up with bared teeth. After feeling his own injuries, there was no problem. He picked up the spear on the ground, got on his horse in disgrace, with red eyes like a hungry ghost, and shouted loudly: "How dare the king thief You have humiliated me so much, and you will accept your fate."
The three men surrounded Wang Yan and started fighting with the lights turned on. The two armies watching the battle were stunned.
Wang Yan, who was surrounded by Ma Shuo in the center, flew up forcefully. Shuo met the attack in front and defended himself in the back, turning around and fighting with ease. Even the general is still thinking in his mind that this situation and scene are exactly what the three heroes of Hulao Pass looked like fighting Lu Bu.
It turned out that Gongsun Zan fought Lu Bu first and was about to die. Zhang Fei came to rescue him, Guan Yu came again, and finally Liu Bei came over and the three brothers joined forces to fight Lu Bu.
Now it is Gongsun Zan who looks down on him, General Wang. The general's foul mouth angers Gongsun Zan and makes the first move. Guan Yu saves Gongsun. Because Zhang Fei was defeated in the previous battle, he refused to accept it and rushed to fight. Only then did Liu Bei and Guan Yu come to the rescue.
Although the process was different, the results were very similar. They were all beaten by the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang. It robbed Lu Bu of his prestige, but the general didn't feel any discomfort at all. Liu, Guan, and Zhang will be wandering around in the future. No matter how famous the three of them are, General Wang will be more famous, and there is no telling whether a hero will come to surrender.
Some people say that when Liu, Guan, and Zhang fought together, without Liu Bei, Guan and Zhang would have been even more powerful, and it was Liu Bei who held them back. But now that General Wang was being beaten, he knew the strength of the three men clearly. Guan Yu is the strongest, Zhang Fei is the second, and Liu Bei is the weakest. But even though he was the weakest, Liu Bei's force value was not low, and he did not cause any trouble to Guan and Zhang.
At this time, the three brothers are not at their strongest. Now is the first year of Zhongping, and there are still six years to the first year of Chuping in Hulao Pass. During this period, the three brothers encountered many battles, gained a lot of growth, and gained more combat experience.
However, Wang Yan had some idea in his mind. After all, Guan and Zhang were both top combatants in the Three Kingdoms. Even if they were just starting out now, not everyone would be able to use them easily.
Now he has the ability to kill Liu Guanzhang, but he may have to be chopped and stabbed again, but he will not die anyway. This was because the three of them surrounded him in the middle and started a group fight, which is what the saying goes. But if everyone takes a stance and charges against the enemy, all three of them can do it with one move. They have a good horse with him, but if there is a gap for him to stand alone and gain two breaths, all three of them will die.
What's more, he really has no murderous intention, and he will not be the Three Kingdoms without Liu. But he didn't hold back, especially Zhang Fei. Xiao Heizi was knocked off his horse several times by him, with wounds all over his body and a punch in the nose from close range.
Zhang Fei refused to accept defeat after repeated defeats. He screamed that he would fight Wang Yan, but was really beaten into a pig by Wang Yan. Of course, he, General Wang, kept his promise.
After fighting for a while, Wang Yan whipped Xiao Heizi away again, and left the battle group with a straight sweep. He was slightly panting, and glanced at the dead pig lying on the ground, staring blankly at the blue sky. Bai Yun and Zhang Fei, who had been beaten to the core, chuckled and spoke to Liu Bei and Guan Yu, who were panting like cattle.
"I have no intention of killing your three brothers, so I will give it up now. My son, Gongsun, comes forward to speak."
Gongsun Zan's eyes were red, and he was so angry that his back teeth were about to break, but he did not use his words with Wang Yan. Having been in contact all the way, he naturally knew the martial arts of Liu, Guan, and Zhang. He had just watched the battle for a while, and he knew that Wang Yan's combat power was terrifying. If he were in Wang Yan's position, he wouldn't be able to hold on even for three breaths, not to mention half an hour.
Moreover, Wang Yan's army has now surrounded the city, including all the teams that came to kill the Yellow Turban thieves. Fifteen thousand people and horses formed a circle, and the blockage was tight.
In fact, if Gongsun Zan hadn't looked down on Wang Yan today, there wouldn't have been the fight just now. Wang Yan saw him driving his horse forward and said to him: "Although I don't know how many troops there are in Liu Youzhou, I know that there are many green, Xu and yellow turbans in Youji. I predict that it will be difficult to dispatch troops and horses to help within March or May.
Moreover, the three thousand or two thousand troops were not in danger without generals like the Xuande brothers commanding them. If your reinforcements don't come in three months, I will mobilize all the troops in western Liaoning. When there are 30,000 more troops, even if I don't want to go to Youzhou at the time, I will have to do it. I am not threatening you. If you don't obey, you will die without a burial place when the city is destroyed. If it is my wish to release my brother, I will be true to my word and lead the army northward immediately. "
Gongsun Zan hummed: "Let me burn, kill, and loot all the way?"
Wang Yan laughed loudly: "You have two choices. One, I will kill you, and then burn, kill, and loot and go north to Liaodong. The other is, I will burn, kill, and loot directly and go north to Liaodong. Moreover, the killings I have caused are just cruelty to the people, officials, and tyrants." We are just wealthy people, and they all deserve to be killed, so why not? You are allowed to abuse and dominate the people, but we are not allowed to retaliate and kill them. What is the reason for this? Gongsun, my son, stop talking nonsense, what do you want to do?"
Gongsun Zan's nose was twisted with anger, but Wang Yan presented the facts and was right. Wang Yan may not have the channel, but Gongsun Zan and others knew clearly that although the Yellow Turbans on the main battlefield were slowly retreating, the Yellow Turban army numbered hundreds of thousands. Lu Bu famously said that even if there were tens of thousands of pigs, the Communist army would not be able to capture them so quickly. The large yellow turbans were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and the small yellow turbans were hundreds or thousands. The poison was widespread, and the Han army was really unable to solve the problem in a short time.
But as Liu Bei said, Wang Yan's development from 300 to 30,000 troops and 100,000 people only took three months. If Wang Yan is really allowed to stay in western Liaoning and wreak havoc on Youzhou until most of the Han army comes to suppress it, how many troops will there be then? Besides, Wang Yan has the ability to train and lead the army, but it is not that easy to solve.
The most important thing is that now that they are not cooperating, Wang Yan is really laying siege to the city, and there is really nothing they can do. When I came here, I thought that General Tianwu was nothing more than a ragtag group of chickens and dogs. I thought that five thousand would be better than thirty thousand, so I chopped off the heads of the king's thieves and dogs. They never thought that they would be beaten in just one battle. Although they won, Wang Yan had so many people that they couldn't defeat him. The food and grass in the city were only enough for two months, and the people could only be plundered for two more months. They really couldn't hold on.
What's more, Wang Yan still has to peel off the last, so Gongsun Zan has no choice. So even if they all became the sons of the king's thief, he had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it. He immediately ordered Liu Bei, who had a bruised nose and face, to return the hundreds of yellow turban thieves he had captured.
In fact, the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang are not in good condition. The most serious one is definitely Zhang Fei, who is still croaking after being beaten by Wang Yan. Liu Bei and Guan Yu are not much better, but they are not knocked off their horses. But he was more or less severely beaten by Wang Yan. After talking for a while, the injured area swelled and hurt.
After a while, the defenders in the city drove hundreds of prisoners out. Seeing them arriving at their own military formation in the distance, Wang Yan raised his hands to Liu Bei and said, "I keep my word, so let's go north." . Xuande, I have something to say, please listen to it. The world is not the world of your Liu family. You said that you would help the Han Dynasty, but the eunuchs disrupted the government and the evil spirits prevailed. Even if you re-establish the Han Dynasty, it is nothing more than that.
Where is the root? In fact, the rich and powerful families brought harm to the country, and the nobles controlled the government. For example, the family of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in Runan. I don't know how many achievements they made in the country, but I heard that their family had more than 10,000 servants and hundreds of thousands of fertile fields. The second one also controlled the place. I heard that the Gongsun family was in the city like this. I don’t know how it is related to Gongsun Wuer. However, he dominates the people, seizes property, and colludes with officials. He really deserves to be punished. Is this the case for only one place?
Just like Xuande, you were born in Zhuo County, and Gongsun my son is the magistrate of Zhuo County. I believe in your virtue, but can Gongsun my son be a citizen? If you behave badly and connect with my son, the Liu family will be the leader in Zhuo County. When my son leaves office and comes to be the county magistrate again, if he is not on good terms with your Liu family, then his administration will not be smooth.
The wealthy families plundered the land and displaced the people. They sold their children as slaves, sold themselves as servants, or traveled far away from home to cultivate wasteland. When harvests were reduced in famine years, the fields were again plundered by the wealthy families.
This knot cannot be solved. Even if you revive the Han Dynasty for another 200 years, we farmers in the head of Guizhou will be the same as today. You have done a great job, left a name in history, and passed it on to future generations, but what about us? Who pities our people’s difficult livelihood?
If the general you pictured appears, then that's it. If you are truly our people, you should come to Liaodong to join us and fight for your life with us to liberate the people. Having said that, you should think about it again.
Gongsun, my son, I and Liaodong are waiting for you to seek revenge and fight again in the future. "
"I will kill you!!!"
Gongsun Zan's eyes were about to burst.
In fact, he was also shocked by Wang Yan's plot. He heard it clearly from the side. Regardless of whether Wang Yan could pull it off, at least he really dared to say it. Is this called Qianshou? He is well-spoken, brave in battle, strong in martial arts, has goals, skills, and knows the situation well. What the hell is this called Qian Shou?
Wang Yan ignored Gongsun Zan's shouting and made a few more jokes. Seeing that he was being beaten honestly this time, he stopped speaking harshly. He laughed loudly, turned around and left. Zhang Fei was looking at him, gnashing his teeth like Gongsun Zan.
Just like when he came, Wang Yan carried Ma Shuo back to the army. Liao Hua took off his armor with him, changed into a green shirt, and rode away with the army on his horse. Fifteen thousand soldiers and horses followed Wang Yan's orders and marched away in a hurry. They wanted to catch up with the baggage train, restore their previous formation, and continue to destroy forts, destroy cities, burn, kill, and loot.
Gongsun Zan, Liu Guan, Zhang and others stood on the city wall, looking at Wang Yan's military formation in the distance, and were speechless for a long time.
It wasn't until Zhang Fei touched the wound and screamed out that Liu Bei came back to his senses and looked at him slightly reproachfully: "Third brother, if we fight again this time, you should know that the king promised to spare your life last time. You must take this as a warning and always have an open mind to make progress. Wang Yan is brave and resourceful. See you again in the future. Don’t be reckless. He didn’t have murderous intentions this time. Who knows what will happen next time? If you weren’t reckless today, I would If we go forward to fight, how can we get enough of the old punches?"
Having said that, he ignored Zhang Zhutou, turned around and looked at Gongsun Zan, who was still deep in thought, and said, "Brother, we failed to fulfill your envoy's mission, and we almost lost our lives. I don't know how to repay your envoy?"
"It has nothing to do with you. I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and the merit and fault are mine alone. Although the king's thieves have not been defeated, I still ensure that the army has no worries. There is still merit, so don't worry about Xuande." Gongsun Zan waved his hands and sighed, "Let go now. If the king's thief goes to Liaodong to establish himself, it will cause great disaster one day."
The two men next to me, Guan and Zhang, looked at each other and asked me what the hell I was talking about. However, when the two of them looked at each other with bruises and swollen faces, they found it a bit funny and quickly held it back...
After sighing and secretly resenting it, Gongsun Zan wrote several pages of a small notebook for the king thief. Gongsun Zan asked: "Xuande, the king thief invites you to join us. I wonder what you mean?"
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Bei is a member of the clan. Although his blessings have been cut off and his position is low and he has no power, Bei should still be loyal to the Han family and never betray the Han Dynasty."
Gongsun Zan looked from a distance and sighed: "Watching his actions and listening to his words, if the king's thieves rise in Liaodong and go south to the Central Plains, our clan will all perish. That's all, what can I do as a small county magistrate..."
After saying this, his interest waned and he left.
Liu, Guan, and Zhang looked at each other and burst into laughter. They all looked embarrassed with bruised noses and swollen faces...
Let's say that Wang Yantong's army marched around Lingzhidong Mountain in a mighty and mighty way, stretching for hundreds of miles.
This time when they marched again, Wang Yan would not hold back any more. He left some population resources for Liu Yan, but this boy was ignorant, so along the way, the army dispersed, looking for cities and forts to break down, seizing all their wealth, and driving out all the people to migrate.
The more people we capture, the more troops we capture, and the more resources we capture. Although there is always not enough food to eat, the soldiers eat more and the common people eat less. They all take away their belongings. Wang Yan also robbed many treasury granaries. Generally speaking, it is enough for a hungry day. In addition, Wang Yan also sent troops into the mountains to hunt, which was regarded as a supplement to the army.
However, the population in western Liaoning was small. Wang Yan swept most of the land in western Liaoning, but only robbed 150,000 people. Counting the previous ones, the total total was only 250,000. This number includes men over the age of seventeen and under thirty. His actual strength now is more than 60,000.
However, along the way, he was also making subtractions. The more troops the better, but the quality of the soldiers was so poor that they were of little use except to scare people. Therefore, a lot of soldiers were eliminated and organized into militia. There were only 15,000 officially qualified professional soldiers, all of whom were young and strong soldiers between the ages of seventeen and thirty.
As for the screening method, it is simple. After all, they are not professional soldiers and they don't know any moves. This is incomparable. Just march in full force with heavy loads, one team at a time, and those who are eliminated must be compared with each other. Everyone must be convinced. Anyway, if you have enough time and enough energy, just run. It not only exercised the body, but also screened the soldiers.
Therefore, the marching process was still very joyful. Two hundred thousand old, young, women and children were dragging their feet, watching their husbands and children running desperately one after another. The scene was quite spectacular.
The remuneration is agreed upon in advance. Soldiers who pass the selection will have three meals a day, including broth at lunch. Now Wang Yan is implementing a planned economy, and all materials are distributed uniformly, including the food in the villagers' homes. In order to ensure the survival of the 250,000 men under his command and to support a strong army, the market has not yet opened, there is no market transaction, and it is useless to give money.
In fact, he now has a lot of money, gold, silver, copper, silk and other equivalents, and he has robbed quite a lot. But he had no place to spend money, and no one traded with him. He had robbed many businessmen, whether they were local or branches opened by wealthy foreigners. He didn't know how many people he had offended along the way.
After all, in addition to businessmen, there were also various wealthy families who were massacred. The children of their families or those who were serving as officials escaped with their lives, but they were not just thinking about him, General Wang.
But it’s not a big problem. As long as we survive this winter, we can look forward to the future.
It was after selecting elite soldiers that General Wang once again fully armed and personally led the mighty guard of more than 6,000 soldiers to the boundary of Tuhe, which was Jinzhou two thousand years later.
As for the rest of the soldiers, the Guangwu Guards stayed behind, the Xingwu Guards regularly guarded the migrating people, and the militiamen went to the mountains and seas to hunt, fish, and log wood. The people migrated while looking for fertile land and settling down under the leadership of their respective village chiefs.
According to the map drawn two thousand years later, the area where they settled this time was along the Bohai Sea from Huludao to Panjin. There were many fields here, especially Panjin, which is now Fangxian County. It is a good place, and Panjin rice became famous in later generations. As for the black land, it is now occupied by barbarians, and General Wang must fight against it.
Even Fang County had to be defeated by Wang Yan. Now the administrative unit in this area is called Liaodong Territory, which was established during the Western Han Dynasty for the Wuhuan people who surrendered. In other words, most of the people in this area are Wuhuan people. Previously, when Wang Yan traveled along the way, many of the people he plundered were Wuhuan people. However, after two hundred years, their habits had become similar to those of the Han people. There are also many Wuhuan soldiers under his command.
So the next route is very clear, first attack Tuhe, then Fangxian, and then hold on to the fruits of victory and survive the cold winter.
It has been half a year since I came to this world, and I have been wandering around. Now I have finally settled down...
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