There are things you can do, and there are things you would rather die than do. This is Liu Bei's bottom line and persistence.
It is precisely because Liu Bei has such an extra bottom line compared to other warlords in troubled times and always implements his own ideas that he will be praised by later generations as the "King of Benevolence and Righteousness".
In troubled times, it’s not surprising that bad guys can succeed, but sticking to the bottom line and still succeeding like this is what the times need most.
No matter what era it is.
All in all, Liu Bei would rather go slower, march into Huaili with his main army, and fight head-on with Cao Zhen and Guo Huai, than send out mixed Qiang and Hu cavalry to pursue the people's migration team by relying on the superiority of the cavalry.
No one in the Han army camp raised any objection to this matter.
Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan, Zhao Yun and others knew Liu Bei's experience in Changbanpo, so they would not talk nonsense out of trouble. Pang Tong and some Jingzhou faction generals also knew Liu Bei's character and behavior very well. , naturally no one will take the initiative to stand up and cause trouble.
As for the generals of the Yizhou faction and the Jingzhou faction, they didn't say anything. Why did they, the Yizhou faction, stand up when they had nothing to do? !
This is not a good idea for the Qiang and Hu aliens to pursue the common people of the Han Dynasty. How cruel and careless do you have to be, how much do you want to be hated by others, to come up with such an idea? !
When Cao Cao sent the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, his purpose was not for the people. He was to intercept and kill Liu Bei. However, Cao Cao never considered what would happen to the people who followed Liu Bei in such a chaotic army. Just the ending.
All in all, after doing this, Liu Bei naturally could not continue to rest in Wugong County, and at this time, Zhuge Liang did not have any objection to Liu Bei's eagerness to march.
Zhuge Liang just hoped that Liu Bei would act cautiously, but with the current situation, no matter how much you try to persuade Liu Bei, it would be in vain. Faced with the temptation of millions of people, even Zhuge Liang could not maintain his composure.
So, in this matter, we really can only take it one step at a time, and just remind Liu Bei at any time.
And Liu Bei's rapid march did play a certain role.
At least Guo Huai and Cao Zhen really didn't expect Liu Bei to come so quickly. The snow hadn't completely stopped yet, and Liu Bei was already less than fifty miles away from Huaili. How did the Shu thieves get here? ! Flying here? !
Neither Cao Zhen nor Guo Huai could understand this, but now that the enemy army was approaching, they had to think of ways to delay as much time as possible.
There was nothing they could do, because Cao Pi's edict was just like this.
I don’t know if my emperor is really mentally retarded, or if Jia Wen and this poisonous man are old and their brains are a little hard to use. The migration of millions of people is not a trivial matter, nor can it be done in a day or two. Finished.
In order to relocate the population of Hanzhong and Wudu counties, Cao Cao insisted on confronting Liu Bei for two months, and then slowly withdrew his troops. The combined population of Wudu and Hanzhong was only more than 400,000.
Nowadays, there are millions of people in the Sanfu area, and Cao Pi actually wants him and others to withdraw into the pass within a month? !
Are you kidding!
Do you know what Cao Zhen and Guo Huai, who had just retreated from the Weishui River back to Huaili, thought when they received such an edict? !
Damn it, I don't even know if I can hold Sanfu for a month now, so how can I have the thought to organize the people of Sanfu to evacuate to Chang'an? !
But this is how the emperor's edict was issued. Cao Zhen and Guo Huai couldn't resist the edict and disobey it, right? !
Fortunately, God helped, and the heavy snowfall blocked the road, buying Cao Zhen and Guo Huai some time, otherwise Cao Zhen and Guo Huai would be even more anxious at this moment.
With the heavy snow blocking the road, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai, and Man Chong discussed it and decided to divide into two groups and proceed simultaneously, not only to guard the three auxiliaries, but also to relocate the people.
Cao Zhen, Guo Huai, and Wang Chang were stationed in Huaili and Changling respectively, blocking the Shu thieves who might pursue them on the front line and buying enough time, while Man Chong took Wen Hui and Du Ji to be the prime minister. The people and aristocratic families in the Sanfu area migrated.
To be honest, when Cao Zhen did this, he was somewhat suspected of passing the blame.
Cao Zhen is the governor of Yongliang. In name, he is the highest official in Yongliang and Liangzhou. He is the top leader in both military and government affairs.
But now, Cao Zhen said that he would be responsible for military affairs, and left the government affairs of moving people into the customs to Man Chong, Wen Hui, and Du Ji to handle it, and their calculations were already full.
As for Wen Hui and Du Ji, since they received Cao Pi's edict, they both started their own work of disposing of things.
Wen Hui claimed to be ill and said he was unable to govern.
This was really not an act. Wen Hui was indeed ill because the weather in Guanzhong suddenly turned cold and it snowed for nearly a month. In addition, Wen Hui had always been a little acclimatized, so he was really ill.
Du Ji, on the other hand, was more direct. He directly wrote a letter to object to Cao Pi's edict to relocate, and then stayed at home behind closed doors, waiting for the emperor's fate.
The reason why these two were ruined one after another, and Cao Zhen shamelessly dumped the blame on Man Chong was very simple. It was too easy to offend people on the matter of relocation.
Even if God helps and the heavy snow buys Cao Wei an extra month, the relocation of millions of people cannot be completed properly in a short time.
Shu thieves will come at any time, and no one can tell how long the front line can withstand it. The only way to move so many Dingkou is to move by force.
Anyone who refuses to move will be executed.
Without such cruel means, neither the aristocratic family nor the common people would be willing to leave their homeland.
The reason is simple. For the aristocratic families, whoever rules Guanzhong must cooperate with the aristocratic families. For the common people, whoever rules Guanzhong must also pay taxes.
In Guanzhong, they still have land at least, which is more or less a hope. Once they migrate to Guanzhong, the phrase "people in Guanzhong will be humble when they leave their hometown" is the best description.
Therefore, in this era, there is no other way to complete the migration of millions of people in a short period of time except using cruel officials.
For the common people, Man Chong and others can be ignored casually. The common people these days are the same everywhere, and it is not easy to survive.
But for aristocratic families, if you dare to force them to move, they will scold you to death, which is an easy matter. You may get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, and then you will die and then go back to your room to sleep.
Du Ji was from the Jingzhao family, and Wen Hui was from the Taiyuan family. They themselves were the spokespersons of the families, so how could they offend the Guanzhong family for the sake of the Cao Wei royal family.
So, they really don't want to take over this matter.
Wen Hui also had another reason. He was really sick, and his illness was not serious. At his age, he didn't know whether he could survive this winter.
But Du Ji didn't have a legitimate reason, and he didn't want to offend the aristocratic family. They thought about it, forget it, I'm fighting for the official position, and I don't want to get involved in this.
Therefore, Du Ji wrote a letter against Cao Pi's relocation edict. Although he did not dare to point his nose at Cao Pi and scold him, he also said directly that the person who gave the emperor such an idea was a sycophant and traitor and should be cut to pieces. .
Jia Xu repeatedly said that it was really not my fault.
Anyway, that's it, Du Ji has a reason - as a human minister, if he resists and disobeys the decree, he should confine himself and wait for the emperor's punishment.
Du Ji found a reason, but he was so doting that he wanted to scold his mother! ! !
Why the hell are you all giving up, what do you want me to do? !
There is no way for Man Chong to give up his choice.
Because of some experiences in his early years, the wealth and future of Man Chong, and even Man Chong's family, all depended on the Cao Wei Group.
Now the emperor issued an edict, and Cao Zhen, the governor of Yongliang, ordered that he must do this job even if he no longer wants to do it.
Otherwise, Man Chong's fate would be even worse than offending a wealthy family.
Really, now Man Chong really regrets it. In his early years, in order to get ahead, he took a deviant approach and became a cruel official. Who knew that he would have to be a cruel official for the rest of his life.
After all, Man Chong of this time and space has no experience of guarding Hefei, nor has he obtained the experience package of Sun Shiwan, and he has never had any military exploits.
Although he was indispensable for his contributions in making plans and making meritorious deeds, Man Chong himself led the army in battles and was always defeated, all the way from Nanjun to Chang'an.
If he hadn't been willing to do the dirty work, the Cao family would not have protected him until now.
Nowadays, Man Chong also knows that his situation is not good, but he has no other choice but to follow the Cao Wei Group to the dark side.
Therefore, when the two helpers started to mess up, although Manchong also wanted to mess up, he had to shoulder the burden and move forward no matter how difficult it was.
As for the matter of relocating millions of people, Man Chong had no way to get the best of both worlds, and time did not allow him to please both sides, so Man Chong could only choose to continue his old profession and become a cool official.
As for the common people, there is no need for Man Chong to work as a cruel official. The common people will be obedient, pack their bags and hit the road with the threat of a whip and a knife from the county clerk.
The only problem is the Guanzhong aristocratic families, Man Chong's cruel methods are prepared just for them.
Anyway, after many years of war in Guanzhong, there are no very influential aristocratic families anymore. Most of these small and medium-sized aristocratic families in Guanzhong cannot bear it with the full favor and a little more severe method.
Although Man Chong was reviled for this, and his reputation was almost worse than that of Jia Xu, but Man Chong finally carried out the migration smoothly.
(End of chapter)
