Not every officer in charge in the military camp was happy with this behavior.
There are also people who don't feel happy but turn a blind eye because there is nothing wrong with doing so.
This actually helps maintain order in the military camp and limit the number of deserters.
After all, those who have money to buy a way to escape are the minority, and those who have no money are the majority.
Give these guards a little advantage. In order to maintain the "market price", they will naturally chase and beat people who have no money but try to escape forcefully. They are very "conscientious" in their attacks.
Beating him to death is considered good.
The deserters were cut into pieces, tied to pillars and burned to death, hung up and beaten to death with whips, and even chopped into pieces and cooked and eaten...
There's nothing they can't do, nothing they can't be cruel to.
The stricter and more ferocious they display to the outside world, the higher the price of buying a road from them will be, which will invisibly reduce the escape rate of soldiers and civilians, making this number not too ugly.
In the end, when the guards made money, their "filial piety" would not be lost.
What goes around comes around, and it won’t be difficult to come back next time.
This is how the pattern of hello, me, and everyone is formed.
To the emperor, marching and fighting was a serious and fatal matter, but to some people, it was a business opportunity.
As long as you hold a little power, you can always find opportunities to make a fortune.
Fighting and making money have never been unrelated things. With some subtle operations, fighting can become a way to get rich for some people.
And who cares about the blood and tears of the bitter soldiers and civilians?
No one will care.
When they join the army, they are treated as dead people.
The huge and terrifying doomsday chariot of the Jin Army roared forward with the flesh and blood of the signing army and civilians as fuel.
In front of them was the vast land of Hebei, and behind them were broken corpses and a huge pile of excrement and food residues that almost piled up with a foul smell.
This is a nightmare for the logistics team, but it also enriches the land they pass through.
Presumably, the land moistened by corpses and excrement will become very fertile in the future. If there is no flooding of the Yellow River, a large number of crops will definitely be able to grow.
The Jin Army advanced all the way, expanding the scope of its investigation. With a large number of troops as its backing, the rovers of the Liberation Army could not stop the Jin Army's rovers from going deeper, so they retreated one after another.
The Jin Army rangers transmitted the scenes they saw back to the rear and handed them over to the central command department and the emperor.
So Wan Yanliang learned that along the way he was moving forward, from the southern part of Bazhou to the eastern part of Mozhou and the eastern part of Hejian Prefecture, there were no human beings. Renqiu City was completely empty. Apart from traps and destroyed roads, there was really nothing else. .
Jianbi Qingye did a good job, and it seemed that he was determined to fight Jin Jun to the end. This made Wan Yanliang feel very unhappy, but also found it very challenging.
The more intense Su Yonglin's resistance is and the more unwilling he is to be captured, then when he is finally killed and captured, and he is brought to Zhongdu to perform the sheep-catching ceremony, he will feel a great sense of accomplishment.
How pleasurable is it to have an enemy who poses a huge threat to you kneel in front of you, wailing and begging for mercy, kneeling on the ground and throwing yourself to the ground?
Or tie him up, humiliate his family wantonly in front of him, kill the people he cares about, and look at his painful expression, how much enjoyment would that be?
Wan Yanliang felt very excited just thinking about it, and he couldn't wait to enjoy this pleasure.
On the tenth day of November, Wan Yanliang's vanguard army arrived at the outskirts of Hejian City. Looking at the tall, wide and deep Hejian City, they did not choose to attack by force, but retreated a distance to select a suitable place for the army to camp.
Then the Pioneer Army sent someone to report the news about the defense of Hejian City to Wanyan Liang, so Wanyanliang learned that the Liberation Army had transformed Hejian City into a super war fortress.
The lowest part of the city wall is about three feet, and the highest part is even more than three feet. There are not only thick city walls, but also urns.
It's winter now, and many rivers in the north have frozen, and the moat of Hejian City cannot escape. However, the guard of Hejian seems to have a good idea, and directly drains the water and empties the moat. The moat directly becomes a square four feet wide and three feet deep. A huge pit of ten feet.
There are many flags on the city wall, with the words "Expelling the Hulu and Reclaiming China" written all over it. There are many defenders, and many weapons for defending the city can be vaguely seen. The defenders move quickly, their troops are in good order, and the sound of drums and horns is endless.
Seeing the Jin army approaching, the defenders did not panic at all, but stood ready.
It is conceivable that this is an elite army.
At present, they don't know the specific number of this army, but just by looking at this military appearance, they know that this battle will not be easy to fight.
Wanyan Liang thought for a moment and then asked Wanyan Benjian, the commander-in-chief of the left army beside him, about tactics.
Wanyan Benjian was also a veteran of the Four Dynasties, a meritorious veteran who followed Wanyan Aguda's cavalry. Because he was loved by Wanyan Aguda, he was awarded a gold medal and was known as the "Gold Medal Man" in the army.
He had certain military talents. When he was young, he followed the first generation of Jin Kingdom's powerful generals to fight continuously in the Central Plains, from Hedong to Guanzhong, where he fought against the Southern Song Dynasty and Xixia, and even attacked Tubo, and made many contributions.
But it's not necessarily true how talented he is. After the war, Wanyan Benjian has been leading troops in the local area and in the central government. He rarely goes out to fight anymore. He was also scolded by Wanyan Liangzhang because of some family disputes. .
But he is relatively able to survive, and he has lived until now. He has seniority and high status, and is on the same level as Wuyan Puluhun.
Wuyan Puluhun is currently chasing the remnants of the Liao army in eastern Liaodong and cannot launch a southern expedition, so Wanyan Benjian is the best candidate.
Wan Yanliang took him with him, ready to ask for advice on military matters from time to time.
Wanyan Ben frowned when he heard that the Hejian City was tall, wide and heavily fortified.
"Although I haven't seen Hejian City yet, I think the city must be very difficult to attack. Han people's military art always emphasizes that when marching and fighting, attacking a city is the most desperate method. A tall, wide and deep city cannot have more than ten times the strength of its troops. It’s very difficult to capture if it’s a siege.”
Wan Yanliang curled her lips and didn't take it seriously.
"When our ancestors marched south, it was said that the big cities such as Hejian and Zhending were conquered in just a few days. Before, I had not checked for a moment and was attacked by the bandits. This is enough to prove that these big cities are not that big. It is difficult to capture, so veteran generals should not overly admire Han Chinese military tactics."
Seeing that Wanyan Ben was getting older and not as courageous as before, he was a little afraid of the emperor who had scolded him so unceremoniously, so he kept saying yes without daring to refute.
The army continued to advance, and when Wan Yanliang saw what kind of state Hejian City was in, his face didn't look good either.
The defense status of Hejian City, if nothing else, if the Liberation Army attacks Zhongdu, the defensive preparations that Zhongdu can make are probably this.
At most, the number of people will increase, but the rest is really hard to say.
The horses, the iron thorns, the pits, the tall city walls, the urn city, the defensive soldiers on the city, and the defensive equipment all gave me a numb feeling at first glance.
Non-professional military personnel like Wan Yanliang can still feel the power of Hejian City, let alone professional military personnel.
Wanyan Benjian looked at Hejian City with a very solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, Hejian City is heavily defended. If we attack by force, our army's losses will definitely not be small. If the defenders in the city are effective, our army may not be able to capture this strong city in two or three months. Although Hejian is very important, but The veteran believes that there is no need to attack the city blindly."
Wan Yanliang looked at this fortified city and shook his head.
"Although a strong city is difficult to capture, Hejian is of great significance to Hebei. It must be captured and must not be left alone. Moreover, such a large city must be able to carry a large number of troops. If it cannot be captured, the main force will continue to move south, and it is difficult to guarantee that the defenders in the city will not be able to survive. They will break out of the city and threaten our army's logistics, so we must not ignore it."
What Wan Yanliang said makes sense.
Although Wanyan Benjian did not think that the first battle of the Southern Expedition had to be fought in Hejian City, but since the emperor was determined to give Su Yonglin a severe blow, he must also make some preparations for this battle. .
An unprecedented fierce and cruel city attack and defense battle is about to begin.
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