"Really? Why have I never heard of it?"
Several other people continued to communicate, and one of the merchants laughed.
"You don't know something. There are three countries in the Far East."
Suddenly everyone present was surprised.
"My dear friend, please tell me."
Another person was more direct: "The restaurant owner, we have two tables here, and you can serve us another bottle of wine."
"Okay, guest."
The merchant kept stroking his beard, obviously enjoying everyone's attention.
"I heard from my father before that there are several countries over there, the most powerful is Goguryeo, and I don't know how many others there are."
Someone wondered, "Then why so few of us here know about it?"
"The mountains there are criss-crossed, so transportation is inconvenient. I heard that the terrain there is surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the people there rely on the mountains to feed themselves and the water."
"Oh, I didn't expect that there is a country in the Far East, but for the sake of the three caravans, I don't want to fight them. Merchants are in a low-level profession, and it is unlucky to use weapons rashly."
"Bang~!" Suddenly, a person from the next table started clapping the table.
"Hey, who is it? It's scary." More than a dozen people gathered around and were frightened.
One of them had sharp eyes and immediately raised his hand and said, "Captain Ma, you are also having a drink here."
Everyone also looked at Colonel Ma in surprise, not expecting that a Colonel would drink here.
"Um."
Lieutenant Ma stood up and said displeased, "Look, what are you talking about? Merchants are a lowly profession, but they are also my subjects of Daxia. My subjects are bullied in other countries. Don't I, Daxia, care?"
"You guys are enjoying the best life in Yuntong. You don't want to serve the country or be loyal. Instead, you are here to confuse the public with your lies. It is simply an insult to my Daxia man."
Several people present turned red and lowered their heads when Captain Ma said this.
After several days of propaganda by the soldiers, almost everyone in Yuntong County was furious. Many young people even ran to the county governor's house and asked to join the army.
Lao Gao was so frightened that he thought he was treason. He could not understand the Sheriff more and more. In the past, conscription was like catching rabbits. These guys tried their best to avoid going, but now it's better, it's the other way around.
But Governor Yang, no, if Lord Wu An doesn’t give the order, who dares to recruit people, expand the army privately, and behead people?
Gao Yushi could only stand up, explain the situation to everyone, and try to appease everyone's emotions.
But everyone could see the unstoppable smile on his face. Officials in this era did not have anything to say about asking for orders for the people, but he did feel the support from the head of Guizhou, even if these people came for Yang Qian.
On the grassland, Ran Jing's face was covered with frost, and he shook the blood-stained iron knife.
A handsome general ran over on horseback and held his hand.
"General, this tribe has been annihilated by us. After killing hundreds of people, we surrendered."
Ran Jing breathed a long sigh of relief and showed a relaxed expression.
"General Yan, how many tribes are there?"
"There are two more, the Yue Clan and the Jie Clan. We have sent people to notify them three times, but they still refuse to split up. Their number has exceeded the five thousand set by Lord Wu An."
Ran Jing nodded and said, "Give me the order. All dead enemies will have their heads cut off. Those over fifty years old will be beheaded. All other men and women will be escorted to Yuntong as slaves. We will set up camp here today."
Before Yan Yangjia could say anything, the two soldiers supported each other and started vomiting violently nearby.
Ran Jing frowned and said, "Are these new recruits?"
Yan Yangjia said helplessly, "Compared with the veterans, they are far behind. Every time two or three tribes that refuse to accept naturalization are wiped out, a new batch of new soldiers will be brought in, and we strive to make every new soldier see blood."
Looking at the two recruits who were about to vomit out the gall water, Ran Jing smiled, with a melancholy expression on his face.
"Kick it, kick it." Ran Jing rode over.
The two recruits immediately wiped their mouths and said respectfully, "General."
"You are new recruits, can you adapt? If you can't adapt, you can be transferred to the military camp to learn how to read and write, and then civilize the grassland."
The two recruits looked at each other, and one of them said curiously, "I heard that slaves are under supervision (this chapter is not finished yet!)"
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The guards are short of men, can't we go somewhere? "
Ran Jing glanced at Yan Yangjia in surprise and sneered, "Did you lead the troops?"
Yan Yangjia blushed, quickly dismounted, and walked towards the two recruits, raising his hands as big as cattail leaf fans.
"Pa~~!"
The sound of a riding whip came.
The three of them were all shocked.
Ran Jing said angrily, "Yan Yangjia, what do you want to do? If you punish the soldiers for no reason, you will be punished."
Yan Yangjia retracted his hand sarcastically. He did not dare to confront Ran Jing. With red eyes, he looked at the two recruits who were as frightened as quails and said angrily.
"Say, you two haven't killed the enemy and made meritorious service, just like rotating positions? Let me tell you, those who go to Shi Yuanji's place are all old and weak soldiers, but even the old, weak and disabled soldiers are still warriors who have fought a hundred battles, even if they are missing one arm or one leg , I can kill you two grandsons."
One of the soldiers said in horror, "General, I, we were wrong. This, this is so disgusting. After the head was chopped off, the blood spurted three feet high. I really can't stand it anymore."
Ran Jing was stunned, and suddenly thought of some of the people Yang Gan was talking about, and asked curiously, "Aren't you two locals from Yuntong?"
The two recruits looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "No, no, we are from Luo'an County, Dongde County. My father said that Yuntong was very wealthy and Luo'an County was not peaceful, so he moved his family here. It happened to be a time for military recruitment. Come and have a look.”
"Luo'an County? Why does it sound so familiar?"
Ran Jing turned around and said, "General Yan, go ahead and implement my orders. You can almost make rice. These two soldiers are quite interesting. I will take them with you to train them."
"Okay, if General Ran takes action, there will be no problem."
"Haha, flattery is taboo in the army. We are an army, and we fight to protect our country. Don't come here to play like those in the court. If Lord Wu An finds out, then we can let Krisna compete with you."
Yan Yangjia seemed to have thought of something terrible, and after handing over his hand, he ran away as fast as he could.
"You two follow me."
After Ran Jing gave the order, he rode horseback to the largest tent. These were the tents of the nomadic people. After the capture, he no longer had to set up his own military tent, which saved him a lot of effort.
As soon as I walked in, I saw five headless corpses lying across the tent. Judging from the costumes and decorations, they should belong to the level of the clan leader.
The two recruits stood in the middle of the tent, looking at the blanket with blood on the ground, looking at a loss.
Ran Jing found a clean place and sat down leaning on the body.
"sit."
The two of them found a relatively clean place to sit down in disgust.
Ran Jing untied the wine bag from his waist, took a sip of kumiss, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since the Xiongnu plundered the Xia Kingdom, they almost only attacked Tuncheng, and they only attacked Shoucheng once or twice. They only attacked Yuntong once or twice. Luo'an County has been peaceful for too long. Don't you feel that the world has been destroyed in this world? It’s peaceful.”
Before the two recruits could say anything, he continued.
"I remember before, I went to the battlefield and fought several battles, but I never killed anyone. Another time, I didn't kill an injured enemy in time. As a result, the enemy stood up and slashed my companion. At that time, Wu An could You were beaten badly."
Thinking of the scene at that time, Ran Jing laughed a little melancholy.
The recruits were surprised and asked, "General, were you beaten by Lord Wu An?"
"Not only was he beaten, he was beaten in front of all the soldiers in the army. Fortunately, he didn't take off his pants, otherwise it would be a big shame."
A tall, thick, and ferocious figure suddenly appeared in the minds of the two recruits, and they secretly thought, Don't ever have the chance to face Lord Wu An alone, or be prepared to beat him to death.
"You remember, we are the border army, and the border army is to protect the border. Why is it stipulated that each tribe cannot exceed five thousand people."
"Because Mr. Wu An feels that foreign tribes cannot be trusted. Their beliefs, habits, and lives are all different. A tribe of five thousand can only equip them with a hundred or so horses, so they can't make any big waves."
"Anyone who is strong and strong will be taken to work as a slave. As a result, almost no one in Yuntong County will do corvee service. If no one does corvee service, there will be no casualties, and the Guizhou leaders can live in peace and recuperate."
Seeing Ran Jing, I smiled (this chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 403: Intolerance towards the enemy is cruelty
Yin looked very talkative, and one of the soldiers said curiously, "General, if you kill them like this, they won't resist at all. I don't see any threat at all."
Ran Jing stood up, with a serious face, pointing to the corpses on the ground and said, "You have never seen the tragedy when the border was cleared of grass and grain. The wife and children were separated, the body was in different places, and the son watched his father being hacked to death in front of him. .”
"Husband, watching your wife being insulted in turn, our Xia Kingdom is so strong today because of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives and sacrificed their lives for it."
"Think about what you would do if the bodies of your loved ones were lying on the ground."
When Ran Jing said this, the two recruits' eyes immediately turned red.
"General, we understand what you said, foreigners cannot be trusted."
Ran Jing said with satisfaction, "Yes, no matter how well you get along with them or how nice their words are, remember that foreigners cannot be trusted."
Ran Jing gave them some time to think, but he became a little interested in these two recruits who grew up in Taipingwo.
"Why did you two move your family? Luo'an County is a good place, isn't it?"
The two recruits looked at me, and I looked at you, then secretly looked outside the tent and said cautiously.
"I heard that Guizhou leaders were being recruited to serve as corvees near Luo'an County. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, hundreds of corvées died. It is said that wild beasts appeared nearby, but we discerning people know that this matter is weird."
Ran Jing gradually started to pay attention, "It's really weird. I've never heard that wild beasts can kill hundreds of people."
Two recruits became interested, and one of them, a dark-looking recruit, said, "This is not the weirdest thing."
"what is that?"
"The corpses of hundreds of Guizhou people have not been found. Even if we encounter a pack of wolves, there must be bones and residual limbs."
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