Haiyan, outside the city, the army camp.
In the commander's tent of the Chinese Army, Liu Yu was fully clothed in armor and general robes, and he was sitting upright. On the left and right sides were the old generals of the Beifu Army and the generals of the Jingzhou Army who came to support them. Tan Pingzhi stood first on the left,
Xiang Jing stood side by side with him, and below him were Meng Longfu, Liu Zhong, Tan Daoji and others. They were face to face with the two brothers Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi standing on the right, and beside the Zhu brothers stood three intermediate
The officers were the three owners of the two thousand reinforcements they brought this time, Fu Hongzhi, Hu Daolin and Lu Lin.
Standing in the center of the tent opposite Liu Yu was Bao Hou wearing a leather armor. His face had a lot more wrinkles and a few white hairs. He looked haggard. Liu Yu sighed:
"Mr. Bao, after such a long separation, you should take better care of yourself. Haiyan, I cannot live without you."
Bao Hao sighed: "Thanks to General Liu who sacrificed his life to save us last year, our Haiyan parents were able to survive. I only hate that Si was incompetent and arrogant, harming others and himself, and almost ruined a big event. Every time I think of this, I..."
When he said this, the pain of losing his son and the anger of missing the army hit him together, and tears sparkled in his old eyes again.
Liu Yu said: "Mr. Bao, there is no need to be like this. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. The prince also sacrificed his life for the country. Afterwards, the court will discuss merits and provide pensions to the meritorious soldiers who died in battle. The current situation is very difficult, and the post-war settlement of people's livelihood is the first step.
Sir, I wonder what the situation is like here in Haiyan?"
Bao Bo shook his head: "The situation is very bad. The war has been going on for years. Last year, the monster thieves caused such a disaster. Not only the dogs were killed in the battle, but also more than a thousand Haiyan's young men died in this battle. I, Haiyan, only have a total of more than 2,000.
As a result, almost every household was missing a male, the farming season was missed, and the grain harvest was reduced by almost 70%. Since last autumn, I have been writing to the court, asking for grain relief to help the people.
Overcoming this difficulty, but, but, alas..."
Liu Yu was silent in his heart. Along the way, he saw many prefectures and counties along the way. There were corpses that died of cold and starvation everywhere on the roadside, and even tragic elephants with no one to bury them. He also passed by some local empty villages, where powerful families and their whole families
Wearing silk and satin, holding gold and silver jewelry, and starving to death at home, this is a miserable world. Yes, there have been wars for many years, first the Tianshi Tao Rebellion, and then the Jingyang Civil War. These warlords who are fighting for power do not have enough food for themselves.
How could he care about the life and death of these people in Wu? Thinking of this, his heart couldn't stop bleeding.
Zhu Lingshi frowned and said, "Could it be that the imperial court doesn't allocate any food? Or is your petition withheld by an official at any level?"
One of the three military academies standing under him, the bearded man named Hu Daolin, said in a deep voice: "It's not Sima Yuanxian's fault! Fortunately, God descended on Duke Huan and defeated this thief. Magistrate Bao
, it will be transferred soon, please hold on a little longer."
Fu Hongzhi on one side frowned slightly: "Daolin, you have to use your brain when speaking. Everyone said that production was reduced last year, and there is no relief grain allocation this year. Now there is nothing to eat, so what can we do to survive?"
Liu Yu looked at Bao Chou and said: "Mr. Bao County, you think this is a good idea. I will leave this group of troops from Hu Military Academy to help you resist the bandits. I will also leave some military rations for you to tide over the difficulties. How about this?"
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Hu Daolin's expression changed: "General, this is not good, we are here to beg thieves, not to stay here..."
Liu Yu said coldly: "The purpose of our pursuit of thieves is to save the people. If we can't save the people even if they starve to death, then what's the point of begging for thieves? The soldiers of Beifu have been fighting in Wudi for many years. They are natives and are familiar with the terrain.
The climate, and the soldiers of Jingzhou are not accustomed to the climate. Along the way, there are twenty-seven people in your building who have suffered from bad food and stomach diseases and fallen behind. I am not wrong."
Hu Daolin muttered in a low voice: "But, why don't you give us a chance to make meritorious deeds?"
Liu Yu laughed and said: "It turns out that Hu Zhuanzhu wanted to make a contribution. It doesn't matter. Killing thieves is a merit, saving the people is also a merit. You can let the sergeants help cultivate the land here, and part of the military rations can be used as seeds.
When we defeat the bandits and return here, you will be able to use the grain harvested in the autumn to feed the army, and we will also give you a share of the credit for killing the bandits on the front line, and we will never forget you."
Hu Daolin laughed: "That's it. What else can I say? I will obey the general's military orders!"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Then it's settled, Magistrate Bao, the military situation ahead is urgent. I have to leave immediately. I won't leave you to eat here. I hope you can take good care of the people of the Hu Building.
Thousands of stones of military rations are left behind to help you get through this spring plowing period."
Bao Hou laughed and said, "Thank you so much, General Liu. I wish you a happy journey and defeat the thief as soon as possible!"
Two days later, at the head of Juzhang City, Liu Yu looked at the group of troops led by Lu Lin. Accompanied by Shen Yuanzi, who was wearing an official robe, they were chatting and laughing as they escorted 10,000 shi of military rations, which contained a hundred hundred coins.
The remaining large carts were transported to the warehouse ten miles away. Liu Daogui stood beside him. There was no one within a few dozen steps. He shook his head: "Brother, is it really okay for us to divide our troops and share our food like this?"
Liu Yu softly said "Oh": "Do you think there is anything wrong? Third brother?!" At this point, he lowered his head and glanced at Liu Daogui's feet, and said with a smile: "This time is good, I don't need big brother to tie it for you."
My legs are on."
Liu Daogui glanced around and whispered: "Brother, I know that you transferred the Jingzhou Army in this way because you didn't want to leave eyes and ears in the army to monitor us, but if you do this, Huan Xuan may become suspicious."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "The Zhu brothers are my apprentices, and they are loyal people who will not betray me. Fu Hongzhi also fought with us in Luoyang back then. I have been observing him all the way. He is also a person with lofty aspirations."
People are not Tiexin's followers who follow Huan Xuan. As for Hu Daolin and Lu Lin, I have stayed behind. The remaining thousands of Jingzhou soldiers will follow us. When the time comes, help me pay more attention to whether there is anyone among them.
Just keep eavesdropping and observing the whereabouts of our Beifu sergeants."
Liu Daogui nodded: "I understand what brother means. I will handle the matter. If the eyes and ears are confirmed, I will make them disappear in the battle. But does brother really want to eliminate Lu Xun this time? Although they are openly rebelling now
, plundering everywhere, but they don’t seem to want to establish themselves in Wudi for a long time. I think they have the idea of moving elsewhere."
Liu Yu smiled and patted Liu Daogui on the shoulder: "Yes, there is progress. They want to escape far away. That's why I want to eliminate the military's spying, because I have a deal to negotiate with Lu Xun."
This chapter has been completed!