The Central Plains has been turned into a scorched earth. The once prosperous and prosperous place is full of burned villages, and bones can be seen everywhere on the roadside. Sili originally had 610,000 households and more than 3 million people, but now the population has suddenly decreased a lot.
, only a little over two million were left, and a population of one million simply evaporated.
Some of them were recruited by various princes, and some fled to Jingzhou, Hebei and Jiangdong. The rest were turned into corpses in the war. Now the population under the imperial court is much smaller, and the soldiers are
However, the number of horses has increased a lot, and the coming and going of horses has made the people's lives more difficult.
But no matter how difficult it is for the people at the bottom, the lives of the upper-class dignitaries will not be affected too much. He Jin lives in the rebuilt General's Mansion. Although it is freezing outside, he does not feel the slightest chill.
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"Snapped!"
A golden cup was smashed to the ground by the enraged general. He Jin stepped forward hurriedly, kicked Wei Li to the ground, and cursed: "Before leaving, you boasted to me about Haikou, saying it was a sure thing."
You can persuade Chen Wenzheng, but now that you haven’t got the things, you still have the nerve to come back? Why don’t you just die outside?”
As the war progressed, the court's situation became more and more difficult, and He Jin's temper became more and more violent. He now drinks a lot of alcohol every day, otherwise he cannot sleep. Because he indulges in drinking and having fun, his body seems to be breathless.
Normally, the eyes swelled up quickly, but the eyes were deeply sunken, and there were deep bags under the eye sockets.
Forced to have no choice, He Jin re-canonized Chen Cheng, Dong Zhuo, Yang Feng, Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and a series of other princes in the name of the emperor. Although it had a certain effect, it caused more problems.
General Ding Yuan of the West was not resentful of the imperial court's favor to the rebels, but he did not give him any reward for fighting for two years. He sent troops to seize Tongguan and sealed the passage between Guanzhong and Luoyang.
All these things made He Jin more and more exposed, and his drinking became more and more uncontrolled. Wei Li was beaten today, but it just happened to happen when the general was angry every day.
Wei Li was kicked over, and the ribs in his chest began to hurt. He lay on the ground and trembled: "Although he failed to get back the method of making a thunderbolt chariot, he contacted Han Sui, the former governor of Jincheng. Han Wenyue said that he
The princes of Xiliang and Xiliang have been dissatisfied with Chen Cheng for a long time, but they can't resist Chen Wenzheng's power..."
"Well?" He Jin's godless eyes suddenly became sharp, and he seemed to have turned into the once all-powerful general at this moment. He stared at Wei Li and said in a hoarse voice: "Continue, Han Sui
How is he doing?"
"General Han said that although he is no longer the governor of Jincheng, the current governor is his son, and the old troops are still there. Plus the troops in various counties who oppose Chen Cheng, the number is 70,000 to 80,000. Now they are just waiting for the opportunity.
, if the imperial court can clearly issue an imperial decree, it can strengthen the resistance of the princes. When the time is right, they will follow the imperial decree and kill the rebels!"
"Kill the rebels?" He Jin laughed wildly without warning, "Yes, Chen Cheng is a traitor, and Han Sui is also a traitor! Letting the traitors kill the traitors is a great thing!"
He laughed wildly for a while, knelt down, pinched Wei Li's cheek hard, and said with a breath of wine: "What does Han Sui want from the court? Does he want to be a shepherd in Liangzhou? Then let's write to him
An imperial edict! Hahaha, when he becomes the shepherd of Liangzhou, someone will definitely come to Luoyang and want to replace him, don't you think so?"
With a pair of fat hands pinching and rubbing his face, Wei Li was filled with fear and fear, but he didn't dare to move and could only say respectfully: "Yes."
He Jin squeezed Wei Li for a while, probably because he felt that the touch was not as good as the beauty's breasts, and suddenly lost interest. He stood up and shouted: "Then let Han Sui's rebellion start quickly. If he can kill Chen Cheng
Send his head to Luoyang, and I will make him a hussar general again!"
After a while, Wei Li retreated from the general's mansion. After coming out, Wei Li felt in a trance, wondering why the world suddenly became strange. Chen Cheng's appearance changed drastically, and he looked much scarier than before.
The general also seemed to have changed in one year. Not only did his body become fatter, but his temperament also changed drastically. He was even more terrifying than Chen Cheng!
Perhaps, Wei Li thought sadly: He should not have been an official at all, nor should he have joined the army. Without the talents of his ancestors, how could he restore the glory of his ancestors?
The howling cold wind blew on his face, making Wei Li shiver. As soon as he came out of the warm spring-like room, he was a little unable to adapt to the cold outside. He woke up from self-pity, and his eyes immediately became firm again.
No matter what, no matter what, now that you have come to this point, you can't look back!
A few days later, the head of King Hanping of Heshou was sent to Luoyang. Song Jian’s head first went to Fufeng Huangfusong, and then to Chang’an, where he met Gai Xun and Ding Yuan before being sent to Luoyang.
Coming from Luoyang. Although Ding Yuan had sent troops to blockade Tongguan, he did not ban business travel. He also did not need the head of a king to demonstrate his martial arts, so he sent people to Luoyang.
The pickled head was placed in a lacquered wooden box. Even in the middle of winter, it still emitted an unpleasant smell. When the lacquered wooden box was opened, the concubine next to her saw such a smelly head.
, they were all shocked, and some even screamed in shock.
However, He Jin felt that this head was very good, and it made his recent migraine much better, and he didn't seem so manic anymore. There was not much fear on Song Jian's head, but a ferocious look.
meaning.
Looking at the smelly head in front of him, He Jin suddenly felt something in his lower body. He pulled over a beauty with pale face, ignored the other's screams of pain, pressed him on the side of Song Jian's head and started fucking her.
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"Hoo, ho, Chen Wenzheng, Dong Zhongying, Ding Jianyang... you thieves, Nai Gong is going to pick you off one by one, chop off your heads like this, and put them in a box for people to admire.
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The sore and numb feeling came, He Jin roared, climbed up from the beauty's body, and sprayed the life seeds on Song Jian's head. Looking at the white seeds on the ferocious face, he felt unprecedented pleasure,
I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Smiling, He Jin's eyes suddenly turned gloomy again, and he murmured to himself: "If there really is such a day... If there is such a day..."
He looked at the beauties around him with gloomy eyes, "I will never leave you to thieves!"
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is already the third year of Chuping. Chen Cheng was driven out of Luoyang in the sixth year of Zhongping. At the end of May of that year, he ran away to Liangzhou, and then fought hard in Liangzhou.
First they attacked the Huns, then the officers and soldiers, and then they killed Song Jian. Now in Liangzhou, there is no one who can challenge the authority of the State Mufu.
Outside, the imperial court has been exhausted from fighting with various rebels. Guanzhong is a vast area of fertile land and has always been rich, but now prices have soared. A thousand bucks of rice may not necessarily buy food. Because the imperial court casts "big money"
As a result, the people have completely abandoned the currency transaction model and returned to the barter model.
In private, the copper and silver coins cast privately in Liangzhou began to circulate in Sanfu and Bingzhou. Because of the abundant materials, many powerful people after obtaining the coins minted in Liangzhou did not put them into use, but buried them.
Save it at home.
They were really scared. The imperial court was collecting grain and recruiting people all day long, and they didn't know when it would end. As soon as the grain and livestock were discovered, they would be plundered. Bury some coins at home, and they will be destitute in the future.
Maybe I can survive with these things.
Dong Zhuo of Bingzhou had asked Chen Cheng for help before, hoping to obtain 200,000 shi of grain from Liangzhou. Chen Cheng quickly gave an answer, saying that he wanted to exchange people for grain. Dong Zhuo was in poverty and did not consider it at all.
, with a big wave of his hand, he sent the person over directly, and then took away cart after cart of grain from Wuyuan.
Although there are a lot of miscellaneous grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes and the like in it, the soldiers would often feel stomach upset if they ate too much, but compared to the people of Bingzhou who had begun to chew tree roots and turf, it was good to eat some.
How can you be so picky?
Dong Zhuo lost 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses in the Battle of Jianhe. After escaping back to Bingzhou, he forcibly captured 30,000 young men. He also released two Huns from Yufuluo and Huchuquan into Taiyuan, and gained two troops.
Thirty thousand Huns cavalry. Added to his remaining troops, there were another seventy or eighty thousand troops, known to the outside world as one hundred thousand.
These 100,000 people, plus the garrisons from various places and the civilians who transport food, add up to 120,000 to 30,000 people. With so many people, let alone a Bingzhou, even He Jin of Luoyang would have a headache. But in this
In this era, the number of people is still an important factor in determining the direction of the battle. Especially when defending, even miscellaneous soldiers can play a big role.
Therefore, no matter He Jin, Dong Zhuo, or even the princes in the world, there is no one who is not desperately expanding the army. The number of soldiers and horses in the Han Dynasty now far exceeds that of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Dong Zhuo raised so many soldiers and horses that he didn't care about thousands of rebellious family members. He even saw a way to make money, that is - human trafficking! Anyway, during the war, those people who killed them were just killed.
It is better to capture them and sell them to Liangzhou to exchange for food.
Originally, Dong Zhuo thought about simply robbing Wuyuan County. How could shopping be as enjoyable as robbing? But after crossing the Yellow River, the land became very barren, and the Qiang and Huns tribes who had taken refuge in Liangzhou were everywhere along the way.
, Xu Rong defended well again, and Dong Zhuo, after careful consideration, still did not dare to risk a war on both sides.
Now that we have finally stopped fighting with Hanoi, it is time to go all out to advance into Guanzhong. Although Liangzhou now has some savings, how can it compare with the Guanzhong Plain with a population of millions? As long as they can fight back to Guanzhong, that is
The tiger returns to the mountains!
As for Jia Xu, although Li Ru said he was a rare talent, is talent worth one hundred thousand shi of food?
