"Hurry up, I haven't eaten yet?!" The supervisor was riding on a horse, waving the whip in the air. If any of the coolies stumbling under the horse slowed down, he would hit him with a whip.
Pull it up, and blood spurts out.
Some coolies were able to scream twice in a hoarse voice after being whipped, while most of the rest simply remained silent. Apparently they were used to the sudden pain and were even willing to slow down and pass through this biting pain.
They use the pain to sober themselves up before they can continue to move forward. As for not shouting, it is because they know that instead of struggling to shout, it is better to use the energy as much as possible on the road that is destined to be more difficult next.
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These coolies are all prisoners of war from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Bashu has very high requirements for strong young men. The strong young men among the prisoners of war have already been transferred to Shuzhong. There are large areas of farmland waiting to be reclaimed and workshops that need manpower are waiting there.
Only the older ones will stay in the army directly as laborers. After all, the advance of the army also requires civilian men to transport food, grass and equipment. For the Bashu army, which is very short of civilian men, these prisoners of war are naturally free coolies.
Li Xingchen didn't have much sympathy for these coolies. He knew very well that most of them were actually descendants of the Han family, but Li Xingchen had no choice. There had to be some people in the world who would do these things. If Li Xingchen was kind to them,
He was cruel to himself and the soldiers who fought in bloody battles under his command.
In this era, there was no "Geneva Convention", and there was no so-called "protection of prisoners of war". Even for these prisoners of war, Li Xingchen did not kill them, and even provided them with three meals a day, which was considered very good to them.
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Of course, if they are still alive after this battle, then Li Xinchen would not mind settling them in Bashu. As for returning home? Unless their hometown is already under Li Xinchen's control, it is simply impossible.
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"Brothers, keep up." The labor leader walking in front kept encouraging those behind him, and he would slow down slightly when he found someone falling behind.
They are now dragging a huge Pili chariot to move towards Fangling, and Bashu troops are constantly passing by singing various war songs. Their morale is high, which is in sharp contrast to these laborers who are arduously moving forward with their heads lowered.
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"General, Li Xingchen was able to build such a large trebuchet and now uses it in the small city of Fangling. He obviously wants to scare the monkeys." Another labor leader said in a low voice as he moved forward.
"No matter what he wants to do, what does it have to do with us?" The man said lightly, paused, and then sighed, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit. This time, not only Fangling, but also Xiangyang City will be affected.
Li Xingchen is so cheap."
"The general has no confidence in the Xiangyang defenders?"
"In front of Li Xingchen, what city can be called strong?"
After saying this, there was no reply. Both of them subconsciously remained silent, obviously thinking of the past where they had been defeated.
The tall Dingjun Mountain and the solid camp still seemed weak in front of Li Xingchen's troops. The figure arrogantly pointing forward in the wind and rain, and the crazy shouts all over the mountains and plains, Li Xun admitted that he would never forget it in his life.
The Luo Yi next to him may be different from the scene he remembered, but the fear of Li Xingchen is the same. When you actually fight with this guy more times, you can clearly know that the most terrifying thing about him is not
It was not his usual unconstrained combat command, but Li Xinchen's morale mobilization.
The great victories have made Li Xinchen's reputation reverberate in the army. This ever-victorious general will bring victory wherever he goes. This makes his soldiers believe that the current setbacks are not due to Li Xinchen's improper command, but also because of Li Xinchen's improper command.
It's not because the enemy is too strong, but because they themselves don't work hard enough.
This may be just a simple change of thought, but when thousands of people have this thought, when they stand on the opposite side of Li Xun and Luo Yi, it is not just a simple thought.
They had seen with their own eyes the soldiers who were inspired by Li Xingchen and charged forward without hesitation. Life and death had long been ignored by them.
Death is the hardest thing in the ages. Throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of people who are not afraid of death. Often, those who are easiest to survive on the battlefield are also these people who are not afraid of death. Those who are always ready to grease their feet are often killed at the beginning.
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After all, no matter how fast a person runs, it is impossible for arrows to run fast. And for crossbowmen, the easiest results are not those enemies who charge forward with shields, but those who directly attack the enemy behind them.
A coward with his back exposed.
Obviously, such a situation does not exist in Li Xingchen's army. Even with a majestic formation, in his hands, it still gives people the illusion of a desperate fight. Li Xun even had to admit that the last time he was at the foot of Dingjun Mountain,
The reason why I lost so miserably was because I was timid.
Facing the majestic formations rarely deployed by Li Xunchen, Li Xun became timid.
But he didn't know at the time that this majestic formation was Li Xinchen's "surprise weapon".
Later, on the arduous trek from the prisoner-of-war camp at Dingjun Mountain to Fangling City, Li Xun gradually understood these truths.
It's a pity that it was too late. He had already been plotted by Li Xunchen and ended up like this. Looking at Luo Yi next to him, Li Xun sighed softly. He had only had a quick fight with Luo Yi in the labor camp.
He was chased away as soon as he said hello. This was the first time I talked to him.
Li Xun also knew why. Although there were many coolies in the prisoner-of-war camp, many of them were elderly. There were only a few young men like Li Xun and Luo Yi, so they would definitely not be allowed to work together.
live.
Throughout the ages, captured generals have been treated in many different ways. Some are given good food and drinks in preparation for surrender, some are beheaded to show off their power, and some are directly sent to prisoner-of-war camps regardless of life or death. Obviously, after Li Xun was captured, he
He had already expected that he would end up like this, and it was good to be able to save his life. When the guards took the knife from his hand, he had already given up the idea of dying.
So many people don't want them to die. If they die, I'm afraid no one will be able to protect these brothers around them.
"Do you have a grudge against someone?" Li Xun asked in a low voice as he trudged forward.
This sentence was asked to Luo Yi. Even if Li Xun lowered his head at this time, Luo Yi knew it.
When he was at Dingjun Mountain, Luo Yi insisted not to go down the mountain for a decisive battle, but Li Xun overruled his opinion. In the end, he lost half of his troops and horses in the battle at the foot of the mountain. The loss was heavy, which directly led to the subsequent empty defense of Dingjun Mountain.
Li Xinchen waited for work and used wheel fighting to win it in one fell swoop.
Luo Yi smiled slightly: "Even if the general does not come down from the mountain, how long can Dingjun Mountain sustain it?"