After the Tang troops finished handling the battlefield, they began to set up camp.
Since the attack was carried out by a light army, they only brought water and dry food and no luggage, so setting up camp was very simple. They just found an open area and hastily built a fence.
There was no tent in the camp either. The Tang soldiers took off their armor, spread out a piece of felt, and slept on the ground.
When marching and fighting, it is common to endure hardships, so everyone has nothing to complain about.
Fortunately, it's autumn now, so there are more mosquitoes and we don't have to worry about freezing.
As a senior general, Xia Yu felt much more comfortable. Zhang Yu thoughtfully brought a mini tent so that he did not have to feed the poisonous mosquitoes in the mountains.
In the tent, after a hard day's work, Xia Yu drank some water, ate two pieces of biscuits, and ate a piece of dried venison to fill her stomach.
Just after they finished eating, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Zhai Changsun raised their curtains and came in.
"military adviser."
After a great victory, several people were beaming with pride.
"The generals are here, sit down quickly."
"What's up?"
A few people sat down, laughing and looking at each other but not speaking. The atmosphere was a bit strange for a moment.
"..."
Xia Yu was a little confused and scolded with a smile: "What's wrong with everyone? You're laughing like you've eaten bee poop, you're so nervous!"
"you say."
"you say."
Qin Qiong and the four others pushed and pushed, but in the end, Cheng Yaojin, who was the most shameless, was pulled out.
"Hey, military advisor," Cheng Yaojin smiled coquettishly: "Brothers, I would like to ask, what regulations should be followed for this seizure?"
"Why, shouldn't all the war horses, weapons, armor, etc. be turned in at once?"
Xia Yu was puzzled.
"That's what it should be. But, aren't there still some of the seized gold and silver that are fine?" Cheng Yaojin reminded Xia Yu with a wink.
Xia Yu suddenly realized.
Zhu Can, a dog thief, broke into Yan'an Ji and massacred hundreds of households and thousands of people. However, he also robbed a lot of money, which now belongs to the Tang army.
Xia Yu pondered, all the people in Yan'an were dead, and they couldn't even think of paying back.
He wanted to say that everything captured should be returned to the public, isn't that what the people's army does? But looking at the moral character of the four people, he probably didn't have this realization.
"Well, I just came out of the army and I'm not sure about many things. What are the rules in the military now?"
"The rules in the military have always been decided by the commander-in-chief."
"However, generally speaking, the scattered property on the battlefield is distributed to the soldiers without having to hand it over. It can be regarded as boosting morale."
Cheng Yaojin hurriedly rubbed his hands. Looking at his eagerness, he knew that this trip was going to be a big deal.
"That's it."
Xia Yu finally understood why these guys were so active.
Indeed, it is unrealistic to expect the ancients to be very enlightened.
They would freeze to death without plundering, or starve to death without demolishing houses. Throughout history, only the Yue Family Army and the People's Army were the only ones with such iron-clad military discipline.
Since this is the current rule, he doesn't want to offend anyone.
So, Xia Yu nodded and said: "Then let's follow the rules. It's not easy for soldiers to go through life and death. This is the money they have to pay for their lives."
"The military advisor is open." Cheng Yaojin slapped his thigh happily: "Brothers, please take it out."
Um?
Xia Yu was stunned for a moment when Cheng Yaojin and the others untied a cloth bag from behind and diligently placed it on the table in front of him.
"Commander, this is your share."
"Me too?" Xia Yu's mouth twitched, good guy, this is already prepared.
"Of course." Cheng Yaojin grinned: "As the commander-in-chief, you should get the largest share. Brothers all know the rules."
Xia Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This posture made him look like a big bandit leader.
He opened the four bags and took a look inside. Good guy, by the candlelight, the gold and white inside were dazzling.
Xia Yu was shocked: "So much!?" I'm afraid it won't be worth thousands of coins. Is this a small fortune?
Yuchi Gong said disapprovingly: "Military advisor, this is not much. If we break the Xiongcheng Dayi, the capture will be all over the sea."
"Yes, yes," Cheng Yaojin agreed: "That one lump sum can last for many years."
Xia Yu's mouth twitched again. These guys are full of gangsterism. She said in disbelief: "After breaking up the city, can they divide it privately like this?"
Was military discipline in ancient times so bad?
"Military advisor, it depends on the situation." Qin Qiong, an honest man, said.
"Oh, I'd like to hear the details." Xia Yu was very interested. You know, there are many things that will not be recorded in history books.
"There are two situations."
"The first type is those who surrender voluntarily. Generally speaking, the generals are prohibited from looting, and the treasury is not allowed to be tampered with, but most of them will use some money to reward the army."
"The second type is resistance, but not fierce. After the city is broken, except for the treasury, the general will generally allow the soldiers to loot the rich households and officials in the city as punishment."
"But there are rules. When you are the vanguard, the ones with the greatest achievements will grab it first, and the others will follow, each with a piece of territory, and slowly wash over."
"However, as long as you don't resist, you are generally not allowed to kill people, let alone commit adultery."
"The third type is those who resist desperately and anger our army. The general will usually promise that when the city is broken, he will not seal the sword for several days to encourage the whole army to attack the city vigorously."
"That is to say, once the city is broken, the soldiers can loot it at will, except for the treasury. There are no rules."
"This is what the world often calls a massacre."
"There is also a process for massacring a city. Generally, the city will be divided into several blocks, one army will be responsible for one block, and then it will be subcontracted layer by layer."
"In the beginning, we didn't kill anyone, we just ransacked each house first, so that ordinary people would lose money and avoid disasters."
"Of course, everyone knows that people will not be stupid enough to hand over all their money at once, so there will be a second search."
"It's hard to talk about this raid. Anyone who can't get the money out will be hacked to death."
"The common people are afraid of death, so they can only hand over the remaining wealth they have hidden."
"Once the money is squeezed out, it will be the third round of looting."
"This round of raids is mainly focused on robbing people. All young and beautiful women and skilled craftsmen will be singled out and taken away."
"Women are naturally assigned to meritorious soldiers, while craftsmen enrich the army."
"When the three rounds of raids are over, the people will basically have no fuel or water left. The army will tie up the remaining people with ropes and drive them together."
"Then there will be a massacre, kill them all and then stop."
"If the hatred is not resolved from above, the armies will rotate areas, continue to hunt for fish that have slipped through the net, and cleanse the city again."
"In this case, basically no chickens or dogs will be left."
"Finally, in order to prevent the news from leaking out, the army will withdraw from the city and set fire to the city. This will be considered a complete massacre of the city."
He never expected that in ancient times, even the massacre of a city would have a strict procedure. The hidden bestiality of the army was chilling.
You can imagine how despair a city will suffer under the order of massacre!
"The massacre of the city is harmful to Tianhe. I, the Tang Dynasty, will not do it so cruelly, right?" Xia Yu felt heavy. If the Tang army wanted to do this, he didn't know how to face it.
"Don't worry, military advisor, it usually won't happen." Seeing Xia Yu's ugly face, Qin Qiong quickly comforted him: "Our army in the Tang Dynasty has strict discipline and is determined to serve the world. Such evil things that disappoint the people's support rarely happen."
"Very few?" Xia Yu caught the topic and asked, "In other words, have you ever?"
Qin Qiong hesitated for a moment, after all, this was not a glorious thing, and sighed: "Yes. Sometimes the situation forces us to massacre the city."
Forced to massacre the city?
Xia Yu was very puzzled, with a question mark on her face.
"Second brother is right." Cheng Yaojin explained with a wry smile: "To be honest with the military advisor, everyone has done it to some extent to massacre the city."
"The difference is that we are not the butcher Zhu Can. Most of the time we have no choice or even have to do it."
"In some cities, everyone worked together to fight to the death. Our army attacked the city and suffered heavy casualties. The soldiers were very war-weary."
"At this time, if we force the soldiers to attack the city again, I am afraid that the camp will roar and kill each other."
"But if we give up, all our previous efforts will be wasted and the whole situation will collapse. In this case, attacking the city without sealing the sword is the last and only way."
"Otherwise, why should the soldiers ignore life and death and attack the city with all their strength?"
It turns out that this is the truth about robbing money, food, and women!
Xia Yu was a little startled.
He did not expect that he would be exposed to the horror and blood hidden in history so quickly. In troubled times, human life is really not as good as a dog.
"This is too cruel!"
"After the city is defeated, can't we stop massacring the city and exchange it for other conditions, such as land, money, and titles?"
No matter what the reason, Xia Yu really couldn't accept this kind of inhumanity.
"Once you make a promise, you can never withdraw it." Yu Chigong suddenly said firmly.
"Why?" Xia Yu was puzzled.
"The military advisor didn't know that the soldiers at that time had already gone through many bloody battles and were already red-blooded. Massacre of the city was both an incentive and a kind of catharsis."
"If we stop it rashly, no one knows what those big-headed soldiers who are eager to kill will do."
Having said this, Yuchi Gong couldn't help but change his face slightly, it was obvious that the memory of the past had left him frightened.
"Yes." Zhai Changsun also warned: "In the past, the Western Qin army was violent and massacres of cities were commonplace."
"Although Xue Ju is known as the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, he is brave enough for thousands of people, and the three armies are intimidated, but once the massacre of the city begins, they dare not stop it easily."
"Once the sergeants become jealous, they don't care who you are. Anyone who dares to stop them will stab you in the back, or even regard you as an enemy!"
Summer rain changes color.
At this time, he finally understood why the army was said to be a beast!
There is no strong hand, no cold will, and no outstanding military strategy to control this terrible beast!
Since ancient times, kindness has no power over soldiers!
Xia Yu finally realized that real marching and fighting is not a game of war, it is real blood and fire, and one general can conquer thousands of bones!
"I understand. It's getting late. Generals, please go back and have a rest early."
"promise."
The topic became a bit heavy, and the generals no longer had a cheerful attitude, so they all left one after another.
Xia Yu opened the bag and looked through the belongings inside. There was still blood on many gold and jade items, which was particularly dazzling.
For a moment, Xiaofa's excitement about making a fortune was gone, and all that was left was a deep sigh.
