Chen Mu originally wanted to lure the snake out of the cave and use the opportunity to attack Chang'an to lure Niu Fu out and annihilate him.
As a result, Tian Feng succeeded in paralyzing the enemy with a drunken trick.
After this battle, the Kwantung Army only lost more than 1,200 people, while Dong's army suffered seven or eight thousand casualties. Countless people surrendered and were captured, and only a few thousand escaped.
For a time, the capital was in turmoil, and the government and the public were shocked.
Dong Zhuo in Chang'an was very angry. For several days in a row, the court met the princes of the Manchu Dynasty with thunder and anger, and demoted and punished Li Jue, Guo Si and others who had fled back, venting their dissatisfaction.
But now Zuo Fengyi's fall is inevitable, and the strategic losses are huge. Dong Zhuo also has to heavily guard Yangling, Changling, Weiqiao and other places, and no longer has the energy to massacre the city.
War is inherently a matter full of uncertainties, and Chen Mu is not really clever enough to know that Zhang Fei and Tian Feng have planned it in advance.
So when he found out that Niu Fu had already been executed before he even took action, he felt quite complicated.
But from a consequentialist perspective, this is indeed a good thing. It can save Chen Mu a lot of trouble, at least he doesn't need to spend other time doing this thing.
After Zuo Fengyi's garrison collapsed, the Kwantung Army could move unscrupulously from the north to the west of Chang'an, transfer people from more than a dozen counties in the west on a large scale, relocate the people vigorously, and save a large number of people who were struggling on the verge of life and death.
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.
Grain trucks drove majestically on the Guanzhong Plain, traveling at lightning speed.
The sooner we can reach those cities, the sooner we can save more people.
He Shen once said that people who are about to starve to death are no longer human beings. They are animals. As long as they can survive, they can eat grass, roots, tree bark, and soil.
The people who were able to leave had already moved on their own. The entire Guanzhong Plain was full of people fleeing, one household after another, dragging their families with them to the east. Many more people could no longer even walk.
No, I can only stay where I am and wait to die.
Zhang Fei's 10,000 infantrymen stayed behind at Zuo Fengyi to provide supplies to the rear. The other 10,000 infantrymen followed Chen Mu, under the cover of Gongsun Zan's 30,000 cavalry, into Yangcheng, broke through Changling, and marched towards Lanchi, Weili and other places.
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Dong Zhuo's troops retreated steadily, and in the end they could only huddle near the Wei Bridge, watching helplessly as the Kwantung Army moved people unscrupulously outside the city and rescued the people.
This is obviously a large-scale population migration in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but compared with the last time, this time it is much smaller in terms of number and scale. Because after a year of hardship, many people from Luoyang
They all died on the way, so it’s not easy to survive, let alone survive for such a long time.
The New Year of the second year of Chuping was spent in this mighty migration. Liu Bei's condition had improved a lot after a few days of recovery. At the end of December, at the beginning of the new year, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Bao Xin were asked to continue.
Stay behind and come to help with the remaining troops.
In Pingling County, countless people with sallow faces and shriveled bodies, as if they would fall down in the next second, slowly came out of the city. They were either walking hard or lying under the city roots. The winter sun shone on them, like
There is no warmth at all.
Hundreds of large pots were set up outside the city, and the aroma of billowing millet porridge filled the nostrils. With the opening of the Qinling Food Road, a steady stream of food was transported, and the Kwantung Army now had no shortage of food.
However, it is common sense that people who have been hungry for a long time should not eat too much at once, so they should eat porridge first and then eat slowly to save the lives of the victims.
The tenacity of the Han nation was fully demonstrated at this moment. Even though they knew it was time for them to survive, the people around them did not grab food. The soldiers either helped to support them or gave them water to quench their thirst.
Waiting quietly for the porridge to be cooked.
Some people staggered to the pot, and their cloudy eyes seemed to be much clearer and brighter at this time. Some people even lost the strength to walk, and were carried out by the soldiers Liu Bei sent into the city.
First I fed him some dry food to stay alive.
Lines of soldiers were quickly coming in and out of the city gate, and military doctors rushed to the battlefield one after another. They were brewing soups and treating people who were so hungry that their body functions were almost collapsing. Everyone was doing their best to deal with this disaster.
The hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage, and the greatness of mankind is the greatness of courage.
Some people are born as devils and have caused countless disasters.
But there are also some people who are saints, like the light in the dark night at dawn, illuminating the whole world.
At this time, the Qingzhou Army is no longer a weapon for killing people, but a soldier who saves people. They may not understand what it means to be benevolent and righteous in saving the world, but they know compassion and compassion.
Because their Lords are personally practicing the ethics in their hearts.
When every soldier was working hard to save the people, Liu Bei was never far behind. He was almost the first one to charge forward, ignoring all the misery in the world.
"The porridge is ready!"
"Don't make a mess, don't make a mess, everyone has it."
"Let women, children and the elderly take priority. Adults with strong bodies should drink some water first and maintain order. No one will go hungry in the future."
The porridge was finally cooked, and tens of thousands of people slowly gathered together. There was a long queue in front of every big pot.
There is no clutter, no crowding, everything is orderly.
A child cried out that his mother was starving to death. Liu Bei ordered other soldiers to disperse to rescue others, while he hurried over to save the child's mother with a bowl of porridge.
There was a father who knelt on the ground and begged the soldiers to give him a bowl of porridge first, because his child was reduced to skin and bones from hunger and was lying on the ground dying, as if he might die at any moment.
Liu Bei had just saved the mother of a child, and now he was about to save the child of a father.
There are just too many such things.
Chen Mu saw him carrying another bowl of porridge and hurriedly walked towards an old man. This was already his twelfth trip. The old man was lying under the city wall, so thin that he seemed to have no bones.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A bowl of porridge was brought to him. Liu Bei squatted on the ground and fed it one bite at a time with a spoon. His eyes were full of patience without any trace of impatience.
Zhang Fei was a little confused. He scratched his head and said to Chen Mu: "I can understand saving so many people. We can let them go back to Luoyang to farm and help us replenish military supplies. But the old man is dying and he probably won't be able to be saved. Brother
What else are you going to do?”
Chen Mu turned around and stared at Zhang Fei for a long time, making Zhang Fei confused and confused. Just when Zhang Fei was about to ask him why he looked at him like that, Chen Mu spoke.
He said: "Third brother."
"Um?"
"Do you know the difference between me, you, the eldest brother and the second brother?"
"have no idea."
Zhang Fei shook his head. Although the two brothers had similar aspirations, they had very different personalities. It was just that he had never paid attention to these.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Big brother and second brother are kind, while we are indifferent."
"Are you saying that I am a person who doesn't know etiquette?"
Zhang Fei was a little unhappy. He had read books, and he had read a lot. At least he was much more educated than Guan Yu.
Chen Mu shook his head and said: "I believe that Third Brother is a person who knows etiquette, but this has nothing to do with knowing etiquette. It has to do with whether we have benevolence towards others in our hearts. Just as Third Brother is sometimes too harsh, but
Never look at problems from other people’s point of view, that’s a bit much.”
Historical records describe Zhang Fei as violent and ungrateful, often whipping his soldiers. But he was not a completely violent person. He just trained his soldiers to some extremes. Once a soldier failed to complete his task, he would immediately beat or scold him, which led to the final tragedy.
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But in fact, this also reflects a problem, that is, Zhang Fei is indeed a person who lacks sympathy. Perhaps Chen Mu is also such a person. It is precisely because everyone is of the same kind that they understand the disadvantages of doing so.
Today, it is time to give Zhang Fei some advice.
After hearing what he said, Zhang Fei asked: "What the fourth brother means is that the eldest brother still wants to save the old man even though he knows he can't be saved, because he has benevolence and righteousness, and I think he will definitely die and don't want to waste time, because
Did I treat the people and soldiers badly?"
"It's not you."
Chen Mu pointed at himself and said, "It's us, and so am I."
Zhang Fei: "..."
If one person accuses another person, even if what he says is right, the unpleasant words will always make people feel uncomfortable and resist them.
But this person has even criticized himself, so what else can he say?
Chen Mu continued: "The third brother is a sensible person. We brothers have been together for many years, and you should have seen that. The eldest brother and the second brother care about the people and love the soldiers, so they don't see suffering. And the third brother often beats and scolds the soldiers.
He has a bad temper and is very kind to soldiers and civilians. As for me... I can't even count the blood on my hands, so I say we are all the same."
"That......"
Zhang Fei asked tentatively: "Is this a bad thing?"
"nature."
Chen Mu nodded: "When you beat and scold the soldiers for no reason, have you ever considered their feelings? I have caused countless killings and wronged souls, have you ever considered their feelings?"
"there has never been."
"But one thing is different between us. Third brother, I did this because I had no choice. The people I killed were all enemies. If I didn't kill them, they would kill us. So only if they die can we
live."
"But our soldiers are not our enemies. On the contrary, they are our comrades, our brothers, and our brothers. If one day we cannot even trust our brothers and our brothers, this will become a problem."
A very sad thing.”
"And what you are doing now, Third Brother, is turning our comrades into enemies. If you hit them, they will resent you. Sooner or later, you may die in their hands."
"Humans are not animals. They have emotions, love, hate, joy and sadness."
"When one day, the general who leads a group of soldiers is not a person who is loved and respected by these soldiers, but a person who makes them feel fear and deep resentment, then this army
, not only has no combat effectiveness, but it will also become an army that endangers itself and backfires on itself."
"Third brother, I believe you don't want one day that your subordinates will only have resentment for you and no respect for you. Imagine if your eldest brother whips you every day for no reason, what would you think? Even if we are brothers, you will rise up.
Resistance, what do you think?"
At the end of the sentence, Chen Mu looked at Zhang Fei with eyes full of seriousness and seriousness.
Zhang Fei was speechless by what he said and couldn't speak for a long time.
At the end, he squeaked and said: "I know fourth brother, I will remember your words in the future and will never whip soldiers for no reason again."
"A man should be honest and keep his word."
Chen Mu laughed and said: "Since the third brother said it, I can take it as his promise. There is a supervising team in the army, responsible for military discipline. If I hear that the third brother has made this mistake again in the future, I will grab it.
In order to supervise the work of the battle team and personally punish the soldiers, then I will laugh at the third brother for being a person who does not keep his word."
"snort!"
Zhang Fei was so irritated that he immediately became unhappy and said arrogantly: "Your third brother promised me a thousand pieces of gold. If I do it again, fourth brother, you can punish me and let me do anything!"
"Then issue a military order?"
Chen Mu said with great interest: "Write it in black and white on a piece of paper, sign it, and make it known to the world. This is called keeping your promise."
"Just write, no one is afraid of whom."
Zhang Fei was not afraid at all. Didn't he just stop whipping the soldiers at will? As long as he was not allowed to drink, these were small things. Anyway, he used to do this kind of thing because he was in a bad mood. The worst is, if he is in a bad mood again, he will whip him.
Idiots always have a way to vent their anger.
Chen Mu smiled and said nothing, but looked into the distance.
Liu Bei held the bowl and squatted on the ground, staring blankly at the old man without moving.
The old man is dead.
Life is so fragile.
So much so that he even opened his mouth without even leaving a last word.
This mouthful of porridge did not save his life after all.
But before the old man died, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, without any pain, and there was a smile.
Although his eyes were cloudy and blank, they still shone with a faint glimmer.
At least.
Before he died, he could experience the long-lost desire to be full.
At least.
Before he died, he felt that benevolence and righteousness still existed.
There may be countless cruel people like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in this world.
But there are also idealists like Liu Bei.
He is fighting for them, working hard for them, and doing his best for them.
The old man died here, on the eve of being able to live.
But the light in his eyes may be because he saw that more people will live because of Liu Bei in the future, and more people will be saved by him.
If there is no torch from now on, I will be the only light.
In such a chaotic world of cannibalism, the existence of such a glimmer of light is already the last glimmer of humanity, and that is enough.