It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 121

The Han army left the port of Vung Tau and rushed to the counties under the jurisdiction of Nichinan County.

Liu Ke's primary goal is Linyi County.

Linyi County is a large county under the jurisdiction of Rinan County.

Someone once became king here, and took this place as the capital to establish Linyi Kingdom.

Later, Shi Xie fled, and after separatist rule and hegemony, he wiped out this small country and incorporated it into the territory of Jiaozhi Kingdom.

However, because it used to be the capital of the country, although Linyi County is only a county seat in scale, the city walls can also be called thick.

Unfortunately, no matter how thick it is, it is still just a county seat.

Liu Ke didn't intend to die in the county seat, so he directly asked Gan Wenjin to lead his troops to threaten war, and then asked Chen Fujia to negotiate with the county magistrate.

Relying on his eloquence, Chen Fujia entered the county seat arrogantly.

Reluctantly, the county magistrate of Linyi came from a local wealthy family.

The wealthy family is very different from the aristocratic family, and this is the aristocratic family of the Cochin Kingdom, the Fanbang aristocratic family, how can you care about your origin in the Central Plains?

The county magistrate of Linyi didn't even care what Chen Fujia was from the Yingchuan Chen family, or a disciple of the grand master of the Han Dynasty.

Chen Fujia came out as he went in, without opening his mouth at all.

"Still tough."

Liu Ke smashed his mouth, this is considered a bad start, right?

Since Linyi county magistrate did not hesitate, he had nothing to hesitate, and directly ordered:

"Let General Gan lead the troops to attack, hold General Li and don't let him charge forward, just sweep the formation."

He didn't know how long Zhang Yiping would organize the army.

But it is obvious that with Gao Rang and Zhang Yiping's literary and military abilities, they definitely have a way to deal with the Han army.

The county seat must be taken as soon as possible.

Land battles are not what Gan Wenjin is good at, they are not as fierce as water battles, and they don't pay much attention to tactics, and even the golden bell around his waist can't ring.

But his basic command of 88 is there, even the white board is a good player.

Moreover, the Han army occupies an absolute advantage, with complete armor, strong combat effectiveness, a fierce victory, and high morale.

These are not comparable to Linyi soldiers who have no fighting intention.

After a short offensive and defensive battle, the soldiers in Linyi County seemed to resist symbolically, and then they all voted.

The Han army was so powerful that it directly captured Linyi County.

After the city was broken, the magistrate of Linyi was also decisive and voted directly.

Linyi County was occupied by the Han army in less than half an hour.

But at this time, Gan Wenjin pushed out eight pawns and chopped them down directly on the top of the city to enforce military regulations.

"Wen Jin, why is this?"

Liu Kexie didn't take a break, so he hurriedly called Gan Wenjin and asked him what happened.

Gan Wenjin ruled the army very strictly, and Yue Shaoqian ruled the army strictly, but he occasionally joked a few words.

However, Gan Wenjin has been a pirate for more than ten years, but his military management is not as loose as his clothes. It is not simply strict, and it is even about to rise to the level of harshness.

Therefore, it is not very popular among the soldiers.

But even so, the operation of dragging out the soldiers and chopping them up as soon as they won the battle has never been done before.

Seeing the emperor's question, Gan Wenjin explained righteously:
"Your Majesty, these guys, because they were used to being pirates before, their hands and feet are not clean, and now they are soldiers, and they can't change their old problems."

"In addition, the boats and vehicles were exhausted on the road, and they suffered from poisonous insects, snakes and rats. Today, seeing that the city has been broken, I feel slack, thinking."

Gan Wenjin frowned, let out a breath from the tip of his nose, very disdainful:
"I just want to vent."

Liu Ke's face darkened slightly:
"Vent vent?"

Gan Wenjin hesitated for a moment, he was strict in running the army, but after all he was the soldier under his command.

Moreover, the eight people who were chopped off were all old people who had been pirates together, so they still kept a bit of affection in their mouths:
"It's just...they want to rest in the county seat."

Liu Ke was even more disturbed when he heard it. The word "self-rest" is really true.
Pirates transferred to officers and soldiers, the military discipline is not very good, Liu Ke has always known.

And his way of fighting has never been so formal.

As for "self-rest", in fact, it is something that most people who conquer the world have done.

That is to say, after breaking through the city, the soldiers looted.

Take the lives and property in the city to reward soldiers and horses, let the soldiers vent their anger, and boost the morale of the soldiers.

Not only Donghu people did this when they started.

Most of the princes who were enemies of Emperor Zhaolie back then did it.

Looking at the history books, the words that are most recorded after the city is broken are: pit, slaughter, move, clan, and plunder.

"Bandits are like a comb, soldiers are like a grate" is not slander or rumor.

After all, you can't count on how high the quality of the chief soldiers is. In fact, there are very few troops that can truly abide by discipline and not burn, kill, or loot.

Brothers put their heads on their waistbands and fight with you, killing people for a living, what do you think?
Let's take something even more outrageous. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi State attacked Lu State, and Lu State asked its elder brother Jin State for help.

The state of Jin sent troops to besiege Linzi, the capital of the state of Qi.

The soldiers of the state of Jin were like that. They kept surrounding Linzi, but they couldn't break through the city for a long time.

Morale is low, what should I do?

So the soldiers of the state of Jin vented their anger on the people outside Linzi city.

Those who went to Zizi to catch the roast were blocked and did not get in, all of them were chopped off.

Can't beat the enemy, can't you also beat the unarmed ordinary people?

"It's a headache."

When Liu Ke was already on the expedition, he was doing psychological training for the soldiers in advance, but unfortunately this kind of thing still happened.

Although there are only eight people now.

But if it is not resolved as soon as possible, as the time in Jiaozhi gets longer and more cities are captured, there will only be more such soldiers.

How to deal with it?
Liu Ke thought of Li Shimin.

When Li Er personally conquered Goguryeo, he was very angry when a city stood firm and refused to surrender, so he ordered that after the city was broken, the property and women in the city would be rewarded to the soldiers.

Later, the city could not be defended, so he went out of the city and asked to surrender, and Li Er agreed.

The results of it?
The generals under his command were dissatisfied, and the leader was Xu Shiji. He brought dozens of officers with him, and wanted to express his dissatisfaction.

Seeing this posture, Li Shimin apologized immediately, and then paid out of his own pocket to make up for the economic losses of the soldiers, and the matter was over.

Li Er chose to pay out of his own pocket, and Liu Ke held it up. Based on his current image in the minds of the soldiers, he paid out of his own pocket as compensation, or even a little less, so it shouldn't be a problem.

But the problem is that he doesn't have much money in his pocket.

There is still a lot of gold and silver in the imperial court, but they all belong to the imperial court.

The little money that was allocated in the internal funds was doubled as a congratulatory gift after the concubine was selected, and it was given to the aristocratic family.

Putting a long line to catch big fish, he really doesn't have much money in his hand now.

There is no need to even think about looting, even if this is the country of Jiaozhi, which belongs to foreign countries, it cannot be done.

Once this is done, it will be difficult to turn back.

Originally, what the big man can rely on is the hearts of the people. If the hearts of the people are lost, he will be finished directly.

Moreover, the population dropped drastically after the robbery, which is not conducive to long-term management and management. How can there be any reason to plunder on one's future territory?

"Your Majesty, there are refugees coming towards us!"

At this moment, Chen Fujia rushed to report.

"Liu, refugees?"

Liu Ke was stunned, one wave was not calm, and another wave rose again. Where did this population come from again?

There was a bit of sadness between Chen Fujia's brows:
"I have sent someone to investigate. It is said that the refugees who were sent from the north were affected by the lack of land. They will be sent to the counties under the jurisdiction of Rinan County for local relief."

"Outrageous."

Liu Ke didn't believe a word, which disaster relief company would specially send the victims from the north to the south?

So much fuss?Is it because they are afraid that people will not starve to death?

Liu Ke asked: "Not only in Linyi County, but also in every county under the rule of Rinan County, are there such refugees?"

Chen Fujia nodded:
"Exactly, I'm afraid this is a cochin trick."

"Our army will either allow the county to receive these refugees and consume food and grass, or stop them."

"However, if you do something like this, you will definitely lose the hearts of the Jiaozhi people."

Chen Fujia also saw that Gan Wenjin had followed the military rules for beheading people, so he thought there was nothing wrong with it.

If you want to fight, you have to rely on people's hearts.

But if the emperor wants to govern Jiaozhi for a long time, it depends on the people's hearts.

But this group of refugees is the Jiaozhi side, here to destroy their means of winning Jiaozhi's hearts!
The previous problem has not been solved, and another problem comes later.

Liu Ke was a little annoyed for a while, so he had to ask Chen Fujia for advice:

"Can Chen Qing solve this problem?"

Chen Fujia bowed his hands, and although he failed again in his envoy to persuade him to surrender, his strategy was still one of the best, so he proudly said:
"It's not difficult at all."

"Speak quickly."

"Your Majesty may allow the refugees to enter the city."

Before Chen Fujia finished speaking, Li Jingji heard the news and began to question:
"Let the refugees enter the city to consume food, and our army's food and grass may be in a hurry!"

"And in this way, after our army captures the city, we have to deal with those refugees. Whether it is to drive them away or continue to let them waste food and grass, there is no way!"

"No rush, no rush."

Chen Fujia said softly, he enjoys being questioned by others, if others don't question, how can he show his superiority?
"There is not enough food and grass, so fight quickly."

"Afterwards, His Majesty sent troops to besiege the city, but did not attack, and waited for Zhang Yiping to send troops to help."

Li Jingji still questioned:
"But what if Zhang Yiping doesn't come to help?"

"If you don't come to help, you will lose the hearts of the people."

Chen Fujia didn't explain too much.

You can't offer too much advice, you have to give the emperor some room to play, and you can also appear to be higher and unpredictable.

However, Chen Fujia had already made his words very clear, and Liu Ke understood what he meant.

Help around the point.

I'm not afraid that Zhang Yiping won't come.

The county was besieged, and if Zhang Yiping didn't send troops to rescue, the Jiaozhi Kingdom would lose popular support.

As for the grain and grass problem of the Han army, grain can also be harvested from the cultivated land around the county to alleviate it a little.

The city is surrounded by you, you can't go out of the city to harvest grain, the Han army can't watch the grain rot, it's normal for you to harvest it, right?
Liu Ke nodded slowly, indicating that Chen Fujia's plan is feasible.

Moreover, Li Jingji questioned it repeatedly, which fully explained from a metaphysical point of view that this is a good strategy.

Seeing this, Chen Fujia couldn't help raising his head and looked at Niubi, and then looked at Gan Wenjin:
"As for matters in the military."

The only way to do this is to die.

Gan Wenjin is not stupid, seeing this, he folded his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, the last general and General Li will restrain the soldiers together, so don't worry too much."

He also doesn't like Niubi's ability to fight, but purely from the perspective of strict military discipline and setting up camps, he still has two brushes.

Li Jingji also promised:
"Your Majesty, the general will be able to restrain the soldiers in the end."

According to Chen Fujia's strategy, the two current problems can be solved.

But Liu Ke felt that it was feasible to encircle the spot to fight for aid, but simply relying on restraining soldiers was a bit ineffective.

After all, it is not a long-term solution. If you keep restraining and holding back until the day it explodes, it will be quite a big trouble.

Some questions can be answered in history books.

As far as what to do after the city is broken, the old Liu family can actually do a good job in this regard.

Emperor Guangwu was not very good at restraining the leading generals, but when leading the army alone, he also said something.

It once contained that "all the generals today are strong men, and they are so tyrannical. Only General Liu will not plunder when he arrives."

When Xiu'er raised the army back then, she also used this as a bargaining chip to persuade others to surrender.

Liu Ke thought about it carefully.

What did Emperor Gao do after entering Xianyang?

What did Emperor Zhaolie do when he entered Sichuan?

He looked at the refugees who wanted to enter the city in the distance, and at the self-rest pawns who had been hacked by Gan Wenjin.

By the way, he glanced at the destiny bar.

Suddenly a ghost came to my heart.

Two independent problems are more difficult to solve. What if they are combined into one problem?

(End of this chapter)