The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 48 Soldiers’ Support

When Liu Cong came back from praying for blessings in Songshan Mountain, he saw a messy battlefield. All three generations of the Huyan family, old, middle and young, were killed in his hands. The most important thing was that Liu Li actually committed suicide by jumping into Luoshui because he was afraid that he would punish him. .

This makes me want to find someone to vent to, but I have no one to vent to. How can I catch the dead Liu Li again and cut him into pieces?
Obviously, Liu Cong, who is quite Chinese, naturally understands that when a general commits suicide while alive, he has basically given himself the greatest dignity, indicating that he has resisted this matter.

Not only can he not be held accountable, but he also has to help take care of Liu Li's wife and children. If it is a daughter, that would be even better!

"Is there any good news?" Liu Cong asked, scanning the crowd.

Hearing Liu Cong's words, Wang Mi, Liu Yao and Liu Jing looked at each other, with a spirit of humility, hoping that the other party could just say anything, but Liu Cong was obviously angry at this time, who dared to say it? what.

"Actually, it's not all a bad thing that the Jin army succeeded in the sneak attack this time!" Wang Mi said bravely, "I think we can gather the soldiers to move strategically, give up a certain strategic space to the Jin army, and try to lure them out of the city to fight. .”

When Liu Yao and Liu Jing heard Wang Mi's words, they suddenly looked amazed that he still had such rhetoric.

If he didn't know the situation at hand and listened to Wang Mi's words, he might really think that he was setting up an ambush for Luoyang City.

But no one here can tell that Wang Mi is planning to withdraw his troops.

Liu Cong glanced at Wang Mi fiercely, knowing that there was nothing wrong with what Wang Mi said.

After all, after such a battle, the morale of his own army dropped further, but reinforcements came from Luoyang and the battle was won again. Under the circumstances, it was almost impossible to capture Luoyang.

But the problem is, the Huyan clan was wiped out in such a mysterious way, what can I say if I go back!
If this expedition to Luoyang fails, what will others think of you?
The most important thing is that when Hu Yanyi was killed, he argued hard to stay. Now he was defeated, and he was defeated when he was praying for Liu Yuan. Now he ran away in despair, and his face was even worse. No more!

"Every camp must be strictly defended first, and we will wait until the casualties are counted before talking about anything else!" Liu Cong said.

After hearing this, everyone also understood that Liu Cong didn't really want to leave, and Liu Cong didn't want to leave. He and others had no choice but to go back first, otherwise what else could they do!
But the front line suffered such a big loss, and it was impossible for Liu Cong to hide Liu Yuan.

As for who had the problem, everyone looked at each other and it must be the problem of the dead Liu Li.

Who allowed Hu Yanlang to be regarded as his subordinate at that time, and who allowed him to jump into Luoshui and die. In the final analysis, Liu Li did not guard the camp. If he had guarded the camp, how could there be so many problems.

Otherwise, could the failure of this war be blamed on Liu Cong, the most filial and pure King of Chu?

For many things, someone has to be responsible for taking the blame, and it is always a good thing for the living to take the blame for the dead.

After a few days, Liu Tai clearly felt that the food in the army was not enough.

Wang Mi, however, was very cautious because he was defeated by the Jin army in Luoyang once, and once again said to Liu Cong:

"Today the army has been defeated, Luoyang is still well defended, and our army does not have enough food for several days. Your Highness might as well go back to Pingyang first, save food and grass to recruit soldiers, and come back for a crusade later!"

Even though Liu Cong knew that Wang Mi was right, he knew even more that since this was the path he had chosen, he would have to finish it on his knees.

Fortunately, Liu Yuan heard Xuan Yu Xiuzhi's persuasion and ordered Liu Cong to return to the court.

This time, Liu Cong breathed a big sigh of relief when he saw the steps handed to him by his father. There were steps, so he hugged them and hurried down without being stubborn.

When Liu Cong gave the order, in order to restore the morale of the soldiers, he asked the soldiers not to have any resistance to the next expedition to Luoyang, and allowed the soldiers to plunder the surrounding areas of Luoyang.

Liu Cong wanted the soldiers to instinctively think of how prosperous the city of Luoyang would be when there are already such good things around Luoyang next time.

It can be said that this indeed stimulated the morale of the soldiers to a considerable extent, and even Liu Tai could not stop this trend.

The only thing that can be done is to choose to target wealthy households with walls and slaves, especially if the houses are built like Wubao. It would be better if they are relatives of the emperor named Sima. .

Anyway, others don’t want to gnaw on hard bones. Liu Tai said that his favorite thing is to crack bones and suck out the marrow!

Again, Wubao's city defense is good, but it is against rogue bandits and defeated troops. But against a real army, if the army cannot defeat Luoyang, why can't it also defeat Wubao!

Especially the one with the surname Sima, who has no psychological burden when fighting on his own.

There are clan forts everywhere around Luoyang, but it would be strange if there weren't any.

Liu Tai picked a good-looking Simajiawu Fort and stormed in. Basically, the people inside fled in all directions, but the supplies inside were indeed rich.

Not to mention the mountains of food, but more importantly, there were hundreds of gold, silver and jewelry inside. Liu Tai was so embarrassed that he could only reluctantly accept them.

Of course, the most precious thing is that these royal clans are indispensable for books. Liu Tai didn't care and directly asked people to pack these books for him. As for the specific books, he would check them carefully after he returned.

It can be said that it is a bit hard to beat such a hard nut, but the rewards obtained after beating it are also rich and enviable.

Liu Tai decisively gave Wang Mi and Wang Zhang those so-called antique poems, calligraphy, paintings, pots and pans.

But you decided to keep hard currency like gold and grain. After all, you have gained benefits. How could you not give them to your superiors!

"You have gained a lot this time. Where did it come from?!" Wang Mi asked curiously.

"Capture those Wubao of the Sima clan. There is money and food in them. If you rob ordinary people, how much money can you get?" Liu Tai answered calmly, "But speaking of it, the money in Wubao is too much. There’s a little more!”

"Well..." Wang Mi thought for a moment and replied to Liu Tai, "Maybe the Sima family founded the country incorrectly.

It seems that he likes to use money to bribe wealthy families, so whether it is the Sima family or other famous families, they will never be short of money! "

When Liu Tai heard Wang Mi's words, he couldn't help but sigh. It seems that Shi Chong's struggle for power was also in the Jin Dynasty in history.

Sure enough, these wealthy families are rich. If you don’t rob them, then who can you rob them from?
Liu Tai's actions, especially the wealth he brought, quickly made those military leaders jealous.

They all also understood that the poor could not rob much money, so they began to change their direction and began to rob the wealthy families with Wubao and the Sima clan.

Suddenly, I realized that I was stupid to ask people to rob them, and each of them became even more daring.

Liu Tai had no interest in these things. Liu Tai just took the looted wealth and decisively left. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he crossed the Yellow River by boat.Liu Tai didn't know if the Sima clan would send troops to pursue him, but Liu Tai was sure that if he didn't move faster at this time, if there was a real defeat, he would be involved too!
In fact, Liu Tai's worries were not in vain. Basically, one day after Liu Tai crossed the Yellow River, the Jin court reacted and immediately sent soldiers to pursue him.

Liu Jing's army, which took the initiative to move to the rear, plundered too many things, so the soldiers had no intention of fighting. When the Jin army overtook them, they were defeated with just a single charge from the cavalry.

More soldiers wanted to swim across the river, but the gold and silver they carried were too heavy and too heavy, but they were reluctant to throw them away. Many of them fell into the Yellow River and then sank into it, which can be regarded as hiding in the belly of the fish.

However, all this has nothing to do with Liu Tai, Wang Mi and others.

After all, across the Yellow River, the Jin army would not be able to pursue him even if he wanted to, but this also slightly sounded the alarm for Liu Tai. He should not rob money like this next time.

Fortunately, Liu Jing gave him a backing this time, but if he encounters it next time, he'll be afraid of it!
Of course, no matter how you say it, the living people have some nostalgia for the soldiers who died in the battle, but the people who survived, looking at the rich results of their plunder this time, will probably be enthusiastic if they attack Luoyang next time. Very good!

Back in Pingyang, Liu Tai's army was still stationed outside the city.

Although Liu Tai also has a mansion in the city, on the first day he returned this time, he saw that the maid of Yingying Yanyan in his mansion was no longer there, but instead became the male maid of Yingying Yanyan...

"Sorry, we went to the wrong place!" Liu Tai closed the door, looked up at the words "Liu Mansion" and decided to open it again, but the scene remained the same.

Then, Wang Zhang came over and said kindly that he didn't accept the girl he gave him last time, but instead went to the military camp to wrestle with the soldiers. He thought Liu Tai didn't like that one, so he changed it this time. All the children of the aristocratic family like it...

Liu Tai awkwardly but politely declined his uncle's concern, saying that he didn't want a woman until he got married.

The uncle should stop sending these Yingying Yanyan over, and then Liu Tai asked his uncle to help deal with these people.

As for myself, it is better to continue returning to the military camp. It is more comfortable to wrestle with the soldiers.

Back in the camp, Liu Tai didn't ask for much. According to the process of this crusade against Luoyang, each commander and military historian wrote a summary report for himself. The key point was to write it himself!

"What does it mean to follow the process of conquering Luoyang?" "What does it mean to teach a summary report?" "What does it mean to write it yourself!"

Liu Tai's order made the soldiers in the military camp cry for father and mother, but Liu Tai didn't say much. He just asked them to ask about military history if they didn't understand the words.

As for Liu Tai himself, he went to deliver the ashes of the soldiers.

After all, it is unrealistic to send the remains of soldiers back on the battlefield, so we can only send the remains of the soldiers who died in this war home.

Because the veteran was wearing leather armor and had rich experience, to be honest, except for the time when Liu Yao charged, his bones were broken and several people could not be saved. In fact, in the process of conquering Luoyang, the damage rate was very high. Not high.

But the soldiers just recruited from Pingyang were actually the ones who suffered the most losses.

Moreover, there are still some soldiers who have no way to continue fighting, and they need to send them home.

After all, in the feudal era, there was no such thing as a state supporting them.

Therefore, sending these disabled veterans home leaves two gold bars in the hands of the veterans, hoping that they will be stable for the rest of their lives.

Or send the ashes of the soldiers home and leave two gold bars for their families as burial expenses.

What else can I do, or what more can I do?

To be honest, I can't do anything.

He is just a general. He can neither give the injured a promise for the rest of his life, nor can he give the family of the sacrificed a proper settlement.

The only thing that can be given is just cold gold.

"Liu Ming, do you think the Young Master of the Qian family is a waste!"

Liu Tai sent it down one by one, and watched their relatives numbly look at the gold handed over in their hands. After they walked down one by one, Liu Tai couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

"How could Young Master say such a thing!" Liu Ming couldn't help but say after hearing Liu Tai's words,

"Among the big men, who else except Shaojun regards us big-headed soldiers with our heads on our waistbands as human beings?

You gave us food to eat and allowed us to read history. You sacrificed your disability and gave us enough money to work hard.

Even when the soldiers lecture the new recruits in private, they always praise you! "

"Oh, how do the soldiers praise me in private?" Liu Tai asked Liu Ming curiously after hearing this.

At this time, Ge Datou winked at Liu Ming. Liu Ming nodded with understanding and said:

"We, the village commanders, tell the recruits that you should not look at the general because he is not tall, but he is very capable. You are lucky to join our Tiger Army!"

"..." When Liu Tai heard this, he couldn't help but stop for a moment and said with a smile, "Are you all following?"

"Ahem, cough, cough." Ge Xin said quickly, "The general has nothing to do, this matter..."

"This is what Ge Datou said to educate recruits in this way, so that they can integrate into the Huben Army as quickly as possible!"

Seeing that Zhao An couldn't escape, he decisively sold Ge Xin. As the saying goes, it is better to suffer alone than to suffer alone. Thank you for your hard work, Ge Datou.

"Oh!" Liu Tai suddenly understood, and then said slowly, "I see, Ge Xin, since you like teaching new recruits so much, you can become an instructor when these new recruits come over. This can be considered as giving full play to your talents!"

"No!" Ge Xin nodded when he heard this. Ge Xin knew very well that he might not be able to escape.

However, such a gag made Liu Tai feel a lot better, but it made Liu Tai feel like looking for a piece of land for the first time. He couldn't help but think:

"If I can have a piece of territory, let alone get it. If the soldiers are disabled and killed in battle, at least I can take care of his family to a certain extent!"

　The next one will be updated in a little while, no need to wait any longer, I’ll check it out tomorrow when I get up.
　　
　
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