The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 660 Destruction of a country is like drinking water

Ruoqiang City in the Western Regions, one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, the city walls made of loess are now in dilapidated condition. There are countless corpses lying inside and outside the city walls.

At this time, the banner of the Han Dynasty had already been placed on the wall of Ruoqiang city, and a majestic army was entering through the gate of Ruoqiang city.

The leader was Wenpin, the general who led the troops into the Western Regions. He was in charge of the South Army, and his first target was Ruoqiang.

Wenpin led an army to arrive, and King Ruoqiang ignored Wenpin's persuasion to surrender, and personally led people to guard the city wall, trying to resist the attack of Wenpin's army. The result was obvious that King Ruoqiang's troops were no match for the elite of the Han Dynasty.

After the volley of Shulun catapults, countless feathered arrows came one after another. The Ruoqiang king died in the random arrows, and the Ruoqiang soldiers were beaten to the point of losing their helmets and armor. Ruoqiang City.

Now that Ruoqiang city has been controlled by Wenpin, the first thing Wenpin did when he entered the city was to arrest all the Ruoqiang royal family and take them into custody for treason, including all the nobles.

After confiscating all the soldiers, cavalry were dispatched to eliminate all the remaining Ruoqiang forces in the villages around Ruoqiang. Afterwards, the officials from the Government Affairs Council arrived at Ruoqiang City, taking over Ruoqiang's government affairs, and the city defense army also arrived together.

It was very simple for the officials of the Government Affairs Council to appease the people. They distributed all Ruoqiang's fields to all the people on a head-by-head basis, and all the horses, cattle, and sheep of the nobles were also taken away, leaving only some strong horses for military use.

The money of the nobles was confiscated into the treasury of the Han Dynasty, and all of it was immediately assigned to Ruoqiang City. That is to say, the opening of Ruoqiang City mobilized this piece of money at will, and some of the money was used to appease the families of Ruoqiang soldiers who died in battle.More are used to build Ruoqiang County.

That's right, Ruoqiang City officially became a county seat of the Han Dynasty and was placed under the jurisdiction of Nanyu Prefecture.

At the same time, it was publicized that the people of Ruoqiang County were all Han people, but they were oppressed by the Ruoqiang King and nobles to resist the Han Heavenly Army. The Han Emperor benevolently pardoned them and distributed money and land.

Most importantly, the officials found many slaves in Ruoqiang City, all of which belonged to the royal family and nobles. These slaves were all abolished as slaves. fall.

Suddenly, these slaves who have been oppressed all the year round become the most loyal subjects of the big man. If anyone dares to rebel against the big man, they will be the first to refuse.

Immediately, Ruoqiang City was full of cries, everyone was grateful and loved the big man. In Chen Ziming's words, the people of this era are really simple, and it is really easy to let them return to their hearts.

What kind of national dignity, what kind of national honor and disgrace, that is the matter of the nobles, that is the matter of the privileged class, it has nothing to do with them, whoever can keep them alive, who can make them full, they are their people.

If those nobles were allowed to continue to rule Ruoqiang, Chen Ziming can guarantee that as long as the big man is weak, they will break away from the control of the big man again, and even bite the big man back. They are a group of hungry wolves.

Only by completely eradicating the privileged class can we ensure the stability of the world. Without the oppression of the privileged class, there would not be so many people who would not have enough food and clothing, and there would not be so many rebellions.

After eliminating the aristocratic class, the remaining things are much simpler, appease the people, start learning, and fundamentally incorporate all ethnic groups in the Western Regions into the Han.

After the handover, Wenpin led the army to set off again. There were more than a dozen so-called kingdoms waiting for him to destroy in front of him. Not only were there countless officials behind him, but the city guards were responsible for escorting food and grass.

Wenpin is a surrendered general, and to have this opportunity to lead the army alone, of course he needs to perform well. Although Wenpin is reused by Cao Cao, Cao Cao is kind to him, but Cao Cao is dead, and he cannot just be buried like this .

Wenpin is eager to succeed and to be recognized. Liu Bei gave him this opportunity, and he must firmly grasp it.

Looking at the elite Han soldiers around him, Wen Pin sighed in his heart. With such a strong army, it is no wonder that the ability overwhelms Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Moreover, the weapons of the Han army are far superior to those used by Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

The Han army has strict military discipline and will never offend the common people. If the Cao army invaded the city, they would definitely steal their property in private. However, in the Han army, there is no need for Wenpin to issue a special order to strictly prohibit such things. The Han army will not do this The matter of robbing the people.

What makes Wenpin more concerned is that the spirit of the Han army, compared with the ignorance of the soldiers of Cao Jun, the soldiers of the Han army know why and for whom they are fighting, and they know what a country is and what a nation is.

Singing military songs and shouting slogans allowed Wenpin to see the special features of the Han army. The courageous and brave charging momentum does not require anyone's pre-war atmosphere.

Mobilization before the war, summary after the war, this kind of thing is no longer unique to the commander of the army, from top to bottom, all the soldiers of the Han Dynasty participated in it.

Wenpin is confident that with such a strong army in hand, he can sweep the Western Regions by himself, keeping the enemy out of the country.

The army on the South Road advanced triumphantly. Wherever they went, there was no single enemy. Those who dared to resist all died under the cavalry of the big Han. Wen Pin sighed, destroying a country is like drinking water.

Compared with the South Army, the Central Army progressed more smoothly. Loulan and others had always been loyal to the great Han. When Zhang Liao's army arrived, they all went out of the city to meet them. Although they were unwilling, King Loulan and the nobles at least saved their lives, and their belongings were also preserved.

However, they had to all migrate to the Central Plains. The land, horses, cattle, and sheep in their hands were purchased by the Han court, and all slaves had to be released. After they arrived in the Central Plains, they could still be rich.

As for King Loulan’s proposal to stay and help the Han Dynasty govern one side, the Han Dynasty would of course not agree. Liu Bei had already ordered that the entire Han Dynasty should no longer have hereditary official positions or private troops. Clans and nobles can be officials, do business, and join the army But you have to rely on your own skills.

If you don’t have the skills, then go back and be the rich second generation, and don’t come out to harm the people of the big man, otherwise no matter what your birth or background, as long as you are not as powerful as Liu Bei, you will be punished.

Different from the south and middle army, the north army was full of murderous intent. The army was divided into several groups and went straight to their respective targets. When they encountered a strong enemy, they concentrated on fighting. The progress was much faster than Zhang Liao's middle army.

Zhang Xiu didn't pay attention to the ministries of the Western Regions at all, and he didn't wait for the officials of the Government Administration Council and the city defense army to follow up. Wherever he went, he would kill with one word. , Qiu never commits a crime, this is the iron law.

As for appeasing the common people, this is not Zhang Xiu's task, it is all left to the civil servants who come behind him, his task is timely to clear up all the enemies who resist Xiao Qing, and all the people in Xiao Qing who refuse to accept the rule of the great Han.

(End of this chapter)