Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1278 Drifting away and leaving no books

  It was snowing heavily, and this winter seemed to be extremely cold. The mountains, rivers and land were covered with a thick layer of white cotton jacket.

Compared with the turmoil that has already rolled up in Youzhou, Jizhou, Shangdang Taiyuan is somewhat quiet, but it is relatively speaking. After all, the war took place in a nearby county. Although it is blocked by Taihang Mountain, It also brought a lot of restlessness.

In such a time of ice and snow, even people from Yanmen and Wuyuan, who are used to the climate of the northern regions, rarely travel across counties, not to mention if it is snowy, the cold wind blowing is really like a knife. Similarly, life and death can kill people on the way.

  But in the winter of Yan Ping's early years, something was different.

  Because of the continuous war between Jizhou and Youzhou, farmers in Youzhou first, and then some small counties in the north of Jizhou, began to flee one after another.

Different from Fei Qian's policy of elite soldiers, whether it is Yuan Shao in Jizhou or Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, they all continue to use the original recruiting system of the Han Dynasty, and recruiting soldiers is by no means like in the games of later generations. The people spontaneously gathered in the military camp, and each of them could look like a highly educated person, know how to line up, know how to report their names, hobbies, specialties, etc...

The source of recruits is first of all all kinds of rangers and libertines plus self-cultivators who have lost their fields, but the number of such people is always limited. When these cannon fodders are gradually worn out on the battlefield, there will be no one to replenish them She is willing to abandon her family and join the great cause of Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan.

  Then the war is still going on, what should we do when we still need to replenish soldiers and conscript farmers?

   Grab the strong man!

Therefore, in such a cold weather, there are naturally more refugees fleeing for refuge. They dragged their families from the Taihang Mountain Trail into Taiyuan and Shangdang, where the situation is relatively calm. Even though they might die on the way, at least Compared to being directly captured by Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan, walking to the battlefield with ten deaths but no life is somewhat better.

   The war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan clearly showed no sign of peaceful coexistence, and no one knew how long the war would last in the future. People were panicking everywhere.

The counties and counties located in the north of the junction of the two armies, and even local officials, simply used all kinds of weird reasons, some resigned, some returned home, and some even went to Yuan Shao Gongsun Zan to report the matter in person. Run straight towards the interior of Jizhou and Youzhou, no matter what, leave this dangerous place first. In these places, the nobles and nobles, big and small, do not all have the spirit of seeking wealth and danger, let alone the so-called duty of guarding the soil, but those who are less courageous will set off before the war disaster spreads to their own heads. Those are those who have hundreds of thousands of strong marketers in their hands, and they don't know how long they can stay in the local area.

  The second reason why these people choose to flee is also the reason why a large number of refugees at the junction of Jizhou and Youzhou fled to Taiyuan and Shangdang, which is an even more desperate move by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. According to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, refugees can be directly recruited into the army. Therefore, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan naturally arrested and sent them to the army without saying a word. Therefore, these people have no other choice but to survive in danger.

   There is another very important reason. Under the situation where the two armies of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are at war, the damage to people's livelihood is too serious. The army lacked food, so they looted everywhere. The so-called military and civilian fish and water conditions in the past have long since ceased to exist under the shortage of supplies. Gongsun Zan did not know how much food and grass he "borrowed". Not only that, but the destruction of cultivated land has also made these people completely unable to see any hope for the future.

There were basically few nobles in Youzhou, especially after Lu Zhi's death, there was no decent leader, and the area of ​​Shanggu County in Dai County was basically troubled by Wuhuan and Xianbei for a long time, so we and Yan Rou, who was friendly to both Wuhuan and Xianbei, gradually gathered some people who disliked Gongsun Zan.

   As far as Jizhou is concerned, it has been relatively peaceful for a long time, so the place has not seen such a domineering and unscrupulous army for many years. Those who were well-known among the big clans in Jizhou were even more angry and angry. In addition, the marriage relationship of the nobles in Jizhou was complicated, and many people found Yuan Shao and sued these border soldiers! In addition to anger, there is even more heartache. These grains are all money!

  The aristocrats and nobles in Jizhou, who were originally quite relaxed, also began to get nervous. These years are really not going well. The crusade against Gongsun Zan, which was thought to be over soon, has been involved today, and no matter which household in Jizhou it is, it will be greatly affected.

   This day and that day is a head!

  If Yan Ping played for a whole year in the first year, how many more years will he play next?

  The local gentry Haoyou in Jizhou, except for the part deeply affected by the war in northern Hebei, the rest are somewhat related to each other, and they are also constantly coming towards Yecheng to visit Yuan Shao for various reasons.

  Of course, when these people came to Yuan Shao, they were more or less polite. After all, where is Yuan Shao's identity? Yuan Shao knew better than Gongsun Zan how to deal with these gentry tyrants, and he did not do such a domineering thing like Gongsun Zan beheading Liu Yu, so they also kept some face between each other, although these gentry tyrants did not have a clear Named and surnamed, but Yuan Shao also generally knew that the generals on the front line did these things, so he pretended to be angry, ordered reprimands, and dealt with it with some face.

However, with the prolongation of the war time, this kind of thing is difficult to stop. After repeated, no matter whether it is Yuan Shao or the Jizhou gentry Haoyou, there will inevitably be some estrangements in their hearts, and will such estrangements evolve into No one can predict the crack, or what form it will become in the future.

  Amidst the snowflakes, this place is already under Zhengxi's jurisdiction. The large group of refugees who came along the valley and across the mountains entered the Shangdang Taiyuan area from this place.

  In the open area at the exit of the mountain road, many sheds have been built and many nests have been dug. There are more than a thousand refugees who arrived earlier, and they receive some dry food and hot soup from the shed every day, and huddle together in the nest at night. Although it is still bitter, it is already heavenly better than staggering on the snow on the road.

  These refugees who entered Zhengxi territory, almost everyone has been resettled, not to mention, in terms of food alone, they have been given extremely generously. Even compared to the hard winter at the border of Jizhou, it is much better to eat. The miscellaneous porridge distributed in the shed is also thick. After drinking a bowl, you will feel warm and comfortable all over your body. , at least one or two hours!

When I was on the border of Jizhou, although there were dilapidated houses with strong walls to keep out the wind, a family of several people might have such a bowl of coarse grains to fill their stomachs every day. What two meals a day, what is a bowl for each person, don’t even think about it. Day and night, I was so hungry that my eyes turned green, and I wished I could rub up the frozen soil on the ground and eat it!

   Not to mention how many poor families there are, who don't even have dilapidated houses, and they also rely on digging a nest to get out of their shelter!

   It is because of the thick food provided that so many refugees can survive after entering Zhengxi territory. Although there are still some who can't hold on to freezing to death on the road, these refugees have long been numb. In the winter season of each year, even if they stay in their original homes, normally, at least one or two of ten people will die Yes, some old and weak people sneaked into the mountain by themselves in the middle of the night while they were still able to move around, not even in order to burden the young people at home!

   Now I can still live a little more...

  For Zhengxi, these refugees also felt a little strange. At least the relationship with Yuan Shao is, needless to say, strange. But it has nothing to do with the small people in the border areas. What they are concerned about is whether they can live in this world for a few more years.

  Since entering the territory of Zhengxi, Zhengxi's subordinates have dispatched many elite soldiers directly into their ranks as their commanders. With these soldiers in charge of the management, there are many things that the weak and the strong are used to in the refugee team.

Although they are driven to do this or that every day, they also need to run around in the snow during the day, build huts or dig nests, etc., but they also take care of them. The miscellaneous grains distributed every day Congee said as much as he said, basically there was no deduction, and no women in the refugee team were kidnapped, so although the restrictions were tight, and there were so-called "health regulations" that must be obeyed at all times, these refugees did not have any opinions.

   At this time, it would be nice to survive, not to mention that Zhengxi would eat and drink, and do what he was told.

  Although these refugees may not know how strong these soldiers are, they can easily deploy and transport truckloads of grain, grass, and various supplies, which is enough to prove how rich Zhengxi is.

Anyway, even if these refugees are in Youzhou, Jizhou, most of them are attached to the strongholds of various fortresses to survive. Now they are replaced by General Fei Qian, who is obviously more powerful than the previous nobles. He is used to these For the hard-working refugees, perhaps it is not a bad thing.

  Among the refugees who came earlier, some of the more robust ones have been incorporated and migrated inward, while those who stayed here are basically those who came later and were not very suitable for continuing to travel long distances.

  Because of this, the refugee shelters set up near Shangdang Taiyuan now seem to be in order and there is no disturbance.

  Zhang Liao took Zhang Xiu and more than 20 personal guards, standing on a hill not far away, staring at everything in front of him, with a satisfied expression. Although the weather was really cold, none of the guards around showed any sign of shyness. They stood upright beside Zhang Liao, and they wouldn't shake twice even if the iron armor on their body was covered with wind and snow.

At this moment, a military commander in charge of the refugee camp is reporting respectfully to Zhang Liao: "Sir, Captain, these days, a total of 1,326 new refugees have arrived, and they can't survive the cold at night." Forty-seven people died, all of them old and weak. Every day, each person was given two meals of thick porridge and some hot soup. Soldiers and horses patrolled the camp every hour, and anyone who committed crimes would be punished on the spot! "

   "Restraint is not bad!" Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Look at it, there may be refugees coming! Although the weather is cold and the epidemic is not easy to occur, the rules that should be there must not be relaxed at all!"

  Army Sima bowed his hands, and then withdrew without mentioning it.

   Zhang Xiu was beside Zhang Liao, seeing Zhang Liao's expression somewhat lonely, he couldn't help asking: "Captain, what's wrong?"

  Zhang Liao shook his head first, then exhaled slightly, and said, "It's nothing, I just heard that the Yanmen area has also suffered from snow disasters... Now nine out of ten households are empty..."

  After hearing this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help being silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"It's okay, I just thought of it by chance..." Zhang Liao didn't feel sad for long, and said, "At least our place is pretty good! By the way, the one who came a few days ago... Well, Xu You and Xu Ziyuan are still in the kettle. off?"

"Hehe..." Speaking of Xu You, Zhang Xiu couldn't help laughing. After laughing a few times, he said, "Lieutenant, I have never seen such a person! It is said that in the posthouse, I saw those with Those who came with gifts, those who came empty-handed are all gone! Also, I really have eyes and hands, and I can’t see anything good. I heard that I saw Jia Shijun’s carriage two days ago, and I thought it was good, and then I was so cheeky. I want to go!"

"Hahahaha..." Zhang Liao also laughed, and then turned his horse's head and said, "If General Yuan's subordinates are all such people, we will be more at ease! But we can't underestimate Xu You and Xu Ziyuan, Or use a strategy of underestimating the enemy! Moreover, this guy lingers in Huguan. According to Mr. Jia, his subordinates use various excuses to wander around Huguan every day. Most of them are also investigating the terrain and our armaments. !"

Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "I thought this person was a greedy person! But we are all outside now, and it is useless to see this guy even if he is around Huguan! But this The weather, Erlang is stationed outside, it is somewhat hard..."

"It will be in a few days..." Zhang Liao rode forward and said, "My lord has already sent troops to meet him, Xu You and Xu Ziyuan can't delay any longer, and it's almost time to stay for a few days at most... But these days let the sons pay more attention, and the sentries are also placed far away, but anyone who spy on the military situation will be shot to death!"

  Zhang Xiu also followed, and responded loudly: "This is natural!"

  Winter is tough, but after all, spring is not far away, and now things are getting better and better under the rule of Zhengxi, what are these temporary hardships?

Yanmen, Beidi, Jizhou, Tianxia, ​​these words twitched in Zhang Liao's mind. For some reason, Zhang Liao suddenly felt that the gap between himself and Zhengxi General Fei Qian seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. There is still no reduction, but the current Zhengxi General Fei Qian has indeed far surpassed many people...

  Sometimes Zhang Liao couldn't help but compare himself with Fei Qian, General Zhengxi, but found that if he did it himself, it would definitely be impossible to achieve what he has achieved today.

  As for Marquis Wen...

  To be honest, most of them can't.

  This feeling is like a little brother who was just by his side, but in a blink of an eye, he can only look up at the back of the far away.

  Is it uncomfortable, more or less a little.

   Zhang Liao let out a long roar, and spit out a long white smoke from his mouth, which dissipated into the air. But as long as the Northland can be restored and the Yanmen can be regained, it doesn't matter if he, Zhang Liao, falls at the feet of his former little brother?

   Try your best to keep up! At least for now, this direction is not bad!

  (end of this chapter)