Chapter 197

As the battlefield was locked in Henan, the left Shence army set out from Guanzhong, went out of Tongguan, took Hangu Road, crossed Hongnong and entered Xin'an. It can be said that the previous section of the road was marching in the safety zone. There were sufficient supplies along the way and there was no danger of ambush. Therefore, the mileage of marching in a day reached 80 Li.

During this period, there were ten days on the March. Wei Ran and Li Guangsi took advantage of this time to fully learn to arrange various matters on the March, such as setting up camps, taking care of horses, repairing equipment, burying pots and cooking, etc. these military books have been learned, and it is not difficult to practice.

But Wei Ran also added some of his own methods, mostly from his world network novels. The most important one is the detailed and cumbersome health system, especially the need to wash hands before meals, drink boiled water when drinking water, concentrate and stay away from the camp when going to the toilet, tie cuffs and leggings on the way to March, sleep in the lush jungle area at night, burn wormwood and sprinkle sulfur to drive away mosquitoes, insects, snakes and ants.

The implementation of these projects is extremely cumbersome for soldiers, so no less than 300 soldiers went to Li Chengye to complain. But after Li Chengye saw it, he thought about it a little, and understood the benefits. He acquiesced in Wei Ran's continued execution, and unexpectedly gradually let the 300 soldiers adapt to it.

Wei Ran also has some battlefield hospitals, battlefield medical care and other systems, but now is not the time to try and implement them. First of all, his father has no real power at present. He can't command any troops except the 300 soldiers he brought. Another is that there is no war, and the army is full of veterans. They know some first-aid measures, and they can't use them at present. They can only think of ways to achieve them after the fierce follow-up battle.

After crossing the Hongnong River, it faces Luoyang, the capital of the Near East. Although Luoyang is not broken, it is also besieged on all sides. The land in the wilderness is dry and devoid of water and grass.

Groups of refugees wander aimlessly in the distance. These refugees are ragged, numb and exposed to the wilderness. Some are extremely hungry, holding dry trees, gnawing at the bark on them, or pulling weeds from the cracked ground to satisfy their hunger.

But obviously, these methods are not enough to live. Countless refugees died by the roadside due to poisoning, abdominal distension and other reasons. The worst thing is that those women holding babies open their withered breasts, and the babies in their arms can't suck a drop of milk from them. In the baby's howling, the woman can only bite her fingers and wrists repeatedly and feed them with blood until she can't even suck a drop of blood.

Although these refugees who have reached the limit of their survival do not have any weapons or even any organization, as long as a group of rebel refugee rebels come here, they will be able to wrap them up and quickly strengthen their army.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhen immediately ordered the cavalry to kill them one by one without leaving any disaster.

Wei Ran was shocked when he saw this. He has lived in Chang'an, Guanzhong for a long time, facing central Sichuan in the South and the Silk Road in the West. Therefore, the scene he sees is like a prosperous era.

What he did not know, however, was that outside Guanzhong, the land of Hedong. In recent years, the people have suffered from the scuffle of thrifty envoys, the corruption of the government, the exploitation of the gentry, the bullying of the powerful, and the disaster of natural disasters. The people have long been unable to make a living, showing the appearance of the end of the world.

Now we can see with our own eyes that the world has really passed the peak of ZTE, and it is still inevitable to come to an end. If you remember correctly, it seems that the uprising of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao in his time was also caused by the drought, coupled with the corruption of the government and excessive collection, which swept the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, completely shook the foundation of rule, and laid the main root for the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty in this world has become a separate regime of vassal towns. The reason is not the an Shi rebellion, but it is also a similar rebellion. However, it has sprung up from outside to inside and has become what it is now.

However, the drought still seems to be unavoidable, and the peasant army uprising has gradually dispersed. However, today's Datang still has a powerful forbidden army available. Old historical events may not happen, but they will certainly shake some of the ruling foundation.

"Dad, these refugees in the wilderness are just people who can't live. Why should we use swords to defend our country?" Wei Yanren has no way to talk to Zhang Zhen, so he intends to let Li Chengye persuade Zhang Zhen.

Li Chengye shook his head and said, "as a father, he has been an official in the dynasty for years. How can he not know the situation of the people all over the world. But... Datang still has to go on. Whether right or wrong, these refugees have indeed become a threat. Zhang Zhen's decision is not wrong. "

"But these people are not people who gather people to rebel. Why kill them with swords? We can call on local magistrates and gentry to enrich the people to help with relief! "

"Gentry? That's called Haoqiang. How many young people are there among these refugees? They have long been paid by powerful manors around the country, and the rest are naturally old and weak women and children. They are useless in this world, so they can only give up. "

The muscles on Wei Ran's face twitched for a moment. What happened in front of him was very cruel. When the refugees in the wilderness saw the cavalry raising their sabres and rushing, most of them were numb and waiting to die, and a few of them hurriedly fled around with physical strength.

Wei Ran saw the cavalry's saber cut off the heads of the old and weak women and children. The horse's hooves crushed the innocent children's bodies and turned into a mass of dust and mud like a broken pocket.

The elite soldiers who used to talk, laugh and joke with Wei Ran had no mercy when slaughtering these people, and even enjoyed the pleasure of bullying. He drove his horse to encircle and tease the refugees who were really unable to run and had no choice but to kneel down and surrender. When you feel bored, you cut off with a saber and go away.

Wei was angry and choked to his throat. He couldn't help shouting, "this is the Imperial Army!"

Zhang Zhen narrowed his eyes and looked over. Li Chengye grabbed Wei Ran and pulled him off his horse.

"Disturb the morale of the army, nonsense! Disarm, whip 30! If there is another time, behead to make an example! "

Before Zhang Zhen spoke, Li Chengye first spoke and dealt with Wei Ran by military law. Otherwise, when Zhang Zhen spoke, the result might not be so.

The military judge took off Wei Ran's armor, pulled off his coat, and beat Wei Ran's vest with a soaked cow whip, one whip at a time. Next to him, another military judge counted out loudly.

Just whipping and treating ordinary soldiers can make him jump into bed for ten days and a half months, but for Wei Ran, it's just a bit of heart piercing pain, that's all.

He knelt on the ground and saw a wide view of the roadside. He saw the cavalry of God's plan who were scattered in formation to hunt down the refugees in the wilderness. These cavalry are worthy of being the elite of the army. Their riding and sabre skills are very exquisite. Their tactical cooperation is extremely tacit. There are no loopholes in the opening and closing attack, and they will never be soft in cold killing.

However, it is really ironic that such elite was used on their own people in the first war since they left the customs.

The dry land was soaked with the blood of thousands of refugees and dyed red, which also red Wei Ran's eyes. He originally thought that since the war, he was to restore rural order, first martial arts and then literature, and sort out the refugees.

But now it seems that to restore the ruling order, it is not relief and governance, but butcher's knife

Soon after, when we arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the whole army was stationed outside the city, local bureaucrats immediately came to work.

Zhang Zhen accepted the invitation and ordered a deputy general to stay in the camp and lead other military staff to the east capital, including Li Chengye.

However, as soon as he entered the gate of Luoyang, a flying horse came and sent an urgent report quickly.

Fan Heng, who was left behind in the eastern capital, hurriedly received the urgent report, but was robbed by the domineering Zhang Zhen. He opened the letter on the spot, only looked at it, and his face changed greatly.

"How can the royal highness of Shouning be so reckless?"