At the end of October, Shile's army north of Fangtou gradually retreated.
The infantry went ahead with their baggage.
The cavalry lay in wait to see if they could trick the Jin army into chasing them out of the city and surrounding them.
As a result, until the end, the Jin army did not dispatch a large number of troops.
The hundreds of rebel troops who stayed behind walked out of the city for a while, and when they discovered that there were large groups of enemy cavalry coming from the front and on the left and right, they immediately rushed back to the city.
Subsequently, the two parties formed a tacit understanding not to interfere with each other and completely disengaged.
On the first day of November, Shao Xun met with several special guests in Fangtou North City.
"Are you Xing Wei from Gongxian County?" Shao Xun looked at the person in front of him, thought about it, and then blurted out.
In fact, he had forgotten this person. However, Cai Cheng provided a list of people who came to visit today. After seeing their place of origin and names, the old things from five years ago came to mind again.
Before the Battle of Yema Gang, he led his army to the north from Jijun. At that time, many powerful scholars from Hebei sent supplies. He summoned some of them, including Xingwei.
"Exactly. Mr. Chen has a good memory." Xing Wei said happily.
"I feel so happy to be able to see all the heroes after such a long separation." Shao Xun led everyone into the government office.
"It was too late when I received the news, and I couldn't go south with Lord Yu, which was a shame." Xing Wei couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing this, other people also lamented.
Shao Xun smiled and said nothing.
The reason why these powerful nobles did not retreat southward is very complicated, and it is not because they said they did not have enough time.
Maybe it’s because I can’t let go of the family business.
Maybe it was because Yu Chen was reduced to the area around the county and there was no way to contact him.
It may also be because they are simply not optimistic about the political power in Henan. After all, the Xiongnu side has a large number of cavalry, but the Henan side has very few cavalry, so they can only be beaten passively.
All in all it's very complicated, not that simple.
But to be fair, these people did not follow the Xiongnu wholeheartedly. Most of them were forced by the situation, and a small number of them wanted to gain wealth. As time goes by, there will be more and more of the latter, and fewer and fewer of the former.
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The Fangtou offensive and defensive battle was so big that at least the big families in Ji, Wei, Dunqiu and other places paid close attention to it and kept inquiring about the news. Today, the situation suddenly became clear, and some people couldn't wait to rush over to mix things up privately - now
Those who came were considered the first group, and they were also the most active group in returning to the Jin Dynasty.
"How is the situation at home?" Shao Xun asked everyone cordially as he asked everyone to sit down.
"Back to Chen Gong, after Ji County fell into the hands of Shi Le, there were many demands and it was miserable." Xing Wei sighed.
"It's really hard for me to have to send protons, pay for food, and give birth to young men."
"Sometimes thieves would come and rob women and property, but Shi Le couldn't stop them."
"Yes, small soldiers rely on robbing, and generals rely on extortion. A while ago, my family had to give away two women."
Everyone looked sad or angry and complained endlessly, as if they were sworn in with the Huns.
Shao Xun listened with a smile and nodded from time to time, as if he really recognized them.
Of course, in troubled times, there are many people like this, so there is no need to criticize them too much.
Changing places, if Shao Xun was the commander of Yiwu Fort in Hebei Province, he would inevitably do this in order to protect himself.
It's hard to be confused about some things, and now we still need to win them over.
"It's not easy for you guys." After listening to their words, Shao Xun sighed with sympathy on his face.
"Yeah yeah."
"Now that Mr. Chen is here, there will be hope for Hebei."
"I wonder when Duke Ming will make an expedition to the north and regain the lost territory?"
Looking at everyone's eager eyes, Shao Xun did not answer directly.
These two-pronged people, who knows if they will reveal the information to Shi Le.
You know, many of their families gave women as concubines to the military generals under Shi Le's tent to build closer relationships - this may be Liu Han's tradition, because Liu Cong required every important official in the court to give daughters as concubines.
Entering the palace, yes, every one of them, some even sent more than one, the most were two generations of women, six.
Shao Xun won't trust them yet.
"Don't be impatient for a moment." Shao Xun said: "The way to cut down is to provide hundreds of millions of dollars and it is complicated. It requires overall planning and cannot be decided in an instant. After you go back, you can all settle down and wait for the weather.
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As soon as this statement came out, some people were extremely disappointed, some lowered their heads in thought, some people's eyes flickered, and so on.
Everyone has their own values, their own interests, their own personalities and habits, and they cannot all have the same ideas.
It can only be said that the first batch of people who came are relatively inclined to return to the Jin court - relatively.
Shao Xun did not ask them to destroy their homes to help out, which was unrealistic. He felt that contacting them several times in private and drawing them over at critical moments without providing food, grass and soldiers to Shi Le would be a huge success.
This is a tedious, detailed and long-term work, and he is going to arrange for someone to be in Fangtou to handle this matter.
Maybe it's time for my father-in-law to take action again.
He had struggled in Ji County for many years and was once very powerful. Not only did Ji County rule from top to bottom like an iron barrel, but people from neighboring Hanoi, Dunqiu and Wei counties came to rely on him.
Although they were forced to retreat south in the end, it did not take long and their influence was not completely dissipated.
Thinking of this, he has decided to recommend Yu Chen as the commander of the Sili School, responsible for the recruitment work in Ji, Wei, Dunqiu and other places, laying the foundation for the next attack.
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In mid-November, the armies in the Fangtou area gradually evacuated, and the first batch to return to the south bank were the soldiers from Xuchang.
There were five thousand when they went on the expedition, and almost three thousand when they came back. After going through the baptism of bloody battles, some inexplicable changes happened to them from the inside out. They looked the same on the outside, but their temperaments were different.
In fact, this is normal.
On the cruel battlefield, they faced the enemy head-on. They were defeated, chased and killed. After being contained, they were forced to defend again, and then they fought again, killed again, were defeated again, and were contained again...
It is not accurate to say that the casualty rate in ancient wars cannot exceed 5% or 10%.
In siege battles and city defense battles, casualties far exceeded this figure, and it was common for people to continue fighting after half of them were killed.
Even in field battles, one does not collapse after one-tenth of the people are killed. It also depends on the person and the situation at the time.
It was very common for the disintegrated military formations to retreat to the rear, be contained, and after some reorganization, be sent out to form a frontline formation again.
During this process, it is difficult for outsiders to study the soldiers' psychological state in detail.
It's probably a gradual transition from fear and despair to insensitivity and death.
After the war, these soldiers who were rolled out from the dead will undergo a transformation in their psychological quality after settling for a period of time.
Just the three thousand Xuchang soldiers who had withdrawn from Fangtou.
More than sixty days and nights of suffering have greatly increased their ability to withstand death, and correspondingly, their combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved.
Such a troop deserves preferential treatment.
On November 13, when they arrived at Dongyan County, they received an order to stop on the spot and collectively turned into government soldiers.
In order to implement this matter, Liu Bin, the son of the governor Liu Shan, came personally to take charge of the resettlement of the soldiers. After completing the work, he served as the governor of Xuting tribe on the spot.
On the 14th, the wind and snow were a little bit heavy, but Puyang State, Dongyan County, and Baima County all sent officials to clear and measure the land.
The soldiers looked on, looking a little excited.
Strictly speaking, Fu Bing is still Shi Bing, but there is a difference between Shi Bing and Shi Bing.
Government soldiers can marry civilians, but world soldiers cannot.
Fu soldiers do not need to perform corvee service and have light tax burdens, while world soldiers need to contribute most of their income and are similar to slaves.
Fu soldiers can be elected as officials, but world soldiers cannot.
Fu Bing's land is privately owned, but Shi Bing's is not.
Fu Bing has many fields and has tribes, while Shi Bing has few fields and has no tribes.
In short, apart from the fact that soldiers have remained unchanged for generations, other aspects have undergone radical changes, and a boost in morale is inevitable.
Liu Bin looked at these people silently and sighed in his heart.
He was also from a family of Shibing, and he sympathized with Shibing's experiences. He was sincerely happy to see these people out of the sea of ​​suffering.
"Wu Gui, the northern section of Xierqu in Xuting, has a field of one hundred and forty-six acres and thirty paces." The county official said loudly as he handed the land deed to a soldier.
"Thank you Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen is my reborn parent." Wu Gui knelt down on the ground excitedly, kowtowed several times in the direction of Xuchang, then carefully put the land deed away, smiling happily.
"Qian Heitan, in the middle section of the West Second Canal of Xuting, has a field of one hundred and forty-seven acres and two steps." The county official continued to shout.
"Thank you Mr. Chen." Qian Heitan took the land deed and kowtowed several times in the direction of Xuchang.
When I got up, tears streamed down my face, as I had spent all day and night fighting in Fangtou City in vain.
"Li Goulang..."
Liu Bin walked around the fields and sighed when he came back: "They are all good fields, but there are a lot of weeds. I asked the lazy woman at home to take care of them a few years ago."
Everyone laughed.
No one can say anything bad about Puyang.
The land is extremely flat, there is no shortage of water, and it is very fertile. If it had not been on the front line and was repeatedly raided across rivers, it would not be as sparsely populated as it is now.
Three thousand soldiers were placed in Dongyan and Baima counties. When their families moved from the surrounding areas of Xuchang, there were a total of 3,000 households.
After the construction of Fangtou City, at least Dongyan County is very safe, and Baima County is also relatively safe. Now we can make full efforts to develop production.
After two years of this, these families of soldiers will be self-sufficient, with relatively sufficient food, meat, and milk to provide nutrition for themselves and their children and nephews, and to train diligently.
After a few years, they can even find craftsmen to customize instruments, equipment, and even raise horses.
It will take at most five years for a qualified and combat-resistant infantryman to be born. Moreover, this is not a one-time deal. Their son will also have a certain foundation and can be drafted into the army to fight in battle, and his combat effectiveness will not be too bad.
This is the dividend brought by the Fangtou War.
The only trouble now is the extreme lack of parts.
More than 2,000 Hebei prisoners were captured in the Battle of Fangtou. Even if they were all distributed, it would not be enough.
In this matter, perhaps we can only find a solution to Wubao Manor, which has a large population...
Chapter completed!