After breaking the city, we spent three days on the road and found nothing to say.
The forts on both sides of the muddy water were filled with all kinds of treasures—well, most of them were alive. They were not only seized in the city, but also collected from outside the city in recent days.
The prisoners were escorted by the Yellow Head Army and sent to the wilds to cut fodder, load it back into trucks, and raise livestock.
But after all, it was mid-to-late July, and even later, the grass would no longer start to grow. It would definitely be impossible to feed so many livestock gathered in one place.
Therefore, starting from July 18th, some dismissed sergeants began to escort the prisoners, driving cattle, sheep, horses, camels and the most valuable horses southward.
The first batch of people to be sent away: several seriously understaffed units of the First Battalion of the Yellow Head Army, a total of more than 3,400 people, and 12,000 men, women, children, and 30,000 cattle, 16 sheep and 16 sheep
Ten thousand, including more than 7,000 horses and camels.
They followed the Yanmen, Xinxing, Jinyang, and Shangdang routes.
Three days later, the cavalry force Yin Xihui sent 1,500 cavalry to Pingcheng, escorting the second batch of more than 13,000 prisoners and returning 200,000 cattle, horses and alpacas.
It was impossible for them to take the previous route, as they were worried that the grass on the road would be eaten away - no, but grazing land would definitely not be that easy to find.
This group of people will go south from Ningwuguan and go to Loufan County through the Fenshui River Valley. A new pastoral supervisor has been established there, called "Loufan Supervisor", which can temporarily foster these livestock to survive the upcoming winter.
On the 24th, Ding Zhuang of Chen County, who will arrange to escort the grain and grass back, escorts 15,000 prisoners south.
The number of livestock in this batch was not large, less than 100,000. After all, most of the people who could be captured from afar were searched, but the people captured in Pingcheng did not have many livestock.
They would enter from Lan Valley, then go south to Xihe, pass through Pingyang, and east of Hedong, and temporarily camp in Hongnong. The land there is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many pastures and mountains. After fertilizing, they will be disposed of separately.
If you include the more than 30,000 horses that have been sent to Bianliang, the harvest from this battle is still quite large - of course, it pales in comparison to the huge expenditure.
Tuoba Hesheng was taken outside the city and detained in a separate tent.
He doesn't cry, doesn't fuss, and doesn't talk much.
Give him food and water and he will eat.
If he doesn't give it, he won't ask for it.
There wasn't much frustration on his face, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
When Shao Xun arrived, he saw this scene.
His arrival made Tuoba Heli raise his head and look at it carefully for a long time.
"What? Are you planning to seek revenge on me after you die?" Shao Xun asked.
Tuoba Heshu trembled at first, obviously afraid of death, but he thought of something and suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that death was not so terrible for him.
Mrs. Wang walked in with Shi Yijian.
The expression on Tuoba Helai's face finally changed. He looked at Wang blankly and said something confusing: "It wasn't my idea, I -"
After saying that, he lowered his head again.
Wang and Shao Xun were both smart people and immediately understood the meaning of this sentence.
Wang's eyes turned red as she recalled the longest day in her nineteen-year life.
Shi Yiqian was a little confused. He was still young and couldn't understand much.
"You are such an honest boy, how come you were born into Tuoba's family?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "If one day you take charge of the government yourself, and all the ministries will not agree with you, they will either die of anger or die of fear."
Tuoba Helai still lowered his head and said nothing, just like a student being scolded by his teacher.
Shao Xun looked at him, then looked at Shi Yiqian without any trace, thoughtfully.
Wang's attention was always on Shao Xun, and she soon noticed his little movements, and her heart skipped a beat.
She suppressed her inner panic and thought carefully.
The King of Liang was wise and powerful, but he had a big shortcoming: he liked to show off in front of women. After drinking two ounces of wine, he once told her how to analyze the situation in front of her, and Mrs. Wang listened.
Combined with the life story of King Liang that Wang Chang inquired about, Wang analyzed her own advantages: first, she had a strong appeal among the Wuhuan people; second, King Liang liked to humiliate the wives and daughters of losers, as if not like this.
It was as if he had not won a complete victory, and she was a woman and quite beautiful.
What are her weaknesses?
First, Shi Yijian is still a child, and she is a woman, which may not convince the tribe. King Liang needs a puppet, but he does not need a useless puppet as the tribe continues to disperse;
Second, related to some of her advantages, it is also a disadvantage. The King of Liang does not lack women, but he lacks the wives and daughters of the defeated people with status. He might want to take her into his house, enjoy her for a long time, and reflect on him carefully.
His achievements in this life, because she is the proof of his achievements, are still alive.
Given the advantages and disadvantages, where are the opportunities?
Where does the threat come from?
Wang stood there, thinking and weighing over and over again.
But as I thought about it, I felt very tired.
She didn't know why, but she couldn't control the emotions surging inside her, and looked at Shao Xun with some sadness or even resentment.
Prince Liang once brought her a rare surprise and touch...
"The remnants of the Tuoba tribe have fled west to seek refuge in Yihuai." Shao Xun said, "The Hai family also descended from Dongmugen Mountain. Tell me, where did Hena go?"
Among the ten Tuoba tribes, four tribes of Pu, Daxi, Baba, and Qihai took refuge with Wang's mother and son, while the other five tribes and half of the Tuoba tribe took refuge with Yihuai.
It seems that the latter has the advantage, but it is not the case. Because a large number of Wuhuan people in the eastern and central areas are firmly on the side of the Wang family. This number is very large, which is enough to eliminate the disadvantage and exceed it.
The core issue now is to win the support of neutral tribes that are not involved in the war for power.
In terms of numbers, they are more than the ten Tuoba tribes combined. If they don't win over each other, they will just go to the other side, or they won't help each other, and they will not break away in name, but in fact they will break away from the Tuoba clan alliance.
This is what Shao Xun doesn't want to see.
"He Na was not caught?" He Li was a little surprised and a little relieved when he heard Shao Xun's question.
"He ran away, do you know where he went?"
He Li didn't want to answer at first, but after meeting Shao Xun's eyes, his heart skipped a beat and he said, "There are several tribes near the Yuwen Department. He Na must have gone there."
"Oh? Those tribes are so respectful?" Shao Xun asked curiously.
He Li nodded.
"Your Majesty, you can quickly send troops to pursue me." Wang was anxious and stepped forward and said.
Shao Xun nodded slightly, but did not give the order.
Wang's suspicion was suddenly confirmed. This man was darker than she had imagined.
"After all, Tuoba Yiyong is a hero of the generation." Shao Xun added: "Congratulations, I have ordered your mother to be buried in Fangshan with the rites of a queen. As a son of man, you should not be absent. After the funeral, you will follow
Let my class teacher return to Pingyang."
Tuoba Helai glanced at Shao Xun blankly and stood up suddenly.
The Shao soldiers drew their knives one after another and put the knife on He Li's neck for the second time in one day.
He Li didn't realize it at all, he only gave a deep bow and said nothing.
Shao Xun sighed. Although he had a cowardly personality, he was still a filial son, which made him feel a little fond of him.
This poor man, what are you trying to do?
Thinking of this, he turned around and left the camp.
****
On July 18, the sound of crying in the south of Pingcheng was loud.
The old and weak women and children sat in the car, and the men walked, leaving their hometown where they had lived for twenty years - no, for the Wuhuan people, Jin people and some Huns here, it may not be more than that, but they have been
They were all demoted as slaves and sent to Bianliang.
This is the fate of losers, there is no fairness at all.
In fact, even among the Tuoba Dai people, there is no fairness between them. If you are lucky, you can stay in Xingbei. If you are not lucky, you will be an official slave. Who can you talk to?
The officers and soldiers of the Jin army were overjoyed, especially those who were ordered to escort the prisoners, cattle and sheep home.
The civil and military officials below the Wang family and the nobles of various ministries had complicated expressions, and the feeling of sadness over the death of the rabbit and the fox was particularly strong.
Borrowing troops to restore the country, are these troops so easy to borrow?
Some old people who have experienced the Yiyi and Yilu era are even more emotional.
In the past, when Liu Kun begged for help many times to defeat the Xiongnu and rescue the captured Jin people, sometimes they would be returned, sometimes not.
The Jin people at that time also looked at Jinyang from afar, reluctant to leave, and shed tears - a dark humor, many of the Jin people who were snatched back by Yilu were taken back by the Jin army as Xianbei people.
Because empty words cannot prove one's identity at all, and it really confirms the sentence in "The Boundaries" of later generations, "You are not suffering more than I am."
"Your Majesty, after moving the people away, the city was completely empty, but you don't know how to build a country?" Wang looked at the people going south worriedly. She wanted to plead for mercy, but she didn't dare. In the end, she could only say something cautiously.
"Aren't there common people in Dongmugen Mountain?" Shao Xun said matter-of-factly.
To be fair, Shao Xun did not kidnap all the people around Pingcheng, but still left some people for the Wang family, mainly those with strong nomadic attributes.
Careful calculations show that as of today, there are 178,000 people nominally belonging to the Wang family in Xingbei and Dongmugenshan. In Daijun, Guangning and the grasslands slightly north, there are now also clusters of civil wars.
There were 50,000 to 60,000 people living there, and they fled to Changshan. Shao Xun, the tribe in Zhongshan, was too embarrassed to annex them and returned them all.
In total, there are actually more than 20 tens of thousands of people, which is estimated to have surpassed Tuoba Yihuai, who controls six of the ten surnames of Tuoba.
If she had the ability to continue recruiting, she might be able to get more people.
"Dongmugen Mountain..." Wang thought as she thought about it, having a bad premonition in her heart.
"Don't worry, it's not what you think. I haven't thought about it yet." Shao Xun smiled and said: "I want to divide the land of Xingbei into two counties, Mayi and Yunzhong. The former governs Mayi and the latter governs peace.
City. As for the status of these two counties, I have an idea."
"What does the king want?" Wang asked immediately.
"There's no rush." ​​Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "If we fight Fang Ping, we must first send envoys to various places to comfort them, otherwise the battle will be in vain. You should prepare first for half a month. On the first day of August, go to Xingbei.
Lords, nobles, generals and other chiefs from all over the county and Guangning are all gathered here. On the other side of Dongmugen Mountain, just ask all the ministries to send their sons and nephews to come, and be on guard against the Helan family. After everyone is here, you can
Let everyone congratulate you, and first determine the names of the king and his ministers."
Wang was uneasy and only responded softly.
Chapter completed!