Compared with the misfortune of these poor people, what is even more sad is that it is these poor people who have the most sense of belonging to their country.
On the third day after the siege, when the generals with military pay were looking for a breakout or preparing to surrender, after Di Xin entered the city, it was these and those who had been abandoned by the powerful who launched a suicidal attack on him.
Lower class people.
When they were squeezed and bullied by the powerful, they did not say a word; when they were charged high taxes, they chose to endure; when they were abandoned, they did not complain... But when other countries invaded, in all hope
When everything is gone, it is still the poor people at the bottom who will still choose to resist.
Seeing those people wearing tattered clothes dying on the way to suicide attacks, Di Xin couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Yes, facing these ordinary people, why is he not an invader who invades their homes?
Although Emperor Xin whitewashed his personal expedition with righteousness, it was out of political needs, but he never denied in his heart that there was some injustice in his war.
In fact, except for the war to protect the country, no war is truly just.
However, Di Xin will not regret his actions.
Those who kill will always be killed. Before his personal expedition, it was Goguryeo who first sent troops to continuously invade the border of Dali, and they have not stopped at all for many years.
How to repay kindness with kindness?
Emperor Xin always believed in repaying injustice and repaying injustice with hatred. Since it was Goguryeo that invaded first, then being invaded and returned is the price this country deserves.
Don't say that Goguryeo just plundered and left every time. If there was a chance, Di Xin believed that both the Turks who were wiped out before and the current Goguryeo would mind replacing Dali.
Since they were life-and-death enemies, Emperor Xin naturally didn't feel any guilt for destroying Goguryeo.
Of course, he would not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Except for those who risked their lives to attack him, Emperor Xin did not order to kill all the other people. Even when he saw a person rushing towards him and handed the child to another person, he did not settle the accounts with that child.
After entering the city and temporarily settling in, Emperor Xin ordered the opening of warehouses to stock up on grain.
As for the source of food, it is naturally not the food and grass brought by the army on the march.
Because Emperor Xin unexpectedly launched a general offensive on the first day and captured the city, Goguryeo's soldiers had no time to burn the food and supplies in the city.
There is enough food and supplies to supply 40,000 people. After replenishing the army's consumption in recent days, there is still a large surplus.
These grains simply cannot be taken away, so it is better to distribute some to the people in the city, which will also help with the management of the city in the future.
The remaining food is still sealed up to deal with possible unexpected situations in the future.
Food is the most important thing for the people. With food and soldiers maintaining order, the rioting people were gradually calmed down.
After the people's commotion was resolved, it was time to manage the city later.
This is the gateway to Goguryeo, and it is difficult to break through either inside or outside the country. Therefore, if the city here is occupied again after Emperor Xin leads his army to leave, it will be equivalent to cutting off Emperor Xin's escape route.
Although he launched his personal expedition this time with a desperate belief, he still needed logistical supplies and personnel to ensure that this war could continue.
Therefore, how to place this city has become the primary issue.
It is naturally impossible to leave only some civil servants. Without the protection of the army, although they are not as weak as ordinary civil servants, they cannot resist if the people in the city rebel.
However, we cannot leave too much military protection behind.
Emperor Xin brought 30,000 troops with him for this personal expedition. Some had already been sacrificed in this battle. If too many troops were left to protect civil servants, then the number of troops he would personally conquer in the future might be insufficient.
It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to defend the country.
As Di Xin acquires more territory, there will be more and more similar problems, so it is necessary to find a solution once and for all from the beginning.
Seeing that the civil servants who were arguing for a long time could not come up with a solution, Di Xin slowly said: "I do have a solution, but I don't know whether it is feasible or not."
A group of civil servants looked up at Emperor Xin, and then Hou Chengjie, who had the highest official position among the civil servants accompanying the army, took the lead and said: "Your Highness, why don't you tell me about it? Although I am not talented, I can help Your Highness analyze it."
"In that case, there's work over there."
Emperor Xin nodded slightly, and after taking a sip of tea, he said leisurely: "Every border in Dali is a family. Since this place is close to the eastern territory of Dali, why don't you ask your colleagues here to send troops to garrison?"
"Your Highness, this cannot be done."
Almost without thinking, Hou Chengjie waved his hand and retorted: "There are various border passes in Dali, and generals in other border areas are not allowed to lead a single soldier out of the territory unless they receive an order from the imperial court."
"Sending troops is a privilege only His Highness has. Otherwise..."
Otherwise, it was not Emperor Xin who sent troops to defeat Goguryeo, but the defenders on the eastern border of Dali.
Di Xin was very clear about what Hou Chengjie had not finished, but he just smiled softly, tapped his fingers on the desk, attracted everyone's attention and said, "What if this king is borrowing troops?"
"Borrowing troops?"
Hou Chengjie instinctively retorted: "This is not..."
But he froze mid-sentence.
After a long while, he said hesitantly: "If you are borrowing troops as His Highness the Prince, this may be feasible..."
As expected of a scholar, his reaction was quick. He thought of the key after just a few clicks.
That's right, Di Xin is not only the general of Zhenguan in Northern Xinjiang, but also the fifth prince of the Dali royal family, the emperor's biological son, His Royal Highness Prince Yu.
For a long time, Emperor Xin used his status, responsibilities and rights as General Zhenguan, so that although people called him His Highness, they ignored the fact that he was still a prince.
As the general of Zhenguan in northern Xinjiang, he had no right to mobilize soldiers from other places without the permission of the imperial court.
In fact, as a prince, he does not even have the basic military power, let alone this.
But no matter what the rules are, there are bound to be loopholes to be found.
It is true that a prince does not have the right to mobilize troops, but as a member of the royal family, as long as he is from Dali, he has the obligation to protect the safety of His Royal Highness, Prince Yu.
Now that a prince is outside the country, who dares to say that his situation must be safe?
