This large camp is actually similar in nature to the original refugee camp in Mayi City, but the treatment of the people in the camp is not comparable to that of the original refugees.
After many years of war, many people have actually realized that food is very precious, but population is also very precious. Now, except for Henan, the princes in other places are absorbing the population intentionally or unintentionally, almost to the point of refusing to refuse anyone who comes.
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There is no way around it. The sharp decrease in the population everywhere has created many unsolvable problems, such as the imbalance between men and women, no one cultivating the land, so no matter how hard we squeeze it, we can't collect enough food and soldiers, etc.
In fact, the consequences of the population decline are far from that. It is very similar to the wars in the late Han Dynasty.
Just take the original Shu Kingdom as an example. After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liu went out to Qishan for more than ten years, and Jiang Wei made nine expeditions to the Central Plains. Each time he sent out troops, he claimed that his troops were well-prepared. In fact, during these years, almost a year
In World War I, even with the support of the Kingdom of Abundance, how could the population losses be made up for?
In fact, it was during the Three Kingdoms Conquest that laid the seeds for the subsequent wars in the late Jin Dynasty.
And people always make the same mistakes and enjoy it endlessly. After paying a heavy price, reality forces some people to finally "calm down" one after another.
In fact, no one knows now what kind of damage the various labor services, the conquest of Tuyuhun, the emperor's tours, the three conquests in Liaodong, and the subsequent wars in the late Sui Dynasty during the Daye Years brought to the Central Plains.
But in this year, Wang Shichong led an army of more than 200,000 to attack Tongguan in the west. After being defeated in the first battle, as long as the princes could reach out, they all began to recruit fleeing people from Henan, even the relatively moderate Du Fuwei.
The number of people fleeing from Henan who were able to come to Jin was actually only a small part, of which the deserters accounted for almost half, and the rest were people from the counties in the northwest of Luoyang. They were also the victims of Wang Shichong's army coming west.
With an army of more than 200,000 and lack of military discipline, almost everyone in their path became refugees...
Of course, Shen Fan wouldn't think about this. He approached the fence of the camp and whistled softly while walking along the fence, much like some unscrupulous people later.
After a while, a small figure came over. Through the fence, Shen Fan took out a bag of things and stuffed it into the other person's arms, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you alone? Where is your mother?"
"Mom said, we can no longer ask for uncle Shen's things. Once he is caught, he will be implicated in his benefactor, so he should not come again in the future. The investigation in the camp is becoming more and more strict. I heard that many people have died.
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The villain spoke rationally at first, and was obviously well-educated, but as he spoke, he began to cry involuntarily, and his tone became confused and frightened.
Shen Fan bared his teeth and smiled, patted the little man on the head and said, "Don't worry, your uncle is here. If you and your mother endure it for a while, I will definitely get you out of here."
The villain nodded vigorously, said a few words to Shen Fan, and then trudged away with his things under Shen Fan's urging.
Yes, these are the mother and daughter who escaped from the Yellow River. They are not helpless. They fled here with more than a dozen tribesmen. There is nothing magical about them. When helping people cross the river, Shen Fan took a fancy to them at a glance.
I found this widow with a child and a sallow complexion.
Because he had cut off two heads before, Shen Fan had been selected as Shen Qingnu's personal soldier. In fact, the situation was that the beggar army was disbanded.
Similar to Liu Anshi and Niu Jinda's subordinates, some of them were sent to Jiangjun for resettlement. Some of them will be incorporated into the army and trained in the Jiangjun military camp. Then they will be distributed to the fields and dispersed to Pingyao, Linfen and other places. , in fact, it is even a temporary disarmament and return to the field.
The other part of the people stayed in the camp and continued to be led by Niu Jinda and others. The weak were eliminated, the strong were retained, and they were reorganized. This was the fate that all the units of the surrendered army would face.
During this process, their subordinates had to be split up several times. This was the practice of the Jin army. It was impossible for too many people from one place to gather in one place, such as the Turks or the Youzhou people. etc.
This is especially true for Henan people.
The Beggar Army was severely dismantled. There are less than 200 people who can stay with Shen Qingnu. There is no way. The Beggar Army is still capable of fighting in the Henan Army and has some reputation. However, in Jin, people are very particular. It’s not about whether you can hold a group or not, it’s about being strong first and then mentioning other things.
The beggar army is inherently deficient, and only a few of them can meet the standard of becoming an army in the Jin region. If it were not for the sake of Shen Qingnu's meritorious service, it might be eliminated until the end, and even Shen Qingnu himself would be driven back to farm.
If it were placed in Henan, after such an action, not to mention Shen Qingnu would not agree, even Niu Jinda would have to lead his people to resist.
But after experiencing the previous battle, everyone was frightened by the madness of the Jin army, so they reluctantly let go of the things they once relied on to save their lives.
In fact, like Zhang Shigui, they all still have a way to go before they want to adapt to the military career in Jin. Even Xu Shiji is the same.
Shen Qingnu looks the worst, and he is the kind with no bright future. He was born as a beggar and joined the underworld. The beggar army under his command has never received much formal military training. The only thing that is better than those messy rebels is that Their cohesion is still good, especially when food is in short supply, the beggar army's ability to survive is also extremely good.
Well, this was not enough for Shen Qingnu to keep his three thousand troops. Until there were fewer and fewer people around him, Shen Qingnu felt a chill in his heart. He had seen too many things about killing donkeys, so He felt that he might have voted for the wrong person.
When Niu Jinda was asked to talk to him, Niu Jinda was helpless. This place was different from Henan. There were no rebels or bandits. They were all "officers and soldiers." They were so united that the King of Han followed suit from top to bottom.
In comparison, there is some truth in Luoyang being called the nest of bandits... Niu Jinda, Liu Anshi and others undoubtedly have a higher degree of recognition of such a place than Shen Qingnu and others. After all, they were all officers and soldiers in the late Sui Dynasty.
Shen Qingnu quietly walked around for a while, and was hit hard. After returning to sleep in the city, he could only resign himself to his fate. He picked some confidants from the beggar army to stay with him, and then he was asked to do whatever he wanted. It seemed that he was better than the others. Everyone needs to be more honest.
People were coming and going on the shore, and large amounts of grain and grass were transported into the built warehouses. With the arrival of people fleeing from Henan, the camp, a mixture of soldiers and civilians, looked even larger than before.
In this regard, Shen Fan was "lucky" to stay with Shen Qingnu, and the opportunity to accompany the military leader day and night fell upon him, which made Shen Fan very happy. The most happy thing was that the widow he fell in love with was not far from the barracks where he was. .
Moreover, he greatly admired the practice of segregating men and women. He had seen the abominations of those refugees in Luoyang City. This approach was really wise. Otherwise, how could women and children survive this winter?
And this did give him a chance. Within a few days, he used the remaining meat to talk to the widow. God also took good care of him, and everything was as he expected.
The widow came from a wealthy family and was well-educated. Except for those clan members, all the men in the family were dead. She was an orphan and a widower, so she was a good match for him, a beggar from Luoyang. Well, now he was already a leader in the team.
It's not easy for people like Shen Fan to have a proper home these days. The most common way for guys from the Beggar Army is to pick up a half-starved woman from the roadside... but it turns out... Most of them end in tragedy.
In fact, Shen Fan's approach is similar to that of others. The only difference is that his vision seems to be higher. Even if the daughter of a wealthy family is in trouble, even if she is a widow with an oil bottle, it is not something that they can care about. , I can’t afford to make a living at all.
And Shen Fan is still thinking about her, and is trying to find opportunities to carry her love to the end...
When Shen Fan returned to his tent full of anxiety and was about to think about what to do, two of his subordinates who had survived the battle and were caged around him came over with white faces.
"Team leader, the military leader sent someone to call you over before, but you weren't here... The situation doesn't seem right. You left the camp... Otherwise, let's go. The military leader has a bad temper these days..."
The two guys were so frightened that they couldn't speak fluently, but they were still loyal to Shen Fan, but they were not very smart, otherwise they wouldn't have suggested that Shen Fan sneak away.
Shen Fan was also frightened, and like his two subordinates, he immediately wanted to run away, but he was smarter after all. He rolled his eyes and thought about it. Apart from being reluctant to leave the little widow, he knew that the military leader wanted to It's not easy to kill someone here.
This was neither Luoyang nor the Henan Army. He had memorized all the military regulations and precepts in his mind in the past few days. He clearly remembered that there were only a few types of beheadings, and deserters during wartime were among the ones to be beheaded.
After thinking clearly, Shen Fan immediately gave his two subordinates a few kicks. What kind of bad idea did these two bastards come up with?
Shen Qingnu was indeed in a bad mood. When Shen Fan came to him, he was so frightened by his gloomy and vicious eyes that he regretted not listening to his bad idea.
"I heard that you often go out to the camp to meet people... Hehe, I didn't expect that one of my men would actually produce a passionate seed..."
Even though the Beggar Army was dismantled to pieces, Shen Qingnu still did not forget his old profession. Everything that happened in his camp could be heard in his ears.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Shen Fan was so frightened that the ghosts of the dead appeared...
Listening to Shen Fan who was lying on the ground crying, Shen Qingnu didn't say a word, just tilted his head and thought for a long time before saying, "You have been with me for a few years, right?"
Now that he knew there was not much fear for his life, Shen Fan was definitely not as scared as he showed. When he heard this, he immediately nodded desperately, "Yes, the villain has been with the military leader for seven or eight years."
Shen Qingnu bared his teeth and smiled, like a weasel eyeing the chicken, "Since you are an old man, come with me and let you take care of anything."