Only then did everyone understand that the so-called war to support war was actually robbery. The courtiers couldn't help but whisper to each other. [,k~ This is because Liu Xin was more tolerant to everyone and allowed everyone to speak freely. If it were in Liu Hong's era, I'm afraid he would have to
It would be a great crime of disrespect to punish them.
For moral people, this kind of open robbery is naturally not tolerated, regardless of whether they are robbing citizens of their own country or the enemy's people. However, although Zhang Fei and others are not said to have a rough background, they also live at the bottom of society.
, I have been used to this kind of thing for a long time, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with it, and I keep applauding it.
Liu Xin waved her hands and waited for everyone to calm down before saying: "However, I want to reiterate that every time a city is captured, the property of the nobles can be confiscated. Ordinary people are not allowed to be robbed, and women are not allowed to be raped. All confiscated property is not allowed.
All property must be distributed uniformly, and no one may withhold or enrich himself.”
According to the Foreign Affairs Office's spying on the Great Qin Empire, the citizens of the Great Qin Empire were divided into three classes: nobles, free people and slaves. Liu Xin limited the objects of robbery to the noble class. As a result, the main wealth of the Great Qin was concentrated in the noble class. As long as
Looting them can basically meet the needs of military supplies. Secondly, after all, the aristocracy only accounts for a minority of the population of Daqin. The purpose of limiting robbery to this class is not to arouse too much hatred. As for promiscuous women, that is even less allowed.
Did it. They are regular troops, not real bandits.
Just when everyone was still confused about the strategy of using war to support war, Chen Gong suddenly said: "Since your Majesty must lead the army to conquer in person, then please appoint a heir apparent as soon as possible!" [
Since Liu Bang's death, no one has mentioned the matter of establishing the crown prince for a long time. Chen Gong mentioned this matter now just to prevent it. A big man cannot rule in one day. Even if everything goes well for Liu Xin on the front line, domestic affairs
Someone has to make the decision.
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "I will be here for as long as two years or as short as half a year. The matter of establishing a heir is not urgent. Besides, those children are still young, what can they do? I am not here for this period.
Time, if there is anything difficult to resolve, you can just ask the queen for instructions."
The imperial court's order to recruit soldiers was quickly sent to all counties and counties. This time was different from the past. In the past, it was recruitment, and it was entirely voluntary to serve as a soldier. But this time it was a recruitment. All young and middle-aged people with military experience had to go to the Yamen to wait for selection.
Those who are not selected will also be incorporated into the team of civilian husbands, responsible for the transportation of grain, grass and baggage.
These days, Liu Xin has set up a national day of mourning, and has gone north to commemorate the fallen compatriots every day, igniting the anger of the people across the country. Hearing that this time was for the expedition to the Qin Dynasty, the recruitment office was suddenly crowded, many of whom had never been soldiers.
Many people also came to apply. However, the Han Dynasty had a complete household registration system. As long as you opened the book, you could know what occupation the person had engaged in. Liu Xin would not incorporate people who had not served as soldiers into the guard corps.
. This is not just a matter of combat effectiveness, but to avoid unnecessary sacrifices as much as possible.
On the second day after the recruitment started, two big men suddenly came to the recruitment office in Chang'an City. One of them had a blindfold on his face. It was Xiahou who had lost one eye by shooting him, and his younger brother Xiahou Yuan.
Liu Xin, who was inspecting the recruitment office, asked in a deep voice: "What are you two doing here?"
Xia Hou didn't expect to meet Liu Xin here. He hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my two brothers are also from the army, so they came here to apply for the army!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "This time we only accept soldiers, not generals!"
Although the rearguard troops recruited this time may not need to go into battle at all, and their equipment is not as good as that of the regular army, Liu Xin still does not want Cao Cao or Yuan Shao's trusted subordinates to be included. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the soldiers have already
They are the old subordinates of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. If the generals at all levels use their people again, if they defect at the critical moment, it will be too late to cry.
Xia Houyuan clasped his hands in fists and said loudly: "Your Majesty, as long as they can serve the country, my two brothers are willing to be small soldiers, even if they are gang leaders!"
Liu Xin said in surprise: "You two are really willing to be a soldier?"
Xiahou puffed out his chest and said sternly: "Your Majesty spared the lives of my two brothers and did not discriminate against my two children. Now there are several people serving in the army. Xiahou Ba, the son of Miaocai, was promoted to the rank of captain because of his merit.
.My brothers feel repaid, and since they still have some strength in their arms, they are willing to fight for Your Majesty!"
Liu Xin was silent for a long time, and then said: "Since you two have this intention, I will not stop you. However, although you two are brave, there are laws in the Han army. No matter what position you held under Meng De in the past, today you are only
I can be a soldier!"
When brothers Xiahou and Xiahouyuan heard that Liu Xin had agreed, they were overjoyed. They all bowed to Liu Xin and hurriedly lined up to register.
The entire recruitment process was extremely smooth. In just five days, 200,000 rear guards and 200,000 civilians had been recruited. The 400,000 people were old troops under Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and many of them had experienced hundreds of battles. But these
In the past battles, the people often took the opportunity to rob the people and behaved like half soldiers and half bandits. It was impossible for Liu Xin to absorb them into the regular army, so he had no choice but to recruit them this time.
In the past two years, several cities have been built on the grassland. There is a lot of forage stored in the city, which can meet unexpected needs. The tribes no longer live in pursuit of water and grass for grazing, and they have relatively fixed pastures. Therefore, the grassland herdsmen were recruited.
Things happened even faster. Within three days, a large number of herdsmen gathered in the two westernmost cities, and then organized into a team of ten thousand people and headed towards Kucha.
The newly recruited rear guards and civilian teams also need to undergo some reorganization and simple training. The most important thing is to explain to them some military regulations of the Han Dynasty. But Liu Xin cannot wait that long, he has already set off first.
Everywhere we go, there are people beating gongs and drums on both sides of the road to bid farewell to the army. These people are all organized spontaneously. Every spring plowing and autumn harvest, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty will go to the fields to help the people work, and the people have already put them to work.
As their own relatives, they also bear their thoughts on the expedition and hope to wish their relatives an early triumph in this way.
In the past few years, Liu Xin has spent a lot of effort to repair roads, and his efforts have paid off. The 350,000-strong army arrived at Uzbeli Fortress very smoothly, in just ten days. Jia Xu, the Protector of the Western Regions, is still based in Pati
In Ya's concession, the person responsible for welcoming Liu Xin was Zhang Ren, who was transferred to the Western Region Army. Zhang Ren was good at guarding, and he is now in charge of the two fortresses of Uzbeli and Turugelt.[
Zhang Ren welcomed Liu Xin into the fortress, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Jia has sent back news that Guishang and Wusun have been mobilizing troops frequently recently!"
Liu Xin mused: "This time Caracalla only massacred our Han merchants and did not spread to other countries. It should be specifically targeting our Han merchants, Kushan and Wusun. They should not be too nervous. They are now acting strangely, which is suspicious!"
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Zhang Ren nodded and said: "Master Jia also said the same thing. He asked the general to remind your majesty. Although our army does not need to use Guishang and Wusun in this expedition to the Qin Dynasty, we must also prevent them from making sudden plots and intercepting our rear."
Road, cut off my food route."
Liu Xin sneered and said: "The reason why I came to the west this time is to show off the power of my Han army. If they know better, they'd better stay still, otherwise I will hunt down rabbits and kill them all in one fell swoop!"
Zhang Ren laughed and said: "Your Majesty said it too vividly. I wonder what good advice your Majesty has?"
Liu Xin thought for a moment and said: "In this Western Expedition to the Qin Dynasty, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th legions were the main force of the attack. The rearguard legions and the 200,000 civilians were unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility. We defended the Western Regions, Dawan, Kangju and Pa
The important task of the Tia Concession will be entrusted to you. You must keep the enemy out, especially these two fortresses to ensure that they are lost!"
Zhang Ren suddenly slapped his chest and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will swear to live or die with the fortress!"
At this moment, a personal guard walked in, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Cleia is outside the door asking for an audience."
Liu Xin couldn't help but feel nervous and said repeatedly: "Please come quickly!"
It turned out that after Caracalla's mission left Khotan City, Ban Tou'er sent Cleia to report the news to Liu Xin. However, Ban Tou'er still had a cautious idea. She did not let Cleia go directly to Chang'an, but instead
Let her find a place to live in Seoul first. If the Han court does not send an army to the west, then she will stay in Seoul. Otherwise, she will inform the Han court of the requirements of the Caracalla mission.
This cannot be blamed on Ban Taoer's selfishness, because Kangju is a small country, and she cannot afford to offend either Qin or Han. She must first think about her young son, and also consider the interests of Kangju's hundreds of thousands of people before she can
Taking into account her personal relationship with Liu Xin, this is the responsibility she must bear as the Queen Mother of Kangju.
Cleia stayed in Seoul for nearly a month, and finally saw the Han Dynasty's army, and it was led by Liu Xin himself. She couldn't help but be very excited, and hurried to the fortress to ask for a meeting. Originally, not everyone could enter the fortress casually, but the defender
The guard outside the door knew Cleia, so he communicated for her.
Ban Tou'er did not hide her selfish intentions and plans. She told Cleia that if the Han Dynasty army came, she would tell the truth. After Cleia finished speaking, she was still worried that Liu Xin would be angry, so she quietly raised her head and took a look, but listened to him
He said happily: "You must first learn to protect yourself under any circumstances. The Queen Mother did it right. You two sisters should also learn from it in the future and don't just act recklessly."
Cleia actually knew the relationship between Liu Xin and Ban Tou'er. She was very worried that Ban Tou'er's behavior this time would cause a gap between the two. After hearing what Liu Xin said, she felt relieved.
He bowed and said, "The Queen Mother has said that if His Majesty attacks Da Qin, she is willing to mobilize all the troops in the country to help!"