Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Central Plains, Xingyang.

A majestic city, located on the plains, arrogant of the mountains to the east, between the mountains, you can see the Xiongguan Boshui (Hulaoguan), built in the mountains, a sheep intestine trail, after the customs Going out, the mountain is the avenue until the east gate of Xingyang City. If it was the Taiping period, this official road from Mishuiguan to Xingyang City, when there was a lot of traffic and pedestrians, but now, in this time of war, except for occasional I saw several pedestrians who had escaped, dragging their homes with their mouths, and carrying carts outside of the burden. They could hardly see even a stray dog. The densely populated town of Central Plains was like a ghostly dead city. See Nothing angry.

On the official road, Liu Yu and Murong Lan walked along. Their faces were already wearing the human skin mask made by Murong Lan. Liu Yu dressed as a black-faced middle-aged man in his thirties. Muronglan wore a mask of the Hu merchant with a few yellow beards in their forties. They all braided their leather robes. Liu Yu ’s Bailiansu iron knife was carried behind his back. Muronglan ’s double knife was inserted. In the scabbard, tied to the sides of the legs, the standard Hu people dress up.

It has been more than 20 days since I came out of Jiankang City. To be precise, from Shouchun to the north, it is such a scene. It can almost be said that there is no cooking smoke for hundreds of miles, and there are no pedestrians for thousands of miles. In the eastern part of the Central Plains, after experiencing the looting of the indiscriminate soldiers after the Battle of Fei Shui, as well as the gangsters and horse thieves, the people evacuated, or they followed the army of Muronghui to the north, or their families went south. Entering Jindi and staying in place are mostly such old, weak and sick, relying on the last remaining grain to save their lives.

Liu Yu walked very slowly. His mood was as heavy as his footsteps. As a soldier, he always acted with the army. Although he has seen many people in the battlefields fleeing, but this is his first. The second time he entered the north alone, compared with the last time he went to Dinglingzhai's Heping Valley, it was almost the difference between heaven and hell.

When I passed through the empty water gate of Guanmendong, he was already very shocked by his heart. Now he walked to the Xingyang city gate and looked up at the towering city wall. Hundreds of them had begun to rot. The dead body, the moat ditch in front of the city gate, was full of headless corpses still in military uniforms. It had already been pecked by wild dogs and crows. The flies flew around these corpses, enjoying their own delicious meal.

Liu Yu finally stopped, his eyebrows were deeply locked, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes: "Who did this damaging thing? The massacre killed people and did not bury the corpses. What are they trying to do?"

Murong Lan sighed softly, and despite the mask, her face was not very good-looking: "It was about two months ago that the brother led the army to break through Xingyang. The reform was another looting in the city, and he also beheaded hundreds of soldiers and pawns who were captives in the city, hanging over the city wall and saying that he wanted to show his might.

"The eldest brother was very dissatisfied at the time and wanted to stop him, but Murong Feng persuaded the elder brother to say that Ding Lingren took the initiative to vote. At this time, if more restraint was imposed, I was afraid that they would have rebellious feelings in the Central Plains area. Therefore, it is not an option to punish those who resist us in order to establish military might. "

Liu Yu burst into a rage and said sharply: "A bunch of nonsense! The soldiers should of course kill the enemy, but for the captives who laid down their weapons and those civilians, how can they slaughter casually, if they can kill casually for Liwei's sake, then What's the military discipline? "

A trace of anger flashed in Muronglan's eyes, and said coldly: "Liu Yu, don't yell at me at this, don't you Beifu Army kill the captives? During the Battle of Junchuan, all the river floats to The captives you killed, forgot so quickly? "

Liu Yu was stunned for a while, and instead stomped heavily: "If I were the coach, it would never be so. As a soldier, you can not accept the surrender of the enemy and destroy it on the battlefield, but killing the prisoners is a matter of anger. Needless to say, looting and killing civilians. "

Muronglan's eyes became lonely and sighed softly: "Liu Yu, you are right, and I agree with you. The more troubled the world, the more benevolent and righteous actions should be taken to gain popular support, but You need to know that in this world, there are fewer good people and more bad people, especially in the chaotic world and the destruction of order. No one can rule strongly, so the scattered soldiers and the brave will take turns to loot all places. "

"Xingyang was originally a central town in the Central Plains, guarded by thousands of soldiers and horses. The general bandits and raiders did not dare to attack, but after being defeated by the Yan Army, there were no more Qin troops in this area, and the remaining officials of the nearby states and counties, Or fleeing over the city, or concentrating the soldiers and horses of the county to Luoyang and surrendering to Fuhui. The local sergeants often fled on the road in large numbers, and turned into squadrons and looted in groups, looting everywhere. On this way Now, do n’t we have the same four or five shares?

Liu Yu gritted his teeth, and along the way, the two did indeed encounter two or thirty soldiers and bandits, wearing Qin Jun's armor, but they ransacked the village, or robbed the road, and these people did it ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ It is also because of their bad luck that they met Liu Yu and Murong Lan, two killing gods, and the robbery did not turn into a ghost. Whenever Liu Yu beheaded the leader, Yu Zhong collapsed, and the two went this way. Instead, the dry food came from these people.

Muronglan looked at Liu Yu and said righteously: "Liu Yu, I know you are in a bad mood. We would have encountered bandits a few days ago, and you would not want to see their evil behavior of bullying the weak and robbing the village. , So we only took the avenue, and I knew that walking the avenue and crossing the big city, you would see Xingyang like this in every possible situation, which would make you more angry, but you have to remember that this is the troubled world. You will see a more cruel and terrible scene. If one day you really want to recapture the North and achieve hegemony, I am afraid you will have to create such a world yourself. "

Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "I will never be like you Hu people, or like the generals who have committed murder, and rely on slaughter and robbery to accomplish their own hegemony, Murong Lan, you remember, I want What is recovered is a north where the Han people can live and work in peace and enjoy peace, rather than the north like this. If I lead now, I will definitely protect the environment and the people. "

Muronglan sneered: "Yeah, seeing here you want to protect the environment and the people, and then see the next city for looting and slaughter. You will divide the troops to protect the environment and the people. Will General Liu Da, how many soldiers can you divide? Going to protect the environment and the people? Two thousand here, three thousand there, so how much is left even if you leave 100,000 troops and wait until Luoyang is under the city? "