Han Shizu

Chapter 912 The prince goes to the army
On the official road from Youzhou to Changping, a large-scale convoy was heading north, more than 2000 soldiers and civilians, escorting 250 military supplies.The supplies are mainly various kinds of medicinal materials. During this period of time, what the Han army in front of Nankou lacked most was medicine. Many wounded soldiers died of their injuries.

In this regard, Emperor Liu ordered that at all costs, the wounded should be diagnosed and treated, and no soldier should be given up.This order and the attitude shown greatly soothed the morale of the soldiers. No matter whether they were high or low, no one was grateful for the emperor's compassion for the soldiers.

Because the battle at Nankou was too brutal, especially for the besieged An Shenqi army. After the battle, facing the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, many soldiers' psychological defenses collapsed.

Although it is not resentful, but there is always some depressed emotion, like Dong Zunhui of the Baoding Army, who actually wailed for a while. The Baoding Army under his command suffered [-]% of the casualties, and it is hard to describe the injuries.However, after crying a bit, it will be fine.

Because of the emperor's order, a lot of people were mobilized from the surrounding towns to Nankou. Of course, they mainly came from Youzhou, which had already become the most reliable base camp for the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition.

By the end of September, the food stockpiled by transshipment had reached 900,000 shi, and the remaining ordnance, fodder, clothing, and medicinal materials were even more difficult to measure.Taking medicinal materials as an example, Puyin County under the jurisdiction of Shenzhou is the most important medicinal material production base in Hebei. After the war, all the medicinal materials it produced were purchased and dispatched as long as they were related to curing cold and other diseases.

And this batch of convoys escorted to Nankou was just one of the emergency dispatches after the war.What's special is that this team has a very high standard of escort, with more than 200 inner knights cruising around, and the officer in charge of the escort is Li Shoujie, the former general of the palace.

It was obvious that he was responsible for the emperor's mission. Escorting supplies was only secondary. The main purpose was to return to Youzhou and bring the three princes to Nankou.That's right, Liu Chengyou wanted his sons to experience the atmosphere of the battlefield and experience the suffering of soldiers fighting.

The fourth prince Liu Fang was the most excited. As early as the evening of the 23rd when Liu Chengyou left Youzhou for Changping, he asked to go with him.

Now, being taken to Nankou by Li Shoujie, his expression was joyful and he was restless.

An eight-year-old boy can already control a healthy horse freely. Although he has been tamed, it is not easy.Along the way, Liu Fang kept talking, staring at Li Shoujie and asking questions.

"General Li, how many 100,000 people are fighting? It must be a grand scene!"

"General Li, I heard that tens of thousands of Khitan Hu chieftains were killed in this battle, can they be piled up into a mountain?"

"General Li, have you killed many enemies?"

"General Li, the soldiers of the big man, have there been many casualties?"

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Facing the fourth prince who was eager for knowledge, Li Shoujie also felt a big headache with the endless questions, and had to answer them one by one with a smile on his face.Li Shoujie, who was still young, felt the pain of raising a child for the first time, especially such a noble child.

It was still the eldest prince Liu Xu, who saw Li Shoujie's embarrassment, and couldn't help but said: "Silang, General Li is responsible for escorting and guarding, so you should stop pestering him for questioning. Hearing it is worse than seeing it, you have all sorts of problems." If you have any doubts, when you arrive at the south entrance, you can observe it yourself, or ask your father for advice!"

Liu Fang usually has no temper for the warm and gentle elder brother. Listening to him now, he said, "General Li, who has gone through the war, is the only one in front of him. He should just ask for advice!"

After speaking, looking at Li Shoujie again, Liu Fang cupped his hands and said, "General Li, I'm the one who bothered you, don't take offense!"

"Your Highness is serious!" Li Shoujie hurriedly responded, "It is also an honor for the young general to be able to explain His Highness' doubts!"

"I said Shiro, you care so much about the military, you don't really want to be a general in the future, do you?" On the other side, the third prince Liu Xi said to Liu Fang.

Unlike his brother riding a horse and leaving the supervision of Concubine Gao, Liu Xi became idle again, found a car, leaned on a pile of sacks containing medicinal materials, and crossed his legs.

Hearing the question, Liu Fang said directly, with an excited little face, full of yearning: "Dad, did you promise me that I will be a general in the future, and expand the territory for the big man, but it's a pity that I am too young, otherwise this time the north will attack Hu. Prisoner, he will definitely go to battle with a knife to kill the enemy!"

"Siro's ambition is commendable!" To Liu Fang's words, a smile from the heart appeared on Liu Xu's immature and handsome face.

On the other hand, Liu Xi, looking at the young but sharp-edged fourth brother, couldn't help but say, "War is not as simple and beautiful as you imagined, and it will be as good as it is!"

Hearing Liu Xi's emotion, Liu Fang became a little unhappy, and said, "Third brother, you have never fought a war, how do you know the joy of fighting and chasing the enemy?"

Liu Xi smiled, and didn't argue with Liu Fang, who was on the rise, because there was no result in the debate.He took out a piece of herbal medicine from somewhere in his mouth, held it in his mouth, moved it with his tongue, and his raised legs were shaking rhythmically, looking very relaxed.

Seeing this, Liu Xu rode his horse closer, reached out his hand and pulled out the herbal medicine in his mouth, and rebuked slightly: "How can you just use the medicine stick to enter!"

Feeling his brother's concern, Liu Xi said, "It's just a stalk of grass, it's harmless!"

Seeing his unrestrained appearance, Liu Xu rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Sanlang, if I tell Madam Gao about your behavior along the way."

Liu Xi didn't even need to finish his sentence, Liu Xi sat up immediately, with a smile, stared at Liu Xu and said, "Brother, you won't cause me to be punished by mother!"

"Haha!" Liu Fang couldn't help laughing, "Third Brother, you are still so afraid of Madam Gao!"

Liu Xi didn't deny it, but asked instead, "Aren't you afraid?"

Liu Fang stood up.In the Han Palace, the majesty of Concubine Gao is probably only below that of Empress Fu, and there is no one in the palace who is not in awe, including these princes.

"Come on, bring my horse!" Standing on the frame, Liu Xi greeted, ready to ride on the road.Maybe it was tired.
After the Battle of Nankou, the Han land south of Yanshan Mountain had been completely wiped out, and there was no Liao army alone. Therefore, the Liu family brothers rushed to Changping smoothly.

As winter was approaching, the Han army gathered outside Nankou made an adjustment. The Liuxing Jie army commanded the main general and led 150,000 soldiers and civilians. They were still stationed at Nankou, rebuilt their camps, nailed them there, and monitored Juyongguan.The remaining [-] people all retreated to Changping to camp for rest.

The corpses all over the field have been basically cleaned up, and more detailed statistics are still in progress. The corpses of the soldiers of the Han army need to be properly placed. Because there are too many corpses, Liu Chengyou ordered a cemetery to be set up on a hill outside the south entrance. They were buried collectively, with an inscription written by Zhang Ji and stones written by others to record their achievements, so as to commemorate the soldiers who died in this battle, and also for future generations to look up and worship.At the same time, all the corpses of the Liao army were also taken in and buried under the hill, with a stylish layout to show their submission.

After experiencing a cold rain, the blood was diluted a lot, but the chilling air still seemed to hover around the south entrance.In Changping City, there is not much space, the army is basically stationed outside the city, and the houses in the city are used to house and treat the wounded.

Even though a lot of manpower was invested, corpses were still being carried out every day. There were tens of thousands of wounded soldiers, and it was really unknown how many of them could survive.Fortunately, this is autumn and winter, and the weather is cold, which greatly avoids wound infection. Otherwise, more people will die, and we have to worry about the emergence of epidemic diseases.

The princes rushed to Changping, and the first order they received was to visit the wounded soldiers.When the three princes walked out of the scene full of blood and mourning, their expressions were very solemn.

Liu Xu felt pity and sentimentality, Liu Xi sighed wistfully, only Liu Fang seemed to be the most affected, his face turned pale, he understood now, what his third brother said was right, war is really not as beautiful as he imagined , Behind the romance is the cruelty and blood that almost wiped out humanity.

Liu Chengyou is also ruthless enough to let the three children see those bloody injuries, stumps and broken legs, and he is not afraid to leave a psychological shadow on them
The emperor stayed in the big camp outside the city, dealing with military and political affairs, and when several princes were brought to the imperial tent, he was receiving a person, and he was very loyal.This person is from the Zhebu clan, a local tyrant at the end of Wenzhou in Liangzhou, and he is one of the generals who joined the expedition this time. Because in the process of fighting the Liao army, the Fanqi was defeated and fled. He interceded for those who escaped and returned. coming.

Zhebu Sizhong is just like his name, he appears to be very loyal to the big man, and he also leads his subordinates to fight to the death with Guo Chongwei.Therefore, Liu Chengyou is quite lenient towards this person.

Seeing his awed appearance, Liu Chengyou finally spoke: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. I can understand being defeated by the Pishi army. I will reward all the horsemen who die before the battle; those who take the initiative to return to camp after the battle, Excuse him for all his crimes; however, those diasporic civilians, instead of returning to the government, ravaged the village, the big man has his own laws, and must be dealt with according to the laws of the country and the military!"

Seeing Emperor Han's statement, Zhebu Sizhong immediately worshiped: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is magnanimous, the last general waits only for the loyal and loyal!"

The purpose of Zhebu Sizhong has also been achieved, that is, to ask for forgiveness for the Fanqi who returned voluntarily, and not to intercede for those who wanton rebellion.

"You step back!"

"I will retire at the end!"

Soon, the three princes entered the tent to pay homage, and their emotions were a little strange.

Seeing this, Liu Chengyou asked: "Have you visited the wounded soldiers?"

"I've seen it!" Liu Xu replied.

"How do you feel?" Liu Chengyou continued to ask.

After thinking for a while, Liu Xu replied: "Soldiers, important matters of the country, the place of life and death, the way of life and death, must be investigated! This is a sincere and kind word, and you should show more compassion to the soldiers and civilians, fight cautiously, and fight less!"

Liu Chengyou still liked the benevolence shown by his eldest son since he was a child, and looked at the third child.Liu Xi said: "The soldiers will fight bloody battles and kill enemies for the country, you should caress them well!"

Liu Fang's small face was tense, and he said: "War is really cruel, but this is the only way to protect the people and the country. To make the Han strong and strong, to submit to the four realms, all nations come to the court, and the foreign soldiers and the emperors dare not offend. Such a tragedy can never be stopped!"

(End of this chapter)