Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1223 Soldiers stationed in Chang'an
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"The old country is so dilapidated, and China is in disaster. I don't know when it will end..."

The Western Expeditionary Army set off from Hongnong at the end of April, and arrived outside Chang'an City in early June. Chang'an in Guanzhong, ruled by Hu Shizhao, finally returned to Wang Tong!

Originally, this should be an extremely exciting event, but the Wang Shi and the others, after surrendering Huan Xuan on their own initiative, faced the city of Chang'an with the city defense hole open, but there was no joy on their faces.Because the Chang'an city in front of me is really dilapidated!
Tianfu Dayi, the old capital of Han Xiong, this great city with extraordinary significance in the hearts of all the Xia people, is presented in front of Wang Shi in the ugliest and most dilapidated form at this moment.

Most of the original city wall has collapsed, and there is almost no boundary between the inside and the outside of the city, and weeds are everywhere.In the so-called moat, there are only ravines of different depths. The refugees built messy shacks up and down the ravines. A large number of traces of human and animal defecation are scattered around, and the stench will disperse when there is a little wind.

A large number of refugees watched the Wang Shi army slowly approaching the city with blank expressions, each of them trembling, but they no longer had the energy to make vivid panic expressions, and they didn't even bother to make unnecessary escape actions.

"Station outside the city, and drive the wandering people in the city into the wild!"

Despite the sad sighs in his heart, Huan Xuan still cheered up and told the whole army: "Master Wang ordered the westward expedition, and Chang'an has been restored, and the Jin industry is rejuvenated. The soldiers work hard, which is enough to boast!"

The recapture of Chang'an is generally not magnificent, and in fact it is only a stage in the entire Western Expedition, far from being successful.In particular, there are hundreds of thousands of wandering refugees from Jin and Hu gathered around Chang'an City at present. If they are not handled properly, they will become a disaster.

So right now Huanxuan really didn't dare to relax, he didn't even have time to organize any ceremony to praise the army, he just moved the battalion from Bashang to the outskirts of Chang'an city, and turned around and devoted himself to the heavy military affairs.

After the general returned to Luoyang Xingtai, Huan Xuan took over as the frontline governor of the Western Expedition. Huan Xuan knew very well why he was appointed.

This is more a compliment for his past achievements in managing the Xiangyang area for many years, and when Xingtai decided to rectify Xiangyang, he was able to take the initiative to delegate power and cooperate with Xingtai as a kind of compensation.The situation in Guanzhong seems to be chaotic, but because of this, no one side is strong enough to counter the Xingtai West Expeditionary Army.

In particular, the Taiwan army marched without haste or impatience, and did not seek haste, which made the real battle battle almost no suspense.Among the several troops participating in the Western Expedition, the Xiangyang army's combat effectiveness under the order of the General's Mansion is not outstanding, and it is not even comparable to the Central Plains army led by Guo Song from the back.

What's more, among the elite of the Xingtai Fourth Army, except for the Hongwu Army, the other three troops participated in the battle to varying degrees, and escorted Huan Xuan's victory in recovering Guanzhong.

But this doesn't mean that Huan Xuan and his Xiangyang Army are just lying on their hands this time. On the contrary, Huan Xuan knows that his mission is very important.If it is only in name to regain Chang'an or Guanzhong, it will not be difficult for Xingtai, and there is no need for an expedition. Will be happy to return to justice.

However, it is clear that General Shen is dissatisfied with such a level of recovery. Before that, he personally went to the front line to destroy the Hongnong Yang family, a giant of the Chinese and Korean clans, which in itself set a standard for the generals of the Western Expeditions, that is, the majesty of the Xingtai Law will never be allowed to be violated by the local government. Owned by the mighty clan!
So far, most of the achievements of the Western Expedition have been achieved by Huan Xuan because of his friendly forces.However, the next step is to bring Guanzhong, especially the Sanfu area, under the supervision of Xingtai, so that government orders can be carried out without hindrance. This is the real test of Huanxuan.

To achieve this goal, pure force deterrence cannot be achieved, and it can even be said to be the next best thing to do.Guanzhong has been in chaos for a long time, and it suddenly came under control. The discomfort and resistance of the people can be imagined. If we blindly kill and deter, there may not be many people left in the end.Such a hell on earth cannot be called revival, but a kind of sin.

Huan Xuan has presided over the military and political affairs of Xiangyang for many years, and has reorganized the Xiangyang area from the ruins of hundreds of battles into a governed city. Naturally, he has a lot of experience in managing chaos.

Moreover, in the early years, the Xiangyang area accepted all kinds of travel food, a considerable part of which came from the Yong and Qin Dynasties. In addition to the chaos, the situation faced at that time also had to deal with foreign aggression and the constraints and balances from Jiangdong Taicheng, compared with the current situation. Guanzhong is much more complicated.

Therefore, when General Shen showed his broad mind and gave him this important task, Huan Xuan also made up his mind to do his best to bring Guanzhong into the governing land, so that there would be no more chaos.The platform in Guanzhong is much larger than the original Xiangyang. Of course, Huan Xuan is no longer fighting alone, and he is still full of confidence in this.

Currently facing Huan Xuan, the biggest problem is the hundreds of thousands of refugees gathered around Chang'an.This is not only a mess left by Du Hong, but also a situation deliberately created by Master Xizheng.

The reason why wandering and eating refugees are difficult to manage is that they live in no fixed place, gather and disperse impermanently, and have little means of control.Although Chang'an is now dilapidated and the basic functions of the city are no longer available, at least it still has a special symbolic meaning in the minds of Guanzhong people, and it can play a large role in gathering and calling.

Since Wang Shi of the middle road moved westward, the damage done to the Sanfu countryside can be described as brutal, even tyrannical.After the army passed by, there were almost no large Shengmin strongholds, and the dock walls along the way either opened their doors and surrendered, or were directly destroyed.

As for the living people who escaped from these dock walls, most of them were gathered around Chang'an intentionally or unintentionally.Now that even Du Hong, who had stolen Chang'an, had led his troops to escape from this place, Master Wang naturally accepted these refugees. It can be said that he has overcome the initial difficulty, that is, the gathering of refugees and personal control.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are still a large number of refugees wandering in Sansuke's other rural areas, and there will naturally be follow-up measures to recruit and gather, such as the subsequent Guo Songhou army.

Chaotic people are like locusts. Individuals are indeed timid, but once they gather on a large scale, their harmfulness will be revealed.Even Huan Xuan has never had the experience of reorganizing and resettling such a large number of refugees in a short period of time.

But he also understands that this matter cannot be delayed. Master Wang's real enemy is still Shi Zhao's remnants entrenched in Hebei. It is impossible to spend too much time and energy on Guanzhong. Considering the overall strategy, he can only adopt this slightly aggressive approach. Rhythm.

After confirming that Du Hong had escaped from Chang'an, Huan Xuan was not in a hurry to lead his troops across Bashang to enter Chang'an, but cautiously set up outposts around Bashang to avoid large-scale refugee fleeing.

After several times of shocking and bloody lessons, these refugees finally settled down a little bit, and lived in Bashang temporarily according to Wang Shi's request, not daring to flee to the wilderness again.

The most effective means of deterring refugees is undoubtedly force, so Huanxuan then used the excuse of cleaning up the remnants of Du Hong's bandit army, the main force of the army stood still, and sent a team of thousands of people to Bashang to search and disarm the large-scale armed forces among the refugees. strength.

This process needs to be especially cautious. If it is rushed, it will easily lead to civil unrest. If the review is careless, the prestige will not be erected, and it will not be conducive to eliminating hidden dangers.

In this regard, the Xiangyang Army has a considerable advantage, because there are already many soldiers from Guanzhong in the army.These people's local accents entered the battle, invisibly giving some psychological comfort to the frightened people in Bashang.Moreover, Huan Xuan also ordered the first to search for bows, knives, metal and iron equipment, and he was not arbitrarily killing people.

Therefore, during the three-day search, although there were occasional disturbances, they were generally not serious and did not spread.As for the confiscated bows and knives, the quantity is also astonishing, directly filling the Xiaobanfang area in the south of Chang'an City. This also shows that the folk customs in Guanzhong are sturdy, and it has become a custom for Shengmin to hide weapons with them.

During the search, other strategies were also being pursued.For example, select craftsmen who have a rough understanding of arts and sciences or possess special skills among the refugees. These people will always be scarce human resources, and there are never too many of them.

Bashang specially set up two battalions to recruit and place such talents.This process is mainly based on temptation. As long as they can be selected into the camp, they can be fed by the half-pawn of the king's teacher. The enthusiasm of these refugees is naturally high, and those who respond come flocking.

Since then, hundreds of thousands of refugees have been divided into parts again.

The residents of Bashang live together. Apart from the poverty of food and clothing, another serious point is that the epidemic is uncontrollable.In such a noisy and chaotic environment, especially in the midsummer at this moment, a large number of refugees died of illness almost every day.

In this regard, Huan Xuan didn't have a very good means. Although Wang Shiying had strict epidemic prevention regulations, it was difficult to apply these regulations to the people for a while.Just drinking hot water and burning the corpses of the sick and dead in time will be difficult to fully implement in a short time.

Fortunately, Bashang was full of soldiers, and deep wells were dug to draw water for use. The people were afraid of the disease and simply lived in the fence, which temporarily controlled the further spread of the disease.However, some drugs used for epidemic prevention cannot be given to refugees as a luxury because the navy carrying heavy cargo has not yet arrived in Chang'an.

The Wei River flooded, making it difficult for boats and boats to travel.After Huanxuan took control of the Baqiao, he immediately began to dredge the Weishui River. The Bashang has a lot of forces, but the effect is outstanding.

And when it comes to this point, I have to mention the help provided by the Xiayu area in the lower reaches of the Wei River. The Wang Meng who was sent to the territory in advance as the Xiayu county magistrate really gave Huanxuan a lot of surprises. In such a short period of time , and even gathered nearly ten thousand soldiers in the realm to join in the dredging of the river.

This allowed Lu Yong's navy to arrive at Bashang a few days earlier. In addition to delivering a large amount of urgently needed supplies, the addition of nearly ten thousand water troops also completely consolidated the control and occupation of the Zhuwang Division over the surrounding areas of Chang'an.

It was not until Lu Yong led his troops that Huan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention back to the military.Soon, Pu Jian, a Di man who broke out from Xianyang, was introduced into the tent of the Chinese army.

(End of this chapter)