Army of the Undead in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 24 Situation
"What's going on?" Liu Bian asked in a daze when he first came to Hongnong City and didn't know what happened and what to do.From the meaning in the soldier's mouth, it can be seen that someone should have clashed with them. In this troubled world, wars are everywhere.

"Young master, your headache is not a problem, let's go to the military camp in the city and talk as we go." Yu Ji was a little impatient and had already led the way.

Since neither Liu Bian nor Yu Ji gave an order, Hua Tuo was not further detained, but followed them into the barracks.

Liu Bian sighed as he walked: This Hongnong City is far worse than that of Luoyang.As far as the eye can see, there are rows of civil houses, without any trace of the grandeur of Luoyang.

Fortunately, it is not very far from the barracks. After all, Yu Ji is in charge of the military power, so how can he live far away from the barracks?

Talking while walking, several people arrived at the barracks in a short time, and Liu Bian probably understood the reason of the matter.

Hongnong City faces mountains from east to west, Hangu Pass to the north, and Luoyang to the south. It is actually the second threshold of Luoyang City, preventing the Huns from breaking through Hangu Pass and invading the imperial capital.On the west side, there is a majestic and lofty mountain, located between Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass, covered with snow for many years.There is a party of Gaoshan Kou people living on the mountain, isolated from the world.

The Kou people lived in the land of ice and snow for a long time, but they only covered their bodies with fur, and they were not afraid of the cold at all.Walking like flying on the mountain peaks and snow fields, everyone is extremely strong, and the whole people are soldiers.But these bandits have a special hobby: cannibalism and worshiping heaven!

Although they hunt wild animals, birds and rabbits on weekdays, once the solar terms and festivals come, hundreds of people rush down the mountain to plunder the people near Hongnong City.Not only are they robbing daily consumption, but even strangers are captured directly, either for food sharing or as sacrifices!It is rumored that the Nakou lived in a cave in the middle of the mountain, and there was a bottomless abyss behind the cave. If they did not sacrifice blood, the earth would shake and the mountain would shake, causing the entire snow mountain to collapse.

Since Yu Ji took charge of Hongnong City, he set up a camp of troops outside Naxi City to prevent the bandits from attacking.However, the bandits often took the opportunity to attack at night and escaped while taking people captive. Unexpectedly, they would dare to fight this officer and soldier today.

"How many people are there in total?" Liu Bian asked.In his mind, now that Hongnong City has become his property, how can he allow people to rob people?Wouldn't it be better if the bandits could be wiped out in one fell swoop?

"Although it is impossible to find out their whereabouts, according to the attacks of the bandits in the past, their number is very small, and the total number of all men and women is only five or six hundred."

"What?" Liu Bian was taken aback. Five or six hundred tribes dared to come to attack this city and village. It must be too courageous.Although Hongnong City is small, it is not so bullied by these hundreds of people that it cannot fight back, or is there another secret?
Yu Ji knew what Liu Bian was thinking, and sighed: "Although there are only a few hundred of the bandits, they live on the snow-capped mountains, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses to come. This city was originally prosperous, with a population of nearly [-] soldiers and civilians. However, due to the rampant natural disasters in the past year, and the Huns cavalry broke into Hangu Pass to plunder from time to time, the population has gradually decreased. Among the ten pavilions, three pavilions died due to natural disasters. After leaving the three pavilions, they were killed by the Huns and looted by the bandits. Now there are only [-] soldiers and civilians left in the entire Hongnong City, of which only [-] are soldiers, and the rest are old and weak, women and children, so it is impossible to send troops to the mountains to destroy them."

Liu Bian found it incredible that the huge Hongnong City had only one thousand soldiers and horses.According to the information he knew, those county governors from all over the country often sent tens of thousands of troops. This Hongnong is a county after all, so it is really inconceivable that there are so few people.

But according to what he could see, what Yu Ji said was indeed true.

It was early morning at this time, and there was only a little smoke in the city, and there were a few pedestrians scattered in the city, but they were also sallow and emaciated, and looked malnourished.

Wherever the line of sight goes, there is desolation everywhere.

Several people had just arrived at the barracks, and another small soldier came to report: The bandits have retreated.However, the villages outside the city have been plundered, more than [-] villagers have been taken away, and more than half of the [-] soldiers stationed there have been killed in the battle. Now there are only [-] wounded and disabled soldiers who have returned to the city.

Sitting down in the hall of the barracks, Yu Ji saw that Liu recognized Hua Tuo, so he no longer made things difficult for him.It's just that the two always dislike each other, and each has a little glare.

Not long after, the wounded soldiers returned to the camp with their own support. Yu Ji urgently ordered the military doctor to bandage and treat them, but there were only three or four medical officers in the whole camp, so how could they be busy?For a while, the sound of wailing continued.

Although Hua Tuo met some celebrities and scholars on weekdays, he still had the nature of a doctor after all. Seeing that the population was not enough at this time, he also went up to help.

Liu Bian was waiting to go up to have a look, but the corner of his clothes moved and was pulled.Looking back, it was Yu Ji.

"Young Master, come with me." Yu Ji pointed aside.

The two then walked into a nearby house. Yu Ji picked up a roll of coarse cloth from the wooden table next to him and slowly rolled it out. It was the entire layout of Hongnong County.

Yu Ji pointed at it, and explained to Liu Bian: "Originally, Hongnong County governed eleven counties, with a population of 47, and they were rich places. Unfortunately, since the young master was abolished as king and Dong thief took power, those ten counties were all destroyed. They were divided into various places, and the population was forcibly moved to Luoyang by the Dong thief, and found that there was only empty land, but no one to cultivate."

At this time, Liu Bian finally understood his situation, and it seemed that it was not much better. He still thought that he was still a king, so he would not starve to death no matter what.Now it seems that if there are no other changes, this Hongnong City will become a dead city sooner or later.One can imagine what will happen to him when the time comes.

I'm having a hard time.Liu Bian thought helplessly.But think about it, according to the description in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, isn't the current emperor of Han, that is, his younger brother, being hijacked and running around at any time, and sometimes he can't even eat meat, let alone him, a deposed king?With strength and soldiers, this is the foundation of a foothold.

Although Yu Ji is loyal to him, what if he has a different heart?The military power is really in his hands, and he can empty himself, a deposed king who exists in name only, at any time.

Thinking this way, Liu Bian didn't show any strangeness.

"Young master, what are your plans?" Yu Ji pointed to the location of Hongnong City on the map, as if asking.

Yes, what are your plans?
In troubled times, with no people, no soldiers, no generals, no food, no money, what else could he have planned?
Cultivate wasteland and promote agriculture?Or recruit troops to conquer the world?Are you kidding me? With his poor status, what can he use to get people to work for him?

And he thinks that he is not the kind of ambitious person, even if someone is willing to serve him, he is afraid that he will be like those mediocre people among the heroes, and will end up being swallowed up in the end.

Unscrupulous generals, no counselors, how difficult it is to protect oneself in troubled times!
Loyal soldier?

Suddenly, Liu Bian's heart moved, and a thought that even he himself thought was crazy appeared in the depths of his memory: an army of undead!

(End of this chapter)