Three Kingdoms

War will inevitably bring a large number of refugees.

Human beings also have animal habits. For their familiar territory, they generally will not abandon it easily unless they have to. Then they feel that the world is better, especially for these farmers who originally faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky. Said that after leaving their lifeblood, they immediately became cautious like an abandoned wild dog. They wanted to wag their tail when they saw any creature but were worried that wagging their tail would cause greater trouble, so they could only Hesitantly, staring, as dull as a statue about to decay.

Because of Liao Hua's military exploits between Sichuan and Sichuan, General Zhengxi was promoted to General of Hussars this time, and his subordinates also received a large number of rewards. When Liao Hua faced a choice, he still preferred to choose to step out from the position of deputy and assistant and lead an army alone. , and other places have their own arrangements, but Wuguan is here. Firstly, because the relationship with Jingxiang was pretty good before, so it was not an important defense point before. Another aspect is Because Liao Hua originally came from among the refugees, and Wuguan was an important node for the origin of the refugees in Guanzhong, combined with the above two factors, Liao Hua was eventually named the chief general of Wuguan and took over the original position of Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong is a veteran of the army. In terms of ability, he is at least two or three levels behind Liao Hua. However, his experience in dealing with people is extremely rich. After receiving the transfer order, not only did he not leave any hidden dangers or traps for Liao Hua, Instead, he handed over all the affairs in a clear and refreshing manner. At the same time, he also called some officials from the original Wuguan. After admonishing and admonishing him with solemn words, he officially handed over the seal of the general of Wuguan to Liao Hua in front of everyone. in hand.

Wang Zhong was getting older, so he was transferred back to Guanzhong this time to serve as the guard of Pingling in Chang'an. He was considered a close minister, so he didn't feel any grievance. After the handover, he said goodbye to Liao Hua and went to take up his post in Pingling of Chang'an.

Now that wars are raging in all directions, even Jingxiang is not very stable. Although the Jingnan area is said to belong to Liu Biao, there is indeed a distance between Xiangyang and the four counties in Jingnan. For example, Changsha is not bad, but Guiyang Lingling It was simply a lack of ambition and strength, especially for Liu Du, the governor of Lingling County. Relying on his somewhat royal blood relationship, he and Liu Biao were not on the same page. He was forced to attack the army even though he was ostensibly under Liu Biao's jurisdiction. , but in fact, they were advancing and retreating together with Liu Fan from Jiaozhou, and they were stirring up trouble behind their backs. As a result, a large number of farmers in the south of Jingxiang had to avoid working as laborers and doing hard labor, and became refugees...

Although Liu Fan was named the governor of Jiaozhou, there was also a local emperor in Jiaozhou named Shi Xie. This Shi Xie occupied most of the Lingnan area, and even stretched out a foot to step into a large area that later belonged to Vietnam. Therefore, he ignored the so-called governor of Jiaozhou at all, so Liu Fan could only stay in the north of Lingnan to accumulate strength and win over the people.

There were not many people in these places originally. Where will the manpower come from now for construction?

Naturally, one is to secretly dig into the corners of Jingzhou and southern Yangzhou, and the other is to recruit people from South Vietnam, so no matter which method is used, Liu Fan is destined to turn into a gangster and plunder places, and Liu Du is also here In the process, he profited from the stolen goods and committed crimes.

As the guard general of Wuguan, Liao Hua's first duty after taking office was to pick up the refugees. The refugees coming all the way from Wuguan Road will stay briefly under Wuguan Road, and then travel together in batches and regions, entering Guanzhong or heading north.

Wuguan was originally located in the territory of the Han Dynasty. After the Qin Dynasty, it gradually lost its role as an important pass. Therefore, it was abandoned for a long time at the beginning. However, after a period of continuous repairs by Zhao Yun, Wang Zhong and others, it gradually Restored its original majesty.

Liao Hua was walking on the city wall. Basically, tents were set up in any open space under the city. These tents are basically not dismantled. The people who previously lived in the tents left, and the next wave will come soon. There are dirty refugees everywhere. Except for one person, they almost look like wild beasts in the wilderness. There is no big difference.

As Liao Hua, who has been among the refugees for a long time, although the refugees in front of him look miserable, they are actually pretty good. At least these refugees still have the brilliance of human beings in their eyes, instead of just being dull. Instinct, or as ferocious as a wild beast.

In these years, as long as they know that they can barely survive, the people's endurance is quite strong. In any case, these measures taken by the Cavalry General are indeed effective.

People who are completely desperate are extremely scary. Liao Hua himself experienced this twice.

One was a sudden riot at night. There was no reason, and I don’t know what the cause was. It just suddenly broke out. Everyone was madly attacking the people around them. No matter men, women, old or young, they were clawing and biting like wild beasts...

Liao Hua saw the opportunity early and climbed up the tree when he saw something was wrong. As a result, when the night gradually subsided and the sun rose again, the refugees who had spent the night in the woods had already died in six or seven of the ten pavilions. There were also some bloody wounded, with their hands, teeth, and bodies covered in coagulated and uncoagulated blood. Broken corpses were scattered throughout the forest, broken, chewed, torn, and collapsed, like a projection of hell.

Another time, without any warning, on the mountain road, I don’t know when it started. Suddenly, someone jumped numbly from the mountain road, without even making any shouting sound in the air, just like a piece of wood. In the end, there was only a crash in the mountain stream, and then more people jumped down together, rows and groups...

The scene of layers of blood spilling out of the mountain stream still occasionally appears in Liao Hua's dreams...

Therefore, Liao Hua knew how to deal with these refugees better.

The first thing is not to distribute food, but to restore order.

A very important part of restoring order is the treatment of weak and injured people.

When these refugees saw someone rescuing the weak and injured, order gradually began to emerge. On the one hand, people are still human after all in addition to their animal nature. On the other hand, they also subconsciously realized that even If the weak and injured are taken care of, then they will naturally have no problems.

Taking care of these injured and injured patients at the same time can also prevent the spread and occurrence of many diseases. Weak groups, and most of them have lost their youth, and these people without the care of their youth, often become the origin of the group's bestiality, and eventually spread into an uncontrollable situation.

After the order is established, there is the process of screening and separation.

During the food rationing process, there was force protection on the side, so everyone would be honest, and it was easy to ask questions about what happened on the road.

Some people who had committed evil deeds along the way were basically cleared out during this process and separated from the original team. They went not to residential settlements but to the mines. Although the screening is not 100% clean, it also greatly reduces subsequent hidden dangers.

Then the refugees were cataloged, packed into various places, and resettled...

Liao Hua stood on the top of the city and watched the officials and soldiers under the city carrying out various tasks in an orderly manner. This is not the first time that these officials and soldiers have done these things. In addition, they have also recruited some refugees to assist, so they are not slow to separate and deal with the new refugees, and soon groups of new refugees arrive at Wuguan. The refugees were guided as required. However, at this moment, Liao Hua suddenly discovered that something was wrong...

Generally speaking, refugees are dressed in rags and have a shabby appearance. If there are some tough and strong guys among these people, they will naturally appear to be very out of place.

Liao Hua frowned, but when he saw these tough people far away from the city, they seemed to have noticed Liao Hua's gaze, and they actually stood up and bowed their hands towards Liao Hua in salute.

"Where did those people come from?" Liao Hua nodded slightly, and then asked the Wuguan Chief next to him, "How long has it been since you got here?"

The chief clerk looked at it, took out a roll of bamboo slips from the leather bag on his belt, looked through it, and said: "Those are the refugees who came last night and have not been sorted out and checked. Looking at the road signs coming all the way The voucher should have been brought from Chen Liang..."

"Chen Liang?" Liao Hua repeated.

Chen Liang, that is, the Chen Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom, were originally reserved for the royal family, but these royal armors were basically used up. In the face of war, being able to save their own cities and palaces was already a good thing, and some people even They were pushed to the ground and allowed to be slaughtered. Therefore, after several wars, these places are no longer as rich and prosperous as before.

The battlefields of the successive battles between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were all near Yanzhou and Yuzhou. As a result, many people in this area either became civilians or cannon fodder, and the rest naturally ran away. After losing the people, these Many places in the region have gradually become deserted. Except for some big cities, many former manors have lost their dependent farmers and cannot survive. Many of them have moved their families to other places.

For example, King Liu Mi of Liang Dynasty only wanted to protect himself. In the end, his name was preserved, but when Cao Pi came, it was simply abolished...

In troubled times, it is impossible to be alone.

"Go and ask where this person is from, where his hometown is, and who his last name is..." Liao Hua saw this and ordered the guards around him. Since you don't hide your whereabouts, it reduces the threat to a certain extent. You need to understand it first before making a conclusion.

The person who asked for questioning came back soon and reported: "To the general, the man claimed that he was the Xu family, and he was a traitor. He came here because of the rebellion of thieves and wanted to enter the pass..."

"Qiao Ren, Mr. Xu?" Liao Hua pondered for a moment and said, "Call him up, take him to freshen up first, and see you in the festival hall!"

Qiao County is indeed near Chen and Liang, but Cao Cao's hometown is also in Qiao County. If these people wanted to defect, why didn't they defect to Cao Cao instead of coming here?

Washing up, even if there might be some sharp knives hidden on the body, it cannot be hidden, and what should be exposed will naturally be exposed. The festival hall is where Liao Hua works in Wuguan, and there are guards all around. They will be inspected when entering, so after these two steps, if someone has malicious intentions, some flaws will be exposed. In addition, Liao Hua's own martial arts is not bad, so if there is any problem, in the Qiang Gong heavy Under the shield, a guy with bare hands can't make much of a wave, so it's not a big deal to deal with it.

An hour or so later, Mrs. Xu, who had freshened up, put on ordinary but clean inner and outer clothes, and came to the festival hall.

As he got closer, Liao Hua could see more clearly. He was about thirty or so, more than eight feet tall, with swollen arms and muscles. He was obviously quite powerful. He had a bronze complexion, a full forehead, a straight face, and slender eyebrows. , coupled with the two beards on the lips, it is like dividing the face into three parts, which is quite distinctive, but it is not ugly.

"Qiaoren Xu Ding and Xu Ziping have met the general!" Xu Ding bowed his hands and saluted Liao Hua, feeling slightly surprised. When you get closer, you can naturally tell Liao Hua's age. Is the commander of Wuguan so young? Do all the hussars like to use young people, or is this a special case?

"Want to enter Guanzhong?" Liao Hua did not directly ask Xu Ding to sit down, but asked Xu Ding to stand like that, "Why?"

"People in the countryside, because they heard about the reputation of the Hussar General, admired him and went to the pass to see him..." Xu Ding replied in a neither arrogant nor humble manner.

Liao Hua did not comment, but stared closely at Xu Ding's face, examining Xu Ding's expression.

Xu Ding's eyes were looking forward, generally fixed on Liao Hua's desk, neither appearing impolite nor timid or vulgar.

"Please take a seat!" Liao Hua then pointed to the seat next to him.

Xu Dinggong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General!" After saying that, he walked to the mat beside him. He first lifted his robe slightly to prevent it from being stepped on when he sat down. Then he knelt down upright and let go of his clothes. Under the cover of the robe, I also straightened the folds of the robe...

Liao Hua looked at Xu Ding's actions and nodded slightly in his heart when he saw his natural and stable sitting posture. Well, this one should be a disciple from a noble family, or at least a disciple from a humble family.

"In that case, why didn't you go to Heluo? And why did you hide among the refugees?" Liao Hua continued to ask.

"General Qi, I'm expecting a war in Yanji, but I can't do it..." Xu Ding replied, "I'm not hiding among the refugees, but I just happened to meet them and came with them..."

Liao Hua nodded. This matter is also simple. When the time comes, we can find some fellow refugees to do some side inquiries and we will know whether what Xu Ding said is true or false.

"Why do you want to see General Hussar?" Liao Hua said.

Liao Huayuan thought that Xu Ding would say something about wanting to expand his ambitions, and then show off his martial arts, bravery, literary skills, etc., expressing his willingness to get a position under the Hussars and give back to his hometown. Unexpectedly, Xu Ding actually raised his hand and said, "I know that a thief wants to assassinate a hussar, so I came here to retaliate!"