Three Kingdoms

Gao Shun is a good person after all, so he will inevitably suffer more torture because of his conscience, because he thinks too much about others and hurts his own interests. This is something everyone knows, so when there is an opportunity to persecute good people, there will always be some people who do not hesitate to stand up.

It is always easier to persecute good people than to persecute bad people.

After the good guys are driven to death, these people will not think about dealing with the bad guys, but will prepare to target the next good guy, or prepare to cultivate the next generation of good guys.

But if the environment is full of bad people, it will be terrible.

When Lu Bu started heading west with his troops, he encountered such an environment.

Compared with Gao Shun, who was relatively restrained all the way, Lu Bu's side was like a pack of evil wolves unleashed.

In the early days, because Yanqi was relatively close to Xihai City, Yanqi did not dare to make any hostile moves when Lu Bu pushed him out. He captured Yanqi almost without a single blow, which was considered an acceptable start for the entire Western Expedition. It started, but what happened next gradually turned into a disaster.

Because after the troops arrived at Yanqi, on the one hand, the people from the Western Regions on the north and south fronts did not come to join them as Lu Bu had originally imagined. Instead, they used various names to evade and prevaricate, so that Lu Bu Furious, Gao Shun sent him to the north to deal with the rear of the chariot division and Wusun.

On the other hand, the spring rain in the eighth year of Taixing made the road difficult to travel. Difficult roads mean that even cavalry cannot walk fast. The original one-day journey ends up taking three days or more. However, people's appetite will not decrease just because they stop. They still eat as much as they should. How much, which makes the logistics very stressful.

In addition, Lu Bu's expedition was very sudden. Well, even if it was not sudden, the Protectorate of the Western Regions had actually been eaten up by moths. The remaining empty shell was difficult to support Lu Bu's demands...

Normally, there is nothing wrong with Lu Bu's strategy.

Note, this is normal.

Because under normal circumstances, Li Ru originally had various nodes in the Western Region. Through the nodes and forward camps, he controlled most of the Western Region like a network. He controlled the countries in the Western Region through small-scale troops. Many things only It can be solved with a small number of Han soldiers, and there is no need for Lu Bu to send out a large army at all.

There has been no established Han army in the Western Regions for a long time, so there must be a process of mutual integration. Li Ru's arrangement is to adjust and restrict the localities, so that the countries in the Western Regions will gradually get used to the Han army's control of the Western Regions, forming A state similar to a military government, and then step by step to strengthen the sense of belonging.

Unfortunately, after Li Ru's death, the original balance was broken. Once a judge who represents justice turns into a paid asshole, then the so-called legal regulations will naturally become a joke. In a strange environment, the most important means of gaining status may be fists and guns. However, human society cannot always be just destruction and violence. If you want to survive and develop, you must have order and rules, and these orders and rules are very important. Fragile, she will be dragged into an alley by greed at any time, where she will be fisted and rubbed casually, followed by ridicule and ridicule.

To put it simply, the Western Regions' current attitude towards the Han people has changed from initial submission to disgust.

When Lu Bu defeated Guishang Anxi's forces, the people of the Western Regions were more or less happy, thinking that they had ushered in a new representative of the order of the Western Regions. However, after Li Ru died and Wei Xu started to cause chaos, the people of the Western Regions suddenly discovered How much respect can you have for the Han people in the Western Regions when you have to pay money regardless of whether you meet people or not, and you still have to pay money regardless of whether you follow the rules or not?

Lu Bu carefully divided his troops and only asked Gao Shun to take part of the northern route. This was also in line with the art of war. After all, in a relatively unfamiliar battlefield, whether it is offense or defense, concentrating strength is the most effective strategy. However, due to the above reasons, when Lu Bu started to march westward again, he found that most of the people from the Western Regions in the cities and villages along the way had already escaped, and the rest were basically unable to escape. Old and weak, he looked at the soldiers led by Lu Bu with indifference and hatred.

There were too many people from the Western Regions who escaped, and Lu Bujun had neither the energy nor the time to catch them all. This directly led to two serious consequences. First, the concealment and surprise of the battle were lost. Of course, in fact, there is not much concealment. After all, Yanqi was delayed for a long time. On the other hand, the escaped Westerners will definitely become the opponent's strength. Raid and sneak attack tactics will become difficult to use, and the remaining The next step is to prepare for frontal field battles and sieges.

Of course, Lu Bu had to admit that he did not have the conditions for a surprise attack. After all, the journey was too far. If the people from the Western Regions cooperated and did not report the news, there might be a slight possibility, but this is not the most troublesome problem, but the problem with Lu Bu's subsequent supply.

But people in the Western Regions are now beginning to hate Lu Bu's army, especially when their military discipline is not very good.

Cavalry tactics emphasize lightness and maneuverability.

And if you want to be mobile, you naturally need strong logistics.

Since Wei Xu dared to sell anything, he was in the first grade of junior high school, and naturally there were people in the fifteenth grade. The ones above didn't want to interfere with things, while the ones below were more happy and carefree. At first, they just sold those scrapped weapons and ammunition, then they made some scrapped ones, and then they didn't even bother to get a name and just sold them!

As long as you give money, everything will be sold, and all kinds of materials will flow out, and then turn into yellow and white things, and then flow to mouths big and small...

As a result, all kinds of supplies are in short supply when they are needed urgently!

That's not even worse.

What's worse is that in order to cover up the accounts and prevent Lu Bu from discovering the problem, Wei Xu jumped to his feet and asked his subordinates to "find a solution" on their own...

What else can be done?

When there is no progress externally, it is natural to reach out to one's own people.

Throughout the Western Region Protectorate, the original diligent, thrifty, upright and innocent officials were squeezed out, driven away, and framed one by one. Naturally, the rest were those who only knew how to flatter, flatter, and be corrupt. Therefore, we can hope that these silverfish will understand. , what are the needs of this large Lu Bu army that is responsible for military tasks, and what kind of cooperation is required?

Because I only know how to be greedy, my brain is blocked by money, so I am extremely stupid when it comes to operation. Either I have no goods at all, or I gather together to compete with each other for the transportation volume and baggage trucks that are not rich in the first place. The laborers, cattle and horses, the transportation team in front stopped, and Xiao Gui and Cao followed naturally. As a result, the intersection of Xihai City was tightly blocked, and it was difficult to pass everything behind, whether it was important or not.

Those that need to be put into the warehouse are soaked in the rain outside, those that need to be sent out cannot be sent out, and those that need to be moved cannot find people to move them. As a result, these materials that have been collected with great difficulty are piled up in chaos, and then when the accounts are checked again, either There is a shortage again, or it is damaged...

If the materials that were finally transported to the front line can be put to use, then that's fine, but let's see what was shipped first? One hundred thousand copper coins, two thousand pieces of coarse cloth, fifteen carts of dishes and chopsticks, and some thick hemp ropes that I don’t know whether to use to tie goods or people...

Arrows, no.

War Knife, no.

There was no much-needed food and grass, just piles of empty bowls and chopsticks, like mocking mouths and sad wrinkles, silently grinning wildly at the sky and the earth, or crying bitterly. .

Wei Xu jumped anxiously, and Lu Bu put pressure on him, and he frantically ordered to rush for food and grass, not only for people to eat, but also for the horses to eat, thus causing even greater chaos.

Because of the lack of transportation capacity and the imbalance of scheduling, and because everyone only wants to protect their own positions and heads, when orders are issued one after another that will take off their hats and chop off their heads if they fail to do so, many people along the way All the carriages and horse baggage transporting other supplies were immediately requisitioned. The goods originally transported on the baggage vehicles were placed wherever they could find a place. If they could not find a place, they were dumped directly on the side of the road and then returned to the empty trucks for transportation. forage.

It is not that there are no officials in the Western Regions who know how to deploy and manage, but these truly talented officials are gradually withdrawing from the Western Regions due to the expulsion of bad money. And those guys who originally only thought about making money and honoring their superiors every day have no more. Advanced communication tools allow them to coordinate and communicate with each other, and at the same time, the experience of spending time, drinking, and having fun is of no use at this moment...

The only thing that can be fortunate is that Lu Bu has not fallen down or been attacked yet. If he has not been attacked, then there is no so-called loss. All losses are just numerical values ​​on the book, just like stock losses in the stock market. Many people They all thought that as long as they were not sold for cutting, it would not be considered a real loss, but they did not consider that one day, the company of the Western Region Protectorate might also be in danger of going bankrupt.

……(╬￣俣)=○……

Looks south.

In the spring of the eighth year of Taixing, Shamoke, who was in Sichuan and Sichuan, received the latest news from his tribe. It was said that Sun Quan had made Huang Gai the false governor, and he had gathered Jiangdong troops to conquer. Wu Ling waited, and then said that the Jiangdong people had begun to gather people and horses, joining Zhu Huan's 3,000 men who were originally stationed in Nanjun, and announced that they would dispatch 100,000 soldiers to conquer South Vietnam.

Samoko was an ambitious man. He came to Sichuan and Shu just to kill people with a borrowed knife. Of course, there was also a part of Samoko who wanted to lead his people to get rid of Jiangdong's oppression.

So, is Samoko good or bad, traitor or loyal?

After Shamoko got the news, he naturally did not dare to neglect at all, and hurriedly ran to the Badong camp and found Zhuge Liang.

Although Shamoko felt that the "one hundred thousand" value was a bit exaggerated, his heart was inevitably pounding, because even if it were shrunk by half, it would not be something that his Wu Ling could withstand.

The current Badong Camp is larger than before, and the surrounding area is still being expanded. It seems that the Badong Camp is being completely built into a permanent city.

In the open space opened at the edge of the camp, there are cowhide tents everywhere. The supplies were piled as high as a hill, covered with felt and oilcloth, and tied with hemp rope, and they seemed to be lined up neatly. Soldiers carrying knives and guns patrolled back and forth, not only to prevent scoundrels or those with cheap hands from stealing it, but also to prevent fire and moisture.

After all, in Sichuan and Sichuan, there is a lot of rain in spring. If you are not careful and the felt and oilcloth are not covered properly, the materials will easily grow moldy and deteriorate when they get damp...

Along the excavated chalk sulfur ditch that is also used to isolate insects and rats, there is a small piece of ground where four blacksmith shops are set up. Hammerheads and iron bars are clanging, damaged and repaired tools. Line up both sides.

Further ahead are laborers and soldiers, repairing the outermost camp wall.

The plague broke out in central Sichuan last year, and the road repair project from Nanzhong to Jiaozhi had to be put on hold for the time being. Now these laborers who have been transferred back to central Sichuan for rest and adjustment have gradually recovered under the decoction and acupuncture. One after another, allocations were made to the Badong camp to build a camp, or it would be more appropriate to say a fortress.

These laborers obviously don't have much disgust with their current life and work. They can even hear a few slang songs from unknown places at the construction site. The singers scream nonsense at the throat, winning the attention of other people. The people applauded or cursed.

This is part of the reason why Shamoko trusted Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang more and more, and the hussar forces they represented. He had seen Jiangdong dragging people from South Vietnam to work. In addition to wearing shackles, shackles, whipping and kicking, they didn't even have normal rest and food. It was like watching the Badong Camp in Sichuan. At this point, the rest whistle has been blown, and there are still laborers working hard to dig, transfer, and compact the earth wall...

Shamoko didn't understand at first, but later he learned that these labor services were calculated according to what projects. A team's labor service was covered by one or several projects, and after completing the basic quota, the excess could be exchanged for his own accumulation. Work points, or exchange work points for money to buy what you need!

The food is not very good, but it is enough to fill you up. If you work hard, you can exchange for some wine and meat. If you are sick, the doctor can treat you. The doctor will even force you to rest and not work, even if you work hard. Said he was okay...

Is there such a good place in the world?

Shamoko didn't believe it at first. Not only did he continue to ask questions, but he even personally went to the labor camp to watch them exchange money to buy sour wine and share it among the team. Only then did he truly realize that under the hussar, at least in Sichuan and Shu are indeed very different from Jiangdong.

Nowadays, the fortress of Badong Camp has not been completely established, but it has begun to take shape. The reason is these really hard laborers.

These laborers cut down the needed trees upstream, and then let the trees float down the river. They picked them up here without even peeling off the bark. They just threw them on the water saw. Soon there were stakes, planks, and strips. Stack them up to dry in the shade, or use them directly.

The piles of wooden piles, boards and slats were moved away by another group of people.

The wooden piles were driven into the ground, wooden boards were set up, and wooden strips were used as reinforcements. Then soil was poured into them, and the top was repeatedly compacted and then covered with wooden boards. This is the village wall. As long as the wall is erected, the rest will be relatively easy, it's just civil construction...

When Shamoko arrived at the military tent in the Badong camp, Gan Ning happened to be returning from a tour of the camp.

Gan Ning is also an ambitious guy, so once he loses the direction of his ambition, he will easily become decadent, otherwise he would not have been scolded by Xu Huang when he came to Sichuan and Sichuan. Had a meal.

Gan Ning's character is indeed a bit unruly, but he respects those who are capable, or those who are incomparable to him, whether it is Xu Huang's heavy battle ax or Zhuge Liang's account books that are as numerous as the stars in the sky. But regarding Samoko, Gan Ning's tone was very casual, "Hey, that big man, what about Jiangdong? Let's wait... I was just about to go find you. I heard that you were planning to What do you call the one you gave to your tribe...the one in your tent..."

Gan Ning stopped and scratched his head. Apparently he failed to remember the name of the Samoko tribesman.

Shamoke couldn't beat Gan Ning. Maybe it's hard to say if he really tried his best, but when they competed with each other, it was obvious that Shamoke couldn't beat Gan Ning with his skills and strength just because of his strength.

Everyone's talents are somewhat different. Gan Ning from Sichuan is obviously not as big and powerful as Xu Huang from Hedong. Therefore, when Gan Ning faced off against Shamoko, there were some who couldn't beat the bigger ones. It feels like beating a little kid.

"Sha Neizhong, Sha Kezu..." Samoko also said helplessly. He knew that Gan Ning's attitude towards him was obviously not very respectful, but what could be done, now it was they who wanted something from Gan Ning, not Gan Ning who wanted something from Wuling Man.

"Oh, yes, it's these two people! Gan Ning nodded vigorously, "I heard that you plan to promote these two to your left and right generals?" 』

Shamoko was stunned.

He indeed said this to two of his tribesmen. At that time, he finally contacted Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang, and received hospitality. He saw the labor situation in the Badong Camp, and felt that even if he took ten thousand steps back, Wuling Man would still become a laborer in the end. It would be better to ride here than in Jiangdong, so Samoko felt that he was heading in the right direction for Wulingman. After drinking wine, he was somewhat smoky and blown away by the cowhide...

Shamoko didn't quite understand what Gan Ning meant. Although he did say that after he became the barbarian king of Wuling Man, he would divide his two men into left and right generals, but he didn't know whether to admit it or deny it at the moment. After all, he has not even been officially canonized as the barbarian king of Wuling Man, so why should he promote his subordinates to generals? He didn't know if Gan Ning was warning him, thinking that he didn't value the reputation of the hussar and divided his subordinates without permission, so Samoko hesitated and hesitated, feeling very embarrassed.

When Shamoko was at a loss, Zhuge Liang came in with a large pile of accounts in his hand and came to Gan Ning to sign and verify the accounts. Seeing Shamoko's expression, he laughed after asking a few questions, " Chief Sha, General Gan is just asking casually. Don’t worry or be afraid...right, General Gan? 』

Gan Ning rolled his eyes, glanced at Zhuge Liang, and then snorted vaguely.

Zhuge Liang smiled and explained to Shamoko with an unusual sense of familiarity...