Chapter 198: The Use of Captives
Having said that, the enthusiasm of the soldiers was beyond Sima Ji's expectations. But thinking about it is normal. Why do these soldiers sacrifice their lives to fight with themselves? It is certainly one aspect that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are left in history, but the weight of this is definitely not greater than the benefits obtained.
"The general counted 10,800 people in the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, don't you know?" He Long walked over and whispered, "After siege, there are not many people in the Goguryeo who have been captured in bad health."
"Keep it is a waste of food. You can't even do corvee labor. Why do you want to raise these wastes?" Sima Ji's lips moved slightly, his voice was low and he ordered, "Tell me to order the Fuyu people to suppress these prisoners and give them a clear indication that they know how to deal with it. As for the young men and women who have to keep it, after all, the potential is quite great."
"He Long knows how to do it, General!" He Long understood the agreement, and then bowed and took a break.
Sima Ji watched He Long down, and the fate of more than 10,000 people was decided so easily. The remaining population was the most important part of the Goguryeo people. He no longer needed to massacre the city. The result after the siege made almost no difference between the two. Dealing with more than 10,000 people was just pruning the details.
"Your Highness is time to rest. When the war is over, we sisters are about to return to the royal palace, for fear of losing your favor!" The beautiful little maid behind him was hugged by Sima Ji, and said as if I wanted it, "There are many female relatives in the palace, and I am afraid!"
"What's scary? I'm worried too much!" Sima Ji came back and teased the girl, "Who can bully you with me? As for the female relatives in the mansion, as long as someone is willing, I will find them a good family. The concubines of many generals of Youzhou Army were sent by me, which is safe."
The Fuyu army found a valley as a secluded place and drove more than 10,000 people into it. Half a day later, when they came out again, more than 10,000 Goguryeo people had been buried here forever. The facts proved that although the combat effectiveness of the Fuyu people was not very good, it was still okay to kill an unarmed person. It was very efficient, and even the Jin army would not take action faster.
"All done?" Sima Ji pinched the black piece in his hand and took a long time to fall heavily on the chessboard. Sima Ji happened to look up and see the Dongyi Captain He Long who came in, and asked calmly.
"Everything has been done, what will we do next, General?" He Long asked about the next situation.
"Don't worry, take a break for two days." Sima Ji played the chess again for a long time but didn't let it go. "I have some things to consider. Guanzhong refugees are causing trouble, and the Guanzhong army is also very busy. The wife of the mansion wrote to her hometown Hongnong last autumn, and there was no harvest in a year. The rain has been everywhere since the beginning of spring under the rule of the King of Huainan. It is estimated that this year is not easy."
"It's actually pretty good here, it's a little cold!" Sima Ji put down his chess piece and said to He Long, "But it's not beautiful to set up a new state. The old land of Goguryeo is temporarily managed by the Dongyi School Captain's Mansion for a few years. What do you think?"
Sima Ji talked about the rebellion of refugees in Guanzhong. The hail and floods were very dull and his heart was not ups and downs. It was like saying that what to eat for breakfast today is as casual as the refugees rebelled? King Sima Jian of Qin is still there, and there will be no chaos in Guanzhong. For the lower class people to rebel against a dynasty, it is as casual as eating and drinking water. The Northern Song Dynasty's economy is already relatively easy to take advantage of. In more than 100 years, there have been more than 200 rebellions. You can think about what other dynasties look like.
It’s good to be a habit of rebellion. A dynasty without the ability to suppress is considered a qualified dynasty. Most rebellions cannot be accomplished at all, they are just nourishment for the government army to increase their ranks.
So when Sima Ji saw the news sent by the Yan Prince's Mansion, he was too lazy to read it again. Guanzhong was very far away from Youzhou, and it was far less important than Goguryeo's treatment.
He Long didn't even ask carefully that the court was worried about Guanzhong, and he, the Dongyi lieutenant, could not take care of it. He just mentioned it and the two discussed how to deal with the old Goguryeo land.
Sima Ji finally managed to capture this place and must not be given up. He must not just move the stumbling block of Goguryeo and then let another force block the road into the Northeast Plain.
In early spring, the temperature in Liaodong still does not warm up, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is extremely large. The cold current in Siberia still visits from time to time, and people are still wearing thick clothes to resist the slight coldness of early spring. But everyone can feel that the pace of spring is slowly approaching.
The ice on the river gradually melted, and the land that had been frozen for a winter was no longer hard, layer by layer, and finally became muddy. After a winter of baptism, the land began to become noisy again.
Who in the future dares to say that there will be no gap if it leaves the country? In fact, only one province dares to have the confidence to say this, there are all coal, iron, petroleum, and the top two in the country in agriculture, with a self-sufficiency rate of 400%. This province is Heilongjiang.
It has the largest and most fertile black soil zone in Asia and the world. In the vast northeast plain, the Songnen Plain between the Greater Xing'an Mountains and Changbai Mountains, the black soil zone with an area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers is also the only large-scale black soil zone in Asia.
The black soil is fertile, deep humus, high organic matter content, and good granular structure. It is the soil with the highest fertility. The black soil is located in a temperate humid monsoon climate zone with abundant rainfall. In the same season, rain and heat, it is very suitable for grain production.
In Sima Ji's impression, except for the colder winter, the climate in my hometown is very stable, and there are basically very few abnormal weather during the busy farming season. As long as the flood and drought does not occur during the busy farming season, it is completely different from the Central Plains.
Give up is definitely not allowed, but if the new state is established, the King of Yan also has hidden worries. Because his fief of Youzhou is the imperial capital of later generations, the biggest hidden danger of the Youzhou area is Liaodong. If you want to maximize the promotion of Youzhou, the greatest help is Liaodong.
If there is no Liaodong, the national border is on the front line of the Great Wall. Youzhou is nothing, it is just a border city. With Youzhou in Liaodong, it is the hub that holds two large plains. What Sima Ji is most afraid of is that once a Xinzhou is established, he will not be able to penetrate the power into the Northeast Plain after being separated by Pingzhou. If the governor of Xinzhou is not his own, he may be trampled on the way back in the future.
The power of the base in Youzhou has been snatched many times in history. The most typical example is that the Jin Dynasty was cut off by Mongolia and the route outside the pass was unable to reverse its strategic disadvantage even if it fought back to the death.
In order to prevent this situation from happening, especially in the near future, the Central Plains will be in chaos. Sima Ji definitely does not want to see an uncontrollable governor behind him. The best way is to prevent him from appearing. Either he will be directly incorporated into Pingzhou or it is better not to manage it. Anyway, within ten or eight years of destruction of Goguryeo, no one will go against him, and other forces will not lose their memory so quickly, so he will slowly start to manage it.
This was recognized by He Long. Who would dislike the small chassis he managed? There were examples of destruction of Goguryeo before. Even if three thousand Pingzhou troops were left behind, no one would dare to come over to touch the tiger's butt within ten years.
"General, He Long is the general who is the general. "When He Long saw that Sima Ji had the intention of submitting a memorial, he quickly thanked him.
"Leave three thousand Pingzhou troops to station in several small cities and migrate their families. The remaining Pingzhou troops and I will return to the court, and return to the court in three days!" Sima Ji saw that the local snake in Liaodong agreed, so he no longer hesitated. After returning to Youzhou, he had to let some of the forces of the Youzhou purchasing department go.
In April of the third year of Yuankang, after Sima Ji destroyed Goguryeo, he brought nearly 200,000 people to return to the court. In the Hepingzhou army in Liaodong, the Youzhou army escorted the captives of Goguryeo into Youzhou. In the corridor of western Liaoning, there was a huge crowd of people. Many Goguryeo people frequently turned back to the northeast, feeling quite sad. No one knew what would happen when they went there.
The ups and downs of the people who lost their country were revealed at this time, but after a winter of besieging the city, many Goguryeo people no longer had the mentality of resisting. Of course, the most important reason is that the Youzhou army wanted to stare at them with one eye open when they were sleeping. Even so, there were still people who fell along the way that could never stand up.
Although people kept falling to death, the progress of the army was not delayed. As long as they died, the Youzhou army would not collect the body. Many merchants who traveled between Pingzhou and Youzhou were dumbfounded when they saw this huge team. After inquiring, they found out that the King of Yan had won victory and triumphant victory, Goguryeo had been destroyed, and all the Goguryeo people were captured and moved to the king of Yan.
"I have long wanted to expand Jicheng, and the Great Wall of Yanshan should also be repaired. It has been a long time since the manpower was insufficient. It is not an exaggeration to ask the Goguryeo people to strengthen some of Youzhou's defense systems before handing over the Goguryeo to Luoyang. As a military important place, Youzhou should be like this, right? "
Of course, Sima Ji had no reason to follow the slow team. After entering Beiping County, he learned that the governor of Youzhou Xu Meng was waiting here. He understood the reason after thinking about it. After all, the nominal governor of Youzhou Army was Xu Meng, not himself.
"Yes, the King of Yan is responsible for defending the territory, so it should be!" Xu Meng nodded in approval. He is the governor of Youzhou. The safer the Youzhou, the safer it is. This is not a difficult issue to choose. There are four Xianbei people north of Yanshan. Although the relationship is harmonious now, no matter how harmonious it is, you still need to be on guard against it.
Chapter completed!