Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 548 Use heavy scriptures in troubled times

Ungjin area.

In a small village, a cavalry army of 20,000 is stationed.

Kodo looked at the map in his hand. Since Niangzi Valley entered the territory of Baekje, they did not encounter too many obstacles.

Firstly, Baekje's 20,000 main forces died in the Han River, and secondly, the small Baekje army could not stop them at all.

However, what bothered Kodo was that there were too many rivers in Baekje.

The Xiongjin River runs through Baekje. If you want to continue going south, you must cross the Xiongjin River. As for taking a detour, forget it.

In addition, there are several rivers of various sizes blocking the way to Fengshan City, which makes it impossible for their cavalry to fully utilize their mobility.

and.

They received news that the King of Baekje had ordered the recruitment of soldiers across the country, which was obviously a fight to the death with them.

If they could not cross the Xiongjin River as soon as possible, the situation they would face would become increasingly embarrassing.

"Report."

"General, we have found a low-lying area in the lower reaches of the Xiongjin River. We can ride horses to cross the river."

Hearing this, Kodo's face lit up with joy.

The reason they stayed in this small village was because the Xiongjin River in front blocked their way. Not only that, there was also the city of Xiongjin blocking their way.

The cavalry he brought were invincible on the grassland, but it would be difficult for them to cross the river and fight.

Therefore, Kodo immediately sent out scouts to explore along the Xiongjin River, looking for places where the river flow was slow and the river channel was narrow to facilitate crossing the river.

"Have you spotted any Baekje troops?"

"No."

The scout responded: "There are quite a few people in Xiongjin, heading towards the city in groups. I think they got the news and went to the city to avoid the disaster."

This is also human nature.

Compared with small villages, large cities not only have strong defenses, but also have a large number of soldiers stationed there, which can greatly ensure their safety.

Xiongjin City is a good place to take refuge for the villagers, but it is not good news for the defenders in Xiongjin City.

A large number of people pouring into Xiongjin City will cause great chaos in the city.

"Cross the river first!"

After much thought, Kodo decided to cross the Xiongjin River first.

Only by crossing the Ungjin River could they have more space to roam freely in Baekje.

Otherwise, after the soldiers from Baekje arrived at Xiongjin City, they could only sigh at the river but could do nothing.

"Pass the order down, take all the food in the village, and cross the river after one stick of incense!"

"Yes!"

……

"This is our last ration, General..."

"Go away!"

"Don't be ungrateful, or I'll chop you to pieces!"

"I'll fight you..."

puff.

A knife flashed, and the man rushing towards the soldier fell to the ground instantly.

"If you dare to stop me again, he will be your fate!"

With the threat of death, the villagers no longer dared to step forward to stop them and could only watch as their food was looted by the cavalry.

At this time.

A cavalryman came up to them and said, "Don't say we won't let you live. Go to Xiongjin City now and your lives will be guaranteed."

"There is a lot of food in Xiongjin City. If we go to Xiongjin City now, we will still have something to eat. If we go there, we will just have to watch others eat and drink their fill while we starve to death halfway..."

After the cavalryman left his words, he rode towards Kodo.

Coming to Kodo's side, he smiled and said, "General, you are merciful. I think these people will not starve to death after arriving in Xiongjin."

Kodo shook his head and said, "They may not be able to reach Xiongjin."

Going to Xiongjin is to give these people a reason to live.

If they really went to Xiongjin, they might have a chance of survival. At the same time, the situation in Xiongjin would be even worse. If they didn't go to Xiongjin, they would surely starve to death!

"But as long as someone goes to Xiongjin, the pressure on Xiongjin will continue to increase."

The situation in Xiongjin was deteriorating, so naturally there were not many troops, which caused them trouble.

even.

After these people went to Xiongjin, all the soldiers in Xiongjin City were assigned to maintain public order.

Unless the officials in Xiongjin City directly ordered the city gates to be closed and no people were allowed to enter Xiongjin.

If that's the case, it would be a lot of fun.

"Let's go downstream."

……

Xiongjin.

The governor Yin Weiming looked grim.

It had only been two days since he received the king's order and arranged for people to go to the surrounding villages and towns to take the people to Xiongjin for refuge, but chaos had already occurred in the city.

Putting aside those who were unwilling to give up their properties and seek refuge in Xiongjin, some of the people who had already sought refuge in Xiongjin were in constant conflict with the residents of the city.

The influx of a large number of villagers has greatly compressed the living space of the people in the city, and many public security incidents have also occurred continuously.

Those idle people seemed to have found an opportunity for development and started making big moves in the city.

Either someone’s money was stolen, or the villagers’ food was robbed!
The whole of Xiongjin is in chaos.

"Sir, the people of Jinhe Town have already moved into the city, but nearly 30% of them are still unwilling to seek refuge in Xiongjin."

"Place these people in the planned areas and order people to strengthen patrols and alerts in the city."

"I humble my position and take orders."

After watching the other party leave, Yin Weiming's gaze fell on the people below who were constantly entering the city.

The speed is still too slow.

At this rate, when will it be possible to relocate all the people from the surrounding villages and towns into the city?

Once the Tang army crossed the Xiongjin River, the consequences would be disastrous.

"My lord, something happened."

An official ran over in a hurry, "Some people in the city are fighting, and the chaos is out of control."

"A scuffle?"

Yin Weiming frowned and said, "Jin Chen, I ordered you to be responsible for the security of the city, and this is what you did?"

Jin Chen said with a bitter and helpless look on his face: "Sir, I have already said that if all the nearby villagers are moved into the city, it will inevitably make the people in the city uneasy and breed chaos."

"This is the king's order!"

Yin Weiming said coldly, "Don't you even obey the king's orders?" Jin Chen shook his head, "How dare I disobey the king's orders? But sir, in troubled times, severe punishments should be used. Now that villagers from all over the country have moved into the city, it is bound to greatly squeeze the living space of the people in the city."

"In addition, some idle people took advantage of the unrest to cause trouble, making it even more difficult to control them."

"There are less than 300 officials, which is just a drop in the bucket for the tens of thousands of people who have moved into the city!"

Yin Weiming looked cold and said, "You want to use the garrison to control the chaos in the city?"

Jin Chen nodded, "I still say the same thing. Only severe punishment and heavy military suppression can stop the chaos. Otherwise, even without the Baishan cavalry coming to attack us, our Xiongjin City would be in chaos!"

Yin Weiming was silent.

Jin Chen's idea of ​​mobilizing the garrison to participate in the management of public security was not proposed today, but he mentioned this matter after receiving the king's order.

However, there were not many defenders in the city, only about three thousand at most.

If these people are allowed to participate in the security management of the city, who can stop Kodo and his elite cavalry when they come to attack?
"no!"

Yin Weiming thought about it again and again, but still rejected Jin Chen's proposal, "The defenders cannot move!"

Jin Chen sighed and said helplessly: "If that's the case, I hope you can allow me to select some strong and capable militiamen from among the villagers and have them join the patrol and security team."

There are less than three hundred officers in charge of public security. In the past, there was no problem in maintaining public security in the city. However, with the influx of people from various villages and towns, the population has increased sharply, and idle people have gathered. What can these officers do?
Even some small gangs in the city have more than a hundred people.

"can."

Yin Weiming did not reject Jin Chen's proposal again.

"However, I need to remind Lord Jin that when selecting militiamen from these villagers, we must ensure fairness."

The militiamen selected from the villagers will naturally tend to favor the villagers who fled with them!

If the resettlement is not done well or handled improperly, it is very likely to trigger conflicts between the villagers who have fled here and the people in the city.

Jin Chen nodded, "I understand your concerns, but there is nothing I can do about it."

"For now, the only solution is to stabilize the situation in the city as much as possible. Only then will we have a chance to stop Kodo's elite cavalry from moving south. Otherwise, if Kodo doesn't come, we will be defeated without a fight."

"Besides that, I hope you can give me some convenience."

“How is it convenient?”

Jin Chen seemed to have already discussed it and believed that Yin Weiming would agree to her request, so she took out the prepared plan in advance and gave it to Yin Weiming for review.

With just one glance, Yin Weiming understood everything.

Jin Chen still has to use severe punishment.

Those who steal will be killed.

Robbers, kill.

Those who cause trouble will be killed!

A glance at it was filled with murderous intent.

Yin Weiming frowned and pondered for a moment, then returned it to Jin Chen.

"You can arrange this matter. I will order people from the government office to cooperate with you."

"it is good!"

After hearing Yin Weiming's words, Jin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He believed that in the face of severe punishment, neither those idle people nor the gang members in the city would continue to make trouble.

otherwise.

There is only death waiting for them!
"Report!"

At this time, a scout ran over in a hurry, "Reporting to the governor, we have found a large number of people crossing the Xiongjin River a hundred miles downstream. Many of them have already crossed the river and are heading towards Xiongjin."

Yin Weiming frowned and asked, "Are they the people on the north bank of the Xiongjin River?"

Scout: "Yes, sir."

"These people came in a hurry, as if they were in some danger."

"Are there any wounded? Are there any food supplies?"

"not at all."

Hear the words.

Yin Weiming and Jin Chen couldn't help but look at each other.

They crossed from the north bank of the Xiongjin River in a hurry, but without any food or assets?
This couldn't help but remind them of Kodo and his group on the north shore!
Jin Chen said softly: "Sir, these people are very likely to have already met with Kodo."

Yin Weiming nodded, "I think it was Kodo who brought his troops and snatched all the food from these people."

"However, I am somewhat puzzled. Since Kodo encountered these people, why did he just rob them of their food?"

Jin Chen: "I think it was intentional."

Yin Weiming looked over and Jin Chen explained, "Kodo led his troops to rob all their food, but only spared their lives."

"Logically, these people should have been trying to find a way to survive, but instead they crossed the river and headed towards Xiongjin."

"This matter was most likely arranged by Kodo."

Yin Weiming thought thoughtfully, "You mean, Kodo deliberately spared these people's lives in order to use these people to contain us?"

"Not bad!"

Jin Chen nodded heavily, "Your Excellency, think about it. So many people, they don't have any food, but they come to Xiongjin. We must open our warehouse to help them."

"Not only that, we also need to arrange a place for them to stay and regulate these people. Otherwise, these people are very likely to cause trouble in Xiongjin, or even spread unfavorable remarks, causing panic among the people!"

"This is a huge trouble for us in Xiongjin!"

Yin Weiming took a deep breath and had to say that Jin Chen’s inference was most likely the truth.

This way.

They must provide a large amount of food and a place to stay in order to shut up these people.

otherwise.

Once they get close to Xiongjin, there will be chaos!

"Sir, why don't you lead these people to Sibi?"

Jin Chen whispered, "Xiongjin is already in chaos, and we have to guard against Kodo's 20,000 elite cavalry. It would be better to take out some of the food and distribute it to them and arrange for them to go to Sibi."

"This way, we can avoid all kinds of troubles after they enter Xiongjin, and it can also greatly reduce the pressure on us in Xiongjin."

Yin Weiming sighed.

Doing so could indeed greatly alleviate the trouble in Xiongjin, but these people might not be able to successfully reach Sabi and died on the way.

"Sir, please don't be too soft-hearted."

Jin Chen reminded: "Once these people enter the city, they are all barefoot and are not afraid of wearing shoes. If they start to cause trouble, they will be more difficult to deal with than the civilians in the city."

People who have no way to survive will naturally attack others, steal other people's food, and steal other people's money. This is a scene that they can imagine without confirmation.

"what do you mean?"

"First, let's find out whether the Kodo tribe has crossed the river to the south. If they haven't, we can arrange for people to carry food and distribute it to the people, and guide them to Sibi."

"If we find out that the Kodo tribe has already crossed the river to the south, we will have no choice but to abandon these people."

Yin Weiming took a deep breath and said, "Come here, go to Xiongjin River to investigate the movements of the Tang army and meet the people coming to Xiongjin!"

(End of this chapter)