Chapter 2357: Decision of difficult problems
?Near the entrance of the Honghe River Valley, Lei Mang, one of the seven Lei brothers in Xialu City, showed no expression after hearing the report from the sentinel.
?This time Yang Wanwan attacked Xialu, and after he succeeded, his arrogance suddenly increased. For Wang Gui, it was somewhat better, but for Lei Mang, who was relatively small in number, some noses were not eyes.
Even in the follow-up attack on Xiabian, Yang Wanwan had no intention of letting Lei Mang follow him. He even heard that he even uttered arrogant words in private.
As for the bulk of Xialu, of course most of them were taken away by Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui, and the rest were some second-rate goods, which Lei Mang had to work hard to transport all the way back...
This all made Lei Mang feel a little unhappy. After all, he was participating in the war on behalf of the seven brothers of the Lei family. Even if he was not a big king, the little king always had to count?
Di people’s original system was not very good, but now...
Not so much.
The previous King of Di Ren died suddenly in his prime, and there was no time to explain or nurture the next generation of King Di Ren, which led to disputes among the three families. Although the three families are now united together, it does not mean that there is no peace between the three families. We can instantly put aside the barriers, advance and retreat together without any ambiguity, and pursue common prosperity.
It is extremely difficult for future generations to achieve such a great awakening. Is it possible for Di people to achieve it now?
??It is almost obvious that Yang Wanwan wants to use his meritorious service to set up a flag, and then bows his head to Wang Gui and the seven Lei brothers. There are also many people under the seven brothers of the Lei family. Lei Mang himself has several villages, but there are only a few of them. He has the right to control these villages. Even though Yang Wanwan has more nobles than Lei Mang, this power is It cannot be taken away at will.
In fact, even the former King of Di Ren could not directly command his subordinates.
??If you really want to, you have to find a slightly tenable excuse, and you can''t do it too often, otherwise your subordinates will rebel.
It is precisely because of this tradition of the Di people that Yang Wanwan’s original strategy was to win over the villages from all over the country, and then try to gather the middle-level people to fight against the upper-level people. At the beginning of Yang Wanwan’s life, there were also villages under the seven Lei brothers. They have been contacted, and some even secretly expressed that they would follow Yang Wanwan. When Yang Wanwan takes over the position of King of Di Ren, he will increase the authority of these small villages and be eligible to participate in tribal meetings and so on, more or less. Also bought some hearts and minds...
Wang Gui is more cunning. Sometimes it is clear that he is the one who files complaints and reports in private, but when things get serious, he often pretends to be a good person to gain a good impression from others. He usually has a smile on his face. , the kind that is poisonous in the stomach. I remember one time the leader of a village had a bad temper, and when Wang Gui provoked him, he made a fool of himself in front of the old Di king, which made the old Di king furious. Although he managed to save his life in the end, Wang Guiming The article says that the leader of the village has a straight temper, but in fact he has a very vicious mind. When the leader of the village was young, he got angry with his father and threatened to kill his father...
Of course, the actual situation is that the leader of the village did not actually do anything, and he shouted out loudly when he was young and ignorant. However, we cannot say that Wang Gui is lying, and then just spread it in front of the public, and suddenly the leader of the village will be The prestige and character were about to reach negative numbers, and the village soon fell apart.
Therefore, Lei Mang is not very clear about what the other seven Lei brothers think, but Lei Mang feels that Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui are not very honest. Let’s not talk about Wang Gui’s viciousness, but just talk about Yang Wanwan. There is something very exciting right now. There are not many people but "tens of millions" all day long. If there are more people, how much more people can''t stop shouting!
In the past, when the old Di Renwang was here, Lei Mang always supported the old Di Renwang in order to please the old Di Renwang. He even acted as a vanguard to suppress other villages and took the opportunity to expand his own strength. He offended many people. It''s quite a few. In the past, the old Di Renwang was suppressing him, and no one was engaging in Lei Mang. Now that the old Di Renwang is dead, the previous hidden dangers have been revealed.
So when Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui intentionally or unintentionally squeezed out Lei Mang and asked Lei Mang to be responsible for some tasks that were not profitable and achieved little results, others would not say anything to Lei Mang.
??After all, Yang Wanwan’s previous achievements are there. If he can really win Xiabian and make new achievements, there is no way that the Di Renwang will really fall on Yang Wanwan’s head!
But perhaps things in the world are often like this. When you are most excited, the greatest risks often lurk.
After receiving the report from the sentry, saying that Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui were defeated at the foot of Xiabian City and were escaping to Xialu, Lei Mang''s thoughts arose.
The Han people in Xiabian did not pursue them fiercely. I don’t know what they were planning. But for Lei Mang, it was not difficult to send troops to rescue Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui. He only needed to send some soldiers over and guide some Just break the troops and make some preparations here in Xialu, but...
?Lei Mang hesitated.
??If we abandon Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui now and leave, Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui will definitely hate themselves by then. They may turn against each other in the future and it will be difficult to continue to cooperate.
Similarly, if you go to rescue Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui, there doesn''t seem to be much benefit. You might have to pay out part of what you originally earned. After all, if you go to rescue, you have to do the whole thing, otherwise it is better not to do anything. save.
“King, should we go to meet him?” A confidant on the side asked in a low voice.
?Lei Mang has a hint of Mang in his name, but he is not actually Mang at all.
Making a decision is not difficult, the difficulty lies in taking responsibility for the decision. If you don''t have to take responsibility at all and can stand and talk at any time without back pain, how difficult is it to decide something?
?For example, those who accuse patients with depression of wanting to be rational, but how can these guys with no back pain understand that since they are depressed, how can they still have rational cognition and thinking logic?
?Just when Lei Mang was still hesitating, a piece of news became the last straw for him.
Lei Zong and Lei Han, the seven Lei brothers on the other side, returned in defeat!
??And it was even worse than Yang Wanwan and Wang Gui, one was dead and the other was injured!
We... withdraw! ” Lei Mang ordered, “Damn Yang Wanwan! He killed everyone! withdraw! Let''s withdraw! 』
?At present, there are problems on both the north and south lines. It is obviously a very bad situation. At this moment, the tree will fall and the hozens will scatter. No, if the tree is to arrive, it must be dispersed first!
Otherwise, if the tree really falls, the one who runs the slowest will undoubtedly be the one who suffers the worst!
?What Lei Mang didn’t expect was that in Bazhong, another wave of coalition forces of Di and Ti people were also facing the threat of death...
?There are cautious people, and of course there are arrogant people.
?The consequences of arrogance are generally not very good.
The three-party coalition forces of the Ti, Di, and Ba people are not united in the first place, and then when they encounter difficulties, they are even less likely to gather together to resist and rely on each other, and more often there will be a situation where each of them will face the disaster. It is even possible that the wall will fall and everyone will push it!
So when the Palestinians took the lead in flying solo, the so-called coalition collapsed immediately.
? Digging trenches, setting traps, and the previously discussed ambush for Gan Ning and Yan Yan, as well as giving them a good-looking color, all turned into a joke in the end.
??The mountains and plains were full of Zhi people and Di people, fleeing from the wilderness.
Yan Yan and Gan Ning chased them for a while, but again, after the Jin and Di people completely entered the mountainous forest area, they gradually withdrew their troops and did not pursue them closely.
?From Bazhong to Nanjiang, especially in the area where Nanjiang enters Daba Mountain, there are hundreds of corpses of Mi and Di people left behind. Some of these corpses were killed by the Han army, and many of them were trampled to death during the rout.
During the pursuit, Yan Yan found that many of the dead people were old and weak, and only a small part of them were young and strong, and he couldn''t help but feel a little emotional.
As for Gan Ning, he was still a young man, so he couldn''t understand what the older Yan Yan was thinking, but he was a little proud. After all, this battle came all the way from Langzhong, even if he was facing The troops of the Zhiren, Diren and Baren were not considered to be very powerful opponents, but they killed thousands of people, which was considered a great victory.
??More importantly, Gan Ning finally followed Yan Yan''s advice, attacked the Xi and Di coalition forces, and rescued a large number of plundered people. When these people thanked Gan Ning profusely and held each other''s heads to mourn their lost relatives, Gan Ning felt proud and happy, but also quite sad. Anyway, his emotions were very complicated.
The people were saved, but now there are some thorny problems. The area around Nanjiang City is full of dens. The average young man can survive in winter, but there are still many people among the people. Women, children and children, if they don’t have a shelter in this winter, they may not be able to survive the winter even if they are rescued!
Where is Nanjiang Shou? 』
?Gan Ning asked the clerk.
Arrived in Nanjiang, Gan Ning discovered a very interesting thing.
Nanjiang was not captured!
Maybe it’s due to being a traitor and not good at attacking cities, or maybe they feel that Nanjiang is not a big city and knocking it down will outweigh the gains. Anyway, I don’t know the specific reason. Anyway, Nanjiang’s city wall is intact, and the people inside the city have not suffered. . To a certain extent, Nanjiang is not bad, right?
After all, there is no loss of land, right?
?But the more interesting thing is yet to come. The clerk from Nanjiang lowered his head and said: "General Qi... This, the county magistrate, um, is missing..."
What does it mean to be missing? Gan Ning frowned.
??The clerk still lowered his head, "He just disappeared... When the thieves attacked the city, he disappeared for some reason..."
?Gan Ningba smacked his lips and said, "Run away?" 』
The little official lowered his head and remained silent.
?Escape from battle, whether it is for the civil servant series or the general series, is not something worthy of honor. Not to mention facing military chaos at the level of the Di people, Ji people and Ba people.
Yes, that''s right. Even if you are escaping from battle, there is still a difference between fifty steps and a hundred steps. Just like the results of tax evasion of 10,000 yuan and tax evasion of 100 million yuan are definitely different.
Where is the county magistrate? Call over! Gan Ning said in a deep voice.
The clerk still didn''t raise his head, "Report to the general, the county magistrate... The county magistrate was attacked by thieves before, and went to the formation to supervise the troops. Unfortunately, he was injured by a stray arrow, and now he is recovering in the city..."
"Hey! Gan Ning couldn''t help but laugh, "There is no county guard in Nanjiang, the second county magistrate is injured, and the city is still intact... It''s not easy..."
"It''s all thanks to the people in the city who stayed calm in the face of danger and worked together to protect Nanjiang..." The clerk never raised his head from the beginning to the end. "Nowadays, people are living outside the city. It''s difficult to distinguish between good and bad. It''s not because the people in Nanjiang City are ruthless." , since we are unable to provide relief, we should ask the general to lead the refugees back home as soon as possible, which is the right way..."
"Um? ! "Gan Ning raised his eyebrows, then glanced at Yan Yan who didn''t say a word from beginning to end, and then waved his hand, "I know, you go down first! 』
The clerk nodded and walked away.
??Gan Ning watched the clerk leave, sneered and said, "Old General Yan, how many lies did you say this guy... told?" 』
Yan Yan stroked his gray beard and said after a moment of silence: "It should be said...how many truths are there..."
"Um? "Gan Ning turned around, his eyes widened, then nodded, grinding his teeth, "Hey! The old general still sees clearly! This guy... hum..."
Yan Yan stopped talking again.
?Gan Ning rolled his eyes and leaned forward, "Brother Yan, brother, please give me the regulations..."
Yan Yan smiled, his gray beard trembled, and he shook his head.
What does it mean? Gan Ning asked.
Yan Yan sighed and said, "It''s not easy..."
Gan Ning and Yan Yan also knew that these refugees could not stay here in Nanjiang for a long time and needed to go to Central Sichuan to make arrangements. However, on the one hand, Central Sichuan itself had not been pacified yet, so no one could come to accept this matter. On the other hand, even if someone If you are willing to take over, you also need money and food. You can''t just let these refugees really become refugees and plunder them all the way back?
??If this really comes to that, I don’t know how many more tragedies will happen among these refugees!
Therefore, what Gan Ning wanted to do with Nanjiang Shou was to provide Nanjiang with some food and grass so that these refugees could be supported to the next city or country, and then slowly move there one by one, so that this large group of refugees could return to their place of origin. , or properly placed.
But it is obvious that the further back you go, the less you need to pay. As Nan Jiang, who was at the front, obviously had to pay more, so Nan Jiang was unwilling.
So, can we say that Nanjiang should pay first, and then the subsequent counties and villages should compensate for Nanjiang''s shortfall?
Such a plan may seem wonderful, but in reality it is simply not feasible.
Who will make up for it?
?Which family has no hard-to-recite sutras?
?If it is delayed for a few years, everything will be delayed and become a bad debt, which will eventually be settled. Even in later generations, there are countless bad debts like this in every industry. Could it be that these people are neither trustworthy nor understand the truth?
Obviously not, it’s just that such cross-regional and cross-department matters do not have a high enough level to supervise, promote and implement, and it is simply impossible to do it locally alone...
And now in Sichuan and Sichuan, the bandits in Basi and Bazhong in Langzhong are in chaos, and there is chaos in Chengdu in central Sichuan. Gan Ning and Yan Yan may not be able to understand the specific evolution of Sichuan and Shu. They can calm down the rebellion and rescue the refugees. That''s great, not to mention that there are some areas in Brazil and China that have endured greater and more disasters.
?These areas are really in trouble, and sometimes they can’t come up with money or food.
? Could it be that Gan Ning and Yan Yan didn''t care and forced all the localities from Nanjiang all the way, without considering the actual situation at all and asking local governments to cooperate?
Moreover, according to the clerk, in Nanjiang, the county magistrate is missing, the county magistrate is injured, and the people in charge of the city are the village elders. Then the village elders group is unwilling to open the door, not allowing Gan Ning and others to enter the city, nor allowing the refugees to enter. city.
???????At some point, the village elders have influenced the mouthpiece of a group of people, representing the will of a city and a place. The key is that if it is as described by the small official, these Nanjiang village elders still have "merits"!
The county magistrate who was supposed to be the leader to resist the attack of the Di and Zhirenba people "disappeared" when the thieves broke out. Regardless of whether he really escaped or for some other reason, this county magistrate must have been He never showed up during the resistance against the rebels, so the word "disappeared" was used.
The county magistrate "disappeared", and the county magistrate "stepped forward" and went to the city wall to supervise the battle in person. He was hit by an arrow and was unfortunately seriously injured. He was recuperating at home. Let me ask, does such a county magistrate count as meritorious service?
The county magistrate was injured, but the village elder "stepped forward" and led the fathers and sons of Nanjiang to resist tenaciously and fight to the death. In the end, they ensured that Nanjiang did not fall into the hands of the thieves and kept the city intact. Such a village elder also said, Is it considered meritorious?
??So for such meritorious people now, if Gan Ning and Yan Yan use force...
That''s not impossible, but basically it''s nailed down. From now on, as long as this matter is mentioned in Nanjiang, even Bazhong, or Bashu, Gan Ning and Yan Yan''s reputations will be ruined. After all, Nanjiang didn''t mean that he wouldn''t give it at all, but that he couldn''t give that much, so he had to work hard to get some support from his teeth.
So, the problem is stuck here, and it cannot be delayed.
Xiang Lang? Xiang Lang is in Brazil, and even if he rushes over, he is out of reach. If Xiang Lang comes over, the refugees will not know how many times they will freeze to death and starve to death. Besides, Xiang Lang only has authority over Langzhong, and Nanjiang is Bazhong, which is basically two places.
This is the reason why Yan Yan never spoke before.
It’s hard to say, and it’s also hard to handle.
Could it be said that these refugees are Bazhong people, and then those people in Nanjiang are not Bazhong people? Or is it that Nanjiang has defended the city and the damage is not that serious, so it must spend money and efforts to rescue these refugees? What''s more, these village elders in Nanjiang City and the people in the city did not say that they would not save them at all. They just said that they could only do some things within their capabilities and could only provide limited help. Is this wrong?
Suddenly, this difficult problem was placed in front of Gan Ning and Yan Yan...
(End of this chapter)