Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

After getting their things, everyone said goodbye to Wang Mingzheng and others and continued on their way.

At this time, many temporarily recruited civilians were standing guard at the intersections on both sides of the main road running through the east and west gates of Pingchang County.

Lu You sat in the car, approached Lu Yi and asked in a low voice.

"What happened just now?"

"Wang Mingzheng said that the Qingzhou garrison will rush to Pingchang County to station troops. Why are you thanking Wang Mingzheng?"

The car was already crowded, and even though Lu You lowered his voice, Zhao Wenbo and others still heard his questions.

Guan Shanyue and Zhao Wenbo turned to look at Lu You, while Lu Yi spoke calmly.

"Because Wang Ming is about to let the people pass through the city!"

"What's wrong with letting the people pass through the city?" Lu You asked puzzledly.

In her opinion, the arrival of Qingzhou garrison and letting civilians pass through the city were not contradictory at all.

Wang Mingzheng's action was just to do what a senior official should do, and there is nothing to be thankful for.

When Zhao Wenbo next to him heard Lu You's question, he sighed and spoke slowly.

"Wang Mingzheng is disobeying military orders."

"Qingzhou General Qin Ming is a third-rank soldier in charge of the mobilization of troops in the prefecture."

"Wang Mingzheng is a seventh-rank county magistrate, responsible for all matters within the county."

"In normal times, these two people, one is a military commander and the other is a civil official, do not have a direct superior-subordinate relationship."

"But according to military law, since this is wartime, all civil officials in this state will be temporarily under the command of the general."

"Even though Wen Xiuyuan, the fourth-rank Qingzhou prefect, still retains the power to supervise General Qin Ming, he must fully cooperate as long as Qin Ming's military orders are not seriously wrong."

After hearing what Zhao Wenbo said, Lu You thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

This is not difficult to understand. As the saying goes, when a general is away from the emperor, he is not always able to obey his king's orders.

The war situation is unpredictable. Once a war breaks out, all the people on a continent must serve the war.

If military orders are issued but everyone from the prefect to the county magistrate has their own agenda, causing implementation to be hindered at every level, then the war will be lost without even being fought.

This situation also exists in the 21st century, it is called wartime military control!

"That is to say, Qingzhou General Qin Ming ordered Wang Mingzheng to seal off the city and wait for the army to arrive, but Wang Mingzheng disobeyed the order?"

Lu You recalled Wang Mingzheng's every move and felt confused.

After all, in her opinion, Wang Mingzheng was a smooth person and shouldn't do such an outrageous thing.

"It seems that Wang Mingzheng is truly loving the people as if they were his own children by opening the city gates to let the people pass through. He is worthy of himself and his title as a parent official."

Lu You sighed and said.

"But he disobeyed orders entirely for the sake of the people. The Qingzhou general shouldn't make things difficult for him, right?"

Hearing Lu You's words, Lu Yi frowned slightly: "Second sister, what do you think is Qin Ming's purpose in having Wang Mingzheng seal off the city?"

"Aren't we going to use Pingchang County to station troops and resist the enemy?" Lu You replied in confusion.

"Yes and no." Lu Yi said calmly: "The army marching out to fight is not just a simple rush to the place and fighting with swords."

"Where will these people set up camp, how will they be supplied with food and fodder, where will they resist the enemy, how will the refugees be resettled, and even the local climate."

"Once the war starts, it will involve the allocation of resources in countless areas, including the acquisition of intelligence and logistical support."

"Among them, resettlement of refugees is the top priority!"

"If Xijiang Prefecture is captured, the refugees will rush to Qingzhou Prefecture. If Jianhe County is captured, everyone will come to Pingchang County."

"If we allow these refugees to head east, it will snowball and cause the people in places that have not yet been affected by the soldiers to flee with their families."

"In the end, there will be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of refugees rushing into the city."

"How will we arrange it then?"

As Lu Yi spoke, Lu You's expression became more solemn.

To be honest, these are issues that Lu You has never considered.

Before this, the war that Lu You thought of was two armies fighting each other and soldiers and generals killing each other.

She had never thought that there were so many things to consider in war!

"So...you mean, Qin Ming asked Wang Mingzheng to seal off the city in order to keep all the Liuming out of the city?"

Lu You thought carefully about Lu Yi's words and then came to this terrible conclusion.

"That's right! That's his purpose."

Lu Yi nodded and sighed.

"This is the best way to deal with refugees that we have come up with after countless wars."

"The refugees will be recruited on the spot. The men will be conscripted into the army, while the women and the elderly will be assigned to transport food and fodder, cook, and so on."

"This will not only solve the problem of refugees fleeing, but also stabilize people's hearts in the rear."

"It can also solve the logistical support problems of the army on the spot. This is basically the case in all wars."

Hearing this, Lu You became even more confused: "I don't understand, since this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone, why would Wang Mingzheng disobey orders?"

"Because this method is good for the army, but for the refugees, it is basically equivalent to sending them to their deaths!"

Guan Shanyue, who was sitting at the front row, finally spoke slowly.

"The army is trained, armed with swords, arrows, shields and spears. All the soldiers eat and sleep together, and have long since developed a tacit understanding and method of attack."

"Untrained refugees were temporarily conscripted into the army. They were not dispersed into various teams, but were organized into independent teams."

"Their only role is to rush to the front when the war starts and use their lives to consume the enemy's vanguard's physical strength."

Lu You stared at Guan Shanyue blankly, feeling a chill in his heart.

She knew that war was cruel, but she never thought it could be so brutal.

Who first came up with this cold-blooded method of temporarily conscripting civilians to deplete the enemy's strength, and then sending experienced veterans to reap the rewards?

No wonder the ancients always said that a kind person cannot command an army. This is clearly sending thousands of people to their deaths!

Lu You turned his head and looked behind him, watching the people of Jianhe County who were let into the city in batches and were heading east along the main road.

"So... Wang Mingzheng saved the lives of tens of thousands of people?"

"I should have been more polite to such a good official."

Thinking of his attitude towards Wang Mingzheng and others, Lu You felt extremely regretful.

But who would have thought that after hearing Lu You's words, Zhao Wenbo at the side hesitated and said, "That's not necessary."

Ok? !

Lu You looked at Zhao Wenbo in confusion.

Zhao Wenbo frowned and looked at Lu You.

"In fact, Wang Ming is a well-known corrupt official in Qingzhou Prefecture. The people of Pingchang County have a very difficult life under his governance."

"In the past few years, he had visited Mr. Guan several times, but because he was corrupt and abused his power to bully the people, Mr. Guan was very disdainful of him and refused to see him every time."

Lu You: “…………”

What the hell is this turning point?

You guys have been building up an image for Wang Mingzheng that he disobeys military orders and loves the people like his own children. How come he suddenly becomes a corrupt official?

Seeing Lu You's expression, Zhao Wenbo also looked puzzled.

"In fact, I can't understand why Wang Mingzheng would do such a heroic act of disobedience given his character."

"People's hearts are actually very complicated, just like County Magistrate Lang. He can let his son commit crimes, but he can also fight to the death with the Jin soldiers for the sake of the people."

"Selfishness and justice may never conflict."