Liu Yu was speechless for a while, as a soldier, he now thinks more about the problem with the thinking of a general, although he is very reluctant to admit it, but he knows that what Murong Lan said is the truth, after the army is pulled out and conquered the state, there are generally not many troops left to garrison, at most it is some civilian men and wounded and sick sergeants with the army, plus more than 100 non-main forces, dividing troops is a taboo in any army, and it needs to be avoided as much as possible.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu sighed: "If you want to protect the territory and the people, you can naturally select the strong from among the people, and arrange some officials and people with military experience to guard them by themselves, which will not affect the army." ”

Murong Lan shook his head: "If you do this, you will have to delay the day, spend ten days and half a month here, and another ten days and half a month there, the troops can be concentrated, but the time is all wasted, do you want to go to Luoyang in half a year?" I'm afraid that the enemy army has long been prepared. Liu Yu, I know that you are kind-hearted, but what you want to win in a war is to be kind, and you should understand the truth that you are not a soldier and a soldier who is not righteous, as a Han Chinese. ”

Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "It's really not good, leave a few hundred sergeants to gather the dead, let the people return to their hometowns, and then quickly choose Ding Zhuang to defend themselves, this is always okay." ”

Murong Lan sneered: "You know that these people are very reliable? Didn't infiltrate the enemy's spies? Besides, what is the matter with a few hundred people, if I am a common man, I see that the army here is gone, and only a few hundred people remain behind, so I will not come back, in case there is really a large number of rogues attacking, or the enemy army divides troops to attack and attack, you will not be able to hold it. Also, is it enough to keep a small force behind? You gather the dead and disperse, and you want to protect the land and the people, where will the food come from? Uses military rations? ”

This rhetoric made Liu Yu completely speechless, if the army can still find a way, time can also speed up the operation speed to fight, this military food is really the lifeblood of the army, tens of thousands of troops can not go without food for a day, if it is left to distribute to these people, then it may be possible for a city to eat the food of a whole army, that is absolutely impossible.

Murong Lan looked at Liu Yu, who was speechless, sighed, and stepped forward: "Liu Yu, if you are the commander, the only purpose is to win the battle, these passing cities, no matter how miserable, no matter how pitiful the people in these places are, you can't be merciful, the lives of these people are fate, and the lives of the soldiers under your command are also fate, and more importantly, if you are fighting in the territory of the enemy, then you have to do the same thing as dividing troops and plundering, destroying fields and burning grain." It is not a question of moral superiority, but for the sake of war, it must be done. ”

Liu Yu waved his hand resolutely, and his voice became impassioned: "No, these are domineering, although they are recognized behaviors in the Art of War, I don't approve of them." As a soldier, it should be their duty to calm down the troubled times and protect the territory and the people, this is the difference between soldiers and bandits, that is, because they are people who fight for the country, and they should protect the people and people of the country, because their food, clothing, from daily food to clothing, are provided by the people. ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Murong Lan's eyes: "You're right, you should be like this to the people of your own country, but what I said is the people of the enemy country." The place we are in now, this Xingyang City, is it your Jin Kingdom territory? Are the people here paying taxes and tribute to your Great Jin court? ”

Liu Yu's eyes sparkled, and this time, he stopped asking again, unable to respond.

Murong Lan said: "That's it, if the army of the enemy country is to be destroyed, will the people of the enemy country have to be appeased?" You must know that when you use it to fight your soldiers, the weapons in the hands of the enemy, the rations in the mouth, and the armor on the body are also provided by the people of these enemy countries, and if you cannot ensure that these places can be occupied for a long time, then according to the Art of War written by the Han Chinese, it is the most correct way to fall into the city, slaughter its people, burn its food, and weaken the enemy's war potential and war resources. Remember, kindness to one's enemies is cruelty to oneself! ”

Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "This set is the way you Hu people like to play, you have no fixed place, live in water and grass, do not produce, and everywhere you pass, it is nothing more than killing all, burning all, and robbing all." Isn't Xingyang City your latest masterpiece this time? Even if we Han people are in troubled times, we will also talk about benevolence and righteousness, and the people of the enemy country will eventually become our people, what we need is to eliminate violence and peace, even if we can't hold here, we will take the people to retreat south, and then it will naturally be our people, how can we slaughter it? ”

Murong Lan smiled, pointed to the endless fields on both sides of the avenue, and the villages dotted in the distance, and said: "Liu Yu, you don't need to talk to me here, you Han people are the most concerned about relocation, no one wants to leave their hometown, just say you, if you suddenly let your family leave Jingkou and move to another place, even if it is an order from the Great Jin Dynasty, are you willing?" ”

Liu Yu's face changed again and again, and his heart began to fight fiercely, asking himself how to deal with himself if he really encountered this situation, and after thinking for a long time, he shook his head: "Probably, I don't want to go." ”

Murong Lan sneered: "Since you can't hold it, and you want to move the people here, then most people are naturally unwilling to leave, so they will only flee to the mountains and forests to hide, and only come back after you retire from the army, and continue to be the people of those enemy countries, providing food, ordnance, and armor for the enemy army." Will you still be your own people? ”

Liu Yu said angrily: "Of course you can't kill people casually, as long as you win the world with benevolence and righteousness, you will eventually win the hearts of the people. Murong Lan, do you think that you have done evil in the Central Plains of Henan, and then developed in Hebei, even if you build a country for a while, do you want to go back here in the future, and still expect to get help from the people here? Let me tell you, this kind of blood feud will be passed on by word of mouth and forever, and the banner of your Yan Kingdom will appear here again in the future, and it will definitely arouse the resistance of all the surviving Han people! Never die! ”

Murong Lan smiled slightly: "That's for the future, Liu Yu, time is the best medicine to forget the pain, although I don't approve of Ding Lingren's approach, but I have to admit that they are very effective, give them such a trouble, the Central Plains, there is no force that dares to oppose my Dayan, the people either flee south to your Jin Kingdom, or flock to Luoyang, there is such a separation zone between our Dayan and your Jin Kingdom, maybe only in this way can we ensure that we are safe." ”