Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Li Shimin, who had no idea that his good son had dug a sinkhole for him, was leading the 15 troops recruited along the road, plus the [-] troops brought from Chang'an City, a total of [-] troops. , the vanguard troops soon arrived in Luoyang.

The reason why the vanguard troops came so quickly was firstly because Li Shimin wanted them to collect grain and grass along the way, and secondly because he wanted to find out the current movements of the Turkic army.

However, what everyone did not expect was that the vanguard army had just approached Luoyang City and before entering the city, they were blocked by a large wave of ragged refugees.

After Cheng Yaojin was named a pioneer officer, he did not feel dissatisfied at all because he had been ordered to be grounded by Li Shimin.

Along the way, he worked hard and led his soldiers on the road with all their strength, in order to collect enough grain and grass for military needs before the arrival of the Chinese army.

While on the road, he also thought that now that the frost disaster had just passed, there must be many refugees gathered in various places.

But in his opinion, with the size of Luoyang City, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with some nearby refugees.

But who would have thought that the gates of Luoyang City in front of them were tightly closed, and even the refugees outside the city seemed to have received little or no effective relief.

Looking at the waves of refugees coming towards him, Cheng Yaojin tightened his reins and shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"Everyone, please unsheath your swords and string your bows. Anyone who dares to come close will be killed without mercy."

As soon as he finished speaking, a uniform roar came from behind: "Anyone who dares to get close will be killed!!!"

As soon as the sound came out, the refugees who originally wanted to approach stopped immediately, but they still stood in front of the army with no intention of giving way.

The movement here also attracted the attention of the Luoyang City defenders.

Seeing an army coming from a distance, he hurriedly sent someone back to report it and asked the governor to come.

And they began to be on guard.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin also noticed the strange movements of the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Seeing that they were only defending and had no intention of leaving the city to respond, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and was about to rush over and kill them.

The deputy general on the side knew Cheng Yaojin's temper well, so he grabbed him and comforted him:

"Sir, we were traveling so fast, and you didn't send any scouts to inform us in advance. If there is such an extra army suddenly, no one else can relax easily."

"What's more, there are so many refugees gathering outside the city. If someone with good intentions were to coerce these refugees and attack the city, the consequences would be..."

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin cursed angrily:

"Dear me, do I look so much like a bandit? We are all regular soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Tang Dynasty. Are we going blind with those brats? Can't we even recognize them? I think we should just dig out those tricks and let them go. I stepped on it, and there was no way I could even hear a sound."

The deputy general wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered in a low voice: "I don't know if you are a rebel. How could I see you from a distance and come out to respond?"

Although the voice was small, it could not escape Cheng Yaojin's ears.

Cheng Yaojin glared at the deputy general, then cursed again, and then ordered the soldiers behind him to disperse the refugees.

It's a pity that these refugees knew that they had no chance of survival, or they thought that the officers and soldiers did not dare to attack them. They all stood still and did not move at all.

Seeing that the situation was on the verge of breaking out and blood would soon be seen, Cheng Yaojin clicked his tongue twice and shouted to the soldiers:

"Forget it, these refugees may really have no chance of survival. Even if they are not killed by us, they will probably freeze to death outside Luoyang City tonight."

After thinking for a while, he continued: "I, Old Cheng, am not a cold-blooded person. In this case, you can just ask the refugees to get out of the way. I will go to the city to discuss with the governor and see how to resettle them."

The voice was loud and clear, not only could the soldiers in front of him hear it clearly, but also the many refugees in front of him could hear it.

It's a pity that these refugees feel like they have lead under their feet and they haven't moved at all.

Cheng Yaojin was really anxious now.

"Damn it, you guys are so tired today that you insist on fighting with me? Do you believe I will kill you all?"

At this time, among the refugees, an old man was surrounded by everyone and came to the front of the army.

The old man bowed to Cheng Yaojin, and then said weakly: "General, please forgive me for blocking the road. General, you may not know that we have been here for seven days."

"When we first came here, some gruel was given out in the city. Apart from not allowing us to enter the city, everything was fine."

"But for some reason, the city gate has not been opened again since it was closed the night before yesterday. You see, such a large group of us managed to get here, but we are not allowed to enter the city, and we are not given porridge."

"In the past two days, we have almost eaten the food we brought with us when we fled. We have also eaten almost all the wild vegetables and tree roots that can be dug nearby. We have no energy left to continue to the next city."

"If Luoyang City is like this, the next city may not be any better than Luoyang City."

"General, we really have no way to survive. If we die in the hands of you and the soldiers you brought, maybe someone will collect our bodies for us."

"If we just wait here like this, I'm afraid that after tonight, there won't be many of us left alive. Instead of dying in the wilderness, it's better to be killed by you right now."

After the old man finished speaking, tears flowed down his face, looking heartbroken.

When some women and children on the side saw this, they all started crying in the same way.

Cheng Yaojin looked at the group of people in front of him with a big head.

If these people were from a Turkic state, he would definitely order them all to be beheaded without hesitation.

But these are old, weak, women and children in front of him, how can he do it?

Moreover, even if he gives an order, will the soldiers around him really carry it out?He was also worried that the soldiers would mutiny.

Since you can't make up your mind, find someone who can.

Therefore, Cheng Yaojin immediately called the scout and asked him to report the news here to His Majesty the Emperor as quickly as possible, so that His Majesty the Emperor could make a decision.

It's not that he, Cheng Yaojin, didn't dare to make the decision without authorization, it was actually that he was afraid of being guarded by Li Shimin during this period.

His position as a pioneer officer was due to the fact that there were not many available people in the court, so he was allowed to take action.

If he dares to make arbitrary decisions again, he probably won't have to wait until Youzhou, and his rank as a pioneer officer will be directly removed.

When Li Shimin saw the express report sent by Cheng Yaojin, he was so angry that he almost jumped.

Dang even asked someone to write a letter of divorce, scolded Cheng Yaojin bloody, and then decisively ordered him to station in Luoyang City to appease the victims and collect food and grass.