Fenghou

"Is there any corn?"

"I've heard about it, but I haven't considered it yet, mainly because I haven't planted it before, so I'm a little worried."

Another old man said: "Our family has planted two acres, and we dare not grow more!"

"Our family also planted an acre!" Another old man also said.

Chen Qing hopes to promote the cultivation of cotton and corn on a large scale in Lingzhou, but he also knows that this kind of thing cannot be forced, and farmers must feel that it is profitable before they will plant.

The key is to be guided by profit. The purchase price of corn should be the same as that of wheat. If the output increases, the income will double. Once the news spreads, everyone will grow corn.

Chen Qing greeted everyone a few more times, then got up and said goodbye.

The people sent Chen Qing out of the village, and everyone bid farewell to each other. At this time, the governor Zhang Ao said in a low voice: "When I find out that Liu Yong is occupying both ends, I will immediately take back his family's [-] acres of land."

Chen Qing said lightly: "There is no need to confiscate the land. If I take back the land right after the inspection, I will be scolded with a broken spine!"

Zhang Ao was sweating profusely and said: "I didn't think carefully, I will change Liu Yong's house into an official residence, or let him buy it according to the market price, and his household registration will also be transferred back to the countryside."

Chen Qing said coldly: "I don't care what to do. I'm here to fight, not to inspect government affairs. You can explain to the Supervision Department later!"

He got on his horse, whipped the horse and went away.

The first thousand 350 chapters and eight preparations

Great changes have taken place in Lingwu County. The magnificent Xixia Palace has been rebuilt into a warehouse. The ornate decorations have been removed, and the domes with various decorations have also been flattened. It is beyond recognition. It is completely unbearable that this used to be the palace of a dynasty.

In the past, the streets were full of Dangxiang people, but now the streets are full of Han people. All kinds of signs and flags have been replaced with Chinese characters, and the peddlers in front of the shops are also in Chinese.

All kinds of traces of the party items were quickly eliminated. When you walk on the street, you can hardly see the party members, and they look completely the same as the inland counties.

But it doesn’t mean that there are no party members. At least [-]% of the city’s population of more than [-] is still party members, but you can’t tell they are party members just by looking at their appearance. Everyone wears Han Chinese clothes, and women also wear Han Chinese clothes. Long skirt, speaking Chinese, children also go to school to study "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".

Every party member tried every means to turn himself into a Han Chinese, and the government also complied with their request and changed the party members in their native place to Han Chinese.

This is inevitable. If you don’t change yourself, you will suffer discrimination from generation to generation, and even revenge from the Han people. Back then, the party members brutally enslaved the Han people, and they must pay a price. It is impossible for them to understand this truth. They all died in just a few years, how they died, no one knows, these party members have learned the horror of the Han government only doing what they say, and in order to survive, they must change.

There were people coming and going on the street, and it was extremely lively. Chen Qing sat in the carriage and silently watched the changes in the streets and alleys. He didn't need to get out of the car to ask. He could learn what he wanted to know from many details.

For example, by looking at the people’s clothes, facial complexion, and walking temperament, one can know whether the people in the city have enough food and clothing. By looking at the distribution of Changping stores and the number of queues, one can know whether the bottom-level people have a secure life.

From whether the goods in the store are full and whether the clerks are enthusiastic and powerful in selling, we can see whether the business is prosperous. From whether the restaurants and teahouses are prosperous, we can see whether the income of the people is ample.

From the orderly pace of soldiers trained in the city, we can see whether the military discipline is strict, and even look at how the merchants carry their bags, and we can see the security situation in the city.

As long as you are good at observing, you will be able to see the subtleties and gain the information you want.

Chen Qing's carriage walked around the city, then went out through the south gate, and went directly to the barracks.

As soon as he entered the tent of the Chinese army, Li Muqing came to report and received the eagle letter from the scouts from Fengzhou.

"What does Yingxin say, you report directly!" Chen Qing laughed.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the eagle letter said that the ice surface is very unstable, and it is easy to fall into the glacier. Then the scout encountered the enemy cavalry patrol and found that the opponent was already riding in the snow. By the end of the month, the snow will not affect the cavalry at all. , the Yellow River will also begin to thaw at the end of the month."

Chen Qing asked again: "How did they deal with the enemy's sentry cavalry? I remember that there were only 30 of them, and they all rode camels, right?"

"They are indeed riding camels, but how to deal with the enemy patrol cavalry, the eagle letter did not say, but it is estimated that there will be a fierce battle."

Chen Qing nodded, "What else?"

"There is also the enemy's equipment, single-layer leather armor, leather hat, no shield, bow and arrow range of about [-] steps, and the use of spears and knives. The standard is the same as that of the golden soldiers."

After a pause, Li Muqing said again: "The other thing is the opponent's combat ability, riding and shooting is more powerful."

Chen Qing walked to the sand table, stared at the sand table for a while and asked, "How long does it take to get from here to Fengzhou?"

"If it was normal, about three days would be enough, but now there is still snow and the road conditions are not good. It is estimated that it will take five days to walk."

Chen Qing counted the time, and now the troops are dispatched in a hurry, and the soldiers may not be able to adapt. He sighed softly, "Wait a few more days! The troops will go north on the [-]th of this month."

Chen Qing then said to Li Muqing: "There are still people outside the city, you should unite with the local government and make preparations as much as possible in advance. After we dispatch troops, we will transfer the old, weak, women and children to the city first, and the young and strong must stay in the city." Let’s continue spring plowing, but we must maintain a high degree of vigilance, and once there is an alarm from the beacon, we must immediately retreat into the city!”

Li Muqing bowed and said, "The humble official will deal with it immediately!"

……

The Lingzhou garrison spent one year building a complete set of beacon systems. Twenty beacon towers were set up on the high mountains along the way. Each beacon house had ten soldiers. They monitored day and night. Call the police, and the people will immediately evacuate into the city. Last year, the whole people practiced three times.

In order to be able to retreat in time, every household in the countryside of Lingzhou has a mule cart. The food and belongings are usually loaded, and if there is a situation, they will immediately move into the cart and leave.

But it doesn't mean that the villagers fled into the city and it's over. The government has to resettle them in an orderly manner, prepare tents, prepare venues, prepare food, medicine and other items.

Chen Qing didn't want the common people to enter the city immediately. His request was divided into three steps. The first step was for the government to start preparations. Strong into the city.

Doing so is more organized and organized.

The next day, the county governments in Lingzhou took action and began to set up tents. Because they had practiced three times, the government had experience and made various preparations. For example, each county had arranged an open space for tents. There are usually five to six camps. There are special latrines and water wells in the camps. The latrines are dry toilets with thick quicklime underneath. The wells are also dug on the other side. At least three wells are guaranteed in each camp.

Tents are all mother-in-child tents. The so-called mother-in-child tents are one big tent with two small supplementary tents. It is equivalent to two rooms and one living room. A large family can be separated at night. Like the two ears of a cat, everyone simply calls it a cat ear tent.

Lingwu County is the largest shelter for civilians, with a total of thirteen camps that can accommodate 20 people.

This is also due to the fact that the former imperial palace occupied a huge area. In addition to the imperial palace being used as a warehouse, other open spaces such as government offices, guard barracks, school yards, and gardens were used as camps.

Chen Qing is also inspecting the shelter camps, and he can see that the government has put a lot of effort into evacuating the villagers. Chen Qing appreciates the child-mother tent alone. The suffering of the people is taken to heart.

"Who invented this chain account?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

Zhang Ao said with some embarrassment: "During the second drill, I heard that many people complained that it was inconvenient to live in one tent, so I designed this kind of child-mother tent with reference to the nomad's set of accounts, and the common people called it a cat." ear tents."

"Yes, well done and thoughtful."

After Chen Qing visited the latrines and wells, he was full of praise. He slowed down and said to Zhang Ao: "That Liu Yong, treat his house as an official house! As long as he has worked hard for 20 years, the official house can be directly awarded to Zhang Ao. He is my special approval."

Both Zhang Ao and Wang Bo heaved a long sigh of relief. King Yong's statement meant that the supervisory department would not come.

At this time, Li Muqing came over on horseback and reported: "Your Highness, the scouts have returned and brought more detailed information!"

"Where are the people?"

"Outside the big tent of the Chinese army!"

Chen Qing nodded, "We'll go there now."

Chen Qing encouraged Zhang Ao and Wang Bo again, and then followed Li Muqing back to the barracks. When they came to the main tent of the Chinese army, Li Muqing waved, and a young general about 30 years old stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Chen Qing.

"Humble post Liu Honglie, deputy commander of the scout battalion, see His Royal Highness King Yong!"

Chen Qing saw that he was articulate and capable, and appreciated him very much. He nodded and said, "Let's talk!"

In the big tent, several army members are working on modifying some changes on the sand table according to Liu Honglie's latest information. The main reason is that the enemy's camp will change, and it is impossible for nomads to stay in the same place all the time.

Chen Qingxiao asked: "Your information says that when you encounter an enemy patrol, how many people are there?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there are 300 people on the other side."

"How many of them did you kill?" Chen Qing asked again.

"About 230 people were killed, maybe a little more."

"Not bad!"

Chen Qing applauded, and then asked: "How many casualties did you have?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, none of our soldiers were killed or injured, only a dozen camels were lost."

Chen Qing was really surprised, and quickly asked, "How did you do it?"

The first thousand 350 nine chapters send troops

Scout Zhou Honglie was promoted exceptionally for his excellent performance. He was promoted to three ranks in a row, from deputy command envoy to deputy commander, and was rewarded with [-] guan. Zhou Honglie then distributed the reward to his subordinates, which made Chen Qing appreciate it. have the quality.

The news of Zhou Honglie's promotion and reward spread throughout the army, and it also inspired the soldiers of the three armies. Chen Qing set this example before the war to tell everyone that no matter what your background is, as long as you fight the enemy bravely and perform well, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service.

The morale was high and the time was right. On February [-]th, the seeds of spring plowing had been sown, and a spring rain came in time to moisten the earth. Chen Qing made all arrangements, and all the old, weak, women and children were evacuated to their neighboring counties.

Secondly, all [-] militia soldiers assembled and distributed in various counties for defense, while Li Muqing's [-] troops guarded Lingwu County.

After completing all deployments, it was already February 15th. Chen Qing led an army of 3 and [-] camels to the north, and Liu Qiong led [-] people as the vanguard, heading to Fengzhou first.

At this time, [-] cavalry from various grassland tribes were also assembled in Fengzhou. This was the largest gathering after the Jin Kingdom integrated the tribes of the grassland. Toyosu.

The nomadic cavalry implements a joint system of tribal leaders, consisting of thirteen tribal chiefs in total, including Erhan from the Tata tribe, Limuhe from the Kelie tribe, and Guishan from the Mengwu tribe. The three chiefs are the chiefs. , has the final decision-making power, and there is a more important person, the representative of Jin Kingdom Hu Shahu, he is the son of Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng, who was named King Yu, this time he is responsible for contacting the various ministries to send troops, he also Represents Jin Guo with decision-making power.

He also commanded [-] Jurchen cavalry to participate in this assembly, and with the addition of [-] Jurchen cavalry, the nomadic cavalry assembled in Fengzhou this time has a total of [-] troops.

Winter has passed and spring is here. The nomadic cavalry who were originally scattered in three places in Toyosu began to gather at the main camp.

The main camp is where the Jurchen cavalry are stationed. It is the former Wuyuan County. The county seat has long since collapsed, and the original farmland has been transformed into an endless grassland. The terrain here is flat and fertile. The conditions were so good that Jin Bing used this place as a camp.

The boundless grassland is full of flags, and the big tents are one after the other. There are cavalry camps everywhere in a radius of tens of miles. Teams of cavalry follow from all directions, holding various flags. The wolf head flag is mainly distinguished by various colors and accessories.

In a large tent occupying three acres of land, a dozen generals sat in a circle, all of them were sturdy and their voices were like a bell. Sitting at the head was Hu Shahu, the representative of the Kingdom of Jin. Slender, with an iconic hooked nose, paired with a long face, it looks extraordinarily treacherous.

But it doesn't matter what Hu Shahu looks like, he represents the Kingdom of Jin, he is the convener, and everyone must respect his opinion.

"I don't think there is any need to discuss who will send troops first and who will send troops later. Let's all send troops together and assemble an army of [-] to fight the Western Army. We are cavalry and have a strong combat advantage. We will defeat the Western Army in one fell swoop. We want to seize the wealth of Lingzhou. We still have to enter Guanzhong, and the wealth accumulated by Jingzhao is believed to be endless for generations to enjoy!"

The one who spoke was Erhan, the great chief of the Tata tribe. He was about 40 years old, nearly two meters tall, and weighed more than two hundred kilograms. He stood there like a meat tower, and his voice was so loud that the whole tent reverberated. Voice.

His vanguard army had already arrived, but he had just arrived in Fengzhou, and he brought another 4 troops, bringing the strength of the Tata Department to [-], accounting for half of the total force.

In addition, the army of the Kret tribe has 3 people, while the army of the Mughal tribe has only 1. The reason is also very simple. Most of the population and land of the Mughal tribe have been annexed by the other two tribes. A few small tribes pieced together an army of ten thousand.

Although Erhan thought very far, his military tactics were very reasonable. They could not be scattered, but must be gathered together to fight against the Western Army with superior forces to prevent being defeated by the Western Army one by one.

There was a noisy discussion below, Hu Shahu glanced at Li Muhe and asked: "Li Muhe, what's your opinion?"

Li Muhe said unhurriedly: "The Han people are very particular about tactics in combat. We have assembled an army of [-] to fight. It is very likely that they will send an army around us to attack our logistics. When our food is gone, they will avoid it again." How many days can we last without fighting?"

"You mean to oppose the assembly?" Erhan asked dissatisfied.

"No, assembly is necessary, but the premise is to protect the logistics. I believe that every soldier is unwilling to kill his own horse for food!"

Everyone was awe-inspiring, the horses were their brothers, how could they kill horses for food? At this time, Guishan also said: "I support Li Buhe's proposal, we must leave enough troops to protect the logistics."

Erhan was really upset by Li Mu's chorus, and now that Guishan also jumped out, he immediately glared at Guishan and said, "What are you, do you have a place to speak here?"

Guishan's face was flushed red, the strong sense of humiliation made him unbearable, he stood up and said: "In that case, the Mughal tribe will leave!"

Hu Shahu said coldly: "Don't be self-willed, and focus on the overall situation, Guishan, please sit down!"

Guishan didn't dare to offend Hushahu, otherwise their last dozen or so tribes would not be able to keep them, so he could only endure the humiliation, sat down and bowed his head in silence.

Hu Shahu said slowly: "The logistics needs manpower support, but the current distribution of the logistics is unreasonable. They must be gathered together and guarded by the Jurchen army. Then the 5 troops will face the main force of Lingzhou. They only have [-] people. Rely on your support." Bloody and brave, it can be defeated in a single battle."

Erhan said for a while: "The three logistics tribes should not be mixed together. It was agreed before sending troops that the logistics would be responsible for their respective troops. The Tata tribe sent out 800 million sheep, which is more than the sum of other tribes. If they were mixed together, Unfair to the Tata Department!"

Hu Shahu comforted him with a smile: "You don't have to worry, we agreed before that if you send more troops and more food, you will get more spoils when the time comes, and you won't be at a disadvantage."

Erhan only wanted to remind Hu Shahu that he sent more troops and food, and the distribution of spoils must also be more.

"Okay! Now that the prince has made a promise, I have nothing to say. I am willing to go all out to send troops!"

……

Two days later, the [-] combined army set off to the west. Hu Shahu left the ten thousand husband chief Yan Kuolie with [-] Jurchen cavalry to guard the logistics, and he himself followed the [-] army as a supervisor. Their goal was Lingzhou. After plundering Lingzhou, they marched southward. Coincidentally, the day they dispatched troops was also February [-]th.

On this day, the weather was fine, the spring breeze was blowing, and the snow and ice on the ground melted. It was a good day to send troops...

Liu Qiong led [-] cavalry to go north along the west bank of the Yellow River. Each soldier brought seven days of dry food. The ice and snow melted, and green grass sprouted on the ground, which solved the food source for the horses.

Two days later, the army gradually arrived at the bend of the Yellow River. In the morning, three puffs of black smoke suddenly rose into the sky more than ten miles away. Liu Qiong immediately realized that it was an alarm from the beacon, and the enemy appeared.

Liu Qiong ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot and sent two scouts to investigate the situation.

Tang Qian looked at the map and said to Liu Qiong: "The beacon tower ahead is the third beacon tower, and there must be another beacon tower farther ahead, which should be sixty miles away."

Liu Qiong nodded, "It should be like this. Judging from the three-pillar beacon, the number of enemy troops will be more than [-]."

"General, I have a suggestion."

"you say!"

"Now we have an advantage. We have spotted the enemy army, but the enemy army has not found us. We simply use this advantage to hide behind the enemy army. There are advantages, what do you think?"

Liu Qiong narrowed her eyes and pondered for a moment and said, "We have to hide!"

The army left a few scouts to respond, and the other army continued to go north, far away from the necessary place of the official road.

Chapter 360 Narrow Road