Claudia raised her head and looked at the old man Qinghui with understanding, looking forward to the other party's further explanation.
"Black Mountain Longquan will not and does not need to leave too many people behind. Even if we stay, it can only be those who are willing to attach themselves to us. As for everyone else, they must leave this land. They can go wherever they want. Go, another group of Tanghe people will be added here in the future, such as the Tanghe people in Yulin. The short-sighted nobles in the country are eager to see short-term benefits, and the Prime Minister is also under great pressure. I think This may be a way to let the Tang people from the north move into Heishan and Longquan after the famine. People are forgetful. When they come to Heishan and Longquan, they will forget everything in Yulin, and the freed land can also be used. Let our military give an explanation to the nobles in the country." Nick said calmly, "As for the exiled Tanghe people who want to come back, they will conflict with the Tang people who have established a foothold in Black Mountain and Longquan. We can use the Tang Dynasty to control the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang people in Heishan and Longquan will become the best chess pieces in our hands. How these chess pieces are moved depends on our will."
"But it would be very difficult to force so many Tang people to leave their hometown and flee from this land." Claudia already understood the other party's intention and nodded cautiously in agreement, but then raised questions.
"Claudia, the methods can be multi-faceted. I think you are too deeply influenced by the prime minister's soft assimilation policy. The prime minister's strategy is correct from a macro perspective, but in terms of specific application, it needs to be based on time. The location and external environment change. The residents of Heishan and Longquan must be allowed to leave. Those who are unwilling to leave can be solved by various means, which may not be so humane. As the signature of the empire, the Royal Guards are not suitable. Carry out this task." After thinking for a moment, Nick raised his head and stared, "Do you understand what I said?"
With a bitter taste in her mouth, Claudia naturally understood the other party's implication. Various methods, including burning, killing, robbing, and other violent methods were instigated by rumors. Only by using these methods can we force people who do not want to leave. Leaving, but this will bring a lot of disgraceful reputation to the Imperial Army, which has always been adhering to the knight style of the Western Continent.
Seeing the other party's stiff neck and nodding, Nick continued calmly: "Claudia, war is inherently a form of violent resolution of conflicts, so don't be too rigid about specific methods. We have hundreds of thousands of troops. The expedition has been going on for a long time, the soldiers are all human beings and they also need some venting and relief, and the imperial nobles also need some trophies. I think the women and wealth in these two places may be able to slightly alleviate the needs and pressures in these two aspects."
Claudia, who turned blue, finally realized the gap between himself and his coach. The difference between a general and a commander-in-chief is whether he can expand his vision from the military aspect to non-military levels, including political needs. It is particularly important. It seems that he still needs to hone his skills. The gap between an excellent general and a qualified commander is obvious, as evidenced by the old man in front of him.
It was just the chivalry he had always been proud of that made Claudia subconsciously not want to accept this explanation. The commander he always admired suddenly said such words that were almost ugly but realistic, which made him a little depressed and irritable, but He also had to admit that the other party looked at things from a higher and more detailed perspective. Not to mention that there are already signs of losing control of emotions within the army during the long-term military expedition, just think about the huge impact and chaos that will be caused by turning these two million people into refugees and driving them into the surrounding Tanghe people's territory. Realizing the viciousness of this move, Claudia could even imagine what the Tanghe mainland, which was already short of food, would look like due to the influx of two million people.
"Okay, Claudia, go down and think about it carefully. When you figure out the key to this, and you can deal with it calmly next time, I think you will not be far away from becoming a qualified commander. There is not much time left, so this task will be handed over to the Second Corps and the Eighth Corps, with the Royal Guards Corps responsible for supervision." Nick waved his hand to stop the Guards commander who wanted to say more, and said a little tiredly, "No need. Too much to say, if the Prime Minister blames me, I will bear all the responsibilities."
Wu Feng only learned the news about the Kaman people's full-scale invasion of Beihe Shuo when he arrived at the Tianshui front line. When he learned the news for the first time, his only thought was that the Kaman people were crazy. When famines continued throughout the land, The Kaman people actually have the intention to occupy Heishan and Longquan, two towns that are not rich. Do the Kaman people really store more food than they can eat, or do they think it is easier to win people's hearts during times of famine? Or were the Kaman people unaffected by the drought
However, according to information obtained from the Kaman people, although the water conservancy and irrigation systems in the Kaman people are quite developed, they are also inevitably affected by drought, and their grain harvests are reduced by at least 50%. Even if their original Part of the reserve is estimated to be enough to survive this winter and next spring at most. If we also need to help the neighbors, I'm afraid it will be good if it can last until the end of this year.
But now they suddenly occupied Longquan and Heishan. The nearly two million people in these two provinces have been reduced to poverty by the Taiping Cult. It is impossible to maintain their rule in these two provinces without sufficient food. However, the Kaman people have never Where to get this batch of food? Could it be that Gomez really secretly stored food without even his own intelligence department finding out about it in advance
This puzzled Wu Feng for a long time, and after several discussions with Ling Tianfang, Wang Liao, Gu Quan, and Director of War Preparedness Rao, who arrived in Tianshui earlier, they still could not come up with a reasonable explanation. Fortunately, Longquan Black Mountain is not his own territory, nor is it a treasure land where every inch of land is valuable to a wealthy party. In addition to asking all parties to take more precautions, Wu Feng can only sit back and wait and see what the Kaman people are planning. .
It took half a month to process the corpses inside and outside Tianshui City. During this half month, the city and outside were shrouded in the stench of burning corpses. In order to prevent the occurrence of the plague, the Department of Culture, Education and Health mobilized a large number of people from various places. Medical and health personnel purchased a large amount of medicinal materials and boiled them on the spot to carry out large-scale disinfection inside and outside the city. This had an excellent effect. Except for one or two epidemics that were found to be controlled and extinguished in time, there was no spread of the plague in the entire Tianshui Prefecture. This phenomenon made Wu Feng extremely satisfied with the work of the Department of Culture, Education and Health, and the performance of He Jing, director of the Department of Culture, Education and Health, was also highly praised by Wu Feng.
Compared with the plague that occurred in Pinglu, the Kaman people had to adopt methods of isolating or even killing those infected with the plague. However, this still could not avoid the spread of the plague. Even the Kaman army had a large number of soldiers. infection, which also resulted in a large attrition of Kaman soldiers. This is also one of the main reasons why Wu Feng came to Tianshui for inspection.
From the day when the Taiping Army retreated from Tianshui City and the Battle of Pinglu Tombs ended, Wu Feng knew that there was not much to watch in the battle on the northern front. After both sides lost tens of thousands of elites, whether it was himself or Kaman, It is unlikely that people will cause much trouble in a short period of time.
The Kamans now have a firm hold on Pinglu, and according to intelligence reports, they are further strengthening the defense system of Pinglu City. It seems that they intend to use Pinglu as the main defense against threats from their eastward movement in the northern occupied area. There is a barrier, and the number of infantry in the north is far from enough to compete with the Kaman people. Even if the entire Nanjie Locke Army is mobilized, there is no absolute certainty. The hundreds of thousands of nomadic cavalry alone are not enough to overthrow Pinglufu City. This nail. However, Wufeng is not in a hurry. The Kaman people's logistical support will be a noose for them. He has powerful light cavalry. As time goes by, his light cavalry can twist the noose around the Kaman people's necks. The tighter they are, maybe then it will be time to play a big game with the Kaman people. The Battle of Pinglu is just a prelude.
Even in midsummer, when the sun is blazing, a few hundred meters away from the water pool, a chill hits your face. The towering giant trees around the water pool are tens of meters high, like a line of guards guarding the water pool. They are tall and tall, green and dense with ancient trees. A gravel road leads directly to the edge of the pool, but the horses of various colors that are usually seen everywhere are gone. There are only men in purple suits at the sidewalk intersection and a large number of soldiers with guns drawn, standing aside. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that the Beihua Water Pond, a summer resort, has welcomed an important guest. Surprisingly, the entire lake has been cordoned off for several hundred meters.
Huashui Valley is named after the North and South Flower Water Pools, which are also very famous summer resorts and leisure resorts between Tianshui and Pinglu. The North Flower Water Pool has cool water, is surrounded by ancient trees, and has Zuiweng Pavilion, Biluo Cave, etc. A historic site, it is indeed a treasured place to escape the summer heat; Nanhua Water Pool is located one thousand meters south of Beihua Water Pool. Although the pool surface is much smaller than that of Beitan Pool, there is a wonderful thing about it, that is, there are a large number of hot springs gushing out around it, and the spring water pours into it. In the pool, the water is warm all year round, and the water mist is shrouded in winter, just like a fairyland, but it is a natural bathing pool for bathing in winter. It is said that people often bathe in this spring water to soak their skin, which can make people stay clear. This has attracted an endless stream of gentry, celebrities, merchants, officials and their families from surrounding prefectures. Puzhao Temple by the pool was originally just an unknown temple, so it became very popular. .
There are these two scenic spots, although the road is rugged and difficult to travel, and there are usually a lot of people there all day long, but today they are all missing.