"Guangling retreat," Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong looked at each other, all confused.
"Yes, the Guangling retreat was actually just taking these people across the river. Mi didn't know why the lord said this was a retreat. However, the lord's letter did say so, and naturally it had his deep meaning. ," Mi Zhu raised the letter in his hand again and said, "The lord said, at all costs, in the shortest time, all the people gathered on the banks of the Guangling River will be transported across the Yangtze River."
Mi Zhu is an honest person. Liu Xin’s decision was too timely for him. This is exactly the result he expected. He is very aware of Liu Xin’s strength. As long as he crosses the Yangtze River, these millions of Xuzhou refugees will be saved.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong thought more far-reachingly than him. They have already seen that Liu Xin's approach can not only change the sparsely populated situation in the south of the Yangtze River, but also take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the counties in Xuzhou. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Now there is only one way out for these Xuzhou people, and that is to cross the Yangtze River. No matter what purpose Liu Xin is for, judging from his determination alone, he can be regarded as a benevolent and righteous lord, but It’s not enough to have determination alone. What lies before the people is the surging Yangtze River, and the people cannot be taken across the river. No matter how many ambitions are made, it is in vain. Therefore, after listening to Mi Zhu’s words, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong’s There was no excitement on his face,
Mi Zhu knew what they were worried about, and said with a smile: "There is a big ship in the navy, which can transport 3,000 heavily armed soldiers at a time. The lord has ordered these ships to go to Guangling day and night. It is estimated that it will not be a few days, they It will come, and the navy stationed in the south of the Yangtze River now has a lot of ships. You've all seen these types of boats. It shouldn't be a problem to pick up a thousand people at a time."
"But, will General Gan be willing to lend you the boat?" Zhang Hong didn't have a lot of favor with Gan Ning, who behaved rudely, and he refused to borrow the boat several times. He was not at all about using the Jiangnan navy boats to transport the people. What hope
Mi Zhu confidently said: "The lord gives an order, who dares not listen, just wait, we don't need to ask him, he will come by himself soon,"
In the army of the princes, the generals were inexhaustible. The generals Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong met in these days, in addition to Huang Gai's actions and heavier etiquette, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin Wu is a reckless habit, Er Zhang really doesn't believe that they can do order and prohibit.
When the two were about to be suspicious, they suddenly saw a big man in the dark walking quickly in front of them, and said, "Mr. Gan, under the order of the lord general, to rate 56 ships, large and small, and 15,000 navy soldiers, please wait. Gentlemen sent,"
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong took a closer look and found that the person here was Gan Ning. They believed that Mi Zhu's words were true. Mi Zhu had already asked: "General Gan, I heard that the navy ships can sail day and night. I don't know if it is true. thing,"
Gan Ning laughed and said, "Master Mi, Gan is here to ask you gentlemen to organize 20,000 people to be transported across the river overnight by the navy. The lord said that he should do it in the shortest time possible at all costs. Take all the people stranded on the shore of Guangling to take over the Yangtze River. Time is not waiting for anyone, so please ask a few gentlemen to work hard..."
Before Gan Ning's words were finished, Mi Zhu, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others could not wait to turn around and ran all the way to the camps of the refugees, completely disregarding their image as members of the noble family and facing millions of people. Of refugees, now it’s a good one to send in the past, who dare to delay it
Liu Xin was instructed by Ma Yun that day and finally made up his mind to bring all Xuzhou refugees from Jiangnan. He sent three letters in succession, arranging Meteor Express to be sent to Gan Ning, Yu Fan and Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu and Gan. Ning was busy picking up and picking up the people, and he couldn’t take it easy. Liu Xin ordered him to mobilize the manpower of the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River to circle a large area of land on the south bank of the Yangtze River as a camp for receiving refugees from the north. Probably as before, I have considered hygiene, accommodation, and epidemic prevention very well. The most urgent task now is to find a place where hundreds of thousands of people can settle down. In fact, Liu Xin did not know that they would gather on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Has as many as one million refugees,
As soon as these three letters were sent out, Liu Xin immediately came to the training center in the western suburbs of Xiangyang. Liu Xin implemented a rotation system for the garrison of his opponent’s troops, because Xiliang is currently the focus of defense, and the entire Fifth and Sixth Army is Stationed there, and the First Army and the Second Army had just rotated out and stationed in various counties and counties. Now the third and fourth corps rested in the training center. When Liu Xin used troops against the Xiongnu last time, these two corps I was stationed in various places and did not participate in that battle. Now I am withdrawing to the training center for rest and reorganization.
After so many years of development, the scale of the training center has been expanded several times compared to the original one. There are not only mountains, deep valleys, grasslands, lakes, but also cities specially built to simulate urban offensive and defensive warfare. If there is no special warfare, almost all of them The Corps has three months of rest and training in the training center every year. Therefore, the barracks and various ancillary facilities here are very complete, especially the school field outside the barracks, which is large enough to accommodate millions of troops for inspection.
At this time, two hundred thousand soldiers of the two armies gathered on the school grounds. Looking down from the general stage, Liu Xin still looked a bit empty. Liu Xin cleared his throat and said loudly: "Soldiers, tell me whose army you are. "
"I am the lord's army, long live the lord, long live, long live,"
Two hundred thousand people yelled in unison, their voices resounded across the sky, and they continued to spread throughout the city of Xiangyang.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Everyone is wrong."
The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong with what they said. From the day they joined the army, the generals at all levels taught them this way, no matter if they were under the banner of the Jingzhou army or the Han army. Banner, they all only know that their allegiance is Liu Xin,
Liu Xin paused and continued: "You are not my Liu Xin's private army, you are the army of the Han Dynasty, and you are respected Han soldiers."
The entire school field was still silent. The soldiers did not understand whether Liu Xin’s army or the Dahan’s army was different. In their opinion, Liu Xin should represent the Han Dynasty if they can live a good life. , On behalf of the court,
Liu Xin's voice suddenly became louder, almost yelling: "You do not belong to me Liu, nor do you belong to your officials at all levels. You belong to the thousands of people in the Han Dynasty. You belong to the Han people. Child soldier,"
Since ancient times, even in the Qin Dynasty, where the centralized system was the strongest, there has been a very serious personality cult in the army. It is common for soldiers to regard generals at all levels as their masters. This is why after the Tang Dynasty, generals The important reason why they often stand on their own feet is that Liu Xin doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of history. He has to let the soldiers understand who they are fighting for. Of course, this situation will not change all at once. Liu Xin only However, he seized every possible opportunity to make subtle changes to the soldiers. In the past, he formulated military discipline and regularly arranged soldiers to help the common people to work, and it was out of this consideration. Now, he has found It took a chance, that’s why these soldiers were called here to give lectures,
The school grounds are very large and empty. Liu Xin raised his voice and the voice could spread far, but after all, it was impossible for 200,000 people to hear what he was saying. However, the soldiers standing in the front rows could still hear him. Obviously, the faces of these people were surprised. Obviously, Liu Xin's unheard of words caused a ripple in their hearts. If it weren't for the strict military discipline, no one in the queue would dare to whisper to each other, otherwise everyone would be early. The discussion started,
Liu Xin saw that his remarks had received a certain effect, and said loudly: "Now, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people are in distress. As their soldiers, is it our responsibility to rescue them?"
Under the leadership of the school lieutenants, two hundred thousand soldiers shouted again in unison: "Yes,"
Liu Xin nodded with satisfaction, and said, "These people will soon cross the Yangtze River and come to Wu County. However, they lack winter clothing, food for their stomachs, medicinal materials for curing diseases, and shelter from wind and rain. The tents, all these materials, need to be delivered to them in the shortest time possible. Do you have the confidence to complete this task?"
"Yes," the shout this time was louder and neater than before.
Liu Xin continued to make the final mobilization: "Soldiers, let us show the martial arts spirit of not being afraid of death and hardship, racing against time and life, to save those people who are full of expectations,"
"Guaranteed to complete the task." Under Liu Xin's sensationalism, each of the young soldiers clenched their fists, holding a fierce force in their chests. There seemed to be no danger to complete this task. Very difficult task,
If the cotton-padded clothes, quilts, food, medicines, and tents for hundreds of thousands of people are put together, it would not be too much to describe them as piles of mountains. Under the traffic conditions at the time, they all depended on Marathi people. Carrying so many materials from Xiangyang to Wu County, carrying so many materials on one's shoulders and carrying hands, even if the roads there have undergone preliminary renovations, it is a very large project.
An army of 200,000 people was mobilized at once. It seemed that there were a lot of people. In fact, it was nothing at all. Because Liu Xin knew that not counting the manpower needed to transport materials, hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people fled to Wu County and maintained a good one. The order of the People’s Republic of China requires a lot of effort. Moreover, these people will gradually be resettled to the counties under the jurisdiction of Wujun, Yuzhang, and Huiji in the future. With so many immigrants from other towns, it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and collisions with local residents. If Liu Xin knew that millions of refugees had gathered on the banks of the Guangling River, he would be even more grateful for his wise decision.
Liu Xin has to do more than that. He also wants to use this opportunity to improve the cohesion of the states, counties, and counties under his control.