Chapter 449: Great Retreat (3)
In fact, although Shang Wenqing looked at a lot of supplies, it was still a small number compared to the huge number of supplies warehouses of the Eighth Division.
There were nearly 180,000 kilograms of grain left; there were 20,000 shells of various types; there were 6 million machines and rifles; there were 1,500 new rifles; there were four infantry artillery; there were 1,500 melon grenades; there were 40,000 kilograms of other materials; there were 40,000 kilograms of more than 600 people under Liu Lang's command, and more than 100 large chariots could only sigh. The plunder of the 100 large chariots owned by the whole city could only load 20,000 shells.
Without enough transportation capacity, these piles of materials can only be burned.
Although many bandits and rookies who took off their bandit costumes and put on military uniforms have vigorously promoted the brutality of the Black Hawk Imperial Army throughout the city, less than 10% of the people who are willing to leave their hometowns and the ancient city regiment have left.
Fortunately, Liu Lang Yili's move to drive sixteen large businesses to make back their own finances really worked. In less than two hours, the merchants who came to the Goat Hu Chen's account office to report for employment gave Liu Lang a huge shock.
In the whole city of Huadicheng, there were 19,842 residents, including 2,078 children under the age of 14, 6,193 women, 2,339 men over 55 years old, and only more than 9,000 men under 55 years old and over 14 years old.
These sixteen merchants who wanted to try their best to recover the losses did not know what method they used, and actually provided a total of more than 14,000 people.
Liu Lang compared the demographic report of Huadiecheng and almost smashed the teacup on the foreheads of the "greedy" businessmen.
At this time, they were actually playing tricks in front of him for money. Is this money but life?
"Why is Captain Liu so angry?" Han Tianhao asked Liu Lang with a bold face.
"Hmph, why are you so angry? Boss Han, yes, I, Liu Lang, robbed you by my soldiers, but you were traitors at that time, but you were just robbed and killed them all. Isn't it that you think I, Liu Lang, is a kind-hearted and ruthless person?" Liu Lang snorted coldly, looking at the silent merchants, his eyes showed a murderous intent.
This is human nature. If you retreat, he will advance. Liu Lang’s old official and young masters in the previous two days, I have been retreating. However, given some reason that cannot be explained in detail, no one is as ignorant as these greedy businessmen.
This is forcing Liu Lang to kill the chicken and scare the monkey! Liu Lang's heart suddenly flashed with cold murderous intent.
"I dare not, I dare not. You are holding heavy troops in your hands. You are also in great virtue and want to save the people of the whole city from water and fire. We dare not disobey, but even if Chief Liu wants to punish us, he will always give us a reason!" Han Tianhao's forehead was sweating, but his mouth was very tough.
That clearly means that no matter how strong Liu Lang is, they can't resist if they want to kill someone, but they have to give a reason for killing someone, right?
"Haha, no wonder Boss Han can become the richest man in Qingning County. This courage is really extraordinary. I have said before that all employees must not be mixed, and each employs handprints as the basis. But can you tell me now that the people in the city who can participate in the transportation of goods, plus the teenagers over 14 years old, have only been more than 9,000 in total. How did you give me more than 14,000 people?" Liu Lang laughed furiously.
Starting from Han Tianhao, the heads of the Sixteen families who were summoned by Liu Lang looked at each other.
After a long time, the fat chief was furious because of this.
Seeing that the merchants were not panicked when they heard this, but seemed a little surprised, Liu Lang was slightly stunned. There must be something inside that he didn't know.
Han Tianhao smiled bitterly, "It turns out that Chief Liu has doubts about us because of the number of people. I'm afraid Chief Liu doesn't know anything about it. Because the transportation of military supplies is important, the employees under our merchants may be a bit scammers, but they dare not make false in this matter. The number of people counted is fine, but it has never been said that women and the elderly cannot participate in the transportation of supplies! It should be okay for an adult woman and an elderly man over 55 to be considered an adult employee! Five children under fourteen years old and over 7 years old carry a little bit, but they are probably not much the same as an adult man! People want to avoid military disasters, not only do they hide from bullets from the Black Hawk Empire, but they also have to have a meal when they arrive at Xianghai Valley!"
Liu Lang suddenly realized that his thinking was still stuck in the time and space he was more familiar with. He completely forgot that in this era, seven-year-old children could already help their families do a lot of things, and the elderly did not say that in order to survive, they had to work until the day of death.
So, when Liu Lang was led by more than a dozen merchants to the location of the Black Eagle Army's baggage warehouse in the east of Huadie City.
Because there are too many people, the piles of materials are transported to the city by carriages and then sent to tens of thousands of people who are waiting to receive the transport materials in the open space outside the city.
With the help of bandits and employees of sixteen merchants, the ragged crowd lined up in an orderly manner, collecting the food and supplies they were going to transport.
The three of Xiao Yangniu, who had been following Liu Lang, looked at this incredible but quite shocking scene in surprise.
Almost every family has two unique trolleys in the north. One cart contains all their belongings, pots, pans, and bedding. The adult women at home have swaddled clothes or children on their chests, and they are responsible for pushing the trolleys. The adult men work hard to load food or other supplies on another cart.
In addition to the adult men and women who are responsible for heavy responsibilities, the elderly and children at home are not relaxed. The boy, who is not taller than Liu Lang's chest, is at most eight or nine years old, carries a bag weighing at least ten kilograms, and holds a younger brother or sister in his hand. The gray-haired elderly also carry the heavy bag on their shoulders.
Seeing the child staggering and firmly leaving with his tender shoulders and the old man staggering with his weak backbone, Liu Lang's eyes were not only a little wet.
On their shoulders, they carry not only their own future, but also the future of the kingdom.
Liu Lang never believed that the Black Hawk Empire Army must be. How could such a strong nation be conquered by a mere Black Hawk Empire? Liu Lang believed that even without the two big guys of the White Eagle people, the kingdom would still win the final victory of this great Patriotic War.
If possible, Liu Lang hopes to follow Liu Xueyuan, a beautiful reporter who is in the main force of the ancient city regiment, and after the people arrived at a safe place a few days later, they published an article about the people of Huadicheng carrying military supplies with the army.
The title is: Long live the people.
That's right, this is the power of the people's vast ocean. On their shoulders, at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of supplies have been resisted.
Although it was also rewarded, if the 20,000 people in Huadicheng had not worked together, this huge seizure was ultimately a mirage and could not be taken away, and all of them could only be burned.
Although Liu Lang organized them to retreat and rescue them, they also achieved great results in the ancient city regiment.
Chapter completed!