The refugees outside the city arrived faster than expected.
When it was getting dark that night, people on the top of the city noticed that refugees began to appear below the city. There were not many of them, coming in twos and threes. They probably planned to enter the city directly.
It's just that the city gate of Yan'an Mansion was closed shortly after Jiang Wan and others returned. After Nanhaiwei took over the city defense, no entry or exit was allowed. Facing the tall city wall, these refugees hesitated for a long time.
They did not gather under the city, but slowly disappeared into the night under the shouts of the people on the top of the city.
However, the entire Yan'an Prefecture began to become nervous because of the traces of refugees.
For such a large city, it is definitely not enough to rely on a thousand or so Nanhai Guards to defend it, not to mention that it is impossible for all the Nanhai Guards to be on top of the city day and night. Instead, they are divided into two shifts, taking turns day and night.
, then the number of people will be even smaller.
Even if the young men recruited from Yan'an Prefecture are included, only one soldier and one young man can be stationed on the city wall of about ten meters. Fortunately, the walls of Yan'an Prefecture are tall enough, and the refugees are not fully organized and have sufficient equipment.
The army and the garrison at this level actually have a greater deterrent effect than defense.
The refugees would not attack the city with their bare hands!
Early the next morning, the number of refugees gradually increased, ranging from twos and threes to ten and eight, and gradually appeared in the sight of the defenders on the city. Unlike the refugees who appeared last night, these refugees even
They found that the city gates of Yan'an Mansion were closed and the city was heavily guarded. However, they still refused to leave and instead gathered under the city.
"If we give them some food to satisfy their hunger, they may not stop here. Instead, they will bypass our Yan'an Mansion and continue moving forward!"
Song Gun looked at the refugees outside the city with a serious expression on his face. He turned his head and said, "Commander Jiang, how about we take out some food, even if we give each person a steamed bun, we can give them the strength to leave!"
"Absolutely not!"
Jiang Wan shook his head decisively: "It's not that I don't want to part with this food, but if food is really distributed to these refugees outside the city, then the news that there is still food left in Yan'an Mansion will be completely ignored by them. Originally
I feel like there is no way out. Now I can survive as long as I enter the city, so why would they leave?"
"However, if they don't leave and gather under the city, sooner or later they will attack my Yan'an Mansion!" Song Gun shook his head: "I'm afraid there will be thousands of people. If we don't disperse them, as long as some of them incite them a little
, these refugees became a mob, and the people rose up in chaos!"
Jiang Wan looked at Song Gun: "...I thought you were used to these scenes. The young men you recruited even brought out the equipment to defend the city. I didn't expect you to have such compassion!"
"The only thing I can do is to prevent these refugees from dying. Perhaps, by bypassing Yan'an Prefecture, they will find their own way to survive!"
Song Gun sighed and cupped his hands: "I went to inspect the city. Commander Jiang at the top of the city paid more attention. I stopped looking at it. The more I looked at it, the worse it became, and the more I looked at it, the more annoying it became!"
Jiang Wan nodded and started patrolling the city.
The city wall of Yan'an Prefecture is intact, which is the greatest good news. However, due to the drought, forget about the moat. The original moat turned into a deep ditch. However, because of this deep ditch,
ditch, which made the distance between the city wall and the ground higher.
Jiang Wan poked his head out from the top of the city and estimated the distance. Even to the bottom of the moat, the entire city wall was three or four people high. At this distance, there were not enough siege equipment. Don't even think about climbing up to the top of the city.
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And near Yan'an Prefecture, due to the drought, there are basically no forests that can be cut down. It is probably not possible to use local materials to make ladders.
However, he still did not dare to take it lightly.
Song Gun felt that this was the tragic scene before him. Thousands of people were a huge scene, but Jiang Wan knew that this was just the beginning.
From hundreds to thousands, or even tens of thousands, this is not just a number. If everyone gathers together for the common purpose of survival, this number can even continue to increase.
Refugees are like a snowball that keeps rolling. If no one stops the snowball from rolling, the snowball will get bigger and bigger. The places where the snowball passes will eventually become new members of the snowball.
"Don't worry, sir, these refugees pose no threat to us at all!"
Feng Wanli and Xu Caining were behind him. Seeing Jiang Wan's serious expression, they thought he was worried about the situation at hand.
"You can't say that!" Xu Caining retorted to Feng Wanli from behind Jiang Wan: "These refugees have looted many government offices. They must have grabbed government weapons and armor in their hands, although the quantity is not large.
, but the threat is still there!”
"If they don't try to climb the city wall, ignore them!" Jiang Wan said: "Go down and tell all the brothers to cheer up and pay attention. Xu Qian is your firearms camp. Although he doesn't have to take turns at the top of the city,
But if something happens, the muskets from your firearms camp must be able to appear anywhere in the city at any time!"
"Xu understands!" Xu Caining replied crisply.
"Especially at night, you must pay more attention to things under the city and beware of anyone sneaking up the city wall!" Jiang Wan ordered: "As long as we survive this period, the refugees outside the city will naturally eat up the food they looted nearby.
It will disperse, everyone must not take it lightly before then!"
The officers behind him nodded one after another. Who dares to take it lightly at this time? Mr. Jiang really loves to joke.
Jiang Wan and the others walked through the city. Behind them, two young men raised their heads and smiled at the officers beside them: "Wu Xiaoqi, I just saw that senior officer looking at you for a long time. I was wrong.
Yet?"
"You know what the heck!" Wu Sangui spat at him, spitting out the wood residue he was chewing: "I am so handsome and brave, so of course I can attract the attention of others. When I kill thieves and make contributions, they will admire me.
There are even more people!”
"But, the official who is looking at you is a man!" Qing Zhuang scratched his head and suddenly realized: "So Wu Xiaoqi, you like this, no wonder all your Xiaoqi brothers look at you strangely..."
"Bah!" Wu Sangui glared at the two of them angrily: "I'm not a rabbit husband, of course I like women. Why are you hiding so far away? I won't eat you. Come here, come here, don't run away
Ah, I lost my temper. Let me tell you, when I lose my temper, I even get scared..."