Lingwu County has undergone great changes. The magnificent Xixia Palace has been converted into a warehouse, the gorgeous decorations have been removed, and the various decorated domes have been flattened, making it beyond recognition. It is completely unbearable that this was once the palace of a dynasty.
In the past, the streets were full of Party members, but now they are full of Han Chinese. All signs and flags have been replaced with Chinese characters, and the hawkers in front of the shops also speak Chinese.
The traces of various party items were quickly eliminated. When walking on the street, almost no party members could be seen. They looked no different from the counties in the mainland.
But this does not mean that there are no Dangxiang people. At least 30% of the city's more than 200,000 people are still Dangxiang people. But just looking at their appearance, you can't tell that they are Dangxiang people. Everyone wears Han clothes, and the women also wear Han clothes.
They wear long skirts, speak Chinese, and their children also go to school to study "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".
Every Dangxiang person tried every means to turn himself into a Han Chinese, and the government also complied with their request and changed their place of origin from Dangxiang person to Han Chinese.
This is inevitable. If you do not change yourself, you will suffer discrimination from generation to generation, and even revenge from the Han people. When the Dangxiang people brutally enslaved the Han people, they must pay a price. They cannot not understand this truth. All Dangxiang scholars are
All of them died in just a few years. No one knows how they died. These party members have finally experienced the horror of what the Han government does but does not say. In order to survive, they must change.
People were 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, you can know whether the people in the city have enough food and clothing by looking at their clothes, facial complexion, and walking temperament. You can know whether the people at the bottom have a secure life by looking at the distribution of Changping stores and the number of people queuing up.
You can tell whether the business is prosperous by whether the stores are full of goods and whether the salesmen are enthusiastic and powerful; whether the restaurants and teahouses are prosperous can tell whether the people's income is abundant.
The strictness of military discipline can be seen from the orderly pace of soldiers training in the city, and the security situation in the city can even be seen by looking at how merchants carry their packages.
As long as you are good at observation, you can 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 military camp.
As soon as he entered the Chinese army's tent, Li Muching rushed to report and received an eagle letter from the scouts from Fengzhou.
"Whatever Ying Xin says, you can report it directly!" Chen Qing said with a smile.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Eagle's letter said that the ice surface is very unstable and it is easy to fall into the glacier. Then the scout encountered the enemy's patrol cavalry and found that the enemy was already riding in the snow. By the end of the month, the snow would 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 respond when they encountered enemy patrol cavalry? I remember that there were only thirty of them, and they all rode camels, right?"
"They are indeed riding camels, but how to deal with the enemy's patrol cavalry is not mentioned in the Eagle Letter, but it is estimated that there will be a fierce battle."
Chen Qing nodded, "What else?"
"The other equipment is the enemy's equipment, which is a single layer of leather armor, a leather hat, no shield, the range of the bow and arrow is about seventy paces, and they use spears and swords. The standard is the same as that of the Jin soldiers."
After a pause, Li Muching added: "The other thing is the opponent's combat ability, which is more powerful in riding and shooting."
Chen Qing walked to the sand table, stared at the sand table for a moment and asked: "How long does it take to get to Fengzhou from here?"
"In normal times, about three days would be enough, but now there is still snow and the road conditions are not good. I estimate that it will take five days."
Chen Qing calculated the time. It was too hasty to send troops now, and the soldiers might not be able to adapt. He sighed softly, "Let's wait a few more days! The troops will be sent north on the 20th of this month."
Chen Qing then said to Li Muching: "There are still people outside the city. You should unite with the local officials and try your best to prepare in advance. After we send out troops, we will move the old, weak, women and children to the city first, leaving the young and strong behind."
Spring plowing will continue next, but we must maintain a high degree of vigilance. Once there is a beacon alarm, we must evacuate into the city immediately!"
Li Muqing bowed and said: "I'll deal with it immediately!"
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The Lingzhou garrison spent a year building a complete beacon system. Twenty beacons were set up high in the mountains along the way. Each beacon had ten soldiers who monitored it day and night. Once the enemy troops moved south in a large scale, the beacons would be
If the police are called, the people will immediately evacuate into the city. Last year, the whole people conducted drills three times.
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In order to be able to evacuate in time, every household in Lingzhou's rural areas has a mule cart. Food and belongings are usually packed, and if there is an emergency, they will immediately load it into the cart and leave.
But it’s not just about the villagers fleeing into the city. The government also needs to arrange the settlement in an orderly manner, prepare tents, prepare venues, prepare food, medicine and other supplies.
Chen Qing did not want the people to enter the city immediately. His request was to divide it into three steps. The first step was for the government to start preparations, the second step was for the old, weak, women and children to enter the city first after the army marched north, and the third step was for the young people to enter the city first.
Zhuang entered the city.
This will make things more organized and orderly.
The next day, the county officials in Lingzhou took action and began to set up tents. Because they had practiced it three times, the officials had experience and made various preparations. For example, each county had arranged open spaces for tents to be set up.
There are generally five to six camps. There are special toilets and wells in the camp. The toilets 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 double tents. The so-called double tents are one big tent with two small attached tents, which is equivalent to two rooms and one living room. A large family can separate at night. This kind of double tent is very popular among the people.
It looks like a cat's two ears, so everyone simply calls it a cat's ear tent.
Lingwu County is the largest civilian accommodation area, with a total of 13 camps that can accommodate 200,000 people.
This is also due to the fact that the palace occupied a huge area in the past. In addition to the palace being used as a warehouse, other official offices, guard barracks, school grounds, gardens and other open spaces were used as campsites.
Chen Qing was also inspecting the shelter camps. He could see that the government had put a lot of effort into the evacuation of the villagers. Chen Qing admired the mother-in-law tents alone. It was rare that the government could consider the inconvenience of families living together in one tent. This was indeed a great deal.
The sufferings of the people are at heart.
"Who invented this serial ledger?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
Zhang Ao said with some embarrassment: "During Beizhi's second drill, I heard many people complaining about the inconvenience of living in the same tent. Beizhi took reference from the nomads' accounts and designed this kind of double-child tent. The people called it a cat.
Ear tent."
"Not bad, well done, well thought out."
After Chen Qing visited the latrines and wells, he was full of praise. He softened his attitude and said to Zhang Ao: "That Liu Yong should treat his house as an official residence! As long as he works conscientiously for twenty years, the official office can directly reward him.
If you give it to him, it will be considered a special approval from me."
Zhang Ao and Wang Bo both breathed a long sigh of relief. King Yong's statement meant that the Supervision Department would not come.
At this time, Li Muching came on horseback and reported: "Your Highness, the scout is back and has brought more detailed information!"
"Where are the people?"
"Outside the Chinese army's tent!"
Chen Qing nodded, "We'll go there right away."
Chen Qing encouraged Zhang Ao and Wang Bo again, and then followed Li Muqing back to the military camp and arrived at the Chinese army tent. Li Muqing waved, and a young general about thirty years old stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Chen Qing.
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"Liu Honglie, who is of humble rank and is the deputy commander of the scout battalion, is here to meet His Highness King Yong!"
Chen Qing saw that his articulation was clear and capable, and he appreciated it very much. He nodded and said, "Come into the tent and talk!"
In the big tent, several soldiers were working on modifying some changes on the sand table based on Liu Honglie's latest information. The main reason was that the enemy camps would change and the nomads could not stay in the same place forever.
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Your intelligence said that we encountered an enemy patrol. How many people were there on the other side?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are three hundred 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."
"good!"
Chen Qing applauded and asked: "How many casualties did you have?"
"Reporting to your highness, our soldiers suffered no casualties and only lost a dozen camels."
Chen Qing was really surprised and asked quickly: "How did you do it?"