Lin'an City has been surrounded by 50,000 Western troops. After the news of the Jin Dynasty's destruction came, Li Muching and Lu Gui, the northern and southern generals who besieged Lin'an Prefecture, immediately took action. An army of 50,000 troops entered Lin'an Prefecture and came to Lin'an City from the north.
, five camps were set up in the five directions of northwest, due west, southwest and due south. Among them, Li Muching was in charge of the three camps in the north and west, and Lu Gui was in charge of the two camps in the south and southwest.
This means that the Wei Dynasty actually only had one city left in Lin'an.
There were only 10,000 defenders left in Lin'an City, and Empress Wei had to maintain them with a high salary of ten guan of gold per month, otherwise they would have all fled long ago.
The gates of Lin'an City were closed tightly. The soldiers on the top of the city were nervously watching the camp outside the city. All the soldiers knew in their hearts that there was no city wall for a long section of the West Lake. It would be easy for the Western Army to enter the city. The order from above to close the city gates was just
It's just self-deception. Many soldiers are already thinking about how to escape.
Although ten guan a month is not bad, it is by no means a means of making a fortune. It can only be considered a small amount of money. Is it worth losing your life for this small amount of money?
What's more important is that I can't spend it even if I have money now.
Lin'an City is in a state of depression. Almost all the shops have been closed. The merchants have almost run away. Only a few official rice shops are still open. The people have no choice but to buy moldy rice grains worth 200 Wen per bucket.
In Japan, salt has also skyrocketed. A kilogram of salt is the same price. This is the official price.
There are only two restaurants open in the city, but the prices are sky-high. If you go there and order a bottle of wine and two side dishes, it costs at least ten dollars. The only customers are soldiers. The soldiers complain that their monthly salary is only enough to drink.
A bottle of wine is not as good as before.
The people were in dire straits, so they had no choice but to flee. All the people whose homes were not in Lin'an City ran home. They walked from the West Lake. Although there were soldiers blocking them, they were strictly prohibited from leaving the city. This gave rise to a special business of leaving the city. In the dead of night, small boats were fully loaded.
The people leaving the city left the city by water. When the soldiers on guard saw it, they turned a blind eye and took advantage of others. Naturally, they wanted to make it easier for others.
Smuggling is also done by this group. Grain, salt, oil, and vegetables are all transported in at night. People also buy them by the river at night. It is much cheaper than the official price. Rice is thirty cents per dou, and salt is one hundred and ten cents per catty.
Wen, side dishes cost more than ten pennies. It was the price of salt that made people vaguely guess their identities. They should be the Western Army.
"Frankly speaking, I don't know. I'm also waiting for notification, but the Kingdom of Jin has been destroyed, and King Yong's prestige is enough. It won't be long. I just have to wait for His Highness King Yong's decree!"
The person who helped the old man get on the ship was Wei Yanzong. He led hundreds of people to transfer the people at night and delivered food and salt to the people. He had made many achievements over the years and was promoted to the commander of the army by King Yong.
"Slow down, elders, get on the boat slowly. Only ten people can sit in each boat."
Dozens of old people were helped onto the boat one by one, and the three awning boats immediately sailed out of the city.
Lu Gang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Yong takes every step in an orderly manner. Now that the army has surrounded Lin'an City, it is time to change. Soon, the defenders will surrender. The Western Army will enter Lin'an City and directly
Surrounding the palace is the moment when Duke Xu will play his final role. If we persist for another month, I believe His Highness will never treat Duke Xu badly."
Xu Xiantu nodded, "Your Highness asked me to persuade her?"
To be honest, I really don’t understand. This Wei Dynasty has been devastated. Why is His Highness King Yong still staying in it? You said you want people to forget the Song Dynasty. In fact, no one wants to go back to the Song Dynasty anymore. Today Lin’an is like this
Isn’t this appearance caused by the Song Dynasty?”
"But can His Highness accept the conditions she proposed?"
But not every household can survive. Many poor families only have a few pennies left, and there is no place to sell their goods. They are beginning to fall into desperation.
Lu Gang laughed, "Did he issue so many abdication edicts for kings from ancient times to the present? Those kings probably died a few months ago, and they needed him alive, so no one dared to say that he was dead. Wei
If she knows the current affairs in the future, King Yong can forget about her evil deeds and give her a good death. If she does not know the current affairs, then it will be fine as long as she lives in name."
At this time, at the residence of Zuo Xiangguo Xu Xiantu, Lu Gangzheng and Xu Xiantu were having a secret conversation in the room.
Each tent has two stoves, and the military provides briquettes. This is not a new thing. It has been popularized in Lin'an a few years ago. Special merchants transport it in large quantities from the north. It has high calorific value and is much cheaper than burning firewood.
, deeply welcomed by the middle and lower class people, almost every household has a coal-burning stove.
Under nightfall, three awning boats stopped in front of the small river in front of the Salesian Institution. At this time, the door of the Salesian Institution opened, and several black figures came out of the yard with a group of gray-haired old people. There were two or three people.
Ten people, these are all lonely old people. During this time, the Western Army has transferred hundreds of people out. This is the last batch.
During the day, there were people standing guard by the West Lake, but at night, all the people standing guard disappeared, leaving the people to drag their families and families out of the city. In one night, more than 30,000 people escaped.
"Whether she announced the end of the Song Dynasty is not important. What is important is whether we admit it. Her role is to make everyone forget the Song Dynasty, but we have not recognized the end of the Song Dynasty. So if she announces it again, her historical mission is over.
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At this moment, a piece of news quickly spread in Lin'an City. The Western Army established a large reception camp outside the city. Each household had a tent and was given basic food rations every day. This allowed many people in desperate situations to see
Hope, they packed up their things and left the city at night.
"Queen Wei has already publicly announced the end of the Song Dynasty, and now she is asked to announce it as the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty. Isn't that funny?"
"Tell me, what does His Highness want?"
In the wilderness about ten miles away from Lin'an City, the Western Army set up a temporary reception camp. This was also a place to temporarily resettle the people in the city. Many Pingyuan families had been cut off from food and copper coins, and could no longer support themselves.
Lu Gang then suggested that the army build this reception camp to give families in desperate situations a shelter so that they could have food to eat and survive.
Xu Xiantu sighed, "I understand, when will the Western Army enter the city?"
Xu Xiantu's mood was very low, and he said slowly: "There are only fifteen officials left in the imperial court, and all the others have fled. There are only less than three hundred people left in the palace that originally had thousands of people, and everything that can be stolen has been stolen.
Everyone who could leave has left, and the rest are homeless people. There is nothing going on at the court. I haven’t seen Empress Wei for almost a month, and there are no memorials to review. Apart from drinking tea every day,
Even when it comes to drinking tea, Zhu Shengfei may be a little busier, as he controls the warehouse.
All the generals wanted to leave a way out for themselves, so they also reached an agreement with the Western Army. They couldn't do it during the day, but they could come in and out by water at night.
Lu Gang pondered for a moment and said, "I can tell you that His Highness wants Queen Wei to publicly issue an edict as the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty, telling the world that Yong Kingdom is the only legal successor to the Song Dynasty."
The biggest advantage of a coal-burning stove is that you can drink boiled water. This is also Chen Qing's strict order. Soldiers are not allowed to drink raw water, which has gradually become a social custom. There are very few people in Jingzhao who drink raw water. The biggest advantage of this is that it is good for the intestines.
Infectious diseases have been greatly reduced, physiques have become stronger and less prone to illness, and the life span of ordinary people has also increased.
"That's right!"
The holding camp covers an area of several thousand acres, with 10,000 tents built. It was initially considered to house 10,000 families, but in fact more than 30,000 families came, so 5,000 more tents were added to the north, with an average of two families living there.
It must be a tent, because it is a two-body tent with a dividing curtain in the middle, so it does not have any impact if you live in two households.
Xu Xiantu couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to leave Lin'an. This time Lu Gang specifically persuaded him to stay.
That night, more than 2,000 people escaped from the city and were led by soldiers to the northwest corner. There were still some empty tents here. There was one big tent for every two families, and more than 2,000 people were settled.
A group of lonely old people were also arranged to rest in ten large tents.
The soldier's words when he left gave everyone hope.
