Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "The first condition is that I want to move a group of people to other counties in Qinzhou. I hope you will not destroy it!"
"This condition is not a big problem. If they are ordinary people, Qi will treat them kindly. After all, they are Han people and they are not so vicious."
Chen Qing nodded, "Then let's talk about the second condition. I want 10,000 shi of grain as compensation for the consumption of prisoners of war!"
Although Chen Qing got a lot of food from Baochuan and seized more than 10,000 shi of food from the puppet Qi army, he also got 30,000 mouths to eat, and more than 10,000 prisoners of war, so the food consumption was also alarming.
It's a good opportunity to take advantage of the negotiation to get back some of the original benefits.
The compensation for prisoners of war is even more nonsense. The prisoners of war can eat as much as they want, a little bit every day, and they will not starve to death. I am afraid that they will cause trouble when they are full.
This condition was a bit special, and Tao Shuang did not dare to agree. He wrote down the condition and said: "I can't decide on the second condition. I have to go back and ask for instructions. Why don't we talk about the details again, how to exchange prisoners of war?"
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Tao Shuang left that afternoon. Chen Qing stood on the head of Dongcheng and watched Tao Shuang go away. Yang Yuanqing was a little puzzled and said: "Wan Yanchang actually wants to negotiate with us. I am a little confused. If he sends a hundred thousand troops to kill him,
Are you still worried about not being able to capture Ganquan Fort?"
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "I guess in his eyes, there is no difference between us and the rats in the cage. There is no point in killing them with one knife. We can't escape anyway, so he just plays with us."
"I think it has something to do with the Xixia people?" Zheng Ping muttered next to him.
Chen Qing glanced at Zheng Ping, nodded and smiled: "Maybe Wan Yanchang wants the Xixia people to come and deal with us, so that we both lose, and he will come to collect our bodies in the end!"
"Do you think Wan Yanchang will agree to our conditions?"
"There should be no problem with the first condition. The key is 10,000 shi of grain. It depends on whether the Xixia people tell him the truth about how much grain we have received."
Having said this, Chen Qing said to Zheng Ping and Yang Yuanqing: "Start taking action on what I have told you! This matter is related to our survival, so we must be tougher-hearted."
Ganquan Fort has the largest area in Zhong County and cannot accommodate such a large population. Chen Qing decided to move a group of people to Gangu County. The county there was large enough to accommodate them, but the county residents Chen Qing wanted to move were from Ganquan Fort.
One thousand eight hundred aboriginal households.
It was mainly the attitude of these aborigines that angered him. Zhang Zhongxiong led an army of 20,000 people to attack the city. Yang Yuanqing wanted to recruit a thousand civilians to help transport supplies, but no one signed up.
In other words, the Song Army's battle had nothing to do with them?
Completely unlike the Han people in Baochuan County, Niu Gao recruited a people's group of 2,000 people, and actually five or six thousand people came. Even women and gray-haired old people wanted to help. These were the people who were in the same boat as the Song army.
Unfortunately, Ganquan Fort is too small, and there are more than 10,000 prisoners of war. It cannot accommodate so many people. Now there are still several families sharing a tent.
Chen Qing had to move some of the people out. Naturally, he wanted to move the indigenous people away. Even if they were unwilling, he would have to move them away by force.
Zheng Ping and Yang Yuanqing nodded silently, and Chen Qing added: "Inform them first, give them some time to clean up, and then tell them that the war is coming, and if they don't leave, everyone will not survive. Let them come back after the war is over, this gang
People are very selfish, so if you say this, your resistance will not be too strong."
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The base camp of the puppet Qi army is currently in Pingliang Mansion, and Wan Yanchang happens to be here too. He is still waiting for Chen Qing's reply.
Pingliang Prefecture is separated from Ganquan Fort by Deshun Prefecture. Deshun Prefecture is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, so it is not far from Ganquan Fort and can be reached in two days.
That afternoon, Tao Shuang returned to Pingliang County. Wan Yanchang, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately summoned him, and Guo Zhen also sat beside him.
Tao Shuang bowed and said Chen Qing's two conditions. Wan Yanchang smiled slightly and said, "The requirements are not too high!"
Guo Zhendao next to him said: "Bizhi feels that there is no need to negotiate with him. He is alone and hanging outside. If we attack with all our strength, he will not be able to hold on for long. When negotiating with him, he still thinks how powerful he is!"
Wan Yanchang glanced at him and said calmly: "If General Guo wants to capture Ganquan Fort, I will give you a chance, but not now. The Xixia people want to take action now, so I will help them and wait for him to take over for me.
After you take care of the Xixia people, go and kill them."
Only then did Guo Zhen realize that the marshal wanted to take advantage of the conflict between Chen Qing and the Xixia people to make them both lose, and then they would be like fishermen fighting with clams and cranes.
"I understand the humble position!"
Wan Yanchang smiled and said to Tao Shuang: "Please, Magistrate Tao, please make another hard trip and tell Chen Qing that I can agree to his two conditions. Please rest assured that the Jurchens keep their promises and will not break their promises!"
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Wan Yanchang agreed to Chen Qing's two conditions, and the next step was to implement them.
Ten thousand Ganquanbao aborigines, supporting the elderly and the young, left their homes in carts, carrying their property and food, and migrated to Gangu County, two hundred miles away.
Chen Qing gave each family five sheepskins, a tent, and a stone of grain as compensation.
The reason why it was placed in Gangu County is because there are enough cave dwellings in Gangu County to accommodate more than 10,000 people.
Two thousand households of common people marched toward Gangu County in a mighty force stretching for ten miles. Yang Zaixing and Liu Cui each led a thousand cavalry to protect the people as they headed south.
The aborigines finally left, and the houses in the county were finally vacated. The pressure on the population was relieved a lot. Yang Yuanqing and Niu Gao were responsible for allocating houses and settling the Han people in Baochuan. They were busy non-stop.
That afternoon, Tao Shuang came to see Chen Qing for the third time, bringing 500 carts and transporting 10,000 shi of grain. More than ten miles away, 14,000 Song army prisoners of war were also escorted by the puppet Qi army.
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Chen Qing and Zheng Ping personally led 3,000 cavalry and escorted 14,000 Puppet Qi Army prisoners of war to the agreed location to replace the prisoners of war.
The replacement point is in an open space ten miles outside the east city, and the opponent has already lined up.
Chen Qing also ordered the 10,000 puppet Qi troops to line up and wait. Zhang Xiao went to exchange rosters with the opponent. The drums began to beat, and the two groups of prisoners of war each lined up in a long row and ran towards the other side's camp like a rope.
Half an hour later, the exchange of prisoners of war on both sides was completed. General Han Jingzong evacuated eastward with the prisoners of war of the puppet Qi army. As for Zhang Zhongxiong, that was the last step. He could not be released until the troops of Yang Zaixing and Liu Cui returned.
Fourteen thousand prisoners of war from the Song Army stood upright in the wind. They were not well fed, did not wear warm clothes, were tortured to the point of being very haggard, and there were many injured soldiers among them.
"Brothers, you are home!"
Chen Qing stood on a large rock and shouted to more than 10,000 soldiers: "Although we are temporarily at a disadvantage, we have not failed. We have our own territory, and we will regain the lost land inch by inch. Brothers, follow me.
Let's work together with Chen Qing. Even if we go through many hardships and bloody battles, we believe victory will eventually belong to us. Brothers, we are dignified men of the Song Dynasty. No matter how powerful the Jurchens are, we will never bow down!"
The blood of more than 10,000 soldiers boiled again. They raised their arms and shouted: "Never bow down! Never bow down!"
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The perimeter of the city wall of Ganquan Fort is about fourteen miles. It is considered a medium-sized county town. The population was already overloaded before, but after moving away 12,000 people, it can barely accommodate a population of 50,000. It is just a little more crowded.
One family's house was squeezed into two families, and the shops were closed and converted into residential buildings, with one family living upstairs and one downstairs each.
But even so, there are still more than 1,400 households without houses to live in, and they really can't live in them anymore. This problem has to be solved by Chen Qing in the end.
Chen Qing stood on a five-foot-high observation deck, overlooking the city. From his angle, he could see every corner of the city clearly.
Chen Qing looked at it for a long time and said to everyone: "Have you noticed that the city is actually big enough, but many places are wasted."
Of course Chen Qing did not refer to the streets. Yang Yuanqing understood what he meant, mainly referring to the city walls. In order to prevent enemy fire attacks, the Song army demolished all the buildings within 150 steps of the city walls in the east, west and south directions. This way
A blank area of ten miles long and one hundred and fifty steps wide was formed.
"How does the ruler plan to use this empty space?"
"We can turn it into a military camp, and then let go of our military camp area, and 1,400 households can set up tents for them to live in."
Zheng Ping frowned, "But if our military camp is built next to the city wall and the enemy fires rockets in, it will be dangerous!"
"This requires us to build it at night and dismantle it during the day, and we try to build it as close to the inside as possible. It is still a hundred steps away from the city wall, and ordinary rockets cannot hit the tent. If the enemy uses trebuchets, then we will find a way!"
Everyone still felt that it was inappropriate. It was not only dangerous, but also wronged the soldiers. Chen Qing did not insist on having his own way on this issue. He smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, tell me, is there any other good way?"
At this time, the deputy commander Cheng Ju raised his hand and timidly said: "I have a way to help you!"
