In mid-June, Li Heng, under the command of Jingxiang's military envoys and horsemen, led an army of 30,000 to the north of Nanyang. Nanyang defender Peng Qi led his army to surrender, allowing the Song army to capture Nanyang without bloodshed, and then captured Ye County in one go.
Li Heng then divided 10,000 troops, led by deputy general Zhai Cong, to attack Tangzhou. The governor of Tangzhou was the famous general Dong Xian who was deposed because of the defeat in the Battle of Jingxiang. He temporarily recruited 5,000 troops to defend Qinyang, and at the same time asked Liu Yu
Ask for help.
The Song army failed to attack Qinyang City three times and had to withdraw its troops and return to Dengzhou. Ten days later, Li Heng personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Qinyang again. Dong Xian once again asked Bianliang for help, but to no avail. Instead, he was angrily accused of being incompetent by Liu Yu, and became desperate.
Next, Dong Xian formally opened the city gate and surrendered to Li Heng.
After taking Tangzhou, Li Heng no longer had any worries, and tens of thousands of troops immediately went north to attack Ruzhou and Xuzhou, which shocked the puppet Qi Dynasty.
The puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu panicked. On the one hand, he transferred the famous general Li Cheng and 50,000 elite troops from Guanzhong and rushed to Ruzhou to fight Li Heng's army. He also ordered the forbidden army general Li Su to lead 20,000 troops to Xuchang.
, defend Xuzhou.
On the other hand, Liu Yu transferred 30,000 puppet Qi troops stationed in Luzhou, Haozhou and Anfeng troops to Queshan in Caizhou, leveled the front line, and ordered the capital to be led by Kong Yanzhou, preparing to retake Tangzhou.
Tangzhou was still guarded by two surrendered generals from the Song Dynasty, Dong Xian and Peng Qi, who led an army of 5,000. Dong Xian sent people to ask for help from the Song army, but this time, the commander of the rear army, Zhe Yanzhi, personally led an army of 8,000 to Qinyang for support.
The three fronts saw each other repeatedly, and the two sides fought into a stalemate.
The 100,000 Song troops on the front line in the south of the Yangtze River were heavily armed, actively preparing for war, and preparing for a massive counterattack on the Jianghuai River.
After three months of intensive reconstruction, the Qinzhou and Chengji County city walls were finally completed and once again stand majestically on the south bank of the Wei River.
At this time, there was still one month before the spring wheat harvest. Tens of thousands of people took advantage of this time to start building government offices, official residences, markets, tiles and other buildings in the city.
Lu Wei, the magistrate of Chengji County, has been almost overwhelmed with work in the past two months. He has resettled the people and considered their daily necessities. The weather is getting hotter and he has to prevent epidemics. He also organizes people to build latrines and make herbal soup. Despite this, these are not enough.
Considered busy.
The busiest and most troublesome thing was that he had to verify the land property rights. Jin Bing burned most of the houses in the city, cleaned them up and handed them back to the people, asking them to draw lines and rebuild their homes. As a result, the common people could not draw their own houses at all.
Boundaries, neighbors are quarreling over an extra foot of land or a foot of less land.
They all went to the government to complain, demanding justice. Sometimes there were dozens of complaints a day, which made Lu Wei's head as big as a bucket.
Fortunately, the foundation for building the house is still there. Using the foundation to identify the scope of the homestead is the best way. It took a full month and a half to finally sort out the property areas of residences and shops in the city, and then the unowned residential land.
All the newly expanded residential land will be owned by the government.
Just after the construction of the city wall was completed, large-scale reconstruction began in the city. The government formed hundreds of mutual aid groups among neighbors. Even though they were quarreling over housing land before, they now have to help each other rebuild their homes.
Lu Wei also organized 20,000 manpower to repair thousands of large and small official residences and offices, preparing for Chengji County to become the political and economic center of Qinzhou again, and also preparing for the large-scale southward migration of Ganquanbao family members.
At dawn, Lu Wei rode on horseback and rushed to the west of the city. A new camp had been set up here, with more than a thousand tents, fences around it, and thousands of soldiers patrolling and standing guard. However, this was not a military camp, but a camp for the southward movement.
In the temporary camp prepared by the family members, Chen Qing has already decided that it is impossible to wait for the official residence to be repaired before moving. It must move south within this month.
Lu Wei rode into the camp. The camp was like a city with six roads, three horizontal and three vertical. These six roads divided the camp into sixteen areas. The middle part was the official office and warehouse, responsible for maintaining public order and supplying basic supplies.
food.
Of course, since it is a temporary camp, the transition time will not be too long, a month at most.
Lu Wei came to the southwest corner, where a well was being dug. There was no water from the well yesterday, which really worried him.
"How's it going? Is there any water?" Lu Wei asked urgently.
The leading craftsman stepped forward and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Magistrate Lu, the water will definitely come out. The water came out at two o'clock last night, and now the well wall is being laid."
"All three wells are full of water?"
"The water is out and the water quality is very good."
Lu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to the northeast corner and said, "Today we drilled the well in the northeast corner. I'm a little worried that there won't be any water there."
"Magistrate, please relax. I have been drilling wells for thirty years. I can tell whether there is water by looking at the soil quality. I guarantee that all the forty-eight wells in the city will produce water. If there is one missing well, I will not take any money. And I promise to complete them all before the end of the month."
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"It's a bit late at the end of the month. It's best if you can do it in advance. Ten days in advance, I'll double your wages."
The craftsman chuckled, "Then let's work hard!"
In fact, preparations for the southward relocation of Ganquan Fort's family members have already begun. This is also a requirement for concentration of troops. It is impossible for both Ganquan Fort and Chengji County to station a large number of troops, so they can only move southward and transport materials in advance. In this way, the importance of Ganquan Fort is
If the security is reduced, the number of troops stationed can be reduced. Two thousand people can be stationed to maintain the normal security of Ganquan Fort.
Moreover, after the Song Army's military center moved south to Chengji County, generally no troops would want to attack Ganquan Fort. At least the puppet Qi army and the Jin soldiers would not go to Ganquan Fort again, except for the Xixia army, so the two thousand
The people garrisoned on guard were actually Xixia people.
Of course, not all residents in the city will move south. The families of the soldiers who stayed behind will live in Ganquan Fort. In the future, the families of the two thousand soldiers will move here one after another. Ganquan Fort will form a military city composed of soldiers and military families, plus other places.
As it is located at a transportation hub, its business and transit will gradually prosper.
In Ganquan Fort, every household was packing their luggage. After Chen Qing returned from Longxi County, he held a grand collective wedding, and 370 new families were established.
It was already mid-summer in mid-July, and the great heat had passed. The scorching sun still shrouded the earth like fire. No one dared to go out during the day. After the sun went down, Ganquan County became a little lively.
The time for the southward migration was set in three days. Of course, we would set off at night and travel south by day and night.
Lu Xiu already looked pregnant, her belly had swelled, but it was not obvious. She was only four months old now, and it usually took May or June for her belly to fully grow.
Lu Xiu, like other housewives, was reluctant to throw away pots and buckets. She even wanted to take more than 300 pieces of briquettes with her.
"Oh! My wife, you don't need to bring the briquettes and briquettes. Just keep the stove too! Leave it to the military families who will move in in the future."
Seeing that his wife wanted to take everything away, Chen Qing was really dumbfounded. He advised her: "It's true that our family has three large cars, but there are three rooms full of boxes in the west wing. I don't think the three large cars can fit it."
, let’s buy these daily necessities in Chengji County!”
"But didn't you say that you have to live in a tent for a while first? You must use briquettes to live in a tent, otherwise we will only bring briquettes and a stove for ignition."
The main reason was that Ganquanbao was too miserable and everything was lacking. Lu Xiu developed an anxiety disorder due to lack of supplies.
"Chengji County also produces coal, and the coal quality is better than here. There is also a big market over there. You can buy everything in the market, including food, clothing, and supplies. As long as you have money, you can buy everything.
You can buy it, just like Lin'an."
“There is also a market, which is great!”
When she heard that there was a market, Lu Xiu suddenly smiled. She loved markets the most. In Ganquanbao, going to the small market to buy vegetables every day was her greatest pleasure.
At this time, Chen Qing suddenly thought of an important issue. There is no need to worry about safety issues in Ganquan Fort. When going to buy groceries, you don't even need to be escorted by personal soldiers. But in Chengji County, where the personnel are complex, your wife must be escorted, and
Must be a personal guard,
He has to find a way to recruit some women with strong martial arts skills as soon as possible
At this time, the soldiers came to see Chen Qing. People from Chengji County came and brought some important news.
Chen Qing gave his wife a few more words and left in a hurry.
Lu Xiu came to the next door. Master Li Qingzhao was writing a new poem in the room. When Lu Xiu saw Zhao Qiaoyun packing things, he smiled and said: "My husband just told me not to bring briquettes and stoves. I guess you guys want to take them too."
, just come here and say, don’t bring the stove or coal.”
Zhao Qiaoyun has been able to eat enough in the past few months and has good nutrition. She has gained weight rapidly. She has gained a full fifteen or six pounds. Her cheeks are plump and her body has gained weight. She finally looks healthy. However, she is petite.
By the standards of later generations, he was only about 1.55 meters tall, which was half a head shorter than Lu Xiu, who was over 1.7 meters tall.
Zhao Qiaoyun is not only petite, but also has very delicate facial features. She looks like a little girl in the third grade of junior high school. This is Chen Qing's definition of her. She is actually twenty years old, two years older than Lu Xiu.
, the skin is astonishingly white.
"Then what else don't you want to bring?" Zhao Qiaoyun asked uneasily.
Lu Xiu suffers from material shortage anxiety, while Zhao Qiaoyun suffers from security deficiency. She is extremely insecure and does not bring anything with her. She feels that she will not be able to survive.
At this time, Li Qingzhao walked in triumphantly with a poem manuscript and said with a smile: "You don't need to bring anything else. You must bring my tea and wine sets and book box."