When Zee Rong saw that the man who called himself Huang Gai actually regarded him as a criminal water thief and openly interrogated him, he was not happy. However, how could a person not bow his head under a low eaves? Zee Rong endured it.
Feeling unhappy, he wanted to raise his hands to salute, but a slap in the face happened to make the merchant ship shake violently. He could not stand on his feet and fell to the ground. It seemed that he was given a drink by Huang Gai, and he quickly knelt down and bowed.
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Huang Gai laughed loudly and said: "Okay, no need to be so polite, just get up and talk."
Zuo Rong blushed and got up. This time he learned the lesson and held the side of the boat with one hand, and then said: "I am Zuo Rong, the prefect of Pengcheng. I am an old acquaintance with Master Mi Zhumi. Now Cao Cao
When the army invaded, Zuo couldn't resist it, so he had no choice but to flee here with his soldiers and civilians. He wanted to go to Wu Commandery to join Mr. Mi. He had no ill intentions at all, and I hope the general would make it convenient for him."
Huang Gai turned around and looked around, and saw that in addition to the soldiers who were shaken by the wind, there were many women looking around. He didn't know whether they were the accompanying family members or the people who were fleeing. However, Huang Gai had seen them earlier.
Tian has already heard from the people who escaped from the disaster that there was indeed a Pengcheng governor, Zuo Rong, who led more than 100,000 people south to Guangling. It seems that his words are somewhat credible.
Seeing that each of these ships had a deep draft, Huang Gai thought that these ships were really full of fleeing people, but he did not know that Zhe Rong had already abandoned more than 100,000 people in Guangling. The ships had a deep draft, so he only
It was just because it was filled with gold, silver and jewelry they looted from Guangling.
Huang Gai had been in the Navy for a long time, but he was worried that these ships were too deep to withstand the wind and waves. If a few ships were knocked over by the waves, it would cost hundreds or thousands of lives, so he did not dare to delay, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "
In this case, you will follow our fleet and cross the river together. However, there are so many of you that it may be difficult to arrange them for a while. We will wait until you have met Mr. Yu and Mr. Mi before making any arrangements."
Zuo Rong had not planned to stay in Wu County for a long time. When he heard that Huang Gai had agreed to let them cross the river and made such arrangements, he naturally thanked him profusely. He knew that Mi Zhu was kind-hearted and was just looking for him to pass by. Isn't it an easy matter?
Huang Gai turned his head and whispered something to the navy soldier behind him. The soldier pulled out two small flags from his back and waved them. Soon, the fleet led by Gan Ning split into two lines, with the big ship outside and the small boat inside.
A lot of space is left in the center.
These merchant ships and fishing boats have been escorted by naval vessels more than once, and they have already established a certain tacit understanding with each other. Seeing this situation, they did not panic at all and steered their ships towards the empty river in the middle. The river
The wind is still high and strong, but with those huge building ships blocking the outside, it's like a city wall has been erected on the river. These merchant ships and fishing boats appear stable in the middle of this "ship city"
Much more.
Although the warships are large and small, and mixed with merchant ships and fishing boats, the speed of the ships will naturally be fast and slow. However, the sailors on the warships have long been very skilled in ship control skills, and they are actually able to maintain the same formation and escort.
The merchant ships and fishing boats sailed towards the south coast.
In order to facilitate the reception of the fleeing people, Mi Zhu established a refugee camp not too far from the river bank. The entire refugee camp is divided into four villages, each of which can accommodate about 5,000 people. The interior of the village is basically composed of these
The people who escaped from the disaster managed themselves. Some were responsible for maintaining law and order, some were responsible for cleaning, and some were responsible for fire prevention. There was also a group of doctors transferred from various counties and counties to be responsible for the prevention and treatment of epidemics. After these people arrived in the refugee camps, they needed
First, a physical examination will be carried out. After confirming that they are in good health, strict identity registration will be carried out. Some skilled craftsmen will be selected to participate in further selection. Those who pass the selection will be hired by the Xiangyang Research Institute and the engineering team respectively. Others
Together with ordinary people, they were assigned to counties under Wujun, Yuzhang, and Kuaiji.
Originally, the refugee camp could be built larger, but Mi Zhu believed that the refugee camp was just a temporary place to accommodate the fleeing people. If it was built too big, it would not only be troublesome to dismantle it in the future, but also waste a lot of materials.
Therefore, only four camps were built that could accommodate 20,000 people. However, because there were many people fleeing, and it took a long time to complete the above tasks, although refugees were constantly being distributed to various counties, the entire refugee camp
The camp was still overcrowded.
Huang Gai didn't know that Zhe Rong's fleet only contained more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 young women they had captured. He only thought that these ships were full of more than 100,000 people, and he told Gan Ning accordingly.
Report. In fact, even if he knew that the total number of people on board was less than 20,000, there would be no room for them in the refugee camp.
Although there is a shortage of people in Jiangnan, Gan Ning was unexpected by the sudden influx of so many people. In any case, the two tasks of registering identities and checking for epidemics cannot be relaxed under any circumstances. Gan Ning had no choice but to inform Zuo Rong
, asking the soldiers and civilians he brought to stay on the ship temporarily, and no one was allowed to go ashore. After the refugee camp was vacated, they would be gradually moved ashore.
When Zuo Rong heard this, he was right in his heart. He knew that there were many water networks in the south of the Yangtze River. If he wanted to go to Jiaozhou, it would be more convenient to take the waterway. Although his soldiers were not used to water, the boat stopped bumping after it docked.
It was easier to control the boatmen and sailors, so he didn't plan to let the soldiers go ashore. Besides, he had so much treasure and women on the boat, and he was also afraid that people like Gan Ning would take advantage of him.
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Seeing that Zuo Rong had no objection, Gan Ning raised his hands and said, "Master Zuo, just now Gan sent someone to inform Master Yu and Mi. The two adults were very surprised. They had already prepared water and wine in the camp and wanted to serve Master Zuo."
Jie Feng, please come ashore, Master Ze."
The camp he was talking about was not the main camp of the navy, but the place where Yu Fan and Mi Zhu handled affairs in the refugee camp. Because the refugee camp was not a non-permanent institution, the two of them could only handle official business in a temporary tent.
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Zhe Rong was a little hesitant. He didn't want to leave his army. He was unfamiliar with the people here. If Gan Ning had any evil intentions, he had no room for resistance. While he was hesitating, many soldiers suddenly came and he hurriedly counted them.
Hundreds of carts loaded with grain, rice and flour.
Gan Ning cupped his hands and said: "Master Zuo, you soldiers and civilians have left your hometown and come a long way, and you must be short of food and clothing. These rice noodles should be urgently needed first, and they will be fine once peace is settled. Master Zuo, please take the time to distribute them.
If it's not enough, just give an order to the soldiers on the shore, and someone will be sent over naturally. There are still some things to deal with in Gan's camp, and someone will come to pick up Mr. Zuo in a while. Gan will leave first!"
Because Zuo Rong brought so many people over at once, he was considered to have contributed to Jiangnan. Gan Ning was quite polite to him, but he didn't know that he didn't bring a single person across the river, and even the people he brought
These soldiers and women have no intention of staying in Jiangnan.
Zuo Rong bowed and sent Gan Ning away, then turned to Fan Neng and said, "Mi Zhu has come to invite us. Should we go to this reception banquet?"
Fan Neng stared closely at the rice noodles that had just been unloaded from the car, and said without thinking: "My lord, General Yimo, I must go to this banquet!"
Zuo Rong said "Oh" and said, "You mean to ask Zuo to bring up the matter of borrowing the road with Mi Zhu at the banquet?"
Fan Neng shook his head and said: "I think that even if Mi Zhu agrees to lend us a road, Gan Ning will not agree."
Zuo Rong asked in surprise: "Why is this?"
Fan Neng raised his hand and said: "Sir, think about it, why is Gan Ning so enthusiastic about us? Doesn't he think that we will bring many people? Jiangnan, like Jiaozhou, is vast and sparsely populated. They also need these people, so how can they let us go?
Going south?"
Zuo Rong frowned and said, "What you said makes sense, so what should we do?"
Fan Neng pointed to the grains that were loaded onto the ship and said: "Look, sir, these are all the best grains, and they actually used them to help the people. I had long heard that Jingzhou was extremely prosperous under Liu Xin's rule, but I didn't expect that even
The area south of the Yangtze River is also so rich. The land in Jiaozhou is barren. We only have a lot of jewels, but we can’t live without food."
Zuo Rong pondered: "Since you think Gan Ning is unwilling to borrow the road, how can he be willing to lend us food?"
Fan Neng gritted his teeth and said viciously: "If he doesn't lend it, we'll rob it!"
Zuo Rong was startled and said, "This is on their land."
Fan Neng said disapprovingly: "Sir, isn't Guangling also the land of Zhao Yu? We haven't grabbed a lot of it. After careful observation, we will see that there are not many defenders on the river bank, and most of the camps are filled with people.
Common people. Although Gan Ning and that Huang Gai are brave, they are just sailors after all. When we get to the shore, do we still need to be afraid of them?"
Zuo Rong lowered his head and pondered. He had just made a temporary decision to kill Zhao Yu without careful planning. He was still able to succeed. If he planned carefully now, he might not be able to succeed.
There is always no end to human greed, and Fan Neng has a saying that is right. Even if you have jewelry and no food, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Jiaozhou. Seeing so much white food in front of you, how can Zuo Rong do it?
Not tempted?
When Zuo Rong raised his head again, his eyes were full of fierceness, and he said sternly: "Choose fifty confidants, pretend to be Pengcheng civil and military officials and old rural gentry, hide sharp swords, and follow me to the banquet. Listen to me throw them when the time comes.
With the cup as a signal, we swarmed up and controlled Mi Zhu and others, and we don't have to worry about them refusing to submit."
The place where Mi Zhu and Yu Fan handled their affairs was also a camp, consisting of dozens of tents. It was in the northernmost part of the entire refugee camp, not far from the river. If you climbed on the navy ship, you could see it.
Zuo Rong, Fan Neng and the fifty confidants pretending to be Pengcheng officials and gentry, led by a few naval soldiers, walked towards the tent in the middle. Yu Fan and Mi Zhu arranged a reception banquet for Zuo Rong.
It's located there.
When he attacked and killed Zhao Yu in Guangling, Zuo Rong did it on the spur of the moment but remained calm. Now that he had already planned it, he was secretly sweating. Suddenly he saw so many tents erected around him, and Zuo Rong was even more worried.
I was frightened, but when I took a closer look, I couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and thought to myself, God is really helping me!