"Guangling retreat?" Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong looked at each other, both confused.
"Yes, the Guangling retreat. In fact, it was just to take these people across the river. Mi didn't know why the lord called this a retreat. However, the lord's letter did say so, and he naturally had his deep meaning. ." Mi Zhu raised the letter in his hand again and said, "My lord has said that all the people gathered on the banks of the Guangling River must be transported across the Yangtze River in the shortest possible time at all costs!"
Mi Zhu was an honest man, and Liu Xin's decision was too timely for him. This was exactly the result he expected. He knew Liu Xin's strength very well. As long as he crossed the Yangtze River, the millions of Xuzhou refugees would be saved.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong have thought more deeply than him. They have already seen that Liu Xin can not only change the vast and sparsely populated situation in Jiangnan, but also take the opportunity to weaken the strength of Xuzhou counties. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone. In any case, Now there is only one way out for the people of Xuzhou, and that is to cross the Yangtze River. Regardless of Liu Xin's purpose, judging from his determination, he can be regarded as a benevolent and righteous man. However, Determination alone is not enough. What lies in front of the people is the surging Yangtze River. It cannot carry the people across the river. No matter how ambitious you are, it will be in vain. Therefore, after listening to Mi Zhu’s words, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong’s There was no excitement at all on his face.
Mi Zhu knew what they were worried about and said with a smile: "There are large ships in the navy that can transport three thousand fully armed soldiers at a time. The Lord has ordered these ships to rush to Guangling day and night. It is estimated that they will arrive in Guangling in a few days." It will come. Moreover, the naval force currently stationed in the south of the Yangtze River also has many ships. You have all seen the kind of high-rise ships. It will not be a problem to pick up and drop off more than a thousand people at a time."
"But, will General Gan be willing to lend you the boat?" Zhang Hong didn't have much fondness for the rude Gan Ning. In addition, he refused to borrow the boat several times, so he was not interested in using the Jiangnan Navy's boats to transport people. What hope?
Mi Zhu said confidently: "My lord has given me an order, who dares not to listen? Just wait, we don't need to ask him, he will come to you soon."
In the armies of the princes, there are many generals who are willing to act in secret and make their own decisions. The navy generals Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong have seen these days, except Huang Gai who behaves with a little more etiquette, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin is full of reckless habits, and Er Zhang really doesn't believe that they can follow the orders and prohibitions.
When the two were doubtful about the letter, they suddenly saw a big man walking quickly in front of them in the darkness, clasped his hands and said: "Gentlemen, under the command of the Lord General, Gan led fifty-six ships, large and small, and fifteen thousand navy officers and men, waiting for you. Gentlemen sent."
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong took a closer look and saw that the person coming was Gan Ning. Then they believed that Mi Zhu's words were true. Mi Zhu had already raised his hands and asked: "General Gan, I heard that the navy's ships can sail day and night. I wonder if this is true." thing?"
Gan Ning laughed and said: "Master Mi, Gan is here to ask you gentlemen to organize 20,000 people to be transported across the river by the navy overnight. My lord has said that we must do it in the shortest possible time at all costs. Take all the people stranded on the shore of Guangling across the Yangtze River. Time waits for no one, so I will ask a few gentlemen to work hard..."
Before Gan Ning could finish what he said, Mi Zhu, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others could not wait to turn around and trot towards the camp where the fleeing people were camping. They completely ignored their image as members of the noble clan and faced millions of people. Every refugee can be sent there now, so who dares to delay?
Liu Xin received Ma Yun's advice that day and finally made up her mind to bring all Xuzhou refugees to the south of the Yangtze River. She sent three letters in a row, arranging meteors and horses to be sent to Gan Ning, Yu Fan and Mi Zhu. Mi Zhu, Gan Ning was busy picking up and transporting people, and Yu Fan had no time to relax. Liu Xin ordered him to mobilize the manpower from the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River to first circle a large piece of land on the south bank of the Yangtze River as a camp for northern refugees. The current refugee camp is no longer available. Perhaps as before, they had given very thorough consideration to health, accommodation, and epidemic prevention. The top priority now is to find a place where hundreds of thousands of people can settle down. In fact, Liu Xin did not know that people gathered on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The number of refugees has reached one million.
As soon as these three letters were sent, Liu Xin immediately came to the training center in the western suburbs of Xiangyang. Liu Xin implemented a rotation system for the garrison of his troops, because Xiliang is the current focus of defense, and the entire Fifth Army and Sixth Army are Stationed there, the First Army and the Second Army have just rotated out and are stationed in various counties. Now resting in the training center are the Third Army and the Fourth Army. The last time Liu Xin used troops against the Huns, these two legions They are stationed in various places and did not participate in that battle. They are now withdrawing to the training center to rest and recuperate.
After so many years of development, the scale of the training center has expanded several times compared to the original. It not only has mountains, deep valleys, grasslands, lakes, but also specially built cities to simulate urban offensive and defensive battles. If there is no special war, almost all The legion has three months of rest and training in the training center every year. Therefore, the military camp and various ancillary facilities here are very complete, especially the school field outside the military camp, which is enough to accommodate a million troops for review.
At this time, 200,000 soldiers from the two armies gathered on the campus. Looking down from the general platform, it still seemed a bit empty. Liu Xin cleared his throat and said loudly: "Soldiers, tell me, whose army are you? "
"We are all the lord's army! Long live the lord, long live the lord, long live the lord!"
Two hundred thousand people shouted in unison, and the sound resounded through the sky and spread throughout Xiangyang City.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Everyone is wrong!"
The officers and soldiers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what they said was wrong. From the day they joined the army, this was how the generals at all levels taught them, whether they were under the banner of the Jingzhou Army or the Han Army. banner, they all only knew that their allegiance was to Liu Xin.
Liu Xin paused and continued: "You are not my private army, Liu Xin, you are the army of the Han Dynasty and respected Han soldiers!"
The entire campus was still silent. The soldiers couldn't understand what the difference was between Liu Xin's army and the Han army. In their view, Liu Xin could represent the Han Dynasty if he could make them live a good life. , representing the imperial court.
Liu Xin's voice suddenly became louder, almost shouting: "You do not belong to me, Liu, nor do you belong to your officials at all levels! You belong to the thousands of people of the Han Dynasty, and you belong to the common people of the Han Dynasty. Disciple soldiers!"
Since ancient times, even in the Qin Dynasty, which had the strongest centralized power system, there has been a very serious personality cult in the army. It is common for soldiers to regard generals at all levels as their masters. This is why after the Tang Dynasty, generals
An important reason why we often stand on our own. Liu Xin does not want to repeat the mistakes of history, so he must let the soldiers understand who they are fighting for. Of course,
This situation will not change all of a sudden. Liu Xin just seizes every possible opportunity to subtly change the soldiers. In the past, he formulated military disciplines, regularly arranged for soldiers to help the common people with work, and enhanced the relationship between the military and the people.
, it was out of this consideration that now, he found another opportunity, so he called all these soldiers here for training.
The school ground was very large and empty. When Liu Xin raised his voice, his voice could be heard far away, but after all, it was impossible for 200,000 people to hear what he was saying. However, the soldiers standing in the front rows could still hear him.
Clearly, there were expressions of surprise on the faces of these people. Obviously, Liu Xin's unheard words made them feel a little disturbed. If it were not for the strict military discipline, no one in the queue would dare to whisper to each other, otherwise everyone would have
The discussion started.
Seeing that her words had achieved a certain effect, Liu Xin said loudly: "Now, hundreds of thousands of Han people are in danger. As their soldiers, do we have the responsibility to rescue them?"
Under the leadership of the captains, two hundred thousand soldiers once again shouted in unison: "Yes!"
Liu Xin nodded with satisfaction and said: "These people will soon cross the Yangtze River and come to Wujun. However, they lack clothes and quilts for the winter, food to wrap their bellies, medicinal materials to treat diseases, and shelter from the wind and rain.
We need to send tents and all these supplies to them in the shortest possible time. Do you have the confidence to complete this mission?"
"Yes!" This time the shout was louder and more orderly than before.
Liu Xin continued to make the final mobilization: "Soldiers! Let us use the martial spirit of not being afraid of death and suffering, and race against time and life to save the people who are full of hope!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Under Liu Xin's repeated incitement, all the young soldiers clenched their fists and held a fierce energy in their chests. They wanted to complete this seemingly harmless task, but they
A very difficult task.
If the cotton-padded clothes, quilts, food, medicine, and tents for hundreds of thousands of people were put together, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a pile of mountains. But under the traffic conditions at that time, it was all pushed by horse-drawn people.
Carrying so many supplies from Xiangyang to Wujun on the shoulder, even if the roads there have been initially repaired, is still a very huge project.
An army of 200,000 was mobilized at once. It seemed like a large number of people, but in fact it was nothing. Because Liu Xin knew that not counting the manpower needed to transport supplies, hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people fled to Wu County to maintain a good
To achieve order, a lot of effort will be involved. Moreover, these people will have to follow each other in the future.
They were initially relocated to counties under the jurisdiction of Wu County, Yuzhang, and Kuaiji. With so many immigrants from other places, it was inevitable that they would have some conflicts with the local residents, and sufficient manpower was needed to mediate them. If Liu Xin knew, Guangling would now
Jiang'an has gathered millions of refugees, and he will be even more grateful for his wise decision.
Liu Xin wanted to do more than that. He also wanted to use this opportunity to improve the cohesion of the states, counties, and counties under his rule.