First of all, the officers and soldiers participating in the city entry ceremony were extremely happy sitting on the tanks at first, smelling the smell of firecrackers, eating eggs stuffed by the common people, smoking cigarettes stuffed by the common people, and enjoying the glory of returning home in glory. Moreover,
The sight was obscured by the thick smoke, and nothing could be seen yet. But after a while, many sensitive officers and soldiers discovered an interesting phenomenon:
Most of the people on the roadside seemed to be carrying baggage and suitcases, as if they were about to go on a long trip after watching the ceremony of entering the city.
But the People's Guard soldiers on the tanks didn't pay much attention. They still had missions, and Nanyang City was not big. When the tank formation first entered the city, it was relatively slow. Later, the speed also accelerated, and soon the leading troops had already left from the north gate.
After going out, the tanks behind them followed closely one after another, and went out to rendezvous with their own division.
As hundreds of tanks drove through the city one after another, the people were amazed and began to push and push towards the city gate. For a while, the roads became crowded again.
The military police who were maintaining order at several city gates noticed that people were constantly coming out of the city gates with their luggage and their families. Some were walking directly to the south along the lines of the Ming army. Some were just inside the city.
Sitting and waiting at the door, it seems that I got separated from my family and met here.
For a time, all the people sitting outside the four city gates were ordinary people, and they were all carrying luggage. More people poured into the crowd, pouring out from the four city gates, and all walked away. Finally, they formed a crowd in the south, and they continued to flow.
Move to the south.
The Ming troops on the tanks entering the city and the military police on duty felt something was wrong and began to discuss:
"What happened to these people?"
"Where are they going?"
"Why do they all look like refugees?"
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The military police went over and asked these people where they were going. The answer they got shocked them. It turned out to be——
Flee south!
The military police couldn't believe their ears. After asking many people repeatedly, the answers were basically "Defect to the Ming Dynasty". The military police did not dare to neglect and immediately reported the situation. The senior officers were also surprised and at a loss for what to do.
This issue is not a military issue and should not be dealt with by them, but in their opinion, it is not a small issue. There seem to be twenty to thirty thousand ordinary people walking south outside the city. In addition to the north and south gates where the Ming army is entering and exiting the city,
The east and west gates are almost crowded.
At this rate, Nanyang City will be empty in less than three days!
In addition to the People's Guards who were rushing on the road non-stop, the officers of the Ming Army's Army Division stationed near Nanyang City felt that this was not possible and began to spontaneously dissuade the people and conduct "policy propaganda" to the people. There were also political workers left by the People's Guards.
, is also communicating with the people of Nanyang, trying to persuade them not to flee south, and doing everything possible to explain the situation to them.
The girls from the Political Work Team of the People's Guard stood on the roof of the car, holding loudspeakers and shouting with smoky voices:
"...Compatriots, this is unnecessary... The Ming Dynasty did not come here to fight and then leave. It wanted to completely eliminate the Qing Dynasty regime, to conquer the Central Plains in the north, and to unify China!... We have fought here.
, they will only keep fighting forward and will not withdraw... You should stay, and you will be required to build and maintain the places we conquer.
, you abandoned your family and career and ran to the south, little did you know that this place will be the same as the south in the future, and you will regret it very much at that time... You said you would defect to the Ming Dynasty, but now this is also the place of the Ming Dynasty, stay here... compatriots
You guys, if you leave like this, the rear will be unstable, and our attack in the front will be greatly affected..."
Hundreds of girls from the political work team shouted hoarse. Only a few old people who were already in love with their hometown hesitated to put down their luggage and wanted to try to stay. But the vast majority of the people still turned a deaf ear, and the refugee brigade couldn't even look at it.
In the end, I walked slowly southward in front of the big loudspeakers of these political workers. Even the families of the old people who didn't want to leave were forcefully trying to prevent them from staying.
In the eyes of these people, the Ming army's attack this time was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape south. Usually, fleeing south involves risking a near-death life, and usually you can only escape alone, and your parents and relatives will definitely not end well. Even if you escape south successfully,
, you will also have to bear a heavy burden on your conscience, leaving painful memories throughout your life.
But this time, the door to escape south is suddenly open to everyone. Not only can you go by yourself, but you can also take your whole family with you, and it costs almost nothing and you don’t need to take any risks. As long as you pack a thin bedding and follow the group south
Just walk a hundred kilometers. The only thing you have to give up is the house at home. But what you gain is a change in the entire destiny of your family, as well as the destiny of your entire family's descendants.
Although the political team member shouted at the top of her lungs, the people of Beiqing could not listen at all. In the environment of Beiqing for generations, the concept of "official guarantees can only be heard" has long been deeply rooted in everyone's mind and has become deeply rooted.
Basic common sense. Even if the person making the guarantee now is Nan Ming, whom they yearn for, it will not help.
Some girls were so anxious that they jumped out of their cars and rushed into the "refugee wave", trying to persuade and persuade them one by one:
"Uncle, if you leave like this, what will happen to your family's house? Just leave it alone?"
At first, these common people saw that although they were women, they were also officers of the Ming Army, so they didn't dare to do anything. They pulled them away. The old people only dared to say kind words and said with a smile:
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way. We're just heading south to avoid the chaos. We'll come back when we're optimistic about the situation..."
"It's okay, it's okay, haha, there are relatives at home who won't leave, help us look after the house..."
"Yes, haha, I don't want it anymore... My shabby house is so dilapidated that I don't want it anymore. If you don't come, I will have to tear it down..."
After a while, the "refugees" saw that these Ming army sisters only dared to yell and would not do anything to them, so they became bolder. Many of them with bad tempers directly shouted:
"Aren't you free to move to Nanming? Anyway, both here and the south belong to the Ming Dynasty. So now we can move freely within the Ming Dynasty. You can't control it, right?"
Just such a sentence choked several members of the political work team to the point where they were speechless.
When the other refugees saw that this sentence was effective, they all used it as a magic weapon. Not to mention, those powerful Ming army officers and female soldiers who were shouting were immediately speechless and dumb when they heard this sentence.
Speechless.
Soon, this "mantra" spread rapidly throughout the entire Nanyang refugee wave.
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This unexpected situation was immediately reported to Nanjing. This was a political issue, but since it was reported by the army, of course it was first reported to their superiors, the headquarters, and then to Zhang Zhaoxian. The Political Work Team of the People's Guard was also the first to report it.
The time was reported to the headquarters, and Xiang Xiaoqiang also learned about it at the same time.
This is not the first report received by the high command and the People's Guard. In the right offensive area, a large number of Beiqing people also gathered on the north bank of the Yangtze River, trying to pour into the Ming Dynasty. A small number of pontoon bridges had just been built by the engineering troops.
It was attacked by many refugees, and many assault boats were stolen and used by the refugees to cross the river. Now the army had to deploy a large number of troops to maintain the situation and stop these refugees.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Chief of General Staff Zhang Zhaoxian discussed it and both agreed that measures must be taken to stop this large-scale panic migration. This was not good for the war. They decided to report it to His Majesty nearby and discuss it with His Majesty first, so as to successfully deceive His Majesty directly.
An order was issued to first prohibit large-scale escapes to the south.
The old man and the young man walked slowly to Zhu Yourong's residence, while discussing in a low voice how to jointly deceive His Majesty later without letting the cabinet government get involved. If Your Majesty insists on letting the cabinet government handle it, it will be difficult to say. The cabinet will definitely
They prioritize the issue from a political perspective and may not agree with the military to prevent them from fleeing south.
This is very ironic. The same land, the same group of residents. When the Beiqing was here, they were thinking about how to prevent the southward escape. Now that the Nanming is here, they also have to think about how to stop the southward escape.
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Now Zhu Yourong has moved into the Purple Mountain Fortress again. On the first day of the war, Zhu Yourong was extremely excited and busy. She ran to the central command hall several times during the day, paying half-understanding to the battle on the front line. Cousin Zheng Yucong
I also moved in with my uncle and his family.
When they arrived, they only learned about the Ming and Qing wars in the morning. They all said that Zhu Yourong was too calm and did not even say hello to his family first for such a big matter. This made the dignified King Yanping also
Just like ordinary people, they only know it by listening to the radio.
Zhu Yourong still had to coax them and deal with the diplomatic affairs of various countries from time to time. This morning was a shock to the world. The world's attention suddenly shifted from Spain to the East Asian continent. On the first day of the war, governments of all countries sent telegrams,
They made phone calls, or entrusted the ambassador to the Ming Dynasty, or summoned the Ming Dynasty ambassador to their country. In short, they all wanted to find out what was going on as soon as possible and whether the Ming Dynasty really planned to fight a total war and whether it really planned to unify China.
What I am more concerned about is, if the Ming Dynasty is defeated, will the various interests of our country be damaged? How can the Ming Dynasty ensure that it will not be damaged?
How to ensure the safety of personnel and expatriates? Will Ming Dynasty impose a naval blockade on Beiqing? How can we blockade
How to withdraw members?... If the Qing Dynasty is eliminated, will the original treaties, agreements, rights and obligations, etc. signed between our country and the Qing Dynasty be completely inherited by the Ming Dynasty? Or will there be choices and conditional inheritance? Or will it be
No recognition at all? Can we send reporters, can we send military observers? Wait, wait...
Throughout the day today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty became one of the busiest departments. Most of these issues are handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In general, Shen Rongxuan receives telegrams and phone calls from the Prime Minister.
Processed. A few signed by people other than Zhu Yourong.
Unreceivable documents will also be sent to Zhu Yourong. For example, telegrams sent by European countries in the name of kings and queens must be answered by Zhu Yourong personally. At least the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must write the manuscript and submit it to Zhu Yourong for review and signature, and then with it.
Issued in the name of Zhu Yourong.
It is busiest in the morning, because it is night in the Western Hemisphere. The governments of those countries turn on the lights in the middle of the night, and things get better in the second half of the night and early morning. Now it is early morning in the Western Hemisphere, and it is evening here in the Ming Dynasty, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not so busy. .
When Xiang Xiaoqiang and Zhang Zhao first met Zhu Yourong, she was reading the comments on today's war in major newspapers around the world. Of course, they were not the original newspapers, but the relevant articles were selected and sent back after the Ming Dynasty embassies in various countries bought the newspapers.
To their surprise, Zhu Yourong knew what was going on as soon as they talked about it, and said with a smile:
"Haha... Mr. Shen Ge has already talked to me on the phone about this matter."
Zhang Zhaoxian and Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at each other, both amazed at Shen Rongxuan's well-informed nature.
Zhu Yourong frowned and said:
"Sigh... Mr. Shen Ge and I both believe that refugees should be allowed to evacuate to the south."
"His Majesty……"
Xiang Xiaoqiang spoke directly, and then he found that Zhang Zhao had not spoken first, so he hesitated for a moment, but when he thought that his relationship with Zhu Yourong was not on the same level as Zhang Zhaoxian, Zhang Zhao had worries first, but he did not need to worry. He continued:
"Your Majesty, if every time we capture a piece of land, the people in that area will flock to the south and flee until there is no human habitation in the area. What is the difference between that and being cleared by a strong wall? A huge number of refugees will pour into our rear. The local order and economic supply will be extremely unstable. Our rear should be fully supporting the front, but now a large number of refugees are suddenly influx, and the rear has no time to take care of itself. How can we do a good job in logistics? Also, how can we restore order in the areas we conquer? There's no way to talk about it. It's better if we don't go very far now. Later, when we go deep into the hinterland of Beiqing, we will inevitably have to collect and buy grain locally to reduce the transportation pressure on the rear! In this case, the front will become increasingly difficult, and the rear will also become more difficult. It will become increasingly difficult and the war will be difficult to win!"