"Zhixian, the people in the city have all withdrawn, and the treasures have also left the city, let's go too!" Gao Liang, the head of Jiading County, led several officials into the lobby and saluted to Kang Baohua, the magistrate of the county.

"Make sure no one is left behind in the city!" Kang Baohua raised his head and asked tiredly.

"Zhixian, the little one has already taken people to inspect twice, but the house has been empty, and no one has been seen!" Gao Liang returned the salute again. Only then did Kang Baohua get up, pick up the sealed letter he had packed, and tie it to his body.

"It's burning!" Kang Baohua went out of the county government accompanied by the officials, and joined a group of village soldiers waiting on the street, and walked only a hundred steps east to the warehouse, and he wanted to pass a torch to push open the gate.

"Zhixian, the fire is together, I am afraid that there will be no tiles left in the city, and we need to be cautious!" Gao Liang was taken aback when he heard this. He knew that the city was already small, with dense shops and dwellings, and that a fire would burn the camp, and the whole city would be burned to the ground.

"The enemy is coming, is it still used to fund the enemy?" Kang Baohua looked back and said angrily when he heard this, and threw the torch in his hand into the warehouse.

"Zhixian ......" Gao Liang and the others all shouted sadly, not because they were distressed about the property and food that they could not take away from the warehouse, but because they knew that after this fire, they would be homeless.

"Ignition!" Kang Baohua was unmoved, and roared with a hideous face.

"Yes!" Seeing that the usually gentle and elegant magistrate showed a fierce face at this time, his heart sank, and he ordered the township soldiers to enter and set fire.

"Alas, this official is really a sinner in Jiading!" It is the dry season, and the warehouse is a wooden structure, in which the stored silk and grain are also flammable, and the fire starts in a blink of an eye, and it is difficult to extinguish. Kang Baohua looked at the nearby county office, then raised his hand to look at the Fahua Pagoda standing in the firelight in the city, and then looked at the dark streets, full of debris abandoned after the hasty evacuation......

Jiading County is in Jiading ten years, approved by the imperial court from Kunshan County to precipitate Anting, Chunshen, Linjiang, Pingle, Vinegar Tang five townships all set up a new county, with Songjiang as the boundary, Kunshan is divided into two, the south belongs to Jiaxing Prefecture Huating County, the north belongs to Pingjiang Prefecture Jiading County, with the year name as the name of the county. The reason for the establishment of the new county can be attributed to remoteness and intractability. The people have no official government, disobey management, resist taxation, and gather crowds to fight.

Jiading south of Songpu, north with Lou River, across the Qi River, Hengli River cross at the cross, because Jiading County geographical location is remote, the degree of development is low, there is no military and economy, and the economic conditions are limited at that time, the city to dig the moat of the soil pile up and ram solid, make it higher than the ground, built a city siege only more than 3,000 steps of the earth city. The city wall is low, there is no pheasant moat on the head of the city, and there is no shop guarding the building, so it can only be said that it has begun to have the basic function of the city.

The center of Jiading City is at the intersection of Hengli River and Lianqi River, Zhou Bridge, next to Hengli and Lianqi, forming four main streets in the east, south, west and north. At the extension of the four main streets, four city gates are set up to form a pattern of "cross and ring". The government office covers an area of more than 20 acres, about 120 houses, all the county-level offices are located in the yamen, and there are Confucian temples, community warehouses, city god temples, etc., with the appearance of a city.

After the establishment of the county, the location advantages of the river and the sea have been brought into play, and the business of Jiading, which is already prosperous because of the city, has become a giant town in Songbei. After the invasion of Jiangnan by the Mengyuan Dynasty, the remote location was not greatly affected, but due to the rise of shipping, Jiading, which was adjacent to Taicang, became increasingly prosperous, and the population soared to more than 30,000 households, and the number of residents in the city also reached 2,000.

After the restoration of the country, the old system was restored, Kang Baohua was ordered to know Jiading, although there was no special merit in the past two years, but also the pastoral land was well governed, not to mention that the road was not forgotten, and the night was not closed, but the bandits were extinct, and the people's livelihood was happy. If it weren't for the sudden entry of the Mongolian army into the army this time, he would have been able to transfer to another place if he stayed for another year, and maybe he could be promoted to a higher level and return to Beijing to take up his post.

Last year, the emperor drove to Jiangbei in person, and Kang Baohua, as the head of a county, naturally knew it, but it did not have much impact on Jiading. Until the end of the year, the imperial court issued a subordinate order: His Majesty has not returned from the expedition, in order to prevent the enemy from infiltrating the Song Dynasty, all prefectures and counties should gather township soldiers to strengthen defense, and villagers are not allowed to leave the country without authorization. Knowing that the emperor had left Beijing, he had taken measures to prevent a change, and according to the order, he gathered 200 young and strong people from all over the township, and the county lieutenant took charge of the transiting merchants, investigated the bandits, and closed the city gate after dark.

Towards the end of the year, the situation in Jiangdong suddenly became more tense, and Kang Baohua also heard from his colleagues that the imperial court was now tight inside and outside, the garrison was frequently transferred, and the township soldiers who used the winter leisure to train were concentrated in the state capital, and did not return to their hometowns as usual. It is said that the Ministry of Officials sent many officials from the provinces, ministries and localities in the capital to Taixue, and a few days later they were dispatched to the prefectures along the Yangtze River in the name of inspecting the localities. He knew that the rumors were true, and the officials had also transferred an edict from their county, and he had not returned.

It was also a common practice for the imperial court to transfer officials to Beijing at the end of the year, but the results were often promulgated after the year, and the officials went out of Beijing to take up their posts. But this year's scale is much larger than in previous years, and His Majesty is not in Beijing, which makes Kang Baohua feel weird, but he can't understand it. Then there was bad news, some merchants said that the Mengyuan army suddenly crossed the river from Tongzhou and entered the south of the Yangtze River, and many prefectures and counties received orders from Jianbi Chiye, and the people moved to the nearby state capital Dacheng for refuge.

However, Kang Baohua did not receive a similar order, he thought that Jiading might be far away from the war zone, and the Mengyuan army in transit would soon be expelled, and it would not affect here. In addition, the New Year has arrived, and the government is about to be sealed and closed, and the government and the people will celebrate the festival, so this bad news has been suppressed. However, on the second day of the first lunar month, he suddenly received an edict jointly signed by Jiang Xuan, the governor of the council, and Zhao Mengjin, the envoy of Jiangdong, saying that the Mengyuan army turned to Jiading after the defeat of Changshu, and ordered it to immediately mobilize the officials and people of Jiading to immediately evacuate south for refuge, and it must be completed within two days.

After receiving the order, Kang Baohua did not dare to slack off, and immediately beat the drum to summon the subordinate officials. Jiading is regarded as the upper county, and the highest prefect assigned by the officials of the government office is the governor of the county, who is in charge of the general administration, civil affairs, agriculture, and prisons, as well as household registration, servitude, money and grain, relief, and payment. The county government office also has a county officer, a chief bookkeeper, and a county lieutenant, and the county is in charge of water conservancy and trade; The main bookkeeper is in charge of the cashier's official property and receives the notebook; The county lieutenant is in charge of the parade and horse security. The main school was in charge of the county school, and later there were teaching positions such as school administration, school records, and teaching, all of whom were responsible officials in the county office who held many positions.

After announcing the edict of Zhiji, all the officials were surprised, no one expected such a thing, and they couldn't help but be a little flustered. Kang Baohua knew that this was not the time for a long discussion, so he ordered the county Cheng to go to Yiren Township, the main book to Xunyi Township, the county lieutenant to Fuli Township, Xuezheng and Xuelu to Lezhi Township and Shouxin Township, and sat in the city by himself, and each mobilized the people to retreat south.

The Great Song Dynasty fully implemented the family protection law in Xining, stipulating that five households are one guarantee, five small guarantees are one big guarantee, and ten major guarantees are one guarantee. The capital is guaranteed, and the people who are elected by the people are the ones who are responsible for the protection and the vice, and all dynasties have implemented it accordingly. After the restoration of the country, the little emperor made improvements, and incorporated Baozheng into the state official system, which was not only recognized by the people, but also appointed by the government, which was more tightly managed than before, and the dispatch was more convenient and fast.

From the time the order was received in the early morning to the time when the deployment was completed, the subordinate officials had already conveyed the order to the township capital protection by noon. The people who are a little older have basically experienced the southern invasion of the Mengyuan Dynasty, although the impact here is not large, but they all know the ferocity of the Tartars, after receiving the order, the people have packed up the soft, will not take away the food and property hidden, in the evening has begun to leave home to evacuate, to the county seat.

At the same time, residents and businesses in the city began to evacuate in an orderly manner. However, in the end, the matter was rushed, and it was difficult to transport all the grain, belongings, and materials stored in the county treasury for a while. Governor Kang Baohua should not be delayed, even if he is reluctant, he can't leave the enemy, so he can only burn it ruthlessly. When they left the city, flames were already rising in the direction of the county office, and a pillar of fire swirled and rose into the air, lighting up the night sky. Seeing the fire, many people cried and grabbed the ground with great grief, not only did their savings for many years be ruined, but they also lost their homes.

On the road outside the city, the people traveled south along the main road under the leadership of their respective chiefs and Li Zheng, and along the way, people who had fled from other places continued to join them, and the long stretch was long, and the light of torches could still be seen flickering as far as the eye could see. Seeing this, Kang Baohua couldn't help but feel like a knife, thinking that it was the time for the New Year to come and reunite thousands of families. But suddenly disaster fell from the sky, not only did he leave his hometown and flee, but he also had no time to return home.

Kang Baohua looked at the front again, and the team was a little confused. Those wealthy families rode horses and chariots, and the carts were not only carrying small families, but also full of soft goods, and the servants who followed them also carried heavy packages, and shouted at the approaching crowd, trying to squeeze a way. Those riding donkeys and mules are well-off families, women riding on livestock, nervously holding their children and holding packages, which are their last savings, and men are leading the animals in front, protecting the family and trying to escape from danger as soon as possible.

As for those small people who are in Shengdou, a chicken bus can pull down all their belongings, with the elderly and mother-in-law sitting on one side, carrying food and luggage on the other, and the older children holding the car to keep up with the pace of adults. And more people are not good, men carry burdens, one is a young child, the other is not much luggage, the package on the body may be the most valuable thing in the family, and the mother-in-law who follows behind supports the old one, leading the staggering who can just walk.

Kang Baohua couldn't help frowning when he looked at the chaotic situation, Jiading was still more than fifty miles away from Songjiang, and at this speed, it was impossible to cross the river before dawn as planned. And the Mengyuan forward is only half a day's journey away from them, and most of them are cavalry, and they move quickly, and it will be a disaster to catch up with them. At this time, there was another commotion in front, and the team listened.

"What's going on, why did you listen to it?" Kang Baohua hurriedly ordered the official to inquire.

"Yuzhi County, a few cars in front of you are fighting for the road, and no one is willing to give in, blocking the road!" After a while, the official squeezed out of the crowd and came back to pray.

"Gao Dutou, you go to clear the passage and maintain order immediately!" Kang Baohua, who was anxious, listened to the report and looked back and said anxiously to the head of the capital.

"Yes!" Gao Liang heard that he immediately squeezed into the crowd with a few village soldiers, scolded loudly, scolded a few people who were fighting, and even drew a knife to threaten to make a few people move the way, and the crowd slowly moved forward. But the effort didn't last long, and the front was blocked again, so they had to go again. But several times back and forth, the officials were exhausted, and the crowd behind kept catching up, and after a while, the team was crowded again, and it was difficult to move an inch.

"Zhixian, if you go on like this, you will definitely be caught up by the enemy, so you have to plan early!" Hu Xueyong, the county magistrate, caught up with the team at this time, and saw that the magistrate under the city also squeezed over to wipe his sweat and said anxiously.

"Yes, there are also fighting for each other's way ahead, and there are constant conflicts, which have led to a fight!" Li Hui, the county lieutenant, also led a team of township soldiers to converge, his body was covered with dust, and his voice was hoarse.

"Zhixian, the villagers everywhere are gathered on the main road, and the people are fierce, fists and feet are often facing each other, the township soldiers can't hold back, we must quickly try to deal with it, otherwise it will cause a fight between the two villages, and the situation will be even more uncontrollable!" The lord Bo Yang Hao was even more miserable, the official uniform on his body was torn apart, and he was a little angry.

"Everyone, don't be impatient, and you need to be appeased!" Xuezheng Shidong was squeezed out of the crowd and joined here to try to calm his anxious colleagues.

"Silence!" Kang Baohua, who was already made big by the noisy scene, was annoyed by the disputes of his subordinates and shouted loudly. Several people closed their mouths when they saw the chief in anger, but they all focused their eyes on him and listened quietly.

"In extraordinary times, do extraordinary things!" Kang Baohua frowned, he looked at the chaotic situation and thought of a way to solve it. All dynasties attached great importance to the construction of post roads, and the same was true for the Meng Yuan, who maintained and expanded the post roads when they entered the south of the Yangtze River. This road is one of the main roads in Jiangdong, after the renovation is ten zhang wide, there are shade trees on the side of the road, smooth and wide, now it is only because of the chaos that the traffic is not smooth, he was silent for a moment and gritted his teeth.

"Obey the orders of the superiors!" Several people also had no good plan, and seeing that Zhixian seemed to be ruthless, they all bowed down and saluted.

"Hu Xiancheng, Yang Zhushu, Shi Xuezheng, Gao Dutou, the four of you lead the government and a team of township soldiers to take charge of a section each, so that the vehicles move on the left and the pedestrians on the right, and they must not disturb each other. The vehicle was also ordered to unload all crude benzene except soft and grain, and carry women and children. If there is any non-compliance, it will be immediately beheaded on the spot, and the vehicle will be confiscated, and if there is any investigation, it will be borne by the official. Kang Baohua ordered with a few people.

"Qu Xuezheng, you are responsible for escorting the public property in the Yazhong, and there must be no mistakes. County Lieutenant Li, you lead ten horsemen to the north to spy back and forth, find traces of the enemy, and return immediately. Behind the palace, the laggards are sheltered. ”

Everyone received the order, ordered the village soldiers, and acted separately. For a while, it was another time of chickens and dogs, but after dealing with a few violators, the team that had been stagnant for a long time began to slowly squirm, and the cars, horses, and pedestrians gradually separated, and after half an hour, the speed finally increased. Kang Baohua, who was at the end of the team, also breathed a sigh of relief......