Three days later, Liu Juntao led the army from Qulipu to the north, and it took only two days for the army to rush from Qulipu to the south bank of the Yellow River, and on the other side of the Yellow River was Guting Town.

At this time, the water of the Yellow River was still surging, and all the ferries within a radius of several dozen miles on the south bank of the Yellow River had been washed away by the flood, and it seemed that it was impossible for the army to cross the Yellow River and go north in a short time.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao was anxious, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion to scatter around to collect boats and find ferries.

Liu Juntao then ordered the army to find a higher hillside for the army to temporarily station.

During this period, Liu Juntao led a team of guards to walk around and found that the south bank of the Yellow River was in shambles.

Although the embankment of the Yellow River has been repaired under the auspices of the local government at this time, the flood in various places has not completely dispersed, and there are still many dammed lakes scattered in various places, countless villages and towns have been washed away by the flood, and countless farmlands have been completely barren, and they are extremely miserable.

Liu Juntao couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this, and even had a trance-like feeling, as if he had suddenly traveled to the chaotic times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as if the Ming Dynasty was about to overturn!

"The sky is blind!"

Liu Juntao sighed, now hundreds of thousands of troops are on the border, and the Yellow River is breaking at this time, it is really a disaster!

Although Liu Juntao, who is familiar with history, understands that the Ming Dynasty is fully capable of surviving these difficulties, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is inevitably seriously weakened, especially the Ming Wuxun group has been devastated, and the control of local governments over the people has also been greatly weakened, which has paved the way for the arrival of the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

And Liu Juntao knows all this very well, so he wants to do his best to rewrite this history!

Two days later, the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion rushed back one after another, and brought good news to Liu Juntao: forty miles to the east, there was a large ferry port intact, which could be used for the army to cross the river to the north.

Liu Juntao was overjoyed when he heard this, and on the one hand, he ordered the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion to accumulate their savings and collect the boats, and all of them gathered to the east ferry, and on the other hand, he gathered a large army and marched towards the east ferry.

Two days later, the army arrived at the ferry.

At this time, the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion had collected more than 20 large and small ships, plus the boats of the ferry itself, a total of more than 30 large and small ships.

Although these ships could not transport the army to the north bank of the Yellow River in a short time, they were still sufficient, and it was just a matter of taking some time.

So, Liu Juntao gave an order, and the army began to immediately board a boat to cross the river, and the officers and men of each battalion boarded the boat and headed north according to the formation.

At the same time, Liu Juntao also sent a fast horse to return to Yushan Town in advance and informed Tang Yu and Guo Yongzhong to go to Yushan Town to discuss matters.

Zhang Baigui, who was dealing with things in Qulipu, did not have to go north, and his savings were busy in Xuzhou Mansion.

It took more than 20,000 soldiers three days to completely cross the Yellow River, and Liu Juntao led a large army of soldiers to stop at Guting Town, and then rushed all the way to Yushan Town.

The army passed through Yutai County, Jinxiang County, Juye County, Yuncheng County, and Anshan Town, and went straight to Yushan Town.

Eight days later, Liu Juntao finally arrived at Yushan Town with more than 20,000 soldiers.

And Tang Yu, Guo Yongzhong, and Hu Dexing have also led the officials of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Civility, the Ministry of Military, and the Investigation Department who are still in Yushan Town to greet the soldiers of the army who have returned triumphantly outside the city.

After everyone greeted each other, Liu Juntao led the army into the city, and after settling the soldiers of the army, Liu Juntao led Tang Yu, Guo Yongzhong, Chen Ziping, Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Hu, Zhou Zongsheng, Sun Xu, Hu Dexing and others to the government office to discuss matters.

"Ladies and gentlemen! This time the Yellow River embankment burst, my Yushan Town is facing a severe challenge! All ministries must do their best to provide disaster relief and prevent unrest in Yanzhou and Xuzhou! ”

After Liu Juntao set the tone of the discussion, he began to discuss the details with everyone.

But first, Liu Juntao first summarized the gains and losses of this expedition.

"This time, the soldiers of each battalion fought bloodily and returned triumphantly, which is the biggest victory since the rise of my Yushan Town! However, the officers and men of each battalion also paid the price of more than 3,000 casualties, and my heart is like a knife in this regard! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao's eyes were slightly red, and everyone looked lonely.

Then, Liu Juntao saved up and said: "I order: The Zhenfu Division immediately verifies the merits of the officers and men of each battalion, and does a good job in the compensation of the casualties of each battalion as soon as possible, and must not snub the enthusiasm of the soldiers!" ”

When Cheng Tian Dusheng, the secretary of the Zhenfu Division, heard this, he immediately said: "Please rest assured, general! In this matter, I will go all out to never let the soldiers down! ”

"Good!"

Immediately afterwards, Liu Juntao said to Hu Dexing: "Hu Sicheng, after the fierce battle of the army, all battalions have been damaged, and the recruit division must immediately start the training and reorganization of recruits, and complete the quota of soldiers in each battalion as soon as possible!" ”

Liu Juntao originally wanted to expand the battalions again, but at this time, the Yushan Town Military Bureau, the Dongpingzhou Ordnance Institute and the Xuzhou Military Bureau almost stopped production, and Liu Juntao could only retreat and complete the soldiers of each battalion first, and the expansion could only be postponed.

Hu Dexing clenched his fists and said, "General rest assured!" In a month at most, the battalions can be replenished! ”

After saying this, Liu Juntao began to discuss disaster relief and other matters with everyone.

"That's it! Now please tell me how much we have lost in Yushan Town this time! ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, and the scene was a little cold for a while, but Tang Yu saw that everyone was not good to say first, so he got up and said: "General Qiyu, many of the shops in the Ministry of Commerce where the Yellow River is raging this time have been washed away, mainly concentrated in the southern part of Yanzhou Mansion and Xuzhou Mansion; At the same time, due to the blockage of roads in various places, the operation of the caravan has basically come to a standstill, and the ticket numbers everywhere cannot be transferred in time due to the silver. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Yu's face had become ugly, but he continued: "General, during this period of time, the powerful people who participated in the shares in various places have suffered more or less losses, and everyone is now short of silver and food, and many people are proposing to withdraw their shares in exchange for money and food. ”

"And how did the Ministry of Commerce deal with it?"

Tang Yu sighed and said, "General Qiyu, I have used the money I have saved to return the money and grain of the strong and powerful people, and I will do my best to maintain the business of the Yushan ticket number. However, due to the consumption of relief for the victims in various places, the consumption of all parties in Yushan Town, and the return of the capital of the shareholder, the expenses in these aspects are too great, and if this continues, our Yushan Town will not be able to support it for long! ”

After listening to this, Liu Juntao just nodded, and didn't say anything, but looked at Guo Yongzhong and asked, "Minister Guo, tell me about the situation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!" ”

At this time, Liu Juntao is most concerned about the situation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, if Yushan Town has no silver, it can still rely on its former prestige to support it for a while, but if there is no food, it will not be able to support it for even a day!

I saw that Guo Yongzhong also had a solemn face, and said: "General, now the Tunzhuang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in various places has been seriously affected, and the farms reclaimed by Yanzhou Mansion and Xuzhou Mansion have been washed away by at least forty percent of the flood. For the sake of today's plan, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has already begun to use the grain stocks accumulated in previous years, otherwise stability in various localities will not be maintained. ”

Liu Juntao asked: "Then how long can the grain storage last now?" ”

Guo Yongzhong sighed and said, "Two months at most!" Now the Ministry of Civil Affairs has begun to buy grain here, but now the whole of Shandong is short of grain, and the grain in other provinces is far from quenching the thirst, which is difficult! ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Who would have thought that a big flood would destroy my Yushan Town's hard work for several years!" ”