Chapter 581 Preparation with both hands

In the Yangzhou Mansion, where the "Provisional Military Management Committee" is located, people come and go, and it is a lively and busy scene.

In addition to the sentries at the gate who were armed with guns and ammunition and stood in a straight posture, the officers and men and other personnel of all kinds who came in and out were all hurried and busy.

There are so many things to do to receive them, and every group of people who go out from here has received their own tasks, and there are the most urgent things waiting for them to do.

Fortunately, for such a long time, Lin Xiao and Li Tao have already had some experience in receiving work in the city.

Beginning in Guangzhou, Li Tao personally drafted a series of regulations, such as the "Rules for Entering the City," the "Regulations on Public Security in Cities and Towns," the "Several Measures for Stabilizing the Market and the Distribution of Daily Necessities," and the "Regulations on the Screening and Handling of Prisoners of War and Puppet Officials."

In this Northern Expedition, although there were not many cadres who went north directly from Liangguang, Lin Xiao still gave priority to equipping Zhang Chenfeng with more than a dozen relatively experienced "veterans".

After entering the city with the troops, before the sign was hung up, these cadres immediately began to work, who would enter and occupy key departments, who would inspect the warehouses, who would draw up notices for the security of the people, who would be responsible for arraigning prisoners of war, and who would be responsible for resettling refugees...... All work is in order.

Zhang Chenfeng was happy to save trouble, at this moment, he was lying on the table in the flower hall of the second hall of the mansion, looking at the map and thinking about something.

He was waiting for He Shouxin and Chen Liuyu.

At the moment, there was an imminent and important matter, and he felt that he should discuss it with them and immediately work out a plan of action.

His communications team was very neat, and the house had already been cleaned, and all the necessary items such as beds, tables and chairs, tea, and radio stations and maps were all arranged without orders.

Since the day the cavalry regiment was established, Zhang Chenfeng's direct staffing of the regimental headquarters has been exactly the same as when Lin Xiao was the regiment commander, whether it is a communication squad, a guard platoon, or a reconnaissance company soldier, his selection criteria are completely similar to Lin Xiao.

Even the shortcomings of the command headquarters are the same -- due to the gap in the times, they have not yet trained qualified staff officers, and they have to do some high-tech tasks such as drawing and revising maps, comparing the forces of the enemy and us, and marking the battlefield situation......

After a while, He Shouxin and Chen Liuyu hurried over.

"Company Commander He,"

Zhang Chenfeng was not polite, and asked, "How long is the city's grain storage enough to eat?" ”

Ma Jinbao already knew about the fact that he had smuggled most of the stored grain out of the city for the sake of fire attack, but after the city was broken, some were still captured in the barracks of the Qing army.

"Probably...... Half a month. ”

He Shouxin's tone was very respectful.

Although as a young officer who has not been in the army for a long time, Hou Ye already has a good eye for himself, and he can even be said to be quite fond of him, but he is still very sober, and in front of the head of the regiment in front of him, he must not make a mistake.

He knew that these chiefs who came back from overseas with Hou Ye were all "big guys", not natives like himself who could be compared.

Especially those who directly lead the troops like Commander Zhang are all the brothers of the Hou Ye, and eighty percent of them will be feudal officials in the future, and the future is immeasurable......

"You mean, all the food counts?"

Zhang Chenfeng frowned.

"Yes, you've already counted the ones that have just been confiscated,"

He Shouxin replied, "Otherwise, it will ...... even ten days."

"Hmmm......"

Zhang Chenfeng nodded, stretched out his hand and pointed to the map, "It seems that this instrument really has to be taken." ”

"Yes,"

He Shouxin subconsciously straightened his chest, "The guard company requests to attack!" ”

Now that he knew the location of Ma Jinbao's grain storage, according to the consistent style of the captive army, he naturally wanted to go to fight the grass valley, which he had considered yesterday.

It's just that the siege was imminent at that time, and the troops were really urgent, so they could only wait for the arrival of the main force.

"No need,"

Zhang Chenfeng looked at his bandaged left arm, and said with a smile, "In this battle, your casualties are not small, so let's send my reconnaissance company." ”

"But their horses ......"

"It's okay,"

Zhang Chenfeng shook his hand and muttered, "It's more appropriate to attack on foot in this battle......

"However, if the Tartars flee first, in case they set fire to it again......"

Before Zhang Chenfeng could finish speaking, Chen Liuyu on the side suddenly interjected.

Compared with He Shouxin, in front of Zhang Chenfeng, Chen Liuyu was even more restrained, after all, not only was his strength weak, but his identity was only a friendly army that cooperated with the battle, and the two in front of him were not in the same system at all.

Therefore, he followed Shi Lang's advice and remained silent since he entered the door, never interjecting casually.

But now, he really couldn't help it-Rushing Yizhen, isn't it as fast as possible, and hit him off guard?

"Well, General Chen is extremely worried,"

Zhang Chenfeng looked at him and nodded, "But in my opinion, the key to this battle is not the speed and momentum of the attack, but the concealment and suddenness......

"As for the rout of the Tartars, I wish he had all fled back,"

Speaking of this, he grinned, "Ma Jinbao Bacheng is there, waiting to collect these remnants, before the strong enemy arrives, will he be willing to burn his military rations?" ”

"Oh......"

Chen Liuyu's face was a little embarrassed.

"Yizhen City is not small, just with the strength of one company, it is not a good way to storm it,"

Zhang Chenfeng hurriedly explained, "They just need to sneak attack the granary and keep the grain...... When the second battalion and the fleet arrive tomorrow, I will draw two more cavalry companies to ......"

"Yes, yes, or Captain Zhang!"

Chen Liuyu suddenly nodded and patted his ass.

It turned out that Regiment Leader Zhang was really more thoughtful than himself.

"Still, you have to be prepared with both hands,"

Zhang Chenfeng waved his hand, "In case Ma Jinbao is really desperate and burns grain and abandons it, our difficulties will not be small......"

"If that's the case, what should I do?"

Hearing him say this, He Shouxin immediately frowned.

"Refugees are definitely going to be relieved,"

Zhang Chenfeng thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Let the troops eat less and spread out more......

He decided that, starting tomorrow, the troops would reduce the supply of one meal of rice and drink gruel instead...... The saved food rations will be given to the refugees, at least for a few more days.

Whether it is to seize Yizhen or to save food rations, it is for one purpose - to alleviate the food problem and stabilize the people's minds.

Yangzhou, an important town mainly for salt transportation, was firmly controlled by Lin Xiao, so to win the hearts and minds of the people and lay a good political foundation, even if the food supply of the cavalry regiment itself was not abundant, the refugees could not be reduced to starvation.

Not only that, but also to quickly build some pergolas, so that the refugees whose houses have been destroyed will immediately have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

"And then you can only take one step at a time,"

Speaking of this, he looked up at the window and said with a worried face, "Let's see if there is anything left to do with Mr. Lin......