Chapter 641 Afterhand

"Password ......"

"Fengwu...... Prestige ......"

The attack came suddenly and ended quickly, like a sudden stop on a summer afternoon.

When the dust settles,

On the bank of the nameless river bridge, in the makeshift security camp, I sat in a semi-open tent that was heavily guarded on the largest side, and listened to the reports and explanations of the aftermath while openly meeting with the generals of the nearby garrison who had come to greet me.

Chen Xingfa, the former captain of the first regiment of the fourth battalion of the army,...... See the town marshal"

"Zhou Dafa, the seventh garrison battalion stationed in Zheng County,,, has seen the handsome ......"

"Deng Yuanjue, Second Engineering Regiment of the Jiansheng Army......"

"Zheng County Lieutenant and Deputy Garrison Regiment Lu Tai ......"

"Zheng County No. 59 Labor Battalion Patrol Team Zhengluo Yixi ......"

"Liu Ziping of Baoping Town Inspection Office, greeting the military marshal" ......"

"Forgive me for being late...... Frightened the handsome."

After being attacked, it's like a rat at the expense of my life, and then I come to announce the conclusion after sneaking away, which is not my style.

Timely appearances and statements can also have the effect of boosting morale and eliminating rumors and hidden worries, which I still understand.

From me, I can clearly see that the battlefield outside the big tent has been carefully cleaned up and cleaned, and the corpses have been collected and sorted and identified one by one.

"Most of the thieves have been ambushed ......"

"The remaining small amount of legitimate recourse is ......"

"The second capital (regiment) of the first to bear the brunt of the battle was killed 27 and 55 were seriously wounded......"

"In the fourth capital, four people were killed and twenty-three were slightly wounded......"

"The Yuhou team killed two and seriously injured seven ......"

"The above on-the-spot treatment of the dead and the treatment of the wounded have been properly arranged......"

"One hundred and sixty-nine thieves were killed, of which five were captured, and they have been sent to the division for torture......"

"The weapons used, the bows and crossbows, are of the northern style......"

I nodded imperceptibly, in fact, there was a follow-up vignette.

"Urgent?."

In the midst of the chaos that followed, a messenger leaned forward and hurriedly tried to report something to me.

Then, after stepping into the preset warning circle of the pro-direct guards, it was not surprising that he was stabbed into a meat sieve by more than a dozen fire guns at close range.

Then the body was searched, only to find several throwing knives that had been detained in the opponent's hand, as well as a bloodstained inner lining.

Only then did I know that these attackers still had such a lurking backhand.

The rest of the time is the long process of mobilizing all directions at this point where I am, and preferring to take any suspicious things and people in vain.

For example, how the other party infiltrated the hinterland of Huaidong in batches; and how I got my route; how to obtain support and preparation for weapons and equipment; how long they have been dormant and who is there to help them; how many people are involved; …… Questions like these are frightening

On the contrary, the motive and purpose of the attack are obvious and clear.

The voice of the debriefing continues,

"According to the pursuing horse scouts, the thieves were released along the river......"

"An order has been given to the fortifications and outposts along the river, as well as the camping vehicles and boats in the same territory, to pursue and block the ......."

Under the rule of Huaidong today, in addition to the six prefectures that have been established as the basic plate and have been tightly controlled, it also includes the three prefectures of Bin, Qi and Ji in the north, the three prefectures of Denglaijiao that have been re-established in the east, Yan, Xu and Yunzhou in the west, and the two prefectures of Si and Su in the south.

In some of these areas, some social functions and order have been restored, but the exact extent and degree of control will vary.

Like the three states in the north, Jishui is the division between the north and the south. The north shore area serves as a buffer zone for defending against the enemy along the Yellow River, so it has long adopted the attitude of setting up more guards and beacons, and leaving the local area limited and laissez-faire. Only the counties on the southern bank have large-scale cantonments and basic divisions of villages, towns, and towns.

To the south, Sizhou and Suzhou are mostly flooded areas, and only in the two or three counties close to the neighboring states to the north are there large areas of human activity where refugees and people gather.

The same is true of the three states of Jiaodong in the east!, after being abandoned for a long time, it is not so easy to be restored. Therefore, although the territory was basically cleared and the rudiments of administrative divisions and political power at all levels were established, in fact the combined population of these three prefectures was not as large as any of the six prefectures under the rule of Huaidong.

As for Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yunzhou in the west, they are typical focus and theaters of struggle against the enemy, so they maintain a considerable number of garrison fortresses and mobile troops; Even in the structure of population resettlement and output in the rear, it was a collective labor group under martial law with a high degree of military officers who set out to serve the front.

Therefore, except for the benefits of the three northern states, which are slightly better than nothing, these places basically have no decent output and supplements, but require a lot of follow-up investment and sustained development to be effective.

For example, in the territory of the three states in the west, although there are many population bases and settlements in the garrison, and there is also a scale of output, because of the existence of the garrison, the investment is also greater.

That is to say, at present, the focus of the resources and production capacity required by the Huaidong Zhenfu and the Lianghuai system is still dependent on the six prefectures of Qing, Yi, Mi, Zi, Wei and Hai as the basic plates.

In addition to the military expenses and food provided by the Jiangning base camp in the rear, I have to raise and transfer them myself through sea trade.

Therefore, finding a way to open up and get more channels in the external environment as much as possible to increase income is the top priority of Huaidong's development.

At this point, we will never allow others to challenge and get involved.

Despite this, the territory of the 17 prefectures and two prefectures of the original Huaibei Province, which we actually control, has accounted for more than half, and excluding the factors of relative population shortage and scarcity, even in the era of a hundred years of chaotic war, it can be called a big town.

It's just that there are still reservations and deliberate suppression in the caliber of internal or external claims, and only in accordance with the pattern and operation of the six states, try to avoid touching the sensitive nerves of the upper echelons.

In this large area, there is another natural advantage under the rule of Huaidong, which is the convenience provided by the canal network that has been inherited for thousands of years.

After several phases of dredging and reinforcement, the transportation in Huaidong? The system can already transport troops, personnel, and supplies to the states controlled by Huaizhen with faster efficiency and greater carrying capacity than on land.

In daily life, the canal network is also an important part of the local agricultural irrigation system, through the canal branch network extended from the canal network, and the dams and gates at all levels, which can be used in different seasons to regulate and utilize the water volume of abundance and drought.

During the war, these river networks were also an important barrier and buffer to block the enemy, especially in the Southern Dynasties, which were relatively developed in the navy, and were not accustomed to water and were better at using cavalry advantages.

But I didn't expect that these river networks would also become a cover and retreat for these attackers.

However, another disadvantage and advantage of military rule has been manifested.

On the one hand, it is the result of centralized management, which severely restricts the mobility of the population, and correspondingly leaves large blank areas in the wild with limited human activities.

On the other hand, while the personal control is strict to the extreme, it also makes it difficult for most foreign forces to obtain sufficient cover and assistance in the people.

As long as you use the regional elimination method, patiently pull the net and check, you should always find something.