Chapter 782: Descending the Mountain
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There is a huge wooden city surrounded by a huge wooden fence, which is all a large storehouse covered with oilcloth, the bottom is moisture-proof, the oilcloth is rainproof, and there are thousands of stone grain in each storehouse, and there are more than 200,000 stone grain in the storehouse made of oilcloth in about 40 or so oilcloth, as well as a large number of ordnance materials.
Due to the emperor's attention, the cabinet and the six ministries are also very cooperative, coupled with Sun Chengzong's attention to the refugees in the Thirteen Mountains, the imperial court has gathered a lot of resources in the western Liaoxi area, food is the top priority, fortunately the Ming Dynasty is now short of everything, food is still quite secure. In addition, Liaoxi is not short of money, in recent years, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has been very concerned about the defense of Liaoxi, and all aspects of resources are inclined to Liaoxi, otherwise no matter how great the old grandson's ability is, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
This grain depot is also the front-line storage camp, and there are similar reserve granaries near several post stations in the future, this is the suggestion of the people of Heyusheng, if you have to wait until the road is opened and then send a steady stream of grain from Ningyuan, while picking up the old, weak, sick and disabled, I am afraid that when Dai Shan comes back with the main force of Houjin, there will not be much grain transported from the Thirteen Mountains.
The chief military attache and quite a number of officers, as well as more than 1,000 battalions of soldiers, were stationed here, and the main task was to protect this forward grain storage warehouse.
However, after seeing the level of He Yusheng's soldiers and a small number of soldiers, the officers stationed in the Ming army all had doubts about their tasks...... If there is a real fight, who will protect whom?
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"The people of the Thirteen Mountains have come out!"
A few days later, news came from the front that Zu Dashou, Song Wei and other generals led more than 3,000 cavalry to drive away the Dongyu garrison outside the west pass of the Thirteen Mountains and completely opened the road.
Half a day after the news came, the traces of Heyusheng's carriage were seen from the simple repaired road.
This kind of lightweight four-** car is not for goods, and some large cars have obvious luxury decorations...... This should be the big car that He Yusheng is going to sell to the dignitaries and gentry, and some official and gentry families here in Liaoxi have also bought this kind of car, and everyone knows that these cars are worth a lot of money.
A large number of horse-drawn carriages appeared on the horizon and arrived at the post station at great speed.
The team was led by the deputy commander of the baggage brigade, and Zhang Chunniu and the generals of the Ming army all greeted him.
The first car stopped first, and more than 100 large cars stopped one after another.
A thin old man with white hair got out of the car first, and when he looked around, he was obviously a little wooden, and he had not yet woken up from the state of pretending to sleep in the car.
It wasn't until he saw the banner of the border army in Liaozhen that the old man came to his senses, turned around and said excitedly: "I saw the official army, okay, it's safe now." ”
Pouted with Yusheng's soldiers...... This old thing, in the Thirteen Mountains is protected by Yusheng's people, from the foot of the mountain to the car has been escorted by Yusheng's soldiers, but when he saw the flag of the officers and soldiers, he said that it was safe...... I don't know what the fuck is.
More people got out of the car, a guerrilla general rode forward, and a group of refugees from the Thirteen Mountains hurriedly greeted him.
The guerrilla general said: "Lord Yuan of Ningqian Dao is thirty miles away, and Lord Wang and other adults are also there, don't delay, hurry up." ”
The old man who came down first said straightly: "I don't know how the imperial court will arrange for me, do you have anything to eat, and where to live?" ”
"The old dog eats to death." One of the neiders beside the guerrilla waved his hand and whipped it, scolding: "If you are told to go, leave quickly, what are you talking about." ”
A general said kindly: "The imperial court sent a large army to save you and others, and sent food up the mountain, why did you wait to ask for food and accommodation when you saw the general, and stood and talked with a big thorn." ”
Only then did all the refugees come to their senses, and they all knelt down in a hurry.
Recently, it has been raining for several days, and the ground is quite muddy, and thousands of people have been very dirty on their knees and the hem of their robes after kneeling.
The guerrilla didn't care, and after glancing at everyone, he turned his horse around and left.
The crowd hurriedly swallowed their heads, and many of them had their foreheads and heads dirty, as if they had just rolled in the mud.
The people of Heyusheng watched this scene, and everyone was silent.
Many people think of their own time, and they can't help but show a happy look on their faces.
The deputy commander of the army said to the general who greeted him: "The first batch of more than 4,000 people has been handed over to you to be responsible." We're going to meet the second group, and they're already slowly moving this way. In addition, the grain cart will also be out. ”
The general was a little embarrassed and said: "Grain trucks, I'm afraid there are not enough people." ”
"We'll figure it out." The deputy commander of the army nodded very understandingly, and said, "Don't worry." ”
"You'll always have a way." There is always some admiration and envy to say.
"Everybody help." The deputy commander of the army responded insincerely.
Now everyone has a feeling that he and Yusheng's side and Daming's side are completely two patterns of life and work. And Yusheng is more efficient, more equal, and has a unique atmosphere, which many people don't quite understand when they are in it, and when they are impacted by the outside, this feeling is particularly strong.
"Alright, let's go!"
A squad of cavalry and more than 100 battalion soldiers were responsible for the safety of the refugees, who were either old men, women, and many children.
They were originally happy to go down the mountain, where food was rationed, and the men in the prime of life generally joined the regimental training of the various forces, and the men had to train their fighting skills, and they were at the top of the food supply, and then the labor of farming, and the lowest class were the old people, women and children.
After the beginning of spring, the old man and the children were responsible for collecting mountain fruits and cooperating with the hunters to hunt, and the food was a little more abundant, which also gave them the strength to walk the rest of the journey. If it was the state of last winter, it was very doubtful that these people would be able to go to the area of Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan.
As long as most of the people who leave are in the form of families, the men in their families will leave in the last batch, otherwise when these women and children go to the area of Shanhaiguan and Yongping, there is no strong labor at home, and even if the wasteland is allocated, it is not able to reclaim it, and it is very difficult for these places to even ask for food to escape the famine, and the face of the court is also ugly if they rescue people and then starve to death. Fortunately, as long as a few strong men are left on the mountain, as long as time permits, most of the middle-aged men of the family will also be released.
If there is no adult man in the family, it is better to stay in the mountains.
When Quang Ninh fell, there was a large-scale wave of refugees, and a large number of refugees poured into the Shanhai Pass, all the way to Yongping, Zunhua and even the area of Jingshi.
Just like when Shenyang and Liaoyang fell, a large number of people fled to Nansiwei, when Nansiwei fell, more people flocked to the sea, a large number of people died of illness or starvation on the way to escape, and were also killed by the Houjin pursuers, and those who escaped were either contained by Mao Wenlong, or fled to North Korea, and quite a number of refugees fled to the Denglai area.
A large number of Liao people died in various places, and the most common deaths were the elderly, women and children, and men also died from various causes, but most of them survived.
If there are relatives of women and children and elderly people in the prime of life, the chances of survival are much greater, and if not, it is likely that the first group will fall.
It is difficult for people living in later generations to imagine that in a normal country with the imperial court and central and local administrative institutions, why allow their people to die of war and famine and disease, but the Ming Dynasty is such a country, the administrative capacity is so low that it can be ignored, not to mention the large number of people who died due to the war, even if it is in peacetime, a plague or earthquake can also take the lives of a large number of people, floods, earthquakes, plagues, the Ming court is not only helpless about these, but also has no solution to these disasters at all.
From this point of view, the Ming Dynasty swept away the Meng Yuan, but did not solve the harm brought about by the invasion of this backward civilization, and in terms of administrative ability, the Ming Dynasty was not only inferior to the former Song Dynasty, but also far worse than the Sui and Tang dynasties.
The refugees began to support each other and leave, and the rest of the journey was very difficult and arduous for them.
The old man who got out of the car at the beginning suddenly turned his head and said to a soldier: "Master Jun, thank you." ”
"Thank you for taking care of Master Jun all the way."
"We still have dry food on us, and it is also the grace of the military masters."
"I heard that it is the same as the Cheng Ye and Yang Ye on the mountain? When we settle down, we will set up an immortal tablet for your lord. ”
"On the mountain, I was also taken care of by you and Yusheng, and I survived...... We have no money or land, so we can only copy more Buddhist scriptures for Mr. Zhang and recite a few more Buddhas. ”
The crowd spoke words of praise and gratitude, and gradually departed.
The dissatisfaction in the hearts of all the soldiers disappeared without a trace, and they looked at the people who left in silence, and they all had a feeling of great happiness in their hearts.
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An hour later, dozens of horsemen rode their horses from village to town.
Some villages and towns are already populated by small numbers of inhabitants who make a living by picking wild fruits and hunting, and a small amount of wasteland has been reclaimed.
Ningyuan has a better land and a safer environment, but in comparison, many Liao people prefer to reclaim their own land in the area from Jinzhou to Guangning.
These people also became the residents of the city after the Ming army restored it a few years later, and they survived in the most difficult conditions, did not die, and did not become prisoners and slaves.
It's just that after the Battle of Ningjin, they completely cut off hope, stopped resisting, shaved their heads and kept braids, and became obedient people.
The aftermath of the catastrophe made them extremely cautious, and except for a few people, most of them chose to hide when they saw the convoy and the officers and soldiers.
The cavalrymen ran around, banged the gongs in their hands, and began to call for the villagers to come out and help carry the food.
The cavalry shouted: "Carry ten bales of grain for one liter, and carry a hundred bales of grain for one stone!" ”
"Never break our promises, we are not the imperial court, we are the people of Heyusheng Commercial Bank."
Due to the affairs of the Thirteen Mountains, as well as the operation of He Yusheng in Liaodong Guangning and other places, the reputation of the trading house was much louder than that of the imperial court. At the very least, the common people would definitely choose to trust the merchant houses rather than the imperial court.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the cavalry, thousands of hidden inhabitants came out of a radius of ten miles before dark.