The mountain rain is coming, and Jingyang County is full of pre-war tension.

Since returning to Qin Wangzhuang, Zhu Youzhen has not even had time to enter the gate of the palace. He set up a temporary command post on the gate tower of Beicheng and made a series of important arrangements by taking advantage of the three precious days gained by the Jingshan Blockade War.

First of all, he ordered Sun Chuanting of Jingyang County to issue martial law in the name of the county order, requiring all the people in all villages and towns in Jingyang County to temporarily take refuge in Jingyang County and Qinwangzhuang.

Because with Zhu Youzhen's existing forces, defending the city may be able to protect itself, but it is obviously impossible to prevent the thieves from attacking and harassing the villages. Therefore he put all the people into the city, and as for the homes and farmlands of the people, they were left to their fate.

In order to improve efficiency, Zhu Youzhen asked Sun Chuanting to use iron-fisted methods. Each family is only allowed to carry silver and other floating wealth, and other things are strictly prohibited.

As the saying goes, farmers are thrifty again, and now they are reluctant to abandon everything. In particular, some stubborn old men and old ladies are even more difficult to leave their homeland, and would rather risk being killed by thieves than stay in the village to take care of their families.

Sun Chuanting was also unceremonious about this situation, and as soon as he gave the order, the officials forcibly moved out. Fortunately, after all, there are a small number of people who sacrifice their lives and money, and most people can still figure out the situation. Late at night on the first day, tens of thousands of Jingyang people had entered the two cities, and the "relocation" work was basically completed.

Then came the placement. So many ordinary people entered the city at once, which was equivalent to refugees. In the past, there have been cases of thieves in other places and a large number of people have taken refuge in the city. However, due to the lack of preparedness of local officials, they often only focus on defending the city and ignore the refugees at all, resulting in extremely miserable conditions for the refugees. Not only did they not have a place to live, but they did not even have the most basic diet. Even if the thieves did not breach the city, a few days of siege would have caused a large number of deaths among the refugees.

However, this time, since Zhu Youzhen took the initiative to ask the people to take refuge in the city, of course he also made detailed arrangements for the work ahead. Qinwangzhuang's strategic reserve has a large number of tents, which come in handy at this time.

Sun Chuanting was still in charge, and he organized the chiefs of each village and let them set up tents in the city in the village. Of course, due to the large number of people, it is impossible to set up tents as a family. Sun Chuanting adopted the method of separating men and women into camps, with only six tents in each village, three for men and three for each woman, and at night everyone would huddle together and fall asleep.

Some wealthy landlords, relying on their wealth and power, wanted to set up a special tent for their own use. They are used to being powerful in the village on weekdays, and the chief and the common people can't do anything about them. But after Sun Chuanting learned of this situation, he immediately sent officials to arrest the landlord who took the lead in making trouble, and whipped him fiercely without saying a word.

Only then did the landlords know that the magistrate looked gentle and elegant, but he was iron-faced and selfless, and his style was ruthless. Therefore, no one dared to make any more trouble, so they had to obediently squeeze into a tent with other farmers.

In terms of the supply of food, Zhu Youzhen also made careful arrangements. He urgently transported 10,000 stone of grain from Qinwangzhuang to Jingyang County, which was enough for 50,000 or 60,000 people to eat for more than half a month. Because it is impossible for thieves to besiege the city for half a month, they will generally withdraw from the siege and flee if they can't beat it for three or four days, so these grains are enough to use.

Of course, there is no need to worry about Qinwangzhuang's grain, as the most important strategic material, Zhu Youzhen has been hoarding since a few months ago. Especially after the end of the Xi'an business war, he collected all the backlog of grain from the three major merchant gangs regardless of the cost, and at this time there were more than 100,000 stones of grain in stock, which was full of confidence in this regard.

As for the distribution of food, Zhu Youzhen also paid attention to it. At present, the great enemy is in the background, and the refugees' minds are fluctuating, and it is easy for the phenomenon of robbery to occur. Zhu Youzhen authorized Sun Chuanting to distribute grain to the villages every day, with the government officials as the backbone and supervisors, and a part of the workers as the executors. In the event of looting, it will be punished immediately.

On the second day, sure enough, there were some hooligans looting food. No matter what dynasty or generation, where village or village, such people are always indispensable. They are lazy and don't produce, but they always want to make a living by bullying others. On weekdays, they either steal chickens and dogs, or bully their neighbors, kick the widow's door and dig up the grave, which can be described as a bad thing.

In the face of these people's provocations, Sun Chuanting once again sacrificed iron-fisted methods. He personally quietly followed a small group of workers distributing grain, and after witnessing the ruffians snatching grain, he immediately ordered the officials to tie up the leader. Then he announced loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has the virtue of a good life, and the food supplied to the refugees comes from the palace." rob the grain, and wait for the robbery of the king's property. According to the "Da Ming Law", anyone who steals the property of the inner government will be beheaded! Come on, execution! ”

At the sound of an order, the official raised his knife and fell, and the head fell to the ground immediately!

With this execution on the street, all the bad elements were shocked, knowing that the law of Jingyang County was not a joke. For ordinary people, it is a reassuring pill, knowing that from the King of Qin to the county order, they are all in charge of the people, and they are more comfortable living in the city.

While making arrangements for civil affairs, a series of military deployments are also being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.

First of all, Zhu Youzhen asked Sun Chuanting to report to Yang He in Xi'an. Because no matter what, Yang He is the governor of the three sides after all, the largest official in Shaanxi, and he has the right to transfer troops. Before, he blindly appeased and lacked vigilance against the actions of the thieves, which led to Li Zichang's direct drive. Now that everyone is about to fight to the edge of Xi'an, especially the safety of King Qin, Zhu Youzhen thinks that Yang He should wake up and transfer troops to fight the thieves.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen did not pin all his hopes on Yang He. Because even if Yang He is willing to transfer troops, it will be difficult for the officers and troops in other places to arrive immediately for a moment and a half. Moreover, Xi'an City itself also needs to be defended, and Yang He may not be able to draw up many troops to assist Zhu Youzhen; Even if you pull some out, I'm afraid you won't have much combat power. Li Zicheng's army will arrive soon, and this first wave of attack will still rely on the existing forces to withstand it.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen first asked Zuo Guangxian to be in charge of the defense of Jingyang County, supplemented by He Renlong. This is also normal, because Zuo Guang is a general, He Renlong is a garrison, and Zuo Guangxian has a higher rank, of course, he will be the main general.

In fact, Zhu Youzhen was not very relieved about He Renlong. And Zuo Guangxian governed the army strictly, and with his constraints, He Renlong would not dare to make any big trouble.

Zuoguang Xianbu had 1,000 cavalry, and He Renlong had 300 cavalry and 1,200 infantry. Although there are only more than 2,000 people in total, the defense of Jingyang County can only be handed over to them.

As for Qin Wangzhuang, it was Zhu Youzhen who led the Qin soldiers to defend it. He smiled at Qi Meifeng, Li Dingguo and other generals: "It is said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, but this king believes that you will definitely be able to cook this pot of rice well!" ”

The generals agreed loudly, and the youngest Li Laiheng also quipped: "Your Highness, don't worry, our pot of rice is very hot, and we have to burn Li Zicheng's mouth full of bubbles!" ”