Xu Ping set up a high platform behind the army, standing on which he could not only see the exchange site, but also overlook the two armies around Kaifeng City from afar, and the Yellow River was faintly visible a few miles away.

Li Zicheng, Xu Ping, and Niu Jinxing had just walked to the vicinity of the platform, when a familiar shout suddenly came: "General! ”

Xu Ping looked up, and it turned out to be Sun Kewang who made the sound, since the last unpleasant incident with Li Zicheng, Sun Kewang has not come to Kaifeng for a long time. Now he is standing beside Li Dingguo, standing side by side in front of the general stage and looking at Xu Ping and them who came over with a smile.

Sun Kewang walked over and hugged his fist at Li Zicheng: "Wang, how are you doing?" ”

"Brother Sun, hello." After seeing Sun Kewang, Li Zicheng was also smiling, and now Sun Kewang is doing things in Guide Mansion, and his name has become more and more famous, and those leaders of the army in Guide Mansion - such as Zhang Xianbao and others also admired Sun Kewang so much that they said good things about him.

After greeting Niu Jinxing, Sun Kewang walked up to Xu Ping and greeted him affectionately: "General, is this grain exchange still going well?" ”

"It went well." Kaifeng City plus the temporary formation of the militia Xu Ping estimated that there were 60,000 or 70,000 Ming troops, there was no food before, so the city had to save money, he heard that a soldier only gave a quarter to a fifth of the rated rations a month, but now that there is food, for the sake of the army's heart, the soldiers' rations must be restored immediately, so tens of thousands of Ming troops will increase the cost of tens of thousands of stone food a month, because there is hope in the city, and the old people and children will not be ruthless to see the old people and children starving to death, which is of course saving many people's lives, but there is a benefit to Xu Ping - That is, in order to increase the food expenditure sharply, the governor of Henan, Yamen, had to exchange more people with Xu Ping. In Xu Ping's plan, the more people were moved out of the city, the more sure he was of destroying the few remaining military morales in Kaifeng City.

"I've thought about it carefully," Xu Ping's words had just begun, and Sun Kewang shouted in a loud voice, and agreed in agreement: "Hugh said that to save these lives, it is also very good to be able to exchange some food for fewer dead brothers." ”

"Yes," Li Dingguo also agreed loudly: "Our brother's life is much more valuable than these grains." ”

"Not bad, not bad." Sun Kewang didn't wait for Xu Ping to speak, and then he gave another compliment: "The general is really far-sighted." ”

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After being taken out of the city, Miss Liu immediately followed the example of the others, picked up a handful of soil from the ground, spit a few mouthfuls of spit, and wiped it on her face in a panic. After doing this, Miss Liu felt relieved, as if she had completed a great feat and became much safer. The families of the adults in Kaifeng City can't pay it, the families of the guards can't pay it, and if they have money to pay bribes, they don't have to pay it, so they can only send people from those who have no power and no power and can't hand over the grain that the government wants. And for these families, the government ordered each family to pay only one person at a time, so Miss Liu was surrounded by people who were as unacquainted as her, except for the elderly, those slightly younger women painted themselves with big faces, trembling and walking towards the exchange venue between the two armies of Mingchuang and Chuang.

The Ming army pushed and shoved the people into a queue, and Miss Liu followed the footsteps of the people in front of her and slowly moved towards the side of the intruding army, and the mood that had just been somewhat relaxed gradually began to tighten again. The soldiers of the Ming army shouted to report the number of people while counting the number of people, and the clear voice came into her ears, and Miss Liu couldn't help but start to tremble. When it was her turn, Miss Liu, who was so nervous in the face of the yelling soldier that she could barely walk, looked helplessly at her numb, expressionless face.

"One Hundred and Sixty-Three ......"

The Ming soldiers shouted loudly and pushed Miss Liu over without looking. When Xu Ping first began to besiege the city, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Luoyang, the king of Zhou asked the prince of Zhou to personally supervise the supply of grain and grass for the defenders. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the monthly ration of each soldier is one stone, and after the prince of Zhou personally supervised the distribution of food, this figure was still not reached, but it was also very close, and it was absolutely no problem for the soldiers to eat enough after the inevitable loss of greedy ink. At the end of last year, the rations were reduced to half of the custom-made rations, and the soldiers could no longer use them to feed their families, but they could still fill their stomachs. However, after the Chinese New Year, the Zhou Wangfu and the Henan Governor Yamen decided to cut the ration supply by half, and the soldiers began to feel that the supply was insufficient.

Although there were no fierce battles, it was necessary to repair the walls, dredge the moats and moats, and constantly build and strengthen the sheep walls in the city, which were all heavy physical labor, and the soldiers gradually complained, and had to watch their families starving in the city.

Since the beginning of the exchange with the intruding troops outside the city, the rations of the soldiers defending the city of Bianjun have immediately returned to a fixed share of one stone per month, which not only allows them to eat their stomachs, but also manages to carry some gifts for their relatives in the city - they were not enough to eat before, and the elders were very strict with each other, and their companions were also on guard against each other; But now the chief has turned one eye open and one eye closed, and his companions cover each other.

For these soldiers, there is no difference between the hostages and goods that Miss Liu used in exchange, and handing them over is a guarantee that they will be fed and their families will survive.

When the Ming army counted the number of people, the soldiers standing opposite them stood in a tight line, and Miss Liu looked at these people who were dressed in black and wore hats, hiding their faces under the hats, and felt that her legs were weak and almost collapsed to the ground. For a long time, Kaifeng City was full of all kinds of rumors about the army, most of which were made up by the Henan governor Yamen to boost the morale of the army, describing the army as a cannibal beast with blue faces and fangs. But for the people of the city, they were willing to believe such rumors, because after all, it was these armies who had surrounded them in the city, put them in a dangerous and unpredictable situation, and were also the enemies of their sons who stood on the walls.

Li Zicheng has attacked Kaifeng twice, and last time Li Zicheng was shot blind in one eye under Kaifeng City, which made the officials and people all over the city believe that once Kaifeng City was broken, they would never be lucky, and it was this sentiment that made Henan Governor Yamen easily organize a militia of more than 40,000 people to help defend the city. Coupled with the Bianjun who retreated into Kaifeng from all walks of life, almost none of the 70,000 Ming troops in the city had any dissent to surrender, and if Xu Ping hadn't offered to exchange, he would have really begun to eat people, and most of the defenders in Kaifeng also planned to continue to hold on.

After the last count, the Ming army blasted these people towards the side of the intruding army, and Miss Liu looked at the black-clothed soldiers who made her feel gloomy, and could only comfort herself in her heart that fortunately her face had been blackened. Besides, no one can save herself so far, Miss Liu Gang gritted her teeth, took a step forward, and then took another step.

Several of the intruding soldiers in charge of the handover stood apart, and they carefully counted the number of people in order to verify with the Ming army. There was no one in the middle of the two armies to maintain order among the people, and under the shouts of the Ming army, what was originally a neat and orderly procession quickly disintegrated into a plate of loose sand once it crossed the exchange line. Several people who were pushed to the side of the intruding army fell to the ground softly, lying at the feet of the Ming soldiers and crying loudly, these people who had already accepted their fate suddenly had the courage and a glimmer of hope to resist fate, trying to return to the side of the Ming army.

Seeing this, Miss Liu also stopped, looking at those companions and Ming soldiers with anticipation. But the Ming soldiers continued to hand over unmoved, sharply warning the emotional people not to try to climb back to the Ming army, and kicked them from time to time. After all attempts failed, the women looked at the towering city wall of Kaifeng and wept sadly, and Miss Liu silently wiped her tears and continued to walk forward step by step.

The soldiers in charge of the vigilance made way for these people, and let them slowly walk to the rear of the camp front, and after walking for a while, a long row of tables appeared in front of Miss Liu, and behind each table sat a clerk-like person. The people stopped in horror when they walked to the front of this column of tables about ten meters, and no one was willing to be the first to rush forward, forming an open space like the confrontation between the two armies, separating the intruding army from the people of Kaifeng.

No one came to pull them in, and no one beckoned them over, and the people waited for a while, and at last someone mustered up the courage and walked cautiously, and the people behind watched the man's every move with wide eyes—he sat down at a table, and the military clerk opposite him asked a few questions, which he then wrote down on paper.

It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.

Miss Liu slowly left the crowd and walked towards a more honest-looking paperwork. The clerk first asked Miss Liu's surname and where she lived in Kaifeng City, took a pen and wrote them down on a piece of paper, and then handed the paper to a soldier standing behind him. Then the clerk asked Miss Liu if she was thirsty, and motioned to her to drink some water to quench her thirst. Now that she has fallen into such a field, Miss Liu also let it go, picked up the water scoop on the table, and drank all the water in it, with a resolute expression on her face.

The clerk took out a number plate from the basket and handed it to Miss Liu, asking her to remember her number, and then registered it for the next person who came over. Nine times out of ten, the people who were sent out of the city today were old people and women, and one by one these people who had no ability to resist reported their names and addresses, and returned to the crowd with number plates to wait.

After a difficult wait, Miss Liu heard the soldiers call out her number, and she was led into a small group with several Kaifeng women who were also painted with large flower faces. None of them spoke, but stood silently. Soon a young soldier strode up and grinned at the women, causing them to retreat. Miss Liu's throat was dry in panic, and the breathing of several companions around her became heavy.

The soldier's face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Shangfeng explained that he wants to smile at the people from the city, and there is no malice in Xia, please forgive a few girls." ”

The soldier quickly read out a list of names, and Miss Liu was among them. In addition, she heard the names of the two girls next door, and she looked intently, both of them were dressed in bloated clothes and had mud on their faces, so they could not be identified just now. After confirming that it was correct, the soldier explained: "The girls are neighbors in Kaifeng City, so the accommodation we arranged for you is next to each other, so that you can take care of your daily life." ”

Several girls were still staring nervously at the soldier, and he smiled and continued, "This is our general's arrangement. In the future, if there are still people in your family who are released, they will be able to find you according to their addresses. At present, we will first grieve everyone to live outside the city, and when we break through Kaifeng, we will let you go home immediately. I will take you to the place where you live, and to see your relatives who were out of the city. ”

Miss Liu took a step forward and asked suspiciously, "Master Jun, the little woman's grandmother was sent out of the city last month, where is she now?" ”

The soldier asked Miss Liu's surname and address, looked down at the list in his hand, looked up and smiled: "Don't worry, girl, your grandmother is also in charge of this team, everything is fine with the old man, and the girl will be able to see her soon." ”

Several of the other neighboring girls had sent the old man out, and when they heard this, their worries overwhelmed their fear, and they all stepped forward to ask the soldier about the relatives who had left the city first. Miss Liu, they soon discovered that the soldier seemed to be a good-natured man, and he took the trouble to tell everyone what they wanted to know. In the end, he also took out a few small cards and handed them to these girls: "Under the surname Yue Mingmu, Yue Wangye's Yue, and the shepherd's Shepherd, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to read, just remember the name." As explained above, if you feel that there is rudeness in the lower ranks, you can go and complain to the lower commanders. The commander under him is named Qin Dedong, if you can't remember it, you can find someone with this card. ”

A few girls said they didn't dare, Yue Mu smiled and said: "If you don't dare, you have to dare, the general who broke into the camp has explained, and people will come down to check every half a month in the future, and a few girls will give a score to the next level, because the place where you live belongs to the lower management......"

"What does it mean to score?" Miss Liu mustered up the courage to ask.

"It's to evaluate what kind of person you are in the eyes of more villagers in the future, from ten to one, ten is a big good person, and one point is a big bad guy." Yue Mu explained honestly, he had already explained to the people who left the city first, but he still didn't dare to slack off, because it was related to his future: "Of course, the more points, the better, if you all think that you are a good person and give you a lot of points, the general will be rewarded, otherwise the whip will serve ......"

Several Kaifeng people widened their eyes when they heard this, and at this time, there were officers on the side urging, and Yue Mu took these people and walked towards their place of residence: "It's not a secret, the lives of the people below are in the hands of a few girls, as well as your family elders, so if you have any needs in the future, you must tell you, and you will not dare to refuse." ”

Last time, that is, when he scored for the first time, Gao Chengcang of a fruit got the highest score, and almost all the people in the area he was in charge of gave him full marks, for which Xu Ping greatly rewarded Gao Chengcang, and his superiors at all levels were also credited for this. The other teams and fruits were all hot-eyed, and they went to inquire what Gao Chengcang had done. It turned out that in addition to carrying out the ordinary orders of the team, Gao Chengcang also performed shadow puppets for the people after work every day, so he was well received.

After learning the reason, a few people were not convinced to complain, and finally some people kept complaining to Xu Ping, saying that their team performed all kinds of safety work better than Gao Chengcang's team, but Xu Ping was unmoved, and retorted that at least Gao Chengcang should be rewarded for performing shadow puppets for the people in his own time. For Xu Ping, the top priority was to dispel the influence of rumors about the Henan governor Yamen, who believed that Gao Chengcang's personal actions had a good role in promoting the larger goal of breaking into the camp.

The so-called good ones will be very bad at the bottom!

Because of Gao Chengcang's precedent, after the first evaluation, the officers and non-commissioned officers of each team and each fruit asked their subordinates to come up with some unique skills to please the upcoming Kaifeng people. In the past few days, it has been like a temple fair has been held near the people's residential areas, and the officers and men of the two battalions of the guards and armored battalions have crossed the sea and displayed their magical powers.

In the first two days, Li Dingguo was still a little dissatisfied, feeling that this kind of policy made the soldiers too demanding of the people, so that it affected the detailed investigation, and the military vigilance may also be affected to a certain extent, but Xu Ping had no worries about this: "Gao Mingheng, did he eat the bear's heart and leopard gall?" Not to mention that there may be a few fine works in it, even if all the people who are released out of the city are fine works and not the people, can Gao Mingheng still dare to go out of the city to counterattack? ”

Li Dingguo thought about it, now there are tens of thousands of troops outside the city, Gao Mingheng said that he would not dare to open the city gate without anything, which can be seen from his action of even exchanging hundreds of people to go down to the city one by one, so Li Dingguo asked the western first battalion not to have to concentrate on guarding these people. As soon as Li Dingguo's mouth was opened, the western first battalion also quickly joined the ranks of the guards and armored battalions, and the soldiers in charge of the residential areas were thinking about how to get high scores every day, and those who were not assigned to work here sighed and sighed, feeling that they had missed a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Yue Mu is the old man of the guard battalion, an important training object in the team, so he got such a position, when he led the way to a few girls in front, he also chattered endlessly: "I know some Yili, although I dare not say that I know five hundred years before, and three hundred years later, but within ten or twenty years, it can definitely be counted as eight or nine, if you are worried about your relatives in the city or something, you are willing to help you girls calculate...... Although you girls can rest assured, you don't take a penny in the next penny, the so-called meeting is fate, you girls remember to give the next high score when you score......"

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