Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 644 Expulsion of Song People

The city of Xingqing Mansion was in chaos, and the capital was overwhelmed by the influx of hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang people, including tens of thousands of Dangxiang people sent from Xiping Mansion.

The Xixia court was still in a state of confusion. They had never encountered such a crisis before, and made many wrong decisions in the panic. The biggest mistake in decision-making was to deploy troops to serve the king until the [-] troops arrived one after another. After Xingqing Mansion, the Xixia court realized that they actually gave up the five prefectures of Ding, Shun, Jing, Huai, and Ling, which guarded the capital, to the Song army for nothing.

Immediately, hundreds of thousands of people rushed to Xingqing Mansion, making the Xixia court even more confused, should they accept it or not?It was the Empress Dowager Liang who ordered to open the city gates to let hundreds of thousands of people enter the city.

In the monasteries, on the streets, and all the open spaces were crowded with party members driven from all over the country, setting up tents, crying, shouting, and making a lot of noise.

Hundreds of guards protected Empress Dowager Liang to patrol the refugees in the city, accompanied by Empress Dowager Liang to patrol the streets were General Du Luowei and Deputy Prime Minister Li Zhongming.

The stench in the street was so bad that Empress Dowager Liang frowned and said to Li Zhongming, "How could it be so stinky?"

Deputy Prime Minister Li Zhongming quickly said: "I will report to the Empress Dowager that the main thing is to eat, drink and drink in the street. It will definitely stink. There is no way to do this."

"What do you mean there is no way? Seeing that the great heat is approaching, what should we do if there is an epidemic?"

Li Zhongming looked puzzled: "There is really no place for them to live. The population of Xingqing Mansion has reached 110 million, and the entire city is going to be overcrowded. It is a trivial matter if it is smelly or dirty. The key is that the food is only enough to sustain one What will happen in a month?"

Empress Dowager Liang snorted heavily, "Then search out all the food from the people and implement a strict rationing system. To ensure military food, ordinary people will eat one less bite, as long as they don't starve to death."

General Du Romeo said: "My minister has a suggestion, I can relax a little bit."

"What advice?"

"Queen Mother, there are still 10,000+ Han people in the city. They all have houses and shops. We simply drive them all out of the city. First, the people on the streets will have a place to live. Secondly, food consumption can also be reduced. Their property can also be confiscated to the soldiers. Morale kills three birds with one stone."

Du Luowei has long wanted to do this. Many Han people in Xingqing City have quite a lot of property. In his own hands, today he waited for this opportunity.

Du Luowei added: "This is not just the suggestion of the humble officials. Many party officials want to do this. If the Song army drives out the party people, then we should also drive out the Han people."

The Empress Dowager Liang knew that she had to agree, otherwise the party officials would accuse her of protecting the Han people again, so she nodded, "Yes!"

"The humble minister obeys the order!"

The tens of thousands of troops in Xingqing City were dispatched immediately. They forcibly drove all the Han people out of their homes and shops, opened the south gate and drove them out of the city directly. The people didn't even have a chance to clean up the poor, so they were forcibly driven out of their homes, and then they were driven out of the city by the cavalry with whips.

The efficiency of the end of the capital is extremely high. In just one hour, all 14 Han people in the city were driven out of the city. They were full of grief and indignation, but they were at a loss. Walk inside and outside Jingzhou.

As soon as the Han people were expelled from the city, a team of 2000 people began to collect all kinds of wealth from the mansions of more than a dozen wealthy Han people. All precious wealth such as jewelry, gold, silver, copper coins, silk and satin were transferred away.

Then tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers went door-to-door to search for supplies such as grain, cloth, livestock, pig iron, etc., and finally the party members who slept on the streets were arranged to live in the homes of Han people.

After walking for several miles, 10,000 Song Army cavalry appeared. After learning about the situation, the cavalry escorted [-]+ Han people to Jingzhou.

Fan Ning arrived in Jingzhou when it was dark. The city of Jingzhou had already calmed down. The 10,000+ people also found empty houses to live in. They received relief grain and rice and had a full meal. Most of the people were tired. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep.

As soon as Fan Ning entered the city, some soldiers brought Zhang the shopkeeper of the Song Brocade Silk Shop to meet him. Zhang shopkeeper's real name was Zhang Fu, and he was an officer in the intelligence battalion to join the army.

He stepped forward and bowed to salute, "Humble and incompetent, I was kicked out of Xingqing Mansion, and I can no longer perform tasks."

"It's not Zhang Canjun's fault. Are the other brothers safe?"

"Safety is safe. It's just that there is still a lot of information hidden in the store, and we didn't have time to bring it out. It happened so suddenly. The soldiers rushed into the store and drove us out. If we disobeyed, we were whipped. There is no chance in the backyard, just go straight to the street and be escorted out of the city immediately."

Fan Ning sneered and said, "This is the Xixia army trying to make money!"

"Yes! There's nothing wrong with that. Everyone is empty-handed, and they don't even have time to tidy up their belongings. Only a bit of jewelry from the woman's body has not been taken away, and all the wealth has been lost."

"Will there be Xixia's spies among these people?"

"I can't say for sure, but I personally think that the possibility is not very high. Generally, Xixia doesn't trust the Han people. If they are used as spies, they will be deployed in the Song Dynasty, and if the party members are mixed in the team, they will be immediately arrested. If you recognize it and kill it, Xianggong would be right if you were more cautious."

Fan Ning nodded and asked again: "How many troops are there in the city?"

"Originally there were 5 people, and then 8 people came one after another. Now it should be 13 people. Adding 14 palace guards, there will be [-] people."

"Will you continue to expand your troops?"

"It will definitely. There are still many leather armor weapons left in the warehouse of the Military Weapons Supervision in the city. I judge that at least [-] troops can be armed. It is very likely that they will attack Huaizhou in the next two days."

"why?"

"Because there is not enough food in the city, the granary is mainly outside the city, and it was burned down by the Song army. The food in the city can't last long, and they will definitely come out to grab food."

"Then why is it Huaizhou?"

"Sister-in-law should know the reason."

Fan Ning smiled and said, "Is it because Huaizhou has the most food?"

Zhang Fu nodded, "Jingzhou is [-] miles away from Xingqing Mansion, but Huaizhou is only [-] miles away. Not only is it close, everyone also knows that Huaizhou produces the most grain and has the largest grain depot, so the target of the Xixia Army must be It's Huaizhou."

"Is there any other information you want to give me?"

"There is still a lot of information. I originally wanted to send it out in the next two days, but something happened today. Fortunately, I know the content of these intelligences. I am willing to report in detail."

Fan Ning immediately brought Zhang Fu to the official office, asked him to sit down, and served tea to the soldiers. He smiled slightly and said, "Don't be too nervous, let's just talk and talk slowly."

Zhang Fu took a sip of hot tea, thought for a while and said with a smile, "I don't know how much I know about the party members."

"I understand well, tell me."

Zhang Fu continued: "Dangxiang people are actually composed of two parts, one is called Sheng Dangxiang, and the other is called acquainted Dangxiang. The raw Dangxiang are scattered all over Xixia to graze. They are composed of countless large and small tribes. Their army is mainly cavalry. The acquainted Dangxiang lived in the city, and they were also called Sinicized Dangxiang. Their living customs were not much different from those of the Han people. The infantry of the Xixia Army was composed of them. "

Fan Ning thought for a while and said, "You mean, the sinicized party item is easier to be subjugated and assimilated?"

"It's right or wrong. Assimilation is easier, but the premise is that Xixia destroys the country, because the familiar party is more identified with Xixia, and the raw party is not."

"why?"

"Because the acquainted Dangxiang has more family and country concepts, they identify themselves as Xixia people, not Song people. On the contrary, the raw Dangxiang is very indifferent to the family and country concept, and they identify with their own tribe. In their eyes, the Xixia Emperor is nothing more than a tribal leader. Chief."

"It makes sense. Where does Sheng Dangxiang usually live?"

"Scattered in various places in Xixia, the most are at the foot of Helan Mountain."

"What about the Hexi Corridor?" Fanning asked.

"The Hexi Corridor is the territory of the Qiang people. Li Yuanhao originally wanted to relocate some Dangxiang people to Zhangye, but he failed. There are only a few Dangxiang tribes in Juyanhai, which is the salt-producing area of ​​Xixia. Tens of thousands of Han people There are about [-] defenders as salt slaves."

At this moment, Fan Ning noticed that Zhang Fu's face was already showing a kind of sleepiness that could not be concealed, so he immediately arranged for the soldiers to take him to rest, and it would not be too late to report back tomorrow.

Fan Ning was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Zhang Fu said that the Xixia Army would probably send troops to Huaizhou to rob grain. Fan Ning agreed with this guess. Huaizhou city is low and easy to attack. If they rob grain at night, it is indeed easy to succeed , but if you guess it yourself, it's not the same thing. Isn't this a good opportunity to wipe out the enemy army?
A bold idea jumped out of Fanning's mind. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, considering this plan. Gradually, the thoughts in his mind became clearer and clearer.

(End of this chapter)