Kai Fu Han

Chapter 499 Battle in Cangzhou 6
At the end of the battle, it was still dark, and the army was camped outside Wumai County. Each task was assigned to their respective officers, chief and deputy. Liu Xinqi had nothing to do and entered Wumai City to check.

Some soldiers were directing the civilian workers hired from the city to clean up the ruins. The city wall at the gate was basically completely destroyed, so it could only be cleaned up and rebuilt.

Liu Xinqi couldn't bear to see the damaged corpses being dragged out of the ruins.

Although he has experienced many battles and executed many enemies with his own hands, it still feels a pity to face these dead bodies now.

These people were supposed to enjoy life with their beautiful and beautiful families, but because they were born in the wrong era, they were forced to walk into the Shura field with swords and armor.

"Is this the county magistrate?"

A dozen steps away, a soldier pointed to a corpse and asked a man who looked like an official.

"It should be that this suit belongs to the county magistrate, but the body has been changed beyond recognition..., so I am a little unsure." The official replied cautiously.

"Yeah." The soldier didn't force it. After all, it was a corpse dug out of the ruins: "Everyone, please pay attention around. The county lieutenant and other officials should be here too."

According to the small officials who are not qualified to go up the city wall, the county lieutenant, who is a Jurchen, intimidated all the high officials in the county, and they all stood on the gate tower to watch the battle and cheer to prevent them, who were Han Chinese, from causing trouble in the city. The artillery of the Xinghan League is ready.

Liu Xinqi did not go in to see, but went directly into the city.

After crossing the city wall for a few dozen steps, I saw a big table with a big notice behind it saying the recruitment notice.

The recruitment conditions and benefits are clearly marked on the recruitment notice, and a local person reads it out loud in front of the recruitment notice.

"... In charge of three meals a day, two kilograms of food a day, ten coins of money, one payment a day, free to come and go. ..."

There are local people queuing up in front of the table to register. As long as you register, you can get today's money and food immediately.

This trick is the most effective and fastest strategy for reassuring the people summarized by the Xinghan League after conquering cities and territories many times.

Like today, there is only more than an hour left before dark. These people only need to come here to register, and then go clean up the ruins caused by the shelling for a while, and they can get a day's money and food, just like picking up for free.Even if it doesn't take too many people to clean up the ruins, other people can also clean up, clean up the rough and potted roads inside and outside the city, and so on.

Recruiting people for what they do is secondary, building trust is the main purpose. This method is more effective than directly giving out money and food.

Sure enough, Liu Xinqi walked in the city and found that order in the city had basically been restored. Some courtyards had white cloths hung at the door. It must be that someone in the family was killed in the battle to defend the city, but no one thought about resisting and causing trouble, and no one took the opportunity to do evil on the streets. of ruffians.

Most of the villagers already know that the army entering the city is not disturbing the people. Well-informed people are telling each other that "there are advantages to be taken advantage of" at the gate of the city. Some believe it and some do not.

Occasionally, I can hear some knowledgeable people who have been to other places introduce the Xinghan League to their neighbors. The content is basically the content that the Propaganda Department has been promoting overseas for more than a year.

The common people had only heard about it before, but now they were seeing it in front of their eyes. When they saw the levyers returning money and food, their credibility was immediately strengthened.

A group of patrolling soldiers marched through the street in unison, followed by a bold child who imitated the steps of the soldiers and walked a few steps. Then he laughed and ran to the children to show off.

"Alliance!"

When the soldier saw Liu Xinqi, the squad leader shouted the command to stop and saluted Liu Xinqi.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Liu Xinqi returned the military salute and continued walking forward.After walking a few steps, he found that the eyes of the people on the street had changed. Liu Xinqi knew that the short "incognito private visit" was over, so he quickened his pace and walked towards the county government office.The guards who followed dozens of steps away also stepped forward quickly, and the guards were in front of, behind, left, and right.

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After arriving at the county government office, they learned that Liu Zhijie, who had entered the city first, was not here, but in the granary, and asked someone to take him to the granary.

The granary is located next to the military camp. Wumai County does not have the ability to store tens of thousands of kilograms of grain. These granaries are temporarily converted from private houses next to the military camp.

"How much food is there?" Liu Xinqi asked after finding Liu Zhijie.

"Unexpectedly, food from Dezhou and Yongjing Army was also transported in the past two days, as well as food from some surrounding towns and villages. It is estimated that the amount exceeds [-] dan." Liu Zhijie replied.

"Okay!" Liu Xinqi couldn't help but raise his hands and clapped: "With this batch of food, we basically don't need to transport food from the rear this time when we go north."

During the war, a soldier could eat six catties of food a day to ensure basic physical fitness. The Xinghan League provided soldiers with a lot of salted fish and pickles (there were no seasonal vegetables in winter). taste.Therefore, the average person consumes six kilograms of food per day, which is already the upper limit.

Twenty-seven thousand dan of grain was enough to feed the 3 people heading north for half a month.

Liu Xinqi is confident that this war will end within half a month.

"It shouldn't be enough. Anmin consumed a lot of food along the way." Liu Zhijie retorted.

"This is not the only harvest, and we have also brought four thousand shi of grain ourselves." Liu Xinqi knew that Liu Zhijie wanted to be more secure: "I will not let the headquarters stop the food delivery. I was just making a metaphor."

"That's good." Liu Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief.

"How are our casualties during this siege?"

"There are a few minor injuries, but no serious injuries or deaths. Fighting during the day, our Xinghan League has a huge advantage." Liu Zhijie replied.

In terms of defense, the average person has thin steel armor, which can prevent bows and arrows and slashes. Even if the chest is hit with a sledgehammer or stabbed with a spear, he can avoid being fatally struck by a single blow.In terms of attack, the soldiers are basically equipped with guns and grenades for street fighting. When encountering a tightly defended courtyard, you can also call in the Crouching Tiger Artillery for support.

The weapons and equipment surpassed the main force of the Jin Army by two or three generations. The defenders in Wukai County could only be regarded as "militia", and the gap was even worse.

"We will rest for a day tomorrow, wait for Zhao Yinghao's troops behind to catch up, and then cross the river the day after tomorrow and continue northward." Liu Xin said.

"Aren't you waiting for the Eighth Field Brigade?" Liu Zhijie asked.

Originally, there were two brigades of field troops going north by land, but the ninth brigade was reassigned to go south.

"No wait, I always feel that the Jin Army must be harboring something bad. The faster we engage them, the sooner we can disrupt their rhythm." Liu Xinqi explained.

In fact, now that the army has entered Cangzhou, it can be regarded as "defending the enemy from outside" and can fight steadily.

"Okay, I still want to wait until the [-]th and [-]th Field Brigades and [-] new garrison troops arrive before the decisive battle with the Jin Army." Liu Xinqi took the order first, and then expressed his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)