Kai Fu Han

Chapter 541 Disaster Relief
"The General Staff has already predicted this possibility. However, the Xinghan Alliance is not a weak Zhao. We are the only ones who can attack Qiugu of the Jin Kingdom. After Zhongdu Road, Beijing Road, and Tokyo Road are all occupied, the Jin Kingdom will not be able to move south. Liu Xinqi replied.

After occupying Zhongdu Road and Beijing Road, the land of the Jin Kingdom in Hebei was equivalent to fish on the chopping board, and could be slaughtered by the Han Alliance at will.

According to the intelligence from the Jin Guo branch, Jin Guo has sent peace envoys south.

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After seeing that Yuancheng of Daming Prefecture was well settled by Wu Nan, Liu Xinqi led people to Wei County to the west of Daming Prefecture.

Wei County is adjacent to Cizhou, Xiangzhou and Mingzhou on Hebei West Road, and is the main channel for refugees from prefectures and counties south of Hebei West Road to enter Hebei East Road.

When approaching Wei County, there were more and more refugees on the official road from Wei County to Daming Prefecture Yuancheng.

Having also experienced raids and wars, the people on Hebei West Road are completely different from the people on Hebei East Road.

The people on Hebei West Road look disheveled, while the people on East Road are relatively healthy.

The people on the east road are widening the road under the organization of the field army.The people on the west road lowered their heads in confusion and hurried on, not knowing what the way forward was.

The closer we get to Wei County, the more refugees there are. When we get to the gate of Wei County, we can see from a distance that Wei County is surrounded by refugees.There are dilapidated shacks as far as the eye can see, and many refugees don’t even have a shack.

It is estimated that there should be 6 to [-] people, far exceeding the number of people in Wei County.

"The border is too long. We cannot set up resettlement points at the border. We can only provide guidance at the border and use food to guide the refugees to Wei County for centralized processing." Wu Nan was worried about Liu Xinqi's misunderstanding and introduced it in time.

Using food as a guide means setting up soup kitchens along the border, and then continuously feeding people along the way. The refugees will continue to follow the path of survival (eating).

"Why are there so many people?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"The news of the defeat of the puppet Qi and Jin coalition forces has spread, and the Xinghan League, which can defeat the two coalition forces, has become the place of hope in the eyes of these refugees." Wu Nan explained: "When natural disasters happened in the past, they usually Heading south. This year is different, the refugees from the three western states basically gathered here."

Liu Xinqi feels honored by the refugees' trust.

These people are the labor force, the productive forces, and the strong cornerstone of the Xinghan League.

It takes 20 years to cultivate a qualified adult workforce. Now you only need to give a few good meals to replace one. It is a great deal.

"If you have any difficulties, just mention them and resettle these refugees as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will send some more field troops here." Wu Nan responded.

At present, Damingfu Road is still under military control, and the officials of the Xinghan League are not enough, so we can only deal with the Bohai Rim prefectures and counties first, and Damingfu Road far away from the coastline is arranged in the second stage.

"Be sure to do a good job of hygiene. Don't drink raw water on a hot day. When the weather is hot, there are many more bacteria in raw water than when the weather is cold. You will easily get sick if you drink it." Liu Xinqi reminded: "Don't be afraid of spending money. Hire more manpower from these refugees to clean up and plan the shacks for easier management."

"I'll stay here and watch."

"Is there anything like the situation in Wei County?" The scale of the locust plague this time was huge. Liu Xinqi was worried that people in the prefectures and counties on Hebei West Road who could not survive would run to the Xinghan League.

"Baima County in Huazhou has slightly fewer refugees than here. Guantao and Qinghe in the north also have [-] to [-] refugees. There are more or less refugees in other border states and counties. At present, most of the soldiers of the [-]th Field Brigade have already They have all been assigned." Wu Nan introduced the situation on Damingfu Road.

Liu Xinqi recalled the map of Damingfu Road and Hebei in his mind.Presumably the situation in the prefectures and counties west of Hebei East Road is similar.

There was some mistake in arranging the [-]nd, [-]rd and [-]th brigades to return directly to Haicang Town. It is estimated that these three brigades have just arrived in Haicang Town for repairs after a long journey. It would be a toss-up back and forth if another three brigades are sent to the front line to help. People.

No one could have imagined that a locust plague would suddenly occur.

The [-]th and [-]th brigades have been traveling back and forth by boat. Now they have been repairing in Penglai for more than half a month, so they can be used as new forces.

"Do you still need manpower?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"No need, it's not a war. These refugees are very obedient as long as they are given food. Even if there are some stabbings, there are soldiers to clear them out. We have enough manpower at the moment." Wu Nan replied.

The Puppet Qi can be said to be half dead now. They can't move. It is impossible to organize troops to invade eastward, so there is no need to worry about a war on Damingfu Road.

"In that case, I can rest assured that Damingfu Road will be left to you."

"No problem." Wu Nan assured her chest, and then said carefully: "I have a question to ask you."

"You ask."

"It can be said that the Puppet Qi has no resistance at all. The Jin Kingdom has no time to take care of itself, and the Southern Zhao Dynasty does not dare to advance. Why do our Xinghan Alliance stop at Damingfu Road?"

"A variety of reasons. Food, gunpowder, available management talents, etc., all restrict our pace of continuing to advance westward. Steady and steady has always been the development strategy of our Xinghan League, and it is also the most important thing that our Xinghan League has never suffered defeat. The fundamental reason." The brigade commander is already the highest-level general and needs strategic thinking, so Liu Xinqi explained in detail: "If we go directly to the west and capture Luoyang and Chang'an, I believe you can do it, but by then we will govern the place. When there is no one available, you will inevitably be left to your own devices, and mistakes will become inevitable."

Liu Xinqi would definitely not be able to use old-fashioned bureaucracy.

I tried using it on Jingxi East Road before and it was terrible.

Just like when the Republic of China was just revolutionizing in later generations, all three religions and nine schools got involved, and it was like a chaotic dance of demons.

The Dali Yuan Supervision Department almost went crazy during the transitional period of trying to use old-fashioned bureaucracy on the East and West Roads of Beijing.

Many bureaucrats were beheaded without the opportunity to enter the academy for transformation.

They died happily, but the losses they caused had to be borne by the Xinghan League, so Liu Xinqi no longer planned to directly use these old-fashioned bureaucrats.

"With the locust plague this time, it will probably take a long time for the Xinghan League's food reserves to recover," Wu Nan said.

"Yes, the Nanzhao court in the south of the Yangtze River is also wary of us in every possible way. Food is not easy to buy." Liu Xinqi replied.

The Goryeo and Japanese kingdoms had small territories and few people, and the amount of food they could export was limited. Facing the Xinghan League with a population of tens of millions, it was a drop in the bucket.

"Doesn't that mean that our westward march will be delayed for a long time?" Wu Nan asked.

"Why are you so anxious?" Liu Xinqi asked curiously.

When I met Wu Nan this time, I always felt that he was eager to move westward.

(End of this chapter)