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Chapter 328 Fire and Flood

Liu Sheng went south to Wuchang at the end of the first year. Speaking of which, he was only separated from his wife and son for more than two months, less than three months.When we met again, it felt like it had been three autumns.

The king of Shouzhou was driving in the palace.

Liu Sheng and the red lady hugged each other for a long time before they separated, and then said: "Let me see my son."

Liu Rui was also in this tent, but he was neither crying nor making trouble at this time.

Liu Sheng picked him up and took a look, and found that his son was obviously older than when he left.This made him sigh that children grow and change so quickly.

After the two of them teased the child together for a while, the matchmaker asked, "What do you want me to say to my husband when I go to Nanjing this time?"

Liu Sheng said: "I have made arrangements for military and political affairs. After you go, you only need to show up from time to time to stabilize the morale of the military and the people.

In addition, if there are any disputes about military and political affairs in the South, they will also send me telegraph inquiries through you. "

Lady Hong was not surprised when she heard that Liu Sheng had no intention of letting her interfere in Nanjing's military and political affairs, nor did she feel disappointed.

Previously, she was in charge of military affairs in Queshan because Queshan was a small place where things were few and simple, and no one in the Kuei tribe would comment.

However, Nanjing affairs involve several southern provinces, and it would be too unreasonable for her to interfere again.The Red Lady is a smart person and knows that as Liu Sheng ascends to that supreme position, she will need to pay more attention to propriety.

Liu Sheng first talked to the red lady for a while, and then announced that he would spend a day in Shouzhou for rest.

The couple had not seen each other in the past three months, and Liu Sheng had not flirted with women outside. At this time, it was like a raging fire that ignited at a moment's notice and burned fiercely for an hour or two...
The next day, Liu Sheng said goodbye to the red lady and her child in a refreshed mood, and then led the knights to cross the Huaihe River and head north.

As for the red lady, she entered the carriage early today and did not show up in front of everyone.

Two days later, Liu Sheng led the Xiaoqiwei and the four brigades of Hubenwei and Shengjiewei who had met halfway, and rushed to Xihua County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

This was one of the northernmost cities in Kaifeng Prefecture where the Yi army had been, and it was also the closest city to Fengcheng, only more than 200 miles away from each other.If you drive faster and change horses without changing people on the way, you can reach Kaifeng in one day.

When Liu Sheng arrived, although there was only one regiment of garrison troops and two civilian brave battalions stationed here, there were many supplies of grain, grass, armaments, tents and other materials sent from Runing and Yiyang.

Upon learning of Liu Sheng's arrival, Ge Wenyou, who was in charge of material dispatch in Xihua County, immediately led many officials to pick him up at the city gate.

"See Your Majesty!"

Liu Sheng didn't like this, but he saw that there weren't many officials around Ge Wenyou, and they didn't make any grand spectacles.Moreover, Ge Wenyou looked tired, obviously he had been working here for many days, so he did not blame him.

He said with concern: "Ge Tongzhi has been working hard recently."

After Ge Wenyou joined the Wei tribe, he was first appointed as the magistrate of Zhenyang County. Later, due to his outstanding political achievements and the serious lack of qualified officials in the Wei tribe, he was promoted to the magistrate of Runing Prefecture.

And because he was previously a staff member of Li Xianfeng, governor of Henan Province in the Ming Dynasty, and was quite familiar with Kaifeng Prefecture, he was transferred to the north to take charge of several counties such as Yancheng, Shangshui, and Xihua of the Wei Department in Kaifeng Prefecture.

This time Liu Sheng ordered the Yi army to march north to Kaifeng to rescue the victims, but in fact they had to fight the Chuang army.In terms of logistics, it is necessary to provide both military supplies and disaster relief supplies, which is an extremely heavy workload.

Li Changwen was based in Ruyang, coordinating supplies in various places. He couldn't get away for a while, so he handed over the important task of allocating supplies in Kaifeng to Ge Wenyou.

Ge Wenyou does have some talents, but suddenly being responsible for so many heavy tasks is really tiring.

Not to mention anything else, he hasn't had a sound sleep for several days since the army went north to Kaifeng to provide disaster relief.

At this time, when I heard Liu Sheng say "Thank you for your hard work", I was so moved that I almost shed tears on the spot.

Although the tears did not fall in the end, his eyes were red, and he choked slightly and said: "Compared with the soldiers fighting on the front line, it is not hard for a humble minister."

Liu Sheng nodded slightly.For Ge Wenyou to say this, whether it is true or not, it shows that he has a certain level of consciousness.

Later, Liu Sheng asked Li Rongguang, Guo Hao, and Zhou Xing to arrange for the temporary camp of the guards, and he led the guard regiment to follow Ge Wenyou into Xihua County.

Xihua is not only close to Fengjin, but also has rivers leading directly to Zhuxian Town and Zhongmou County, so it has become a transshipment center for military supplies and disaster relief supplies.

When Liu Sheng entered the city, many places inside and outside the city were still busy.

Because there were no senior generals on Xihua's side, Liu Sheng could only ask Ge Wenyou, a civilian in charge of logistics, about the situation on the front line.

Ge Wenyou used to work in intelligence. Although he became a local official after joining the Yibu, he is still keen on all kinds of intelligence and remembers it relatively clearly.

“Previously, our army in Kaifeng Prefecture mainly occupied the Xiangcheng, Linying, Xihua, and Chenzhou lines in the south.

In order to guard against us, the Chuang army accumulated heavy troops in Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yanling, Fugou and Taikang.Among them, Xuzhou had the largest number of troops stationed, with more than 3 troops.

Because the king sent a telegram to all our military units to rush to the vicinity of Kaifeng Fucheng to rescue the victims as soon as possible.

Therefore, our army has only captured the three counties of Yanling, Fugou, and Taikang, as well as Weishi, Tongxu, and Chenliu further north to open the road to Kaifeng Fucheng. "

Liu Sheng nodded slightly when he heard this, acknowledging the choice of each independent brigade.

Judging from the map of Kaifeng Prefecture, we only need to capture these counties to prevent the intruder army from threatening the supply channels of the Yi army.

He immediately asked: "How did Chuang Jun react?"

Ge Wenyou shook his head, "Even this humble minister doesn't know - at least Xihua has not heard about the Chuang army's counterattack."

Liu Sheng was not surprised.

After all, Ge Wenyou was just a civilian in charge of logistics, so it was normal for him not to know the specific military situation.Regarding this information, I believe that the Xunfeng Guards from Kaifeng Mansion will report to him soon.

He then asked: "Do you know the disaster situation on the front lines and how is the disaster relief situation?"

Ge Wenyou said solemnly: "It is said that Zhongmou, Lanyang and even Chenliu around Kaifeng were flooded by the Yellow River, and nearly a hundred miles became a marsh country, and nearly one million people were affected.

Soldiers from all ministries were actively searching for and rescuing the victims. However, due to insufficient ships, the search and rescue operations did not proceed so smoothly.

According to recent news received by Weichen, more than 10,000 victims have been rescued by soldiers, and they are all currently located in the Tongxu area south of Zhuxian Town. "

Liu Sheng frowned slightly after hearing this.

Although the shortage of ships was expected, he had no good solution.He believed that Li Changwen had already collected ships from various places at this time - but even if he could collect enough ships, it would take time to transport them to Kaifeng.

Thinking that it would take time to collect ships in Runing, Yiyang and other places, Liu Sheng suddenly thought of Xuzhou.

Xuzhou in the Ming Dynasty was later called Xuchang. It was a place where several rivers converged. It could be said to be a water town in the Central Plains.

Although there were frequent droughts in Henan in those years, there must be many ships in Xuzhou.

Then why didn't he "borrow a boat" from Xuzhou's invading army?
As for whether Chuangjun will borrow it?
This time he led five brigades of the Guards northward not just for fun, but for real war.If the Chuang army dared not to borrow the money, he would send troops to capture Xuzhou.

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)