1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1097

Haihan currently has no plans to occupy official government offices like the county seat, and the Fukuyama county government's worries are somewhat unfounded.Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the local officials couldn't figure out where Haihan came from. Subconsciously, they regarded Haihan and bandit forces like the Wanjia Army as the same kind.Little did they know that Haihan's plot was huge, and he didn't care about this city or the land. As long as the Fushan county government didn't take the initiative to fight against it, Haihan would naturally not take targeted actions.

The military officers had undergone unified training before they set off from Zhejiang, and they knew how to deal with and resolve the concerns and doubts of the local government. At the moment, they all tried to persuade them with good words, saying that they simply wanted to help the local homeless people. The returned refugees have no intention of opposing or even rebelling against the government.As for the various weapons equipped, they are only for self-defense against bandit forces like the Wanjia Army.

This statement sounds reasonable, but in fact, as long as you think about it a little bit, you can find many loopholes. The weapons equipped by Haihan are all contraband, and the combat level is even better than that of officers and soldiers. It is far from what ordinary militias can match, and their strength has been greatly improved. Beyond the need for self-defense.If it wasn't for such a weak local government in Fushan County, logically speaking, it should be held accountable for the transgressions of the Haihan Armed Forces.

However, Haihan is very clear about what the local government is worried about. If you want to be safe, I will promise you peace. Whether or not Fushan County will be hit will not have a big hindrance to Haihan's immigration measures. .In the end, Liu Xian asked someone to withdraw 500 taels of cash and donate it to the Fushan County Government in the name of helping the victims. Of course, how much of this money can be used in the end can only be determined by the conscience of the local officials.

The envoy took the money and went back to the county with peace of mind.The Haihan people said that there is no such thing as real money, and this money fully proves that they will not be disadvantageous to Fushan County.As for the Wanjia army outside the city, the Haihan people have already stated their position. If they continue to use force, they will be cruel to them.

"My lord, the Haihan people have said that their people will not take the initiative to step into the county seat, and if the Wanjia army wants to attack the county seat, they will not stand idly by, and will definitely help the government to defend against the enemy." The envoy returned to the city, Then he reported the biggest gain of the interview to Zhang Pucheng, the county magistrate.

Zhang Pucheng lightly brushed the white silver ingot with his fingers, and sighed: "In the troubled times, there are still such benevolent people who are loyal to the court and sacrifice themselves for the public. I am really mistaken!"

Huang Qu next to him reminded: "Master Zhang, the silver taels are true, but it doesn't mean that what they said is true. Not to mention that their armed forces are comparable to the army, just talking about this method of helping the people The officer found it very strange. Why must these people be sent away instead of being rescued on the spot?"

Zhang Pucheng said: "Didn't the Haihan people say that the local situation is complicated and the public security is not stable, so it is difficult to organize the people to resume production. They have money and land in the south, and they just transport people there to open up wasteland and grow food. Wouldn't it be a good thing to have the best of both worlds if we could bring in more food to help the people of Dengzhou Prefecture?"

Although Huang Qu has doubts in his heart, there is no actual evidence to prove that the Haihan people have bad intentions, but he will not believe the words of the Haihan people just because of the pile of money in front of him.Qishan Qianhusuo's attitude is ambiguous, and now thinking about it, it should also have something to do with silver.But Huang Qu's available soldiers are extremely limited, and it is difficult to make other reactions to the current situation, so he can only quietly be a spectator.

And Zhang Pucheng believes that if the Haihan people can solve the large-scale famine problem that Fushan County is currently facing and the public security problem that the government cannot cope with, then even if they occupy Zhifu Island to open a port and attract people to work for them, it is actually not a crime.Having experienced a series of chaotic situations from the Denglai Rebellion to now, Zhang Pucheng's expectations for Haihan are not high. As long as he does not commit any rebellion, other behaviors are within the tolerable range.Of course, it would be best to be able to give the government some tangible benefits from time to time like now.

When Wen and Wu were thinking about each other, another subordinate came in to report, saying that many armed men had arrived outside the city, and it seemed that the Wanjia Army had increased their troops.

Since the arrival of the Haihan people, Zhang Pucheng and Huang Qu also moved their offices from the yamen in the city to the north city gate. Not far outside the city is the stronghold of the Wanjia Army, and their movements can be roughly observed from the tower.At the moment, the two of them didn't bother to discuss the matter of dividing up the money, and hurried up to the city tower to check the movement outside the city.

This group of people came from the west of the city, and the two of them were taken aback when they saw it. There might be a thousand people in this long line, and the weapons they carried were not intended to be hidden at all. Brilliantly swaggering through the city.During the period, there were also several flatbed carts, which were full of goods, and I didn't know what they were.Judging from the size of the personnel alone, the Wanjia Army should have mobilized the main force this time.

"Master Huang, what... what should I do?" Zhang Pucheng became a little flustered when he saw the situation. Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he even began to consider whether he should die when the city was destroyed. died in the line of duty.

"Master Zhang, don't worry, this battle may not be aimed at us, let's see first." Although Huang Qu was a little greedy for life and fear of death, he was a military officer after all, and he was relatively calmer before the battle.

Only then did Zhang Pucheng come to his senses, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, this should be aimed at the Haihan people by the Jiahe River!"

The two sides fought in the morning. They witnessed the whole process from the top of the city, and they also knew that the Wanjia army suffered a big loss.But I didn't expect the Wanjia Army to mobilize troops so quickly, so many troops were mobilized in the afternoon, and it seemed that they were unwilling to admit defeat.Until the two sides decide the outcome, there should be no problems with the safety of Fushan County.

In fact, Wanmeng and Pu Xueguang outside the city were also a bit stuck at this time. The order to mobilize troops was issued before the morning combat operation. After losing the battle, Wanmeng issued an order to mobilize the local cannons from various cottages to Fushan County. .However, there was a time difference between these two orders, and the transportation speed of the artillery was relatively slow. Although the large group of troops had arrived, the heavy weapons would not arrive here until the next day at the earliest.Without the advantage of weapons, Wan Meng didn't dare to let his troops take the initiative to attack again. Although the troops were superior, he didn't want to push his son out in vain when he thought of the magical weapons in the opponent's hands. die.

"Wait one more day, wait until Zhenshan Cannon arrives tomorrow!" Wan Meng hesitated for a long time, but decided to handle this matter more safely.This morning, he was too impulsive. He sent troops before he knew the opponent's strength, and lost everything.Making this kind of mistake once can be said to be negligent, and making it a second time is really stupid.After you have heavy weapons in your hands, no matter what cavalry, infantry or sorcery the opponent has, you can shoot them all with one shot.After destroying the opponent, we will seize a batch of war horses and weapons. From now on in Fushan County... No, even in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture, who else can fight against the Wanjia Army?
Pu Xueguang didn't forget to remind: "Master, after taking down the Haihan people tomorrow, there must be a lot of food and grass in his camp, which can also be supplemented by the army."

Wan Meng nodded and said: "Speaking of food and grass, do you have any arrangements for the troops that have been transferred today?"

Pu Xueguang said: "The food and supplies will leave later than the troops, so I'm afraid they won't arrive until tomorrow."

Wan Meng said angrily: "Then today, the board and lodging of the more than 1000 people will not be settled?"

Pu Xueguang said: "Don't be angry, the master, this matter is easy to solve, just come and collect food on the spot!"

Wan Meng was a little hesitant about this proposal: "Requisition food on the spot? Wouldn't this drive the local people to the Haihan people?"

Pu Xueguang said: "It doesn't matter. Master, think about it. After defeating the Haihan people tomorrow, where will these people go? It's not just about staying in Fushan County. Whether they rely on us or continue to rely on the relief in the county, in short I can't go anymore."

It makes sense for Wan Meng to think about it. As long as these people are still in Fushan County, they will be the meat of his mouth after all. The main problem now is to deal with the uninvited guests of the Haihan people and thwart their so-called immigration plan.As long as the Haihan people retreat, the future trend of Fushan County is not a matter of their own words.Immediately let Pu Xueguang order to handle the food, as for how to handle it, that is not something he needs to care about.

With a word from Wanmeng, the slums outside Fushan County suddenly became chaotic. The people who lived here were originally homeless war refugees from ten miles and eight towns. They usually rely on the irregular relief and wild picking in the county. How can there be much surplus food in hand.Naturally, the ten thousand armies would not have a good attitude when they began collecting food. They ransacked boxes and cabinets from door to door, whether it was food or other valuables, and took them all for themselves.And these people are all scattered, so naturally they can't organize to fight against the violent expropriation operation of the Wanjia Army.Occasionally someone tried to resist, and they would inevitably be beaten violently, and some people would inevitably die of serious injuries during the period.

After nightfall that day, hundreds more people fled the county town in the dark and went to the Haihan camp to seek refuge.Amakusa Shiro had to arrange for people to set up several large fires outside the camp, and resettle the people who came over overnight to prevent them from trespassing on the camp and being treated as spies.However, with previous encounters, the Haihan army set up an interrogation link for the people who came to defect, and their belongings needed to be checked to prevent anyone from bringing weapons such as sharp knives into the immigration camp.

"Why do so many people come here when it's dark?" Liu Xian, who had just received the news and rushed outside the camp, was startled when he saw this situation, and hurriedly asked Amakusa Shiro about the situation.

"The Wanjia army is collecting food outside the county seat. I heard that they have already killed people. These people have to run away." Amakusa Shiro sighed: "The county town dare not open the city gate, the only place that can provide them with shelter. It’s only on our side. I’ll keep an eye on it tonight, you go to rest early, and come to change shifts with me early tomorrow.”

In troubled times, human lives are worthless. Neither the government in the county nor the Wanjia army outside the county will take the lives of these refugees seriously.The only ones who really cared about their lives were the Haihan army stationed by the Jiahe River.However, Haihan does not care so much about their lives, it is more accurate to say that they need them to become cheap labor for Haihan to drive. Keeping their lives is equivalent to saving Haihan's immigration expenses.

By daybreak, the land that had been temporarily circled for resettling immigrants was completely insufficient.However, these people also fully absorbed the experience outside the county seat, and spontaneously formed two small camps outside the Haihan camp, but they didn't build any shelter in a hurry, and everyone passed the scene in the dark. Night.Fortunately, the weather is still warm at this time of year. If two or three months pass, the number of people who froze to death that night will be at least in double digits.

"Hundreds of people came this night!" When Liu Xian came out to change shifts with Amakusa Shiro in the morning, he was surprised to see this scene.

Amakusa Shiro was on duty outside the camp overnight, commanding and supervising his subordinates to receive these refugees. At this time, he also smiled and said: "This Wanjia army probably didn't expect it. They made such a fuss, but it was easy for us."

"These people will leave with us sooner or later, it's just a matter of time." Liu Xian understood this very clearly, and immediately asked Amakusa Shiro, who had been busy all night, to go back to catch up on sleep, and let him take over the resettlement of immigrants.

"I'll go to bed after I have a bowl of porridge." Amakusa Shiro patted his stomach and said, "I've been hungry all night, so I need to eat something."

The early cooking class has already cooked several pots of rice porridge, adding wild vegetables picked nearby and river prawns caught yesterday from the Jiahe River. The aroma permeates inside and outside the camp, making the hungry refugees waiting outside stretched Neck, looking forward to eating the relief food provided by Haihan as soon as possible.Some people secretly regretted why they didn’t come here earlier yesterday to seek refuge with the Haihan people. I heard that the first group of people who came here had already taken a boat to Zhifu Island yesterday.

Liu Xian and Amakusa Shiro were not nervous about the large number of Wanjia troops who came from outside the county yesterday. They had already built a relatively complete line of defense around the camp, with trenches, barbed wire, roadblocks, and parapets. You, don't even think about easily breaking through the camp guarded by the special warfare battalion.What's more, there is a cavalry company maneuvering outside. As long as the opponent dares to attack from the vicinity of the county seat, the cavalry can attack the flanks and outflank the rear at any time, and the attack method is hard to defend.And according to Haihan's usual fighting style, there will probably be reinforcements rushing over from Zhifu Island today.They don't need to take the initiative to attack now, they just need to stick to this stronghold on the river bank.

At noon, Haihan's fleet appeared on the Jiahe River, and at the same time, another team of the Wanjia Army also appeared west of Fushan County.Both sides are mobilizing troops here, and a head-to-head battle is about to start.

(End of this chapter)