Fenghou

Chapter 416 Migration

In the middle of June, Li Heng, the commander of Jingxiang soldiers and horses, led an army of [-] to attack Nanyang in the north.

Li Heng then divided up [-] troops, led by the deputy general Zhai Cong, and attacked Tangzhou. The governor of Tangzhou was Dong Xian, a famous general who was demoted because of the defeat in the Jingxiang battle. help.

The Song army failed to attack Qinyang City three times, and had to retreat back to Dengzhou. Ten days later, Li Heng personally led an army of [-] to attack Qinyang again. Dong Xian asked Bianliang for help again but failed. Next, Dong Xian officially opened the city gate and surrendered to Li Heng.

After taking Tangzhou, Li Heng no longer had to worry about the future. Tens of thousands of troops immediately went north to attack Ruzhou and Xuzhou. The Puppet Qi Dynasty was extremely shaken.

Liu Yu, the puppet emperor of Qi, panicked. On the one hand, he transferred the famous general Li Cheng and his [-] elite army from Guanzhong to Ruzhou to fight against Li Heng's army, and ordered the forbidden army general Li Wei to lead [-] troops to Xuchang. , Hold Xuzhou.

On the other hand, Liu Yu transferred the [-] puppet Qi troops stationed in Luzhou, Haozhou, and Anfeng to the Queshan and Suiping lines in Caizhou, and ordered Kong Yanzhou to lead them to recapture Tangzhou.

Tangzhou was still guarded by two surrendered generals Dong Xian and Peng Qi with [-] troops. Dong Xian sent someone to ask for help from the Song army.

The three fronts saw each other repeatedly, and the two sides fought to a stalemate.
And the [-] Song troops on the front line of the south of the Yangtze River are gearing up, actively preparing for war, and preparing to counterattack Jianghuai.

After three months of intensive reconstruction, the city walls of Chengji County in Qinzhou were finally completed, standing majestically on the south bank of the Weihe River again.

At this time, there is still one month before the spring wheat harvest. Tens of thousands of people took advantage of this time to start building government offices, government houses, markets, tiles and other buildings in the city.

Lu Wei, the magistrate of Chengji County, has been almost dizzy for the past two months, resettling the people, considering the people's food, rice, oil and salt, the weather is getting hotter, and he has to prevent epidemics, organize people to build latrines, and make herbal soup. Even so, these are not enough I'm busy.

The busiest and most troublesome thing is that he has to verify the land property rights. Jin Bing set fire to most of the houses in the city, cleaned them up and handed them back to the common people, asking them to draw lines and rebuild their homes. As a result, the ordinary people in Shengdou could not draw their own houses clearly. Boundaries, neighbors are arguing red-faced for one foot more or one foot less.

They ran to the government to file complaints, demanding that the government uphold justice. Sometimes there were dozens of complaints a day, which made Lu Wei feel dizzy.

Fortunately, the foundation for building the house is still there. Using the foundation to identify the scope of the house is the best way. It took a full month and a half to finally sort out the property rights of the houses and shops in the city. All the newly expanded homesteads belong to the government.

As soon as the city wall was built, large-scale reconstruction began in the city. The government formed hundreds of mutual aid groups among neighbors. Even if they were fighting over the house before, they would now help each other to rebuild their homes.

Lu Wei also organized [-] people to rush to repair thousands of large and small official houses and government offices, preparing for Chengji County to become the political and economic center of Qinzhou again, and preparing for the large-scale southward migration of Ganquanbao family members.

Just before dawn, Lu Wei rode to the west of the city on horseback. A new camp had been built here, with more than a thousand tents, fences around it, and thousands of soldiers patrolling and standing guard. The temporary camp prepared by the family, Chen Qing has already made a decision, it is impossible to wait for the official residence to be repaired before moving, and must move south within this month,
Lu Wei entered the camp on horseback. The camp was like a city. Six avenues with three horizontal lines and three vertical lines were built. These six roads divided the camp into sixteen areas. food.

Of course, since it is a temporary camp, the time will not be too long, a month at most.

Lu Wei came to the southwest corner, where a well was being drilled, but there was no water from the well yesterday, which really worried him.

"How is it? Is there any water?" Lu Wei asked urgently.

The leading craftsman stepped forward and said with a smile: "Magistrate Lu, don't worry, the water will definitely come out. The water came out at two o'clock last night. Now the well wall is being laid."

"All three wells have water?"

"The water is all out, and the water quality is very good."

Lu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to the northeast corner and said, "I'm digging the well in the northeast corner today, and I'm a little worried that there won't be any water."

"Magistrate, please relax. I have been drilling wells for [-] years. I can tell if there is water by looking at the quality of the soil. I guarantee that all of the forty-eight wells in the city will produce water. If there is one less well, I will not take any money, and I promise to complete it before the end of the month. .”

"It's a bit late at the end of the month. It's better to advance it. Ten days in advance, I will double the wages."

The craftsman chuckled, "Then let's work hard!"

In fact, the preparations for the southward relocation of the Ganquanbao family members have already begun. This is also a requirement for the concentration of troops. It is impossible for both Ganquanbao and Chengji County to station a large number of troops, so they can only move southward and transport materials in advance. If the security is reduced, the garrison strength can be reduced, and the normal security of Ganquan Fort can be maintained by stationing [-] people.

Moreover, after the military center of the Song Army moved south to Chengji County, generally no army would have the idea of ​​attacking Ganquan Fort. The garrison guards are actually Xixia people.

Of course, not all the residents in the city moved south. The families of the soldiers who stayed behind lived in Ganquan Fort. In the future, the families of two thousand soldiers will move in one after another. Ganquan Fort will form a military city composed of soldiers and their families. It is a traffic hub, and its business and transit will gradually prosper.

In Ganquan Fort, every household was packing their luggage. After Chen Qing came back from Longxi County, he held a grand collective wedding, and [-] new families were established.

At this time, it was the middle of July in midsummer, the great heat had passed, and the scorching sun still shrouded the earth like fire. No one dared to go out during the day. After the sun went down, Ganquan County became a little lively.

The time for the southward migration was set in three days. Of course, we would set off at night and travel southward at night.

Lu Xiu already seemed to be pregnant, her lower abdomen was swollen, but it was not very obvious. She was only four months old now, and her belly would not be fully bulged until May or June.

Like other housewives, Lu Xiu was reluctant to throw away such a pot, and wanted to take that bucket with her. She even wanted to take more than [-] pieces of briquettes with her.

"Oh! My wife, you don't need to bring the briquettes and briquettes, and you can keep the stove! Leave it to the family members of the army who will move in later."

Seeing that his wife wanted to take everything away, Chen Qing was really dumbfounded, and persuaded her: "It is true that our family has three big cars, but there are still three rooms full of boxes in the west wing. I guess the three big cars can't fit them all." , let’s buy these daily necessities in Chengji County!”

"But... didn't you say that you need to live in a tent for a while? You must use briquettes to live in a tent, otherwise we will only bring briquettes and a stove."

The main reason is that Ganquanbao is too bitter and lacks everything. Lu Xiu has a kind of anxiety about lack of supplies.

"Chengji County also produces coal, and the quality of the coal is better than here. There is also a big market over there. You can buy everything in the market, including food and clothing. As long as you have money, you can buy anything. You can buy it, just like Lin’an.”

"There is also a market, great!"

Hearing that there is a market, Lu Xiu immediately beamed with smiles. She likes the market the most. In Ganquanbao, going to the small vegetable market to buy vegetables every day is her greatest pleasure.

At this time, Chen Qing suddenly thought of an important issue. In Ganquan Fort, there is no need to worry about safety issues. You don’t even need personal guards when you go shopping for vegetables. Must be bodyguards,
He has to find a way to recruit some women with high martial arts skills as soon as possible
At this time, the soldiers came to find Chen Qing, and people from Chengji County came to bring some important news.

Chen Qing asked his wife a few more words, and left in a hurry.

Lu Xiu came to the next door, and her master Li Qingzhao was writing a new poem in the room. Seeing Zhao Qiaoyun packing up her things, Lu Xiu smiled and said, "My husband just told me not to bring briquettes and stoves. I guess you want to take them too." , Just come here and say, don’t bring the stove and coal.”

Zhao Qiaoyun has been able to eat enough in the past few months, her nutrition is good, and she has gained weight rapidly. She has gained fifteen or six catties, her cheeks are plump, and her body has flesh. She finally looks healthy, but she is petite. According to the standards of later generations, it is only about [-] meters, which is half a head shorter than Lu Xiu, who is just over [-] meters tall.

Zhao Qiaoyun is not only petite, but also has very delicate facial features. She looks like a little girl in the third grade of junior high school. This is Chen Qing's definition for her. She is actually twenty years old, two years older than Lu Xiu , The skin is amazingly white.

"Then what else should you not bring?" Zhao Qiaoyun asked a little uneasy.

Lu Xiu suffers from lack of supplies and anxiety, while Zhao Qiaoyun suffers from a lack of security. She is extremely insecure, making her carry nothing, and she feels that she will not be able to survive.

At this time, Li Qingzhao walked in triumphantly with a poem manuscript and said with a smile: "You don't need to bring anything else, but I must bring my tea set, wine set and bookcase."

(End of this chapter)