Chapter 346 The Meat Grinder Begins

PS: There is another chapter later

The smoke of the cooking smoke floated outside the city of Yunzhou.

The more than 100,000 people who surrendered were divided by the Yunzhou army to prevent them from gathering again.

At the same time, hundreds of large pots were set up on the land outside the city, and rice porridge was boiled in the pots. The faint fragrance of rice made all the victims swallow their saliva.

Qi Guangyi was constantly patrolling the place on horseback. The victims were already waiting for the porridge in front of the cauldron. Now the rumors that Yunzhou City gathered the victims has become a reality.

The rice porridge in front of them also made these people feel at ease.

Who wants to fight for a meal when they have food to eat?

It's just that the gathering of hundreds of thousands of people is indeed a very dangerous thing. They have been ordered to send these disaster victims to the fiefs and states in batches for resettlement.

And the order is not to force these victims to relocate, but also to seek their own will.

"Everyone, the disaster victims in the city have also told you, Your Highness Renyi, he said that as long as they are willing to migrate to Qingzhou, the people of Cangzhou and other states can get their own land, and they can live in peace in these places from now on. After this meal tonight Those who are willing to go with us will gather at the North Gate at that time, and then someone will naturally enthrone you and assign you to different places."

After a pause, Qi Guangyi continued: "Of course, if you don't want us, we won't force it. Each person will send three pounds of rice, and you can go where you want to go."

The victims all listened to Qi Guangyi's words with pricked ears.

As soon as his voice fell, there were bursts of whispers among the victims.

Qi Guangyi observed these people. According to these people, they were all people who had just been with the Qinglong King, and some of them were even dragged into the Qinglong King's army by their fellow villagers.

Moreover, there were originally many people who were going to take refuge in Yunzhou, but when they encountered the army of the Qinglong King, they could only be carried by them, but they did not expect that the Qinglong King would choose to attack the city.

They used to be dutiful people, they didn't want to fight at all, and most of them just wanted to flee.

"Master, are you telling the truth? Are there any land points here?" said a daring man.

Qi Guangyi said: "This is still fake. Some of the disaster victims in the city have already been allocated land in Yunzhou. You can go and ask. The people who are cooking porridge in front of them are those who have escaped."

The man didn't cheat, he went straight to the front, and after a few questions, he came back.

When the other victims saw him coming back, they asked, "Is it true or false?"

"Really, he said that he had allocated 20 acres of land, and the Yunzhou government office also gave him food rations, saying that he would return it to the government after the cultivated land was harvested, and he would not pay food for three years."

"And this good thing!" The surrounding victims were surprised, it was like a dream for them.

Qi Guangyi smiled and went to other places to convey the policy on migration to the victims.

With a mouthful of hot porridge and generous policies, the victims gradually let down their guard, and under the strict discipline of the Yunzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army, there were no victims who were bullied by soldiers.

This made the victims more and more yearn for that different world, and many victims gathered at night with their families to discuss whether to migrate.

The next day, the North Gate was filled with people who wanted to migrate to the Liuzhou.

Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang were very relieved to see this scene. As long as the policy is good, they are not afraid that they will not be able to attract these victims. Between hell and heaven, the choice is easy to make.

Of course, some victims were reluctant to leave their hometowns. As promised, Xiao Ming gave them food rations to go to their relatives in other places.

Xiao Ming's act of kindness made him quickly establish his prestige among the disaster victims. After all, there are many people who talk big in the Dayu Congress, but there are not many people who can really fulfill their promises.

Because of this, Xiao Ming's seemingly insignificant charity made the victims from Jizhou grateful.

And his good deeds were further spread as the victims went to all directions.

What surprised Xiao Ming was that many of the victims who escaped from the last battle came back spontaneously to accept the arrangement of the Yunzhou government to settle in the six states.

In just over ten days, Yunzhou counted 200,000 displaced victims, and this number is still increasing.

"His Royal Highness, the matter of the disaster victims is finally in order, but it is a pity that the people who died in battle, this Qinglong King is really hateful, in front of the barbarian enemy, he doesn't want to serve the country. "

Zhan Xingchang said angrily.

Xiao Ming nodded, "The heart is not enough to swallow an elephant, but this Qinglong King is probably not an easy person to deal with, otherwise he will not be able to easily conquer several prefectures and counties."

"His Royal Highness said it is very true." Zhan Xingchang pondered for a while, "This time, the surprise of the artillery and flintlock guns caused the chaotic army to collapse so quickly. If it were an ordinary weapon, I am afraid it would be a deadly battle."

The two were talking when suddenly there was a loud noise outside, and then Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, who had been guarding outside the door, walked in with the help of a scout covered in blood.

Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang changed their colors.

Seeing Xiao Ming, the scout said weakly, "Your Highness, the barbarian reinforcements have arrived, and the Qingzhou army led by the Governor Niu was besieged by 80,000 barbarians in Fencheng. The food and grass were robbed by the Qinglong King again."

After all, the scout fainted.

"Crack!" Xiao Ming slapped one hand on the table, his chest heaving violently, "King Qinglong, shameless gangster, don't you see the righteousness of the nation in your eyes?"

Zhan Xingchang also blushed. He first attacked Yunzhou, and now he has robbed food. This Qinglong King ignored the Qingzhou Army and the forbidden army who were resisting the barbarians on the front line. What kind of rebel army is this, it is simply a gangster!

"This mountain camp is also trash." Zhan Xingchang stomped his feet.

When Niuben set off, part of the Shanzi battalion went to Jizhou with the Qingzhou army with food and grass.

After arriving at Fencheng in Jizhou, Niu Ben ordered to wait to join the Imperial Army, while looking for an opportunity to break through Chagatai's blockade of Jizhou.

Because Niu Ben judged that this battle might take a long time, he let the Shanzi Battalion continue to transport and store grain for a month.

After all, he was worried that he would also be besieged.

Now that the food and grass have been robbed, the food reserves of the Qingzhou Army are not enough, which makes Xiao Ming not in a hurry.

"His Royal Highness, Fencheng is a small city that is inferior to Yunzhou City, and the city wall is nothing more than an earthen wall. The top priority is to lift the siege of Fencheng." Zhan Xingchang calmed down and reminded.

Xiao Ming sighed. He didn't expect a war to be so difficult. Now that Beishan reinforcements have arrived, this city of Jizhou will probably become a meat grinder.

He said to Zhan Xingchang: "I ordered Qi Guangyi to lead 5,000 cavalry and 3,000 musketeers to quickly rush to the aid of Fencheng. If this battle is defeated, there will be no place for the royal family in the north."