So even if the Jin army didn't kill people, it was already a sure thing that they were conscripting men. When the swords were merciless on the battlefield, would anyone need to teach them how to die without a burial place? It's only been a few years? Except for children, who hasn't experienced war?
So, whether they admired the virtue of the royal teacher, had feelings for the Imperial Song Dynasty, or were afraid of war, as soon as the right army of the imperial camp moved, more than 100,000 people from the three states followed south with their families.
There is nothing much to say about this. Although it will seriously hinder the retreat and assembly of the right army of the Imperial Camp and will also create huge pressure on logistics and people's livelihood, it is impossible to expel them at this point... The several battles between Wang Bolun's troops and the Song army in Dezhou area took place in this context.
Even Yue Fei could only send troops quickly to support Tian Shizhong after hearing the news. Then he personally wrote a letter to Wanqi Xie in Jinan, asking him to take him in. At the same time, he did not forget to write documents and secret letters to Tokyo and Hedong to apologize.
There is no way, really no way.
As a native of Hebei, Yue Fei could not just leave these people alone, but the army was not responsible for this. Once he focused his attention on these war refugees, his military plan might really be aborted.
Fortunately, on the first day of mid-November, along with the obviously angry inquiries from Tokyo, there were also official documents and private letters from Wanqi Xie... In the official document, the latter promised to use the military camp of the Imperial Camp Front Army in Henan as a camp to temporarily accept these Hebei refugees, and at the same time organize local men to replace some of the able-bodied men from Jingdong to participate in the transportation to the rear.
But this matter is destined not to last long. The pressure on both sides of Jingdong is also very great. These people must be encouraged to return home as soon as possible, preferably before the spring plowing next year. Yue Fei must also explain this to the central government and ask the central government to replenish their supplies.
At the same time, in another private letter with his signature, Wanqi Xie did not forget to seriously remind Yue Fei that he should take the initiative to honestly tell Zhao and Zhang about his plan and explain the whole story. He should not give up communication just because he thinks he is right, and he should not take things for granted just because of the emperor's absolute trust.
Of course, Wan Qixie also made it very clear in the letter that he believed that with Yue Fei's ability to deal with people, he must have reported to Emperor Zhao when he made up his mind, and there must have been words in Tokyo... But the key lies in attitude! The statement to the emperor should be direct and clear, and the statement to the prime minister in Tokyo must be detailed and clear, preferably with drawings and articles.
Moreover, according to his guess, Tokyo would soon send envoys to the front line, and they had to be prepared.
After reading the official documents and private letters, Yue Fei felt relieved for a moment, but he couldn't help feeling complicated... because he really did immediately provide a document to the Tokyo direction that day, and also sent his own personal school Bi Jin to serve as a messenger to Emperor Zhao. The date was almost here, but the officials in the Tokyo direction would still be angry and dissatisfied, and even his old partner Wanqi Xie was worried that he could not maintain a gentle attitude towards the rear.
This is really frustrating.
However, no matter what, when Wanqi Xie extended a helping hand without hesitation, Yue Pengju could finally breathe a sigh of relief and continue his military plan with extraordinary determination...even though the situation was already in a very unfavorable and tense point due to the delay in refugee affairs.
In other words, although there was no specific anticipation for this incident, it was almost inevitable that problems would arise in a military plan involving tens of thousands of combat soldiers and hundreds of thousands of auxiliary troops.
Yue Pengju will not be shaken by this, it will only strengthen his determination.
On November 13, the third day after Tian Shizhong's troops arrived at the military camps around Daming City during the chaos, the weather turned gloomy. This was a good opportunity. Knowing that he could not wait any longer, Yue Fei conveyed the military order directly to each unit in the evening.
After receiving the military order, the first to take action that evening were the imperial navy at Malingdu.
Maling Ferry is located at the mouth of a river just over ten miles upstream of Daming City and Yuan City. This place is the fork of the Yellow River's East and North Routes. At this moment, many naval vessels of the Imperial Camp suddenly began to move under the cover of night, but most of them were confused... There was no way. Most of their commanders and leaders had only received orders today, so many people speculated based on the route and thought that they were going to the east to continue to protect the retreat of the Imperial Camp's right army.
However, there are always exceptions.
There are three people in Malingdu who knew the whole plan early on. One is Zhang Rong who came here in person to take charge. The other is You Xuejiu, who organized documents (read and wrote letters) and was in charge of diplomacy (serving orders at banquets) for Zhang Rong when he was in Liangshanpo... Of course, he is now a councilor who was awarded the title of Jinshi... The last one, of course, was Xiao En, the commander who had been prepared for it and prepared his troops after receiving the military order today and led the troops to the northwest alone.
"Does Lao Xiao have anything to say?"
Hearing the noise outside, Zhang Rong, who had been waiting for a long time in a house in the village behind the ferry, asked directly... After so many years, he could really recognize even the footsteps of You Xuejiu.
"What do you have to say?" You Xuejiu came in and said to Zhang Rong, who was sitting on the kang in a cotton jacket. "If he had anything to say, it wouldn't be him!"
Zhang Rong was speechless and just sighed.
"Besides, you shouldn't have said anything in the first place." Seeing this, You Xuejiu could only continue to persuade. "The principle of loyalty and patriotism in the court newspapers sounds true. Even if we don't talk about this great principle, the government patrolled the river two years ago, and you also used the excuse of cleaning up the vegetable-eating monsters to tidy up the troops. You said it very clearly that day... What's different today? Going home means being a good citizen and a rich man, obeying the law, and you can live a peaceful life. Staying here means being a soldier and eating food. Being a soldier means obeying military orders and abiding by military laws, and you have to put your head on your belt..."
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