Chapter 229 Wow Haha
After a long wait, Wang Boan finally got his guard.
"Governor! Governor!"
The guards rushed over, shouting, "Oh no! Oh no! Xitai City has been breached! Eleven regiments of the Adri Mountain Division are attacking from the perimeter. The assassins from the Monk Order took advantage of the night to assassinate the garrison commander, Wang Chonghuan. The garrison was left without a commander, and Adriano's cavalry regiment took advantage of the opportunity to break through the defenses!"
“We, we…”
He cried out, breathless.
"Our Seventh Army was completely wiped out!"
Wang Boan was struck by a bolt from the blue. He stood there in a daze for a long time before he could speak.
"Move the defense line back another 15 kilometers, deploy the Royal Guards, and use Minghai City as the center of the defense line to intercept the enemy."
"Governor!" the guard exclaimed in surprise, "Minghai City is our capital! You can't put yourself in danger. We still have the Zhongjing Guards ahead of us!"
Wang Boan shook his head.
"Zhongjingwei is too small and has no defensive advantages. Minghai City is a large city with bunkers and heavy artillery, sufficient supplies, and convenient transportation. Whether it's command and dispatch, support, or material delivery, it's very fast."
"Using Minghai City as a base will be beneficial for fighting."
The guard's tears rolled down his face, but he did not delay and immediately passed the order to the staff and combat command.
A moment later, another guard came running over and shouted, "Governor, Governor! Help is coming! Help is finally coming! So many trains! So many trains! Woo woo woo... We are saved, we are saved..."
By the end of his speech, he was sobbing.
Wang Boan felt relieved and immediately arranged for a large number of logistics personnel to receive the supplies.
Then an all-combat meeting was held to discuss future strategies, tactics, and material distribution.
By evening, the discussions were basically completed.
"Yes, the enemy is being dragged along the western front. The Green Camp Third Army near Yutai will wait for an opportunity to ambush the enemy."
"There's a fierce battle going on in Zezhou. It's impossible for their supplies to cross the battle line and get here."
"It doesn't matter if they're occupied. Burn everything you can't take away and don't let a single grain of food fall into their pockets."
"That's their weakness."
"Yes, we have supplies, and they don't. We can wear them down here."
At this time, news came back from the Logistics Department.
As soon as Wang Boan picked up the phone, he heard a wail, followed by a loud cry.
"Governor! Aid, aid supplies..."
He was halfway through his words when he started crying.
"What?"
Wang Boan almost crushed the phone: "Explain it to me clearly!"
There was a constant choking sound on the other end of the phone, and no words could be uttered, so another person picked up the phone.
"Governor, a total of 551 carriages have arrived, carrying 40,000 tons of various supplies and 90,000 tons of grain. However, at least half of the grain is rotten, and about 10,000 tons is moldy."
"Many supplies were damaged, defective and faulty. We also found bandages and tourniquets made from waste cotton rags, as well as expired and ineffective medicines among the medicines."
"Less than 40% are usable now."
After the phone call, the conference room fell silent.
After a long while, Wang Boan spoke.
"Minister of Internal Affairs."
"exist!"
"You go preserve all the evidence, record all the confessions, and detain all the witnesses. Now that this matter is over, I'm going to settle accounts with some people."
"yes!"
"Chief of Staff, all previous operational plans are overturned and need to be discussed again."
"yes!"
"Director Ning."
"exist!"
“Take the phone and appeal once again to all the surrounding states for help, asking them to take in the refugees.”
"We can't take it here anymore!"
Wang Boan spoke calmly, but everyone saw that his hands were clenched tightly and blood was dripping from between his fingers.
beep--
"Hello, I'm Wang Boan. We in Zhongzhou can't handle it anymore. Please help us take in some refugees."
The answer came from the other end of the phone: "Sure, 50,000."
"Hello, I'm Wang Boan. Can you help me take in some refugees?"
"Oh, Governor Wang, it's rare that you have to ask for help. Although we are neighboring states, I have already fulfilled my obligations, Governor Wang. I still have tens of thousands of your refugees here. You didn't agree to my request last time."
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. Please take in a few more refugees. Zhongzhou really has no more supplies."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line. "It seems the situation is very serious. How about this? Send 100,000 refugees over and I'll help you take them."
"Thank you very much."
"Hello, I'm Wang Boan, and I'm asking for help in taking in some refugees..."
"Hey, isn't this Governor Wang? You'll also have to ask me, Gu Xuanli, for help one day? Haha, how about this, you yell at me three times to beg you, and I will help you regardless of past grudges, how about that?"
All the generals and officials in the conference room were furious. Army Commander Wang Guangrong jumped up and cursed, "Fuck him, you old bastard! I'm going to kill this bastard who's taking advantage of the situation!"
Wang Boan reached out to stop him from speaking.
"Please, please, please."
"Hahaha, Wang Laogou, you deserve it. You really deserve it. You didn't expect this day to come, idiot."
Click, the phone hung up.
Army commander Wang Guangrong roared, smashed the door of the conference room and rushed out.
Wang Boan ignored him and continued to make the call, this time to Sheng Huaixuan, the governor of Dongqinzhou.
"Hello, Governor Sheng..."
"Brother Wang, can't you bear it? Is Yu Zhongxian playing tricks on your supplies again?"
It was not until this moment that Wang Boan's voice showed emotion, and it was full of bitterness.
"Yes, more than half of it was lost."
"Although Yu Zhongxian has been stripped of his authority to review aid supplies, he still has control over the officials who provide and manage them. With them disrupting everything, it's nearly impossible to receive a complete shipment... How about this? I can still gather 30,000 tons of grain..."
"Brother Sheng," Wang Boan said bitterly, "No need for support. Just take in some more refugees. I don't have the ability to help them anymore. They're dying here in droves. I really can't bear it."
"Okay, I can take 500,000. I will send a vehicle and personnel to pick it up later."
After hanging up the phone, the mood in the meeting room improved a little.
Afterwards, Wang Boan made all the calls he could, but only sent out more than 1 million refugees in total. As for the refugees scattered all over the mountains and plains behind Minghai City, that was less than one-fifth of the total.
Wang Boan asked, "Is there anyone else I can call?"
He could only seek help from nearby areas; areas that were too far away would not work.
The staff officers all shook their heads, but a young man said hesitantly, "Governor Wang, Changshan County is very close to us."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" an advisor, who was obviously his father, shouted angrily, "It's just a county, the poorest county in the empire. Can it possibly accommodate 100 people?"
"Yes! Although Changshan County is just beyond Hangu Pass, with its limited strength, I'm afraid its refugees will flood in... Governor! You can't fight! No governor would ask for help from a county chief!"
But Wang Boan had already dialed the number for Changshan County. He smiled and said, "Even if it's 100 people, it's worth it for me, the governor, to fight."
The call was connected quickly.
A woman answered the phone. This is a characteristic of Changshan County. They have a Foreign Affairs Bureau to handle external relations, and the head of this department is actually a young woman.
"Hello."
"Hello, Director Qin, I'm Wang Boan."
"Hello, Uncle Wang."
The young woman on the phone spoke very politely and tried to get closer, which made everyone in the meeting room feel a lot more comfortable.
Wang Boan briefly explained the purpose of his visit.
He pondered for a moment over the phone and then said, "Uncle Wang, we're close neighbors, separated by a narrow strip of water. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. If you're in trouble, it's natural for us younger generations to help. Let's put it this way: we'll accept 100,000 people initially. Once we've settled them, we can gradually increase the number depending on the situation."
Even Wang Boan smiled at these words, and the staff officer said with a smile, "The young man from Changshan County is really sensible. We can take care of him more in the future."
At this moment, there was a loud bang from the other end of the phone, as if someone had broken in.
"What? What did you say, 100,000 people?"
The phone was immediately covered, but intermittent voices could still be heard faintly:
"Hush! It's Wang Bo'an, the Governor of Zhongzhou. They're out of food... and are looking for other areas to help them resettle the refugees. Didn't you say that Zhongzhou is a heavy...? I promised to accept 100,000 people in advance..."
"What!" This was said in a loud voice, and it could be heard that it belonged to a young man. "Who told you 100,000 people?"
There was a muffled sound, as if the phone was snatched away.
"Hello, Governor Wang, right?"
The voice was urgent and not very polite.
Everyone in the conference room had dissatisfaction and a hint of worry on their faces.
"It's me," Wang Bo'an replied calmly, "It's County Magistrate Lin, right? If you're in trouble, 50,000 is fine..."
“No no no no!”
The voice over there was loud and impatient.
"50,000 or 100,000? I want them all!"
"Ah?" Even Wang Boan couldn't help but suspect that he had misheard.
The voice on the phone became louder and clearer.
"Only children make choices! Governor Wang, I want all your refugees, hahahahahaha!"
tie!
"Hey, Qin Luoshuang, why did you hit me?"
The original text was Wowhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I was afraid you would say I was water, so I reduced a few words.
(End of this chapter)
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