Chapter five hundred and seventy first refugees attacked
The Yellow River has been covered with thick ice and snow, and it is covered with an inch of thick white snow. The ice is so cold that the elderly, weak and children cannot get through it. The first batch of people before, thanks to their leading county magistrate,
They organized young people to use tree branches and human sleds to transport the old, weak, women and children across the Yellow River. Even so, more than a hundred people froze to death.
Guo Song immediately ordered his soldiers to ride across the Yellow River and distribute the flour, biscuits and rations they carried to the old, weak, women and children on the other side. At this time, Yang Huang, the magistrate of Huixian County, hurriedly came to see Guo Song.
"How many grain supplies are there in the county warehouse?" Guo Song asked directly.
"I report to you that I have about three thousand stones of grain, one thousand tents, and about ten thousand sheepskins."
Guo Song thought for a while and ordered: "You organize the young people to cook porridge on the west bank of the Yellow River, and then give me the tents and sheepskins, and I will let the soldiers arrange it."
Speaking of this, Guo Song thought for a while and said: "Forget it, give me all the food supplies, and I will arrange the food as well."
The county magistrate Yang Huang quickly agreed, and Guo Song ordered a general to lead two thousand soldiers to carry the supplies.
Soon, a thousand tents were erected, covered with thick sheepskins, and hundreds of soldiers began to set up pots and cook porridge.
The soldiers also temporarily collected more than 400 large sleds from the county. Sleds are a must-have for crossing the Yellow River in winter. Almost every household has one. One large sled can transport more than a dozen people.
Soldiers of the Tang Army began to transport old and weak women and children. The sleds were covered with thick sheepskin mats and were pulled by horses. They could cross the Yellow River in a quarter of an hour. If they walked, it would take at least more than an hour. The time was too long and there was a huge cold air.
It will freeze the human blood to the point of coagulation.
Every old and weak woman and child was given a piece of sheepskin to temporarily wrap their body. More than 400 sleds ran on the ice of the Yellow River, which was particularly spectacular. More than 6,000 people were sent across the Yellow River at one time.
More than 6,000 old, weak, women and children received hot porridge and then went to rest in the big tent. The sleigh began to transport the second batch of people.
In less than two hours, all the more than 50,000 people on the east bank of the Yellow River were transported across the Yellow River, and all the old, weak, women and children were properly arranged.
At this time, more than twenty family leaders were brought to Guo Song by the soldiers. They all knelt down and saluted, and said with tears: "Thank you Guo Shijun for helping us in times of need!"
Guo Song waved his hand and said: "The large-scale rescue team is still behind. I just came over to check the situation first. The rescue team will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Tonight, the old and the weak, women and children will live in the big tent, and the men will live in the city, in the warehouse.
Squeeze inside."
"We have no problem. The key is to take good care of the elderly and children. They have been miserable all the way. They are so pitiful!"
"Where is your hometown?"
"We are Bianzhou, we are Songzhou, we are Yingzhou"
They are basically all people from the Central Plains. The war in the Central Plains the year before last displaced too many people.
"How many people are coming behind you?" Guo Song asked again.
"There are many more. We left early. Everyone said that Hexi allocated land to Yongye Field. Let's try our luck. Sir, are the rumors true?"
Guo Song smiled and said: "Hexi does not allocate land, but Anxi and Beiting allocate land. Each household has three hectares and is tax-free for life. Hexi and Longyou can only rent land. Everyone, it is a good idea to go to Anxi and Beiting now.
There will be more opportunities. In the future, there will be more people there, so we won’t be able to divide so much land.”
As Yan Zhenqing said, as long as there is enough land and tax exemption, many people will still be willing to go. Guo Song's words can tell that many people are tempted.
Two days later, the rescue team arrived in Huixian County. At the same time, large-scale refugees began to appear on the east bank of the Yellow River. The overwhelming crowd numbered hundreds of thousands, and the vast team could not be seen at a glance.
Heads, old and young, everyone is eager to go to the Hexi Corridor. Ten thousand Hexi troops set up 20,000 leather tents on the west bank of the Yellow River, stretching for dozens of miles.
On the ice of the Yellow River, thousands of large sleds shuttle back and forth, transporting refugees on the east bank. Food relief is still mainly porridge and steamed buns.
At this time, Guo Song also received news from Jincheng County. There were not many refugees in Jincheng County, only about 10,000 people. It seemed that most of them came from Jingyuan Road.
This great migration of refugees, which can be recorded in history, lasted until the first heavy snowfall, and finally came to an end. A total of 648,000 refugees were expelled to Hexi by Zhu Si. It was beyond Guo Song's expectation and beyond everyone's expectations.
To the officials' surprise, these refugees brought an extremely heavy burden to the Hexi government. In one winter, they consumed at least 300,000 shi of food.
Early that morning, Guo Song called for Pan Liao and Sima Li Luo, and he also called over a dozen generals.
Pan Liao and Li Lue will stay in the refugee camp in Huixian County this winter, and there will be 10,000 Hexi troops to assist them.
Guo Song said to Pan Liao: "After spring, women, children, the elderly and the weak can move out of Zhangye and continue to build refugee camps. All young people must go to the Hehuang Valley to plant wheat, otherwise we will not be able to feed so many people."
Pan Liao pondered for a moment and said: "I am a little worried about whether Longyou Jiedushi Zhang Feng will stop us?"
"Zhang Feng shouldn't stand in the way. Maybe Zhu Si will make Zhang Feng cause trouble, but you can agree to any conditions they put forward and wait until I come back to settle the score with them."
"I understand the humble position!"
Guo Song then solemnly said to several lieutenant generals: "I am not in Hexi. The burden on Pan Changshi's shoulders is very heavy. The pressure of 650,000 people is heavy! So you must take the initiative to share Pan Changshi's worries and listen to Pan Changshi."
Under Shi’s command, anyone who dares to make things difficult for Pan Changshi will be severely punished by me when I come back!"
The five lieutenants knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists together, saying: "I will obey the envoy's order!"
Li Lue was the former governor of Liangzhou and the current commander of Zuo Xingtai. He was Pan Liao's assistant. He pondered for a moment and said: "I am a little worried about this humble position. After the envoy leads the Western Expedition, will Zhu Si take advantage of it and attack Hexi?"
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Guo Song sneered and said: "It is possible, but I have already arranged countermeasures. Whether he comes for a sneak attack or a large-scale attack, I will let him come back defeated."
After the first heavy snowfall in the Hexi Corridor, it was still possible to walk on horseback, but after the second heavy snowfall in early December, it was impossible to walk even on horseback. Therefore, before the second heavy snowfall came, Guo Song led
With a thousand cavalry galloping all the way, they rushed back to Zhangye.
At the same time, Liangzhou was also urgently transporting grain and grass supplies. Before the heavy snow closed the roads, it sent 300,000 shi of grain and a large amount of supplies to the refugee camp to ensure the refugee camp's winter needs.
On the sixth day of December, the dark clouds hung low, the cold wind howled, and the cold wind carried fine flakes of snow. This was the harbinger of the coming snowstorm.
Guo Song led the cavalry quickly and slowly, and finally rushed back to Zhangye City before the blizzard came.
Guo Song was really exhausted. He asked the soldiers to go back to the camp to rest, and he returned directly to the mansion.
"The master is back!"
Housekeeper Wu Niang ran into the inner courtyard to inform, and Xue Tao and Dugu Youlan came out to greet them. Everyone was extremely surprised.
Guo Song picked up his daughter Xiaowei and son Cheng'er, kissed each of their little faces, and smiled at everyone: "I didn't expect that I could come back in time!"
Xue Tao took his son from her husband and said, "We are worried that a snowstorm is coming soon and what should we do if my husband is trapped halfway?"
"The main reason is that there are too many things to deal with and I can't leave early even if I want to. I will put it off until I can't put it off any longer."
Dugu Youlan asked: "Husband, how many refugees are here?"
"Six hundred and forty-eight thousand people!"
Xue Tao and Dugu Youlan exclaimed together, "How come there are so many refugees?"
Guo Song smiled bitterly and said: "Zhu Si is too cruel and wants to use the refugees to bring down Hexi. We are really under a lot of pressure, not ordinary. We have managed to have some savings, but now they will be emptied by the refugees. The most pitiful thing is
Lao Pan and Li Lue can only celebrate the New Year in the refugee camp and send some good New Year goods to their families to express their condolences."
Xue Tao hurriedly said: "I will arrange it, my husband must be hungry!"
Guo Song touched his belly and smiled: "I'm really a little hungry. I haven't eaten since morning."
"Hurry up then, we are about to have lunch." Xue Tao quickly urged the housekeeper to start the meal.
Surrounded by everyone, Guo Song walked quickly to the dining hall.