Chapter 1097 Head-on confrontation

Haihan currently has no plans to occupy an official government seat such as the county seat. The worries of the Fushan County Government are somewhat unfounded. Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that local officials are unclear about Haihan's origins.

Bandit armed forces such as Han and Wanjiajun are regarded as the same kind. Little did they know that Haihan had a big plan, and he did not care about this city or a pond. As long as the Fushan County Government did not take the initiative to oppose him, Haihan would naturally not take any measures.

Targeted action.

The officers had all received unified training before setting off from Zhejiang, and knew how to deal with and resolve the concerns and doubts of local officials. At the moment, they all offered good advice, saying that they simply wanted to help the local homeless.

The refugees who returned had no intention of opposing the government or even rebelling. As for the various weapons they were equipped with, they were only for self-defense and defense against banditry like the Wanjia Army.

This statement sounds reasonable, but in fact, if you think about it a little, you can find many loopholes. The weapons Haihan is equipped with are all contraband, and his combat level is even better than that of officers and soldiers. It is far beyond the comparison of ordinary militia groups, and their strength has been greatly improved.

It goes beyond the need for self-defense. If we had not encountered such a weak local government in Fushan County, logically speaking, we should have investigated the Haihan Armed Forces for overstepping the rules.

However, Haihan knows very well what the local government is worried about. If you want peace, I will give you peace. Whether there is a war in Fushan County or not will not have a big impact on Haihan's immigration measures.

In the end, Liu Xian also asked someone to withdraw 500 taels of cash and donate it to the Fushan County government in the name of aiding the victims. Of course, how much of this money can be used in the end can only depend on the conscience of local officials.

Already.

The envoy took the money and went back to the county town with peace of mind. The Haihan people said they had no real money to use, so this money fully proved that they would not be detrimental to Fushan County. As for the Wanjia army outside the city

, the Haihan people have also expressed their stance. If they continue to use force, they will be ruthless.

"Sir, the Haihan people have said that their people will not take the initiative to step into the county seat, and if the Wanjia army wants to attack the county seat, they will not sit idly by and will definitely help the government to defend against the enemy." The envoy returned to the city,

He reported the biggest gain from the interview to the county magistrate Zhang Pucheng.

Zhang Pucheng gently brushed his fingers over the white silver ingots and sighed: "In troubled times, there are still such people with lofty ideals who are loyal to the court and sacrifice themselves for the public good. I really missed it!"

Next to him, Huang Qu reminded: "Mr. Zhang, this silver coin is real, but it does not mean that everything they said is true. Not to mention their armed forces that are comparable to the army, just talking about this method of saving the people, this is not true.

The officer felt very strange. Why must these people be sent away instead of being rescued on the spot?"

Zhang Pucheng said: "Didn't the Haihan people say that the local situation is complicated and the public security is unstable, so it is difficult to organize the people to resume production. They have money and land in the south, so they just transport people there to open up wasteland and grow food. This way they can resettle refugees and next year

We can also transport more food to help the people in Dengzhou Prefecture, wouldn’t it be a good thing to get the best of both worlds?”

Although Huang Qu had doubts, there was no actual evidence to prove that the Haihan people had evil intentions, but he would not believe the Haihan people's words just because of the pile of money in front of him. Qishan Qianhu Institute's attitude was ambiguous, and now that he thought about it, he should have followed suit.

The silver is involved. However, Huang Qu's available soldiers are extremely limited, and it is difficult to make other reactions to the current situation. He can only quietly be a spectator.

Zhang Pucheng believes that if the Haihan people can solve the large-scale famine problem currently faced by Fushan County and the public security problems that the government cannot deal with, then even if they occupy Zhifu Island, build a port and open a port, and recruit people to work for them, it is not a sin.

After experiencing a series of chaotic situations since the Denglai Rebellion, Zhang Pucheng does not have high expectations for Haihan. As long as he does not commit rebellion, other behaviors are within the tolerable range. Of course, he can give the government from time to time like he does now.

Some tangible benefits are naturally the best.

While the civil and military forces were thinking about their own thoughts, another subordinate came in and reported that many armed men had arrived outside the city. It seemed that the Wanjia Army had increased its troops.

Since the arrival of the Haihan people, Zhang Pucheng and Huang Qu moved their offices from the Yamen in the city to the northern city gate. Not far outside the city is the Wanjiajun stronghold, and their movements can be roughly observed from the city tower. Now

The two of them didn't care to discuss how to divide the money, and hurried up to the tower to check what was going on outside the city.

This group of people came from the west of the city. Both of them were shocked when they saw it. This long team probably numbered a thousand people, and the weapons they carried were not even intended to be hidden.

They paraded through the market in a flashy manner. During this period, there were several large flatbed trucks packed full of people’s belongings. Judging from the size of the people, Wanjiajun should have mobilized their main force this time.

"Master Huang, this... what should we do?" Zhang Pucheng became a little panicked when he saw this situation. Thousands of thoughts went through his mind in an instant, and he even began to consider whether he should sacrifice his life when the city was destroyed.

Died in the line of duty.

"Master Zhang, don't be anxious. This battle may not be for us. Let's take a look first and then talk." Although Huang Qu is a bit greedy for life and fear of death, he is a military attache after all and is relatively calm in the face of battle.

Only then did Zhang Pucheng react and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this should be for the Haihan people by the Jiahe River!"

The two parties fought in the morning. They had witnessed the whole process on the top of the city and knew that the Wanjia Army had suffered a big loss. However, they did not expect that the Wanjia Army mobilized troops so quickly and so many troops were mobilized in the afternoon.

, it seems that they are unwilling to admit defeat. Until the winner is decided between these two parties, there should be no problem with the security of Fushan County.

In fact, Wanmeng and Pu Xueguang outside the city were also a little bit stuck at this time. The order to mobilize troops was issued before the morning combat operation. After suffering the defeat, Wanmeng issued an order to mobilize native artillery from various cottages to Fushan County.

.However, there is a time difference between the two orders, and the artillery transportation is slow. The large group of people has arrived, but the heavy weapons will have to wait until the next day at the earliest. Without the weapon advantage, Wanmeng is not very good.

He dared to let his troops take the initiative to attack again. Although the troops were superior, he didn't want to push his son out to die in vain when he thought of the witchcraft weapon in the opponent's hand.

"Wait one more day until the cannons arrive tomorrow!" Wanmeng hesitated for a long time, but decided to handle this matter more safely. This morning he was too impulsive and sent troops before he could figure out the opponent's strength, and he lost.

You lose all your money. Making this mistake once can be said to be an oversight, but making it a second time is really stupid. Once you have heavy weapons, no matter what cavalry, infantry or magic the opponent has, you can hit them all with one shot.

Blast them away. After destroying the opponent, they will seize a batch of war horses and weapons. From now on in Fushan County... no, even in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture, who else can confront the Wanjia Army?

Pu Xueguang did not forget to remind: "Master, after capturing the Haihan people tomorrow, there will definitely be a lot of food and grass in the camp, which can also be replenished for the army."

Wanmeng nodded and said: "Speaking of food and grass, are there any arrangements for the troops that will be transferred today?"

Pu Xueguang said: "This food and baggage will arrive later than the troops set off. I'm afraid it won't arrive until tomorrow."

Wan Meng said angrily: "Then the food and accommodation for these more than a thousand people today will not be provided?"

Pu Xueguang said: "Master, don't be angry. This matter can be easily solved. Just collect food on the spot!"

Wan Meng hesitated a little about this proposal: "Collecting food locally? Wouldn't this drive the local people towards the Haihan people?"

Pu Xueguang said: "It doesn't matter. Master, think about it. After the Haihan people are defeated tomorrow, where will these people go? It's not just that they have to stay in Fushan County. Whether they seek refuge with us or continue to rely on the relief in the county, in short

Can’t leave anymore.”

Wanmeng makes sense when he thinks about it. As long as these people are still in Fushan County, they will be meat in his own mouth. The main problem now is to deal with the Haihan people, this group of uninvited guests, and thwart their so-called immigration plan. As long as the Haihan people retreat, this will

The future trend of Fushan County is not a matter of his own words. Immediately, Pu Xueguang was asked to order the food. As for how to do it, that was not something he needed to worry about.

With Wanmeng's words, the slum area outside Fushan County suddenly became chaotic. The people here were originally homeless war refugees from all over the country. They usually relied on the irregular relief provided by the county and wild picking.

They lived on all kinds of wild vegetables, and how much surplus grain was there in their hands? Naturally, these tens of thousands of soldiers would not have a good attitude when they began to collect grain. They went from house to house, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and took all of it for themselves, whether it was grain or other valuable items. And these people

They were all scattered, and naturally there was no way to organize and resist the violent expropriation actions of the Wanjia Army. If anyone tried to resist, they would inevitably be beaten severely, and some people would die of serious injuries in the process.

After nightfall, hundreds more people fled the county in the dark and went to the Haihan camp to seek refuge. Amakusa Shiro had to arrange for people to set up several large fires outside the camp, and resettled the people who came to seek refuge on the spot overnight to prevent these people from fleeing.

Those who broke into the camp without permission were treated as spies. However, after the previous experience, the Haihan Army set up an interrogation process for the people who came to seek refuge, and their belongings needed to be checked to prevent anyone from bringing weapons such as sharp knives into the immigrants again.

In the camp.

"Why do so many people come here after dark?" Liu Xian, who had just received the news and rushed outside the camp, was shocked when he saw such a situation and quickly asked Amakusa Shiro about the situation.

"The Wanjia army is collecting food outside the county town. I heard that people have been killed. These people have no choice but to run away." Amakusa Shiro sighed: "The county town dare not open the city gate. The only place that can provide them with shelter is,

That's the only one on our side. I'll keep an eye on it tonight, you go to rest early, and come and change shifts with me early tomorrow."

In troubled times, human lives are like a piece of grass. Neither the officials in the county nor the Wanjia army outside the county will take the lives of these refugees seriously. The only ones who really care about their lives are the Haihan stationed by the Jiahe River.

However, Haihan's side does not care about their lives so much as it is more accurate to say that they need to become cheap labor force for Haihan to drive. Saving their lives is equivalent to saving immigration expenses for Haihan.

By the time dawn came, the land that had been temporarily circled for resettling the immigrants was no longer enough. However, these people also fully learned from their experience outside the county and spontaneously formed two small camps outside the Haihan Camp. It was just a hasty move.

No shelter was built in the room, and everyone spent the night on the floor. Fortunately, the weather is still warm at this time. If it takes another two or three months, the people who freeze to death this night will at least have to go to hospital.

It's double digits.

"Hundreds of people came again this night!" When Liu Xian came out to change shifts with Amakusa Shiro in the morning, he was also surprised to see this scene.

Shiro Amakusa was on duty outside the camp all night, commanding and supervising his men to receive these refugees. At this time, he also smiled and said: "The Wanjiajun probably didn't expect that they would take advantage of us by making such a fuss."

"Sooner or later, these people will leave with us, it's just a matter of time." Liu Xian understood this clearly, and immediately asked Amakusa Shiro, who had been busy all night, to go back and catch up on his sleep, and he would take over the resettlement of immigrants.

"I'll go to bed after having a bowl of porridge." Amakusa Shiro patted his stomach and said, "I've been hungry all night, so I need to eat something."

The cooking class that woke up early had already cooked several pots of rice porridge, adding wild vegetables picked nearby and river shrimps fished from the Jiahe River yesterday. The aroma filled the air inside and outside the camp, making the hungry refugees waiting outside stretch their legs.

neck, looking forward to eating the relief food donated by Haihan people as soon as possible. Some people also secretly regretted why they didn't decisively come over to join the Haihan people yesterday. I heard that the first group of people to come had already taken a boat to Zhifu Island yesterday.

Once you get there, you'll have food and shelter, so you don't have to worry anymore.

Regarding the large number of Wanjia troops arriving outside the county yesterday, Liu Xian and Shiro Amakusa were not nervous. They had already built a relatively complete defense line outside the camp, including trenches, barbed wire, roadblocks, and parapets. Even if the troops on the opposite side were occupied,

Excellent, don't even think about breaking through the camp guarded by the special operations battalion easily. What's more, there is a cavalry company maneuvering outside. As long as the opponent dares to attack from near the county seat, the cavalry can attack the flanks and outflank the back road at any time. The attack method is difficult to prevent. And according to the

Haihan's usual fighting style, there will probably be reinforcements coming from Zhifu Island today. They don't need to take the initiative now, they just need to hold on to this river bank stronghold.

At noon, Haihan's fleet appeared on Jiahe River, and at the same time, another team of Wanjia Army also appeared west of Fushan County. Both sides were mobilizing troops here, and a head-on battle was about to begin.
Chapter completed!