On Hedong Road, the team heading south from Taiyuan flooded through the Jinzhong Basin and passed through most of the Fenshui Basin. "Is this an assassin?" Outside the carriage traveling on the fairly smooth official road, I would see several bodies placed on large carts or hung on poles at intersections, beaten into sieves from time to time. "This is the first time" "Is the Western Army the only one left with these unscrupulous tactics?" "Or this is the last cry of a defeated dog" "Is it possible that what you are doing in Hedong is , does the policy of relocating large households have nothing to do with it?" Shiniang, who was sorting out documents beside me, said with a warm smile, "It is said that many wealthy families who have not yet arrived have begun to flee and flee." "Yes. It¡¯s better to just run away and save yourself the hassle of subsequent troubles.¡± I said nonchalantly. "The rest are just some noises of the dying struggle" These assassinations and attacks on individual individuals have been happening frequently since I entered the land of Hedong; it was only after repeated setbacks and obstacles around me that Gradually move on to those less important goals. This kind of thing actually caused little direct damage. Only a dozen generals were killed before and after, and others were injured to varying degrees. However, it was able to disgust people and undermine the ruling order under the occupying forces and create more tension. Relationships, confrontational atmosphere, and means of conflict. Therefore, the attitudes of the scholars and people in the places we passed along the way were much more complicated than those in other places such as Hebei, Henan, and Pinglu; some were tortured into insensitivity and indifference by the hardships of life and the hardships they had experienced. Sluggishness and confusion; there is also overt distrust and resistance hidden behind the flickering fear and panic; there is also no shortage of vague hatred and hostility under the surface of humility and humility. Compared with Hebei Road, which has a vast land and rich resources and a high population base, Hedong Road, which has a mountainous terrain, has relatively poor output. The relatively concentrated population has also resulted in some kind of folk customs under year-round competition for survival and pressure on resources. Tough; and the cliques and struggles in the form of clans and township parties are much closer and more intense than in other places. No matter who comes to occupy, conquer and rule this area, they will have to face the biggest problem directly. Moreover, because of the natural narrowness and dangers of the geography, the losses suffered during the Panhu border crossing in the early years were smaller than those in Hebei Province. Much more; therefore, during the two Northern Expeditions of the Southern Dynasties in the defense of Luodu, an endless stream of soldiers and young men were provided; it was precisely because of these contributions and blood transfusions that Zhang Dekun later took advantage of the opportunity with a remnant brigade and captured it easily An opportunity to establish local separatist regimes in most of the northern part of Hadong Province. But no matter what, under the sweeping front of the Huai Army, fifteen of the seventeen state capitals in Hedong Road, except Taiyuan Prefecture, have been captured. The corresponding local remediation and cleanup work has also followed. Garrison troops and garrison regiments continued to be stationed, as well as armed immigrants to fill key points; various mountain fortresses, walled cities and villages that once stood in the territory and caused headaches and refractory treatment for the officials of successive dynasties. The forts and the like were not able to play the expected role in the face of the Huai army's weapons to attack the city. Instead, due to geographical barriers and news delays, they were separated one after another and could not respond, and were uprooted and conquered one by one. , by the way, tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people were distributed as laborers; the remaining areas close to the northern part of Guannai Road and Fengzhou and Linzhou outside the Great Wall were the base areas for the remaining local generals in Hedong, and they were seriously in conflict with the Huai army. The policy of relocating large households brought about by this policy still continues to rely on the terrain at the northern foot of the Luliang Mountains to resist. However, I also have a big killer weapon in my hand, that is, Yang Keshi, the former Northern Dynasty general who was captured and surrendered. From the ancestral origin, Linzhou can be regarded as his hometown and hometown. "The ammunition consumption of all armies generally exceeds expectations?" Then I took over an urgent official document from Shiniang. "Need to pause for replenishment and transportation?" Obviously, behind the overall offensive of successfully siege and evacuation of the city in Hedong, it came at the cost of twice the ammunition loss than other places, and from Huaibei to Hebei, and then from Hedong to The supply line has been stretched too long, and as time goes by, some problems and accumulated hidden dangers have begun to appear. Because of the barrier of the Taihang Mountains, the current transportation force through the Taihang Eight Trails over the mountains and ridges into Hedong mainly relies on the large amount of animal power organized by Hebei Province. The losses of various cattle, horses and livestock due to injuries and falls during the transportation process are also It has just exceeded three digits; This can¡¯t help but make people miss it, and they can always rely on it.?The transportation capacity of the Yellow River or the natural drainage basin of the Huaihe River, or the canal water system during the distribution period, received logistical support and river fire support, and carried out daily operations on internal and external lines. Therefore, the tunnel widening and blasting project for the Taihang Zhuxing has just begun; although the current technical level cannot change the overall trend of Shanxi's traffic environment like that of later generations, it can rely on the accumulation of manpower and blasting methods to clear and landfill some For locations and key points that are too steep, the results can still be seen within expectations. "Okay" I shook my head slightly and replied on the document, "Let the main battle armies and garrison troops in Hedong draw out one or two base numbers of sub-drugs on the spot." "Together with the follow-up in Hebei, "Together with the several arriving supplementary battalions," "Prioritize transportation and reinforcement to the second and fifth armies, the main force of the southward attack." At least in the short term, public security maintenance and local suppression do not require the consumption and use of excessive firearms and equipment. Mixed cold weapons can basically meet the needs. "Let's put an end to the war and resistance in the Hejian Prefecture at the gateway to Kanto first" "At least maintain an overview of the Guannai Road." "In addition, order them not to rush into the Guannei Road and continue to maintain oppression and peace. "Forcing the enemy to come to rescue is the primary goal and direction." "Then relying on the terrain to give full play to the advantage of firepower, in order to kill and destroy the effective strength of the Western Army as much as possible." . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jinghu South Road, Jiangling Mansion, once the largest naval base in the southern inland, now has only long-abandoned and idle water villages, and a few official transport ships floating on the river. Nowadays, even these official ships that are responsible for medium and short-distance transportation between upstream and downstream have protective baffles nailed to the side trunks, and crossbows, racket poles, and rams are installed at the bow and stern. It temporarily transformed into a kind of "naval warship" with different characteristics; it floated on the river day and night, alert to water attacks from outside the city, the other side, and upstream. Because within the huge Jiangling Prefecture, it can be said that except for Jiangling City, where the prefectural city is located, there are eight counties including Zhijiang, Jianli, and Shishou, and six towns such as Chi'an, Yutang, Ouchi, and Xiaoling. , have all fallen into the hands of those Western military vassal towns from the upper reaches. In other words, not to mention Jiangling Prefecture, most of the states along the river have fallen under the iron hooves of the surging Western Army, and can only endure or carry out meager efforts amidst the painful ravages of these foreign armies plundering in all directions. There was limited resistance. And although these hastily modified warships are no longer what they look like, they still have some advantages and advantages when facing the Western troops on the river who are better at horseback and not accustomed to water. Therefore, when many scholars and common people in the city began to dig at the walls and swallow window paper, this little sailor could still eat fresh catch. Fortunately, it was midsummer at this time, and those Western troops who had come from afar and were obviously acclimated to the climate had to stop amid the heat and epidemic, and the situation was temporarily calmed down. Therefore, these temporary warships can end their cruise on the water early and return to their shelter to escape the summer heat. However, today is destined not to be a peaceful day. In the dusk of the setting sun, One of the fleets appeared on the river, making Jiangling City suddenly excited again; because it was the first reinforcements and supplies to come from the lower reaches after the Western Bandits went south. Although there were only 5,000 men and horses and 10,000 stones and rice that came with the ship, the defenders of Jiangling City still saw some hope, and decisively launched a counterattack against the enemies stationed outside the city; In the destroyed camp, they only found some old, weak, sick and abandoned rags; and one good news and one bad news; The good news is that maybe there are not many Western thieves left in the entire Jiangning territory; The bad news Yes, these Western thieves who have plundered property and people have already gone south in batches some time ago, and I am afraid that they have now penetrated deep enough into Yongzhou, Quanzhou, and Daozhou, which are close to the Wuling Mountains.