Liu Yu nodded and said: "The other thing is to send orders quickly. If the soldiers who conquer Yan recover enough to get out of bed and walk, they must set out immediately. If the waterway of the Yangtze River is clear, then cross the river from Guangling through Jingkou. , if the warships of the demon thieves block the river, then change the direction and ship from the Donglai area. Are the 400 ships of the aristocratic families that were originally intended to transport the Murong clan still in Donglai?"
Wang Zhene nodded: "Still on standby in Donglai. I was originally going to transport war horses to the Goguryeo area. It seems that it will come in handy this time."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Yes, it can be of great use. The soldiers recuperating in Qingzhou can take sea ships as soon as possible and land at Hudu Base, or go a little further south and land in Kuaiji. , although it is a bit troublesome, it is best to transport our troops left in Qingzhou back before the demon thief's warship goes to sea. We can stay in Wu to recover from illness. Although it will make everyone work harder, it is also necessary."
Wang Zhen'e said in a deep voice: "I will draft a military order and ask Liu Changshi from Qingzhou to handle this matter."
Liu Yu took a deep breath: "Everyone, the situation is very critical now. We must speed up. All brothers who are going back to Beijing or going to Jingkou, join me and take action immediately. Everyone should also think more about the future along the way. What to do, how to fight, we need to come up with a military plan immediately after arriving in the capital."
Everyone saluted in unison and said, "As ordered!"
One day later, south of Guangling, Guazhou Ferry.
The ferry, which is usually crowded with people, is deserted now. The ferries that used to shuttle between the two sides of the strait have disappeared now. However, on the main road, the crowd is surging with countless people carrying big bags. Small bags, or driving wheelbarrows, carrying burdens, walking north on the official road, the villages in the ten miles and eight townships are like countless streams and rivers, converging on these big rivers and seas, the whole village and the whole township are People just walked north. Obviously, the news of the defeat at the front had reached here within that day, which also triggered waves of panic and fleeing.
Among the large crowds of people rushing north, there were more than seventy riders, but they were going in the opposite direction, running from north to south towards Guazhou Ferry. Those people were dressed in fancy clothes, but they were riding tall horses with divine horses. They were not dressed as post soldiers. They were obviously members of the army coming from the north to the south. Many passersby, while avoiding them, simply stood on both sides of the road, stopped their escape, and stopped to watch.
The leader of the horse stopped in the middle of the official road. A passerby stopped on the side of the road. He looked at their group and whispered. The knight on the horse took off his hat, revealing his heroic and powerful face. The bearded face is Kaohsiung?
Guangling followed the sound and saw a few middle-aged people in their forties kneeling down on the roadside. All of them had disabilities. Two of them had broken hands, while the other one had only one leg. Being able to sit in the car and being pushed away by two young men who looked like her sons, Guangling jumped off the horse and walked towards them: "Are these old brothers from the Beifu Army?
"No, let us girls retreat first, and all the young men will follow the commander-in-chief and join the army to serve the country."
Several people on the roadside exclaimed: "It's Liu Cheqi, it's Marshal Liu!"
The eight middle-aged men almost shed tears and nodded excitedly: "Commander, we were all once your subordinates. We were injured when we fought against the demon thieves. It was you who gave us the land. Here we are. Liu Yu has settled down in the area, and from now on he will make a living by supplying military rations to the Jiangbei camp. I never thought I would see you again in this life."
The veteran said sternly: "Young Zhang Fugui is the head of Meihua Village in Dubian, Guazhou. Thanks to you, Marshal, when you settled us here, you gave us some official positions so that we could be exempted from taxes and service." , early this morning we received an order from Liu Yuxiang, requiring all ferries to be collected and managed uniformly. From now on, no one is allowed to take a boat from Jiankang to the north, and all the people in Liu Yu area are managed by the villagers. The village chiefs led the team to move northward and transferred and resettled with the defenders of Langxian Camp at the designated location. We are executing those orders."
"I am a man, but I can cook and take care of the wounded. I also want to join the army!" Kaohsiung nodded vigorously, patted the veteran on the shoulder and said, "How is the situation in the distance now?
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Guang Ling frowned slightly: "The current evacuation seems to be quite orderly, thanks to the work of a few old brothers. How is the little guy's mentality now?"
One of the leading veterans gritted his teeth: "Commander, what's going on this time? How come even Brother Wuji and Brother Xile..., when I heard the news in the afternoon, I thought it was a rumor spread by demon thieves and spies. "
"I'll go, I'll go, count me in!"
There was a burst of cheers all around, and many people also said excitedly: "The commander-in-chief is back, and we feel confident."
After a while, more and more people had gathered around. Many of them were wiping away tears, but they had excited looks on their faces. It was completely different from the panic-stricken look just now, where they were just thinking about escaping in a hurry. , obviously, at this time, seeing Guangling is equivalent to seeing hope.
"Folks, let's not leave. We will go back with Marshal Liu to help kill the demon thief."
Zhang Fugui gritted his teeth and said: "To be honest, no one expected that Brother Xile's Yuzhou army would be defeated like that. I didn't expect that the demon thieves would be killed in such a large number. Now Kaohsiung has been taken over by General Tan Shao. Implementing military management and evacuating the people, everyone felt unsure. In fact, many villagers were complaining along the way just now, saying that the commander-in-chief was far away in Nanyan and could not come back to save everyone for the time being. The children fled for their lives on their own. But I said that our Marshal Liu has never left us alone, and he will definitely come back to save us personally. Haha, I was right now, the Marshal is indeed back. !」
Another veteran had tears in his eyes: "When we were collecting the ferry boat just now, we saw a lot of corpses going down the river. They had been soaking in the water for two days. They were all floating down from the upper reaches. It looked like they were all dead. We, the officers and soldiers of the Jin army, still have many pieces of warships. Alas, it is really miserable."
Guangling strode forward, excitedly holding the hands of several disabled veterans, and kept saying: "It is my blessing to Guangling to see my brothers again. I'm sorry, I couldn't take better care of you and make everyone suffer!"
