"Have you not found Azig yet?"
The war situation in Shanxi affects the center's heart.
The two commanders of the Qing army, Duduo, died and Azig disappeared, which meant that most of the Qing's troops had been lost.
It can be said that the conquest of Liaodong and the restoration of the territory are just around the corner.
"In western Shanxi, soldiers and horses from all walks of life searched and searched almost every mountain. Although many Qing troops were captured, Azig was still not found."
After hearing the report, everyone present felt quite regretful.
If Azig was not captured, it would be a bit less glorious.
Zuo Mengeng patted the table and diverted everyone's attention back.
"At this point, whether we can catch Azig or not has nothing to do with the overall situation. Let's just focus on ourselves."
He was about to leave for Shanxi, and the political work in the newly recovered areas needed to be discussed in detail.
"Next, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places have two tasks in total. One is to cooperate with the Ministry of Water Resources to manage the Yellow River, and the other is to immigrate abroad. The permanent population of the three provinces must be maintained below three million, and it is absolutely not allowed to exceed this number."
An important reason for environmental disasters in the northern region is excessive population.
Therefore, when deciding to carry out ecological restoration in the three provinces of Qin, Shanxi and Hebei, population control must be the first priority.
In previous dynasties, there would have been nothing that could be done. But for the empire, don’t be too simple.
The vast Far North, including the New World, is lacking in population, and no amount of immigrants can fill it.
"Fu Yusun has received several letters in a row, complaining and asking to stop immigration."
Speaking of this, everyone burst into laughter.
Prior to this, the key areas for immigrants were Lianghuai, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.
The Huaihe River and Huaihe River areas have the most people migrating out. Although this has greatly eased local governance, things have reversed. The local area has already had negative impacts due to population decline.
The current population of the entire northern Jiangsu region is only less than 3.5 million.
Yangzhou alone has a population of one million people. In addition, the vast northern Jiangsu area spreads out the two and a half million people, which immediately leads to a very tight labor force.
Fortunately, Hebei and Shanxi have now been recovered, and Shaanxi will also be included in the rule soon.
There are still some wealthy people who can migrate out of these barren lands.
"The Ministry of Water Resources has made a plan and budget for the Yellow River reconstruction. It is estimated that the construction period will be 20 years, a labor force of about 500,000 will be invested, and the overall budget will be close to 2 billion yuan."
Hou Xun's report made everyone feel heavy pressure.
On the contrary, Zuo Mengeng looked as usual.
"The twenty-year construction period has evenly spread the pressure, and the impact on the national finance will not be too great. Coupled with the continuous provision of wealth from the New World, the Yellow River Control Project in Shaanxi and Shanxi can also be started at the same time in the future."
Everyone nodded, and when it came to the development of the New World, they could only admire Zuo Mengeng's foresight.
"Report on the battle situation in Liaodong."
Long Zuguang walked in quickly and immediately touched everyone's hearts.
When the war in Shanxi gradually subsided, Liaodong became the top priority.
Long Zuguang didn't show off and quickly reported it.
"Just fifteen days ago, Deputy Commander Lou Fu of the Liaodong Strategic Cluster led his troops to a great victory over the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces on the banks of the Xilamulun River, completely blocking the hope of the late Qing Dynasty's senior officials to return to Liaodong."
"good!"
"Very good!"
"This is really a battle to decide the outcome!"
Everyone was very happy to hear that the Manchu and Qing senior officials would never return to Liaodong.
But who knew that Long Zuguang's briefing was not over yet.
"In addition, the 34th Public Security Division and the 35th Public Security Division worked together to defeat the Qing general Li Shutai in Guangning and were approaching Shenyang City. The Lushun Detachment, led by Commander Qiao Feng, defeated the Fuzhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard. , Haizhou Guard, troops arrived in Liaoyang. On the Tashan defense line, General Le Xinfeng completely defeated the Manqing Shanhaiguan reinforcements. Qing general Xikut died in the battle. The Second Cavalry Division has taken over Shanhaiguan and is advancing towards Liaodong."
After hearing this report, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Zuo Mengeng thought about it and suddenly laughed.
"This group of proud soldiers is enough to give Bai Xiaoqi and Lou Fu a headache."
The previous combat plan of the Liaodong strategic cluster has been reported to the headquarters and everyone is aware of it. But today's situation is obviously completely different from the battle plan.
Bai Xiaoqi was still trudging through the mountains of Liaodong, and Lou Fu had a showdown with Dorgon at the Xilamulun River. Both sides are important and beyond their reach, and they will certainly not change their plans easily.
Then there is only one possibility.
The generals below were unwilling to be left alone, they were eager to make meritorious deeds, and took their own initiative. As a result, they fought so beautifully that the situation turned out to be great.
As for what the two coaches, Bai Xiaoqi and Lou Fu, think, the center does not interfere.
Turn the time back to September.
On the bank of Xilamulun River, Lou Fu was in high spirits when he saw tens of thousands of troops busy.
"This is a magical place. We only need to build one city to control Liaodong, suppress the grasslands, and achieve long-term peace and stability."
Lu Zhiqian stood beside him and could no longer agree.
"You are right. We can build the city now, which will also be helpful for subsequent operations."
The Xilamulun River grassland is flat and wide. No matter how many people and horses are thrown here, they will seem like a drop in the ocean. To completely prevent the Manchus from returning eastward, in addition to a tight defense line, sufficient mobile troops are also needed.
However, in order to ensure that mobile forces can operate smoothly, a very safe and stable logistics supply base is necessary.
In this case, it was necessary to build a city that could not only guard the Xilamulun River but also support the armies in combat.
Lou Fu was a decisive person. After hearing this opinion, he immediately ordered engineering troops to be dispatched from the rear and began to work overtime to build a military fortress by the river.
Xiang Zuolin, deputy commander of the Fourth Division, is very good at making fun of people.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, now that this city is about to be completed, I would like you to give it a name so that the name will be passed down to generations to come."
Everyone cheered loudly.
Seeing a strong fortress gradually taking shape, and the battle to pacify Liaodong was about to begin based on this city, Lou Fu was also filled with excitement.
He thought for a while and said: "This city guards the main road, which is the only way from the Mongolian grassland to Liaodong. In this case, how about calling it Tongliao?"
The concise and concise naming was immediately recognized by everyone.
Then the relevant documents were delivered to Zuo Mengeng through the communication center.
When he learned the name of the new city, Zuo Mengeng looked extremely strange.
He ignored everyone and secretly outlined the administrative area of Tongliao on the map, and then sent it back to Liaodong.
Lou Fu opened the file and only looked at the administrative map of Tongliao...
What a Jie Bao!
