Chapter 23 He Xi’s contribution
He Xi becomes magic and nothing else. It's just land boating.
These boats were collected by He Xi from the Liao River. Some are now made.
These small boats are not much larger than the awning boats in the south of the Yangtze River. It's not too heavy, and it can be pulled by a horse-drawn carriage. The shortest distance between the Liaohe River and the Songhua River is no more than 100 kilometers. It's just that this section of the watershed mountain road is rugged. So go a little further. But it won’t exceed one hundred and fifty kilometers, which is three hundred miles.
He Xi built a wharf in the Liaohe River closest to the Songhua River. A dock was also built on the corresponding Songhua River, and seven or eight military stations were built based on the distance of more than 200 miles, with stations at thirty miles. Transfer from stop to stop.
Grain went north from the Liaohe River and reached the Songhua River through this section of land. Then the grain was transferred by boat on the Songhua River.
At the same time, He Xi also built a small shipyard on the dock of Songhua River.
Nor does it deal with wood, just improvise some boats. Used to transport food, this was Yang Zhen's inspiration to He Xi. Just like Soviet weapons, durability has never been about durability. It is still the same now. He Xi does not need the ships here to last for decades or hundreds of years, as long as they can last This year will do.
It even only needs to last a few months.
However, this does not mean that everything is foolproof.
There's a lot going on here.
First, determine the location of the army.
In order to determine where the army was, He Xi could only send the best Ye Bushou of the Liaodong Army to chase after Lan Yu and report to him in time.
Although this is a bit difficult, it is easy to solve.
The most difficult thing is to improvise a route from the rear to the front.
It has to be said that the northeastern plains are densely covered with water networks, which helped He Xi a lot. But taking the water route is not without its problems. The problem is that these natural river channels have not been repaired. Many questions will arise. Although there will be no such thing as a waterfall. After all, the height difference on the northeastern plain is very small.
The sudden appearance of shoals and rapids is a problem.
The only way to deal with rapids is by the boat operator. Most of the people on He Xi's side are novices. After all, they are from the north. They are relatively poor in the skill of boating. Therefore, the boat capsized repeatedly in the river. He Xi hasn't calculated the loss yet, but he thinks it's around 30%.
Fortunately, it is in the river, and because the boat is small, the waterway designed by He Xi is also close to the river bank. Therefore, most of the food that sinks into the water can be salvaged. If the food is wet, it simply cannot be stored. It’s not like you can’t eat it.
Moreover, He Xi mobilized almost all the strong men in Liaodong, and there were about 100,000 people who followed He Xi out of the customs. These people also need to eat.
Therefore, whenever there is a strong current, He Xi will leave people on the shore to serve as a transfer station on the way. Secondly, it is also used to salvage food and alert passing ships.
However, the shoal is even more difficult to deal with.
How shallow is the shoal?
There are stones underneath the river bank. Under the long-term erosion of the water, the stones below are like mirrors. Extremely peaceful. There was only a few inches of water and the impact was not strong. People roll up their trouser legs and just walk over. In future generations, it would be a great place to visit.
But such a river cannot pass any ships at all.
There was no other way, so He Xi set an example and got off the boat in person, tied the bow of the boat with a rope, and several people pulled and pushed the boat through this section of the shoal. There are three such shoals in the river. Of course, each has its own use, and the river bottom is all pebbles.
Some are relatively close to the shore, so you can stretch on the shore.
Fortunately, as mentioned earlier, the Songhua River flows northward, and this downward flow is of great help. Otherwise, this transportation will be a hundred times more difficult.
In short, within half a month, He Xi overcame various difficulties and transported the first batch of military rations worth about 10,000 shi to the camp. Although Wanshi grain is not too much. But the news is exciting enough.
When He Xi personally escorted the food to the military camp.
Feng Sheng came to greet him personally. He patted He Xi on the shoulder and said, "Okay. Okay. Okay. I didn't expect you to really do it."
He Xi said: "This is only the first time. After the river is repaired in the future, the grain and grass that can be transported every month will only be more, not less."
Feng Sheng said: "You came at just the right time, today is the celebration banquet. Come."
Immediately, Feng Sheng took He Xi to the big tent of the celebration banquet.
This is a golden tent. The tent is very large, with hundreds of square meters underneath. All the respectable generals are here. But I haven't sat down yet.
Feng Sheng stood at the top and said, "Your Majesty has been preparing for several years, and it will finally be completed in the future. But when you drink water and remember its source, you must not forget your Majesty's careful arrangements." Feng Sheng stood facing south, saluted south respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty, Feng Sheng, from afar I wish your Majesty long life and may the Ming Dynasty be victorious."
Everyone, including He Xi, stood up, saluted southward, and said loudly: "Long live your Majesty, may the Ming Dynasty be victorious."
For Feng Sheng to reach this position, ability is of course important, but being able to do things and being able to do things is probably one of the reasons.
Feng Sheng said, "I have prepared a few chairs here today. The first one is Yongchang Hou Lanyu, who led 30,000 elite troops across thousands of miles, and defeated the enemy many times over, breaking the camp and breaking the courage. This achievement will definitely mark the history. .Lanyu, sit here."
The secret agreement between Feng Sheng and Lan Yu is probably settled. I don’t know what benefits Feng Sheng transferred, but Lan Yu was very cooperative, which is more reflected in the memorial. So the relationship between the two people is in the honeymoon stage at the moment. Feng Sheng naturally praised Lan Yu.
Lan Yu's character is naturally one of taking responsibility. He stood up and strode to sit down at the top, folded his arms and saluted everyone, and then sat down proudly. His posture did not seem to be a salute just now. But demonstrating.
Feng Sheng said; "Second, the governor of Liaodong, He Xi. He has already sent over the first batch of military rations. Wan Shi is just the first batch. Now we have no worries about food and grass. Helping the army and protecting the food road, why? Xi's work is the best. He Xi, come and sit here."
He Xi stood up quickly and said, "This is absolutely impossible. I just did what I should do. It's just my duty. If I dare to be above you."
Although what He Xi does is very hard. But as he said. He didn't feel that what he did had any great merit. There is no such thing as him in history. This battle was also won, but the details were different. However, the general trend has not changed, and Naha is not determined. Finally forced to land.
He didn't go into battle in person.
It's just that He Xi didn't know the situation.
Because this battle is too easy, too easy. Although these people came in force, no one could bear the promotion except Lan Yu. Fu Zhong was Lan Yu's deputy general. He was a man who had actually been in battle and had military exploits, so he was allowed to receive the secondary merit. Not to mention others, Fu Youde was the first to disagree.
His son's achievements, in the eyes of many people, could be accomplished by sending even a fool. Jumping above so many uncles and uncles, offending people is not that offending. For the others, there were 200,000 people on Feng Sheng's side, and they were able to fight without a single blow.
It was almost just an exercise outside the Great Wall.
Under such circumstances, it is not appropriate to give it to anyone.
When He Xi appeared, first of all, everyone knew that He Xi was His Majesty's beloved son-in-law. Like that very much. Secondly, He Xi really made a contribution this time. Traveling across mountains and rivers, they maintained food routes for hundreds of thousands of people. Especially in the middle of nowhere. Everyone knows how difficult it is.
Finally, He Xi is a civil servant. How long will it take for you to be rewarded? Naturally, it is necessary to learn martial arts first and then literature, so there is no need. There is no embarrassment for military commanders to perform meritorious service here.
Another thing is to make Lan Yu nod.
Sapphire's eyes are higher than the top, so not many people can be attracted to sapphire. And He Xi is one of the few people who has this ability.
Sure enough, Lan Yu said: "Master He, please don't refuse. It's your credit, and no one can take it away. It's not your credit, and you can't take it."
As soon as Lan Yu expressed his stance, other generals also expressed their stance. After all, they also know that none of them are suitable to sit in this position. They can accept it simply by giving it to His Majesty's beloved son-in-law.
However, there is one person here who has the wrong vision, and it is Chang Mao, Duke of Zheng.
He looked at He Xi with jealousy in his eyes and resentment towards Feng Sheng in his heart. In his opinion, Feng Sheng did not take care of his son-in-law at all, and was extremely partial. She was even more jealous of He Xi, who rose to prominence just because she married a princess. Secretly regretting in my heart: "I know that if I marry this guy's daughter, I won't have the chance to marry the princess."
