Claudia raised her head and looked at the old man Qinghuang with some insight, looking forward to the other party's further explanation.

"Heishan Longquan will not and do not need to leave too many people. Even if they are left, they can only be those who are willing to be close to us. As for others, they must leave this land, and they will go wherever they want to go. In the future, another group of Tanghe people will be added here, such as Tanghe people in Yulin. The short-sighted nobles in China are eager to see short-term benefits, and the Prime Minister is under great pressure. I think this may be a way. After the famine, let the Tang people in the north move to Heishan and Longquan.

They are all forgetful. When they come to Heishan and Longquan, they will forget everything in Yulin. The freed land can also allow our military to give an explanation to the nobles in the country." Nick said calmly, "As for those exiled Tanghe people who want to come back, they will conflict with the Tang people who have already gained a foothold in Heishan and Longquan. We can use Tang to control Tang. Tang people in Heishan and Longquan will become the best chess pieces in their hands. At that time, how these chess pieces will be our will."

"But it may be very difficult to force so many Tang people to leave their hometowns and go out of this land." Claudia already understood the other party's intentions and nodded cautiously in agreement, but then raised questions.

"Claudia, the means can be multifaceted. I think you are deeply influenced by the Prime Minister's assimilation policy. The Prime Minister's strategy is correct from a macro perspective, but in terms of specific application, it needs to be adjusted according to changes in time, place and external environment. The residents of Montenegro and Longquan must let them leave. Those who are unwilling to leave can be solved by various means. Perhaps it is not so humane. The Royal Guards, as the signboard of the empire, are not suitable for this task." After pondering for a moment, Nick raised his head and his eyes were fixed, "Do you understand what I said?"

With a bitter mouth, Claudia naturally understood the other party's implications. Various means, which naturally could not escape the violent means such as burning, killing, and plundering. Take-out rumors incite. Only by using these means can people who are unwilling to leave, but this will bring many disgraces to the imperial army, which has always adhered to the style of knights in the Western Continent.

Seeing the other party nodding his neck stiffly, Nick continued to say calmly: "Claudia, war is a form of violent resolution of contradictions, so don't be too obsessed with the specific methods. Our hundreds of thousands of troops have been expeditioning for a long time. The soldiers are all humans and they also need some venting and resolving. The nobles of the empire also need some trophy. I think the women and wealth in these two places may be able to slightly alleviate the needs and pressures in these two aspects."

Claudia, with a blue face, finally realized the gap between himself and the commander. The difference between a general and a commander is whether he can expand his attention from the military to the level outside the military, including political needs. This is particularly important. It seems that he still needs to be tempered. The gap between an excellent general and a qualified commander is obvious, and the old man in front of him is a clear proof.

However, the knightly demeanor that had always been proud of in his heart made Claudia subconsciously not want to accept this explanation. The commander who had always admired suddenly said such words that were almost ugly but realistic made him feel a little depressed and irritable, but he could not help but admit that the other party's view of things was higher and more detailed. Not to mention that there were signs of out-of-control emotions in the army for a long time, just thinking about the huge impact and chaos that would bring to drive these two million people into refugees to the surrounding Tanghe people's territory, you can realize the viciousness of one move. What would the Tanghe mainland, which was originally lacking in food, look like because of the influx of these two million people, Claudia could even imagine that kind of chaos.

"Okay, Claudia, go down and think about it carefully. When you figure out the key points of this, the next time you can deal with all this calmly, I think you are not far from a qualified commander. There is not much time left, so this task will be handed over to the Second Corps and the Eighth Corps, and the Royal Guards are responsible for supervising it." Nick waved his hand to stop the Guards commander who wanted to speak again, and said tiredly, "No need to say more. If the Prime Minister blames him, I will bear all the responsibilities."

Wufeng only learned about the news of the Kamans' invasion of Beiheshuo when he arrived at the Tianshui frontline. When he learned the news, his only thought was that the Kamans were crazy. When the whole area was full of famine, the Kamans had the intention to occupy the two not-so-rich mansions, Heishan and Longquan. Did the Kamans store so much food that the Kamans could not finish eating, or did they think it was easier to win people's hearts during the famine? Or did the Kamans not suffer from the influence of drought?

However, according to the information obtained from the Kamans, although the water conservancy and irrigation systems in the country are quite developed, they are also inevitably affected by drought, and the grain harvest is reduced by at least 50%. Even if they have part of their original reserves, they will probably be able to survive this winter and next spring at most. If they need to help their neighbors, it will be a good idea to support them until the end of this year.

But now they have suddenly occupied Longquan and Heishan. Nearly two million people in these two prefectures have been tortured by Taiping. It is impossible to maintain their rule in these two prefectures without sufficient food. But where did the Kamans get this batch of food? Could it be that Gomez, a guy, really secretly stored food, and even his own intelligence department did not detect it in advance?

This made Wufeng puzzled. After a few discussions with Ling Tianfang, Wang Liao, Gu Quan, and the Director of War Preparation Rao and others who arrived in Tianshui in advance, they still did not come up with a reasonable explanation. Fortunately, Longquan Heishan is not his own territory, nor is it a treasure land that is rich and rich. In addition to asking all parties to strengthen their defense, Wufeng could only sit and watch the changes and see what the Kamans were thinking.

It took half a month to deal with the corpses inside and outside Tianshui City. In the past half month, the city and outside the city were shrouded in a foul odor of burning corpses. In order to prevent the occurrence of plague, the Department of Culture, Education and Health has dispatched a large number of medical and health personnel from various places, and purchased a large amount of medicinal materials to boil them into medicine liquid on the spot for large-scale disinfection outside the city. This has had an excellent effect. Except for one or two places where the epidemic was found to be timely controlled and extinguished, there was no plague spread in the entire Tianshui Prefecture, which made Wufeng extremely satisfied with the work of the Department of Culture, Education and Health. He Jing, Director of the Department of Culture, Education and Health, also highly praised by Wufeng.

Compared with the plague that occurred in Pinglu Mansion, the Kaman people had to quarantine or even kill those infected with the plague to solve the problem, but this still could not avoid the spread of the plague. Even a large number of soldiers in the Kaman army were infected, which also caused a large number of Kaman soldiers to lose their troops. This is also one of the main reasons why Wufeng visited Tianshui in person.

When the Taiping Army retreated from Tianshui City and the end of the Pinglu Grave Battle, Wufeng knew that the battle on the Northern Front was no longer full of highlights. After both sides lost tens of thousands of elite troops, it was unlikely that neither themselves nor the Kamans would cause much storm in a short period of time.

The Kamans now firmly strangled Pinglu, and according to the information, they were still further strengthening the defense system of Pinglu Mansion City. It seemed that they planned to treat Pinglu as the main barrier to defend themselves from advancing eastward to threaten them in the northern occupied areas. The number of infantry in the north was far from enough to fight with the Kamans. Even if the entire Nantelock Legion was drawn, there was no absolute certainty. The one who alone was more than 100,000 nomadic cavalry was not enough to pull out the nail of Pinglu Mansion City. However, Wufeng was not in a hurry. The logistics support of the Kamans would be their noose. He had powerful light cavalry. The more time went, the tighter his light cavalry could snatch the noose around the Kamans' neck. Perhaps at that time, it was time to really play a big game with the Kamans. The Battle of Pinglu was just an overture.

Even in the midsummer, the sun was in the sky, and a coolness came to my face a few hundred meters away from the pool. The towering giant trees around the pool were dozens of meters high, like rows of guards guarding the pool, green and tall, ancient trees were magnificent, and a gravel path led straight to the edge of the pool. However, the various horses that could be seen everywhere were no longer visible. Only the purple-clad men and a large number of soldiers at the intersection of the road were standing in a row with guns and swords. When a discerning person saw it, he knew that the summer resort Beihua Water Pond had welcomed valuable guests, and even hundreds of meters around the pool had been warned.

Huashui Valley is named after the Huashui Pool in the north and south. Huashui Pool in the north and south is also a very famous summer resort between Tianshui and Pingland. Beihuashui Pool is surrounded by ancient trees, and is also a treasure for summer summer vacation. Nanhuashui Pool is located a thousand meters south of Beihuashui Pool. Although the surface of the pond is far smaller than that of Beitan, it has a wonderful feature that is that a large number of hot springs are pouring out around it. The spring water is poured into the pond. The water is warm all year round. In winter, it is like a fairyland, but it is a natural bath for bathing in winter. It is said that using this spring water to soak the skin is clear and permanent, attracting the family members of the gentry, celebrities, merchants and officials from surrounding governments to visit here. Puzhao Temple by the pond was originally just a nameless temple, and it was also a popular incense.
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