In the past, I knew that even though I had the advantage, I was tricked by the opponent, and I could only watch my opponent leave.

Governor Feng was so angry that he jumped to the riverside and cursed loudly to relieve the depression in his chest.

If you get too angry and want to scold Sima Yi, it would be a routine operation to give Sima Yi something like "Unmoved as a turtle, Great Sima" or "Wandering around Emei, Great Sima".

It's just that today is different from the past. Governor Feng is already a mature commander, and he rarely does things that degrade his status such as swearing.

"Smooth words, seductive words" and so on are just floating clouds...

At this time, Governor Feng had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. After learning about Sima Yi's latest movements, all he had to do was to make new responses to the new situation.

Holding the telescope, look towards the other side.

If it weren't for the war, there would actually be something to behold in the early winter in Dahe.

The ice on the river surface was dried by the sun, and the fog slowly rose, covering both the distance and the near with a layer of smoke that seemed light but actually thick.

The scenery was nice, but Governor Feng was not in the mood to appreciate it at this time, and was even a little impatient.

The smoke blocked the view, and even with a telescope, one could only vaguely see some dark shadows on the other side.

Those are the arrow towers and beacons Xianyu built on the shore.

Looking at the ice on the river again, Governor Feng sighed:

"Send the order, the whole army is ready to break camp and go to Anyi (Hedong County)."

"Ah? Lord, are we not going to cross the river?"

Feng Jishi asked curiously: "If you can't catch up with the thief, why cross the river?"

"With the thief gone, we can go directly to Chang'an. That will be our first achievement..."

Governor Feng laughed:

"Do we still need a first victory? As long as we defend Bingzhou and Hedong, it will be stronger than any first victory."

"Besides, if you really want to win this first achievement, how many troops will you have to deploy in the end?"

"If there are not enough troops in Hedong, the thieves counterattack and lose Hedong, and Bingzhou will also be unable to defend it. At that time, the first victory will become the first victory."

Seizing the first credit is something that people with no background do.

Governor Feng needs a good background, ability, and strength, but he also needs to get the first credit?

"Chang'an is right there, and it won't run away. The prime minister is leading a large army, so he can't take down a mere Chang'an. We don't have any luggage, so what can we do to help?"

Now most of the engineering battalion is in the hands of Old Demon Zhuge.

Governor Feng's army consisted entirely of cavalry or mounted infantry.

There is no engineering camp, why not go there to watch a show?

Sima Yi has already withdrawn from Guanzhong, so there is no need to cut off the food route or harass the reinforcements.

Old Demon Zhuge has probably dreamed of Chang'an countless times over the years.

Now that the opportunity has come, let him realize his dream with his own hands.

Governor Feng himself still had things to do.

With the threat to Hexi gone, the stability of Hedong must be put on the agenda. After struggling for so long, it's almost done.

There is also Bingzhou. At first, the army went south along the Fen River, although it already completely controlled Taiyuan County, the main county of Bingzhou.

However, in Shangdang County and Leping County to the east, there are still remaining Wei thieves who are stubbornly resisting.

In addition, there were many Hu people in Bingzhou. Many Hu people took advantage of the war and transformed into small groups of horse thieves to run around and plunder.

It used to be an enemy-occupied area, and chaos would arise no matter what.

It's different now. Since it has become the territory of the Han Dynasty again, it will naturally become more stable.

Although the possibility of Sima Yi turning around and taking a bite is very low, after all, in this case, it would be difficult for both sides to cross the river, but they should be prepared just in case.

Governor Feng arranged for some troops to stay on guard by the river, and he took most of the troops and rumbled towards Anyi.

Shi Bao, who had received the news a long time ago, quickly went out of the city to greet him.

The area outside the city has become a refugee concentration camp.

The temporary sheds were built one after another, separated by ditches.

Each area has a dedicated person responsible for managing it and registering people directly.

In addition to playing a role of separation, ditches are also used to prevent water from escaping to prevent everything from burning down.

The straw shed may not be able to completely block the coming cold wind, but at least it can be regarded as a place to stay.

More importantly, if you stay here, your chances of survival are much greater than if you stay elsewhere.

There is someone to take care of everything you eat, drink and take care of.

Although I can only eat half full to survive, at least I can survive.

To drink water, drink boiled water.

Lazarus should be concentrated in one place...

There are many unofficial rules, but most people can abide by them, because if you don't abide by the rules, you will only go hungry.

In short, it is a semi-military management. Anyone who dares to act recklessly will have ways to rectify it.

There is no such thing as human rights.

The advantage of Liangzhou's high literacy rate in the military was fully realized in this situation.

Recording, organizing, statistics, management...

Everything is in perfect order.

The sound of horse hooves rumbled by, and someone in the hay shed quietly peeped through the cracks, looking at the tall horse and the knight in fine iron armor walking away, with somewhat frightened eyes.

"How is it going?"

Governor Feng sat on his horse, looked at the layers of thatched huts, and asked.

"Half of the refugees are gathered here."

Shi Bao, who was also sitting on the horse and one horse head behind, quickly answered.

Anyi is the county seat of Hedong and the largest county seat in Hedong.

In this era, any place that can become a large county or city must have convenient transportation, abundant water resources, and fertile land. All three are indispensable.

Years of war have caused a sharp decline in population, and the surviving population has further gathered around big cities.

Of course, many people fled into the mountains to escape the war, but in the end, only one out of ten people survived.

In order to survive, these people can only fight in the mountains and wilderness, fighting with the sky, the earth, nature, and beasts...

In this process, they will gradually lose their civilization and degenerate into savages. Those with better luck will become barbarians.

Compared to a large county where one out of ten is divided into half and half, life and death are naturally a better choice.

However, after decades of war, even in important Central Plains counties like Hedong, the population was only concentrated in Anyi, Wenxi, Jiexian and other places.

It will no longer be as grand as when the population of the Later Han Dynasty was at its peak.

However, this also provided convenience for Governor Feng to clean up Hedong.

Shi Bao said that half of the refugees should be gathered in Anyi. This is also the reason why as long as you control a few major counties, you can control most of the apparent population in the county.

In addition, after this riot, most of the hidden population of the wealthy family can be driven out.

Because the wealthy families no longer have any extra food to feed them.

In other words, the food in the hands of the wealthy family has been robbed by some thoughtful people.

"Half? What is half?"

"According to current statistics, there are about 200,000 people."

In other words, including Wenxi, Jie County and other places, the number of people in Hedong can only be gathered around 400,000?

If we add those who are not refugees, those who have fled into the mountains, those who have not been gathered back, those who are real rioters, etc.

All added up, it is estimated that the population is only a small one million.

It can barely reach the standard of a large county before the turmoil of the Later Han Dynasty.

Comparing one county with another, it is an important county in the Central Plains that has already forced out the hidden population.

One can imagine how much damage this turmoil, which lasted for decades, caused to the world.

Governor Feng was silent for a long time, then raised his head and looked into the distance.

There was someone holding a benchmark in the wilderness, as if they were measuring something.

There were also some people dressed in rags who were watching despite the cold weather.

Hedong is originally a grain-producing area with a lot of arable land. It is also an important salt-producing area in the Central Plains.

In the past few days, so many wealthy families have been robbed, and with the support of Bingzhou behind them.

Not to mention the mere hundreds of thousands of refugees here, even if they doubled again, it would probably not be a big problem to support them for three or four months.

Judging from the current situation of the battle, let alone half a year, or even half a month later, the Liangzhou Army might have successfully joined forces with the Prime Minister's army.

So I am not afraid of the large number of people, I am only afraid of the small number of people.

Besides, it’s not like I raised it for free.

Raising things in vain will only breed lazy people.

As the saying goes, you can hunt rabbits by grabbing grass and hunting rabbits. After hunting down the rich, the next step is to divide the fields.

At that time, whether it is digging ditches to build water conservancy for the coming year, or building ridges to prepare for dividing the fields, the workload is not small.

Except for being unable to work during the coldest times, these refugees must have to work the rest of the time to get food rations.
To be continued...