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Chapter five hundred and ninety second money and food

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 592

    On the surface of the smoky Dongjiang River, hundreds of ships of all sizes set sail and are going down the river mightily.

    Hundreds of ships were loaded with heavily armed soldiers of the Southern Army and Navy, with banners and flags flying, and the military was in full swing.

    A large two-story ship in the navy fleet is the ship of Ye Chun, the general of the Southern Army Navy, and the banner with the word "Ye" is flying in the wind.

    The Qinghe Army suddenly crossed the south of the Yangtze River and invaded the Jiangnan Province, and the Southern Army Navy Fleet, which was on the front line of the Dongjiang Province, was forced to return to aid.

    Fortunately, they went down the river, and the speed was not slow. They turned back from the Dongjiang Province to the territory of the Jiangnan Province in a short time.

    However, the Southern Army returning by land, under the command of General Li Hong, is still some distance away from Jiangnan Province.

    "General, it's only half a day away from Xilang Port."

    Seeing the familiar scenery on both sides of the strait retreating rapidly, a naval officer in a short jacket seemed very excited.

    They followed General Zhennan to conquer the rebel army Yang Hao's troops, because the battles were all carried out on land, and their navy fleet didn't get any battles, so they went to join in the fun.

    Now that the Qinghe army has copied their lair, while making them angry, they are also gearing up, thinking that this is a good opportunity for them to make contributions.

    After all, compared with Yang Hao's powerful rebel army, the Qinghe army is nothing more than a group of mobs, and they don't take it seriously at all.

    "What's the news from Xilang Port?"

    Navy General Ye Chun was an upright man in his prime, with a hulking back and a strong waist. He was sitting on the deck drinking and eating meat while casually inquiring about the situation.

    "The fast boat we sent reported that the bandit army has not many troops in Xilang Port, and they are transporting money and food to Jiangbei Province." A naval officer replied.

    "Where is the main force of the bandit army?"

    "The main force of the bandit army has already rushed to Xitian Mansion, probably for the grain in the Xitian warehouse."

    "Hmph, the bandit army has quite a appetite. They dare to attack Xi Tiancang, and they are not afraid of breaking their teeth." Ye Chun, the general of the navy army, couldn't help but snorted coldly.

    "Don't worry, general, as long as we seal off the river, the bandits won't be able to transport a grain of food." Said the navy officer with a smile.

    "Not only do I want them not to be able to transport a grain of food, but I also want to block their escape route so that they never come back."

    "Tell the brethren, I will kill all this battle fiercely. We will kill chickens and monkeys, and tell all the bandits that we can't touch the buttocks of tigers in the Southern Army!"

    "No!"

    The navy fleet led by General Ye Chun of the Southern Army sailed down the river and quickly approached Xilang Port controlled by the Qinghe Army.

    "The Southern Army's ship is coming!"

    When the navy fleet of the Southern Army went down the river, in the hidden reed marshes on the shore, several Qinghe army scouts dressed as fishermen looked real.

    "Quickly report to Xilang Port!"

    Seeing a large number of ships appearing on the river, the scouts of the Qinghe Army did not dare to neglect.

    In addition to leaving a few brothers to continue to hide on the shore to observe, the two scout brothers turned around and went to the place where the horse was hidden not far away, got on the horse, and went straight to Xilang Port.

    At this moment, Xilang Port is very lively, and there are serious Qinghe army soldiers guarding the port and various intersections.

    Tens of thousands of prisoners of war captured by the Qinghe Army in the battle have now become coolies, busy carrying money and food and other spoils of war.

    More than 200 fishing boats collected by the Qinghe army were shuttled back and forth across the river, and there were also many carriages moving on the pontoon bridge. They transported money and food back to Jiangbei Province continuously.

    The provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are very rich, not only the warehouses of the prefectures and counties have a lot of money and food.

    Moreover, there are a large number of rich men and gentry in each prefecture and county. They own a large amount of fertile and good land, and they are also wealthy.

    The Qinghe army occupied this area, and many gentry, rich men and nobles fled one after another, and many belongings that could not be taken away became the spoils of the Qinghe army.

    Now money and food have piled up in the warehouse at Xilang Port, and they are still being shipped in a steady stream from everywhere.

    Although the Jiangbei province controlled by the Qinghe Army has undergone the development of the New Deal, it is in short supply of various materials.

    With the large amount of money and food from the Jiangnan Province, the strength of the Qinghe Army will grow rapidly in a short period of time.

    "Today, all the money and food in the No. 3 warehouse must be transported to the north bank."

    ? At the port of Sirang Port.??The former 12th Banner Regiment First Banner Battalion Commander Yue Shan is supervising the transportation work.

    Because of the battle in Taiyun County, Yue Shan ordered the troops to keep no prisoners in a fit of anger, and slaughtered the Taiyun defenders.

    He was dismissed from his post because he violated the Qinghe Army's battlefield rule of not killing prisoners.

    Yue Shan is also aware that his actions will cause bad effects, not only friendly troops will learn from it, but once word spreads, it will make enemies everywhere resist more intensely.

    After Yue Shan was dismissed, he was originally going to be locked up for a period of time, but now that the Qinghe soldiers are short-handed, he was released in advance to atone for his crimes and be responsible for the transportation of money and food.

    "My lord, the pontoon bridge is too narrow, and the capacity is limited."

    "Then let the ferry speed up."

    "My lord, our ships are transporting non-stop around the clock, and many of the boatmen are exhausted. The money and food in the No. 3 Warehouse today are indeed inexhaustible."

    Facing Yue Shan's order to transport all the money and food from the No. 3 warehouse to the other side within one day, a subordinate official in charge was full of embarrassment.

    "Is there a replacement boatman?" Yue Shan asked.

    "There will be no spare boatmen for a while, and the boatmen in the surrounding villages are hiding and do not want to contact us."

    "Have you asked among the prisoners of war?"

    "I never asked about it. The key is not to trust them. If they do anything wrong, the food will sink into the river."

    "Now I don't care so much. Many refugees in Jiangbei province are waiting for food to save their lives."

    "Quickly go to the prisoners of war to recruit boatmen, and when the time comes, just send people on each boat to monitor."

    "No, I'll go right away."

    "By the way, I ordered the kitchen to serve meals, so that changing people does not change ships." Yue Shan emphasized.

    "By the way, find some people, widen the pontoon bridge, and collect more carriages. The transportation efficiency must be improved."

    "No!"

    Although Yue Shan was dismissed from the post of commander of the banner battalion, Yuan Jie, the deputy commander of the regiment, gave him another chance to redeem his crimes, so he cherished it very much.

    "Master Yue, our generals are looking for you for urgent matters."

    When Yue Shan was directing the transportation of money and grain at the Xilang Port Wharf, a soldier of the Qinghe Army hurried over.

    Now a 1,000-man infantry unit of the Qinghe Army is stationed at the pier of Xilang Port, responsible for guarding the pier.

    "what happened?"

    When Yue Shan hurried back to the courtyard where the general headquarters of the Thousand Generals of Xilang Town was located, he saw that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

    Thousands of generals rushed over to welcome them: "Lord Yue, we are in trouble. The scouts have reported that hundreds of ships full of soldiers from the Southern Army are going down the river and will soon arrive at our Xilang Port."

    Although Yue Shan has now been dismissed from the military post, he came down from the position of banner battalion commander after all.

    Thousands of people will send a report to the deputy head of the army, Yuan Jie, for help as soon as they get the news.

    At the same time, he also thought of Yue Shan, who was in charge of transporting money and food, and invited him to discuss countermeasures.

    "How far is it from us?"

    Yue Shan also realized the seriousness of the problem, and asked hastily regardless of his identity.

    "It's probably around noon."

    "Xilang Port is the only channel between us and Jiangbei Province, and cannot be occupied by the southern army."

    "Once this place is captured by the southern army, our troops in Jiangnan Province will be blocked from retreating and become a turtle in an urn." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com
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