Chapter 95 Chaos

The snow finally stopped, but the wind blew more and more. The sky is cloudy and gloomy, and this kind of weather is colder than when it snows.

According to past experience, Chu Tianya estimates that the highest temperature during the day is about minus five to seven degrees, but it is colder at night, and the real splashing water becomes ice.

According to the method provided by Chu Tianya, Wang Xun finally strengthened the four walls. At a glance, Taiyuan is like an ice city. It is difficult to cut in a hard ice knife up to half a foot thick. In addition, it is smooth and cold, which provides good protection for the city. The enemy wants to use ladders and other things to attack the city, which is more difficult than before.

But the disadvantages of the ice city are also quite obvious. As soon as the weather gets warm and the ice and snow melts, the fragile wall will be returned to the prototype and become vulnerable. That is to say, the seemingly indestructible ice city in front of us can last the spring of the coming year at most.

In three days, more than 70% of the aborigines in Taiyuan City fled. In the past, the city was bustling and a little crowded, but now it was extremely deserted. Especially at night, you can only see the darkness. Occasionally, there are a few lights shining in the dark, cold and empty, and sometimes I hear some wailing and crying. It makes people feel like walking into a large cemetery, and the ghost shudders.

Taiyuan is like a dead city.

But it didn't take long for countless fleeing people from all directions!

The magistrate's order has long been issued, forcibly ordering the people of all counties, towns and villages under the rule of Taiyuan to migrate out, and they can't leave a grain for the Jurchens. At the same time, the rebels of Xishan and Taihang also took action. Whether they like it or not, all the people in the ten counties under the rule of Taiyuan Prefecture have become exiles and fled everywhere!

Driven by the rebels, they can only go south. Some of them fled to Taiyuan Fucheng. Within two days, Taiyuan City, which had become empty, fell into noise, chaos and panic again. Most of the people who fled to the city this time were farmers in the countryside. They have just lost their homes and land and are in pain and grief. Therefore, after entering the city, they began to occupy the remaining urban houses - just as our current farmers have been demolished and occupied land, they also have to ask for compensation and resettlement houses. They think it is reasonable to do so!

As a result, conflicts are inevitable. In just one day, there are no less than 50,000 farmers fleeing into the city, and the pressure of public security in the city has increased unprecedentedly.

Chu Tianya, together with Wang Yu and Zhang Xiaochun, urgently discussed how to deal with it. Farmers are different from urban craftsmen and merchants. They have always had a strong geographical concept and a strong dependence on the land. They are the most reluctant group of people to leave their hometown.

In other words, the hatred in the hearts of this group of people is the deepest, and they are also the most eager to wait for the end of the war to respond to the land and property. For such a person, it can only be appeased and cannot be suppressed, otherwise it is very likely to trigger a fierce civil unhapprement.

In addition, in Chinese history, when there is a change of dynasties or chaos in the world, the most effective army is often composed of the poorest peasants - these people are also very useful!

Therefore, Chu Tianya strongly suggested that, following the ready-made resettlement methods of the Song Dynasty, absorb these poor peasants who have fled into the army, supply grain and winter clothes for unified training and management, and give priority to the enlisted farmers to winter houses to resist the cold wind and resettle their families. From now on, the private houses in Taiyuan City will also be included in the planned management. Private occupation will not be allowed, and the government will carry out a unified division to settle the fleeing people. Zhang Xiaochun is responsible for this matter.

In three days, about 100,000 refugees poured into Taiyuan City!

According to the method proposed by Chu Tianya, for the old and young women and children, in order to alleviate the future food crisis, the government will allocate rations and rations and advise them to temporarily flee from Taiyuan City. If it is Ding Zhuang, he can join the army and stay in the city to participate in the defense of the city. In the future, in addition to taking back the original land, he can also be rewarded with military merit.

Therefore, 20,000 sergeants were extracted from these refugees and handed over to Wang Xun for emergency drills.

On the seventh day, the government issued the final dish - the gate of Taiyuan is about to be closed. From then on, unless the 100% certainty crisis has been lifted, the gate will no longer be opened!

At that night, there was no one to escape from the Sifang City Gate, and the gate of Taiyuan City was closed. The iron bar was put on and the copper juice was cast, and it was locked to death. I don't know when to open it again.

Up to this time, there are 40,000 forbidden troops and victorious troops belonging to the central government of the imperial court; more than 15,000 soldiers such as local soldiers; 20,000 new recruits composed of Ding Zhuang, and the remaining 78,000 people. The total is about 150,000 people.

As early as about ten years ago, there were more than 1.2 million people under the rule of Taiyuan Prefecture, and no less than 300,000 people in Taiyuan City alone. In the past ten years, there has been no disaster for people in Hedong to live and work in peace, and the population will only increase and will not decrease. Now there are only 70,000 to 80,000 people left in the city - less than a fifteenth of the remaining.

In addition, the army stationed in the city is only 150,000, which is less than half of the resident population of Taiyuan in the past. It can be seen how cold and desolate the city will be today.

Chu Tianya and Zhang Xiaochun's government personnel worked together to count the grain and fodder and register all the soldiers and civilians in the city. After careful calculation, according to the plan of two meals a day, the food in the treasury is only enough for 150,000 people in the city for three or four months!

For this reason, Zhang Xiaochun complained bitterly - if I had known this, I would not have been so anxious to pay grain tax after the autumn harvest! Because the grain tax and grain storage area in Hedong are all uniformly transported to the granary in Luoyang for storage, there is not much grain storage in Taiyuan City. If the grain tax is not carried away, it can at least last for another half of the year!

It doesn't matter to Chu Tianya about this. Because he knew that the ice-cast city could only support the spring of the coming year, which was only three or four months away. At that time, if the city is broken, it will be useless to store food for another ten years!

Moreover, the current history of the Song Dynasty has changed. Will Taiyuan still be broken after a year? If Taiyuan can't hold on, the lonely army will go deep into the Nvzhen army to the south. Nan can't stand the environment of preparing for the heavily defended city and the clear field in advance!

Three months is estimated to be the limit of the Jurchens's army - that is to say, it's about the spring of next year, and it's time to share with Jurchens!

After the nightfall, Chu Tianya, who had been tired for a day, was preparing to go home and have a rest. In the past few days, he has been staying in the camp of the military patrol shop to take care of his official duties and has not returned home. He is also a little worried about whether He Bo and Xiao Linglong have been affected by the turmoil, so he is eager to go home to visit.

Today's Taiyuan is different from the past. The city is extremely peaceful. In the past few days, there have been many cases of fighting and robbery. Therefore, Chu Tianya also had a good heart and took seven or eight military patrols to go together. There are very few pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, one or two people flashed up. When they saw Chu Tianya, these armored and resolute soldiers, they also dodged in a hurry. Chu Tianya really realized what is chaos and panic.

When I was walking to the head of the familiar small stone bridge, I heard a woman's scream from the other side of the bridge: "Ah, no!! - Help!"

Then there was the low roar and beating of several men.

Chu Tianya couldn't help frowning. Did I encounter such a vulgar thing?

"Go to save people." Chu Tianya didn't say much, so he gave an order. The military patrols behind him drew their knives and rushed up. They beat the two robbers who robbed the road to the ground and rescued the woman.

Chu Tianya looked forward and couldn't help smiling bitterly - "Xiao Ai, why is it you?"

"Brother Chu!" Xiao Ai was scared. As soon as he saw Chu Tianya, he threw himself into his arms and cried.

"Okay, don't cry." Chu Tianya patted her on the back to comfort her and said to the military patrols that he would take the two thugs who didn't know how to die and give them to Wang Xun, and let them repair the city and carry them to do coolies!

At this time, labor is also a precious resource. Thieves like this kind of traitors happen to be caught to do hard work.

"Why are you running out when you are not at home in the middle of the night?" Chu Tianya asked Xiao Ai.

"The princess is sick and has a high fever. I'm going to go to the city to find Langzhong to see her..." Xiao Ai choked.

"What?" Chu Tianya couldn't help saying in surprise, "Isn't there a lot of medicine at home, but it can't cure her disease? Where else is there any medical center in the city now? Also, how can Uncle He let you run out alone? It's very dangerous, you know?

"The princess suddenly fell ill when she just lay down. She didn't let me tell my godfather. I don't know those drugs. So I had to..." Xiao Ai said timidly, "Brother Chu, I'm sorry. I'm too stupid to think of this. I haven't been out for days. I didn't know the city was in such a mess. It's really troublesome for you."

Chu Tianya shook his head with a wry smile, "Forget it, I can't blame you. Princess Xiao just likes to be strong, so she won't let you tell others. In such a cold weather, she often wears spring and autumn thin clothes to practice martial arts. She is too focused and tired. She sweats a little and suffers from the cold. It's strange that she doesn't get sick and has a fever. Liu Daoscar got a lot of medicine for this disease last time. Let's go back and make medicine for her!"

"Uh-huh!" Xiao Ai finally burst into laughter, "As soon as Brother Chu came back, he had a backbone and everything was easy to do!"

"You stupid girl!" Chu Tianya pinched her nose with tears and laughter, "If Princess Xiao doesn't let you tell Uncle He, do you really not tell her? In case something happens to you just now, not only Uncle He, we will all be ashamed for the rest of our lives, you know?

Xiao Ai dodged back with a smile, but was caught by Chu Tianya and leaned against him. Xiao Ai snuggled up to him and walked home side by side. Although her face was so frozen that she couldn't make any expression, her heart was already warm.

At this time, it was very late, and it was extremely cold. Xiao Ai first took Chu Tianya to her room with Xiao Linglong and lit an oil lamp.

Chu Tianya saw that Xiao Linglong disbanded her hair and only wore a white inner shirt. She was shaking her head painfully with her eyes closed; her hands stretched out and fluttered randomly, and most of her body was exposed outside the quilt.

"It's broken. She has a fever and has nightmares!" Chu Tianya hurried forward and pulled the quilt to cover her, and asked Xiao Ai to go to the cellar to get the medicine box, which contained medicine for fever.

"The condition is getting worse again. She could still talk to me just now!" Seeing Xiao Linglong, Xiao Ai was also scared and hurried to the cellar.

Chu Tianya stretched out his hand and touched Xiao Linglong's forehead, which was hot. Looking at her lips again, they were dry and bloodless, and she really had a high fever!

Although it is not a serious disease, if it is not handled properly, it may also burn the brain or cause other serious diseases.

I don't know what nightmare Xiao Linglong had. Chu Tianya had just covered her quilt, and she pushed the quilt away with her hands, revealing half of her body. Helpless, Chu Tianya had to cover her with a quilt again and try to hold her hands.

"No, no! Don't!" Xiao Linglong suddenly shouted a few times, and her whole body also sat up and hugged Chu Tianya!

Chu Tianya was stunned. He hurriedly pulled the quilt and wrapped her body, then held her in his arms, and comforted her in his ear, "It's okay. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

"No, don't kill my father! Don't kill my family! Don't! -" Xiao Linglong shouted hysterically in Chu Tianya's ear!

The silence of the whole night was broken.

"Okay, don't kill, don't kill." Chu Tianya had to comfort him so much. He thought that in the past few days, Xiao Linglong saw a scene of chaos in Taiyuan City, and thought of all kinds of tragic scenes when Liao was destroyed. Thinking day and dreaming at night, this is a nightmare!

At this time, Xiao Linglong had begun to cry. She almost hugged Chu Tianya with all her strength and desperately squeezed him, like an injured little sparrow desperately looking for a safe place to escape. At this time, the power of her arms almost made Chu Tianya breathless!

Chu Tianya felt that her body was as hot as charcoal, and her chest was full of heat. The two balls pressed his chest tightly, and the whole body was close to him.

"It won't make people live..." Chu Tianya couldn't help smiling bitterly and said that if it goes on like this, I will have an instinctive reaction, and I will have animal blood boiling!

At this time, He Bo, Ada and Anu were all woken up, and Xiao Ai, who went to the cellar to get medicine, also came.

Everyone stood at the door and stared at the scene in front of them. They were stunned for a moment.