Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3236 The people are worried and heartbroken

As for Xun Chen, the on-site person in charge of the Emeiling refugee camp designated by Feiqian, this sudden wave of refugees, even though he had been prepared, hit him hard like a raging wave, making some people who originally seemed It may be that things have been well prepared, but many problems have still been exposed.

The first thing is to eat...

These days, there are no gas stoves, liquefied gas tanks, etc. If you want to cook food on a large scale, you can only use ordinary firewood. It's okay if it's dry firewood, but if the firewood is a little damp, it will be really thick smoke, covering the sky and the sun. Not only is it inefficient, but you can't even stand inside the shed.

Not only that, the surge in the number of refugees has also made food storage and distribution work face severe challenges.

"Long history!" The wheat grains prepared earlier are almost used up! ” A small official who was sweating profusely ran to Xun Chen and said, “There are only less than ten pots left... What should Chang Shi do with it?” 』

Xun Chen nodded, "When the wheat flour is finished, just top it with other ingredients first!" Sorghum, wild vegetables, beans, no matter what, the portion allocated to each person cannot be less! Zhang team rate! 』

Xun Chen shakes people.

Captain Zhang, who was on duty, approached and bowed his hands.

"I have sent people to Linfen to adjust the food supply, and they will probably arrive soon." Horse, immediately go north along the road. When you encounter a grain team, in addition to urging you to come here quickly, use your horse to transport some grain and grass for emergencies! 』

These days' vehicles, even with the support of Huang's workshop, are still very showy. In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Before there was a mature and standardized industrial system, even if the modern automobile industry had evolved to the level of internal combustion engines, it would still break down at every turn. Maintenance and overhaul would be required after three to five hundred kilometers. Otherwise, the problem would be Half way through the call, Tiantian responded.

Captain Zhang responded, then whistled to greet his men and left.

On the other side, the chief cook, whose face was white and black from the smoke, ran over again, bowed down and said, "Chief Xun, these fifty or sixty cauldrons have been cooking continuously for almost ten hours." , many people can’t stand it... Chang Shi, why don’t you reduce the number of pots first so that people can take turns and take a rest? 』

"no! People can rest, but the pot cannot stop. You go back first, and I will send a few people to you later to take over in rotation for the time being. 』

The chief cook scratched his face with his hand, and the result was that his face was even more bruised, "I dare to ask the chief minister, this man... knows how to distinguish between good and bad wild vegetables?" 』

Xun Chen was stunned for a moment, "This reminds a certain person... I sent people from the scout camp. They have all gone through field training... Don't worry..."

"It's a good feeling..." Chief Cook said, "But...if we let elite soldiers do rough things in the scout camp, will it kill the military master..."

Xun Chen waved his hand, "It's already this time, why are you still worrying about this?" Let’s work together to carry this wave over first! 』

The chief cook left, covered in smoke and dust.

Xun Chen frowned and thought for a while, "Here, go and invite General Zhang!" 』

After a while, Zhang Xiu came from the front, also covered in dust. When he saw Xun Chen, who was also unkempt, he couldn't help but laugh.

Xun Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "General Zhang, are you...not resting?" 』

According to the original task arrangement, Xun Chen was responsible for resettling these refugees, while Zhang Xiu was responsible for guarding, defending against possible riots, and resisting Cao's army's attacks.

"I can't sit still!" Seeing so many suffering people...where can I sleep peacefully? ” Zhang Xiu took off his bag and sat down on a random mat. He patted the dust inside the bag a few times and said, “Don’t worry about it. Tell me, what’s the matter?” 』

Xun Chen was silent for a moment and said, "General Zhang, first send a few scouts to help collect wild vegetables and give the cooks some support, and then can you go to Zhangbi to bring some of the cooks from the rear camp..."

Although it seems to be a very simple thing to throw ingredients into a pot and cook them, it is not difficult for those who know how to do it, but it is not difficult for those who are not. Even in the era of information explosion in later generations, there are still many people who can burn a pot of ingredients into charcoal and hammer out toxins from non-toxic food...

What's more, some wild vegetables need to be added during the cooking process, and some of the wild vegetables may not be picked cleanly. Ordinary soldiers may not recognize them and throw them into the pot at once, which may not only spoil the pot of soup. , is more likely to worsen the situation for refugees who are already in poor health.

Therefore, Xun Chen would rather go to great lengths to ask Zhang Xiu to recruit cooks from Zhangbi's camp than just let others replace the cooks.

Zhangbi camp is under Zhang Xiu's jurisdiction, so it naturally requires Zhang Xiu's approval.

Zhang Xiu didn't say anything and immediately asked the guards to go and transfer people.

"General Zhang," Xun Chen rubbed his temples and whispered, "In addition, my suggestion is that you go and rest as soon as possible..."

"Why? ” asked Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu also lived through a very difficult time before joining Feiqian. Therefore, after seeing such a large flow of refugees, those memories in his heart were retold, which naturally made it difficult for him to calm down. You can't rest peacefully.

"The thief Cao used this vicious trick to disrupt the Lord's deployment..." Xun Chen whispered, "You and I are here to appease the largest number of refugees with the least amount of force..."

Zhang Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood this.

It's pretty much a bald-headed louse, a no-brainer thing.

For Cao Jun, if he really wants to risk everything to conquer Emei Mountain, it may not be difficult, but if he wants to conquer it in a short time and keep the chrysanthemum intact, it will not be easy.

Therefore, driving refugees naturally became Cao Jun's last and helpless choice, just like how he often drank poisonous wine even though he knew it was poisonous.

If you drink it, you still have a chance to find the antidote. If you don't drink it, you will die of thirst on the spot without even having time to find the antidote.

This is also the reason why virtuous ministers of all dynasties in the feudal dynasty knowingly drank poisonous wine over and over again when faced with choices. But the problem is that after drinking poisonous wine, they often feel relieved. Well, it won’t happen for a while, right? So can I have another sip? You’ve already drank it once anyway, so what’s the big deal if you drink it again? Isn’t it just a matter of suffering one more time?

Ordinary people in the feudal dynasty seemed to have little memory. Even if they did, they would be forgotten as soon as possible under the policy of obscuring the people.

A fish overturned a pot of chicken soup that the government had finally prepared.

The stone slab in front of a palace silently withstood the crushing of the canopy car...

It's just that the people of Shandong thought that the people had no memory, so when Cao Jun drove the people of Hedong away, they didn't worry about anything at all.

Maybe a little bit, but only a little bit, as long as it doesn't cause trouble on the spot.

Anyway, if you wait a little longer, those stupid people will forget about it...

When the time comes, Cao Cao only needs to announce that he has won a great victory, and the people of Hedong will be nothing more than necessary sacrifices in the process of this great victory. Then, coupled with the Shandong gentry controlling the power of public opinion, there will be an overwhelming wave of advocacy. , the Han people rejoiced, but who would really know if there were any problems in this process?

If the problem is not discovered and corrected, it becomes the most inconspicuous problem.

As long as the result is satisfying, that's all!

Isn’t life just for fun?

On the contrary, if we lose the battle in Hedong, then the thief Cao will naturally take the blame. The Shandong nobles are still clean. Everything was ordered by the thief Cao, and everything is the responsibility of the thief Cao.

Does Cao Cao have any responsibility? He certainly does.

But is it really all Cao Cao's responsibility?

When Cao Cao asked them to prepare before the war, they just discussed before the war and made no preparations.

When Cao Cao wanted to concentrate his strength, they just concentrated, regardless of their strength.

When Cao Cao needed to mobilize manpower, they would use the mobilized people themselves first.

Cao Cao needed to build a camp to transfer grain and grass, so they just built the camp without sending grain and grass.

Cao Cao said that they were short of supplies and food, so they immediately ordered them to start farming...

It would be wrong to say that he did not do anything. It would be wrong to say that he did something. Nothing is done well.

When you are criticized, you should quickly shirk the blame. If you can't shirk the blame, just move slowly and perform with a spirit of craftsmanship. When no one pays attention, there will be no follow-up.

So a battle that clearly had more people and greater strength ended up in such a dilemma.

In the end, Cao Cao had no choice but to do his best to try to make a comeback. Now the key to defeating the refugees is to make these refugees riot...

For Xun Chen and Zhang Xiu, it was natural to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition for the refugees.

“The first thing is to eat. Xun Chen opened his eyes that were bloodshot and swollen due to exhaustion and staying up late. "As long as these people have a bite to eat, their emotions will be calmed down... Even if there are spies mixed in, they can't make these people make a fuss... At least for now. It’s impossible at this stage...』

Zhang Xiu listened, thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed.

Refugees have come from afar and are tired and hungry. At this time, nothing can soothe their hearts more than a mouthful of hot soup and a piece of cooking cake. No matter how many words or truths you say, it is not as good as a bowl of hot soup and a piece of cooking cake. The effect is that no matter how many problems Xun Chen encounters, he will not let the pot stop or cause problems with the food supply.

With hot soup and cakes as a base, these refugees can regain their strength and have a basis for management...

Therefore, Xun Chen asked Zhang Xiu to take advantage of this time to rest as much as possible. After all, it was relatively safe at this time. During this process of recovering physical strength, the refugees will not riot, even if there are spies instigating them, it is not easy to deliberately cause trouble. Spies are humans too and need to regain their strength.

"General Zhang, if you don't take this time to rest, if chaos breaks out later..." Xun Chen whispered, "then there will be no time to rest... and if you can't control the situation in a short time, so that Continuous... Then what we have done during this period of time is completely in vain! 』

Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Can't we identify these spies first?" 』

Xun Chen shook his head, "It's difficult." And the most important thing now is not to identify spies, but to separate the refugees and let them work... The shacks are only temporary shelters. If more refugees come in the future, no matter how many of us there are, we will not have time to help the refugees build shacks every day. Houses can only be built by the refugees themselves...According to the previous experience of resettling the refugees, only when this level of resistance is passed can we enter the next stable period...and only then can we have time to identify spies..."

Zhang Xiu frowned and listened, then looked at Xun Chen, "Okay, since you said so... then I'll take a rest." 』

After saying that, Zhang Xiu stood up, walked to the side of Xunchen's shack, and lay down directly on the wooden board. After a while, some faint snoring could be heard.

Xun Chen was a little stunned.

Immediately, Xun Chen smiled slightly, shook his head, and even made his movements gentler so as not to disturb Zhang Xiu's sleep...

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As a basic shack that accommodates refugees, there is probably only one word to describe it.

That is, squeeze!

Very crowded!

This is everyone’s most intuitive first impression after seeing the shack.

The reason why a shack is called a shack is that it only has a roof, which can protect it from rain but not wind.

Although the shack was built along the slope of the earth to reduce the wind surface as much as possible, the other three sides were still empty. Even if they were covered with felt blankets or covered with them, they would not be affected by the wind as much as possible. It cannot be like a brick wall or earth wall that can block the cold wind.

Under this shack, it was packed with people.

A shack built along a slope is naturally not very flat, and the space is not large. If it is lying horizontally, one person can probably lie a little more. If it is lying vertically, it is looser. Three people can lie head to toe. In such an area, which is less than ten square meters, there is enough space to fit in. There were more than thirty people.

Logically speaking, if so many people are crammed into a simple shack like this, everyone will feel uncomfortable and get angry. Even if they don't dare to yell loudly, it is inevitable to complain in a low voice, but However, despite the crowd of people in the shack, no one was cursing there. Instead, in a weird and awkward manner, the best place in the shack was given to women, children and the elderly.

No one asked for this.

It was not forced to do so by the hussar soldiers.

After all, such a shack is only a temporary shelter, and a series of follow-up work such as diversion, epidemic prevention, resettlement, reconstruction, etc. will soon be carried out. Therefore, in the initial shack, it is more important to allow these refugees to Having a place to rest, and then naturally managing and distributing food according to the shed to get through the initial chaotic period.

That's all. Naturally, it can't be said to be very regular, and the living conditions in the shack certainly can't be considered very good. But in such a simple shack, in the relatively flat place in the middle, sitting or leaning on, there were all mothers with their children, young children, and older women.

Most of the young and older men stayed silently in the outermost circle of the shack, facing the cold wind.

Face outward, but turn your thick back inwards.

They were also cold, but no one was shouting.

Even though these places were small and cramped, not even flat, these men still crowded together, curled up, and used their bodies to form a wall of flesh, blocking the cold wind blowing in from the gaps in the shack. Outside, it was like a herd of cattle in the wild being attacked and the bull going up against the outer circle.

The child, who was half asleep and half awake among his mother, occasionally crying, finally enjoyed the warmest treatment he had ever received.

The behavior of these men was not specially instructed or strongly requested by anyone...

In fact, no one has time to arrange this kind of thing.

But they just did it naturally. No one said anything about equality or inequality, freedom or not, rights or not.

No one cared about whether they were relatives here or strangers there.

Maybe only one person does it at first, but then almost everyone does it.

No one tells what a man should be, and no one tells what a woman should be.

The elders automatically become the coordinators in the shack, and the younger ones won't stare and say, "My dad is my dad. Which bad old man are you from and dare to take care of me?"

No woman was angrily cursing, saying that her fairy-like appearance was a big loss if someone took another look at her, and accusing the men around her of being gangsters.

No child would make any noise, scream, cry, or roll all over the floor...

In the face of survival, all male and female fists lose their meaning.

So what is it that supports the fragile but strong ecology within the shack, among strangers?

Is it money, righteousness, or something else?

In the middle of the shed, in the gap that was finally vacated, a middle-aged woman was lying.

Beside the woman were two and a half-year-old children, one older and one younger, but regardless of their age, both children looked at the middle-aged woman anxiously.

The middle-aged woman was obviously sick, had a fever, and was muttering something intermittently, while the two mature children, holding back their fear and sadness, took turns wiping the middle-aged woman's sweat and Give water.

The three or four elders at the entrance of the shed were looking anxiously at the place in the middle of the shed, discussing in lowered voices.

"The second baby's mother is sick, what should I do?" 』

"We went all the way and ended up getting sick. What do you mean..."

"It's all fate!" 』

"If I can survive it, I won't be so lucky..."

"There are lumps of loess around here, and I don't know where to find herbs..."

Several elders were worried, and they wanted to find some solutions. Even though they didn't know the sick middle-aged woman before, she was not from the same village, but she was now assigned to the same shack. After falling, he naturally became like his own child. Seeing him moaning and sick made him extremely anxious.

But what good solution do they have?