Only Jiang Feng himself understood how great the role of being a scout would be, and countless classic war examples in history have confirmed this.

Only when the intelligence work is done before the war can you make targeted preparations and maximize efficiency. In this era of cold weapon wars, a war often leads to a difference in the outcome of the war with one or two unexpected factors.

Just like the battle of the ant thief besieging the city, if he had not grasped the news of the ant thief going south to Shouzhou in advance, and had not prepared the bait in advance, Han Baling could not refuse, perhaps the Gushi army would no longer exist in that battle.

In the short term, if the Gushijun cannot achieve a leap forward, if the Gushijun wants to gain an advantage, it must do its best in the best possible aspects, and the construction of the intelligence system is the main direction.

Wuwentang is the name Jiang Feng gave to the future intelligence system team, and it was named after the omnipresentation and obscurity. It not only wanted to make Gushi Army's detailed scouts in the future, but also made this force unknown.

The cost of working in a scout team that has always been powerful and efficient is unimaginable, but it is worth it. Of course, in the current situation of the Gushi Army, there is no need to fully blossom. It only needs to focus on the main strategic attack direction of the Gushi Army.

Shouzhou will be the top priority, and the adjacent vassal forces such as Nanyang, Caizhou, Huaibei, Huainan and Hubei and Huang also need to pay close attention, and of course Daliang will not be an exception.

There are many things that have made Jiang Feng very busy, including the comprehensive reconstruction of the Gushi Army, the construction of the Gushi city defense system, and of course, the inspection and land, and the difficulties ahead.

Standing on the city gate tower, Jiang Feng rubbed the sun and his eyes were withdrawn from the smoke outside the city gate.

Many wooden and straw sheds were built along the line of the city gate outside Gushi City. The smoke from cooking was rising everywhere. The porridge sheds were cooking. Teams of refugees with vegetables were arranged neatly under the sergeant eye of the soldiers, waiting for their turn to serve the porridge.

This winter is not easy.

Especially outside this city, the howling north wind will make it difficult for many elderly and weak people to survive this winter. It is obvious that this simple and dilapidated straw shed alone can hardly resist the cold current.

But this is helpless.

I dare not let anyone in Gushi City anymore, the number of refugees is too large.

At first, Gushicheng felt that so many war-torn victims were coming, it was a good time to recruit soldiers. As the Gushi army wanted to expand its army, it was great to choose some finely decorated men to enrich it. However, soon Jiang Feng and Cui Shang couldn't laugh.

There were too many refugees coming, which exceeded their expectations. In addition to Shouzhou, more people came from Yingzhou in the north.

The ant thieves and the rebellious army were in Ruyin and Yingshang areas. According to common sense, these refugees who were affected by the war should have crossed the Huai River to Huoqiu and Anfeng to flee the famine. However, now Huoqiu is being besieged by the ant thieves, and Anfeng has become the base for the thieves to occupy. The refugees turned east and came to Gushi continuously.

At the beginning, Gushi was in the idea of ​​recruiting soldiers. His enthusiasm for refugees also made the refugees misunderstand Gushi's true thoughts, so that they spread to him one by one, and even the refugees in Huoqiu began to run here, which made Gushi realize something was wrong.

Why are the number of refugees growing larger and there is no sign of a decrease?

It was not until they arranged to give me some detailed returns among the refugees that Jiang Feng, Cui Shang and Chen Wei and others realized.

It was too late at this time. Gushi was very happy to wait for refugees. The news had spread throughout the Huai River, triggering a clustering effect, which made Gushi completely unexpected.

Even some refugees in Caizhou who couldn't survive this winter ran to Gushi, which also made Gushi start to panic.

If the victims who were harmed by ants and thieves in the neighboring Yingboshou this week ran to Gushi, even if there was a little autumn wind from Daliang, Nanyang and Huangzhou before Gushi, they would not be able to bear the influx of so many refugees.

The large number of refugees brought not only food pressure, but also the pressure on public security also made Gushicheng unable to bear it.

After initially accepting less than 10,000 refugees, Gushi City could no longer accommodate new refugees. Later, it could only build wooden sheds and straw sheds along the two gates of Gushi City, and quickly formed a huge group of refugees outside the gates of the north and south. The number of people quickly expanded from 10,000 to more than 50,000 at the beginning, and there was a trend of continued growth, far exceeding Gushi's ability to withstand.

These refugees are basically dragged their children and have no body. As winter approaches, if these people cannot get food, most of them will be frozen and starved to death in the wild.

Among such a large number of refugees, there are inevitably many rural rogues gathered outside Gushi City. There are also many fighting and riots every day, which makes Gushi City's inspections a headache.

Managing such a large group of refugees will at least have to pass this winter, which has become a problem in Gushi.

Fortunately, Gushi now needs to invest in urban defense construction, and dredging, broadening and deepening the moat, moving and expanding the city walls, and even renovating the post roads, all require a lot of manpower. However, how to organize these people to avoid public security chaos due to improper organization has become an urgent task.

Gushi lacked internal management talents in this area, but Chen had a rift with Jiang Feng because of the strategy of prosecuting the territory. The children of the clan also wanted to make things difficult for Jiang Feng, so they refused to send people to assist in the management. This forced Jiang Feng to arrange military soldiers to be imprisoned, but the effect was not good. There were several mechanical fights every day, which made a mess.

"Erlang, I have sent a letter to my friends in Daliang. I believe there will be a reply soon. If it weren't for my real inability to walk away, I would rather go to Daliang. I believe that my personal statement would be better."

During this period, Cui Shang lost a lot of weight, but his mental state was very good. It is indeed the best tonic that is the best tonic, which is more effective than any magic pill. Even if he only has two or three hours of sleep every day, Cui Shang is already willing to accept it.

"Oh, I believe that the news that our Gushi army repelled the Caizhou army has been circulating in Bianliang. The war between Daliang and Caizhou is now fierce. If we make some extra requests to Daliang, it would not be too much?" Jiang Feng asked with a leisurely smile: "I believe that Lord Li He's words will be more recognized in Chongzhengyuan, right?"

Cui Shang couldn't help but shake his head. No wonder Sanlang said that this military commander had a natural heart for businessmen and was calculating the gains and losses of interests anytime and anywhere. Although Gushi really needs support now, it is easy to get disgusted to ask Daliang for help without any effort.

Seeing that Cui Shang was a little dissatisfied, Jiang Feng could understand that the scholars of this era still valued etiquette and self-esteem. It was indeed a bit uncomfortable to reflect everything through the calculation of interests, especially Daliang, at least, is Cui Shang's hometown.

"Bailing, you will be more and more aware of the difficulties in Gushi in the future. In such a two-county area, the gentry is still competing with me. The Chen family and the Tan family have repeatedly expressed their opposition to the strategy of prosecuting the territory to me. Even Chen Wei's attitude has changed a little. What should I maintain such a big stall?" Jiang Feng's tone was a little more depressed, "The morale of the military can only be maintained for a while by winning battles. In the final analysis, the soldiers still have to see the benefits. There is no benefit. Who would be willing to fight for their own lives?"

Cui Shang didn't say anything, he could feel the pressure Jiang Feng was under right now.

News from Shouzhou that the prosperous Tang Dynasty and Huoshan counties almost turned into white land, and the gentry and tribe were basically swept away by ants thieves, and all the food in the city and the countryside was swept away by ants thieves. If ordinary people want to avoid starving to death and freezing to death in this winter, they can only follow the ants thieves.

Ant thieves use this method to create refugees, and they roam around like locusts, destroying everything, leaving the aristocratic family without a foothold. When you have no more farmers and tenants, how can you call them aristocratic family? This is the greatest power of ant thieves and their purpose.

Now Gushi has felt more and more tremendous pressure.

From the west of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the number of refugees from Yingzhou crossing the Huai River was getting bigger and bigger. At first, the Gushi Army was quite happy and felt that it was a good opportunity for Gushi Army to recruit troops. But now everyone has realized that recruiting troops is not a problem at all, even if you recruit thousands or tens of thousands more people, it is not a problem.

Tens of thousands of refugees flocked to the scene, and what needs to be solved is the problem of these people's survival during the winter.

For Jiang Feng, these tens of thousands of refugees are actually a double-edged sword, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

The profit was that there was sufficient source of troops to recruit soldiers, and most of these refugees came from Yingzhou and Shouzhou, which was also a good time to set up places and serve as scouts. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Huoshan became a white land. After this winter, these refugees could drive to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Huoshan became an excellent target for future service.

The disadvantages are also obvious. How can we spend this winter in tens of thousands of hungry people? Although we have obtained some money and grain from Daliang, Nanyang and Huangzhou, it is obviously unsustainable to provide so many hungry people with the winter. Especially since the number of these refugees will continue to grow with the ants thieves in the winter in Yingboshou and the three prefectures of Yingboshou, food becomes the biggest problem.

Now, the only ones who can provide food support to Gushi, except for Gushi and Yincheng gentry that can provide a small amount, are Daliang, Nanyang and Ehuang. However, the transportation of grain from Daliang takes a long time and consumes a lot on the way. As Nanyang invades Anzhou, I am afraid that there is not much effort to manage Gushi now.
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