GBP Chapter 427 Helping in times of need
Chapter 427 Helping in times of need
The heavy snow not only swept across the Yuan Dynasty, but also fell on the lands of the four countries of Beiyi, Fusang, Penglai, and Xuanyue. The whole world was covered with white snow, and the temperature continued to drop, reaching an unprecedented low temperature.
This year's strange weather is unprecedented in history. The heavy snow seems like the end of the world, making everyone feel scared.
The war stopped because of the heavy snow. Both the Yuan Dynasty and the Northern Wing and Fuso were affected by the snow disaster to varying degrees. Everyone was busy saving themselves and no longer cared about the war. They were only thinking about how to survive the extremely cold weather, how to eat and dress warmly, and not freeze to death in the snow.
"How much food and firewood do we have left?" Nangong Jingxuan called all the generals over and counted the food and heating situation in the city.
Han Wenbin brought up the account book and said, "There is still a lot of food left, as well as cotton clothes, charcoal, firewood and other heating materials. But, Commander, there are too many people in the city. If we distribute our food and heating materials, I'm afraid they won't be enough. We can only last for twenty days at most."
They had plenty of food and cotton clothes. If they were only used by the soldiers, they could last for a while and would have no problem lasting until the spring. However, there were not only the Yuan army in the city, but also ordinary people from the north wing and the Yuan people they had just rescued.
All these people add up to 80,000 people.
This city originally belonged to the North Wing. After they conquered it, it became the territory of the Yuan Dynasty. Nangong Jingxuan renamed the city Tianming Prefecture.
There were about 200,000 civilians and soldiers in Tianming Prefecture. When the war broke out, Beiyi forcibly captured able-bodied men and used Beiyi civilians as targets. Before the Yuan Dynasty army entered, tens of thousands of civilians in the city were killed or injured. Some of the survivors escaped from the city, and some stayed. Those who stayed were extremely disappointed with Beiyi. They thought they were dead, but they didn't expect that after the Yuan Dynasty army entered, not only did they not kill them, but they also gave them food and drink, so that they would submit to the Yuan Dynasty and become the people of the Yuan Dynasty. If they were loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, they could enjoy the rescue given by the Yuan Dynasty.
The people don’t care who is the emperor, nor do they care whether the country still exists. They just want to have enough food and clothing. They will recognize as emperor whoever can make them live well and treat them as human beings.
What the Emperor of Beiyi failed to do, the Yuan Dynasty army did. Nangong Jingxuan gave the people of Beiyi the most basic respect.
During this ice and snow disaster, the Yuan Dynasty army did not abandon the people in the northern wing.
There were a total of twelve northern wing cities captured by the Yuan army, each of which had tens of thousands of civilians.
Although Nangong Jingxuan is not a saint, he will not watch these people die.
When two countries go to war, the victims are the common people, and they should not be devastated like this.
"Commander, should we share our food with them?" Han Wenbin frowned and said, "If we share it with them, we will have to eat less."
Although those people were pitiful, they could not be considered as people of the Yuan Dynasty. In the face of natural disasters, they certainly had to take care of their own people first.
"Give it to them." Nangong Jingxuan thought for a moment and finally made this decision: "Natural disasters are ruthless, but people are kind. We can't ignore them, but while helping them, we can't let the soldiers starve. In addition, whether it is the people of the Yuan Dynasty or the people of the North Wing, food and heating are not given for free. They have to work to exchange for it. My Yuan Dynasty army does not support idle people."
After hearing this, Han Wenbin did not raise any objection.
He was a member of the Han family and should have been beheaded along with the head of the family, but Nangong Jingxuan saved him.
After becoming Nangong Jingxuan's subordinate, he was no longer a member of the Han family. The surname Han did not represent the Han family, but himself. It was his surname.
Han Wenbin obeyed Nangong Jingxuan's orders. After he left, Nangong Jingxuan called Mo Cong in to discuss the redeployment of Tianming Mansion.
First of all, the city towers and houses in the city need to be repaired and reinforced. This matter requires not only the participation of soldiers, but also the participation of the people. Only when the people of the whole city work together can they better overcome the difficulties.
While repairing the entire Tianming Mansion, people were sent to find firewood and food. All the food had to be gathered together and distributed in a fixed amount per person every day.
Nangong Jingxuan said to all the generals: "Everyone has seen the disasters caused by the first and second heavy snows. No one knows how long this third heavy snow will last. What will the scene be like after the snow stops? We must prepare countermeasures in advance."
As he spoke, he looked at Mo Cong and said, "I ordered people to build some sleds in Sand City. These sleds can help us travel in the snow. You take 50,000 men and go get the sleds."
Shacheng was located on the border of the Yuan Dynasty and was one of the few wealthy cities on the border. Beiyi had tried to seize Shacheng many times but failed every time.
Mo Cong stood up and responded: "I obey your command!"
Nangong Jingxuan added: "The rest of you should not be idle. Go find firewood to make a sled when you have time. Han Wenbin has the blueprints. It's not difficult to make this thing."
Nangong Jingxuan's orders were issued one by one. In the heavy snow, everyone endured the cold and prepared to go.
The snow fell heavily day after day until the sixth day. The snow had accumulated to more than two meters high, much taller than an adult man.
Tianan Prefecture was covered in snow and no citizen dared to go out. Their houses were all buried in snow.
"Dong'er, stop looking outside. Come to bed and keep warm with your parents." In the small room, a couple wrapped in a thick quilt waved to the boy by the window.
The boy, who seemed to be about seven or eight years old, stared at the crack in the window without blinking.
"Dad, Mom, I don't like snowy days, it's too cold!" Dong'er said this, but she didn't get into the quilt, still staring outside: "I really want to go out, I want to go to school, I want to find my big brother."
"Why are you going out? Come here quickly. Your brother is warmer in the academy than at home. This is the first time that the government has provided help to the academy." His father climbed out of the quilt, grabbed the boy, and was about to put him in the quilt when he heard the boy scream.
"What are you yelling about?" his father asked angrily.
Dong'er pointed at the window and said, "Dad, there's someone outside."
"Nonsense, the snow is so thick that people can't even walk outside, how could there be anyone here?"
"It's true, Dad. I saw it. There were really people outside. They were sitting on big skateboards, pulled by dogs. They ran past me in a flash. If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself."
His father approached the gap doubtfully. The cold wind blowing in from the gap irritated his eyes so much that he could hardly open them. It took him a long time to see clearly what was happening in the white world outside.
There were actually people riding in carts outside. There were carts pulled by dogs, wolves, horses, donkeys, and even black panthers.
There were people sitting in the car, some with two people, some with one person, and some with four or five people.
"How is this possible?" His father couldn't believe it.
Suddenly, one of the trolleys drove towards his house. The Black Panther pulling the trolley stopped by the window. The people in the trolley got out and leaned over to ask, "Is anyone inside? We are the court's emergency rescue team for the snow disaster. We are here to help the people. Do you need help?"