At this time, such a large scale migration had already spread to the entire Feng Province and Sheng Province.
The whistling north wind ruthlessly blew on the faces of the migrating people. Their clothes were not enough to cover their bodies, and they could not bear the cold weather. The soldiers gave their extra clothes to the people to barely resist the cold wind and allow them to continue migrating.
The people did not have any resistance to this migration. After all, the border was a wild land, and it was not suitable to stay for long. The weather here was not something people could bear.
Moreover, the Turks were about to invade. If they stayed, they would only be sending themselves to death or becoming slaves of the Turks. Of course, Li Shimin would not allow such a thing to happen. This time, he sent Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong here to carry out this mission.
Feng Province, Provincial Governor Manor.
The north wind whistled, and the sky was filled with snow. The entire manor was covered in a layer of silver.
In the huge courtyard, there was a sea of migrating people sitting around. As they did not have extra clothes, they hugged each other to keep warm. The raging fire around them could not warm up the weather.
"Mother, I'm cold." A child snuggled into the arms of a madam.
"It's okay. You won't be cold when you sleep." The madam used the only clothes she had to wrap the little girl.
In the manor, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong sat around the fire to keep warm. Beside them, there was a tall and thin man wearing a tattered military uniform.
This person was the Provincial Governor of Feng Province, Shi Tian.
At this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.
When he turned around, he saw a guard walking over with quick steps.
"Sir, the people near Feng Province and Sheng Province are all migrating to our Feng Province Manor. We can't take them all in."
"What?"
Shi Tian exclaimed, "How can there be so many people? What should we do? "
He was no longer in the mood to keep warm. He stood up and paced around the hall.
After a while, he finally stopped. He looked at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong anxiously, "My two High Dukes, what is going on? Why are there so many people migrating? "
"Sigh …"
Yuchi Gong sighed, "Because we have to prepare for war."
Hearing this, Shi Tian was shocked.
He thought to himself, "Not good."
Was something going to happen at the border?
War?
The soldiers of Feng Province did not even have enough to eat. They did not even have good military uniforms. How could they fight?
Thinking of this, he could not help but put on a worried expression. "My two good Guogongdukes, the soldiers of Fengzhou Prefecture don't even have food. They are all naked. If there is a war, we can't resist. Moreover, in this kind of weather, we will die if we go out. How can we fight? Why don't the two of you talk to His Majesty and transfer me back to Chang 'an?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong from the corner of his eyes.
"Bastard."
Cheng Yaojin threw away the fire stick in his hand and stood up abruptly. He stared at Shi Tian with his huge eyes and said, "You bastard, as a soldier, how can you say such words of desertion? You're so greedy for life and afraid of death, are you still someone who pees while standing?"
Looking at Cheng Yaojin's anger, Shi Tian was scared. His legs went soft, and he almost sat on the ground. However, when he thought about it, his life was the most important. He gathered his courage and said tremblingly, "My High Duke, it is not that I refuse, and it is not that I don't want to go. The key is that there is no military equipment, no food, and even no clothes. If you don't believe me, you can look at my guards. They immediately exposed their buttocks."
After saying this, he pointed to the guards at the door.
Looking at where Shi Tian was pointing, he was right. The guards were patched up from head to toe, and half of their thighs were exposed. They were just short of exposing their buttocks.
Seeing that Cheng Yaojin did not speak, Shi Tian quickly continued, "You also saw that our Feng State is so poor that we can't even afford military uniforms. If we go out now, half of our people will be frozen to death before we even go to the battlefield. How can we fight? If we go, we will be sending ourselves to death. You must not take the initiative to start a war. "
"I know what you are saying, but this is the Emperor's intention."
Yuchi Gong looked at Shi Tian and said with a serious face, "Your military equipment will be shipped to Feng State and Sheng State in about five days. So, you don't have to worry about this. When the time comes, we will send you cannons to help you."
Hearing this, Shi Tian's face lit up with joy. "Really? That's great. "
He did not doubt Yuchi Gong's words because he knew that people like him were true to their words. There was no need to lie to him.
Of course, he was not afraid of war. As long as there were supplies, everyone at the border was a warrior.
Yuchi Gong nodded. "Well, you will help the people in the next few days. If you can't do it, you will build a temporary residence for them. We still have important things to do in Chang 'an, so we have to leave now."
After saying this, he and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other and walked out of the door.
Outside the door, the military horses had already been reorganized. Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong mounted the horses and set off on the way back.
The wind and snow blew in their faces, and the coldness pierced every soldier's body.
However, they did not stop.
Because they knew that the Turks were about to invade the Tang Dynasty. This was the time for everyone to protect their homeland and make contributions.
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