After staying up all night in Xijinfu City, Han Qi finally finished processing the official documents stacked in front of him. Then he stretched his waist long, then rubbed his somewhat swollen temples, and then stood up and moved for a while.

It was already dawn outside the window, but Han Qi was not sleepy at this time. During this period, Liu Ping led a large army to attack the cities and plunder the land. Han Qi and others, who were in charge of logistics, were also very busy and dizzy. Especially when they won the first battle, logistics were facing great pressure. For example, Han Qi did not sleep all night this time because Liu Ping and the others had just captured Wuzhou. In addition, Zhulu and Weizhou that had been defeated some time ago, it can be said that they had swept the road between Xijin Prefecture and Datong.

Of course, according to Liu Ping's previous plan, Datong must be put to the end before fighting. Next, he will have to conquer Shanyin, Shuozhou and other places, and finally concentrate his troops to attack Datong. However, Datong's defenders will definitely not watch the Song army clear the surrounding cities, so the Liao army is likely to take the initiative to send troops, which is also a big challenge for Liu Ping and the others.

Moreover, Shanyin and other cities are farther away from Xijin, but they are very close to Yanmen Pass on the border of the Song Dynasty. At that time, the logistics will not need to be mobilized from Xijin Prefecture, but can be mobilized from Yanmen Pass. This will definitely require Han Qi and the others to coordinate. I am afraid that they will be busy again by then.

However, no matter how busy he was, Han Qi was full of excitement during this period. When he was still young, he once told Li Zhang that he hoped to gallop on the battlefield in the future and recover Yan Yun for the Song Dynasty and thus solve the border problems in the north. At that time, Li Zhang laughed at him for overestimating his ability. After all, he was a mere scholar, and fighting was not something he was good at.

Although Han Qi refuted silently at that time, he was still a little unconvinced in his heart. However, as he grew older, he realized more and more that Li Zhang's words were correct. A person's energy was limited, and there were always things he was good at and not good at. For example, Han Qi himself, it would be fine to ask him to write essays and poems, and administration was even his strength. Not to mention the governance, he would have confidence even if he was asked to do the prime minister's work.

However, fighting is not something Han Qi is good at. He has read a lot of military books before, and sometimes he even feels that he is not inferior to the famous generals in history. However, when he really came to the army, he realized that the real army is far more complicated than he thought, and commanding a large army is not easy. At least he is absolutely unable to be as skillful as generals like Liu Ping.

It is precisely because of the above understanding that Han Qi has been willing to serve as the logistics of the army during this period. After all, this is considered to have participated in this war. Every time he conquered a city, Han Qi felt as if he had fulfilled a dream, which even more prompted him to work hard to ensure the supply of the army's materials. After all, these war cuts also contributed to him.

Thinking that the dream of his youth was about to be fulfilled, Han Qi couldn't help but smile a little. At this time, a bright light had appeared in the sky in the east. It seemed that the sun was about to rise. However, although Han Qi felt a little tired, he still had no sleepiness. So he went out of the door and called his guard to patrol the city.

Although the city of Xijin Prefecture was captured, the people in the city were still there. Seventy percent of the people living in Xijin Prefecture were Han people, the remaining two were Khitan people, and the other was the ethnic minorities of the Liao Kingdom such as Bohai people and Xi people.

However, although most Han people were Han people, the Han people in the Liao Kingdom lived under the rule of the Khitans for several generations and had long recognized from the bottom of their hearts that they were Liao people. Especially the Han Confucian scholars among them were even more radical than the Khitans. They regarded the Liao Kingdom as orthodox and the Song Dynasty as the Southern Dynasties. It can be said that in the eyes of the Liao people, the Song Dynasty was just a separatist force that rebelled against the Liao Kingdom at the time, and was not orthodox at all.

In this case, and the Song and Liao countries have been in opposition for many years, so although the Xijin Prefecture was defeated, the city was not peaceful. There were even rebellions before. The Khitans and Han people participated in the rebellion, and they were mainly Han people. After all, Xijin Prefecture is Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom and is also the place where Han scholars are the most concentrated. Most of these scholars are accomplices of the Khitans' rule of the Han people, and they are also those who immediately gain benefits. Now that the Song Dynasty has taken over the Xijin Prefecture, they are naturally the most unwilling people to accept it.

The Song army also carried out a very cruel suppression of this agitation. Even all those who dared to participate in the rebellion were sentenced to death, and their heads were hung at the city gate. Now the city walls near the city gate were almost full of heads.

After several suppression and purges, the city of Xijin Prefecture finally settled temporarily, but Han Qi now replaces Liu Ping to guard the Xijin Prefecture. He usually has heavy troops to guard when he goes in and out to avoid being assassinated by the Liao people. After all, his current identity is really too important. If something unexpected happens, it may affect the logistics of the Song army, so he has to worry.

When Han Qi left the mansion, he saw that the streets were full of patrol soldiers. The entire Xijin Mansion City was still under military control. Every evening to sunrise, it was a curfew time. Even during the day, the activities of the residents in the city were restricted. However, some normal activities can still be guaranteed. Even merchants from the Song Dynasty had already brought rice and flour to sell, so of course the price would be more expensive.

The curfew had just been lifted at this time, but there were still few pedestrians on the street. Han Qi rode his horse along the main road of Xijin Prefecture City, and the Liao people kept looking at him secretly along the way. However, Han Qi was not squinting at this time, and the official uniforms on his body also represented his identity, with a sense of unhurry.

In fact, during this period, Han Qi would walk through this main road almost every day, mainly to remind the people in the city that he represented the Song Dynasty to guard it here, and it has become the territory of the Song Dynasty. Of course, if someone is ill-behaved, he can also jump out to assassinate him. However, he would take heavy troops to guard every time he traveled. It would be better if he could lead those people out.

After patrolling the whole way, no brave man jumped out. At this time, Han Qi also came to the south gate. Han Qi climbed up to the city gate and looked at the scenery inside and outside the city. However, when he saw the large camp outside the city, he couldn't help but frown.

The camp outside the city was actually a prisoner of war camp. When Liu Ping conquered Xijin Prefecture, Han Nanwang wanted to join the Song Dynasty and burned his hands, but he was betrayed by his subordinates in the end, resulting in the surrender of more than 10,000 Liao troops. The prisoner of war camp outside the city was established to resettle Liao troops' prisoners of war.

However, there are not only prisoners of war in the prisoner-of-war camp. During this period, Liu Ping and his friends were able to conquer each time they arrived at a city without much effort. Some of the cities even surrendered voluntarily, which led to more and more prisoners of war. It is definitely not enough to stay in the local area, so they are all escorted here to concentrate on guarding. After all, there are many defenders left by the Xijin Prefecture and enough materials, and only here is suitable for warding prisoners of war.

At that time, the flaws of prisoners of war are a headache. Keeping them not only requires food and drink, but also preventing them from causing trouble again. Han Qi was very understanding at this time why Bai Qi had to kill 400,000 prisoners of war in Zhao. It was just that the prisoners were killed unknown. If they were sent back, they would not only be easily impeached by ministers, but also recorded by historians. At that time, they would definitely gain a reputation as bloodthirsty as Bai Qi.

Now the number of people in the prisoner-of-war camp is almost over 20,000, and Han Qi has to send 3,000 defenders to take care of these prisoners of war. Although the weapons of the prisoners of war have been confiscated and are under strict supervision during normal times, if these 20,000 prisoners of war cause trouble, it is probably difficult to suppress them with only 3,000 people.

Thinking of the problem of prisoners of war, Han Qi couldn't help but show a headache. You must know that the cities of Datong Prefecture and other cities have not yet been defeated. If all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were defeated, the number of prisoners of war would probably reach 30,000 to 40,000. What should these prisoners of war be dealt with? You can't keep them all the time, right?

However, the prisoners of war can only be kept temporarily. Han Qi has also written to the court to request the court to make flaws against the prisoners of war. After all, it was the first time that the Song Dynasty had seized so many prisoners of war in a foreign war. There was no precedent for him to refer to, and it could only be decided by the court.

Han Qi walked hundreds of steps east along the city head and finally came to a city tower. However, unlike other places, there were heavy troops here to guard it. Han Qi passed through the guard and entered the interior of the city tower. This place had been converted into a temporary prison. Han Nanwang and Han Feifan, who were previously captured, were detained here.

After Han Qi walked into the city tower, he soon saw Han Nanwang and his son who were detained inside. Here he was said to be a prison, but in fact it was just converted into an ordinary room with all the living utensils inside. Moreover, the father and son were also detained together. Even Han Nanwang's family was only under house arrest in the city and did not suffer any abuse.

"General Han, what are you thinking?" Han Qi came to the door and looked at Han Nanwang lying on the bed inside and asked.

Hearing Han Qi's footsteps, the young Han Feifan was the first to sit up, but Han Nanwang on the other bed was still lying there motionless. Until Han Qi's voice came, Han Nanwang sat up with Han Feifan's support. He was also seriously injured when he was captured. If it weren't for the treatment of the military doctor, he would probably not have survived long ago.

Han Nanwang looked pale at this time, his eyes looked at Han Qi with a little unconsciousness before speaking: "What, have you already captured Datong Mansion?"

"This is not yet, but it's too soon." Han Qi said with a smile.
Chapter completed!