"You are a sorcerer. You have been able to confuse people with your lies in just one day. Now you have finally trapped the Japanese people. You want to retreat as soon as you say?!"
I saw Han Xiner stood up with a bang, pointed at Zhang Bowen's nose and started to curse. Ever since Han Xiner indirectly killed his sister because of Zhang Bowen, the relationship with Zhang Bowen has been on the same level.
As for Zhang Bowen, he shook his head bitterly, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
"Don't make any noise. In fact, what Zhang Bowen said is right. The 75,000 troops from Jiangnan have been hoarding in Jiangxia and are watching covetously. Maybe they are waiting for us to be exhausted and then come back to eat us. There is one thing that I have not told you during this time.
He said, I have already moved most of the people in Yangzhou to the Jiaozhou area."
Hearing this, even Zhang Bowen was stunned for a moment!
"You...have moved the people from Jiangnan away?"
Chen Mu nodded: "After much thought, we can't hold Yangzhou. Instead of doing this, let's leave them an empty state with more than three to four million people. I have already written a letter to Jiaozhou Mu. They
Will cooperate with us."
Everyone had a look of horror on their faces, not expecting Chen Mu to have thought of all this before.
"Then, shall we withdraw together as well?"
Chen Mu nodded: "It's time to go. Both these Japanese people and we are tired. Besides, we have more important things to do. As for these Japanese people, let the Jiangnan Army deal with the aftermath.
The huge Yangzhou needs a master after all, doesn’t it?”
That night, the army began to withdraw to the Nanhai location in Jiaozhou. This time Chen Mu gained a lot, as most of the people in Yangzhou were taken away by him.
In ancient times, population was money. The output value of millions of people per year was extremely terrifying, and people continued to join the team along the way.
They are all ordinary people who have taken shelter in the mountains due to the war. Chen Mu's reputation for benevolence has spread all over the world a few years ago. Everyone has heard that the people in Yizhou live and work in peace and contentment, are rich and comfortable, and these lonely people in troubled times would like to follow Chen Mu.
Go to Yizhou to settle down.
And because he was surrounded by enemies from both sides, although he could not capture Yangzhou, when the Jiaozhou Army returned this time, Chen Mu could directly capture this prosperous area in Jingzhou with the help of the two states.
Now that things have happened, I can't even think of raising troops to rebel. Although Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is more than enough to defend but not enough to make progress. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not have Longzhong.
If you want to truly achieve hegemony, Jingzhou must be captured.
Chen Mu's battle ended here, but in the Yingtian area of Jiangnan, the war did not end.
The ambitious Oda Guishuo still did not withdraw to Japan. Instead, he occupied Yingtian, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and a series of important towns along the Yangtze River, and confronted the Jiangnan Army from Jiangxia.
Entering the Central Plains was his long-cherished wish, and even now she still didn't want to give up.
Because of this, a war between Long Xia and Japan began to slowly unfold.
Chen Mu didn't know who won and who lost, but it was good for him, because he could then peacefully plan for the big cake of Jingzhou.
It was extremely slow to bring millions of people on the road. More than a month passed before we reached the border of Jiaozhou. Fortunately, the Jiaozhou Mushi Army had already brought food in advance, otherwise these millions of people would have to go hungry.
You can't die on the road.
Unlike all other relocated people in history, this time Chen Mu allowed almost everyone, old and young, to stay safely at the border of Jiaozhou.
If there were old people who couldn't walk, they would ask the sergeants to carry them on their backs. Otherwise, they would use war horses to carry the old, young, women, and children. In the end, some old people still couldn't walk. Chen Mu even said that these old people were carried on their backs.
Anyway, there is only one principle: everyone must stay alive and cannot be left behind.
Because of this, many people were moved to tears by Chen Mu, and the status of Chen Mu as a ruler became more and more stable in their hearts.
As for Chen Mu, he always believed that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
And at this moment, a man and a horse suddenly galloped towards this side.
"Brother-in-law! I'm coming!"
It was none other than Liu Jingtang. Chen Mu was surprised and happy at the same time. As long as this boy came, it meant that Jiaozhou Mu also brought someone with him. But then... why did this boy come?
When he arrived, Chen Mu dismounted and gave him a big hug: "Why are you here?"
Liu Jingtang smiled and said: "If the male sister orders it."
After that, Liu Jingtang told everything about the sudden attack on Yizhou some time ago.
After hearing this, both Chen Mu and Han Xiner were a little scared. They didn't expect that the Long Xia court would do something like this. If Yizhou was taken away, the gain would outweigh the loss this time.
"Brother-in-law, Jiaozhou Mu is waiting for you in the city ahead. If you don't want to ride a horse, go there first."
Chen Mu nodded when he heard this. The Jiaozhou Mu Shi Army did play an important role in being able to retreat with millions of people this time. Chen Mu did have a lot of things to do at the moment. He wanted to discuss it with him. He would ride on the horse in the next moment.
He got on his horse and galloped forward.
When they arrived at the border town ahead, they saw Jiaozhou Mu standing in front of the city gate, waiting for him.
Chen Mu dismounted, then quickly stepped forward and received a man's hug.
"Uncle Shi, if it weren't for you this time, I wouldn't have accomplished anything great!"
Shi Jun, who was older than a few years ago, smiled slightly: "What does this mean? If you hadn't helped me in Jiaozhou back then, not only the people would have starved to death, but we would have died as well. Don't say any polite words and walk into the city.
, I have prepared a large table of wine and food."
"Walk!"
But when they entered the city, a large number of Jiaozhou troops suddenly appeared in front of them. They were extremely large in number. At a glance, they numbered at least fifty or sixty thousand.
Chen Mu suddenly became alert and said: "Uncle Shi, what are you..."
Shi Jun hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, I will never take action against the prince. I heard that you wanted to capture Jingzhou, so I hurriedly recruited so many soldiers. After all, Jingzhou is so big, and with the tens of thousands of Shu troops you have, you will be able to defeat them in a short while."
If you can't take it off, it will be troublesome if the imperial court of Longxia reacts."
Hearing this, Chen Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked: "How did you know that I was going to attack Jingzhou?"
Shi Jun took out a letter from his bag: "I have to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has foresight. Long before your letter arrived, His Royal Highness sent someone to deliver the letter. It said that you were in danger and asked me to lead the troops quickly.
Go to meet him, then
Later, he said that if you could escape unscathed, he would ask me to organize an army and work together to seize Jingzhou. So, after learning that you took the initiative to withdraw, I began to recruit troops in Jiaozhou. Although they are all miscellaneous troops, they are better than none.
no?"
Hearing this, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel generous. This girl Liu Ruonan has really thought out all her options. It is a blessing to have such a woman in charge.