Chapter 848 Return in Glory

"General, the Yan Wang army heading to Xiangzhou has crossed the river in Jiangling, Jingzhou. Read"

When Wang Xie and Xie An were gritting their teeth in hatred, a team of cavalry responsible for investigation came hurriedly and brought back important information.

"It's a trap, it's a trap, it's a conspiracy from the beginning." Xie An shouted and collapsed on the chair.

They thought that the Yan Wang's order to the soldiers to infiltrate Jiangzhou to rescue the people had nothing to do with the army's westward advance.

It was just a separate surprise attack.

But unexpectedly, the Yan Wang predicted their prediction.

They were just led by the Yan Wang.

Now in Jingzhou, the Yan Wang's troops crossed the river on civilian ships from Jiangbei.

Not to mention that they could not attack Jinling due to food and grass problems, they could not even attack the Yan Wang army from both sides with the army in the west.

"Hey!" Wang Xie heard this and slammed his fist on the table.

But he was a scholar, with delicate skin and tender hands, and he couldn't help but feel pain, "Ouch"

He was furious, and thought of himself as a child of heaven who stood out among the children of the Wang family.

But since he had competed with the King of Yan, many of his plans had been resolved by him.

This time, he personally advised the attack on Jinling.

Now, not only could he not take Jinling, but his strategy of clearing the countryside failed completely.

The situation of the powerful family was even worse.

More importantly, how could he explain to Wang Zian, Xie Duan and Han Zheng who were far away in Bacheng, and how could he explain to Liang Kai?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Suddenly, he felt a fishy smell in his throat and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"General!" The other generals were shocked when they saw this.

Xie An hurriedly stood up and supported Wang Xie, "Brother Wang, don't be so angry. The 600,000-man army is stationed in Anqing. We can't afford to lose anything. Otherwise, you and I will be blamed. My family in Bacheng will also be in trouble."

Wang Xie's body swayed, and finally stabilized, "Withdraw from Anqing and return to Changcheng. Otherwise, once the Yan Wang army besieges the city, the food and grass will be cut off, and the army will collapse without a fight."

Xie An said, "But there will be no food and grass when we return to Changcheng."

"Only the people of Zhejiang, Haizhou and other coastal states and counties followed the Yan Wang army. The people of Jiangzhou did not follow them. The rice in the east has been harvested, and the rice in Jiangzhou has also been harvested..." Wang Xie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Xie An nodded, frowned slightly, and said, "Why didn't the Yan Wang order the army to burn the rice fields in Jiangzhou? Wouldn't it be more disadvantageous to us?"

"Humph, the Yan Wang is very smart, but tigers also have naps, and it is impossible to be all-round." Wang Xie narrowed his eyes.

After the matter was agreed upon, he immediately ordered the army to march to Changcheng.

Five days later, they arrived in Changcheng.

As they expected, Changcheng had become an empty city, and the King of Yan left them nothing.

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Jinling.

At the same time as the powerful army returned to Changcheng, the soldiers of the Third Army arrived here.

Because they needed to escort the people along the way, they walked very slowly, which delayed a lot of time.

They did not retreat to Jinling until the people all returned home.

"Your Highness, I will fulfill my mission." Pang San led the army to the South Gate and saw the King of Yan and the general Chang Wei welcoming them.

He immediately left the team, trotted to Zhao Xu, and saluted Zhao Xu.

Looking at the King of Yan, his eyes were full of respect and excitement.

"I am proud of you." Zhao Xu saluted Pang San with a smile on his face.

A few days ago, the Fourth Academy reported to him that Pang San had broken through Changcheng and returned to Zhejiang with the people.

For this, he was so excited that he did not sleep all night.

After all, this plan was of great importance.

The return of the people from the eastern states and counties such as Zhejiang, Haizhou, and Jinzhou will quickly restore the production of the three southeastern states.

Since then, their food and grass problems in Jiangnan have been solved.

In the future, the royal army can rely on the three southeastern states and attack westward.

At the same time, the problem of supply points needed by the navy has also been solved.

Zhou Yi's navy will be able to go straight down to Luzon along the Dasong coastline and arrive at Qiongzhou, which is the contemporary Hainan Island, and then continue to go south from this base to the East and the South Sea countries.

"It is an honor for us!" Pang San saluted again.

Guan Tong was on the right side of Zhao Xu, looking at the excited Pang San, he smiled, "Your Highness, Pang San is loyal to your Highness..."

He told Zhao Xu about Pang San's past.

Pang San nodded, "If it weren't for Your Highness, I wouldn't be here today. I've always wanted to thank Your Highness in person, but I'm too humble to have a chance to meet Your Highness."

After saying that, he was about to kneel down.

Zhao Xu hurriedly supported Pang San to stop him from kneeling, saying, "This king is against the powerful families and wealthy families in the world just to make you stand up, not to make you kneel down again. A man's knees are made of gold. He should kneel to the heavens and his parents, not to me."

Chang Wei said, "Yes, Your Highness reformed the military etiquette, and that's what it means. If you kneel today, then the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army should kneel, right? You just need to remember your gratitude and be loyal to Your Highness."

"Yes." Pang San straightened his back immediately after hearing this.

Zhao Xu nodded. Although Pang San knelt to thank him, he still didn't want him to do so.

He would not only abolish the kneeling ceremony in the army, but also abolish the kneeling ceremony in the officialdom and all professions.

He wanted to praise the people to stand up and straighten their backs.

Because only in this way can Dasong truly stand up and be proud of the world.

Why do the people of the kingdom of kings need to kneel like slaves to everyone they meet?

"Your Highness, this time I have seized a lot of wealth. The wealth that the powerful and wealthy families have transferred to Changcheng is countless, and the total amount is more than what was seized from the Jinling Treasury." Pang San said excitedly.

After a pause, he continued: "Also, this time I have also brought food and grass from Changcheng. I am afraid that the powerful army will be out of food, hahaha..."

Zhao Xu had long noticed the endless baggage carts.

With a satisfied look, he said: "This time you have made great contributions, Chang Wei, the king allows you to take 10% of the spoils to reward the whole army. Of course, the third army will be rewarded more."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chang Wei was overjoyed.

The last time the navy robbed Japan, they were greedy for the spoils.

This time, they finally got what they wanted.

Zhao Xu then said to Pang San, "Go into the city, let the soldiers change clothes, have a good meal, and have a good sleep."

Pang San answered yes and led the soldiers into Jinling City.

Zhao Xu and Chang Wei and other generals did not go back, but watched the soldiers and civilians escorting the baggage into the city.

Originally, he thought Pang San was just exaggerating, but until about an hour later, when the baggage carts had not yet passed, he realized that Pang San was not exaggerating.

The spoils they seized this time were really extraordinary.

However, he figured it out immediately.

The three states in the southeast are the three richest states in Dasong.

The powerful families and wealthy families in these three states are naturally the richest in Dasong.

And they are numerous, unlike the treasury of Jinling City, which is mostly the wealth of the Xie family, the Wang family and the Han family.

There is another point.

The Xie family, the Han family, and the Wang family have already spent a lot of wealth to recruit soldiers and horses to fight against him.

And these three states have just moved west not long ago, so naturally they have more wealth.