Moreover, they discovered that there were flames blazing into the sky in the direction of Yizhou City. It must have been that Xiliao burned the city when they retreated.

Chen Ziyi led his army westward the next day and found many refugees along the way.

Xiliao not only burned down the city, but also sent troops to plunder the civilians. Firstly, it was a disguised form of clearing the country with strong walls, and secondly, it was used to reward the resentful soldiers through looting.

"They are all civilians who have been robbed of all their money and food. Can we save them?" Wu Jie asked.

Chen Ziyi shook his head: "Our army is in trouble with supplies, and it is impossible to save it with military rations. But we can do it for a show, selecting hundreds of young men as auxiliary soldiers, and taking in their families as well. The rest of the civilians will fend for themselves.

Well, whether you can survive or not depends on luck."

Sang Zhong said: "These civilians can be driven to the boundaries of Gaochang City. When the army attacks Gaochang City, organize the civilians who have not yet starved to death and give each person half a pancake to let them attack the city. This will consume the energy of the defenders.

Supplies for defending the city."

Chen Ziyi muttered: "With this situation, the hometown of Gaochang Kingdom will probably be destroyed. There is no need to kill any nobles to seize the land. After the war, there will definitely be no owner's land everywhere, and it will be more than enough for Han'er to immigrate.

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Chapter completed!