Zhucheng Gewu Fort suffered heavy losses last year. Now these people on Wulian Mountain are probably all the mobile power they can use?

If the coalition forces suddenly encircle their camp and cut off the retreat of Zhucheng Army, it is a question whether they can go down the mountain.

This is indeed a very attractive opportunity. Just take two steps forward and the Zhucheng army will definitely collapse. At that time, you can take over Zhucheng and get a county.

but…….

Xu Shiyang shook his head and said to the owners of Rizhao Dock Fortresses who were full of expectations:

"You can't forget the great righteousness when you see small profits."

"I don't agree to occupy Zhucheng now, and no one can take the initiative to attack Zhucheng army this time."

Although there was no formal alliance, the Zhucheng army was always here to pacify Wulian Mountain. If the refugee group did not go down the mountain, they would be a de facto alliance with the Xu family.

Besides, they are attacking refugees who have not yet gone down the mountain. After a few days, if these refugees do not go down the mountain, the coalition forces will also go up the mountain to attack.

If you see an opportunity now, you will take advantage of the danger of annihilation of Zhucheng Forts. When you need to jointly send troops in the future, will the Rizhao families deliberately preserve their strength to avoid war in order to avoid being annexed by the stronger Xu family?

Moreover, if the strong families around Juzhou annexed Linxian Fort for no reason, will the powerful families around Juzhou start to become enemies with the Xu family? Even the fort owners in Rizhao are so relieved to the expansion of the Xu family?

"Let them fight by themselves."

Xu Shiyang made up his mind to give up this piece of fat meat that seemed to be stuck in the bowl.

"Our current task is to settle refugees who take the initiative to surrender, and the rest is not in our goal for the time being."

As soon as these words were spoken, the owners of the Ding family and Bao family sighed in disappointment.

The two of the Wang family looked at each other, and they seemed to hear a little difference in Xu Shiyang's tone.

Don’t agree to occupy Zhucheng now? Then can you occupy it in the future?

The Zhang family, whose territory and Zhucheng are not very close to each other, seem to be unrelated. They sent troops this time just to fulfill their obligations, so they can look at this matter from the perspective of bystanders.

For the Zhang family, it is actually a good thing that Xu Shiyang disagrees to take the opportunity to annex other forts. This means that if his family does not make a big mistake in the alliance, no matter how strong the Xu family is, he will not forcibly annex itself.

This is the demeanor that a leader should have.

...

The battle on Wulian Mountain lasted for most of the night. In the early morning, the Zhucheng Army went down the mountain in a panic.

In the name of the commander-in-chief of the Rizhao coalition in Juzhou, Xu Shiyang sent envoys to send them some herbs. When the envoy came back, he informed the information he observed to the main commander of the coalition.

The results of Zhucheng Army's operation this time were very rare, even to a sad level.

The messenger saw hundreds of wounded people, and there was an army of about 3,000 yesterday, but now there may be only two thousand seven or eight hundred.

If this news is not wrong, Zhucheng Army will lose as much as 2,300 people on the mountain, and there will probably be the same number of wounded people.

The refugees they actually caught were only 300.

In other words, this is an absolute loss.

"Hmph, the terrain is unclear, the enemy situation is unclear, and even the target is inaccurate. At night, attacking complex forest areas is not considered as good as not being destroyed by the entire army!"

Xu Shiyang gave Zhuchengjun a very low evaluation and then continued to arrange the work of gathering refugees.

Perhaps stimulated by the battle last night, the speed of refugees going down the mountain was significantly accelerated. In the evening of that day, Lu Zhishen brought the largest refugee, with more than 3,000 people back to the coalition camp.

"This is the last batch." Lu Zhishen said: "The rest..., how can the Sa family persuade them? They are unwilling to go down the mountain."

"How many people are there on the mountain?" Xu Shiyang asked.

"It looks like 2,300,000, and the grain and fields on Wulian Mountain should be enough for them to survive."

‘Don’t make a mistake, I don’t want to let them go at all.’

Xu Shiyang said lightly: "Don't forget what I said, go to the back to lead the military law, and then go to Juzhou with the refugees. I will send someone to watch you."

"Don't worry about this! Sa's family will do what they say!" Lu Zhishen waved his hand generously and went to find the poliest soldiers.

After watching the monk leave, Xu Shiyang turned to ask Xu Shiliu: "Have the guide picked it?"

"No problem. As long as you send a pancake, some refugees are willing to lead us. Every squadron with a large crowd can be equipped with a guide."

Xu Shiliu replied:

"The guides from those Rizhao families have also been matched."

Xu Shiyang nodded with satisfaction and said coldly: "Start tomorrow, attack!"

Since he said that he would completely pacify Wulian Mountain, he would definitely do it, and it would be impossible to leave thousands of refugees on the mountain.

This time, Wulian Mountain's threat to Rizhao must be completely eradicated.

The loud gathering roar sounded, and the new soldiers quickly lined up. After a moment, the first infantry battalion began to go up the mountain...

...

On February 21, the 12th year of Jianxing, Xu Shiyang led the Rizhao Alliance of Juzhou to pacify Wulian Mountain and return.

In the final result, the entire army calmed more than 33,000 refugees and arrested more than 2,000 at the cost of 11 deaths and 19 injuries.

In order to reduce the pressure on food, the vast army of refugees was brought back in batches, and the head of the family Xu Muhe immediately presided over the allocation of the population.

According to Xu Shiyang's requirements, refugees were allocated in units of households, and the Xu family retained 70% of them, and the other 30% were distributed evenly to Rizhao's Alliance Fort.

Among the population retained by the Xu family, 10% of the original Fan Family’s castle people who replaced Juzhou City were drawn to dilute the density of the original Fan Family’s population again.

Among the remaining population, Xu Shiyang's fifth village accounts for half, and the first village of the head of the family accounts for 20%, and the rest is evenly distributed to other forts.

After increasing the population of nearly 25,000, the Xu family, which has actually controlled the entire Juzhou, has a total population of 40,000, of which more than 15,000 males have become the most powerful Han power in the entire Qi Province.

Of course, now there is only a population, and there are still many problems to be solved in the next year.

First of all, new refugees must have a place to live. Due to area issues, it has become no longer feasible for everyone to live within the wall.

So Xu Shiyang ordered all refugees to set up straw sheds and fences in the wild to live like this for the time being.

Anyway, there are no threats from bandits in Juzhou now, and most of the wild animals that were originally rampant have become food in the past two years.

In the case of safety and worry-free life, there is no big problem with living outside the fort walls. Moreover, the fort owner cannot hand over the familiar land to refugees to cultivate, as this will trigger disputes between the old fortress and the newcomers.

Refugees can only borrow tools, seeds, rations and other necessities from the Xu family to reclaim wasteland in addition to the cooked land that has been distributed.

The family temporarily planned the land for refugees based on the scope of ten acres of each household. It was agreed that it would not count the principal, and even interest and taxes, pay 4 buckets of 5 liters of grain per mu of land.

In this era, this number is actually not high, but it is good to harvest 6 or 7 buckets of land that have just been reclaimed in the first few years. The remaining grain is not enough to consume one household.

Xu Shiyang estimated that refugees would continue to borrow rations next year, but the seeds would be left. In this way, they would be returned year by year, and in about five years, the hardworking refugees would be able to pay off all their loans and support their families with their own abilities.

By that time, the refugees would be completely integrated with the Xu family.
Chapter completed!