The movie world has a beautiful ghost

Chapter 239 Jiang Yang

“From now on, you are the defender of Jiangyang City, and you are the deputy commander.

If the rest of you want to join the army, you can continue to follow Wang Hu and defend your homeland. I will give you weapons and equipment." Zhang Haoran said.

Wang Hu and the young man around him were excited after hearing this: "Thank you, General!"

The rest of the people also expressed their willingness to continue protecting their homes.

"Let's go into the city. Wang Hu, follow me and tell me about the situation here." Zhang Haoran nodded.

"Yes!"

After entering the city, Zhang Haoran looked at the houses in the city that had mostly collapsed and were in ruins, and he knew that the people here had suffered a lot.

"General, everyone who can escape has already fled in the city, leaving only a few incapable ones who are barely staying here to survive. Even so, those Shanyue bandits won't let us go and are even thinking of snatching the little food we have." Wang Hu's eyes turned red as he spoke.

Some of the people around him even started sobbing.

Yes, the imperial court had no power to control them, so they could only rely on themselves. People starved to death every day.

They did not dare to leave the city and could only open up some land in uninhabited areas of the city to make a living.

But those Shanyue people are also hateful. Every year when it is harvest time, they will come to raid. Although they will hide some of the crops, most of them will still be stolen.

It's almost like being a slave in the city.

This time it was Wang Hu who proposed to organize people to resist, so that the people would have more time to hide the food.

Zhang Haoran sighed after hearing this and asked: "How many people are left in the city now?"

"There are still about 200 households, some of whom have fled in from nearby villages. Now, most of the people who can survive within a hundred miles are here." Wang Hu said.

Zhang Haoran was also surprised. In this huge Jiangyang city, there were only about 200 households left, and that included the nearby villagers.

If I hadn't come here, perhaps in a few years, this place might have completely become a dead place.

"Okay, I get it." Zhang Haoran let out a long sigh and said, "Gather the remaining villagers. Now that we are here, you no longer have to worry about the Shanyue people coming to harass you. It's time to rebuild our home."

"Okay! Thank you, General!" Wang Hu said excitedly.

"That's great! We finally don't have to worry anymore!"

"Thank you, General! Long live the General!"

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The people gathered and were just as Zhang Haoran had guessed. They all looked pale and thin. Even the children were so skinny that their bones were just visible. It was heartbreaking to look at them.

Zhang Haoran directly ordered people to cook porridge and rice on the spot to let the people recover some energy first.

We don't give them big fish and meat to eat right away to prevent them from getting stomach upsets. Even if they do eat, they will vomit it out because their stomachs cannot adapt for a while, which would be a waste.

The food they cooked was white rice porridge. They usually didn't have access to such good food, and we didn't dare let them eat too much for fear of bursting their stomachs.

The people naturally expressed their gratitude to them profusely.

"My lord, how should we deal with those Shanyue people?" Luo Ping'an asked.

"Let them cut down trees and mine stones to rebuild Jiangyang City. Whether it's the houses in the city or the city walls, let them do it all. Remember, don't treat them as human beings. Just give them something to eat every day and make sure they don't starve to death." Zhang Haoran said lightly.

"Yes! I know what to do!" Luo Pingan said with a smile.

In the following time, Zhang Haoran renovated the entire town, and rebuilt the city wall with cement and stones to a height of more than ten feet.

If someone wants to attack Jiangyang again, it will probably not be an easy task anymore.

In addition, Zhang Haoran also used the Shanyue captives to sweep the Baiyue people in the surrounding mountains, captured them all and used them as slaves to reclaim land for construction.

Half a year later, Jiang Yang had undergone tremendous changes.

Thanks to Zhang Haoran’s release of several people-friendly policies, the lost population has gradually been replenished.

Anyone who came would be given oxen, farm tools and seeds, and could also buy Shanyue slaves to work for them.

Without oxen for plowing, Zhang Haoran would go to the grassland and bring back countless cattle, horses and sheep.

As long as they were not seeking death, Zhang Haoran would not kill them. He would just rob them of everything and let them starve to death. If they were lucky enough to survive, he would continue to raise cattle and sheep for them and wait until the next year to rob them again.

That’s right, he also learned the trick from the Shanyue people.

With more horses, Zhang Haoran turned all of his 20,000 troops into cavalry.

At the same time, they also began to plan to expand their territory.

He planned to attack Dongwu first and occupy some territory first.

Then he called Luo Ping'an and Zhao Zilong, who had been sharpening their swords for a long time, and each of them led 5,000 people out to fight freely.

Now, people can rest assured about the strength of the two. Zhang Haoran believes that no one in this world can defeat them except himself.

Zhang Haoran simply let the two of them go out and play freely.

After the two of them led their men out, they were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, passing through Wuling, Lingling, and then from Guiyang to Changsha, and all the way to Yidu. Wow, they directly caused the Eastern Wu to lose half of its territory.

Seeing that Zhang Haoran's army was unstoppable, Sun Quan agreed to divide the country by the river and directly gave him the conquered territory.

Fearing that Zhang Haoran would continue to move south, Sun Quan sent his own sister, Sun Shangxiang, to marry him and form an alliance between the two cities.

Sun Shangxiang was originally unwilling to become a victim of politics, but when she saw Zhang Hao, she changed her attitude on the spot and became proactive.

When Cao Cao learned about it, he did not make much move but just sent someone to deliver a letter to express his congratulations.

Liu Bei sent people to condemn them. After all, they were nominally still under his jurisdiction. He questioned Zhang Haoran why he acted on his own initiative and attacked his allies.

During this period, Liu Bei had formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Sun Quan to guard against the powerful Cao Cao. Zhang Haoran's actions undoubtedly destroyed the alliance.

Furthermore, Liu Bei was very covetous of the territory conquered by Zhang Haoran and said he would send someone to take over.

After hearing this, Zhang Haoran slapped the person sent by Liu Bei and kicked him out.

"Go tell Liu Bei that from now on, I, Zhang, will be separated from his power and we will be enemies!"

After hearing this, the messenger was horrified and immediately went back to tell Liu Bei about it. The latter was almost angry to death after hearing it.

Reckless Zhang Fei couldn't stand it anymore and immediately said, "Brother, let me lead the troops to kill that little thief!"

After hearing this, Guan Yu took a step forward and slammed his Green Dragon Crescent Blade directly into the ground with a bang. The meaning was very clear.