Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 293 Before the war

When Yuan Shan heard Zhao Sheng's words, a strong feeling of longing suddenly ignited in his heart. It was a deep attachment to his distant hometown and endless concern for his relatives.

"My Lord, Yuan Shan is away fighting, simply wanting his family to live a peaceful and happy life. How could he not want to bring them here to enjoy it together?"

"Very good. Take this opportunity to quickly send someone back and bring them here. Take the route from Weizhou. Yuanshi Town will be your safe haven."

"Really?"

"Really? If you can do this, I will not only expand Yuanshi Town into a county, but also provide more benefits." Zhao Sheng said this with a serious face. He needed manpower, and even more so, people who were loyal to him. With someone like Yuan Shan, who had family ties under his nose, at least his loyalty would be guaranteed.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shan also thought that this plan was very clever.

"Lai He, I'll leave this matter to you. Bring all the soldiers' families here."

Yuan Shan was extremely confident in the deputy general beside him.

"Don't worry, General. I will bring the people of the tribe out safely after I return."

Zhao Sheng was still a little worried and asked, "How many people are there in your tribe? If they all come, do you need me to send someone to meet them?"

"We now have 30,000 young and strong men in our tribe. The rest are all elderly, children, and women, which is no more than 30,000 people. We will deal with some of the cattle and sheep by then, and we will be able to bring them here smoothly."

"Remember my words. Go to Yiyu first, and then head towards Weizhou. I will give you a handwritten note. When you meet our people, you will be safe."

"understand!"

After making a plan for population migration, Zhao Sheng talked about the deployment of personnel going to Bingzhou, as well as arrangements for how to fight at that time.

"You guys make some adjustments. I'll incorporate 10,000 men into your ranks. During combat, you'll just focus on long-range strikes."

Zhao Sheng had his reasons for making such arrangements. He knew very well that hot weapons were now used in battles in Bingzhou, and relying on cavalry charges was tantamount to sending oneself to death.

"According to the prince consort, this battle in Bingzhou is not suitable for siege?" Yuan Shan finally understood Zhao Sheng's intention. It was very likely that the opposite city was equipped with cannons.

Yuan Shan had suffered a lot from the cannon. He had been beaten badly and cried out in pain. He really didn't want to fight to the death under such unequal weapons.

"I will then send someone to train you in the use of a new weapon. This way, whether it's ambushes or city defenses, it won't be a problem."

Zhao Sheng had already made up his mind. When the time came, he would use weapons like mines to ambush the Wang family's army, which would certainly cause heavy damage. Of course, since they were all from the Great Zhou army, he would not kill them.

Yuan Shan knew that the troops advancing with him were new troops. The strength of 10,000 people was already very strong, and he also had to equip his troops with weapons, so he felt much more at ease.

"Everything is subject to the arrangements of the Prince Consort."

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Waiting for reinforcements and preparing for battle took a full month. During this time, Wang Kui came once and tried to take the artillery away again, but was flatly refused by Shi Li's side.

As a result, the conflict between the two sides escalated rapidly and a war was imminent.

Erhan Chanyu received another request for battle from Tuoba Jing, so he assembled an army of 200,000 and marched towards Mayi and Daijun respectively.

There are a total of 400,000 troops stationed in these two places. Obviously, it will not be possible to fight with 200,000 troops divided into two groups.

The two teams remained in a stalemate until Tuoba Youyou arrived with Yu Wenhua's army, which made the Dai County side anxious.

"Why? Would Yu Wenhua lead a large army here?"

Wang Changhe looked at the army led by Yu Wenhua, which had a total of 200,000 people, and this time they also brought siege equipment - catapults.

"Why would the Xiongnu join forces with the Xianbei this time? One of their forces even split up and took a detour."

The person who spoke was General Qi Youliang. He stood beside the county magistrate Wang Changhe and asked with confusion in his heart.

The siege was not a threat to them. The key was that these enemy troops would roam freely around and harass the people of Da Zhou. Even if they managed to defend the city, it would eventually become a deserted city.

"This operation was obviously quite hasty, and it was specifically targeted at our Dai County."

Wang Changhe seemed to have seen the clues, because Yu Wenhua's army had been stationed in Yi Yu. Recently, he heard that this place would be built into a trading zone, and Yu Wenhua was planning to look for a stronghold nearby.

It is really unreasonable for him to appear in Dai County at this time.

At least in Yi Yu, the Lu family provided convenience, so what can I get in Dai County?

The more Wang Changhe thought about it, the more confused he became.

"General Qi, ignore the circumventing army. We only need to defend Dai County. Also, send a message to Changshan County, telling them to be extra cautious."

The three counties supported each other and had never made any mistakes for many years. Wang Changhe naturally did not believe that a mere 400,000 enemy troops could capture the two county towns of Dai and Mayi.

The Yuwen family came this time at the invitation of Tuoba Youyou. The Yuwen family planned to send more than 100,000 people, but the supplies were not yet fully prepared.

War consumes a huge amount of food. The Zhou Dynasty had not yet started harvesting, so even if it plundered the people, it would be difficult to obtain much food.

One hundred thousand men marched south around the city, including Jigawa. A few years ago, he had suffered a heavy loss in a battle south, and this time he led fifty thousand men from his tribe, hoping to avenge his previous defeat.

But if we take the team on a detour, we have to solve the food supply problem ourselves.

Therefore, after he went south, he did not rush to attack Mayi, but instead plundered food and supplies in the surrounding areas and captured a group of people.

"Chief, we don't want these two-legged sheep that are too old. Young ones are better!" A general pinched a woman with one hand and shouted at Jigawa.

"Then you better be careful during the daycare. Don't let yourself be unable to ride a horse!"

The woman in the general's arms was lying face down, with her hands hanging weakly, and her body looked quite thin.

The young man looked at the girl in his hand and said with a smile, "If the chief wants it, it will be yours first, and then the men in the tribe can have fun too."

As he was speaking, the woman in his arms trembled suddenly, probably knowing her tragic fate, and burst into tears.

"You should enjoy it yourself. I prefer something stronger. You're crying and yelling before it even starts. It's boring!"

Jiga Wa patted his chest, showing his might and majesty.

"Hahaha~ Let's set up camp here today, light the bonfire, jump, and roast the meat!"

That day, Tou showed off his big yellow teeth, which were covered with thick tartar, making him look very hideous and dirty.

Under the night,

These people built a bonfire, with some unknown meat hanging there to roast, and several of them were dancing like hairy crabs.

The nurse tightened her belt, spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and cursed, "You died so quickly, it's really not satisfying!"

After saying that, he shouted to the soldiers outside: "Go, drag him out and clean him up, you are in luck!"

The soldiers rushed towards the tent like hungry wolves, and bursts of obscene laughter came from inside from time to time.