On the contrary, some children of aristocratic families felt that this person was not bad.
Du Keming, Fang Ziqiao were extremely impressed.
With the Qilin Army protecting the people, and Marquis Qin Wu personally overseeing, the families and officials wanting to block the people had no effect whatsoever. The City Lord wanted to write to the Chen Country, but the messenger couldn’t get out, and trying to send a message by Flying Eagle was intercepted and eaten by the Qilin.
As for leading the soldiers from the city to charge out and fight the Qilin Army?
The City Lord remained silent for a long time, merely sighing: "One can look up to the Qilin, but cannot expect the grace of Your Majesty. The Eighteen States of Jiangnan are too close to us, and yet Jiangzhou City is too far away..."
Unable to deploy troops.
In truth, there was still a slight glimmer of hope in his heart.
Once this person leaves, won’t the land be left behind? They could take this land in an upright and righteous manner.
After three days, when the Qilin Army retreated, the aristocratic families and officials waited for a while before venturing out to the surrounding villages and small towns, only to find that their expressions changed drastically.
Amidst this overwhelming momentum, among the people living in the towns and villages, the majority surprisingly abandoned this place, packed up their valuables, gathered provisions, baked unleavened cakes to carry, and left with the Qilin Army.
Even those who owned some land here were swept along.
Firstly, the majesty of the Qilin Army was indeed enticing, and secondly, with the onset of war, it was uncertain when fighting might break out here. The old Chen Country could not be relied upon, and this team of officials and generals from Chen Country would surely lose if they started a fight. It was better to go early to the victors.
Moreover, they were well aware of what those officials would be like after so many people left. The officials’ anger had no outlet and would fall on someone else.
Whoever did this, surprisingly took the village chief and township leaders, and ran together?!
The children of the aristocratic families were momentarily unresponsive, but the higher-ups, especially the City Lord, upon learning this news, unexpectedly spat blood, blacked out, and nearly fainted on the spot.
Upon waking, he angrily overturned the ginseng soup brought by his wife, wailing loudly: "We are finished! Finished!"
A state, even if a small state, with tens of thousands of people, and so many have left, Chen Dingye’s character would directly smash his brains out and throw them to the ground on the spot.
The Qilin Army, carrying this great momentum, did not directly enter the Eighteen States of Jiangnan from here but rather had a portion of people take the elderly and weak ahead to the Eighteen States of Jiangnan, to avoid triggering chaos, while patrolling outside.
In every city they arrived at, they would burn the indentures.
Even if the officials and aristocratic families of these cities were unwilling to respond, it didn’t matter.
This was not prepared for you.
The happiness of the people is what mattered.
Thus, the second city closed its gates, unable to stop the flood of Li Guanyi and others. The people still came out with pots and gourds to welcome them, and the City Lord and prefects of the cities had already sent messages to Jiangzhou City pleading for assistance.
Hoping that Great Chen would send troops.
Upon hearing the words, Yuwen Lie deliberately slowed the offensive, giving Chen Country time to dispatch troops and generals.
Yet Chen Dingye remained silent for a long time, ultimately never deploying troops, continuing to concentrate the main forces on responding to Ying Country, while simultaneously reducing taxes. Yuwen Lie saw that Chen Country’s troops had not been mobilized, and said to Yuwen Hua and Yuwen Tianxian: "Li Guanyi has capable ministers under his command."
"The timing of this is exceedingly good; if they had done this earlier, Chen Country would have sent troops accordingly, and they definitely wouldn’t have escaped unscathed, and we wouldn’t let them gain such advantages easily."
"But now, we are held back, and Chen Country as well."
"We await the opportunity for Chen Country to redeploy troops back before attacking viciously, hence we are unable to exert influence on various states in Jiangnan; while Chen Country..." Yuwen Lie smiled faintly: "Chen Dingye’s strategy is not bad, but he forgot one person."
"Tantai Xianming has caused Chen Dingye’s understanding of Chen Country to fault."
"Simultaneously squaring off against the Regent King in the Western Regions, teaming up with the Great Khan on the grasslands to attack our country, and facing the attack from our Yuwen Family, there are already three fronts; even a country like Chen Country can’t furnish troops for a fourth front again."
Yuwen Hua said: "...This is nearly unsolvable."
Yuwen Lie said: "This is the grasping of the grand current of the world, under Li Guanyi’s command, there are talents like those aiding kings to seize the world."
"Even though the whole world knows what Li Guanyi wants to do."
"They can’t stop him."
Yuwen Hua nodded, knowing that Li Guanyi and he were already on opposing sides, but somehow, when he heard that an old acquaintance from Jiangnan could make their mark in this world, he inexplicably felt some relief and joy in his heart.
Chen Country had no way to mobilize the main troops.
Only the second-line garrison troops began mobilizing to fight in the Jiangnan region.
Yet, mobilizing ten thousand troops, combined with the garrison forces of the states in the Jiangnan area itself, formed a not inconsiderable force, but whenever they thought of facing the on-the-rise Qilin Army, they involuntarily slowed down.
Obeying royal orders is one thing.
But you can’t truly expect us to go to our deaths.
Second- and third-line garrison troops, typically maintaining order, dealing with refugee impacts, and suppressing banditry, to fight the Qilin Army?!
Still going to the Jiangnan area, facing the opponent’s home turf backed by fifty thousand elite Qilin troops?