Traveling through ancient times: starting with live streaming

Chapter 667 Fight to the End

A month and a half later, Zhou Chang and Jiang Meng led a large army and drove the Mirage Army into Jizhou.

Jizhou is the northeasternmost part of Lin State, with plains and mountains to the north and the sea to the east.

Because the land is vast and sparsely populated, there are no cities, only a mother river runs across the fertile land, which now serves as the dividing line between the two armies.

The lack of a city did not prevent the Mirage Kingdom from burning, killing and looting. It can be said that because Jizhou was separated from the Mirage Kingdom by only the Wushan Mountain Range, it was also the area that suffered the most severe massacres over the years.

The Mirage Army was chased all the way, and they had no time to transfer away the property they had looted over the years.

Jiang Meng led his troops in pursuit, not sparing the enemy wherever they went.

Zhou Chang did the same thing and took the opportunity to "sell goods through live streaming". Fortunately, when the Mirage Army fled, they were targeting the most practical gold, silver and jewelry. What was left behind were precious but impractical items such as calligraphy and paintings, antiques, or silks and satins. These things were easy for Zhou Chang to transport.

Along the way, by "throwing" and "picking up", he earned another 1.8 million taels of commission.

In this way, there is only about 300,000 yuan left to pay off the "loan" of the Viewpoint System.

This was a huge breakthrough for Zhou Chang.

Staring at the information displayed by the viewpoint system:

[Level: Upper Nine-Three]

【Commission: -320,300 taels】

【Order: 2399】

Zhou Chang felt very relieved, but 320,000 was not a small amount. It seemed that the next solution would depend entirely on the order of more than 2,000.

When Zhou Chang thought of this, he resisted from the bottom of his heart.

It’s not like she hadn’t tried to “carry” armor and weapons captured from Mirage Army prisoners.

But since this kind of thing couldn't be done openly, they all went to the armory under the pretext of inspection and pretended to be curious.

But the captured weapons, armor and other items were all stained with blood and piled together like garbage. The weather in the north was getting hotter and hotter, and the smell and sight were indescribable.

Therefore, Zhou Chang forced himself to take two daggers and let it go.

After all, there were still spoils of war recovered from the Jizhou territory at that time, but now that they have reached the banks of the Mujiang River, they can no longer count on it, because the Mirage Army is located on the north bank, and if they retreat any further, they will have to withdraw from the territory of the neighboring country and go back to their hometown.

Now, Zhou Chang and Jiang Meng were standing by the river, looking worriedly at the other side.

On the day when Shucheng was captured in mid-April, Zhou Chang originally thought that if he could capture the enemy general Beishan Ye alive, he would definitely be useful.

If Beishan Ye was still alive, she could put gold and silver on Beishan Ye and throw him into the Mirage Army camp to disrupt the enemy's morale.

Even if Beishan Ye died, his body could be used in this way.

Unfortunately, Beishan Ye was tortured to death, and in the end only his clean-shaven bones were left.

No matter how much gold and silver are hung on this kind of corpse, it will only arouse hatred, and hatred is also power for the enemy, so it should not be used anymore.

Beishan Ye deserved to be put to death.

Zhou Chang was still worried.

Jiang Meng also frowned: "Your Highness Prince Yi, although the Mujiang River Basin is all considered Jizhou's land according to the division, but after the Mujiang River, the terrain is open and sparsely populated. In fact, the resources are limited, and there are many minority tribes and ethnic groups. The population is complex and it is difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends. Last time, we just drove the Mirage Army across the river. Look at their current formation, it's just a spent force. Can we try to persuade them to surrender or..."

What Jiang Meng meant was that he didn't want to fight any further, and that reaching this point would be considered a victory.

Zhou Chang had heard this statement when he chased to the bank of Mujiang River the day before yesterday.

Because he had heard it, Zhou Chang finally understood how King Xian won the last time and why the enemy dared to counterattack less than three years after the victory.

This is the consequence of cutting the grass without removing the roots. Last time, King Xian and Jiang Meng only hastily drove the Mirage Army to the other side of the Mujiang River and then withdrew their troops.

They declared victory to the imperial court, but in fact the Mirage Army always occupied half of Jizhou's land and never returned it completely.

This time, Zhou Chang cannot make the same mistake again.

After leaving Shucheng, the Lin State army pursued and won all the way.

The Mirage Army suffered repeated defeats and retreats, abandoning their weapons and armor. But even so, it did not stop these bastards from looting and burning crops and farmland along the way.

Whatever they couldn’t take away, they would destroy.

Of course, in addition to the antique calligraphy and paintings, silks and satins that Jiang Meng recovered, there were even women.

In this way, the Mirage Army escaped all the way across the Mujiang River and joined the troops that were originally stationed at the border of Jizhou. They re-formed an army of nearly 50,000 to 60,000 people and stationed on the north bank of the Mujiang River.

Zhou Chang felt that the size of the Mirage Army was just a spent force: "We need to cross the river."

These were her consistent answers.

We must expel the Mirage Army completely from the country and defeat them until they dare not invade again easily.

This was Zhou Chang’s oath during one of his several “offerings to heaven” or “promoting products”.

Jiang Meng had already made plans, and said helplessly: "Your Highness, the news of our great victory was sent out more than half a month ago, and until the day before yesterday, we also sent out a report of 14 consecutive victories. It's enough."

"Not enough..." Zhou Chang just shook his head, staring at the dark army camp on the other side of the river, "I will drive them all out of the land of the neighboring country, and make sure they never dare to invade easily again."

At this point, it is not for military merit or "selling goods", but a commitment from the bottom of the heart.

Jiang Mengwei's army has won victory after victory, and his mentality is very different: "Your Highness, although we have won victory after victory, most of the soldiers are injured and exhausted. Especially the deeper we go, the slower the supply from the rear. Now there is a shortage of food and grass, and the soldiers can only eat one meal a day. If this continues, how can we fight?"

The situation is indeed getting worse.

News of victory was coming back frequently, but the court's supplies did not arrive in time.

Although the Yuan family and the various cities in northern Yue all provided support, it was still a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, Zhou Chang rescued many enslaved people along the way. In addition, there were already many famine-stricken people and refugees suffering from diseases. How could he not draw out military rations to provide relief?

To make matters worse, medicinal materials were already in short supply and now they are all gone.

Zhou Chang passed the message to the court, Zhong Yu, and the Yuan family through various channels, asking for help from everyone.

However, the court did not take any practical action except crying poor.

Zhong Yufang only said that he would try his best, but he didn't know how much use it would be.

As for the Yuan family, Yuan Qi was still able to transport valuables such as gold and silver, but medicinal materials were extremely difficult to find.

Zhou Chang also knew this situation, but even if she knew it, she still had to fight. Otherwise, the lives and blood of the soldiers who had been sacrificed before would be wasted.

"We have to fight, no matter how difficult it is." Zhou Chang remained unmoved and pointed to the other side of the river. "How much better do you think they are than us?"