Chapter 1185: Unstoppable
The places plowed by Wu Yi's troops became the territories under the rule of the Daji Dynasty. King Yong was worried that Wu Yi would use this as a base to plot rebellion, so he quickly sent corresponding officials to rule these areas. The two cities occupied by Le'an became the rear.
However, Le'an did not think that these lands could really be defended. Although King Yong asked him to march to assist in defense many times, he did not move. It was really ridiculous and timid to the extreme.
In the eyes of ordinary people, King Yong's move was normal. It was regarded as an endorsement for Wu Yi on another level. In other words, Wu Yi's expedition was supported by King Yong.
In fact, as Wu Yi marched, King Yong's attitude did become ambiguous.
You know, these small countries basically have a close relationship with the top leaders of the Eastern Army. Through these small countries, the Eastern Army can maintain its original status. If they are all destroyed by Wu Yi, how can they maintain their status?
Now Wu Yi, the catfish, has come in. We can't find him and we can't defeat him. The most important thing is that Wu Yi doesn't rely on logistics at all. He eats wherever he fights and can also replenish his troops, so that his troops are increasing. There is no way to disgust him at all, which is very uncomfortable.
These general families in the Eastern Army almost mobilized their entire clans and all their connections to find out Wu Yi's location, block and suppress Wu Yi.
These families are basically thousand-year-old families. Even in the entire dynasty, they are among the top ones. Le An is one of them.
However, judging from Le An's performance, it is obvious that after many years of no war, these people have long forgotten the style of their ancestors and lost the ability to fight outside.
But then again, even if these families have declined, they are still alive and kicking, and they cannot be taken lightly.
And Wu Yi's methods can be described as brutal. He killed landlords, beat local tyrants, and supported the original oppressed class. They will not miss the old society.
All the landlords' land was given to the common people, and the money and land were divided. Anyway, Wu Yi couldn't take these lands away. After the land was divided, the troops could be further expanded.
Now, Wu Yi has 50,000 troops under his command, and they are brave and good at fighting, because they are fighting to protect their own land, which is related to the lives of their families.
Those lands are more or less related to these Eastern Army families. Wu Yi destroyed all order by violent means and built a new order on the ruins. The number of landlords and tyrants who died under the butcher's knife is incalculable. As vested interests, they are the ones who suffered the most.
But they had no way to deal with it. In order to eliminate Wu Yi as soon as possible, they had to encourage King Yong against their will to do it according to Wu Yi's method, saying that it was to prevent Wu Yi from buying people's hearts and making it more difficult to eliminate him in the future.
Wu Yi led the army to push all the way, and continuously defeated the suppression and strangulation strategy of the coalition forces of small countries. As the fighting continued, the strength comparison between the two sides gradually narrowed, so that Wu Yi took the upper hand and took the initiative.
Finally, the coalition of small countries had to change their combat strategy, otherwise, there was only one way to go, which was the destruction of the country.
In the places swept by Wu Yi, the coalition of small countries actively cultivated restoration forces, especially recruiting relatives of landlords, that is, those who had the right to occupy the land, and these people absolutely supported the rule of small countries.
It must be said that this approach has played the desired effect. Many families who were allocated land and their descendants joined Wu Yi's army. When the restoration forces counterattacked, the elderly, women and children were at home, so they were slaughtered one after another. In some areas, even such bad things as village slaughter occurred.
The successive occurrence of these things also made Wu Yi's subsequent land distribution action deadlocked. Some tenants did not even dare to receive the land to prevent how to counterattack. Vicious incidents continued to occur, and many people who joined the army later wanted to go back to defend their hometowns, and even the internal military spirit was shaken.
Finally, a butterfly effect was that King Yong no longer promoted this land distribution project to prevent these newly occupied places from changing.
Wu Yi seemed to be trapped in the vast ocean of the people's war, unable to advance or retreat, and was surrounded by the enemy. He could no longer flexibly enter and exit the battlefield. Even after the order was issued, there were more strange voices.
His subordinates believed that the combat objectives of this trip had been achieved, and they could withdraw from the battle, recuperate, and wait for the next attack on these small countries.
Moreover, this view was also agreed by many people in the army. For their own interests, many people were unwilling to be tied to the chariot by Wu Yi.
Others did not know their own situation, but did Wu Yi himself not know his own situation? Since the war was launched, his fate has been doomed. When he returned to the land under the rule of the Daji Dynasty, he must be under house arrest until death, or even inexplicably sleep and die. King Yong, thinking of the old relationship, might not be able to save him.
Therefore, Wu Yi must consolidate his position through victory after victory and push this chariot forward until it can no longer move forward due to its expansion. At that time, it is time for him to disappear.
King Yong had no control over the chariot. An uncontrollable existence is the biggest destroyer of order.
Faced with such a dilemma, Wu Yi did not directly oppose them. After making a thoughtful gesture, he agreed to their suggestion and began to withdraw his troops.
On the battlefield, retreat is a key task. If it is not handled well, it will be a rout. At that time, it is unpredictable that one's own people will be trampled to death.
Retreat in batches, Wu Yi personally led the heavy troops to guard the rear, and let those who were thinking about retreating all the time leave first. At the same time, Wu Yi did not deliberately block the news. Of course, it was also because the news of retreat could not be concealed from others, especially his opponents.
When Wu Yi began to retreat, a huge dispute broke out within the coalition of small countries. Should they take this opportunity to attack Wu Yi and regain the lost territory?
Most people were scared by Wu Yi. They were thankful that Wu Yi did not attack. How could they dare to touch Wu Yi's beard? They shook their heads like rattles. If Wu Yi killed a surprise attack, wouldn't they be sending food? They even threatened to withdraw troops as a threat.
The final decision was not made by the commanders of these small countries, but by the elders of the Eastern Army family from the Daji Dynasty. Their voices could even reach the ears of the emperor of the small country, and their final choice was naturally to stop Wu Yi.
If Wu Yi is not suppressed, others will appear and order cannot be maintained. One must be ruthless enough.