"cannot!"

The militia members from Zhangjiawopeng, their eyes bloodshot, roared in anger.

The humiliation they had suffered in Zhangjiawopeng had already made them feel ashamed.

Such humiliation has already happened once, so naturally no one wants to see it happen a second time.

Therefore, the militia members shouted in unison.

"good!"

The fourth battalion commander nodded and said, "These soldiers and bandits have wreaked havoc on the village and committed numerous evils!"

His Highness Prince Xin said that anyone found harassing the people again will be killed!

You're all in charge of Zhangjiawopeng now.

I will leave a few wounded men behind to teach you how to fight those bandits and soldiers.

As long as you dare to fight, you will definitely be able to drive away the bandits and protect your homeland!

Immediately, the fourth battalion commander left the two wounded soldiers in Zhangjiawopeng, firstly to help them recover, and secondly to teach the militia members in Zhangjiawopeng how to conduct guerrilla warfare.

In this way, the militia members in Zhangjiawopeng can be quickly armed.

When the Fourth Battalion of the Divine Might Army left, six young men in their early twenties from Zhangjiawopeng signed up to join the Divine Might Army.

The battalion commander of the fourth battalion agreed to their request and allowed them to leave with the troops.

Meanwhile, militia training has also begun in Zhangjiawopeng.

After leaving Zhangjiawopeng, the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion of the Shenwei Army also took the initiative to attack in the surrounding villages and communities.

This time, the Liaodong garrison that set out from Jinzhou to collect grain numbered in large numbers and was divided into several teams, scattered in the villages and communities near Jinzhou.

Almost every village was looted by the Liaodong garrison.

For a time, the villagers and people in the villages near Jinzhou City all hated the Liaodong garrison to the bone.

Even though the Divine Might Army launched attacks everywhere to resist the plundering by the Liaodong garrison.

However, the number of soldiers in the Divine Might Army was limited, and many villages and communities were still looted, and the people were slaughtered.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers of the Divine Might Army also felt a chill in their hearts.

Some wounded soldiers of the Shenwei Army entered the villages and began to arm and train the militia members.

The militia members in those villages and communities, after experiencing humiliation, also unleashed amazing potential.

Every member trained very hard.

They all knew that if they trained hard now, they would be fully confident that they could protect their homeland from humiliation when the Liaodong garrison returned.

After the Shenwei Army soldiers penetrated deep into the villages and communities near Jinzhou, the reputation of the Shenwei Army and the Xinwang Army rose once again.

After learning about the generous treatment offered by the Xinwang Army, some villagers also requested to join the Shenwei Army.

The Divine Might Army did not refuse these requests.

As long as the personnel are qualified, they are all allowed to join the Divine Might Army.

After all, with sufficient reserve troops, the Shenwei Army's strength will be enhanced, making it easier to deal with the raids by the Liaodong garrison.

In just a few days, hundreds of Shenwei Army soldiers have dispersed into various villages and communities, arming the village militia.

Meanwhile, the Divine Might Army also received nearly two thousand new recruits.

These new recruits were also distributed among the various infantry battalions of the Divine Might Army, where they were mentored by veteran soldiers and grew through actual combat.

This is also the fastest way for new recruits to grow!

Especially now, with the Shenwei Army conducting guerrilla warfare in various parts of Jinzhou, the addition of these locally recruited new soldiers has made them even more effective and efficient!

The Liaodong garrison had been looting in the Jinzhou area for several days, and although they had seized a large amount of grain and fodder, enough to replenish the Liaodong garrison for ten to fifteen days, they still managed to do so.

However, this looting activity caused widespread resentment among the people near Jinzhou.

Everyone wanted to devour its flesh raw!

...

Inside Jinzhou City.

Li Delu smiled as he listened to the data reported by various departments.

"Haha, not bad!"

Li Delu said with a smile, "It seems that the people around Jinzhou are quite well-off."

We've harvested so much grain! At this rate, we should be able to last until spring!

An aide frowned and said, "General, I heard that some of the grain in these people's homes was distributed to them by Prince Xin's army."

"Distributed by Prince Xin's army?"

Li Delu was stunned. He stared at the advisor and asked, "Why is Prince Xin's army doing this? Do they have a lot of provisions?"

"Not many."

The aide shook his head and continued, "General, I've also heard that a large portion of the grain distributed by Prince Xin's army is grain that was intercepted from various parts of Liaodong and transported to Jinzhou from last year until now."

The Prince of Xin's army is using our provisions to win over the hearts of the people!

And now, we're seizing grain from the people again; I'm afraid they hate us to the core!

"this……"

Instantly, Li Delu had a bad feeling.

"Could it be..."

Li Delu's expression changed drastically, and he said, "The Prince of Xin's army distributing grain was something they did on purpose."

Their aim was to win over the hearts and minds of the people, and they were also aware that we were short of food and that they might try to take food from the people.

From this perspective, Prince Xin's army's move was truly ruthless!

They won the hearts of the people, while we lost them!

Even if we ultimately defeat Prince Xin's army, the people in the countryside will probably still hate us to the core!

"Sigh, it's not worth it!"

Having figured out the crux of the matter, Li Delu sighed inwardly.

It seems we underestimated the strength of Prince Xin's army!

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