No matter how hard Zhou Zhifa, the general of Linqing, racked his brains, he couldn't come up with a good solution.

After all, it is an undeniable fact that Linqing City is currently lacking in military strength.

Outside the city, Prince Xin's army has already approached Linqing City, and it won't be long before the entire city is surrounded.

At that time, they will only face certain death!

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Zhifa took a deep breath and said, "Order all the deputy commanders to come to the camp for a meeting immediately! Be quick!"

Before long, the officers and generals of each unit had gathered in the camp.

"General, Prince Xin's army is here! What should we do?"

As soon as a lieutenant general entered, he asked, "We need to make a decision quickly, otherwise..."

"Yes, General, if we had been any later, we might have..."

Listening to the chatter among the officers present, Zhou Zhifa's face darkened, and he snapped, "Alright! I know what to do!"

"what to do?"

In an instant, all the officers turned their attention to Zhou Zhifa's face.

Zhou Zhifa took a deep breath and said, "The only way forward is to withdraw from Linqing City and save ourselves. As the saying goes, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' If we survive, we'll have a chance to retake Linqing City later. If we all die here, not only will we lose Linqing City, but we'll lose everything!"

Therefore, this commander-in-chief has decided to immediately withdraw from Linqing City!

"General, you are brilliant!"

"I will obey the General's orders!"

The officers quickly echoed this sentiment.

None of them wanted to die, so they all wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Hearing Zhou Zhifa say this, they naturally echoed his sentiments.

"Withdrawing from Linqing City is inevitable."

General Zhou Zhifa of Linqing glanced at everyone present and then said, "However, this decision is not made by me alone. When the court investigates, I hope we can all share the burden!"

Therefore, please sign this motion.

"this……"

One of the lieutenant generals frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Everyone looked at each other, and after a moment they could only nod and agree to the proposal.

After signing the document, Zhou Zhifa, the general of Linqing, and his detachments immediately began packing their belongings and assembling their troops.

In less than half an hour, three or four thousand people in Linqing City had already left Linqing City with gold, silver and valuables and headed west towards Handan Prefecture.

The departure of the garrison in Linqing City caused another disturbance among the city's merchants.

Some merchants also packed up their belongings and left Linqing City.

Two hours later, the Shenwu Army from the direction of Gaotang arrived at Linqing City.

When Liu Zheng, the commander of the Divine Martial Army, looked at Linqing City, which was almost a ghost town, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Are my Divine Martial Army really that terrifying?

Liu Zheng shook his head with a wry smile and ordered the Shenwu Army to garrison Linqing City.

Because the Shenwu Army arrived so quickly, the garrison and merchants in Linqing City left in a great hurry.

Therefore, some warehouses in the city remain intact.

There was still a lot of grain piled up inside the warehouse.

Now, these grains have all become spoils of war for the Divine Martial Army.

Upon entering Linqing City, Liu Zheng ordered the local militia to take over the city.

Located near Linqing City, there are not many militia members; most of them have only recently arrived and developed the area.

However, the militia forces that developed in the Daiyue Mountains and Jiaodong Mountains came to Linqing City with the Shenwu Army.

The number of people is not large, only one or two thousand.

However, they are more than capable of taking over Linqing City.

Including some local militia, the total strength is 2,300 people.

Although the troop strength is not large, it is still capable of defending Linqing City.

Moreover, in order to quickly strengthen this militia force, Liu Zheng decided to hand over all the grain and supplies captured in Linqing City to the militia force for their disposal.

After receiving this task, Chen Zhi, the commander of the militia in Linqing City, made proper arrangements for the distribution of grain.

Grain should naturally be returned to the people!

During this period, droughts and floods occurred frequently in various places, and coupled with the impact of war, people in various places suffered greatly.

And like land, food is the best way to win people's hearts.

Distributing this grain to the people and then redistributing land locally would allow the militia to quickly establish a foothold in the area.

Expanding the number of militia members will be quite easy at that time.

After the plan was finalized, Chen Zhi began to take action.

The biggest difference between Linqing City and its surrounding areas is that many of the displaced people in the vicinity work as porters at the canal docks, which allows them to earn a living.

Meanwhile, all the farmland in the surrounding area was bought up by wealthy families.

Faced with this situation, Chen Zhi decided to confiscate the land from wealthy families and then distribute it equally among the local people.

Under the deterrence of the militia and the Divine Martial Army, the land allocation plan proceeded very smoothly.

In just a few days, the land has been redistributed.

Meanwhile, the militia forces have established a stable rule in Linqing City.

Meanwhile, Liu Zheng led the Shenwu Army toward Dezhou in the north.

The garrison in Dezhou was smaller than that in Linqing, so the Shenwu Army successfully occupied Dezhou after their arrival.

At the same time, under the deterrence of the Shenwu Army, the militia forces in the entire Daiyue Province also developed extremely rapidly.

Most of the area gradually fell into the hands of Prince Xin's army.

Some prefectural and county officials, upon hearing of the arrival of the Divine Martial Army, even raised the banner of rebellion and surrendered to the Prince Xin's army.

In just over ten days, only a few formidable cities remained in the entire Daiyue Province, still under the control of the capital.

Meanwhile, the news also reached the capital and Yuguan City.

In the main camp at Yuguan City.

"Not bad!"

Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and said, "In order to confront us at Yuguan City, Li Ming in the capital has withdrawn all the troops stationed in Daiyue, Heluo, Zhili, Hedong and other places. Even in Huguang, Huaibei and Jiangnan, there are very few troops left."

If this continues, it will be easier for our special operations forces to develop.

"If only everything were like this in Daiyue Province!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhao Bingzhang smiled and nodded, saying, "Our sixth and seventh batches of team members have already set off. We expect to make a breakthrough in Jiangnan, Qiantang, Minyue, and Lingnan in no time!"

"Yes, yes, let's wait for their good news!"

Li Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "Now, the Shenwu Army has made a breakthrough in Daiyue Province, and the containment plan has been successfully completed."

"We're just waiting for the Valiant Army. Where are they now?"

"Your Highness,"

Zhao Bingzhang said, "The news from yesterday has already reached the Ma Xing Gou and Tie Lu Gou areas. It is expected to arrive in Changli County tomorrow!"