"Then I'll leave it to you," Wang Han said reassuredly, his figure disappearing once again in an instant.
After Wang Han left, Liu Peiqiang immediately located himself and began making contacts. Although it was just modifying a model city with a diameter of one kilometer, it was a request from the savior, so naturally, he had to do his best.
After emerging from the Divine Might Space, Wang Han immediately flew to the next city in Western Xia. Indeed, according to the agreement, he could not launch an attack on any city in Western Xia before a group of people had been rescued; otherwise, he would be breaking his promise.
Although it was only a verbal agreement, Wang Han still had to abide by it. Only in this way could Western Xia avoid being driven to desperation and massacring the people of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, he could gain a reputation for keeping his promises. With this reputation, when the Song Dynasty eventually annexed Western Xia, it would be easier for the people of Western Xia to accept it psychologically, and there would be fewer troubles.
However, now that Wang Han has already taken one city, Western Xia will certainly not give him another chance. They will definitely come up with a countermeasure. The simplest way is to change the return of the people from batches to a steady, continuous flow, thus preventing Wang Han from attacking another city, let alone annexing Western Xia. Therefore, if Wang Han wants to annex Western Xia, he still needs to do some underhanded tricks.
After flying for about forty or fifty miles, Wang Han spotted the released civilians. They came from three directions, presumably from cities in different regions. These civilians were scattered along roads and in the wilderness, stretching far into the distance. Although their numbers were large, their density was far less than that of the first group of civilians released earlier.
"Just as I guessed." Looking at the scattered people below, Wang Han smiled. If it was just as he guessed, then it would be much easier for him to tamper with things.
"Magical Sonata, Bewitching Hearts." With this thought, Wang Han produced a flute and played a bewitching melody, its sound spreading towards the scattered crowd below. This was a sonic technique Wang Han had researched in the Qin's Moon world; Bewitching Hearts was just one aspect of it, capable of confusing and even manipulating minds. Unfortunately, there wasn't yet anything or any enemy in the Qin's Moon world that would allow Wang Han to unleash its full power.
As the melodious flute music played, the people who were originally scattered towards the Song Dynasty seemed to be bewitched, turning back to the way they came. Not only did they return themselves, but they also persuaded others to return together. After the flute music started, they had a unified understanding: they knew about the agreement between Wang Han and Xixia. They also had a unified thought: to gather in a certain place and wait for the Song army to arrive.
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On the other side, after Wang Han took over the city, all that was left was a barren plain. Naturally, the Song army led by Zhong Shidao could do nothing, so they sped up their journey that very day.
As they marched, the soldiers were eagerly anticipating encountering a new batch of released Song Dynasty civilians within half a day. After all, Wang Han had said that the next group of civilians would arrive in about a day.
However, the army marched for three days without encountering a single released Song citizen, or even a single person, not even a Western Xia person. With only one day left until they reached the next city, Zhong Shidao began to panic.
He knew about the task Wang Han had given him and Wang Han's plan, although not all of it, but the parts he knew were extremely important. However, he couldn't find any of the people that Xixia had released back, which was clearly inconsistent with Wang Han's plan. This could not only seriously affect Wang Han's plan, but might even fall into the enemy's trap.
"Reporting to General Zhong, a large number of civilians have been spotted gathering ahead. They say they are waiting for the Song army to come and take them home." Just as Zhong Shidao was becoming increasingly worried, a scout cavalryman quickly ran back and reported.
"Phew." Upon hearing this, Zhong Shidao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it must have been Wang Han, who was nowhere to be found, who had done something to cause these people to gather here and wait for them.
"Speed up the march, don't keep the people waiting too long," Zhong Shidao ordered. Wang Han couldn't possibly be an enemy, that much was certain. With this suspicion, he felt relieved. Western Xia couldn't possibly cause any trouble in Wang Han's hands.
Soon, Zhong Shidao led his army to the gathering of people, numbering as many as 50,000.
"Hand them over to the soldiers in charge of escorting them, and manage them all. The military merits will be shared equally among everyone after the battle. The army shall continue its advance." Upon seeing the civilians, Zhong Shidao immediately gave orders to his generals. However, he did not have the soldiers manage these released civilians in small teams, but rather to manage them all together, share the military merits equally, and move on to the next city as soon as possible.
He disagreed with some of Wang Han's ideas. While arrogant and fierce soldiers were advantageous, they were a double-edged sword, difficult to control. Moreover, although Wang Han's idea of uniting the military and civilians as one was good and had many benefits, it also posed a great threat to the emperor's rule and had enormous drawbacks. However, Wang Han was too powerful, and no one dared to oppose him openly.
Military orders are absolute. Once the order was given, the 100,000-strong army bypassed the civilians and headed straight for the next city. The 50,000 civilians who had gathered were handed over to the 30,000-strong army that was specifically tasked with escorting civilians.
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Meanwhile, Wang Han had been waiting above the second Western Xia city for a day. After Wang Han's arrival, the Western Xia soldiers and civilians, who had already witnessed the terror of the Divine General, panicked. Led by them, almost everyone in the city fled, even the generals who were guarding it. Not every general was as fearless as the general of the first Western Xia city. Now, only the freed Song citizens remained in the city. Without the Western Xia generals urging and supervising them, and with Wang Han instructing them to stay and wait, they all remained in the city awaiting the arrival of the Song army.
The next day, as Zhong Shidao arrived with an army of over 100,000, Wang Han once again abandoned the people of this city to Zhong Shidao and immediately flew to the next city.
As soon as Wang Han flew away, Zhong Shidao left some soldiers to manage the people and escort them back, and then continued to lead the army on a forced march.
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Time passed day by day.
Under Wang Han's covert manipulation, the released civilians consciously gathered together, awaiting the arrival of the Song army. Meanwhile, the Western Xia soldiers and civilians, intimidated by Wang Han's reputation, continuously fled towards the cities behind them. In fact, before Wang Han even reached the next city, most of its inhabitants had already fled. It was like a pest control game; Wang Han's fame was the best pest control agent.
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