Feng Xi was worried about the safety of Hanzhong, so he asked Mi Yang to withdraw his troops.

When Feng Xi came out to make a speech, other generals also agreed with Feng Xi.

As a strategic location with the same status as Jingzhou, Hanzhong's safety concerns the hearts of almost everyone in Liu Bei's forces.

It can even be said that if Liu Bei knew that Cao Zhen had intentions to harm Hanzhong, Liu Bei would definitely order Mi Yang to withdraw his troops for the sake of Hanzhong's safety.

Feng Xi and other generals thought that Mi Yang had a further attack plan, so they came out anxiously to give Mi Yang advice.

But Deng Ai, who knew Mi Yang's true purpose, was not worried at all that Mi Yang would not withdraw his troops.

Even if Cao Zhen hadn't encircled Wei and rescued Zhao, Mi Yang would have withdrawn his troops soon.

It is already September. This month is not only the harvesting period of crops in Hanzhong and Hanxing counties, but also the planting period of wheat.

At this critical time, the army cannot fight outside for a long time.

Most of the troops under Liu Bei's command were not completely off-duty soldiers. During the busy farming period, the Han army also had to go to the fields to do farm work.

Moreover, when a place is busy with farming, its defenses are at their most lax.

Even if the Han soldiers did not work in the fields, they still had to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the place.

Facing the generals' request to withdraw their troops, Mi Yang did not hesitate. He said to Feng Xi:

"I also ask Xiuyuan to write a report for me, saying that I already know about the matter and the army will be back within half a month."

After hearing what Mi Yang said, the faces of the generals showed joy.

What they were most afraid of was that after Mi Yang's successive victories, he still wanted to expand his results. Now that Mi Yang could withdraw his troops without worrying about the safety of Hanzhong, it would be the best thing.

It's just that although Mi Yang has made up his mind to withdraw his troops, he must come up with a charter on how to withdraw his troops.

We have to withdraw, but we cannot withdraw completely.

Mi Yang mainly issued two orders.

Mi Yang's first order was to ask generals Feng Xi, Deng Ai, and Zhang Yi to step up the repairs of Wudang City's defenses.

After receiving Mi Yang's order, Feng Xi and other generals immediately took charge.

They knew that Mi Yang made this move to prepare for Cao Pi's army coming in the future.

Then Mi Yang looked at Zhang Nan, Zhang Bao, and Guan Xing generals and said to them: "You lead your troops and horses, and set off on a certain day to quickly return to Hanzhong."

In the current establishment, the army under General Zhang Nan has nearly 10,000 troops.

As long as these 10,000 troops rush back to Hanzhong County quickly, even if Cao Zhen leads the army from Chang'an at this moment, Hanzhong County's defense will be greatly enhanced.

After all, the terrain in Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

With the city as its backing and the firm control over the Han River, even if Mi Yang only had less than 20,000 Han troops, Wudang would not be in danger.

After Mi Yang issued the two orders, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan quickly exited the county hall and went to perform their respective tasks.

Soon after, all the generals in the county hall had retreated.

At this time, Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng and asked him to go and summon Yanping.

After Yanping returned to his mansion, he immediately lay down and fell asleep because today's events consumed him a lot.

But before he could sleep for a while, he was awakened from his dream by his wife's push.

After Yanping learned that Mi Yang had summoned him, he stood up from the bed, put on a piece of clothing casually, and followed Ding Feng to the lobby of the county government office.

After seeing Yanping arrive, Mi Yang said something to Yanping with a smile.

"I also ask Yanqing to summon the people in the city to carry one hundred thousand stones of corn to the ship for me."

The reason why Mi Yang summoned Yan Ping was because his purpose was similar to Man Chong's.

Withdrawal is a withdrawal of troops, but the food and grass in the city must first be moved back to part of the west city.

But if you want to quickly transport 100,000 shi of grain and grass to the ships on the Han River, it will take a lot of manpower.

Cao Pi's reinforcements may appear outside Wudang City at any time. At this time, Mi Yang cannot use the 20,000 Han troops to transport food and grass.

So Mi Yang thought about asking Yanping to encourage the major wealthy families in the city and use their influence to help him recruit the people in the city to carry grain and grass for him.

There are tens of thousands of people in Wudang City. As long as some of them can be mobilized, the progress of transporting grain and grass will be greatly increased.

After hearing Mi Yang's words, Yanping's thoughts suddenly fell into a downturn.

A doubt arose in Yanping's mind.

Mi Yang had just taken over Wudang City and was about to move away the food and grass in the city. Although he did not want to move all the food and grass, Yanping was very sensitive at this time.

Mi Yang's move made Yanping think that he was going to lead an army to leave Wudang City.

But if Mi Yang leaves, what will I do?

Yanping's face was originally full of flattery, but now his face was full of surprise.

In order to help Mi Yang capture Wudang, Yanping did something like attack Man Chong.

Once Mi Yang's army withdrew from Wudang, Wudang was retaken by the Wei army.

So Yanping can still have a way to survive?

Emperor Wei will definitely eat him alive, and will also annihilate his three clans as punishment.

Yanping, who misunderstood Mi Yang's meaning, immediately cried and knelt down in front of Mi Yang.

Yanping, who was crying bitterly, said to Mi Yang: "The people of Wudang have admired the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty for a long time. How could the general abandon me and ignore me?"

Yanping suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly, which surprised Mi Yang.

But then he realized that Yanping had misunderstood what he meant.

He couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

He asked Ding Feng to help Yanping up, and then said:

"The Han Dynasty was in ruins and was in urgent need of food to calm people's hearts, so it was necessary to transport the corn from Wudang City to the West City.

And I will continue to lead the army to guard Wudang, so why should you be afraid?"

Seeing that Mi Yang was not going to abandon him, a big stone suddenly fell in Yanping's heart.

The look of surprise on his face slowly disappeared.

Mi Yang saw that one of his requests had caused Yanping to misunderstand. He just realized that the wealthy families in Wudang City might be as frightened as Yanping.

After having this guess in his mind, Mi Yang said to Yanping: "The autumn moon has arrived, and the busy farming season is approaching. I will dispatch an army of 10,000 people to return to Xicheng. Therefore, our army is short of manpower. I hope you can help me."

Hearing what Mi Yang said, a calm look appeared on Yanping's face.

Yanping couldn't guarantee anything else, but it couldn't be easier for him to use his influence to encourage the people in the city to carry corn for Mi Yang.

Yanping, who had no way out, was happy to help Mi Yang's request.

As long as Mi Yang can stay in Wudang City, even if Emperor Wei himself comes with an army in the future, Yanping will feel very at ease.

The reason why Mi Yang wanted to tell Yanping that part of the Han army would withdraw was because once Zhang Nan's 10,000-strong army began to leave, Yanping, a local snake, would definitely know the news as soon as possible.

If he did not tell Yanping the "truth" in advance, then if Yanping made random guesses due to his sensitive psychology, causing some rumors in Wudang City and destabilizing people's hearts, it would be detrimental to his subsequent rule of Wudang.

Although Mi Yang planned to withdraw his troops, he would not give up Wudang after finally capturing Wudang.

Wudang City was the bridgehead for Nanyang County to resist the Han army, and it could naturally also be used as a base for Mi Yang to march into Nanyang County in the future.

Mi Yang had no reason to give up on such a strategically important territory.

For this reason, it is important to appease the local wealthy families.

After appeasing Yanping, Mi Yang asked Yanping: "How long will it take for you to transport the 100,000 stones of corn in the granary to the ship?"

Facing Mi Yang's inquiry, Yanping said with a confident smile on his face: "General, please sit down in the county mansion. Within three days, Ping will carry all the 100,000 stones of corn to the general's warship."

After saying this, Yanping bowed respectfully to Mi Yang, and then hurriedly left the hall to summon other wealthy clan leaders.

He must do everything Mi Yang asks him to do beautifully.

Looking at Yanping's leaving figure, Mi Yang had a smile on his face.

Local tycoons are a double-edged sword. Sometimes, as long as they are used well, they can play a very big role.

...

In the ninth month of the first year of Emperor Yankang of the Han Dynasty, in the palace of the King of Hanzhong in Chengdu.

Liu Bei is processing a memorial.

This letter was written by Liao Li, the prefect of Xianchu County, and it was a memorial reporting auspiciousness.

After learning about Cao Pi's usurpation of Han independence and the possible death of Emperor Liu Xie, ministers in Chengdu have been trying to persuade Liu Bei to join him.

Chengdu is the political center of Liu Bei's power. When the news of the ministers' persuasion spread from Chengdu, there were gradually many people in various places in Yizhou who found that the auspicious memorials were spread to Liu Bei's case.

In this memorial written by Liao Li, he mentioned that a white deer had recently appeared in Xianggao County drinking water by the water, which attracted the attention of the people in the county.

There are many types of auspiciousness in ancient times, which can be roughly divided into five types, that is, five levels.

In ancient times, it was called "Linfeng and Five Spirits, the King of Jiarui." It is the highest level of auspicious omen.
To be continued...