Inside and outside Baoqing Port, there were devastated. A war destroyed the original prosperity here. Except for the most core part of the port area, the rest of the place was already in a mess. There were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and purple and black blood were everywhere. Some civilians were cleaning the area. From time to time, they could find corpses or broken arms and limbs under collapsed tiles and stones and bricks. Fortunately, the temperature is still very cold now, otherwise they would have been corrupted.

The war has ended for half a month, but Baoqing Port is still in a state of desolation.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, many new tombs were added, some of which were from the Chu people, some from the Shuntian army, and some were ordinary people who were innocently affected in this war. Outside Baoqing Port, there were originally a large number of people who relied on this port to make a living.

Jiang Tao stood before entering the port, and was waiting for Cheng Wuben who was about to return. When he heard the messenger coming to report the news that Cheng Wuben and Qin Feng arrived at Xiangshuigou together, he knew that this time Cheng Shuai's trip to Taiping City was probably a great harvest.

Ma Xiangnan on one side was also quite excited. He was at the end of his life and there was no way out. Another village was dark and dark. Seeing the opening of the second battlefield, he had gradually reached a dead end. But in a blink of an eye, he suddenly realized that if the Taiping Army could turn to Chu, the effect would be countless times stronger than the Shuntian Army. This was a force that controlled two counties and had tens of thousands of well-trained elite combat power under his command.

Jiang Tao narrowed his eyes and looked at the Taiping Army's battle flag flying in the distance, the Kitten's Panshi Camp's garrison, only a few miles away from the Baoqing Port they occupied. Standing at his position, you can clearly see the Taiping Army's high-flying military flag and the Panshi Camp's battle flag.

Seriously speaking, the strategic situation of Baoqing Port has not changed much. The Shuntian Army was destroyed, but the Taiping Army has come. One is stationed outside Baoqing Port and the other is stationed in Mentougou. There is a third wave in Xiangshuigou. If there is any change, these Taiping Army will be much more difficult to deal with than the Shuntian Army. I am afraid that there will be no way to go into the sea and sail.

"What are they doing?" Jiang Tao suddenly pointed to the distance and turned to ask Jiang Shangyan beside him, "You have a good look. Why do I see that there are many Taiping troops over there?"

Jiang Shangyan nodded: "It's them. It's been a few days since these Taiping troops are helping the people outside to build houses!"

"Build a house?" Jiang Tao looked at Jiang Shangyan in surprise.

"Well, it's been several days. General, you haven't left the port these days. We have been watching for several days. Every day, many soldiers will come out of the other party's military camp. At first, we were still on guard, but later we found that these people did not bring weapons at all, but were carrying all kinds of tools to help the people build houses." Jiang Shangyan said.

Jiang Tao fell silent and stared at it carefully. There were indeed many houses with different styles than before. The houses there were mostly messy thatched huts, but now, some plans were obviously made. The rows of houses were like neat queues, and all the houses with wooden and stone structures were just roughly shelves, but they were slightly in shape, while others had been built.

The Taiping soldiers climbed up and down, doing a great job. They were busy with them, and more were the people. Many women and children were busy boiling water, and from time to time they shouted with steaming water.

"It is not unreasonable that the Taiping Army can occupy the territory of two counties in such a short period of time, and stabilize the situation." Jiang Tao whispered.

Jiang Shangyan flattered her mouth, "It's just a little favor. These ordinary people should know that if we hadn't arrived in Baoqing Port and gave them the opportunity to work, would they live to this day?"

"They will think that what we gave them was earned by them with their efforts, but what the Taiping Army gave them now is free." Jiang Tao narrowed his eyes, "Jiang Shangyan, go arrange a soldier, starting today and starting now, and helping these people rebuild their homes."

"Ah?" Jiang Shangyan was stunned: "General, brothers..."

Jiang Tao's eyes widened, and Jiang Shangyan suddenly withered, "Yes, I'll arrange this matter right away."

"Bring Huang Dali with him and let him take people to do this, otherwise you will scare those people. Huang Dali has more acquaintances here and communicate better." Jiang Tao ordered.

Hearing that he didn't have to do this by himself, Jiang Shangyan suddenly became happy, and the wind blew under his feet and he left in a flash.

The Chu army's movement was also extremely fast. In less than a stick of incense, Jiang Tao's new guard Huang Dali ran out with hundreds of soldiers with various tools with excitement. For Huang Dali, this was a good opportunity to show his big face. He used to be a little famous in the port area, but no matter how famous he was, he was just a civilian leader. How could he compare with now?

The most essential content of the army is confrontation. Even if it is not a war, it is just a small matter. Once two different camps are divided, this confrontation will appear immediately. Although the Chu army is a little reluctant, he really stood opposite the Taiping Army. Looking at the opponent's actions, the unconvincible spirit in his heart immediately emerged involuntarily. Without any need to mobilize, he will immediately be immersed in this atmosphere where I must not lose to you.

It can be imagined that in no time, two buildings with completely different styles will appear in this small area outside Baoqing Port. The roughness of the north and the exquisiteness of the south will gather here, and a kind of opposing and contradictory beauty will appear.

In the distance, a group of people appeared in sight and rushed towards Baoqing Port.

"Shishou Cheng is back!" Jiang Shangyan said loudly.

"I'm back!" Jiang Tao felt relieved when he saw the team getting closer and closer. To be honest, the Taiping Army was pressing outside Baoqing Port like this. Although the two armies joined forces to kill the Shuntian Army not long ago, it is very ambiguous now, what if the Taiping Army turns its back?

The horse team was approaching, and Cheng Wuben flew off the horse. Jiang Tao and Ma Xiangnan all bowed to him.

"Thank you all!" Cheng Wuben helped Ma Xiangnan up, but waved his hand at the generals, saying, "This time, the sudden counterattack of the Shuntian Army was careless and forced him a little tightly. He didn't expect that Moro would take the risk and almost ruin the big thing."

"How could I blame Cheng Shuai for this matter?" Jiang Tao looked ashamed. "My general has been in Baoqing for so long and is very familiar with the generals of Shuntian, but he forgot an important person like Wu Ling. If it weren't for this person, how could Moro threaten us? He couldn't even beat Mentougou, and I was dereliction of duty. He didn't talk about this person to Cheng Shuai. If he said that, Cheng Shuai would definitely not make such a mistake as me."

"That's not necessarily true." Cheng Wuben laughed: "In such weather, such geography, no food and supplies, this person can survive such an army for so long. This is a complete miracle. It's a pity that he didn't have the chance to know this person. What's wrong with this person now?"

"Wu Ling was very alert. Before the Taiping Army attacked, he had already fled into the mountains with the stolen food and grass." Jiang Tao smiled bitterly.

"What a talent." Cheng Wuben sighed for a while.

"Shishuai Cheng, how did you talk to Qin Feng this time when you go to Taiping City?" Ma Xiangnan asked anxiously.

Cheng Wunen had little joy on his face, and he shook his head, "It's hard to say anything, let's talk about it when you go back." His eyes swept around and looked at Chu Jun who was busy outside the port area, and he was a little surprised: "What are you doing?"

"The Taiping Army is busy winning people's hearts, and we are not willing to fall behind." Jiang Tao said with a smile.

Cheng Wuben nodded, "This time I went to Taiping City all the way, passed by Changyang County and Shayang County. I was deeply touched by the prosperity of Taiping City. What shocked me even more was the support of the people there for the Taiping Army. Do you know that when we came back, there was a battle camp with Qin Feng. On the way, every time we went to a village and a town, the local people were welcomed by the streets, delivering food and supplies. That kind of scene, ha, I have never seen any people in my life like this. Jiang Tao, in your reflection, what is our people like to the army?"

"Fear, fear!" Jiang Tao blurted out.

"Yes, this is the gap." Cheng Wuben sighed: "Qin Feng let me see another style of army. Wherever Molo goes, it brings destruction, but wherever Qin Feng goes, it brings rebirth. This is why Molo is getting more and more desperate and eventually dies, while Qin Feng is getting stronger and stronger."

"All right for your princess?" Ma Xiang interrupted again.

Cheng Wuben smiled: "Master Ma, don't worry. It should be said that everything is going well. Although it is different from what we think, the princess is also well. The little prince and the little princess are also lively and can speak and call people. They are already learning to walk. This time, Ying Gu is with us."

After a pause, he continued, "By the way, Yinggu has now officially promoted to the Grandmaster. This is the first woman in the world to advance to the Grandmaster."

Jiang Tao and Ma Xiangnan are both literati and are not very sensitive to the identity of a master, but Jiang Shangyan and other military generals behind them all took a breath.

"Let's go, go back and talk in detail." Cheng Wuben took a big step towards the port, and Jiang Tao, Ma Xiangnan and others followed him hurriedly, and they were also eager to know the result of this negotiation.
Chapter completed!