Next, Tao Ji sent someone to inform Tao Huang and Tao Jun to withdraw from Zengcheng and Boluo, and all the Wu army's troops were withdrawn to Panyu Xincheng. After completing all the withdrawals, the floating bridge was immediately demolished, and the defense on the Yushui River bank was strengthened to prepare for a protracted battle with the Wei army.

Someone suggested to Tao Ji that since we wanted to strengthen the walls and clear the country, we would do it more thoroughly. A torch would burn Panyu, Zengcheng, Boluo, and not leave a brick or tile for the Wei army.

Tao Ji was a little hesitant when setting fire to the city. He didn't care that there were some old, weak, sick and disabled in the city, but because Panyu City was his foundation after all, he worked hard for so many years and then destroyed it with his own hands!

So Tao Ji and Shi Ji discussed it. Shi Ji believed that there was no need. Although the Wu army might have the opportunity to counterattack Panyu in the future, the city walls of Panyu would hinder the Wu army's attack.

But this possibility is almost slim. If the Wei army cannot take Jiaozhou, the long supply line will drag them down. The only way for the Wei army is to retreat. If the main force of the Wei army evacuated Jiaozhou, they can only send a small number of troops to stay in Panyu. The Wu army only needs to send troops to siege the city, and even trap these Wei defenders, and there is no need to attack the city at all.

Moreover, if the Wei army really wants to retreat, the possibility of leaving the troops is very low. It is likely that the entire army will retreat and will attack again if there is a chance in the future, rather than leaving some people to die in Jiaozhou.

Therefore, if Panyu is really destroyed, only the Wei army can do it. There is no need for the Wu army to do this. In the future, the Wu army will eventually recover Jiaozhou and still be in Panyu. What's the matter if it doesn't leave a way out for itself?

After hearing Shi Ji's words, Tao Ji nodded repeatedly, so he gave up his plan to set fire to the city and just moved all the things that could be moved in Panyu City.

Fortunately, it is winter now and the autumn rice has been harvested. Even if the Wei army enters Jiaozhou, it is a wild valley that cannot be eaten. The long logistics supply line that lasts thousands of miles alone is enough for the Wei army to have a headache. As long as the Wu army can rely on the benefits of Yushui and defend Panyu New City, the Wei army has no choice but to retreat.

As for whether the Wei army would mobilize the naval forces on the Yangtze River to Jiaozhou, Tao Ji was still worried. Although there were naval forces in Jiaozhou, its strength was too far from that of the Jingyang naval forces. Jingyang naval forces were still inferior to the Wei naval forces. Once they fought, they would have to be defeated.

Shi Ji made Tao Ji not have to worry. If the Wei navy wants to come from the Yangtze River to Jiaozhou, there is no waterway to connect. The only way is to take the seaway. This is not a short-distance seaway from the Yangtze River Estuary to Qianjiang Estuary, but a long-distance seaway that lasts thousands of miles. The Wei army's warships are basically built according to the standards of river ships and are only suitable for use in rivers and lakes. Once they reach the sea, the strong winds and waves can easily overturn the warships. So if the Wei navy did not deliberately build seaships, they would not be able to come to Jiaozhou from the Yangtze River Estuary.

As for whether the Wei army had specially built warships for sea use, Shi Ji had not yet obtained information on this matter, at least he had never heard of such a thing before leaving Jingzhou.

Therefore, Shi Ji was quite confident in the defense of Panyu New City. If the Wei army really had to build a sea ship, it would not be too late for the Wu army to give up Panyu and move the capital to Jiaozhi, and there would be no big losses.

Tao Ji also agreed with it. Although they said that they had to give up Panyu now, they were at least not too far from Panyu, and they were across the river. If the situation was favorable, they still had the opportunity to return to Panyu again.

Even if the situation worsens, the Wu army still has at least one way out, so at present, it is still necessary to stick to Panyu New City.

Although Panyu New City is not a city at all, and even camps are quite simple, the fortifications relied on by Panyu New City are not the city itself, but the wide yushui.

Yushui entered the sea in Panyu, and the estuary of Yushui became several branches, each of which was extremely vast, with rivers and seas connected, and the water and sky were the same. Without a powerful naval army, no matter how strong the Wei army was, it would be impossible for them to cross the estuary.

The reason why Shi Ji chose to move the military and civilians in Panyu to the new city was because he was attracted by the huge geographical advantage of the Yushui entrance sea. The new city was built on a sandbar, surrounded by water on all sides, and there was no land connection at all. In and out of the new city, he could only rely on pontoon bridges and ships.

Now most of the troops and civilians have crossed the river, so the pontoon bridge has been demolished. Now the only tool for crossing the river is the only ferry.

The guards of the new city are also quite special. For ordinary cities, the defenders will station on the city walls to block the invading enemies. However, the Panyu New City is quite special because it has no city walls, only bamboo gates and bamboo fences. If the Wu army wants to block the powerful Wei army with these bamboo fences alone, it would undoubtedly be a dream.

Therefore, after the Wu army crossed the river and entered the new city, it did not enter the camp. Only a small number of troops entered the camp to maintain order. Most of the remaining troops were deployed on the beachfront positions along the river.

The Wu army established a large number of fortifications on the beach along the river and the coast to prevent the Wei army from landing here.

The Jiang defense has become a crucial part of the defense of the new city. As long as the Wei army can be successfully prevented from landing, they can protect the new city. Once the Wei army breaks through the Jiang defense, the Panyu New City will be completely declared lost, because the fence wall of the next new city has no ability to stop the Wei army from advancing. The only hope for the Wu army to defend the new city is the river waterproof road.

Although the sandbank in Panyu New City is not large in size, it used to be a very barren fishermen living here, but now with more than 100,000 people coming in, it suddenly becomes lively, with shoulder to shoulder and crowded with people.

There is no grain produced on this sandbank. Suddenly, so many people poured in, and the daily consumption of rice and grain was extremely amazing. However, Shi Ji and Tao Ji were not very worried because they had already moved the treasury in Panyu and moved all the food and supplies to Xincheng. He had a rich grain and grass reserves, and even if he had been persisting for a year, there would be no big problem.

It's just winter, and the late rice has just been harvested. The Jiaozhou Treasury is full of food and grass. In addition, the Wu Kingdom has fallen in the past two years, so they no longer need to pay the grain tax, so the Jiaozhou government is really rich now.

With food in hand, he was not panicked. Shi Ji and Tao Ji were on guard and were waiting for the Wei army to attack.
Chapter completed!