Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2641 Zhu Wu Retreats, Jin Army Launches General Offensive
Aside from a portion of the Xiang clan represented by Xiang Liu, the remnants of Zhu Yuanzhang's faction were also among the most eager to curse after hearing that Yu Ji had surrendered to the Jin dynasty.

After all, traitors are always the most hated.

In the eyes of the people in Southeast Asia, these people are also a group of outsiders.

Whether it was the remnants of Zhu Yuanzhang's faction or those in Southeast Asia, they had hardly any contact with each other before, so how could they possibly trust each other?

Therefore, the people from Southern Chu served as a link between the two groups.

Although there was no trust between Zhu Yuanzhang's remnants and the Southern Chu, they were enemies in the Central Plains. In fact, they were the ones who destroyed the other side back then.

However, at least the two families are relatively familiar with each other.

Without the people from Nan Chu, can we still maintain our previous cooperation with them in Southeast Asia?

Furthermore, after this incident, the attitude of Southeast Asia towards them will inevitably change.

There was never any foundation of trust between the two sides to begin with, and now they probably have to be even more wary of each other. They even have to be on guard against being betrayed by the other at any time.

After receiving news of Yu Ji's surrender to Jin, Wu Zixu and Xu Xingzhi quickly discussed the matter and concluded that there was no need to continue the war.

What's the point of continuing a battle you know you're destined to lose?
After all, they are not the same as they were back then. Now their resources are limited, and they really can't afford to lose even a little bit.

If they had even a little bit of resources, why would Wu Zixu, despite winning three consecutive battles with fewer troops, ultimately dare not continue the direct confrontation?

Initially, they were willing to participate in this battle, mainly to leave behind an ally who could counter the Jin army in the future.

With no chance of victory in Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia no longer able to play its role, what reason did Wu Zixu and his men have to continue fighting?

What will happen to the Southeast Asian coalition after they withdraw from this war? What will that have to do with them?
It's good enough that they can manage things; as for the Southeast Asian coalition, let them die.

Furthermore, Wu Zixu and his men not only withdrew from the battle, but also plundered Southeast Asia before leaving. They even landed and abducted ten thousand Southeast Asian civilians.

Moreover, of these more than 10,000 people in Southeast Asia, a small portion are young adults in their twenties and thirties, while the majority are women.

To put it bluntly, the Yizhou region at this time was severely underpopulated.

These women were taken back so that the men could survive and be used as tools.

Therefore, there wasn't a single one over forty years old.

For the remnants of Zhu Yuanzhang's faction, the elderly are of no value to them; taking them away would be a waste of food.

In this era, reaching forty is considered old age. Who's going to rob people, especially the elderly? Even if they were to bring them back to farm, they wouldn't be able to do it for more than a few years. After all, the average lifespan in this era is pretty much what it is.

As for the idea of ​​robbing some of these people in Southeast Asia before leaving, Wu Zixu and his men did it without any burden!
As for the fact that they were allies before, allies are meant to be betrayed. The key is to see when the time for betrayal hasn't come yet.

Now, for the remnants of Zhu Yuanzhang's faction, it was clearly time to betray their ally. Consider it the last contribution the other party, as an ally, would make to them.

Wu Zixu wanted to withdraw from the battle, and although Xu Cheng noticed something amiss, he dared not cause any trouble and easily tried to stop him.

In the previous three naval battles, he was indeed defeated by Wu Zixu, which caused his Daoist heart to collapse.

In the previous three naval battles, he clearly had the advantage in troop strength. However, he was completely outmaneuvered by Wu Zixu.

Wu Zixu's unparalleled command skills were something Xu Cheng truly admired.

In those three previous naval battles, was he really only thinking of hiding in a turtle shell, doing his best to protect the ships transporting supplies, and not launching a counterattack?
He had considered retaliating, but not only did he suffer heavy losses, he also almost gave Wu Zixu an opportunity to allow the enemy's warships to crash into the large grain transport ships that they were protecting in the middle.

After these one or two experiences, Xu Cheng truly learned his lesson.

Even if he suffers a few defeats, he will at most be scolded a few times. It's a greater loss, but at worst, his social class will drop a little.

However, if there were any problems with his supplies, leading to the complete annihilation of Chang Yuchun's army due to lack of provisions, then at best he might be stripped of his entire salary, and at worst, he might lose his head.

If the loss of one person leads to the annihilation of tens of thousands of troops, the responsibility would be no joke!
Since the other party is now showing signs of wanting to retreat, why should Xu Cheng stop them? Does he want to be tortured?
After all, at this point, the other party wanted to leave. Even if he really tried to stop them, could he really keep them there?

You have to understand that when it comes to naval warfare, no one in the southeastern theater could help him; he had to rely on himself.

No matter how fiercely Chang Yuchun and his men fought on land, they couldn't help him.

Therefore, since the other party wanted to leave, Xu Cheng simply let them go.

This time, their main strategic objective is Southeast Asia, not Yizhou. When the Jin army sets its sights on Yizhou again, that will naturally be the opportune time to deal with them.

Once they were certain the enemy had left, Xu Cheng's troops could safely join the battle.

With combined land and water operations, the Jin army's tactical flexibility will be greatly enhanced.

Previously, it was precisely because of people like Wu Zixu that Xu Cheng and Chang Yuchun were unable to coordinate their actions on land and water.

Thus, at this point, Southeast Asia officially entered the final stage of the all-out offensive.

After all, although most of Yang Su's troops were taken away, with Chang Yuchun's troops pressing in, Xu Cheng's troops were also freed up. Now, their forces have the advantage in both quantity and quality.

In Southeast Asia, the only areas that have been occupied with such fervor are those occupied by Yang Su. The areas occupied by others are much more docile.