In fact, only people from later generations believe in the so-called guerrilla warfare. In this era of backward productivity, abandoning mature areas for development and going to remote areas to fight guerrilla warfare is tantamount to courting death.

Throughout the ages, without external support, there has been no success in abandoning strategic locations and sticking to remote areas. Even during the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang Party was still shouldering the responsibility.

Not surprisingly, the suggestions of the resistance faction were completely ignored. When it was learned that dozens of warships were heading straight for Guluo along the Zhuyuan River (Red River), which was less than a hundred miles away from Jiaozhou of the Annan Protectorate, King Wu of the Southern Jin Dynasty

Changwen chose to surrender.

Perhaps it was because the separatist regime in the country made him exhausted, or because he was old and could no longer withstand the hardships. When Li Jia's army arrived at Guluo, hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as Wu Changwen, greeted them outside the city.

Taking a closer look, the gray-haired Wu Changwen had a downcast face and a bowed body. He didn't know how long he had been rummaging through boxes to find the official uniform of Jing Haijun Jiedu. It stood out among the crowd, and Li Jia could recognize it at a glance.

The rest of the civil and military ministers are also ordinary, standing bowed, just like those in the Tang and Southern Han Dynasties. Officials of the third rank and above wear purple, officials of the fifth rank and above wear scarlet, officials of the seventh rank and above wear green, and officials of the ninth rank and above wear blue. Officials of various colors occupy their respective positions.

,in Apple pie order.

At a glance, it is spectacular.

"Welcome to the Commander-in-Chief——" Someone shouted, and then all the civil and military officials shouted in unison. Even the leader Wu Changwen reluctantly moved his lips, and he was very understanding.

Since it was a peaceful handover, Li Jia did not act too excessively, nor did he make any insulting moves.

He stepped forward and stood in front of Wu Changwen, King of the Southern Jin Dynasty. He accepted the jade seal in his hand and handed it to the guard beside him. This casual attitude made Wu Changwen's eyelids twitch.

The civil and military officials lowered their heads even lower.

"There is no enmity between us. Wu Jiedu has guarded Annan for many years as a saint, and he has done meritorious service!"

Helping the trembling Wu Changwen, Li Jia spoke in a very kind tone, which made the monarchs and ministers breathe a sigh of relief.

"Any meritorious service must be rewarded. When I return to Panyu this time, I think the position of Duke is inevitable. Your Excellency is blessed!"

"Yes, yes, yes -" Wu Changwen smiled helplessly and nodded in agreement.

Li Jia didn't take it seriously. The good leader of a country turned into a prisoner. No one felt comfortable. He could understand it if he thought about it from his perspective.

Then, Li Jia glanced at the officials and found that Zhang Miao, the special envoy who had been envoy to Panyu before, was also there, and he was still in the front row. He nodded to this acquaintance, and then Li Jia entered Guluo together with Wu Changwen.

city.

"Shilang Zhang, I never thought there was such a relationship. You kept it secret from me for so long!"

"Congratulations, your promotion is about to happen!"

Faced with the compliments from the officials, Zhang Miao was a little stunned and forced a smile.

This Guluo City was formerly known as Jiaozhou City. It was used as the royal capital and was not repaired. The city was twelve miles in circumference. The city walls were all wooden fences and the moat was small. No wonder Annan was always captured by barbarians. There is a reason for this.

.

Of course, this is also the reason why the Wu Dynasty surrendered.

On that day, 20,000 troops entered the city and firmly controlled the entire Guluo City. Li Jia immediately checked the household registration.

There are 13 prefectures, 39 counties, and 32 Jisi prefectures in Annan. The household registration has not been calculated for many years. It is still the same as in the Kaiyuan period. There are almost 50,000 households. Most of them are Han people. The barbarians have not been counted.

Most of these 50,000 households are located near Guluo City. They are all Han Chinese who migrated north. They have multiplied for hundreds of years from the Three Kingdoms to the Southern Dynasties. During the era of Wu Quan and Wu Changwen, there were endless wars. A conservative estimate is that there are at least 100,000 households.

Registered.

Take Wu Changwen, who occupied Guluo, as an example. He had his army divided and divided into four parts, barely controlling the situation. It was similar to the feudal government in the Tang Dynasty, but he could still recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. Even if the ratio was ten to one, there would still be one hundred thousand people.

In other words, there are at least hundreds of thousands of Han people living in the entire Annan. If we add in the Chinese barbarians, Annan still has a population of 500,000.

In this way, Li Jia felt very happy.

It seems that these hundreds of years of pioneering have yielded some results.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, even the relatively peaceful Soochow and Southern Dynasty regimes paid countless blood for Jiaozhi and did not lose their support. Then a certain person sent the court to a foreign land with a light sentence, and the benefits were gone. Of course, the subsequent bitter consequences were

Let future generations come and taste it.

The restoration of the Ming Dynasty was just a short-lived afterglow.

Occupying Guluo City is equivalent to occupying the best part of Annan. The household registration accounts for more than half of the country. This is the case for small countries, such as the Southern Han Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty, the Shu Kingdom, the Dingnan Army, and Nanping. If the country is conquered, it is equivalent to being finished.

, there is no chance of rescue.

Li Jia will stay in Annan for at most half a month. The main task has been completed. All that is left is to repair Jiaozhou City (the name was changed as soon as he entered the city) and then set up the Jiaozhou Protectorate.

As for the rest of the separatist forces, Li Jia completely ignored them. Within a few days of entering Guluo City, he sent troops to capture Fengzhou and Fuluzhou near the Red River. All the nobles were concentrated in Jiaozhou City.

, ready to be sent to Panyu.

So, now, everything is ready, all we need is a guardian to guard the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion.

The reason is that it is not the Annan Protectorate and the city is further south, so it would be inappropriate to call it that.

"Commander, Minister Zhang is here!"

"Let him in..."

Soon, Zhang Miao met the prestigious Governor Li.

"I wonder what's wrong with the Governor?"

"Zhang Miao? My ancestor was a recorder of the Annan Protectorate and joined the army. His ancestral home is in Guanzhong."

Li Jia said calmly:

"The imperial court is preparing to re-establish the Jiaozhou Protectorate. You are the Annan Protector. Let your family tidy up and go to Panyu with me in a few days!"

"This -" I didn't expect that Governor Li was so vicious and sent all the family members away. Zhang Miao was speechless for a moment. He was completely controlled and had no room for resistance. It was so embarrassing.

The words about resigning to protect the Lord choked him instantly. Zhang Miao bowed helplessly and said: "I accept the order——"

"I'll give you three years to kill the rest of the envoys who have 1,800 troops. I can't afford to lose that person!"

With tens of thousands of people under your command and 1,800 mercenaries, you can divide the country. It's such a loss of status. What a waste. Find a familiar local to be the guardian, and then let Zhang Weiqing of the Zuo Longhu Army stay to pacify Annan.

After a brief chat, Li Jia let him go.

Conquering Annan was indeed very simple, especially under the circumstances of its civil strife. Li Jia had no sense of accomplishment at all. The result was too easy and failed to show the wisdom and prowess of his Governor Li.

Of course, this can also be said to be God's will, it depends on how you say it.

After re-planning the Jiaozhou Protectorate in half a month, Li Jia took Wu Changwen's family and other important civil and military officials' families and set sail back.
Chapter completed!