Chapter 2730: Jiangdong Attacks!
Jingzhou was vast, but its biggest headache was still the lack of people. That was why the people Wei Chi was relocating this time numbered in the tens of thousands.
Fortunately, the Great Han had already captured a large number of counties in Runan and could ensure the grain supply for the people as they moved.
After Cao Ren in Yingchuan received the news, he had initially wanted to send reinforcements. But soon, he learned that Guan Ping was attacking Yexian.
Cao Ren worried this was only the vanguard. Man Chong had said that nearly half of Runan had already been lost, so Cao Ren decided against sending troops to help. He felt that sending too few would accomplish nothing, while sending too many would weaken the city's defenses. Instead, he told Man Chong to seek reinforcements in Shouchun.
Of course, Cao Zhen couldn't simply sit back and do nothing. He informed Cao Pi in Yecheng that both Yexian and Runan had come under attack.
Cao Pi flew into a rage when he heard the news and immediately prepared to lead another campaign in person.
But an emperor's personal campaign always took a long time to organize. While they dawdled, one hundred thousand households had already been moved out of Runan.
Wei Chi had acted fairly generously. He allowed the people to sell their land and property to the local great clans, then go to Jingzhou and claim new land to farm.
So, when the local great clans were offered a chance to expand their territory for free, they agreed without hesitation. Worried that the people might not be able to leave, some clans even sent out carts and horses to help transport them. That was why the relocation went so quickly.
Thanks to the tacit