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Chapter 2708 Three Lakes City!
In fact, after the chaos of the gold rush, many people fled to the mountains to avoid taxes. In the years that followed, Jingzhou became a strategic location fought over by military strategists, and wars were fought from time to time. This made many people accustomed to hiding in the mountains whenever there was war.

Seeing that Liu Bei and Sun Quan had not fought for some time since the last time the Xiang River served as the border, and that Guan Yu's daughter, Guan Yinping, was going to suppress bandits at this time, they took the initiative to join them.

Therefore, the Sanhu City, which Wang Yue built with 3,000 people in a month, was filled by 20,000 people recruited by Guan Yinping in the same month.

It's supposed to be a city, but it's more like a huge village. There are no tall city walls at all; it's just a bunch of houses living side by side.

The people who had previously lived in the houses arranged by Constable Cai also moved to this large village, bringing the total population of Sanhu City to nearly 40,000.

Guan Yinping's bandit-suppression army now numbers six thousand.

Although these 6,000 men were all considered young and strong, Wang Yue could only select a maximum of 2000 to train as elite troops; the rest would be used as auxiliary troops at most.

However, having more than 6000 people together is quite intimidating. According to the Han Dynasty's organization, 200 people form a "qu" (曲), five "qu" form a "bu" (部), two "bu" form a "xiao" (校), two "xiao" form a "bi" (裨), and two "bi" form a "jun" (军).

Guan Yinping's 6000-plus men could barely be considered an army, and she was extremely proud of herself.

However, Guan Yinping also had her worries. With so many people in Sanhu City, the food that could have lasted for three months could now only last for one month. This made her have to find a way to get more food.

Guan Yinping was a little frustrated, but she thought of her uncle's style of doing things and his principle of consulting with the strategist directly when encountering trouble. So she went to Wang Yue, who was in the city to arrange things.

When Wang Yue saw Guan Yinping arrive at this time, he immediately understood that she wanted him to raise money and grain.

Wang Yue calculated the time and figured that the White Robe Crossing the River was probably imminent, so there was no need to prepare so much food, since new supplies would arrive soon.

When the white-clad people crossed the river, there were indeed a large number of boats carrying grain; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily deceived.

So when Wang Yue saw Guan Yinping arrive, he smiled and said, "Third Miss, are you worried about not having enough food?"

Guan Yinping nodded and said seriously, "I sent Wang Nian and Guan Hu to continue the bandit suppression, but we only have enough food for one month. If more people come, the time will probably be even shorter. Should we stop the bandit suppression?"

Wang Yue did not answer the question; instead, he handed a wooden board to Guan Yinping.

"Third Miss, please take a look at this first."

Guan Yinping was somewhat suspicious, but adhering to the principle of trusting those she employed and not employing those she didn't trust, she still picked up the wooden board and examined it.

Guan Yinping was immediately shocked after reading it. She said incredulously, "What are the Eastern Wu people trying to do? Do they want to steal the credit?"

She never considered that Sun Quan would break the alliance that the two sides had just agreed upon. On the contrary, she thought that Jiangdong was preparing to take more cities from Wei by taking advantage of Guan Yu's flooding of the seven armies and his awe of China.

This line of thinking is understandable, given that Cao Cao is currently very powerful in the north, and only a united front between Sun Quan and Liu Bei can resist him. Even if they were to break up in the future, they would have to wait until Cao Cao was defeated. However, Guan Yinping underestimated the evil in human nature. Some people are worried that their brothers won't do well, and they're also worried that their brothers will be driving Land Rovers.

Therefore, Guan Yu's flooding of the seven armies made Sun Quan of Jiangdong, who had been rebuffed at Hefei, restless and eager to reclaim Jingzhou.

Moreover, Guan Yu had just refused the marriage alliance with Jiangdong not long ago and had also attacked Jiangdong's granary, making everyone in Jiangdong hate Guan Yu to the bone. How could they not want to take revenge?
Even if Wang Yue wasn't doing this to complete the mission, just for Guan Yu's reputation, he certainly wouldn't let Guan Yu die. So he calmly offered a reminder.

"Third Miss, do you think it's possible that Jiangdong's troop deployment is actually a prelude to a surprise attack on Jiangling?"

Guan Yinping was stunned for a moment, and then said uncertainly, "No way, thanks to my father's efforts, Jiangling is now impregnable. They can't even defeat Cao Cao's soldiers, so how can they come and try to take the city from us?"

Wang Yue knew that few people would believe it before it happened, so he could only say seriously, "I know the possibility is very low, but just in case, we must be prepared."

Guan Yinping thought it made sense, since her father had brought almost all of his elite troops to Nanyang, and most of those left in Jiangling City were just auxiliary soldiers.

If Jiangdong sends its elite troops to seize it, Jiangling could very well be taken away.

Therefore, Guan Yinping immediately asked seriously, "Strategist, tell me, I will listen to you."

Seeing that Guan Yinping was taking it seriously, Wang Yue immediately said solemnly, "Miss, you need to do three things. First, arrange for someone to notify General Guan. Second, Miss, contact General Fu of the Public Security Bureau and tell him to strengthen the defenses."

Guan Yinping interrupted Wang Yue before he could finish speaking, saying, "That's simple, but what should we do? We can't just leave without helping, can we?"

Wang Yue knew that Guan Yinping was worried about the situation in Jingzhou, so he patiently said, "If Jiangdong leads troops to launch a strong attack, it will be very difficult to break through General Fu's defenses. After all, the journey has not been particularly smooth, and a waterborne attack is easily intercepted by the shore."

Although the auxiliary troops left behind weren't particularly powerful, they were still capable of defending the city.

Therefore, I guess their easiest tactic is a sneak attack. As long as we cut off that possibility, Jiangling will definitely not fall.

At this point, Wang Yue would certainly not say that Fu Shiren and Mi Fang would surrender soon, since that had not happened. Moreover, these two men were deeply trusted by Liu Bei, and Guan Yinping would never believe that they would surrender.

Guan Yinping frowned and said, "Strategist, just tell me what to do. I can't figure it out at all if you make me think about it."

Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and said, "Starting today, we will inspect all ships coming and going. Even merchant ships must be allowed to disembark and transfer passengers in our Sanhu City."

There are two advantages to doing this. First, we can use merchants to revitalize our Sanhu City, because they will always spend money when they pass through here, or help transport goods, which will allow the people in the city to make money.

In this way, we can use this money to buy some grain from traveling merchants, which will allow our food supply to last longer until the autumn harvest.

(End of this chapter)