After several days of strong attack, the so-called elite suffered heavy losses but achieved little results. Yue Hailou had to temporarily abandon his plan to storm Huangyangzhai and withdraw his troops to the camp to rest.

By now it was February and the earth was starting to warm up.

The Huai River has been frozen for less than one and a half months this year, and the time it can actually be used by people and horses is less than half of the time.

On Chihudong Road, the Pingyan Army crossed the Huainan River and headed south. They were not fully prepared to attack Shouxian, Gushi, Huoqiu and other cities. They also plundered hastily and hurriedly returned to the north bank of the Huaihe River.

Blocked by the Huai River, there is no doubt that the enemy will be able to cross the Huai River after spring. Chushan has reserved troops and horses on the south bank, and most of them can cross the Huaihe River and enter Chushan, Shimenling Village and Qingyiling Camp - Chen Zixiao

He led the troops of the Sixth Wing and also re-entered the fortresses of Huangchuan, Guangshan and others.

Even so, Xu Huaiyu did not think about raising troops to counterattack the puppet Chu army who retreated to the fortified camp, but continued to build a cofferdam west of Huangyangzhai.

Building a weir and enclosing the lake will not only force the puppet Chu army to abandon the camps on both sides of the Mingxi River and withdraw, but will also prevent the enemy from entering the areas on both sides of the Mingxi River on a large scale, let alone besieging Chushan City on a large scale.

Of course, the defense system of Huangyangzhai also needs to be greatly strengthened. After all, it is necessary to prevent the enemy from attacking Huangyangzhai again before attacking Chushan City; a road needs to be opened between Huangyangzhai and Qingyi Ridge, running through Qingyi Ridge and the Iron Curtain.

The passage between mountains and ridges makes Qingyiling Yingcheng and Huangyangzhai, which are closer, become horns with each other.

Building weirs to enclose the lake can also reduce flood disasters on both sides of the Mingxi River.
Chapter completed!