Chapter 146 – What Da Heck is He Doing Here!? - Part 1
August 20th, 182 A.D.
Tong and his troops retreated back to Julu City in one piece. In the end, Sun Jian did not pursue them or ambush them on the road.
On the way of their journey home, they picked up starving villagers they came across. Tong ordered the troops to feed them and took them back to the city as well.
These people cried in gratitude as they had already given up living before they met Tong's troops. They pledged their allegiance to Tong and followed him without a complaint.
At first, the number of the peasants that Tong brought back from Ganling was 40,000. Along the way, the number increased to 60,000.
Furthermore, the rumors about Tong giving food to the villagers for free spread throughout within Ji Province. As a result, more unemployed people and farmers who suffered from the drought began moving to Julu.
