It had been a few months since Bian Xiao's retreat.
However, the hinterlands of the Wu country were still devastated. Bian Xiao had killed too many people. The area affected was more than 15 counties, and nearly one-third of the country had been destroyed.
The fact that many people had been killed was secondary.
The key was the lack of food.
This was because when Bian Xiao had been plundering, he had burned countless granaries, even the unripe grains that had grown in the ground had been burned.
Therefore, this year's autumn harvest, Wu state's grain production had reduced by a quarter.
Coupled with the failure of the expedition to raging tide city, it was even worse.
In these few months, the entire Wu country was recuperating.
Wu Wang was young, and in order to show his authority, he had even grown a beard.
However, after the great defeat a few months ago, he had shaved his beard.
