At dinner, His Majesty and all the generals drank a glass of wine together, only one glass, because the great war did not stop, and the enemy was still in front of him, but the wine was full of two glasses, and the first cup of wine The emperor took all the generals to spill the wine on the ground to pay tribute to all the heroic souls who died in this battle.

"Do you think this battle can be attacked to the north again?"

The emperor asked.

Wu Xinyu lowered his head: "Your Majesty, judging from morale, you can still attack, but judging from the situation, you can't attack." ”

In the big tent, many people continued to fight north with a breath, and even there were not a few people who wanted to hit the Black Martial Capital City in one go, and when they heard the general say that they couldn't fight further north, they all looked at Wu Xinyu, and most of the people who wanted to continue fighting would not understand Wu Xinyu's worries.

I also feel that Wu Xinyu is not determined enough, he is tired, and he is afraid.

The emperor looked at Meng Chang'an: "What do you think?" ”

Meng Changan said: "The body of the general is still in the hands of the enemy. ”

A flash of sadness flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"yes...... His body is still in the hands of the Black Warriors. ”

In order to get him out of the battlefield safely, 20,000 sword soldiers went to die, not to mention the corpse of the great general Pei Tingshan in the hands of those black warriors, but also the corpses of so many brothers.

"Just now, the Black Martial State Master Xin Fengyue sent someone to deliver the news."

The emperor let out a long breath: "He sent someone to say that as long as I promise to withdraw the troops and return the Heiwu land that has been defeated, they will send back the body of the great general Pei Tingshan, and also the corpse of 20,000 sword soldiers." ”

"The heart is presumptuous!"

The general from the Tang family in the northwest said angrily: "If he dares to bully the corpse of the general, he is willing to lead the army to attack again!" ”

"Not only the remains of those warriors of mine, but also the tens of thousands of soldiers trapped in other ancient cities, they are still alive."

The emperor looked at Shen Leng, and Shen Leng lowered his head: "Let them let the brothers of the ancient city come out, return the remains of all the sword soldiers, and we will no longer attack north." ”

The emperor nodded: "To fight or not to fight, first to bring back the warriors, alive and dead, you have to take back." ”

Wu Xinyu clenched his fists: "The minister led the troops to put pressure on the north." ”

"Okay."

The emperor pondered for a moment and looked at the leading general Jebe who came up from the grassland: "You take the warriors on the grassland, move to the northwest, make a posture to encircle, and force Xin Fengyue to bow his head." ”

"Obey the order!"

Jebe clenched his fists and bowed his head: "After the minister returned, he took the cavalry to the northwest and detoured. ”

The emperor snorted: "Meng Changan, you take the men and horses to the northeast." ”

Meng Changan clenched his fists and bowed his head: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The emperor said: "I only gave Xin Fengyue three days, three days, one is to give the soldiers a good rest, and the other is to give Xin Fengyue time to think, I asked the person sent by Xin Fengyue to go back and tell him that if I still can't see his sincerity after three days, I will order the whole army to attack north, and if he is not willing to return it, I will take it back." ”

After saying this, the emperor got up and moved his arms: "Send someone back to Chang'an." ”

Wu Xinyu and the others looked at each other, and they all knew what His Majesty was worried about.

"After the minister broke the wild deer plain, he has sent people back to Chang'an, and the gong was sounded along the way to report the good news, if nothing else, it will be urgent for thousands of miles, and the news will arrive in Chang'an in a month."

"Send again, send three groups of people every day, keep rushing back, so that Chang'an can hear triumphant songs every day."

The emperor fell silent, and everyone followed suit.

Even if the emperor didn't say anything, everyone knew it clearly

What is this arrangement for.

Your Majesty uses his life to win the fortune of the country, but there may be people in Chang'an City who are also using the country to celebrate their personal fortune, but the emperor is Bo Daning and everything is worry-free, and some people are Bo Daning is stormy.

"Let's all go back."

The emperor's tone was a little low, the death of the great general Pei Tingshan was a great blow to His Majesty, that was his brother.

"The three-way army only exerts pressure, does not attack, and gives the heart three days of Fengyue."

The emperor sat down again, the tiredness on his face was distressing.

"Shen Leng stayed."

"Yes!"

Shen Leng leaned over.

Except for Shen Leng, everyone withdrew from the big tent, and only the two monarchs and ministers were left in the big tent.

"Are you stupid?"

The emperor looked at Shen Leng: "If the black warriors are not fooled, you will die in the chaos." ”

Shen Leng smiled: "The minister is not stupid, the black warriors are anxious, they will not give up any opportunity." ”

The emperor pointed to his side, and Shen Leng immediately came over and stood not far away.

"Sit down."

The emperor patted the stool beside him: "Sit down next to me." ”

Shen Leng sat down with his ass in his ass, not daring to sit down.

"I'm thinking, after this big victory, what should I do to reward the living meritorious soldiers, in order to comfort the soldiers who have died in battle, I just thought about it, I will discuss it with you first, you see what I think of, you can add it."

"Obey."

"Don't be so restrained, you sit steadily."

"Obey."

The emperor glanced at Shen Leng, and felt more and more distressed in his heart, his son didn't dare to sit down in front of him, that cautious look should be his cautious appearance when he was a child.

"I thought, after I go back, I will hold a ceremony, one is to celebrate the victory of the Northern Expedition and seize thousands of miles of land, these places were once the land of the Central Plains, and the Chu people lost it, and I took it back...... Second, in order to pay tribute to the souls of all the soldiers who died in battle, I plan to build a garden of heroes in Chang'an to enshrine the tablets of all soldiers who died in battle. ”

"I think it's feasible."

"All the soldiers who died in the war, I will give them a generous reward, but the people are gone, I can only comfort their families, this matter is not enough for the Ministry of War, I plan to let the cabinet people take the lead to do it, with the cabinet scholars to take the lead, to talk to the families of the victims...... What I owe to them, Daning owes them, not only the current Daning, but also the future Daning owes them. ”

The Emperor let out a heavy breath again.

"I've won, but I'm distressed."

Shen Leng lowered his head, he was also distressed.

"The sword soldiers and sailors have suffered the greatest losses, and I am also the most distressed."

The Emperor's gaze was full of sadness.

More than half of the sword soldiers in the eastern frontier were lost, and the soldiers of Shen Leng's patrol division were lost by two-thirds.

There was silence in the tent, a long silence.

"After you go back, I will give you a period of vacation, and if you have time, go to the homes of those soldiers who died in battle, they treat you as family."

"Minister, I know."

The emperor exhaled heavily for the third time, but his heart was still difficult to calm down.

"I plan to let Meng Changan rebuild the Eastern Xinjiang Sword Soldiers and become the Great General of the Eastern Frontier, what do you think?"

"He's up to the task."

"Well, I know he's up to the task, but what about you?"

The emperor looked at Shen Leng: "Have you thought about it yourself, you should."

What do you get? ”

Shen Leng was stunned and shook his head: "The minister didn't think about it." ”

The Emperor's heart tightened again...... Shen Leng didn't think about anything about what kind of reward he deserved.

"The general of Dongjiang is the second product, Pei Tingshan is different, so he is the first product, and Meng Changan is also the second product after he was promoted to the general of Dongjiang."

The emperor looked at Shen Leng: "I think, you are also promoted to the second grade." ”

Shen Leng got up and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"I should thank you, thank you to all the soldiers."

The emperor shook his head: "The one who has contributed the least is me." ”

Shen Leng wanted to say something but was stopped by the emperor, and the emperor asked him to sit down: "One is to comfort the heroic souls, and the second is to reward the meritorious heroes...... Just a promotion and a knighthood, just a reward of gold and silver, I don't think it's enough to be worthy of them. ”

"Therefore, I plan to go back, set a precedent for Daning, and select the top ten generals of all armies, all of whom will be awarded the honor of all countries."

The emperor was silent for a moment and looked at Shen Leng: "There is something that has not yet been passed on to the whole army, when Wu Xinyu came, he told me that when the sailors of the eastern Xinjiang army marched north, they encountered a large number of warships of the Sang people, and the Sang people received a letter from Heiwu asking them to attack Daning in order to respond to the counterattack of the Heiwu people in the northern Xinjiang, and the Sang people really came, Haisha led the army to defeat the Sang Navy Division, killed more than 20,000 enemies, and forced the remnants of the enemy to flee back to the Sang country. ”

Shen Leng looked at him, His Majesty had said before that the wolf ambitions of the Sang people could not stay.

Now it seems that when Daning recovers from the battle of the Northern Expedition in two years and stabilizes the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers that have been defeated, then the next battle must be an expedition to Sangguo.

"So I can't transfer you out of the water division yet, after the fight against Sang Guo."

The emperor said: "Your sailor has lost too much and needs to be rebuilt, so you can train new soldiers with peace of mind in the past two years." ”

"Obey."

"I have already thought about it, Haisha will be transferred to northern Xinjiang, you will train sailors in eastern Xinjiang, Haisha will give you people and boats, with you and Meng Chang'an in eastern Xinjiang, Sang Guo and the remnants of Bohai will not dare to be presumptuous."

The emperor poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Leng, who hurriedly took it with both hands.

The Emperor got up and walked to the door of the tent to look at the starry sky.

"In the newly acquired land of northern Xinjiang, there can be at least four roads, and many people have to stay here, and they need veterans of a hundred battles to withstand the counterattack of the black army, so ...... More than half of the army of the Northern Expedition will be stationed here for a long time, and you must also choose generals to stay among the sailors, don't feel distressed, this is also for their good, it is better to stay by your side and have a chance to be promoted than to stay in the Northern Frontier, and my reward can be greater. ”

"Minister, I know."

"Wang Kuohai in your army, brave and good at fighting, stay as the general of the first guard in northern Xinjiang, and you should be competent."

"Yes."

"Wang Gendong, the deputy commander of your naval division, is old and serious, and he is safe in his work, and he can also remain as the general of the first guard in Northern Xinjiang."

"Yes."

"I know that you will have a lot of reluctance, but you should also understand that it is my partiality to keep them as generals of war."

The Northern Expedition army is nearly one million, and all of those generals have military exploits, and the generals of the two provinces in the future will be Shen Leng's subordinates, which is already the emperor's greatest eccentricity, how can Shen Leng not understand?

The Emperor stood with his hands in his hands.

"I ...... One more thought. ”

The emperor did not look back and did not speak.

This idea is cold to Shen, and we have to wait until I return to Chang'an.