Chapter 47: Re-entry into Yiju County
Looking at Guo Jia, who was standing beside him, Mo Feng began his speech. β
"Generals, this counterinsurgency campaign has exposed many shortcomings of our imperial army. This sergeant has weak combat effectiveness, insufficient cavalry horsepower, and no tactics suitable for cavalry......"
As soon as Mo Feng spoke, all the generals were stunned, this kind of post-war summary was so meaningless to them, Mo Feng skipped it directly last time, and even compiled a new method of military training and began to implement it. Now that they are talking about this, they all wonder if Mo Feng is stupid because he has given so many rewards.
"Lord, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Luo Shixin is the first general summoned by Mo Feng, who has followed Mo Feng for the longest time, and knows Mo Feng's temperament very well. Mo Feng said that these useless things must be something important but embarrassing to talk about.
"That's right, what about me, I plan to open a restaurant in Chengdu, but the financial resources are not enough, and the property I obtained when I hit Yizhou County was also left there due to the needs of the war, and now I only have the 100 gold I just rewarded.
I have inquired, in a place like Chengdu, even a very small restaurant needs 100 gold, not to mention that it will have to operate and make money later. So, I want to borrow money from you, and I hope that everyone will help you! β
After Mo Feng told the real reason, they felt even more messy, the head of the camp actually wanted to borrow money from them, who would believe it!
"Young master, how much do you still lack?" Naturally, there is only Tian Sui Tho who speaks like this.
"Of course, the more the merrier!"
"Well, I will give all the fifty gold I received from the reward to the young master. In the first battle in the southwest, Sui Tho did not make an inch, this reward was a little inexplicable, and Sui Tho was also uneasy, it is better to give these to the young master and put them in a useful place. β
Tian Sui Tho took the lead, and several other people naturally couldn't shirk it, so they also donated, and several people put together a few pieces of money, took out all the rewards this time, and gave Mo Feng one hundred and fifty gold.
The reward method of the Celestial Star Empire is not based on the size of the merit, but only according to the level of the position, and Mo Feng was originally quite dissatisfied with this reward method. However, today is very special, Mo Feng is very happy, even Tian Sui Tho and those who joined the Guiyi Army after the war have been rewarded.
For the generosity of the generals, Mo Feng was very grateful and praised them greatly. After that, he handed over a secret letter he had written yesterday to Xiao Si, and asked him to take a few guards to Qiongdu with the secret letter and two hundred and fifty gold.
He gave Xiao Si only one task, to hand over the secret letter pigeon and the two hundred and fifty gold to Dao Yan, who was still in Qiongdu, and then bring back the twenty or so horses.
Xiao Si happily accepted the order and set off with a few guards.
Mo Feng can use a lot of people now, but the first thing he thinks of is Xiao Si, although he is not a military general summoned by himself, but it is more reliable for Xiao Si to deal with these things.
A day later, Ling Luotian's messenger and Lu Mao's old butler also set off.
Three days later, Xiao Si came back, not only bringing back the more than two dozen horses that had been left in Qiongdu, but also bringing Mo Feng good news. After hearing that Mo Feng was going to open a restaurant in Chengdu, the rich businessman who "shared life and death with Dao Yan" also became interested, and gave Dao Yan 750 gold to fund Mo Feng to open a restaurant, and the only condition was that he would share the dividends of the restaurant's income every year.
Last time, Xiao Si rejected the kindness of the four wealthy businessmen, but this time, Dao Yan did not refuse again. He accepted the 750 gold from the rich merchant, and with the intention of "settling accounts with his own brothers", he signed a treaty with the rich merchant, making it clear that he would give the rich merchant a share of dividends, and the rich merchant readily agreed.
After listening to Xiao Si's words, Mo Feng couldn't help but get excited. However, a question also appeared in his mind.
"Xiao Sima, the rich merchant's home should have been ransacked by the Gao brothers, how could there be so much gold?"
Xiao Si laughed: "General Qiyu, I have also asked that rich businessman this question in person. The wealthy businessman said that he himself usually has no hobbies, and he is only thinking about how to make money and hide it on weekdays. He's hid all his money inside the wall. That's why it wasn't discovered by the Gao brothers. β
It turned out to be this reason, Mo Feng couldn't help laughing, this rich businessman hid all his money in the doorway.
When this person is unlucky, he will stuff his teeth when he drinks cold water, but when he is lucky, he can fall from the sky and hit his head. Mo Feng may have been favored by the goddess of luck, and Mo Feng has been encountering good things one after another in the past few days.
Half a month later, the messenger of the crown prince Ling Luotian and Lu Mao's old butler also returned, and they also brought back good news.
Under LΓΌ Mao's "gift offensive", the ministers fell. In the court, he uncharacteristically spoke good things for the captives, and asked Ling Tianmu to pardon those rebellious captives. Compared with using these captives as servants, it was Lu Mao's animal skins that made them more tempted.
The pleas of the ministers, coupled with his son's messenger, made Ling Tianmu make up his mind. He also immediately decreed: The prisoners of the three counties who participated in the rebellion, except for the chief and the chief and other culprits, were taken to Chengdu, and the others were dealt with by the crown prince Ling Luotian.
Ling Tianmu kicked the ball called "captive" back to Ling Luotian's feet, but Ling Luotian was very happy to receive this ball.
After receiving the news, Ling Luotian immediately announced a message to the captives: report the culprit, and the others will be exonerated. Not only that, but they were also incorporated into the ranks of the county soldiers. When the captives heard that they had such a wonderful chance of survival, they enthusiastically reported the people around them.
In less than half a day, the main personnel who participated in the rebellion were found out, and their efficiency was so high that even Ling Luotian himself was amazed. Then, they were sent to Chengdu by Ling Luotian.
Of the other captives still in the Lushui camp, 5,000 of them were under the command of Zhang Jian, and the other captives were commanded by Ji Qian, the commander of Yizhou County, who accompanied him, and the captives of Yuewang County were led by a captain of the Imperial Forest Army and went to Qiongdu.
Ling Luotian and his party set off towards Yizhou County after returning from the Imperial Forest Army of Yuewang County.
After five days of marching, they finally reached the territory of Yizhou County, at this time, Zhang Jian led his soldiers to bid them farewell and return to Zhuti County.
When the soldiers of the county came, there were more than 1,000 soldiers, and half of them were lost on the battlefield, but after the addition of 5,000 prisoners, the team not only did not decrease, but increased fivefold.
After separating from Zhang Jian, they walked for two more days, and the group finally arrived at Dianchi Lake at noon.
Looking at the mighty long dragon, Wei Kai's hanging heart finally came down. Ever since the messenger came a month ago to announce the imminent arrival of the crown prince, he had prepared everything and started waiting. But it was only two days earlier that the messenger arrived, and told him that he was only two days away, that he finally waited for the prince.
Ling Luotian rode a white horse and wore golden helmets and armor to walk at the front of the army, shining with golden light, as if the gods had descended to earth. The big general Wei Kai and the soldiers under his command looked at the little stars in their eyes.
"Chen Wei Kai led his soldiers to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose!" Wei Kai led his soldiers to kneel.
"The generals have worked hard, the soldiers have worked hard!" As he spoke, Ling Luotian took out the holy decree and read it again, "Your Majesty's edict ......"
"My emperor is wise, and the ministers and soldiers under his command thank me for my emperor's great kindness!"
Ling Luotian turned over and dismounted, walked towards Wei Kai, and then helped Wei Kai up: "The general doesn't have to be so polite, this is all earned by the bloody battles of the soldiers, and you deserve it." As he spoke, he shouted from behind, "Soldiers, get up!" β
With Ling Luo's shout, the soldiers kneeling behind Wei Kai all stood up sparsely.
Holding Wei Kai's hand, Ling Luotian said with some embarrassment: "Because there is a reason for the incident, this prince has made the general wait for so many days, ashamed and ashamed!" β
"The affairs of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are naturally major affairs of the country, and it will not hurt to wait a little longer in the end. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the generals came all the way from afar, and they were already hungry after a long journey. The last general has already prepared a little wine in the city to entertain everyone, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to move into the city. β
"Okay, then there will be General Lao!" Of course, Ling Luotian couldn't refuse Wei Kai's kindness, and he wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Wei Kai. Immediately, he took Zhao Wutang and others in.
And the army he brought, the Imperial Forest Army and the county soldiers followed him into the city, and the Guiyi Army under Zhao Wutang was arranged by Wei Kai in a camp outside the city, where wine and food were also prepared and waiting for them.
During the banquet, the staggered and lively activities were extraordinary. Ling Luotian also began to encircle the great general Wei Kai.
"The general assessed the southwest this time, defeating the strong with the weak, what a hard work! Come on, come on, Prince Ben toasts you! β
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, serious!" For Ling Luotian's repeated toasts, Wei Kai couldn't refuse, so he had to drink with him one cup after another.
"General, after returning to Chengdu this time, my father will personally award the military title to the army under your command, General. Also, in addition to these rewards brought by the crown prince, maybe my father has another reward for you, this battle is really beautiful. β
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty is as kind to the last general! At the end, the grass title ring will be set to report to His Majesty. β
After several "offensives", Wei Kai was unmoved, but kept saying allegiance to His Majesty and so on, which made Ling Luotian very helpless, he didn't know whether Wei Kai was pretending to be stupid or really stupid.
Mo Feng, who was watching this scene, secretly laughed in his heart, he thought of this scene when he gave Ling Luotian an idea. With Wei Kai's person, no matter how you show favor, he will not be moved, unless you can ascend to the position of Zhizun, he will listen to you. Such a foolish man, such solicitation is useless to him.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors, everyone ate and drank almost, seeing this situation, Ling Luotian "occupied the magpie's nest" and let them disperse. In the entire hall, only Ling Luotian, Wei Kai, Zhao Wutang, Mo Feng, and Luo Qi were left. The reason why they stayed was naturally for the matter of supervising the army Wu Cheng.
Under the leadership of Wei Kai, the four of them came to the place where Wu Cheng was imprisoned.
With a "click", the door was opened, and Ling Luotian followed Wei Kai into the room, only to see Wu Cheng's hands tied and a black towel stuffed in his mouth, thrown in the corner.
Wu Cheng saw Ling Luotian walk in, and crawled to Ling Luotian's feet like crazy, kowtowing his head constantly, and making a "woo" sound, as if shouting for help. It's just that when he saw Luo Qi, Zhao Wutang and Mo Feng who came in behind him, and Mo Feng who was holding a glass of wine in his hand, he was stunned for a moment.
Ling Luotian squatted down and looked at the stunned Wu Cheng with a sneer: "Lord Wu, it seems that you also know the purpose of our coming here. Your Majesty is merciful, reward you with a glass of wine, leave you a whole corpse, and you can go in peace! Remembering that you have served your father for many years, say whatever last words you want to leave! β
After Ling Luotian took down the black scarf in Wu Cheng's mouth, he shouted hysterically: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the minister is wronged, everything the minister does is for Your Majesty and the empire!" β
Ling Luotian frowned, and scolded: "I won't say much about what you have done, you must also know it." If it weren't for the strong combat strength of the Guiyi Army under General Zhao, it would have ceased to exist a long time ago. When you act like this, it is called for the sake of Your Majesty and for the sake of the Empire. Okay, Prince Ben won't talk to you more. General Mo, give the bar! β
"No!" Mo Feng walked up with the wine, kicked Wu Cheng, who was still struggling, to the ground, and then squatted down, resisting Wu Cheng's still moving body, opening his mouth with one hand, and pouring the wine into it with the other.
After doing all this, Mo Feng stood up and looked coldly at Wu Cheng's poisonous death.
After Wu Cheng died, Ling Luotian was in no mood to do anything else, and walked out without looking back, leaving only one sentence: "When it was dark and silent, bury him!" General, there are only those left, you can dispose of it yourself! β
Wei Kai nodded, he naturally understood what Ling Luotian meant. The rest of the people, except for those lackey guards in Wu Cheng, there was no one else.
After bidding farewell to Wei Kai, Zhao Wutang took Mo Feng back to the camp. But as soon as he returned to the camp, he was surrounded by some soldiers of the Guiyi Army. Looking at their familiar faces, Zhao Wutang and Mo Feng laughed, and the haze just now was swept away. It turned out that they were surrounded by the soldiers who were left behind in Yizhou County.
"I've seen two generals!" The soldiers fell to their knees.
"Alright, get up! Brothers, what a joy to see you again! Zhao Wutang and Mo Feng hurriedly helped them up, and the group returned to the camp happily.
In this way, the more than 4,000 people of the Guiyi Army were all rebuilt, except for Mo Feng's dozen personal guards.