As Guo Yan, who has rich combat experience, judged, Sun Ning really did not intend to stop his army, although he had already returned to Xiangyang.

When the Vietnamese army pursued the remnants of the fleeing Liangzhou Army separately and fought all the way into the opponent's territory, he, who was the most noble, naturally could not lead his troops to rush to the front line as before.

Before Sun Ning, the emperor, needed to personally take the risk of leading his troops and go straight to the enemy camp, in addition to his amazing combat strength, more importantly, this was a critical moment of life and death, and the fighting spirit of all the Xiangyang defenders must be mobilized in various ways.

Facts have also proved that Sun Ning's personal danger and the royal driving expedition have indeed played a great encouraging role.

If it weren't for him rushing to the front line, the tens of thousands of soldiers in the battalion would not have been able to resist desperately, even if they faced several times the enemy, they would still fight to the death. Only then did he wait for the last opportunity to turn the tide of the battle, turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop, and defeat the Liangzhou army.

And now, now that the imperial army has completely won, and the next thing is just an easy battle to chase the death and chase the north, His Majesty the Emperor naturally does not have to risk his life anymore, and naturally should return to the safest city, waiting for the front-line soldiers to continue to send back the good news one by one.

In fact, not only Sun Ning, the emperor, but also Chen Qingyun, the main general, did not continue to lead the troops to chase closely, but accompanied the emperor back to Xiangyang to sit in the town, and then kept giving orders to adjust the strategy of chasing the enemy.

After a few days, they naturally received one good news after another, either how many enemies were killed by this army, or hundreds of soldiers and horses ambushed by that road, and even some good news of attacking some small cities under the rule of Liangzhou and seizing a lot of supplies......

Whenever such good news came back, Sun Ning asked people to publicize and post it everywhere in the two cities of Xiangfan and other surrounding counties to boost morale.

The effect of this is naturally very obvious, but in a few days, the previous folk saying that everyone is in danger and wants to surrender or flee suddenly disappeared, and everyone became excited, and they expressed their willingness to support the imperial court and go north to break the enemy.

It wasn't until the pursuers were blocked by the cities that Chen Qingyun hurriedly issued an order to retreat, allowing the soldiers and horses to withdraw quickly. And they also returned with a full load this time, and the looting of property and food from Liangzhou alone reached an astonishing hundreds of thousands.

This, of course, is nothing compared to the blow inflicted on the enemy on a real battlefield.

At this time, the Vietnamese army killed and wounded more than 13,000 enemy troops, and captured nearly 30,000 enemies. Although several granaries of the enemy army were burned, more than 20,000 pieces of military rations were captured, plus countless weapons and materials......

When the figures of these killings were counted and reported to Sun Ning and Chen Qingyun. It was both of them who were pleasantly surprised and excited.

"Good! This battle can be regarded as a real fight against the prestige of my Dayue Imperial Court. The minister believes that after this battle, it will be difficult for the Liangzhou army to recover within ten years, and it will no longer be possible to pose any threat to our court! Chen Qingyun rubbed his hands excitedly.

The generals below were also full of joy and expectation.

Such a big victory, naturally, everyone has merit, and it is meritorious service in front of His Majesty, can this reward be small?

Sun Ning also had a smile on his face: "Everyone has really made outstanding contributions in this battle, and I will not spare money and official positions." In this way, Chen Qingyun, after you coordinate with your subordinates, report to Jinling, and after the Privy Council and the Ministry of War consult, you will see the merits of each soldier as a reward!

"As for you, this time you deserve to be the first to take the lead. Now I can mention you as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, the left general of the imperial court, and the marquis of Fengli! ”

Chen Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and then he was full of gratitude, and hurriedly knelt down and thanked him: "The minister is frightened, thank Your Majesty for the generous reward......"

He does have reason to be excited, although he has been regarded as the first group of ministers from the dragon for many years, but for various reasons, he has not made any contributions, and his status in the court is not too high.

Especially half a year ago, when the emperor went to Liangzhou with him, he encountered an accident and disappeared, which made him bear the internal and external pressure beyond his imagination. If it weren't for Chen Qingyun's tenacity, maybe he would have committed suicide a long time ago.

But after all, he withstood all kinds of pressure, and took the initiative to apply for transfer to the front line of Huguang Xiangfan, and he still held on to it in the face of a strong enemy army like Guo Yan until Sun Ning was ushered in......

It can be said that although this victory turned the tide because of the arrival of Sun Ning, the emperor, it was Chen Qingyun, the main general, who really made the Vietnamese army wait for this moment.

Because of this, Sun Ning gave him such a high status and official position, and even gave him the title of marquis, this is to tell all the soldiers that as long as they are loyal to the court and make meritorious contributions, the emperor will not let his hard work go to waste!

And this signal also made other soldiers look forward to it more. Although everyone's reward has not yet been decided, they believe that His Majesty will not deduct his own merits and give a reward that is in line with his merits.

"If the official positions of the soldiers are not good, it will be decided now, but other rewards can be decided now!" Sun Ning immediately waved his hand again, and magnificently rewarded all kinds of gold and silver materials that he had just taken from the enemy army.

This naturally won a burst of cheers and praise from all the soldiers. When the results came out, the soldiers all over the city cheered again......

It was only at this time that Sun Ning turned his face again and said in a deep voice: "But soldiers, now is not the time to really relax and enjoy the many rewards of your hands!"

"Our battle with the rebels of the Liangzhou army is not over. Just in the Lianghuai area, another main force of the Liangzhou Army is still trying to seize our city and enter the south of the Yangtze River. Also, although Guo Yan fled back with his troops, no one can guarantee that they will not come back later. If they learn their lesson this time and turn to the Peace Heavenly Army, or even join forces with the Oni Rong people, the situation of our court will only be more difficult.

"Therefore, I think that our battle should not be satisfied with this, but should think of taking advantage of the victory to pursue until these traitors are completely annihilated!"

"Your Majesty means ...... Shall we send troops to attack the Liangzhou army in Huaibei from the flank? Chen Qingyun asked guessingly.

"No!" Sun Ning shook his head resolutely, "That's just a palliative, not a cure, what we have to do now is to completely eradicate the Liangzhou Army!" Therefore, taking this opportunity to enter the territory of Liangzhou, until Liangzhou City is taken and Guo Yan is killed, which is the ultimate goal. And as long as Liangzhou is really in danger, then their army on the front line of Huaibei will inevitably come back, and at that time, our army in Lianghuai can also take the opportunity to pursue and achieve the effect of breaking the enemy in a war! ”

Everyone was shocked again, and they couldn't imagine that His Majesty the Emperor still had such great courage and ambition.

And when everyone was shocked, Sun Ning smiled coldly: "Of course, before sending troops, the imperial court has another extremely important thing to do here!" ”

As he spoke, he was murderous.

Some people died, but not completely......