Chapter 474: Celebration Banquet
"Come, drink!"
"Drink, drink, drink......"
The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Qingshui Town, covering a vast area, not because Yang Tie, who is the city lord, likes luxury, but because the huge martial arts arena outside the City Lord's Mansion can accommodate a large-scale army.
At this moment, from the main hall and side hall of the City Lord's Mansion to the outside, the courtyard and even the martial arts arena are full of seats, full of people, and the scene is extremely grand.
Those who can sit in the main hall are the most noble people, such as the host Qingshui Town City Lord and General Yang Tie, the City Lord's wife Liu Yan, the titular Marshal of the North Road Army Lu Feng, Lin Zixiao and other princes' personal guards.
Of course, the most honorable throne was left to the Seventh Prince, Yang Yan.
Because of Hu Yanzhuo's strange death, the interrogation ended without a problem, just in time for the celebration banquet, so there was no absence of the protagonist.
Falcon and Ye Yuning sat on both sides of Yang Yan respectively, but Falcon was silent as always, as if he was a transparent person, while Ye Yuning stared at Yang Yan with his small mouth, obviously angry about his bad behavior of "breaking his promise" before.
In addition, there is also a table seat, Qin Yu, Qianxun and the Eight Sons and Twin Immortals sit together, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
Further outside, there are second-class characters in the side hall, such as the son of the host Yang Tie, the elder brother Yang Xin and the younger brother Yang Ye, Yang Tie was once introduced to Yang Yan, so he had a relationship, but he is also a young and handsome man, and he may surpass his father in the future, especially Yang Ye is now less than thirty years old, but he is only one step away from the Lingyuan Realm.
In addition, there are the defenders of Qingshui Town, that is, the senior generals in the city guard army, such as Deputy General Zhang, etc., as well as the senior generals in the North Road Army, such as Zhou Tong, Wu Kuishan, Cao Ding, Chen Yi, Li Qiong and others.
After defeating the army of Sheng Ying and Bangkok on the west bank, the Rakshasa led the army, while Black Rock was detained and waited for the sun to fall.
Although Heiyan was very desperate in this battle, whether he could stay or not depends on the meaning of Yang Yan, after all, this person has committed heinous crimes against the Tianyang army and civilians, and it is not something that can be revealed in a battle.
Further out, in the courtyard are some officers who hold official positions but do not reach the rank of senior generals, from centurions to ten thousand commanders, all sitting here.
Soldiers below the rank of centurion sat in the arena, which was far from the main hall, but the largest number of people and the most lively.
Of course, after setting up the tables and chairs, the nearly 200,000 people of the North Road Army could not all sit down even with the huge martial arts arena, so they could only enjoy the banquet in the military camp arranged by Yang Tie, which was also very lively and festive.
After a great victory, the 50,000 army that defeated Shi Lei and the 300,000 army of Hu Yanzhuo one after another, is there anything more gratifying than this?
All the soldiers were talking with great interest, drinking and eating meat, all of them were blushing and thick-necked, sweating like rain, and they were extremely happy.
"Soldiers!"
In the main hall, Yang Tie suddenly got up and said loudly: "Qingshui Town's great victory, annihilating more than 100,000 northern barbarians, can be described as very happy! To win this great victory, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has made great contributions, should we give His Highness a cup together?"
These words infused Ling Yuan, and the voice came out far away, making the lively banquet quiet all of a sudden, and then a deafening response erupted-
"Your Highness the Seventh is incomparably wise, respect Your Highness!"
Including the people on the martial arts arena, all the soldiers got up with their wine glasses, faced the direction of the main hall, and said loudly.
Yang Yan got up slowly, without a smug expression, lightly picked up the wine glass and drank it, and said: "This is the victory that every soldier has exchanged for his life, the credit is yours, Marshal Lu will truthfully report to the court, and the war dead will be crowned martyrs, and the pension will be strictly distributed." ”
There was a strong man who spread his words all over the front, and suddenly all the soldiers felt warm in their hearts, and they admired the Seven Highnesses more and more, with the words of the Seven Highnesses, their hard work was worth it.
"This cup is a tribute to all the martyrs who died for Tianyang, who used their lives to protect the land under their feet. Yang Yan personally refilled the wine glass and slowly sprinkled it on the ground.
The atmosphere was suddenly a little oppressive, but all the soldiers poured wine and sprinkled it on the ground, hoping that they would be able to drink this glass of celebratory wine and know that their sacrifice was not in vain.
Yang Yan once again filled the empty wine glass, picked it up, and said, "This cup, to all the soldiers who are still alive, you will take over their mission, expel the Tartars, and you will not return." ”
"Expelling the Tartars, no victory!"
"Expelling the Tartars, no victory!"
All the soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound soared into the sky, almost covering the entire Qingshui Town, and the soldiers who were celebrating their achievements in the military camp stood up in unison, facing the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, echoing the sound that came.
"Expelling the Tartars, no victory!"
"Expelling the Tartars, no victory!"
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"This one. ”
Yang Yan picked up the third glass of wine and said, "Respect the Blood Moon Dynasty, the debts they owe should be repaid." ”
"Blood debt and blood payment!"
All the soldiers only felt that their hearts were burning with high fighting spirit, and they turned to face the north, and the sound shook the sky and was murderous.
"!" all the soldiers felt that what they drank was not wine, but blood!
The falcon, who was sitting silently next to Yang Yan as if he had no sense of existence, glanced at him at this moment, and a trace of inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.
"Brother Yan, it's amazing!" Ye Yuning stared at Yang Yan again and again, full of admiration, as if she had forgotten her previous anger, it was the first time she had seen such a scene, and it was also the first time she had seen Yang Yan so high-spirited.
One word, the whole army responded!
Three glasses of wine, the heart of the army is used for it!
"Sit. Yang Yan spoke, and immediately everyone sat back in their places together, without a trace of delay, and soon the banquet was lively again, and everyone let go of their bodies and minds to enjoy the wine and food.
No one knows when the next time such a banquet will be, let alone whether the people around them will be the same, or those familiar faces.
But, no regrets!
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City Lord's Mansion, Council Chamber.
After the celebration banquet, all the soldiers of the army returned to the barracks to adjust their bodies and minds, and Yang Yan gathered all the senior generals in one place, saying that there was something important to discuss, and Ye Yuning was sent back by him.
The little girl was unhappy again for this reason, but she was not a vexatious person, and obediently returned to the room arranged for her under Yang Yan's unquestioning gaze.
"Hmph, hateful Brother Yan, I will ignore you in the future!" the little girl threw herself on the bed in a huff after returning to the room, pouting and hating.
"Or ignore him for a month...... No, it's too long......! Half a month? seems like too long...... Well...... Ignore him for a day...... Hehe...... "Ye Yuning's little brain was thinking wildly, and she didn't know what good things she thought, so she smirked, and then fell asleep in a daze.
After more than a month of arduous journey, the little girl was really tired, and Yang Yan agreed that she was in a good mood to stay, so it was so easy to fall asleep, only the bright smile at the corner of her mouth remained on her little face, and it never disappeared for a long time......
"Your Highness wants to order the next plan of action for the army?" In the conference hall, Lu Feng was the first to ask.
"Hmm. Yang Yan nodded lightly, took out a piece of parchment from the Sumeru ring, and spread it in front of everyone.
Everyone's eyes immediately stared away.
"Blood Moon's military distribution map?!" In addition to Wu Kui Mountain, Lu Feng and the others all exclaimed in surprise, staring intently at the parchment, as if to confirm its authenticity.
"Not bad. Yang Yan nodded indifferently, this piece of parchment was the military distribution map of the Blood Moon left by the Rakshasa to fulfill the agreement.
Of course, this only involves the military distribution of the Blood Moon in Tianyang, and as for the military distribution within the Blood Moon, the Rakshasa doesn't know, and besides, even if he knows, what can he do? Is it possible that he can still attack the Blood Moon all the way?
Not to mention that the situation in the northern battlefield is still undecided, even if the victory has been achieved, don't forget that there is still the threat of the three major dynasties of Xuanwu, Qinglong, and Vermilion Bird, and it is impossible to have the strength to attack the Blood Moon Dynasty, that is the way to die.
"Great! With this picture, then we will win half of the battle of the Northern Expedition!" Seeing Yang Yan nodding, the generals were so excited that they almost didn't jump.
Wu Kuishan on the side said disdainfully: "What's the shouting and shouting, isn't it just a picture? Even if it doesn't, with the wise leadership of our Highness, we can't beat those northern barbarians?"
"Of course, our Highness is much more powerful than the Thirteen Princes of the Blood Moon!" the generals hurriedly agreed, and the current Yang Yan can be said to have truly been recognized by the generals.
"But with this map, it can be regarded as a tiger with wings, and we can make corresponding arrangements for this map and strike first. Lu Feng said.
"Let's be quiet first, let's listen to what His Highness says first. Cao Ding said at this time, so the generals focused their eyes on Yang Yan again.
Yang Yan said lightly at this time: "Further north, it is almost the area of Hulu, it is too dangerous to enter alone, and the attack area is too narrow, and it cannot be used, this prince plans to divide the army of the North Road into five routes and divide the troops to attack." ”
Everyone frowned slightly, but after thinking about it, it was indeed the reason, it was certainly bluffing for the 200,000 army to be crowded together, but the northern land was so vast, if it continued to fight like this city by city, when would all the cities be recovered?
What's more, if you are careless and are dumped by the enemy, then the 200,000 North Road army will be finished, and then the northern battlefield will be lost.
But the division of troops is different, the attack area has become wider, and once one of the armies is in danger, the other four armies can also be rescued with troops, and the worst case is only to lose this army, and not the whole army.
Moreover, with a map of military distribution in hand, they took the lead in the first place.
"In Your Highness's opinion, how should we divide the troops?" Lu Feng asked, although as early as Yangyan in Yongning Mansion, he had reorganized the ranks and divided the army into the pro-army, the first army, the second army, the third army, and the fourth army.
But at that time, it was only because of the change of Yancheng Li Kuo that he had to rearrange it so that all the soldiers had a home, and it was not separated to form a single army.
And now, in order to divide the troops, how to divide the five-way army cannot be as random as before, and various factors need to be considered, after all, the personality, ability and strength of each general are different, and they must be cautious.