Early the next morning, the originally messy and bloody bandit camp had been cleaned up. The beheaded corpses of the bandits were buried in a large pit overnight. No more corpses could be seen inside or outside the camp. The more than 1,700 heads captured have been loaded into trucks and sent to Lingshan Guard by Defense Officer Zhang Hailin personally today.
As for the victory report of this battle, Zhang Hailin had written it himself late last night, and the content naturally used the Spring and Autumn style of writing. He distributed the credit and gains of this battle one by one. Not only Zhang Hailin and the officials from the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village The subordinate officials such as Wang Wenzhen, Jia Hongyu, Shen Tuo, and Song Gongming had a share, as well as the chief banner officer. Even the relevant superiors of Lingshan Guard also had a share.
When he goes to Lingshan Guard this time, Zhang Hailin will take this good news with him so that he can do some activities for himself.
Liu Yan also gathered the sentry troops early and prepared to return to Wangjiazhuang with the team leader Wang Wenzhen's command. As for reporting victory and asking for credit, Zhang Hailin was left to take care of it. Liu Yan was not worried that he would be deprived of credit. After all, his strength was here. As long as Zhang Hailin was not an idiot, he would never offend someone like him. A capable person.
Before leaving, Liu Yan specially said goodbye to Song Gongming, the inspector of the Guzhen Inspection Department. The two whispered for a long time, and then Song Gongming said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, starting from March, I will buy more goods." , if you have money, everyone can make it.”
Then Liu Yan led his troops to set off. On the way, Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu kept joking with Liu Yan and became closer than before. Huangshan Dunjia Chief Shen Tuo was ignored by the two of them. Fortunately, Shen Tuo had a dull temperament and was not a jealous person, and he had no reaction to Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu's actions.
"Haha, after this battle, General Liu Qi and his Dapanbao soldiers will become famous. It is estimated that the entire Lingshan Guard will know General Liu Qi's name once the master of defense delivers this victory report!"
Jia Hongyu spoke in a loud voice, while Liu Yan just smiled. At this time, it was better for him to keep a low profile, so Liu Yan said a few humble words and diverted the topic.
I saw Liu Yan saying to Wang Wenzhen: "Sir, it's March now. This year's spring plowing is about to begin. I still lack some cattle here. I wonder if you can support me?"
Wang Wenzhen looked at Liu Yan and was very fond of him at this time. Just when he mentioned the cattle, he couldn't help but waved his hands and said: "Wangjiazhuang is not enough. Besides, Dapanbao is extremely rich now." Ah, General Liu Qi, why don't you buy some first, and when Wangjiazhuang slows down, I will send someone to send some cattle, how about that?"
Liu Yan didn't expect Wang Wenzhen to bleed. He just wanted to change the subject, so he agreed with a smile.
In the afternoon, the large team arrived at Wangjiazhuang.
Wang Wenzhen originally wanted to leave Liu Yan to live in Wangjiazhuang Hundred Households for a few days, but Liu Yan was thinking about pensions for the casualties and various arrangements for spring plowing, so he politely refused.
"That's fine. It won't take too long anyway. The defense master will send an official letter of reward. Then General Liu Qi will make another hard trip."
Liu Yan immediately agreed with a smile, then bid farewell to Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu with clasped fists, as well as Huangshan Dunjia Chief Shen Tuo, and then led the soldiers of the Wushaodun Army back in triumph along the official road.
Outside Dapanbao, the small flag officer Wang Yue who had received the news in advance, as well as Wang Yunhe and other chiefs, together with many military households, gathered at the school grounds of Baowai. Thousands of people gathered in the camp and prepared drum music to welcome Liu Yan and other soldiers. .
When the flags of the brigade appeared in everyone's sight, everyone cheered. There was a roar of gongs and drums outside Dapanbao. Thousands of military households also raised their arms and cheered. The flag officer Wang Yue smiled and said loudly to Wang Yunhe: "Wang Look, girl, Commander Jia is coming on horseback!"
Wang Yunhe also saw Liu Yan's figure at this time. He saw Liu Yan riding his horse and walking in front of the group. Then he raised his right hand to stop the group. He turned over and dismounted and came to the crowd. He took Wang Yunhe's hand and walked to the high platform of the school ground, facing the surroundings. After everyone waved, they laughed and helped Wang Yunhe mount his horse. Liu Yan led the horse on foot and entered the castle amidst the cheers of everyone.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yue hurriedly ran forward and backward, busy with the subsequent settlement of the army. At this time, Wang Yue had mobilized hundreds of women and prepared a banquet in the school grounds. The soldiers of the five outposts were now resting in the school grounds, and then they could drink and celebrate in the evening.
In the general flag hall, Wang Yunhe looked at Liu Yan with tears in his eyes. Although the attack lasted only a short time, Wang Yunhe was very worried. There were more than three thousand bandits, which was no small matter. Fortunately, Liu Yan won the victory and returned in triumph so quickly.
The two warmed up for a while, and then Liu Yan was ready to deal with business. Dun Jun was waiting outside the door, so Liu Yan ordered several small flag officers and Zhao Min to be found.
Soon several people arrived one after another, and upon seeing this, Wang Yunhe retreated to the backyard.
After everyone sat down, Liu Yan said: "The list of dead and wounded soldiers in each department will be sorted out tomorrow and handed over to Director Zhao. All the compensation money should be given. According to the standard, three copies will be given to the dead soldiers and two copies will be given to the wounded soldiers. This is given by my general banner office. If the superior officer distributes a pension, it will also be distributed to all the officers and soldiers."
Several small flag officers and Zhao Min all clasped their fists to accept the order.
Then Liu Yan said to Chen Xun: "You should work harder on the spring plowing. The soldiers from all departments will celebrate tonight. Early tomorrow morning, you will lead the outpost soldiers to the garrison and start mobilizing all military households to prepare for spring plowing."
Chen Xun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander A. There are enough farm tools and cattle in our fort now. Spring plowing will definitely not be delayed."
Liu Yan nodded, and then said: "In addition, you few flag officers will calculate the battle damage of the military equipment in this battle, and report the amount of military equipment that needs to be replenished within three days, so that the Firearms Supervision and Manufacturing Department and The Bingjia Supervision and Manufacturing Office will make timely replenishments."
Several people took orders.
That night, Liu Yan took Wang Yunhe to the school grounds outside the fort. The place was already bustling with people, and the soldiers of the five sentry posts were drinking happily to celebrate the victory of the battle.
Liu Yan even added a little more information to everyone and announced in public: regardless of the official position of the soldiers who went on the expedition, each of them would be given a reward of three taels of silver. The soldiers suddenly cheered.
However, some people were happy and some were worried. Liu Yan saw two Dunjun soldiers in the corner who were not very interested. He wiped his tears from time to time and walked over with a wine glass.
"Captain A!"
When the two Dunjun soldiers saw Liu Yan approaching, they stood up hurriedly, but the tears on their faces had not dried yet.
Liu Yan sighed when he saw this and said, "Have any of your friends been killed in battle?"
"It's Wang Yichuan from the front line. The three of us are good friends. Now that he is gone, my mother at home is crying to death."
"Don't blame me, Commander A. We just feel sad when we think about this. We don't want to ruin Commander A's good mood."
Liu Yan patted the two of them on the shoulders and said: "You are not wrong. It was me, the commander, who didn't think carefully. I should have visited the homes of the fallen soldiers first."
After speaking, Liu Yan loudly signaled to the soldiers to be quiet. At this time, everyone looked over.
Liu Yan said loudly: "Tonight we are here to celebrate the victory, but there are still dozens of brothers who are not here. They have died in battle and martyred their country. Tonight, in addition to drinking and celebrating, we will also sing a farewell song for these fallen soldiers. From now on From now on, all the family members of the fallen soldiers will be our family members. You and I will visit them during the holidays. If the families of the fallen soldiers are in need, everyone will help them, because they are heroes and our brothers! "
After Liu Yan finished speaking, many people among the Dunjun soldiers covered their faces and cried. It was obvious that among the fallen soldiers, there were their friends and brothers.
"When fighting Wu Ge, one wears rhinoceros armor, and one's chariot is in the wrong position, so one fights in close combat.
The enemy is like clouds when the sun is blocked, and the soldiers are fighting for the lead.
Ling Yu formation is still walking, and the left side is wounded by the right blade.
Two wheels of haze come to feed four horses, and jade canals come to support and the drums are beaten.
The sky is full of anger, and the powerful spirit is so angry that it kills everyone and abandons the wilderness.
If you can't go in or out, you can't go back, and the plain suddenly becomes too far.
Carrying a long sword and carrying Qin's bow, his head and body are separated and his heart is not punished.
Sincerity is both brave and martial, and ultimately strong and invincible.
When the body is dead, the spirit becomes the spirit, and the soul becomes the ghost hero. "
Liu Yan took the lead in singing "National Memorial", and thousands of soldiers sang together with five whistles. The sad and majestic singing echoed in the night, as if the cold winter wind also brought a touch of heroism, and it continued to be biting inside and outside Dapanbao, all night long.
The next day, the small flag officer Chen Xun led his troops to the military camp, and the small flag officer Zhang Yi also led his troops to the salt drying field. The peace inside and outside Dapanbao returned to the past.
Liu Yanze went out early and took Wang Yunhe to visit the families of the fallen soldiers from door to door.
Liu Yan also asked Miao Shao, the flag officer, to lead a group of Dunjun troops and caught up with two large carts. The carts were full of various grains, rice and meat. Liu Yan and Wang Yunhe braved the cold wind and went home one by one. Send money and things to express condolences to those military families who have lost their loved ones.
In this way, Liu Yan and Wang Yunhe took three days to visit the homes of all the fallen soldiers. As the news spread, it goes without saying that everyone in the fort was extremely grateful to Liu Yan, and the military households looked at Wang Yunhe in a different light.
Many military households believe that Wang Yunhe has her own style as a mistress, and after marrying Liu Yan in the future, she will definitely be a very good Tunbao mistress.
On this day, Mrs. Chen Jiang came to the flag hall with a smile, mentioned the comments about Wang Yunhe in the fort, and then said with a smile: "Chief A, please take a look. This is the list of items prepared for Chief A's wedding. Let’s see what’s missing, and then I’ll take people to prepare.”
After Liu Yan proposed marriage to Wang Jing, he left the wedding preparations to Chen Jiang. After all, Liu Yan himself didn't know the details and rules of marriage at this time, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to it anymore, so he simply left it to the reliable Chen Jiang family to take care of it.
Liu Yan looked at the list and saw that it was written in great detail. Even things like how many handkerchiefs and tea cups were written down one by one. It can be seen that Chen Jiangshi has put a lot of thought into it. of.
"Haha, my sister-in-law's list is already very detailed. I have nothing to add, so just prepare according to this list."
Chen Jiang smiled happily, took the list and put it away, and then said: "Don't worry, Chief A, the wedding will be arranged. Chief A is just waiting to marry Miss Wang!"
While he was talking, Miao Shao, the flag officer, walked in quickly, with a smile on his face and the corners of his mouth cracked to the base of his ears: "Chief A, Mr. Jia Qi from Wangjiazhuang is here!"
Liu Yan said a quick please, and then asked: "Why are you so happy today?"
Miao Shao said: "I don't know, Commander Jia, but General Jia Qi is here to announce the good news!"
When Chen Jiang heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "Captain Jia, it must be the reward from Commander Jia!"
Before Liu Yan could say anything, he heard Jia Hongyu's voice coming from outside: "Haha, congratulations, Mr. Liu Qi, pack up quickly and follow me to Wangjiazhuang!"
Jia Hongyu walked into the house and then pulled Liu Yan to go out. Miao Shao and Chen Jiangshi's eyes widened.
"Brother Jia, wait a minute, what are you so anxious about?"
"Promoted!"
"gave birth?"
Liu Yan asked doubtfully: "Who gave birth?"
Jia Hongyu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "No one was born. It was you, Mr. Liu Qi, who was promoted! Now the official title issued by Lingshan Guard is in Wangjiazhuang. Come with me quickly!"
On the side, Miao Shao and Chen Jiang heard this and hurried over and said: "Congratulations to the commander, congratulations to the commander!"
Jia Hongyu smiled and waved his hand and said: "From now on, don't call me Chief Jia. From now on, General Liu Qi will be the Baihu Officer of Wangjiazhuang Baihu Office!"
