3pm.
A dense crowd of people gathered outside the gate of the General's Mansion. These were the people who came to receive compensation.
Fortunately, Wang Cheng had made arrangements in advance. He specially asked two teams of soldiers to maintain order. He also placed several tables in the front yard, and each table had someone responsible for registration.
The number of people who were wiped out by the Tu family in Nanli County was calculated yesterday, so what we have to do now is pretty much the same as following the map.
The compensation was not placed here, but in the hall behind the yard, where someone was also checking it, which was the last step in the entire process.
In fact, these compensation funds originally belonged to the families who were massacred, but they were robbed by Li Xiang and his gang. After the hundreds of imperial guards were wiped out, the money became ownerless.
Of course Wang Cheng could keep the money for his own use, but he felt that he could do more with it.
People's hearts!
Since he has taken over Nanli and is now the governor of all military affairs in the southwest, how can he carry out work quickly in Nanli County without the support and support of the people?
In order to win the hearts and minds of the people, Wang Cheng prepared a lot, but something went wrong when things came to pass.
Eight relatives of a murdered family showed up to collect compensation. What's even more bizarre is that these eight families didn't even know each other.
Moreover, this is not the only similar situation. There are many relatives of a murdered person.
One family said that he was the relative, and the other family said that they were the family members. They had a huge quarrel over receiving compensation, and the scene was very chaotic at one time.
"General, what should we do?"
Xu Yu and Li Xu, who were responsible for recording and distributing compensation, were scratching their heads anxiously. After so many years as soldiers, they had never been so upset today.
Wang Cheng looked at a bunch of people noisy there, thought for a while, and said: "First take out those who are making trouble, and let the villagers of each village issue certificates. Those who can prove their kinship can receive compensation. As for the others, Lock up all the counterfeiters."
Xu Yu and Li Xu looked at each other and thought that this would be a good idea. Li was the head of the village and no one knew the relatives of each family better than him.
Because it involves receiving compensation, Li Zheng from each village has basically arrived. After all, Nanli County is so big, and Li Zheng also has relatives who have lost their families in the city.
With their intervention, many fake people were discovered at once. Wang Cheng ordered people to arrest these fake people on the spot, and the chaos was quickly stopped.
However, new conflicts soon arose.
There are fake people who cheat to get compensation, and of course there are real people. Many families that were wiped out have several relatives.
Wang Cheng said: "I have already said this morning that only one family can serve as a representative. Whoever registers first will know."
"But, they all said that they were the first to arrive." Xu Yu twisted the word "Chuan" on his forehead.
Wang Cheng snorted coldly and said: "Since they want to stay here so much, then let's grant their wishes."
When Xu Yu heard this, his big face was full of doubts. What was his general planning?
"so!"
Wang Cheng waved to him and whispered a few words in his ear.
The more Xu Yu listened, the brighter his eyes became, and his expression kept changing.
"Just come here!"
Wang Cheng smiled and said to him: "Go! Say the same to others."
Xu Yu nodded, and then ran to several other people responsible for recording and talked.
Sure enough, the group of people who were noisy and almost started to fight quickly stopped.
After leaving the General's Mansion, the streets were full of people, and the queues for compensation stretched far away.
Those who received compensation have gone to the homes of their relatives and began to offer sacrifices to their relatives in a decent manner.
Wang Cheng walked along the street to the Beida camp where the Nanli garrison was stationed. There are currently more than 2,400 soldiers here, all of whom were originally under the command of the powerful general Liu Xingze, but were now found by the captain Chengyi.
After that battle, nearly half of the 6,000 soldiers defending the city were killed or injured. Most of the remaining half were recovered by Chengyi, and a small number were missing.
When Wang Cheng arrived, a group of soldiers were cleaning and organizing the camp.
On that day, Li Xiang led the Imperial Guards to break through Nanli, and the camp was also damaged to varying degrees.
A large camp with four to five thousand people covers a very large area and has hundreds of rooms. It cannot be repaired in a short time.
Cheng Yi wore a red fish scale armor and commanded the soldiers in a loud voice.
After seeing Wang Cheng, he quickly ran over and saluted: "General!"
Wang Cheng nodded and said: "Accommodation and food are two important elements for leading a good soldier. Only by eating well and sleeping well can the soldiers have the energy to fight. Cheng Xiaowei is indeed a veteran who has been in the army for many years."
Cheng Yi smiled and touched the back of his head and said, "Lao Cheng learned all this from General Liu. We are soldiers not just to fill our stomachs."
When he said this, he immediately remembered something and said: "General, our Nanli garrison has taken a lot of money, but we just don't have enough food."
Wang Cheng patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry! We won't let our brothers go hungry again this time."
Chengyi nodded, actually doubting it in his heart, because he had heard similar words more than once.
Wang Cheng naturally didn't know what the other party was thinking, so he gave a few more instructions and left the camp.
Then, he went to Nanda Camp and met Zhang Han and his soldiers.
In fact, since the battle that night, five or six hundred of the two thousand cavalrymen were killed or wounded, and now only more than 1,400 are intact.
The name of the Golden Blade Guards is really not something to brag about. Even though they were heavily surrounded by two thousand people, and they had the advantage of the terrain, coupled with the iron-armed copper crossbows and other important weapons in the army, they still killed and injured many people.
If Wang Cheng hadn't taken action in the end and destroyed the morale of the Golden Blade Guards, even if the two thousand men could win, it would be a miserable victory.
Wang Cheng looked at the soldiers who were practicing and asked Zhang Han: "Is the food okay for these two days?"
"It's good! You can see meat and fish every day. It's better than what we did in Wuping County. I just don't know how long it will last." Zhang Han nodded.
Wang Cheng said: "Don't worry about food, I won't make you hungry."
Zhang Han nodded, his reaction was almost exactly the same as Chengyi just now.
Wang Cheng thought to himself that the impression Nanli County has left on the world is almost ingrained.
Thinking of this, he turned back and looked outside the camp. That person should be arriving soon.
After leaving South Camp, as soon as he reached the street, a soldier ran towards him in a hurry.
Wang Cheng stopped him and said, "Slow down! Why is there such a rush?"
The soldier pointed at the city gate and panted: "General, there are many people coming outside, saying... they say they are your old subordinates."
Wang Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard this and he hurried towards the city gate.
I saw two to three thousand men and horses appearing outside the city, almost all of them wearing battle armor and looking very powerful.
The leader is a man, sitting high on a horse, wearing a green robe and a scribe's hat on his head. He is in his thirties and has a fair face.
As soon as Wang Cheng appeared, he quickly got off his horse, trotted up to Wang Cheng, bowed and saluted: "I have seen the general in this humble position!"
Wang Cheng helped him up and said, "Sir, you are polite!"
Who else could he call sir besides Liu Qingsheng?
Liu Qingsheng stood up and congratulated him again: "Congratulations to your Majesty for your humble position. I have been promoted to General Polu, and your career has been on the rise ever since."
"I've said it before! He's just a general with no name. He still has a long way to go in the future." Wang Cheng said.
Liu Qingsheng said: "Your Majesty, you are wrong! General Polu is by no means an ordinary title for a general. It carries the King's affirmation and high hopes for you, and you will definitely be reused in the future."
Wang Cheng actually knew this in his heart, but now was not the time to talk about it. He looked at the group of soldiers behind Liu Qingsheng.
There was a huge crowd, and judging from the number of people there were 3,000, it was no wonder that the soldiers guarding the gate did not let them through immediately.
A total of three thousand people, if they were pretending like Li Xiang did last time, letting them in at will wouldn't it be a reenactment of the scene that day.
Wang Cheng saw many familiar figures in this group of soldiers and said with a smile: "Why are you all looking so sad? Are you afraid that I won't give you food?"
Everyone saw that Wang Cheng was still the same as before, and they were no longer restrained.
"Haha! Sir, you still remember us!"
"Bullshit! Even though your lord has been promoted to general, he is still our lord!"
…
Wang Cheng looked at these brothers and said with a smile: "I can't forget you even if I forget anyone!"
"Yin Bo, Zhou Hang, Wu Dalong, you guys followed me when I was still a military commander. You are the first group of people with me."
"Liu Zixiang, Wang Chenyu, you are General Zhu's treasures. If you can come, General Zhu's heart must be bleeding!"
…
Seeing Wang Cheng calling out their names one by one, everyone finally put their hearts in their stomachs.
In fact, many of them did not want to come here, firstly because the defenders in Nanli County were notorious for not having enough to eat, and secondly because they were worried that Wang Cheng would no longer value them after he had new subordinates.
"Okay! I won't talk nonsense to you! Let's go to the city and have a good chat!"
Wang Cheng waved his hand and supported Liu Qingsheng with the other hand as he walked towards the city.
Three thousand people lined up in several long queues and marched into the city, attracting the attention of all the people in the city.
Regarding the three thousand extra strangers, they had doubts, worries, and a little fear in their hearts.
Liu Qingsheng and his party were also looking at them. They had just arrived in a new environment, and they were also curious.
The city was not as beautiful as they thought, and many houses were burned to scorched earth.
"It seems that the battle was really tragic!"
Liu Qingsheng felt heavy in his heart. Suddenly, he noticed a few people wearing sackcloth and mourning on the ruins.
They were all men, and they were all young. Strangely, there was not much sadness on their faces.
"Have you noticed it, sir?" Wang Cheng said.
Liu Qingsheng nodded and said, "Sir, these people are not like the family members of the victims."
"They really aren't!"
Wang Cheng then explained their identities and stated his true intentions.
"This is a bit difficult to handle."
