Guo Ning returned to his tent and worked as usual.
Looking at the time, it was already curfew time, and the post-war tidying up was almost complete. But because the whole army was very happy, the military law was extra lenient and allowed the soldiers to relax.
Just a moment ago, Wu Xu, who was in charge of counting the seizures, led his officials to find dozens of jars of wine from the baggage left behind by Pusan Anzhen's headquarters. Guo Ning also specially approved the military order to distribute all the wine to the soldiers to moisten their throats.
All the soldiers knew that Guo Ning was not good at drinking, and he hated the situation of drunkenness and trouble. Therefore, in the army, only Lantern Festival and Chongwu were allowed to drink alcohol. No matter what celebrations there were, even on Guo Ning's wedding day, only pork, mutton and vegetables were served as extra meals, and no alcohol was allowed.
Even if you go out to camp to drink during the holidays, you can't get drunk and cause trouble. Once you are targeted by the Recording Department or the Military Justice Department, your family's tax-free land may be reduced by a few acres.
For an army of tens of thousands, dozens of jars of wine were poured into each soldier's mouth. It was only a mouthful, and the taste rolled into his stomach. Rather than saying how delicious it is, it is better to say that Guo Ning used it to pay tribute to the soldiers and share a little joy with everyone.
At this moment, he looked outside the camp gate, and sure enough he saw pine torches burning brightly and noisy sounds coming and going. Everyone understood what benefits this victory brought, so except for the soldiers on guard, everyone was chatting and laughing.
Guo Ning himself has always been calm. At this time, he continued to review several documents and arranged various follow-up affairs. His handwriting was not messy at all, and there were no unnecessary words.
Zhang Shengzhi and Wu Chu, who were accompanying the clerk on official duties, looked at each other. They both felt that Jie Shuai was deep and restrained, and he had great ambitions. He was really a man who could achieve great things.
After a while, Guo Ning stacked the documents and files, knocked them on the table, and handed them back to the two officials. Zhang Shengzhi and Wu Chu bowed to take it and exited the tent.
Then Ni Yi stretched his head outside the tent door.
"You all should go to bed early."
Guo Ning waved his hand, went to the back tent, blew out the lights, and lay down with his clothes on.
He lay there for a long time, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.
Across the tent, the sounds of soldiers talking and laughing in the distance could be heard. Guo Ning understands better than anyone why the soldiers are happy and what they are looking forward to. He is also convinced that after this battle, he will have the absolute power to fulfill these goals.
Previously, Ding Haijun was just a small shell under the raging tide of the deep sea, a candlelight in the storm. Guo Ning knew that when many huge forces competed with each other, just a few waves could turn Ding Hai Navy into a small boat. Into the bottom of the sea.
He tried his best to show his tyrannical force, intimidating all parties at every turn, and fighting with powerful enemies. In his heart, he was trying to cover up his loose foundation. He was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.
But after this one, the situation is different.
During the Taihe period, the entire Shandong East Road had 1.03 million households and nearly 7 million people. Even if it has suffered repeated disasters in recent years, it still maintains at least a manpower of more than one million or even two million, and a huge output to match.
This will bring a steady stream of financial and military resources to Guo Ning. According to rough estimates before sending troops, the total amount will be more than twice that of Denglai Sanzhou. The two states in Liaodong are barren and even more insignificant.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers of Dinghai Navy have gained a future and benefits through victory, which will attract countless soldiers and civilians on Shandong East Road to actively move closer to Guo Ning, allowing Guo Ning to easily establish an increasingly large military and political system.
This situation is a bit like a snowball. Everything Guo Ning did before was like making the snowball bigger and compacting it. From today on, the snowball will roll, getting bigger and bigger, and becoming more and more unstoppable.
Guo Ning once fought bravely alone and almost died at the hands of Xiao Xiao; he once led a dozen people in a desperate struggle amid the overwhelming army; he once commanded hundreds and thousands of people, dealing with all sides and fighting fiercely against powerful enemies. But now, the power he can control has far exceeded before, and his confidence to fight against powerful enemies has also far exceeded before.
In this world, the strongest enemy is nothing more than the Mongolian army.
The genius of the generation who looms large on the plateau has a thunderous reputation, a fierceness that can stop a child from crying, and an invincible victory record. In Guo Ning's big dream, he and his successors also set off an unprecedented sea of blood.
All of this was once like a heavy stone, pressing on Guo Ning's chest, leaving him breathless. Under his fierce appearance, he always hides a fear that seems to be suffocating.
But now, Guo Ning can finally say to himself that there is nothing to be afraid of.
So far, Genghis Khan had been in the army for half his life, and he only had hundreds of thousands of herdsmen under his command. The troops he could mobilize were only a few hundred or a thousand households at best. And within two years, I, Mr. Guo, went from being an armored soldier on the frontier to becoming the master of ten states in Shandong, with millions of Han soldiers and civilians!
How about a fight with him?
Guo Ning felt his heart beating so hard that he couldn't help but get up, hold the iron bone flower lying beside the bed, and give it a heavy meal.
The next step is to take drastic measures. Remember, fighting with others is endless fun!
The next day, the main force of the Ding Navy was divided into groups, some going to Binzhou, some to Dizhou, and countless light cavalry sent out in all directions. Guo Ning personally led the main force to continue westward and entered Jinan.
Thousands of miles in radius and dozens of states and counties, countless people saw the Red Coat Army being torn apart. The Hebei Jin Army rolled up their flags and fled far away. They immediately surrendered. The flags representing the Red Coat Army, or the flags showing the military titles awarded by servant San Anzhen, fell one after another, and the cities finally returned to the rule of the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy of the Jin Dynasty.
But most smart people soon understood that the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy of the Jin Dynasty was just a title. No matter what the court thought, the entire Shandong East Road would have the surname Guo from now on.
The huge Shandong society has been in turmoil for decades, and the local situation has its own complications. Since late September, sporadic small forces have continued to cause trouble.
Some of them did not know whether to live or die. Taking this as a good opportunity to rise, they raised troops to expel the officials sent by the navy. Others simply used their previous conflict methods with the imperial court or the Red Coat Army, thinking that they could use this to expand their control over the countryside.
In fact, most of these people are just outsiders. If Guo Ning is willing to keep them, he only needs to show his noble hand and forget about it, and they will just go along with the flow. However, Guo Ning was not lenient. Instead, he continued to put pressure on these small forces and even the local wealthy gentry who were colluding with them under various names. Once they attempted to resist, he would immediately send troops to crush them.
Such a move was ten times more ruthless than the rebels, but Ding Haijun was wearing the hat of the imperial court, and Guo Ning was still a serious Xuanfu envoy. Even if he killed people, he would kill them with confidence, for the sake of peace and prosperity for the common people.
In just ten months, Ding Haijun divided his troops into several groups and attacked them back and forth. In addition, Monk Luo, who stayed behind in the three prefectures, also mobilized troops to cooperate with the town defense forces under Jing'an people to clean up villages and communities and eradicate those who tried to stand between the military government and the grassroots.
At the beginning of October, Guo Ning returned to Laizhou with his troops.
Xu Yan got a summary document on the way. He was accompanying Guo Ning. He immediately opened the document and reported it directly.
"Following Jinan Prefecture and Bozhou, the disobedient people in Dizhou and Binzhou have all been classified as rebels and have been eliminated. According to the previous order, all those who gathered more than a hundred people were beheaded. A total of sixty-six people were beheaded. They were divided into seven counties and hung their heads for public display. The wealth they received has been transferred to the military government. There are more than 1,400 hectares of surplus land that can be allocated to military households."
