Huxiao Mountain, a mountain peak guarding the road.
The inquiries made by the Meng Yuan spies were correct. Wu Nian and Wei Ru arrived at Huxiao Mountain in advance, established a camp, and were ready.
Wu Nian had nothing to do, so he sat in the big tent and rested. He had traveled day and night all the way, and he only slept for a few hours on the way, feeling uncomfortable everywhere.
"General. The spies have come to report. Chunyuan has withdrawn his troops." Wei Ru walked in from outside, with a little joy on his face, and bowed in salute.
"As expected. This old boy is also a ghost. He will take advantage if there is any advantage. If there is no advantage, he will run away." Wu Nian suddenly became more energetic and nodded.
"We will rest here for three days to allow the soldiers to recover their strength. Then we will go south to Yun County." Immediately, Wu Nian gave instructions.
"Yun County?" Wei Ru was a little surprised and frowned slightly. Logically speaking, the army should now march back to Jiang County, and then let Liu Wu return to Chong County to guard, so that the locations of the captains in the three northern cities could return to before the war.
"In this battle, Zhao Yanting beheaded Xiong Wuwo's envoy to show his loyalty to me. I have to express my loyalty to him. I have to go to Yun County to comfort him."
Although Wei Ru was a female general, Wu Nian put her on the same status as his brothers and said bluntly that she had nothing to hide.
"That's it." Wei Ru showed a look of surprise and nodded.
As a general, she only considers military issues. Wu Nian is the lord and the king, so he has to consider the overall situation.
"Yes." Wei Ru said no more, bowed in agreement, turned and left.
Wu Nian set out from Jinghai County in Guangchuan Prefecture, and after swallowing Guan Jinhan and Huang Hu, he scared away Xiong Wuwo in Jiang County, and came to Huxiao Mountain to force Chunyuan to retreat.
Completed three consecutive kills.
After resting for three days at Huxiao Mountain, the army headed south along the path and arrived outside Yunxian County in the morning.
Colonel Zhao Yanting led thousands of households under his command. The county magistrate and county magistrate of Yun County also led the officials in the city and went out of the north city gate to welcome Wu Nian.
"Meet the general." When they saw Wu Nian, they bowed together and saluted.
"Excuse me, everyone." Wu Nian turned over and dismounted, laughed happily, first helped Zhao Yanting and the county magistrate, then supported him with both hands, and said to everyone.
"Thank you, General." After everyone thanked him, they straightened up. Everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
Everyone knows what this big victory means.
"Congratulations, general. You captured Guan Jinhan and Huang Hu alive, and surrendered 20,000 soldiers." Zhao Yanting smiled and held his hands in congratulations.
In fact, he was shocked inside. Only now did he know the full plan. It turned out to be Long Qie who acted as a double-faced man, leading Xiong Wuwo to be fooled, and finally completed the military operation.
He swallowed 20,000 soldiers, defeated two generals, Xiong Wuwo, and gained two cities.
Wu Nian can hide so deeply.
He is now very happy that he killed Xiong Wuwo's messenger and gave it to Wu Nian. If he had hesitated at that time or made the opposite decision, he would have been on the run now.
And as Wu Nian became stronger and stronger, his loyalty to Wu Nian also increased.
Wu Nian looked at him and said with a smile: "Congratulations are due. However, you are also responsible for Yanting. You are in charge of Yun County, so I have no worries. You also killed Xiong Wuwo's envoy, which boosted the morale of the army."
"Historical books say that the minister of Gu Gong is the minister of Gu Gong. Yanting, you are my minister of Guchong."
Wu Nian gave Zhao Yanting enough face. Zhao Yanting was also overjoyed, but he bowed down modestly and said, "General, your words are serious. This is what I should do."
"Haha." Wu Nian chuckled and reached out to pat Zhao Yanting's shoulder. This kid is very rich, and he doesn't know how sincere he is with his happy expression.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s still the same sentence. As long as he is strong enough, Zhao Yanting will not betray him.
Wu Nian then spoke to the county magistrate and county magistrate for a while. Until Zhao Yanting invited him to a banquet, Wu Nian readily agreed.
He asked Wei Ru to set up camp outside, and only brought five soldiers from one hundred households into the city. These soldiers and horses are enough. If anything happens, we can protect him until Wei Ru's reinforcements arrive.
Of course nothing unexpected happened.
After Wu Nian entered the city, he was warmly entertained by Zhao Yanting. He had a drink with the officers and officials, uniting the officials and the army.
Wu Nian stayed in Yunxian County for three days, completely caring for Zhao Yanting inside and out, and after completing his duties as a lord, he took Wei Ru south with him and returned to Jiangxian County.
He sent people back to the city first, so that the officials would not have to mobilize troops to welcome him. Relatively low-key, he returned to the Fuhan General's Mansion and entered the main room with Wei Ru.
"General." Liu Zhixing, Li Yong, Wang Youxiao, Chen Jiagui, Liu Wu, and Zhang Haiping all stood up and bowed to Wu Nian.
"No need to be polite, sit down." Wu Nian raised his hand and asked everyone to sit down first, and then came to the main seat and sat down.
Wei Ru silently came and sat down next to Liu Wu.
"This time we have a great victory. Whether those who attack or those who stay behind, everyone has merit. Knowing and doing. Lao Li. You can discuss it and issue official documents to commend and reward officers and officials based on the actual situation."
Wu Nian raised his head and said to Liu Zhixing and Li Yong.
In the army, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, but in fact, being a master is the same. Rewards and criminal laws are two-pronged approach. Two words, fairness.
A force can prosper.
Although Wu Nian was a grassroots person and became a lord all of a sudden, this was a huge step forward. But he stabilized the situation not simply by relying on prestige.
It's about mastering the core method of clearing rewards and punishments.
Every war. Wu Nian rewarded meritorious officials and punished those who had made mistakes. Wu Nian was always neat and tidy.
"Yes." Liu Zhixing and Li Yong both raised their hands and accepted the matter.
"Brother, if you are not in Chong County, the defenses of the three northern cities will have holes. You prepare today and go back to Chong County to garrison tomorrow."
Wu Nian raised his eyes to look at Liu Wu and ordered.
"Yes." Liu Wu nodded in agreement, stood up and clasped his fists, then turned and left.
Wu Nian watched Liu Wu leave, then looked at Liu Zhixing, with a smile on his face, and said: "This is a city, of course it must be digested."
"I asked Zhang to go in and guard the two county towns of Huping and Lin. But now that Xiong Wuwo's strength has been greatly damaged, he won't dare to provoke a dispute for a while, without any worries."
"They won't be able to escape the 20,000 surrendered troops. But at present, each of the captains under my command has as many as 10,000 troops. If we increase their troops, it's not that I don't trust them. It's just that some people are capable; Man has reached his limit. I need a new lieutenant."
"What's the attitude of Guan Jinhan and Huang Hu? Are they willing to lower their heads and serve me?"
"There is also Xiong Wuwo. After I digest the spoils of war, it's time to deal with him. Drive him out of Liaodong. Do you have any ideas?"
“Everyone spoke freely.”
As the saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang.
Most of the time, Wu Nian listened to the opinions of his subordinates. Sometimes, he needs to be decisive.
This is also the lord.
You need to be open-minded, but you also need to give it a go.
There is no special rules, but you must have extraordinary decisiveness.
