"Oh oh oh!"
The rooster crowed, awakening the people of the city. Wu Nian was also awakened.
In the bedroom, Wu Nian opened his eyes, but he was not as energetic as before and felt a little dizzy. This time he was not seriously injured, but the wound was infected. Fortunately, it was not serious.
"Huh." Wu Nian didn't want to get up, but he was really hungry, so he called his soldiers in. I got hot water and washed up. Then we went to the outhouse to have breakfast.
I didn’t dare to eat any big fish or meat for breakfast, only rice porridge, vegetables and other light foods.
This thing is useless after eating. I have to take two more meals in the morning, and I also have to take a piece of Chinese medicine.
But after eating porridge and having something in my stomach. Wu Nian felt warm all over and felt much better. After a while, he came to the study room to read. After watching it for a while, he felt sleepy and fell asleep sitting on the chair.
Until Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng walked in from outside.
"What's going on?" Wu Nian opened his eyes, braced himself, and asked.
"General. Are you okay?" Wang Gui asked cautiously without saying anything.
"Yes. General, do you want it?" Zhang Sheng also asked nervously.
"I'm strong, nothing's wrong." Wu Nian cheered up and said with a smile.
Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng were still uneasy, and after carefully observing Wu Nian's expression, they felt a little relieved. The two came to the left and right seats and sat down. Wang Guicai said: "General, we have taken a clear inventory. There are more than 18,000 Goguryeo prisoners. Including the five or six thousand people who surrendered in the previous battle, there are at least 23,000 people."
Wu Nian laughed when he heard this, nodded and said: "Let's put it this way. The number of soldiers who escaped back to Goguryeo is only a little over 10,000 at most. Goguryeo's vitality is seriously damaged."
"Yes." Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng nodded in unison, showing joy. This battle is really of great significance.
"Do as before. Move these Goguryeo prisoners to Nanhai Prefecture, Guangchuan Prefecture, and Yingqing Prefecture for resettlement. Send people to teach them Chu Mandarin, and organize them to build bridges and pave roads on a daily basis."
Wu Nian said without thinking.
Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng did not answer, with troubled expressions on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Wu Nian asked confused.
"General. Let's forget the five or six thousand people before. Now there are at least 23,000 people. This is not a small number. They have to consume a lot of money and food every day, let alone send people to teach them to speak Chinese."
Wang Gui shook his head and expressed his opinion sincerely.
"There's no way. I can't kill them, nor can I train them into an army. They won't be determined to help me fight. And I can't let them go back to Goguryeo. I can only feed them. Moreover, I have said it before Let them learn the Mandarin of Chu. Unify the written language and unify the Mandarin. It will be of great benefit to us in occupying Goguryeo in the future."
Wu Nian had a very correct idea and shook his head.
"Yes." Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng looked at each other and said nothing more.
After saying these few words, Wu Nian felt weak and looked sleepy. When Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng saw this, they were about to get up and leave.
At this moment, Tieniu's loud voice rang out.
"General. I'm back."
Wu Nian, Zhang Sheng, and Wang Gui's faces suddenly showed joy. Wu Nian cheered up and stood up, walked to the door, looked at Tieniu with a red face, and said with a smile: "I'm back now, I'm really worried."
After a pause, Wu Nian said: "How is it? Have you met Li Yunchong and Zhao Man?"
"Anyway, we didn't bring the heads back." Zhang Sheng said with a smile when he found that his good brother had empty hands.
"Haha." Wang Gui chuckled.
Tieniu raised his hands to show that his hands were indeed empty. Then he shook his head and said: "Don't talk about bringing back the head. If you come back alive, I will be Amitabha."
He explained in detail what happened when he met Zhao Mancheng. The last one said to Wu Nian: "General. I am incompetent. Let the tiger go back to the mountain."
After Wu Nian and the others heard this, they broke into a cold sweat. They looked at each other with expressions of fear and joy.
"What do you mean by letting the tiger return to the mountain? You are safe and sound, which is better than anything else." Wu Nian said sincerely, regardless of whether he was pretentious or not, he spread his arms and gave Tieniu a bear hug.
"Yes. Saving the dog's life is better than anything else." Zhang Sheng nodded repeatedly.
Wang Gui stretched out his right foot and kicked Zhang Sheng.
"Yes. I'm really happy to keep the dog's head on my neck." Tieniu nodded heavily, showing a look of joy. The four of them talked at the door, then came in and sat down.
Wu Nian recalled what Zhao Mancheng said before leaving, and praised: "I have my ambitions. He has his own way to protect his family and country. Although we are hostile, we all do our best."
"But." At this point, Wu Nian sneered and said, "It's just. He wants to keep Goguryeo, but it's not that easy."
"Soon. I will cross the Yalu River and march to Goguryeo. Capture the Queen Mother Jin and make her kneel in front of me. Capture the King of Goguryeo alive and destroy their ancestral temple."
Tienniuhu's eyes flashed, and he raised his head and said: "The general is right. This boy is arrogant. He thinks that if he defeats me, he will be invincible. There are many of us who can control him."
"Kill them."
He clenched his right fist and punched it heavily on the armrest of the Grand Master's chair.
"Hehehe." Seeing his energetic appearance, the brothers all laughed.
"Okay. You are tired too. Go down and rest. In a few days, Guan Jinhan and Huang Hu will be back. I have prepared a celebration banquet. You will not come back until you are drunk. You must be in high spirits. Don't go without food. After a few ounces of wine, I got down."
Wu Nian said with a smile.
"Okay." Tieniu responded. Then he went down with Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng. Wu Nian was also tired, so he went back to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep.
........
Lunch time.
In the front courtyard of the county government office. The imperial chairs were removed, and a round table was placed in the center. Various dishes are placed on the table.
Four maidservants stood in all directions, ready to serve at any time.
Wu Nian, Guan Jinhan, Huang Hu, Zhao Yanting, Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, Long Qie, Cheng Yulian and other eight people sat around the round table.
Wu Nian sat in the main seat as a matter of course.
Today he is wearing a purple robe and a golden crown, looking majestic and noble. After these days of cultivation, he has gained enough energy and energy, and his face is rosy.
He wanted to get drunk, so he picked up the wine bowl in front of him, raised his eyes and said to the brothers and subordinates in front of him: "Brothers, this battle has been full of twists and turns. But the result is gratifying."
"Goguryeo was half disabled in the First World War, and I am afraid that it will never dare to cross the Yalu River again. There are 32 counties in Liaodong's five prefectures, and now there are 26 counties in five prefectures in my hands."
“There are six counties left, are they still far away?”
"He Dasheng."
After saying that, Wu Nian picked up the wine bowl with both hands, looked up to the sky and drank it all. This is liquor.
The strong liquor enters the throat and burns like fire.
Just like Wu Nian's mood now.
Passionate as fire, I will not return until I get drunk today.
"He Dasheng."
Everyone did not hesitate, they celebrated together and also raised their heads to drink.
The atmosphere suddenly became heated.
