After dealing with the rebels, it was time to reward them based on their merits.
"Cheng Yin!"
Hearing Yang Ling call his name, Cheng Yin hurriedly ran all the way to the hall and bowed.
"The general is here!"
"You are indispensable for putting down the rebellion this time!"
Yang Ling smiled.
"The general is over-praised. The last generals all followed the general's orders. If we really want to talk about credit, it should be the general who takes the lead!"
Cheng Yin said respectfully.
What he said was not to flatter Yang Ling, but he meant it sincerely.
Whether it was to encourage Han Sui to attack Long County, or to sow discord between Han Sui and Song Jian, this was all done under Yang Ling's instructions.
This guy is quite sensible.
Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction,
"Han Sui has been executed. His official position and title have been handed over to you as a reward. Do you have any objections?"
Cheng Yin almost burst out laughing!
When he followed Han Sui before, he was just a general who was not taken seriously.
Now he has transformed into a general of the imperial court and inherited Han Sui's title!
This is really a blink of an eye, and the old hen turns into a duck!
Thinking of the situation when Yang Ling surrendered to him in the Southern Huns camp, Cheng Yin felt a little lucky.
Fortunately, I didn't insist on it, otherwise I was afraid that I would end up like Han Sui!
Thinking of this, Cheng Yin tried his best to hold back the ecstasy in his heart and said more respectfully,
"Thank you so much, General, for the reward!"
In addition to Cheng Yin, Yang Ling also rewarded Qu Bei, Jiang Ji, Jiang Xu and others who made great achievements in countering the rebellion!
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Xudu.
Duke Wei's Mansion.
Cao Cao is discussing recent political affairs with a group of counselors.
"Speaking of which, Ziyi has been going to Liangzhou for a while. Are there any battle reports coming back recently?"
Cao Cao said to Guo Jiada on the side.
"Reporting to Wei Gong, the latest news about the general is his arrival at Longguan."
Guo Jia said in a deep voice.
"So, it's been half a month, right?"
"Yes."
"I don't know what's going on with the war in Liangzhou."
Cao Cao frowned.
This time Han Sui rebelled, and the warlords and Qiang, Di and Hu people in Liangzhou all raised troops to respond.
In just a few days, Han Sui gathered an army of 200,000 and defeated Ma Teng until he lost his armor and left only a few county towns.
Such momentum can be described as extremely huge!
With Yang Ling's talents, Cao Cao was not worried that he could not deal with Han Sui.
What he was worried about was whether Yang Ling could put down the rebellion in a short time.
Once the Liangzhou rebellion lasts for a long time, and after the disastrous defeat in Wancheng, the situation in the court, which was finally stabilized, will become unstable again!
But Yang Ling only had 20,000 soldiers and horses. Even if Ma Teng's 20,000 troops were added, it would only be 40,000 men.
How easy is it to deal with Han Sui's 200,000 men in a short time? !
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing his worry, Xun Yu comforted him with a smile,
"Don't worry, Mr. Wei. The general is wise, brave, and resourceful. If Liangzhou rebels, he will be captured easily."
While they were talking, they saw Dian Wei walking into the lobby with a happy face.
"Wei Gong, the general sent a battle report from Liangzhou!"
"Oh? Come quickly!"
Cao Cao said quickly.
Dian Wei opened the official document in his hand and said loudly,
"Reporting to Wei Gong, the General of the Expedition to the West fought several fierce battles with the rebels, and all won great victories!"
"Finally, defeat the main force of the rebels in Ji County!"
"Han Sui, Song Jian and others who were the leaders of this rebellion were beheaded!"
"The Qiang Di leader Agui, Yang Wanwan and other accomplices have surrendered to my great Han again!"
"Liangzhou has also returned to the jurisdiction of the imperial court again!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked!
Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others did not doubt Yang Ling's ability, but they never expected that Yang Ling could put down the Liangzhou rebellion so quickly!
You know, Han Sui has an army of 200,000!
Yang Ling was able to put down the rebellion in just half a month with only 40,000 people!
This is simply a myth!
"Give me the battle report!"
As soon as Dian Wei approached, Cao Cao snatched the battle report and read it carefully.
After reading through it, he couldn't help but sigh,
"Zi Yi marched and fought, he was so imaginative that he left no trace behind!"
Everyone read it in turn and nodded in agreement, expressing their agreement with Cao Cao's words.
After being forced to demote Cheng Yin, Yang Ling began his step-by-step plan.
First, they planned to ambush Liang Xing and Ma Wan's vanguard army, and then they made a gesture of attacking Ji County.
After attracting Han Sui to go to the rescue, he led the army to change direction, and after a day and night of forced march, they raided Yang Qiu's barracks.
When the two armies met, they relied on Qubei's defection attack, so that Han Sui only dared to defend Ji County.
Later, he directed Cheng Yin to use the strategy of alienation, successfully instigating the relationship between Han Sui, Song Jian and others, and finally succeeded in winning!
This kind of courage and resourcefulness is something that only a few people can possess!
"It seems that Wei Gong can have a good sleep tonight."
Guo Jia on the side joked.
When Cao Cao heard this, he burst out laughing, and all the pressure on him was gone.
After the discussion was over, everyone stood up and left.
However, Cao Pi stood still and had no intention of leaving.
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows,
"Is there anything else you can do about Zihuan?"
Cao Pi stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Father, my child has a few words... I don't know whether I should say them or not."
Cao Cao's heart moved, he looked at Cao Pi carefully and said without comment,
"We are father and son, to put it bluntly."
"This time Yang Ziyi has made such a military exploit, isn't his father worried at all?"
Cao Pi asked softly.
Cao Cao's face sank and he scolded,
"Asshole, what are you talking about? Ziyi is your brother-in-law, what do I have to worry about?!"
"Father! Yang Ziyi is also an outsider after all!"
Cao Pi said sincerely,
"Don't fathers want to think about their children?"
Cao Cao fell into deep thought, his face uncertain.
In fact, after learning about Yang Ling's victory, he felt mixed feelings.
Previously, there were a number of warlords such as Han Sui and Zhang Meng in Liangzhou who disobeyed the imperial decrees and never paid taxes.
But after this battle, Han Sui and others were all eradicated, and Liangzhou truly returned to the imperial court.
This made Cao Cao happy, but troubles also followed.
Yang Ling's contribution was so great that even Cao Cao himself was overwhelmed.
Even if he will not betray Cao Cao, he has a lot of grudges with Cao Pi. There is no guarantee that he will not rebel after Cao Pi succeeds to the throne!
As Cao Pi said, Yang Ling was still an outsider no matter what, and Cao Cao had to consider the foundation of the Cao family.
But the problem is, he really doesn't know how to deal with Yang Ling.
Yang Ling has made great contributions to himself. If he suppresses her unscrupulously, how will the world view him? Will he feel that he is too mean and ungrateful?
But this is secondary.
The most important thing is that Cao Cao can't live without Yang Ling at the moment!
