Not long after the Yuezhou War ended, Su Kang and Xie Cang sent people to pick up Su Qi'an, who was still on the island.
The strategically important Black Wind Island was finally recaptured, and people had to be sent to replace the defense.
Due to lack of time and secretive behavior, Su Qi'an could only use 10,000 new soldiers to temporarily go to the island.
Now, after the Yuezhou pirates were wiped out, Su Kang sent five thousand Yuezhou soldiers, led by Xie Cang, to change the defense.
Don't underestimate these five thousand Yuezhou soldiers, they are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles.
If we really want to fight face to face, these 10,000 recruits are no match at all.
Su Kang also had his own reasons for sending only 5,000 men. The Yuezhou War broke out this time.
Although the 40,000 incoming pirates were basically wiped out, they themselves suffered heavy casualties.
Adding up before and after, there were a total of 60,000 people, and half of them were killed or wounded, so there were as many as 30,000 people.
It can be said that this battle was a tragic victory. Everyone knew that if Su Qi'an hadn't taken office to change the style of play and rearrange the tactics.
The head-on attack, the lone army's deep penetration, and the secret attack on the pirates' lair, Black Wind Island, directly reversed the entire battle.
If Xiang Yan continues to follow Xiang Yan's tactics of restraining his hands and adding more people, the casualties this time may be even greater.
Although the casualties were heavy, the strategic location of Blackwind Island was worth it no matter how heavy the casualties were.
Five thousand veterans are already the limit that can be drawn away. After all, Yuezhou still needs a large number of troops to stay behind.
For this defense change, just in case, Su Qi'an took only 5,000 new soldiers and Xie Cang back.
There are five thousand new veterans each on the island. Once they arrive, the veterans can lead the new recruits and let the new recruits adapt as quickly as possible.
Secondly, it ensures that there are 10,000 troops on the island. With the defenses built by pirates on the island for many years, even if tens of thousands of pirates come back, they can support Yuezhou's local troops to rescue them.
After completing the defense change and handover, Su Qi'an followed Xie Cang and returned with his five thousand soldiers on a military ship.
Looking at the Black Wind Island getting further and further away from them, Su Qi'an withdrew his eyes, stood on the bow of the ship, and suddenly joked to Xie Cang with a smile.
"Brother Xie, you have become famous again in this battle in Yuezhou. At least half of the ten or twenty thousand pirates remaining in Yuezhou died at the hands of the Splitting Mountain Army."
"I don't think it will be used much. Brother Xie, your name will spread throughout the three states in the south. Maybe with this military exploits, you can move up a level. If you are promoted to Duke, then I will have to rely on Brother Xie to take care of you." .”
Su Qian's joke made Xie Cang wave his hand, shake his head and say, "Brother Su, please stop teasing me here. It's not that easy to get to the rank of Duke." I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at me, and I was very interested in it. I don't have much interest in the so-called position of Duke. Being my first-class marquis is enough. "
"On the other hand, it's you, Brother Su. Your plan to land on the island is too risky. I'm still a little scared after receiving the news that you successfully landed on the island."
Xie Cang changed the subject.
Xie Cang knew about Su Qi'an's landing on the island, but Su Qi'an did not tell him the details.
He originally thought that Su Qi'an set off with more than 10,000 new soldiers.
Although they were new recruits, they were more successful in numbers, which made Xie Cang somewhat at ease.
But after getting to know him better, he discovered that Su Qi'an had only brought a direct team of 2,000 people to forcefully land on the island.
Fortunately, there are not many pirates on the island, only about a thousand people. If there were seven or eight thousand people.
Even if Su Qian's few people could escape, they would probably suffer heavy casualties.
It has to be said that every action Su Qian takes is always different, risky and bold.
But from another perspective, only Su Qian can do this.
Perfectly grasp the right time, place, and people, and find the right opportunity to fight, and you will surely gain something if you take action.
Discovering Su Qian's talent was the right thing Xie Cang felt.
Su Qi'an was born to fight on the battlefield, a military wizard born for the battlefield.
Seeing the worry on Xie Cang's face, Su Qi'an quickly comforted him,
Then he changed the subject.
"Brother Xie, during the Yuezhou War, did you ever find anything wrong with the King of Yue?"
When Su Qian'an asked this question, Xie Cang thought about it, shook his head and said, "Brother Su, I have really observed this matter, and it is really not what you said. The feeling given to me by the King of Yue must be selfish, but this selfishness is only related to Su Qian'an's question. The power struggle between Xiang Yan."
"After all, he is the king of a county. Even if he is no longer welcome, he cannot be suppressed by the local captain. During this period of time together, the King of Yue should not have any bad intentions."
Su Qi'an nodded and said nothing more. Of course, what Xie Cang said was not false.
It's just that everyone has their own opinions, although it's impossible to confirm what Su Kang wants to do and what his purpose is.
But what can be confirmed so far is that the sixth prince has no bad intentions towards Su Qi'an for the time being.
What Su Qi'an can do now is to maintain this outwardly polite cooperative relationship with the Sixth Prince for the time being, but in his heart, he still has to be quite vigilant.
Princes who can live to adulthood are just simple things. The more useless they are on the surface and have no edge, the most terrifying are such talents.
Su Qi'an was immersed in his own thoughts. After a while, Xie Cang's voice sounded in his ears.
"Brother Su, the war in Yuezhou has been settled. We have been here for a month. We should return to Jiaozhou next."
"Well, after handing over to His Highness the Sixth Prince, it will only take a few days before you can leave."
"Finally the war in Yuezhou has been settled. Next time we return to Jiaozhou, it's time for Brother Su to return to Xizhou." Xie Cang stretched and said softly.
"Xizhou...yes, I've been away for almost three years. It's time to go back. I don't know how they are doing." Su Qian looked at the sea in the distance and murmured softly.
At the same time, at the dock of the first county city, Su Kang and a group of people were waiting for Su Qi'an's return.
Behind him were not only the many soldiers who came to greet him, but also some local people.
Su Qian's role in the Yuezhou War could be said to have turned the tide, and it would be no exaggeration to say that he made the greatest contribution.
After the Yuezhou pirates were put down, many people spontaneously walked out of the streets and came to the shore to greet their great hero who put down the Yuezhou crisis.
Under their gaze, Su Qi'an's warship was slowly approaching on the sea in the distance.
The military ship docked. As soon as Su Qi'an got off the ship, he was surrounded by warm cheers. In front of him, there was no end in sight of the people.
The scene was so spectacular. Su Qi'an got off the boat and greeted Su Kang and others.
The cheers of the people around him were so noisy that Su Qi'an couldn't hear Su Kang's words clearly for a while.
After a while of hand gestures, Su Kang understood and signaled his men to take Su Qi'an away quickly.
After being protected by layers of soldiers, Su Qi'an got on the carriage. It took about a quarter of an hour to barely escape the cheers of the gathered people.
Along with him were Su Kang and Xie Cang. As the carriage slowly drove away from the crowd, Su Kang said with a smile.
"Dongshan Hou, your current fame has spread throughout Yuezhou. It can be said that there is no one in the entire Yuezhou who does not know your name. I am very envious of you."
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue was joking. I was invited by His Highness the King of Yue. This is just Su's responsibility."
In response to Su Qi'an's humility, Su Kang waved his hand, "Dongshan Hou, you don't have to be so humble. Your strength is obvious to all. I will keep your support for Yuezhou in mind. If anything happens in the future, as long as I If you can help, just ask."
Su Qian nodded, did not continue the topic, and said, "Your Highness, the King of Yue, now that the war in Yuezhou has calmed down, there is no need for Su to stay any longer. Su plans to leave Yuezhou and return to Jiaozhou in a few days."
Su Kang was startled, but he seemed to have thought of something and nodded, "Well, that's fine. It's been a month since Marquis Dongshan left Jiaozhou, and it's time to do his own thing."
"Don't worry, Marquis Dongshan. No matter what happens next, I will fight against my father to prove that Marquis Dongshan is not guilty. Marquis Dongshan, you can do it with your hands."
Su Kang's cryptic words
How could Su Qi'an not know this? He expressed his gratitude to Su Kang for his statement.
But in my heart, I was a little more afraid of Su Kang.
The three of them rode the carriage and chatted along the way. The carriage drove for about two hours. Read the book
Su Qi'an finally returned to Shuixiang County. After sending Su Qi'an to his destination, Su Kang bowed his hand in the car, exchanged greetings with Su Qi'an, and then said goodbye, seeing that he was going to Yuezhou City.
The war in Yuezhou has been settled, but there are still a lot of things waiting for Su Kang to deal with.
After Xiang Yan completely lost power because he delayed the military plane, Su Kang is basically in charge of the overall situation in Yuezhou.
Watching Su Kang leave, Su Qi'an murmured, "I wonder if Xiang Yan's downfall is good or bad for Yuezhou?"
After a while, Su Qian turned around and returned to his mansion.
Shuixiang City began to become lively because of Su Qi'an's return. Similarly, the entire Yuezhou also began to undergo earth-shaking changes due to the end of the war.
In the next few days, one piece of news shocked the entire Yuezhou.
The first news that broke out, as expected by the people, was that Xiang Yan was hesitant and kept giving orders during this war, which led to delays in fighting and major delays.
Under the auspices of Su Kang and after review by Yuezhou senior officials, Xiang Yan's captaincy was removed as expected.
But the strange thing is that Xiang Yan's official position was demoted, but he was still in charge of Yuezhou's military.
It's just that from commanding the entire state, it was reduced to four counties in Yuezhou, which was directly reduced by half.
The reason behind this was quickly revealed. Xiang Yan was a local snake in Yuezhou after all.
The Xiang family is the largest family in Yuezhou. It is impossible to completely bring down Xiang Yan just based on this incident.
Even if Xiang Yan falls, it won't be long before the Xiang family's strength creates another Xiang Yan.
Instead of keeping Xiang Yan, shrinking his power bit by bit, and using Xiang Yan to check and balance other rising families, at least the stability of Yuezhou can be guaranteed.
After Xiang Yan was temporarily dealt with, the next thing was the bloodletting of Yuezhou officials.
From the inside out, from top to bottom, all officials, big and small, have basically been changed.
This incident caused the biggest shock in Yuezhou, and it can be said that the local people were stunned.
