"The Imperial Master has great swordsmanship and is in a good mood!" The eldest prince looked at Li Ye standing in a daze in the snow and shouted from a distance.
Li Ye looked up and replied calmly: "Good morning, Generalissimo. If you don't stay in bed and sleep a little longer on this cold day, what are you doing up so early?"
The eldest prince was stunned, then laughed loudly and said: "If I didn't get up early, how could I see the heroic figure of the imperial master practicing his sword in the snow?"
Li Ye stretched out his hand to wipe off the snowflakes on the bamboo sword, walked into the living room, looked at the eldest prince and replied: "I just use it to entertain myself when I am bored. It doesn't count as a swordsmanship."
The eldest prince was stunned and blurted out: "Isn't this considered swordsmanship?"
"I just practiced Buddhism's physical method, and I can't compare with a great practitioner like the eldest prince." Li Ye said quietly.
"Are you really not pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? Tell me honestly and I promise not to tell anyone." The eldest prince smiled and poured him hot tea.
"How are the generals going to arrange for the army to return to the city? It's time to write a battle report to the imperial city. I guess they also want to know the situation in southern Xinjiang." Li Ye did not answer, but avoided the topic.
The eldest prince glared at him with dissatisfaction and said with a smile: "I've written half of it, and I'm going to send out the battle report when I get to the imperial city. Imperial Master, you should take the lead."
Li Ye didn't look at him, looked at the slowly falling snowflakes, and said calmly: "Please indicate in the battle report that neither my parents nor I will be rewarded. All rewards will be given to the soldiers who participated in the battle."
Thinking of what Mu Mu said last night, the eldest prince felt a soft thump in his heart.
As expected, Xindao Guoshi was not worthy of his fame. He nodded silently and tasted the tea cup in front of him, while lowering his head and thinking about how to persuade Li Ye.
Looking at the silent eldest prince, Li Ye continued: "After fighting this war, I will return to the temple to continue practicing. So it is not appropriate to give me so-called rewards. It is better to give some benefits to the soldiers. They There are also family members to take care of.”
"What they deserve has nothing to do with the Imperial Guard. The great victory in this battle was all due to the National Guard's planning and command. How could they not be rewarded? What would all the soldiers think in their hearts?"
The eldest prince said solemnly.
"Generalissimo, just report according to my request, the emperor will understand my thoughts." Li Ye shook his head, looked at him and said with a smile.
"This time on the way back to the Imperial City, after returning to the Imperial City, the army should celebrate and give the participating soldiers a five-day holiday. Also, I want to have some good rest. If there is nothing important, don't call me. "
The eldest prince did not expect that Li Ye would be like this. He didn't know how to answer the question for a moment. He thought that you, who had won the battle, had to hide and think about it. After thinking for a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Master, you are really lazy."
Li Ye looked at him, smiled, and said, "Generalissimo, you can let others handle these trivial matters, and you can also close the door and take a rest."
The eldest prince was speechless for a moment.
Li Ye looked at the steam of tea in the cup and suddenly said: "Don't stop the foundry. The soldiers will continue training after their vacation. Has the trench of the Wei River been dug?"
The eldest prince's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he replied with a smile: "Everything is going well in the foundry. The water from the Wei River has been introduced into Nanyun City, and it can be introduced into the moat after the beginning of spring."
While the two were chatting, the guard had already brought breakfast in. He looked at the eldest prince and Li Ye and asked: "Generalissimo and Imperial Master, please have breakfast. Just now, a subordinate asked if you should wake up Miss Mumu for dinner?" "
Li Ye thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "If you don't call her, pack some for me and let her eat in the car later. Instruct her to go back to the city after breakfast."
The guard nodded to acknowledge receipt, turned around and walked out of the hall.
The eldest prince looked at Li Ye and said, "I arranged for Jiang Shuai to stay with five thousand soldiers and return to the city tomorrow."
Li Ye was startled after hearing this, and then nodded in agreement: "The Generalissimo was thoughtful. Although we are not afraid of them, we still leave some people behind, so that the army will not be thrown into chaos due to a sudden attack."
The eldest prince smiled and said: "In short, it is only right for everyone to return to Nanyun City safely."
...
After breakfast, it was already midnight.
The 15,000-strong army that was about to return to the city had been assembled, and under the command of their respective generals, they embarked on their way back to the city in an orderly manner.
After Mu Mu, who was rubbing her eyes, was woken up by Li Ye's shout, she washed up reluctantly and climbed into the carriage under Li Ye's repeated urging.
He took the breakfast prepared for him, hugged it and ate it, and said while eating: "After that, go to sleep."
Li Ye was so happy that he looked up at the gray sky and said, "To be honest, I also want to continue sleeping."
When Mu Mu heard this, she grinned and said, "When did my brother turn into a pig?"
Li Ye glared at her and said with an angry smile: "You are the little pig, I am not."
Nalan Yu, who was riding a horse, looked at Li Ye beside the carriage and asked, "Where are we going after we return to the city? Do you want to go to the foundry?"
Li Ye shook his head and said calmly: "Judging from the wars in the three towns in southern Xinjiang, their craftsmanship has matured. We don't want to disrupt their rhythm any more. You can watch it for me. When you get back to the city, go back to the city lord's palace." , I want to sleep well for a few days, don't disturb me even if the sky falls."
"Why is this?" Nalan Yu looked at him and asked in confusion: "You slept all night last night, wasn't it enough?"
Li Ye raised his head and glanced at him, frowned and said, "I have to think about some things carefully. I won't bother with these trivial matters until I understand them. If you have anything to do these days, just go to the eldest prince and City Lord Yang. Remember, don't come." Noise me."
After saying that, he got into the carriage, patted the carriage, and shouted: "Let's set off."
"Let's set off, you can go home and go shopping! Mumu is going to buy delicious food, buy more!" Mumu also shouted.
Nalanyu looked at the soldiers driving the carriage and said, "When you return to the city, go directly to the City Lord's Mansion. Don't go anywhere."
...
The eldest prince and Yang Kaiyi were also riding in the same carriage, and they were chatting about the war situation in the three towns.
"Three towns and one battle allowed the soldiers to regain their confidence. They all said that they will no longer be afraid of the cavalry of the grassland tribes in future wars." Yang Kaiyi looked at the eldest prince and said with a smile.
The eldest prince leaned against the car window, opened the curtain and looked at Li Yecong's carriage passing by, and replied calmly: "I just feel that the imperial master is not very interested, which makes us lose some fun after returning to the city."
Yang Kaiyi shook his head, raised his head and glanced at the eldest prince, and said: "It doesn't matter, let him calm down first and wait until he recovers. After all, this is his first time on the battlefield."
The eldest prince looked at Yang Kaiyi in surprise, frowned slightly and said, "Isn't it the first time for you and me to go to the battlefield? What's the difference between the Imperial Master and us?"
"It's different." Yang Kaiyi coughed twice and said: "We are soldiers. Fighting is a talent and a responsibility. The national master is a practitioner who came down from Prajna Temple. Buddhist disciples always have compassion in their hearts. This is also I came to the conclusion after thinking about it for a long time last night.”
The eldest prince was silent, seeming to be thinking about whether he should take credit for Li Ye in the battle report.
Yang Kaiyi was also silent. Although he achieved the greatest victory under his command, the tragic conditions on the battlefield made him feel extremely shocked and regretful.
Regardless of the cavalry of the grassland tribes or the soldiers of the southern border, in the final analysis, they are the children of their parents and all living beings in the five realms.
After understanding this truth, he admired Li Ye even more for his calmness and his compassion.
The eldest prince said: "How much equipment did we lose in this three-town battle?"
Hearing the word equipment, Yang Kaiyi suddenly became energetic.
Looking at the eldest prince, he said with a smile: "Speaking of equipment, apart from abandoning the wooden heavy slaves in the original plan, we had very few other losses. Even though we shot tens of thousands of bows and arrows, the national division was still in Xiaguan. We cleverly borrowed more than 70,000 iron arrows from the enemy, and if you really think about it, we made a lot of money back."
"In addition to the 2,000 horses brought back by General Nalanyu and others from the battle at Wushiling Canyon, and the 3,000 horses we captured in Kaiyang, we won back 5,000 horses alone."
"There are so many. I didn't expect that the imperial master would bring back so many war horses just from a surprise attack. These are all treasures!" the eldest prince replied with a smile.
Yang Kaiyi nodded, looked at the eldest prince and continued:
"You must know that only a small number of these five thousand soldiers and horses have suffered minor injuries. They will be able to recover after returning to Nanyun City for treatment."
Yang Kaiyi came one by one, as if counting the treasures in the family.
"So, for this victory in the three towns, I really should give the Imperial Master a big credit." The eldest prince said with a smile.
Yang Kaiyi opened the curtain and looked at the empty sky, and said: "More than just the merits, without the National Master's previous planning on weapons and his previous trip to the three towns, there would be no possibility of winning this battle."
"That's right. After all, he is a master invited back from Prajna Temple by his father. How can he be compared to us." The eldest prince laughed.
"Just one national advisor can be worth an army of thousands of troops!" Li Kaiyi replied with emotion.
When the eldest prince said this, he couldn't help but rub his hands together and laughed: "In short, we won this battle."
"But the troublesome thing is that the Imperial Master told me repeatedly this morning not to give him and his parents any credit for reporting the battle in the imperial city. Even if I did, he wouldn't take any credit. He would go back to the monastery after fighting this war. Go practice.”
The eldest prince continued.
"The Imperial Master does not want fame? This is a strange thing. But in my opinion, he can not want the reward from the emperor, but as ministers, we have to repay... I believe these things, the emperor The Lord has already made up his mind.”
Thinking of Li Ye's previous actions, Li Kaiyi smiled lightly.
Just as the eldest prince was worried, if the imperial master was not asked to take credit for this great battle, it is estimated that all the soldiers would not agree, and it might even cause trouble.
You may not want it, but as a king, you cannot refuse it.
"In this case, the battle report must be reported as normal. As for the rest of the matter, let the father and the others handle it." The eldest prince felt as if he had succeeded in being a thief and couldn't help laughing.
Yang Kaiyi closed the curtain and said to the eldest prince: "After returning to the city, the army will have a good celebration for three days. According to the instructions of the national master, all the soldiers will have a five-day holiday. Let them have enough fun, and then return to the military camp to continue training."
The eldest prince nodded and said in a solemn voice: "That's the truth. Although we won one game, the battle that is coming after the beginning of spring is the key battle that determines who will have the last laugh in the southern Xinjiang war. "
"They suffered more than 20,000 casualties in this battle, and there are still more than 170,000 troops left in the three towns. Seeing that the gap in strength with us is gradually narrowing, plus this time our weapons have been burned out, and none of the others have been burned. Loss does not count as early leakage.”
"That's true. I didn't expect that the imperial master had already explained all the confidential matters. I'm so dissatisfied!" The eldest prince sighed softly.
Yang Kaiyi laughed, looked at the eldest prince and replied: "I guess they haven't figured out our equipment situation yet. In the big battle after the spring, I believe the national division has already made a sure-win plan."
Yang Kaiyi found a pillow from the carriage, placed it outside the window, leaned against it, closed his eyes and rested his mind.
No one could handle this battle well. After relaxing, all he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.
The eldest prince looked at him and sighed softly, thinking that he was actually a spectator at such a fun thing.
unhappy.
