Chapter 127 Sweeping the World
Ding Hai did not pay attention to these rebel kings who came to celebrate his birthday, but he did not ignore them either.

He asked his adopted grandson Wang Yu and Zhuge Wulong to receive them.

The so-called 50th birthday is not his own birthday, so what's so good about it?

There are some arrogant and proud rebel kings in the north who feel ignored, but they dare not speak out.

No one who can become a local lord is a fool. What they saw and heard in this trip to the northern border almost overturned their three views.

Along the way, we found that every village in Youzhou and Bingzhou had official roads, every town had a school, and the people were healthy and had rosy and radiant complexions.

In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, they are not even worse than the local gentry and powerful people under their command.

This? This is incredible!

Even when the Great Zhou was at its peak, the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the most prosperous areas in the world, could not live such a godly life.

Those towns and county towns are almost as prosperous as the county towns in the north, and their total volume of commercial trade is even higher. Are these still the two states of You and Bing that were once cold and poor?
I heard from the common people that the county towns and state capitals under the Anbei Army are ten times more prosperous than these county towns. Wouldn't that be comparable to the former capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

How can it be?

Yanmen County, Fu Qingzhu, who had an old acquaintance with Ding Hai and had been here several times, sat at the desk in the room of the post station, writing down what he had seen and heard along the way.

As the most powerful rebel king within the Great Wall, his vision is unquestionable. What he saw and heard along the way allowed him to glimpse the strengths and weaknesses of You and Bing states.

The more he learned about the changes in You and Bing states over the years, the more frightened he became.

Fu Qingzhu knew very well what the two states of You and Bing were like in the past.

Now, Fu Qingzhu believes that using the term "Sai Shang Jiangnan" to refer to You and Bing states is an insult to the two states.

Because at this time, You and Bing states had far surpassed Jiangnan in all aspects.

"Wang Nanrong, Wang Nanrong, what on earth have you been doing in Youzhou and Bingzhou for the past eight years? And what about the various academies spread all over Youzhou and Bingzhou? I am finding you increasingly difficult to understand!
However, if you have dug up the bases of the local gentry and the great families, even if the Anbei Army under your command is extremely powerful, I don't think you can take over the world."

Fu Qingzhu, whose way of thinking is still in this era, is surprised by the changes in the territory under the command of the Anbei Army, but he firmly believes that he will be the one who laughs last.

After a month of turmoil, this farce-like birthday celebration finally came to an end.

Ding Hai, who had not been seen in the past month, was now standing on a plain not far from Yanmen Pass, looking at the rough frame of the car in front of him.

This carriage looks much larger than the freight carriages running on the land of Anbei Army. You can find its uniqueness without looking closely.

Because there is a big stove burning coal behind its butt, and a chimney from which smoke is constantly coming out.

Steam engine? Steampunk? Ding Hai really didn't expect that such a thing would appear under his command.

It is true that he enlightened the people, but he never interfered with teaching, and he never mentioned the steam engine to anyone.

"Reward. All the craftsmen who developed this car will be heavily rewarded. Order that all the craftsmen who participated in this research will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and official promotions will be allocated according to their contributions."

After passing on fame and fortune to the masters who were researching the flying cars, Ding Hai continued to say to them, "Masters, the opportunity to change the times is before you.

I hope you can improve the technology of steam vehicles as soon as possible, so that the people under our command can enjoy the convenience of steam vehicles earlier."

Having gained fame, profit, and respect from Ding Hai, those craftsmen who were usually a little dull were all very happy.

If Ding Hai hadn't been in front of them, some of them might have excitedly run back to the laboratory to continue doing various experiments.

Even until he got on the carriage and left the canyon, Ding Hai still felt it was a little unbelievable. He never expected to see a steam engine that could already be running in the feudal era!
According to those craftsmen, this thing has even reached the stage of initial mass production. Not only is its running speed not much slower than that of a horse-drawn carriage, but its carrying capacity is much greater than that of a horse-drawn carriage.

If it could run on tracks, the load capacity could even be quadrupled.

Damn, this technology can be considered black technology in this era!

Time will not stop flowing because of one person, and the world will not stop running because of one person.

While Ding Hai was leading his Anbei Army to quietly work on the development of steam technology, the land of Kyushu was also experiencing a turbulent situation.

In the southernmost part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Nanzhao Kingdom, which once could only linger in a corner of the country, came out of Yunnan and Guizhou and first confronted Ren Xiong, who occupied Fuzhou and Yuezhou.

In the early stages of the fight, Ren Xiong gained the upper hand thanks to his well-trained and courageous trusted soldiers.

However, facing the powerful Ren Xiong Army, the Nanzhao Army became braver and stronger as the battle went on.

They even managed to come from behind and directly conquer most of the land in Yuezhou, and invaded Fuzhou and approached the Fuzhou provincial capital.

If the Nanzhao Kingdom had not been so small in territory and population and had not had such weak war potential in the past, I am afraid it would have been able to swallow up the arrogant Yue Kingdom like a snake swallowing an elephant.

When seeing Ren Xiong being defeated, Chen Shicheng and Ning Caichen who were trying to establish contact with the border of Yue State both felt excited.

But before the two men could open their bloody mouths to carry out the annexation, the two families started fighting for no apparent reason.

Ning Caichen and Chen Shicheng, who were not stupid, noticed something was wrong at the first moment.

They have clearly expressed on various occasions, either explicitly or implicitly, that their next target is the State of Yue.

All the mobilization preparations they made were aimed at the State of Yue, but why did they end up having friction and fighting?

And right after the fight, they formed an irreconcilable blood feud? There must be something fishy going on here?
However, Ning Caichen and Chen Shicheng, who had little background, would not be able to make any changes even if they knew about it?

It is true that they are kings to whom all their civil and military officials are loyal, but they do not have the ability to make all their subordinates wholeheartedly loyal to them.

When the two sides are really angry and have a blood feud, they dare not ignore the thoughts of their subordinates.

Even if the forces under their command will not scatter because of this incident, they will definitely become disunited.

If the world is unified now, disunity will not be a big deal, as there are many people in the world who want to be officials.

If we can’t find a pig that stands up and walks, how can we not find a person who stands up and walks?

But with so many rebel kings in the world, if they dared to play this trick on their subordinates.

I'm afraid their heads will be delivered to the table of someone interested the next day.

They all changed their plans at the last minute and started the battle hastily, and the territories they owned were still relatively rich.

Therefore, the confrontation between Ning Caichen and Chen Shicheng was difficult to determine from the very beginning.

After two years of stalemate, Ning Caichen finally gained some advantage!
However, not long after Ning Caichen gained the upper hand, Chen Shicheng did something that shocked the world.

He took over Sichuan and Shu by water.

This change will allow Chen Shicheng, who was once in a disadvantageous position, to make a comeback.

Without the variable Xue Ju, the small rebel kings in the northern border of the Great Wall would have no chance of defeating Fu Qingzhu, who had the full support of Confucianism.

While Buddhism and Taoism were still wavering about who to invest in, Fu Qingzhu completed the unification of the northern border.

He suddenly became the second-ranked prince among the rebel kings in the world.

As for who is the number one lord, who else could it be except the Anbei Army under Ding Hai?

In the tenth year after the fall of the Zhou Dynasty, the situation in the world gradually became clear.

The Anbei Army is unique and low-key in its conduct and work.

He temporarily occupies a large territory in the north, and has the full support of the four Confucian academies, Prince Fu Qingzhu of Jin.

Ning Caichen, the King of Qi, who occupied the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and had a very sharp military force.

Chen Shicheng, the King of Chu, tends to retreat to Sichuan and become a coward.

Because it was located in the southernmost part, everyone somewhat ignored the Nanzhao Kingdom.

"The world will eventually unite after a long period of division, and will eventually divide after a long period of unity. Yu'er, do you know why?" In the study of the county magistrate's mansion, Ding Hai began his daily assessment of his adopted grandson who had grown from a boy to a young man.

“In reply to Grandfather’s words, according to the ancient books I have read before, most dynasties in history fell because of a tyrant sitting on the throne.

But when we push away the layers of fog of history, I have some different opinions. In my opinion, the reason why the world will eventually unite after a long period of division and will eventually divide after a long period of unity is the word resources.

Among all the classes in the world, ordinary people are at the bottom. Due to the scarcity of means of production at hand, the people are the class with the weakest ability to resist risks.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, or even just an epidemic are enough to make an ordinary family become impoverished, when the number of impoverished people reaches a certain level.

Any disaster that affects a wide range will cause turmoil in the world. At this time, if the person in power is wise enough and has the power to quell the turmoil, then the world can continue to exist.

If those in power are weak and unable to quell unrest, a world as turbulent as today will emerge.”

Ding Hai nodded with satisfaction at his grandson's analysis: "Not bad, you were able to deduce part of the truth through various cover-ups. Yu'er, you have really grown up. Okay, go back and get busy."

After watching his adopted grandson leave, Wang Yu nodded at Wang Yu's back with satisfaction.

After so many years of training, this adopted grandson finally did not disappoint him and showed some of the characteristics of a master.

"Go, gather all the civil and military officials near Yanmen Pass to come see me. We haven't shown our fangs in more than ten years. If we don't make some noise, I'm afraid our Anbei Army will be forgotten."

"Yes." Following Ding Hai's order, the confidential clerks guarding outside the lobby immediately started working.

At Ding Hai's command, all the civil and military officials of the Anbei Army around Yanmen County put down their work and hurried to the county governor's mansion.

An hour later, all the civil and military officials who were able to arrive had arrived. They stood on both sides of the hall, silently wondering why their general had suddenly summoned them back to discuss matters.

Glancing at the civil and military ministers standing on the left and right, Ding Hai said slowly: "The world is now divided into five parts, and the general pattern has emerged.

After ten years, our various reforms have seen the first dividend returns, so I have decided to start the unification process next year.

Regardless of whether those students who are about to graduate want to continue their studies or end their education career here, they must enter the military and political systems and work hard for the great cause of unification.

By the end of next year, I want a stable and peaceful northern border. Tell me, can you do it?"

"General, your will is our mission. By the end of next year, I will return a stable and peaceful northern border to you." Zhuge Wulong, the head of the civil officials, was the first to step forward to receive the answer.

Seeing Zhuge Wulong, a civil official, answer in this way, Feng He, the leader of military merit, naturally would not remain silent: "Wherever the general points, that is where the Anbei army will head.

By the end of next year, the Anbei Army will surely make the interior of the Great Wall as peaceful as the exterior of the Great Wall. By then, please come to the capital."

After receiving the response from his civil and military subordinates, Ding Hai smiled and said, "Good."

There is no need for Ding Hai to say more, nor is there any need to say more. The king and his subject have been together for more than ten years, so who wouldn't understand each other?

As for the various arrangements before the war, it is not Ding Hai's turn to worry about it. The officials he has trained over the past decade are enough to handle these.

After being supported by high-ranking officials with generous salaries for so many years, if those officials cannot even handle such a small matter, there is no need for them to continue to wear the black hat and the Six Yang Leader's hat.

Thanks to the Anbei Army's isolation from the outside world over the years, the outside world did not notice anything wrong with the Anbei Army until the early spring of the following year.

After the spring plowing was completed, the Anbei Army marched south in large numbers. Fu Qingzhu, who was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, then realized that the tiger of the Anbei Army was hungry.

Caught off guard, the border areas near the outside of the Great Wall were all taken over by the Anbei Army without a single shot.

In a hurry, Fu Qingzhu's general Li Lingguang gathered 30,000 veteran border soldiers to defend Hufengkou, hoping to stop the Anbei army's advance.

After one day of fighting, General Li Lingguang was defeated by the Anbei Army and Hufengkou was lost.

Capital City, Imperial Palace.

Fu Qingzhu looked at the information in his hand and his face turned pale.

"How is that possible? I don't believe it. The danger of Hufengkou is not as great as Yanmen Pass. No matter how strong Wang Nanrong's Anbei Army is, it is impossible to take it down in one day, right?
Mountain Master, there must be something fishy going on here. Could the academy send some more experts to help us? We still have Jinyang City in our hands.

Jinyang City is located at the northernmost end of the Fen River Valley in Jinzhong, and is a key point for traffic between the east and west of the river and the north and south.

In the past, the Zhou Dynasty built Jinyang into an impregnable city in order to defend against the southward advance of the Huns.

After I captured Jinyang, I continued to add defensive measures.

I am confident that as long as there are enough experts to help resist the experts in Wang Nanrong's army, Jinyang City will not be lost.

As long as Jinyang City is still there, we will not necessarily lose. Since ancient times, no one has ever been able to rise from You and Bing and then become a rebel king in the Central Plains."

Perhaps he was reluctant to give up and abandon all the investment he had made in Confucianism over the years, or perhaps he was moved by Fu Qingzhu's words.

The middle-aged man in blue clothes, who was respected as the Mountain Master by Fu Qingzhu in the imperial study, finally nodded, indicating that he agreed to Fu Qingzhu's request.

Seeing the mountain master nod, Fu Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief. As the geographical neighbor of the Anbei Army, he knew best how powerful the Anbei Army was.

With an army of 500,000 men under his command, Guangping is no match for the Anbei Army. If the Four Confucian Academies do not increase their support for him, he will be defeated by the Anbei Army within two years.

Fu Qingzhu, who has already tasted power, is not willing to give it up.

Therefore, he would never give in until the last moment. Although Wang Nanrong is strong, I, Fu Qingzhu, have fought all these years and it is not for nothing.

But is the reality really as smooth as Fu Qingzhu thought?

That’s not necessarily the case!

Jinyang, a city whose prosperity during the Great Zhou Dynasty was second only to the capital, has now been closed and locked, and is strictly guarding all suspicious places inside and outside the city.

Everyone in Jinyang City smelled the scent of war.

In this solemn atmosphere, a speeding BMW was rushing towards Jinyang along the dilapidated official road.

Without sparing any horsepower, the BMW covered the long distance at lightning speed and arrived at the gate tower of Jinyang City.

"Who are you? Tell me your name?" The general guarding the city gate shouted at the visitor.

The person being questioned was not angry when he saw this. He raised his head and showed his face to the soldiers guarding the city.

"I am Li Lingguang, the frontier garrison commander. Call your city lord and tell him that I want to see him."

The name of Flying General Li Lingguang is quite famous in Fu Qingzhu's northern frontier system.

After confirming that the person who shouted was indeed the Flying General Li Lingguang, the generals guarding the city quickly sent their personal soldiers to the city lord's mansion to report the news.

Upon hearing the news, the Lord of Jinyang City immediately went to the city gate tower. Standing in front of the city gate tower, the Lord of Jinyang City bowed to Li Lingguang standing below and said apologetically: "General Li, please forgive me.

In wartime, caution is the most important thing. Although I have confirmed your identity, General Li, I still dare not open the city gate rashly.

General Li is the strongest person in the world. I can provide some footholds on the city wall for you to use. If possible, please climb up Jinyang City by yourself."

As a defending general, the status of the Lord of Jinyang City is no less than that of the Flying General Li Lingguang.

Considering the current situation, he proposed the most cautious method, which was to let Li Lingguang climb the city wall by himself. This move was not difficult for the powerful Li Lingguang.

But if Li Lingguang really did it, it would be a bit embarrassing, so the lord of Jinyang City was just about to speak kindly to him and tell him his difficulties in order to get Li Lingguang's understanding.

Unexpectedly, before he could even open his mouth to say anything, Li Lingguang, who was very concerned about his reputation, jumped up and rushed to the city wall.

Li Lingguang's sudden leap startled the lord of Jinyang City.

Considering Li Lingguang's hot temper, the Lord of Jinyang City subconsciously thought that Li Lingguang couldn't stand this kind of humiliation, so he jumped up and was ready to draw his sword against him.

But he never expected that Li Lingguang, who was known for his stubborn temper in the army, not only did not draw his sword against him after climbing up the city wall, but instead absentmindedly bowed to him to show that he had no intention of offending him.

Is the sun rising in the west?
Although he was muttering in his heart, the Lord of Jinyang City did not show any flaws on his face: "General Li has come here alone on horseback. I believe he must have important military information to tell me. Please sit in the city gate tower for a while and explain the military situation to me."

Li Lingguang, who had this intention in mind, did not refuse and immediately followed the lord of Jinyang City into the city gate tower.

As soon as both parties sat down, Li Lingguang quickly stated his purpose: "Lord Zhao, I have come to Jinyang on horseback to tell you three things.

First, the Anbei Army has already reached the Xizhou area. From today on, Jinyang City must be under martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave, and a curfew is implemented. In three days at most, the Anbei Army will appear in front of Jinyang City.

Second, no matter how the Anbei Army provoked or what flaws they revealed, the soldiers in Jinyang City were not allowed to leave the city to fight.

The Anbei Army is unrivaled in cavalry and archery. We would have no chance of winning in a head-on battle. The 30,000 elite troops I had were completely defeated in the first battle because they were overconfident.

Third, even if we defend the city, we still need to make more preparations, especially prepare chariots and crossbows to guard against attacks from the sky.

The Anbei Army now has too many incredible siege equipment. The strong fortresses in the general sense cannot hold out for long in their hands.

After the defeat of the Xuanfeng Army, I led the remnants to retreat to Hufengkou. But you may not believe it, but as soon as I entered Hufengkou, the Anbei Army attacked from the sky and almost caught me in a trap. "

At the end of his speech, Li Lingguang's face was still full of horror.

As a veteran general, he was also a veteran of many battles. Before encountering the Anbei Army, he led his troops to attack the rebel kings and princes in the north, and it can be said that he had never been defeated.

Although the defeat of the Elite Army dealt him an unimaginable blow, it also allowed him to see the strengths and weaknesses of the Anbei Army. If he could pool the power of the northern border and combine the talents of the four academies, and be given a few more years,

He was confident that he could train 30,000 to 50,000 elite troops to catch up with the Anbei Army.

Using massive resources and countless heroes to build a strong army is not a clever way of training troops.

But he still hasn't figured out how the Anbei Army broke through Hufengkou. He only knows that he had just entered Hufengkou the day before and had no time to rest, and the Anbei Army came down from the sky and attacked Hufengkou right after.

The four words "divine soldiers descending from the sky" are not a metaphor but an adjective.

To this day, Li Lingguang can still remember the shock he felt when he saw the Anbei Army descending from the sky.

After ten years outside the Great Wall, Wang Nanrong has truly built an almost invincible army!
Zhao Wuji, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned when he heard Li Lingguang's words. What on earth was he trying to express with these incoherent words?
That’s right, Zhao Wuji really didn’t get anything useful from Li Lingguang’s words just now.

It is known to everyone that the Elite Army was no match for the Anbei Army.

When the Anbei Army was rampant in the northern border in the past, there was no sign of the Xuanfeng Army?
Only a stubborn guy like you would think of using 30,000 elite troops to fight against the Anbei Army head-on and bring trouble upon yourself.

If it weren't for the war now, and you weren't allowed to kill generals at the border without permission, you, this fool, would have been dragged out and beheaded long ago.

Besides, if you, Li Lingguang, need to call me for help when the whole city is under martial law, then there is no need for me, Zhao Wuji, to risk my life to fight for my future.

Didn’t you, Li Lingguang, just lose some face because of the order of martial law in the whole city?

Even with a stubborn temper like you in front of me, I dare not break the martial law rules. Isn't the martial law in this city strict enough?
"General Li, I have already instructed my officers to impose martial law in the entire city. If there is anything missing, you can work with me to find out and fill in the gaps later.

Now, could you please inform this general of the details of the fall of Hufengkou?

This morning, we received the news of the fall of Hufengkou, which was delivered via an express route of 800 miles.

We never got any news about Hufengkou again."

Ignoring Li Lingguang's words, Zhao Wuji asked him about what he was most concerned about.

Li Lingguang looked at Zhao Wuji in confusion and frowned. Didn't he just tell him the reason why Hufengkou was lost? Why did he ask again?
Could it be that Zhao Wuji had a problem with his brain and couldn't understand what people were saying, or maybe what he said before was a bit brief, and his imagination was limited, and he couldn't think of the scene when Hufengkou was lost.

Think back to the descriptions you just said, and then associate Zao Wou-Ki's status and position with your own.

Li Lingguang repeated the reason why Hufengkou was lost: "As I said before, Wang Nanrong's Anbei Army is already able to transport troops through the air to carry out high-altitude strikes.

The defense of Hufengkou is aimed at the enemies on the ground. Therefore, facing the Anbei Army that can launch large-scale high-altitude strikes, Hufengkou is like a tortoise shell that has been opened, and it can't even dodge. "

“If Jinyang City doesn’t want to repeat my mistake at Hufengkou, it must pay more attention to the surprise attack from the sky.

Later, General Zhao and I will ask them to jointly write down these matters that need attention and send them to the capital.

Facing a powerful enemy like Wang Nanrong, the king must know both himself and the enemy. The annihilation of the 30,000 elite troops and the defeat at Hufengkou make it impossible for Li Lingguang to escape the blame.

Therefore, if the Anbei Army attacks Jinyang, I will hold my ground on this city wall. I will repay your kindness with my life."

Knowing how much loss his failure had caused, Li Lingguang explained all the information about the Anbei Army and then told them his future plans.

Dying on the battlefield was the way he chose for himself to end his life. Only in this way could Fu Qingzhu in the capital let go of his hatred for him and treat his family well.

Zhao Wuji was not surprised by Li Lingguang's choice. As a general guarding a place, he could understand Li Lingguang.

However, to be on the safe side, Zhao Wuji decided to move the military and political center of Jinyang City from the City Lord's Mansion in the city to the City Gate Tower. Before he was sure whether Li Lingguang would rebel, he had to be on guard against this colleague.

Just as the two were thinking about it, Zhao Wuji's personal soldiers pushed open the wooden door and walked quickly to Zhao Wuji's side, looking as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

After years of getting along with each other, Zhao Wuji knew from the soldier's expression that although the matter the soldier wanted to report was important, it was not a big secret.

So he waved his hand and ordered: "General Li is the same as me, a general of a frontier county, and he has the same authority as me in military affairs.

In the future, no military affairs should be concealed from General Li without reason."

After receiving the hint from his commander, the soldier immediately said, "Yes, I will remember the city lord's teachings.

City Lord, General Li, a group of soldiers are coming from the south gate, carrying the banner of the Prince of Jin.

Because of the military order issued by you, General, I dare not open the city gate without authorization. Please move to the South Gate to welcome the envoy."

Upon hearing that there was a team of soldiers under Fu Qingzhu's banner at the South City Gate, Li Lingguang and Zhao Wuji looked at each other in surprise.

The ones coming at this time must be reinforcements, and they must be powerful reinforcements.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to reach Jinyang in such a short time.

After receiving the news, the two hurried to the South City Gate Tower. Looking at the recognizable reinforcements lined up under the city gate tower, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

"Quick, open the city gates and welcome the teachers from the academy!"

Zhao Wuji, who recognized the identity of the people, immediately ordered his soldiers to open the gate of the south city gate to welcome the arrival of these reinforcements.

"Ke Menglong from Yuelu Academy has met the city lord. I wonder who the general behind City Lord Zhao is?"

"I am Li Lingguang..."

The people in the Anbei army that marched south had no idea what was happening in Jinyang City.

Although the Anbei Army's intelligence is good, it is not all-pervasive.

At Hufengkou, Wang Yu felt extremely satisfied as he looked at this majestic pass that had not been damaged much by the war.

The battle to capture Hufengkou was commanded by him personally, and the situation seems to be going well so far, and he has finally lived up to his grandfather's expectations.

Speaking of Ding Hai, Ding Hai, who was crossing the desert to inspect Mobei, sneezed unexpectedly: "Who is it? Why do you keep nagging me?"

When the Anbei Army marched south this time, Ding Hai neither commanded the army in Yanmen County nor went to the front line to lead the army in person.

Ding Hai, who had worked silently for ten years and knew how powerful the Anbei Army under his command was, believed that as long as the commander he appointed was not a complete idiot, the Anbei Army's journey south would not be stopped.

No matter who the enemy is, the Anbei Army has the strength to crush them all the way.

…………

He retracted his gaze and looked at the ruined mansion that had been cleaned up. Wang Yu, a hero of this battle, was the first to step in.

Following closely behind, the middle-level officers of the Anbei Army's Seventh Army also followed closely.

Entering the hall that had just been cleaned up in the dilapidated mansion, Wang Yu sat down in the main seat without hesitation.

As the main general of the southern line appointed by Ding Hai himself, he can sit on the main seat even without the blood flowing in his body.

After coughing twice to clear his throat, Wang Yu said loudly in front of the generals of the Seventh Army: “Generals, after three days of fighting, our Seventh Army has achieved some results.

I will report all the merits of the generals to you without reservation and ask for the most generous rewards for your merits."

Hearing Wang Yu's words, the officers of the Seventh Army immediately became happy.

Having the only heir to your boss as the chief general brings a lot of hidden benefits!

Reaching out to calm the excited officers of the Seventh Army, Wang Yu continued, "Well, these achievements that have been confirmed are a thing of the past for us. I hope you will continue to look forward.

There are still large tracts of territory in the north waiting for our Anbei Army to conquer. Jinyang City and even the capital are within our target range.

When we marched south, although the general assigned the task of sweeping the small town to the Third Army, he did not explicitly say that the Third Army could only follow behind us and do some mopping-up work.

The commander of the Third Army, General Xiahou, is an old veteran. Once General Xiahou gets angry.

If we leave the cleanup work to the reservists and militia and lead our troops directly south, the credit that we are sure to get will most likely disappear.

Now that we have the upper hand, we can’t let General Xiahou’s Third Army take all the credit. That would be ridiculous.”

There was no empty talk. Wang Yu talked about tangible interests all the time. This was not very gentlemanly, but it was in line with the expectations of the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Army.

As professional soldiers, they naturally have a sense of honor.

However, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. When it comes to military exploits, the officers of the Seventh Army will not be as polite as good gentlemen.

"After taking over Hufengkou, we will face Jinyang City. Although the Flying General Li Lingguang is stubborn in his thinking and backward in tactics, he definitely has a good vision.

After two encounters, he must have understood some of the strengths and weaknesses of our Seventh Army.

At this moment, I guess a large number of Confucian masters should have gathered in Jinyang City, ready to decapitate all of you present here."

Sitting at the lower left, Yang Yanzhao said in a playful tone.

"There is no need to worry about this. It is true that there are many masters in the four academies of Confucianism. Is there no master in my Anbei Army?

Even if the masters of the four Confucian academies are in Jinyang City, we don’t have to be afraid. Such sects should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago.”

(End of this chapter)