Whoosh.
The river water rolled up waves, and many soldiers of the Sui army were constantly flapping on the river surface.
There was still a clear difference between infantry and navy.
Most of the infantrymen were not familiar with water, and once they entered the water, they would die.
Following Cao Yun's order, the Jiangdong infantry cooperated with the navy and took boats to retrieve the living soldiers of the Sui army.
After experiencing a great battle, the originally clear river surface was smeared with a touch of scarlet.
The thick smell of blood wafted in the surroundings, and there were many floating corpses that floated up and down with the waves.
Lai Hu 'er led the army back the way they came. His hair was still disheveled, and his face had a hint of vicissitudes.
This defeat caught him off guard and even surprised him.
"Impossible, this is impossible!"
He frowned and kept repeating this sentence.
It was impossible for Cao Yun to have such an elite army in such a short period of time.
"Unless…"
Lai Hu 'er's expression changed.
Unless Cao Yun had prepared an elite army in advance and was waiting to protect his son.
Combined with the fact that Cao Yun had settled in Stone City and not Pill Sun City in Pill Sun County, Lai Hu 'er was even more determined in this idea.
"This is too terrifying!"
His face trembled slightly.
There was also a trace of unknown light flickering in his eyes as he looked at the river surface. It seemed to be an emotion called fear.
"There are quite a number of people. It seems that the 50,000 navy of the Sui army is mixed with about 30,000 infantry.”
Fang Xuanling sighed as he watched the navy retrieve the captives.
"I didn't expect my lord to have such a trump card. It's really hard to see through.”
Hu 'er had personally taken part in this battle, but he had still suffered a crushing defeat. This shocked Xin Wenli greatly.
"My lord actually defeated Lai Hu 'er on the surface of the water and even let him escape in a sorry state. This is what a true hero should be like.”
Looking at Cao Yun who was not far away, Xin Yue'e's beautiful eyes were filled with splendor, and her cheeks were slightly flushed.
The entire salvage process lasted for nearly a night.
Apart from salvaging the corpses, they also needed to clean up the river surface.
After all, if a corpse was soaked in water for a long time, it would affect the water quality of an area.
"My lord, we have salvaged an estimated 20,000 Sui soldiers who have fallen into the water.”
Not long after Cao Yun returned to his residence in Stone City, Hou Junji came to report.
It seemed that the salvage was over.
"Those who surrender will not be killed and will be given food and medicine for treatment.”
This was Cao Yun's first order.
Lai Hu 'er hurriedly retreated. In the eyes of the Sui soldiers who had fallen into the water, he seemed somewhat heartless.
When they were resentful and ruthless about protecting their son, Cao Yun saved them, giving them a sense of contrast.
In addition to the torture of hunger and cold, this group of Luoshui soldiers would naturally surrender.
Moreover, once they surrendered, their loyalty would be guaranteed.
Hou Junji gave the order, and Stone City prepared to distribute rations and medicinal herbs.
As expected, the 20,000 captives all chose to surrender.
After this water battle, Cao Yun repelled the Sui army that came to protect his son and captured 30,000 soldiers.
Among the 30,000 Sui soldiers, 10,000 of them were the navy of the Sui army. This was a regular navy.
After the 30,000 captives had received food and medicine.
Cao Yun gave the second order, taking 10,000 of the Sui Navy into the Jiangdong Navy.
The 10,000 Sui Navy would still be led by the Jiangdong Navy, so the overall combat power would not be affected.
The remaining 20,000 would naturally be incorporated into the infantry.
At this point, the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Sui army had become Cao Yun's forces.
"My lord, this battle was a great victory. I didn't expect the famous general of the Great Sui to be in such a sorry state when he came to protect my son.”
Hou Junji and Du Fuwei both laughed.
Lai Hu 'er could be said to be a fierce general of the Great Sui Dynasty. He had won countless battles.
However, what kind of person was he? Now that he was in such a sorry state in today's battle, it indeed made people feel happy.
Cao Yun smiled indifferently and did not discuss this matter further.
"The first battle in Stone City has ended, and Stone City has been firmly taken down.”
A moment later, Cao Yun slowly spoke.
Hou Junji and the others remained silent.
"The name Stone City is not as glorious as before, so I have decided to change Stone City back to Jiankang.”
Cao Yun continued.
After all, Stone City was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. The word 'stone' did not match the history of the city. Now was the time to restore its former glory.
"That's good."
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled.
"We have no objections!"
Hou Junji and Du Fuwei clasped their hands.
Even Xin Wenli, who had just joined, agreed.
The matter of changing Stone City's name was confirmed just like that.
"From today onwards, Stone City will officially be renamed Jiankang City.”
Cao Yun announced loudly.
That's right, he intended to use Jiankang as a temporary base camp. He could attack and defend, and the city was strong and tall. However, everything had to wait until the Huai River was completely taken down.
"Yes, sir!"
Fang Xuanling and the others responded loudly.
"The relevant policies need to be implemented in Pill Sun County.”
After announcing the name change, Cao Yun reminded Fang Xuanling.
The matters that needed to be discussed in the meeting hall today could be considered to have come to an end.
Fang Xuanling and the others received their orders and left, leaving Cao Yun alone in the hall.
"Lai Hu 'er was defeated, and Jiang Du's strength has been weakened.”
He walked out of the meeting hall and looked at the stars in the sky as he muttered to himself.
......
The recruitment hall that Cao Yun ordered had been completed for some time.
During this period, there were also people who came, but none of them were talented people. Most of them were just martial arts practitioners.
After a long time, people without talent really didn't dare to casually step into this place.
"Recruitment Hall, this is it."
In front of the Recruitment Hall, a scholar with a delicate appearance stopped.
The scholar was dressed plainly, but he exuded a refined aura. This made the surrounding people unable to help but take a few more glances at him.
The person who had come was Du Ruhui. He had heard that the Revolutionary Army had risen to prominence here and had built a Recruitment Hall, so he had come to seek refuge.
"Brother, are you also preparing to enter the Recruitment Hall?”
Just as Du Ruhui was thinking about something, a voice suddenly sounded beside him.
Du Ruhui looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in tight clothes standing beside him.
The young man had an imposing appearance and had the air of a little general. However, his simple clothes affected his temperament.
This young man was Li Jing. He had also come here to take a look because of the Recruitment Hall.
Li Jing was naturally attracted by Du Ruhui's elegant temperament and couldn't help but come up to chat.
"That's right. In this world, it's really rare to see someone who can build such a recruitment hall.”
Du Ruhui said with a smile.
The two of them chatted casually for a while before walking towards the recruitment hall.
When the commoners saw this, they looked curiously at Du Ruhui and Li Jing.
"These two really dare to enter the Recruitment Hall?”
"Haha, maybe we'll be kicked out later.”
The commoners joked.
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