"Young Master is dead?"
Xue Rengao's corpse was fixed on the pile of rocks and kept shaking. This scene was truly terrifying.
The already chaotic Longxi Army was now filled with terror. The scene in front of them was simply too shocking.
"We won't kill those who surrender!"
Li Jing saw the morale of the Longxi Army crumble and immediately shouted.
"Hua hua…"
The Longxi Army put down their weapons and surrendered.
They were a group of dragons without a leader, and the other party's combat strength was also incomparably powerful. If they continued to resist, they would only die.
With the surrender of the Longxi Army, the ambush ended.
"Detain the prisoners and return to Chencang.”
Li Jing immediately ordered.
"Yes."
The soldiers of the Han Dynasty responded and gathered the surrendered Longxi soldiers together, escorting them back to Chencang.
It didn't take too long to return to Chencang from Coiling Dragon Mountain.
When the army arrived at Chencang, Li Jing first imprisoned all the prisoners of war before going to the hall of the government office.
After hearing about the victory, Cao Feng and the civil and military officials were already waiting in the hall.
"Greetings, Duke Han."
Li Jingxian bowed.
"There's no need to be so polite."
Cao Feng waved his hand.
"Duke Han, our army has won many victories. First, we wiped out five thousand soldiers from Chencang and Mei City.”
Li Jing reported the results of the battle, which included the battle between Chen Cang and Mei City.
"After screening, only five thousand people meet the criteria.”
There were only 5,000 of them out of 20,000, which barely met the standard of a regular army of the Han Army. It could be seen how much more demanding they were compared to the rest of the rebel armies.
"Not bad."
As for Fang Xuanling and the others, they weren't that surprised. They knew that quality mattered more than quantity.
"Very good."
Cao Feng nodded.
"The Longxi Army had a total of thirty-five thousand soldiers, killed more than ten thousand, and captured twenty-five thousand.”
Li Jing continued to report.
"Similarly, after a rigorous screening, only seven thousand people met the criteria.”
In this way, they had captured 45,000 people in these two great victories.
In the end, only 12,000 soldiers met the standard of a regular army.
"Alright, take these twelve thousand men and put them all into the regular army.”
Cao Feng commanded, fully understanding the overall situation of the army.
"Yes."
Li Jing responded.
These troops had just joined and needed some time to adapt. Only then would they have the ability to fight.
"Medicine Master and Cunxiao will be in charge of the regular army.”
Cao Feng paused for a moment before continuing.
Apart from adapting the newly incorporated regular army, they also had to train them to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.
The Flying Tiger Cavalry trained by Cun Xiao was a rather powerful cavalry. Li Jing was also quite skilled in this aspect, so it was most suitable for them to train him.
"Yes, Duke Han."
The two of them stepped forward and responded.
"Duke Han, since we've won this great victory, Tianshui and Longxi will definitely be empty.”
Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said.
"Of course."
Hearing this, Cao Feng nodded.
Then, he directly issued an order for the army to set off immediately, heading straight for Tianshui County and Longxi County.
Chencang and other places only left a portion of their forces.
This was because Tianshui County and Longxi County had few troops and were leaderless.
The Han army easily broke through the city and killed anyone who resisted.
After the two places were taken down, the Han army successfully took over Longxi and Tianshui.
At this point, the path to the Hexi Corridor had been completely opened.
If the Han army wanted to march into the Hexi Corridor, it would be much easier than before.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the side mission.”
Just as Cao Feng entered the government office, the system notification sounded.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Liangzhou branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
The system prompted.
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards versus the Liangzhou Branch?"
Cao Feng smiled meaningfully.
He did not expect that the side mission he completed this time would actually be the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"Ding, the new side quest has been released.”
The mission upgrade sounded.
This time, Cao Feng was stunned. He did not expect the new mission to come so quickly.
"Ding…side quest--”
Following that, the mission was quickly issued. Cao Feng smiled.
“………”
Just as the storm was brewing in Liangzhou, Li Xiu Ning, who had been on the run for a long time, arrived in Taiyuan in a carriage.
Her female attendant, Xiao Lian, alighted from the carriage in Taiyuan City.
Looking at the brand new city and streets, it was inevitable that the two of them felt like they had left their homes.
"Eldest Miss, why did you come here?”
Little Lian asked in confusion.
"If I remember correctly, father is already halfway to his post.”
Li Xiu Ning replied.
As she spoke, her eyes were firm as she looked in the direction of the Tang Public House.
"So that's how it is."
After hearing what the Eldest Miss said, Little Lian also remembered this matter.
Previously, he had not taken up his position because of the Eldest Miss 'engagement banquet. Since he had run away from the engagement, then Duke Tang naturally had to come to Taiyuan to take up his position.
"Miss Chang, are you going home?”
Little Lian asked excitedly.
Wandering outside, one would have to suffer a lot.
"No."
Li Xiu Ning shook her head.
"This?"
Little Lian was stunned for a moment. Since she wasn't going back, then what was Miss Chang doing here?
"Phew…"
Li Xiu Ning took a deep breath and resolutely walked toward the Tang Public House.
Little Lian followed closely behind. When they were close to the door, the two of them stopped.
"Find a random commoner and give him some money to send this letter in.”
Li Xiu Ning took out a letter and said.
"Yes."
Little Lian was secretly puzzled, but she still responded.
Soon, she found a random person on the street.
The man accepted the money and sent the letter in.
"Let's go."
Seeing that the letter had been delivered, Li Xiu Ning turned around and left in relief.
It was inconvenient for her and Little Lian to show their faces. If they were seen by the bailiffs, it would inevitably alarm her father.
It was not difficult to tell that he had no intention of returning.
"Eldest Miss, the matter is over. Why don't you go back?”
Little Lian asked weakly.
"This time, I've brought a lot of trouble to my family. I have to make up for it. How can I just go back like this?”
Li Xiu Ning said without turning her head.
As for Cao Feng, who was supposed to make up for the betrothal, he was subconsciously ignored. To be exact, he believed that the Li family's foundation was enough to compensate him.
"Then what does Miss Chang mean?"
"I'm going to the northern part of Bing Province to make a living.”
Li Xiu Ning said firmly.
It was also because of this that she wrote a farewell letter to her father.
The content of the letter was about how a girl could make a name for herself and express her firm determination.
"Eldest Miss, how can I go adventuring?”
Little Lian asked in surprise.
"First, we'll form an elite army. I've even thought of a name. It'll be called the Iron Lady Army.”
The corners of Li Xiu Ning's mouth curled up slightly.
Once the army was formed, she would use this army to create a bright future in the northern part of Bing Province.
Fortunately, in the future, he would help his father complete the Li family's hegemony.
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