Invincible son

Chapter 474 473

The end of the year is approaching, and the Battle of the Western Territory has also come to an end.

Tang Youzhi and Xiao Jin worked together and led 16 troops to chase and kill them for more than [-] li, gaining a lot of money.

Xie Lin, who originally wanted to bring tens of thousands of defeated soldiers south to cooperate with Zhang Qingbai, heard the news and returned to Gancheng in despair.

It is not that Gu Qiudao and Lu Dingguo have tried, but Zhang Qingbai's subordinates have no morale at all. On the contrary, the morale of Daliang's army is high. They can only choose to retreat very aggrieved, all the way to Liucheng in the southwest of Wu State.

According to a rough estimate by Yang Yingji, an experienced officer of the Western Army, more than 13 Wu troops were wiped out before and after the entire battle, and countless wounded.Although Liang Jun's losses were not small, it was after all the Western Wu's whole country's power to violate the territory, and the outbreak of the war was very sudden, so it was not easy for the Western Army to achieve such a victory.

When the news spread back to Lingzhou, not only the Li people cheered, but even the officials of the Governor's Mansion breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past six months, the governor's office has to undertake all the transfer of food, grass and military equipment, from the initial search for the reserves of the major warehouses in the prefecture, to the subsequent acceptance of the supplies transferred by the imperial court from the prefectures, and the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of livestock and peasants.From Xue Tao, the governor, to an ordinary official, they are so busy every day that their feet don't touch the ground, and many of them are even so thin that they lose their appearance.

Now that the war has ended with Daliang winning, they can finally go home and get a good night's sleep.

After Pei Yue and Ye Qi left Taichuan Mansion, they went all the way north to Guping Military City.

There is no need to elaborate on Mo Moyun's ability to handle affairs. He dispatched a large number of civilians to assist Pei Yue's subordinates in cremating the fallen soldiers, and then registered their names to preserve the bones.

After seeing Pei Yue, the big man in charge of Taishitai Pavilion had complex eyes, with a hint of sadness.

Pei Yue can read his eyes, obviously Mo Moyun also knows that Pei Zhen's health is not good and it will be difficult to survive next spring.

Shen Danmo personally served tea to the two, knowing that they had something to talk about, so he calmly invited Ye Qi to the side hall for tea.

"Some things are not deliberately hidden from you, but we feel that the timing is not ripe enough. Although you are young and mature, you have not experienced major events after all. If you know these things too early, it is easy to show your feet in the capital. Pei Yue, never underestimate your strength Enemies, no matter what time it is." Mo Moyun cut to the point, with a sincere tone.

Pei Yue actually didn't care about this matter, until now he didn't think he had the right to know Pei Zhen's life or death, he was always thinking about another thing on the way back, so he asked bluntly: "Master Shen, What role do you play in this war?"

Mo Moyun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him puzzled.

Pei Yue said coldly: "Even if you don't count the 30 elite cavalry that appeared later, Western Wu mobilized nearly [-] troops at the beginning of the war, and launched an offensive at the same time in two lines, the north and the south. Both the emperor and the military trust Taige so much, which shows that this is definitely not a yamen that is only responsible for monitoring the internal affairs of the dynasty. How can such a large-scale deployment of troops in Western Wu be able to hide it from the sky, so that Taige has no reaction at all? Mr. Shen, Is it true that there are no spies in Taige in Western Wu?"

His eyes were very sharp at this moment, with a shocking light.

Mo Moyun was startled, and then replied calmly: "The secret agent of Taige did send back the news, and I suppressed it."

Pei Yue didn't ask him why he had to cover up, but said with a disappointed face: "Many people died."

Mo Moyun sighed softly: "Because some people don't want to know."

Pei Yue frowned, besides Emperor Kaiping, who else in this world can interfere with Shen Moyun's actions?Reminiscent of the truth learned before, the causes and consequences of the entire battle in the western region finally presented a complete look.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue felt very disgusted.

He took out the thing that Pei Zhenxiang gave him from his bosom, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Shen, what is this?"

Mo Moyun was slightly surprised, apparently he did not expect that Pei Zhen would give such an important token to Pei Yue, he always thought that this thing would eventually reach Pei Cheng's hands.

After calming down, he explained the whole story in detail.

Pei Yue listened very carefully, and finally couldn't help showing a look of shock, even though he had already guessed that this matter was not simple.

"What are your plans next?" Mo Moyun asked after finishing speaking.

Pei Yue thought for a while and replied: "When the main force of the Zangfengwei withdraws to Xingyang, I will take them back to the capital."

Mo Moyun nodded, glanced at the sky outside, and tentatively said: "Let's stay and have dinner together."

Pei Yue hesitated for a moment, and then understood the true meaning of this sentence.In his previous life, he worked hard in the shopping malls, and he was used to probing with words. Now, he is not unfamiliar with this kind of communication method when facing these big figures covered in cloud and mist all day long.

Mo Moyun's reservation of food at this time obviously has nothing to do with those major events, and most of it has something to do with Shen Danmo.

Pei Yue relaxed, and said with a gentle expression: "There are still some things to do, so let's not bother you for now. After I return to the capital, I will make a special trip to Shen's residence to meet you."

Mo Moyun nodded and said, "That's fine."

Leaving the residence of the Shen family's father and daughter in the military city, Pei Yue first went to the west of the city to see the military merit stele carved by the craftsmen, and then erected the 15 yuan stone stele in the rift valley with the soldiers of the Tibetan front guard. Outside the north entrance.

He drenched the ground with wine, and personally recited sacrificial rites for thousands of heroic souls who died in battle.

Although the ceremony was simple, it was enough to move the soldiers gathered around him.

In the morning of the next day, Pei Yue and Ye Qi led a thousand elite riders and set off on their return journey with the bones of their fallen comrades.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, they arrived in Linqing County.

After receiving the news, Yan Linchuan, the former governor, and Mo Qingyun, the county magistrate of Linqing, came in a hurry. After greeting them, Pei Yue led his soldiers out of the city non-stop, heading for the mine in the northeast.

The Battle of the Western Territory was fierce, but Lingzhou was not affected, and the mine was already operating normally, providing a steady stream of briquettes to the entire Lingzhou in this extremely cold winter.

Under the hard work of Mo Qingyun and the officials of the Charcoal Temple, the place has shown great vitality, and the scale has become very large.

"Brother Pei, you need to support me a lot in the future." Qin Xu, who accompanied Pei Yue around, said respectfully.

He was able to display his elder brother's profile in front of Pei Yue half a year ago, but now even if Pei Yue is very polite to him, he dare not show the slightest disrespect.As Daliang established the victory, the details of the battle were no longer a secret. Even though Pei Yue deliberately kept a low profile in the final stage of the southern battlefield, his contribution was too great for anyone to ignore.

After all, this is a battle of national destiny.

Now in Qin Xu's eyes, Pei Yue already had a dazzling golden light, which made him dare not look directly at him.

Pei Yue was not domineering at all, he was calm and gentle as always, and said with a smile: "Brother Qin was joking."

Qin Xu quickly shook his head and said: "Brother Pei, if I do this again, I won't even dare to call brother. You are destined to become the youngest and most promising Wu Xun in the dynasty. I have never treated you like this along the way." For the sake of disrespect, you must support me in the future."

Hearing his increasingly out-of-the-ordinary words, Pei Yue didn't bother to refute, and said slowly: "Brother Qin, I will return to the capital in ten days, and I have to trouble you for another half a year. When everything is stable, I will return to the capital." Please send someone to replace you."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Qin Xu hurriedly agreed.

Seeing his humble appearance, Pei Yue lost any interest in picking him up, turned around and said, "Troubleshooting."

Qin Xu sent him and his soldiers several miles away from the mine, and he didn't return to the mine until more than a hundred riders disappeared from sight, sighing heavily.

(End of this chapter)