Chapter 119 A friend comes from afar

For the next few nights, Xiao Ning bent over his desk, making the next training plan.

After thinking it over again, Xiao Ning decided to break up and reorganize the five existing battalions, mixing the soldiers who had fully accepted her training methods with those who were unfamiliar with her, temporarily promoting the old ones to be captains, and using her ideas and training methods to train the soldiers.

This will definitely be faster and more efficient than her starting from scratch.

As for those troublemakers?

Well, let’s put them all into one camp, and assign Xu Chong as well.

Let’s see what kind of sparks will be created between these troublemakers.

Xiao Ning is a man of action. Once he thinks something, he does it.

When the new team was formed, there was a lot of friction at first, but Xiao Ning was very disciplined. When he first integrated the team, he added his own regulations to the existing military regulations, and the rewards and punishments were clearly defined.

Once she is accused of a crime, she will never be vague and will punish the person if necessary without showing any mercy.

The captain is a serious military officer. She cannot dismiss or appoint him at will. He needs to go through layers of review.

She doesn't want to take away his position for the time being. She has to see his ability first, right?

Anyone who can get promoted must have some outstanding qualities.

Xiao Ning also told these people this clearly. Now they will learn from the captain she promoted. After the training, she will also make time to teach them some things.

As for the rest... if you have any questions, just ask Li Yuan.

She had someone deliver the document of Li Yuan's appointment as a captain to replace her previous position to Zhou Jiang. After going through layers of approval, the appointment would probably be made in a few days.

The soldiers, who were used to a relaxed attitude, were initially not used to the training model developed by Xiao Ning.

There is a lot of complaints.

At this time, the role of the soldiers inserted is reflected.

"Hey, this won't do. I'm a veteran who's been doing this for two years. If you can't do it, get out of here and let me do it!"

"You mean this kind of training? Oh, we usually treat it as entertainment."

The sarcastic words quickly aroused the other party's desire to win.

"Who said I'm no longer capable? This level of strength is nothing! Get out of the way!"

As they gradually adapted, the complaints in the team gradually disappeared, but the camp where Xu Chong was located was in chaos from time to time.

Xu Chong was a stubborn person. Apart from her, he was the only one who could barely listen to what Li Yuan said.

So Xiao Ning also put Li Yuan in this camp.

After all, Xu Chong was the most thorny of the thorns. These thorns were eventually tamed by Xu Chong, and when they saw Xu Chong, they would call him Scar Brother in a polite manner.

But they were not convinced by Li Yuan.

"Brother Scar, did that pretty boy Li Yuan get his position as a lieutenant by selling his ass? Apart from that face, how can he compare to you, Brother Scar? General Pian Lang promoted him to lieutenant, and he has to supervise us brothers!"

If it were in the past, Xu Chong would have been instigated successfully without his permission, but ever since Xiao Ning fell off the cliff, he and Li Yuan made trouble together and were beaten together, so Xu Chong still had some admiration for Li Yuan.

Hearing this, his eyes widened and he sneered, "You've only known me for a few days? And you're already trying to get me into trouble with Li Yuan!"

Several people quickly denied it: "No, we just think he is not worthy of being our lieutenant. We brothers only want to recognize you, Scar Brother..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chong's brows relaxed a little, and he snorted, "You're smart! But I do admire Li Yuan. Even though I think he's not as good as me, the general promoted him for his own reasons. Don't say such things in front of me again!"

Several people: "...Okay, Scar Brother."

Here, Xiao Ning trained the newly integrated camp day after day.

On the other side, the Xiongnu envoys were brought into Beijing by court officials.

When they arrived in Beijing, they should have paid a visit to the emperor first, but the Xiongnu envoys said they were tired from the long journey and requested to be treated to good wine and good food first. After they had recovered from their fatigue today, they could pay a visit to the emperor early tomorrow morning.

The Xiongnu envoy acted bossy all the way, and the accompanying officials could hardly keep their smiles on their faces.

"But His Majesty has already prepared a banquet in the palace waiting for you..."

"Then let your emperor eat it himself! Anyway, our prince is tired and needs to rest!"

The officials tried their best to persuade him, but the Xiongnu envoy remained unmoved. Finally, he became angry and said, "Sir, you are the defeated nation. Do you understand? Our prince is tired and needs to rest. If you insist on stopping him, our prince will be unhappy. If the prince is unhappy, our Chanyu will be unhappy."

Having said this, the officials could no longer maintain their smiles, their faces turned ashen. However, this matter was of great importance, so they could only arrange for the Xiongnu delegation to stay in the Sifang Pavilion and treat them with good wine and food.

Then send someone to the palace to inform them.

When the news reached the palace, the emperor was so angry that he smashed the cups and bowls.

The ministers waiting below knelt down and begged the emperor to calm down.

"These barbarians and thieves don't even take our great Yong seriously!"

The ministers could only comfort the emperor.

It is a fact that Dayong cannot defeat the Xiongnu now. In just a few months, it lost three cities and even failed to keep Yingzhou. If the Xiongnu is angered, what should they do when they march south and point their swords at Shengjing?

The aristocratic families have accumulated a lot of wealth, but they don’t want to be affected by the war.

Fortunately, after the emperor calmed down, he regained his senses and calmly ordered his ministers to meet with the Hun envoy again tomorrow.

On the second day, the Hun envoy said that the prince was not acclimatizing to the local climate and was feeling unwell, and needed to rest in bed.

I stayed in bed for three or four days.

This time not only the emperor was angry, but the court officials also looked very unhappy.

When the news reached the princess's residence, Shang Xi placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table.

"This barbarian thief is really bullying us, the Great Yong, because we have no one left!"

Furong's face also turned pale. "The people of Shengjing City have all seen this situation, and they are also filled with anger..."

"Your Majesty and the other lords have simply held their temper and waited for them to come to negotiate, not daring to use force to coerce them."

Shang Xi sneered, "They're just testing us. They don't dare to be too forceful. Once they figure out our attitude, they'll start asking for too much!"

Negotiations are always like this, Furong nodded in agreement.

If Shang Xi and his servant could think of it, how could the emperor and his ministers not think of it?

But they really didn't dare to take the risk. What if they angered the other party and they really sent troops to fight?

After all, Yingzhou has been occupied. As long as they can defeat Cangzhou, Minshui, and Yuzhou, it will be easy to go south to Shengjing.

In just two months, Yingzhou was captured, and the emperor really didn't dare to take this gamble.

Moreover, the treasury is empty, morale is low, and victory may not be achieved even if the battle is continued.

If he loses again, the emperor really has no confidence in being able to defend this vast territory.

Fortunately, the list of Xiongnu envoys had been completed, and finally on the fifth day, after repeated requests from the accompanying officials, they were allowed to enter the palace.

In the palace, a sumptuous banquet was set up, and gorgeous songs and dances were prepared to entertain the Xiongnu envoys.

"There's an old saying in Dayong: It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar."

"Seeing this singing and dancing, and tasting this fine wine today, I feel relaxed and happy. I think Dayong is very welcoming to us."