After being rejected by Yun Zheng, Wei Wenzhong also left with his men.

Now that Yun Zheng has been promoted, the 9,000 troops that previously defended the Riftwind Canyon are now under Yun Zheng's command.

Although Wei Wenzhong was somewhat reluctant, he had no choice.

This was Xiao Wanchou’s proposal.

Xiao Wanchou's reasons were very sufficient. The Shuofang army had few soldiers and the Shuofang army led by Yun Zheng had caused heavy losses to the Beihuan army many times.

No one knows how Bei Huan will deal with Yun Zheng.

But there is no doubt that Bei Huan must have wanted to cut Yun Zheng into pieces.

No matter what, Yun Zheng must have some manpower at his disposal.

Now many people already suspect that Wei Wenzhong wants to use Beihuan to get rid of Yun Zheng. If Wei Wenzhong rejects Xiao Wanchou's proposal, won't it make people more suspicious?

Of the nine thousand men, Wei Wenzhong only took Yuan Lie away.

...

...

However, the defense of the Riftwind Canyon was also handed over to Yun Zheng.

On the day Wei Wenzhong led his men away, Xiao Wanchou also said goodbye to Yun Zheng.

He has been struggling in Shuobei for a while. Now that the crisis in Shuobei has been resolved, it is time for him to return to the imperial city to report to Emperor Wen.

Before leaving, Yun Zheng packed 130 jars of wine for Xiao Wanchou and the others.

One hundred jars were presented to Emperor Wen.

Yun Li, Qin Liugan and Xiao Wanchou each had ten jars.

Although he and Yun Li don't get along, he has to pretend.

He wants to let his father know that he still cares about Yun Li.

If Yun Li wants to do things openly, he must first get his father’s approval!

In addition, Yun Zheng also selected ten of the best Beihuan war horses from the army and gave them to Xiao Wanchou, asking him to bring them to Emperor Wen.

It is impossible to return thousands of war horses to Emperor Wen for the time being!

But it’s okay to return ten horses first as a token of your appreciation.

He wanted to let Emperor Wen know that he still remembered what he said, and also wanted Emperor Wen to remember him more.

"Duke Yu, take care on your journey!"

Yun Zheng sent Xiao Wanchou and his group to the South Gate and said goodbye to Xiao Wanchou.

"Your Highness and the Princess, please take care of yourselves!"

Xiao Wanchou laughed, "I hope to receive your victory report again in the Imperial City!"

“I hope so!”

Yun Zheng chuckled.

"Your Highness, Princess, there are still many matters that need your attention in the camp. Just send them here!" Xiao Wanchou smiled.

"good!"

Yun Zheng nodded, "Then I'll forgive you for not seeing me off!"

"Your Highness, Princess, goodbye!"

Xiao Wanchou waved goodbye to Yun Zheng and quickly rode his horse to catch up with the team in front.

Looking at the team gradually moving away, Yun Zheng couldn't help but sigh softly.

He still had a very good impression of Xiao Wanchou.

In the past, when he was falsely accused of colluding with Beihuan in the court, Xiao Wanchou also tried his best to protect him.

Moreover, Xiao Wanchou's eldest son Xiao Dingwu taught him military tactics and battle formations for several days.

In a sense, Xiao Dingwu can be considered as half of his teacher.

"Duke Yu, take care!"

Yun Zheng bowed again to Xiao Wanchou who was walking away.

Shen Luoyan also followed suit and saluted.

When he straightened up, Shen Luoyan asked again: "When we meet again, I'm afraid you will have to fight each other, right?"

“That should be it!”

Yun Zheng nodded gently, "I hope that there will never be a day when I have to fight against them!"

Having said that, Yun Zheng knew in his heart that the possibility was extremely small.

If he wants to control the Beifu Army, he must take over Beilu Pass!

To capture Beilu Pass, one must first capture Xiao Dingwu, the commander of Beilu Pass.

At that time, he and Xiao Dingwu will go into battle.

Shen Luoyan sighed softly, "Let's go, we should go back! We still have a lot of things to do. The soldiers in Yuan Lie's hands need to be reorganized and mixed into different units."

Yuan Lie was a die-hard fan of Wei Wenzhong.

It would not be easy for them to recapture those nine thousand troops.

The best way is to shuffle them and mix them into different parts.

These nine thousand elite soldiers can just increase the strength of the troops composed of the field soldiers, and can also prevent these nine thousand people from gathering together and mutiny.

Yun Zheng nodded, and followed Chen Luoyan to mount the horse.

…

After leaving Shuofang, Xiao Wanchou urged everyone to speed up along the way.

Because of Bei Huan's sudden attack, they have wasted a lot of time.

They now had to hurry back to report to Emperor Wen.

The baggage they carried was not much, mainly a small amount of dry food and the wine that Yun Zheng asked him to bring back.

It would have taken them three days to reach Beilu Pass, but they arrived in just two days.

In the evening, Xiao Wanchou decided to take his group to stay at Beilu Pass for one night and leave the pass tomorrow.

After leaving the customs, there will be less snow on the road and the speed will be faster.

Of course, Xiao Wanchou also had his own little plans.

The current commander of Beilu Pass is his son.

Now that he is the father, he must see his son.

Moreover, he had something extremely important to tell Xiao Dingwu.

In the evening, Xiao Wanchou called Xiao Dingwu to his room for a drink.

After a brief chat about family matters, Xiao Wanchou said in a serious tone, "My father will leave early tomorrow morning. After returning to the imperial city, I will resign from the post of Minister of War on the grounds of illness. Once you receive the news that my father is seriously ill, immediately resign from the throne and say that you want to come home to see me off..."

"ah?"

Xiao Dingwu was stunned by his father's words, "Dad, are you...drunk?"

It's bad enough that he's pretending to be sick, but he also wants me to resign from the post of the commander of Beilu Pass under the pretext of going back to see him off?

What is this?

"Drunk ass!"

Xiao Wanchou glared at his son in anger and whispered, "I think the world of Shuobei is about to change! It's best for my Xiao family not to get involved in this mess!"

"What?"

Xiao Dingwu's face changed and he looked at his father in disbelief.

Is the weather in Shuobei going to change?

Didn’t Shuobei win so many battles in succession?

Why is the weather in Shuobei changing?

Can Beihuan still capture Shuobei?

Even if Beihuan wants to capture Shuobei, it is a good opportunity for me to make achievements!

Xiao Wanchou sighed softly and whispered, "The Sixth Prince..."

As he spoke, Xiao Wanchou began to analyze the current situation with his son.

The conflict between Yun Zheng and Wei Wenzhong is almost irreconcilable.

He also suspected that Wei Wenzhong had sided with Crown Prince Yun Li and wanted to kill Yun Zheng.

But this matter involved the crown prince of the current dynasty, and he didn't dare to say anything without evidence.

Now, with the help of Mr. Leng, Yun Zheng is like a fish in water in Shuobei.

After so many victories, Yun Zheng’s prestige in the Northern Army has been accumulated.

However, Wei Wenzhong's prestige in the Northern Army declined sharply.

When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured!

If Yun Zheng wanted to seize power, most of the Northern Army would probably side with him.

Beilu Pass is the most important part of the Shuobei defense line.

If Yun Zheng wants to control the Beifu Army, he must take over Beilu Pass!

Mr. Leng has many clever strategies, and Xiao Dingwu is unlikely to be able to defend Beilu Pass!

Once Beilu Pass is lost, Xiao Dingwu may be executed!

Instead of doing this, it would be better not to get involved in this mess and just wait and see the situation in Shuobei.

He is already at this age and doesn’t want to see his loved ones die.

"No way?"

Xiao Dingwu looked at his father in astonishment. "Your Highness the Sixth Prince has always been honest and dutiful. How could it be possible that..."

"No matter how honest a person is, his life is at stake. Do you really want to let others slaughter him?" Xiao Wanchou glared at his son. "Besides, the Sixth Prince is not as honest as you think!"