"Your Majesty, this is a book."
"Most of them chose to return home. As per your instructions, each of them was given 100 coins and 3 dou of rice. The remaining 800 or so people were willing to follow them and have been incorporated into the various captains."
"very good."
Ning Que was eating dry food and patrolling.
The soldiers lay on the ground.
"My Lord, when do we set out?"
"Yeah, it's too easy to destroy the city."
"Tian Zhongxun rebelled, he deserved it!"
"Your Majesty, we are almost done resting!"
Seeing how excited they were, Ning Que shook his head and said earnestly, "We were lucky this time, meeting a reasonable General Huang. You should all take advantage of this time to rest. We still have at least another two hundred miles to go, and it will be a tough battle then."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Your Majesty."
"With the prince here, we are not afraid of anything!"
"Um."
Ning Que just nodded.
The old village chief walked up slowly, looked at them lying on the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, let them all go inside to rest. There are many people dying or running away in the city now, and there are many empty houses in the city. They are lying on the ground to rest, this..."
These are all young guys.
It is winter now and the temperature is dropping continuously.
They just lay on the ground and closed their eyes to rest.
"This is the rule of the Ning Wang Army."
"Whenever you enter the city, don't disturb the people or stay in their houses."
"If you're willing, you can prepare some hot water to warm them up. Don't worry about anything else."
"Your Highness, you..." The old village chief hesitated to speak. Looking at these soldiers, he felt sad. He said quickly, "It's not easy for them either. There are many vacant lots and houses in the city. There is no need to do this."
“Rules are rules.”
Ning Que also had a tough attitude.
This was a rule established by his father when he was king.
Anyone entering the city must not disturb the people.
The wounded will be taken care of by special people.
Whenever Ning Wang's army entered the city, they would definitely welcome the royal army.
When the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were recaptured, many Liao people surrendered to the old King Ning. For example, Yelu He, a subordinate of Ning Que, defected because his father defected to Dafeng. Now, he has the ability to stand on his own.
"Yes, don't worry, old man."
“We’re actually used to it.”
"It is our rule not to disturb the residents and not to stay at their homes."
Chunlun and others came forward to explain.
Ning Que didn't discriminate.
Except for the wounded who could enter the house for treatment, everyone else, even Ning Que, would rest outside the house like them.
"this……"
The old village chief and others looked at each other.
Looking at this scene, I was deeply moved.
It is their blessing to meet Ning Que.
Linzi had previously been ceded to Ningque and incorporated into Dafeng. Rumors abounded within the city, suggesting that Ningque would undoubtedly dispatch county officials. These outsiders, driven by political ambition, would do anything, leading to increased taxes and corvee labor. Fearing this, many migrated to Jiaodong.
But what is the reality?
There is no such thing at all.
As a county magistrate, Ouyang Zheng reduced taxes and levies.
He promoted many rural officials to help with farming.
It can be said that it refreshed their cognition.
Then Ning Que came to Linzi and helped them quell the bandits, releasing many innocent people. He then suppressed the Tian clan, divided up their land, and allowed the local people to live a good life.
Furthermore, Gaotang changed hands repeatedly in just two weeks. After being captured by Tian Zhongxun, he allowed his soldiers to plunder. Countless innocent women were abducted and raped by those beasts. The money and food that families had painstakingly saved were also stolen.
Huang Qianzong felt a little better after arriving in Gaotang. He even distributed some dry food to them and stopped disturbing the people.
But how can it be compared with Ning Wang’s army?
Thirty thousand troops!
Just lying on the street.
No one entered the house.
No one stole their dry food.
They also gave them some food.
After Huang Qianzong surrendered, soldiers who wanted to return home were given money and food as travel expenses. Ning Que did not force anyone to join the army. This kind of army was something they had never seen before, and it was bound to be invincible!
"Your Highness...something's not right." The spy stepped forward quickly and said, "There are many cavalrymen outside Gaotang County. They are flying the banner of the King of Qi. They are likely reinforcements from Qi."
"Oh!"
Ning Que couldn't help but smile.
It seems that Crown Prince Tian Bi is really capable.
They presumably sensed they had been to Mount Li before, and concluded they had changed their target to attack Gaotang, so they immediately dispatched cavalry to support Gaotang. Unfortunately, they were ultimately one step behind; if they had arrived an hour earlier, they might have been held up.
Tian Bi definitely had some influence.
"It's okay." Ning Que waved his hand calmly and said slowly, "These cavalrymen should be the vanguard, and the main army must be following behind. I will go meet Tian Bi first, and you guys continue to rest."
"My Lord, is there any danger?"
"There's no danger."
Ning Que waved his hand.
Once they took Gaotang, Qi had no chance. Tian Bi's forces were limited to a minimum of 20,000. If he wanted to capture the city, he had to consider whether he had the skills to do so.
"Tie Niu, come with me and take a look."
"promise."
…
Two miles away from Gaotang was a huge cavalry.
Tian Bi was panting.
Looking at the flag of King Dafeng erected on the city wall.
I feel quite helpless at this moment.
He was already speeding up as much as possible.
But Ning Que is faster!
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