As Yang Chonghu signed the surrender agreement, several people who were originally hesitant also signed the agreement.
Chen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan took the opportunity to discuss the military reorganization policy with this group of people, mainly focusing on dividing troops and reducing power. The meeting lasted until late at night. During this period, Chen Xu responded calmly and reached a lot of consensus with everyone.
The provincial military generals sitting at the long table secretly regretted why they had come forward to be exploited by the imperial court.
Many people were dissatisfied, but they had to agree due to the current momentum of the court.
Shen Xu also talked about the issue of disaster relief in the north, and Zhou Fang immediately stated that Qingzhou Prefecture would fully cooperate with the disaster relief.
Seeing that Qingzhou Prefecture was rushing to make contributions, Yazhou Prefecture immediately surrendered.
The other generals wanted to get away with it, but all the food and wages brought by General Shen Xu were snatched away.
When the Northern Army generals and rebels saw that the female prime minister had put aside their past grudges and was fighting for their interests, they were immediately convinced and threw away the idea of rebellion.
At this time, Yang Chonghu, who was sitting at the other end of the table, was unhappy and said, "I can surrender to the court, and I can divide the troops and reduce their power, but his Xue family is openly rebelling, why not punish them severely, and give them food relief?
Doesn't that mean anyone can rebel, and if they can't win, they can just surrender and play the victim, and nothing will happen to them! "
Immediately, soldiers who were dissatisfied with the division of troops and the reduction of power stood up to agree.
At this time, a scout came hurriedly to report: "Report, General Song's ingenious plan has stopped Xue's army's fire attack. Xue's troops are gathering at the foot of the mountain, preparing to launch a general attack."
Since it takes half a day to travel from Xiangyang Mountain to Tianmen Pass, the forest fire had just been extinguished when the express horses set out, and the news did not reach Tianmen Pass until midnight.
Xue Yan heard this and exclaimed in admiration: "Amazing! He actually didn't retreat."
Shen Xu's heart was in suspense. Even if they put out the fire, the formation and traps would definitely be messed up. At this time, using 20,000 people to fight against 80,000 people would still be at a disadvantage.
Scouts came one after another to report, most of which were battle reports that Song Lin had broken the enemy's fire plan. The generals of the royal army were mixed with joy and worry. They were happy that they had defended Xiangyang Mountain, but they were worried that the disparity in troop strength was still there.
Everyone turned their attention to Xiangyang Ridge. Yang Chonghu snorted and said, "They refused to retreat even after setting the mountain on fire. Could it be that the royal army's troops on Xiangyang Ridge are only as few as those on those two hills?"
The generals who heard the secret began to waver again. Xiangyangling was of vital importance no matter what.
Xue Yan immediately refuted, "My Northern Army has already surrendered to the imperial court. Now the imperial court has put aside past grudges and is helping us. Even if that thief Zhang Cheng captures Xiangyang Ridge, we will kill him as soon as possible and will not waver."
The words were almost directed at Yang Chonghu, meaning that you should not try to use the defeat at Xiangyangling to gather a mob to rebel. The Northern Army would be the first to disagree.
"Yes, if he wants to go east to Dongning Prefecture, I, Qingzhou, will also send troops to hunt him down." Zhou Fang also immediately stated his position.
Yang Chonghu shut his mouth dejectedly, his eyes slightly drooping, as if he was calculating something.
At this time, another messenger arrived to report the battle situation: "Report, General Song counterattacked the Xue army with flaming wood. The Xue army's vanguard headquarters was set on fire, and nearly 40,000 soldiers were wiped out."
"Good! General Song is a military genius!" The generals of the royal army shouted.
All in all, Xue's army had lost nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses on Xiangyang Mountain, while Wang's army had lost only more than 10,000 of the 30,000 soldiers deployed on Xiangyang Mountain. 10,000 for 100,000, a great victory!
Xue Yan also folded his fan and praised repeatedly, "How impressive! A small Xiangyang Mountain can actually stop my army! I'm impressed, Miss Female Prime Minister. This military advisor truly bows down to you."
Pei Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "That's Brother Song from Xiangyang Mountain, but he's her handsome husband."
After hearing such good news, the wavering generals gave up the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos.
The king's army is so ferocious, the remaining power of the dragon can kill tigers and wolves and make them flee in fear. How dare small shrimps like them jump again?
Shen Xu slowly put his mind at ease and quickly ordered, "Go and find out how General Song is doing!"
Not long after, two Northern Army generals, dragging a corpse, rushed to the peace negotiation tent in the middle of the battle. They dismounted their horses before the ranks of the king's swordsmen and axemen. They shouted into the tent, "Lu Niu of the Xue family's Black Wolf Army and Zheng Qi of Beiyuan Prefecture have captured the traitor Zhang Cheng!
During this period, the bandit leader resisted and was executed on the spot. The remaining 40,000 bandit troops have been apprehended and detained. Please ask the female prime minister and the general commander to make the decision!
Yang Chonghu stood up and said, "The Xue army rebelled first and caused chaos in Xiangyang Ridge. The commander-in-chief cannot escape the blame!
Don't think you'll be alright just because you surrender. I implore the Grand Marshal to severely punish the leader, Xue Yan."
The others echoed, "Yes, Xue Yan is to blame for the Northern Army's rebellion. I beg you to execute Xue Yan and confiscate the Xue family's property to appease the people."
Several generals of the royal army followed suit, saying, "We implore the Grand Marshal and the Prime Minister to execute Xue Yan to comfort the soul of those who died in battle."
The rebels shut up and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
Xue Yu stood up and looked at the generals in the hall who wanted to kill his own Xue family. He felt a chill in his heart.
But Shen Xu smiled, turned his head to look at Xue Yan who was sitting in a wheelchair, and said softly: "So you were waiting for me here."
Xue Yan opened his folding fan and said with a smile, "Please."
Shen Xu faced everyone sternly. She stood up and said in a serious tone, "Xue Yan cannot be killed, and the Xue family cannot be plundered!"
Yang Chonghu frowned and said aggressively: "Why, I don't accept it!"
Shen Xu stood up and said in a serious tone: "Because my Xue family is the great contributor to His Majesty's cessation of war and unification of the world,
I am Xue Yu, the eldest daughter of the Xue family. Xue Yan is my biological brother. We killed the imperial teacher, stopped the rebellion of the northern mob, and pacified the world.
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