For a moment, Qu Duan snorted coldly, and the situation became more and more awkward with the coach Yue Fei who rarely had a gloomy face.
After a long while, in an awkward silence, Li Shifu suddenly seemed to think of something and walked directly to the gate of the old palace, which was already in a mess and covered with blood. He searched for a while among the pile of corpses and construction waste beside the gate, and then he turned out a head covered with countless dust and blood stains, rubbed it directly on the corpse, and then turned around and presented it:
"Jiedu, is this the person?"
Before Yue Fei could identify him, Qu Duan in front of him glanced at him and nodded directly: "It is this guy. He sat opposite me at the mouth of Jing River that day. I remember his features clearly... You are really lucky."
Everyone was completely speechless and looked at Li Shifu with sidelong glances.
Li Shifu was a little embarrassed and could only explain: "When I attacked here, it was he who came out in armor and led a group of golden-armored warriors to resist. He was old and weak, and although he was a little crazy, he couldn't even walk steadily. He was beheaded by Zhang Qi, the commander of our army, with a single blow. He didn't think about anything else at that time."
"No problem."
Yue Fei was filled with emotion, but his face showed no sign of it. "He is just a loyal minister of a fallen country. He deserves what he wants. We still have to go to other places to find the whereabouts of Li's father and son and pursue them relentlessly. There is no need to worry about these things... But Deputy Commander Li, you have not only broken the city first, but also killed the bandit leader. Such a meritorious service should rank first in this battle. Congratulations!"
The generals around had different reactions when they heard this. Some smiled apologetically, some were still angry, and some even sneered... But everyone knew that under the current system, it was impossible to ignore the contribution of this foreign boy, especially when the head coach in front of them was Yue Pengju.
Considering his age, his current position, and the generosity of the government, I don't know how many people were jealous.
However, Li Shifu, who was the focus of everyone's attention, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly threw down the head, bowed and clasped his hands: "Jiedu, I am willing to exchange the merit of breaking the city and killing the bandits for a favor..."
Yue Fei frowned slightly and did not respond directly.
Li Shifu continued to bow and said sincerely: "Please enforce military discipline in all units and treat the people of Xingling well... Of course, if there are those who do not obey the king's rule, I am willing to personally go and punish them."
The expressions of the people around him relaxed a little, but Yue Fei was still frowning.
It should be understood that Yue Fei was not a person who would relax military discipline and plunder the people. Especially after these few months of contact, he personally felt that although the Dangxiang people had strange clothes and customs, they were still deeply influenced by Han culture.
Moreover, now that Xingqing Prefecture is lost, as long as we quickly sweep the surrounding areas, and then resist the counterattack of Weiming Chago across the river and prevent Yelu Dashi from turning against us, the century-old foundation of Western Xia will suddenly collapse like a mountain collapse or a river overflow... By then, Hengshan will be unable to take care of it, and the Dangxiang people in Xingling will inevitably be divided into two, one will be lost to China, and the other will be taken by Khitan. Would killing and looting the Dangxiang people on a large scale at this time be like sending food to Yelu Dashi?
Not to mention, one of the fundamental reasons why Emperor Zhao launched this war in the first place was to build up cavalry on a large scale.
Therefore, considering the emotion, reason, merit and benefit, there is no need for the other party to ask Yue Fei to enforce military discipline, because he would never relax military discipline... Didn't you see that it was Yue Pengju who personally ordered the chopping off of people's heads just now?
I'm afraid this person is desecrating himself because of the ethnic embarrassment and because he has achieved such a great feat, and he feels a little uneasy.
Of course, it is also possible that this person is young and has not thought too much, so his thoughts may be straightforward.
But no matter what, this is not the time to worry about these things. Given Li Shifu's status and the importance of this battle, Yue Fei will talk to Emperor Zhao about the whole matter.
With this thought, Yue Pengju no longer cared: "I understand, let's put it this way... Minister Hu."
Li Shifu quickly stood up, and Hu Hongxiu, who was still wearing a turban, also turned around and stood with his hands clasped.
"I'll leave all matters concerning Xingqing Prefecture to you," Yue Fei said calmly. "Settle the people, restore the city defenses, repair the ruins...all matters will be decided by Minister Hu."
Hu Hongxiu naturally responded.
"General Qu." Yue Fei continued to call people. "Jingzhou and Huaizhou are the closest to Xingqing Prefecture, and they are both on the river bank. They will definitely know about any movement here immediately. I will give you two thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry. With the momentum of destroying Xingqing Prefecture, quickly go to sweep these two places and find the whereabouts of Li's father and son. After the sweep, do not come back, and directly set up river defenses in these two places."
Qu Duan did not dismount either, but bowed directly to Tie Xiang.
"Vice-General Liu (Liu Qi), I will give you 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 foot soldiers to go to Shunzhou..."
Liu Qi also responded directly.
"Commander Zhang." Yue Fei looked at Zhang Jing again.
Zhang Jing came out in response.
"Take one thousand cavalry and one thousand infantrymen and go north along the Tangqu Canal to Dingzhou... We haven't penetrated deeply into the north yet, so be careful."
Of course Zhang Jing had nothing to say.
"Vice-Governor Li!"
Li Shifu quickly bowed his head again.
"Our army has 21,000 soldiers this time, not counting Vice Commander Wang behind us, about half cavalry and half infantry. So far, we have lost about 700 soldiers... It can be called a great victory." At this point, even Yue Fei himself paused for a moment before continuing. "Now, the remaining troops have sent out 11,000 people, including 4,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry. There are more than 6,000 cavalry and more than 3,000 infantry. I will keep the infantry to assist Minister Hu, and the remaining cavalry, 3,000 foreign cavalry and 3,000 armored cavalry, are all with you!"
Li Shifu was shocked and looked up.
"I don't want you to attack the city, but to go to the foot of the Helan Mountains and sweep the Tangut tribes along the mountain. Tell them that Xixia has fallen and the Song Dynasty has risen. Let them come to the city to meet the Chinese generals and serve the Chinese emperor from now on." Yue Fei calmly gave the order to the young Tangut general in front of him. "If you are willing to help the emperor pacify the Tanguts, you should work hard here... Do you understand?"
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