Chapter 243: Victory Report Back to Beijing

Liu Chengwu was furious when he returned to Yonghe City. He didn't expect Feng Zuwen to use such a despicable trick.

This is not a general who marches to war, but a villain.

But no matter how angry he is, he can't change the reality. If he loses, he loses.

In just one battle, he lost 30,000 soldiers and only 20,000 escaped into the city.

This loss is not ordinary.

"General, they can only use this trick once. We still have 250,000 troops. Let's see what tricks he will use in the future." Juan stepped forward to comfort, "Now they are outside the city, and we are inside the city. Defending the city is easier than attacking the city. And we are defending the city that was snatched from the flames."

"You are right, victory or defeat is still unknown, and there is nothing to worry about if we fail only once." Liu Chengwu comforted himself.

——After

Feng Zuwen took over the Northeast Army, the first battle of Yanyan was a success.

The morale of the army was greatly boosted.

The next day, Feng Zuwen wrote a battle report and sent it to the capital. It was not an urgent official document, so there was no need to rush it for 800 miles.

Yun Ransheng did not allow any manipulation of the battle report this time.

It was six days later when the battle report was sent to Yu's case.

Yun Hongxiao read it and laughed: "I didn't expect that Feng Jia Erlang's idea would be so useful. He killed 30,000 enemies in one go and captured 2,000 war horses."

It was so satisfying. In all these years, no battle has ever been won so beautifully.

The news of the Northeast Army's victory in the first battle quickly spread throughout the capital, and the people cheered.

The Minister of Revenue and the Vice Minister of Revenue were called into Yu's study again.

"How are the grain and fodder preparations for the two dear ministers?" Yun Hongxiao asked with a smile.

"We are preparing intensively. We will be able to set out in a few days, and we can guarantee a month's supply of food and fodder for our army." The Minister of Revenue replied immediately.

"Yes. The soldiers on the front line must not be deprived of food and drink. Only when they are full can they have the strength to fight." Yun Hongxiao was in a better mood than ever before.

Along with the battle report came letters from home.

Song Shuqing, her mother, daughter, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were all relieved when they read the letters from their husband and son.

Feng Yuanhan vividly described how brave he was on the battlefield and how he beat the enemy to flee.

"He is a proud peacock." Chen Huizhu concluded, chewing the plum in her hand while speaking, not afraid of the sourness.

This season is just the right time to eat plums.

Song Shuqing looked at her twice more.

"Mother, do you want to eat plums too? Here, I'll give you one." Seeing Song Shuqing watching her eat plums, Chen Huizhu thought she wanted to eat them too, so she handed the remaining one in her hand to her.

"When did your period come?" Song Shuqing didn't answer, but asked completely irrelevant questions.

"Well, my daughter-in-law never remembers this day. I deal with it when it comes." Chen Huizhu said a little embarrassedly.

The mother-in-law changed the subject too quickly. Why did she suddenly ask about such a private matter of a woman?

"Madame He, go ask the maid in her courtyard." Song Shuqing knew her daughter-in-law very well. She was a carefree girl.

"Yes, ma'am." Madam He smiled with her teeth showing, turned around and left.

And Yuan Qiaolan also smiled and didn't point it out.

"Mom, am I going to be an aunt again? Then congratulations to my second sister-in-law. No, congratulations to our whole family." Feng Tianxing had just returned from outside. When she walked to the door, she heard Song Shuqing's question.

Chen Huizhu was stunned when she heard it.

Could she be pregnant?

Thinking of this possibility, her pretty face suddenly blushed.

"We'll ask Doctor Zhou to come and take a look to confirm it later. Did you go to play with Princess Loulan again?" When Song Shuqing saw the girl coming back, he immediately smiled and waved to her.

The girl is older now, and she is not always by her side like when she was little. Now she has her own things to do, and it is difficult to see her in a day.

"I didn't go to play with Sister Loulan today. Brother Ming Wang said that he was going to start building his mansion, and asked me to help him see if the drawings he designed are good."

"Your father and second brother wrote back a letter."

"Really? Let me see it quickly." Song Shuqing handed her the letter.

Feng Tianxing couldn't wait to read it.

"Wow, my second brother came up with such a good idea the first time he went to the battlefield." Feng Tianxing exclaimed.

The others rolled their eyes. Was this an exaggeration or an insult?

"Madam, I asked, Bi Qiu from the second young master's wife's courtyard said that the second young master's wife hasn't had her period for almost two months?" Nanny He happily reported the news she got.

"Really? She must be pregnant. Tell housekeeper Chen and ask him to arrange someone to invite Doctor Zhou." Song Shuqing's eyes lit up.

"Yes." Nanny He turned around and trotted to the outer courtyard.

"Huizhu, you can't wield guns and knives anymore." Song Shuqing began to teach her second daughter-in-law.

Sure enough, Doctor Zhou took her pulse and gave a positive answer.

It's been almost two months, and this child is so careless. Fortunately, she is in good health and doesn't feel anything.

Everyone was very happy.

Chen Huizhu was still a little uncomfortable.

She was really pregnant!

She was going to be a mother!

"Mom, should we write to our second brother about our second sister-in-law's pregnancy?" Feng Tianxing was still worried.

"It's better not to. Wait for him to come back and give him a surprise." Chen Huizhu shyly expressed her opinion. "

Okay, then don't tell him, so that he won't worry. Your second sister-in-law likes to play with knives and guns. If your second brother knew, he would definitely write home every few days, delaying him from leading the troops to fight. The battlefield changes rapidly, so it's best to concentrate on it."

Song Shuqing also agreed.

It was also on this day that Yun Ransheng and his party returned to Beijing.

Because Tan Fei was "injured", the carriage deliberately drove very slowly.

So it took a lot of time on the road.

Tan Fei was no longer in serious trouble at this time.

The two of them went to the palace together to report to the emperor.

They chose the right time.

Yun Hongxiao was in a good mood today because of the victory report.

"Your son pays respects to the emperor."

"Your son pays respects to the emperor."

The two knelt on the ground.

"Your sons are guilty." The two pleaded guilty in unison.

"What crime have you committed?" Yun Hongxiao raised his eyes and did not ask the two to stand up.

"I failed to resist the invasion of the Ice and Snow Country. I am incompetent." "

Your son is incompetent too."

"You are indeed incompetent. You have guarded the border for many years, but you lost two cities in a short time. Even with a large army, you couldn't hold it. However, the Ice and Snow Country sent out 200,000 troops this time, which is indeed a big test for you. General Qin will be fined for one year and reflect on his mistakes at home.

The second prince Yun Ransheng is incompetent, but he still wants to lead the troops. Now the soldiers on the front line are fighting the enemy and are in urgent need of food and supplies. He will be fined 100,000 taels of silver and put it into the national treasury to buy food and grass."

Although Yun Hongxiao was angry, he also knew that the Ice and Snow Country was indeed fierce this time, 200,000 against 280,000 enemies, and the horses of Yanyan were not as good as those of the Ice and Snow Country.

But the punishment should still be imposed.

"Yes, I accept the punishment." Tan Fei accepted the punishment straightforwardly.

But Yun Ransheng was a little dissatisfied. Why was the punishment so severe? One hundred thousand taels was enough for him to spend for two years.

His money didn't come from the wind.

"Huh?" Yun Hongxiao's face darkened.

He knew this son very well. His property was much more than that of the prince.

Just his printing technique could make him a lot of money. Duke Zheng also left him a lot of property, which was transferred to his name before the Zheng family was raided.

The food and fodder prepared with the silver given by Feng Tianxing have been prepared.

On August 28, we set out on time.

Three hundred people were selected from the Imperial City Guards to escort us.

We used horses to pull the horses, but there were not enough horses, so we requisitioned some cows to pull the horses.

We moved forward all the way to the northeast.

However, before leaving the area of ​​Juyuan Mountain, they were robbed by a group of mountain bandits.

Only two leaders with strong martial arts skills escaped and survived.