NFBE Chapter 134 Wu Liren
Chapter 134 Wu Liren
"Nine thousand captured soldiers have been detained in various prisons and camps." Pei Liang bowed and said.
"General! General! Look who we have caught!" Kuang Xingquan and others who went to chase the remaining troops of Qing State came back first. A dirty and muddy man with some blood on his face fell from his horse.
"This villain is so cunning that he hid in the pigsty and almost ran away!" Monkie disliked the man's stench, so he threw him into the snow and made him roll around. When he asked for his name and background, he refused to tell and was severely beaten.
"This man is the counselor of Qing State, Wu Liren." Huo Wenqi beside him spoke up.
"Wu Liren?" Zong Yanli was really surprised.
Originally, I thought that capturing Yuan Heng was a great achievement, but I didn't expect that Wu Liren was still hiding in Linxi City and didn't escape with Emperor Qing?
Wu Liren was not a martial artist to begin with, and he had been hiding for so many days that he was already dizzy from hunger. After being beaten, he now lay on the ground like a dead dog, barely breathing.
Zong Yanli narrowed his eyes slightly, walked forward and asked, "Are you the new counselor that Emperor Qing has obtained?"
"He is our great hero. Why don't you go and get some food for him?" Zong Yanli smiled. If it weren't for Wu Liren persuading Emperor Qing to send troops and secretly pushing Zhuo Kangshun to kill Zhang Yan, the counselor, Zong Yanli might not have won the battle against the Qing army so easily.
Zhang Yan was a famous official even praised by Gongsun Pu, so he should be on par with him.
Zong Yanli raised his hand and had someone bring a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Wu Liren.
Wu Liren looked at Zong Yanli with a little surprise. He couldn't help staring at the hot noodles in front of him and reached out to take them. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stretched out his hand, a cold light flashed, and Zong Yanli drew his knife and cut off half of his finger.
"Ah——!!!" Wu Liren was just a scholar and a strategist. How could he endure such pain? His face was distorted and he screamed, holding his wrist tightly and lying on the ground.
"Lock him up in the cell next to Yuan Heng." Zong Yanli sneered and didn't even bother asking any more questions. He turned around and went back to the camp.
Yuan Heng is not a stupid man, and he must not get along with Wu Liren.
Wu Liren has made an indispensable contribution to the development of Qing Kingdom to this point. Now both of them are prisoners. If they were locked up together, they would surely reveal a lot of information.
Zong Yanli arranged a soldier to guard in secret and write down all the conversations between the two. So why would he need to go through the trouble of interrogating them?
When Zong Yanli performed this move, even Gongsun Pu had to express his admiration respectfully!
Deng Bowen made great contributions this time and caused considerable losses in Linxi City. Zong Yanli had no time to take care of the subsequent repair work, so he only left a lot of food, fodder, carriages and horses, and all the prisoners of war to Deng Bowen as rewards and compensation.
Deng Bowen was deeply moved. It was rare for Zong Yanli, as the head coach, to be so generous.
What the main force usually does is to compete for military supplies, so how can they divide them up?
"Now that we have chariots and siege crossbows, we can let the craftsmen learn how to make them." It's not that the Wu Kingdom had not learned to make siege chariots, but they were far from being as large and sturdy as those of the Qing Kingdom. Without blueprints, it was impossible to know the internal structure.
Just looking at the appearance, this chariot was made by copying others. It could be smashed by one or two horses. How could it compete with the chariots of the Qing Kingdom?
Now that we have a complete chariot, we can donate one to have the craftsmen disassemble it bit by bit and further replicate it.
However, the project of making the chariot by the craftsman is huge, and it will definitely not be used in a short period of time. After all, it has to undergo repeated actual combat drills after it is made to ensure that it will not fall apart when it is driven out. It will only be pushed into the battlefield when it can be used.
War is no joke, so it is not unreasonable that Qing’s chariots have been so enviable over the years.
The military report of the great victory in Linxi was sent to the capital. Zong Yanli recaptured Yuanshi Pass with such swiftness that the Qing army was defeated and fled in all directions. Even the Qing emperor Zhuo Kangshun was almost captured.
The old emperor was so happy to have such a brave army that he couldn't sleep all night. He immediately appointed Zong Yanli as the governor and gave her full authority to mobilize troops to attack Qing Kingdom, so as not to give Zhuo Kangshun the chance to make a comeback.
When the imperial edict was delivered, it was already the end of the year.
This year was spent in such chaos and war.
And Zong Yanli is also twenty-three years old.
As the number of soldiers increased, Zong Yanli became extremely busy. During the New Year, Lei Jiliang invited Zong Yanli to have New Year's Eve dinner together, but Zong Yanli refused. In the end, he ate casually with Wen Nian, Pei Liang and others in the military tent.
The military tent was full of military affairs. Pei Liang, Huo Wenqi and others who could read and write were captured by Zong Yanli to help deal with them.
Military supplies, captured weapons, and the handling of prisoners of war all need to be approved and reported by Zong Yanli one by one.
"Send these prisoners to Pingnan Camp, and give my handwritten letter to father." Zong Yanli thought for a while and said, "General Mingwei is injured and cannot continue to guard Yuanshi Pass. Let father dispatch fourth uncle to take over temporarily."
"Three days later, we will organize our troops and station outside Yuanshi Pass. Please discuss the attack on Qing with us, generals."
"Has the food and fodder been delivered?"
"The inventory and distribution of military supplies must be completed today. Don't keep the soldiers waiting for too long." Zong Yanli paused, stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead and said, "The original military equipment and armor replaced by the army will be transported to Shouxi County and handed over to Qian Zhixing. Let him oversee the subsequent recasting and other matters."
"After the beginning of spring, all places will plant crops and sow grain. This time our army has seized a lot of grain in the northern part of Quhe River. We need to have people purchase grain seeds and send them to Special Envoy Liu Huang."
Zong Yanli took care of every detail, and handled the complicated and lengthy military affairs in an orderly manner, and he never forgot even such small matters.
Gongsun Pu and others had long been aware of Zong Yanli's bravery and courage, and his ability to lead a force was obvious to all. They had also witnessed Zong Yanli's strategy as a general, and now they were once again impressed by his ability to command military affairs. Gongsun Pu sighed countless times.
He always believed that as long as a general had either personal bravery or military strategy, he could become a famous general in the world.
If you can obtain both, you will become a rare hero.
In the beginning, Gongsun Pu was willing to follow Zong Yanli because he was impressed by Zong Yanli's ability. However, as they got to know each other better, he witnessed Zong Yanli's rise step by step, and now he has been granted the title of General Pingxi and Jiedushi.
Although he was granted military power and a high position at a young age, Gongsun Pu never saw the joy of promotion from Zong Yanli. Instead, he only saw the responsibility he took on without hesitation.
"General, please don't work so hard. Leave these small matters to us." Gongsun Pu stood up, sighing inwardly with some worry.
"Yeah." Zong Yanli's tired look could not be dispelled. After a long while, he said, "Thank you for your concern."