On Liu Chengyou's side, he stayed in Tuanchi Village, slept peacefully, and regained his energy. He waited until dawn before heading south over the mountain under the protection of his own army retinue.
Along the way, the battle situation ahead came one after another. It can be said that there was constant good news, which made Liu Chengyou feel extremely happy. He walked through mountains and ridges, surrounded by green forests. Even if swords were broken and corpses lay in the wild along the way, he was not affected at all. .
By the time Liu Chengyou came out of the mountain pass and arrived at the place where Geng Chongmei died, the battle was already over. Most of the Yan soldiers were captured and kept as prisoners. The armies in Hedong camped on the spot to rest, clean up the battlefield, rescue the wounded, and count the battle losses.
This battle was fought easily, there were not many casualties, and the results were great. The whole camp was silent in a relaxed atmosphere.
When Liu Chengyou arrived, the generals and generals of the army led their troops to greet him, and everyone's faces were filled with joy.
"Thank you for your hard work, soldiers!" Liu Chengyou dismounted in front of the camp and his gentle attitude showed that he was in a good mood.
"It's all thanks to His Highness' command and careful planning that we can achieve this victory!" Zhang Yanwei stood at the front, his eyes, face, and mouth full of joy, and he was licking happily.
"How can I compete with the soldiers for merit? You fought at the risk of death, chasing death and chasing north, I will all remember it in my heart!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "Let's go into the camp and talk."
When they entered the inspection room of the camp, the officers and soldiers of each army and camp saw Liu Chengyou. I didn't know who took the lead, and shouted "Wan Sheng". The sound of the mountain shout lasted for a long time before it dispersed.
"Is this Geng Chongmei?" In the military tent, Liu Chengyou, with his golden sword, sat down, pointed at the head presented by Zhang Yanwei, and said casually.
"Go back to Your Highness. That's right!" Zhang Yanwei said.
"It's so dark!" Liu Chengyou looked at it for a while, with an ugly look like an "old chief", waved his hand and ordered the people to leave, and casually sighed: "Originally, I wanted to find out the reality of the Khitan people from their mouth. , now it seems that there is no chance. That’s all!”
"Your Highness, after statistics, since the battle last night, more than 3,000 soldiers of the Liao army have been killed. Thousands have been killed, more than 1,600 have been captured, and the rest have fled. Thousands of armor and weapons have been seized, and more than 100 war horses have been captured. .... In addition, General Su Rui's troops also made a lot of gains after going south. The profits and losses of each army still need to be calculated in detail and detailed in tables." After sitting down, Guo Rong stood up and reported to Liu Chengyou ably. .
"It seems that we have gained a lot from this battle." Liu Chengyou nodded, pondered for a moment, turned to Li Wanchao, and said: "Our army has achieved such a complete victory in this battle. The general led his troops to make a roundabout way and intercept the enemy's retreat. He spared no effort and was willing to take extraordinary risks. , should be the first to do so!”
As soon as Liu Chengyou said this, all the generals in the army couldn't help but cast their eyes on Li Wancao, the new general, but no one expressed any objection. Everyone knows that attacking with a partial division is a hard job.
Li Wanchao was very surprised, but he met Liu Chengyou's gaze, grinned, and bowed obediently: "His Highness has a good plan, and the general is just following orders."
The corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth curled up in a rare move, he looked around and said in a deep voice: "As for the other officers and soldiers in the military camp, they are all recorded in the book, and they will be rewarded according to their merits in the future!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Get it together, the whole army will continue to move south, and we will go down to the stronghold to rest and reorganize!"
"yes!"
"Your Highness!" This military discussion should have ended in a harmonious atmosphere. However, a bit of disharmony still occurred.
The person who stood up was Sun Li, the commander of the Second Army. With a straight face, he said to Liu Chengyou: "The last general will have a good intention."
A little surprised, Liu Chengyou raised his hand and said: "General Sun, please speak."
"The last general sued Dutou Yang Ye for being arrogant, arrogant, and uncontrollable. In order to compete for military glory, he snatched Geng Chongmei's head, but he did not hesitate to do it and seriously injured Pao Ze..." Commander Sun opened his mouth and fell down in anger. Bitter water.
Listening to his eyes, Liu Chengyou's face suddenly turned cold and he looked at Sun Li seriously: "Killing each other is a death penalty according to military law. General Sun, you must be careful when you say this!"
"If the general has any lies, I am willing to take charge of the military law!" Sun Li held up his hands, looking confident: "The injured brother is outside the tent. Your Highness may as well summon him and confront you face to face!"
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became a little solemn. The generals looked at each other, and most of them had heard about the battle on the battlefield.
"Send him in!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand.
Soon, a sturdy military man wearing a full headdress walked in. However, his appearance was a bit miserable, with several bandages and bandages hanging on his body. When he saw Liu Chengyou, he immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Are these injuries caused by Yang Ye?" Liu Chengyou frowned and glanced at him suspiciously.
Sun Li took the initiative to take the conversation, but did not dare to talk nonsense about this point, saying: "These injuries were all suffered when he charged into the battle and fought fiercely. It seems that such a brave and good warrior was deceived by Yang Ye. , please make the decision, Your Highness."
"Tell me, what's going on?" Liu Chengyou looked back and asked Na Dutou.
This person seemed to be arrogant and hesitant, but he finally explained the matter clearly. Probably, he led people to find Geng Chongmei's body first, and Yang Ye came later. In order to compete for the credit of beheading, he and Yang Ye had a conflict, and they fought each other with fists and fists. , suffered a loss and suffered internal injuries. He also specifically emphasized that it was Yang Ye who acted first...
After listening to his narration, Liu Chengyou thought about it secretly and glanced at Sun Li. After thinking about it again, he raised his eyes and looked at Murong Yanzhao who had been silent: "General Murong, Yang Ye is from your Fourth Army. What do you think about this?" Can you give me an explanation?"
Faced with Liu Chengyou's question, Murong Yanzhao stepped forward and replied solemnly: "It's true that fighting for merit is true; fighting with fists and kicks is also true. Yang Ye took action, but he was blamed. But what is the reason for the contradiction? Now, please ask Your Highness to investigate in detail!"
As Murong Yanzhao spoke, he glanced at Commander Sun calmly, obviously there was something in his words.
"Your Highness!" At this time, Guo Rong took the initiative to stand up and said flatly: "Since we have to confront him face to face, how can we listen to what one family says? We might as well call Yang Ye and hear what he has to say!"
"If you listen both, you will be enlightened, but if you believe only, you will be dark. This statement makes sense!" Liu Chengyou immediately expressed his position.
After a pause, Liu Chengyou said: "However, it's not necessary. Inspector Guo, I will leave it to you to investigate the matter in detail, and I will handle it with your full authority!"
After hearing the order, Guo Rong immediately responded: "Yes!"
"Rights and wrongs have their own opinions, let's just let it go!" Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou waved his hand and glanced at Sun Li and Nadu as he spoke.
"General Guo, you have always enforced the law impartially. You will definitely not be biased in handling this matter..." After the account was dismissed, Sun Li took the initiative to find Guo Rong, looked at him with pressing eyes, and "reminded" him.
Guo Rong was not afraid of him at all. He smiled slightly and responded to him calmly: "Commander Sun, please rest assured!"
...
The army gathered together, and soon took the prisoners and the spoils of war to the south to Gaoping to rest and recuperate.
"How's it going? What's the result?" In the evening, in the second hall of the Gaoping County Government Office, Liu Chengyou asked Guo Rong who came to report.
Guo Rong's expression was calm and he replied impartially: "The general has checked them one by one. It is indeed Yang Ye who made the first move, but it was Sun Han who started the fight!"
"How to deal with it?"
"Yang Ye used the merits of this battle to avoid the death penalty. He was demoted three levels and received twenty sticks, and was transferred to the cavalry to feed horses. Sun Han was demoted one level and exempted from the crime. The rest of the soldiers who participated in the fight were given ten sticks and were all transferred to the cavalry. Let’s camp together!” Guo Rong replied.
"Hmm!" Liu Chengyou responded softly, indicating his approval of Guo Rong's handling.
Maybe there was something hidden in it, but it didn't matter anymore. Taking the lead in attacking Pao Ze was already a taboo, and even Yang Ye would have to be punished.
"What's the relationship between Sun Han and Sun Li?" After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou suddenly asked quietly.