Chapter 275: Return with a great victory! (Subscribe please!)

Seven days later, Fengzhou City.

The people of Fengzhou, who had suffered humiliation from the Khitans over the years, were all overjoyed when they heard the news that the new general Ye Mingsheng had defeated the Khitans. They spontaneously came to the east gate of Fengzhou and warmly welcomed the triumphant return of the brave and fearless soldiers.

Ye Mingsheng, dressed in military uniform and with a resolute look, rode on a tall horse and led his troops into the city amid the cheers of the people of Fengzhou. However, no one expected that in addition to the victorious Zhenwu Army soldiers, there were more than a thousand genuine Khitans with various styles of shaved hair entering the city together...
However, this was different from the impression of the common people in Fengzhou, who had the Khitans baring their fangs and claws, and were as terrifying as demons.

At this time, each of these Khitans was covered in wounds, dejected, with ropes tied on their hands. They were escorted by the Zhenwu Army soldiers and walked into the city like zombies, without any of the arrogance they had when they rampaged across Fengzhou in the past.

There is no doubt that these Khitans who were taken to Fengzhou were the prisoners of war captured in this battle!

Seeing the appearance of these Khitans, the atmosphere of the welcoming banquet was immediately pushed to a climax...
The common people, who had been oppressed by the Khitans for many years and hated their atrocities so much that they wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their skins, became excited without exception when they saw the living Khitan prisoners of war appear before them.

Regardless of gender, age or status, they all picked up rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves and small stones in their hands and rushed towards the Khitan people who had committed all kinds of evil in the past, burning, killing and looting everywhere.

"You Khitan dogs have finally met your end!"

"You bunch of bastards, give me back my father's life!"

"My dear, if you are still alive, you must take a good look at these Khitan beasts!"

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A few days ago, after completely annihilating the Khitan enemies fleeing eastward, Ye Mingsheng personally led the main force of 5,000 troops and chased Yelu Yan for three days.

Yelu Yan was forced into a situation where he had no way out, and he could only keep cutting off his tail to survive, and let his trusted subordinates sacrifice themselves for him...
Finally, after thousands of casualties, the miserable Yelu Yan led seven or eight hundred defeated soldiers and, with the support of the Khitan army, managed to escape from Ye Mingsheng!
Although he felt a little regretful that he failed to kill Yelu Yan, the prairie wolf, Ye Mingsheng was very satisfied with the outcome of this battle.

Of the 5,000 troops brought by Yelu Yan, 3,000 were killed by him. In addition, he also captured more than 1,200 Khitans and seized more than 1,000 war horses.

What made Ye Mingsheng most gratified was that his army, which had been established for only a few months, had exposed various shortcomings in the head-on battle with the Khitans, such as the lack of skill and tacit understanding among the various arms.

But overall, its merits outweigh its flaws. Not only is its combat capability good, but it also has strong tenacity. No matter who its opponent is, it dares to draw its sword and fight to the death!

Unlike the Liaoyang government troops before, who were afraid of the Khitans like a tiger, the Khitan cavalry charged and everyone from the generals to the soldiers began to panic and flee for their lives...
Things like tactical qualities can be gradually improved through training, but the spirit of such an iron-blooded army is very difficult to condense!

Ye Mingsheng believed that this great victory over the Khitans would further strengthen everyone's confidence in dealing with the Khitans, and he took solid steps to build an elite force that would be invincible in every battle.

Ye Mingsheng had just returned to the Governor's Mansion and was about to indulge himself in the gentle countryside. Before he had time to rest for too long, he received a request from Gu Sansi. If someone else had asked for a meeting at this time, Ye Mingsheng would most likely have found an excuse to refuse, giving himself a rare day of leisure after being nervous for almost half a month.

But there is no way, because this person is Gu Sansi, whom Ye Mingsheng values ​​very much...
Ye Mingsheng could only reluctantly leave Pei Zhixiu's "Jade Pillow". Under the persuasion of Pei Zhixiu and Jinyu, he returned to the study and waited for Gu Sansi.

Gu Sansi can be said to have completed the task assigned by Ye Mingsheng to control the Fengzhou officialdom very well.

With the dual support of Ye Mingsheng's financial and military power, Gu Sansi used the carrot and stick tactics to either win over and divide people or kill one to warn the rest. In just two months, he had cleaned up all the officials in Fengzhou who dared not listen to Ye Mingsheng's orders!
Under Gu Sansi's magical operation, Ye Mingsheng now has the final say in Fengzhou's officialdom. The direct benefit is that Ye Mingsheng, as the general, has obtained the power of the prefect and controls the financial power, personnel power, and all land conditions of the Fengzhou government. This greatly facilitates Ye Mingsheng's subsequent economic development plan for Fengzhou...
It was precisely because of Gu Sansi's outstanding performance that he won the trust of Ye Mingsheng and made Ye Mingsheng regard him as his right-hand man in his next plan for hegemony!

"Congratulations, General, for defeating the Khitans!"

As soon as he saw Ye Mingsheng, Gu Sansi bowed and congratulated him:
Ye Mingsheng smiled and said, "It's just a trial run, nothing to worry about!"

"Sansi, you came here in such a hurry, but is there something wrong?"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi nodded and said directly:

"Sir, I wonder how you plan to deal with those Khitan captives?"

Although he was a little confused as to why Gu Sansi asked this question, Ye Mingsheng thought about it and said:
"Keeping these Khitans alive would be a waste of food. I originally wanted to kill them all, but then I thought that Shiquan County was still short of miners, so I spared their lives."

"They will be paraded through the streets of Fengzhou City for three days to boost the morale of the army and civilians. Three days later, they will be sent to Shiquan County to mine and do the most dangerous work. This will not only make sure that these Khitans don't eat for nothing, but also make them atone for their past crimes!"

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's arrangement, Gu Sansi asked:

"Sir, I would like to request that these Khitan prisoners of war be handed over to me for handling!"

"Oh? What are your plans for these Khitan prisoners of war?" Looking at Gu Sansi's indifferent expression, Ye Mingsheng asked with interest:

"I plan to sell them back to Khitan, and use this as an opportunity to interfere with Khitan's internal affairs and exert influence on Khitan for you, my lord!" Gu Sansi said very seriously:

(End of this chapter)