Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chapter 368 Unparalleled Achievements

Red clouds rose in the sky, driving away the night and illuminating the corpses on the ground.

After a night of fierce fighting, the entire Zhao army camp fell into chaos. People kept trying to break out, but they were surrounded and killed by the Chu army outside.

With Zhao Wuji being captured, the Zhao army was leaderless and fell into chaos.

On the other hand, the Chu army was in high spirits and momentum. Under the command of Feng Mulan, they continued to kill the Zhao army.

The fighting lasted from night to day, and from day to night. There were constant screams and the pungent smell of blood filled the entire battlefield.

It took a whole day and night before the shouting and killing gradually subsided, and the fire was gradually brought under control. The Zhao army was either killed or surrendered, and the 130,000-strong army was completely wiped out.

As the sun sets, Feng Mulan orders the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and minimize the damage.

After a night of light cleaning, the cleanup was not completed until the third day after the war.

At this moment, Han Xing also returned to Dingxiang City with his troops and immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter.

In Dingxiang City, at the prefect's office, everyone gathered.

Soon, Han Xing and Di Wenyao appeared at the same time.

"Greetings to Lord Di and Lord Han!"

Compared with before, everyone's attitude towards Han Xing has changed greatly.

In the past, I respected him only because of Han Xing’s reputation and Chu Ning’s orders.

But after this battle, Han Xing's command and deployment completely conquered everyone.

Di Wenyao noticed everyone's reaction and smiled: "Generals, there is no need to be polite. This battle is a great victory. Please tell us about the battle and the gains."

Feng Mulan stepped forward and laughed loudly, "In this battle, our army annihilated 90,000 of the enemy's 130,000 soldiers and captured 40,000, and captured Zhao Wuji, the third prince of Zhao, alive.

Although our army lost 20,000 soldiers, we captured hundreds of thousands of enemy weapons, armor, and 30,000 horses!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals in the hall became excited and smiles appeared on their faces.

Even Di Wenyao didn't expect that Feng Mulan could actually catch Zhao Wuji.

"County Lady Feng is truly a heroine!"

Di Wenyao sighed: "If your father knew about this, he would definitely be proud of it. How about this? This time you will go to Kyoto in person and deliver the victory report to His Majesty."

Those who deliver good news will always be rewarded with great merit.

Among all the people present, Feng Mulan had the highest title. Although she did not hold an official position, she was naturally the most suitable person for such a great achievement.

What's more, Bingzhou is now developing rapidly, and no one can be missing. As a woman, Feng Mulan can't play a big role in the development of Bingzhou. Returning to Kyoto is the best choice.

Di Wenyao was well aware of the situation in Kyoto City, and he also understood that Chu Ning would be in an unfavorable situation.

Letting Feng Mulan go back can also help Chu Ning deal with the next situation.

In the past, the Crown Prince and other princes were reluctant to take action against Chu Ning. On the one hand, it was because they despised him, and on the other hand, they were not aware of the development of Bingzhou.

But after this battle, Bingzhou's strength will be exposed, which will arouse the vigilance of the crown prince and other princes.

By then, Chu Ning will become the target of public criticism.

Now there are only Ran Ming and hundreds of white horse cavalrymen in Kyoto City. Di Wenyao is worried that he cannot guarantee Chu Ning's safety, so he lets Feng Mulan go back, which will be of great use to Chu Ning.

Feng Mulan rolled her eyes when she heard this: "I don't want to go back."

If I go back, I will be urged to get married. It's so annoying. I might as well lead troops to fight on the front line.

At this time, Han Xing, who had been silent, smiled and said, "County Lady Feng, your father, Lord Feng, is not in Kyoto. He has been transferred to the front line to guard against a surprise attack from Dayan."

Feng Mulan's eyes lit up at this: "Really?"

"No jokes in the army!"

Han Xing smiled and said, "I will go write the victory report right away. County Lady Feng, please go down and prepare first."

"Goodbye!" Feng Mulan turned around and left without saying a word.

But as soon as she left, Han Xing's face turned grim.

"I didn't expect there would be so many prisoners in this battle. Sir Di, how do you think we should deal with them?"

Di Wenyao frowned: "Forty thousand people consume countless food and grass every day. This is a huge burden for Bingzhou."

The generals below reacted immediately, and someone immediately stood up and shouted: "Why keep them? Kill them!"

"Yes, they dared to invade our territory, how can we let them live?"

"Kill them!"

"We take no prisoners!"

For a moment, the generals were filled with righteous indignation and asked for orders to kill the prisoners.

Han Xing and Di Wenyao looked at each other, then raised their hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

"The four cities of Anding City have been recaptured, the enemy reinforcements and the 40,000 troops stationed in the city have been completely wiped out, and now General Guan Yun is staying there."

Han Xing said slowly: "If this victory report is passed back, it would not be good if one side has prisoners and the other side does not."

After a pause and a glance at everyone, Han Xin's eyes turned cold and he said, "Since all the generals think that the prisoners should not be kept, then kill them all. I will embellish the report a little bit."

The meaning is very clear, the word "prisoners" will not appear in the victory report, only complete annihilation!

I deliberately sent Feng Mulan away just now because I didn't want Feng Mulan to know about this. After all, she was the one who captured the prisoner.

Once all the captives were killed, it would be useless even if Feng Mulan knew.

Sure enough, an hour later, when Feng Mulan was about to set off back to Beijing, she received the news that the captives had been killed.

However, Feng Mulan, who had no good feelings towards the Zhao army, did not care, but took the troops to escort Zhao Wuji back to Beijing.

Being a prisoner and being caught made no difference to Feng Mulan. Moreover, she had Zhao Wuji in her hands, so she would definitely not be able to escape the credit.

Taking Zhao Wuji with her, Feng Mulan returned to Beijing as quickly as possible.

Poor Zhao Wuji, as a prince, was tied to a warhorse and galloped at full speed.

Feng Mulan didn't care about the spoiled prince at all, and headed straight for Kyoto City without a care in the world.

After several days of bumpy ride, when Zhao Wuji returned to Kyoto City, he was already very thin and pale, his whole body was emaciated, his eyes were blurred, and he no longer had the dignity of a prince.

Feng Mulan ordered people to send Zhao Wuji to the Ministry of Justice for detention, while sending someone to inform Chu Ning, and she went to the palace to meet the emperor in person.

"Report~Your Majesty, victory news from the front!"

Inside the Yingwu Hall.

Zhao Ming's shrill voice contained a hint of excitement.

Inside the palace, the emperor, who had been worried about the battle situation on the front line, suddenly had bright eyes: "Hurry up and present the victory report."

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this victory report was delivered by County Lady Feng herself."

"Oh? Feng Mulan came back in person to deliver the victory report?"

The emperor came to his senses and realized that this battle must have great results, otherwise he would not have allowed Feng Mulan to deliver the victory report in person.

"Let her in quickly!"

"Announce, County Lady Feng is here to see you!"

Feng Mulan, dressed in battle armor and looking heroic, stepped in, presented the victory report with both hands, and said in a deep voice:

"See Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked excited: "How is the battle situation on the front line?"

Feng Mulan said seriously, "In this battle, the 200,000 Zhao troops were completely wiped out. Your Majesty, please review the specific battle situation."

The emperor was dumbfounded.

An army of two hundred thousand was destroyed in just half a month?

"Quick...quickly present it!" The emperor couldn't help but stand up.

Zhao Ming took the good news and ran all the way to deliver it to the emperor.

The emperor took the report and opened it, then burst into laughter: "What a great achievement, what a great achievement!"

"Zhao Ming, gather everyone to discuss this matter immediately. Oh, and call Chu Ning as well."