Chapter 750: Celebration Banquet

Isn't the Great Wind Army awesome? Isn't Panlongcheng awesome? Wasn't I still forced to break through the door and humiliate them? Of course, the purpose of slapping the face had been achieved, it was just that the bandit army's own face was slapped swollen.

Liu Tiao hadn't spoken.

As an old teammate, she was accustomed to He Lingchuan's plans, only executing them without asking for the reason.

Just believe in the Broken Blade.

Returning to Yuheng City, even in the middle of the night, the army returning in triumph was welcomed by the city residents. The newly repaired roads in Yuheng City were wide, but they were still packed with enthusiastic people.

If it weren't for the soldiers repelling the bandit army, the people in the city tonight would have had bad luck.

Everyone didn't stint on cheers, and their gratitude was overflowing.

Some enthusiastic and cheerful girls rushed up to hug them.

The young soldiers killed for the first time and witnessed the Shura field for the first time, hiding in the corner and vomiting until their faces were pale. As a result, they received such a grand and solemn welcome as soon as they walked out, which was also the first time.

Ice and fire, making these new recruits at a loss, as if they were still dreaming.

When Wen Daolun walked out and announced to everyone "Celebrate tonight, drink to your heart's content," the applause below was like thunder.

Anyway, they couldn't sleep, so why not get up and celebrate.

For the first time in history, shops along the street opened for business in the middle of the night, red lanterns were hung out, and as soon as the stoves were opened, the fragrance came naturally.

The city government asked shops for wine, the cooks prepared fish and meat, and the civilians slaughtered cattle and sheep, and the reward banquet was held in several large restaurants in the city.

The tables were full of fish and meat, and although the cooking was rough, the taste was not bad; the braised pork served in large basins had half a finger of thick oil at the bottom.

The soldiers had been fighting for most of the night and had just retreated from the state of being pumped up; their stomachs were growling with hunger, so they grabbed half a head-sized coarse flour bun, ate a bite of meat, bit a bite of bun, and drank a bowl of wine, and their heroic ambitions immediately came up, starting to brag about how heroic they were in killing the enemy just now.

Having won, everyone was happy.

Of course, work such as captive placement, wounded rescue, battlefield cleanup, and military merit recording still had to be carried out in an orderly manner, which was also a good opportunity to train logistics.

Wen Daolun grabbed a wine glass and found He Lingchuan among the soldiers, saying first as a toast: "Come, come, come, congratulations to Commander He for the first victory!"

He Lingchuan toasted back: "Congratulations to the military and civilians of Yuheng City for the first victory!"

Everyone applauded one after another.

Wen Daolun wanted to have a private chat with him, but the soldiers wouldn't allow it, insisting on dragging this Command Deputy to drink three cups before letting him go.

He Lingchuan pulled him to a quiet place outside, looked left and right to make sure no one was there, and then said: "Got the confession?"

Wen Daolun nodded: "This team is mainly mercenaries, with Longchuan water bandits, Jin Tao refugees and ronin, and fierce people recruited from the opposite side; only the commander is a Jin Tao general."

"The few who led the attack, caught them?"

"One died, the others ran away; their ability to protect themselves is not weak."

He Lingchuan pondered: "They gathered a crowd to attack Yuheng City; I knew it was the Jin Tao Nation behind it."

Would water bandits and refugees come to attack Yuheng City? Such things had indeed happened elsewhere, but within Panlongcheng's sphere of influence? Not very likely.

"You predicting the enemy attack this time really saved us from a great disaster," Wen Daolun still felt lingering fear when thinking about it. "Otherwise, Yuheng City was built not long ago, and this time we would have suffered a great loss."

"Even if the bandit army entered the city, they would eventually be beaten away by us, it's just a matter of cost," He Lingchuan's heart was clear. "Spending so much effort to attack Yuheng City, Jin Tao wants to anger us, no, more than that, they want to anger Panlongcheng, making Commander Zhong and General Hong send reinforcements here to garrison."

After taking Xiji, Panlongcheng's sphere of influence expanded, but the number of troops hadn't been able to expand rapidly for the time being. Panlongcheng's army had to guard the Panlong Wasteland, the Chipa Plateau, and now there was an extra Xiji territory; the task was very heavy.

"There is someone else behind this, wanting to pin down Panlongcheng's power in the Xiji territory. In this way, our protection of the Panlong Wasteland naturally weakens," Wen Daolun said solemnly. "The only plan is for the Yuheng City Army to grow rapidly to reduce the pressure on Panlongcheng."

"Today's great victory is a good beginning."

"Just as I was sleepy, someone sent a pillow." The newly formed Yuheng Army needed a victory most, and the victory came. "With this victory as a foundation, recruiting soldiers later will be easier."

People have a psychology of admiring the strong, and everyone wants flowers, cheers, and applause.

"They are still very green; Commander He needs to worry more."

Compared to an iron army, this army still had a gap of being tempered a hundred times.

He Lingchuan smiled: "They picked up a bargain today, just beating up a defeated army."

The bandit army fell into the trap he set, was bombed until they fled in panic, and had no intention of fighting; the Yuheng Army attacking such an opponent was naturally relaxed and comfortable.

This was also He Lingchuan intentionally avoiding his own shortcomings, otherwise, there were too many new recruits, and there would be constant situations in battle, and the damage would be great.

Proper tactics can compensate for the lack of military strength.

But this required the right time, the right place, and the right people.

One day, when the two armies face each other head-on, and the Yuheng Army can still firmly win, that will be called a true success.

Speaking of this, he remembered when his father He Chunhua was just appointed as the General Manager of Xiazhou, the northern front was also suppressed by Nian Zanli until he couldn't breathe. At that time, the Xiazhou Army was also newly formed, and He Chunhua racked his brains and used unscrupulous means for the first victory.

Sigh, his father's power should be very stable now, right? A person like him, even if stepped into the mud, would climb up and think of every way to step up step by step.

Wen Daolun sipped wine: "Speaking of which, the border trouble is actually not worth mentioning. Commander Zhong's focus is not here either."

These words were too straightforward; with Wen Daolun's temperament, he would only speak without counting words to someone he truly trusted.

He Lingchuan wasn't angry at all, nodding: "The focus of stability in Yuheng City and even the Xiji region now lies in Longchuan."

The bandit army that attacked the city today, more than a quarter were Longchuan water bandits. This showed that internal and external forces had already colluded and were in cahoots.

Longchuan water bandits not only threatened the southern trade route but were also driven by Jin Tao, and were a rotten scar on the Xiji territory.

"As long as the banditry is eradicated, the border trouble will naturally dissipate."

Wen Daolun asked He Lingchuan: "Your subordinates have already mixed in?"

"Yes, they even made a great contribution today, saving the life of a big boss of the Lu Family Gang," He Lingchuan said about the skinny one. He transferred this guy from Panlongcheng, just to infiltrate the interior of Longchuan.

The skinny one was born with a bandit temperament and was very compatible with Longchuan.

Today, He Lingchuan even personally cooperated with him to stage a bitter meat trick. The skinny one sacrificed his left arm to an arrow to save the bandit leader's life.

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