Chapter 145

Moreover, the victory was so beautiful!

He had incorporated twenty thousand of Zhang Chao's soldiers into his own ranks!

Added to his original twenty-five thousand troops, this force was already catching up to Tao Qian's!

"Quick, have the grain shops under the Mi family prepare grain, rice, and the like, and transport them all to Guanglingcheng!"

At this moment, seeing Lin Yang's great victory, Mi Zhu quickly ordered Mi Fang to take action!

He was going to increase his stake!

Lin Yang now held over forty thousand troops in his hands!

It was enough to contend with Tao Qian!

And!

Once Lin Yang controlled the entirety of Xuzhou, he would have a force of one hundred thousand armored men!

Among the warlords of this world, he would absolutely not be considered weak!

"Yes, elder brother, I will go arrange it right away!"

Lin Yang had now risen; such momentum was absolutely not something Tao Qian could block!

At this moment, Mi Fang's view of Lin Yang had also changed, and he began to think highly of him!

"Elder brother, who is this Lin Yang, Lin Ziyuan?"

Following Mi Fang's departure, the young girl who had remained silent all this time could not help but ask!

Her elder brother had always been steady in character; it was rare to see him lose his composure like this!

"Little sister, this Lin Ziyuan is truly a man of talent!"

In a great mood, Mi Zhu patted his little sister's head. Looking at her exquisite face, an idea suddenly surfaced in his mind!

"Little sister, you don't need to pay any more attention to that Tao Ying; elder brother will pick out a handsome man for you!"

At this moment, Mi Zhu thought of Lin Yang's existence!

Not only was his faction powerful, but Lin Yang himself was young and handsome!

He was the perfect candidate!

Meanwhile, the young girl at his side was also filled with curiosity about Lin Yang.

At the same time, inside Xuzhou City, at the Chen family residence:

"Father, this Lin Ziyuan has won!"

Chen Deng looked at the battle report in his hands, unable to believe it!

In just a single battle, not only had Lin Ziyuan won!

He had suffered minimal losses!

He had incorporated all twenty thousand of Zhang Chao's remnants!

What kind of battle was this?

A normal battle shouldn't have ended like this!

Chen Deng was also a man who had experienced warfare, so he naturally understood the reality of troop casualties!

Unless Zhang Chao's soldiers had completely collapsed not long after the battle began!

Otherwise, where would twenty thousand remnants come from?

"That boy from the Mi family bet correctly!"

Chen Gui, sitting in front, said calmly!

He didn't want to concern himself with how Lin Yang had won!

Now that Lin Yang had over forty thousand troops, he was enough to threaten Tao Qian!

In Chen Gui's view, it was even possible that!

Tao Qian might no longer be Lin Yang's match!

At this time, their Chen family needed to consider what to do next!

"Yes, this fellow Mi Zijhong still has some ability!"

Mi Zhu's investment in Lin Yang was no secret to the noble families of Xuzhou!

The Mi family was a merchant family to begin with!

They had invested in Tao Qian and served as an Assistant Governor!

Now they were investing in Lin Yang, engaging in venture capital; this was very normal!

Now, Mi Zhu had made a winning investment!

Their group of noble families also had to make a choice!

Whether to continue siding with Tao Qian or to side with Lin Yang!

Once they chose wrong, the consequences would be dangerous!

Of course, they could also choose not to pick a side, continue to drift, and wait to see who won before pledging their allegiance!

But if they did that, all the noble families would be overshadowed by the Mi family!

They could forget about being heavily relied upon by the victor!

"Father, Tao Qian is old; his strength is far inferior to Lin Ziyuan's!"

The large hall was silent for a moment before Chen Deng expressed his view!

He also did not think highly of Tao Qian!

If Tao Qian truly had ambition!

When Lin Yang returned, he should have raised an army of forty thousand to crusade against Lin Yang and Zhang Chao!

The two of them would likely be withered bones in a grave by now!

The thirty thousand Danyang soldiers in Tao Qian's hands were no joke!

"Starting tomorrow, you shall resign from your post and go to Guangling!"

Chen Gui was silent for a moment before saying this to Chen Deng!

The Chen family also had to enter the fray!

They couldn't wait until the moment the victor was decided!

Clearly, Chen Gui was also placing his chips on Lin Yang's side!

"Yes, Father!"

The Chen family was a Xuzhou noble family; even if he went to Guangling Commandery, Tao Qian wouldn't do anything to them!

Compared to wealthy merchants like the Mi family, what the Chen family could invest was people!

Lin Yang had too few civil officials under his command!

Chen Deng's talent would certainly be put to great use!

For a time, as the battle reports from the entire Guangling Commandery spread, many people in Xuzhou City were unable to sleep!

Meanwhile, in Guangling Commandery:

"Everyone, today Taishi Ziyi has returned, and Guangling Commandery has been fully recovered. I shall celebrate with you all!"

At this moment, in the Commandery Office, Lin Yang, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Taishi Ci, Li Gang, Cheng Yu, Gu Yong, Wang Can, and others were all present!

Taishi Ci had returned with his army, and now the four counties of Guangling Commandery were all under Lin Yang's command!

Lin Yang celebrated with everyone, and then had Gu Yong announce the rewards and military appointments for each person!

"For this Battle of Guangling, Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, broke the enemy army. He is rewarded with two hundred gold, appointed as a General of the Van, and given command of fifteen hundred Iron Pagodas!"

"Dian Wei, Dian Elai, broke the enemy army. He is rewarded with one hundred gold, appointed as Commandant of Guangling Commandery, and given command of four thousand Threaded-Armor Troops!"

"Taishi Ziyi led his army to destroy the enemy's grain supplies and recovered the two counties of Gaoyou and Pingan. He is rewarded with one hundred gold, appointed as a General of the Van, and given command of his six thousand soldiers!"

"Zhao Zicheng led the surrendered troops to breach the city gates. He is rewarded with one hundred gold, appointed as a General of the Van, and given command of his three thousand soldiers!"

"All other generals shall also be rewarded!"

As Gu Yong announced the appointments, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Dian Wei, Zhao Zicheng, and the others below all looked delighted and bowed in thanks!

Especially Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci, who were both appointed as Generals of the Van, each commanding an army!

This was a tremendous honor!

Under normal circumstances, it was very difficult for a military officer to command an independent army!

Compared to this, the title of General of the Van was secondary!

Everyone knew!

Lin Yang was currently only a Commandery Governor and couldn't grant them any higher titles!

"Father, I have been appointed as a Department Commandant!"