Chapter 442 Return to Chenzhou to Pick Up Someone

The military situation was urgent, so Wei Chengyi personally led an army of 200,000 that afternoon. The next day, General Zheng and General Wang also led an army of 100,000 to head north. Shen Xiangwan personally went to the city gate to see them off. Both of them promised her that within three months, they would crush all rebellions in the north, gather the 100,000 troops in the north, and completely resolve the internal troubles.

Of the remaining 100,000 Wei troops, 40,000 were stationed at the four gates of the imperial city, 8,000 patrolled the imperial city's security and assisted Shen Xiangwan and Yan Lang in dealing with officials left over from the previous dynasty, 2,000 were stationed at the imperial palace, and the remaining 50,000 were stationed in the western suburbs camp. The 200,000 troops of the Eastern Border Army were also scattered in the eastern, southern and northern suburbs camps, firmly guarding the safety of the imperial city.

The dog emperor was incompetent and cruel, and few of the ministers he left behind were clean. However, those minor officials could be entrusted with important tasks. Shen Xiangwan did not stick to them and summoned them one by one. Those who were willing to continue to serve the new dynasty could stay, and those who were unwilling could leave. A forced melon is not sweet, and she would not force them to do anything.

Most of the minor officials were the result of hard study and had never received any favor from the emperor. They were all willing to stay and continue to serve the new dynasty. After Shen Xiangwan discussed with Yan Lang and others, they were soon arranged in suitable positions.

Of course, there were also some important officials of the previous dynasty who could be used. After Shen Xiangwan had the guards who had awakened their mind-reading abilities sort them out, he boldly employed them. As for the remaining nobles of the previous dynasty, their titles would certainly not be kept, but as long as they were willing to serve the new dynasty, Shen Xiangwan would employ them all. Moreover, he would trust the people he employed and would not employ them if he did not trust them. Many of them were arranged in relatively important positions.

"Uncle Yan, brother, the imperial city is now in your hands."

By mid-July, everything that needed to be dealt with had been dealt with, and Shen Xiangwan prepared to return to Chenzhou to pick up Zhao Yuping and the others. She was accompanied by fifty guards led by Mu Yunran and Yuan Shu. She did not bring any soldiers with her. They had fought their way from the imperial city to Chenzhou themselves, so there was no danger.

"I'd also like to trouble you to bring back the women of the generals' families."

Nodding, Yan Lang said in a deep voice that, logically, he should go back to pick them up in person, but he really couldn't leave, not to mention the other generals, who were still fighting.

"Ah."

Since she has gone back, she must have brought everyone back. Shen Xiangwan looked at Chu Liang, Liang Yuting and Yue Ruyan again: "Brother, Senior Sister, Ruyan, thank you for your help."

Chu Liang was captured by her to help handle government affairs after Wei Chengyi left. Liang Yuting followed him all the time and helped him to some extent. Ruyan assisted her in handling internal affairs. She was able to drop everything and go to Chenzhou to pick people up at this time because they were there in the imperial city.

"What are you talking about? Do you need to be polite to us? Let's go quickly and be careful on the road."

Chu Liang bent his fingers and tapped her forehead, urging her unhappily. He didn't like his little sister being polite to him.

"Okay." After stroking his forehead which didn't hurt at all, Shen Xiangwan looked at them one by one before turning around and getting on the SUV parked nearby. Chu Liang and the others watched the convoy disappear from their sight before turning back to the palace. The imperial palace was still being urgently demolished and rebuilt. So far, the central hub of the new dynasty was in the palace, and they were all living here for the time being.

The 200,000-strong army led by Wei Chengyi arrived at the Eastern Border half a month later. At this time, there were still 100,000 troops stationed here. However, the Qiang State was aggressive, and hundreds of thousands of people were attacking the city frantically. The Eastern Border Army had a very hard time resisting. Many people voluntarily helped to make arrows, and some strong laborers even climbed up the city wall to defend the city with the soldiers who were already wounded.

When they saw the reinforcements coming and learned that the leader was Wei Chengyi, no matter if they were soldiers or civilians, everyone couldn't help but burst into tears. For many years, it was the Wei family who had been protecting them. At this moment when the city was about to be destroyed and people were about to die, the Wei family descended from the sky again. He was their patron saint!

Wei Chengyi immediately ordered the Wei army to replace the soldiers and civilians defending the city, and when the Qiang army was preparing to attack the city again, he personally led 10,000 cavalry out of the city to fight. After just one encounter, the Qiang soldiers were dumbfounded when they saw the broken blades in their hands. The Wei army did not give them a chance to recover, and the second knife directly took their lives.

The battle between 10,000 cavalry and 50,000 cavalry infantry ended in just two hours. The 50,000-strong Qiang army was almost wiped out, with only a very small number of cavalry escaping. Next, Wei Chengyi did not choose to defend the city, but led an army of 100,000 directly to the border town of Qiang, turning this war of aggression into a counterattack with an absolutely domineering attitude.

At the same time, an army of 100,000 led by General Zheng and General Wang marched northward, giving priority to recruiting any rebel forces they encountered. If the other party did not obey, they would go to war. Relying on their sharp and hard weapons and unstoppable momentum, the Wei army could be said to be able to kill gods and Buddhas, and the rebel forces were forced to surrender because of their miserable behavior.

It only took them one month to reach the northern border. As Wei Chengyi and his men had expected, the remaining 100,000 Zhenbei troops were unwilling to surrender and even shouted slogans for revenge for Wanqi Shan and his son. General Zheng and General Wang said that they liked people like them who were stubborn and immediately deployed their troops to teach them a lesson.

In early late July, Shen Xiangwan rushed back to Chenzhou in just three days. Along the way, she also paid attention to the conditions of various prefectures. The further she went, the more smiles appeared on the faces of the people. The sorrow and numbness of the past were no longer seen, especially in the first few prefectures that were occupied, such as Mingzhou and Jiaozhou. After a year of development, they have solved the problem of food and clothing. Some people have more pigs at home and even have surpluses.

Seeing these, Shen Xiangwan felt satisfied and had a smile on her face. A country is based on its people. Only when the people are prosperous can the country be strong. Although it is still a long way to make all the people prosperous, she will work hard with Wei Chengyi. One day, they will work together to create a unique prosperous dynasty.

"Drip!"

More than a dozen off-road vehicles drove into Yong'an Village one after another. It had been almost a year since they last came back. Yong'an Village had not changed much. After all, a year ago, every household had built a large blue brick and tile house, and the roads were all paved with cement roads. However, when the off-road vehicles passed by the school, Shen Xiangwan and others still noticed that not only was there no sound of reading inside, it was even so quiet that there was no atmosphere at all.

Thinking about the fact that they asked the county government to build a school, Shen Xiangwan did not dwell on it. He thought that the school in the county should be built and the children would go there to study.

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