Three Kingdoms: Shocked, my father-in-law is Cao Cao!

The surviving soldiers are on their way back to Beihai Mansion. The current combat objective has been achieved, and it can even be said that it has been overfulfilled, so they should go home to rest and let the soldiers relax.

After continuous high-intensity combat, no matter how elite soldiers are, they will have a nervous breakdown.

Riding on horseback, Jiang Zhe and Wu Lang walked side by side, listening to the latest report.

"How many of us are left?"

"Returning to the general, there were a total of 1000 casualties in this battle, most of them were crossbow infantry. The cavalry lost little, but the front line almost collapsed."

"Oh, that's okay." Jiang Zhe nodded, "Is there anything else to say?"

Wu Lang thought for a while, "There is one more thing. Yi En reported that he ran into Linzi City head-on while chasing the defeated soldiers. Some of the enemy soldiers ran into the city, and our army had no choice but to retreat."

Jiang Zhe recalled for a while, "Didn't it say that Linzi City is small and dilapidated, and it can become a powder in an instant?"

"That's right, General, but this Yuan Jun seems to regard him as his base camp and repair it more, making it an important route to guard Le'an and the two counties of Jinan."

"Oh~ so that's the case. According to the meaning of return, we should capture this Linzi City, and then go straight to Jinan and Le'an, directly threatening Yuan Jun's hinterland, right?"

Wu Lang was a little embarrassed when he saw his thoughts were seen through, "The general is really clever, and I can't hide any thoughts from you in the end."

"Hmph, that will have to wait for the army to rest for a while, and we should discuss it with that bastard Cheng Du."

——mad, what benefits did Boss Cao give you?If you don't want to go back to Xuzhou to show off your power, why do you think about fighting every day? How can you make a fortune from this?

The enemy's threat was eliminated, and the army didn't have to maintain a high-intensity march every day like when they went there, so it took two days longer to return to Beihai Mansion.

As soon as the army saw the city wall of Beihai Mansion, the prefect Cheng Du led a group of civil and military soldiers out of the city to meet him.

"Ah, ah, general, you are back, please come in quickly."

Cheng Du remained enthusiastic, smiling all over his face, and dragged Jiang Zhe to the banquet hall, but the other party didn't seem to appreciate it.

"Cheng Taishou, how can you be so happy today?"

"Hey, when I saw the defeated army fleeing back, I thought that something happened to you, but then I thought that you are brave, you use soldiers like a god, you manage the army well, you fight bravely, you are brave and resourceful, and you will definitely defeat Yuan Xi and his like. "

The prefect's hand was tightly gripped, and Jiang Zhe took some effort to break it open, "Okay, okay, I know what you mean, did you say that General Xiahou hasn't come back?"

The prefect shook his head and said, "You don't know, I also asked these soldiers of the defeated army, but they all said that no one has seen the general since the army retreated."

——Wow, this guy didn't hang up, did he?It's not Zhang Dahei's turn to call him a few words, why didn't he last until that episode?
Jiang Zhe made a sad expression on purpose, and even tried to squeeze out a few tears, "We must find the general, and if something unexpected happens, we must write a memorial to report his bravery to the prime minister."

Cheng Du also immediately echoed: "Yes, General Xiahou is such a good person, he is auspicious and has his own appearance, so he will be fine."

It was another burst of unnutritious greetings, and everyone who was discussing Xia Houjie's life and death thought it would be more realistic to have a big meal.

It was also rare for Cheng Du to be generous, and even the sergeant who had returned triumphantly hosted a banquet in the city.

I have to say that the banquet this time was conscientious. Not only were there more delicacies from mountains and seas on the table in the prefect's mansion, but even pepper was willing to put it.

Even the soldiers in the city had some wine and meat on the table.

After drinking and leaving the banquet, the eunuch gave Jiang Zhe another wink, this time he didn't refuse, because he did have something to ask this scumbag.

"I don't know if the eunuch is...do you have any important matters to discuss in this secret room?"

"Hey hey" the prefect handed Jiang Zhe a piece of silk cloth with a smile on his face, "please take a look at the things on it, if there is anything wrong, we can discuss it."

Jiang Zhe took it over and looked at it, and immediately frowned, "Prefect, isn't this the enemy's money and food that I seized earlier? It should be more than that much, right?"

"Hey, what are you talking about? These are for Prime Minister Cao. As for your share..."

The prefect changed hands to find a hidden compartment, and took out a roll of bamboo slips from it.

After watching it, Jiang Zhe couldn't help admiring: "Good guy, is it [-]-[-] between us? Prefect, you really deserve to be a real person."

"Where are you, as for the banquet expenses for the soldiers outside the city today and the pensions for the casualties, I will cover them all."

——Good guy, you little old man is now called my brother and brother, wouldn't it be a loss for me to have an older brother like you?
"Cheng Taishou is worthy of being a senior, in the future, please feel free to speak up if you are useful to me."

In this way, the two "real people" finally found a common discourse, chatted a few words and laughed for a while, but the topic gradually got down to business.

"Master Taishou, the money is essentially Yuan Jun's plundering of the people's finances. We just changed the way to "tax" in disguise. I don't know if you are interested in making another big ticket."

The prefect's eyes were bright at that time, "Brother Shouyi, if you have something to say, you will definitely help me in this matter."

"To tell you the truth, the prefect, my younger brother wants to take down Linzi City and take Qi County completely. At that time, the gate to Jinan County will be opened, and their land will be our money..."

"Okay, that's a very good remark. I wonder if there is anything I can do for my brother's help?"

What Jiang Zhe and he had been waiting for for so long was this sentence, "To tell you the truth, I want people, soldiers, and food."

"Okay!" The prefect didn't mean to refuse at all, "It's just... I can issue a conscription order to the counties. It's this weapon..."

"Haha, don't bother brother, the armor in my hand is enough to arm five thousand troops."

"Hahahaha." The two laughed at the same time, the laughter seemed like hungry wolves seeing food at both ends, eager to swallow the meat in front of them immediately.

"Then brother, I will just wait for the good news?"

"Your brother will definitely live up to his mission."

That night, the two of them had another friendly exchange. The two sides fully exchanged views, reached a lot of consensus, and released a signal of cooperation at the same time.

The call-up order sent to various places in the early morning has already been dispatched, and several counties scattered in Beihai County that have not been plundered will receive the call-up order soon.

As for how much military power they are willing to allocate, no one dares to guarantee it. "What? You said you found General Xiahou?"

After hearing Zheng Yi's report, Jiang Zhe immediately raised his sword and rushed out.

"The General accidentally found him in the woods outside the city when he was patrolling with his cronies, but at that time he was already exhausted and passed out, and the General did not dare to delay and hurried back to report to the General."