When Liu Ce returned to Meihe Town with a full load of supplies, it was already the first month. The calendar in this world is slightly different from the previous life, with an extra "first month" in addition to the twelve regular months...

  Ye Bin learned that Liu Ce had won and returned, so he set up a celebratory banquet early on. He led Yang Fan, Sun Cheng, Yang Youhuai, Liu Hu, and Wu Liwen to stand at the town entrance to wait. As the black dots in the distance gradually grew larger, Ye Bin and the others couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

  "Ye Bin here respectfully welcomes the victorious return of General Jingwei and his officers, a banquet has been prepared, please let the general and all the officers take their seats immediately." Ye Bin saw that Liu Ce had arrived at the town entrance not far away, so he took a group of people to pay respects.

  "Mr. Ye, these days have been a burden to you." Liu Ce dismounted and helped Ye Bin up from his bowing position, offering him comfort for his hard work during this time.

  "What's tiring about it? The officers and soldiers of each banner are all doing their part, drilling on schedule every day. Wu Zhenlong and the local colleagues also helped a lot. As for me, Ye Bin, I just studied medicine in my spare time and played a few games of chess with Wu Zhenlong. After more than a month since the army went out, I even gained two pounds of flesh."

  "Haha, Mr. Ye is really good at making jokes! Later when we enter the city, I must drink three cups with you all! Attention, listen to orders! Enter the city!" Liu Ce and Ye Bin said as they led the way into the town to arrange for the luggage to be unloaded.

  The streets in the town were lined with people, and as they saw the crowd surging into the town, cheers erupted continuously. The sound of gongs and drums filled the air, and firecrackers exploded in unison. Many family members of the soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw their sons or husbands in the ranks, and were so moved that they choked back tears.

  "Daddy! That's Daddy!" A tender voice came from a woman's arms, pointing unceasingly at him on the street. The one she was pointing at was Chen Qing, a cavalryman, who was sitting proudly on his horse with an air of triumph. Hearing his daughter's call, he immediately looked around and saw his wife and daughter in the crowd, and couldn't help but smile warmly...

  Sun Biao felt that the family members of the soldiers in the crowd were looking at their own men with a mixture of envy and jealousy, and he secretly sighed: "Alas, I Sun Biao also want to get married. This way, every time I return from battle, it's good to have someone to worry about, and I won't be left with so many rewards that no one shares with me."

  At noon, although the sky was still fluttering with snowflakes, inside the large temporary canopy made of huge canvas in the vast school grounds, it was warm as spring. Two pots of fire were placed at each end of the long tables to keep the soldiers warm, and the tables were filled with all kinds of wine, meat and dishes, although they couldn't be said to be sumptuous, but they had enough quantity, ensuring that the soldiers on the scene were full of food and drink.

  "Come on, everyone! Eat well and drink well! Today all the soldiers who went out to battle are allowed to indulge, but there's one thing to remember: no getting drunk and causing trouble!" Liu Ce repeatedly called out to the various generals. After the banquet ends, he will announce the rewards and punishments for this expedition, and these soldiers will be given a three-day leave, taking turns on duty.

  "Great!" Xue Peng also nodded in his seat, he looked at the atmosphere in front of him and understood why this army was so powerful. Because he found that there was no numbness and fear in the eyes of these generals and civilians, but a feeling that could not be said. This feeling, apart from courage and confidence, was also a kind of hope...

  Just as Liu Ce and his men were celebrating their victory, they didn't know that the raid by Jingweiying had completely disrupted the original plan of the Liudao River bandits, which also led to the premature outbreak of the Wuliang Town Battle...

  Inside Liudaokou, the bandit's large camp...

  Duan Hong was trembling all over with the newly obtained intelligence, and since Jun Qi had not arrived, he sent out dozens of riders to Gaoyang to investigate, but unexpectedly received shocking news.

  "It's the Jingwei Camp again!" Duan Hong's face was gloomy, his mouth twitching uncontrollably. "What is the origin of this Jingwei Camp? First, they occupy our Meihetown and cut off our army's retreat route. Then, they destroy our various strongholds and chill our army's hearts. Now, they've even plundered and burned all the supplies our army urgently needs. When did this river source have such a bold and lawless army that opposes my Shunyi Army everywhere?"

  Fu Ruhai, sitting on the lower side, took over the letter from Duan Hong's hand and roughly flipped through it, frowning involuntarily. There was no time to delve into the details now, the fact was before his eyes, the baggage had been looted! If he didn't take corresponding measures, there would be a mutiny within the Shunyi army. It seemed that they couldn't wait for the arrival of reinforcements and must attack Wuliang Town ahead of schedule!

  At this point, Fu Ruhai and Duan Hong proposed: "Marshal, there is no time or energy to deal with the Jingwei Camp now. We should think of a way to conceal this matter and not let other leaders know about it. Moreover... we must take the Five Liang Town ahead of schedule!"

  Duan Hongqiang suppressed his anger and got up to pace back and forth, carefully considering Fu Ruhai's words.

  Fu Ruhai was right, the grain and military equipment have been looted. Now it's no use getting angry, the most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the troops and shift all contradictions to Wuliang Town in order to avoid a mutiny among the soldiers!

  Duan Hong was constantly calculating in his mind how much casualties the attack on Wuliang Town would cause. Those refugees didn't care, and he wouldn't feel heartbroken even if they all died. After all, there were plenty of cannon fodder to go around, not enough to grab from all over the towns and villages. But those elite soldiers were different, they were his foundation for establishing himself, and he had to be extremely cautious.

  "Despicable!" Duan Hong thought of this, and also thought of Jingwei Camp. He suddenly slapped the table, "If it weren't for Jingwei Camp, would I be so passive? My three thousand elite soldiers, more than a thousand cavalry! After taking down Wuliang Town, I must make sure that not a single armor is left on Jingwei Camp, only then can I dispel the hatred in my heart!"

  At this point, Duan Hong summoned his personal troops and ordered them to pass on the order to the commanders of each camp to come to the commander's tent for a meeting.

  ……

  Wuliang Town, Weihui City.

  "I report to the commander, scouts have come to report that the bandit army's weapons and supplies were robbed at Yihé Pass, and there are still signs of grain and grass being burned..."

  Wei Wudu listened to this intelligence, his eyes fixed intently on the direction of Yihe mouth, and then gradually looked towards Liudaokou, deep in thought.

  "Gao Yang's grain and military supplies were looted, and Duan Hong's bandit army fell into a passive situation. If nothing unexpected happens, the bandits will start a large-scale attack on our Wu Liang Town in the next few days. However... this is exactly what I want, and in this battle, we will also uproot the troops under He Yuan!"

  Wei's eyes sparkled and he asked loudly, "Has Li Xiwen arrived?"

  The personal guard beside him bowed and said: "General Li's army will arrive at Wuliang Town tonight..."

  Wei You nodded and immediately took out a golden fish token: "You go down, see Li Xiwen, let him not come to see me, directly take this token to deploy a direct-affiliated banner team to Zhao Mengxi and Yan Heng's two departments to take office, in addition..."

  At this point, Wei Yan's mouth corner floated a hint of killing intent, and he took out a secret letter: "Incidentally, entrust this secret letter to him, I believe Li Xiwen knows how to handle it..."

  In the distance behind Wuliang Town, more than 30 riders galloped by, kicking up a cloud of dust. The leader at the front was Wenwen Er Ya, whose demeanor was elegant and refined, with an extraordinary air about him...

  In Zhao Mengxi's large camp, Zhao Mengxi was standing at the entrance of the camp with many subordinate deputy generals and Yan Heng's troops, waiting for the newly appointed Shi Qi messenger Li Xiwen.

  Before long, the sound of horseshoes grew louder and closer. Zhao Mengxi saw with his own eyes more than thirty cavalrymen forming a line and slowly approaching him. All these cavalrymen were wearing fine iron armor, and among them was a Confucian general who stood out from the rest. He wore a green fish-scale cuirass and had an enigmatic smile on his face, making it impossible to discern his emotions...

  When more than thirty riders stopped in front of Zhao Mengxi, the crowd felt that the soldiers on horseback were emitting a strong killing intent that made people feel cold. Zhao Mengxi's throat moved slightly, and he looked at Fan Yu with one eye, and led Yan Heng to kneel down on the ground, saying loudly: "General Zhao Mengxi (Yan Heng) welcomes the flag-bearing envoy to take office!"

  After a long time, Li Xiwen on horseback did not mean to let them get up, but stared straight at Zhao Mengxi, the killing intent in his eyes flashed and disappeared.

  Zhao Mengxi and Yan Heng had not seen any response for a long time, and they couldn't help but look up. They saw that the young general in his early thirties with a gloomy face was staring at them. In their hearts, they thought it was not good, but looking around, there were only over 30 riders, even if each of them was a seasoned veteran, what could they do to themselves? This was their own territory, and behind them were tens of thousands of troops belonging to themselves. Li Xiwen wanted to make things difficult for them, but he had to weigh his options carefully.

  "Wow..."

  The sound of war horses neighing echoed in front of the camp, sending chills down everyone's spines.

  "Zhao Mengxi!" Li Xiwen called out.

  "What instructions does the commander have for me?" Since they hadn't turned against him yet, Zhao Mengxi also maintained his noble general demeanor with courtesy.

  "I heard that last month your two battalions, Yu Jin and Sun Yan, with 5,000 men and horses, suffered a defeat at Liudao River, is this true?"

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