"The Seventh Legion broke through Pingjun City, the general of Dongxuan Kingdom was captured, and countless supplies were seized..."

"A great victory. This is the greatest victory in the history of the empire. The Seventh Legion is mighty! Emperor Qiankun's achievements are unparalleled..."

"The territory has advanced three hundred miles, and the Dongxuan Kingdom has suffered more than 100,000 casualties, and its main combat strength has been reduced by 30%. It will be difficult to threaten the territory of the Grand Duke of Blue Seal in the future..."

Such news was everywhere on the streets of the imperial capital. People were rejoicing and their moods, which had been suppressed by the severe winter snow for a month, suddenly became clear with this huge victory.

Walking on the street, buying things in shops, eating in restaurants, you can see smiling faces almost everywhere.

The only ones who were incompatible with this atmosphere were the elder Tong Wanshan and his subordinate who came to negotiate from Xuanyuan Tianzong.

"What the hell is going on!" Tong Wanshan slammed a water glass onto the ground, his face as gloomy as if he was dripping water.

"Didn't you say that the Seventh Army had no food? Didn't you say that it could be defended in a short time? Why did Pingjun City fall in just ten days?" Ever since he heard the news, this problem has been bothering him. Originally, it was

They had the upper hand, but now...

Thinking of the smiling face of the imperial negotiator, he had the urge to get angry.

"Also! What about Hongyuan City? Why hasn't there been any movement in Hongyuan City for ten days! That Hun Dan pretending to be Mu Shaodong, didn't he promise me before that he would definitely be able to stay in Hongyuan City?

Did the city cause panic... Why, why did Dingbeihou not ask the empire for help at all!"

Tong Wanshan was breathing heavily, with a ferocious expression on his face. This was such a huge blow that he completely lost his usual composure.

"Elder... Elder!" After a long while, the young man shouted cautiously.

"What are you doing?" Tong Wanshan turned his head suddenly, his ferocious gaze frightening the young man.

"Tomorrow... tomorrow's negotiations, what should we do..." The young man swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice: "They did not agree to transfer the technology for making catgut, and only agreed to give it to Dagu. How should we respond?"

"Huh~" Tong Wanshan took a long breath, tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, pondered for a moment, and said: "The price is high, and the money is paid on the ground! They are also like us, the lion is talking loudly... They must know that we don't

We may give up Pingjun City, so we’ll wait until we bring it up ourselves!”

The young man narrowed his eyes and said: "Then we won't mention it. Anyway, they will definitely be short of food next year, so we need to make catgut... As for Pingjun City, I'm afraid they won't be able to stay there long.

A hundred miles of supply line is definitely enough for them. Although Dongxuan Kingdom is unable to counterattack, we still have seven kingdoms. As long as there is enough time, we can mobilize considerable troops..."

Tong Wanshan raised his hand to interrupt him, shook his head, and sighed helplessly: "If I had waited for you to mobilize the troops, Pingjun City would have been demolished to pieces, so what use would Pingjun City have... Nothing?

Without this fortress, the Dongxuan Kingdom will always be exposed to the attacks of the Seventh Army!"

"What does the elder mean..." the young man asked hesitantly.

"Pingjun City must be brought back. Even if the materials inside have been emptied, we must get it back before they demolish Pingjun City... The method of making catgut is not needed, but we can propose to buy it, sign a contract, and use

In exchange for food!”

"Hey!" The young man sighed heavily and could only shake his head helplessly.

In the next two days, the ministers in charge of the negotiations were all laughing. None of the previous ministers had been as happy negotiating with Xuanyuan Tianzong as he was. Tong Wanshan was so aggressive that he could hardly lift his head.

In the end, the other party had to agree to exchange a large amount of grain for a certain amount of catgut. As for the current Pingjun City, it was estimated that Wu Tianfeng had moved it into an empty city long ago, so what if it was given to him.

Although Pingjun City, which was captured with blood by countless soldiers, was returned to the Dongxuan Kingdom, the soldiers were not dissatisfied. They all knew the content of the negotiations. If they could solve the empire's food problem next year, this would be the final victory!

After Tong Wanshan signed a treaty with his subordinates, he returned to Xuanyuan Tianzong in despair. Before leaving, the young man asked Tong Wanshan: "Elder, what should we do in Hongyuan City? The plan has failed. The nails we have buried for several years may be exposed.

Got it!"

"That fool, if exposed, it would be better to kill someone. If he fails to succeed, he will fail..."

Although he said this, in the end, he still ordered the young man: "Let someone give him a sum of money and cover up this matter first... Tell him that if something like this happens again in the future, I will steal his

Skin!"

In the following days, the content of the negotiations spread rapidly. The previous panic caused by heavy snow and severe winter affecting next spring planting was also suppressed by this news.

Immediately afterwards, the Seventh Legion, the protagonist of this war, became the subject of people's talk. In a society where warriors had a high status, the victory of the Seventh Legion aroused the admiration of countless people, whether they were from the Imperial Academy

From students to nobles, to ordinary people, the number of young people signing up to join the Seventh Legion has doubled.

The subsequent rewards from the empire made this momentum irresistible.

Wu Tianfeng, commander of the Seventh Army, was awarded the title of second-class marquis.

Bai Zhanjun, deputy commander of the regiment, was awarded the title of first-class viscount.

Deputy commander of the army...Commander of the army of ten thousand people...Guard commander of thousands of people...

The entire seventh legion, including the hundred-man corps commander, ten-man captain, and even the small soldiers were rewarded.

But just when the Seventh Legion was at its peak in the empire, the rewards that followed were a bit confusing.

Tang Chuxue, commander of the First Army Corps, was recommended for meritorious service and was awarded the title of Second Class Marquis.

"Recommendation, what recommendation?" Everyone was confused. The Seventh Legion worked hard and Wu Tianfeng only got a second-class marquis.

You Tang Chuxue...well, even if Tang Chuxue is the goddess in the hearts of countless young people, the number one young expert in the empire, and the number one beauty, you can't be like this. How did she get credit for her recommendation?

Many people have such questions, but the empire has not given any explanation, and of course people do not dare to ask casually.

First Legion, Tang Chuxue couldn't help laughing when she saw such a reward. Originally, she just wanted to help Wu Tianfeng. After all, this was a rare victory in the history of the empire. But she didn't expect that it actually happened.

The negotiation with Xuanyuan Tianzong also led to her being promoted to a level.

"The higher the title, the harder it is to get it. Others have worked hard to win, but I lost a second-class marquis for nothing just by talking. I really deserve it... I wonder what Wu Tianfeng and those guys will do when they see this news.

I think...but it's really strange why Jiang Xingchen has made such a great contribution, but there is no reward. Could it be that Ding Beihou himself should do it...that's right, after all, he is a noble under his jurisdiction!"

Tang Chuxue said and chuckled again: "Jiang Xingchen, you really gave me a big surprise..."

Wu Tianfeng, who withdrew from Pingjun City, was a little speechless when he saw such a reward, but after thinking about it, he calmed down. Without Tang Chuxue's recommendation, Jiang Xingchen really wouldn't be able to come, and then his seventh legion would never be able to come.

Without the current scenery, it is estimated that more than half of the soldiers would have been wrapped in horse leather.

Wu Tianfeng's mentality is calm here, but Chen Xuangan of the Third Army, Wei Ning of the Sixth Army, and the other three army commanders are not calm. As senior military officials, of course they all know the whole war.

They were almost crazy with envy and jealousy towards Wu Tianfeng and Tang Chuxue.

"Jiang Xingchen, it's this kid again. Why is Wu Tianfeng's life so good? You just used the catgut and drum that you just made. When the weather is freezing, there is no food, and the attack on the city is unfavorable, this kid actually

He can catch tens of thousands of catties of fish with a single net on the ice... And Tang Chuxue, you put Mr. Tang next to that kid, don't do it just for this purpose..."

Several legion commanders all regretted it at this time. Even if they owed a little more favor, they still had to find one of their own to guard that kid! Look, the Second Marquis, he is already ahead of him!

While the commanders of the several armies were all jealous, in the Hou's Mansion in Hongyuan City, Dingbei Hou was thinking deeply: "Why didn't Jiang Xingchen mention such a great contribution... He didn't send me any news... The Emperor

What does this mean?"

Standing up and walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, Marquis Dingbei suddenly stopped and said in a low voice: "By the way, Jiang Xingchen also had a credit for overcoming terminal illness before... I understand.

, the emperor wants to protect him!"

In an instant, Dingbeihou understood the emperor's thoughts. Although Jiang Xingchen was a role model set by him, he had been promoted too quickly. If he continued to improve, he would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of many conservative forces, especially those in the aristocratic management department.

Stubborn, if you target that kid at every turn, it will be difficult for him to rise further in the future.

Now the emperor is not unblocking him, but he is accumulating his achievements and finally blocking everyone's mouths.

After understanding the reason, Dingbei Hou suddenly felt enlightened and couldn't help but think of Jiang Xingchen's previous request.

"Expanding the territory is not impossible if even the emperor can accumulate credit for him..." When this idea came up, Dingbei Hou felt as if grass had grown in his heart, and he immediately thought of reporting to the emperor.

"Territory expansion, there are not many such reward empires in history. If it comes out in my territory... Moreover, if Jiang Xingchen really gets the reward for territory expansion, it will definitely be a great boost to the emperor's promotion strategy!"

"Actually, judging from Jiang Xingchen's two achievements, even a reward for expanding the territory is barely enough. But since the emperor wants to suppress it, then...it seems that I have to go to the imperial capital in a while!"

Thinking of this, Marquis Dingbei no longer hesitated and immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the imperial capital.

Later, he wrote a letter to Jiang Xingchen and handed it to his subordinates to send to the Bauhinia Mercenary Group.
Chapter completed!