At the same time, Bai Yutian personally went to the military camp to express condolences to the soldiers, especially the injured and disabled soldiers. He took great care of them. Even if these people could not go to the battlefield at all, Bai Yutian also gave these people the highest respect.
As for the soldiers who died in battle, Bai Yutian asked Yuncheng to count them, and then asked him to use any method to distribute the soldiers' pensions to their homes.
Not only that, Bai Yutian also went extravagant and took out 10,000 taels of silver on the spot and asked Yuncheng and Xiao Li to distribute it according to military industry.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards. Artillery has not yet been developed, and muskets have not been mass-produced. Bai Yutian cannot significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the Zhou army for the time being. He can only use this method to make the army more loyal and its morale more stable.
Yuncheng is eloquent, sharp-tongued, and can handle government affairs. He is very reliable and smart, and can often come up with some good ideas.
Xiao Li is good at commanding troops and arranging troops. In previous battles, Xiao Li's command also played a very important role.
As for Jing Zhao, although he is old, he is a rare and powerful general in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is not inferior at all when facing Cui Shou, one of the ten heroes of Shannu.
With these three people here, Bai Yutian is very confident in the management of the army and logistics, and his most important role is to stabilize the morale of the army, improve morale, and control the situation.
That night, Shan Nu outside was very quiet and did not take advantage of the night to cause trouble. However, Bai Yutian Yuncheng and other core personnel gathered in Yicheng to discuss the future strategy.
Shanu's attack today put heavy pressure on everyone. Although Shannu was repelled today, no one can predict whether Shannu will be able to be repelled tomorrow.
While everyone was discussing, three figures suddenly came in from outside and quietly entered the city lord's mansion.
When everyone saw these three people, they immediately became vigilant and touched their weapons. If something went wrong, they would draw their swords.
"Your Majesty, it's us." One of the three people said.
The three of them walked out of the shadows and came closer. They found that they were two women and one man. They were Dian Wei, Zhao Chuxue and Shen Yumiao.
As Bai Yutian's personal bodyguards, Dian Wei and Zhao Chuxue naturally took them with them wherever they went on a personal expedition.
As for Shen Yumiao, she came here completely voluntarily.
The three of them had strong martial arts skills and deep internal strength, so before they came to Yicheng, they were entrusted with important tasks by Bai Yutian.
Some of the troops led by Jing Zhao were Bai Xin's old troops. Although Bai Xin surrendered to Shanu, there were still some people who did not follow Bai Xin. After Bai Xin surrendered, they merged into Jing Zhao's team and served as Jing Zhao's army.
Combat.
However, Bai Yutian was worried that there was a traitor in the army, so he asked Dian and Wei to leave the team and sneak into the city secretly to monitor Jing Zhao's army and look for possible spies.
Bai Yutian, Yuncheng and others quickly explained the identities of Dianwei and the others to Jing Zhao, making everyone relax.
"Your Majesty." The three of them saluted Bai Yutian, and then they threw out a black cloth package, with a figure struggling faintly inside.
Opening the bag, a muscular man appeared in everyone's sight.
"Zhang Feng!" Jing Zhao exclaimed.
He recognized this person. This person was an old member of Bai Xin. He was originally loyal to Bai Xin. After Bai Xin surrendered to Shanu, he led a group of soldiers to break out because he refused to surrender. Later, he obeyed Jing Zhao's orders.
"Your Majesty, the three of us have been monitoring day and night, and we finally discovered the situation today. This person released a carrier pigeon from a corner tonight. We knocked down the carrier pigeon and discovered its contents."
After speaking, Dianwei handed the carrier pigeon and the letter to Bai Yutian.
The homing pigeon's feet were tied with a rope, and the other end was held by Dianwei, so there was no fear of it flying away.
Bai Yutian opened the letter and saw that it read: I have controlled some of the soldiers and horses of the Western Wall, and can secretly open the city gate at midnight tomorrow.
After reading it, Bai Yutian angrily threw the letter on the table and looked at Zhang Feng with angry eyes.
Jing Zhao picked up the letter and read it, and was also shocked. He never expected that Zhang Feng was actually a traitor.
"Zhang Feng, Great Zhou treats you well, and I treat you like a brother. How can you be worthy of all the people of Great Zhou when you do such a thing?" Jing Zhao pointed at Zhang Feng's nose and cursed, thinking that Zhang Feng was
A loyal and virtuous man, but he didn't expect that he was also a traitor and deceived all of them.
This time, if Bai Yutian hadn't asked Dian Wei and the others to stay in advance, they might not have been able to discover Zhang Feng's conspiracy.
Zhang Feng had previously been valued by Jing Zhao because of his meritorious service in killing enemies, and was appointed to a large official position.
"I hired someone unclearly and almost made a big mistake. I hope your Majesty will punish you." After Jing Zhao became angry, he knelt down directly towards Bai Yutian.
If Zhang Feng's plan succeeds, the city will be taken away by Shan Nu without any effort, and he, Jing Zhao, will be the sinner of the entire Zhou Dynasty.
Seeing this, Bai Yutian quickly stepped forward to help Jing Zhao up, "Old General, you were also kept in the dark. I don't blame you."
"No, after all, this matter is due to my poor eyesight. I have an unshirkable responsibility." Jing Zhao waved his hand. No matter what Bai Yutian said, he believed that this was his responsibility.
Bai Yutian had no choice but to help Jing Zhao up, and then looked at Zhang Feng, "If you tell us all about the deployment and external affairs of Shan Nu's army, I may consider sparing your life."
"Hahaha, Dog Emperor, things have come to this. I have no plans to live anymore, but if you want to get information from me, it is wishful thinking. Da Zhou will be crushed by Shan Nu sooner or later, hahahaha."
Zhang Feng was already crazy, talking nonsense and openly insulting Bai Yutian.
"Presumptuous." All the generals were furious and wanted to immediately step forward and chop Zhang Feng into several halves.
"Your Majesty, let me come." At this time, Shen Yumiao took the initiative to ask for help and stepped forward and said.
"Huh?" Bai Yutian looked at Shen Yumiao curiously, "Okay, I'll leave it to you to torture out all the information."
Although I don't know what Shen Yumiao's methods are, since she took the initiative to ask for help, Bai Yutian will naturally give her a chance.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment." Shen Yumiao smiled brightly and led Zhang Feng outside the city lord's palace, followed closely by Dian Wei and Zhao Chuxue.
After burning the incense, Shen Yuxing and the others returned to the city lord's mansion, and brought back the half-dead Zhang Feng.
At this moment, Zhang Feng was unconscious and his face was sluggish, as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit. There were many wounds on his body, and blood was still leaking out. It was very hideous and terrifying.
"Your Majesty, this person is originally a descendant of the Shanu people and the Dazhou people. He was assigned to work under Bai Xin to gather information a long time ago. Shanu was able to successfully occupy Liangzhou and has a very close relationship with this person."
"After Bai Xin surrendered, in order to allow Zhang Feng to continue to play a role, he asked him to submit to the old general Jingzhao and continue to act as a traitor. What is interesting is that this person and Cui Shou and others have never met each other, and they have always relied on letters
connect."
Shen Yuxing spoke slowly, telling all the information obtained during the torture.