Party Xiang's southern expedition army totaled tens of thousands of people, from the main battle force to the logistics, cooking camps and other auxiliary teams. At this time, more than 20,000 people were still alive. They were tied up and hung up one by one, which was an extremely cumbersome process.
As the commander of the Tielin Army, Qinghuai wanted to stay in command.
By the time we were done with the surrender, it was already dawn.
Still thinking about Jin Feng, Qinghuai didn't take any rest and went to Qingshui Mountain early in the morning.
Jin Feng was taking Xu Xiao and explaining to him the key points of catapult defense and throwing techniques.
When Qinghuai saw this, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.
He could tell that Jin Feng had decided to leave.
Jin Feng also saw Qinghuai and quickly brought Xu Xiao over to greet him.
Yesterday at General Fan's tent, he could tell that Qinghuai was also surprised by General Fan's words.
Moreover, Qinghuai entrusted the Tielin Army to him before he fell into coma, and after waking up, he tried every means to seek help everywhere and even sent food to Qingshui Mountain.
Everything shows that Qinghuai treats him sincerely, and there is no need for Jin Feng to anger Qinghuai because of General Fan.
"Master Hou, you haven't recovered yet, why are you running up the mountain so early in the morning?"
Jin Feng looked at Qinghuai's slightly pale face and quickly asked Xu Xiao to bring a stool over.
"I am a general who rides into battle, this little injury is nothing."
Qinghuai drove Xu Xiao, Zhong Wu and others away: "Sir, can you stay? If you are willing, I can help you form an army."
Although he knew the possibility was very low, he still wanted to ask personally.
"Thank you Lord Marquis for your kindness, I still want to go back."
Jin Feng shook his head without hesitation.
A leopard can be seen in a tube, and autumn can be seen in a leaf. After this battle, Jin Feng gained a new understanding of Dakang's military and political affairs.
General Fan is already a high-ranking official in the court, but he is still hampered by the dandy generals at every turn. With tens of thousands of troops suppressing the West, the only ones he can really fight are a Fan family army and a Tielin army.
If the Macedonian phalanx and trebuchets had not appeared this time, it would have been difficult for the Zhenxi Army to defend Qingshui Valley.
The Tielin Army will definitely not end well by then.
In his previous life, he was a typical science and engineering geek. He would rather stay in the laboratory for half a month than sit in the conference room for half an hour.
Those high-level officials all spoke in a weird manner. They clearly wanted to say a, but they had to go around in a big circle to say b.
With Jin Feng's IQ, it's not that he doesn't understand, but he hates intrigue from the bottom of his heart.
If you have that kind of time and energy, you might as well just sit back and make inventions, let Tang Dongdong make money, and take the time to travel with Guan Xiaorou.
Qinghuai was mentally prepared, but still a little disappointed.
However, knowing that Jin Feng had made up his mind, he stopped trying to persuade him and changed the topic with a smile.
At the foot of the mountain, General Fan also stayed up all night. After counting the number of prisoners and relevant data, he wrote a memorial and several private letters and gave them to the Red Ling envoys, ordering them to be sent back to Bianjing as quickly as possible.
The memorial was presented to the emperor, while the private messages were sent to old friends of the main war faction.
Until now, General Fan still refused to give up. He once again emphasized Jin Feng's contribution in the memorial and strongly suggested that the emperor issue an edict to make Jin Feng a general.
This was the first comprehensive victory in the war between Dakang and Dangxiang in so many years. The Red Ling envoys rushed to Bianjing non-stop with the news of victory.
Changing horses without changing people along the way, it took only a few days to reach the capital thousands of miles away from Qingshui Valley.
"The Zhenxi Army won a great victory, the Tielin Army killed tens of thousands of enemies in Qingshui Valley, and the Dangxiang Southern Expedition Army Commander Li Jikui and tens of thousands of Dangxiang cavalry were all captured!"
Hong Ling rushed through the west gate of Bianjing with an angry roar.
Last time, less than a thousand of Dangxiang's cavalry were captured alive, which already caused an uproar in Bianjing. This time, the entire Dangxiang's southern expeditionary army was captured alive at once, and the impact can be imagined.
The whole Bianjing city was boiling.
Countless people rushed out of their homes and poured into the streets.
The sound of gongs, drums and cheers resounded through the sky.
After receiving the news, the important officials in the court could not wait to be summoned by the emperor, and rushed to the palace one by one to express their congratulations.
The emperor immediately summoned the main ministers to discuss negotiations with Dangxiang and rewards for the Suppression of the West Army.
This is also the main reason why ministers enter the palace.
They had received detailed information and were completely frightened by Jin Feng's amazing performance in this battle.
Flooded Gray Wolf Mountain, catapults, horse traps, phalanxes, and iron wires, it only took a few hundred people to secure Qingshui Mountain and cut off the party members' retreat...
Everything shows that this is a more evil genius than Qing Huai.
The main fighting faction has already produced General Fan and Qing Huai, and they cannot allow another evildoer to appear.
Even if you sacrifice some interests in other areas, you won't hesitate.
After three days of negotiation and negotiation, the emperor personally wrote an imperial edict and ordered the eunuch to be sent back to Qingshui Valley.
The chief eunuch named General Fan and Qinghuai to receive the order, but did not call Jin Feng.
This gave Qinghuai a bad feeling in his heart, but the eunuch had already unfolded the imperial edict, so he could only kneel down and listen to it.
The imperial edict greatly praised the achievements of General Fan and Qinghuai. In addition to rewards of gold and silver, General Fan was also conferred the title of Duke of Zhenxi and continued to rule Weizhou City.
Another county was added to Qinghuai's fiefdom, and the Tielin Army was upgraded to a first-class army.
General Fan and Qinghuai were both very satisfied with the result.
Especially Qinghuai, his face flushed with excitement.
There are level restrictions on the size of each army in Dakang. It does not mean that you can recruit as many soldiers as you want.
The Tielin Army was previously a second-class army, with a maximum number of soldiers of 5,000.
After upgrading to the first-class army, the maximum number of soldiers reaches 10,000.
Coupled with the phalanx and catapult invented by Jin Feng, Qinghuai's confidence greatly increased.
But what surprised Qinghuai and General Fan was that Jin Feng, who had made greater contributions than them, only mentioned a few sentences in the imperial edict.
He was conferred the title of Baron Qingshui, and was rewarded with five hundred taels of silver, and then nothing more happened.
"Sir, for such great achievements, did you only confer one baron?"
Baron is the lowest rank in Dakang, and Qinghuai immediately complained about Jin Feng.
"Are Qinghou questioning His Majesty's decision?"
The eldest eunuch asked with a smile.
Who dares to answer this?
Qinghuai quickly shook his head and asked, "Where is the fiefdom of Baron Qingshui?"
As a result of meritorious service, there is usually a fiefdom.
For example, Qinghuai's previous fiefdom was Jinchuan County. Although he could not directly participate in the management, half of the tax revenue from Jinchuan County belonged to Qinghuai.
This is also one of his main sources of income for expanding the Tielin Army.
A baron's fiefdom is usually very small, but Jin Feng does not need to support the army. Even if the fiefdom only has one township, the tax revenue will be enough for Jin Feng to have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life.
But who knew that the great eunuch shook his head and said, "Baron Qingshui has no fiefdom."
"No fiefdom?"
Qinghuai's pupils shrank slightly and he clenched his fists involuntarily.
He thought that the emperor's canonization of Jin Feng as Baron Qingshui was to commemorate the battle of Qingshui Valley. Now he realized that the true meaning of Baron Qingshui was that he was just a virtual noble, just like Qingshui, worthless.
Now even General Fan felt that the emperor had gone too far.