Hezhou City.

In the lobby of the Hezhou Prefectural Office, generals gathered at this time. After resting on the horse farm for a day, the Xiguan Army advanced westward. When they arrived at Hezhou City, the soldiers of the Northwest Army stationed in the city received orders from Ganhou, retreated from the city and handed over the Hezhou City to the Xiguan Army. The main force of the Xiguan Army was still stationed outside the city, and only mobilized 1,500 people to garrison the city.

When the Xiguan Army arrived, the people in the city were naturally cheering and cheering everywhere, just like the New Year. For ordinary people, perhaps they could not understand the great significance of the victory or defeat of this war, but they understood a simple truth. If the Xiguan Army wins, the Juntian Order will not be shaken. The land assigned to everyone will still be their own. This is the most practical benefit. Therefore, when the Xiguan Army flag is flying, the people will naturally run around and tell each other, and are happy.

Although many people do not know how the Northwest Army transformed into their own people, this transformation was very beneficial to Xiguan. Although the people were talking privately, they gradually realized that the Northwest Army of Ganhou was crucial to defeat the Tianshan Army. Moreover, as soon as the Xiguan Army arrived, the Northwest Army immediately withdrew from Hezhou City without saying a word, which also made the people feel good about the Northwest Army.

The materials seized from Zhu Lingyue were transported to Hezhou City, which was piled up like a mountain. Chu Huan ordered the Hezhou Magistrate Huang Yutan to take people to take stock of the goods immediately and report the number.

Chu Huan naturally knew the news from Tianshan Mountain. After defeating the Tianshan Army on the horse farm, Chu Huan originally wanted to continue to march straight into Tianshan Mountain, but he never expected that Pei Ji and Gan Hou had already made arrangements.

Fang Rushui's Jinzhou soldiers and horses rushed to Huichuan City, so naturally they did not fight fiercely with the Northwest defenders of Huichuan City. The garrison of Huichuan City took out a letter written in advance and informed Fang Rushui of the plan to raid Tianshan. Although Fang Rushui was half-believing and half-doubted, he did not act rashly. He served Gan Hou on the excuse of sending back the military situation and dispatched Chang Huan to lead 5,000 elite Northwest troops to reinforce, and even allocated half of the few cavalry of the Northwest Army to hand over to Chang Huan. The five thousand soldiers went to Huichuan to Huichuan and Fang Rushui's Jinzhou soldiers and horses. The three groups of more than 10,000 troops. According to Pei Ji's prior arrangement, he detoured from the west of Hulushan. When the main force of the Tianshan Army attacked Hezhou, he quietly entered the Tianshan Mountain territory.

Now Chu Huan knows that Mingsha City and Shazhou City, the important places of the two prefectures of Tianshan Road, have been controlled by the Northwest Army, and the prefectures and counties in Tianshan are in panic. Some officials have already abandoned the city and fled without waiting for the Northwest Army's subsequent actions.

At this moment, in the hall of the Hezhou Prefectural Office, a group of generals were among them. Chu Huan naturally sat in the main seat without hesitation. Although the overall situation was settled, Chu Huan was not overly happy and said to everyone: "We have taken down the two main cities of Tianshan Mountain, but there are more than a dozen cities of big and small. Zhu Lingyue has also disappeared and is very likely to have escaped back to Tianshan Mountain. What should I do next? You can express your opinions." Looking at Pei Ji and asked, "Mr. Pei, what do you think we should do next?"

Pei Ji hesitated for a moment, got up, bowed to everyone, and then said to Chu Huan: "Director Chu, everyone is here today. Pei has something to ask for, so please agree to Duke Chu!"

"What's wrong with Mr. Pei?"

"Director Chu, everyone, everyone knows that I have difficulty in legs and feet. Thanks to the Duke Chu, I ordered Pei to form the Imperial Guard. Since I was appointed, I have done my best and dared not neglect at all." Pei Ji sighed: "Now the Imperial Guard has begun to take shape. Pei is a disabled person. He is willing to take on this person but lacks strength... Xu Shaoxu, the commander of Fengzi Camp, has outstanding abilities and is loyal and righteous. Pei hopes that the Duke Chu can allow the Commander to be the commander of the Imperial Guard. As for Pei, I hope that the Duke Chu will allow him to retire here...!"

As soon as this said, everyone here was shocked. Chu Huan said in surprise: "Mr. Pei, you are...!"

The others were surprised and inexplicably. In fact, everyone knew that this battle with less than 20% chance of winning could eventually defeat the Tianshan Army. Although it was the three armies who had the life of the army, Pei Ji made great contributions. If Pei Ji had not planned it, such a result would have been impossible.

Pei Ji raised his hand and smiled and said, "Duke Chu, I understand your feelings, but this time, Pei committed a big taboo and operated it privately. Even Duke Chu hid many things. This is really disrespectful..."

Chu Huan had already interrupted: "Mr. Pei, if it weren't for you, I would have been afraid that Zhu Lingyue's head would have been taken away by the head of my neck. Yes, you did not tell me about some things, but I already understood the difficulties and reasons and did not mean to blame you at all. Now the northwest has just passed the war, and it is a turbulent period. I need all your best help to restore the stability of the northwest. If you leave at this time, I will never agree!"

"Duke Chu..." Pei Ji smiled bitterly.

Chu Huan said loudly: "Brother Pei, don't you know Chu Huan's character? Although you can't be smart, you always know what you are. If you don't even know what you are, what is your face standing between heaven and earth?" He said to everyone: "I know that your heart is the same as I think. Now in the northwest, there is no need for Mr. Pei, and Chu Huan, there is no need for this elder brother. You said that Mr. Pei is leaving, do you agree?"

Xu Shao said the first: "Duke Chu, Mr. Pei is a pillar of the northwest, and he must not let him go. He wants Shu Shu to retire calmly and throw a big deal to us. That will never happen."

Han Ying, who was still bandaged, also continued: "Duke Chu, even if he is tied up, he will keep Mr. Pei."

"Brother Pei, it would be really disappointing if you leave it alone." Huang Yutan, the governor of Hezhou, said: "You have also said that when the country is in trouble, the real national sect should stand up and do your best for the people of the world. Now is the time for you to show your skills. At this time, you leave the governor of Chu, which is your own words and you can't be considered a gentleman."

Chu Huan stared at Pei Ji and said solemnly: "Brother, I know what you are thinking. You think many things are hidden from me and cannot do to me, but if you think this way, you are very wrong. In fact, if you told me your plan earlier, I might not have tried so hard. This is part of the strategy. No matter what, you should not mention the word "left".

Pei Ji looked around and Chu Huan finally said, "Pei Ji obeyed the order!"

Pei Ji bowed and said, "I am in a humble position!"

"You have made great contributions in this war. Today we will be awarded the position of General of the Xiguan Army and have the right to control all the troops in Xiguan." Chu Huan said seriously: "When I came to the northwest, the emperor once instructed that this northwest is unusual, but if you do something, you don't have to care about the rules of the court. The northwest is still full of thieves, so we should do our best to eliminate the riot bandits for the court. The position of General of the Xiguan is the emperor who was instructed by the emperor to act on camera and be established today and Pei Ji will be the one who will take charge of the position of General of Xiguan!"

Pei Ji was stunned, and the other civil servants and generals also looked at each other. Everyone was tacitly aware of the deep meaning. They stood up and expressed their gratitude to Pei Ji. Seeing Chu Huan's eyes firm, Pei Ji pondered slightly, and suddenly knelt down on the ground and said solemnly: "Pei Ji, thank you for the governor of Chu, you must do your best to do your best in the future and go through fire and water, and never give up!"

"Han Ying obeys the order!"

"I'm in a humble position!"

"I am appointing you as the left general in the northwest, and in charge of Hezhou's troops!" Chu Huan said in a deep voice: "You have made contributions in this battle, and you will reward you with a thousand pounds of new salt!"

Everyone was stunned, and Chu Huan said a little embarrassedly: "Everyone knows that the official warehouse is empty now. Although there are still some gold, silver and wealth on hand, there are not many places to use. For the time being, they can only replace it with new salt. However...!" Thinking of rewarding people with salt, it was unprecedented. He coughed twice and said: "If you think new salt is not possible, I promised to reward you with 100 taels of gold. However, I have to wait for the official warehouse to be full and I need to wait for it. If you want salt, you can deliver it immediately!"

Han Ying asked carefully: "Duke Chu, don't know... how long will the bounty last?"

"This is not accurate." Chu Huan laughed and said, "It may be delivered in a year, but... it may also take two or three years, but don't worry, this governor will deliver it sooner or later!"

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.

In fact, everyone can understand that the economy of Xiguan is too weak, and there are many things to use for money next. What Chu Huan lacks the most is silver and salt.

Han Ying also laughed and said, "Duke Chu, since that's the case, this time I received new salt. I just waited for the next time to make a contribution, and asked Duke Chu to reward some gold and silver. Only with gold and silver in my hand can I feel at ease."

When Chu Huan heard this, he was quite grateful. After this war, there were many people who made contributions, especially generals such as Han Ying, who fought bloody battles and were loyal and brave enough. That was a must-have reward, but if you really want to reward silver with a happy reward, it would inevitably cost a lot of silver. Chu Huan was short of money and was actually worried that using salt as a reward would make his subordinates dissatisfied, but Han Ying seemed very open-minded and waited for a good start to everyone.

"Xu Shao listen to it!"

"The last one will be here!"

"I ordered you to be the commander of the Imperial Guards, to control the Fourth Battalion of Fenglin Volcano, and to give you 500 kilograms of salt!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chu!"

"Huang Yutan listen to the reward!" Chu Huan said solemnly: "I will order you to take charge of Hezhou government affairs and give you 500 kilograms of salt!"

...

"Wang Han obeys the order, I ordered you to be a side general, and I still command the Linzi Camp and reward three hundred kilograms of salt... Pang Liu is a side general, and reward three hundred kilograms of salt... Ye Jun obeys the order, I ordered you to be a side general, and I wait for the order of General Han Ying to be dispatched, and reward three hundred kilograms of salt...!"

Chu Huan repeatedly rewarded him, and everyone present had no official promotion, except for no official promotion, and he was rewarded as much as possible.

"Qin Lei obeys the order!"

Qin Lei, who was sitting at the bottom, was dozing off. He was obviously not interested in such a boring meeting. Chu Huan called him, but he didn't hear it. Wang Han beside him reached out and shook his hand. Qin Lei was awakened and looked at Wang Han. Seeing Wang Han looking at him, rubbed his eyes and said, "Is it over? Are you going to have a meal?"

"Lei'er, don't be rude, Duke Chu calls you!"

Qin Lei was stunned. Seeing everyone looking at him, he got up, and was a little confused. He looked at Chu Huan and asked, "Uncle Chu, are you looking for me?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Uncle Chu appointed you as a general, and you will lead your troops with the general in the future?"

Qin Leqi said: "Who is the general?"

"Mr. Pei has been named General." Wang Han whispered: "I'm not grateful to Mr. Chu!"

Qin Lei said in a daze: "Thank you, Duke Chu!"

Everyone laughed when they saw Qin Lei's silly appearance, but everyone knew that Qin Lei was really a powerful general on the battlefield. In the battle of the horse farm, Qin Lei killed at least 30 people, which was a generation of killing gods.

"If other generals turn around, each will have a reward. The general who is in this battle will have a reward." Chu Huan said slowly, and finally looked at the Marquis of Gan who had not said anything, and said, "General Gan, you are a border army. I cannot be appointed as an official, but my brothers who died in battle will be given a heavy pension. The soldiers who have made meritorious contributions will also have rewards. This matter will be left to the General to handle."

Mr. Gan bowed and didn't say much, but his emotions seemed very sad. Chu Huan knew the reason and could only say to everyone: "Everyone, I will discuss the matter of Tianshan next. I wonder what you think?"
Chapter completed!