roccoschili Chapter 205 Arrangements for Ning Cen and others
Chapter 205 Arrangements for Ning Cen and others
Looking at Li Shun striding forward hurriedly, Zhao Zheng behind him hurriedly took a few steps to catch up.
"Why did General Li leave in such a hurry?"
Hearing the voice beside him, Li Shun slowed down his pace slightly. "The expedition is only three days away, and now His Majesty has suddenly added another 100,000 troops. There are many things to deal with."
Zhao Zheng frowned. "Yes, with this sudden increase in manpower, we have to redeploy food and military supplies. It's really busy."
Li Shun sighed, "Besides, these 100,000 new soldiers need to be trained and adjusted as quickly as possible. Time is running out. I plan to go to the training ground now and set off as soon as the time comes."
There were more than 300,000 troops stationed on the border adjacent to the State of Yue. Originally, 200,000 troops were planned to be sent to attack the State of Yue. The plan was to withdraw 150,000 troops from the border and bring another 50,000 from the capital.
Now that Your Majesty has suddenly added more people, we can only temporarily make arrangements from the surrounding areas.
Zhao Zheng nodded and said, "General Li, I will go to the training ground with you."
"it is good."
Li Shun and Zhao Zheng were both on this expedition, but Li Shun was appointed as the commander-in-chief.
On the way, the two talked as they walked.
"General Li, do you know where General Chen has gone? I haven't seen her in the past few days." Zhao Zheng asked with confusion.
After all, he had not been seen at the morning court for several times.
Li Shun shook his head slightly. "I'm not entirely sure of General Chen's whereabouts. I think he's off to carry out the mission assigned by His Majesty."
"I think so." Zhao Zheng thought about it and felt that it made sense. Then he stopped thinking about it and turned to other things. "General Li, this time it is our turn to show our skills. Then we will definitely defeat the Kingdom of Yue and expand the territory for the An Kingdom."
"That's natural!"
When Li Shun said this, his eyes were burning with fighting spirit. Now that he had rested for a long time, it was time to stretch his muscles.
He and Chen Yuanshu had agreed to compete with each other for the rest of their lives. Before, she had taken over half of the Wu Kingdom and was half a step ahead of him. Now it was time for him to catch up.
The two men walked out of the palace and came to the place where the horses were tied outside the palace gate. They jumped on their horses and galloped towards the parade ground.
Just the day before the Anguo army was about to set off, Chen Yuanshu on the other side was discussing their future arrangements with Ning Cen.
After arriving in Tongguan County, Ning Cen took a short nap in a house arranged by Chen Yuanshu and woke up after about quarter of an hour.
After waking up, he walked out of the yard, identified the road, and walked in one direction.
After Chen Yuanshu arranged a place for them to rest, she told them to go there if they had any problems.
Soon, he arrived at where Chen Yuanshu was.
When he walked into the yard, he saw Chen Yuanshu who was reading a military book. "General Chen, let's talk."
Chen Yuanshu put down the military book in his hand and looked up at Ning Cen who was walking towards him. "General Ning, have you rested well? Please take a seat."
Ning Cen sat down and explained the purpose of his visit. "General Chen, let's be frank and ask how your Majesty intends to treat us, the surrendered people."
Chen Yuanshu looked calmly at Ning Cen, "General Ning, you should change your words. It's not your Majesty, but our Majesty. Don't call him the wrong one from now on."
After giving this reminder, Chen Yuanshu began to talk about Yun Zhi's arrangements for them.
"It's not a long-term solution to keep the 200,000 troops you brought stationed outside the city. How about dispersing them to different locations? Of course, our Majesty has promised that these soldiers will receive the same treatment as the Anguo soldiers, with no favoritism."
Ning Cen was not surprised by the result of breaking up and reorganizing. After all, if they were integrated together, there would be the possibility of rebellion, so they must be disrupted.
But what surprised him was that His Majesty treated the soldiers he brought with him equally.
He had always been a little worried about this before, afraid that his soldiers would be treated unfairly, which would make him feel guilty towards them.
I never thought that all treatments would be equal. Everyone knows that Anguo has the best treatment for soldiers among several countries.
Now he is relieved.
Chen Yuanshu seemed to see through his thoughts and began to speak of Yun Zhi with all her might, "General Ning, Your Majesty is magnanimous and has always governed the world with benevolence and righteousness. As long as you truly submit, you are all citizens of our An Kingdom and will be treated equally."
Ning Cen nodded, "I wonder what arrangements His Majesty has for my position?"
There was a hint of curiosity and anticipation in his words. From now on, he and his daughter would integrate into this new country.
Chen Yuanshu smiled faintly. "General Ning, don't worry. His Majesty has already considered this. Given your past military achievements, you are already a general here. However, you are new here, so you will need some time to familiarize yourself with the military system and combat style of our Anguo. Once you are fully integrated, you will definitely be given more important tasks."
Ning Cen instantly understood the meaning of this sentence.
That is to say, if you have a position but no power, you have to observe for a period of time and only when you see that he is truly loyal will you allow him to lead the troops and truly use him.
Human nature.
I can also take this opportunity to take my daughter to get familiar with Anguo and make up for the past three years.
"Thank you, General Chen, for your explanation. We will definitely adapt as soon as possible."
"General Ning, you are too polite. You and I will be colleagues from now on. This is all as it should be. I wonder if General Ning has any other questions?" Chen Yuanshu said with a smile.
"When do we set out to return to the Imperial City?"
"If General Ning and Miss Ning are ready, we can set off tomorrow." Chen Yuanshu replied.
The father and daughter didn't have much to take with them. Before leaving, Ning Cen took only some silver and money, and nothing else. There was no such thing as preparation.
"General Chen, we will set out early tomorrow morning."
Chen Yuanshu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."
Looking at Ning Cen who stood up and prepared to go back, "General Ning, are you going to say a few words to your subordinates before returning to the Imperial City?"
Ning Cen's body froze as he stood straight, his eyes filled with unconcealable surprise. "Can I say a few words to them?"
Aren’t you afraid that he will join forces with those soldiers to plan something?
Meeting his gaze, Chen Yuanshu nodded, "Of course you can, General Ning. His Majesty is not that demanding. He also said that after the soldiers are settled, you can continue to exchange letters."
At this moment, Ning Cen finally understood what Chen Yuanshu had just said. His Majesty was really reasonable and broad-minded.
How could he not be loyal to such a wise leader?
The gratitude and respect that surged in Ning Cen's heart made his eyes slightly red even though he was nearly sixty years old.
Before coming here, he had already prepared for the worst case scenario, which was to be used as a pawn and sent to his death.
I didn't expect to get such a good result.
He took a deep breath, tried to calm his emotions, and said to Chen Yuanshu, "General Chen, please convey my gratitude to His Majesty. I will definitely live up to your trust and yours."
Chen Yuanshu was very satisfied with Ning Cen's words. "General Ning, Your Majesty is wise and can distinguish between loyalty and treachery. You can just rest assured."
Ning Cen nodded solemnly and turned to meet his subordinates outside the city.
Seeing those familiar faces, Ning Cen felt a lot of emotions.
He said loudly, "Brothers, I am going back to the Imperial City with General Chen and the others. You must obey my instructions here and not slack off in the slightest. We will meet again when the opportunity arises!"
The subordinates responded one after another: "Take care, General!"
Ning Cen gave a few more instructions before leaving.
The next morning, Ning Cen, Ning Qingwu, and Chen Yuanshu set out on the journey back to the imperial city.
Slowly but surely, on the fourth day, the carriage finally entered the Anguo Imperial City.
Looking at the greatly changed Anguo Imperial City, Ning Qingwu felt a lot of emotions.
She grew up in the capital until she was sixteen years old, and stayed in Bingzhou, the capital of Yue State, for another eight years. How long can she stay here?
She didn't want to change places anymore and hoped that this would be the final home for her and her father.