Chapter 179: The Expansion Plan

"Open the city gate and welcome Shen Qian's triumphant return. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" After being reminded by the housekeeper, Lin Xueqian soon arrived under the west gate, and shouted loudly to the guards from afar, and the soldiers guarding the city immediately took action, a heavy and sharp voice sounded slowly, through the crack in the door, a hearty smile appeared on Lin Xueqian's face, regardless of whether Shen Yan could hear it or not, and shouted loudly.

"Line up and stay put." Seeing the city gate creak open, a hearty smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, his eyes looked at the slowly opening city gate, and shouted loudly to the soldiers around him.

"Boss Gao, take the thief leader, let's go into the city." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth.

"Huang Weiqian, you stay in the army for the time being." Shen Yan seemed to suddenly think of something, and turned around and whispered to Huang Weiqian, who was not far away.

"Congratulations to Mr. Shen Qian on his triumphant return." Looking at Shen Yan's confident and vigorous steps, Lin Xueqian couldn't overlap the image in front of him with the image of Quan Lingnan as a street rat.

Lin Xueqian didn't know Shen Yan's deployment and battle plan very well, but he still knew that some Shen Yan went out of the city last night to attack the White Lotus Sect, and originally thought that the war had started, and Shen Yan couldn't come back so soon, and if he wanted to divide the outcome of the victory, it would be at least noon. However, it is clear that the other party is now standing in front of him.

"Thank you Lin Zhixian for worrying, the White Lotus Sect is a clown who jumps off the beam, and he can't make any waves." Shen Yan had a breezy demeanor, and he didn't put the White Lotus Sect in his eyes at all, although he was excited in his heart, but after two hours, the excitement was much less, and he also had to show a feeling of being on top, so his face showed a breezy demeanor.

"I don't know what the result of Mr. Shen Qian's battle was?" Seeing Shen Yan look like this, Lin Xueqian's eyes showed a hint of embarrassment, but curiosity was obviously more important than embarrassment.

"Come, introduce to Lin County Order, this is the White Lotus Sect leader who is preparing to attack Lingnan, and at the same time successfully annihilated more than 700 soldiers of the White Lotus Sect, in addition, there are more than 3,600 White Lotus Sect prisoners behind me, and none of our army has been killed." The corners of Shen Yan's mouth rose slightly, revealing a hearty smile, and said without arrogance or impatience, as if all this was as easy as a knife cutting a potato.

"What?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, Lin Xueqian's eyes widened, if it weren't for the fact that the sky was getting brighter, he really thought he was still dreaming.

Didn't you say that the White Lotus Sect was invincible, how could you be so cowardly when you met Shen Yan? Although Lin Xueqian had no intention of praising the White Lotus Sect in his heart, being defeated by Shen Yan so quickly did make him a little puzzled and surprised.

"Lin County Order, I have seized countless materials and equipment this time, but we still have to hold so many prisoners, so we only selected the materials and equipment that we urgently need, as for the rest, it is still in the valley forty-seven miles southwest of the city, and I also ask Lin County Order to send someone to count it later, and then bring it back and hand it over to me." Shen Yan didn't give Lin Xueqian the slightest time to digest the news, his eyes showed a hint of indifference, he stared at the other party slightly, and said slowly.

"The subordinate obeys." Hearing Shen Yan's words, Lin Xueqian had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, the other party had obviously achieved a huge result, but for the sake of these materials and equipment, he actually asked himself to send someone to help him count and then escort it back to him, obviously treating himself as a free coolie, and there was no benefit to be gained. However, even if he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to show it, with this exploit alone, Shen Yan was enough to attract the attention of the military bosses, coupled with the emperor's trust, it was really intolerable to say that Shen Yan would not soar into the sky.

"Shen Yan, that's good." Xia Yuanxu walked down the city wall and stood in front of Shen Yan, with a trace of excitement and excitement on his face, and said loudly: "Such a fun thing, why don't you call me?" ”

"Eighteen princes, your task is to appease the people, and the task of the lower officials is to lead the army to battle." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth.

"This battle is so great, this prince will hand over the fold to his father later." Xia Yuanxu knew that this was a good opportunity to invite his father for merit, although this battle merit did not have his own share, but when his father saw Shen Yan get such a great battle feat, maybe he would be happy and reward himself with something.

"Thank you, Eighteen Princes." Shen Yan understood Xia Yuanxu's intentions and thoughts, although this matter should be done by himself, but it was not impossible for Xia Yuanxu to take the initiative to take the past, although the emperor still had some prejudice against Xia Yuanxu, but no one could say for sure the emperor's mentality.

"Lin Zhixian, please summon the squires and respected old men in the city later, I will execute some White Lotus Sect disciples in person, one is to let the people in the city know that Lingnan is peaceful, and the other is to teach the White Lotus Sect some lessons, so as to set an example." While chatting with Xia Yuanxu, Shen Yan had been thinking about how to execute the captives of the White Lotus Sect.

Shen Yan knew in his heart that he didn't have the time and energy to deal with so many prisoners, let Lin Xueqian deal with it, it was likely to be mishandled and cause unchanging riots, although Lin Xueqian's status in Lingnan was very high, but without strong force deterrence, these White Lotus Sect disciples might make some trouble.

Of course, the execution was only for the generals of this White Lotus Sect army, as for those ordinary soldiers, Shen Yan didn't think about killing prisoners, but he couldn't just let them go, no one could guarantee that they would not be re-recruited by the White Lotus Sect after they left, and once again become a source of strength against the imperial court.

Let them be imprisoned, one is that Lingnan does not have such a large and so many cells, and the other is that these soldiers will definitely suffer from the hatred and abuse of some people in Lingnan, so that the hatred will definitely increase, and even the risk of mutiny.

Although this problem is a headache, Shen Yan has to worry about it, or completely leave this matter to Xia Yuanxu to deal with, one can increase Xia Yuanxu's ability to deal with things, and the other can also show Xia Yuanxu's kingly demeanor. However, Shen Yan had the selfish idea of taking this group of soldiers for his own use.

If the Great Xia Royal Army wants to achieve greater development, it must expand its troops, and soldiers have become the most perplexing problem for themselves.

Conscription is a good choice, however, a group of recruits without any training want to become a brave soldier, which takes too much experience and effort, and they may not have this time, so a certain training foundation, even a veteran who has been on the battlefield is the best choice.

Where did the veterans come from, one is to transfer people from the military, even if the military agrees, Shen Yan is not at ease, the military department and the military regard themselves as a thorn in their side, how can they willingly hand over their people to themselves, even if they really do this, their purpose is also obvious, they must want to seize power from their own hands.

Combined with these comprehensive factors, the best choice was these soldiers of the White Lotus Sect in front of him.