"Your Majesty, the main force of the Jin army may chase after you at any time, let's go quickly!" Hou Ba whispered.

When Shi Hu heard this, he looked back at Hou Ba and said softly: "This king is old, this time he will return to Yecheng, and he will not go south again for the rest of his life, so let this king take a few more looks!" ”

"Your Majesty." Hou Ba saw that Shi Hu had lost confidence in the conquest of the Jin Kingdom, and wanted to persuade a few words, but he didn't know where to start.

Soon, all the cavalry under Shi Hu's command had gone ashore, and the infantry behind them were also landing one after another.

Shi Hu took one last look to the south, turned his horse's head and headed north, Hou Ba and other guards followed closely behind, protecting Shi Hu's surroundings.

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Early the next morning, the northwest wind finally stopped howling, and the goose-feather snow no longer flew in the sky, and the sky was clear, except for the snow on the ground, which was a foot thick, telling the people what had happened here.

Because the climate was still cold, and the specific situation of the Zhao army after crossing the Huaishui was not very clear, Hua'an's Northern Expeditionary Army was stationed in Xiquyang, and sent a large number of scouts to the north bank of Huaishui to investigate to determine whether Shi Hu's army had really returned to Yecheng.

The news of the rout of Shihu's main army soon spread to the Zhao army camps on the left and right flanks, and when it was learned that the middle army had been defeated, the Yanzhou army on the left flank of the Zhao army and the Yuzhou army on the right flank gave up the confrontation and took the initiative to retreat.

The Yangzhou Army and Jingzhou Army of the Great Jin Dynasty seized the opportunity to attack the north in order to expand the results.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Yangzhou Legion stationed in Chengde immediately marched westward, intending to block the way for the Yuzhou Legion of Zhao to retreat northward. However, due to the snow being up to a foot thick. The movement of the army was extremely inconvenient, and when the 30,000 horses of the Yangzhou Army arrived in the six counties. Tens of thousands of horses of the Yuzhou Army of Zhao have retreated to the Anfeng area.

Due to the strict snow on the roads and the slow movement of the soldiers, the transportation of logistics materials was even more difficult, and the north of Anfeng was already an area controlled by the Zhao State for a long time, so after the Yangzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army met in the six counties, they did not continue to pursue north, but were stationed on the spot. Wait for the opportunity.

In the direction of Xuzhou, the Yanzhou army of Zhao also abandoned Guangling and withdrew in the direction of Pengcheng, and the Yangzhou army of the Great Jin Dynasty pursued for a while, but due to the restrictions of snow, it did not pursue too far, and only pursued dozens of miles, and then withdrew and returned to Guangling to station.

After three days, the weather gradually warmed up. The main forces of the Zhao army also returned to China, and the border areas were peaceful for a while, and the people of both countries returned to normal life.

Seeing that there was no battle to fight, Hua'an led the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army to the south of the Yangtze River. When the army arrived at Liyang City, it left the soldiers and horses of Wang 5 and 6 in Jiangbei, and then led the remaining main army to cross the river to the south. Arrived at the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army north of the capital.

With the joint efforts of all units of the Jin army, Shi Hu went south to level the plan of Jiangnan. was completely crushed, especially Hua'an, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Twice in a row, they used fire to burn most of Shi Hu's 100,000 elites, and in the end, only 20,000 of the main force of the Zhao army escaped from death.

The officers and soldiers of all armies won the battle, and the imperial court naturally wanted to reward them for their meritorious deeds, among which the greatest merit was of course Hua'an, and the merits of the other armies were naturally not small.

It's just that in terms of meritorious deeds, the generals of each army must first report the results of the battle, and then, the imperial court will send envoys to the front to investigate to see if the generals' reports are true, and then go through a series of procedures before the final reward plan can be determined.

Therefore, Hua'an has just returned to the capital, there is no reward to take, however, the reward is not a particularly important thing for Hua'an, Hua'an's Northern Expeditionary Army is not short of money, since there are thousands of hectares of tuntian, Hua'an has become extremely generous, and even, without the military salary of the imperial court, he can support his own people.

After the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp was properly arranged, Hua An entrusted the affairs of the camp to Wang San, and he rode back to his mansion.

After more than a month of continuous hard fighting, what Hua'an wants to do most at the moment is to return to the mansion to reunite with his relatives. With this longing, Hua An rode his horse to his mansion in Wuyi Lane.

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In the imperial palace of the capital, the ministers were discussing state affairs in the Taiji Palace, and the good news that kept coming from front made these ministers close their mouths excitedly, and everyone's faces were filled with smug looks.

The Empress Dowager Chu Garlic held the young little emperor Sima Dan in her arms, sat on the top of the main hall, and listened to the good news coming from ahead.

Sima Dan was young, so naturally he couldn't understand anything, but Chu Lianzi heard it very clearly, and when she saw that the Great Jin army was like a bamboo, driving the invincible Zhao army back to the north of Huaishui, her hanging heart was put down.

"The Great Jin Dynasty Wangshi drove out the northern captives, which is really a blessing for the community!" Chu Garlic sighed secretly in her heart.

Just when Chu Lianzi sighed, there was another good news from the front, and the Great Jin Wang Division once again killed nearly a hundred remnants of the Zhao army hiding between Jianghuai.

"Within one day, the good news is frequent, since I crossed the river, there has never been such a big victory, it is really the blessing of the ancestors and the ancestors!" Minister He Chong was in the main hall and shouted directly excitedly.

"Yes! What a blessing for the community! The ministers above the hall echoed in unison.

When Chu Lianzi heard this, he looked at the ministers, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can defeat the Northern Capture in the Great Jin Dynasty, which is completely due to the strategic planning of the Aiqing and the heroic fighting of the soldiers. After speaking, he stood up, nodded slightly, and saluted His Highness's ministers.

"Queen Mother, these are all things that ministers should do." The ministers hurriedly bowed and saluted, putting on a flattered look.

Chu Garlic sat down slowly, and said softly: "A few days ago, Uncle Guo told the mourning family, my Great Jin will definitely defeat the Northern Captives, and now, my Great Jin Dynasty King Shi really repelled the Northern Captives, but unfortunately, Uncle Guo couldn't wait a few more days, and I couldn't see the scene of frequent good news on this hall. ”

"The Queen Mother, Uncle Guo has worked hard for the Great Jin Dynasty all his life, and he is a model for my generation, the so-called people can't be resurrected after death, and the Queen Mother doesn't have to be too sad." Minister He Chong clenched his fists and persuaded.

Chu Lianzi nodded, looked at the ministers, and said softly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the so-called meritorious service must be rewarded, and now, the soldiers in front have returned triumphantly, and the treasury can have enough silver." ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the results of our army in front are extremely brilliant, if all the soldiers are rewarded in place, I am afraid that the treasury and silver will not be enough!" An official in charge of money and food frowned.

When Chu Garlic heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly asked: "A few days ago, Uncle Guo told the mourning family that the treasury of the capital was overflowing, and there was no shortage of silver taels, but now, is it really not enough to reward the soldiers?" ”

When the official in charge of the money and grain heard this, he immediately looked bitter and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the treasury is indeed relatively full, but this time, the results of our army are too brilliant, according to the previous reward rules, the silver two are very tight!" ”

"Oh, then tell me how the court should reward according to the rules of previous years." Chu Garlic hurriedly asked.

The official wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, Weichen only gives a few examples, this time, Shi Hutun soldiers at the Wujiang Ferry, there are 100,000 people and horses, but a fire planned by General Hua burned 30,000 or 40,000 Zhao soldiers and horses, just this credit, if it is calculated according to the head, there are enough tens of millions of gold, and the soldiers who set the fire came from Jingbei Ferry, the generals of Jingbei Ferry, and the soldiers who carried out the fire attack mission, at least 10,000 gold rewards, and a fire in the Overlord Valley burned nearly 30,000 Zhao soldiers to death, The Tuntian people of the Northern Expeditionary Army who participated in the arson, and General Wang, who commanded the battle, are all great achievements! In general, General Hua has the greatest credit, and General Hua alone should be rewarded with thousands of gold, which accounts for three percent of the national treasury. ”

"Well, the mourning family knows." Chu Lianzi was very happy when she heard that Hua'an was going to be rewarded with so much money, but the treasury did not have so many silver taels to reward, which made her a little anxious.

Because he couldn't think of a good solution, Chu Garlic frowned for a while.

After retiring from the court, all the ministers left the hall happily, and Chu Lianzi handed over the little emperor to the palace maid to serve and returned to his bedroom alone.

"Queen Mother." Seeing Chu Garlic returning to the palace, Han Xueyu hurriedly greeted her.

"Stand down, all of you!" Seeing Han Xueyu's visit, Chu Lianzi sent away all the palace maids beside him.

The reason why the palace maid was sent was because Chu Garlic and Han Xueyu fell in love, and the two were close in age, and they soon became good sisters.

But there are many rules in the palace, in the presence of outsiders, Han Xueyu still called Chu Garlic the Queen Mother, it was completely when the two of them were alone, Han Xueyu was commensurate with Chu Garlic's sisters, the harem was lonely, there was no one to speak, there was a confidant sister beside her to talk about her soul, for Chu Garlic, it can greatly relieve the inner depression and emotional emptiness, and for Han Xueyu, the same is true.

After a few palace maids left, Han Xueyu saw Chu Lianzi frowning slightly, and asked softly, "What's the matter, there seems to be something unhappy in my sister's heart!" ”

Chu Lianzi smiled at the corner of her mouth, looked at Han Xueyu, and said softly: "The front line has won the battle, and the soldiers have made great contributions, but the treasury does not have enough silver, and my sister is worried about this?" ”

"Wow! The battle has been won on the front line! So how is my brother Hua'an, is he hurt? When Han Xueyu heard about the battle ahead, the first thing that came to mind was Hua'an.

Seeing that Han Xueyu cared so much about Hua'an, Chu Lianzi smiled faintly and said softly: "No, your brother Hua'an, not only was he not injured, but he also made the first contribution, and my sister didn't know what to reward him appropriately." ”

"Wow! Brother Hua'an is so powerful! Great, great. Han Xueyu danced happily. (To be continued......)