Pei Qian’s order to cut off the wrists of the strong men prevented the entire Wu army from being annihilated.

Even Tian Yu on the shore had to praise:

 “Wulu are also capable people.”

Tian Pengzu looked happy, with a lot of blood on his body and a human head in his hand:

"Sir, the leader of the bandits in Wu has been killed."

As he spoke, he raised the ferocious head in front of Tian Yu, "I heard from the captured thieves that this man is the leader of this group of Wu captives."

Tian Yu slightly glanced at the head in surprise:

 “This is an unexpected surprise!”

Then he glanced thoughtfully at the fleet that was returning to the sea, "So, someone else is in charge of the Wu fleet at this time?"

Thinking of this, his expression became a little solemn.

 A person who can make a decisive decision in the face of a big defeat is probably not an easy person.

 At this moment, another report came from the front:

“General, Cheng Shijun has led the troops and is ready to board the ship to pursue!”

Tian Yu’s expression finally changed:

"No! Immediately send an order to Commander Cheng. Just kill the thieves on the shore and do not pursue them into the sea!"

Just remembering that Cheng Xi had always violated his military orders, Tian Yu changed his words:

"Come here, prepare your horses! I want to speak to Mr. Cheng personally!"

 Tian Pengzu saw his master's extremely anxious expression, so he did not dare to neglect at that moment, and quickly asked someone to bring the mount, and personally helped Tian Yu get on the horse.

Tian Yu didn't wait for him to sit down, but he whipped his horse's buttocks, kicked up a cloud of dust, and led the people towards the coast.

 The fighting on the shore ended as quickly as it started.

After all, the Wu people are not good at land warfare, and in addition to the chaos, they were caught by surprise, and they were all captured without even a decent resistance.

Although the battle was not fierce, the gains were considerable.

Pei Qian's prompt decision only saved the main ship of the fleet.

 However, due to the confusion of command, some Wu ships still docked on the shore and were captured by the Wei army.

On a ship, a box was found. The box was full of shining northern pearls, which are the pearls produced in Liaodong.

 Under the shining of the sun, the pearl reflected dazzling light, which pierced the eyes of everyone in the Wei army.

 Seeing that there were still many Wu ships floating with the waves around, and many Wu ships floating away into the distance under the control of the Wu people, Cheng Xi shouted anxiously:

“Quick, quick, send out men to drag those boats back! Also, don’t let the Wu people escape!”

 As early as when preparing to conquer Liao, Qingzhou had already prepared many ships.

 How can you pull it out in a hurry?

 That is, some ships that have been prepared when setting up an ambush can be used.

Some Wei generals were anxious and ordered their soldiers to board the Wu ships without hesitation, hoping to drag the loose ships.

 Some people even wanted to enter the sea to chase the escaped Wu ship.

When Tian Yu arrived, what he saw was such a chaotic scene.

He couldn't help but asked angrily:

"Mr. Cheng, when we are facing the enemy, why is military discipline so lax?"

Cheng Xi quietly hid a big pearl in his sleeve, and at the same time motioned to the people below to move the box containing the pearl away.

Just then he stood in front of Tian Yu and said with a haha:

"General Tian, ​​our army has already won a great victory and is now chasing the defeated army. It is normal to have some confusion. Why should we be too harsh on the soldiers?"

“Mr. Cheng, the Wu people are good at sailing, which is beneficial to them at sea. If we let them react, it will be too late!”

Tian Yu was not in the mood to point out Cheng Xi’s little moves.

 After the death of Emperor Wu, the Qingzhou soldiers "thought that the world was about to be in chaos, so they all went out by beating drums."

Although the current Qingzhou armies are different from the Qingzhou soldiers recruited by Emperor Wu.

But it also inherited the tradition of corrupt military discipline in Qingzhou under Emperor Wu.

Tian Yu knew this well after supervising the armies in Qingzhou.

　　Deliberately leaving property behind to be looted by the pursuers, and then taking the opportunity to escape.

 This situation is very common.

But what Tian Yu didn't expect was that the dignified governor of a state would be so selfless and forgetful of justice.

"General Tian is overly worried," Cheng Xi laughed, pointed at the Wu ships floating around, and said, "The Wu people are so courageous that they have even abandoned their ships. It is too late to escape now!"

Tian Yu’s face turned livid, he held up the talisman and said sternly:

"Generals, please obey orders. Anyone who dares to pursue the Wu people without authorization will be deemed to have violated military orders and will be executed without mercy!"

 Fortunately, Tian Yu still has the Runan Army to give orders to.

The sound of gold ringing soon sounded from behind.

 Cheng Xi's face was equally ugly.

 Because it was his order to pursue the Wu ships.

What Tian Yu is doing now is a slap in his face.

 He threw away his sleeves bitterly.

Until he reached a place where Tian Yu couldn't see him, he calmly gave the order:

 “Let people play the drums and continue to pursue the Wu people!”

“But sir, General Na Tian holds the talisman given by your majesty, just in case...”

Cheng Xi was furious and slapped his subordinate:

“That man’s talisman was given by Your Majesty. I can report it directly to Your Majesty. Just go ahead. I have my own thoughts!”

Just as the golden sound stopped, the "dong dong" war drums sounded again.

The troops in Qingzhou were naturally familiar with the sound of their own war drums. As soon as they heard the sound of the drums, they all turned around again and went to salvage the floating Wu ships.

Tian Yu was so angry that he was trembling all over when he saw the Qingzhou army like this. His patience these days finally failed, and he jumped to his feet and cursed:

“Bandits! They are simply a group of bandits! The mighty Wei Dynasty still has such bandits!”

"The great defeat of the country was at the hands of short-sighted people like you..."

Tian Pengzu's face changed greatly with fright, and he quickly dragged his master back to his army.

   With the Wei army in chaos, Pei Qian, who retreated to the sea, took the opportunity to gather some of the ships.

 He was not in the mood to stay here any longer and began to flee south.

So Tian Yu's worry that the Wu people would take the opportunity to counterattack did not become a reality.

 The Qingzhou troops towed the abandoned ships of the Wu people back to the shore, and indeed found a lot of treasures.

 Cheng Xi was even more complacent, and immediately divided it up with the generals privately, without any intention of informing Tian Yu.

 The generals got the benefit and only said that Cheng Xi commanded well, so how could they look at Tian Yu's face?

After fighting this battle that started but ended, Tian Yu was so angry that he didn't even notify Cheng Xi and led his army back to Runan the next day.

Cheng Xi was also happy that Tian Yu left Qingzhou. After he bribed the generals, he quickly wrote a military report and asked the generals to sign it. Then, together with his memorial, he had people send it to Luoyang overnight.

Two battle reports of the Chengshan battle soon reached Cao Rui's desk.

 One copy was naturally written by Cheng Xi, and the other copy was reported by Tian Yu.

 Both battle reports reported a great victory at Chengshan, and they also mentioned the corruption of military discipline.

The difference is that Tian Yu bluntly said that the Qingzhou army's military discipline was corrupt and did not obey military orders, and suggested that your Majesty send someone to rectify it.

Cheng Xi said that although Tian Yu had made great achievements in battle, his military orders were lax and he snatched many treasures from the Wu people, but distributed them to everyone in the army instead of turning them over to the government.

At the same time, he also said that fortunately he also led the army to fight bravely and grabbed some trophies. Among them, he carefully selected the pearls produced in Liaodong and sent people to deliver them to the palace.

After reading the battle reports of these two men, Cao Rui showed hesitation on his face. He held a battle report in one hand and pondered for a long time. Then he suddenly asked Lian Zhao who was serving at the side:

“Cheng Xi and Tian Yu both complained, accusing the other party of lax military discipline and corruption. What do you think?”

As a minister, Lian Zhao was regarded as an adviser to the emperor, and it was within his own scope to discuss affairs.

I saw him bowing and saying with a smile:

“The great victory over Chengshan was due to your Majesty’s skillful use of men. If we can say that we can win if our military discipline is lax and corrupt, then how bad is the military discipline of the Wu people?”

"It's just that Cheng Shijun and General Tian have too high requirements for military discipline. What your Majesty has to do at this time is not military discipline, but how to reward and punish."
To be continued...