In the tent of the Protectorate's Office, Xu Ping put down the official documents in his hand and said to Wang Kai on the side: "Cheng Kesheng is really a good luck. He almost encountered all the soldiers recruited by the Investigation Office in the southwest, and made a fortune."

The 50,000 main army was against the 10,000 Khitan army, which was mostly tribal soldiers, and on the flat grassland, there was no suspense in the war. The more than 6,000 tribal soldiers recruited by Xiao Puda had no intention of fighting at all, and were scattered by Cheng Kesheng. What was left was the killing of the four Khitan army of the Khitan. Since it was paid according to the head level, Cheng Kesheng did not do it again. From Xiao Puda and Zhang Fonu, one left, all cut off the head level and sent it back to the reward. One recruited the envoy and the other army was in a stable manner. These two heads were enough for Cheng Kesheng to make a fortune, and the rest was given to the army he brought. After this battle, the Khitan army west of Fengzhou was basically destroyed. Cheng Kesheng and Yeli Wangrong only needed to clean up the tribes and advance to the predetermined area.

Wang Kai smiled and shook his head: "It's really luck. Although the Khitan only has 5,000 soldiers, if they defended the city and followed the Dangxiang Army's previous unfair nature to attack the city, this battle would not be easy to fight. As a result, they chased Hequ and collided with the Chengkeshang army head-on on the grassland. What else can I say? Once the Khitan garrison troops left, the tribe could resist the Dangxiang army even more, and the end of this battle was decided."

Of course, the ending was decided long ago. Yelu Zongzhen only gathered more than 200,000 troops, and it was still hundreds of miles away from Yunzhou. When he ordered the army to arrive in Fengzhou, it was two months later, and the war in this area had already ended.

Before the war, Xu Ping was worried that the Khitan army was defending the city to the death, because the Dangxiang army was not good at siegeing the city, and the Song army would come forward to help. Once the two armies got together, various chaos would inevitably occur. Now, Xiao Puda took the Khitan main force to chase Qu Lie to the grassland, and there was no strong city to defend, so he was destroyed by Cheng Kesheng in one battle.

The treatment of the Dangxiang Zhengjun is not inferior to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty. They all have official horses, armors and weapons. The negative army also has horses, and many of them are equipped with camels. Of course, unlike the Song Dynasty, the weapons and armor of the Dangxiang Zhengjun are equipped with their own weapons and armor. Yuan Hao could not have paid so much money. The righteous army is all from the clan leader's house, with tribes and slaves under them. The negative army is even sent by the state. The more than 100,000 Dangxiang army composed of the regular army has considerable combat power, which is incomparable to the injected water of 20,000 to 30,000 and tens of thousands of novice Zhanzhai women. The equivalent number of Dangxiang army, whether it is the Song army or the Khitan, is at a disadvantage in front of the front, and their combat power is indeed weaker. But with five-on-one, and on the grassland without any danger, Xiao Puda can only make fish. Cheng Keshen has good luck, and he has encountered the right time and place, and there is no way.

When Xu Ping disbanded Zhan Fu and the village wife who were assisted by Dangxiang, he did not confiscate the weapons and armor of Dangxiang Zhengjun. Now, there are more than one horse per person on average, and less than five people have a camel. His mobility is amazing, and nomadic tribes on the grassland cannot escape them. Of course, the subsequent supply of food and grass needs to rely on the Song army.

These people may not all be obedient to fight when they arrive on the grassland. If they are not careful, some people will go far into the depths of the northern grassland and rely on their subordinates to become local emperors.

What should I do if I run away? Then run away. For Cheng Kesheng, if there are fewer people, it is not a bad thing. Anyway, I will not lead the army again in the future. For Xu Ping, resettlement of these populations is a headache. They are willing to leave, and no one will stop them. Nomadic people value population rather than land, while agricultural people just turn around, focusing on land rather than population, and everyone takes what they need. Those who obey management and are willing to be their own people are the effective population, otherwise there will be more trouble if there are too many people.

The grassland east of Fengzhou and north of Yinshan is now unwilling to care about. Xu Ping's purpose is to occupy Hetao. Only by developing the Hetao area as a front base can he have the capital to manage the grassland.

After carefully reading the numbers reported by Cheng Kesheng, Wang Kai said: "After this battle, Cheng Kesheng was able to build a big house in Lingzhou City with only two heads, Xiao Puda and Zhang Fonu. Apart from these two people, the remaining soldiers were divided by more than 356,000 guan. The money spent on war was like flowing water, which was really good!"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Khitan garrison army has been wiped out in this battle, and there will be no such rewards afterwards."

"That's right." Wang Kai nodded and continued to look down at the battle report sent by Keshang.

Different statuses, the prices of the head level are of course different. Xiao Puda and Zhang Fonu both have thousands of rewards, and the following Khitan commanders decreased in turn. As for tribal soldiers, the prices dropped suddenly. Except for the famous leaders, the rewards were not much different. After this battle, the only valuable people left was the Arhat Nu, the southwest of the Khitan.

After reading Cheng Keshang's battle report, Wang Kai said, "Protector, after Cheng Keshang finished talking about the battle, he asked us to send some wine. He said that it was a celebration after the victory and drank all the wine he brought. Without wine, the soldiers were not in a good mood to fight."

"Send it, give it more. They are not the imperial army. As long as they do not miss the big deal, there is no need to lose their wine."

Wang Kai nodded, thought for a while and said, "The price of spirits in this area is quite high. We will send him wine, and never deduct it from the reward?"

Xu Ping stood up and walked back and forth a few steps: "If you don't deduct it, it's considered that the court rewarded them! Although Cheng Kesheng didn't speak much, he was meticulous in his mind. He might not be a test. If the wine was deducted, the subsequent food and grass would be deducted as well? After counting the miscellaneous things, the reward he received was deducted by various names, so he had no intention of fighting. He knew that he could eat and drink and would give it to them as long as we could provide it. However, you have to explain it clearly to him. After breaking the Khitan city, the treasury was not allowed to move, whether it was food and grass or storage. If you dare to move, it was not to deduct their rewards. The court wanted to kill people! Give them free food and drink, but never move what shouldn't be moved!"

Wang Kai stood up and crossed his hands to promise. Before sending troops, Xu Ping had already said that Cheng Kesheng would ask for wine, so I would like to emphasize it again. This time he and Yeli Wangrong sent troops, and all military supplies were provided by the Protectorate. If you dare to grab the Khitan reserves by yourself, you would violate the ban. This is a matter of principle. Whoever commander killed someone who violated the army, and if Cheng Kesheng dared to violate the crime, he would kill Cheng Kesheng.
Chapter completed!