Chapter 67: Picked-Up Fame and Military Merit

Mrs. Zhang now only has the idea of ​​​​recognizing Wei Shuyi as her goddaughter.

All decisions must be made after Zhang Fu's triumphant return.

Today, every city gate in Daizhou is facing the invasion of the Xia and Liao coalition forces.

There were even small groups of troops that bypassed Daizhou and attacked neighboring state capitals.

Although in the end they all came back in vain.

But I couldn't stop the buzzing of these flies.

Some Liao troops, relying on their much higher mobility than the Zhou army, plundered a few towns and then fled, leaving the Zhou army in a passive defensive situation.

All major city gates in Daizhou were ravaged by war, and life was not easy for both the enemy and us.

But only Yanmen Pass is very pleasant.

Since Yeli Yuqi came to the outside of the pass, for several days, the attack on the city was mostly just a feint.

The Xixia soldiers who charged did not even come close to closing the door. Halfway through the battle, they had just warmed up when they received the order to retreat.

The two sides fought for almost a month.

On Wei Yuan's side, there were only about a hundred casualties.

As for the Xixia Army, there were only a thousand casualties.

It was as if Wei Yuan and Ye Li Yuqi had a good understanding, and every time they attacked or defended the city, it was just a show.

At this moment, the Yanmen Pass defenders once again repelled the Xixia army.

Xu Changzhi looked at the retreating enemy troops outside the pass and said with a smile:

"Since the Spring Festival, is this the eighteenth siege organized by Yeli Yuqi?"

"General Wei, you want to be famous all over the world again."

He faced off against Ye Li Yuqi, the famous founding general of Xixia, eighteen times.

It ends in victory every time.

Regardless of how many enemies were killed, this record alone is enough to be called 'defending the city with meritorious service'.

At first, Wei Yuan was also very surprised. Isn't Ye Li Yu's behavior just to support himself?

A famous general of a generation, he did not hesitate to damage the morale and morale of the army, and repeatedly failed to attack the city. The key opponent was a young general.

If this spreads out, everyone in the world will say that Wei Yuan is not as good as being a beggar.

It was not until Zhang Fu's analysis that Wei Yuan suddenly realized.

When people are rich and beggars, they don't really think about attacking Yanmen. It's just a show.

Ever since, Wei Yuan became the biggest beneficiary of this battle.

After all, he successfully defended Yanmen at a very small cost and resisted Ye Li Yuqi's attacks more than ten times.

"Speaking of which, Zhang Shuai's alienation plan worked."

"The 200,000 troops brought by Yeli Yuqi personally are the army of their trusted followers."

"The rest of the Xixia soldiers are attacking Wutai City. The battle report sent two days ago said that the battle in Wutai City was particularly tragic."

"It seems that they are doing it with real swords and guns."

In fact, Wei Yuan didn't expect it either.

I didn't do anything, and the credit for defending the city well was hit on my head.

Sometimes he secretly thinks that if he meets a few more people like Ye Li Yuqi, it won't be long before they all become dukes.

It's a pity that such good things are hard to come by.

"General Wei, by doing this to Ye Li Yuqi, are you not afraid of being known by Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom?"

Xu Changzhi said puzzled.

Wei Yuan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Just watch, the longer Ye Li meets Beggar in this battle, the better it will be for him."

"If I were him, the next step would be to ask Li Yuanhao for money, food and even soldiers."

His guess was correct.

Yeli Yuqi indeed had this plan.

Now, inside the Xixia Army tent.

Many generals complained to Ye Li Yuqi:

"Commander, we have failed to attack the city many times, which damages the morale of the army!"

"We haven't even touched the city wall of Yanmen Pass, and you're asking us to withdraw. What's the point of this?"

"Commander, are you worried about something?"

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Yeli Yuqi looked at everyone, feeling very helpless.

Although these powerful men in front of them are all confidants that their Yeli brothers have carefully cultivated over the years.

However, there are some things that he cannot say clearly, otherwise, there will really be no way out.

However, to this day, if he does not reveal anything, the morale of the army will really be weakened.

"I know what you are thinking."

"But our Majesty can even kill Yang Shousu, who has followed him for many years. Are you really not worried that one day the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked?"

"This commander is doing this to protect the army and all of you!"

Yeli Yuqi said in a deep voice.

The generals who can stand in front of him at this time are all trustworthy.

Otherwise, he would never have said the four words "the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked".

Everyone fell into silence after hearing what he said.

No one knows better than them what kind of person their emperor is.

"Commander, even if it's just acting, we attacked the city again and again and failed every time. We never gained the upper hand. Doesn't this move help boost the morale of the Zhou army?"

Someone said.

But is this a problem for Ye Li Yu Beg?

It's better to lose military morale than to lose all your best men and women in Yanmen, right?

Another soldier echoed: "Commander, since the beginning of spring, we have attacked the city no less than ten times, and every time we have failed, the reputation of that young general Wei Yuan has almost surpassed yours."

Ye Liyuqi smiled and said: "Wei Yuan is a man with a deep mind. He has obtained the true biography of Zhang Fu and should not be underestimated."

"Yanmen Pass can be blocked by one man, but ten thousand men can't open it. With him here, even if we really attack the city, we may not have an advantage."

"He gets fame and fortune, and we get money and food, isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Fame and fortune are easy to understand.

But the money and food.

What's going on?

The generals were puzzled.

Yeli Yuqi laughed and said, "We have been attacking Yanmen for a long time and have run out of supplies. Shouldn't we ask the court for it?"

"We have been attacking the city for several days in a row, causing our army to suffer heavy losses. Shouldn't we replenish our troops?"

As soon as these words came out, the generals suddenly realized.

In any case, this battle made Wei Yuan successfully join the ranks of famous generals of the time.

Many Zhou army generals have experienced how powerful Yeli Yuqi is, and few people can take advantage of him.

However, Wei Yuan was able to win battles in a row. Although he was defending the city, it was enough to prove that he had a good way to defend the city!

Zhang Fu, on the other hand, wrote a special feature of Wei Yuan's hard work in defending the city, and then ordered people to send it to the officials in Bianjing as soon as possible.

A few days later.

Grand court meeting.

Zhao Zhen was delighted to see the victory report of Wei Yuan defending the city.

"Wei Qing, you are really my Huo Qubing!"

"Brother Yeli of Xixia has repeatedly caused my Great Zhou to lose soldiers and generals."

"But what about now? Yeli Wangrong was killed by Wei Qing, and even Yeli Yuqi did not gain any advantage in front of Wei Qing!"

The official said this.

How could the officials not understand?

Wei Yuan has made merit again!

He was awarded the title of Earl for his merit last time.

How should he be awarded for his merit this time?

The officials looked at Zhao Zhen in silence.

The latter smiled and said, "On the day when the three armies return triumphantly, I will personally reward Wei Qing!"

I wanted to update today, after all, it's the New Year, but I found that there are too many things to do.

I caught a cold again, my nose was running all the time, and my head was dizzy. Then I got up early in the morning to burn paper for my ancestors. At noon, my family sent me to the market to buy New Year's goods. When I came back, my body was completely exhausted, so I slept for a while.

I ended up sleeping until 5pm, and then I quickly ate something and started writing.

I finished writing this chapter at 6:30, and then a family member had a New Year's Eve dinner.

I may not be able to update quickly, so I'll just consider it as owing you one.

And today is the second chapter. I don't know if I can still finish it.

I wish you all a happy new year, good luck, and good health.