Lord of Fortune

"Second Prince!"

The main general was injured, and the western barbarian army had no mood to continue fighting.

The second prince's personal soldiers hurried forward, wanting to rescue him, but how could Chu Chen and others give them such a chance?

Almost the moment Chu Chen made his move, the soldiers behind him surrounded the second prince, never giving him a chance to escape.

At the same time, the soldiers around General Wang, General Bai, and General Li were also reaping the lives of the Western Man soldiers.

Taking advantage of the disintegration of the western barbarians, these soldiers became more aggressive. Whenever they saw these western barbarians, they would think of the compatriots they had lost before.

Under such a fierce attack, the number of casualties of the Western Barbarian army rose rapidly. Even the militant Western Barbarian soldiers were frightened out of their wits when faced with such an overwhelming massacre. Break out.

Chu Chen did not stop those fleeing soldiers, but if someone wants to rescue the second prince, then I'm sorry, neither he nor the three generals will be soft.

Of the [-] western barbarian army, only [-] were left after this battle, and more than [-] soldiers fled. In the end, Chu Chen and the three generals captured the injured second prince and his companions alive. Five thousand soldiers.

In addition to the previously captured fourth prince and the thousands of soldiers he led, Chu Chen captured more than [-] Ximan soldiers.The Ximan Kingdom lost their princes and soldiers this time, which can be said to be embarrassing.

The soldiers in the city were already prepared for a desperate battle, but they didn't expect that their side's victory would come so quickly!

After they were stunned for a moment, there was a burst of cheers!

Won!They won!

The Western barbarian king who has made them suffer so much these days will be captured by them!The western barbarian soldiers completely collapsed - dispersed!

The most senior of those left behind let the minions open the gates to meet their heroes.At this moment, the prestige of Chu Chen, General Li, General Bai, and General Wang who played an important role at the most critical moment has reached a new height!

When entering the door, Chu Chen originally wanted the three generals Bai, Li, and Wang to go first. After all, among the four generals, he was the youngest and the lowest in rank.General Li signaled him to go in first: "You have contributed a lot to the victory in this battle, so go ahead. Don't refuse, everyone is waiting for us to go in."

General Wang also echoed, "Yes, Ah Chen, you can go in first."

General Bai said succinctly: "This is the honor you deserve."

The three generals Bai, Li, and Wang have the arrogance of being military generals. If there is a junior who wants to get ahead of them in normal times, they will definitely show their spears and teach that junior how to be a man.But this time, they took the initiative to choose to walk behind Chu Chen, which represented their recognition of this young general, and also represented that they placed Chu Chen on an equal footing with them.

Although this young general is young, his intelligence and strategy, his sensitivity to the battlefield are not inferior to General Li and others.

General Li admired secretly in his heart, this Chu Chen is really good.With relatives like the Ye family, General Ma valued him, and he was so outstanding... Although Chu Chen's status is not as good as theirs now, he may surpass them soon.

Chu Chen nodded at the three generals: "Then I will be disrespectful."

This was the first time that Chu Chen appeared in front of everyone with such a high-profile attitude, and no one could ignore him anymore.

After Chu Chen and the three generals entered the city gate, they were warmly welcomed by the people.

However, they soon realized something was wrong: "Where is General Shi?"

Could it be that their victory in this battle was not enough for someone surnamed Shi to come out to meet them?

A commander had a bad expression on his face: "General Shi... thought that the city gate would definitely be breached by the Western Barbarian army, so he ran away not long ago..."

When Chu Chen and the three generals heard the words, they were furious: "As the acting general, he actually ran away? It's unforgivable!"

Although they usually disliked General Shi, they never thought that General Shi could do such a thing.Does he still have the pride of being a general?

"General Ma woke up not long ago. When he heard about this incident, he was so angry that he passed out."

Chu Chen said: "Anyway, there shouldn't be any problems for the time being. Let's take care of General Ma's condition first."

Of the nearly [-] troops sent by Ximan, only [-] are left now. Both the chief general and the deputy chief general have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and they lack food and grass, so it is impossible to organize a counterattack in a short time.

They can wait for the reinforcements while allowing General Ma to recuperate at ease.

What Chu Chen and others didn't know was that General Shi and his party who fled in a hurry were not living very comfortably.In a panic, they encountered reinforcements who came to the west to support them, and were recognized on the spot, but they couldn't explain why they left the battlefield without authorization as the main general.

The reinforcement general, General Lu, who came to support him had a violent temper. He directly ordered people to tie up General Shi, his deputy generals and personal soldiers: "I have never seen such a soft-boned general like you! If the border city falls into the hands of the Western barbarians In the hands of you, you just wait to apologize with death!"

How General Shi and his party escaped was how they were sent back.

However, they were free when they fled and are now being treated like prisoners.

General Lu originally thought that even the chief general, General Shi, had fled. By the time they arrived at the border fortress, that city must have been breached.But who knows, not only is there no chill atmosphere in the city, but there is also a sense of joy, as if it is a festival.

General Lu was a cautious person. He was afraid that this was a trap set by the Western barbarians, so he sent scouts and agents to investigate the situation.

The final result was far beyond his expectations.

"Have the Western barbarians been defeated? Their chief general, the second prince, and deputy chief, the fourth prince, have also been captured alive?" General Lu seemed to be listening to the Arabian Nights.

However, when he confirmed that this battle was able to turn the crisis into safety thanks to the efforts of a young man, a smile finally appeared on his serious face: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born from youth."

The Western barbarians were repulsed, and the arrival of General Lu became meaningless.However, he was happy from the bottom of his heart when he heard the news.It's better to run for nothing than to come here and find out that the city has been occupied by the Western barbarians, and then fight a fierce battle with the Western barbarians.

"Since we are our own, we don't have to hide it. Let's go, let's go to the city to meet this young hero."

……

Just when Emperor Chongde was worried about the border affairs, he finally received the good news from the border.

On that day, all the eunuchs and maids of Qianyuan Palace heard the laughter of Emperor Chongde.Emperor Chongde was always happy and angry, and there were not many things that could make him burst into laughter, and the border victory was definitely one of them.

Queen Ding was also very happy after learning the news.The border matter is over, which means.Some people who jumped up and down, it's time for the curtain call!

Along with the victory at the border, on Emperor Chongde's desk, there was also the news that the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield and successfully joined forces with the Zhenxi Army.It's a pity that this time, when the reinforcements arrived, the battle was over, and the reinforcements were of no use at all.

Emperor Chongde remembered that he had spent so much effort in preparing for the battle in order to raise food and grass for reinforcements, and it was a pity that he made such a waste of time.Now that the Western Man's strength has been depleted by half, it is better to let them take the initiative to attack this time!

Thinking of this, a strong killing intent flashed across Emperor Chongde's eyes!Since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the Western barbarians have been constantly causing troubles on the border of Da Qi. It would be great if this threat can be completely eliminated this time!

Emperor Chongde soon informed other ministers of his attitude at the court meeting.

"The crisis of this battle has been resolved, and the vanguard general Chu Chen should take the lead. In my opinion, I will designate Chu Chen as the deputy general, and let him temporarily act as the commander-in-chief. Together with the reinforcements, we will take down Ximan in one go. What do you think?"

"As for the former acting chief general Shi, who fled before the battle..." Emperor Chongde's eyes flashed a trace of disgust and contempt: "Remove his position, put him in prison, and send him back to Beijing for trial!"

As soon as Emperor Chongde's words fell, someone immediately stood up and expressed his objection: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate! I, Da Qi, should not attack Ximan, and the Emperor should not appoint Chu Chen as a lieutenant general!"

"First, Daqi is a state of etiquette. We should educate the Western barbarians with benevolence and righteousness, and we should not use violence to control violence."

"Secondly, Chu Chen disobeyed the military order, colluded with General Li, General Bai, and General Wang, and took away half of the troops of the Zhenxi Army on his own initiative. In a crisis, the acting chief general, General Shi, fled in a hurry. I think that this move should not be forgiven lightly, otherwise everyone will follow Chu Chen in the future, and our great Qi is in danger!"

The old minister knelt in front of Emperor Chongde: "Please ask the emperor general Chu Chen and the three generals to deal with them according to the military law, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public!"

Originally, Chu Chen was just a young general, and no one took him seriously.

But this time, he made great contributions in the battlefield, became famous, and entered the field of vision of the ministers in the DPRK and China.

Some ministers admired Chu Chen very much. They thought it was a blessing for the country that Daqi had such a young talent at a time of internal and external troubles; but for the princely party, this young general was a bit of an eyesore.They only found out after investigation that this little-known young general had actually been engaged to Empress Ding's daughter!

As Emperor Chongde became more and more fond of Empress Ding and the Seventh Prince, the status of Empress Ding's mother and son also rose steadily.Naturally, the rest of the princely party would not sit back and watch the power of Queen Ding's line increase.

Therefore, they tried their best to slander Chu Chen in front of Emperor Chongde, trying to directly destroy the future of this young general who had just emerged.

Emperor Chongde was furious after hearing these people's words: "Absurd! You couldn't share my worries when Daqi was in danger, but now that the crisis is over, you are encouraging me to punish the heroes of this battle! Chu Chen I just protected Daqi, and I also protected you, but you are thinking about how to harm him! You don’t feel ashamed, I am ashamed for you! It is because of you people that I, Daqi, will be like this Miasma!"

What factions did these officials belong to, and what kind of care did they have? How could Emperor Chongde not see it?

Previously, he criticized Han Mengqin in front of him, but now because Chu Chen is Han Mengqin's fiancé, even Chu Chen also criticized him.It seems that it is impossible not to beat this group of people well!

Emperor Chongde directly labeled this early bird as a "misguided country" and demoted him three levels in a row.

Seeing this, the emperor's sons and the party understood Emperor Chongde's determination, and did not dare to sing against Emperor Chongde again.On weekdays, Emperor Chongde would not easily attack them in order to maintain the balance of all parties, but if they really touched Emperor Chongde's bottom line, Emperor Chongde would not be lenient in punishing them.

After the imperial decree was issued, Emperor Chongde did not set foot in the harem for several days.

At the border, Chu Chen and General Lu originally intended to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and Emperor Chongde's imperial decree was exactly in line with their wishes.

After careful study of the enemy's combat strategy, Chu Chen and General Lu split into two groups, disguised as several groups of merchants, and quietly marched towards the Western Man.On the way, they encountered some Western Barbarian soldiers who had fled earlier, and beheaded them under their horses.There are about seven to eight thousand soldiers in this part of the West.

In addition to the Western Man soldiers who starved to death along the way, and the Western Man soldiers who died of serious injuries, less than [-] Western Man soldiers escaped at that time, and there are probably only more than [-] Western Man soldiers who were able to return to their homeland safely.These [-] men are of no use for the time being, and there are only [-] soldiers who did not go out with the army to guard the West Man's own country in this battle.

Chu Chen and General Lu really had to deal with only [-] people this time.And the soldiers they brought on both sides totaled [-].

Although they had an advantage in numbers, the attacking side was different from the defending side. Chu Chen and General Lu did not slack off in the slightest.

Because they became more cautious when they approached the Western Barbarian Kingdom, the Western Barbarians only reacted when Da Qi's soldiers approached the city, and they desperately resisted.

In terms of land area and population, the Western Barbarians are far smaller than Daqi, but the Western Barbarians are brave and good at fighting, claiming that all soldiers can be soldiers.If it weren't for the loss of most of its troops this time, Da Qi would have no chance to conquer Ximan.

Even now, Chu Chen and General Lu had the upper hand, and after a hard battle, they finally broke through the king's city and received the letter of surrender from the King of the Western Man.

In this battle, Chu Chen and General Lu achieved the feat of expanding the territory!

This was something no one expected at the beginning of the war.

Chongde Emperor Longxin Yue, because of Chu Chen's two achievements in the whole army, he promoted Chu Chen to be the second-rank general of the town army, and named Chu Chen Marquis of Wu'an.

Reaching the sky in one step is nothing more than that.

You know, before this battle, Chu Chen was just a small commander.

But in this battle, he was successively awarded the titles of Commander Wan and Acting Commander, and finally became the General of the Town Army, on the same level as his superior, General Ma!He was even awarded a knighthood!

Even though Chu Chen's promotion was so fast, it took less than a year to complete a promotion road that many courtiers might not be able to complete in their lifetime, but no one could say anything about it.After all, there is nothing more meritorious than opening-border-expanding-land.

Although General Lu's credit was not as good as Chu Chen's, and the number of enemies he killed was only half of Chu Chen's, he was also rewarded.He was originally a third-rank general, but after this battle, he jumped two ranks. Like Chu Chen, he was promoted to a second-rank general and was awarded the title of Earl.

Those who followed Chu Chen to fight against General Lu also received due rewards according to their merits.Among them, the people under Chu Chen and the three generals Wang, Bai and Li received the most rewards.

When accepting the award, Wang, Bai, and General Li still couldn't believe it.They expected that Chu Chen was by no means a thing in the pool, and because they were not reconciled, they chose to follow Chu Chen.They didn't expect that their decision would bring them such a surprise!At this time, the three generals couldn't help but feel grateful for their original choice, and looked at Chu Chen with reverence.

After this battle, in their hearts, Chu Chen had reached the height of their chief general, General Ma.

As for those who have been following Chu Chen, needless to say, their support for Chu Chen is almost to the point of fanaticism.How many people who join the army don't want to gallop on the battlefield and make contributions?It is their luck to be able to follow a leader like Chu Chen!

Speaking of General Ma, although he was unable to participate in the siege of the Ximan King City in the later period due to illness, and expanded the territory for Daqi, but because of his meritorious service in resisting the enemy in the early stages of the battle, he also received certain rewards.

Only General Shi and those who fled with him received the most severe punishment.Especially when Emperor Chongde learned that General Shi was still thinking of defecting to the enemy, it was even more impossible to forgive him.General Shi and his subordinates were not only deprived of their official positions, but also sentenced to be cut in half.The fact that they didn't kill all the people is because they haven't had time to really surrender to the enemy.

Chu Chen and General Lu escorted the royal family members of Ximan to the capital of Daqi after the imperial court sent officials in charge of Ximan.There, they will receive the official award from Emperor Chongde and hold a prisoner offering ceremony.In the past year, people's hearts have been turbulent, and Da Qi really needs such a happy event to cheer people up.

After Chu Chen and his party arrived in the capital, they received everyone's attention.

Many families of concubines also tried to win over Chu Chen, telling Chu Chen their daughters.

When Chu Chen was just showing his talents before, these people would of course choose to eradicate such a potential threat, but now Chu Chen's status is obviously not something they can shake with a few words, and they will naturally change their strategies.

Although Chu Chen and Han Mengqin made a baby marriage, but Chu Chen's current status is not what it used to be, maybe he still wants to marry Han Mengqin, right?

As the daughter of Empress Ding, Han Mengqin has a special status, but her father is only a low-rank official after all, so how can she compare to the lady of the Gongmen Houfu?If Chu Chen is a sensible person, he should know that Han Mengqin is of no help to his career!

These people thought, if they promised Yizhongli, they might not be able to pull Chu Chen over from Queen Ding's side.

The author has something to say:

On the 3rd, I went to the UK with a gray machine. I don’t know if I can update it. Let’s take a leave first. We will be jet-lagged for more than a year.

64章抽3楼，65章抽4楼，14楼，满25字的评论都送了积分。大家继续积极留爪爪哟～

Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution~

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [nutrient solution]:

50 bottles of Crane Ball Sauce; 10 bottles of Sakura Fluttering Catkins; 2 bottles of Baobao; 1 bottle of Xinuo;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!