Chapter 231 The news comes out
"Sir, we won." Zhang Sanbao was crying and laughing. He had planned to die, but he actually survived. It was normal for him to behave like this.

"Let's clean up the battlefield." Shen Qingzhou understood very well the feeling of escaping death. If it weren't for his war poems, this group of people would not have survived.

In fact, if he had stopped consuming the golden armor just now, the opponent's main general still had hundreds of people and would most likely not be able to escape. But the consequence would be that there might be only a few of his own men left.

It's all about talent. If he had about 3,000 more talents now, the enemy would definitely not be able to escape. The eighteen sixth-rank tiger and leopard riders would be enough. But he didn't regret it. If he escaped, the surviving soldiers would be of great use in the future. He couldn't always guard the city wall by himself.

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On the city wall, Tongzhi looked at the wide-open city gates and a group of people welcoming Shen Qingzhou. He was deeply moved. What kind of person was this? He dared to charge into the battle line with only 500 soldiers. They were the elite soldiers of the Murong family. He was knowledgeable and had seen them before.

This battle directly brought peace to Dongyang Prefecture. According to known information, although the Murong family suffered heavy losses, unless the Northern Yan army gave up Tanzhou and besieged Dongyang Prefecture, otherwise, this matter would be over.

The Murong family should indeed hate Dongyang Prefecture to the core, but this time, the Northern Yan Army defeated the Tanzhou Army at an incredible speed. The top priority is to capture Tanzhou City. This is a rare opportunity. If you dare to attack Dongyang Prefecture, you will be courting death. The Tanzhou Army will attack directly from behind, and it will take some time for you to reach Dongyang Prefecture. Reinforcements have arrived.

Besides, there is no point in capturing Dongyang City. Soap is indeed a money-making thing, but it lacks foundation and is far behind Tanzhou, both in terms of economy and strategic location.

The co-magistrate knew clearly that Shen Qingzhou, who had led the troops to repel the Northern Yan army, would have the final say in Dongyang Prefecture from now on, and no one could disobey him.

In the eyes of the people in the prefectural city, Shen Qingzhou saved them. If the Northern Yan army came in, everyone could imagine what the result would be. The counties and villages under the jurisdiction of the prefectural city were even more grateful. The prefectural city could still hold off, but if they were attacked, no one was confident how long they could hold out.

[Righteousness Song: The host does righteous things, defends his home and country. Although he commits murder, many people protect him. He protects the people of a prefecture and is rewarded with talent x 1000]

[Talent Level: Scholar (7256.236/10000)]

Shen Qingzhou felt that Zhengqige was a bit stingy. He had saved all the people in Dongyang Prefecture, but only had a thousand talents. It was too little. However, he still chose the talent level directly from the bottom of his heart. The talents with both zero and whole numbers were quite interesting.

When he was riding a horse to the government office, he saw the old magistrate bowing slightly to him, and he nodded. This was a tacit understanding. From now on, he should be able to do his best.

He knew clearly that the Tongzhi was a member of Prince Yu's faction. Of course, he himself could not contact Prince Yu because his position was too low. He was doing great things in Dongyang Prefecture, and because of Qin Prajna, he did not obstruct him from doing things and just let him do what he wanted.

Twenty miles outside the city, Murong Tian was dejected, with less than three hundred defeated soldiers following behind him. He looked back in the direction that was not even close to the city, so he gritted his teeth and rushed directly towards the army that was besieging Tanzhou.

He really wanted to go back to Beiyan directly, but he knew that he was a powerful person, and now there was a war, he could not leave without saying a word.

At first, no one cared about his return, thinking that he brought people back first and the main force was following. However, after hearing that the enemy had been defeated in Dongyang Prefecture, many generals were shocked. That was Murong's private army, which was much stronger than a normal army.

The commander was called Murong Yunfei. After hearing Murong Tian's report, he took note of Dongyang Prefecture and made Murong Tian suffer several dozen severe blows. Murong Tian, ​​a promising descendant of the Murong family, would definitely be separated from the core power of the Murong family in the future. He had spent all his family's wealth. ...

"The Dongyang Prefecture's army actually defeated the Northern Yan Murong cavalry." Qin Prajna looked at the information from Dongyang Prefecture and could not calm down for a long time.

And she knew that this was the work of that annoying guy. She had been beaten by Shen Qingzhou. During this period, she had to deal with Prince Yu on the one hand, and secretly develop the power of the Hua clan on the other hand. Her mind was not on Shen Qingzhou at all.

But now, such shocking news came. How could a small Dongyang Prefecture defeat the Northern Yan Murong Cavalry?

Looking at the unclear message, she knew that this was the limit. In the other party's words, it was the magistrate Shen Zheng who was upright and dignified, with the help of the sage of literature, and the sound of his poetry resounding throughout half of the city, that killed Murong's cavalry.

She didn't believe it at all. What was the help of the literary saint? It should be some kind of martial arts. The news was a bit untrue. Either the commander of Murong's cavalry was a waste, or they were ambushed. It was surprising that the few defeated the many, but it was not particularly uncommon in war.

She reported the news to Prince Yu without hiding anything, and Prince Yu became interested. He was indeed eager to recruit talented people, but Shen Qingzhou's official position was too low before, so he didn't pay much attention to him. Now, he has thought of taking the opportunity to go and see him.

Shen Qingzhou defeated Murong's cavalry, but in the court, there was only one sentence: "The prefect of Dongyang Prefecture repelled the bandits." Whatever you think is a big deal, it is nothing in the court.

What everyone is concerned about is the situation in Tanzhou. Dongyang Prefecture is just one of the seventeen prefectures in Tanzhou.

As long as Tanzhou is not lost, even if the Dongyang Prefecture’s army is completely wiped out, the Northern Yan cavalry can only plunder it but will not be able to defend it at all. However, if Tanzhou is lost, Northern Yan will have a foothold to attack Daliang. Hetao is not so easy to enter.

The Jiangzuo League also received news about Dongyang Prefecture. They cared more about it than the court because they had sent people to rescue Dongyang Prefecture under the command of Mei Changsu who was in Beiyan.

After Shen Qingzhou repelled the Northern Yan cavalry, he still stayed in the city and did not leave. In a war, many demons and monsters emerged. He had to be clear about these stubborn problems. Mainly, he himself did not have much savings. He was confident that he could protect Dongyang Prefecture, but he could not do anything else.

Just over a month passed like this. With the help of a group of strange people from the martial arts world, Tanzhou held out for the first ten days. Then, the follow-up reinforcements arrived, and the Northern Yan army had no choice but to retreat.

This matter passed just like that. After a period of time, Shen Qingzhou heard news from many merchants. They were from Northern Yan. The Northern Yan soldiers returned empty-handed. However, war is bound to be without consumption. Without achieving any results, they suffered heavy losses.

The Crown Prince and the Third Prince of Northern Yan were the initiators of this war, and they suffered heavy casualties. However, the Sixth Prince, who was not particularly outstanding originally, emerged as a rising star this time and made powerful statements in the court. The defeat of the Northern Yan army seemed to be what he had expected, and the Sixth Prince's reputation began to rise.

Shen Qingzhou thought about it and wondered if this sudden attack and defeat of Beiyan might be the work of Mei Changsu. However, it had nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)