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Wu Feng hummed in agreement, leaned back in his chair, thought for a moment, and then sent another message: "What's the next step? What are your thoughts?"

Li Hu was silent for a few seconds, then sent a message: "The newly captured county has potential for development. I'm recruiting some new soldiers here now, which will make attacking the next town easier. While developing, I can also thoroughly investigate the troop strength of other towns, take down the surrounding small towns first, and then besiege the large city and conquer it."

Wu Feng nodded after reading it.

He reached into his pocket, pulled out a map, spread it out on the table, and looked at it for a while.

Now, all the small counties near Yingzhou City have been captured, and the area around Yingzhou City on the map is basically marked with their own flags.

Further outwards lies Mozhou.

Mozhou is larger than Yingzhou City and has more troops stationed there, but it's not invincible.

Wu Feng pointed to the location of Mozhou on the map and sent a message to Li Hu: "Now that we've taken over the small counties near Yingzhou City, we can head to the vicinity of Mozhou and take it over as well."

Li Hu quickly replied, "No problem, those two prefectures are relatively easy to take. But Youzhou, as the secondary capital of the Liao Kingdom within the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, is more difficult to capture."

He paused, then sent another message: "If we take it, with the wealth of Youzhou, we can develop it for a period of time and then confront the Liao Kingdom."

Wu Feng looked at the two characters "Youzhou" and tapped his fingers twice on the table.

Youzhou was indeed a tough nut to crack. It was the secondary capital of the Liao Dynasty, with a garrison of at least tens of thousands of troops, many of them elite soldiers, with strong generals, and fortified city defenses.

Unlike medium-sized cities like Mozhou and Yingzhou, large cities like Youzhou require some investigation before an attack can proceed.

But thinking about those things now is too far off. Let's focus on taking care of the things in front of us first.

Wu Feng replied with a message: "Let's rest and recuperate in the small county town for a few days, recruit soldiers, gather talent, and plunder resources. Then we'll attack Mozhou City."

Li Hu: "Alright. It's settled then. We'll meet up in a few days and attack Mozhou together."

Wu Feng: "Okay."

After sending the message, close the friend list.

He leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, and began to think about how to arrange the other people.

Mu Lingyun, Han Yufeng, and Zhang Heng are all in their respective county towns. Xiong Batian has gone out to wipe out the mountain strongholds, while Zhou Tieshan has stayed in the city to guard it.

Everyone has their own things to do, but to attack Mozhou next, one person alone won't be enough; we need to concentrate our forces.

As Wu Feng was thinking, he heard hurried footsteps in the corridor.

The butler walked in from the door, bowing slightly, with a hint of joy on his face.

"Your Excellency, good news has arrived from the front lines."

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng sat up straight and waved to the butler, "Let him in."

The butler quickly turned around and called out to the outside, then stepped aside.

A soldier in light armor strode in from the doorway, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands in salute.

"Your Excellency, Chief Mu has sent his men back with a message."

Wu Feng nodded: "Speak."

The soldier straightened up and said in a loud voice, "Chief Mu instructed me to report to the Prefect that the county town has been captured. The battle lasted less than an hour. Our casualties were minor, with over thirty killed and over a hundred wounded. The county town's garrison of over six hundred men suffered more than half killed in action, and the rest surrendered. Chief Mu personally beheaded the garrison commander. The county town's warehouses have been inventoried; grain, silver, cloth, timber, and stone have all been registered and are awaiting the Prefect's instructions."

After listening, Wu Feng nodded.

Mu Lingyun's side performed well, and their casualties were well controlled.

After the soldier finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over with both hands: "This is the supplies list, please take a look, sir."

The butler took it and handed it to Wu Feng.

Wu Feng glanced at it; the paper listed everything clearly: tens of thousands of units of grain, tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a considerable amount of cloth, timber, and stone.

He placed the list on the table and looked at the soldier: "Go back and tell Mu Lingyun to rest and recuperate in the county town, develop the area properly, recruit soldiers to increase the army, and gather resources and talent. Wait for my next order."

The soldier quickly clasped his hands in greeting: "Yes, Your Excellency."

Just as the soldier finished speaking, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Another soldier in light armor ran in from the doorway, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands in salute.

"Your Excellency, Chief Han has sent his subordinate back with a message."

Wu Feng raised his chin: "Speak."

The soldier, catching his breath, quickly reported, "Chief Han instructed me to report to the Prefect that the county town has been captured. The night raid was successful, and our casualties were extremely light—just over ten killed and over thirty wounded. The county town's garrison numbered over five hundred; their commander was personally beheaded by Chief Han, and most of the remaining garrison surrendered. The county town's warehouses have been inventoried, and the list of supplies is here."

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over.

Wu Feng took a look and saw that it was similar to what Mu Lingyun had received: grain, silver, and supplies, in considerable quantities.

He nodded, placed the list on the table, and looked at the soldier: "Go back and tell Han Yufeng to rest and recuperate in the county town, recruit soldiers, and gather resources and talent. Await my orders."

The soldier clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, Your Excellency."

Before the two soldiers had even left, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

The third soldier ran in, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands in salute.

"Your Excellency, Chief Clerk Zhang has sent his subordinate back with news."

Wu Feng looked at him and said, "Speak."

The soldier quickly reported, "Registrant Zhang instructed me to report to the Prefect that the county town has been captured. The battle went relatively smoothly. Our army suffered over a hundred casualties, with over forty killed and over seventy wounded. The county town's garrison numbered over eight hundred, and the commander has been persuaded to surrender by Registrant Zhang, with most of the garrison surrendering as well. The supplies have been inventoried, and the list is here."

After saying that, he handed over the list.

Wu Feng took it, glanced at it, and nodded.

Although Zhang Heng's side suffered more casualties than Mu Lingyun and Han Yufeng, he was still able to persuade the garrison commander to surrender and incorporate the garrison troops, which was not bad.

He placed the list on the table, looked at the three soldiers, and waved his hand.

"Go back and tell your respective masters to rest and recuperate in the occupied counties, develop properly, recruit soldiers to increase troops, and gather resources and talent. Await my next orders."

The three soldiers clasped their hands in unison: "Yes, Your Excellency!"

After saying that, the three of them stood up, turned around, and quickly walked out of the front hall.

The footsteps faded into the distance in the corridor.

Wu Feng leaned back in his chair, looking at the three lists on the table, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This is a good situation.

All three county towns have been captured, with minimal casualties, and a considerable amount of supplies have been collected.

Mu Lingyun's side suffered over thirty dead and more than a hundred wounded.

Han Yufeng's side suffered more than ten dead and more than thirty wounded.

Zhang Heng's side suffered over forty dead and over seventy wounded.

In total, fewer than one hundred people were killed and about two hundred were wounded.

They captured three counties, incorporated over a thousand surrendered soldiers, and plundered a large amount of grain, silver, and supplies.

This deal is a good one.

Wu Feng put the three lists away and placed them on the corner of the table.

He stood up, walked to the front door, and glanced outside.

Several servants were sweeping the courtyard, and the sunlight shone brightly on the blue brick floor.

He stretched and loosened his shoulders.

I checked on the situation in Yingzhou City, and the internal affairs were handled very well.

Qian Wencai, Chen Wenyuan, Zhou Shuwen, and Sun Mingyuan are now quite loyal, and they certainly don't slack off when they work.

Before leaving, Zhang Heng made perfect arrangements for the city's government affairs. Liu Wenzhao, Chen Zi'ang, and others all performed their duties, managing what they were supposed to manage and doing what they were supposed to do.

Everything is running normally.