The Prodigal Son

Qin Yu and his group only rested for one day at Yuchan before receiving orders from Xue Chengdao.

Xue Chengdao ordered them to leave 3,000 men to guard Yuchan, and led his troops to escort all prisoners and captured supplies to Pangzhou Prefecture to await orders.

Left with no other choice, Qin Yu and his men had to leave all the wounded at Yuchan to recuperate.

Pei Xiao died in battle, and Xiong Quhu needed to recover from his injuries. Qin Yu then promoted Deng Zhong and Yang Qiao to temporarily replace Xiong Quhu and Pei Xiao.

After making some arrangements, he and Xue Lie led their troops, escorting a large number of prisoners and captured weapons, warhorses, and other items, to Pangzhou Prefecture.

They also learned from the messengers that when the Yan army that attacked their defenses retreated, Qin Fumeng and Xue Chengdao took the initiative to attack and wiped out more than 16,000 Yan soldiers.

Currently, the Yan army has completely retreated to Jianmu.

Moreover, a large number of Yan troops are rushing towards Jianmu.

Judging from the Yan army's posture, they seem determined to defend Jianmu to the death.

However, judging from Xue Chengdao and the others' expressions, they probably have no intention of launching a full-scale attack on Jianmu.

After five days of marching, they finally arrived at Pangzhou Prefecture.

Over the past few days, Qin Yu has gradually emerged from the gloom of the Wudang Flying Army being decimated.

However, whenever he thought of the brutal battle with Yan Wujiu, his heart couldn't help but bleed.

We won!

But he was also hurt.

When Qin Yu and his group were still five miles away from Pangzhou Prefecture, they heard an excited voice.

"Thirteenth Young Master!"

That was Qi Dachui's voice.

Qin Yu looked up and saw Qi Dachui galloping towards him on horseback.

"Big hammer!"

Qin Yu shouted with joy.

He was quite unaccustomed to not seeing Qi Dachui for so long.

"Thump thump..."

Qi Dachui galloped all the way and finally arrived in front of Qin Yu.

"Thirteenth Young Master!"

Upon seeing Qin Yu, Qi Dachui's eyes immediately turned red.

"No, no!"

Qin Yu quickly stopped Qi Dachui, "I'm perfectly fine, why are you crying?"

Qi Dachui wiped away his tears haphazardly and shook his head repeatedly, "I...I'm happy."

"oh oh……"

Qin Yu chuckled, then punched Qi Dachui in the chest. "Alright, stop being so happy, let's get into the city first!"

"Um!"

Qi Dachui nodded emphatically, and then greeted Nan Que'er and Qin Xiong one by one.

Seeing Qi Dachui lively and energetic, everyone was happy.

"By the way, have the old guys all arrived at Jianmu yet?"

Upon entering the city, Qin Yu asked Qi Dachui a question again.

"no."

Qi Dachui shook his head and said, "Commander Xue is in Pangzhou Prefecture, and the Duke is leading troops to garrison in the Yeji Ridge area, forty miles south of Jianmu City, keeping an eye on the Yan army in Jianmu."

"oh."

Qin Yu smiled.

"By the way, Thirteenth Young Master, many of the people you know have arrived in Pangzhou Prefecture."

Qi Dachui looked at him mysteriously, "Guess who's there?"

"Xu Kui?"

Qin Yu asked with a smile.

He's not here.

Qi Dachui shook his head. "Xu Kui's men have rested and are now stationed at Wild Chicken Ridge with the Duke."

"It couldn't be Xu Wan who came, could it?"

Qin Yu made a casual guess.

No, not at all.

Qi Dachui grinned, "There's Lü Si, Zhu Songlan, Liu Shizhao, Qiao Ye, Du Fan..."

Qi Dachui originally wanted to play mysterious with Qin Yu, but once he started talking, he couldn't stop and revealed all the people who had come to Pangzhou Prefecture.

However, Lü Si and his group are very busy right now.

Lu Siren has lost a lot of weight.

They talked all the way to Pangzhou Prefecture.

From afar, Qin Yu saw a group of people standing outside the city gate.

Qin Yu hurriedly rode forward and discovered that it was Xue Lie standing there with a large group of people.

Lü Si, Zhu Songlan, and others were all present.

Could it be that Grand Marshal Xue Chengdao has come to greet them with his men?

That really gives them a lot of face!

Qin Yu quickly dismounted and strode forward, saying, "This humble general Qin Yu greets Commander Xue!"

During the ceremony, Qin Yu glanced at Lü Si again.

Lu Si had indeed lost a lot of weight and had dark circles under his eyes.

They're obviously so busy they don't even have time to rest.

"Um."

Xue Chengdao nodded slightly, stepped forward, patted Qin Yu on the shoulder, and laughed heartily, "This battle was brilliantly fought! The greatest credit for the conquest of Yan belongs to you alone!"

That was a beautiful play!

This battle directly accelerated the course of the war.

This further shattered the morale of the Yan army!

Qin Yu gently shook his head: "If it weren't for this humble general, then it would be none other than the Flying General Wudang!"

In the past, Qin Yu might have been more modest.

But now, he's no longer humble.

He doesn't need credit, but the soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army do!

Why should we be humble about the merits that so many soldiers risked their lives for?

This is what the soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army deserve!

"right!"

Xue Chengdao laughed heartily, "The greatest credit for the conquest of Yan truly belongs to the Wudang Flying Army!"

"Thank you so much, Commander Xue!"

Qin Yu bowed again.

Looking at Qin Yu's current appearance, Xue Chengdao couldn't help but feel secretly gratified.

Well, Qin Yu seems to have matured a lot after this devastating battle.

To be precise, it's growth!

Even Lü Si has grown a lot.

These young people have grown up and are the hope of Daning!

"Alright, don't be so polite with this old man!"

Xue Chengdao waved his hand, then looked around, "Where's that bastard Xue Lie?"

Got it!

Xue Lie has also become a monster.

It's bad enough that I'm so young, yet people call me a beast.

Xue Lie is already forty years old, yet he is still called a beast.

It's quite pitiful to think about.

Qin Yu smiled and replied, "Xue Lie is leading his troops to cover the rear; they'll be there shortly."

"Your men should proceed to the temporary camp in the east of the city."

Xue Chengdao gave one order, then added, "Send someone to inform Xue Lie that he must hand over all the captured supplies to Shangguan Xun, and after escorting all the prisoners to the camp outside the North Gate, he must immediately come to see me!"

"yes!"

Qin Yu immediately accepted the order and sent someone to relay it to Xue Lie.

After entrusting the rest of the matter to Yuan Dingguo, Qin Yu followed Xue Chengdao and his group to Xue Chengdao's temporary headquarters.

That is, the former official residence of Governor Pang.

The governor of Yan was similar to the governor of Daning, just with a different title.

As they walked, Lü Si approached Qin Yu and whispered, "You were really impressive this time! You even took down Yan Wujiu!"

As he spoke, Lu Si couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.

He was even thinking that if he had shamelessly followed Qin Yu before, he might have been able to bask in this great achievement as well.

"What a load of rubbish! It was all earned with the lives of our soldiers!"

Qin Yu sighed softly, "If you saw that scene of corpses strewn across the battlefield, you probably wouldn't want to go to a battlefield for the rest of your life..."

"I'd rather be on the battlefield than see a damn battlefield."

Lu Si looked at him with a bitter expression, "You have no idea how damn busy I've been..."

The provisions, weapons and other supplies for the hundreds of thousands of troops all need to be arranged.

His legs were almost broken from running, and his feet were covered in blisters.

This time, Qin Yu and his men brought so many captured military supplies.

He figured he was going to be extremely busy again.

When talking about his situation these days, Lü Sidu felt like crying.

He had never suffered like this in his entire life!

Qin Yu smiled, gloating, and said, "Didn't you ask for this yourself?"

"I……"

Lu Si's face stiffened slightly, and he said stubbornly, "I'm willing!"

"If you're willing to do it, don't complain about being tired."

As Qin Yu spoke, he offered Lü Si another bowl of "poisonous chicken soup," saying, "As the saying goes, 'No pain, no gain!'"

"fart!"

Lu Si looked disdainful...