My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Our army won a great victory in this battle, and Zong Yanli made an indispensable contribution.

"It feels so good! It feels so good!" Hu Zhiyong laughed and looked at Zong Yanli. The more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. The more he looked at him, the more he sighed. The young are really to be feared!

"Zong Yanli, what's the point of capturing Pei Liang alive?" Hu Zhiyong originally thought that Zong Yanli intended to provoke the enemy, but he didn't expect that after Pei Liang was captured, Zong Yanli said that he wanted to detain him and did not intend to kill him.

"I want to persuade him to surrender." Zong Yanli did not hide it. He briefly mentioned that Pei Liang was a counselor under Ma Hongwei and talked about his life experience. He felt that he was a useful person and if he could be persuaded to surrender, it would definitely benefit our army.

However, persuading him to surrender is not an easy task. Zong Yanli paused and said, "If persuading him to surrender is useless, just kill him."

Although she cherishes talent, she also knows that it is impossible to let the tiger go back to the mountain.

Although Hu Zhiyong didn't know why Zong Yanli valued this unknown soldier from Nankang, this man was captured alive by Zong Yanli, which meant it was Zong Yanli's military achievement. It was up to him how to use him, so Hu Zhiyong didn't care much.

Although Zong Yanli wanted to persuade the man to surrender, he ignored him for many days, and others even thought that he wanted to lock him up to death.

"Nankang has suffered a crushing defeat this time, and it will not have the energy to fight again in the short term." Inside Zong Yanfeiyi's tent, the uncle and nephew were drinking.

Zong Yanli won three consecutive games this time. His uncle Zong Yanfeiyi was very proud of it. He wrote a letter without stopping, which was full of praise for Zong Yanli. He sent it to Zong Yanhongjing of Pingnanying.

Zong Yanli tapped the table with one hand and said, "Nankang has a lot of contacts with Jin State. I am worried..."

"Are you worried that Jin will send troops?" Zong Yanfeiyi laughed and said, "That's impossible. If Jin sends troops, Qing will definitely take advantage of the situation and invade."

"It's not sending troops." It's borrowing troops.

The reason why Nankang was able to break through Yongmen Pass in one fell swoop was that half a year later, Nankang used iron ore as a bargaining chip to borrow 20,000 soldiers from the State of Jin and broke through Yongmen Pass.

However, in the previous life, the State of Jin was willing to lend troops because Nankang could stand firm in the battle for a long time and there was still hope for a turnaround.

Now the appearance of Zong Yanli has caused the situation to tilt. Nankang outside Yongmen Pass has no combat power. So will Jin State still lend troops?

This issue has become an unknown, but Zong Yanli still wants to remind everyone to be prepared and keep a close eye on Nankang to see if there are any unusual movements and to have ways to respond.

Zong Yanfeiyi relayed Zong Yanli's worries to Hu Zhiyong, who took them to heart and did not let his guard down because of a great victory. Under such a situation, the end of the year arrived quietly.

"Ali!" Zong Yanli, who was training outside the tent, turned his head and saw Zong Yanfeiyi happily waving the letter in his hand and said, "You have a letter from home!"

"Is it a letter from father?" Zong Yanli put down his sword and walked forward.

"No, it's your mother's." Zong Yan Feiyi said with a smile.

Zong Yanli was stunned and looked at the letter handed to him by Zong Yanfeiyi for a long time without reaching out to take it.

Until Zong Yanfeiyi put the letter into her hands and said, "Hurry up and read the reply. I will come over later to get it and have someone send it back for you."

Zong Yanfeiyi left after he finished speaking. Monk and the others nearby came up to him and asked, "A letter from home?"

"Zong Yan...Yin?" Huo Wenqi looked at the name on the envelope with some confusion, and then asked, "Captain, do you have no sisters at home?"

"Yeah." Zong Yanli responded and turned to go into the tent to read the letter.

Monk and his men did not follow him. Instead, they said in surprise, "Our leader is so brave. I wonder what his sisters are like. Are they also like him..."

When everyone thought of that scene, they felt a chill down their spine.

Kuang Xingquan said unhappily, "Don't talk nonsense. Our leader is good-looking. If she were a sister, she would definitely be beautiful."

A few of them laughed, told a few jokes and then turned around to continue training. In the tent, Zong Yanli pondered for a long time before unfolding the letter. She couldn't help laughing when she saw the beginning of the letter. This letter was written by Zong Yanyin, and he began to express his longing for her from the first sentence.

There is a girl's playfulness and innocence between the lines. She complains about her mother's control, but she also shows off that her embroidery skills are becoming more and more outstanding, and she embroidered a handkerchief for her.

Zong Yanli paused when he saw this, then picked up the envelope again and tilted it out, and sure enough, a silk handkerchief slipped out.

The dark blue handkerchief was embroidered with white magnolia flowers, which was A-mei's favorite flower.

Zong Yanli stroked the flower carefully, and at this moment, a myriad of emotions surged up in her mind. In her previous life, she had also received a letter from home, and also received this silk handkerchief. Later...

The magnolia was stained with blood and the silk handkerchief was torn.

The blood-stained magnolia looked like A-mei who had fallen from a city wall, covered in blood and died in her arms.

Zong Yanli suddenly clenched her handkerchief, and her breathing became a little rapid.

"Young Master, General Hu invites you." Wen Nian's voice came from outside the tent. Zong Yanli suddenly restrained his emotions, put the handkerchief into his arms, and when he lowered his eyes to put away the letter, he saw a line of small words at the end. The font was as elegant as a bamboo. It was his mother's handwriting.

Zong Yanli paused slightly, as the letter contained only two short sentences.

Everything was safe at home, so she was told to be careful in the army and not to cause trouble for her father.

When Zong Yanli in her previous life saw these words, she thought it was her mother admonishing her to be careful about her identity and to be cautious and not to reveal it, otherwise she would be implicated and bring disaster to the Zong Yan family...

In her heart, she resented her mother for not saying a single soft and caring word to her, but she did not realize that too much talk would lead to mistakes.

Until her father died in battle and her mother died of illness, she became the new head of the Zongyan clan.

She returned home to sort out her mother's belongings and found many unsent letters in her mother's room. She also locked up boxes of dresses that were tailored to her measurements, in various styles and for all seasons.

It turned out that her mother had also been looking forward to the end of the war, looking forward to her safe return, and looking forward to seeing her daughter take off her heavy armor and put on graceful dresses one day.

Zong Yanli took a deep breath, put the letter away, stood up and walked out of the tent.

"We have slaughtered two sheep and a pig. May my brothers have a good new year this year!" When Zong Yanli entered the tent, he heard Hu Zhiyong distributing meat to the generals under him.

"Zong Yanli, you're just in time! This is for you." Hu Zhiyong handed over a large basket of meat. Zong Yanli took a look and said, "General Hu, I only have 300 men under my command. I don't need so many."

"Hey! This is what you deserve." Hu Zhiyong stood up, patted Lai Zong Yanli on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you don't go to the battle this time, we will inevitably have a hard battle. Just keep this little thing! Life in the army is hard, and you must have a meal of meat during the New Year. Take it!"