Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Inside the Zhao army's central camp, bonfires flickered, illuminating the entire camp.

The main seat that should have belonged to the commander-in-chief was now occupied by the deputy commander-in-chief Murong Zhu.

"Generals, you have seen what happened today. I originally wanted to take advantage of the enemy's celebration to attack the city, but I didn't expect the enemy to be well prepared."

Murong Zhu said coldly: "Now our army has suffered heavy casualties, and even the commander has died on the battlefield. I wonder what the generals think?"

The generals at the scene looked at each other, dejected and out of temper.

At this point in the battle, the morale in their hearts had been completely destroyed by Chu Ning.

The most elite 10,000 cavalrymen were completely wiped out, their generals were beheaded in front of the battle, they were demanded for money, and even their commander was killed!

All these incidents made them lose face, so how could they have the energy to attack the city?

The generals hesitated for a long time, and finally an old general stood up and sighed: "General Murong, our army has no morale. The walls of Dingxiang are high, and it may be difficult to conquer in a short time."

The other generals also spoke up at this moment: "Yes, now that things have come to this, I'm afraid we can't continue this battle."

"Our army has run out of food and grass. If we attack the city again, we will probably not be able to take it."

"General Tuoba's body must be sent back for burial as soon as possible. Your Majesty will decide on the next battle."

"This battle is of great importance. We dare not make decisions on our own. Please ask General Murong to report to His Majesty."

The generals had completely given up the idea of attacking the city, which made Murong Zhu very helpless.

Although they wanted to save the situation, their morale was low. How could they fight against the Chu army?

In addition, without the commander-in-chief, he, as the deputy commander, had no authority to mobilize so many troops without the emperor's appointment.

Seeing everyone's attitude, Murong Zhu could only sigh and say, "Well, send someone to send back the bodies of the five generals and the head of Princess Feiyan.

As for the next battle, it is up to your majesty to decide. During this period, our army will hold our ground!"

"The general is wise!" The generals breathed a sigh of relief and then dispersed.

For the next few days, the Zhao army remained motionless and there was no movement in the camp.

Chu Ning was not surprised by this.

With no morale, it is impossible for the Zhao army to attack the city rashly.

However, Chu Ning did not take any action in the past few days. Instead, Zhao Yu and Guan Yun selected soldiers in the army.

In just a few days, Guan Yun's Modao team expanded from less than a thousand people to three thousand people!

This is still the case when the Modao Team has strict requirements. If the requirements are relaxed, more people will definitely join the Modao Team.

But Chu Ning adhered to the idea of "better to have less than too few" and selected two thousand people from one hundred thousand people to join the Modao Team.

On the contrary, Zhao Yu's White Horse Cavalry recruited many qualified people. After all, cavalry is the key to fighting on the front line.

After several days of rigorous screening, the number of White Horse Cavalry finally expanded to eight thousand!

Chu Ning did his best to give preferential treatment to these two troops.

First of all, the salary is ten times that of others!

Next is the treatment. If one dies in battle, his family members, young and old, will be exempt from taxes for life!

Finally, regarding food, Chu Ning paid for extra meals for the two troops out of his own pocket, so that they could have meat for every meal!

It is precisely under such stimulation that ordinary soldiers want to join these two teams even more.

For this reason, many soldiers took the initiative to come to Chu Ning's residence to petition.

Even many generals, regardless of their own status, took the initiative to ask to join these two special forces.

In the end, Chu Ning set a rule to conduct an assessment every month, and as long as one could meet the standards, they could join the Modao Team and the White Horse Cavalry.

This made many ordinary soldiers train even harder!

It just so happened that there was no war in the following period, so the soldiers had time to train.

A few days later, Chu Ning's victory news also reached the palace.

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately summoned all his ministers to discuss the matter.

Outside the Yingwu Palace, all the ministers hurried over and asked questions.

"Lord Feng, do you know why His Majesty is so anxious to summon us?"

"I just received the news and don't know what happened."

"Master Taifu, do you know why His Majesty wants to see me?"

"I don't know either, but the Crown Prince and the other princes are here, so it must be no small matter."

"Let's go in first and don't keep His Majesty waiting."

Everyone entered the hall quickly, and the huge Yingwu Hall was suddenly crowded with people.

"Your servants (your sons) pay their respects to your father!" Everyone bowed and saluted.

The emperor walked up to the crowd with the victory report in his hand, his face full of excitement, and laughed wildly, "Hahahaha, my dear ministers, there is victory report from the front line, victory report!"

Everyone was a little confused.

How could the prince, who usually never shows his joy, be so excited?

and many more……

Your Majesty, are you talking about the good news from the front?

This is impossible!

With one hundred thousand against three hundred thousand, how could there be any good news?

The prince's face changed slightly, and he was the first to stand up and ask, "Father, I wonder what kind of victory news came from the front line?"

The emperor laughed loudly and handed the victory report to the eunuch chief Zhao Ming. He said loudly: "Read it to everyone!"

Zhao Ming opened the victory report and read slowly, "I led the army to Dingxiang City and stationed in the south of the city. Ten thousand elite enemy troops came to raid the camp, but were completely wiped out by me. The enemy general Tuoba Hao was killed in battle by Zhao Yu!"

The prince breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

It was just the annihilation of 10,000 enemy cavalry, which was not a big achievement.

"The Zhao army launched a massive attack. I fought against the generals in front of the battlefield and won three battles in a row, killing the enemy generals Ximen Hu, Nangong Yi and Yuwen Cheng."

As Zhao Ming continued to read, the prince's face became increasingly gloomy.

How is this possible? Yuwen Cheng is the bravest warrior in the Great Zhao. How could he be killed fighting alone?

If it’s fake, it must be fake!

Chu Ning is deliberately exaggerating his military achievements!

Yes, that must be the case!

The other princes and ministers were also horrified at this moment. They couldn't believe that Chu Ning could achieve such results on the front line.

"The enemy commander Tuoba Yan refused to accept the defeat and fought against me personally. I shot him dead with my hidden arrow!"

When this statement came out, everyone was lost.

"This is impossible!"

The prince blurted out: "As the head coach, how could Tuoba Yan play in person!"

"Father, Chu Ning must be exaggerating. This victory report is absolutely unbelievable!"

The emperor, who was in high spirits, frowned upon hearing this and looked at the prince with displeasure: "Don't be anxious, just listen!"

The prince was scolded and dared not say much.

Zhao Ming continued, "After Tuoba Yan died in battle, his son asked the Zhao army to pay 100,000 taels of silver before returning his body. This was done to undermine the morale of the enemy. The Zhao army, having lost its commander, will not dare to attack Dingxiang again in the short term!

Our army won a great victory in this battle. I hope that the emperor will reward us according to our merits. In addition, the father and son of the Chang family both died in this battle. I hope that the emperor will bury them with honor and treat the Chang family well. "

After reading this, Zhao Ming glanced at the contents at the end of the victory report and said with a smile, "The end is the list of people who were rewarded for their contributions in this battle."

The emperor nodded slightly, looked at everyone and smiled, "I really didn't misjudge him. Chu Ning's going to the front line really stabilized the situation!"

Everyone was stunned.

It was obvious that Chu Ning was sent to the front line to die, so how come in the end it turned out that Your Majesty had a good eye for talent?

It was the first time that everyone saw the emperor being so shameless, and they didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The emperor seemed to feel that he was being flattered, so he coughed and said, "I summoned all of you here to discuss the matter of rewarding your merits.

Chu Ning deserves the most credit for this battle. How should I reward him?"