Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Liu Yanzhi did not bring back any troops when he returned to Yunzhou this time because the prefect and Wang Caiwu's group had an accident in Yaozhuang, which was enough to cause heavy casualties.

He didn't know the specific situation, but he could only bring some constables and yamen runners for support.

Fortunately, Huangfu Changshui mobilized a military garrison to help Zhang Jingwei, otherwise, this major operation might have been aborted. (A military garrison has about 300 men.)

As the group set out for the Water Defense Camp, Wang Jue, who was sitting in the prisoner car, turned to Zhang Jingwei, who was sitting on the cart, and praised him, "You are amazing!"

Zhang Jingwei jokingly asked, "Which aspect do you mean?"

"In all aspects!" Wang Jue hadn't smiled since he came out of the sentry box, which made Zhang Jingwei feel like he was lost, but his expression seemed more like he had made some kind of determination.

Zhang Jingwei muttered in annoyance, "You scholars are just so pedantic. You don't understand humor at all!"

Likewise, Wang Zhen's tone wasn't very good: "You speak as if you are not a scholar."

The conversation between the two made Gao Fei, the coachman, laugh. This was the second time Zhang Jingwei saw Gao Fei laugh. The first time was when he was showing off the defense project of the water defense camp.

Zhang Jingwei couldn't help but think of those light cavalrymen: "Oh, Lao Gao, how did the light cavalrymen from Yunzhou take control of the inner camp? It took such a short time!"

Yi Feiyu quickly replied, "Of course it's Mr. Gao's cavalry formation. As expected, Mr. Gao's cavalry formation is the most reliable weapon against infantry!"

Zhang Jingwei was curious about what kind of horse formation could break through three layers of heavy armor: "Horse formation, what kind of formation?"

Yi Feiyu deliberately kept the topic a secret: "Well...it's complicated! If I want to see it that day, I can ask Master Gao to demonstrate it!"

It's not like Zhang Jingwei can't stop digging deep, but he won't dig deeper into that kind of person until he gets results. This is commonly known as a "slacker" personality.

When the soldiers in the outer camp of the Water Defense Camp saw Zhang Jingwei and his men, they all stood up with weapons in their hands, but when they saw Liu Yanzhi's official uniform, they continued to lie down.

It seems that they may be used to having officials coming in and out of the water defense camp.

There were no officers coming for drill today, so they had a rare chance to get a good night's sleep.

"I just saw the 'white pheasant' embroidered on that blue robe. He's a fifth-rank official!"

"Isn't it usually the county magistrate? Did Old Dog Han curry favor with the provincial officials?"

"Hey! Look, the person in that cage is Han Ye's 'real father'."

This "daddy" refers to Wang Jue. Every time Wang Jue comes, a banquet will be held to entertain him, and even the county magistrate will come to visit.

The soldiers looked at the group with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

When he arrived at the gate of the central camp, Biao Heizi had been waiting for a long time. To be honest, he was very unsure and had been on edge since he formulated the city defense strategy.

"Brother!" Biao Heizi shouted happily when he saw Yi Feiyu appear.

After greeting everyone one by one, Biao Heizi walked quickly to the camp gate, reached out and pulled open the heavy camp door with force.

With a creaking sound, the camp gate slowly opened. He stood aside and waved his hand to signal the troops to enter the camp.

The soldiers entered in a line at orderly pace, the sound of their footsteps and the clash of equipment intertwined and echoed in the air.

The whole scene was solemn and full of military dignity and discipline.

After passing through the central camp, Zhang Jingwei found that the bodies had been dealt with. The largest barracks served as a temporary detention center, where the officers and some surrendered guards were detained.

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers." Zhang Jingwei looked at the soldiers sleeping on the ground and couldn't help but sigh to Biao Heizi.

The family members did not make things too difficult and just waited for Zhang Jingwei to decide everything.

……

On the enemy tower of the inner camp, Zhao Wuchuan looked at them with no expression on his face, but he was extremely excited in his heart.

"Commander, what should we do now?" A heavily armored soldier was panicking.

Zhao Wuchuan still said the same thing: "Stand firm at your post, the world is about to change!"

The inner camp was in ruins, its former prosperity gone. The attic that once stood was now reduced to rubble, ravaged by the fire. And the great bell that had once rung so many times had turned black, losing its former brilliance.

Heavy armor and corpses were piled up in two small hills, emitting a sickening stench. Summer flies were as dense as dark clouds, buzzing as if mocking the ruins.

Beta busily shuttled between the two "mountains," his figure appearing small yet full of power. He carefully arranged each piece of heavy armor, carefully checking for any damage or missing parts.

After Zhang Jingwei asked Fubao to arrange reinforcements, the group entered the inner camp. After Beta saluted politely, he started to busy himself with his own affairs, counting the corpses and armor.

It was dinner time, and everyone except Zhang Jingwei was eating. Mu Tou brought the food to Zhang Jingwei several times, but he refused to eat.

He vomited so much today that he couldn't eat anything. If he drank too much water, he would vomit again. He just wanted to have a good rest.

Wang Zhen ate the dry food in his hand elegantly while reading a few books he brought with him. In the past, when he came to the water defense camp, he just drank and watched a few female relatives dancing, which was very boring. It would be better for him to read a few more books.

Now that he finally had some free time to read, he nonchalantly ignored everything around him and buried himself in his books.

Zhang Jingwei was dozing off against a pillar when he suddenly heard a commotion outside. He opened his eyes and saw a group of soldiers gathered together, arguing about something. He walked over and asked what was going on.

It turned out that several soldiers were discussing the ownership of the heavy armor. They believed that the heavy armor should belong to them, but the others disagreed.

Zhang Jingwei sighed inwardly after hearing this. These soldiers had not yet realized the cruelty of war and were only thinking about their own interests.

He stepped forward and shouted, "These heavy armors don't belong to anyone. All captured armor must be handed over to the public!"

The soldiers fell silent. Zhang Jingwei continued, "I know you've made great contributions, but arguing like this won't help. It would be better if the government kept the property first and then decided how to distribute it later."

The soldiers nodded in agreement.

Zhang Jingwei felt a little relieved when he saw the change in everyone's attitude. He knew that these armors were hard-earned, but he couldn't just rob them without any discipline, otherwise he would be no different from those bandits.

These soldiers are very afraid of the government, but it is more effective to restrain them only by moving them out of the government.

Seeing that the commotion on this side had stopped, the soldiers on the other side began to rob the remaining treasures in the attic.

This time Zhang Jingwei was completely furious.

"Put it down! Which department are you from? Who is your superior?"