We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The battlefield with nearly 100,000 people took three full hours to gradually quiet down.

** gave the order to stop the pursuit and start clearing the battlefield.

The others returned to Mudi City and met at the government office in the city.

The government office was also unlucky. Because it was close to the city gate, it was hit by a cannon when the Fengtian Army attacked the city, and a big hole appeared on its top.

Although it was blocked, there was still some air leakage.

But even in this leaky government office, there are many shining generals.

He Conglong was the commander-in-chief and sat in the upper position.

** is a guest army and sits on the side.

Below, Yelu He, Jie Quan, Ji Taihan and others were lined up on both sides.

He Conglong looked at the military commander and asked, "What's the situation?"

Sima quickly replied, "Our army suffered few casualties. Including the reinforcements from Liaoyang, there were only about a thousand men. The bodies have been collected."

"We killed over 20,000 enemies, and over 15,000 surrendered. The rest have already fled."

He Conglong nodded gently: "Handle the enemy's bodies properly. According to Fengtian Army regulations, bury them if necessary and burn them if necessary. Don't let them cause an epidemic in the army."

"As for the bodies of the soldiers... find something to collect them. I will take them home."

"Here."

"More than 10,000 surrendered soldiers is not a small number." He Conglong looked at Pingzhi, "Pingzhi, what do you think we should do?"

Upon hearing this, all the generals looked at **zhi with some nervousness in their eyes.

Everyone knows that **zhi is a famous killer in the Fengtian Army. He killed more than 10,000 Khitan prisoners in pits under the city of Liaoyang.

Now the weeds on that piece of land are several inches taller than other places.

** thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "More than 10,000 prisoners. Counting the Korean prisoners in the city, there are more than 20,000."

"It's not appropriate to stay here. We have to distribute rations to them and send people to guard them."

"How about this? I'll send some people to escort them back to Liaoyang City in batches. This way, the pressure on food supplies at the front line will be reduced."

He Conglong nodded: "That's very good."

The few of them discussed the follow-up matters for a while, when suddenly a sergeant's report came from outside the door:

"Report, scouts are coming from outside the city, claiming to be coming on the king's orders."

He Conglong stood up excitedly, and **zhi also looked at him with burning eyes.

"Quick pass!"

"Here!"

Not long after, a scout wearing snow-white leather armor came in, exhausted.

"Meet General He, meet General Chen."

"Are you from the scout camp? Have you verified your identity?" He Conglong asked seriously.

Someone nearby replied, "We've had the military scouts verify that they are indeed brothers from the scout camp."

"Okay." He Conglong smiled happily and softened his attitude. "Hurry up and drink a cup of hot water to warm yourself up."

The scout straightened up and bowed, saying, "There's no rush to drink water. Your Highness heard that Mudi City was under siege, so he sent a subordinate to deliver the message. However, the Mohe people were besieging the city, and my subordinates were unable to find a way to enter."

Not everyone has Jie Quan's skills to bypass the patrol of the Mohe cavalry and run to the city of Mudi.

This scout had arrived at Mudi City a long time ago, but he didn't find a chance to enter the city. He stayed outside the city for several days and nights, and his face and hands were covered with frostbite.

"It's alright, does His Highness have any orders?"

The scout nodded and said, "Before I came here, His Highness told me that the siege of Mudi City may seem dangerous, but it is actually safe."

"It will take at least half a month, at most a month, and it will definitely be solved."

"But I didn't expect General Chen to arrive so quickly. In just seven days, he defeated the Mohe army and forced it to retreat."

Li Che's original idea was to follow the strategy of "encircling Wei to save Zhao" and quickly capture the capital of Goryeo to force the Mohe army to retreat.

If the Mohe people cared about the safety of Goryeo, they would find a way to rescue it, and Mudi City would be safe.

Even if they did not care about the safety of Goryeo, as long as the Fengtian Army took Liujing quickly enough, they would be frightened and retreat.

But I didn't expect that ** would be so decisive and help Mudi City to get out of siege so quickly.

Hearing the scout's words, **zhi's face showed strange expression.

He Conglong also sighed: "As expected of His Highness, you are truly able to predict the enemy's course."

The two of them obviously misunderstood, thinking that Li Che could predict the future and even guessed that ** would decisively attack to rescue him.

"Does Your Highness have any military orders for me?" He Conglong asked again, "What should our right-wing army do next?"

The scout looked embarrassed. "His Highness thought you were killed in battle and nearly fainted. So the order was not given to you, but to General Yelu."

Yelu He said helplessly: "Now that General He has returned safely, you can speak frankly."

The scout nodded and said, "Your Highness only asked me to bring you four words..."

"Do it cheaply!"

"Hahahahaha!" He Conglong laughed heartily, "Act expediently! What a good expedient! Among all the princes in the world today, only Your Highness has such a broad mind!"

As a general, the thing you fear most is not that the enemy is too strong, but that your rear is unstable.

The monarch not only wants his generals to win battles, but also puts a tight rein on them, and he wants to personally control everything.

Li Che was completely different. After handing over the army to the generals, he completely delegated power.

In addition to major strategic decisions, generals have a lot of room to express themselves.

He Conglong asked the scout a few more questions and learned that Li Che had now sent troops to attack Liujing.

He thought for a moment and looked at Pingzhi: "What does Pingzhi think? Should we hold on to the rear, or..."

**zhi smiled and said, "Defend the rear? What else is there to defend in the rear now? General He seems to be asking me a question, but he actually has an idea in mind, right?"

"Hahaha! The one who understands me best is Pingzhi!" He Conglong said again, "So, let's rest for a day, and tomorrow we'll lead the army south to lend a hand to His Highness!"

**zhi shook his head: "It's not us, it's you."

"You are..."

"I am the governor of Liaoyang and a military commander. My duty is to guard Liaoyang and prevent the Khitan from advancing south. Leading troops here without the king's order is an act of exceeding my authority."

"Don't worry about that." He Conglong comforted him, "Your Highness is wise and will definitely not care about such a small matter."

"Your Highness doesn't mind, but we, as subjects, know our limits," said Li Zhi seriously. "Besides, I'm also responsible for the safety of the rear supply routes and must be vigilant against the fleeing Mohe army. I really can't go with you."

"How about this, I will lend you 2,500 White Robe Soldiers and 5,000 Barbarian Soldiers to support His Highness together with you."

He Conglong did not refuse, but simply asked: "What about you, return to Liaoyang City?"

**zhi shook his head: "No, it's not time to go back yet. I'm going to go north."

He concentrated his mind, his eyes filled with coldness.

"After a few days of prosperity, the Mohe people dared to attack again. If we don't teach them a lesson, they will think the Fengtian Army is vegetarian."

**Zhi stood up and looked at the simple map behind him. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and drew an irregular line on the map.

"I once saw a map of your Highness, and there was a line drawn on it. The area west of the Liao River is called Liaoxi, and the area east of the Liao River is called Liaodong."

"This line includes the lands of Liaodong and Liaoxi. What should this territory be called?"

He Conglong didn't understand what **zhi meant and looked confused.

If Li Che were here, he would definitely be able to answer this question.

That crooked line was actually the dividing line between Liaoning Province and Jilin Province in his memory.

The land below the line is Liaoning Province in the previous life.

**zhi smiled and said: "I will lead the army to fight here. All the land below this line will be incorporated into the territory of Feng State. There will be no more barbarians here!"

Even Li Che himself did not expect that the Fengtian Army would occupy the entire Liaoning Province without realizing it!