"Surprised that they would surrender directly?"

Li Qingyan looked at Xu Yuan's weird look and asked with a smile.

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and smiled, without hiding anything:

"A little bit. Most of the sects I've met before didn't shed tears until they saw the coffin. It's really a bit uncomfortable for them to be so proactive this time."

"People have already laid down in it, so why don't we see the coffin?"

"."Xu Yuan.

Li Qingyan shook his head, turned around, held the knife on his waist, and walked heroically towards the city gate downstairs:

"My consort, you don't understand the importance of morale if you don't fight in close combat. Although the elites of these sects still have the same organizational structure, their morale is on the verge of collapse. The general is a smart man, and smart people will naturally make the best choice."

Xu Yuan stood there for two seconds, smiled dumbly, and quickly followed Li Qingyan's pace.

Although he knows that morale is important, he does not have a complete concept. The only intuitive understanding of morale is through some SLG-type games in his previous life.

But even if it’s just a game, it can explain a lot of things in a subtle way.

During the battle with the wind, everyone in the alliance followed him. However, during the battle with the headwind, no one could be found. They simply lay down on their backs, and the commander screamed without even bothering him.

In reality, this emotion will be magnified countless times under the pressure of death.

Houting County's acceptance of these defeated troops is their only hope for survival now, and it is also their only hope for an organized evacuation here.

Once the general shatters this hope, the morale of the army will really collapse.

The possibility of camp roaring, surrendering, and escaping is far greater than their ability to fulfill their duties as soldiers.

The city wall is made of special materials that melt when the wind and snow fall on the ground, and will not form snow and affect the soldiers' city defense.

When the patrolling soldiers of the Northern Feng Army saw the two people descending from the city tower, they all gave way and saluted.

Of course, this courtesy is only for Li Qingyan, and now Xu Yuan can only be regarded as a non-staff idler.

Old proton.

After getting off the city tower, Xu Yuan thought that Li Qingyan would greet the two sect border army generals at the city gate.

If the other party chose to surrender directly, he still needed to give some face, but in the end, this woman directly called for two horses with monster blood.

Looking at the tall and powerful Beifeng army horses, Li Qingyan quickly got on his horse, while Xu Yuan stood there and asked slightly hesitantly:

"Qing Yan, are you going back to the government office?"

Li Qingyan was riding on a military horse, the wind and snow reflected the smile on her lips, and asked:

"If I don't go back to the government office, will I still be here to welcome those people from the sect into the city?"

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, got on his horse, and replied with a smile:

"That's right, you earn your own face. Even if you don't give these sects the face to defeat their army, they won't be able to make any trouble."

While they were talking, the two rode horses side by side.

Since Houting County was occupied once before, the entire city is in ruins at best and in ruins at worst.

The barbarians are very poor. After conquering a place, they will basically clear it out immediately. Everything that can be moved will be moved away, and apart from the baggage, a large part of it is building materials.

The material science in the Dayan Dynasty was very advanced. The strength of the spiritual iron here could probably build a Gundam in Xu Yuan's previous life, and the building materials are also similar.

As the outpost of Beifeng City, the entire Houting County is basically full of military facilities, and the building materials are naturally military materials.

Their ability to withstand the cold and protect them is extremely strong, and they basically have a shelf life of a hundred years. Therefore, these building materials are the rarest treasures for the barbarians living in extremely dark places.

If it hadn't been for the barbarian alien king who overriding all opinions and used Houting County as their base for southward march, before Dayan regained Houting, the city walls would have been dismantled, packed up and shipped away by the frightened barbarians.

However, after several months, the reconstruction work of the entire Houting County is on the right track.

The dilapidated city walls have been repaired, the most important city defense formation has been re-engraved, and the military barracks and storage warehouses in the city have also begun to be rebuilt one after another.

Looking at the half-renovated military camp in the distance, Xu Yuan suddenly looked sideways at Li Qingyan beside him and asked:

"Qing Yan, there is something I want to ask you."

Li Qingyan was in a good mood and chuckled:

"When did the prince-in-law become so polite? If you have anything to do, just ask."

Xu Yuan pondered slightly and said in a low voice:

"Now we have only 40,000 soldiers in Houting County. Will there be any problem if we directly accept these nearly 20,000 defeated troops?"

The defense line in Houting County stretches for nearly 300 miles. Three cities and more than a dozen camps serve as horns for each other and disperse the troops.

When Li Qingyan heard this question, he chuckled and shook his head:

"When Mr. Zong was anxious for us generals to hold a meeting, the first thing he did was to discuss the arrangements for these defeated armies."

"Oh?"

Xu Yuan was suspicious: "I remember that at that time, even Yunqitan had not been sent to the sect. How could Mr. Zong be so far-sighted?"

"It's just a plan. You have to plan ahead for everything when you're out on the march."

Li Qingyan didn't care about this and said in a clear voice: "The way to deal with the defeated armies of these sects is actually simple. Take off their armor, hand over their weapons, and then disrupt their organization, their combat power will be reduced to ten percent.

Liuqi, as long as you don't let them know that Father and the others are ready to attack their mountain gate, it is basically impossible for these defeated troops to risk their lives to rebel."

Xu Yuan curled his lips, smiled and whispered:

"As for discussing this matter, you won't even let me sit in as an observer?"

Li Qingyan stared at him with a smile:

"Your Majesty, you should know that Mr. Zong is not guarding against you. My younger brother doesn't care. But if you participate, will my second brother want to participate?"

Fair.

Now Li Zhaoyuan, the sixth child, is suspected of having an affair with the sect. If he were to know the actual military situation, it would be easy to leak it.

Xu Yuan said indifferently:

"I think it doesn't hurt to let your second brother know. On the contrary, it might be better if you let him know. There are only a few people attending the meeting, and he dares to leak military information. Oh no, we can take the initiative to leak military information and provide your elder brother with

A hat that could kill him."

"."

Li Qingyan stopped his horse and stared at Xu Yuan with a strange look.

When Xu Yuan saw this, he stopped his demon horse, spread his hands, and said with a smile:

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face?"

"."

Li Qingyan stared at Xu Yuan for a few breaths, then sighed softly:

"I discovered that your heart is really dirty, Prince Consort, even dirtier than the heart of a soldier like me."

Xu Yuan was stunned when he heard this, looked down at his hands, shook his head and said:

"Those who play politics are the most cruel, but I do seem to have changed a bit."

After a pause,

Xu Yuan changed his voice, changed the subject, and said with a smile:

"It's true, Mr. Zong, I haven't seen him for a long time. This time he didn't even meet me, so he took Li Junqing and Li Zhaoyuan directly to Guangzhen City."

Li Qingyan did not continue to talk about the topic just now, and continued to move forward on his horse, following Xu Yuan and saying:

"Mr. Zong should be worried that you, the actual "responsible person" of the prime minister's office in the north, will give him military advice. Mr. Zong is not sure whether your dandy will be inflated after he successfully plotted against the sect and the barbarians.

."

After a pause,

Li Qingyan glanced sideways, his phoenix eyes curved into two crystal crescents, and said with a smile:

"As long as I don't meet you face to face, I will be subject to military orders abroad. Are you right?"

"."

Xu Yuan blinked, a little confused:

"How do you know this, Qingyan?"

Li Qingyan raised his eyebrows slightly, tilted his head and said:

"This sentence has been spread throughout the entire northern territory by Commander Yuan. Now many of my generals are saying this. Why don't I know this?"

"."Xu Yuan.

Li Qingyan suppressed his smile and raised his eyes to glance at the magnificent government office at the end of the road:

"Okay, get ready, we have to meet the two sect generals later."

Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his finger and pointed at himself:

"Should I go too?"
To be continued...