The morning light is bright, and the smoke from the war has not completely dissipated, but the city and outside have almost been cleaned up.

In addition to them who came last night, the army that led its troops out of the city to pursue the Western thieves who fell into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain also came back. All the soldiers stayed up all night to clean the battlefield, count and capture the heads, while the generals discussed the war.

When the sky was slightly bright, the northwest inspector and the deputy commander-in-chief of troops and horses, who had been protected in the rear to avoid danger, also rushed over. However, these matters were the responsibility of the upper-level generals to welcome them.

After the busy work, Xu Maoxiu and others were placed in the barracks for a short rest.

The gurgling hot water was poured into the large wooden barrel, and two menmen carried it into the house.

"Master Bing, the water is ready, let's wash up." They nodded and bowed.

Xu Maoxiu nodded and threw a handful of money to the two of them.

The two caught it excitedly and thanked them repeatedly.

These few heroes single-handedly broke into a hundred-man formation last night with the strength of five people, helping them delay time and frightening the Western thieves. They are really heroes in everyone's eyes.

What's more, I didn't expect that these heroes are very rich.

Xu Bangchui's shout came again from outside.

"Is there any hot water? Is there any hot water?"

The two men rushed out immediately, but they were still a step too late and were overtaken by the other two servants.

"Mom, do you understand the rules? Our brothers are responsible for this." The two men quit and said viciously.

The two servants were not vegetarians either, especially when there was a big pot of meat in front of them, they sighed when they heard this.

"Yours? Why couldn't I see you when I was alive before?" they said.

Seeing that the two groups were about to fight, Xu Bangchui threw the money bag in his hand at him angrily.

"Hurry up! Why are you making such a fuss? You guys are still waiting to take a shower!"

The four of them didn't care about fighting. They wanted to serve these gentlemen first.

"It's amazing that these seemingly poor soldiers are so rich..."

"Why do you want to be a soldier if you have money? It's really weird!"

Everyone walked away talking in low voices.

When the hot water was brought, Xu Bangchui was proudly enjoying the envy of the other soldiers outside.

"You're not a girl, why should you take a bath..." someone said sourly.

"Oh, I'm used to washing at home. I can't change it now after I leave the house." Xu Bangchui raised his head and said haha.

"Aren't you Xu Bangchui from Jieshi Castle?"

Someone among the onlookers suddenly shouted.

Xu Bangchui stared and saw that he was an acquaintance.

"Bangchui, didn't you run away?" the acquaintance shouted.

Xu Bangchui didn't like hearing the word "run".

"We went to the capital to redress our grievances. The court has already redressed our grievances, and the notice has been issued a long time ago," he said.

The acquaintances gathered around and looked at Xu Bangchui in surprise.

"I just heard someone say that there is a rich soldier here, so it's you? Bangchui, are you getting rich?" he asked.

Xu Bangchui was so proud that he was about to speak when he heard a thud in the room behind him. His expression changed and he ran over hurriedly, only to see that Liu Kui had already taken off his naked body and soaked it in the wooden bucket, and he was squinting comfortably.

"...Get out of here you shameless person..."

In the back hall of the city government, all the officials and generals from all walks of life have met, and the preliminary distribution of merits and rewards has been discussed and decided. The victory report has been considered and unanimously approved, so teams of people hold the victory report and rush out of the official hall to report victory in all directions.

In the courtyard of the official hall, the low-ranking generals who were not qualified to enter the official hall were all standing outside waiting to speak.

Liulang was among them, surrounded by several people.

"Good boy, good boy. He dared to rush to the front line as soon as he came here. He is worthy of being a member of our old Zhou family." An older, dark-faced general laughed and said, reaching out and patting Liu Lang on the shoulder.

"Uncle, thank you." Zhou Lang said, "I didn't do anything to help. I retreated as soon as the enemy came."

"You can't say that, you are brave enough to dare to come." Uncle Zhou Tang said with a smile, "otherwise, why didn't you escort Mr. Zhou and others from behind?"

"That's right, I thought you and your uncles had raised a little white sheep in the capital, but it turned out to be a little tiger." The other brothers of the same race also laughed.

After the war, the joyful atmosphere of the survivor being the victor infected Liu Lang. This was a complex taste of cruelty and joy that could never be felt in the capital, at school, or in dreams. The young boy grinned.

While they were talking and laughing, a group of generals came out of the official hall, and everyone stood up to greet them.

"Old Zhou." A man shouted loudly, greeting Uncle Zhou.

"This is the Governor of Longgu City, Guo Xifeng." Uncle Zhou Tang whispered to Liu Lang, standing up straight and clasping his fists, "Guo Governor!"

Guo Dujian strode over and his eyes fell on Liu Lang.

"Is this one of the three hundred heroes last night?" he said, a little surprised, "He's still a child. Your Zhou family was too impatient to send such a young child?"

"Back in the capital prison, although my son is young, his determination to kill the enemy and serve the country has not diminished." Zhou Lang straightened his chest and said loudly.

Guo Dujian laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Liu Lang on the chest.

"Good boy, you have some strength, just like a calf." He smiled.

The people behind him also started laughing.

"I heard that when the sentry was sent out that day, Zhou Xiaolang took the initiative to mention it and said that he would be responsible for anything that happened?" someone asked.

Although this is the case, it cannot be truly admitted.

Uncle Zhou Tang was about to wink at Liu Lang, but Liu Lang had already spoken.

"I don't dare. It's Master Zhou and Master Jiang who knew everything and allowed us to bear all the consequences of our actions." He stood up straight and said loudly, "That's why we dared to take the risk."

Uncle Zhou Tang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Everyone present also laughed and nodded in praise.

Since they were named as members of the Zhou family, the Zhou family has many brothers in the army and has achieved great success in battles. Everyone wanted to give face to them, so they all talked about what happened that night, praising Mr. Zhou and Mr. Jiang for planning the strategy.

He praised the three hundred soldiers for their bravery and courage, and ordered Liu Lang to tell him what happened yesterday, how he came to the end and how exhausted he was to chase him to support him.

Of course, they have heard these things before, so giving them another chance now is an opportunity for Liu Lang to get to know and remember him.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Zhou Lang's expression.

"It's okay, just say whatever you want." Uncle Zhou whispered, thinking that he was afraid of making the general unhappy if he couldn't say anything. "Just tell me what you want to do."

This is an opportunity that everyone deliberately gave him, and of course he must focus on himself.

This kind of opportunity does not come to everyone. Looking at the other generals next to him, his eyes could not hide his jealousy.

Liu Lang raised his head and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Actually, this thing was really lucky at the beginning. If it weren't for the carefulness of those few sentries and a few horses that could run fast..." he said.

Luck? Shouldn't it be said that it's clear knowledge?

And horses? People are not supposed to be brave, so what does it have to do with horses?

This was the first time such a statement was made. Everyone present was a little surprised and stunned. At first, they were a little perfunctory, but they were suddenly aroused by the young man's story and became a little curious.

When everyone poured into the barracks, Xu Maoxiu and others had already finished washing. They had soaked away the fatigue from the fierce battle all night in the hot water, put on clean military clothes, and were standing talking to acquaintances.

"Brother Xu, you have really changed..." the acquaintance looked at them and said, and then looked back at the men who were loading the barrels with smiles on their faces.

In just half a day, the news that there were several generous soldiers here spread among the servants.

It is the law of the imperial court for officers to dispatch their servants, but for soldiers, they can only rely on financial benefits to dispatch their servants. It is conceivable that Xu Maoxiu and others will definitely live a good life in the future.

"You have really made a fortune in the capital?" he asked curiously, "Then why do you come back to work as soldiers?"

Xu Maoxiu smiled and shook his head.

"No, no." He denied.

While he was talking, a large number of people came in from outside the door.

"Where are those few heroes who dare to fight with five men against a hundred men?" shouted a general in the lead, "Stand up and let them see!"

"It's the deputy commander."

The soldiers present whispered and hurriedly got out of the way.

Xu Maoxiu and others did not dare to neglect and bowed to greet him. Xu Bangchui, who had just started taking a bath after beating Liu Kui away, ran out without even bothering to dry himself and put on his clothes.

The deputy of the Governor of Longgu City glanced at several people one by one.

"Okay, good job. He is a good man of our Northwest Army." He said loudly.

A good man from the Northwest Army!

They are good men of the Northwest Army!

No more coward deserters from the northwest! No more coward deserters!

Xu Maoxiu and others looked excited.

"It is natural to kill the enemy for the country." They said in unison.

"By the way, where are your horses?" After the condolences, the deputy asked what came to mind, "I heard that you can travel thousands of miles and run quickly?"

When Xu Maoxiu brought his people over, Xu Sigen stayed in the horse camp as usual, looking gloomy and arguing with others about something.

Because there were no horses, he did not participate in the support, but followed Mr. Zhou and waited until dawn before arriving.

"Sir, I beg you, bring back those two dead horses, or bury them on the spot..." He pulled a young man from the horse camp and begged.
To be continued...