Chapter 69: The First Encounter with a Big Shot

  Looking at the soldiers in front of me drooling, and that somewhat dark-faced general's eyes seem to be a bit off too. It seems that today's spoils are not guaranteed.

  "Grandfather, you're busy, we'll head back first. Come on, younger brothers and sisters, let's go drive away the livestock. Whoever drives them away can take them back to their own homes, as long as they can drive them away, they're theirs." Yang Heng thought that things were not going well, so he might as well create some benefits for his younger brothers and sisters first.

  "Brother Heng, you said it's true. I want this big horse, and the big cow, and the small sheep." Little Niang wasn't being greedy, she chose several dozen heads of livestock, while the other kids only drove three or two heads to the riverbank.

  "Alright, all of these are Xiaoniang's, this horse too, and these few cows, what, you also want this flock of sheep? Yang Heng started talking to himself, not even caring about Xiaoniang's thoughts anymore. He was just speaking in Xiaoniang's tone, and with a flick of his hand, he didn't use as much force as when they were fighting, just enough to make the animals feel pain. In an instant, dozens of horses, dozens of cows, and a flock of sheep were driven to the riverbank, even directly to the mountain. This way, they wouldn't mix with other livestock. The old men's subordinates were also clever, driving their respective cattle, sheep, and horses to the riverbank. "Yang family's young nephew, can you help your uncles watch these? Later, your uncles will treat you to good food." The first part was said to Yang Heng, while the latter was said to all the children. When they came to the village for training earlier, they had already recognized this group of kids."

  So, nearly half of the spoils were taken out. "Egg egg, you guys come too, help me drive these livestock to the mountain."

  When Yang Heng was driving the cattle with the children, Old Dad had already spoken to General Wei Chi, "You are the only hundred captains who did not arrive, these people were all killed by you."

  "Yes, General. I was far from the city, so I didn't receive the news to participate in the battle. When I heard the cries of killing outside, I quickly led my brother out to fight." The old man saw Yang Heng leave and naturally knew that at this time, Yang Heng did not want to appear in front of everyone, and he had just appeared in front of everyone with a child's face, especially leading a group of children to drive away some beasts. It seems that the remaining beasts have no place for themselves.

  After these years of training, the old man has also come to understand some things. He has obtained too many spoils of war, and if he doesn't take out some of them, it would be unconvincing. Especially when looking at other soldiers, they don't have anything, it seems that their only asset is their military achievements. But how much can those achievements amount to? It's really not worth mentioning, each and every one of them are covered in scars. Especially when looking at the general's eyes, it's clear that he has taken a liking to these spoils of war. Especially when the children were chased away, his eyes clearly showed anger, but because they were just a group of children, he couldn't lose his temper. What the old man didn't know was that this was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and one of Emperor Li's favorites, General Wei Chi. Of course, what he coveted wasn't to possess them himself, but to reward them to his subordinates.

  "Hmm, not bad, you know how to come out and face the enemy, but why do you live so far away?" Wei Chi said with some displeasure. "Far? Yes, my home is in the mountains nearby, it's natural that it's far." "General, you also saw that this Yang Baifu is actually quite capable, not only did he kill many enemies, but these spoils of war are also his doing, and his subordinates are well-trained too. Look, only their hundred-man team has the greatest achievements, and the least casualties." It's really not old dad's fault, and this school lieutenant also appreciates old dad a lot.

  "Hmm, alright then, I won't pursue the matter of your tardiness. You've got quite a haul there." It was clear that General Wu Da meant to say, "Hand over your spoils," especially since you'd driven away so many children. Did he really think he could keep everything for himself?

  "Thank you, General, but these spoils of war are not mine alone, they belong to all the brothers in our army." The old man's words left some nearby soldiers, officers, and even the great general Yuchi stunned. Yang was indeed very clever, as he had handed over nearly a thousand heads of livestock without hesitation. It was well known that if this matter were to be taken to court and argued before the Emperor, Yuchi might not necessarily emerge victorious. This was truly something that belonged to others who had captured it themselves.

  It's questionable whether this lawsuit can be filed or not. Firstly, it's a problem whether Li Er will accept the case or not. Also, it's another problem whether this matter can disturb Li Er or not.

  "Ah, good, you're not bad, this battle is over, but listen carefully, they might come back. Take your men and go back, that... uh," Wei Chi stumbled over his words, "General, it's Tian Heng." "Ah, Tian Heng, follow me." The implication was clear: Wei Chi gave the old man a break, but took Tian Heng away. Obviously, Tian Heng had the potential to be a subordinate, and the old man's future might not catch up with his. He would definitely become a general, and all he needed to do was recommend him to the Emperor."

  And there are the soldiers under Lao Die, obviously he saw that each of these people had several heads of livestock, it's not worth selling face, let them take their livestock away first.

  General Wei Chi took Tian Heng away, and some soldiers responsible for recording merits were counting the corpses of the enemy killed by Old Man on the battlefield. These still need to be recorded, the people killed by Old Man are very obvious, with several mouths on their bodies, even directly crushed, while other soldiers reported their own merits, they just need to verify again to make it happen.

  "Eleven hundred and twenty-two, this...this is one man's doing, it's really too brutal." The soldiers counting the battlefield were wiping their sweat while saying, "This is terrifying, what kind of person is Yang Baifu, to have killed so many enemies?"

  Actually, he misunderstood, most of the people killed here were done by Yang Heng, especially those rotten corpses. You know that Yang Heng knows what inertia and speed are, so under good physical conditions, if he didn't kill enough people, it would be a joke. As for Old Dad, most of the time he was doing useless work, not using enough force, and even pulling branches to the ground, and the ones who were beaten by Little Uncle were also brought down by Old Dad.

  "Great nephew, you're really clever. Look at those people's eyes, if we hurry back to the camp, maybe we can't even keep one head of livestock. This way, each of us can get three heads, it's really great." Old Dad's men were flattering Yang Heng, who joined the army for what? Of course, it was for wealth. Although they said they were forced to be government soldiers, this was also their opportunity. At that time, there was no education about fighting for the country or the people, but rather fighting for wealth or a particular emperor.

  "Alright, uncles and elders, you can take all your livestock away. Also, since some of you have died in battle, give them a share as well - let's settle on six heads. And for those who are heavily injured, pick out two more sheep. Egg, go get the bamboo raft and transport all these livestock across the river. We should head home too."