Kai Fu Han

Chapter 134 Return to Penglai
"It's not flattery, it's just telling the truth." Wanyan Zongjun replied: "I have no intention of living. If I am captured by you this time, my future future will be completely ruined. What will happen if I go back alive?"

"Oh? How do you say that?" Liu Xinqi asked doubtfully.

"The Kingdom of Jin was founded by force. My father made great military achievements throughout his life. Now my uncle is the emperor. All of my brothers and cousins ​​are brave and resourceful." Wanyan Zongjun replied: "As the son of Jin Taizu, I , I bullied the minority, and was defeated and captured. This stain will accompany me throughout my life and cannot be erased no matter what. My uncle and brother will not give me a chance to turn over, so even if you let me go back, I He will also be nailed to the pillar of shame, and life will be worse than death."

"From the moment I was captured by you, I was finished."

At the end of Wanyan Zongjun's words, it was as if the energy and spirit of the whole person had been sucked away. Although the sitting posture did not change, in Liu Xinqi's eyes, this person seemed to have suddenly become paralyzed.

Liu Xinqi also lost the interest in continuing the conversation.

"An ant is still alive, not to mention that you are just defeated. Even as a prisoner, your value is much greater than that of an ordinary soldier. As long as you live, it is a day." This King of Gold has a great effect, and the living is much more valuable than the dead. Liu Xinqi didn't want this man to commit suicide out of despair.

After saying that, he left the cabin.

On the deck, Zhao Liang was commanding the fleet to return to Penglai.

"What are the casualties this time?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"There were 250 seven people killed in the battle, and more than 450 people were injured, including [-] seriously injured." Zhao Lianghui reported.

Then he hesitated and said: "You said before that from now on, only sergeants and officers above sergeants will receive immortal spells. Can you make an exception this time and cast spells on those seriously injured, otherwise they will definitely not survive."

"This is not an exception. I have already performed magic on the seriously injured people on the three ships participating in the pursuit battle." Liu Xinqi replied: "Not to mention that the current military rank system has not been formulated and implemented."

"Just because they were injured this time, it was all for the victory of the Xinghan League. So they are all meritorious men. How can I watch these heroes injured and tortured to death without being indifferent. Of course, immortal magic can be used on these seriously injured people."

After speaking, Liu Xinqi took out one hundred and six military commander cards and handed them to Zhao Liang, and taught him how to use these "immortal talismans".

"You go and use it for them."

"I would like to thank the leader on behalf of these wounded people." Zhao Liang thanked them.

"It should be." Liu Xinqi replied.

These wounded people will be loyal to Liu Xinqi after receiving the spell, and everyone in the Xinghan League knows that only Liu Xinqi knows the immortal magic, and the immortal talisman only comes from Liu Xinqi, so there is no need to personally cast the spell to gain their gratitude.

Arriving at the office cabin set up by the Military Selection Department on the Dengzhou, Liu Xinqi began to listen to the results report of the Military Selection Department.

"In this Shizikou naval battle, including the three large ships you captured in Liaodong Bay, a total of 37 large and small warships were captured, and five were burned and sunk by rockets."

"A total of more than [-] enemies were killed and more than [-] were captured. The specific figures have not been counted yet, and it will take time."

Then the officers of the Military Selection Department reported the amount of money, food, weapons, armor, etc. seized in this naval battle. However, these were rough estimates and the detailed and accurate figures were still being compiled.

"Make careful and detailed statistics, especially the military exploits. We must take into account the brave individual military exploits as well as the collective military exploits." Liu Xinqi arranged: "When we go back and deal with the five-county coalition, we will hold a celebration meeting to commend those who have made meritorious service." People, this requires you to provide reliable data support."

"In compliance with the order of the Alliance Leader, we must truthfully and accurately summarize the military achievements." the officer of the Military Selection Department replied.

Battle merit statistics are a very important job in any era, which is related to whether the army can sustainably maintain a strong combat power.

After being captured as soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, they became extremely brave when they came to the Qing Dynasty. The main reason was that the early Qing Dynasty was able to reward and punish them effectively.Moreover, it is very easy to have mistakes and tricks in the statistics of military achievements, so Liu Xinqi attached military commander cards to the officers in the Military Selection Department to ensure that they could absolutely implement their own ideas and eliminate favoritism and fraud.

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Since all the captured Jin warships were to be sailed back to Penglai Port, even if all the [-] infantry and [-] marines that were not sent back were used and some obedient Jin sailors were selected to operate the ships, the manpower would still be very short, resulting in the entire The speed of the fleet is very slow.

Liu Xinqi did not return with the fleet. He was worried that Penglai City was dealing with the five-county coalition. After talking with the officers of the Military Selection Department, he immediately returned to the Mizhou in a small boat. Then the Mizhou separated from the fleet and set off independently. The sail returned to Penglai at full speed.

When we returned to Penglai, it was already Xu hour and the sky was already dark.

After Liu Xinqi got off the ship, he saw that Penglai Port was still safe and sound. He felt a little relieved, but he still hurried to Penglai City.

Arriving at the North City Gate, the city gate was about to close, and the soldiers guarding the city were still soldiers from the Xinghan League.

"Will the five-county coalition attack the city?" Liu Xinqi couldn't wait to ask the infantry captain responsible for guarding the north gate.

"Not yet, Alliance Leader."

At this moment, Liu Xinqi finally felt at ease.

Arriving at the Xinghan League Headquarters (formerly the Dengzhou Government Office), as soon as I entered the gate, I heard laughter and laughter coming from the lobby of the Government Office.

Liu Xinqi quickly entered the lobby and asked Luo Cheng, the Minister of Political Affairs who was sitting inside: "Uncle, what's the happy event? Everyone is so excited?"

"Are you coming back so soon? Didn't you meet the navy of Jin Kingdom?" Luo Cheng asked doubtfully.

"We met, but we have already won." Liu Xinqi then gave a brief overview of the Shizikou naval battle to everyone.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Luo Cheng waited for Liu Xinqi to finish speaking and shouted ok three times.

"Today is a double blessing."

"Oh? What's the other happy event?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Liu Xin'ang led the cavalry battalion out of the city and fought with the combined forces of Mafushan and Mouping Wendeng counties, [-] miles southeast of Penglai City. Eight hundred versus one thousand and five, with few versus many, won a complete victory." Luo Cheng explained: "After this battle, the remaining coalition forces from the three counties of Huang County, Ye County, Laiyang County are no longer fearful."

"Okay! I was worried that you would defend the city when we were at sea. I didn't expect that you have already won a victory. What a joy to congratulate!" Liu Xinqi said.

He had sworn before that he would keep the enemy out, but this time if the infantry left behind defended the city, it would be a slap in the face to Liu Xinqi.

He stepped forward and gave Liu Xinang a big hug.

"Good job!!"

"Thank you."

"Where are the remaining three-county coalition forces now?" Liu Xinqi asked.

(End of this chapter)