Chapter 548: Killing is ominous
"Then let's move." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and after he finished speaking, he took the lead in walking forward.
"My lord, you came just in time, the battle has just ended, and the battlefield has not been cleared yet." When Shen Yan's figure appeared at the battle scene, Pei Xiangdong's eyes flashed with joy, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him two steps, and said loudly.
"Xiangdong, look at your expression, it seems that you have fought very smoothly in this battle." Shen Yan felt a touch of joy on Pei Xiangdong's face, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said loudly.
"Your Excellency is really wise, and you can already judge the result from the look of the last general." A hint of surprise flashed in Pei Xiangdong's eyes, Shen Yan's observation power was too amazing.
"What about our casualties?" Shen Yan was most concerned about the casualties of the Great Xia Royal Army, once the casualties exceeded a certain percentage, the strategic purpose of Huaibei County that he deployed would be tantamount to failure.
"My lord, the results of this battle are really beyond the imagination of the last general." Pei Xiangdong's eyes showed a hint of shock, and he paused for a moment, as if he was organizing a better language.
"Although the location chosen by the White Lotus Sect is very favorable, the generals of this army don't seem to have thought that we will really appear on the sheep intestine trail, so they were very surprised when they saw the old guard's call, and they hurriedly arranged the troops with a slightly flustered demeanor, after the White Lotus Sect put most of its troops on the frontal battlefield, Lao Fang hurriedly launched a sneak attack to the side with the soldiers of the special operations team, and the White Lotus Sect suddenly panicked."
"The generals of the White Lotus Sect still have some military qualities, although they have experienced a short period of panic, but when they are redeployed, Lao Zhu led the third team to quickly gain a foothold and gradually expand the camp, while Lao Guo led the fifth team to follow Lao Zhu's footsteps and take the opportunity to expand the results."
"After the last general saw that such a great result had been achieved on the side, he asked Lao Wei to lead the second team to quickly rush towards the White Lotus Sect, although the White Lotus Sect left a large number of troops to defend Lao Wei head-on, but where would the White Lotus Sect, which was discouraged, be the opponent of Lao Wei's second team, plus Lao Qin's fourth pair, the war instantly appeared one-sided."
"The White Lotus Sect saw that the situation was not right, and many low-level generals hurriedly dropped their weapons and squatted aside to surrender, even if the generals of the White Lotus Sect had military talent, it would be useless."
"Although this battle was fought very smoothly, the casualties of the Great Xia Royal Army were still not small, especially some recruits, they only knew how to blindly charge and fight, and did not know how to maintain a close cooperation formation with their comrades-in-arms, this battle was fought, we had more than 100 soldiers lost their lives, nearly 200 soldiers were injured to varying degrees, and the White Lotus Sect was killed by us on the spot to more than 1,400, nearly 2,000 chose to sneak attack, and none of the White Lotus Sect escaped."
"There are more than 300 casualties, and this casualty is indeed a bit large compared with the previous two battles, however, this time is completely different from the previous two battles, the way of fighting is different, and the quality and combat effectiveness of the soldiers are also different, I can fully accept such casualties." A touch of sadness flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, he lost nearly one-tenth of his troops after the first battle, which was not a good start.
However, as Pei Xiangdong said, the casualties are all recruits, and the training time is short, so it is more reasonable and normal to have this casualty.
"Dead brothers, we can't go home with their corpses, so let's burn them, go home with their ashes, and at the same time, write down their lives, and when we return to Jinling, Huang Weiqian, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of our Great Xia Royal Army, place them one by one, and give us pensions." Shen Yan was silent for a moment, and then said loudly to Huang Weiqian, who was acting as a staff member by his side.
"Wounded soldiers, no matter how serious their injuries are, we must take them out of here and wait for a safe place, let them hide for the time being, and receive relevant medical treatment, we can't let them fall into the hands of the White Lotus Sect, and we can't take their lives because of the severity of their injuries." Shen Yan glanced at Pei Xiangdong and said slowly.
"My lord, what about these captives? If we carry it, it will drag down our trip. A hint of hesitation flashed in Pei Xiangdong's eyes, these captives are a good new force with a little training, and they can act as the first force of the servant army, but these people have not completely fought and abandoned their armor, this is a mentality, not a matter of ability, if they are attracted to become a servant army, there must be similar hidden dangers.
"In our current situation, it is not suitable to leave with our prisoners, let alone to form a servant army." Shen Yan pondered for a moment, his eyes revealing a hint of cruelty, and casually glanced at the White Lotus Sect captives not far away.
"If we let them go, we may become a hidden danger, and the key point will reveal our whereabouts, so we will execute them all."
"My lord, it has been rumored since ancient times that killing and surrendering is ominous, should adults also avoid it?" Huang Weiqian's eyes showed a hint of worry, and he hurriedly said softly.
"My lord, the large-scale slaughter of prisoners will not only affect the morale of the army, but also corrupt the morality of the army. The losses of the war will be even greater, and, most importantly, one of the troops under the command of the Lord is also from the White Lotus Sect, and if this matter is dealt with in front of them, it will definitely create a shadow in their hearts. Therefore, my subordinates ask your adults to think more. ”
"Huang Weiqian, your concern is not without a certain reason, but I really don't have a better way now, taking these captives forward will only increase our risk, and it will also expose our whereabouts, let them go, in less than an hour, the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan will know our whereabouts, then our strategic goals will become even more slim." A trace of worry and helplessness appeared in Shen Yan's eyes.
"What the adults are worried about is nothing more than that they will expose our whereabouts, but in fact, even if we completely destroy this White Lotus Sect's army, our subordinates feel that it will not take more than two hours, and the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan will also know our whereabouts, since there will be a risk of being exposed, then the subordinates feel that it is better not to kill." Huang Weiqian's eyes flashed with a flash of wisdom, and he said loudly.
"Once these soldiers return to Lingnan, the high-level of the White Lotus Sect will definitely reorganize them, it is impossible to let your strength pass, whether it is a new general or a soldier, they will be curious about our strength, and they are already frightened by our combat effectiveness in their hearts, so the answer will definitely be slightly exaggerated, so it is easy to get rid of their incompetence."
"Such a team is full of obscurity, once the adults lead the army to attack them again, their hearts will collapse, and there will definitely be unexpected effects, so the advice of the subordinates is not to kill, but what, you can't let it go like this, then drive them to appear in the west of Lingnan through this sheep intestine path, so that our whereabouts will not be leaked in a short time."