Chapter 47: The War Ends

The mercenaries are more righteous than the other, but deep down they are not as good as they say on the surface: what are you kidding? finally had a chance to turn positive, as long as he made great contributions in this war, he could not only become a Tang person, but also become an official and become a nobleman - although it is said that as long as he participates in the war, he can become a Tang person, but now the opportunity is rare, why not fight for a little more benefits? …… Especially now that the rebels have no command, they will definitely be in chaos, and they can make a lot of contributions with just a little rush...... Where can you find such a great opportunity? At this time, you let us rest, not for our sake, but for us.

"That's so good the brothers." Although I know everyone's careful thinking, Ben Yin still feels very moved: "A few adults, don't persuade anymore, this is our style of listening to the wind, the war is not over, the enemy is not dead, we will never put down the knife in our hands and stop the pace of our feet...... Listen to the mercenary brothers, now obey my orders, go to the back of the rebels, and charge me......"

"Kill~"

All the listening wind rushed out, and even the other five mercenary groups that had just arrived were brought into the ditch - they were originally competing with the listening wind mercenaries for the first success, but the speed really couldn't keep up with what mode they were running in all the year round, and the listening wind mercenaries who had already trained a pair of iron feet could only follow their butts and eat ashes.

When they finally arrived at the rebel headquarters, they found that the headquarters had been beaten down by listening to the wind (they had just come in, and they didn't understand the situation, thinking it was the headquarters that had been beaten down by listening to the wind), not only did they not grab the first work, but they didn't even drink the soup, even if the war was over, where did they have the face to ask Li Zhen for a reward (note, it is a reward and not a reward, the reward is fixed and has been paid, but in addition to the reward, if the mercenary has made a great contribution on the battlefield, Generous employers often give a lot of rewards, these rewards are not included in the remuneration, so they will not be taken away by the team, which is considered the mercenary's own income)?

was already at the most depressed time, but I saw that after Tingfeng occupied the headquarters, he did not entrench here, but rushed out one by one, his face was more excited than the other, and he was more excited than the other, as if the front was not a battlefield for killing, but a sea of gold and silver......

This made the people of the five major mercenary groups muttered in their hearts, could it be that those who listen to the wind still have a way to make meritorious contributions?

Okay, you're a mercenary, you've already eaten the meat yourself, and you still want to take credit from us?

Are you going to take all of this benefit? If you eat alone, you will be struck by lightning.

I can't be cheaper of you this time.

So the people of the other five mercenary groups who mistakenly thought that Tingfeng had gained some benefit were also anxious, and regardless of the fatigue caused by the repeated running, they all took a breath and followed closely behind Tingfeng, wanting to take credit from them—even if they were not good, they would also participate, and only in this way would they have the face to ask the prince for additional rewards.

Of course, it is not that no one has doubts and feels that things are not so simple, but at this time, after all, they are grabbing credit with the people who listen to the wind, but it is not good to ask the people who listen to the wind, plus the people who listen to the wind are more excited than the other, which proves that their guess should be good, after all, except for meritorious service, who would be so excited? Therefore, no one asked—of course, even if they had the face to ask, Tingfeng would not explain it to them, at least not tell the truth.

Of course Tingfeng won't explain, and this kind of thing is not easy to explain, after all, the difference between Li Zhen's remuneration for the two sides is too big - the remuneration of the five mercenary groups is just normal gold and silver, and the one who listens to the wind is a future, if the benefits are said, how can the five mercenary groups not be envious, jealous and hateful? They are not allowed to make a big deal about Li Zhen's unfairness?

So just like that, one side was embarrassed to ask, and on the other hand, it would not explain, and under this misunderstanding, 2,000 people rushed into the rebel camp......

Fortunately, the rebels already knew that the command headquarters was terminated, their morale plummeted, and they were even more defenseless in the face of the enemy behind, so the two thousand mercenaries rushed into the rebel camp without any losses, and they were scattered, and the young army that was fighting the rebels in front of them also discovered this fighter and immediately turned to attack, but in turn suppressed the rebels.

The war has been carried out to this extent, in fact, the result has already been decided, although the number of the boy army is less than that of the rebels, but there are more than a thousand people, not less than the rebels, more just firepower is not as good as the rebels. Under the attack of the rebels' superior firepower, they retreated layer by layer, but their defeat was gradually slowing down the speed of the rebels, so it has been more than an hour since the rebels started, and the nearest thing they attacked was still several streets away from Li Zhen's residence.

The number of rebels was only 3,000, and as the area of occupation increased, the number gradually became sparse, and the attack power gradually decreased, while the boys' army, on the contrary, as the rebels pressed forward step by step, the boys' troops were also compressed into a group, and their combat effectiveness was improved - especially when a group of boys' troops touched an artillery squad and captured a mountain cannon and five mortars and a number of shells, this advantage was even more obvious.

At this time, coupled with an impact of mercenaries, the rebels were in chaos, the young army took advantage of the chaos to kill, and finally the defense was the attack, the rebels were flanked by the front and rear, almost no morale, and the first reaction to seeing the enemy was no longer to resist, but to surrender......

So there was a spectacle in Area Five, every time a boy army or a mercenary in mixed clothes appeared, and before they even had time to make a move, there were countless rebels who knelt on the ground very honestly, and then raised their guns high above their heads, and this consciousness was simply no one.

It was in this situation that the people sent by Zhong Liyao also brought the news back to the base, and the soldiers who were forced by the adjutant general not to go out were finally rescued, and the deputy who stayed there in Zhonglicheng was hanged alive by the angry soldiers, and the soldiers who still did not understand their hatred put their anger on the heads of the rebels and ran to the battlefield as fast as possible, which exacerbated the defeat of the rebels.

"Your Highness, we won."

After Li Zhen handed over the signal flare to Fang Yiai, he felt dizzy again, and after drinking a bowl of decoction, he fell asleep again, and when he woke up again, Fang Yiai, who was guarding next to him, gave him such good news.

"Not bad." After sleeping again, Li Zhen felt a lot better: "How about our losses?" ”

Fang Yiai said strangely: "No, Your Highness, we won the battle, and you gave a good evaluation?" Besides, it's rare for us to win a battle, and you don't care about the gains, so why don't you ask about the losses? ”

"What's the catch? What is there to be happy about when one's own people beat one's own people? Li Zhen asked rhetorically, her face was quite unsightly: "The rebels' things were originally ours, not to mention that the guns on both sides of us have been fired for so long, I'm afraid that the outside has been beaten into ruins, right?" There are not 100 or 80 destroyed houses and shops, not counting the destroyed public facilities and the accidental injuries caused...... Not only will you not be able to make any money this time, but I'm afraid you'll have to put a lot of money into it. ”

"Eh......" Fang Yiai was speechless, because he thought about it carefully, what Li Zhen said was right, the weapons used by the rebels were not for nothing, their weapons themselves were obtained from the barracks, these guns could not even be regarded as captured but only recovered, not counting the ammunition consumed by the rebels. In addition to these, only some rebels looted the surrounding shops and obtained some gold and silver from them, but these gold and silver were to be returned to the owner, and only those goods that could not find their owners could be recovered by the Metropolitan Protectorate - but how much money could be paid? Sitting in Luzon, making money every day, how can Fang Yiai, who is accustomed to seeing gold and silver, be interested in this money?

Not to mention that the two sides have been fighting for so long, the damaged houses and streets need to be repaired, and the people who were injured by mistake also have to be compensated, the soldiers have been fighting for so long, and they should be rewarded, and rewards are also necessary, in addition to the hired mercenaries - although it is the crown prince Li Zhen who hired them, but Fang Yiai can't count this account on Li Zhen's head anyway, Li Zhen promised that he would naturally give it himself, but the Metropolitan Protectorate also had to come up with money to appease, after all, these mercenaries came to help the Metropolitan Protectorate eliminate the rebels, I don't mean it's really unreasonable.

That's fine, there is nothing else in the Luzon Metropolitan Protectorate, there is still a little private money, and it doesn't cost much to compensate, the problem is the last loss......

The last loss is also the most important loss of Coconut Port at present - Coconut Port is the largest city in Luzon, even in Nanyang, it is ranked among the top three, second only to Fuchun and Sriwijaya built on Malacca.

Why is Coconut Harbour on par with these two cities that have taken advantage of their geographical location?

In addition to being the first to be developed and occupying the time, more importantly, this is the location of the Luzon Metropolitan Protectorate, and it is also the main base of the Coconut Harbor fleet, with tens of thousands of garrisons alone, which is logically the safest place in Luzon, so all the merchants like to land here, and over time it has promoted the prosperity here.

But now?

In broad daylight, in the midst of the bright future, there was such a bad shootout in the main commercial area of Coconut Port (No. 5 is also considered a commercial area, and the war has also affected No. 4 area)?

Originally, the reputation of Coconut Port was not good, but now that such a thing has happened, I am afraid that the reputation will be stinky, so how can merchants land here with peace of mind?

It is conceivable that once today's events spread, the trading volume of Coconut Port in the next few months will definitely drop significantly, and it may even affect this year's tax revenue......

(End of chapter)