The next day, the morning sun sprinkled on the tidal flats, dyeing the mess of the previous night a pale gold.

Zhang Yi, the small flag officer, was carrying the corpses with more than 30 dun soldiers under his command, and the women and military men who were found one after another also participated in it and began to clean up the mess of the salt drying field.

After counting, the loss of Dapanbao last night was not small, the iconic large waterwheel on the Juntun side was burned, and more than 20 irrigation wells and irrigation canals more than three miles long were destroyed.

The loss of the salt farm is also very large, the loss of more than 7,000 catties of sea salt stored for sale, the tidal flats of the salt field are full of white sea salt, which has been mixed with sand, mixed with blood and impurities, and can no longer be sold.

In addition, 18 women and men from military households were killed and more than 20 were injured. Nine of the banners were killed and twenty-three wounded.

Compared with the loss of property, Liu Yan's most painful thing is the casualties, nine people were killed in one night, and two of the 23 injured were seriously injured.

At this time, Liu Yan's heart was burning with anger, Zhang Yi was leading people to clean up the battlefield, and Xu Ming led the remaining Yebu to Dapanbao to inform the news, and was responsible for patrolling nearby.

Then Liu Yan called Wang Bo and said: "You immediately lead your troops back to Dapanbao, replace the small flag officer Chen Xun, and tell Chen Xun: Immediately recruit young and strong women from military households, and then send people to Wangjiazhuang to recruit craftsmen, repair the irrigation facilities of Juntun as soon as possible, and build me a big waterwheel!" ”

Wang Bo took the order and set off.

There are still two banners of Wang Yue and Miao Shao left in the salt field, and they are taking turns to rest and be vigilant at this time, Liu Yan also sat on the beach with the dunjun to face the breeze, but he remembered what Sun Qian said before he died, and said secretly: "There will be people who will come to me for trouble, who will it be?" ”

The first thing Liu Yan thought of was the pair of Old Lady Xu and Liu Dayu: "How could they get together with Sun Qian, a smuggler of salt?" But who else has had a holiday with me besides them? ”

"Could it be Wang Weizhen!"

Liu Yan was already a little suspicious at this time, and guessed whether it would be Wang Weizhen, the officer in charge, who wanted to monopolize the sea salt business, or even the soap business, so he contacted Sun Qian, a smuggler of salt, to act as his "white glove".

But Liu Yan immediately denied his speculation, Wang Weizhen is a little greedy for money at most, and his character can still be guaranteed. Besides, with the current business model, Wang Weizhen doesn't need to spend any effort at all, he can earn thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver per month, and he is not satisfied with it, he can't secretly conspire with Sun Qian and make so many lives.

At this time, Zhang Yi had almost arranged the manpower, so he came over and said, "Captain A, I captured a few prisoners last night, and now they are locked up in the warehouse, is Captain A going to interrogate?" ”

Liu Yan remembered that he still had a prisoner in his hand, so he hurriedly got up and left: "You go with me to interrogate, let people fence the warehouse, and no one is allowed to approach." ”

"Yes."

A moment later, Liu Yan sat on a chair in the warehouse, and the five captives were all tied up with hemp rope, falling to the ground like piglets, constantly twisting their bodies, and several people's mouths were blocked by rags, and they kept making whining sounds, as if they were saying something.

Liu Yan looked at a tall man and pointed with his finger, Zhang Yi stepped forward and took out the rags in his mouth, and the man immediately shouted: "Liu Yan! You let me go, or Lao Tzu wants you to look good! ”

Liu Yan raised his eyebrows, this thing actually recognized himself, it seemed that he had caught a useful big fish.

So Liu Yan asked, "What is your name, you are also Sun Qian's subordinate?" ”

That man is Jia Jiaotou, at this time his eyes were blazing glaring at Liu Yan, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu is not Sun Qian's bastard subordinate, if it weren't for Sun Qian's mouth full of feces, how to talk about his gang of salt dealers, and also got the bows and arrows and blades in the thief army, saying that he can step on here, Lao Tzu would not come over to wade into troubled waters, and he broke more than a dozen brothers for nothing!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yan couldn't help but be shocked that Sun Qian was still related to Li Zicheng's army of thieves, so he asked Jia Jiaotou to explain it in detail.

But he saw Jia Jiaotou sneering and said, "Haha, you want to know?" Lao Tzu doesn't say it! ”

"Since you don't say it, then tell me your name and origin."

"Lao Tzu Jia Jingtao, don't ask anything else, Lao Tzu will never say. It's just that Liu Yan is also a man, so Lao Tzu advises you, hurry up and let a few of us go, maybe in the future, when you are in trouble, Lao Tzu can still plead for you, otherwise sooner or later there will be a time for you to cry! ”

"Jia Jingtao?"

Liu Yan frowned slightly, and said to Zhang Yi: "I really want to hear this name somewhere, it's quite familiar." ”

Hearing this, Jia Jingtao was suddenly a little flustered, and looked to the side with a dodgy look.

"That's right!"

Liu Yan slapped his thigh violently and said, "You are the head of the Xu family!" ”

Jia Jingtao was immediately deflated when he saw this, he never imagined that his name would be so loud, Liu Yan actually knew that he knew!

Looking at Jia Jingtao's appearance, Liu Yan said with a smile: "Haha, fortunately, when I was drinking with the management team that day, the management team mentioned that the management team mentioned that otherwise I would have been severely punished today, and when you get below, you have to bless the management team with good luck!" ”

After speaking, Liu Yan got up and walked outside, and at the same time dropped a sentence: "A few of them are useless, they are all cut down, and the head is ready for me." ”

Zhang Yi pulled out his waist knife, licked his lips and agreed, and walked towards Jia Jingtao and a few other captives with sharp eyes.

"Hey! Ay! Liu Zongqi, don't you, don't you want to know what happened between Sun Qian and the thief? My old lady collected sorghum just to help Sun Qian, and used sorghum to exchange blades with thieves, and they ......, hey? Put the knife away first! ”

Liu Yan stood outside the warehouse and didn't stop Zhang Yi, anyway, now that Sun Qian is dead, the matter between him and the thief has also been turned over, and he has nothing to make a fuss about, even if he asks to make up for the curiosity in his heart, it doesn't matter if he can't ask.

Then a scream came, Jia Jingtao suddenly lost his voice, and then the sound of several captives desperately crying came, but Zhang Yi was unmoved, his hand rose and fell, and he beheaded all the captives one by one.

Liu Yan looked back and saw Zhang Yi insert the waist knife into the scabbard, and then walked out with five bloody heads in both hands, but his face did not change.

Liu Yan nodded slightly, and said secretly: "This Zhang Yi is really a good seedling, and he will be a ruthless character on the battlefield in the future." ”

"Keep Jia Jingtao's head alone, and install it all for me together with Sun Qian's head."

"Yes!"

In a blink of an eye, at noon, the beginning and end of the salt drying field had almost been cleaned up, and Liu Yan announced the pension standard in public.

If the women and men of the salt field are dead, each person will be given a one-time pension of ten taels of silver, and if they are injured, according to the severity of the injury, each person will be given a pension ranging from three to five taels. At the same time, the funeral and medical expenses of all the people are borne by Dapanbao.

The Dun army is basically the same, but Liu Yan increased the amount of the pension, and the dead Dun army was given twenty taels of silver each, and the injured were given five to ten taels of silver. The disabled dun army is also supported for life, and the funeral expenses and diagnosis and treatment expenses are also borne by Dapanbao.

After Liu Yan finished speaking, everyone cheered.

If last night's incident was placed in another tunbao, these dun soldiers and military households would have died if they died, and when they met a soft-hearted Shangguan, they would have given a loose piece of silver of three or five yuan, wrapped it in a straw mat, and found a place to bury it directly.

However, in Dapanbao, Liu Yan gave out so much pension silver, and he would bear a certain amount of expenses, which was unheard of.

For a while, in everyone's hearts, Liu Yan, the chief flag officer, is his benefactor, if Liu Yan gives an order now to let everyone go hard, these military households and dun troops will never hesitate, even if it is against the Jiannu Iron Cavalry, they will be indomitable and not afraid of death, this is the role of benevolence.

Of course, Liu Yan will never rely only on kindness and righteousness to win people's hearts, but also promote the law.

Then Liu Yan called out the three small flag officers Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, and Wang Yue, and asked in public: "In the fierce battle last night, were there any Dun soldiers who cowered and didn't listen to orders?" ”

Zhang Yi and Wang Yue both shook their heads, but Miao Shao clenched his fists and said: "Qi Qi Commander, last night the second captain of the subordinate banner gunner Kang Yu was timid in the battle and refused to come forward to fight, and now he has been locked up by his subordinates, please let the commander of the armor fall." ”

Last night, Miao Shao's banner fought beside Liu Yan, and in the face of Sun Qian's main attack, the performance of that spearman was also seen by Liu Yan, so today Liu Yan is ready to use this marching method.

So Liu Yan said loudly in front of everyone: "Bring Kang Yu up!" ”

"Bring it on!"

Soon, two dun army generals escorted a disarmed dun soldier over, and after the dun soldier saw Liu Yan, he immediately knelt on the ground and wept bitterly and said: "A Chang Kai'en, the little one is the first time to go into battle, and I am really scared in my heart, I am really afraid!" ”

Liu Yan said with a cold face: "Since you have participated in the Dun Army, you must be prepared to fight to the death." On the battlefield, everyone is an integral part of the battle formation, and if you are afraid to move forward, what should you do with your comrades? If you retreat timidly, you expose the flanks and backs of your comrades to the enemy, and you will instantly collapse the original impregnable battle formation! Your fear may shake the morale of the army, lead to the defeat of the entire battle, and cause heavy casualties to your comrades! ”

Liu Yan's words were like a heavy hammer, constantly hitting Kang Yu's heart, and the surrounding Dun soldiers also glared at him angrily, making Kang Yu eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Then Liu Yan looked at Miao Shao and asked: "According to the "Infantry Drill Code", what kind of crime should those who cower in battle and do not obey orders!" ”

Miao Shao said loudly: "Those who cower in battle and give different orders will be beheaded!" ”

"Ahh

Kang Yu's face suddenly turned like ashes, and he kept lying on the ground and kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Captain Jia, I still have a wife and a little mother at home, and they still count on my military salary to support them, what will they do if I die!" ”

Liu Yan was also moved with compassion in his heart, but reason told him that he must not have the slightest mercy at this time, so he had to be ruthless and said loudly: "You should be glad that our army won the bloody battle last night, if you lose, not only will your head be unsafe today, but your family will not want to stay in Dapanbao!" ”

Liu Yan pointed at Miao Shao and said, "Kang Yu is cowering in battle, and you, the little flag officer, will also be punished." ”

Miao Shao immediately confessed.

Liu Yan pulled out his Yanling knife and handed it to Miao Shao, saying, "You come to execute, and then go to collect ten military sticks and confiscate military pay for three months!" ”

Miao Shao took the Yanling knife and hugged his fist to receive the order, and then walked towards Kangyu.

At this time, Kang Yu was already paralyzed on the ground, snot and tears flowed down his face, two dun soldiers stepped forward, held Kang Yu down and knelt down, and Miao Shao prepared for execution.

Liu Yan looked at the desperate Kang Yu, sighed, and said, "You can go with confidence, your family is raised by me!" ”

"Thank you......"

Before he finished speaking, Miao Shao slashed it down, and Kang Yu's head fell in a pool of blood.