Chapter 62 The Choice of the Master of Hai'an Mansion
On the city wall, Li Mu watched the whole battle with trepidation. From the beginning of the struggle with the Second Legion, to the Fifth Legion...... And in the end, Jiang Fei assassinated the enemy general, and everything was seen by him. It wasn't until the victory was decided that he breathed a deep sigh of relief: scared the baby to death!
Except for Li Mu, everyone on the city wall now thinks differently. For example, Aoki, a good man in the green forest, his own martial arts are not high, and he has been able to make a name for himself in the rivers and lakes over the years, relying on these brothers around him, and he can deeply understand the difficulty of building a legion.
There is also Chu Mu Daoren, who only knows that Li Mu's martial arts are extremely high, and he is the last grand duke before the fall of the empire. However, he never imagined that such a sharp army would be under such a young boy. Does he have any other legions besides this legion?
No one knows about this!
Xue Jingshan's idea was much simpler. He was born in the army, he thinks that he has no virtue and no talent, and his subordinates are few and far between, and what he admires most over the years is the general who can command the three armies. Now his admiration for Li Mu has reached a supreme point.
As for those charlatans...... Oh, just look at their faces. The faces of those who had laughed at the Duke just now did not know how ugly they were. Their only thought now was to pray that the young Grand Duke would not settle accounts with them.
Let's take a look at the masters in the An family camp first. Which one is weaker than them? But in front of the Duke's men, they are slashed like cutting melons and vegetables, and there is no room to fight back!
Look at the guy in the dark red coat and the scimitar in his hand. Oh my God, how far has he got? If every knife can kill an ordinary soldier, they are not surprised, they can do all of this. However, what that guy killed with one knife was not an ordinary soldier, but a master of the rivers and lakes who was not weak in martial arts!
Some careful people have carefully calculated: there are nearly 100 martial arts masters in the An family's army, and more than half of them were killed by him alone!
Oh, yes. Ignoring one person, a man who is extremely beautiful. The dagger in that guy's hand seemed to come from the Nine Shadows Mansion, appearing behind the opponent out of nowhere, there was no need to fight at all, and it was easy to take away the life of a master.
Thinking of this, all the people in the rivers and lakes subconsciously covered their necks...... Well, it's okay, the head is still there.
The battle was over, Chonglou selected more than 100 people from the captives to clean up the battlefield, and the remaining captives threw away their weapons and rearranged into a square team, which was guarded by four and five teams led by Sun Bo and Sun Hang.
Captain Zhang Jie and Deputy Captain Sun Qidong turned their horses' heads and quickly came to the city, turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee, and said: "Zhang Jie (Sun Qidong) of the First Legion is late for rescue, please surrender your lordship!"
On the city walls, everyone's eyes fell on the young duke. Li Mu twitched the corners of his mouth, waved his hand very forcefully, and said, "Let's talk about the punishment when we go back, and go to clean up the battlefield first." ”
"The last general commands!" the two of them remounted their horses and walked away.
Xue Jingshan seemed to struggle for a while, came over to salute, and said: "Lord Duke, it has been more than a month since the Duke temporarily commanded the Hai'an Mansion, and now that the Duke is here in person, he will hand over the military power, and the Duke will take the lead in the future." ”
Very sensible!
Li Mu's heart blossomed, but he put on a look of embarrassment, and said, "General Xue, I'm afraid I'll be leaving Hai'an Mansion soon." It's just that, for the sake of the food and clothing of hundreds of thousands of people in Hai'an Mansion, I decided to send a capable person with both ability and political integrity to sit in the twelve counties of Hai'an Mansion, and I will have to trouble General Xue to help at that time. ”
"I don't dare. Xue Jingshan was terrified, and said: "The humble position must obey the dispatch of the new mansion lord, and he will die." ”
After Xue Jingshan finished speaking, he had been secretly observing the changes in the young duke's expression, and seeing a smile slowly put on his face, Xue Jingshan's heart finally let go.
He didn't think the young duke was a good talker!
The battlefield was quickly cleared, and Zhang Jie returned to the city wall with a black face to make a summary of the battle: in addition to the deserters, a total of 2,624 people were captured, 968 people were killed, 732 people were seriously wounded, and a number of weapons and horses were obtained, and a number of money and food were obtained...... Finally, he reported another casualty figure: three.
Li Mu didn't have any thoughts about this, how could there be immortals in the war? He just explained to Zhang Jie, and when he returned to Hai'an Island, he would pay tribute to the deceased, and the issue of pension and family support in the future should be properly handled.
After dinner, Chonglou and Jiang Fei finally appeared. They reported on the matter of settling down the old nest.
Chonglou means to leave as soon as possible tomorrow morning to take over the entire Hai'an Mansion, and then he will take these prisoners back to the island for training. After an afternoon of observation, he found that there were not many qualified people, but they could be trained into an elite army dedicated to 'cleaning up the battlefield'. In the future, if there is a large-scale battle, let the First Legion go in and kill first, and when the enemy's camp is disrupted, send this legion to finish.
Li Mu has no meaning to this, and said: I trust you very much, let it go.
Early the next morning. Li Mu packed his luggage in the inn and prepared to say goodbye to the teachers and students of Chu Mu Daoren, and Chu Mu Dao people simply bowed down and made a bow, saying: "If the adults don't dislike it, the old man is willing to follow the adults in his lifetime and follow the work of dogs and horses." ”
Li Mu was surprised by this, and Chu Mu Daoren continued: "Your Excellency is a great talent, and you will definitely be able to achieve a great career in the future." Although the old decay has lost all his skills, his brain is not stupid, and it is no problem to be a strategist who gives advice. ”
Li Mu had great respect for him. There is no other reason, after the fall of the Chu family, he can still protect the lord with his life, which shows his loyalty and courage. Li Mu suddenly had an idea and said, "If I let my seniors sit in Hai'an Mansion and govern this land with General Xue, I don't know what my seniors think?"
This time it was Chu Mu Daoren's turn to be surprised, he waved his hand again and again, and said: "Adults can't, how can an old man take on such a big responsibility? ”
Li Mu sighed and told him the truth: "Originally, I planned to send an elder to take over Hai'an Mansion. He still has some unique insights in managing the industry, and I am really a little uneasy if he is allowed to sit in the entire twelve counties of Hai'an Province...... The main thing is that the military power is not in my hands. ”
In fact, Li Mu was not worried about this, if he was worried about the issue of military power, he would have taken it back directly from the city tower just now. His idea was: strengthen himself and make the generals below fearful.
That way, you don't have to do everything yourself.
At the same time, a "Battle Analysis Report of Haiping'an Mansion" was placed on the bookcases of the rulers of the Demon Sword Gate, the Luohua Palace, and the Longxiao Temple......