Chapter 706: Kindness does not command the army, justice does not command wealth, you are right
Zhou Yiqing watched the soldiers clean up the battlefield.
The fireworks and the smell of blood filled the air along with the cold wind. The General Wei and General Lin that he once admired must have earned their achievements in this way amidst a sea of blood and corpses!
At this moment, on the border, has General Lin also experienced one battle after another...
"More than 200 of the 1,000 elite soldiers died in the battle, and more than 10,000 soldiers from Chenmen Pass died in the battle..."
"More than 40,000 rebels were killed in the battle..."
The people below were reporting to Yu Tong. Zhou Yiqing didn't walk far away and could hear it very clearly.
These one thousand elite soldiers were all from the retired emperor's Yu Camp and the Dark Guard Camp. They had long since become ordinary bodyguards, married, had children, and lived ordinary lives.
Because of this war, more than 200 families were broken up...
When Yu Tong came over and was about to tell Zhou Yiqing, he turned to look at Yu Tong, "Uncle Tong, I heard everything."
There is no such thing as war without casualties!
Jinzhou Prefect Chang Weihao, Jingzhou Prefect and General Long decided to rebel, but those who died were innocent people, all sons of ordinary people.
My throat feels fishy, peace in the world is such an important thing!
Zhou Yiqing said nothing. He hadn't slept for a whole day and night, so he had to go and rest. "Uncle Tong, tell them to continue digging the firebreak, and for the others to rest where they are."
"Are you sure you want to set fire to the mountain?"
Zhou Yiqing didn't say anything.
There are still more than 10,000 rebels on Ming Mountain. He must capture them all before returning to Jinzhou!
Whether to burn the mountain or not depends on the decision of the rebels...
Yu Tong nodded, "I understand." If there were more surrendered soldiers, it would be easy to attack Mingshan.
If those people refuse to surrender, their lives will be a waste of food resources, and Mingshan will be their burial place!
As expected, he is Zhou Yuqi’s child!
After dawn.
Zhou Yiqing also slept for a night. When he woke up, he was still wearing bloody armor. He took a kettle to wash his hands and walked out of the simple tent. Then a soldier came to report that the fire isolation zone had been dug out.
"Where's General Yutong?"
"Under Ming Mountain."
Zhou Yiqing did not stop and ran straight to the foot of Ming Mountain. From a distance, he saw huge rocks rolling down from Ming Mountain. The soldiers avoided them and ran out of the attack range of the rolling rocks from Ming Mountain.
After finding Yu Tong, Zhou Yiqing saw that about half of the rebel soldiers had surrendered.
The rolling stone formation couldn't hold out for long. "Long Xiangfei doesn't think he can wait for reinforcements, does he?"
"No, he knows!" Yu Tong looked at Zhou Yiqing, "Zhang Yongzhao, the Changzhou army will definitely be able to stop the Jinzhou army. After dealing with Long Xiangfei, go back to support Zhang Yongzhao. The rebels can't cause much trouble."
Zhou Yiqing nodded, and then asked someone to issue an ultimatum: if they didn't surrender, the mountain would be set on fire in the afternoon!
After this news was released.
There were fewer and fewer rolling stones, and even sounds of fighting could be heard on Ming Mountain. Half an hour later, when Zhou Yiqing was about to lead his men to attack Ming Mountain, the rolling stone formation once again forced them back, and there were even heavy casualties.
"Don't force your way in!" Yu Tong said anxiously, "Light the fire! Those people will definitely not surrender, or they will not be allowed to surrender."
Zhou Yiqing nodded, and immediately ordered to set fire to the mountain.
There was not much rain after the beginning of spring, and the ground was very dry. With the help of tung oil, the fire instantly burned half the sky red.
On Ming Mountain, there were sounds of wailing and cursing.
You could even hear people crying and screaming, and some people jumped off Mingshan Mountain and were torn to pieces.
Thick smoke billowed, and there were wailings everywhere. They shouted for help, but no one could save their lives...
In the face of the forest fire, the rebels on Ming Mountain are like frogs in a pot. Once the fire gets bigger, they will be wiped out.
Long Xiangfei felt numb as he watched the thick smoke rising into the sky and the soldiers' heart-wrenching screams.
Rumble…
A loud thunder ripped the sky apart, and dark clouds pressed in from all directions, instantly covering the place, as if it had entered night in the blink of an eye.
"Yes, it's going to rain..." Long Xiangfei was overjoyed. Could it be that the heaven had heard his prayers? He would never let a woman sit on the throne!
But the next moment, his face changed drastically. Even if it rained, he couldn't fight to the death with those people at the foot of the mountain.
He is doomed to fail!
"Look at the sky..."
Someone exclaimed, and saw a white-haired man in white clothes who looked like a banished immortal standing high in the sky among the thunder and lightning. The thunder and lightning seemed to become more rampant after he formed a seal.
The lightning and thunder made people panic.
Immediately afterwards, heavy rain fell and the wildfire was extinguished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhou Yiqing looked at the person who appeared and disappeared in the sky, and was amazed, "Rong, it's Rong Xun."
Yu Tong said: "Why would Lord Rong help a traitor like Long Xiangfei!" He really didn't understand!
Zhou Yiqing said: "No, he is helping those innocent people." It is to help him reduce the sin of killing.
"All soldiers, listen up! Capture Long Xiangfei alive. If the rest of you surrender, you can spare their lives. Charge!"
As soon as the words fell, the war drums suddenly sounded with thunder and lightning, and the sound of charging was deafening.
An hour later.
When Long Xiangfei was about to jump off Mingshan Mountain, he was captured alive by Zhou Yiqing, and the rest of the rebels were detained.
It is now clear on Ming Mountain.
Zhou Yiqing walked towards the edge of the cliff, only to see Rong Xun, with his sleeves fluttering, standing with his hands behind his back, overlooking everything below Ming Mountain.
He walked over, cupped his hands, and saluted to his back, "Junior Zhou Yiqing greets Lord Rong."
The breeze blew by, carrying with it the smoke from the fire and the moisture from the heavy rain. Most of Ming Mountain was destroyed and in a state of devastation.
Unable to respond, Zhou Yiqing wondered if he hadn't heard him, and then he bowed again and said, "Junior Zhou Yiqing, greetings to Lord Rong."
Zhou Yiqing was nervous. She really didn't expect to meet Rong Xun here. This was the uncle Rong that Zhen'er always thought about...
"I have resigned." Rong Xun said in a clear voice. There is no need to call him "Sir" anymore.
Zhou Yiqing said: "I am fortunate to have seen Lord Rong's magical powers today. I have no regrets in this life."
The boy's voice was a little hoarse. His vocal cords were slightly damaged during the fighting in the past two days.
Rong Xun slowly turned around and looked at Zhou Yiqing, only to see a rare look of determination on the young man's face, which reminded him of Xiao Lusheng's appearance when he was young.
Xiao Lusheng was also sixteen or seventeen years old when he went to the battlefield. He was fearless and decisive in killing. He was a great general who suddenly emerged in Cangyun Kingdom.
He looked at Zhou Yiqing and smiled slightly. In this life, everything has changed. Yun'er and Xiao Lusheng are very happy.
Their children all have good marriages, which is very good.
Zhou Yiqing was confused by Rong Xun's smile, "I haven't had the conditions to wash up in the past two days. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Rong."
"No problem." His eyes were looking at the destroyed Mingshan Mountain and the beasts or rebels affected by the fire. His brows were slightly knitted. "Don't blame me for ruining your good plan."
Zhou Yiqing clasped his fists, "I, I don't dare. I just want to get rid of the rebels and then go to support the Changzhou army. The emperor and his men are still in Jinzhou, and I am worried about them too..."
Rong Xun raised his hand, "Kindness cannot command the army, and justice cannot command wealth. You are right."