Chapter 268 Winner, loser(1/2)
Liu Mingqi has long heard of this group of businessmen.
To put it bluntly, they are just businessmen who are surviving in the cracks and wandering between the black and white areas.
Their profits are higher than those of other merchants, but the risks are greater than those of other merchants.
Isn't that what happened this time?
The Shiwei people clearly agreed to let them go as long as they donate twice. As a result, after changing to Yelu Lijun, they directly copied their family background.
These businessmen don’t complain, it’s strange that they feel resentful!
Liu Mingqi did not sympathize with them because she had to walk the path she chose by herself, and it was unpredictable what the result would be.
But the teenagers didn't think they were hateful either.
It is not easy for people to live in this world. They do some business but do not surrender to the enemy. Instead, many of Dakang's urgently needed materials flowed into the country from them, and it is also a way to promote supply and demand relations.
As long as we don’t become traitors, we can be friends.
At least you can be a partner.
Of course, now is not the time to talk about these things.
Liu Mingqi is about to return to Beijing. If you want to discuss business with them, you have to wait until the flowers bloom next spring.
It is very likely that Liu Mingqi will not do it by herself.
Liu Mingqi was so frustrated when he came out this time. I believe that the emperor and the imperial court would never let him out easily again.
By then, I may have to be a wealthy prince in the Gyeonggi area.
Um.
After the birth of the prince, he would have to become an imperial teacher at that time. This would not only provide more guarantees, but also encourage the future young emperor to reduce the constraints on the royal family.
Thoughts flashed by.
Liu Mingqi turned to the other generals present, "But you still can't stop. All the sweeps on the battlefield now require you to participate more. The more careful you do it, the more useful it will be for our future plans.
We strive to do everything before the enemy arrives and not fight against them. But we must also be prepared to give it a try, and we cannot let the Shiwei Zazi destroy our efforts and massacre our fellow villagers again."
"Abide by the order!"
The generals bowed with conscientiousness and salutation.
Although they were exhausted after an hour of fighting, such huge results still made their spirits excited.
Facing the commander who led them to such a miraculous victory, how could they not admire and obey orders?
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The so-called cleaning of the battlefield is mainly to eliminate the remaining enemy troops and then collect all kinds of materials that are useful to you.
In the Dakang army, what they value most is naturally the horse.
Although the Shiwei coalition lost more than 10,000 horses because of the hot air balloon burning the horse ring, they themselves were armys dominated by cavalry, and the number of war horses left behind was no less than 60,000 to 70,000.
The fight at night was too hasty, and in order to prevent the hot air balloon from burning the horse ring again, they went to raise horses separately, so in a hurry last night, there were no large-scale cavalry to fight the Dakang cavalry.
This is also one of the reasons for their miserable defeat.
Now they ran away, but there were still many horses left on the battlefield.
The number of these horses also affects whether Liu Mingqi’s next plan can be carried out smoothly.
In order to clean up these, Liao Shicong has personally moved his office outside the city and personally directed them to do the aftermath work.
After being busy until dawn, it was already bright, Liu Mingqi came to the middle of the battlefield under the escort of Suo Xuan and a group of guards.
There was originally a gorgeous tent here, and you could tell at a glance that it was from the upper floors of Shiwei, but it had been destroyed at this time, leaving only felt and other objects pounced on the ground.
A group of staff led by Liao Shicong sat at the wooden table here, constantly handling official duties.
He himself sat with several generals and talked about something.
"Your Highness!"
When they saw Liu Mingqi coming, everyone hurriedly greeted her.
Several people turned their heads and Liu Mingqi found that Fang Kaiyue was indeed among them.
Although the General of Jinwu Guard was exhausted, he was meticulous and was a model of military personnel.
"Your Highness..."
“Hey, sit down…”
Liu Mingqi greeted them with a smile, asked them to sit down, and sat cross-legged himself, asking, "Where is Fang Lei? This kid hasn't come down yet?"
"No."
When Fang Kaiyue mentioned his son, his expression on his face was a little strange.
I feel proud and a little resentful, but it's very subtle anyway.
"He is also a loyal and loyalty." Liu Mingqi smiled, "It's probably not until noon before he can get down. Then he will take a break and start rotation again! Then you father and son will meet again!... In short, you two father and son have not met for about seven months, right?"
Before coming down from the city wall, Liu Mingqi also received a definite report that Fang Lei was not among the five hot air balloons that fell last night.
This is also the news that he is very happy to receive.
Fang Kaiyue’s rescue of Jinzhou City was not because he knew that his son was here.
When Fang Lei followed Liu Mingqi over, he had already traveled through the 100,000 mountains.
Since Fang Lei followed Liu Mingqi to the Ghost Gate in the first month, he only returned to the capital in June.
But at that time, Fang Kaiyue had been ordered to garrison in Hebei to prevent the northern defense line from being broken.
Then Fang Kaiyue went to Shanhaiguan, and Fang Lei set out from Beijing again to support Liu Mingqi.
If it weren't for this coincidence, the father and son might not have been able to see each other during the Chinese New Year this year.
After all, the military situation is still relatively complicated now. Even if the war in the Northeast stops, Fang Kaiyue will definitely not be able to return to Beijing.
"Thank you for your care!" Fang Kaiyue bowed slightly and said, "I have thanked you for your teachings and have now taken the responsibility of the country and the world. This is very gratifying for you, and I am very grateful to you!"
"No need to thank me, this is what Fang Lei did himself." Liu Mingqi shook his hand and said, "He can do everything by himself. Especially last night, I was really worried that he was among the sacrificed people."
Fang Kaiyue, who led the team to charge last night, noticed the hot air balloon in the sky, but suddenly didn't think of his son.
It was only later that he realized that he was scared and sweating.
Although Fang Kaiyue hoped that his son would become a talent, he did not expect that he would join such a dangerous team.
Not only did I transport things, I also participated in the battle directly last night, using that tragic way to win.
But at the same time, Fang Kaiyue was proud of his son again.
He had heard from Liao Shicong that in the face of crisis, even His Highness King De was ready to sacrifice his country for his life. Only if his son had such courage and determination could he be Fang Kaiyue's son!
So Fang Kaiyue had that expression at the beginning.
Now when he heard Liu Mingqi say it, he could only hold on: "Life and death are life and death, as long as he goes to the battlefield, he doesn't care about so much."
"Well, don't worry!"
Liu Mingqi knew the mentality of these old fathers clearly, "When the matter is over here, he will follow me back to Beijing! Then I will be responsible for helping your son find a wife, so he can start a family and start a career, and give birth to a few big fat boys."
Fang Kaiyue immediately bowed again: "Thank you for your friendship!"
This happened to be what he thought about.
After having a grandson, the old Fang family will have a descendant.
Otherwise, if the son has some shortcomings, the wife will have to find her own fault.
After chatting, Liu Mingqi asked Liao Shicong: "Governor Liao, Mingjing, Brother Bao and others?"
"They are still continuing to pursue the defeated army." Liao Shicong said, "The more they are killed, the more they are afraid, and when they make a comeback, the more they will be."
The boy's head slightly.
This idea is very correct.
You must "be brave enough to chase the enemy with victory, and do not seek fame and learn from the overlords." Otherwise, if you let go of these wolves, they will turn their heads and bite you immediately.
Especially when the reinforcements from Shi Wei were about to arrive.
"What a pity!"
The boy was a little regretful, "If we could catch Yelu Lijun, we would have some bargaining chips! At least we could make them lose their heads. If we counterattack, we would have more concerns."
In the early morning this morning, a scout came to report that Yelu Lijun had already escaped and was not caught.
The Jinhu Army, which fought against the Jinwu Guard and the remaining troops of the Left Guard, all died completely.
But they also took away more than 300 remnants and more than 800 Jinwu Guard soldiers.
Most of the remnants who died in battle here died of self-destruction.
From this we can also see that the Jinhu Army is worthy of being the personal army of Emperor Wei, and is very fierce.
Judging from the information of the captured prisoners, it was Zupuguzi's Yuhe Army who escorted Yelu Lijun and others to escape.
To be continued...