Are you all after the heroine? I married that female devil

Shen Yian appeared in front of Qi Ji with his hands behind his back, looking at him quietly with a cold gaze.

Qi Ji lowered his head and maintained a saluting posture.

"How do you know of my existence?"

After a long time, Shen Yian slowly opened his mouth and asked with interest.

"Your Majesty has told me that if His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin's life is in danger, the Imperial Envoy will come to the rescue." Qi Ji lowered his head and said without daring to hide anything.

"Are you His Majesty's man?"

Shen Yian asked again.

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Envoy, everything I do is for Daqian, for Your Majesty."

Qi Ji replied respectfully.

"You're an interesting guy."

Shen Yian didn't say much, just left this sentence and left.

The other party was a chess piece placed by the old man next to his second brother Shen Junyan, but he still felt that the other party gave him a feeling that something was "wrong".

Continue to observe Qi Ji later, or wait for Ghost Face to arrive and do a simple soul search.

"Go slowly, my lord the imperial envoy!"

Qi Ji said this only after he realized that Shen Yian had left. He turned around, his eyes flickering a few times, and no one knew what he was thinking.

outside the city.

In order to prevent the corpses from spreading plague, the captured barbarians, under the urging of the Red Gold Cavalry, began to carry the corpses of their own family members, piling them into small hills, and finally poured kerosene on them and began to burn them.

As for the Qian army, both the Qian soldiers and the Red Gold Cavalry were temporarily transported to the city by horse-drawn carriages, and then the list of casualties was registered according to the signs.

They were all soldiers of Daqian who fought bravely for Daqian. Their bodies should not be left here like this, so Shen Yian planned to come out and use the old willow tree to take them back to Daqian for burial.

At the same time, Shen Junyan looked around but couldn't find anyone, so he had no choice but to return to the city.

The cleanup work in the city was more complicated. Not only did the bodies of the barbarians have to be pushed into the sinkhole to be burned, but there were also many collapsed houses blocking the road that needed to be cleaned up.

It was not until the second watch that the number of casualties on both sides was counted.

There was no casualty in the Tiangong tribe, but among the 5,000 Qian troops, more than 200 were sacrificed and nearly 1,000 were injured.

Ten thousand Red Gold Cavalry rushed to the front line and suffered the heaviest casualties, with more than 1,200 killed and nearly 3,000 injured.

When Shen Junyan learned this number, his heart almost bled.

When he conquered Liaodong, his Red Gold Iron Cavalry did not suffer such heavy casualties. Now, the war with the barbarians has just begun, and he has lost more than one-tenth of his cavalry.

I said that I would lead everyone to destroy the capital of the barbarian country, but now, thinking back on the lofty words I said when I set out on the expedition, they seem so ridiculous.

The situation on the barbarian side was even more tragic. Of the 30,000 soldiers, most were killed or wounded. Not counting the fleeing barbarians, there were over 6,000 prisoners alone. Not to mention the problem of food and drink, just managing them was very troublesome.

Shen Junyan climbed up the city wall on the north side of Linyao City and looked towards the north with a serious gaze.

The barbarians value Linyao City so much that they will definitely find a way to take it back.

Now that Linyao City has completely lost its city defense formation, once the barbarian army arrives, it will be a bloody battle.

Gu Qing has already captured Hedeng City, which is separated from the main force of the barbarian army by a river. The real battle is about to break out.

After the war starts, the battle line will be stretched, and it will probably be difficult to allocate extra troops to support our side.

According to the report from the Ministry of Works, the huge explosion in the city was most likely caused by the explosion of the magic device that maintained the city defense formation. It was both a good thing and a bad thing.

The city defense formation was broken, but the granary and arsenal of the barbarian army in Linyao City were also completely destroyed.

In this battle, his plan was to fight to support the war, to capture Linyao City as quickly as possible, and to use the supplies of the barbarian army in the city to maintain logistics, so when he set out, he only brought enough supplies for seven days.

It was originally an abandoned city, and after a thorough search, its food supply was only enough to sustain it for half a month at most.

Don’t forget, there are 6,000 prisoners, which means 6,000 mouths to feed.

Thinking of the captives, Shen Junyan called all the generals, big and small, over and told them his thoughts.

Their next mission is to defend Linyao City until reinforcements arrive. These 6,000 prisoners would have been a military achievement before, but now they are a burden.

"Your Highness, do you mean to clear them all?"

A general asked tentatively.

"Yes."

Shen Junyan wiped the double-edged spear in his hand and said lightly.

The generals looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Shen Junyan: "It's all up to you, Your Highness!"

Daqian and the Man Kingdom have been in a state of mortal conflict for generations, so there is no need to talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. Even if they do, they are not for the other party to hear.

"Your Highness, I think it's better to leave some of it behind for now."

Qi Ji expressed his thoughts.

The walls and gates of Linyao City need to be repaired, which requires manpower.

You can deal with the injured prisoners first, and there will be time to squeeze out the remaining prisoners before dealing with them.

Some generals objected that such an approach would most likely cause a riot among the prisoners and result in unnecessary casualties among their own soldiers.

Qi Ji shrugged and smiled: "When they are all cleared out, won't they fight back desperately?"

They don't resist now only because they are still alive. Once they know that they are doomed to die, it will inevitably stimulate their desire to survive.

The general was speechless.

Finally, regarding the handling of the prisoners, Shen Junyan gathered everyone's opinions, separated the wounded from them first, and then dealt with them in batches, striving to repair the city walls and gates within two days.

Regarding the issue of food, Qi Ji once again raised his ideas.

So many war horses died. It would be a waste to burn them all. Anyway, they haven't rotted and the meat is still fresh. The taste may be bad, but it is food after all. If they are all burned into jerky, it can be stored longer.

The generals had no objection to this.

Although they all value war horses very much, there are times when it counts. Right now food is in short supply, so even if Qi Ji doesn't mention it, someone among the crowd will.

"The wounded must be properly taken care of."

Shen Junyan talked about some other things and gave special instructions on the placement of the wounded, and then dismissed the generals.

Afterwards, only Shen Junyan and Qi Ji were left in the tent.

"boom!"

Without any warning, Shen Junyan went up and punched Qi Ji.

Under the huge force, Qi Ji was aware of what he had done today. He did not resist at all and fell to the ground after being hit hard by the punch.

"Do you want to kill this king and everyone else?"

Shen Junyan gritted his teeth and said angrily, feeling disappointed with his friend.

He was really angry.

Qi Ji's actions during the day not only violated military discipline, but also almost dragged everyone into the abyss.

If it weren't for the help of those mysterious masters, he would have died from the arrow of the barbarian general.

Not only him, but the entire Qian army might be surrounded and wiped out by the barbarian army whose numbers far exceed theirs.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I just didn't want to let those scouts escape..."

After being punched a few more times, Qi Ji spoke cautiously, as if he was ready to be beaten and scolded.

Shen Junyan's chest heaved as he stared at the subordinate and brother in front of him who he had been with day and night.

As for the good show here, Shen Yian doesn’t have the time to appreciate it for now.

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

[Still stuck... One update today, will be made up tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Thank you all for your support! 】