The sun sets.
Li Chengqian brought Qi Hong to the battlefield.
In this battle, only a few of the more than 400 rebels managed to escape.
The rest were either killed directly by Qianziying, or their legs were tied up and left on the roadside, waiting for Li Chengqian to come and deal with them.
At this time, Luo Ding'an, who was covered in blood, walked behind him: "Your Highness, what should we do with these people?"
"If they dare to rebel, they will have to bear the price of rebellion."
Li Chengqian waved his hand casually and said: "Kill them all without leaving any one behind."
Hearing this, Qi Hong, who was standing next to Li Chengqian, couldn't help but grin secretly.
Obviously, he felt that Li Chengqian was a bit cruel.
Seeing his expression, Li Chengqian understood what he was thinking.
Li Chengqian just chuckled, and then said: "Actually, by doing this, I am already being merciful and forgiving."
Hearing this, Qi Hong looked at Li Chengqian with confusion.
Do you have to spare others?
If you kill them all, why should you spare others?
But he thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say it in his mouth.
He just nodded with a smile and said, "Your Highness is right."
"okay."
"Stop talking so carelessly."
"I know, you think I'm cruel, you think I'm cruel."
"I feel that after all, these people are our common people of the Tang Dynasty. There is no need to kill them all."
"But have you ever thought that if these people survive, they will be sent to Chang'an City."
Li Chengqian looked back at Qi Hong and said, "If they arrive in Chang'an City, they won't be the only ones who die."
Hearing this, Qi Hong was stunned.
Then, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Your Highness is right."
For the first time, he said, "Your Highness is right," but maybe he didn't mean what he said.
But the second one, he said it from the bottom of his heart.
It was only after Li Chengqian's suggestion that he remembered the reason.
You must know that open rebellion and participation in rebellion are both serious crimes.
Take those aristocratic families in Yangzhou as an example. Each of them was punished by nine clans and ten families in a row.
As Li Chengqian said, if these rebels are sent to Chang'an City, then they will not be the ones who die, and their families and neighbors will also be implicated.
But.
This is not what Li Chengqian really thinks.
These are indeed somewhat insignificant to him.
What he really wants to do is to frighten his enemies.
Let your enemies know they are not easy to deal with.
Secondly, he also wanted these Changzhou soldiers to see what fighting is and what war is.
And this time, Li Chengqian did succeed.
More than a hundred Ganzi battalions took action and killed hundreds of enemy soldiers. This really shocked everyone in the audience.
Similarly, after receiving Li Chengqian's order, Qianziying directly executed the prisoners without hesitation, which also made these Changzhou soldiers fearful.
What a group of people this is.
He is simply a murderer crawling out of hell.
Looking at the blood-stained soldiers of Qianziying, some timid Changzhou soldiers even started to tremble.
And this is the gap that Gao Zhixing talks about.
Soldiers who have never been on the battlefield are not as good as those who have been on the battlefield, and soldiers who have been on the battlefield are not as good as veterans who have fought hundreds of battles.
This is all reasonable, after all, everyone has to have a first time.
And Li Chengqian is also willing to give these people a chance to become familiar with the battlefield and become veterans of hundreds of battles.
As for whether they will disappoint Li Chengqian, that is another matter.
…
Wait until the battlefield is cleared.
Li Chengqian managed to comfort the people present, and then continued to lead the team forward.
This surprised Qi Hong.
In his understanding, if a war is to be won, the person in charge must take this opportunity to gain authority in the army.
Even though they only wiped out a few hundred people today, it was still considered a small victory.
But Li Chengqian said nothing.
And even the soldiers of Qianziying under his account were the same.
After wiping off the blood on his face and the blood stains on his armor, he returned to the team, as if nothing had happened.
When he turned around, he saw the confused look on Qi Hong's face.
Li Chengqian smiled slightly and then said: "The first time I came to Jiangnan, I was only eight years old."
"At that time, everything I saw felt new."
"Those big ships moored at the docks, the fresh water in the Yangtze River."
A smirk suddenly appeared on Li Chengqian's face: "And those girls from Jiangnan, they are really prettier than the last, they are so delicate to the core."
Hearing these words, Qi Hong also smiled.
He said: "The soil and water support the people. We in the south of the Yangtze River are close to the Yangtze River, and the girls are all pretty."
"That is."
Li Chengqian smiled and nodded at first, then sighed.
"But it was also that time that I experienced the first war in my life."
"Maybe in the eyes of others, it wasn't a war at all, but for me, it was my first time."
Li Chengqian recalled: "It was during the voyage that we encountered water pirates. Two to three hundred people attacked my ship and the surrounding ships as if they were desperate for their lives."
"Fortunately, General Hou and my sister commanded the guards to fight bravely and defeat the water thieves."
"At that time, dozens of motionless corpses of water thieves were floating on the entire river."
"And among those corpses, there are many water thieves who are still struggling and calling for help."
"But their calls for help and struggles did not win mercy. All they received were the merciless spears of the guards."
Li Chengqian shook his head and smiled: "I was young at that time, and I almost wet my pants because of such a scene."
"It has been eight years now, but I will never forget the flaming river surface."
"I can't forget the scene of those people fighting in front of me."
As he said that, he suddenly looked at Qi Hong and said, "You know, the feeling of someone dying in front of you and listening to other people's words are completely different concepts."
The war is far less passionate than the storyteller said.
The war is completely different from what is shown in the TV series.
The life-and-death fight between the two gangs can only be described as a human tragedy.
As a military general, Qi Hong can naturally understand this feeling.
At this moment, when he looked at Li Chengqian, the fear of him in his heart was relieved a lot for some reason.
On the contrary, it gave rise to a very special feeling.
At this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly smiled again.
He said: "But it's okay, it was at that time that I became attached to Wanjie."
"Later, she became my concubine."
"It was only after having her that I truly understood who I was working so hard for."
Li Chengqian stretched his waist and said: "I'm not fighting for the people, nor am I fighting for anyone, I am fighting for myself, and I am fighting for my wife."
Don't fight for others, fight for yourself...
Qi Hong felt very uncomfortable after saying this bluntly.
It felt like there was something stuck in my heart, which made me feel uncomfortable.
At this time, Li Chengqian also turned around.
He looked at Qi Hong and said: "Jiangnan Road is not only the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it is also your home."
This sentence made Qi Hong feel like he was struck by lightning, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
He was right.
Gangnam Road is my home.
His wife, parents, and children all live in Jiangnan Road.
Where is your home...
