Chen Si couldn't help but fell silent. He had been in contact with Qin Feng for so long, and he knew Qin Feng's personality very well.
For most commanders in this world, the death of one hundred and thirty-seven soldiers cannot even produce the slightest emotional wave. After all, for the entire army, these more than one hundred people are really a drop in the bucket.
As the saying goes, one general's success will destroy ten thousand bones.
Death, for soldiers, is an unchangeable fate.
But……
To Qin Feng, these 137 fallen soldiers were as heavy as Mount Tai.
After all, the perspective is different. Even Chen Si only regards soldiers as chess pieces used in games. It is his duty to shed blood for the sake of the country and the overall situation. Why should he be sentimental? But Qin Feng only regarded the status of a soldier as a profession, nothing more.
These one hundred and thirty-seven fallen soldiers are equivalent to one hundred and thirty-seven fathers, one hundred and thirty-seven sons, and one hundred and thirty-seven husbands.
In order to protect Qin Feng, they did not hesitate to abandon their families and careers and sacrifice their precious lives.
If Qin Feng doesn't care about their lives, who else cares about their lives except their parents, wives and children?
The world is a big place. Qin Feng cannot and does not want to control how other counties, cities, and even countries treat their soldiers. His own power is very limited. Just ensuring the lives of those around him is already extremely difficult. Therefore, every soldier in Beixi County, or in other words, every soldier in the northern border of Liang Kingdom, is extremely precious to Qin Feng.
Obedience is the duty of a soldier, sacrifice is the fate of a soldier, so what?
These one hundred and thirty-seven people cannot die in vain!
Qin Feng, who was exhausted, curled up on the chair, staring blankly and tiredly at the cold winter night outside the door with his eyes, but his voice was still extremely firm, leaving no room for maneuver.
"It's understandable that Lu Li seeks revenge from me. Correspondingly, he also paid the price with his life."
"But this is just a personal feud between us."
"Why can Lu Li accurately grasp my movements? Why can he hunt me near the royal capital, at the feet of the emperor? He mobilized thousands of people, why didn't he cause the royal capital's garrison to respond immediately?"
"My one hundred and thirty-seven brothers didn't have to sacrifice themselves."
Having said this, Qin Feng slowly turned around, his eyes fell on Chen Si, and asked in a deep voice: "Or is it the tacit approval of your Majesty that Lu Li intercepted and killed me on the way?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Si could no longer sit still. He stood up suddenly and responded crisply: "This matter has nothing to do with my Majesty Dadi!"
"Lu Li was granted the title of Zhu Guo and was the leader of the Eagle Party in the past. In this Gyeonggi area, with his status, it is not difficult to kill someone. Qin Feng, you have not embarrassed the magistrate of Qingshan County, which is enough to prove , you also know that many people have to follow the crowd due to the pressure of Lu Li's status."
"I can sympathize with your feelings, but it would be too much to forcefully pour this dirty water on His Majesty."
Chen Si's violent reaction was completely within Qin Feng's expectation. After all, Chen Si rushed over with his own soldiers to rescue him, which was enough to prove that Chen Si was here to put out the fire, and he did not want this matter to escalate further.
Qin Feng also understood that King Beidi was definitely not involved.
But the question now is, does it matter whether we participate or not?
Let's put aside the death of these 137 brothers for the time being. Qin Feng did not want to continue to stay in Beidi and be attacked by some madmen again, causing the soldiers around him to suffer in vain.
Now Qin Feng just wants to complete his strategic goals as soon as possible, leave Beidi and return to his own territory.
After all, he, Qin Feng, was not a god. When he was attacked by potential enemies, he could only bite the bullet and lead his brothers in a bloody battle. As long as there was a battle, there would inevitably be casualties.
Therefore, it is no longer important whether this matter has anything to do with King Beidi. If Qin Feng thinks it does, then it does.
Qin Feng ignored Chen Si's excuse and just said softly: "I am an envoy from Daliang. I came to your country firstly for the follow-up work of war reparations, and secondly to expand business routes."
"But since I came to your country, your Majesty has always avoided seeing me. This is definitely not the way to treat guests."
"Just when I was complying with your Majesty's summons, I was assassinated, and the person who did the murder turned out to be the pillar of your country."
"It can be seen that your country has evil intentions. It neither intends to pay the war reparations honestly nor has any sense of gratitude. It is obvious that you intend to take the opportunity to get rid of me."
"Since your country is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
Speaking of this, Qin Feng ignored Chen Si's bloodshot eyes and turned to look at Ning Hu: "Send someone to Beixi County to deliver a message."
"Prepare the army for war in the north, advance to Sangzhou, and point your sword at Zhuozhou. When I give the order, we will start the winter war!"
Naturally, Ning Hu didn't say anything and turned around to give instructions.
Chen Si suddenly took a step forward, but was unable to stop Ning Hu. He could only stare at Qin Feng, his eyes full of shock and anger.
"Qin Feng, you are obviously using the topic as an excuse!"
Facing Chen Si's roar, Qin Feng just replied softly: "My one hundred and thirty-seven brothers, why didn't I seize the opportunity I bought with my life?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Si was speechless for a long time.
He had long expected that Qin Feng would make a big fuss about this matter, but he did not expect that Qin Feng was so radical. He was not taking the opportunity to blackmail the King of Beidi, but directly preparing to take advantage of the severe winter to send troops in large numbers to take advantage of Beidi's illness. Beidi's fate.
According to the information reported by Night Owl, Chen Si already knew the situation in various places.
Even the relatively prosperous Daliang, due to this once-in-a-century severe winter, all military operations have come to a standstill, and they can only wait until the spring of next year before making plans.
Even the Liang Kingdom is like this, and the Di Kingdom has no strength to fight.
But in comparison, because the northern border of Liang State, under the management of Qin Feng, implemented the policy of hiding wealth among the people, the people were well fed and clothed warmly. Even if a winter offensive was launched, the northern border could still withstand it.
For a moment, Chen Si was completely confused.
He didn't understand what opportunity Qin Feng was waiting for after he had been dormant for so long.
Is it for Changshui County? Or is it to bring down Di State? Or is it for business purposes? Or... is this all part of Qin Feng's plan?
Di State was no longer able to cope with the winter war. In order to calm Qin Feng's anger, Chen Si had to lower his head and his tone became extremely calm.
"Qin... Qin Hou, as long as you are willing to pay the gold and withdraw your troops, I, Dadi, will hand over all the remaining evildoers of the Eagle Party to your disposal."
"As for the one hundred and thirty-seven soldiers who died in battle, how about giving each of them a pension of ten taels of silver?"
