Chen Jue waved his hand. The information on the battlefield was changing. He was thousands of miles away from the border. It was already very fast to be able to get back at this time.
When Chen Jue left Luojing, he had thought about forcing Qin Huaizhi to take action. Originally, he wanted to go to South Vietnam first, and then lure Qin Huaizhi to lead more troops to South Vietnam.
But after knowing that Qin Huaizhi planned to trap him to death in Shangzhou, Chen Jue no longer planned to endure it.
He didn't want Wang Yanli to leave the border at the beginning. The troops in South Vietnam and the geographical environment of South Vietnam were enough to deal with the 300,000 people brought by King Qin.
"Wang Qing, please get up." Chen Jue raised his hand to help Wang Yanli and said, "It's not too late for Wang Qing to lead his troops to Shangzhou now."
Chen Jue asked Liang Qi about his casualties.
Liang Qi reported, "More than 29,900 casualties were suffered by the soldiers guarding the city, and there were still more than 100 people left. The reinforcements suffered more than 100 casualties."
Chen Jue couldn't help but feel extremely sad when he heard the casualties. This figure was more than the number of casualties caused by the epidemic.
These people should not have died, but they died because of Qin Huaizhi's ambition.
This battle indeed resulted in heavy casualties, and everyone involved in the defense felt the same.
This battle was also Chen Jue's first experience since he traveled through time, and he was as frightened as others.
Chen Jue asked again, "How many casualties did they have?"
Liang Qi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood this sentence as he followed Chen Jue, "The rebels suffered 200,000 casualties."
Fortunately, I asked this question before when I was counting the casualties, otherwise I might not be able to answer it now.
Everyone was whispering to each other for a while, obviously a little surprised by this result.
Shangzhou only had 30,000 people defending the city, and the reinforcements totaled 280,000, while the rebels had 300,000. Their casualties were so many!
Hearing this number, Chen Jue couldn't help but feel a little heavy.
Chen Jue ordered: "Su Qing, you stay here with -"
Chen Jue raised his eyes and glanced in Liang Qi's direction, and then said: "Assist Liang Qi to deal with the aftermath of the wounded and wounded soldiers, and make sure their families are properly handled."
"Yes, I will take your orders." Su Xing and Liang Qi said at the same time.
"Your Majesty," Liang Qi suddenly reminded: "What should we do with the remaining rebels who surrendered?"
This reminded Chen Jue.
He raised his eyes and looked at the rebels who only had about 100,000 people left.
"After this battle, Shangzhou also needs to rest and recuperate. You select some healthy and strong young men to participate in the construction. The elderly and the only children in the family are allowed to return home."
"Your Majesty, is this punishment too light? According to the law, these rebels should be hanged." Someone said.
"We don't accept it! Why don't they die!"
"Yes, we are not convinced!"
Their brothers and friends all died because of these rebels. Why can these people still live well?
There are many soldiers who have this idea, Liang Qi is one of them, "Your Majesty, the last general also thinks the same as them."
Hearing their dissatisfaction, Chen Jue knew to some extent.
Chen Jue sighed inwardly and looked at them, "I understand how you feel. But they also belong to the Chen Kingdom and are my subjects. If it weren't for King Qin's ambition, they would not be rebels."
"Letting them participate in the reconstruction of Shangzhou is a punishment in itself. This is to let them atone for Shangzhou, the dead soldiers and people."
There were too many casualties in this battle, and Chen Jue didn't want those alive to add to the number.
After leaving the matter here to Su Xing and Liang Qi, Chen Jue took Wang Yanli back to the inn.
On the way, Chen Jue felt heavy and didn't say much.
The moment he stepped onto the station, Chen Jue suddenly stopped.
He asked aloud, "Am I being too kind to a woman by not killing them?"
Wang Yanli, who was behind him, did not expect that His Majesty would ask such a question. He replied: "Why does Your Majesty ask like this? The general thinks that Your Majesty is benevolent, not a woman."
This reply made Chen Jue chuckle.
Aren’t they all “benevolence”? There is another difference!
Chen Jue asked again, "If there is a traitor in your army, how will you deal with it?"
"Kill him!" Wang Yanli answered this question without even thinking about it, his eyes getting colder.
Yes, this is the right thing to do.
It's just that one is a general and the other is an emperor, Chen Jue can vent his anger and kill them.
But what about after killing?
He also has elderly parents, brothers and sisters of the same race, a wife and children behind him. Who should take care of these people?
Some are only children in the family. If the only child dies, who will take care of the elderly parents at home?
He could kill one person, two people, ten people, or even a hundred people to serve as a warning to others.
But this is more than 100,000 people, not a small number.
Water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
Chen Jue didn't want to have the ending of the original character in the novel. In addition to the King of Qin and the male protagonist of the original book, he also had to deal with the common people.
The people are the top priority.
After Qin Huaizhi left, Yang Huaizhi and Lu Huaizhi would come. Therefore, if we want to completely change the original ending, we have to start from the people.
This time with Shangzhou and his party, I'm afraid his reputation has changed a bit in the hearts of the people.
The biggest gain this time is not to save Shangzhou and get rid of the King of Qin, but to gain the hearts and minds of the people.
But this is not enough, you still have to work hard.
Thinking of a better life in the future, Chen Jue walked in front and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
As Chen Jue was walking, he saw a figure running towards him quickly, and he subconsciously turned sideways.
After seeing the person clearly, he quickly reached out to catch the person and took him back into his arms.
Smelling the familiar smell, Jiang Rou hugged him tightly, "Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
"Well, I'm back." He hugged the woman in his arms.
