When the battlefield was cleaned after the war, more than twenty government officials died, more than ten were seriously injured, and almost everyone who survived was injured.
But in fact, only more than half of them were actually killed by Japanese pirates, and the other half died of accidental killing or accidental injury by their own people.
Compared with the heroes brought by Liang Yongzhen, the combat power of the yamen servants could not even be considered as fighting against the five scum.
However, no matter how elite the people brought by Liang Yongzhen were, after all, they could not defeat four people with only two fists, and more than ten people still died at the hands of the Japanese pirates.
The casualties of the Haixing Island Army were a bit embarrassing. Sixteen people died, four of whom died from musket fire, and the other ten died from the massive counterattack of the Japanese pirates after the charge.
Two others were trampled to death by their own army after falling down. In addition to them, more than a dozen people were also trampled and suffered varying degrees of minor or serious injuries.
The temporary commander Ma Feixing bears serious responsibility and negligence for this.
But since I have little experience, I will certainly be punished, but I can’t just beat him to death.
After cleaning the battlefield, the criminal evidence that Li Jingshan was a Japanese pirate spy was conclusive.
Hou Yao asked the government officials to lead people to search the homes of Li Jingshan and Li Jingfeng.
Not much property was found, and even their family members had been moved away in advance.
But the altar and the dozen victim girls that were finally copied caused great anger among the people.
In order to calm the people's anger, Hou Yao announced his decision to hold a public execution of the Japanese pirates again in two days.
For a time, the people's emotions were high and they shouted long live Hou Zhixian.
Hou Yao's reputation has reached a new height.
In the evening, Liu Chengfu returned to the Yamen with the bodies of Zhu Liang'ao and Li Kangsheng.
Looking at Li Kangsheng's body, Hou Yao couldn't help but sigh.
To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Li Kangsheng.
Li Kangsheng can be said to be the chief culprit for Bao'an County's current situation.
In the end, he died in the war to protect the peace of the county, which can only be regarded as a kind of forgiveness.
However, from the combat prowess displayed by the Pengcheng Army, we can know that this man is rigorous in running the army and is a rare and competent general.
Moreover, he was also generous and forthright. Although he was fond of amassing money, he never used it to squander it for himself.
In fact, Li Kangsheng's life can be called frugal. Apart from good wine, he rarely drinks expensive wine.
Most of the money he earned was given to his subordinates, and some was given to his superiors to manage relationships.
Otherwise, the equipment of the Pengcheng Army would not be so good, especially the three hundred scale armored troops, which are simply gold-eating beasts.
This is all the wealth that Li Kangsheng saved little by little.
I remember when he first arrived in Pengcheng, the walls of Pengcheng were shaking even if he kicked them, and the city gates could no longer be closed.
It took him thirty-six years to strengthen Pengcheng to where it is today.
The Pengcheng Army could hold out until it suffered 60% casualties before completely collapsing.
Such an army can be called elite anywhere.
The scale armor army led by Zhu Liang'ao can be said to be the elite among the elite.
In the entire Daxia, there are definitely no more than three armies that can rival them, and the total number of troops may not even exceed 10,000.
Hou Yao patted Zhu Liang'ao on the shoulder:
"Generals are bound to die in battle. General Li died in a battle to defend the people, and he deserved his death.
I will report to the imperial court to show my merit, but I am afraid that the establishment of Qianhusuo City in Pengcheng will be abolished.
What plans does General Zhu have?"
Zhu Liangao smiled bitterly:
"There is no plan for a sinful person, just waiting for death."
"What do you say, General Zhu? You fought the enemy with blood, but even though you were defeated, it was at best in vain. Why wait for death?"
"The military regulations of the Great Xia state that when a general dies in battle, all his bodyguards will be killed. All members of the Linjia Army are members of the personal bodyguards of thousands of households, and all will be killed according to the law."
Hou Yao looked surprised. He really didn't expect this to happen:
"Master Li is just a member of a thousand households. According to Daxia's military system, a thousand households can only have fifty personal guards at most, right? How come all three hundred of you can become his personal guards?
Isn’t this too outrageous? The Ministry of War doesn’t even care?”
Zhu Liangao smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Master Hou has forgotten Master Li's identity? With the chief assistant here, how dare the Ministry of War dare to embarrass you on such a trivial matter?
What's more, the filial piety sent by you every year is not enough, so five years ago, we all converted to private soldiers."
Hou Yao felt very sorry, and at the same time an idea arose in his heart.
Through today's battle, he has discovered the fatal weakness of the Starfish Island Army, the lack of an iron-blooded military soul.
The military soul is the spiritual belief of an army. Only with lofty spiritual beliefs can an invincible iron-blooded army be built.
This point was vividly demonstrated by Hou Yao, the founding great man in his previous life.
When equipped with weapons and completely suppressed by the enemy, the Red Army relied on its lofty spiritual beliefs to
With his invincible iron-blooded military spirit, he defeated the strongest military group in the world at that time and created countless unsurpassable military miracles.
This kind of military spirit cannot be forged by winning one or two battles, but must be refined and passed down through endless flames of war.
No matter how capable he was, he couldn't create this kind of military spirit out of thin air.
Moreover, even if the army in peacetime has inherited the military spirit, if it really wants to awaken the military spirit, it must still be tempered by the flames of war.
But Haixing Island’s army only has such a small number of people. To build a military spirit, we don’t know how many people will be killed or injured. Haixing Island only has such a small family, can it afford to be injured?
If Zhu Liang'ao joins, it can make up for this point very well.
Zhu Liang'ao's scale army followed Li Kangsheng in the north and south for more than ten years, and they had already forged the soul of the Great Xia army.
Although the military spirit of Daxia is not as good as the military spirit of Hou Yao's Red Legion in his previous life, looking at the entire history of China, it is still one of the best.
Just rely on this sentence: If the enemy army is not defeated, the horse will not turn around, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, the country of Great Xia will always be there, and the captives will be defeated——.
It was enough to defeat all the powerful armies in the world. Ji Di personally led the army and conquered the grasslands in one battle, which is a clear proof of the strong spirit of Daxia's army.
"Master Zhu, if that's the case, I have an idea. I wonder if the general can consider it."
"Master Hou, just say it bluntly."
"Your Excellency and all the officers and soldiers are the backbone of our Great Xia. It doesn't matter if they die in battle.
But if you have to die for the commander in such a humiliating way, I think it looks like you are loyal, but in fact you are foolishly loyal.
My report won't be sent out until tomorrow morning, so it's too late to change it now.
So I’m thinking, why don’t you keep me useful for someone else, and you might have the opportunity to serve your country in the future.”
Zhu Liang'ao raised his head and glanced at Hou Yao, and immediately knew what his intention was.
"My lord, do you want to join the green army that your lord trained?"
Hou Yao laughed:
"I do have this idea, but whether Mr. Zhu is willing or not depends on your own wishes."
Zhu Liang'ao snorted coldly, looked at Hou Yao with his eyes like a knife and said:
"Master Hou is the magistrate of the county, but he secretly trains the army. It can be seen that your master's plans are not small, and he may also have the ambition to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky, right?
If you put all the people in danger for your own selfish interests, how can you risk your life for an ambitious person like you?"
Hou Yao smiled awkwardly:
"Your Excellency, I have misunderstood. I do have my own reasons for training the new army, and I have absolutely no thoughts of rebellion.
Besides, what are the benefits of being an emperor? Being locked in a cage every day and not being able to go anywhere. I also want to travel around the world with my wife and children in the future.
I would have to go crazy to think about becoming an emperor. Please believe me no matter what, I have no such ambition."
When Zhu Liang'ao heard what Hou Yao said, his eyes softened a little:
"Sir, since you have no intention of rebellion, why not disband the army?
With your talents, as long as you serve the country wholeheartedly, you will definitely be the pillar of the country, and you will surely live high in the temple in the future.
Raising a private army is a serious crime, and it would be unwise to ruin your future."
Hou Yao was speechless for a moment. He wanted to recruit him, but he didn't expect that he lectured him instead. He thought for a while and then said:
"General Zhu doesn't know that the purpose of training this army is actually to protect his parents and family.
They are all on isolated islands overseas and are harassed by pirates all year round. Therefore, I have to train this army to protect the safety of the islanders.
General Zhu is a loyal man. I just don’t want General Zhu and all the loyal soldiers to die tragically for no reason, so I want to ask you to follow the army back to the island to live.
As for General Zhu's willingness to join the army, it is entirely up to the general's free will.
However, I think that if General Zhu is worried about my disobedience, then he should join my army.
Only by truly participating in it can you know what your army is actually doing. If there is any change, you can also know in advance.
What's more, I plan to completely hand over the actual command of the army to the general.
In this way, the general will be able to stop any bad intentions of this officer, which should be regarded as a kind of loyalty to the country."
Zhu Liang'ao looked at Hou Yao in surprise for a long time. He really didn't expect that Hou Yao was even willing to hand over the command of the army to him in order to recruit him.
If this is the case, then it is indeed as he said, it is really necessary for him to join.
The team in green military uniforms still looks a little immature now, but as a battlefield veteran who was born in the old army, he can naturally see the extraordinary in it at a glance.
If such a powerful military in the future does something evil, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous.
If, as Hou Yao said, he can control the army, he will indeed have the ability to prevent this army from doing evil.
"May I ask if what your lord is saying is true? Do you really want to hand over the command of the army to the general?"
Hou Yao suddenly felt a little embarrassed. What he just said was just a temptation. The command of the army must be firmly in his own hands.
It is impossible for anyone else to hand it over, but I do need a supreme commander when I am away.
The experienced Zhu Liangao is definitely a good choice.
"Yes, but I also have prerequisites. As you can see, this army is very different from the Daxia army.
Even if General Zhu joins, I believe it will be difficult for you to adapt without quite a long time.
As long as the general can adapt to and master the army's training methods, and win in the competition set by the officer.
I can indeed promise to hand over the command to the general."
Zhu Liangao clasped his hands in his fists, knelt down on one knee and said:
"Okay, as long as the adults promise not to go to war with Daxia, the villain is willing to listen to the adults' orders."
Hou Yao laughed and said:
"General Zhu, please rise. I assure you that as long as the Daxia Army does not invade Haixing Island, the Haixing Army will never be an enemy of Daxia."