Xiao Chen never had a good impression of Jin Yiwei.
Of course, this bad feeling is not directed at the captain of Jinyiwei, but at the selfish bureaucracy among Jinyiwei.
Among the five thousand households of Jinyi Guards in front of them, some suggested searching the city overnight in order to avenge the five or six hundred dead brothers. However, it cannot be ruled out that some of the thousands households were eager to commit suicide and would seize the so-called opportunity.
But is this really an opportunity to arrest people? Xiao Chen disagrees.
Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyiwei in front of him, had already lost five to six hundred people in one round, and not even a single person from the opponent was left behind. He did not assess the situation and clearly understand the current situation, and actively requested an overnight search.
Xiao Chen was disgusted with this kind of behavior of disregarding the lives of the captains in order to achieve meritorious service.
The gratitude I felt towards Xu Kaiying for arranging 5,000 people to support Dongchang disappeared as he neglected the lives of the lower-level captains.
Looking at Xu Kaiying, Xiao Chen said calmly: "Sir, do you know how many captains Jinyiwei lost in a round like this tonight?"
Xu Kaiying was startled and didn't understand why Xiao Chen asked this. Was he testing his own understanding of what happened tonight?
Thanks to the hundreds of households who reported to me just now, otherwise, I would have really been questioned.
When I came here just now, I just took a general look at the situation and didn't ask about the specific matters in detail.
It seems that I have to pay more attention to this aspect in the future.
This Lord in Purple is a popular person around the emperor, and his words may very well affect his future career.
"The specific number is still being calculated, but it is probably around 600 people." Xu Kaiying said with a sigh.
Although the lost captains can be replaced from other guards in the future, after all, they are human lives, and I cannot act too rationally.
If you are too rational, you are ruthless and cold-blooded.
The other party was a purple-robed captain, and he was once a solid captain. He had also heard about the deep feelings between these low-level captains.
This sigh was not only an expression of my own heartache, but also a sigh for Xiao Chen.
"Do you know, sir, how many people are here in total?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"I just heard reports from hundreds of households below that there were more than a dozen men in black on the other side." Xu Kaiying said confidently.
If you don't even understand this little bit of the situation, how can you have the face to talk about it here.
"More than a dozen people killed about 600 Jinyi Guardsmen, and almost no one survived if they took action. This difference in strength is not just a little bit." Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly.
"Even if they are all iron men, they must be exhausted after killing so many of our brothers. If we don't search for them now and wait for them to recover, it will be a lot of trouble to capture them again."
Yes." Xu Kaiying explained her point of view.
"There are only a dozen of them who dare to attack the Jinyiwei's defense line. If they don't have absolute confidence, they won't come. The most important thing is that after the battle just ended, no one of them was left behind. Now why do you want to search?
Do you think you can take them down easily?" Xiao Chen said calmly.
The meaning of the words was already very obvious. After searching in the middle of the night, the only result was that Jin Yiwei had more dead people.
"The casualties are all the Jinyi Guardsmen. In this search, thousands of households are pressing the battle and hundreds of households are leading the team. There won't be any big problem in capturing them."
It seemed that she didn't understand what Xiao Chen meant, but Xu Kaiying still looked confident.
In fact, it's not his fault, but the pressure Huailaiwei put on him is too much. He needs credit, and he needs to make the emperor take a liking to his bargaining chip again. Tonight, this is an opportunity. Once missed, he will not be able to win.
Know when you will have another chance.
He actually understood what Xiao Chen said, but he pretended not to understand.
In a battle, no one can die. The worst outcome is to die a few more captains and return without success.
But what if, if a man in black is injured in the battle and is found, wouldn't it be like a big pie falling from the sky? If you search, you will have the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, otherwise, there will be nothing.
Taking another step back and taking the initiative tonight shows that Jin Yiwei's strength still exists. If we leave it at this, although the emperor knows about it and will affirm Jin Yiwei's loyalty, I am afraid that Jin Yiwei's strength and courage will leave a lasting impression in his heart.
Good impression.
Therefore, the search tonight must be done even if it is just a formality.
After thinking about it, Xu Kaiying secretly made up her mind.
"Mr. Xu, can you lend me a moment to speak?" Xiao Chen chuckled and whispered.
In front of so many people, Xiao Chen really couldn't bear to slap Xu Kaiying in the face. However, if he was asked to risk his career with the life of the Jinyi Guard School Lieutenant, Xiao Chen would not agree.
In this matter, if he were not present, he would be the commander, and of course he would have the final say. But tonight, he had witnessed everything, and despite the huge disparity in strength, he still insisted on conducting a search, and he absolutely could not agree to it.
"Okay, let's go over there." Xu Kaiying happily cooperated.
The people behind him also retreated a little further away in confusion.
"May I ask Mr. Xu, how many thousand households and how many hundred households are there in Jinyiwei?" After walking away, Xiao Chen looked at Xu Kaiying with a smile.
"There are at least ten people from a thousand households who can move now. And there are also hundreds of people from a hundred households. These people are enough to lead the team." Xu Kaiying responded.
Xiao Chen asked himself this, obviously still worried about the safety of the captains. Showing the strength of the Jin Yiwei, as long as he no longer worries, tonight's search will definitely be carried out.
"I would like to ask, what kind of person is the emperor in Mr. Xu's mind?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
This sentence completely confused Xu Kaiying.
This may be the current situation. We were discussing whether to search or not. Why did the captain in purple suddenly ask who the emperor was?!
"The current emperor is wise and powerful. It is not an exaggeration to be called a hero of the generation." After thinking for a while, Xu Kaiying said all the words that she could praise the emperor in her heart.
"The emperor is a great hero of the generation, and everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows this. So, Mr. Xu, do you think that while the emperor is brave, is he clever or wise?" Xiao Chen laughed.
Xu Kaiying's brows gradually wrinkled: "Master Ziyi, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. With all this going around, I really don't understand what you want to say?"
"Let me ask you, is the Emperor stupid?"
"Not stupid!" Xu Kaiying replied simply.
"Then I can see what you are thinking tonight. Do you think the emperor can see it?" Xiao Chen laughed softly.
