Great Tang Southern Emperor

Are you planning to take all of this benefit?If you eat alone, you will be struck by lightning.

This time I can't afford you any more.

So the members of the other five mercenary regiments, who mistakenly thought that Tingfeng had gained any benefits, were also in a hurry. Regardless of the fatigue caused by repeated running, they breathed a sigh of relief and followed Tingfeng closely, wanting to compete with them for credit—to no avail. You also have to participate, only in this way can you have the face to ask the prince for extra rewards.

Of course, it's not that people have doubts and feel that things are not that simple, but at this time they are after all grabbing credit with the person who listened to the wind, but it is not easy to ask the person who listened to the wind, and the person who listened to the wind Being more excited than the other proves that their guess should be good. After all, who would be so excited except for meritorious service?Therefore, no one asked—of course, even if they had the guts to ask, Tingfeng would not explain it to them, at least not tell the truth.

Of course Tingfeng can't explain it, and it's not easy to explain this kind of thing, after all, the difference between Li Zhen's remuneration to both parties is too big - the remuneration of the five major mercenary regiments is only normal gold and silver, but Tingfeng is a future. , if the benefits were revealed, how could the five major mercenary regiments not be envious or jealous?Why don't they want to publicize Li Zhen's injustice?

So that's it, one side is embarrassed to ask, and one side can't explain it. Under this kind of misunderstanding, 2000 people plunged into the rebel camp...

Fortunately, the rebels already knew that the headquarters was taken away, their morale plummeted, and they were even more defenseless against the enemies behind them. Therefore, two thousand mercenaries rushed into the rebel camp without any loss, and shocked them. The young army, which was fighting the rebels head-on, also discovered this opportunity, and immediately switched from defense to offense, which in turn suppressed the rebels.

The war has progressed to this point, but the result has already been decided. Although the number of the Boys Army is smaller than that of the rebels, there are still more than 1000 people. It is not much less than the rebels, but the firepower is not as good as that of the rebels. .The rebels retreated step by step under the superior firepower attack, but their retreat was also gradually slowing down the speed of the rebels. Therefore, it has been more than an hour since the rebels started their uprising, and they have not attacked the nearest residence of Li Zhen. There are several streets.

The number of rebels is only [-]. As the occupied area increases, the number of people gradually becomes sparse, and the attack power gradually decreases. However, the boy army is the opposite. As the rebel army presses on step by step, the boy army is also compressed Formed into a group, the combat effectiveness has improved—especially when a group of young soldiers touched an artillery squad, captured a mountain cannon, five mortars and several rounds of shells, this advantage was even more obvious .

At this time, coupled with an attack from the mercenaries, the rebel army was even more chaotic. The young army took advantage of the chaos to fight out, and finally turned from defense to attack. The rebels were flanked back and forth, and their morale was almost gone. It's no longer resistance, but surrender...

As a result, a strange scene appeared in the fifth area. Whenever there were young soldiers or mercenaries in mixed clothes, before they even had time to make a move, countless rebels knelt on the ground very honestly, and then raised their guns high. On the top of the head, this self-consciousness is almost gone.

That is to say, under such circumstances, the people sent by Zhong Liyao also brought the news back to the base, and the soldiers who were forced by the lieutenant general not to dispatch were finally rescued, and the lieutenant general Zhong Licheng left there was rescued. The angry soldiers hanged themselves alive, and the soldiers who still didn't understand their hatred put their anger on the head of the rebels and ran to the battlefield as fast as possible, which aggravated the defeat of the rebels.

"Your Highness, we have won."

After Li Zhen handed the signal flare to Fang Yiai, he felt dizzy again. After drinking a bowl of soup, he fell asleep again. When he woke up again, Fang Yiai who was guarding next to him gave him a Such good news.

"Not bad." After sleeping again, Li Zhen felt much better: "How about our loss?"

Fang Yiai said strangely: "No, Your Highness, we won the battle, and you gave us a good evaluation? Besides, we won a rare battle, so it's okay if you don't ask about the gains, why are you asking about the losses? "

"What can we gain? What's there to be happy about when our own people beat our own people?" Li Zhen asked back, with a rather ugly face: "The things of the rebels are ours, not to mention the guns on both sides are so loud. After a long time, I'm afraid the outside has been reduced to ruins, right? There are at least [-] destroyed houses and shops, and if you count the destroyed public facilities and accidental injuries... This time you will not only lose money , I am afraid that a lot of money will be posted upside down."

"Eh..." Fang Yiai was speechless, because he thought about it carefully, what Li Zhen said was correct, the weapons used by the rebels were not free, their weapons themselves were obtained from the barracks Yes, these guns can't even be counted as captured but only recovered, and this is not counting the ammunition consumed by the rebels.In addition to these, only some rebels robbed the surrounding shops and got some gold and silver from them, but these gold and silver must be returned to the owner, and only those goods that cannot be found by the owner can be taken away by the Protectorate. Take it back—but how much money can this little money have?Sitting in Luzon, making money every day, how could Fang Yiai, who is used to seeing gold mountains and silver seas, be interested in this little money?

Not to mention that the two sides have been fighting for so long, the damaged houses and streets need to be repaired, and those who are accidentally injured must also be compensated. The soldiers should be rewarded for fighting for so long, and rewards are also necessary. Counting the hired mercenaries—although the one who hired them was Prince Li Zhen, it was impossible for Fang Yiai to put this account on Li Zhen's head anyway. He would naturally give Li Zhen the promise, but The Duhu Mansion also had to spend money to appease them. After all, these mercenaries came to help the Duhu Mansion eliminate the rebels.

That's all for nothing, the Luzon Protectorate has nothing else, there is still a little private money, and it doesn't cost much to pay for compensation. The problem is the last loss...

The last loss is also the most important loss in Yegang at present - Yegang is the largest city in Luzon, even if it is placed in the top three in Nanyang, it is second only to Fuchun and Sanfoqi, which is built on the basis of Malacca. up.

Why can Yegang be compared with these two cities that have taken advantage of their geographical location?

In addition to being the first to develop here and occupying the time, more importantly, this is the residence of the Luzon Protectorate, and it is also the main base of the Coconut Harbor Fleet. There are tens of thousands of troops in the garrison alone. It stands to reason It is said to be the safest place in Luzon, so all businessmen like to land here, which has promoted the prosperity of this place over time.

But now what?

In broad daylight, in the midst of the world, such a vicious gun battle took place in the main commercial area of ​​Yegang (No. [-] is also considered a commercial area, and the war also spread to No. [-] area)?

Originally, Yegang had a bad reputation, but now that something like this has happened, its reputation may be rotten on the street. How can merchants land here with peace of mind?

It is conceivable that once the news of today spreads, the transaction volume of Coconut Port in the next few months will definitely drop significantly, and it may even affect this year's tax revenue. Fang Yiai may have to collect the court reprimand...

Chapter 1101

Chapter 48 Goodbye Bencai

"Your Highness, you must save me. This subordinate doesn't want to die." Thinking of what he might face in the future, Fang Yi's white hair sweated with anxiety, and as for the joy of victory, he even threw it to Jiuzhong Tianwai——With such a heavy loss, where is there any joy to speak of?I don't even have the face to celebrate, it's still important to save my life now.

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to worry. In the final analysis, this matter is still my fault. When facing the court's accountability, you just need to push the problem to me." Li Zhen was very loyal. Da Lan intends to take the blame for Fang Yiai.

"Don't...then forget it. This matter has nothing to do with His Highness. After all, you were sleeping all the time during the war. This subordinate will appeal to the court and ask for punishment." Fang Yi Ai smiled wryly, and took the initiative to take the blame, but this time he took the blame willingly - as I said before, not everyone in this world is qualified to take the blame for Li Zhen, but his wife Yiai can Taking the blame for Li Zhen twice is enough to prove that he is extraordinary. At least the three of Du He are also Li Zhen's confidantes, but they have never blamed him once. This has already proved the status of Fang Yiai in Li Zhen's heart up.

"No, what Ben Gong said is true, you can really push the matter to Ben Gong." Li Zhen was a little helpless, why couldn't she explain it clearly?There is also Fang Yiai, who is usually the smartest person, why didn't he react now?

"No, Your Highness, this matter is ultimately the responsibility of the subordinates, and it is not for a gentleman to shift the responsibility to others." Fang Yiai said in a righteous manner, but he was very clear in his heart. This matter must not be followed by Li Zhen. I mean to do it.

Of course he guessed that Li Zhen's move must have other plans, but forgive him for not agreeing to this matter, this blame can only be carried by him, otherwise if he really leaves the matter to Li Zhen, not only his own conscience will be troubled An, and it’s not good for his future development—although he will be reprimanded by the court for taking the blame for Li Zhen, but it’s just a reprimand, at most he will be beaten (and this beating is still a family law, It is impossible for the imperial court to beat him up because of such a trivial matter, after all, Fang Yiai handled this matter well), the imperial court will not dismiss himself because of this trivial matter.

But if the matter is pushed to Li Zhen's head, then everything will be over. In this way, he can indeed be exempted from this punishment, but what are the consequences of doing so?Not only will others laugh at and look down on him, but he may also be hated by Li Zhenji—although at present, Li Zhen probably won't do this.But people change, what about the future?Li Zhen is still just the crown prince, and the days to come are still long. Who knows what Li Zhen will become in the future?What if he is not favored in the future?Li Zhen thought of what happened today again, would he still remember that he asked for it on his own initiative?There is no guarantee that he will settle accounts after the fall.

Therefore, for the sake of my own future, today's affairs must not go according to Li Zhen's wishes, this pot - my wife's love will be betrayed...

"Why are you doing this?" Li Zhen also roughly understood Fang Yiai's plan, and couldn't help shaking her head helplessly: "Forget it, if that's the case, then it's up to you."

Although Fang Yiai has his own small thoughts, he is still taking the blame for himself after all. Seeing that he is so determined, Li Zhen can only follow his wishes. As for her own blame, anyway, the tour around the world has just begun, and there will be opportunities in the future Just look for it slowly.

"By the way, after this big battle, many members of the underworld have escaped, right?" Li Zhen remembered another thing, Zhongli City rebelled, it can be said that he made a mess of his own arrangements, and originally guarded the various exits All the defenders were also arrested or killed, and there were no defenders at the exit. Those frightened gangsters who had been killed by themselves would not all escape, right?

"This is exactly what this subordinate wants to tell His Highness." Fang Yiai suddenly showed a smile on his face: "Although Zhonglicheng's betrayal caused the major exits to fall, what we lost was the rest of the connection to No. [-]. Those guarding other areas are still motionless—this has led to the fact that although the gate is lost, few of those scumbags escaped."

"So that's the case, I understand." Li Zhen only thought about it for a while, and then understood the reason.

The reason is very simple, because the rebels started to attack from the fourth area. Although their attack caused all the exits in this part to fall, don't forget that there are still battles here, with the sound of guns and bullets flying around. Even if those scumbags had the courage, they would not dare to cross the battlefield at this time.What's more, those gangsters are unruly, and they don't live together. If they are allowed to run away, it will inevitably affect the actions of the rebels during their escape. Even if Zhong Licheng doesn't know the rules of the battlefield , and it is impossible to let these scumbags walk through your own battlefield at this time-not only is this irresponsible for the lives of your own soldiers, those scumbags are more likely to affect your own battlefield layout, which will lead to the entire battle. The failure of a battle.

So even if Zhonglicheng wanted to let these scumbags go, it would definitely not be now, but after winning the war and capturing Li Zhen alive—of course, if Li Zhen had already been captured by then, It doesn't matter whether they escape or not.

"Okay, you can go out." After getting what she wanted, Li Zhen waved her hand and started to chase people away.

"Yes, Your Highness, let's rest, and this subordinate will leave." Fang Yi'ai did not stay here either. The war had just ended at this time. As the highest officer in Luzon, he still had a lot of things to deal with. Now that he can come to see Li Zhen It was time to squeeze out time, now seeing that Li Zhen was fine, she stood up and left.

However, Li Zhen didn't rest for long, because just as he closed his eyes, Cheng Chuliang walked in again: "I have seen Your Highness, and I have something to report."

Li Zhen had no choice but to open her eyes again: "What is it?"

"A few people want to see you, they say they are your acquaintances."

"Well, they are indeed my acquaintances, let them in." Li Zhen showed a meaningful smile on his face: I haven't seen you for more than ten years, how are you all?

"Yes." Although he was very curious, Cheng Chuliang didn't ask any more questions - don't ask about things that shouldn't be asked, this is a necessary rule for a subordinate.

Cheng Chuliang soon came in again, and this time he was followed by three people.

"Pfft!"

When Benyin and Creevey saw Li Zhen, they immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, I have seen Your Highness, but I haven't seen you for more than ten years. Your Highness is still fine..."

Halfway through the talk, the two of them were already sobbing.

Li Zhen also wanted to cry at this time, but his current status does not allow him to cry, so he could only hold back his tears and said emotionally: "I am fine, but you——Ben Yin, Creevey, you all did it for me. , Going deep into the desert for more than ten years, all the way with wind, sword, frost, sword, gold and iron horse, narrow escape, can be said to be outstanding, you are the ones who have worked hard."

"Serving Your Highness, slaves don't feel bitter." Benyin and Creevey never regarded themselves as Li Zhen's subordinates, but regarded themselves as his servants, so they only called themselves slaves, even if they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years , which has not changed in the slightest.

"Creevey's life was saved by His Highness. If it wasn't for His Highness, the servants would have died 20 years ago, and they would never be the same today. It is right to die for Your Highness." Creevey raised his head and said: "On the contrary, Your Highness, you were only a few years old when your slaves left His Highness, but now you have grown into such a shape, and you have done so many great things. After the slaves heard about His Highness's deeds , and feel happy for His Highness in my heart."

"Get up quickly." Li Zhen helped the three of them up, and asked with some disappointment: "Where is Aya? Why didn't she follow?"

The third person is not Aya, but Luo Lin, the second head of the Tingfeng mercenary corps appointed by Li Zhen. Because of a big mistake, Li Zhen erased all his official positions before, and then threw him into Tingfeng. The mercenary battlefield honed him.