The eldest son is fierce

After reading the message, Tang Yi was stunned for a long time.

The battle of Tianyong Pass was not very smooth. Although the enemy was annihilated to the greatest extent possible, the border troops and the Zhennan army also suffered heavy losses.

More than 20,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army were killed in the battle, and the fighting in the center of the border army was even more brutal, with more than 30,000 soldiers killed.

After one battle, more than 50,000 people died, that’s a total of 50,000 lives!

Originally, he predicted that the casualties would not exceed 10,000, but now 50,000 people were killed in the battle, far exceeding his expectations.

"After you transferred the new army, the follow-up artillery fire didn't keep up. However, there were still capable generals in the Nanjing Army. They organized 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry to block the attack in the shortest possible time."

"The Iron Ferry was almost completely destroyed in this battle. If the Prince of Yan hadn't personally led the charge, I'm afraid the Nanjing army would have organized a counterattack..."

Qin Shujian's pretty face also looked a little ugly. If the new army had not withdrawn from the battlefield, the battle at Tianyong Pass would not have been so tragic... More importantly, the war was not over yet, and the news of the great victory at Tianyong Pass had spread everywhere.

Although it was a great victory, Tang Yi found it hard to accept such losses.

"Where is Zhuge Yunjue? Where is he?" Tang Yi looked up at Qin Shujian, murderous intent in his eyes.

If Zhuge Yunjue and the princess had not colluded with the Japanese pirates and caught him off guard, forcing him to transfer new recruits and ammunition, the Zhennan Army and the border would not have paid such a heavy price.

"The big prison in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion." Qin Shujian said.

"Meixiang, change your clothes. I'm going to see him."

Tang Yi climbed out of bed. Meixiang personally helped him get dressed. Qin Shujian put down what he was doing and combed his hair. "There's one more thing. Qin Shinian wants to see you and talk to you."

"Qin Shinian? The Prince of Dongyu? He didn't escape?"

Qin Shujian sneered, his face full of mockery and disdain. "He originally planned to flee, but halfway through, he discovered a very important problem. News of the victory at Tianyong Pass would surely reach the Eastern Territory faster than he did. If the border was sealed by then, he wouldn't be able to escape at all."

"Since he can't leave, why not negotiate terms with you and let him go."

"That's a nice thought." Tang Yi said with disdain, "Wife, go talk to her. After this battle, when we return to Kyoto, Dongyu will definitely come running over to restart negotiations. After all, the previous negotiations have been at a stalemate because they are waiting for news from the battlefield in the southern border."

"After returning to Kyoto, you should also prepare to return to Dongyu. You have a blood feud with the emperor, and he won't allow you to stay with me forever. Otherwise, if you return with a million-strong army one day, he will definitely be dead, right?"

Qin Shujian pursed his lips and said sarcastically, "That's true."

Tang Yi raised his hand and patted Qin Shujian's hand, saying, "Go and negotiate! Negotiate the best terms for yourself, then let Qin Shinian sign the agreement, and leave the rest to me."

"When you return to Dongyu, I will equip you with the strongest team and a reinforced company of guards. As long as the Grandmaster doesn't take action, you can roam around Dongyu as you please. If one day you don't want to play anymore, just shoot the dog emperor and ascend the throne yourself. Leave the rest to me."

Qin Shujian has always been very rational and very clear about his needs, but now when he heard Tang Yi's words, his heart felt as sweet as if it were covered with honey.

This is the man that Qin Shujian is!

"Thank you very much, husband!" Qin Shujian lowered her head and whispered in Tang Yi's ear.

Half an incense stick later, Tang Yi came out of the room tidy. Liang Shao, who was in charge of intelligence, was already waiting outside with a samurai sword in his hand.

When Tang Yi saw the knife, his eyes narrowed. He remembered that this was Tokugawa's sword. When he was chasing Tokugawa a few days ago, Tokugawa panicked and lost his sword.

"This is proof of the Grandmaster's death. Those martial arts masters searched for Tokugawa's escape route for two days and only found it today in a cave in the mountains."

Liang Shao handed the command knife to Tang Yi.

Tang Yi took the sword and said, "Go tell those guys that I'll treat them to drinks tonight. Also, have you counted the number of those who died in the battle?"

"The statistics are out." Liang Shao took out the list from the folder and handed it to Tang Yi.

After taking the list, the first thing that caught my eye was the word "Ling Ran"!

The face of the smiling young man appeared in Tang Yi's mind, and his heart seemed to be pricked by a needle. The young man who had just come out of Dahe Jianmen to gain experience was full of curiosity and yearning for everything. As long as he gained experience and gained knowledge, he would be able to rise to a high position when he returned to Dahe Jianmen.

He should have had a bright future, but because of a few words from him, he still went to die bravely!

"Ling Ran has a younger sister. Send someone to Longzhong to pick her up. I want to meet her when I return to Kyoto and tell his sect that he is a hero. I will ask for the emperor's approval and the corresponding rewards will be given."

After reading the list, Tang Yi felt heavy-hearted. Of the more than 2,300 masters he called, nearly 500 died in the battle.

Almost all of them died at the hands of Tokugawa!

"Those who died in battle will be incorporated into the new army and receive the highest level of pensions. At the same time, their families will be notified of their deaths. If their families are facing difficulties, the local authorities will assist them."

Tang Yi felt that he was a soldier and had killed many enemies, but now he realized that being a general and being a commander were two different concepts.

The general is in the battle, the commander is in the plan!

The general will break the formation, and the commander will break the deadlock!

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Liang Shao saluted.

"Ah."

Tang Yi put the list away and said, "Inform all the generals of the New Army and the Zhennan Army in the mall to come to the meeting in an hour..."

"Husband, something happened!"

Before Tang Yi finished speaking, Qiu Ju walked over quickly, her pretty face solemnly saying, "An old man in his eighties was killed outside the gate, and now there are more than a dozen elderly people in their seventies and eighties waiting in line. If you don't go out to meet them, they will all be killed in front of the gate."

"Also, I just checked, these people are all highly respected people in the mall."

Tang Yi's face suddenly turned cold. At the age of eighty, he was really being morally blackmailed. In this era, people over the age of eighty were called old centenarians. As long as they did not rebel, kill, or set fire, or just scolded the emperor, or urinated in front of the emperor, the emperor had to endure it.

But why do these old thieves think that he will endure it?

"Ju'er, get someone to get a few dozen mats."

Tang Yi snorted coldly and said, "If he's hit to death, wrap him up in a mat and carry him out to bury him. That's how I respect the elderly."

Du Lingfei was away, so Qiu Ju took over the position of mistress of the house and handled all the affairs of the house. After hearing Tang Yi's words, her pretty face suddenly changed and she said, "Husband, if this gets out, you will be scolded to death."

"Infamy? Ha, am I really afraid of that?"

Tang Yi turned and walked towards the cell, his voice filled with endless murderous intent:

"If I show any mercy to them, I will be sorry for the soldiers of the Zhennan Army and the martial arts masters who died in the mall."

"The blood on the city gate hasn't dried yet!"