Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"But it doesn't matter."

Liu Chuang nodded. He had come here to help Fang Yuanjian, so naturally he would not refuse.

However, what I just said has little to do with the army.

"General Liu, you are aware that many of our former subordinates have been arrested by the imperial court. Recently, many have been convicted and... their entire clans have been exterminated."

"I know of a city that is transporting over 10,000 prisoners to the imperial court for trial. If possible, could you help us rescue these people?"

The people he just mentioned were all his former good brothers, but they were captured by the enemy on the battlefield and he never heard from them again.

After much difficulty, he arranged for someone to find out the whereabouts of those people.

If they can be rescued.

On the one hand, it can save them from the fate of being exterminated along with their entire clan, and on the other hand, it can expand Fang Yuanjian's combat power.

But this is obviously a very difficult thing to do. If the other party dares to release the news, he is not afraid that Fang Yuanjian will kidnap people.

In addition, Fang Yuanjian only has a small number of troops under his command.

There were only more than 10,000 people who could participate in the war.

Wanting to challenge the entire Shenmu Kingdom is simply a pipe dream.

"This is a bit difficult."

Liu Chuang sighed.

"If you have more people, we can fight seven in and seven out, and take more people away."

"But now there are so few people left. Even if my brothers risk their lives, they will only use the death of our Fire Battalion to exchange for some of your troops. The key is that those troops are not as strong as the Fire Battalion."

At this point, Liu Chuang could clearly feel the frustration he had just felt.

But that's what war is like, and he doesn't know how to comfort people. He continued:

"With all due respect, even if those people were rescued, they would at most be serving as support soldiers in the army. Their weapons, armor, and horses are all gone."

"Returning a group of these troops will not be of much use to you, except for considering the friendship you fought together in the past few years and saving them from the fate of being exterminated."

Although he didn't want to admit it, he just realized that Liu Chuang was right.

In the distance, Fang Yuanjian also saw that he was talking with Liu Chuang.

After noticing their expressions, he guessed what they were talking about. He walked up to them, patted their shoulders and said,

"It's unrealistic. Let's go to the border first."

"I see."

He just turned and left with a heavy heart.

Seeing this scene, Liu Chuang turned to Yuan Jian and said:

"I can go ask His Majesty. Maybe His Majesty has some good ideas. But don't get your hopes up too much. There's a high probability that these people can't be saved."

"Thank you very much."

Fang Yuanjian clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude to Liu Chuang.

In Liu Chuang's eyes, his behavior seemed a little abnormal.

He stopped Fang Yuanjian who was about to leave and asked:

"Your Highness, why are you so concerned about these troops?"

"Not only you, but also the court of Shenmu Kingdom has gone to great lengths to bring him to the court for trial. Besides friendship, is there something else you haven't told me?"

Although Liu Chuang has a bad temper, anyone who can command a large-scale war is no ordinary person.

As a general, he smelled something unusual about this army.

Sure enough, after he said this, Fang Yuanjian smiled bitterly.

"Actually, there's nothing to hide. These are our mechanical troops. Just like your Fire Battalion, they're good at manipulating mechanical forces in combat."

"Originally, these were the elite of my elite troops, but as you know, mechanical devices will eventually wear out. Without the support of the imperial court, our supply of mechanical devices has been affected."

"Additionally, the policies I promoted deliberately veered towards the direction of the military, causing their power to weaken further and further. Ultimately, lacking their own military weapons, they were no match for the court's regular troops on the battlefield."

After hearing this, Liu Chuang finally understood everything.

"You mean to say that these people are very skilled in the use of mechanical weapons. So Hua Yunhong didn't kill them on the spot. Is it because he wanted to capture them and train them for further use?"

"I guess so, but some of the generals will still be put on trial."

Fang Yuanjian explained the situation clearly, and Liu Chuang made a decision in his heart.

"I understand. I will report the situation to His Majesty in a moment. If he nods, I will help you. If His Majesty doesn't think it's possible, then let's not bring this up anymore. After all, it's too difficult."

Liu Chuang just came here because he wanted to give them more help.

But the brothers under his command are also living beings. It is impossible for him to sacrifice his own life just to save others.

"Okay, thank you."

Soon, Liu Chuang reported to Qin Ming everything that he and Fang Yuanjian had just mentioned to him.

Qin Ming was still a little surprised when he received the telegram.

He called Elder Song and Xuan Feng to discuss the matter.

Xuan Feng spoke first:

"Your Majesty, Fang Yuanjian is getting more and more demanding. How dare he open his mouth and ask us to sacrifice our strength to help him expand his army?"

Elder Song also felt that this was inappropriate.

"Being able to cover their retreat is already a great honor for us. Now they have to go back to rescue people. How can we have so much time and energy to help them with this?"

"If we really help him, who can say for sure whether he'll end up being an ungrateful person like Liu Qin?"

After the two expressed their opinions, they all looked at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming stroked his chin, as if thinking about something.

After a long time, he suddenly said:

"Do you two know anything about the Shenmu Kingdom's mechanisms?"

"I don't quite understand. They have a lot of innovators themselves. If it's really a good thing, why would they need our technological innovation?"

Elder Song did not have a good impression of the Shenmu Kingdom, so he spoke bluntly.

Xuan Feng thought for a moment and said:

"That's not the case. As long as it's technology, it's ultimately applicable. Plus, it's been researched for countless generations, so there's still a lot to like."

"I once saw their mechanical engineering, and it was truly ingenious. I'm sure they used quite a few top-notch mechanisms in the war."

He was the first person to guess Qin Ming's thoughts, so he said that.

After hearing what he said, Elder Song seemed to react and turned to look at Qin Ming.

"Your Majesty, Fang Yuanjian said they no longer have the means to supply mechanical devices, but he didn't say they don't have the mechanical skills!"

Qin Ming nodded with satisfaction. The two of them reacted very quickly.

"Hua Yunhong is a bit stingy. When we exchanged technology, he never mentioned any war mechanism."

"I can't get it from him, but Fang Yuanjian can give it to me."