Water Margin people

Chapter 1868 Strength is Truth

Everyone bowed and left immediately as if they had been pardoned.

"Your Holiness, we can't let them go like this!"

Bernard looked at Eugene III and said.

"What else are you going to do? Let them fight? See if they can still fight!"

Eugene III pointed at the soldiers sleeping in the distance and spoke.

"I'm not that tired!"

Bernard gritted his teeth.

"You don't understand. Their bodies are not exhausted, but their spirits are already on the verge of collapse. How can a person without spirit fight?"

Eugene III looked at Bernard and said.

"But now is the best time. The enemy has just won, and now is the time to relax and enjoy the glory. Only if we attack now can we win!"

Bernard said that the enemy would never have thought that they would dare to launch a counterattack at this time, and now they could only win by surprise.

"But the actual situation does not allow it!"

Eugene III said helplessly.

"Yes! Those who are cleaning up the battlefield are Byzantine prisoners. As long as we go over there, they will follow us to deal with Qi State, which is equivalent to our army!"

Bernard spoke up.

"This is just your idea. What if those people don't react? What will you do?"

Eugene III spoke.

……

In the dark night, on the messy battlefield, the Byzantine prisoners were lighting torches to illuminate and clean up the battlefield.

The Byzantines were usually very lazy and procrastinated in doing anything, but this time they were very active because they encountered the Qi army.

"vomit……"

The prisoner who was cleaning up the battlefield could not help but vomit. In front of him was a torn body that was torn into pieces by a tremendous force. It's not like he had never seen dead people before, but it was still too shocking to see a person being blown into minced meat.

But even so, the more timid the Byzantines were, the less they dared to have any disloyal thoughts. Without the supervision of the Qi army, not a single captive escaped. Some even spontaneously warned those around them.

"Don't harm us. How can you escape? The sea is full of Qi's ships and terrible artillery."

The prisoners warned each other.

Cleaning up the battlefield went smoothly.

Yue Fei had already arrived at the military camp on the coast at this time.

The fanatical believers worshipped the Qi army. They believed that the Qi army was the messenger of the Imperial Religion and the one who saved them.

"Meet the General!"

The governor led the remaining nobles and merchants to salute Yue Fei. This time they performed a kneeling ceremony, kneeling on both knees.

"Haha, your Majesty once said that you Westerners are very proud and never kneel down. You think your knees are straight and can't bend. But now it seems that your knees bend very smoothly!"

Yue Fei smiled and said that the Governor of Venice had always been arrogant and thought he was very valuable and that Qi could not do without him. Now that he had seen the absolute strength, he truly surrendered.

"General, you are joking. Of course the knee can be bent!"

The governor had a fawning look on his face, not caring at all about Yue Fei's sarcasm, and didn't even dare to have any thoughts in his mind.

"Haha, this is real strength!"

Yue Fei looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and laughed.

"Haha, His Majesty once said that the truth is only within the range of cannons. Now the truth is in our hands!"

Ruan Xiaoqi laughed loudly. He felt more and more that what His Majesty said was a philosophy of life. "Your Majesty also said that all fears come from insufficient firepower! When these people knew that the Crusaders were coming, they were as scared as quails. Some even defected directly!"

"But look at us. No matter how many troops they have, we are not in a hurry or panic at all. If they are rich, we will use firepower to cover them. If they are poor, we will use roundabout means to infiltrate them. We will directly use firepower to cover them, and the effect is really good!"

Xin Qiji smiled and said that they had never been afraid because they had absolute strength.

"General, the army has worked hard. We have some high-quality food here and would like to give it to the army!"

The Governor said with a flattering smile.

"We don't want what the rats have eaten!"

Xin Qiji glared at the Governor and spoke.

"I dare not! I dare not! How could I dare? These are all top-quality meats. The cattle and sheep are alive and can be slaughtered right away."

The governor quickly said that how dare he deceive Qi with inferior goods, he had prepared the best cattle and sheep this time.

"Okay, I accept your kindness!"

Yue Fei waved his hand and said that the army really needed some fresh meat. The navy had come all the way here, so they must have a good meal. It must be uncomfortable after drifting on the sea for several months.

"I'll make arrangements right away!"

The governor was overjoyed. Since Qi was willing to accept his things, it meant that he would not be abandoned.

"Look what this guy can do!"

Xin Qiji looked at the governor who was walking away with contempt.

"He's just trying to survive!"

Yue Fei did not blame the Doge of Venice too much. It was good enough that he did not leave at the most critical moment. As for the rest, what honor and dignity could a stray dog ​​have?

"What about Baldwin IV? Why can't I see that guy?"

Yue Fei looked around and didn't see Baldwin IV, which made him a little puzzled.

"I just saw that guy actually went to preach to the believers!"

Wu Yong said, although he was reluctant to admit it, Baldwin IV was more efficient in missionary work than them. After all, Baldwin IV was a Westerner and was proficient in language and writing.

"Is that so? When will Military Advisor Xiao arrive?"

Yue Fei looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and asked.

"It will probably take another five days. Zhang Shun has gone to pick him up! We have already finished our work here. Do we still need Military Advisor Xiao to come?"

Ruan Xiaoqi spoke up and said that he felt that what he needed to do had been done.

"Of course, the remaining ones are the most troublesome! If the Holy See is defeated, that damn church will be almost disbanded. Those believers will either choose to die or choose to join us!"

"There will be a huge number of believers, tens of millions of them! There will be all kinds of people among them, even Western spies. How can we distinguish them? How can we manage them?"

Yue Fei said, this is why the West is more troublesome than the Arabs. It is too far away, resulting in insufficient military force and inability to take care of so many things.

"So troublesome!"

Xin Qiji rolled his eyes. This was much more complicated than killing enemies in battle.

"Why do you think His Majesty sent Military Advisor Xiao to take charge of the situation? We can't handle these things!"

Yue Fei said that although he considered himself very capable, that was in tactics and strategy, not in administration of officials. He could even say that he was a novice in administration of officials and had never had any experience with it.

"Report, the enemy has retreated to Vicenza and is now resting in the city!"

A soldier came to report.

"Vicenza? I guess they'll go there too! Next they'll head towards Verona near the mountains!"

Yue Fei looked at the map and said that Vicenza was just a small city and was not strong enough to resist the Qi army, but Verona was a big city, far away from the coast and backed by mountains, making it an excellent defensive place.

(End of this chapter)