The Prodigal Son

After nightfall, Qin Yu personally led three thousand men across the Majia River and began to secretly advance towards Lianghekou.

In the middle of the night, a scout ran in excitedly, "Your Majesty, our water attack plan has succeeded! The enemy forces at Lianghekou have all been flooded!"

"Sure?"

Qin Yu suppressed his excitement and asked in a trembling voice.

"Sure!"

The scout was ecstatic. "The mouth of the river has been turned into a vast expanse of water!"

"Very good!"

Qin Yu shouted excitedly and immediately summoned Qin Xiong, "Pass down the order: all the men behind us must cross the river tonight! Advance towards Lianghekou!"

"Now?"

Qin Xiong frowned and asked, "Shouldn't we wait until dawn before going?"

"What the hell are you waiting for!"

Qin Yu glared at Qin Xiong, his eyes wide. "Don't even mention tens of thousands of enemy soldiers; even tens of thousands of pigs couldn't all drown! Call everyone together and go capture prisoners!"

No matter how large the flood, it's impossible to drown tens of thousands of soldiers.

Why not take the prisoners when the enemy's morale is low and they have little ability to resist, instead of waiting until later?

Qin Xiong realized what was happening and quickly went to relay the order.

"call!"

Qin Yu exhaled a breath of stale air and roared excitedly, "Order: Light the torches and advance at full speed towards Lianghekou!"

"yes!"

The messenger also shouted excitedly.

The water attack plan succeeded!

Who wouldn't be excited?

Dong Liu glanced at Qin Yu and teased, "With this battle, you can brag to everyone you want!"

"No, no!"

Qin Yu tried hard to suppress his excitement, "I can brag to others, but would I dare to brag to you? This is all thanks to your guidance!"

He doesn't know the outcome of this battle yet.

But one thing is certain: without Dong Liu's guidance, their results would have been at least 30% less!

He can't show off in front of anyone else, but he can't show off in front of this big monk!

"At least you have some self-awareness!"

Dong Liu chuckled, "Hurry up and get to Lianghekou! This time there will probably be so many prisoners you won't be able to capture them all!"

Being attacked by water in the dead of night, the enemy's casualties must have been extremely heavy.

But as Qin Yu said, even if there were tens of thousands of pigs, it would be impossible for them all to drown.

What happened next was pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Next, we just had to capture as many prisoners as possible!

He was even worried that there wouldn't be enough ropes in the army!

Upon learning of the great success of their water attack plan, Qin Yu's three thousand soldiers were in high spirits and charged towards the confluence of the two rivers with great shouts.

As dawn broke, Qin Yu and his group finally arrived at Lianghekou.

Before they arrived, the people from the Treasure Mirror Bureau had already arrived.

The Baojing Division, with its several hundred personnel, has already detained two to three thousand survivors.

If anyone dares to resist, kill them on the spot.

Lianghekou has now become a living hell.

A large number of corpses and all sorts of random things were floating on the water.

Tents, the bodies of people and horses, clothing, debris washed down from above...

However, the most conspicuous thing was the densely packed corpses.

The area at the confluence of two rivers is low-lying, forming a natural basin where water is difficult to drain.

As the upstream dikes breached, floodwaters continued to pour in, causing the water level in this large area to rise higher and higher.

This is why their water attack not only scattered the enemy troops, but also drowned a large number of them.

Looking at the scene before him, Qin Yu couldn't help but be somewhat lost in thought.

Tens of thousands of people doesn't seem like a particularly large number.

But when tens of thousands of corpses appeared before him, he realized that there were truly a lot of people.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a tragic scene.

For no apparent reason, Qin Yu suddenly felt an urge to vomit.

"Great monk, do you think this will shorten my lifespan?"

Qin Yu quickly turned to Dong Liu and joked around to ease his discomfort.

Dong Liu glanced at him sideways and said calmly, "If you're going to shorten your lifespan, it'll be because of indulging in eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring."

"You're the one who's shortening your lifespan!"

Qin Yu curled his lip. "I say, you're a grown monk, and you're not even moved by this sight?"

"Absolutely not."

Dong Liu answered casually, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.

Even somewhat...numb!

Seeing Dong Liu's performance, Qin Yu became even more certain that this big monk was a veteran of the battlefield!

Only someone who has crawled out of piles of corpses on the battlefield could be so numb to such a horrific sight.

"Qin Yu, Qin Yu..."

Several excited shouts interrupted Qin Yu's thoughts.

Qin Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Pei Du running over excitedly.

Even though Pei Du was the head of the four military commanders of the Baojing Division, he could not hide his excitement and a little bit of secret joy at this moment.

Based on Qin Yu's achievements this time, it's not shameful for me to acknowledge Qin Yu as my master!

Anyone who dares to laugh at me, let them win a great victory like this first!

"Call me your mentor!"

Qin Yu looked at his rebellious disciple with displeasure.

"I……"

Pei Du's face stiffened, and he forced a smile, saying, "Master!"

"That's more like it!"

Qin Yu smiled with satisfaction and then asked, "How many enemy troops escaped?"

At this, Pei Du's eyes lit up, and his voice trembled slightly, "Based on our assessment, at most seven or eight thousand people escaped!"

Big win!

Without losing a single soldier, they wiped out tens of thousands of enemy troops!

Zhao Yi and Fan Bing are probably going to be furious.

"Any news about Zhao Yi and Fan Bing?"

Qin Yu asked again.

"These two must be protected by experts. They would definitely escape immediately and are probably not here anymore."

Pei Du shook his head and smiled, "Our biggest problem right now is how to deal with these prisoners and corpses."

"Tie up all the prisoners and starve them!" Qin Yu said simply and decisively. "Ideally, don't give them a drop of water! Anyone who dares to cause trouble, kill them on the spot!"

Although these prisoners were unarmed, their numbers were so great that they certainly couldn't be fed enough to give them the strength to resist.

As long as they're kept alive, that's good enough!

As for what happens next, we'll talk about it when the imperial reinforcements arrive!

"What I mean is, should we send some of the prisoners back first? Also, these corpses need to be buried as soon as possible, otherwise, if an epidemic breaks out, it will be a real problem!"

Pei Du smiled helplessly: "But we don't have enough manpower right now, so we can't do that much."

Even after winning many battles, there are times when it can be quite a headache!

If they had 30,000 to 50,000 men, handling these matters would be much easier.

With such a small force, even capturing and guarding prisoners was a problem, let alone anything else.

"Never mind the corpses for now, capture the prisoners we can first!"

As Qin Yu spoke, he instructed Pei Du: "You must immediately find a way to contact Shen Jue! Also, order Wu Chi to guard Shuimo Mountain well, and absolutely not give the routed army a chance to break through Shuimo Mountain! Leave the matter of taking prisoners to us, and you immediately take half of the Baojing Division to track down the remnants of the enemy army. If you encounter any routed soldiers, kill them if necessary!"

"good!"

Pei Du nodded emphatically and immediately went to select the men.

Watching Pei Du depart, Qin Yu looked into the distance with anticipation.

If Shen Jue can capture Jin Suo Guan, they can not only trap the enemy and beat them, but also have a real chance to expand their territory!

To expand our territory!

It's like a stunningly beautiful woman standing naked in front of you!

How many men can refuse?