The Prodigal Son

The following evening, Qin Yu led his troops to capture the Great King's Village of the Nuoli tribe.

This was the last camp of the Nuoli tribe leader.

With the fall of Dawangzhai, their war against the Nuoli tribe was essentially over.

All that remains is to eliminate the remaining scattered resistance forces.

No sooner had the battle ended here than Pei Du led the Baojing Division's troops to investigate the situation of the Heili tribe.

The battle against the Nuoli tribe was actually not difficult at all.

The Nuoli tribe has been hollowed out by Fan Bing, and its remaining strength is simply no match for the military might of Da Ning.

Qin Yu stepped through the bloodstains on the ground into the Great King's Stronghold, his gaze falling on the tiger-skin chair that symbolized the leader's power.

The Nuoli chieftain who was leaning against it had become a corpse.

His eyes were wide open, as if he was unwilling to accept it.

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Qin Yu wished he could drag the bastard up and whip his body again.

Their casualties could have been much smaller.

It was this grandson who ordered the use of poisoned arrows and Gu poison to resist stubbornly.

This is precisely why the soldiers of Da Ning were exceptionally ruthless.

They stormed into Dawangzhai and left almost no survivors.

I wonder if this bastard has been completely brainwashed by that bastard Fan Bing.

In the end, he harmed himself and his tribe.

After a moment of silent reflection, Qin Yu immediately ordered, "Summon Shen Jue to come see me at once!"

"yes!"

The messenger had just left with the order when Yuan Dingguo came looking for him, panting heavily.

Upon seeing the corpse of the Nuoli tribe leader, Yuan Dingguo immediately gritted his teeth and rushed forward, ignoring Qin Yu's questioning gaze, and dragged the body off the tiger-skin chair.

"What are you doing?"

Qin Yu called out to Yuan Dingguo.

"Drag him out! Whip his corpse!"

Yuan Dingguo growled viciously.

Qin Yu's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "Put it down!"

"Commander Qin!"

Yuan Dingguo, unwilling to accept defeat, growled with eyes blazing with fury, "Do you know that the poisoned arrows they use are all sorts of different kinds, many of them homemade poison!"

"and then?"

Qin Yu frowned.

"The poisons are too complex! Treating those wounded soldiers will be very difficult!"

Yuan Dingguo clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with rage.

If it's just the same poison, then just prepare an antidote!

However, the combination of these various poisons resulted in different conditions for many wounded soldiers, greatly increasing the difficulty of treatment.

Of his three thousand Wudang Flying Cavalry, not many died in battle.

But because of these random poisons, their casualties may have increased rapidly after the war.

Hearing Yuan Dingguo's words, Qin Yu suddenly realized what was going on.

"What's the point of whipping a corpse when it's already dead?"

Qin Yu scolded Yuan Dingguo impatiently, "Are you fucking stupid?"

"Drag him out and whip his corpse now; it will only provoke the remnants of the Nuoli tribe to resist even more fiercely!"

"If this gets back to the Black Li tribe, it could intensify their hostility towards us!"

"If you really enjoy desecrating corpses, can't you do it quietly here? Why drag them outside and publicly desecrate them?"

Although he had considered the idea of ​​desecrating a corpse, they had to consider the bigger picture.

Whipping a corpse serves no benefit to them other than venting their anger.

"I……"

Yuan Dingguo was unwilling, but he also knew that Qin Yu made sense.

After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Dingguo dropped the corpse in his hands, but still kicked it a few times in anger, before bowing to Qin Yu: "This humble general has been rude; please forgive me, Commander Qin!"

"Get out of here!"

Qin Yu waved his hand impatiently, "It's getting dark, hurry up and arrange the patrol! Beware of enemy remnants launching a night attack!"

"yes!"

Yuan Dingguo accepted the order, kicked the corpse on the ground aside, and strode out.

Watching Yuan Dingguo's retreating figure, Qin Yu couldn't help but nod secretly.

Hmm, he's definitely a person of strong character!

"You're pretty good, kid!"

Dong Liu turned his head and looked over, teasingly saying, "We've only just conquered the Nuoli tribe, and you're already thinking about how to govern them."

"What the hell am I supposed to think about it!"

Qin Yu snorted, "How to govern is a matter for the court and His Majesty to consider, it has nothing to do with me! I just don't want to increase unnecessary casualties!"

"Oh?"

Dong Liu looked surprised and asked with great interest, "As the commander-in-chief of an army, you've conquered the Nuoli tribe, aren't you considering how to govern them?"

"Are you testing me?"

Qin Yu looked at Dong Liu with a half-smile.

Dong Liu smiled noncommittally, "Then consider this a test for you!"

Qin Yu's smile faded, and he said seriously, "That old fellow commands nearly half of Da Ning's army, and now he's being hailed as a great talent. Everyone thinks I was hiding my abilities before. Besides, when I casually take a trip to Chenzhou, I'm protected by three ninth-realm experts! If I take on everything, it's because I'm afraid that person won't suspect our Qin family, isn't it?"

He was, after all, someone who had read history books.

So many loyal ministers and generals have died because of suspicion!

Although the female demon seems to trust the Qin family quite a bit now, they still need to be wary.

After all, the old man commands a large army!

If he continues to take on too much and portray himself as an all-powerful genius, wouldn't that be suicidal?

You have to be lazy when it's time to be lazy!

It makes me comfortable, and it also reduces the female demon's suspicion of the Qin family. Why not do it?

Hearing Qin Yu's words, Dong Liu couldn't help but nod and smile.

This kid really sees things clearly!

He had originally intended to remind Qin Yu.

Now it seems that he didn't need to remind me at all!

Later that evening, Shen Jue arrived as ordered.

"Greetings, Commander Qin!"

Shen Jue bowed respectfully.

"I'm assigning you a task!"

Qin Yu cut to the chase, "I'll transfer five hundred men from the Wudang Flying Cavalry to you, and you'll also transfer a thousand men from your infantry. Go and prepare, and tomorrow morning, you'll lead them to wipe out the remaining resistance forces in the surrounding villages!"

Shen Jue was startled and bowed deeply with gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Commander Qin!"

This is hardly a campaign to wipe out the remaining enemy forces!

This is giving him a chance to redeem himself!

If he performs more meritorious service now, he will receive less punishment.

"Alright, that's settled then!"

Qin Yu waved his hand, "You're a veteran now, so I won't go into the precautions! Just be extra vigilant!"

"yes!"

Shen Jue nodded emphatically and left with a heart full of gratitude.

The next morning, Pei Du, who had led the Baojing Division to scout out the enemy's situation, sent someone back with the news.

The Heili tribe gathered more than 20,000 troops in the Tiger Gully area, about 50 miles from Dawangzhai.

However, the Black Li tribe was only accelerating its defense deployment and did not take any action to advance its troops.

Upon receiving the news, Qin Yu immediately summoned Lin Gong: "Immediately dispatch an envoy to the Heili tribe and tell them that we are only settling accounts with the Nuoli tribe, who colluded with the Holy Fire Sect to harass our Great Ning, and have no intention of starting a war with them! Of course, if they want to start a war with us, our Great Ning is happy to oblige!"

"good!"

Lin Gong nodded, then suggested, "But we also need to be prepared in case the Black Li tribe launches a sneak attack!"

"You arrange this!"

Qin Yu decisively relinquished his responsibilities, saying, "Also, I'm entrusting the task of writing the battle report to the court to you! How you write it is your business! However, you must mention in the report that Lü Si killed more than 150 people, and also mention Shen Jue more..."

"this……"

Lin Gong was immediately troubled. "Isn't this matter with Lü Si... a bit inappropriate?"

He knew that mentioning Shen Jue more often was helping Shen Jue.

The claim that Lü Si killed more than 150 people is pure nonsense... utter rubbish!

How could Lu Si not know how he killed more than 150 people? Others might not know, but he certainly did.

Isn't this a case of falsely reporting war achievements?

"What's wrong with it?"

Qin Yu dismissed it, saying magnanimously, "Just do as I say! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"