mtlumby2d Chapter 1352 Breakthrough
Chapter 1352 Breakthrough
"Brother, Sun An sent back a military report."
In the Bianjing Imperial Palace, Shi Qian handed Ren Yuan a copy of the latest military report.
"Something happened up north? Is it Pengju?"
Upon hearing that the message was relayed by Sun An, Ren Yuan's first thought was that something had happened to Yue Fei.
"It's not entirely that something bad happened, but it's not a good thing overall."
Shi Qian sighed.
“It’s his first time on the battlefield and he’s encountered something like this. He’s still so young, so I’m a little worried.”
"Let me see."
Ren Yuan put down the documents in his hand, took the military report and started reading. As he read, his brows initially furrowed, but then gradually relaxed.
"It is indeed a problem... but the current situation is better than I expected."
"Brother, isn't this what you're worried about when you don't let Pengju go to the battlefield so early?"
Shi Qian said, "Isn't this what you're most worried about?"
“If we don’t let him go, he’ll just sneak off anyway, so we might as well let him experience it for himself.”
Ren Yuan pointed to the words in the military report and said.
"No matter how much I explain this to him, he never thinks it's a problem. Only by experiencing it firsthand will he truly understand."
"Why don't I let him go to the battlefield early? I've told him so many times, but does he listen?"
"This is perfect opportunity. Let him know just how brutal the battlefield really is. The sooner he falls, the better it will be for him in the future."
Ren Yuan certainly knew how painful it was to feel after the first battle, especially seeing his comrades, with whom he had a good relationship, fall in front of him. That kind of psychological torment would be a hurdle even for an adult.
"Pengju is definitely fine."
Shi Qian said that Yue Fei just needed a little time to adapt.
"Of course he won't have any problems! Otherwise, not to mention me, even Master would criticize him severely."
Ren Yuan said that it was good that Yue Fei did not apply to return to Beijing because of this issue, but chose to stay on the front line to hone his skills.
"What surprised me was Zaixing. According to Sun An, this kid was a born killer. He fought fiercely on his first battle and was completely absorbed in it. He didn't seem like a child who wasn't even fourteen yet."
Upon hearing Ren Yuan mention Yang Zaixing, Shi Qian couldn't help but nod in agreement:
“Zai Xing is indeed surprising, but this is not good either. Too much of a good thing can be bad. Brother, I’m afraid that Zai Xing will fall into the enemy’s trap on the battlefield because of this.”
"Hmm... Both of them need to practice. Tell Sun An that they can come back when they start behaving normally."
Ren Yuan said that Shi Qian's words made sense. Yang Zaixing was an extreme case. If such people are not properly guided, they will either become bloodthirsty villains who can't distinguish friend from foe when they get carried away with killing, or they will become isolated generals who are easily surrounded by the enemy. Although they are fierce, they will become tragic figures.
"Is my brother really going to train those two this time?"
“We will all grow old. If the two of them have mastered it, then my future at Dayi will be secure.”
Ren Yuan put down the military report and rubbed his forehead.
"Not only them, but also the second generation of talents in both literature and martial arts of Dayi should be put on the agenda."
"Brother, how old are you? Isn't it a bit too early to be thinking about the next generation?"
Shi Qian listened to Ren Yuan's words and shook his head to indicate his disagreement.
"As for me, I'm not young anymore. The next few years will be a period of recuperation and development for the whole country. I don't know when I'll be able to go back to the battlefield again."
“But Pengju is different. He was born to shine on the battlefield. I really want to see this kid achieve great things.”
Ren Yuan tapped the table lightly, his gaze fixed on the north through the window, his words filled with confidence in Yue Fei.
"By the way, brother, what should we do now that Qin Hui has been arrested?"
"Qin Hui...at least he saved Pengju's life. I'll secretly inform Su Ding and Xie Ning later and tell them to keep an eye on him..."
……
"Brother Sun An, I refuse to leave the patrol team!"
At this moment, in the northern camp, Yue Fei was talking with Sun An.
"Stay on patrol? Are you sure you can manage?"
Sun An's tone was cold. After all, such a big incident had happened to the patrol team, and Yue Fei, as the highest-ranking survivor, should actually bear the responsibility.
"I can!"
"Is this what you call 'good'? Tell me, how many people are left in the team?"
Sun An also felt sorry for Yue Fei, but on the surface, he had to be strict.
"The patrol team has eight uninjured members, three slightly injured members, and five seriously injured members, for a total of sixteen people!"
Yue Fei answered loudly that he had indeed gone to find out the situation and that he really wanted to do something for the patrol team.
"Sixteen men, more than half of them are seriously injured. The rest aren't even qualified to be a squad leader. What are you doing still on patrol?"
Sun An shook his head again.
"I won't leave! I haven't avenged Wang Tou yet, nor have I avenged Qin Hui! I still have a lot to learn in the patrol team, and I won't leave until I've learned it all!"
"You're learning things just to get revenge? What will you do after you get revenge? What will you do after that?"
"If you really want revenge, I can go and bring the person back for you right now so you can kill him."
Seeing that Yue Fei was getting agitated, Sun An still tried to dampen his spirits:
"I'm putting you in solitary confinement for two days. Think it over carefully, think about the gains and losses of this battle, and think about what you want to do in the future."
"If you've thought it through, stay with the patrol team. If you haven't, then you'll stay by my side as my personal bodyguard."
Sun An's apparent decision to imprison Yue Fei was actually to give him a buffer period.
"And you, Zaixing, don't think that just because you killed a lot of enemies this time I'll praise you!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zaixing, who had been smiling, immediately lowered his head.
There's nothing we can do; we simply can't beat Sun An right now, so we have no choice but to listen to him.
"If you hadn't charged ahead and separated from Pengju with a group of people, perhaps more of you would have survived. So do you think you deserve credit? No! You also bear responsibility for the patrol team's fate!"
"Me too, I'll be locked up for two days."
Yang Zaixing took the initiative to admit his mistake and offered to lock himself up.
"Two days? Dream on! You're locking me up for four days!"
"Ah? Why?"
"Five days!"
"No, Brother Sun, this..."
Six days!
"Six days it is! No more than six days!"
Yang Zaixing promptly admitted defeat and dared not say another word, otherwise he would be locked up for ten days or half a month.
Whether to lock someone up for ten days or half a month, or for six days, even a fool would know which to choose.
……
The Jin people's southern camp.
"Oh? No harvest this time? In fact, heavy losses? If you ask me, your tribe is just no good."
"That's right, that's right, we should be the ones doing the work!"
"Don't say that. They are still somewhat useful. At least they have reduced the amount of food waste."
……
When the raiding party returned to camp, the others there saw their disheveled state and laughed at them.
Although the raiders were ashen-faced, they did not respond, because it was a fact that their raid had failed. Although they had wiped out a patrol of the Dayi Army, they had also lost a lot of men and had not captured any key personnel.
"General, what should we do with these people who are about to die that we've captured?"
"Wash them clean and stew them all."
"The raider's leader said irritably."
"General, there's someone we dragged back. He's half-dead, but he looks a bit different from the others. Would you like to take a look?"
"What's the difference?"
"Everyone else was waiting to die, but he alone still had a glimmer of hope in his eyes and was still trying to struggle."
"Oh?"
The leader suddenly became interested. Prey that was still struggling even when it was about to die—interesting!
"Let's go, let me take a look. People with a will to survive might be our key to understanding this new adversary to the south..."