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Li Kui, however, was taken aback and said, "Let them go back."
"Aren't they still going to oppose us?"
"It would be better to kill them all."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "They escaped back."
"They will also have a sense of fear towards my Great Liang,"
"They will bring fear to the other Song soldiers."
"If they are all killed, the Song Dynasty will simply recruit new soldiers,"
"Then we will be facing new opponents."
"To kill them, we have suffered heavy losses among the soldiers of our Great Liang,"
"Wouldn't that be a sin?"
Li Kui, however, couldn't quite understand it.
He was scratching his head there.
Liu Tang retorted, "Then why are they so afraid of death?"
Why would we want them as prisoners?
"It would be better to recruit new soldiers,"
"So as not to tarnish the reputation of our Great Liang."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "The new army is indeed good."
"But just mastering battlefield combat skills alone requires more than six months of training,"
"We don't have that much time,"
"But the Song army was all well-trained."
"If strict military discipline is applied,"
"They can still become a strong military."
"The Song army was not weak, but rather suffered from poor command and discipline."
"Furthermore, Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) favored commanders like Cai You who led the retreat,"
"That's why we were able to win so easily."
"With Zhao Ji as an inside man,"
"I believe it won't be long before we can unify the world."
When everyone heard Zhao Yuan reveal that the Song emperor was an inside agent,
He couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Chapter 1661 Li Kui's Disappointment
Li Kui thought for a while,
He had an idea and shouted.
"I've got a plan!"
"I won't bring any soldiers; I'll go and fight to my heart's content all by myself."
"This way, the soldiers won't be harmed,"
"Then you won't be punished."
"Yes, that's it."
"Your Majesty, you can't stop me now, can you?"
Zhao Yuan was surprised that Li Kui could come up with a solution.
He tried to exploit a loophole in his words, and said helplessly.
"Then go ahead,"
"But once they disarm, they can no longer be killed,"
"So that Song Jiang won't fight to the death later."
When Li Kui heard Zhao Yuan agree,
He immediately said happily,
"Okay, I'm off."
After saying that, he took off running.
Zhao Yuan saw Li Kui heading straight for the Song army camp.
"The soldiers in the camp are General Li's subordinates,"
"They have surrendered,"
"Don't kill indiscriminately, or you will be court-martialed."
Li Kui was originally keeping an eye on the Song soldiers at the camp gate,
Upon hearing Zhao Yuan say this,
They had no choice but to let them go.
Continue chasing after them.
Lu Junyi asked curiously, "Since Your Majesty thinks it's better for those Song soldiers to escape than to be killed?"
"Why did you send Li Kui to kill them again?"
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "If we don't let him go, he'll definitely keep making a fuss here."
"Moreover, the Song soldiers had already been on the move for some time,"
"They must be afraid of being pursued and killed by my Liang troops,"
"They were all running for their lives."
“Li Kui can’t ride a horse, so there’s no way he can catch up,”
"Let him run dozens of miles back, that will serve as training."
Upon hearing Zhao Yuan's instructions on training Li Kui,
He couldn't help but laugh again.
Some of the leaders originally wanted to give chase,
Hearing Zhao Yuan's analysis,
Then I lost interest.
After the Song army fled,
Zhao Yuan sent Han Cunbao to persuade Li Congji to surrender.
It's already been delayed for a while.
It was too late for the infantry to catch up.
Only Hua Rong was temporarily leading the cavalry.
There is still a chance to achieve something.
"The Song army is mostly infantry; I will lead the cavalry to pursue them."
"We should be able to capture quite a few people. Please grant me permission, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, General Hua, lead the cavalry to intercept them."
"General Lin led his infantry to receive the prisoners."
"Order!"
Hua Rong and Lin Chong immediately mustered their troops and gave chase.
.....
At noon, while everyone was celebrating with drinks in the military camp,
Then Li Kui returned, fuming.
Zhao Yuan saw that Li Kui didn't have a single drop of blood on him.
He suppressed a laugh and asked,
"How was it? Did you enjoy the killing?"
Li Kui picked up Jiao Ting's wine bowl.
Drink it all in one gulp.
"Those spineless bastards,"
"They're all running faster than the last,"
"I chased them for twenty miles but couldn't catch one."
"Hua Rong's cavalry did manage to stop tens of thousands of men,"
"But by the time I caught up with him,"
"Those who resisted have all been killed by Hua Rong and his men,"
"The rest surrendered."
"I can't do it again."
"I have no patience to escort prisoners for them,"
He then returned alone.
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "You should practice more with Dai Zong."
"If he had legs like that, he could have killed to his heart's content."
Upon hearing this, Li Kui shook his head and said, "Brother Dai Zong is always running around when he has nothing to do."
"I don't have that kind of free time,"
"It would be better to have a couple of bowls of wine and then get some sleep."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Then you can't blame anyone else."
Chapter 1662 Borrowing and Returning
Dai Zong was a natural speedster.
He was a fast runner from a young age.
However, in order to run further,
He, however, was constantly working on his physical strength.
I don't know how many miles I'll have to travel.
Luan Tingyu heard that Hua Rong had captured tens of thousands more.
But he did have an idea.
However, he also knew that his contribution was still somewhat understated.
He then said,
"Your Majesty, Cai You's army has suffered a crushing defeat,"
"Why don't we take advantage of the situation and seize a few more cities?"
Liu Tang also said, "We, the Suo family, will march directly to Tokyo."
"Kill that dog emperor Zhao Ji!"