Liang Yan and Cui Min followed suit and never put down their bowls and chopsticks.
They often ate in the Government Affairs Hall, and chatting with Ji Wan while eating had become a habit. Talking about government affairs had become a habit.
Several generals also cleaned up, and everyone huddled together in the tent, drinking meat soup.
"Your Highness, the number of our casualties has been counted."
Ding Wu was the first to finish his meal. He took the counted number of soldiers and handed it to Ji Wan.
Ji Wan frowned and opened the yellowed paper in his hand. Seeing only a few scattered strokes of ink on it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that her previous devilish training was very successful, allowing most of the soldiers to survive on the battlefield today.
After reading it, Ji Wan passed the paper to Cui Min beside him and said: "There are still too many soldiers sacrificed this time.
I would like to emphasize to the soldiers going to the battlefield in the future that they must be extra careful on the battlefield.
Also, tell Xingzhi to take over all aspects of the lives of the families of these fallen soldiers and provide them with good support.
Finally, put everyone on the honor roll."
Every soldier must leave a suicide note before entering the trial space or going to the battlefield.
Ji Wan placed all the soldiers' suicide notes in Xiao Ling's space.
Hence the roll of honor.
Whenever there were sacrificed soldiers, Ji Wan would place the statues left in the space in a temple for people to admire.
Let every citizen who enters remember their names.
Today, this temple is next to the Fanzhou Government Affairs Hall.
Currently, there are only Cao Ke and Pan Zhuo in Fanzhou, so the task of taking care of the soldiers' affairs after their death can only be left to them.
"Here." After reading it, Cui Min passed the list to Sui Ruoxu.
Sui Ruoxu looked at it, but he didn't recognize any of the names. He looked at Cui Min blankly, his eyes asking, "What do you mean?"
"Xuanxiao, take a look. All the documents here of my lord can be read by us guests." Cui Min smiled.
Sui Ruoxu then flipped through the page silently, then folded the letter in his hand solemnly and passed it to Xiangyang.
Ji Wan and the other gentlemen finished reading the list before turning their attention to Ding Wu. "General Ding, do you know who is the person pretending to provide support in the south this time?"
Ding Wu clasped his fists and said, "I don't know, but that man looks young, dressed in fine clothes, and looks a bit like our Military Advisor Cui.
It could be Cui Xia, the governor of Qiandao Prefecture, whom Military Advisor Cui mentioned.”
After hearing this, Ji Wan set his sights on Cui Min.
Cui Minhuo stood up, his tone becoming more anxious: "How similar? Are the eyebrows and eyes exactly the same as Min's? Or is the face shape similar to Min's?
If there is a similarity between their eyebrows and eyes, then this person must be Cui Xia.
If his face shape is similar to Min's, he might be the eldest son of Duke Zhenguo Cui Renjie."
Ding Wu carefully recalled the young man's panicked face in his memory: "Indeed, there are more similarities between their eyebrows and eyes! Military Advisor!"
Cui Min was stunned for a moment and murmured, "It's... Cui Xia." His tone was heavy.
"Your Highness, if it is really as General Ding described, then it is indeed Cui Xia. Cui Xia is a man of deep scheming, Your Highness, please be extremely careful.
In someone's memory, basically all orders were conveyed by the two deputy generals around him.
However, I have just returned from a deployment to the southern battlefield, so I really don’t know what his style of marching and fighting is.”
Sui Ruoxu couldn't help but pour out everything he knew.
Ji Wan nodded. "That's a lot to know. This person is indeed a rival. What about Rucheng? Do you know anything about his habits or anything else?"
Cui Min pinched his forehead, his mind full of images of how Cui's son bullied him and his elder brother.
"Cui Xia is a man of deep scheming and cruel heart. He is best at planning behind people's backs. He has a calm personality, is extremely domineering, and is willing to take risks.
His intelligence and strategy are only higher than his father Cui Renjie's, making him a dangerous person.
Speaking of the style of marching and fighting...what he loves most is watching the enemy being pushed to the limit and having no other way out.
This person had previously been ordered by the emperor to suppress bandits.
Min remembered clearly that this man sent troops to surround a city, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.
Moreover, the infected clothes were soaked in the water source of the city.
As a result, all the people in that city were infected with the plague.
Naturally, the people in the bandit camp were not spared.
But it has come to this.
Cui Xia still did not rescue the people, nor did he let go of the people in the bandit camp.
They will not give up until people are forced into a desperate situation and are completely wiped out, until no one is left alive.
Many people died at that time, including ordinary people in the city.
The things he obtained from suppressing the bandits were not handed over to the court at all, but he kept them all for himself."
When he was young, Cui Xia hid behind the scenes and instructed others to bully his brothers...
It's really hateful.
Ji Wan was lost in thought while listening to Cui Min.
The enemy's reinforcements will certainly bring a lot of things, including the freshest food, equipment, manpower, etc...
Except for the western front battlefield closest to them, all other city gates have now been recaptured by the enemy.
Cui Xia's plan of pretending to provide support was truly amazing, as it destroyed the results of their nearly half a month's hard work.
Ji Wan couldn't help but admire: "This man's wisdom is really unique, he has tricked us all around.
But if this person's personality is like this, then there is a lot more we can do.
Fortunately, Shuangyi went deep into the enemy's rear today, blew down the city wall, and poisoned the war horses. I guess we will have to fight them for a long time today and fight to the death.
By then, casualties will undoubtedly multiply. Regardless, at least our losses today are not significant."
Liang Yan nodded in agreement.
After Ji Wan finished speaking, he frowned suddenly, feeling that something was wrong. He recalled what Cui Min had just said: Has this person ever suppressed bandits?
"Have you ever suppressed bandits? What about the bandit camp in Thousand Islands State?
According to Rucheng, this person kept all the gains from the bandit suppression for himself.
So in other words, Cui Xia may also be a money-loving person.
At least others cannot take away the wealth he has earned from him.
So in his mind, the bandit camp may be equal to money.
If that's the case, it doesn't make sense for him to govern the area without suppressing bandits and making money.
Moreover, Rucheng said that this person was domineering, so how could he tolerate other forces under his rule?
So, what's going on with so many bandit strongholds in Qiandao State?!"
Cui Min frowned: "Cui Xia is a descendant of Cui family, his family is rich and has no shortage of gold and silver.
But... Your Highness! There is indeed something wrong. Cui Xia is an extremely overbearing man. How could he tolerate his territory being filled with bandit camps?
Dominate over him!"
Sui Ruoxu couldn’t help but agree: “Yes, Your Highness, this is not right!
If Cui Xiaruo is indeed a domineering person with a strong desire for control, then there is no reason for him not to wipe out the bandit camp in Qiandao State.
Instead, they allowed it to do whatever it wanted on its own territory.
Ruoxu had previously inquired with the people and learned that the pirates come ashore almost every year and sometimes come to Zhengyang City to rob people."
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