When Hulunur left, all the Turkic troops withdrew.
This time they didn't even dare to stay in the tents at the foot of the mountain, but retreated directly into the mountains.
Lei Shou sat on his horse, watching the Turkic army leave in panic, and felt happy in his heart.
"Should we chase after them and blow up the mountain directly?" Lei Beast asked excitedly.
Li Junyan glanced sideways at Lei Beast and saw that he was actually serious and not joking, so he couldn't help but shook his head.
"Don't you understand the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy?"
Thunder Beast immediately said, "Of course I know it's best not to pursue a desperate enemy, but isn't the current situation a little different?"
"What's the difference?"
"With the goddess providing weapons to protect us, wouldn't it be better if we just blew up the mountain, or set it on fire and burned them to death in the mountain? That way, the Turks would never dare to have any evil thoughts again."
“Although what you think is right, many things cannot be accomplished just as you think in your heart.
Not to mention that we don't have many weapons, the mountains are endless. Once a forest fire is set, the fire will spread all over the mountain. Not only will these people die, but all the creatures in the mountain will die as well.
I know there are some hunting families living deep in the mountains. Do we really want to sacrifice their lives for a momentary victory?"
Without waiting for Lei Beast to answer, Li Junyan continued, "Perhaps you would say that sacrificing a small number of people can buy decades of stability for the Great Zhou. But I don't think so. All the people of the Great Zhou should enjoy our protection.
I will never say anything like sacrificing a small number of people for the sake of the majority, and I don't want to hear it from any of you.
If you really have such thoughts, it only means that you and I are not on the same page. From now on, we will go our separate ways. Do you understand?"
Without even thinking twice, Thunder Beast immediately responded in unison with everyone present, "I understand. Your Highness, rest assured, we will never do that."
Thunder Beast looked at Li Junyan with a guilty look on his face, "Thank you for your teachings, Your Highness. I was too simplistic just now. I only thought about winning the battle and scaring them, but I forgot the original purpose of our war."
The Turks started the war because they wanted their people to live a better life, so they attacked the cities of the Great Zhou and sacrificed the people of the Great Zhou.
If he really wanted to sacrifice those residents in the mountains for the sake of the majority of the people in the Great Zhou, then what was the difference between his actions and those of these Turks?
The more Lei Shou thought about it, the more ashamed he became, his face flushed red, but his eyes became brighter when he looked at Li Junyan.
He almost did something wrong, but fortunately, Prince Ye Mingxing was bright and immediately pointed out his mistake and led him onto the right path.
Being able to follow the prince is a blessing he has earned in several lifetimes.
Being looked at by the Thunder Beast with such eyes, Li Junyan actually felt a little uncomfortable and turned his head away quickly. "The army has withdrawn. Let's go to their camp and take a look."
If 50,000 people want to march and fight, they must have sufficient food and fodder.
Those people just left in a hurry and retreated into the mountains. They had no time to pack up their things, let alone take care of their horses.
Since the Turks had all left, the remaining things naturally became their spoils of war.
Lei Shou had also fought in wars, so he naturally knew about collecting spoils of war and immediately became excited.
He also wanted to see what was placed in the Turkic tents.
The 500 men galloped on horseback and soon arrived at the camp of the Turkic army.
This place is in a mess. It must have been accidentally knocked over by those people when they were retreating in a hurry.
Although it was a bit messy, there was no fire.
Lei Shou led a group of people to scatter, checking the situation while counting supplies.
A quarter of an hour later, they all returned to Li Junyan.
No one else spoke. Thunder Beast took a step forward and saluted Li Junyan. "Your Highness, I've just checked. Besides some marching tents, there's enough food here for 50,000 people to eat for 10 days. There are also 2,000 Ferghana horses and 5,000 other good horses. Besides these, there are some odds and ends. Although they're not valuable, they can be used regularly..."
The Thunder Beast was very excited at first, but the more he talked, the more tired and thirsty he became, so he just smiled foolishly at Li Junyan.
He may not know it himself, but his smile is worth everything he just said.
Sang Jueqian didn’t know what Li Junyan felt when he saw Lei Shou’s smile, but Sang Jueqian couldn’t help but smile too.
I found this thunder beast very interesting from the first time I met him. Now it seems that I was right. He is indeed interesting.
After Lei Shou finished laughing, a look of distress appeared on his face. "Your Highness, how are we supposed to transport all these things back?"
Not to mention that they only have 500 people, even if they have 5,000 people, it would not be an easy task to transport so many things.
Li Junyan raised his head and looked up at the sky, "You don't have to worry about how to transport it.
The Thunder Beast subconsciously raised its head and saw the huge hand reaching down.
Wherever the finger touched, things disappeared instantly.
Whether it was the tents, the carts loaded with food and fodder, or the horses standing there leisurely, they all disappeared without a trace before their eyes.
Of course, this was not the first time that Thunder Beast had seen Jiang Xinyi's methods.
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