Chapter 344 (1/2)
As a pure and innocent young lady, how would Ling Chen be able to understand Ling Tian's hidden meaning? Thus, she said with a sincere look, ”Young n.o.ble is the most capable of course. I haven't seen anyone more capable than young n.o.ble.”
Black lines couldn't help but be formed on Ling Tian's face as he smacked Ling Chen on her behind, ”Nonsense! It would be a problem if you had seen others!”
Ling Chen squealed and curled up in Ling Tian's embrace. At the same time, she asked, ”Why would it be a problem? In any case, Ling Chen really hasn't seen anyone more capable than young n.o.ble before! I am telling the truth!”
Ling Tian only responded with an awkward laugh and whispered something in Ling Chen's ears. The next moment, Ling Chen's face turned bright red as she hammered Ling Tian's chest and whined, ”Young n.o.ble, you are too naughty!”
Ling Tian burst out into laughter and picked her up. At the same time, he nibbled on her ear and chuckled, ”Since Chen'er has praised me for being capable, how would I be able to live up to your praise if I don't prove my capabilities once again!” As he said that, he walked towards his bedroom.
Ling Chen let out an embarra.s.sed shriek as she said softly, ”Young n.o.ble, they are still waiting for you in the courtyard.”
Ling Tian then raised his eyebrows and said with an intimate tone, ”Let them wait for a few hours then. I have to first let Ling Chen know just how capable her young n.o.ble is.” Ling Chen quickly covered her face as she felt her whole body heat up…
The people in the courtyard waited from the morning to the afternoon before finally seeing Ling Tian and Ling Chen arriving. It could be seen that young n.o.ble Ling was indeed extremely capable!
Ling Tian sat on his horse and looked at the various commanders of the courtyard with a furious expression, ”Feng Mo, what instructions did I give you the other time? What is going on with these surrendered soldiers? You actually have the guts to trouble me with it? Ah ah, I really overestimated your true abilities!”
The originally anxious Feng Mo turned completely pale from fright and he quickly bowed. ”Young n.o.ble, let me make a report. After the initial period of fear, there were some of the surrendered soldiers who began to spread rumors that they were far away in a foreign land and extremely afraid. Due to them missing their homeland, there were even some who made use of the opportunity to create trouble. Our men are far inferior in numbers, and the surrendered soldiers outnumber us far too greatly. When the men of the courtyard attempted to discipline them, they even broke out into fights. Now, the morale in the courtyard is extremely low, and we think that if we were to use ironclad methods to suppress them, even if the surrendered soldiers don't have weapons, they are far too numerous…” As he said that, he lifted his head to take a peek at Ling Tian's expression. Upon seeing Ling Tian's expression his heart turned cold and didn't dare to continue his explanation.
”That's all?” Ling Tian's face was filled with dark clouds and he looked as though he was about to erupt at any moment. ”All of you are capable indeed, being stumped by these trash. All of them are surrendered troops from the start and not our own personal troops! Furthermore, they are all adults with their own thoughts. Feng Mo, for you to treat them like our own personal troops, I don't know if you are an idiot or fool! You have really let me down!” Ling Tian said seriously.
Facing Ling Tian's reprimand, Feng Mo's face turned completely pale, and he didn't even dare to breathe!
Ling Tian then got off the horse and said as he walked, ”We don't have much time left. From the very start, I never thought of converting all 120,000 of these soldiers over to become our personal soldiers. Furthermore, I don't have the time or energy to slowly convert them. If anyone were to have such an idea, they would be a complete idiot! The only thing we can do now is to suppress them with ironclad means! That would be the most effective!”
Ling Tian suddenly turned and looked at Feng Mo with a sharp gaze, ”In my original estimates, 60,000 of them submitting would already be a good outcome. Feng Mo, let me ask you, do you know what will happen to the other 60,000?”
Beads of sweat rolled down from Feng Mo's face profusely but he didn't dare to wipe it off. ”Err, this subordinate doesn't know… young n.o.ble probably has other arrangements for them.”
”Other arrangements? Cheh!” Ling Tian let out a sneer, ”Let me tell you clearly, those 60,000 soldiers would be used to establish our prestige!”
”Ah?!” At this moment, all the commanders present couldn't help but gasp in shock!
Establish our prestige? In other words, the fate of the 60,000 soldiers would be death!
Killing 60,000 soldiers to establish prestige? How many people would be able to do so?!
This was something unimaginable! If they were on the battlefield fighting to the death, not to mention 60,000 soldiers, even the deaths of 200,000 soldiers would be a common affair! However, the soldiers had already surrendered, and it was unacceptable for them to ma.s.sacre the unarmed captives! The general in charge of this operation would definitely be labeled as a cruel and bloodthirsty general for generations to come!