By sunset, the attack on Pyongyang had ended. After an entire day, 40,000 Ming soldiers had broken into the city and defeated more than 15,000 Japanese soldiers with extremely sharp methods. They had recaptured the city and beheaded 4,678 soldiers. The entire Japanese army had been wiped out. Not a single one had escaped from Pyongyang. The officers below Little Nishi had either been killed or captured. Not a single one had survived. The entire first corps had been destroyed.
The Ming army had lost six hundred and ninety-seven men, and more than one thousand and eight hundred were wounded. Compared to the entire army, this kind of loss was undoubtedly negligible. Xiao Ruxun ordered for the Ming soldiers to be cremated on the spot and their ashes collected. As for the corpses of the Wokou pirates, other than their heads, all the other corpses were cremated. Not a single one was spared. The city was riddled with holes, and the remaining Daehan civilians had suffered considerable losses. Their houses were also severely damaged, but this was not within Xiao Ruxun's scope of concern.
That night, Yuan Huang rushed over from Yizhou City to participate in the trial of President Xiaoxi.
Li Yi sent troops without permission and was defeated by the Japanese pirates. He lost more than 200 people and was rescued by Ma Hu. Xiao Ruxun scolded Li Yi. Li Yi did not dare to say anything. Xiao Ruxun gave him a chance to redeem himself. He did not report to the King of Korea for the time being and ordered him to return to his barracks to reorganize the defeated soldiers before going to war.
Shen Weijing captured President Xiaoxi and made a great contribution. He was rewarded 500 taels of silver and reported to the Ministry of War for a reward. Shen Weijing also got the opportunity to participate in this trial.
President Xiaoxi was knocked out by Shen Weijing's special knockout drug. When he was splashed with cold water, it was already night. In the camp lit by candles, he saw a whole camp of Ming Army generals looking at him with mocking eyes. Shen Weijing, who had brought him into this situation, was standing behind Xiao Ruxun and looking at him expressionlessly.
Xuan Su, the diplomatic monk, was also captured along with President Xiaoxi. Other than these two, who still had some value, the rest of the captured Wokou officers had all been beheaded by the meritorious generals as a warning to the public. The heads of the suspected generals had also been collected and given to President Xiaoxi and Xuan Su to confirm their ranks. Only then would they be able to determine the standard of the reward.
The two Japanese who had been tied up looked at the tent full of Great Ming Dynasty generals and shuddered.
The officer sitting at the head of the table looked very young. He was writing something with a pen in his hand, and did not pay any attention to them.
In such a strange atmosphere, Xuan Su was the first to break down.
"General, spare my life! Daming heavenly general, spare my life! This Penniless Monk is only an interpreter, just an interpreter. He has never participated in any killing, never! Generals, please spare me on account of China's Zen Master Siming! Please spare This Penniless Monk! "
Xuan Su was crying and kept kowtowing, and her head was swollen. President Konishi looked very dull, and his eyes were dull. He did not say a word or move, as if he was already dead.
After Xiao Ruxun finished writing the next military order, he put down the pen and looked up at Xuan Su and President Konishi. Then he picked up the pen again and wrote a new military order, and began to ask Xuan Su questions.
"Xuan Su, you're a monk. Why didn't you stay in a quiet place of Buddhism to comprehend Buddhism? Why did you come to North Korea to participate in this matter? It seems that you, a monk, are not pure. If you were in my Daming, you would be a first-class flirtatious monk! "
The officers in the tent roared with laughter.
Xuan Su's face became paler.
"General, please understand. This Penniless Monk, this Penniless Monk is proficient in Chinese, so I was asked to be an interpreter. This is not my original wish, not my original wish!"
"Not your original wish?" Xiao Ruxun did not raise his head. "Are you the only monk in Japan who can speak Chinese? I don't believe it. Although you did not directly participate in the war and did not cause any killing, you have made a lot of contributions to the invasion of the Japanese Army. You are regarded as an accomplice. The people of Korea died, and the soldiers who died in the Daming, you also have a part in it. According to my opinion, you should be beheaded to uphold the Buddhist rules. "
Xuan Su was suddenly frightened.
Xiao Ruxun stopped writing and looked at Xuan Su coldly for a while. Then he suddenly laughed. "Okay, okay, I won't scare you anymore. You should have been sentenced to death, but Zen Master Xiu Jing pleaded for you. I will give face to Zen Master Xiu Jing and spare your death sentence. After that, you can decide for yourself whether you want to return to Japan or stay in Korea!"
Xuan Su was overjoyed to be able to escape from death's door. In the blink of an eye, she saw a bald old monk with a long beard resting with his eyes closed. She quickly walked over and knelt down, "Disciple Xuan Su thanks Master Xiu Jing for saving my life."
Master Xiu Jing did not speak and did not even look at him. He bowed to Xiao Ruxun and turned to leave the tent. Xiao Ruxun looked at the awkward scene and said to Chen Xie, "Chen Xie, take Xuan Su to identify the heads. Xuan Su should know the names and positions of those generals. Xuan Su, don't hide anything!"
Xuan Su quickly agreed.
After Xuan Su left the tent, the atmosphere in the tent became cold. Everyone's eyes were focused on President Xiao Xi.
"President Xiao Xi, do you know your crime?"
Xiao Ruxun stood up and walked in front of President Xiao Xi. He said coldly.
"What's wrong with fighting for the country? But Admiral Xiao, I sincerely negotiated peace with you, but you sent people to deceive me again and again. Is this how the Celestial Empire, a country of etiquette, behaves? "
President Xiao Xi raised his head and looked straight at Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun smiled disdainfully. "You still know that the Daming Celestial Empire is the Celestial Empire, but that's not what your Cabinet Minister, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, said. He turned more than 400 provinces into commoners. Since that's the case, you and I are enemies. What's the point of talking about trust when enemies are at war?
I don't mind telling you that the Daming Celestial Empire has never talked about peace. The so-called peace talks of the Daming Celestial Empire is a stratagem, a delaying tactic, and a deception. So what? Not only is there no peace talks, but I, the Daming Celestial Empire, don't pay reparations, don't cede territory, and don't pay tribute. Japan is a small country, but it wants to offend the Daming Celestial Empire and try to swallow the Daming Celestial Empire. Tell me, if this isn't wishful thinking, then what is? Do you think the Daming Celestial Empire still needs to talk about trust when dealing with such a country and people? "
President Xiao Xi had nothing to say.
"Alright, there's no point in talking to you about this. I've kept you alive until now, so you should know what I want to do. Tell me everything you know. Who are the people stationed there, how many troops they have, and how much equipment they have. Tell me everything in detail and I'll spare your life."
President Xiaoxi smiled bleakly. "Commander Xiao, do you think that I still have the face to live after suffering such a crushing defeat? Although President Xiaoxi isn't a person of great righteousness, at least he still has a bit of face. He won't be like that monk who grovels and bends his knees in order to survive. I only ask that the admiral grant me death, and it will be considered as me repaying the Imperial Guard's kindness. "
Seeing that President Xiao Xi had made up his mind to die, Xiao Ruxun knew that it was useless to say anything more. However, President Xiao Xi's identity was special, and it would be a pity to kill him. So, he ordered, "Come, take him out and keep a close watch. He doesn't lack food and clothing, so don't let him die. Xiao Xi, don't be in a hurry to die. When the war is over, come back to Beijing with me. Your Taige is crazy about Beijing. You take a look at it for him!"
Xiao Ruxun waved his hand, and some guards dragged President Xiao Xi out and kept him under strict watch.
After that, the atmosphere in the military tent became solemn. Everyone realized that Xiao Ruxun was going to give new orders.
This hearty victory was indeed fought beautifully, causing many of the generals who had looked down on Xiao Ruxun due to his young age to feel some admiration for him. After this victory, Xiao Ruxun's prestige had soared, and he had already gained a certain amount of fame and authority in the army. At least for now, the solemn expressions on the faces of the generals, not daring to overstep their boundaries or show any signs of rudeness, was a clear proof of his prestige.
Yuan Huang sat on the left side of the main seat, looking at the generals in the tent, especially Li Rusong, who looked as usual and didn't say a word. Yuan Huang nodded slightly with satisfaction.
Xiao Ruxun's growth was extraordinary.
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