This is one of the most tragic wars that Qin Feng experienced. Its intensity is not as strong as the Hengdian War back then. However, in the Hengdian War back then, Qin Feng was in an extremely unfavorable position. If he wins, he will live, and if he loses, he will die. This time, he stood on the side with more advantages.

He did not let victory slip away from his hands like Deng Pu and successfully defeated Sun Chenglong, but the Ming Dynasty still paid a huge price for this fierce battle.

The fierce battle that never sleeps all day and night consumes the physical strength and spirit of every participant. Many soldiers, after the war, lie down on the spot and then slept soundly. This made it possible for the personnel who came to clean the battlefield to sometimes have to spend some effort to distinguish the difference between these guys and dead bodies.

The busiest thing at this time was the rescue camp. Fortunately, in order to deal with the epidemic, there are many doctors in Xiangzhou now. What’s even better is that big shots like Shu Chang and Shu Wan are here now.

With them, more people can survive.

This is actually not just about medical skills. Their fame in the Ming Dynasty and even in the whole world is enough to make those who are seriously injured and desperate burst out with a desire for life from the bottom of their hearts. Sometimes, this will to survive is more effective than any medicine.

Unlike any other ruler, Qin Feng had an extremely strong desire for manpower, and for the vast territory he now had, there were too few people under his rule.

In the past decade, the war has never stopped, and the most consumed by war is not wealth, but the population. This is a vicious cycle because people are the creators of wealth, and the decrease in population reduces the creators of wealth, and then reduces wealth.

Everyone has the value of his existence when they live, even if he is a disabled person, because as long as people live, Qin Feng feels that he can still create the value that belongs to him. He never loses the burden on those disabled people, especially those who have lost their labor force due to war.

The loss of labor here is that these people can no longer bear the heavy physical labor. In fact, there are more work to be done by these people.

For example, let these people serve as some of the most grassroots officials. These people were injured by fighting on the battlefield. They had a very strong will and goal. If they served as some grassroots officials, they could more accurately achieve the goals the government wanted to achieve. These people had a stronger sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty than ordinary people, because in their subconscious, this empire was fought because of their bloodshed and sacrificed, so in order to maintain the stability of this empire, they were willing to put in another effort.

Of course, the premise is that the empire gives them the opportunity to use their remaining energy instead of abandoning them.

The Ming Dynasty has always done a good job in this regard. The proper placement of these people was not only to reward their contributions, but also to the stability of the empire and to set up an example for the imitation of later generations.

If you do all this well, these people will become the most reliable cornerstone of the empire, because their interests are already tied to the empire. The empire is, and their interests are. The empire has a few strengths and two weaknesses. People like them will inevitably lose their survival foundation first.

Of course, there are too many such people in the ten years of war, and not everyone is suitable to become a grassroots leader, so other resettlement methods are needed.

The Ming Dynasty focused on business and had many workshops in the Ming Dynasty. The workshops controlled by the state must unconditionally accept such people to join. In these workshops, they can do some work within their ability.

There are also certain mandatory requirements for private workshops and shops. Workshops, shops, and chambers of commerce that reach a certain scale must have a certain number of disabled retired soldiers and ensure that their income is equivalent to that of normal people. The Empire also encourages them to recruit more of these people to enter their industries and will enjoy some policy or tax benefits as a result.

This is a package of quite complex policy systems. Of course, Qin Feng has always just proposed a vague concept, and then he let his subordinates turn these vague concepts into policies that can be clearly implemented.

His subordinates have not disappointed him so far.

On the land of the Ming Dynasty, soldiers who retired due to disability enjoy the glory that ordinary people cannot enjoy. You will never see a person who lost his labor force due to disability begging on the land of the Ming Dynasty.

If such a thing really happens, Jin Jingnan's Censorate's Office is not afraid to get a few officials who have dereliction of duty to warn others.

"Your Majesty, the casualties counted by the generals of each battalion have been sent." Eunuch Le's voice trembled and his face was a little heavy.

Qin Feng reached out and took the thin roll of paper. Although the paper was light, it carried a full of fresh lives. In fact, there was no need to look at these. Qin Feng also knew that his troops suffered heavy casualties in this battle.

The resistance of the Chu army was unexpectedly strong. The 20,000 Fire Phoenix Army was the entire army, and it did not collapse or escape. It was not until the last person who could still fight fell down that the war was truly over.

The 20,000 Fire Phoenix Army, and less than 5,000 people survived in the end, are now lying in the wounded barracks.

More than half of the 30,000 permanent troops died on the spot. In the end, some of them fled and the rest lay in the wounded camp.

The generals were obviously not prepared for the strong resistance of the Chu army. Since the Ming Dynasty marched into the Chu State, they had hardly encountered any decent resistance. Wherever they passed, they either surrendered or fled.

Such a battle made all the generals pay great attention to the upcoming Battle of Shangjing, because there are 70,000 Fire Phoenix Army and more than 200,000 standing troops in Shangjing. Even those standing troops are basically new recruits who have just joined the army. From this to that, these generals cannot re-examine the lambs they are waiting to be slaughtered.

The Canglang Camp suffered nearly half of the damage in the war. If it weren't for the later joining of Jiang Shangyan, Qin Feng believed that their war losses would be higher. The Ruijin Camp suffered more than half of the damage in the war because they blocked the enemy on the right wing of the Chu army with their own strength. The miners' camp suffered the most serious losses, with 5,000 heavy armored infantry, and the losses reached 3,000 people. In this battle, the lightest damage was the cavalry troops of Jiang Shangyan and the Fire Death Camp. After all, the Xiangzhou army no longer had decent cavalry. Guo Yi's 10,000 Huofeng Army cavalry was lost on the north bank of Gaoliang River. For the Ming army, it was simply the greatest luck. If Guo Yi's 10,000 cavalry also joined in such a decisive battle, it would be hard to say who would win.

This is the last anger of a country that has been established for more than a hundred years and has been extremely powerful. It is like the return of a terminally ill patient before his death. It looks extremely powerful, but in fact it is already the last bit of energy. If he consumes this energy, he will fall down with a bang.

The closer he got to Shangjing, the stronger the cohesion of the Chu court was. This was something Qin Feng had expected long ago. It was basically impossible for him to defeat a once-powerful empire without fighting a tough battle. He had tried his best to narrow this range to a point where he could not be even smaller.

"Your Majesty, we have almost no strength to fight anymore. We are afraid we will rest in Xiangzhou for a while and then march towards the capital!" Eunuch Le whispered. He usually doesn't speak about the government and military affairs, only watch, listen, and don't say anything. But this time, he decided to establish a party to the emperor because he was a little worried that the emperor would be either full of confidence because of victory or was angry because of too much casualties, so he decided to start immediately.

The Central Army is indeed very much now. If the enemy can see the reality and concentrate all their strength to counterattack, the prospects will be really worrying.

"Of course I need to rest." Qin Feng followed the advice, "This battle was too fierce, and the soldiers must have a chance to rest and ease. If the string collapses too tightly, it will break."

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Eunuch Le was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, now Murong commanders and they have entered the city, and some of the medical camps have entered the city. After they cleaned and disinfected the city, Your Majesty should move to the city."

"Just arrange these." Qin Feng smiled and said, "By the way, send someone to Jinghu and tell the queen and Xiao Wen and Xiaowu that they can come here. The epidemic has basically been controlled. Or, we will stay in Xiangzhou for a long time,"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Le said justice." Now the central army is seriously injured, and I feel that it is better to transfer a few more battalions of troops to come up."

"No need." Qin Feng waved his hand and said, "Yang Zhi and Chen Zhihua will complete their strategic goals soon. We have formed a siege against the capital. Your worries are unnecessary. Besides, now we have no soldiers to draw from both the country and from other places. Don't forget that our biggest enemy is still eyeing me. I don't want them to bite me."

"Your Majesty, we have just signed a peace agreement with Qi!" Eunuch Le reminded in a low voice.

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Mr. Le, for me and Cao Yun, the so-called agreement is necessary only if the other party does not reveal any flaws. Otherwise, it is a piece of waste paper."

Eunuch Le was dumbfounded.

There are few medical staff left here at the old wounded barracks by Gaoliang River dozens of miles away from Xiangzhou City, only some guards and a large number of wounded soldiers. All the damns are dead, and those with minor injuries are almost as good as that. Every day, Ming officials come here to take away some people. The Ming officials who come to take over all lack the necessary manpower, so those who stay are basically seriously injured and lucky.

The consultant walked into Ji Chengyang's tent with full arms.

"Are you leaving?" Ji Cheng asked.

The consultant nodded: "We won a great victory and wiped out Sun Chenglong's army in Xiangzhou County. Unfortunately, I was unable to participate in this battle."

Ji Cheng's eyes were gloomy, and the news he didn't want to hear the least was inevitably heard.

"This is the general trend. You have nothing to be sad. Besides, you are no longer a soldier." The consultant patted his shoulder considerately, "My injury is healed and I will return to the team soon. You can recover well. In the near future, you can go home."

Looking at the consultant who turned and left, Ji Cheng didn't know what to say. I wish him a victory, but I really couldn't say it.

"Live!" he said softly.

The consultant turned around and grinned, "Don't worry, I'm a tough life and will definitely be alive. I'm still waiting for you to seek revenge after your injury is healed!"
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