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Accompanied by his two brothers, Liu Guanfeng entered the Main Tent. Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu firmly placed him in the position of commander, as today's siege battle was entirely arranged by Liu Guanfeng, with all the vanguard troops being his personal soldiers.
Thus, Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu believed that only Liu Guanfeng was fit to occupy the commander's seat. As soon as Liu Guanfeng sat down, six generals emerged from among the others and knelt down, saying, "Liu Jianyan, we are willing to accept punishment."
These six generals were part of the sixteen who had been negligent during the search for Stone. Initially, they did not want to move the Stone because they thought it was useless. However, once the battle began, they were stunned by the sight of massive boulders being hurled into the air by the Catapult. Without the Catapult's suppression, their siege might not have gone so smoothly, especially for Liu Qiang, who understood the Catapult's significance best.
After the city gates were shattered, he led his soldiers through the gates and realized that many Stones had already been thrown into the city. The soldiers at the gate were so intimidated by the boulders that they could not mount any effective counterattack.
Therefore, when the battle concluded, he gathered all sixteen generals to discuss their actions and ultimately decided to voluntarily confess and request punishment, demonstrating their strong resolve.
Liu Guanfeng smiled at the sixteen generals before him; the oldest was barely thirty years old, while the youngest had just turned twenty. These individuals would become pillars of Starfall Kingdom in the future. Liu Guanfeng waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Considering your bravery in battle, I will waive the hundred lashes. You may all rise; I will not hold this against you."
However, none of the six generals stood up. Instead, Liu Qiang spoke on behalf of them all: "Liu Jianyan, we acknowledge that we were wrong in our actions and deserve punishment. After all, we disobeyed military orders and should be executed for it. You already showed mercy by only giving us fifty lashes. If you do not punish us with a hundred lashes, we are willing to accept death for our insubordination."
Liu Guanfeng did not expect such determination from them. He looked up at his two brothers; now that the battle was over, he should consult them about punishing their subordinates. "Eldest brother, what do you think should be done?"
Liu Guanlei fixed his gaze on Liu Qiang: "Liu Qiang, are you truly willing to accept punishment?"
"I am willing to accept punishment; please grant it, Commander."
Liu Guanlei nodded: "Since you are all willing, then go ahead and receive your punishment."
"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Commander."
With that, the six generals stood up simultaneously and turned to leave the Tent. Once outside the military camp, Liu Qiang immediately sounded the Gathering Drum to assemble the troops. Before long, they had gathered completely. Liu Qiang ordered sixteen benches to be brought in and placed them in front of the assembled troops.
"Brothers, whose credit is it that we were able to conquer Shining Star City today?"
"Liu Jianyan," the soldiers answered in unison.
Liu Qiang nodded, "This morning, we did not execute the mission assigned by Liu Jianyan seriously, and it was our fault. So now, we voluntarily accept punishment here to express our gratitude for Liu Jianyan's mercy. If anyone fails to follow orders next time, we Six People will not spare them. Bring it on, let us be punished with a hundred strikes of the military baton each."
After saying this, Liu Qiang and the other fifteen Generals lay down on the bench, each with a towel in their mouths. The ones responsible for carrying out the punishment were all captains from various teams because they knew these men were Liu Guanfeng's subordinates and would not show favoritism.
Inside the Tent, Liu Guanfeng shook his head as he listened to the conversation outside, "What is the point of this? I have already said I would let them go."
Liu Guanlei then said, "Third Brother, they are establishing your authority. At the same time, they are sincerely apologizing to you."
Liu Guanfeng continued to shake his head and sighed. Finally, he took out a few packets of medicine from his pocket, "Eldest Brother, please give these wound medicines to those sixteen generals; this should be enough for them."
With the high-quality wound medicine refined by Zhuque, these sixteen generals only recovered on the fourth day. This does not mean that Zhuque's medicine was inadequate; rather, they wanted to remember this lesson and endured pain for three days before allowing themselves to receive treatment.
After Liu Guanlei distributed the wound medicine to the sixteen generals, he returned to the tent, "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, do you have any plans moving forward?"
"We haven't had a chance to discuss that yet. Third Brother, do you have any good ideas?"
"Eldest Brother, do you remember what I did before Hua Xing attacked?"
"Something you did? What was it?"
Liu Guanyu thought for a moment, "Third Brother, are you referring to the matter of those two hundred bandits?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded, "That's them. I mentioned before that they would definitely accomplish something big once they arrived at Hua Xing."
"By the way, it just occurred to me, what have those two hundred people done?"
"Do you remember when Wu Ta and his group attacked Starlight Village? Why were they so eager to launch an assault on us? It was thanks to those two hundred people who raided Wu Tower Army's supply convoy twice in a row, which left Wu Ta's army severely lacking in provisions. That's why he was so desperate to attack Starlight Village."
"That makes sense. I was puzzled at the time; it didn't seem like Wu Ta's style to launch a reckless assault right away. It turns out they were short on supplies and planned to use our provisions after capturing Starlight Village."
"I just received news that those two hundred people have already entered Starshine City. If we launch an attack from outside, they can coordinate an attack from within. With our combined efforts, we can definitely take Starshine City in one fell swoop."
Liu Guanlei slapped his thigh upon hearing Liu Guanfeng's words. "Xiaofeng, you're brilliant! Not only have you cut off Wu Ta's supplies, but now we can also have insiders in the city. So should I proceed to attack Starshine City?"
Liu Guanfeng shook his head. "Big brother, attacking Starshine City is easy; we don't need many people. We only need to send three Ten Thousand People. Then we can send another five Ten Thousand People to attack Star Gate City."
"Can five Ten Thousand People take down Star Gate City? There are no insiders there. Besides, there are at least thirty thousand defenders in Star Gate City; can five Ten Thousand People really conquer it?"
"Don't worry, when we attack Star Gate City, we'll let them take two Well Platforms and two Catapults with them. I'll also assign my air force to them. At the same time, I'll send Du Zhenyang and Song Haitao along; there shouldn't be any issues."
"After sending out these eight Ten Thousand People, we'll only have ninety thousand left. What do we do with these ninety thousand?"
"We'll use these ninety thousand to attack Starlight City."
"Ninety thousand attacking Starlight City? That's the imperial capital of Hua Xing; can we really take it down?"
"I didn't say we would take it down; I said we would attack it. As long as we can hold Starlight City and prevent them from aiding Star Gate City and Starshine City, that's enough. Moreover, when we engage Starlight City, Wenxing City will definitely send reinforcements. At that point, Wenxing City won't be able to assist the other two cities either. Just give them a little time, and those two cities will be ours. Then we can let them join us in attacking Starlight City, and the fall of Huaxing Kingdom won't be far off."
Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu let out a sigh after hearing Liu Guanfeng's words. "My goodness, Third Brother, your net is cast wide. You swallowed those two cities in one go and then surrounded their imperial capital. A vast Huaxing Kingdom has been reduced to just two cities."
"Big Brother, do you think this plan is feasible?"
"Is there any doubt? With you, Third Brother, helping out, there's nothing we can't accomplish."
"Third Brother, who do you think we should send to attack those two cities?"
Liu Guanfeng chuckled, "Aren't there ten Six People outside right now?"
"You mean to send them?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded, "You mentioned they are all quite young, but they will become the backbone of our Starfall Kingdom in the future. Moreover, after today's events, they will mature. What they need now is experience, and this is a perfect opportunity for training."
"Alright then, since you trust them so much, we'll let them go once their injuries heal."
"Big Brother, when you entered the city, you saw that many civilians were affected by this war; many have lost their homes. Since we've captured Shining Star City, it is now our territory. We cannot allow our people to be homeless."
"What do you suggest we do, Third Brother?"
"During these few days of rest, let's have all the soldiers help rebuild houses for the civilians. We need to build homes that are even better than what they had before. As for the money, I'll cover it. I'll also spend some more to buy additional meat for our soldiers to improve their meals; this way, they will be more motivated while helping the civilians. Remember not to let them disturb the people."
Liu Guanlei disagreed upon hearing this: "Rebuilding houses for the civilians is something they should do; why should you spend money on it?"
Liu Guanyu held a different opinion. He pushed his brother and said, "Big Brother, Third Brother is the President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and has the Red Star Mercenary Group and Huaxia First-Class Hall. Although it seems unrelated on the surface, we both know that these are all his. Right now, Third Brother is wealthy beyond measure; improving the soldiers' lives is a piece of cake for him. We shouldn't hold back on this. Let's proceed as Third Brother suggests."
Liu Guanlei slapped his forehead, "How could I forget about this? Alright, I'll do as you say. I'll have the soldiers go into the city to purchase supplies tomorrow. Don't worry, I won't skimp on your expenses."
Liu Guanfeng shook his head with a bitter smile, "How could I have brothers like you? I try to help you, and you take advantage of me instead. Just wait until I tell Mother about you two; I'll make sure she knows how you bully me."
When the two brothers heard that Liu Guanfeng was going to complain to their mother, they couldn't sit still. "Third Brother, buying things was your idea, not us forcing you. You can't go to Mother and complain; otherwise, you'll lose your brothers."
Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu were both filial sons, and they knew that among the three brothers, their parents favored Liu Guanfeng the most. Liu Guanfeng had never disappointed them; he excelled in everything he did, and it was because of him that his two older brothers became strong Divine Knights.
If Liu Guanfeng really intended to report them, their mother would surely punish them. Seeing the nervous expressions on his two older brothers' faces made Liu Guanfeng feel delighted. He then raised his chin and made a provocative gesture, implying that they should think twice before bullying him again.
Soon after, the three brothers were in a playful uproar inside the tent. If outsiders saw them, no one would believe that these three were the key figures who had just captured the entire Shining Star City.
After a while of playing around, the three brothers calmed down.
"Big Brother, I need to discuss something serious with you. Have there been any updates from Father?"
"Yes, I just received news."
"What’s the situation over there?"
"You don't need to worry about Father; he said everything is going very well. Although Starfall and Xinghe have sent troops out, they haven't attacked the city. Father also mentioned that all of this is thanks to your efforts."
Liu Guanfeng nodded, "That puts my mind at ease."
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