"All surrendered troops, let go of the old and weak, and the rest temporarily took off their armor, handed over their weapons, and concentrated on guarding them. Give them food and drink, but do not let them be full. Pile firewood around them. If there is any abnormal movement, immediately light a fire and burn them to death.

They." This is not because Su Dingfang is cruel, but because he has too few people under his command and is afraid that he will not be able to suppress these people.

In this kind of battle where the weak defeats the strong, most generals will choose to kill most of the prisoners, because if they are released, they will go back to fight. If they are left behind, they will be a hidden danger. They have to take care of the food and send people to watch over them.

, you still have to be on tenterhooks, and it feels like the gain outweighs the loss.

But Su Dingfang didn't want to surrender, let alone give up his strength, because he lacked soldiers, so he had no choice but to do this.

"The brothers are all tired. Let them take turns to rest. When they are rested, we will have a celebration banquet."

Su Dingfang's great victory on the Wei River, with one thousand soldiers defeated Zong Luohu's 100,000 soldiers. The news spread throughout Guanzhong that day. Wei Zheng immediately wrote a report and sent it to Luoyang. The entire Yan army in Chang'an was relieved.

The next day, Su Dingfang reviewed the surrendered troops and finally selected two thousand elites. The rest were still let go, and they were also paid travel expenses, but the armor, horses, and weapons could not be taken away. Let you go.

You went home to farm, and I didn't ask you to come back and fight with me.

These two thousand people were divided in great chaos into the hands of various centurions. At the beginning, they were still not allowed to have armor and were only given weapons. When it came time to go into battle to kill the enemy, they were put at the front. At that time

You can give them armor, which is also the worst.

This is a rule, there is no way around it. When you submit your certificate of nomination, you will gain real trust.

When Su Dingfang was holding a celebration banquet, the flag officer suddenly came to report: "General, a spy was caught outside. He said he was ordered to deliver a message to you."

"Bring it in."

Su Dingfang thought it was Zong Luohu who sent him, but when he asked about their relationship, the man said he was sent by a man named Tang Bi.

"Tang Bi!" As a general, Su Dingfang certainly knew who Tang Bi was. He was a peasant warlord in Guanzhong. When he was at his most tyrannical, he had about 100,000 people under his command. But something happened later.

There are probably only a few thousand people left now, and that’s too much to say.

"I have nothing to do with him. What's the matter with your visit?"

A middle-aged scholar came, wearing a coarse robe, and said with a smile: "General, my General Tang heard that you defeated Zong Luohu, so he sent me specially to congratulate you. The general became famous in one battle at a young age, so he will definitely win the battle."

There is no limit to it, my general has a generous gift for you."

The man opened a box and found a hundred taels of gold inside.

"No reward for no merit." Su Dingfang smiled and said, "Sir, if you have any questions, please tell me directly. Your General Tang's friendship will never be for nothing."

"Then I'll tell you the truth." The man bowed deeply: "General, I'm afraid you also know that my general and Xue Ju have a sworn hatred. Last year, General Tang was going to take refuge with Xue Ju, but he didn't expect it.

Xue Renguo harbored evil intentions and secretly attacked my general at night and annexed our tribe. We have not forgotten this grudge."

"Oh, I know this."

Around last winter, Xue Ju sent Xue Renguo to send troops to Longshan to capture Guanzhong. Tang Bi and Li Hongzhi, another force in Guanzhong, planned to surrender to Xue Ju, but unexpectedly Tang Bi took the opportunity to drink and killed Li Hongzhi.

, annexed his troops, and surrendered to Xue Renguo alone.

Xue Renguo probably felt that this guy was not honest, so that night he also attacked Tang Bi in a heartless way. As a result, Tang Bi only escaped with a few hundred cavalry. Xue Renguo devoured 100,000 of his men at once, and his strength increased dramatically.

From then on, Tang Bi's vitality was seriously damaged and he was unable to recover.

"So my General Tang sent me here to surrender. I don't know if the General can tolerate it. Although General Tang is seriously injured, he still has 5,000 armored soldiers. If the General is willing, General Tang is willing to go through fire and water for you in the future.

I wonder what you think?"

Su Dingfang thought to himself, Tang Bi is definitely not a good guy. Not only is he very cruel to the people, he is also very dishonest to his friends, let alone loyal, and his character is greatly ruined. If he is accepted, Yan Jun's

If you don't say anything about your bad reputation, you don't know what disasters will happen in the future.

But he is currently short of people, and five thousand people is a great temptation. In addition, if he does not accept it, this boy is likely to seek refuge with Liu Wuzhou, which will increase the pressure on Zhang Xutuo.

It seems that I really can't refuse forcefully.

"Oh, that's it." Su Dingfang stood up and said, "Thank you General Tang for your kindness, but I have to ask King Yan for instructions. Before that, I hope General Tang can do something, such as helping to fight Liu Wuzhou

, it can be regarded as accepting the certificate of nomination, and King Yan will naturally accept it after seeing his sincerity."

"You mean, let us go to Zhang Xutuo?" The middle-aged scholar suddenly became worried: "Zhang Xutuo hated the peasant army deeply. The peasant army and Zhang Xutuo are also at odds with each other. The hatred between the two sides is too deep. I'm afraid that

Incompatible, General, please give it another thought."

"Ha ha."

Su Dingfang couldn't hold back his laughter. He believed what this man said because it was the truth. As the commander-in-chief of suppressing bandits in Guanzhong, Hebei, and Henan, Zhang Xutuo fought for Yang Shou in the north and south. He broke countless bandits and shocked China. He was indeed

He offended countless peasant soldiers and killed them in rivers of blood.

Moreover, Zhang Xutuo hated them very much. Every time he fought, he would kill them all or even surrender. Therefore, the peasant army also hated him to the core.

If he hadn't met Li Mi and stumbled, Zhang Xutuo wouldn't have been silent for several years.

"General, why are you laughing? What's so funny about this?" the man said with some displeasure.

Su Dingfang coughed: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper. I want to say that brother, I have underestimated General Zhang. In the past, General Zhang had no control over many things. Now that King Yan is magnanimous and is hiring people, General Zhang must

We will take the overall situation into consideration and accept you, so just go with peace of mind."

"Well, okay, I'll go back and report it. I can't decide whether it succeeds or not, so I'll leave. This thing -" the middle-aged man said awkwardly.

"Keep the things, I'll take them." Su Dingfang thought to himself, I just lack military funds. As soon as this man left, he asked people to change the gold into silver, and then distributed it to the soldiers who had made meritorious service.

Now the morale is even more boosted. At least it proves that the commander-in-chief Su Dingfang has not given everyone a blank check and is a trustworthy general.


Chapter completed!