The Shandong Rebel Army's request for help naturally not only found Zhu Han.

They were almost in a hurry and sought medical treatment. Almost all the Red Scarf Army forces sent people to ask for help.

However, there is almost no real response.

The Red Turban Army from all walks of life are in a good situation now, and they are all busy grabbing money, food and territory.

Who has the spare time to take care of the Shandong Rebels?

Furthermore, even if you want to help, the Shandong Rebels along the coast are really too far away.

In addition to the sea route, if we rush to the rescue by land, I am afraid that we will only be able to give the Shandong Rebel brothers seven heads.

Regarding the situation of the Shandong Rebels, Zhu Han had already made plans.

If Shandong, especially the coastal area, can be controlled, not only can it achieve complete control of the East China Sea, but it can also rely on the coast of Shandong as a base to threaten Liaoyang Province, the rear area of ​​the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and the dog-legged vassal state of Goryeo to the north.

Liaoyang Province can not only provide troops, but also provide a lot of food and grass supplies, allowing the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties to barely maintain their food supply after losing Jiangnan.

In this way, Shandong becomes very important.

After returning to the camp, both Shi Naian and Hu Weiyong expressed some difficulties.

"Shandong is too far away. If we rescue them, we don't know how much food and grass it will cost." Shi Naian said worriedly.

"Deputy Commander, as for food and grass, it is still a trivial matter. Our army is currently short of troops, and it is time for spring plowing and sowing. We do not have extra troops." Hu Weiyong said.

Now, the campaign to allocate land to local tyrants in Chuzhou has long been completed. Soldiers and civilians in various military camps have been allocated land, and everyone is busy cultivating it.

Of course, at this time, ordinary people can no longer be recruited as soldiers, and the regular soldiers of the Red Scarf Army have been distributed everywhere.

"This time I send troops to Shandong, I have already thought about it. We don't need too many troops. Two or three thousand people are enough. The rest of the troops can be selected from the prisoners and let them lead the battle and serve as servants for us!

"Zhu Han said.

Upon hearing this statement, Hu Weiyong and Shi Naian were both stunned.

"captive?"

"Yes, they are prisoners. We defeated Meng Yuan and Goryeo and captured a lot of people. Aren't they all working as coolies in Chuzhou? There must be some who have been reformed and are more honest, and they can be used as soldiers. Anyway, they will be fed as soldiers.

I believe they can be obedient," Zhu Han said.

"You can give the deputy commander's strategy a try." Shi Naian immediately agreed.

Now that Zhu Han thought of this method, he immediately implemented it.

As for how to choose prisoners to serve as cannon fodder, it is up to him to choose.

This is something that Hu Weiyong and others have no experience with.

Before Zhu Han returned to Chuzhou, he first ordered people to settle Gao Guoping, Liu Sanniang and other Shandong rebels, and told them to come back soon, and then took them to Shandong by sea.

As soon as he returned to Chuzhou, Zhu Han immediately went to inspect the nearby quarries.

There are more and more various buildings in Chuzhou, and naturally more and more stones are needed.

Quarry work is very tiring.

At least nearly half of the tens of thousands of prisoners who came originally died in the first three months of their arrival.

Nowadays, the remaining prisoners are relatively able to resist.

In the quarry, large puffs of dust arose from time to time, and the white dust spread all over the sky like flour, scattering on people's bodies.

Coupled with the scorching sun, each of the hard labor prisoners was sweating profusely, and the lime soil on their bodies was washed away in ravines.

From time to time, prisoners would faint and fall to the ground. Of course, the quarry supervisors would not be polite to these Mongolians and Koryos, and would first greet them with whips in their hands.

If there is a strong struggle, it is definitely pretending to be sick, and the beating will inevitably be harder.

If you can only moan feebly after being beaten, it can be seen that something is really wrong, and the supervisors of the quarry will call for help to carry the fallen prisoner to the wooden shed next to it.

There are medicinal soups you can drink there to relieve heat and exorcise evil spirits, and you can also take a short rest.

"Deputy Marshal, these Tatars are blessed now. When we first came here, none of them gave up until they died of exhaustion." The leader of the quarry said beside him.

"Human power is still very precious and cannot be used to death." Zhu Han said.

After some inspection, he had obtained a detailed list of prisoners from the supervisor.

The quarry supervisors have already recorded which prisoners are more obedient and which ones are more aggressive.

Hu Weiyong, who came with him, saw this and was immediately filled with admiration.

It seems that Zhu Han has already thought of using these prisoners, so he made such detailed preparations.

"There are actually so many Korean prisoners? It seems that there are very few casualties."

Zhu Han was a little surprised when he looked at the list.

Of the more than a thousand Goryeo prisoners, almost no one died, and the number remained at just over a thousand.

Moreover, in the records of the quarry, the performance of the Korean prisoners was rated as high, and they were at a level that could be put to good use.

"Deputy Marshal, these Koreans are very honest. After arriving, if you ask them to go east, they will never go west. If anyone wants to be lazy and slippery, they will report each other. Within a few days, they have already asked us to

I feel relieved, so I give them preferential treatment on a daily basis, so many people don’t die from illness or exhaustion,” said the leader of the quarry.

This quarry, which punishes prisoners, usually treats prisoners harshly in order to eliminate the sick, weak and arrogant and disobedient ones.

Hearing the words of the quarry manager, Hu Weiyong on the side couldn't help but said: "In that case, aren't these Koreans born with a servile temperament?"

"Hu Dada is right, we also think they are born slaves and slaves," said the quarry manager.

When Zhu Han heard this, he burst into laughter.

Others around him also laughed, and the whole room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere because they were laughing at the Koreans.

"Select a thousand Mongolian prisoners, and then select all the Korean prisoners."

Zhu Han said with a smile.

"Yes, deputy commander!"

Soon, two thousand prisoners were selected according to the names on the roster.

Zhu Han ordered all the prisoners to be summoned and publicly announced that these two thousand prisoners would be transferred out of the quarry and turned into auxiliary troops of the Red Turban Army.

As auxiliary soldiers of the Red Turban Army, they not only can get enough food, they don't have to work day and night, they can get medicine when they are sick, they can also accumulate military merits and receive land, houses, livestock and gold and silver rewards.

In an instant, all the prisoners in the quarry looked at him with envy and longing.

When Zhu Han saw this scene, he felt very proud.

This routine of mine is indeed simple and effective.

Let these prisoners suffer enough first, and then pull them out and reward them with the status of auxiliary soldiers. Not only can it motivate the remaining prisoners and give them hope of working hard, but also these prisoners who have received the status of auxiliary soldiers,

He will also feel grateful to Zhu Han's Red Scarf Army because he received special treatment.

In fact, they attach great importance to their status as auxiliary soldiers.

"Deputy Commander, what should we do with these captured auxiliary soldiers? Should we integrate them into various armies?" Hu Weiyong asked from the side.

If we follow ordinary methods, the prisoners who surrender to us will generally not retain their original small organizational groups, but will often be dispersed into various armies to prevent them from colluding and causing trouble.

"No, I already have a plan."

"You take all these prisoners back first, go to the Chuzhou Pharmacy to get some medicine to kill diseases and insect pests, give them some medicine to detoxify, to prevent bringing back any plague, and then provide them with food according to the standards of auxiliary soldiers, and finally

Prepare clothes and other things."

Hu Weiyong didn't quite understand Zhu Han's arrangements, but he didn't dare to say anything and made arrangements immediately.

These prisoners have already suffered a lot. If they want to serve as auxiliary soldiers and serve as cannon fodder, they must first eat a few full meals.

Otherwise, once on the battlefield, the enemy will charge you and collapse.

After selecting the manpower in Chuzhou, Zhu Han arranged the stay-at-home affairs in Chuzhou, and a few days later he led his troops down the river and returned to Taizhou.

The sea-going ships that have been requisitioned have been replenished with fresh water and food, and are ready to sail to Shandong at any time by taking advantage of the southerly wind.

Gao Guoping, Liu Sanniang and others, who had been waiting in Taizhou for several days, were even happier to see Zhu Han back than to see their biological father and mother.

Especially Liu Sanniang, when she saw Zhu Han, she already looked shy.

Zhu Han has recently grown up, and he already looks like an adult. The more Liu Sanniang looks at him, the more she likes him.

As for why she likes her, Liu Sanniang herself doesn’t know.

However, Zhu Han could still detect Liu Sanniang's eyes.

After getting along with her before, he had a pretty good understanding of this female Lulin's past.

As a member of the pirates, Liu Sanniang is a fierce female gangster who has really killed and robbed people. Even her ruthless methods are not far behind others in the pirate den.

"One foot green!"

This is a nickname Shi Naian gave her immediately after hearing about Liu Sanniang's deeds.

Yi Zhangqing is a kind of black poisonous snake, the most fierce and fierce, and coupled with Liu Sanniang's young and voluptuous figure, Zhu Han thinks it is very appropriate.

"Deputy Commander, do you want us to lead the way?"
To be continued...