Chapter 38 Pay the seal and capture the flag!
Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others were instructing the cleaning of the battlefield, and suddenly he heard Zhu Han's shouts.
"Brother, see what I found!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his brother was holding a flag and a seal in his hand, and asked curiously:
"Brother, what's this?"
The rebels in Haozhou have never seen any world. When cleaning the battlefield, they value armor, weapons, gold, silver, jewelry and food the most. As for other things, most people are not interested.
Zhu Han followed him to patrol the battlefield, and it was indeed time to find a bargain.
"Brother, this is the Daruhuachi official seal and general flag of the Tartar general Timur!" Zhu Han said happily.
"What, really?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also full of surprise and took over the official seal of Dalu Huachi and the general flag.
The official seal and the general's flag were full of twisted Mongolian characters, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand them at all.
However, Guo Zixing, who is quite knowledgeable, can see a rough idea.
He also said excitedly.
"Great victory, great victory! The Tartars occupied the Central Plains for a hundred years, and they had not yet been captured by the Daluhuachi official seal. The Marshal is mighty and will shock Huaixi after this battle. Oh no, it is a powerful force in the Central Plains!"
What Guo Zixing said is half true and half false. It is true that the Mongol Yuan had not seized the Daluhua Chi Seal Banner, but if you want to say that it is powerful in the Central Plains, you have some boasts. After all, the Yingzhou Red Turban Army has a larger and stronger force, so it is not Zhu Yuanzhang's turn for the time being.
However, it is still of great significance to seize the Dalu Huachi official seal and general flag, so Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy.
"Haha, we don't know this bird thing. I didn't expect it to be so important. Brother, why do you know the words of the Tartars?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Hehe, although I don't know him, Hu Yiba knows him."
Zhu Han pointed to Hu Yiba and others behind him.
Since the Haozhou city wall was blasted, several tomb robbers such as Hu Yiba and others who moved mountains and fought were incorporated into Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guards, and Zhu Han was specially led by Zhu Han.
The explosion of acupuncture was the most powerful skill in Zhu Yuanzhang's army. He was not at ease with anyone except for the commander Zhu Han.
"Hu Yiba, I didn't expect you to have this ability. I will reward you with great help when I return to Haozhou City!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
"Thank you, Marshal!" Hu Yiba hurriedly burst into tears.
Since the explosion of Haozhou City, Hu Yiba and others' status has rapidly improved, and they have changed from tomb robbers that were originally looked down upon by refugees to the personal guard of the Marshal of Haozhou. In addition to marshals like Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing, and generals like Zhu Han and Xu Da, whoever saw Hu Yiba was polite.
Such earth-shaking treatment made Hu Yiba and his friends completely follow Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers.
"It's getting late, so I'll send you a quicker order to transport the important captures and prisoners back to Haozhou City first, and then clean the rest slowly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gave the final order.
When the sun sets to the west, Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to finally return to Haozhou City.
The news of victory soon spread throughout Haozhou.
"Big victory! Big victory!"
"The Tartars were defeated!"
"Master of Marshal Du is mighty!"
"Master Zhu is mighty!"
The soldiers and people of Haozhou cheered loudly and rushed to the streets to welcome the triumphant rebel soldiers.
They all knew that once Daruwachi Timur was captured by Haozhou City, they would definitely not be able to escape a massacre.
Those hateful Mongolian Tartars don’t care about their lives.
The joy of victory continued until the next morning.
When Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and other marshals gathered with the generals to discuss matters, there were also a sound of congratulatory firecrackers coming from time to time outside.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound of firecrackers, his brows frowned.
How much gunpowder is going to be wasted? It seems that my order has taken all the gunpowder in Haozhou City to military use!
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the final say in Haozhou City. He had to discuss with Guo Zixing and Sun Deya five heroes.
At this moment, Guo Zixing, who had just sat down, spoke.
"Marson Du, the prisoners brought back yesterday are a bit dishonest. Do you want to kill a few to establish authority and purify the military discipline?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and others captured about 2,000 Yuan army prisoners, basically all of them from the Han people in Huaixi.
"Don't be honest? Why are you not honest?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.
"These prisoners are all resentful, but they are hungry for a day and are no longer willing!" Guo Zixing said.
According to the convention at this time, prisoners were usually hungry for two days, so they were unable to resist.
"These people have been scared to death. There is no need to kill people to establish their authority. Let's take the prisoners now and incorporate them into their own army!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Regarding how to deal with these prisoners, Zhu Han proposed to his brother Zhu Yuanzhang that if he could be recruited, he would be allowed to be recruited. Those who refused to join the army would be allowed to be allowed to be replaced.
In this way, the Yuan army officers and soldiers who returned would know that the Haozhou rebel army would not kill the prisoners. If they encountered battles in the future, these Yuan army officers and soldiers would not fight to the death.
They were unwilling to work hard for the Mongols, and now they know that they will not be killed even if they surrender, so they will naturally fight passively.
However, with so many prisoners, Zhu Yuanzhang had to share the same with Guo Zixing and others.
"Okay, I agree with Marshal Du's words!" Sun Deya was the first to raise his hand to agree.
The other heroes also agreed.
"Okay, then we will divide the prisoners and take charge of each of them!" Guo Zixing also said.
In yesterday's battle, Zhu Yuanzhang's three thousand soldiers suffered minimal losses, with no more than dozens of casualties in total.
However, the subordinates of Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others were killed and injured hundreds of times, all of whom were hunted down in fraud and defeat. They urgently needed to use severe criminal law to turn these prisoners into their own subordinates.
After some discussion, Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others quickly divided up more than 2,000 prisoners.
More than 400 prisoners were distributed to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally handed over to Zhu Han about how to deal with these prisoners.
"Brother, these prisoners are all here. Do you really want to let them go?" Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little worried.
If these Yuan army prisoners did not fight passively as predicted by Zhu Han after they were released, they would shoot themselves in the foot.
"Brother, don't worry! If you are worried about it, the Yuan army can guarantee victory after victory. In the current situation, the Mongolian Yuan court can no longer grow the rabbit's tail. Let's release these prisoners. In the future, when the Yuan army officers and soldiers see us, we will only surrender!" Zhu Han said.
What he said was not nonsense.
During the great uprising of the Red Turban Army in history, a large number of Han troops in the Yuan army repeatedly jumped, sometimes joining the rebel army, and sometimes accepting the revenge of the Yuan court.
How could such an army work hard for the Yuan court?
"Okay, then I'll listen to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
Zhu Han smiled lightly and strode forward.
He glanced at the Yuan army prisoners and saw that they were weak.
Chapter completed!