Author: Gongsun Wujiu

When Zhang Hao heard that he and others were asked to give their opinions, he touched his head and said carelessly: "Uncle Dub, if you ask someone to ride a horse and kill people, there is no problem with someone. But with regard to the garrison arrangement and farming, someone really can't do anything.

It’s better to follow your arrangements!”

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, Wang Hu and Dong Shan looked at each other, then raised their hands and said, "I'll wait for you, Chief Weitun, to follow suit!"

Zhang Yue smiled and shook his head, then turned his attention to Li Si and the others.

The three of them did not disappoint Zhang Yue and all made good suggestions.

After summarizing the opinions of the three people, Zhang Yue decided to divide his staff into two parts.

One is a mobile combat unit. Zhang Yue now has an extremely sufficient number of horses, so he directly trained 30 cavalry according to the configuration of the Huns cavalry, with one person and three horses.

The other area is the field soldiers, which are mainly composed of remaining soldiers and captured prisoners of war. Zhang Yue plans to reclaim 500-1000 acres of land in the valley after the beginning of spring to strive to meet the food supply of Dunbao.

The matter of training cavalry is simple, leaving it to Li Si will be no problem. The real problem now is the matter of settlement.

If you want to cultivate, you need tools and seeds. These are not available at the moment, so Zhang Yue has no choice but to ask Han Feng for help. Fortunately, Han Feng is very supportive of the cultivation and has promised to provide Zhang Yue with enough tools and seeds before spring.

In Zhang Yue's plan, the valley is not only a future food base, but also a war horse breeding base, so the defense of the valley must be strengthened.

After deliberation, Zhang Yue decided to build a watchtower in the east and west of the valley. The watchtower does not need to be too big, it is enough to be able to station a dozen soldiers.

Usually, a group of soldiers are dispatched to garrison, firstly for security purposes, and secondly, to guard the prisoners of war.

After all, this group of prisoners of war is different from ordinary people. They are brave, fierce, and unruly. They seem to be more submissive now, but they have to be just in case. After all, they were originally the most bloody and cruel horse thieves on the grassland.

Of course, relying solely on blind suppression would not be very efficient even if it ensured the obedience of the prisoners of war. Therefore, Zhang Yue conducted hierarchical management of this group of horse thieves prisoners of war. They were given three different treatments based on their performance.

The first level can only guarantee basic daily survival, in other words, just don’t starve to death.

At the second level, captives who behave well are guaranteed to have enough food every day and can eat meat once every three days.

The third level is responsible for assisting the Han army in managing prisoners and can enjoy the same living treatment as the Han army.

In addition to these three levels, those with outstanding performance can also join the Han army and completely get rid of their status as prisoners of war.

When Zhang Yue laid out this plan, everyone's eyes lit up. This would not only reduce the pressure on the Han army, but also give the prisoners of war hope. As long as there was hope, the prisoners of war would naturally settle down.

Even if there are still some restless people, they are only a handful. If they want to cause trouble, the Han army can suppress them with a backhand.

After solving these two most critical problems, Zhang Yue's face did not show joy, but instead looked a little sad.

"Uncle Dub, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Hao was the first to ask.

Zhang Yue shook his head. At this time, he just thought of the soldiers who died in battle.

"I'm fine, I just suddenly thought of my brothers who died in battle. We can sit here now only because of their sacrifices!"

Li Si consoled him, "Uncle Du is kind, we are all warriors, and it is our destiny to be shrouded in horse leather."

Zhang Yue said: "Second Son, I would like to hold a funeral for the six brothers Paoze who died in the battle the day before yesterday. I wonder if Second Third Son thinks it is okay."

As soon as Zhang Yue finished speaking, everyone was moved. Although there were funerals held in the Han army, they were all held for officers. For ordinary soldiers, no one was really valued.

Zhang Hao said with red eyes: "I think my brothers who have died here will be grateful if they know it."

Seeing that there was no objection, Zhang Yue decided, "In that case, it's settled. Tomorrow we will hold a funeral for the brothers who died and bury them properly!"

"Du Borenyi!"

Everyone admired him.

The next day, Zhang Yue gathered all the soldiers and captured horse thieves in the valley and held a grand funeral for the fallen soldiers.

The captives of the horse thieves were uneasy and uneasy, but they were also envious of the fallen Han soldiers.

"If someone holds such a funeral for me after I die, my life will be worth it even if I die now."

Many captured horse thieves couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

After the funeral, the six fallen soldiers were buried on the top of the mountain on the east side of the valley. In Zhang Yue's words, the fallen soldiers should be connected to this land forever.

After doing this, Zhang Yue took the opportunity to announce the new prisoner of war management system to the prisoners of war. With hope, the prisoners of war were indeed much more efficient when doing things.

Only Ada was hiding among the prisoners of war, and his heart was full of bitterness. He originally planned to encourage the prisoners of war to cause trouble after the spring began, and then took the opportunity to escape. As Zhang Yue announced a new prisoner of war management plan, he knew that his plan was completely

It cannot be implemented.

The life of the horse thieves seems to be relatively free, but in fact, except for a few leaders, their life is also very hard. Just look at the ages of the horse thieves. You can know that very few horse thieves can live beyond the age of twenty-five. If

Who would be willing to be a horse thief unless they couldn't survive?

Originally, the Han army had not dealt with the leader of the horse thieves in the past two days because they were busy dealing with loot and winter matters. Ada was secretly happy.

Now that he knew it would be difficult for him to escape, he began to make plans for his future life as a prisoner.

After a fierce psychological struggle, he finally decided to serve the Han army and strive for better treatment for himself.

…

Zhang Yue looked at the stocky horse thief leader in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little proud. He didn't expect that he had just announced the new management system and immediately reaped the rewards.

"Are you the second leader of the horse thieves?"

Adafu knelt on the ground: "I was originally just an ordinary horse thief. I was promoted after the original leader died in an accident. I originally planned to find a safe place, give up the life of a horse thief, and settle down well, but I never

I unexpectedly encountered an owl and a fox on the way. The servants did not dare to resist and had to obey his orders..."

Zhang Yue naturally knew that what Ada said was not entirely true, but he didn't care too much.

"You said there is important news to report, but I don't know what it means?" Zhang Yue asked.

Ada said: "I dare not hide anything. I have heard that there is a valley two hundred miles away from here in the north. It is a hiding place for bandits and has many slaves and property."

Zhang Yue suddenly became interested, "You mean, there is a bandit two hundred miles northwest?"

Ada said respectfully: "That's right. It is said that they captured many slaves to help them farm. If it hadn't been for the heavy snow, the owl and fox had planned to attack this place..."
Chapter completed!