Linton also did not expect that it would be much easier to persuade these 60,000 troops to surrender than he imagined.
From the beginning, Linton followed the plan and released news among the prisoners that last night's battle was a collaboration between them and Zhang Chun, the Duke of Yao, who had agreed to cooperate internally and externally, and together they defeated the allied forces from the imperial court.
Of course, the soldiers didn't know what was going on. They still didn't understand who was beating them. Only now did they realize that it was the troops of King Cheng Li Ying.
As for the internal and external cooperation with Zhang Chun, they also believe it. Otherwise, they really can't find a reason.
Most of the soldiers knew that what happened last night happened first in the camp of Gu Jingteng, Duke of Shu. At that time, many people said that it was Zhang Chun who attacked. Now they know that it is related to King Cheng Li Ying. Think about it, if
Without this relationship, how could Zhang Chun launch an attack? You must have a reason for your rebellion.
Now that we are cooperating with Li Yingli, doesn't it sound much more reasonable? At least it's more reasonable than not knowing how to explain it.
But this time, what they were worried about happened. Since Zhang Chun and Li Ying united, they were really rebelling, right?
Zhang Chunke didn't say hello to them at all before, so why did they suddenly become rebels?
So what should we do now? They didn't seem to be involved in the rebellion. They didn't know what happened last night. They were suddenly surrounded by people and then became prisoners. How come they have become rebels now? This matter is still happening.
Is it explained clearly?
While these soldiers were still confused, the people guarding them over there received an order, saying that Zhang Chun's men could come out.
Now it was even more confirmed that they were indeed together. When these soldiers looked at the eyes of the other prisoners looking at them, it seemed that the situation was really unclear. Because they themselves did not know who their boss Zhang Chun was.
They are not rebels, and it is not clear that they did not rebel at all last night.
The problem now is that rebellion is obviously a major crime for the Nine Tribes. They seem to have boarded the pirate ship now, so what do you think we should do?
Go to the imperial court and abandon the dark side and join the bright side? People may not believe it yet, maybe if you go back you will directly kill the nine tribes. So since this road doesn't work, it seems that there is only... one road to darkness.
Yes, there is another key factor that allows them to make such a decision, and that is the residual power of this victory.
If this were a normal situation, even if this group of people were misunderstood, they would not simply follow the boat. But the current situation is obviously different. They have actually experienced the battle last night.
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Before this, the imperial army of more than 500,000 people jointly encircled and suppressed the rebels. How could they join Li Ying's side? But now, not only the vanguard troops in the front were defeated, but now even the main force was defeated by the rebels.
Under such circumstances, the balance of victory has obviously tilted towards the rebels. How about joining the rebels?
Anyway, to ordinary soldiers, it’s none of their business who wins and who loses. They just come to eat military rations. Whether it’s the current emperor or the emperor Li Ying, aren’t they all members of the royal family? How much do they really care about them?
Do you want to sit on this throne? Is it possible that they can sit on it?
So soon something happened that Linton didn't expect. He heard that after Zhang Chun's men could get out of the prisoner camp, the remaining prisoners quit. They all took the initiative to ask for surrender, and there were quite a few of them.
So Xu Jing, who was in charge of this matter, thought about it and simply tried to persuade them all to surrender, saying that anyone who was willing to surrender and follow them could come. As a result, with such simple persuasion, most of the 60,000 people surrendered.
Even Linton himself underestimated the power of last night's battle, which not only defeated the imperial army, but also defeated the morale of the army.
In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, this king Li Ying might not have God's help. The more than 400,000 coalition forces in the imperial court were defeated by Li Ying. What else can stop him? Since God wanted him to be emperor, they stopped him
Aren't you looking for death? Why don't you get on the ship quickly?
As for things like rebelling against the Nine Tribes and implicating the Nine Tribes, the emperor is going to be doomed. He has only been in trouble for a few days. He is still worried about things like implicating the Nine Tribes. He can't even control himself, okay?
I have also said that Xu Jing's own organizational skills are very strong. Now that a large number of prisoners have joined, he has instantly exerted his own abilities and begun to integrate these prisoners.
These prisoners came from various military formations, and the organization was extremely chaotic. Xu Jing simply started to integrate them again.
Soon, the new 60,000-strong army was integrated. Not to mention that although most of this army was composed of prisoners, the combat effectiveness of the army was actually pretty good.
After all, these troops were regular troops of the imperial court at the beginning, and their quality was good. With a little integration, they could be used immediately.
The only troublesome thing is that there are not enough officers. After all, the surrenders are basically ordinary soldiers. As for the senior officers in the army, some of them died last night, and some of them escaped. After all, senior officers are protected by the Guards and the like.
, the escape was relatively smooth, but Linton and the others did not have many troops, so pursuit and the like were impossible.
There are not enough officers, and there are some problems with the organization of the troops. Fortunately, the morale of the troops is quite high. Everyone feels that they have a bright future, and they have sufficient food and grass.
Of course, there is also a very important point, that is, the soldiers know that their new general is the famous military god Linton.
Yes, Linton's name was already well-known throughout the country at this time. When these surrendering soldiers heard that the one who defeated them was the military god Linton, they all acted like that.
Xu Jing also discovered that Linton's name is very useful now, so he often borrowed Linton's name when persuading them to surrender and organizing them. The effect was outstanding, and the soldiers really liked this trick.
In short, the entire army is extremely convinced of Linton. If I have to use a metaphor, it is probably that their loyalty is maxed out.
Then, not long after the troops were integrated, Linton's new order came.
Yes, they were not given much time to adjust. The troops here had just been integrated, and Linton immediately issued the order to attack again.
Xu Jing was absolutely exhausted. He had just finished the battle and immediately started to integrate the troops. As soon as he finished integrating the troops, he was about to start again. Linton started talking, and he really broke his legs.
However, Xu Jing is quite happy with it. He feels that there are not many opportunities to learn from the military god, and this is all his luck.
And their next target is directly aimed at the capital.