Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others were directing the cleaning of the battlefield when they suddenly heard Zhu Han's shout.
"Brother, look what I found!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw his brother holding a flag and a seal in his hand, and asked curiously:
"Brother, what is this?"
The Haozhou rebels have never seen much of the world. When cleaning the battlefield, what they value most is armor, weapons, gold, silver, jewelry, and food. As for other things, most people are not interested.
Zhu Han followed him personally to patrol the battlefield, and he found something missing.
"Brother, this is the official seal and flag of Taruchi of Tartar general Timur!" Zhu Han said happily.
"What, really?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also full of surprise and took over the official seal and general flag of Daruhuachi.
The official seal and the general's flag were full of crooked Mongolian characters, which Zhu Yuanzhang simply couldn't understand.
However, the knowledgeable Guo Zixing was able to get a rough idea.
He also said excitedly.
"A great victory, a great victory! The Tartars have occupied the Central Plains for a hundred years, and the banner of the official seal of Daruhuachi has not been captured yet. The marshal is so powerful. After this battle, it will be awe-inspiring in Huaixi, oh no, it will be awe-inspiring in the Central Plains."
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What Guo Zixing said is half true and half false. It is true that Meng Yuan has not captured the Daruhua Red Seal Flag, but to say that it is powerful in the Central Plains is a bit exaggerated. After all, the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army is larger and stronger.
, it is not Zhu Yuanzhang’s turn for the time being.
However, the capture of the flag of the official seal of Daru Hua Chi was still of great significance, and Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy.
"Haha, we don't know this little thing. I didn't expect it to be so important. Brother, how do you know the Tartar writing?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Hehe, although I don't know him, I do know Hu Yiba."
Zhu Han pointed at Hu Yiba and several others behind him.
After the Haozhou city wall was blasted, Hu Yiba and several other tomb robbers who had moved mountains to fight against the enemy were incorporated into Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guards, under the special command of Zhu Han.
Acupoint attack and blasting was the most powerful skill in Zhu Yuanzhang's army. It was not safe for anyone except Zhu Han to command it.
"Hu Yiba, I didn't expect you to have such ability. I will reward you heavily when you return to Haozhou City!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
"Thank you so much, Marshal Du!" Hu Yiba burst into tears of gratitude.
Since the demolition of Haozhou City, the status of Hu Yiba and others has rapidly improved. They have changed from tomb robbers who were looked down upon by the refugees to the bodyguards of the marshal of Haozhou. In addition to marshals such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing, there are also generals such as Zhu Han and Xu Da.
Besides, they were always polite to anyone who met Hu Yiba.
Such earth-shaking treatment made Hu Yiba and the others completely devoted to following the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers.
"It's getting late. Send an order to speed up. First transport the important seizures and prisoners back to Haozhou City, and then slowly clean up the rest!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gave the final order.
When the sun set in the west, Zhu Yuanzhang finally led the army back to Haozhou City.
News of the victory quickly spread throughout Haozhou and beyond.
"Big victory! Big victory!"
"The Tartars are defeated!"
"Marshal Du is mighty!"
"Marshal Zhu is mighty!"
The soldiers and civilians of Haozhou cheered loudly and poured into the streets to greet the victorious rebel soldiers.
They all knew that once Daruhuachi Timur captured Haozhou City, they would never be able to escape a massacre.
Those hateful Mongolian Tartars don't care about human life.
The joy of victory lasted until the next morning.
When Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and other marshals and generals gathered to discuss matters, there was a burst of celebratory firecrackers outside from time to time.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard the sound of these firecrackers.
How much gunpowder is wasted? It seems that I ordered all the gunpowder in Haozhou City to be used by the military!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the final say in Haozhou City. He had to discuss it with the five powerful commanders Guo Zixing and Sun Deya.
At this moment, Guo Zixing, who had just sat down, spoke.
"Marshal Du, the prisoners brought back yesterday were a little dishonest. Are we going to kill a few of them to establish their authority and bring down military discipline?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and others captured about 2,000 Yuan prisoners, most of whom were Huaixi Han people.
"These prisoners all have grievances, but after being hungry for a day, they no longer want to do it!" Guo Zixing said.
According to the practice at this time, prisoners were usually starved for two days so that they had no strength to resist.
"These people have been frightened out of their wits. There is no need to kill people to establish their authority. Let's take some prisoners now and incorporate them into our own army!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Regarding how to deal with these prisoners, Zhu Han suggested to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang that they should be included if they could, and those who refused to surrender should be let go.
In this way, those Yuan officers and soldiers who went back would know that the Haozhou rebels did not kill prisoners, and they would not fight to the death when encountering battles in the future.
They were originally unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the Mongols, but now that they knew they would not be killed if they surrendered, they naturally fought passively.
However, with so many prisoners, Zhu Yuanzhang had to share them equally with Guo Zixing and the others.
"Okay, I agree with what Marshal Du said!" Sun Deya was the first to raise his hand in agreement.
The other handsome men also agreed unanimously.
"Okay, then let's divide the prisoners and take charge of them each!" Guo Zixing also said.
In yesterday's battle, Zhu Yuanzhang's three thousand soldiers and horses suffered very little losses, with no more than a few dozen casualties in total.
However, the tribesmen of Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others each suffered hundreds of casualties. They were all hunted down in a false defeat. They urgently needed to use harsh military methods to turn these captives into their own tribes.
After some discussion, Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others quickly divided up the more than 2,000 prisoners.
More than 400 prisoners were distributed among Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally left it to Zhu Han as to how to deal with these prisoners.
"Brother, these prisoners are here, do you really want to let them go?" Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little uneasy.
If these Yuan army prisoners did not fight as passively as Zhu Han predicted after being released, they would be shooting themselves in the foot.
"Brother, don't worry! The situation you are worried about is that the Yuan army can guarantee victory. Under the current situation, the Mongolian and Yuan court can no longer grow a rabbit's tail. Let's release these prisoners. In the future, the Yuan army will only see us.
It will fall according to the wind!" Zhu Han said.
What he said was not nonsense.
In the historical Red Scarf Army uprising, a large number of Han troops in the Yuan army jumped repeatedly, sometimes joining the rebel army, and sometimes accepting the Yuan court's recruitment.
How could such an army fight for the Yuan Dynasty?
"Okay, then I'll listen to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
Zhu Han smiled softly and strode forward.
He glanced at these Yuan army prisoners and saw that they looked weak.
