Five hundred people knelt in front of Wang Ding and turned to look at their companions, as if communicating whether they wanted to stay or leave.
More than 500 people were feeling uneasy.
No matter whether to leave or stay, it doesn’t feel like a good choice at this moment.
Worried that if you choose the wrong one, you will be killed immediately.
Wang Ding said: "Have you thought about it? Those who are sure to stay can go back with General Fan now."
Fan Chou: "If you want to stay, go back with me."
Fan Chou walked directly in front, regardless of whether there was anyone following behind him.
More than five hundred people knelt on the ground. After hesitating for a while, someone finally stood up and followed Fan Chong.
For them, this choice is a gambling process.
Maybe if the bet is right, you can continue to live.
If one person gets up and follows Fan Chou, someone else will follow him.
In the end, there were only more than two hundred people left in front of Wang Ding, and they continued to kneel.
They were still crying, begging Wang Ding to spare their lives, and they wanted to go home.
Wang Ding said: "Don't worry, I won't kill you. Someone will take you out of the military camp in a moment. But before that, I have a few questions that I want to ask you."
"You have traveled thousands of miles from Jingzhou to Chang'an. Why do you want to be a deserter just after entering the military camp?"
The crowd of more than two hundred people fell silent for a moment.
They didn't know how to answer Wang Ding.
You can't tell Wang Ding directly that they were sent by Liu Biao to infiltrate the interior. Seeing that something was wrong, they wanted to escape overnight.
Then he was directly chopped off by Wang Ding.
No one dared to answer.
Wang Dingdao: "If you want to escape, you must have a reason, isn't it? Could it be that Shangguan is mistreating you?"
"No." Someone finally spoke.
The Han army has strict military discipline. They have just entered the military camp and no one is mistreating them.
Even though Fan Chou knew something was wrong with them, he hadn't started formal training yet, so he probably hadn't spoken ten sentences to them yet.
"What's the reason?" Wang Ding stared at them.
Two hundred people were silent again.
Wang Dingdao: "Do you really think that I won't kill you?"
If you say it, you will die, if you don’t say it, you will die.
But in the face of Wang Ding's pressure and his increasingly serious murderous intent, someone finally couldn't help but said: "It's Liu Biao, it's Liu Biao who sent us to Chang'an."
It was finally confirmed from these people. Most of them were just ordinary people before and had no training.
Everything before was just the speculation of Wang Ding and Jia Xu.
Wang Dingdao: "Liu Biao sent you and others here. If you go back like this, you won't be blamed?"
More than two hundred people were silent again.
Will they be blamed after they go back? Will Liu Biao let them go?
No one knows.
Wang Dingdao: "I am giving you a choice. Stay here and stop contacting Liu Biao."
Wang Ding does not want to let these people go back.
If Liu Biao wants to place people here, he can use his tactics to his advantage.
As long as these people don't leave, Liu Biao will not know about their situation.
At that time, there may be counter-attacks, causing Liu Biao heavy losses.
Wang Ding has no specific plan yet, and he has no intention of fighting Liu Biao for the time being.
There are only three thousand people in total. Wang Ding is keeping them temporarily, but they will be useful in the future.
"Can so-and-so still stay?" someone asked uncertainly.
Wang Dingdao: "Of course you can. You were only forced by Liu Biao before. Now as long as you cut off the relationship with Liu Biao, you can naturally stay and serve the Han Dynasty."
The more than two hundred Jingzhou soldiers in front of me didn't really care who they were serving for.
They were willing to travel all the way from Jingzhou to Chang'an because Liu Biao promised and gave them a settlement allowance.
This allows their family members who stayed in Jingzhou to live a good life.
Seeing the hesitation of the people in front of him, Wang Ding said: "You guys have to think clearly. If you die now, you don't have to keep Liu Biao's promise to you.
If you betray Liu Biao and you don't take the initiative to tell me, Liu Biao won't know and there will be a chance to reunite with your family in the future."
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There was another period of silence among the more than two hundred people, and then someone in the crowd finally spoke and said, "A certain person is willing to stay."
The reason is simple.
Either die now or live and have a chance to reunite with your family in the future.
The only thing they have to worry about is that if Liu Biao knows that they are siding with Wang Ding, their family in Jingzhou may not have an easy time.
But this is only a possibility and may not happen.
"Someone is also willing to stay."
"So and so is also willing."
Regarding the choice given by Wang Ding again, more than two hundred people in front of them all chose to stay.
No one wants to die if they can live.
And later, they may have a chance to escape.
Wang Ding didn't care whether they really wanted to stay.
Among them, there may be some dead soldiers sent by Liu Biao.
But it doesn't matter.
Starting today, the military camp is completely closed. No news can be spread, and it is impossible for anyone to escape quietly.
Wang Ding can slowly observe these Jingzhou soldiers in the subsequent training.
As long as a small number of the three thousand people are willing to surrender sincerely, Wang Ding will be able to implement counterintuitive tactics and then severely deceive Liu Biao.
At the same time, Wang Ding will also start training his own spies.
Previously, Sima Lang was only asked to send out ordinary scouts, and the task was only to detect some information.
If we could place a spy next to Cao Cao and Liu Bei...
It is not that difficult to cultivate a spy who can avoid being discovered by Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
First of all, you must have enough ability to be able to penetrate the eyes of these two people.
Even if it really succeeds, I'm afraid it will be discovered after just one use.
The information that ordinary spies can obtain is actually very limited.
For example, the scouts Wang Ding sent to Chengdu before found it difficult to find out secrets, and the information they got was basically spread in the market.
Wang Ding removed a thousand people from the army and began special training.
Compared with ordinary soldiers, they are no longer just trained in physical fitness and combat.
And Jia Xu came to teach them literacy and the art of war.
In addition, Wang Ding also asked them to choose a craft and then invited craftsmen to learn it specifically.
Some learn to blacksmith, some learn to be carpenters, and some learn to weave straw sandals.
These people will be all-powerful.
Wang Ding spent most of his time in the military camp.
Sometimes, I wander around the recruit camp, and sometimes I look at the training effects of spies.
Although the three thousand Jingzhou soldiers are trained individually, their training content is no different from that of ordinary recruits.
It's just that Wang Ding pays more attention to them.
The three thousand Jingzhou soldiers, despite their initial panic, quickly calmed down after seeing that the Han army was really training them.
But they didn't know that the captain who trained them, as well as Fan Chou, were observing them every day.
And every hour, you have to take a call.
When I went to bed at night, after the roll call was called again, there were veterans standing guard outside.
It’s not that there were no escapes, it’s just that those who were still running away now, Wang Ding was no longer merciful and didn’t give them another chance, and they all disappeared silently.