Early the next morning, in the supposedly lively Wudu City, every household closed their doors.
It was three o'clock in the morning and it was not raining. The people went out. Only the soldiers under Wang Ding's command were cleaning up the blood stains and corpses on the street.
After a long time, no soldiers broke into the door. Some people gradually gained courage, quietly opened the door a little, and looked outside.
If these soldiers were still the same as when they followed Dong Zhuo, they would have rushed into the homes of the people and snatched away all the valuables.
But now, the person they are following is Wang Ding. Anyone with such courage has been dealt with by Wang Ding long ago. Now they are all soldiers who are willing to obey and abide by the military rules and regulations set by Wang Ding.
After the city was broken, no one was allowed to rob the people's property or oppress the people without Wang Ding's order.
If someone violates military discipline, he may be demoted and given a hundred military sticks, or he may be beheaded directly.
Wang Ding also knew that these soldiers did not have such a noble spirit. Many of them fought just to make achievements, to have enough to eat, and to have endless money in their pockets.
The king will prohibit them from robbing the people's property, but at the same time, they will be rewarded based on their merits and the rewards will be generous.
He used meritorious service to get these soldiers for a few days.
Zhang Wei ran very fast, but there was still a lot of property in the prefect's mansion, and he didn't have time to take it away.
Originally, the slaves wanted to steal some valuable things quietly in the chaos, but before they could leave, they were surrounded by the Han army.
These belongings are all cheap to Wang Ding.
The most abundant thing in the city is food.
Zhang Lu transported a lot of grain and grass to Wudu. In addition, many people in the city joined the Five Dou Rice Cult. The grain they handed over is now stored in the granary, amounting to two hundred thousand shi.
Wang Ding really had to sigh, war fortune is really easy to make.
This suddenly gave him an additional two hundred thousand shi of grain and grass, and he no longer had to transfer grain and grass from Chang'an to Hanzhong in a short period of time.
Wang Ding planned to take part of the two hundred thousand stones of food and grass and distribute it to the people in the city.
Especially those whose families hid in the city because of the war, although Wang Ding did not rob them of their belongings.
But it will eventually affect their lives.
These people originally lived a good life in the villages outside the city.
In the past two months, they were forced to hide in the city. Even if Zhang Wei did not abuse them, the food they ate every day was not as good as what they made themselves, and the place they lived in was even worse. They often woke up from the cold at night. p>
After noon, the carriages were pulled to the granary, then filled with a cart of grain, and then pulled to the grass shed in the west of the city.
Other people in the city can still hide in their homes. These people shivered under the thatched shed last night.
No one dared to run around this morning. They were afraid that if they went out, they would be forcibly taken away by the passing soldiers.
When Wang Ding appeared outside the hut with a group of soldiers and dozens of carriages, the people here, with pale faces, had already knelt down in front of Wang Ding before Wang Ding could speak.
They thought Wang Ding was coming to kill them.
Wang Ding held up a tin trumpet and shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone. I know how difficult these times are for you, so I brought some food and grass to distribute to all the folks."
A group of people were still kneeling on the ground, no one dared to get up.
The government has always asked for food from them. When will the government take the initiative to distribute food to them?
If Wang Ding had said these words in Chang'an, he would have caused countless cheers from the people.
But here, the people in front of them didn't believe it even though Wang Ding had brought the food. Instead, they wondered if Wang Ding had other conspiracies.
Give them food first, then go back, trick them into coming out to get food, and then catch them all in one fell swoop?
Wang Ding is also used to these stupid people.
He handed the tin trumpet to Sima Lang and said, "I'll leave it to you to deal with it."
Sima Lang said: "Here."
Sima Lang handled this matter very easily.
The people in front of them just don't trust Wang Ding now, but when the food is obtained and Wang Ding doesn't deal with them, they will naturally return home.
Compared with Guanzhong, the people here in Yizhou have very little contact with the outside world, and they are more exclusive.
Using some food and grass to gain their trust and support is very worthwhile in Sima Lang's opinion.
Wang Ding still has to deal with the 20,000 people who surrendered last night.
In the battle last night, Wang Ding's side suffered few casualties, and the number of soldiers in the garrison was about the same.
Zhang Wei ran away immediately without organizing a decent counterattack. The troops coming from the north of the city surrendered early.
Wang Ding asked Xu Huang to select 5,000 prisoners out of the 20,000, and the remaining more than 10,000 would be sent home when the time comes.
Wang Ding doesn't want to raise so many soldiers and horses. It's a waste of food. It's better to let them farm and harvest more food.
But now, we can’t let them leave immediately.
At least we have to wait until there is a tie with Zhang Lu.
Zhang Wei escaped from Wudu in the middle of the night, crossed Baishui, and fled back to Hanzhong overnight.
On Wang Ding's side, he was comforting the people in the city when he returned home. Zhang Wei was already kneeling in front of Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu hated him for not fighting, and said angrily: "It was fine yesterday, but how could the Han army capture the city overnight?"
Zhang Lu couldn't understand that he had made it impossible for Zhang Wei to hold on, and he was constantly providing food and grass.
Zhang Lu didn't understand why Wudu City was suddenly lost.
Zhang Wei didn't dare to get up and said: "Brother, it's not me, but someone in the city colluded with the enemy and opened the city gate in the middle of the night to let the enemy into the city."
Until now, he still doesn't know that the people who opened the city gate in the city are the Han troops who quietly sneaked into the city during this half-month period.
Zhang Lu was angry with Zhang Wei, but he was his biological brother after all, so Zhang Lu was not willing to punish Zhang Wei.
"Wudu has been lost, and Yangping Pass must not be lost. Yang Ren, you will immediately lead five thousand troops to support Yangping Pass." Zhang Lu said.
The guard he sent to Yangping Pass before was also his general Yang Bai, but now he is too worried that Yang Bai will be conquered by Wang Ding because he is short of one person.
Wudu is in the west of Hanzhong, and Yangpingguan is in the north of Hanzhong.
Now one has been lost. If Yangping is lost again, Hanzhong will have to face Wang Ding's army.
In Wudu City, Wang Dingcai finished dealing with the prisoners.
Having just captured Wudu, Wang Ding wanted to take a good rest and not rush to attack Hanzhong.
After capturing Wudu, he can now advance, attack, retreat or defend. At worst, he will face Zhang Lu for a year.
However, Jia Xu came to ask for an audience. He said: "My lord, Zhang Wei was defeated and must return to Hanzhong to report to Zhang Lu. After Zhang Lu learned the news, he would be worried about the loss of Yangping Pass and would send troops for reinforcements. My lord can order a general."
, intercepted halfway."
Wang Ding's eyes lit up and he recognized what Jia Xu said.
Even if Zhang Lu didn't send troops to support Yangping Pass, he would have just wasted some time and walked away in vain with no losses.
But if we really intercept the reinforcements sent by Zhang Lu to Yangping, it will be a bloody gain.