"Annihilating the enemy is only a bad strategy. If the rebel army can be convinced, then this is the best strategy!" Kou Xun said meaningfully.
If we simply use killing to eliminate thieves, the thieves will never be completely eliminated. It will only attract more hatred, greater resistance, and make more people take risks and rise up.
Only by convincing thieves can we effectively control thieves' problems.
Hanoi County had a serious problem with bandits. As the prefect of Hanoi, Kou Xun naturally had rich experience in dealing with bandits. He knew that blind killing would not solve the problem at all, but would instead make the problem worse and out of control.
After repeated consideration, Wang Liang finally accepted Kou Xun's opinion and allowed Kou Xun to persuade the remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army to surrender.
Kou Xun was indeed very courageous. With only one entourage, he entered the woods where the Red Eyebrow Army was hiding and negotiated with the remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army. During his time as the prefect of Hanoi County, Kou Xun won a lot of victories.
reputation.
Even when the thieves mention Kou Xun's name, they can't help but raise their thumbs and praise him for his righteousness and chivalry. He does what he says and is aboveboard.
If the Han army sends someone else to negotiate, the remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army may not only ignore it, but may even kill them to vent their anger.
However, Kou Xun and the remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army were treated with considerable courtesy, and the leader of another branch of the Red Eyebrow Army met Kou Xun in person.
The leader of the Red Eyebrow Army was named Di Hu, a burly man in his thirties. When he saw Kou Xun, Di Hu was quite polite. He raised his hands and said, "Prefect Kou! I am Di Hu, the one who belongs to this group."
The chief general of the Red Eyebrow Division!" yyls
"It turns out to be General Di!" Kou Xun returned the salute with his hand. Before Di Hu could speak, Kou Xun said bluntly: "General Di, I am here only for one thing, to recruit your troops to surrender."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone around Di Hu changed. They all looked at Kou Xun coldly, and unconsciously raised their hands to hold the hilt of the sword under his ribs.
Di Hu raised the corner of his mouth and said quietly: "It turns out that the Chief Kou is here to persuade us to surrender!"
Kou Xun did not beat around the bush and asked calmly: "General Di, do you think your army has any other options besides surrender?"
One of Di Hu's generals said angrily: "Our troops would rather die in battle than surrender!"
Kou Xun said: "Death also has its severity! Doing it when you know you can't do it, fighting when you know you can't fight, this is the courage of an ordinary man, and death is not a pity." Seeing the angry faces of the Red Eyebrow Army around them, they stared.
With his eyes closed, he wished he could pounce on him and bite him. He continued: "Now your army has been surrounded by our Han army, and it is difficult to fly. If you continue to resist, you will die..."
Before he finished speaking, another Red Eyebrow Army general roared: "If you have the guts, just attack in and try! It's not certain who will win!"
Kou Xun smiled and asked: "What if our army wants to use fire to attack?" His words made Di Hu and others take a breath. Fire attack?! They are now hiding in the woods, taking advantage of the geographical location.
Although the Han army has many troops and horses, it cannot be used to fight in the forest. We still have the capital to fight. If, as Kou Xun said, the enemy wants to attack with fire, our situation will be very bad.
People's first reaction was to draw their swords and kill Kou Xun. They must not let the enemy use fire attack tactics. With the rustling sound, many red-browed soldiers drew out their swords and glared at Kou Xun, full of anger.
The murderous look on his face.
Kou Xun said: "This time the leading generals of our army are General Zhonglang Wang Liang Wang, and Zhijinwu Jiafu General Jia! Both General Wang and General Jia advocated the use of fire attack tactics. It was I who stopped them and promised to Surrender everyone. Of course you can kill me now to satisfy your hatred, but what will you do after I die?"
Everyone in the Red Eyebrow Army looked at each other with solemn expressions, and no one said anything. Di Hu looked at the people around him and shouted in a deep voice: "Put away your swords!"
People lowered their heads and pushed their drawn swords back into their scabbards.
Di Hu looked at Kou Xun, raised his hands and said, "Prefect Kou has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness. Today I saw that it is true!"
Kou Xun said meaningfully: "If you continue to resist, you will be dead. Waiting for rescue is even more impossible! The Red Eyebrow of Chang'an cannot protect itself. Who can you count on now?"
Everyone in the Red Eyebrow Army frowned and remained silent.
Di Hu secretly sighed and murmured: "Even if our troops surrender, I'm afraid it will be... a dead end in the end!"
Kou Xun's face straightened and he said: "General Di, you can rest assured. I, Kou Xun, will guarantee with my life that as long as General Di is willing to lead his troops to surrender, our army will not kill a single soldier. Anyone who is willing to stay will be welcomed by our army. For those who are unwilling to stay and want to go home, our army can provide them with travel expenses."
Di Hu's heart moved, and everyone else's eyes also shone. Di Hu pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, met Kou Xun's eyes, and said seriously: "If others make this promise, I don't believe it, but Kou Taishou made this promise. ,I believe!"
Hearing this, Kou Xun felt happy and asked: "So, General Di is willing to lead his troops to surrender?"
Di Hu first waved his hand to Kou Xun, signaling him to wait a moment. Then, he shook his head to several of his subordinates, walked some distance away, gathered around them, and started discussing in a low voice.
Kou Xun's words shattered the last hope in their hearts. They still wanted to rely on the woods to make a last stand against the Han army. With luck, they might be able to break through the encirclement.
But if the Han army used fire attacks, they would have no chance of breaking out, and the entire army would be burned alive.
As Kou Xun said, at this point, the only way they can go is to surrender.
A famous general of the Red Eyebrow Army said worriedly: "This time we almost killed Liu Xiu, and the enemy hates us so much. I'm worried that once our army surrenders, I'm afraid... everything will be in danger!"
The other two generals of the Red Eyebrow Army nodded repeatedly and said, "Kou Xun's sweet words and clever words cannot be trusted at all!"
Di Hu said meaningfully: "Kou Xun has always been true to his word in Hanoi, he will do what he says, and he is a righteous man. Many rebels have surrendered to him. I thought that since Kou Xun said his word, he can save our lives." , he will definitely be able to do what he says."
"But over there in Chang'an..."
"Chang'an will not take care of us anymore!" Di Hu looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "The leader has left, what does this mean? Chang'an has given up on us."
Everyone felt sad and lowered their heads one after another, and some began to sob softly.
Di Hu patted everyone on the shoulders and said: "Instead of all the brothers in the army dying, why not just... surrender!"
"We all listen to the general!"
Di Hu looked around at everyone, nodded heavily, turned and walked towards Kou Xun, and said at the same time: "Prefect Kou, we have already discussed and are willing to surrender to your army!"
As he spoke, he took off the sword from his side and threw it directly to the ground.
The remnants of the Red Eyebrow Army headed by Di Hu, under Kou Xun's persuasion, finally surrendered to the Han Army.
When he entered the woods, Kou Xun took only one entourage with him. When he came out, he was followed by thousands of unarmed Red Eyebrow troops.
This situation made Wang Liang overjoyed. He could not fight, he could not kill people, he could not die, and he could defeat the enemy without fighting. This was the best result. The Han army led by Wang Liang accepted the Red Eyebrow Army.
of surrendering troops.
The surrendered Red Eyebrow Army totaled more than 7,000 people, a large number of people, and the area was so densely covered with darkness. Jia Fu took the initiative to let his garrison in Beijing take care of these prisoners of the Red Eyebrow Army.
Wang Liang didn't think much about it. The Red Eyebrow Army had surrendered and the war was over. As for these prisoners, it would be the same no matter who took care of them.
After the Beijing garrison led by Jia Fu received the prisoners of the Red Eyebrow Army, they escorted them back to their own camp, but they did not imprison the prisoners in the camp. Jia Fu ordered his officers and soldiers to escort the prisoners to the camp.
He reared up and asked the prisoners to dig a huge hole in the ground.
Jia Fu had no intention of letting these prisoners survive. These red-browed thieves not only caused trouble in the towns around Taihang, but also almost killed the emperor. Their crime was unforgivable and death was not a pity.
Hearing that the Han army asked them to dig a hole, everyone in the Red Eyebrow Army immediately realized that something was wrong. People wanted to resist, but how could unarmed prisoners be the opponent of the Beijing garrison?
Those prisoners who tried to resist were knocked to the ground, beaten and kicked by the soldiers of the Beijing garrison. Under the high pressure of the Beijing garrison, the prisoners of the Red Eyebrow Army had no choice but to bite the bullet and start digging holes.
According to Jia Fu's wishes, there was no need to consult with anyone about the execution of these prisoners, and they could just be killed directly.
But how could such a big movement be concealed? When Kou Xun learned about it, he rushed over immediately to stop Jia Fu from killing the Red Eyebrow Army.
He proposed to attack with fire, but Kou Xun stood up to oppose it. This incident had already made Jia Fu very dissatisfied with Kou Xun. Now that Kou Xun came out to stop him from killing the prisoners of the Red Eyebrow Army, Jia Fu was even more dissatisfied.
The two of them couldn't stop arguing, and their faces were red and their necks were thick.
Not long after, Wang Liang also rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing Jia Fu and Kou Xun who insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, Wang Liang was at a loss what to do. Finally, he proposed to report to the emperor and let the emperor decide whether these prisoners should be killed or kept.
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At this time, Liu Xiu was not in the Han army camp, but in Taihangxing.
Wang Liang led his army to besiege the Red Eyebrow Army, and there was a fight between the two sides. However, Guan Ying and other four dead soldiers were not found during this period. Liu Xiu concluded that Guan Ying and his subordinates had probably left the Red Eyebrow Army and were preparing to return.
Chang'an is here.
Liu Xiu didn't know which way Guan Ying would take to leave Taihang Mountain, so he took Fu An and Yu Linwei to Taihang County to wait and see.
If he is lucky and Guan Ying and others take Taihangxing out of the mountain, they can block him.
If he is unlucky and doesn't have Guan Ying and others waiting for him, that's okay. He can take this opportunity to go sightseeing in Taihangxing and relax.
That night, Liu Xiu was resting in the Han army's fort outside Taihang County. Outside Taihang Eighthsong, the Han army built many forts.
The so-called camp fortress is smaller than the fortress. It can accommodate 180 people. The outer earth wall can be about two meters high and more than half a meter wide.
Liu Xiu was reading in the room, while Xu Xiling was kneeling next to him making tea. Fu An's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty!"
"Zhiwen, come in!"
As the door opened, Fu An walked in. He bowed his hand to Liu Xiu, and then bowed his hand to Xu Xiling. Fu An was Guang Luxun, and his official position was much higher than that of Ye Tingling. Under normal circumstances, only Xu Xiling
Give him a gift.
However, anyone can see the change in the relationship between Liu Xiu and Xu Xiling. Now that she has become the emperor's woman, she will definitely be granted a title after returning to the capital. Fu An's attitude towards Xu Xiling has also become polite.
a bit.
Liu Xiu asked: "Zhiwen, what's the matter?"
Fu An straightened his face, walked up to Liu Xiu, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Taihangxing found several Si'a dead soldiers who were preparing to leave the mountain!"
