All Chu soldiers who died in battle were recorded and buried in a unified manner. After the war, they would receive large amounts of pensions. The corpses of enemy soldiers were moved and buried, and many of them were found dead in the wilderness.
Dead bodies are easy to dispose of, but these 200,000 living prisoners gave Emperor Chu a headache. It was useless to keep them, and it was a pity to kill them. He was not a stupid king who killed cruelly.
Thinking about it for a long time.
Emperor Chu suddenly stood up, his fighting spirit restrained, his eyes flashed across the generals, and ordered: "Zilong, Fengxian, Yue Fei, Ran Min'er and other four people gathered all the prisoners in the military camp. Su Lie
, Pang De, you two will transport all the gold and silver our army obtained along the way to the school grounds."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
The generals had doubts and looked at each other. They all left the meeting hall with curiosity. The other generals did not stay too long and got up and left together to help.
Suddenly, Emperor Chu was the only one left in the meeting hall. His face was full of melancholy and he had a lot of thoughts. He was worried about whether Fei Ling'er and his party were going well, whether Bai Qi and Sun Ce would encounter the 500,000 Northern Wei Dynasty soldiers who had withdrawn from Luoyang City.
Remaining soldiers.
Just think of this.
Emperor Chu stood up with a flick of his sleeves and walked quickly outside the general's mansion. When he arrived outside the mansion, he jumped onto the black dragon, rode his horse and whipped his whip and rushed towards the military camp in the city.
The afternoon sun shines on the ground, and in late spring and early summer, the breeze blows on your face, soft and warm, the ancient trees on both sides of the long street are green, and there is a faint smell of grass in the air.
Arriving outside the military camp.
Emperor Chu dismounted, raised his hand and handed the reins to the soldiers on one side, strode into the camp, and walked toward the school grounds.
A few moments.
Zhao Yun led his troops to escort 50,000 prisoners into the school grounds. Emperor Chu's eyes flashed across the crowd, and he turned around and ordered Zhao Yun to notify Lu Bu, Yue Fei, and Ran Min, and they would bring the prisoners one after another an hour later.
The space in the school grounds was limited, and prisoners could only be allowed in in batches. After burning incense, twenty carriages arrived outside the school grounds. Su Lie and Pound ordered the soldiers to unload all the giant boxes from the carriages.
Emperor Chu checked the message from Xiaojian in his mind, and found out that these 50,000 prisoners were all remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and most of them were soldiers under the command of the five good generals, as well as some of Cao Cao's personal guard tiger and leopard cavalry.
Amid Su Lie's violent roar, 50,000 prisoners knelt down and saluted one after another. Only the tiger and leopard cavalry stood upright, with resolute and unyielding expressions.
"They are strong-willed, never groveling, and fight with iron and blood. They are a powerful army, but it is a pity that they did not shine in the hands of Cao Cao."
Emperor Chu had a plan in his mind, his light flickered, his eyes stayed on the prisoners, and his powerful and vast voice spread.
"Everyone, listen, you don't need to panic. Wu Chu has always treated prisoners kindly. I will not order you to be killed."
"Now I give you three choices. The first is that those who are willing to stay in the Chu State military camp will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver, and the military pay will be the same as that of Chu soldiers. The second is that those with special skills will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver and stay in the Chu State.
Construction, forging, and labor fees will be paid as normal. If you don't want to stay, you can go to the side of the school field, collect ten taels of silver, and leave immediately. I will let you go back and reunite with your family."
Finished.
They were shocked. The 50,000 captives could not believe their ears. They all had doubts on their faces. The generals of the Chu army were shocked. They did not expect that the Chu Emperor would order the release of these captives.
"Your Majesty, think twice. These people are all from the military. If we let them go back and the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty summons them again, they will pose a huge threat to Wu Chu."
"Yes, I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
Generals Yue Fei, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Su Lie, and Ran Min all spoke out, hoping that the Emperor of Chu would think twice and withdraw the edict, so as not to let the tiger return to the mountain and cause a catastrophe.
"Haha~"
"My ministers are overly worried. If you kill one of them with a sword, you can easily take away their lives. But if you kill them all, it will only deepen the hatred. By then, the people of the Northern Wei Empire will rise up to attack, and we and Chu will be unified."
The great cause of the Northern Wei Dynasty will definitely become more difficult."
"But now I am giving them a new life. If we want to unify the world, the common people are the top priority. They all have families. If we let them live, how many people will be grateful and choose to be loyal to Wu Chu."
Emperor Chu's sonorous voice sounded. In fact, he also knew that many people might just pretend to surrender, but he still decided to do this because he believed that the people of the Northern Wei Empire would thank him and his great kindness. At the same time, if he captured the Northern Wei Empire,
The people will definitely be very friendly to Chu soldiers.
This move actually kills three birds with one stone, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Even if some people return to join Cao Cao's command in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it doesn't matter. They can be defeated the first time, and they can still be crushed if they fight again.
Hear the sound.
The generals kept silent and chose to fall into silence, because they felt that Emperor Chu's words were very reasonable. Hatred makes people crazy. The generals hoped that the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty would know how to be grateful, otherwise they would not mind if they were allowed to experience despair again on the battlefield.
Feel.
There was an uproar on the campus. Fifty thousand prisoners of the Northern Wei Dynasty were reborn. They had escaped from the gate of hell. They thought they would become souls killed by the sword. Emperor Chu's words made them relieved.
"Whoa!"
Emperor Chu opened his arms, and the sounds on the school grounds suddenly stopped. His eyes were glaring, and his voice was like thunder.
"In the past, Fusang invaded Chu and slaughtered the people. My Chu army came to Fusang, drew its sword from its sheath, and unified Fusang. I thought that God was merciful and did not kill all the people who committed the most heinous crimes in Fusang. I didn't expect that when the Northern Wei army entered Beihai
Behind the island, large-scale riots broke out.”
"I can give them a chance to live, but if they violate the majesty of the Chu State again, how can I keep them, so all the people and soldiers of Fusang on Beihai Island were massacred."
"Today I will give you a chance. I hope you will not follow in the footsteps of Fusang. I will treat everyone equally if you are willing to stay. Those who want to return should go back and stay safe and live a good life. If we meet again on the battlefield in the future, I believe in the methods of my Chu army.
It’s still fresh in my memory.”
The sound was loud and powerful, and it reached everyone's ears clearly. Suddenly, the fifty thousand prisoners of the Northern Wei Dynasty knelt down and saluted, thanking Emperor Chu for his kindness.
Next.
Fifty thousand prisoners began to make their choices. An hour later, 40,000 people chose to stay. Among them, 30,000 soldiers chose to join the Chu army, and 10,000 people chose to work for the Chu emperor because they were tired of the blood and fire on the battlefield.
Only ten thousand people chose to go home, including three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry. The generals began to distribute silver coins according to their choices. The Emperor of Chu led Dian Wei and Ma Chao and two generals towards the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.
"Yide, Ma Chao and you two will bring these three thousand soldiers to the side of the school field. They are the elite of the enemy soldiers in the Northern Wei Dynasty. I want them to stay and serve Wu Chu."
A little while.
Three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry were brought to the side of the school grounds. Emperor Chu looked at the uniform and powerful tiger and leopard cavalry in front of him, his eyes flashed, and a powerful voice sounded, and he asked coldly.
"You are all warriors on the bloody battlefield. What place is more suitable for you than the battlefield? Do you insist on leaving because you want to return to Luoyang City and continue to serve the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty?" (To be continued)