Not to mention that Li Xin held a banquet for the officials in Dalinghe City. During the banquet, Shi Yuanzhi reported the results of the battle and planned to collect about 40,000 defeated troops, including 10,000 defeated troops from the Ming Dynasty. There were more than 5,000 Mongolian troops remaining, and there were countless other supplies of food, grass, and equipment. More importantly, among these prisoners, more than 30 people, such as the governor Zhang Hongmo, deputy general Yang Huazheng, Xue Dahu Manku, and generals, guerrillas, Dusi, garrison, Beiyu, and Qian were captured alive. It can be said that persuading these people to surrender would be enough to greatly increase the strength of Li Xin's army. "Lord, I'm afraid these people can't digest it in a short period of time, and they can't go to the battlefield." Shi Yuan glanced at everyone in the hall and said: "The number of prisoners is far greater than ours. Lord, you should be careful to deal with it." " "Yuanzhi, do you know that these soldiers are actually the most miserable in the imperial army?" Li Xin played with the wine glass in his hand and said lightly: "They are military households, but in fact, they are the generals. They are their domestic slaves, and their treatment is even worse. Their salary is not much, and even having food at home is a problem. Do you think such a soldier will be loyal to the court? Mr. Zhang, I don¡¯t know what you think of me, Li Xinjun. What's the difference between the appearance of a lieutenant general and that of the imperial court? " "This?" Zhang Chun, who originally didn't want to speak, looked stunned when he heard this, but was speechless. He is aloof, although he knows that the generals in the army are deducting food and pay from the soldiers, but there is nothing he can do, because he still relies on these generals to lead the army in the war? But when Li Xin said it at this time, he was really shocked. Would such a soldier and an army be loyal to the imperial court? Zhang Chun is really not unsure! "What? Mr. Zhang is not sure about this either?" Li Xin showed a trace of disdain on his lips and sneered: "Although we rely on soldiers to fight a war, we rely even more on those soldiers. If we don't treat these soldiers as human beings, Why should they willingly put their lives in your hands? The generals of the imperial court may not be able to do this! But I can do this. The grassland is extremely vast, tens of thousands of miles away from east to west, and these places are far away. In the future, it will be divided among the soldiers. Anyone who has made meritorious service will be allocated land. For a small number of people, it will be dozens of acres of land, and for a large number of people, it will be hundreds of acres of land. Whether it is herding horses or doing other things. It's all possible. As for the food and salary, I will not spare anyone who dares to drink the blood of the soldiers." "My lord is wise," Shi Yuanzhi and others said quickly. Only Zhang Chun's lips were trembling with anger, but the look of fear in his eyes was extremely obvious. This Li Xin was really powerful. Although such a move was simple, he could easily gain tens of thousands of soldiers. In order to protect their own interests, these people will willingly sacrifice their lives for Li Xin. Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Li Xin actually knew how to win over soldiers for his own benefit. This man was the formidable enemy. "My Lord, what should we do with the captured imperial generals?" Shi Yuanzhi asked again. "What's your opinion, Yuan Zhi?" Li Xin thought for a while and turned around and asked. "If my subordinates think they are willing to submit to the lord, the lord can let them stay. As for the remaining people, the lord can use this to ask the court for orders to have the families of these soldiers sent to Liaodong via Jiubian." Shi Yuanzhi thought for a while. Just said. "Is this possible?" Li Xin asked. "Lord, don't worry. In fact, most of the families of these soldiers are in Liaodong, and only a few are in the Central Plains. As for the court's consent, I don't know, but I believe that the captured generals will agree." Shi Yuan Zhi said proudly. All the generals in the hall burst into laughter. "Yes, yes, they will agree." Li Xin was stunned and quickly realized that most of these generals are from Liaodong. Whether they are in the garrison or the soldiers and horses in other places, they are basically from Liaodong. These generals are from Liaodong. For the sake of their own lives, the generals will naturally send over all their soldiers and their families. "My lord, now our army has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there is a shortage of generals in the army. What should we do?" Jiang Yi stood up and said loudly. The hall suddenly fell silent. The families of these soldiers had been taken care of, but there were too many soldiers. How many generals were there in the hall? Jiang Yi, Yang Xiong, Gao Meng, and Gou Tu were all direct generals, and He Kegang could also be trusted, but how could these few generals lead so many soldiers? "This is very simple. Lead the old with the new, and select the best from our original army to serve as generals and officers in the reduced army. In this way, although the combat effectiveness may be reduced, don't forget how we train the army. , that's what they got." Li Xin was silent for a while, his eyes flashed, and he snorted: "In three days, Yuan Zhi, you can discuss it with the generals here and quickly ask them to kill the soldiers. After all the family members were sent, they said that the corpses of the slaves here would be sent to them for military exploits. There are also four of you, Jiang Yi, Yang Xiong, Ju Tu, and He Kegang. Make arrangements quickly to hold a competition in the army to select generals and supplement them. Arrive at the surrender?, with these more than 10,000 troops, I will lead my troops to Zhang Yifu. Each of you will take 5,000 troops and divide them into four armies: Qinglong, Suzaku, Xuanwu and White Tiger. Training must be stepped up. You must meet me within five days. and. Sweep across the grassland. " "I obey my orders. "When Jiang Yi and others heard this, their faces straightened, and they quickly accepted the order loudly. "Humph, you are so ambitious. "Zhang Chun on the other side couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly. "As for Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to the Central Plains. In fact, even if Mr. Zhang returns to the Central Plains, I'm afraid he will be imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen. Li Xin glanced at Zhang Chun, shook his head and said: "The old gentleman is different from Sun Chengzong. He is a member of the Donglin Party. Even if he makes a mistake, many colleagues will protect him. In addition to his previous achievements, at most It¡¯s just cutting down positions to serve the people, but the old man is different. The emperor will not offend the generals in Liaodong, and he cannot touch Sun Chengzong, so the only one left is the old man. If you do this, you will become That sinner, the reason why the battle of Daling River failed this time was also because of the sin of the boss. Letting the old man go back would be tantamount to harming the old man. Considering how strong the boss is, how could Li Xin harm the boss? "Hmph, I would rather die at the entrance of the vegetable market in the capital than join in the same deeds with you." "Zhang Chun's heart moved, but he still said coldly. "Whether it's learning or commanding an army, Li Xin is a rare expert. How can Li Xin let the old man suffer at the entrance of the vegetable market? What about a knife? "Li Xin shook his head and said. "Why, you can stop my body, but can you also stop my heart? If I want to die, I can use any method. "Zhang Chun said fiercely. "That's natural. If the boss wants to die, my lord will not be able to protect you even if he has great ability. "Shi Yuanzhi also nodded when he heard this and said: "It's just that after the old man died, my lord would order people to spread the news that the old man was actually captured by Jiannu. After my lord defeated Jiannu, he found that the old man was wearing Jiannu's peacock patch, and even his hair have become Jiannu's hairstyle. Hehe, my lord, you have killed many slave-building officials this time. When the old man dies, use these clothes to dress him, and then find a powerful barber to cut off his white hair. Shaved, shaved to look like a slave. Well, if you look like this, and then send someone to send the old man's body to Jinzhou, or to the capital, in this way, the old man's loyalty and patriotism can be regarded as fulfilled. " "you you. "Zhang Chun's eyes widened and he stared at Shi Yuanzhi, but he never thought that Shi Yuanzhi would come up with such an idea. What is this? He clearly wanted to be infamy after Zhang Chun's death. Even Zhang Chun's descendants will bear the infamy for a lifetime and cannot hold their heads up. "My lord, calm down, my lord, please calm down." "Li Xin laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, turned around and shouted to Shi Yuanzhi: "Yuanzhi, how did you come up with such a tricky idea? Mr. Lao is an honest man and a loyal member of the Han family. How could he be so rude? " "This, this subordinate is guilty, please punish me. "Shi Yuanzhi couldn't tell that this was Li Xin's intention. He pretended to have a look of panic on his face and secretly apologized without mentioning it. "Humph. "Zhang Chunyu was still angry and glared at Shi Yuanzhi. "My lord, I don't know. The reason why Li Xin did this this time was out of help. He originally thought that after helping the lord defeat Jiannu, he could deal with all the people on the grassland with peace of mind. Tribe, sir, you know that I led 10,000 troops at the beginning, which was no longer acceptable to the princes of the court. If I wanted to return to the Central Plains, I was afraid that I would be treated as a treasonous person, so I had no choice but to lead my troops across the grassland and prepare to do something. A character like Huo Qubing. Thinking about these years, the Mongolian tribes have not set up armies to ravage the Central Plains, but I don¡¯t know how many Han people in the Central Plains have been captured. Several years have passed, and these Han people have long lost the teachings of the Han sages. The old man is the Juren Born and familiar with Confucian classics, if the old gentleman can stay and promote the classics of our Han sages on the grassland, it will be a good deed, and the old gentleman's name will be passed down through the ages. I wonder what the old gentleman thinks? " "this? "Zhang Chun hesitated for a moment. He glanced at Li Xin and saw Li Xin holding a wine glass with a smile on his face, but he thought to himself: "This guy is obviously bullying me because I value reputation. If I don't agree, If so, I'm afraid this little guy is really like what Shi Yuanzhi said. After I died, he spread my bad reputation everywhere, made me wear the clothes of a slave, and shaved my head. My reputation doesn't matter, but my Zhang family has written poems for generations, so my reputation cannot be lost in my hands. In this case, why don't I agree temporarily and wait for an opportunity to persuade the generals in his army. If I can instigate rebellion, I will be able to see the emperor in person in the future. If not, just wait for an opportunity to escape. " "That's all I promise you. "Zhang Chun finally sighed and said. "???, in this case, I would like to send a handwritten letter to the old man to fetch his family members. "Li Xin said with a smile. "You, it doesn't matter! "Zhang Chun thought for a moment and nodded. He then wrote a handwritten letter and asked Li Xin to send it to Changping without mentioning it. "This is how a gentleman can bully someone. "Shi Yuanzhi saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but admired.