"There are too many things that I can't do, but I found like-minded brothers who are willing to work hard to help the Han Dynasty. Later, when I was living under Gongsun Bogui's banner and heading to Hulao Pass, I met Zichuan." Liu Bei He whispered to himself softly, "It is destiny that I will never be alone!"
"Even if we fail, there will be people who will follow us. What's more, we are taking a noble road. No one can defeat us." Chen Xi said calmly.
Liu Bei's road was difficult to walk, but even if he died, there would always be people following his footsteps to support the banner of the Han Dynasty. In history, even if Liu Bei fell, Zhuge Liang still took over this banner, and Zhuge Liang became the star. After falling into the Wuzhang Plain, Jiang Wei once again carried this banner and would not change it until his death.
"Even if I fail, I will make a comeback. I, Liu Xuande, will never give in." Liu Bei's eyes were like water, but his determination moved Chen Xi. As time and space turned, Liu Bei's will remained unchanged.
"How can we fail?" Li You said with a smile as he looked at the two men in front of him, "How can we, who have the greatest support from our rulers, fail?"
"How can we fail?" Chen Xi took over the words and repeated. Liu Bei couldn't hear it, but Chen Xi clearly knew that Li You was hinting at Chen Xi.
At this point, there is no way to retreat. Especially after defeating Cao Cao and his troops, there must be no cowardice or instability at all. At this time, once the slightest sign of instability is revealed, the princes from all over the world will feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. opportunity, a war is absolutely inevitable.
"Let's continue talking about Xuzhou. How to deal with Cao Jun's prisoners?" Liu Bei suppressed the restlessness in his heart. Then asked.
"Isn't it enough to move back to Mount Tai for labor reform?" Chen Xi asked puzzledly. He did not participate in the battle against Cao Cao at that time, so naturally he did not see the group of prisoners of Cao's army who had been sent to the East China Sea near the border of Mount Tai. .
"Cao Jun has a high degree of support for Cao Mengde. Of course, there are some who are dissatisfied with Cao Mengde because Cao Jun dug graves, but most of them support Cao Mengde. This is probably similar to the reason for our soldiers." Li You explained calmly. Tao, even the reason was stated.
"The prisoners appeared and fled?" Chen Xi frowned and said, it is right when you think about it. One is Cao Jun's gratitude to Cao Cao for pulling them out of the abyss of hunger and cold, and the other is that Cao Jun's family members are all in Yanzhou.
"Yes. There have been many fleeing Cao Jun. Although many have been captured, hundreds of Cao Jun prisoners have escaped. I have ordered Taishan to deploy soldiers from the field to strengthen guarding, but this is not the way to go." Li You He said with a smile, but the moment he looked at Chen Xi, there was no concealment of the cold murderous intent in his eyes.
"That's it. How many of you are willing to stay?" Chen Xi put an end to Li You's idea of ??killing them all without even thinking. Not to mention that killing prisoners was ominous, Chen Xi did not dare to think about the impact that killing more than 40,000 young men would have.
"There are more than 6,000 prisoners who have complaints against Cao Mengde, but less than half are willing to stay. The remaining 30,000 people have no special feelings about Cao Mengde's actions." Li Ru said with some helplessness.
"Let's take in those who are willing to stay first, and strengthen the guard on the rest first. We can't let them return to Yanzhou under any circumstances." Chen Xi said calmly. It was obvious that this tone made Li Ru understand that he could use some if necessary. Unconventional means.
"Let them go back. Our battle was in vain, and it will be troublesome again when Cao Mengde recruits us." Liu Bei also sighed and said. But it's not the same thing to raise them for nothing. If Liu Bei were to abuse the prisoners of war, Liu Bei felt that it shouldn't be done, so he froze here.
"Well, I thought of a good place." When Chen Xi was selecting a suitable labor camp place, he suddenly thought of an isolated place.
"Let's talk about it." Liu Bei said curiously.
"Get them here." Chen Xi found a map, pointed to the sea area of ????Yangzhou and said, "There is a large isolated island in the direction drawn on the map. Xingba just wants to build there. Those die-hards will It only takes a few years to get to that island, just in time to build that big island. If there is a war with Yangzhou in the future, and the front line attracts firepower on the Yangtze River, we can also use this big island as a springboard to attack Yangzhou. "
"Xingba's fleet can only transport five thousand people at a time. Forty thousand people go back and forth eight times. Xingba doesn't have to do anything else this year." Li You frowned and said, if there really is such a big island like this There is also a place for the captives to be resettled. After a few years, Mao can smooth them over and bring them back.
"There is really no need for Xingba to do anything in the short term. His navy is still a semi-finished product." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "If you move those prisoners there, it will be difficult for them to escape even if they want to, and you can also stop ???After supplies are provided, forget about driving them to farm there. "
"Will this expose the island? After all, according to what you said, the purpose of this island is more to serve as a springboard to attack Yangzhou's rear." Li You frowned and said, compared with the long-term strategic plan, the placement of prisoners is There is no need to go to war in such a big way.
"No, there are many islands on the sea. They will suspect that we have found the big island, but we can't find it without accurate enough charts, let alone know that there is such a place behind Yangzhou." Chen Xi shook his head and said , after all, there are too many islands in the sea, and no one really doubts that tens of thousands of prisoners are crammed into them.
"Then let's do it this way. These tens of thousands of prisoners must not be returned." Liu Bei agreed to Chen Xi's arrangement. He was not a fool. Although he did not kill prisoners, he was not willing to waste his own food to feed a group of idlers. He felt that the way Chen Xi was dealing with it now was very suitable.
"It's a bit of a pity, but it's much better than spending money to raise a bunch of idle people before. With more than 40,000 veterans, Xun Wenruo and the others will probably feel distressed to death. When the time comes, someone will write an article to show that we did send the prisoners overseas. Big Island, save them from killing us." Chen Xi shook his head and said.
To be honest, Chen Xi hopes to organize these more than 40,000 people into his own army now, so that his side's strength can take off quickly. Unfortunately, it is impossible for these prisoners to join them without a period of education.
"Let's form a new legion after we return to Mount Tai. The weapons and equipment of Cao's army are just right for us." Liu Bei sighed and said, "After the reorganization of Xuzhou is completed, a legion will be transferred from Mount Tai. The Xuzhou soldiers will The combat effectiveness can never be reassuring. It seems that except for the Danyang elite, the other soldiers in Xuzhou are just auxiliary soldiers" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!