[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

The battle went extremely well.

When Ji Lingjun woke up from his sleep and saw the soldiers and horses coming from Lujiang, most of them chose to surrender.

Ling Han went straight to the commander's camp, and the guard camp had no resistance in front of Zhao Yun.

When he arrived, he found that Ji Ling had already drawn his sword and killed himself.

Zhou Yu sighed: "This man is mediocre in military affairs, but he is loyal to Yuan Shu."

Almost at the same time as he said these words, Zhang Xun crawled out from another tent tremblingly, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "The villain is willing to surrender to His Highness!"

Ling Han rode on the horse, looking at him coldly.

He was also defeated by his subordinates, but in comparison, he naturally admired people like Ji Ling more.

But Ling Han doesn't like killing people.

Even if you feel disgusted in your heart, there is no need to kill the captives who put down their weapons and surrender.

What's more, accepting Zhang Xun can also better gather the prisoners.

Firstly, when Ji Lingjun saw Zhang Xun, he would be more willing to surrender; secondly, with Zhang Xun around, the chances of them fleeing on the way back to Lujiang would be greatly reduced.

Ling Han looked down from above and asked coldly: "How many soldiers do you have in total?"

Zhang Xun hurriedly said: "Returning to Your Highness, Yuan Shu has dispatched a total of 8000 soldiers this time, and there are still about [-] soldiers at the moment."

After finishing speaking, he thought of something, and immediately added: "Your Highness, although there are nearly [-] soldiers, they have been starving for a day, and they have no combat power for a long time. Moreover, these people do not have much concern for Yuan Shu on weekdays." Loyalty, Your Highness..."

Ling Han interrupted him impatiently: "If you return to Lujiang, there will still be 2 people. Not only will you be safe, but you will also get an official job."

Zhang Xun immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness! I will go and help His Highness persuade you to surrender!"

It wasn't until the middle of the night that the sky turned pale, and the surroundings became completely quiet.

This time the war is truly over.

Ling Han returned to Lujiang with four times as many prisoners as himself.

With so many captives, it would be absolutely impossible to restore their full strength now.

As for how to take the captives slowly, although every general has his own method, most of them refer to the old system.

However, the problem facing Lujiang County right now is that it is difficult to support so many soldiers.

Regarding this, Ling Han has an idea.

Lujiang.

When he heard the report from his subordinates that he could already see the returning army of King Changsha, the county guard Lu Kang immediately went up to the tower.

The army in front seemed endless, obviously several times the number sent out before.

Lu Kang was amazed: so many people were captured!

In the past two years, he has heard about many legendary deeds of King Changsha.

Unlike Tao Qian, while feeling happy about the possibility of Dahan's revival, Lu Kang couldn't help feeling a little doubtful.

The moment he saw King Changsha, this doubt became even deeper.

Without him, Changsha King is too young.

Even now, he still looks like a teenager.

It is precisely because of this that although Lujiang County was dedicated to the King of Changsha in name, the military power and governance power in the county are still firmly in his own hands.

This time when Yuan Shu attacked, the King of Changsha once again took the initiative to use his body to lure the enemy, which proved quite effective in the end.

While Lu Kang was happy, he was looking forward to the return of King Changsha and Zhou Yu.

Ji Ling's retreat was a foregone conclusion.

Compared with the result of the pursuit, he hoped to use this to see the ability of King Changsha.

When Ling Han returned to the gate of Lujiang City.

Lu Kang hurriedly went up to meet him: "Congratulations, Your Highness, on your triumphant return! Your Highness has been on the road for two days, hurry up to the city, and take a good rest first."

In the past, it was impossible for Ling Han's physical strength to last until now.

With such great progress, it has to be said that in addition to daily exercise, Hua Tuo's medicinal diet also contributed a lot.

But even so, he still felt exhausted at the moment.

So he nodded and said yes, the prisoner will be handed over to the other party for the time being.

Lu Kang has been able to keep Lujiang safe under Yuan Shu's eyes all these years, even if Yuan Shu didn't do his best, he still has some skills.

After watching King Changsha leave.

Lu Kang found a place where no one was around, and immediately asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, I only trust your judgment. In your opinion, what is His Royal Highness the King of Changsha like? The victory of this battle can be attributed to some extent." Your Highness, how much is yours? You must tell the truth!"

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Your Highness is a true dragon among men, and Yu did not help much in this battle."

Startled, Lu Kang quickly asked for details.

Zhou Yu began to analyze them one by one.

"This field pursuit technique, Yu has never seen in any military books. His Highness came from the imperial palace, but he can use this kind of tactic of defeating the strong with the weak so skillfully. It is really hard to explain if it is not known from birth."

"Your Highness compared Ji Ling to a gambler last night. This judgment is obviously extremely subtle."

"If we talk about shortcomings, His Highness is a little inadequate in handling the details of the battle, but this just shows that he has no previous experience in combat. Over time, His Highness will become more skilled in combat."

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Lu Kang listened quietly, and after Zhou Yu finished speaking, he asked the last question: "If Gong Jin and His Highness are enemies, and both sides give the same soldiers, what does Gong Jin think will be the result?"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said, "Yu doesn't have any chance of winning."

Lu Kang nodded, stroked his beard and said, "I understand what Gong Jin means."

After a pause, he said again: "Gongjin has worked hard these two days, go back and have a good rest."

Zhou Yu bowed briefly, turned around and retreated.

After Ling Han woke up, Yang Zhen, who was guarding the door, immediately reported: "Your Highness, Lord Lu sent someone over just now, saying that he will ask you after you wake up. I don't know how His Highness plans to deal with Yuan Shu's captive soldiers."

"Also, he hopes that His Highness will go to the county mansion when he has time, and he will hand over the military talisman and seal to His Highness."

Ling Han smiled slightly after hearing this.

It seems that Zhou Yu said a lot of good things for himself.

Ling Han asked: "Where are these captives now?"

Yang Zhen replied: "The east of the city happened to be repairing buildings recently, and the county guard put them there to work as coolies for the time being."

Ling Han nodded: "Well, it's definitely not good to keep them in the regular army, let's put them there first."

Yang Zhen was a little surprised when he heard that.

Ling Han glanced at him: "Why? Think this king's move is a little cruel?"

"Everyone knows His Highness's benevolence." Yang Zhen shook his head immediately: "This is the treatment that captives should have, and it is already a kindness to save their lives."

Only when there is a shortage of troops can prisoners be incorporated into the army.

However, according to His Highness's usual style of conduct, Yang Zhen really felt that the handling this time was a bit unexpected.

Ling Han said silently: Is saving one life considered a kindness?

Of course, he couldn't let these people be coolies for a lifetime. He planned to use this group of captives to reclaim wasteland in the future.

In order to make Yangzhou develop, a group of people must be ordered to cut down a large number of forests and open up more arable land.

This is undoubtedly risky.

The forest is full of miasma, and there is the threat of schistosomiasis in the river.

Even if sufficient guarantees are made and Hua Tuo is present, the sacrifice of some people is inevitable.

Of course, Ling Han couldn't ask the people under his rule to do such a thing.

Nor did he intend to force the prisoners to do it.

He will give half of the reclaimed land to the captured soldiers.

The land remained theirs as long as normal taxes were paid.

In this way, these captives can own their own land like normal people in Lujiang and become good citizens.

He believed that when these captives worked as coolies for a period of time, they would be very willing to take this risk when they heard the news.

After all, the risk of dying on the battlefield itself is much greater than this.

Of course, before that, Ling Han needs to make a lot of iron farm tools.

Otherwise, let this group of captured soldiers go to cultivate the land with bare hands, it would be better to kill them directly.

This involves ironmaking.

In China, iron ore is mostly distributed in the north.

Xuzhou itself also has a lot of iron ore, but it is too much trouble to transport it to Lujiang.If the number of escorts is insufficient, there will be great risks.

However, in the Yangzhou area, there is also a famous iron mining area in later generations.

Within the scope of Jiujiang County.

"Your Highness!"

Another person hurried in from outside to report: "General Sun, please see me!"

Sun Ce also came with reinforcements.

Ling Han said: "Please come in."

Not long after, Sun Ce quickly entered the hall, saw Ling Han salute and said: "See Your Highness!"

"The last general heard that Yuan Shu sent people to attack Lujiang, so he immediately led the cavalry to support him. I don't want the last general to come, but His Highness has already defeated the opponent, and even the coach Ji Ling killed himself."

"Congratulations, Your Highness, who just came to Lujiang and won such a big victory!"

"Okay, okay." Ling Han said with a smile: "Bo Fu, get up and talk."

Sun Ce said yes and stood up.

Ling Han said: "Bo Fu is here, is there something else?"

Sun Ce was stunned, and then smiled and said, "Your Highness can't hide anything. The general thought, now that Ji Ling is defeated and killed, the news will soon spread to Lujiang. Your Highness might as well use this momentum to go straight to Jiujiang!"

Ling Han asked: "Does Bo Fu have a good strategy to break through Jiujiang?"

Sun Ce said to himself: "Don't worry, Your Highness. Jiujiang's garrison is only 7000 people. It only needs to attack forcefully, and the city will be destroyed in three days! The last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

Six or seven thousand defenders...

Ling Han thought in his heart: If the two sides have equal combat power, if they want to break through the city, they must send at least [-] soldiers.

Even if he has the advantage, there are generals like Zhao Yun and Sun Ce.

If you want to forcibly break through the city, you will have to lose thousands of troops.

These are all real people, and they are still fighting for themselves.

Ling Han thought for a while and said: "Then please ask Bofu to wait here for three days, and then go to Zhou Gongjin's residence to stay temporarily."

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Dare to ask Your Highness, why did you have to wait for three days?"

Ling Han said: "This king wants to try to see if he can use other methods to break through the city."

Sun Ce frowned and said, "Other ways?"

Persuade you to surrender?However, those who can be arranged by Yuan Shu to guard the isolated city in Jiujiang must be confidantes, and it is too difficult to persuade them to surrender.

However, out of trust in King Changsha, Sun Ce did not say anything, but cupped his hands and said, "Then the general will retire first."

After Sun Ce left, Yang Zhen was puzzled and said, "Does Your Highness want to persuade you to surrender?"

Ling Han shook his head: "I want to try to use firecrackers to destroy the city."

Yang Zhen said in shock: "Firecrackers? Can firecrackers...can be used to attack a city?"

Ling Han did not explain.

In fact, although he had seen the instructions for making black powder at that time, he had never operated it, and it had been such a long time, so he was not sure whether he could make it.

He said to Yang Zhen: "Go and call all the people who make firecrackers in Lujiang to my house now."

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