"Chapter 8: Surrender of the Captives"
You should listen patiently to the opinions of others and carefully consider whether the person accusing you is justified. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf he is right, you correct your mistakes, and if he is full-time, just don't hear it. If he is someone you respect, then you can discuss and bring up what is wrong with him.
- Leonardo da Vinci (typical artist of the Renaissance)
After personally helping Bronno, who had sworn allegiance to him, Bai Feng was relieved in his heart; if Bronno really chose to walk out of the barracks without hesitation just now, I am afraid that this potentially outstanding general would unfortunately die.
Corporal Lixian is indeed Bai Feng's means of recruiting talents, but this does not mean that Bai Feng is watching talents drain away from him; if he really can't get such talents, then Bai Feng would rather destroy him than let him become his potential enemy.
It is also an indisputable fact that all non-Roman generals are potential enemies of Rome, and no matter where Bronno will go in the future, how can Rome, which is determined to dominate the world, not be there?
Rather than allow Bronno to develop freely, and even become an enemy of the city of Rome, it is better to destroy him completely before he is yet to grow up, but now that he is willing to swear allegiance to himself and to the city of Rome, it is naturally a happy result.
"Haha, with a general like General Bronno to join our Roman City, it's like our Roman City has 50,000 more lions out of thin air! General Bronno, what kind of legion do you want, just ask, I will do my best to meet your requirements!"
After helping Bronno, who was kneeling on one knee, up from the ground, Bai Feng still did not return to his main seat, but was ready to fulfill his promise to Bronno on the spot;
"As long as the governor is willing to believe in me and give me a hundred guards, and in half an hour at most, I can make all the more than 20,000 warriors captured by the city of Rome in today's battle willingly fight for the city of Rome, and I can be the commander of this captive army for the governor!"
"Well, since you have so much confidence, General Bronno, I will grant your request, General Licinius, you shall at once transfer two detachments of youth from the First Army Corps to the command of General Bronno, and let them escort General Bronno to the place where the prisoners are located. ”
"Yes!" Licinius disliked this Bronno general from the bottom of his heart, not only because Bronno was the enemy adjutant general captured by the Roman army, but also because Licinius had always disliked this kind of hypocrisy, but he still obeyed Bai Feng's orders.
"Governor, please wait for me in the tent for half an hour, and in half an hour I will bring the Governor a strong army!" Having made this promise, Brono walked out of the tent with Licinius with a look of determination.
Looking at the two people who left the military tent, Bai Feng slowly walked back to his main seat, and then asked the three remaining captives in the military tent with a smile: "Do you three think that General Bronno can persuade those soldiers to surrender in half an hour?"
"General Bronno is the highest-ranking non-Dat faction general of the Dat tribe, and with his prestige in the hearts of ordinary soldiers, he will definitely be able to persuade those soldiers to surrender in half an hour!
"Yes, yes, General Bronno's prestige is so high, he can definitely do it!Your Excellency the Governor, we are all people who are not from the Dat tribe, and we also hope to have the opportunity to pledge our allegiance to you!"
"Governor ......"
As soon as Bai Feng's words fell, the three generals rushed to answer Bai Feng's question, and by the way, they also showed their loyalty to Bai Feng; the first two had just finished showing their loyalty, and before the third person could speak, Bai Feng waved his hand and interrupted them:
"I wonder why you think so much that General Bronno must have persuaded the captured warriors to surrender, and why are you all willing to surrender to our city of Rome? ”
After asking the topic he wanted to ask, Bai Feng saw that the three of them were ready to answer again, so he casually pointed to the third general who had not had a chance to speak just now and asked him to answer his own question;
"Back to the Governor, in fact, the soldiers and generals in our army who are really from the Dat tribe are not very large, and more of the soldiers are from other tribes that have been conquered by the Dat tribe, and even the three of us are not from the Dat tribe.
Although we are nominally part of the Dart tribe, in reality we are discriminated against and oppressed by those who are truly Dat tribesmen, and General Bronno is a role model for us who are discriminated against, and what we strive for.
Of the 50,000 soldiers sent by the Dat tribe this time, less than 8,000 were real Dat warriors, and all the 5,000 cavalry were not Dat warriors.
In this case, out of all the more than 20,000 warriors who have been captured, there are at most only a few hundred who are truly loyal to the Dart tribe, and as long as General Bronno purged those people, the rest of the warriors will surely be willing to follow him.
As for the guy who has insulted General Bronno just now, he is one of the few generals from the Dart tribe, and those of his rank are often subjected to his sarcasm and humiliation, and as long as the Governor is willing to accept us, we will swear allegiance to His Excellency!"
It turned out that the Dat tribe, one of the three strongest tribes in the Eastern Alliance, still had such a serious internal fighting problem; no wonder General Bronno finally chose to surrender, and the three generals in front of him did not hesitate to betray the Dat tribe.
In any case, such a result would be beneficial and harmless for the city of Rome, and Bai Feng would not refuse the enemy generals who would willingly surrender to the city of Rome, so he also promised the three generals with a pleasant face:
"The three generals are willing to be loyal to our city of Rome, which is naturally something I cannot ask for, and as long as the three generals can serve our Roman army with all their hearts and minds, I guarantee that you will all become the respected generals of our city of Rome in the future!"
When he made a promise to these three generals, Bai Feng also waved his hand to signal the soldiers behind the three of them to untie the rope for them;
"Swear allegiance to the Doge!
After smiling and nodding, Bai Feng first asked the three of them to get up and stand on the side of the military tent, and the time to wait for Bronno only lasted less than fifteen minutes, and when Bai Feng was discussing with the generals in the military tent how to go north tomorrow, Bronno returned.
"Governor Qiqi, 648 die-hard loyalists among the more than 20,000 soldiers captured by the Dat tribe have all been executed by me, and all the remaining soldiers are willing to follow me and swear allegiance to His Excellency the Governor!"