Outside Yangzhai County, Yingchuan County, the Battle of Pingfeng Valley came to an end, although the Fenwu Army won the final victory, but the Xuanwu Army, which was responsible for blocking the escape of the Xiliang Army at the entrance of Pingfeng Valley, also suffered many casualties.

Although the Xuanwu Army did not have the tragedy of 'killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 themselves', the 3,000 Xuanwu Army officers and soldiers also killed more than 1,000 people, and as for the remaining more than 1,000 people, most of them were injured, and only those who were not injured also looked like they were overexerted.

Each of them killed at least three or more people, which means that in the battle of Pingfeng Valley, the Fenwu Army killed at least more than 10,000 Xiliang soldiers with the Xuanwu Army alone.

3,000 against more than 20,000 fugitives; At the cost of more than 1,000 people, more than 10,000 enemy soldiers were killed.

This achievement, Shuo Gu Yao Jin, is called the strongest shield of the Fenwu Army, and it is well deserved.

Han Cheng looked at the Xuanwu Army, which had only more than a thousand people left, and burst into tears.

War is cold and cruel, but people are bloody.

Han Cheng came to the Xuanwu military camp and bowed deeply to the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army without hesitation.

Not only standing, but also lying, Han Cheng's bow, none of them fell.

Han Cheng said sadly: "Brothers, you are the best soldiers, from today on, you are the strongest shield in my Fenwu army."

In this battle, you faced the Xiliang Army, which was several times stronger than you and known for its toughness, did not retreat a single step and firmly guarded the position.

I Han Cheng sincerely admires this.

Although after this battle, many of our brothers who are like the sea are gone, but you are still there.

You're here! The Xuanwu Army is there.

Your bravery has made the name of the Xuanwu Army spread all over the world, and it has also let the people of the world know the strength of our Hezhou Army.

I am so proud and proud of you. ”

The surviving soldiers of the Xuanwu Army were enthusiastically surging by Han Cheng's words, although the mission of the soldiers made them ready for the ending of the horse leather shroud at any time, but the lord's respect reassured them: we didn't follow the wrong person, and the lord was thinking about us all the time.

The three thousand auxiliary soldiers of the Xuanwu Army, under the leadership of Fu Zhi, silently cleaned the battlefield in the Pingfeng Valley, and this battle will definitely be a lot of gains.

At the same time, Pan Feng also escorted more than 1,000 prisoners of the Xiliang Army back to the camp.

The more than 1,000 prisoners of the Xiliang Army were only weaponized and tied together with a long rope, and were not severely punished and corporal.

Because not to mistreat prisoners is one of the basic principles of the officers and men of the Fenwu Army.

When Xu Shu saw these more than a thousand captives, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Xu Shu said to Han Cheng: "My lord, when the Xiliang Army invaded Yingchuan County, everyone was full of evil deeds. It's better for us to hand over these captives to the Taishou of Yingchuan County, which will be very beneficial to us." ”

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Han Cheng hesitated in his heart: "Now I only have more than 5,000 soldiers in my hands.

Li Dao should have released the news that Emperor Han Xian was in his hands.

Besides, there are still two counties away from the state, and there is still a long way to go.

If these prisoners of the Western Liang Army were left behind, and they could train while they were on the road, they would soon become regular troops;

However, if you hand them over, you can also gain the favor of the people of the Yingchuan County family, do you want to hand them over or not? ”

This entanglement of whether to hand over or not to make a deal made Han Cheng, who was temporarily short of troops, hesitate in his heart.

The overall situation of the frustrated professor can be said to be the first person in the Fenwu army.

And he has followed Han Cheng for many years, knows Han Cheng's temper and habits, and sees Han Cheng pondering, and can roughly guess what Han Cheng is thinking.

Fu Zhi clearly knew that this was not the time to deplore the troops, and that he had to make a decision early.

He said to Han Cheng without any scruples: "It is natural to repay debts.

Lord, there is no such thing as a woman's kindness at this time.

Although these more than 1,000 Western Liang army captives can temporarily increase the strength of the Fenwu army, there are also drawbacks that are not easy to control.

At this time, handing over these captives to the Taishou of Yingchuan County will inevitably plant a 'seed' of goodwill in the hearts of the family people of Yingchuan County.

A few years later, when we led our army to regain Yingchuan County, they would inevitably stand with the lord.

The most important thing is that Yingchuan County is different from other counties in that it is famous for its many scribes.

Please make a haste to decide. ”

Han Cheng finished listening to the words of the frustrated professor.

He understood the previous truths, but the last sentence really touched Han Cheng's heartstrings, so Han Cheng ordered the capture of more than a thousand Xiliang troops to be sent to the hands of Han Shou, the Taishou of Yingchuan County.

One day after Han Shou received the captive, he crowdfunded a large amount of gold and property in Yangzhai County, and came to the barracks of the Fenwu Army to thank Han Cheng and others.

The Fenwu Army got a lot of wealth from the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Xiliang Army who died in Pingfeng Valley, and this was not bad at all.

Han Cheng politely rejected the kindness of Han Shou and others, and took the opportunity to propose to borrow the road north to Henan County.

Han Shou and the others were very grateful to Han Cheng and the others in their hearts, so they agreed to borrow the road.

When Han Cheng heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart.

With Han Shou's words, the Fenwu army could reach Henan County without any effort.

At this moment, the soldiers outside the north gate of the barracks came to report: "There are more than a dozen young literati outside the camp who are asking to see the lord. ”

Han Shou saw that Han Cheng had something to deal with, so he took the initiative to retire.

Han Cheng personally sent Han Shou out of the east gate of the camp, then straightened his clothes, and took Xu Shu and Fu Zhu to the north gate of the camp.

At this time, at the north gate of the camp of the Fenwu Army, more than a dozen young literati with a single talent gathered.

Everyone is a young talent in Yingchuan County and knows each other; And there is a great chance to work together in the future, so if you have a good relationship now, you will see each other in the future.

Therefore, they stood together cordially, talking about something, and from time to time there were voices of mutual admiration and compliments and happy voices of joking with each other.

Han Cheng looked at these dozen talented scribes from a distance, and was overjoyed:

He came from the next generation, and without the 'spirit of a king', it is impossible to casually meet Xun Yu, Chen Qun, and Zhong Xuan in this group of people.

But these people are all children of the Yingchuan County family.

These people are at least disciples in the family who have a certain amount of talent, are relatively good, and can get their hands on it.

Because the big families all want to be faced, if you get a child to defect to others, if you are a gentleman who doesn't know anything, you are not defecting, you are going to make enemies.

Han Cheng has only understood a truth since he became a pastor of the state: although some children of the family and some children of the poor family are very educated, they are different.

The elders of the children of the family are mostly officials and have deep experience in governing the local area.

Between the words and deeds of ordinary life, it will be revealed, which will have a subtle impact on the children of the family, and these are exactly things that cannot be learned from books, but are very practical things.

Therefore, as soon as the children of the family become officials, they will be handy in handling affairs.

As soon as the children of the poor family became officials, they could only grope forward step by step.

The current state needs to be developed, and the arrival of this group of young literati is simply a "charcoal in the snow".

Another thing that makes Han Cheng happy is that the refuge of these dozen or so young literati also proves that Han Cheng's power has at least reached the point where the Yingchuan family can see it.

Han Cheng stepped forward quickly and said politely: "It's my fault that you have arrived and missed the distance. Ladies and gentlemen, please! ”

As he spoke, Han Cheng made a gesture of please.

When the young scribes saw that Han Cheng came to greet them in person, and paid great attention to etiquette, they were full of good feelings towards Han Cheng in their hearts.

Not to mention anything else, at least this attitude of 'Corporal Lixian' satisfied all the young scribes.

Everyone knew that they were here to defect, and they couldn't be too ruthless.

When everyone followed Han Cheng to the big tent, they began to report to their homes one by one.

"Xun Yan of the Xun family in Yingyin County came to defect to Lord Zhoumu."

"The Zhong family of Changshe County came to defect to the state pastor."

"Chen Song of the Chen family in Xuchang County came to defect to Lord Zhoumu."

"The Du family of Dingling County came to defect to the state pastor."

"Zhao Yan of the Zhao family in Yangzhai County came to defect to the state pastor."

"Li Yang of the Li family in Xiangcheng County came to defect to the state pastor."

....... More than a dozen young scribes reported to their homes.

When the young scribes reported their homes, Xu Shu just looked at them silently with a blank face.

When Du Xi and Zhao Yan reported their home, a subtle smile flashed on Xu Shu's face.

was caught by the sharp-eyed Han Cheng.

Han Cheng also pretended that nothing had happened, and continued to record the appearance and names of this group of young scribes in his heart.

After everyone finished speaking, Han Cheng said with a smile: "The arrival of all of you has made me feel like a tiger with wings. Merge the state, please leave it to you. ”

Han Cheng wanted to subdue these people who took refuge, and what he said was exaggerated, but there was still a certain level in it.

In terms of top strategists, famous ministers, and generals, Han Cheng is not weaker than Yuan Shao, but why was Yuan Shao able to develop Jizhou in a short period of time?

In this, in addition to the excellent geographical location of Jizhou, there is also an important factor that is the children of the family.

The composition of a state official, the top is the state pastor and his cronies, and below are the officials of each county.

If a state wants to develop, it is not enough to have the wise decisions of the state pastor and others, but also needs the assistance of a large number of county officials.

Yuan Shao has a large number of children from various families under his command, and he handles government affairs quickly and quickly.

And Han Cheng didn't, so he could only use the remaining officials in the state.

These people, if they are not 'old oilers', are procrastinating and lazy, and only know how to guard their official positions and salaries, and protect themselves wisely;

If it weren't for the 'stunned youth' who was brave but lacked ability, he would be anticlimactic.

As a result, the development of the annexed states has been very slow.

After listening to Han Cheng's words, the young scribes of Yingchuan County looked at the three people in front - Xun Yan, Zhong Yan, and Chen Song.

These three people are the sons of the Xun family, the Zhong family, and the Chen family in Yingchuan County.

I only heard Xun Yan say in a loud voice: "Lord Zhou Mu is polite, we can serve Lord Zhou Mu, it is our blessing." ”

Han Cheng looked at everyone's eyes, and unconsciously thought of Xun Yu, Chen Qun, and Zhong Xuan.

According to the intelligence battalion's inquiry, Xun Yu has surrendered to Cao Cao.

However, the whereabouts of Chen Qun and Zhong Miao are not yet clear.

Han Cheng replied: "Haha! It's also my blessing to have your help. ”

Xu Shu and the people on both sides were very familiar, so they came out to play a round: "Hehe, don't praise each other, you come from afar, rest and rest first." My father-in-law has prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone, and in the evening, wouldn't it be better for everyone to drink and talk freely? ”

Everyone knew the meaning of Xu Shu's words, which was something to say to Han Cheng, so they saluted with interest, and then followed the soldiers to their camp.

Xu Shu knew that Han Cheng would definitely ask him something, so he said what he had just said.

Sure enough, after everyone left, Han Chengran asked Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, although I was born in Wuyang County, I know the four famous families in Yingchuan County: Xun Clan, Chen Clan, Zhong Clan and Han Clan, but I am not familiar with Xun Yan, Zhong Yan, and Chen Song.

I only know Xun Yu, Xun Chen, Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan, you are a native of Yingchuan County, can you tell me more about it? ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said calmly: "I didn't expect the lord to know so much about the young talents of Yingchuan County.

The four people mentioned by the lord are the best of the young talents of this generation in Yingchuan County.

Xun Yan is Xun Yu's brother, Xun Chen's brother, and Xun Yu and Xun Chen are jointly called 'Xun Family Sanruo';

Zhong Yan is Zhong Xuan's younger brother; As for Chen Song, he is Chen Qun's cousin. ”

After Xu Shu's story, Han Cheng understood the relationship between the characters, and comforted himself: "They are all close relatives, and their talents should be not too much different." ”

Of course, everyone knows that these are just words of comfort.

Han Cheng asked Xu Shu in confusion: "Yuan Zhi, what is the difference between Du Xi and Zhao Yan, why did you let out that smile when the two of them reported their home?" ”

When Xu Shu heard Han Cheng's words, he said happily: "I'm happy, congratulations to the lord for being a good talent." ”

Han Cheng was even more surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Are these two people's talents outstanding?" ”

Xu Shu replied with a smile: "The lord doesn't know, these two people are talented people. Of the four young scribes of Yingchuan, these two accounted for two of them, while the other two were Xin Bi and Chen Qun. ”

When Han Cheng heard Chen Qun's name, his eyes lit up. can be compared with Chen Qun when he was young, and the abilities of these two people must not be too bad.

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Han Cheng looked like he was in the middle of it, and muttered, "It's so good, it seems that my luck is not bad." ”

After a few more days, the Fenwu army was all ready, and then set up camp and headed north.

When the army passed through Yangzhai County, the people stood on the streets one after another, expressing their gratitude to Han Cheng and others.

Pot pulp and food, Han Cheng enjoyed this feeling of popularity for the first time outside of Bingzhou.

When the team was far away, Han Cheng looked back and said in his heart: One day, the Fenwu Army will definitely return to this place again, and at that time, we will be the masters.