Chapter 33: Generals
Ye Youhuan was promoted from battalion commander to army commander.
He had commanded five hundred, but now he commanded two thousand five hundred.
The five commanders under him have all been promoted to battalion commanders as he rises.
The number of soldiers under the command of the five subordinates has been increased from 100 to 500.
It is a great joy to be promoted to become rich, but Zhong Ling and Zhuge An are crying with sad faces.
Ye Youhuan could understand Zhong Ling's sadness.
Except for Ye Youhuan, a special person, Long Qian may be Zhong Ling's first friend.
But Long Qian died in battle to protect Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling was in a bad mood, and Ye Youhuan could fully understand it.
But Ye Youhuan couldn't understand Zhuge An, he asked: "Everyone has been promoted and made a fortune, and they are all very happy, why are you sad." ”
"Your Excellency." Zhuge An said: "I don't think what Mr. Jiang said is so simple. ”
"What's the matter?" Ye Youhuan asked, "The matter of the captivity?" ”
"Hmm!" Zhuge An nodded.
"What's not easy?" Ye Youhuan became nervous.
"I ...... I don't know, it just doesn't feel simple. Zhuge An's uneasiness came from his intuition.
"You're thinking too much." Ye Youhuan looked very grinning and said, "That old man, I don't think others are bad, and he won't pit me." ”
Ye Youhuan didn't take this matter to heart, and advised everyone not to think about it. Back at the camp, everyone had a drink and a good conversation.
In this battle, Ye Youhuan fought really beautifully with his soldiers.
Raided the defenders left behind in Yehuling, and at the same time was able to turn around and help attack Yepi Pass.
Thanks to Ye Youhuan, when the city was broken, the Yan people received the news that Yehuling was destroyed before Yepi Pass, and it was a falling flower that 2,500 defenders were killed by 500 people.
Because they were in a good mood, they drank a lot of wine.
Wait until the next day, Ye Youhuan went to the logistics unit to get supplies.
Then, he complied with the arrangement and found a suitable place to camp there.
If you are a person who does not learn and has no skills, then you can't do this kind of thing with an army and set up camp.
Fortunately, there is Zhuge An, an orthodox academic school.
The five camps are in five directions, and Ye Youhuan's central organization is in the center.
Looking down, the barracks are lined up in the shape of petals.
The outline was set, but the huge camp relied on Ye Youhuan's hundreds of people, and he didn't know how long he would be busy.
Fortunately, more than 2,000 captives were soon sent to the camp.
After contacting, I learned that these were the soldiers for Ye Youhuan, and the prisoners who surrendered in this battle.
"Haha, there's a shortage of people to do." Ye Youhuan looked at the two thousand people in front of him, and felt that someone had just dozed off and someone gave him a pillow.
However, the words of the contact official made Ye Youhuan stand on the spot.
The official conveyed: "Envoy Ye, if these captives are not honest and there is no way to rectify them, you will preside over and kill them all!" ”
"It's not that serious." Ye Youhuan hurriedly said: "If you are not honest, it would be good to break them up." ”
Then he winked at the official and said, "I'm just going through the motions, after all, who can use these captives to kill the enemy, so why not wait for them to defect......
"Huh!" The official smiled and said, "No kidding, the adults unanimously want to kill these troubles, and it is you and your subordinates who will protect them." So, these captives will be handed over to you, and if you think they can't, then just kill them all, and there will be new soldiers to add to your barracks. ”
"Returning it is killing people?" Ye Youhuan looked at the commanders of the five battalions under him, and everyone was surprised.
"I'll leave first if there's nothing to do, if you think these captives are not honest, then tell Prime Minister Jiang and kill them all."
When the officials left, Zhuge An sighed with emotion: "They really put you together." ”
"These bastards ......" Ye Youhuan scolded: "This fucking is killing people with a knife." ”
"Not bad." Zhuge An said: "Because the adults are from the Xishan Kingdom, if you kill prisoners of war, then no one will say that the Yan people are brutal." ”
"This old fox."
In Ye Youhuan's heart, Prime Minister Jiang Heng, who was originally highly evaluated, had his image plummeted.
"What now, is my military career ending early?" Ye Youhuan had a bitter face, he didn't think that he could go to the battlefield with these captives.
"Slowly acclimatize!" Zhuge An sighed and said.
"If it doesn't work, kill them all." Ye Youhuan said while thinking: "Don't you all say that once you succeed, let these people become stepping stones on my way to hegemony." ”
"Ahem...... Zhuge An was a little flustered, and said to Ye Youhuan: "Don't." ”
"How?" Ye Youhuan asked, "Do you have to be kind to a woman?" ”
"Have you heard of Xiao He?" Zhuge An asked.
"Who hasn't heard of that stupid fork." Ye Youhuan replied.
"It is rumored that after Xiao He ordered the killing of 130,000 prisoners of war, he suffered from the curse of heaven, and since then he has been riddled with diseases, and it is better for adults to do less things that hurt heaven and reason." Zhuge An warned.
Ye Youhuan thought back to Xiao He and remembered that he was indeed a sick person who was dying soon.
In addition, Xiao He also said that he was infertile.
Could it be that Xiao He's fertility was also caused by the killing of prisoners of war......
Thinking of this, Ye Youhuan swallowed nervously and spat.
"It's over,......," Ye Youhuan said dejectedly.
"......" Zhuge An didn't know how to persuade him, but he silently thought in his heart that he wanted to do a good job of ideological work for the prisoners in his camp and share his worries for Ye Youhuan.
"Your Excellency." Zhang Zhong suddenly had something to say.
"Huh?" Ye Youhuan looked at Zhang Zhong curiously.
"It's probably not a bad thing that we're taking prisoners." Zhang Zhong seems to have a special point of view.
Ye Youhuan's heart moved.
Zhang Zhong is a veteran who has devoted most of his life to the military, Ye Youhuan looked forward to his opinion and asked, "What do you say?" ”
"I think these captives should be a treasure to adults."
"Wealth?" Ye Youhuan patiently asked, "Why do you say that?" ”
"The Yan people in those captives are almost all veterans, after the country is broken, they have no skills, they can only continue to be soldiers under the rule of the Liang people, among them are some incognito officers, if you can find out these talents, it will be of great help to your career." Zhang Zhong said to Ye Youhuan.
"You're saying there are a lot of talented people among the captives."
"That's right." Zhang Zhong said affirmatively: "There must be many talents, if you have ambitions, then these talents are the skeleton of your future army." Those of your colleagues will encounter the embarrassing situation of having no strong soldiers and no good generals. ”
Ye Youhuan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and Zhang Zhong's analysis made his heart bloom.
"What do you think?" Ye Youhuan asked Zhuge An.
"Eh-" Zhuge An sighed and said with emotion: "Zhang Lao can see it through, he is right, soldiers can only be regarded as consumables on the battlefield, and those who can really follow you in the east and west must be excellent generals." ”