Although there was a plan to house the prisoners in this way, it would take a long time to receive a reply from the imperial court. In this way, it will delay a lot of things, but Zhang Hao doesn't want to wait.

The captives were all concentrated in the rear camp. From the moment they were captured, all the sharp weapons on their bodies were confiscated, and only half a person's food was given at each meal, just to prevent them from eating too much and causing trouble.

When Zhang Hao came to see these prisoners, they were all listless, and the camp was full of oppressive atmosphere, and there was no movement at all.

Some people keep their heads down and don't know what they're thinking; Some people look up at the sky with their heads tilted and blank; Some people were lying on the ground and snoring and sleeping. One of the characteristics of the captives is that they have no hope for the future.

They were originally under the double persecution of the imperial court and the local powerful gentry, and the people who were precarious and could not survive had no hope for life, and only hoped to live one day at a time.

Zhang Jiao established the Taiping Dao, and used the medical skills he had learned to mix some strange things to give these people spiritual sustenance.

In a difficult situation, anyone will believe in what is good for them. And Taiping Dao made them believe that as long as they overthrew the old dynasty of the world and established a new dynasty under the yellow sky, they could live a life of food and clothing, old age and medical care.

But now that they have been defeated and captured, what awaits them is whether they will return to their former precarious life or be beheaded for rebellion. In fact, there is no difference, but the former dies later, and the latter dies immediately.

Zhang Hao looked at these people whose beliefs collapsed, causing them to be very confused, and sighed in his heart: Really speaking, these are poor people, in order to survive, they have to hurt others, and as a result, they have become hateful people in the eyes of the world.

The people are suffering in hardship, and it is obviously not feasible to use religion to guide them like Zhang Jiao. Faith can lead people to do the right thing, and it should not be used as a tool for profit by those who have a heart.

Since ancient times, China has had a tradition of punishing only evil heads. Now all the leaders of this Guangyang Yellow Turban have been corrected by Zhang Hao. In his opinion, they are the true believers of the Taiping Dao, the culprits who deceive the people and deceive the people.

And these people in front of him, he felt that he should still give them a chance to atone for their sins.

The subordinates handed over a copper horn, which was used by Zhang Hao every time he posted a notice to the outside world, and asked the officials to read it, this simple little thing, it didn't take too many skills, Zhang Hao ordered the blacksmith master in the army to make several.

"All stand up!"

In the past few days, the captives have become accustomed to this little thing that can make people's voices louder, and every time they can eat, the officers and soldiers in the army will call them with this thing.

At first, they also felt that the officers and soldiers had the power of ghosts and gods and could shout so loudly, no wonder they could be defeated with so few people. But now they knew that the louder sound was all due to the thing that called the horn.

Although it was not yet time to eat, as soon as this voice sounded, the captives still subconsciously lined up and waited to receive the meal.

Zhang Hao covered his head and felt a little headache: "All sit down, it's not time to eat yet." ”

This moment stood up and then sat down, which confused the captives, but they did as if they were puppets.

Everyone sat down, looked at Zhang Hao, and listened to what he wanted to say.

Zhang Hao cleared his throat, raised his horn, and said to everyone: "I am Zhang Hao, I believe you have heard of me for a long time, even if there are still people who don't know me, you can know me now, I am the commander of this army of officers and soldiers who defeated you." ”

It was simple and easy to understand, and everyone present understood it, but there was no reaction at all, which made Zhang Hao a little embarrassed. Hearing his name, why should I talk about it in a whisper, so that I can shout "quiet", this is not a routine.

Although everyone has become numb to the point of not being alarmed, they still have to continue to say this.

Zhang Hao walked up to a captive, put the horn in front of him, and said, "You, stand up for me." Tell me in front of everyone, why are you rebelling? ”

The captive was a little frightened, and stammered violently: "At that time, I was dying of hunger, and someone gave me bread one by one, saying that as long as I followed him, I would have food." So I'm just here. ”

Zhang Hao nodded, walked forward, picked another captive and asked, "What about you?" ”

The man was much bolder: "I'm just a farmer, and that day a group of them broke into our village, robbed everything, and threatened to join them if they didn't want to die. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Hao then moved on to the next one.

"My hometown was hit by a disaster, and there was no food growing in the field, but the government and the landlord's family urged me to pay taxes and rents, which ruined my family, so I joined the Yellow Turban and sought revenge from them."

"Hmm." ……

After asking about a dozen people, Zhang Hao returned to where he was standing, motioned for these people to sit down, and then said to everyone: "I asked so many people why you rebelled, and I got many different reasons.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, oppression, bewitchment, etc., in the final analysis, are one reason, you can't survive anymore, and you want to find a way out to survive.

There is nothing wrong with your idea of wanting to live, but unfortunately you are doing it wrong, and you should not kill other innocent people in order to live for yourself.

The leaders who led you have paid with their lives at this moment, and now it is your turn. ”

In the final analysis, Zhang Hao was born in the scholar clan, and his class is different from these people, and his own position is not on their side, but because he has crossed over from later generations, his heart is more biased towards them.

"Since you all want to live, then I will give you a chance to atone for your sins, and only by washing away the sins you have committed can you live righteously again.

Go to Fang County in the northeast to do hard labor, and after ten years, you can turn back into commoners and no longer be traitors. During this period, I will take care of your food and clothing, and after ten years, I will give you a piece of land, so that you can live a good life.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to go, follow me south to quell the chaos. As long as the Taiping Dao and the Yellow Turban Army are exterminated, I will let you go as well, and there will be rewards if you have made meritorious achievements.

I counted to thirty, and those who chose to do hard labor stood on my right, and those who chose to fight stood on my left. If there is no choice after 30 strokes, I will take it as a waiver. From now on, one, two, three......"

The captives, who thought they were going to die, heard Zhang Hao's words, and their eyes gradually brightened, and naturally no one wanted to die if they could live. They began to line one after another, and the result was, of course, that the right side was the majority, with 12,000 men, while the left side was only 3,000 men.

Speaking of which, most people are afraid of war, because it is going to die, and they have seen too many dead people. It's still safe to do hard labor, they are poor people, and it's nothing to be tired and tired.

Of course, the important thing is to eat and wear, so that you don't have to worry about starvation and cold. It's better than just letting them go.

But Zhang Hao looked at the three thousand people who were willing to go to the battlefield, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. People like this who dare to take risks and desperately are what he needs, and there are no more than no less, just to make up for his own strength, and he doesn't have to worry about the situation that will be unfavorable to him when they turn against him.

"Very well, someone will register them."

The next day, Zhang Hao asked Wang He to lead a thousand infantry and bring the remaining booty and these people back to Fang County.

Wang He performed well before, and the reminder was in place, and Zhang Hao promoted him afterwards. As for saying that all the spoils of war were handed over to the treasury, it was just talking, Zhang Hao only gave half of it, and the rest was naturally in his pocket. After all, if you want to develop, you can't have money in your hands.

Deputy General Qin Wen stood next to Zhang Hao and said, "General, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to do this." You have sent a recital to the imperial court, and you have disposed of these captives without waiting for a reply, and if it is known, I am afraid that it will be against you. ”

"Although I am only a small general, I also have the power to dispose of prisoners, and the above table is just a suggestion. I believe that the Son of Heaven is benevolent and will not be blamed. ”

Zhang Hao turned his head and asked, "Vice General Qin, after so many battles, I don't know what you think about this world?" ”

Qin Wen thought about it for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "This kind of thing is not something that a person like the last general can discuss. ”

Zhang Hao said with a smile: "It's just you and me now, but it's okay to say it." ”

"Then the general will just say that this rebellion is good, its scale is different from the past, it has affected the eight states of the world, and most of the people of the Han family have been affected, I am afraid that only the Tianxia uprising at the end of Qin can be compared with it." Qin Wen looked directly at Zhang Hao and said.

"Oh? Do you mean that the world is in danger of overturning? Zhang Hao looked at Qin Wen with a smile.

"The last general..."

"You don't have to explain, what you said is right, and I think so in my heart, so it's just a matter of preparing early." Zhang Hao patted Qin Wen on the shoulder, and then walked away.

After a long while, Qin Wen looked at Zhang Hao's departing back and said slowly: "It seems that the general is a person with lofty ideals." ”

The handling of everything has been almost done, Zhang Hao took the remaining 2,000 cavalry and the newly incorporated 3,000 infantry, and advanced towards Zhuoxian again.

From the mouths of the original captives, it was learned that most of the Yellow Turbans in the entire Zhuo County are now gathered outside Zhuo County, and they are also the last Yellow Turban Army in the entire Youzhou. That is to say, as long as the Yellow Turban Army outside Zhuoxian County is defeated, there will be no war in Youzhou.

It's just that everything will always be unexpected, although Zhang Hao won the battle with the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army, but after all, it was an army of more than 20,000 people, and it was still night, and there were always people who didn't want to surrender.

Therefore, it is reasonable that some fish escaped from the net.