Gao Cheng groaned for a while, gave most of the grain and grass to Sun Jian, and mainly asked for spears and shields and other equipment, which could be regarded as taking what they needed. Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others secretly sighed when they saw such a result, and they had a trace of gratitude to Gao Cheng in their hearts, only when they were short of food, did they know the preciousness of grain and grass.

When Sun Jian gave up the initiative, their hearts beat violently, lest Gao Cheng unceremoniously take all the grain and grass away, if this was the case, even if they risked Sun Jian's anger, they would have to stop such a thing from happening.

Fortunately, the grain and grass in the Gaocheng camp are quite abundant, and there is no need to rob Sun Jian for the time being, and the things that are useful for the Lujiang army are those spears, shields, knives and guns.

After all these years of development, Lujiang has trained hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but Gao Cheng does not have enough armor, knives and guns to arm all these people, after all, Lujiang was just an ordinary county and did not have such a strong background.

And if these things in Bishui Pass can be pulled back to the Lujiang River, Gao Cheng will be able to form an army of 50,000 people in an instant, and his power will increase a lot.

"Lord, General Sun, this time we broke through Bishui Pass, roughly estimated, we probably captured 60,000 soldiers in Liangzhou, 20,000 outside the pass, and 40,000 inside the pass, I don't know what to do with these 60,000 captives?"

Sun Jian frowned slightly, and said: "Now that our army is in short supply of food and grass, if these prisoners are kept, it will only waste food and grass, but if all these people are killed, it will hurt Tianhe, Mr. Xi, do you have any plan to ask this?"

Xi Zhicai said: "General, as far as I know, most of the 60,000 troops we captured are the elite of Luoyang and Hedong, and there are not many real Liangzhou soldiers except for Huaxiong's 5,000 cavalry. If we co-opt these people, we will be able to make up for the losses of the siege a few days ago, and we will be able to strengthen some of our troops! Instead of guarding and killing prisoners, it is better to let them be used by us, I wonder what the general wants?"

Sun Jian immediately shook his head and said: "I have already considered this, according to what Mr. Xi said, if these prisoners are absorbed, it can indeed make up for the losses, but our army is the vanguard of the army, but if we suddenly recruit the enemy prisoners, the combat effectiveness will inevitably be reduced a lot, although there are more soldiers and horses, they have become a rabble, how to continue to attack the Tiger Prison Pass?"

Xi Zhicai smiled when he heard this, and did not speak immediately, but gave Gao Cheng a look, and Gao Cheng said: "Since Brother Wentai is unwilling to accept the prisoners, then leave this matter to me! I will find a way to solve the problem of the prisoners." ”

Sun Jian hesitated for a moment and glanced at Zhu Zhi, but Zhu Zhi thought about it and didn't feel anything wrong, so he nodded lightly. Sun Jian said at this time: "Since Brother Ziming said so, all the 60,000 captives will be handed over to you, but I will take seventy percent of the war horses left by Hua Xiong!"

The cavalry left behind by Huaxiong became prisoners, and also left more than 3,000 war horses, all of which have the blood of Liangzhou horses, and the gods are extraordinary, and they can bear the burden of thousands of catties. Sun Jian wanted to take seventy percent of the war horses, which suddenly made Gao Cheng's expression twitch, and he felt a little reluctant in his heart.

If you want to gallop the Central Plains, cavalry is indispensable, and the most important thing is war horses. There is no place in the six counties of Jiangdong where horses can be raised, and the war horses left behind by Huaxiong are of great value to Gao Cheng.

However, Sun Jian is the official vanguard of the army, and he plays a great role in this war, and he wants to take seventy percent of the war horses, which is natural, and Gao Cheng has no reason to object. It is impossible for him to take advantage of everything.

When Sun Jian and his men left, Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai both showed a smile on their faces.

"With these 60,000 captives, we have 80,000 troops! Not bad!" Gao Cheng laughed.

Seeing this, Lu Dai, Gao Ran, Chen Zhi and others were a little puzzled. These 60,000 captives are a huge burden, especially after their more than 20,000 soldiers and horses and 60,000 captives are mixed, it is difficult to maintain their original combat effectiveness.

Sun Jian realized this, so he was unwilling to accept prisoners at all, so as not to end up in defeat and death in the following battle because of these troubles.

Only Chen Jiao was thoughtful, as if he had realized something.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but laugh and said: "Now that we have broken through the Bishui Pass, with the character of Yuan Mengzhu and other princes, we will definitely speed up the march and join the vanguard to attack the Tiger Prison together! At that time, the millions of princes' army will definitely not let us make another move in order to make meritorious contributions, and General Sun is afraid that he did not think of this, so he gave us more than 60,000 people for nothing!"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly showed a sudden look. Yes, now that the princes' alliance is attacking Luoyang, it is the time to compete for fame, as long as you make a contribution in this battle, you can not only spread your fame all over the world, but also get the emperor's reward after attacking Luoyang in the future.

When many princes did not have formal contact with Dong Zhuo's army, they were afraid of the fierce Liangzhou army, and they did not dare to march too fast, and they had the idea of preserving their strength.

However, Sun Jian and Gao Cheng easily broke through Bishui Pass, and as long as this news reached their ears, these princes would inevitably be red-eyed. At that time, Sun Jian's position as a pioneer will definitely not be guaranteed. When the time comes, if he wants to take the initiative to fight, Yuan Shao and other princes will not give him a chance.

Since there is no chance to go into battle, it doesn't matter if the combat effectiveness of the soldiers decreases due to the recruitment of prisoners, and even Gao Cheng can take this opportunity to train the soldiers and retrain his soldiers and horses.

Gao Cheng said: "Sun Wentai has a straightforward personality, and he will definitely not regret the decision he made, not to mention this, Dinggong, Shuzhi, and Ji Bi, these more than 60,000 captives will be handed over to you, be sure to absorb these soldiers and horses, and let them be used by me!"

Lu Dai and Chen Zhi are both talented generals, especially Lu Dai has developed his ability to lead troops after the training of Xuzhou and Lujiang, and he can command both the navy and the foot soldiers. Except for a little weaker, it can be called the best candidate for the side.

Chen Zhi's ability to command troops is not as good as Lu Dai, but his strength is strong, and the cooperation between the two complements each other, and it is not difficult to recruit 60,000 soldiers. As for Chen Jiao, who is in charge of the army's money and food, he will be busy next.

In the next few days, Gao Cheng took the guards to check the terrain near Bishui Pass, which is an important place in the Central Plains, and if he conquers the Central Plains in the future, he may come to this place.

At this time, the news of Sun Jian and Gao Cheng's breakthrough of Bishui Pass reached the army of the princes, and many princes were shocked at once, among which Yuan Shao was even more depressed in his chest after learning that Sun Jian used the lack of food to lure Huaxiong to rob the camp and then took the opportunity to attack the detailed information of Bishui. Qi's face turned pale.