Regarding this expedition, Yan Di thought of a lot of plans before leaving, such as how to win the battle, how to grab the task in front of the grandfather, how the court would reward him after winning the battle, etc., but the only thing he didn't expect was what would happen if he captured too many prisoners at once.

He now knows the consequences, it turns out that the result of too many captives is that he can't afford to raise them.

Now it is the depths of winter, this day is frozen, there is still goose feather snow in the sky, the snow on the ground has begun to reach the feet and necks, if you don't let the captives eat hot and light a bonfire, I am afraid that tomorrow when they wake up, these captives can freeze to death and starve to death, if this is the case, they will be in great trouble.

is still the same sentence, if it is outside the customs or overseas, he will not care if these captives die more, but now it is in the territory of Daming, and these captives are also the people of Daming, if they really want to make a big event of starving tens of thousands of people to death overnight, as the supreme person in charge here, he will have to shed his skin if he does not die.

Thinking of this, Yan Di felt a worry in his heart. Without tents and food, what can it do?

The quartermaster on the side naturally knew Yan Di's difficulties, and said tentatively: "General, let's kill these captives or stay them, or let's let those old and weak women and children go, just leave the young and strong, what do you think?" ”

"Huh......"

Yan Di subconsciously wanted to oppose it at first, but after thinking about it, this was not a method.

Those old and weak women and children are not so much rogues, but rather poor people who are coerced by rogues, even if these people are put back, they can't increase any combat effectiveness of the rogues, and they can save their own food, which is simply beneficial and harmless...... That's right, just do it!

Yan Di immediately made a decision.

"I see it's okay, you go back immediately, tell Ma Hong's kid, and ask him to quickly screen out the old and weak women and children among the captives, leaving only the young and strong, and the others are all released to me!"

"But......" Although the suggestion just now was made by the quartermaster, seeing that Yan Di accepted his suggestion without hesitation, he became a little hesitant again, the impact of this matter is too great, in case he is investigated afterwards, and the official impeaches a prisoner of private arson, it will be troublesome.

Seeing the quartermaster's hesitant expression, Yan Di scolded with a smile: "Hurry up, this matter is decided by this officer, and if something happens, this official will carry it, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"It's not a general, are you thinking about it, if you are investigated by the imperial court afterwards, it will be troublesome."

"Can you conjure food?" Yan Di just asked lightly.

"This ...... There is no ......"

"That's not it, hurry up, if it's late, it'll be dark!"

With Yan Di's order, countless old and weak women and children were driven out of the temporarily enclosed prisoner camp by the Jiangning army, they were told that the Jiangning army had the virtue of a good life, let's think they were first-time offenders, the general was merciful and ordered them to live, hoping that they would not be thieves in the future......

Tens of thousands of captives were driven out with a bewildered face, and these hungry old and weak women and children didn't think so much, since they were released, let's go. As for where to go back, do you still need to ask, of course you are going back to Mengjin City, if you don't go back, will you wait to starve to death in the wilderness?

About 50,000 rogues were captured that day, of which only about 8,000 were young and strong, and the rest were all old and weak women and children.

These people flocked to Mengjin City in a honeycomb, and immediately alarmed the rogues at the head of the city.

"What...... Our people were put back? ”

Gao Yingxiang, who didn't fall asleep because of the defeat, was alarmed for the first time.

"Yes, now all of them are crowded outside the city gates, shouting for us to open the door. King Chuang, let's not let them in! ”

"Let's go...... Check it out! ”

Gao Yingxiang didn't say a word, quickly pushed open the door and strode out.

When Gao Yingxiang came to the gate of the city, looking at the crowd under the city that was almost impossible to see, Rao boasted that he was ruthless and hard enough, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Then in the afterglow of the setting sun, he only saw the flow of people that could not be seen at a glance, and almost without a glance.

Countless old and weak women and children in ragged clothes shivered in the cold wind, and many shouted for the rogue at the head of the city to open the city gates.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hurry up and open the city gates and let us in!"

"We haven't eaten water and rice for a day, and if we don't eat, we'll starve to death!"

"Geng Wazi, are you up there? I'm your third uncle, hurry up and open the door and let us in, your third aunt is so hungry that she can't stand it! ”

Looking at the old and weak women and children under the city wall who were crumbling in the cold wind, Gao Yingxiang gasped: "I didn't expect that Jiang Ningjun was really ruthless, and he actually put these people back." ”

At this time, the leaders of the battalions who heard the news also went up to the city wall one after another, and they were all surprised to see the dense crowd of homeless people below.

He Jin was on the way to retreat today when he was shot in the left arm by a stray arrow from somewhere, and he was still wearing a sling on his arm now.

Looking at the homeless people under the city wall, He Jin had a seizure on the spot, and said loudly: "King Chuang, these homeless people originally surrendered to the Ming army, but now they have all been released, there must be fraud in this, I think they must not be allowed to enter the city." ”

"That's right, I took a cursory look, there are at least thirty or forty thousand people outside the city, maybe there are spies of the Ming army inside, what if they all come in and something happens?" There were also people next to him who chimed in.

There are pros and cons.

Li Zicheng's voice sounded faintly on the side, "I don't know if there are any spies of the Ming army in it, but I know that if we don't let these exiles in, our trouble will be even greater, if you don't believe it, you can look around." ”

When someone looked to the side, many of the rogues on the city wall had unbearable expressions on their faces, and some people had even begun to argue with the leaders who stopped them.

Li Zicheng continued: "Who doesn't have a few relatives and friends? Maybe those people outside are related to the brothers in the city, if we should not let them in, and let them starve to death and freeze to death, what will happen to you? ”

"Well, that's true."

After all, no one jumped out of the cracks in the stones, and who didn't have a few relatives and friends? There are so many old and weak women and children outside, they must be related to many rogues in the city, and if they really want to stop them outside the city and let them starve to death and freeze to death, I am afraid that without the Ming army to attack, they themselves will have to be in chaos first.

Li Zicheng looked at He Jin and sneered: "He is in charge, if your father and mother are also outside the city, will you be able to harden your heart and keep them out of the city?" ”

"I'll grass you Li Zicheng's uncle!"

He Jin was furious in his heart, this team officer was born, when did a guy like a dog dare to talk to him like this?