Because the treatment given by Huaxingjun was very generous, and during this time, Huaxing's attitude towards prisoners of war was also extremely benevolent, not only providing them with medical assistance, but also taking care of food and shelter, and never let everyone go hungry. Therefore, many soldiers have secretly decided to join.

But then again, the matter of mutiny and surrender is not a glorious thing to talk about.

So, although everyone is interested, no one wants to be the first to eat crabs.

After waiting for more than half a minute, the west side of the high platform was still empty.

Seeing this scene, Hua Xing just wanted to say something more, when he heard someone in the audience suddenly open his mouth and ask:

"General Hua, what if you don't surrender? What will you do with us? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience instantly quieted down, and nearly 2,000 eyes converged on the high platform, waiting for Huaxing's reply in tension and worry.

After hearing this, Hua Xing smiled slightly, and replied to everyone with a relaxed face:

"You don't need to be nervous, I said that last time, mainly for Gongsun Zhan, I want him to pay more money to redeem everyone, and I don't take it seriously. If you don't surrender, I won't execute you all!" ”

Hearing Huaxing say this, everyone in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, and the heart that was in the throat fell back to its original place.

"Thank you so much, General Hua! We will never forget this kindness! After bowing to the stage with a sincere face, I heard the prisoner of war representative ask again:

"And what are you going to do with us? You can't just let us go, right? ”

"That's definitely not going to happen!" Hearing this, Hua Xing shook his head on the spot:

"My conditions remain the same, if you want to leave this place, you can pay a ransom or two. Since your lord will not pay for you, you will have to pay for it yourself. ”

"Huh? We have to pay a ransom, huh? ”

"Of course!" Hua Xing stared at his eyes and said confidently:

"During this time, in order to treat your injuries, I used hundreds of baskets of herbs alone, and you also ate a lot of food. I bought it back with real money, even if it's a friend, you can't just slap your ass and leave, right? ”

"Well, it makes sense, it makes sense...... Ay? If you surrender, won't you have to pay it? ”

"That's for sure! If you are willing to surrender, then we are a family, and these expenses should be borne by me; But if you refuse to surrender, then I am not obligated to provide you with medicine and food, so you must pay for the money yourself. ”

Because Huaxing's words were reasonable, everyone in the audience did not resist, and soon chattered in the audience.

About a minute later, the representative of the prisoner of war raised his arm again, and said to Chong Huaxing with a sad face:

"We can all understand the general's request, and we don't oppose it. But...... You also know, when we come out to fight, we are all nine deaths, and few people will take the silver taels with them, so even if they have the heart, they can't hand it over? ”

"Oh, what are you talking about? Hehe, I've thought about it for you a long time ago! Soon, I saw Huaxing say with a smile:

"If you don't have enough money, you can join our army and work for a short time to pay off your debts. I've calculated that if you work for two months, you'll be able to scrape together a tael of silver, and then you'll be able to leave on your own!" ”

It is indeed a good idea to pay debts through work, which can not only solve the problem of insufficient ransom for everyone, but also provide a viable way out for those soldiers who refuse to surrender.

Therefore, after listening to this, many soldiers nodded their heads in support.

Seeing this, Huaxing didn't say anything more, but let everyone make a choice on the spot.

After much deliberation, more than 2,000 prisoners of war also gave their final answer:

Among them, more than 900 people chose to surrender voluntarily, and another 1,300 people stood in the area where they paid off their debts through work.

Huaxing was not surprised by this result.

To be honest, at this stage, more than 900 people were willing to surrender on their own initiative, which had exceeded his expectations.

Therefore, when registering, Huaxing's face was always filled with a satisfied smile.

As for why Huaxing used such a special way to recruit prisoners of war?

Of course, there are his own considerations in this.

First of all, Huaxing does not like to use "threats" to force enemy troops to join him.

Because in his opinion, if he threatened the other party with his life, although the number of recruits would be more than now, because the soldiers were forced to come, they must have a lot of resistance in their hearts.

Not to mention being united with the army, it is difficult to achieve even the most basic loyalty.

Once they encounter a hard battle or adversity, they will never throw their heads and spill their blood for victory. It is likely that without waiting for the enemy to speak, they will voluntarily disarm and surrender.

For Huaxing, who was born in special forces, such a situation must be unacceptable to him.

Therefore, he would rather have fewer people, and he did not want his army to be mixed with such soldiers without "souls".

Of course, if you don't threaten everyone with your life, many of the prisoners of war will choose to leave, which Huaxing has long predicted.

Let him watch so much combat power run away in vain, he must be extremely reluctant, so he designed the second set of plans - to pay off debts with work.

Repaying debts with work sounds like going for silver, but it's not.

The ransom is just a cover for him, and Huaxing's real purpose is to let those soldiers who are temporarily unwilling to join him enter his own army to experience it.

In other words, it is equivalent to giving everyone a two-month "probationary period".

Let them experience for themselves the colorful, harmonious and just living atmosphere in their army.

He believes that after experiencing it firsthand, many people will change their minds and like it.

At that point, they will most likely choose to stay because they are reluctant to leave.

So is this method reliable?

It wasn't until two months later that Huaxing waited for an answer.

His strategy proved to be quite successful.

After two months of experience, 800 of the more than 1,300 people who were originally reluctant to surrender finally changed their minds and chose to stay in the village.

Coupled with the 900 soldiers who had surrendered before, the Huaxing army expanded to nearly 2,000 soldiers at once.

Since then, the total strength of the Huaxing Army has reached more than 3,000 people.

……

Within two or three months of the end of the war, the village had regained its former prosperity.

Under the joint care of Diao Chan and Dong Bai, there are more and more hens in the chicken farm, and the output of eggs is also rising.

Nowadays, Luoyang alone can no longer digest so many eggs.

So in these days, Mi Zheng is also very busy, constantly going back and forth between Luoyang and Hongnong, preparing to open up their second market in Hongnong.