And with these prisoners added to the army, it will be possible to form combat effectiveness at a faster rate.

At present, among the princes in the south, the strength of Lu Bu, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu is the most, and Lu Bu has a hunch that the war between the three parties will not stop there, especially after Yuan Shu recuperates, there will definitely be other actions.

Now it depends on the means of the princes, whether they can stand out when the princes are fighting, it depends on their respective skills, and the princes who do not have the ability and means will eventually be eliminated by others.

Don't look at the hot fight between Yuan Shu and the Jingzhou army in Yingchuan, maybe they will join forces to fight against Lu Bu next time.

In this case, Lu Bu had to consider it.

At present, the city occupied by Lu Bu is more than that of Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, and once it develops, it will have a big impact on the two of them.

Lu Bu naturally understands the truth, Yanzhou has 30,000 soldiers and horses, Xuzhou has 40,000 soldiers and horses, plus the soldiers and horses of various cities, the strength of Lu Bu's control has also reached more than 100,000.

"Order the prisoners, and after three days, five thousand elite people will be selected from among them to be added to the army, and those who perform well can be promoted to military commanders at the highest." Lu Budao.

When the generals in the tent heard this, their hearts moved, the military Sima has a high status in the army, and after becoming the military commander, he already has a certain right to speak, which is definitely a great stimulus for the prisoners.

No one wants to be left behind after becoming a captive, and if they can, they will definitely try to do it.

In the past, when they were under Yuan Shu's account, it was easy to say, now they have become prisoners, and if they want to change their fate, they can only work harder, and now the Xuzhou army has given them hope, they will be more desperate than they used to train under Yuan Shu, which is also a change in the environment and mentality.

In the past, it was just a mess, but now it is about changing the situation of life.

After looking around in the army, Lu Bu returned to Fuzhong, and was still satisfied with the situation in the army, especially the doctors in the army, who played a role that could not be underestimated in this war.

No one wants to be left unattended after being injured in battle, and they want to be treated.

The current scene in the Xuzhou army is still satisfactory to the soldiers.

The Xuzhou army won a great victory, and even occupied Peiguo, Liangguo, and Chenliu County and Jiyin County in Yanzhou, which was a great stimulus for the princes of the world.

Affected by the victory of the Xuzhou army, many small merchants rushed to Xuzhou and Yanzhou to carry out business activities.

The immortal jade produced in Xuzhou has been very popular under the rule of other princes, and the merchants under the rule of the princes are also eager for immortal jade, anyway, this kind of thing is a consumable, and if they go to Xuzhou, as long as the capital in their hands is enough, they can buy a large amount of immortal jade.

Of course, many merchants also knew that in fact, when selling immortal jade, it was Lu Bu who reaped the biggest profits, not these merchants.

Even if they understand the truth, they can't stop them from doing business.

The power of a businessman, if used properly, is absolutely terrifying.

Merchants, can drive the development of a city, so that a city has greater changes, the previous Pengcheng and the current Pengcheng, the obvious difference is that the population has increased, when more people can find a way to live in the city, there will definitely be more people coming.

When merchants go to Pengcheng to do business, they also invisibly drive the development of the city, and even the cities along the way will benefit.

In the eyes of many people, merchants are lowly, but Lu Bu will not ignore the power of merchants, he wants to rely on the power of merchants to make the city under his rule more prosperous, and even influence other princes through merchants, so that other princes really realize how strong the power of merchants is.

The news from the Xuzhou army made those soldiers who were captured by the Xuzhou army excited, they saw hope from this order, they originally thought that after defecting to Lu Bu, they could be incorporated into the army, and no matter how bad they were, they would become a member of the ordinary people, but they did not expect that the Xuzhou army had a means of punishment when dealing with prisoners.

This kind of life will last for three years, or even longer, such a life, no captives are willing to endure, and now they have a chance, that is, to become a member of the Xuzhou army.

These captives didn't care much about the change of camp, and when they chose to surrender, their fate was out of their control, so to speak, with just an order from Lu Bu, all the captives could be directly executed.

Lu Bu has a reputation for brutality among the princes, and it is entirely possible to do such a thing, so it is possible to act according to Lu Bu's orders in order to survive better, and when they reclaim the fields, they are guarded by soldiers in the army, and if they have other ideas, they will be executed directly, without the slightest possibility of reasoning.

After becoming captives, they wanted to be among the common people.

The Xuzhou army has won many victories, and it also has a good reputation among the princes, and if it can become a member of the Xuzhou army, it will also be a glorious thing for these prisoners.

What the generals and soldiers in the army need is victory, what they want to follow is the monarch who can bring them victory, Yuan Shu failed in the battle against the Xuzhou army, so they have what they are suffering now, they have a certain resentment towards Yuan Shu, if it weren't for Yuan Shu, they wouldn't have the treatment they have now.

But how much of a role can these hatreds play, and if you want to change your destiny, you still need to work hard.

Becoming a member of the Xuzhou army is the most direct and effective means for them to get out of their current fate.

Just after the order of the Xuzhou army to recruit soldiers among the captives came, the state pastoral government issued an order to recruit young men into the army.

Next, the counties of Xuzhou will send young men to enter the army, and as for the soldiers lost in each county, they need to replenish themselves.

However, in terms of the source of soldiers, the quality must be guaranteed, which is the assessment of civilian and military generals in various places, if the quality is too poor, it will be returned, and the Xuzhou Army has a strict system in the selection of soldiers.

Lu Bu is ready to improve the treatment of the officers and soldiers in the army in the next step, so that the soldiers in the army are no longer low-level figures, so that they can proudly say that they are a member of the Xuzhou army when they walk in the middle of the crowd.