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The total number of rebel prisoners was about 4,000, almost twice as many as the New Liao army.

With such a large team of captives, how to deal with it is really a troublesome matter.

Because it is necessary to guard these prisoners, but also to control the situation and order in Putai City, so that no one will take advantage of the chaos. If you want to send troops to Dengzhou again, this amount of troops is really a bit stretched.

What to do?

It was suggested that the captives, who were peasants, be released and returned to the fields.

Zhou Yuji believes that since these coerced rebels can be thieves, they are not good people, and they must not be released, and if they are released, they are afraid that they will harm the place.

But if you take care of the management by yourself, not only is it very troublesome and trivial, but also the troops are insufficient, if you are escorted to the nearby government to take care of it, but most of the nearby prefectures and counties have been looted by the rebels, and the government has long existed in name only, and the nearest one is a hundred miles away.

Xiao Yang said: "Since this is the case, it is better to kill them all, anyway, they are all traitors, and they have done a lot of evil things, and they will not say anything if they kill the court." ”

Li Guo shook his head and said, "No! can't be killed, most of them are ordinary people who are coerced by the rebels, where do they want to rebel! If you kill them, it will not be a debt! ”

"You can't let it go, you can't kill it, so what do you say?" Xiao Yang said angrily.

"Otherwise, let's hand over these captives to Gao Qiqian, anyway, he is also our boss now, and he will dispose of it. Besides, we have won such a big battle, how can he ask the court for credit to us! Guan Feng thought for a while and said.

"Yes, that's a good idea!" Everyone agreed. Anyway, we fought the battle, and you have to take care of this captive, right?

Mo Li shook his head and said, "No, you don't know about the gang of wastes in Jingying, it's not okay to fight a war, take care of the prisoners, I was captured and escaped by the captives last time in the river meander, so don't count on him." ”

So what to do? Everyone turned their eyes to Moli.

At this moment, suddenly there was a commotion outside. I faintly heard a shrill voice pulling at the top of my throat and said, "...... Daring! Our family represents the Son of Heaven, and if you have something to look for General Moshen, you dare to push back and block, do you still have the royal law in your eyes......"

Mo Li frowned slightly, which eunuch with no long eyes is coming?

Mo Li was about to speak, when Sima Jian, the commander of the pro-soldiers outside, hurriedly walked in and reported: "General, Gonggong Gao has sent someone. ”

Mo Li was stunned for a moment, and then walked out of the camp with the generals. Gao Qiqian sent someone here, he couldn't say it if he didn't go out to greet him, how to say that Gao Qiqian was also his boss.

"I don't know if my father-in-law is coming, and I will miss the welcome in the end, and I hope to forgive my sins." Mo Li saw a eunuch standing at the gate of the camp, arguing with the guards guarding the camp gate, so he stepped forward and said. The eunuch was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, slightly fat, and was escorted by a dozen or so retinues.

The fat eunuch snorted and said with a displeased face: "You are General Moshen, right?" Hmph, what a big shelf! ”

"I don't know why my father-in-law said this?"

"Our family is a close servant of the Son of Heaven, and on the orders of the Father-in-law Gao, he came to you on behalf of the Son of Heaven, which is official business, but your subordinates do not let our family in, what is the reason? Isn't it a show? Or does General Mo Shen not even pay attention to the emperor? The fat eunuch waved the dust, and said angrily at the corner of his mouth.

"My father-in-law's words are wrong." Mo Li said without being arrogant or humble: "General Ben once told them that no one is allowed to trespass in the important area of the military camp, and these subordinates are performing their duties by not letting outsiders in, and they must be blamed. As for the father-in-law who said that the general did not take the emperor in his eyes, but he greatly wronged the general, by the way, did the father-in-law ever have the emperor's holy message? ”

The fat eunuch's face froze, and he said with a little embarrassment: "This, not really, but our family has been ordered by Gonggong Gao, and there are orders to be taught to you, this is always official business!" ”

Mo Li smiled faintly and said, "It's cold outside, since my father-in-law has official business, then I will invite my father-in-law into the camp and talk about it!" ”

As he spoke, Mo Li bent his waist slightly, made a gesture of please, and looked respectful.

The fat eunuch was slightly stunned, he had already heard that Mo Li was arrogant and domineering, so he planned to give Mo Li a dismount as soon as he came, so as not to say something bad about what he said next.

But I didn't expect this to be so easy-going, is it a rumor that is untrue? I didn't think much about it at the moment, then nodded, raised my legs and walked to the tent. This hellish weather is much warmer in the tent.

Guan Feng, Ma Jinzhong and other generals were already discussing matters in the camp tent, but they also walked in behind and sat down on the other side of the table.

Mo Li asked people to bring hot tea, and asked, "Haven't you asked your father-in-law for his name?" ”

The fat eunuch held the teacup and took a sip of hot tea with the steaming aroma of tea, and then said unhurriedly: "Don't dare, our family is a servant who is called by the Gao Gonggong to do an errand for the emperor." ”

This is polite to Yu Chengli, in fact, he is the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Eunuch, second only to the palm seal and the young eunuch, and his status is not low.

"It turned out to be Yu Gonggong, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Mo Li said politely: "I don't know if my father-in-law is here, why do you have to do it?" ”

Yu Chengli said: "A few days ago, Dengzhou fell, Confucian thieves were rampant, and Duke Gao had an order to order your department to go to Dengzhou on the same day to exterminate the Confucian thieves!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but gasp. Let the 2,000 people of the New Liao Army attack Dengzhou City, which is guarded by nearly 100,000 rebels, what is the difference between this and killing people with a knife?

What's more, the new Liao army is all cavalry and lacks siege equipment, so let such 2,000 cavalry attack the tall and strong Dengzhou City, isn't this a suicide act?

"Father-in-law Yu, is that what Father-in-law Gao really said?" Mo Li said unhurriedly.

"What does this mean? Gao Gonggong's order, how dare our family change it without authorization? Yu Chengli said with a displeased face.

"Father-in-law Yu, don't be excited, I just want to confirm it." Mo Li said unhurriedly, "Since it is Gonggong Gao's order, I will obey it, but I will have something unclear, so please make it public." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Since Gonggong Gao knows that Dengzhou was captured by Confucian thieves, and now the Confucian thieves have 100,000 troops, and there are Dengzhou high walls and fortified cities, and Denglai soldiers are ready for armor battles, all of which are available, let me ask how the two thousand cavalry in Moli can capture Dengzhou and capture and kill the Confucian thieves?" Mo Li still asked calmly.

"This ...... This is the order of Father-in-law Gao, and our family is only responsible for conveying it. Besides, your Liao army is not alone, the soldiers and horses of the general army of Zu Dacheng will arrive later, and Gonggong Gao will also send the soldiers and horses under the account of the governor of Shandong to help, and General Mo Shen does not have to worry. Yu Chengli said.

Hmph, that's a nice thing to say, but it's not like you want to borrow a knife to kill someone! Mo Xuan sneered, anxiously thinking about countermeasures.

This high potential is clearly to take this opportunity to put himself and death, and it can also be seen from it that Chongzhen's attitude towards himself! If Chongzhen really values himself, it is expected that he would not have the courage to dare to kill himself like this.

It seems that you really have to think about what to do next!

Gao Qiqian wants us to fight Dengzhou, if he doesn't obey the order, then he will have a chance to punish his own crimes. But if you really want to fight, then won't your 2,000 people go to death?

Mo Li finally decided to accept the order and go to Dengzhou to be the vanguard to attack Kong Youde. Because if you don't go, it will be disobedience, and Gao Qiqian can immediately mobilize Zu Dacheng and the Lu army under the account of the governor of Shandong to come and destroy himself first. He believed that no matter how slow Zu Dacheng's soldiers and horses were, they had already arrived nearby.

And when you go to Dengzhou, at least you can choose how to fight. At the same time, Mo Li didn't quite believe that Gao Qiqian, Zu Dacheng and others really didn't invest a single soldier and let themselves fight alone.

After sending Yu Chengli away, Mo Li discussed with the generals how to solve the problem of prisoners, and then sent troops to Dengzhou.

Everyone knows the current situation, Gao Qiqian is intent on killing his own general, but if he doesn't obey the military order, it seems that he can only pull the flag and rebel, which is not a way, so they all acquiesced in sending troops to Dengzhou.

But everyone has their own opinions on how to deal with the captives, but they all think that they can't take them with them, otherwise they will only drag themselves down.

Xiao Yang still insisted that since these people had become thieves, they should be killed as an example, otherwise if they were not investigated, there would be more and more rebels.

Li Guo strenuously objected. He was originally from a poor family, and he also followed Li Zicheng as a so-called thief, so he has more empathy for the poor people. He thinks that if he is not forced, who would want to rebel with his head on his shoulders? What's more, most of these people are basically coerced by the rebels.

But no one can convince anyone, because no one can come up with a good solution.

Mo Li looked at the generals and was arguing, and when he thought of Gao Qiqian's order, he suddenly moved, so he coughed heavily and said, "Everyone stop arguing!" General Ben has a plan. ”

Everyone suddenly fell silent, looking at Mo Li one by one.

Mo Li stood up and said loudly: "Since Gao Qiqian asked us to fight Dengzhou, we have to fight, but our strength is too weak, so we can't let these prisoners go!" ”

"General, do you mean to take these prisoners? But they're all rebels! Xiao Yang said first.

"It's nothing to take in rebel prisoners, the question is what can these rabble do? Look at their cowardly appearances, can you point them to war? Zhou Yuji said suspiciously.

"Yes, yes! These bales will only hold us back! And they all agreed.

"So, kill!" Mo Li waved his hand and said with a firm look in his eyes.