Chapter 21: Persuasion
The sudden sound of "Peng Tuo is dead, surrender and not kill" from the battlefield made the panicked Yellow Turban Army stunned, and when he looked around, he saw a young man with a white horse and silver armor carrying Peng Tuo's corpse and rushing forward. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"I surrender, don't fight, woo woo. I surrender, the general spares his life, the general spares his life! ”
Someone took the lead, and there was a second, a third, and then a large number of kneeling and begging Yellow Turban troops followed.
"Zhang Fei and Liu Ji, order your two subordinates to continue to pursue and destroy the remnants of the enemy, those who abandon their weapons live, and those who resist die." Seeing that the Yellow Turban Army began to beg for surrender, Huo Yu opened his mouth and ordered.
After the two replied in unison, they led the cavalry to chase the surrendered Yellow Turban Army into the distance.
"Dian Wei, order your department to take prisoners, and at the same time send people into the city to report to my father-in-law and Lord Luo, and quickly send people to prepare food and clean up the battlefield."
"No" Dian Wei bowed and saluted.
At the head of Chen County, the Han army cheered, and everyone shouted "The Han army is mighty", and after experiencing the test of life and death, these surviving villagers cried with joy. Liu Chong and Luo Jun stood side by side, talking and laughing, and suddenly heard a report from the soldiers: "Report, Huo Duwei requests that troops be sent to clean up the battlefield immediately and arrange meals for the prisoners." ”
"Hahaha, Yu'er, this kid, thinks longer than you and me"
"What His Highness said is, Jun, retire first and go down to prepare."
It is a troublesome thing to take prisoners, and Huo Yu has few soldiers, so he came and went, and it was not until dark that he reluctantly sent more than 30,000 soldiers into the newly built camp in the west of the city, without Luo Jun's help, Huo Yu estimated that everyone would have to sleep in the open tonight. Huo Yu, who had been tired all day, had just entered the tent to prepare for dinner, when the guards came to report that Zhang Fei and Liu Ji had taken more than 4,000 prisoners back to the camp and asked to see them outside the tent.
"See the lord (son)." After entering the account, Zhang Fei and Liu Ji saluted.
"The two of you have worked hard," Huo Yu hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them up.
"Let's have a meal together, and we'll talk about it when we're full."
Zhang Fei is a big grinning person, and he picks up horse meat and gnaws on it without saying a word, unlike Liu Ji, who hesitates. Huo Yu looked up at Liu Ji and said, "Liu Ji, aren't you hungry?" This is a private tent, I don't have so many rules here, but it's all eaten up by Brother Yide when it's late, and I know the amount of food he eats best. Without waiting for Liu Ji to answer, Huo Yu said to the outside of the account: "Come on, I'm preparing another double dinner." ”
Seeing that the son said this, Liu Ji no longer politely stepped forward and picked up a piece of meat and ate it in a big gulp. Although there was no wine in this meal, Liu Ji felt that this was the most fragrant meal, his son-in-law not only ate in the same bowl as himself, but also talked and laughed, in Liu Ji's opinion, this was incredible, and in Huo Yu's opinion, this was normal. After the meal, the two briefly reported the results of the battle, and Huo Yu asked the two to go back to rest.
Huo Yu sent Zhang Fei and Liu Ji away and walked out of the big tent and inspected the camp, Luo Jun's efficiency was really not covered, the meal of 40,000 people had already been prepared, and all the captives were gobbling it up at the moment, although it was just corn porridge, but for them who had not eaten a good meal for a long time, this was undoubtedly a delicacy in the world.
Back to the big tent, Huo Yu found Dian Wei and asked him to go to the Chen County Prison to bring Liu Pi and Gong Du to come, although these two people are not strong, but for Huo Yu, if they can recruit the two, it will be much easier to recruit the Yellow Turban Army in the future.
"Lord, Liu Pi and Gong are all here."
Huo Yu, who was pondering, turned around and saw Dian Wei with Liu Bi and Gong Du, so he said: "Untie the two righteous men first."
"No".
Since they were captured that day, the two have been detained in the Chen County Prison, Huo Yu ordered that the two were not allowed to make things difficult, but they were entertained with delicious food and drink, for Huo Yu's overtures, the two did not appreciate it at all, as the Yellow Turban Army, it was naturally impossible to have any good influence on the officers and soldiers, and they just kept holding back and not speaking.
"To make a long story short, let's introduce it first, Huo Yu, the commander of Chen Guodu, King Chen is my father-in-law, now that Peng Tuo is dead, are you two willing to surrender?" Huo Yu said directly to the two.
"Phew! Dog officer of the imperial court! Gong Du couldn't help but spit on Huo Yu and scolded hatefully, but Liu Bi on the side was worried that he would annoy Huo Yu.
Huo Yu still smiled and said, "You said that I am a dog official of the imperial court, that's right, I admit it!" Why aren't you chess pieces who take refuge in Zhang Jiao's hands? Today you and I are our own masters. ”
Without waiting for the two to answer, Huo Yu said again: "Although from the beginning, I don't agree with your Yellow Turban Army's so-called Taiping Dao!" But I also have to admit that, as you said, today's court is no longer worthy to rule over all the people of the world! It's a pity that you started in too much time, otherwise you might be able to succeed! "If these words are put in the court, it is a big rebellion, and if it is announced, it will be caught and beheaded immediately. Liu Pi and Gong had both heard it in the Yellow Turban Army before, but now they didn't expect to hear such words from the mouth of an officer and soldier, and they were very surprised.
"Could it be that Huo Duwei wants to be like us? As for what you just said, you are definitely not a person who is loyal to the imperial court. Liu Pi replied
"Didn't you hear me clearly? From the very beginning, I didn't agree with the Taiping Tao of your Yellow Turban Army, I have also seen great sages and good teachers, and I am proficient in medical skills, but I am even more demagogic. Huo Yu shook his head and said with a smile.
This answer did not surprise the two, as I said before, each is its own master, success or failure, there is no one right or wrong.
"Do you know why, in the early days of the uprising, the Yellow Turbans had the upper hand? That's because the armies of the states and counties of the imperial court are slack, and now the commander of the northern line appointed by the imperial court, but the commander of the northern line is Lu Zhi, the commander of the northern line, and the commander of the southern line is the left middle lang general Huangfu Song, and the right middle lang general Zhu Jun, do you think that with the rabble of the Yellow Turban Army, can you resist the army of the imperial court? It is estimated that your great sages and good teachers will soon retreat to Guangzong. Centipedes die but don't stiffen, and emaciated camels are bigger than horses, you should understand! ”
Although both of them are mountain village husbands, they have also heard of the names of Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi. In the Yellow Turban Army, except for Zhang Mancheng and Bo Cai, the rest are not worth mentioning at all, and Zhang Mancheng and Bo Cai are too different from the famous Lu Zhi and Huangfu Songshu. Thinking of this, the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, they didn't expect that they had planned for so long, but in the end it was just a bamboo basket for nothing. Huo Yu has been observing the subtle changes of these two people, and at this moment, he saw that the two of them were a little loose, and he was also relieved, what he said just now was suspected of intimidation, and the purpose was to impress these two people for his own use.
Being said by Huo Yu, Liu Bi looked at Gong Du, Gong Du replied with a "helpless" expression, Huo Yu saw this and took the opportunity to add a fire: "I know you won't believe me now, and if you want to prove anything, I can't show evidence, so let's do it, according to the laws of the imperial court, rebellion is a capital crime, and now I can guarantee that these more than 40,000 captives will have no worries as long as they stay in Chen Guo'an and guard themselves." As for the imperial court, there are their own father-in-law and Lord Luo to go to the event. Okay, you two think about it, stay in this camp for the next few days, and take advantage of your prestige to restrain the prisoners, I don't want to kill more, if anyone dares to make trouble, don't care about my ruthlessness. ”