Yang Chaozong was killed by Thunder Jin, and the battle came and ended quickly, less than an hour before and after. Nan Yong led more than 100 soldiers to collect the battlefield, reorganize the prisoners, and comfort the innocent people who were injured. There were more than 400 people in the Yang Dynasty, and after this battle, more than 100 people were killed on the spot, except for a few people who fled, and most of the rest were captured.

Dozens of the people who were driven away by Yang Chaozong fell under the whipping of the thieves and knives and guns, or were hit by the war horses of the officials and soldiers, and dozens of people were injured by mistake. Kong Sheng's heart was a little heavy, although he was forced to be helpless, if he didn't give the opportunity to order an attack, the number of casualties might be even higher, and the cavalry unit under his command might also face the danger of annihilation.

Although the temperature was extremely low and the north wind was howling, the sun hanging high in the sky was warm, and the warm light shone on the earth, adding a bit of life and warmth to this desolate and desolate wilderness.

Kong Sheng looked up at Nan Yong, and Nan Yong sighed softly: "Kong County Order, the inventory is clear, our army was wounded 24 people and 3 people were killed. 287 thieves were captured, and the people have been pacified, and people have been sent to return to their homes. I wonder what to do with these prisoners? ”

Kong Sheng was silent.

The three Lei Tingjin brothers strode over, their voices hoarse and cold: "Kong County Order, the last general thinks that this group of captives should be killed on the spot to prevent future troubles!" These thieves have brought disaster to the country and the people, committed heinous crimes, and they will not escape their crimes! ”

Li Biao and Li Hu stood solemnly beside them, although they did not speak, but their awe-inspiring eyes also revealed their thoughts, although they were inconsistent with the starting point of Lei Tingjin and the three of them, their goals were the same - on the one hand, this group of thieves was not reliable. There is no value in integration. If you remain in the army, you will be a curse in the future; On the other hand. They left Suiyang on this march, and they did not carry much grain and grass, and each person only brought dry food for more than ten days per horseman.

An elusive smile rose at the corner of Kong Sheng's mouth.

If you want to be killed, why should you order to surrender. Since it is said that surrender is not killed, then there must be no reversal. An army. If you want to kill even the captives, it is actually more terrible than the thieves.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Kong Sheng laid down the foresight of reorganizing the prisoners to strengthen the army.

Compared with Lei Tingjin, who hated the rebellion of the thieves, Kong Sheng did not have too deep rejection of the so-called "thief soldiers". In fact, these people were all officials and soldiers before, and they were nothing more than following the main general to surrender to Cheng Cheng in the past and became thieves, not born thieves. At present, the rebels stationed in Henan Province and its surroundings are, to put it bluntly, all former official troops who surrendered to An Lushan, and there is an essential difference between them and the Hu soldiers of An Lushan's lineage.

These people are not inherently bad. In this war, it is always a minority who commit evil deeds. For ordinary soldiers, he has to obey the orders of the main general no matter what camp he is in, and if he wants to say that the sins are heinous, it is Yang Chaozong and not these pathetic soldiers.

"Don't kill captives, as has been the case since ancient times. If we kill our captives, how are we like thieves? Kong Sheng said indifferently: "Besides, these people were originally official soldiers, and they were tricked by the lord to surrender to traitors, and now they can be given a chance to change their evil ways and return to righteousness. ”

Lei Tingjin said disapprerovingly: "Third brother, you can't have the kindness of a woman, not to mention whether these thieves are reliable or not, the problem of food and grass alone cannot be solved." ”

Hearing Lei Tingjin call himself "third brother" again, and repeatedly questioned his decision-making in public, Kong Sheng's heart was displeased, and his voice became cold: "General Lei, this is not a woman's benevolence, but a basic moral law. In this world, no one is really reliable, only the human heart is reliable or unreliable. ”

Kong Sheng Huo Ran turned around and said indifferently: "I have made up my mind." You don't need to talk about it. Disperse the prisoners, reorganize and return to the camp, strictly control, and be led by Li Biao and Li Hu. As for the grain and grass, the Yang Dynasty Sect's department is entrenched in the ruined city of Ningling, and there must be grain and grass stored. Brother Mu, please take a few people to Ningling to investigate. ”

Li Biao and Li Hu were silent for a moment, and then bowed down and promised: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Mu Changfeng smiled, "I understand, I'll go now." ”

Mu Changfeng is only a guest secretary, not Kong Sheng's subordinate, and he has no military position. Therefore, Kong Sheng can be commensurate with brothers.

Lei Tingjin frowned, and was about to open his mouth to say a few words, but was grabbed by Nan Yong's arm with a solemn expression. Nan Yong glanced at Lei Tingjin, who stomped his foot a little unhappily, and then reluctantly closed his mouth.

The corner of Kong Sheng's eyes swept over Lei Tingjin's rough and dissatisfied face, and his heart was like an iron stone.

He is not trying to put on the stand of the main general and the superior, but a personal relationship is a personal relationship, in the army or on formal occasions, Lei Tingjin is just one of his subordinates, if he has not been in the right position, then I'm sorry, he can't let Lei Tingjin presumptuously provoke his authority because of his personal friendship.

Today's incident is just a beating, if Lei Tingjin still can't adjust his mentality, Kong Sheng can only send his three brothers back to Suiyang.

Seeing Kong Sheng's back, Lei Tingjin frowned, and Nan Yong lowered his voice and said: "Third brother, although you and Kong County Ling have a relationship of worship, but in the army, he is the main general, and you are your subordinate, you often call him the third brother in public, and repeatedly refute his words, which is extremely inappropriate." is called a brother, there is really a difference between the top and the bottom, the third brother, you have to think clearly, don't anger him at that time, and no one can save you by military law. ”

Thunder was stunned.

Nan Yong said again; "You and my brother obey his orders, this is the arrangement of my father and Uncle Lei, and it is also to see that he is both civil and military, and he has a far-sighted plan for the future, and we will use it under his command, and we will have a future in the future. If I can't abide by the sense of proportion, and I can't deal with myself as a subordinate, third brother, think about it, is this reasonable. ”

Although Lei Tingjin is arrogant and rude, he is not a fool and a dull person, he naturally understands Nan Yong's bitter words, he thought about it, stomped his feet depressedly, and said irritably: "Sworn brother, if you talk about dignity and humility like this, what kind of brother is it?" ”

"Third brother, brothers are brothers, and there is dignity and humility from top to bottom. Only by keeping respect and humility can we be brothers. In fact, his roots are not deep, and now is the time to accumulate strength, and the more this time, the more my generation needs to maintain his authority in the army...... Third brother, remember my words, it won't hurt you or us! Nan Yong glanced up at Kong Sheng's upright back, and said in his heart: Who are people, and who are we? Natural dignity and humility have already existed, how can a single worship be eliminated? If the three Lei brothers can't maintain basic proportions, I'm afraid they won't stay under Kong Sheng for long.

Nan Yong knew that this kind of thing was not something he could teach in a few words, and he needed the three Lei Tingjin brothers to understand it slowly. No matter what, he has said what he should say, and as for whether the three of them can listen to it, it is not up to him to control.

Thinking of this, Nan Yong immediately strode away and led his soldiers to cooperate with Li Biao and Li Hu to collect and surrender their pawns.

The reason why Kong Sheng wanted to include this group of soldiers in Li Biao and Li Hu's Modao Army was for two reasons: First, Li Biao and the two were generals in the Jiangbei Army and had rich experience in leading troops. Over time, they will slowly integrate into the army; Second, Li Biao and Li Hu only had more than 100 people, and compared with the 400 cavalry in Suiyang, their strength was slightly insufficient. There is no problem in a short period of time, but after a long time, the balance will turn sideways, so replenishing the strength of the Modao Army can be regarded as a subtle balance to the Suiyang Army.

Most of the soldiers are infantry, and with this reorganization, Li Biao and Li Hu are no longer a simple Modao cavalry, but a mixed cavalry and infantry mixed battalion.

Mu Changfeng led people to the ruined city of Ningling, and sure enough, he found a basement where grain and grass were stored under the ruins of the abandoned county government, and there were thousands of grains in storage. This may not be Yang Chaozong's looting and hoarding, or it may have something to do with the original Ningling garrison, but in any case, it was a great joy for Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng immediately ordered the news to be blocked, and only sent someone to secretly take one-tenth of it to replenish the military rations, and the rest continued to be sealed in the basement of the ruined city to be concealed and camouflaged. The news of the discovery of Ningling's grain storage was also known to Kong Sheng and Mu Changfeng, as well as Li Biao and Li Hu, and even the three Lei brothers and Nan Yong were kept in the dark. It's not that Kong Sheng can't believe them, but it's really that the group of Suiyang cavalry who followed him into battle are mixed, and he feels that he has not yet formed absolute control, and for the sake of the overall situation, he has to do so.

It took an hour to fight, but it took a few hours to deal with the battlefield and pacify the people, collect prisoners of war and various logistics affairs, so this made Kong Sheng feel that he should establish his own two centers as soon as possible, one is the operational command center, and the other is the logistics comprehensive center, relying on the operation of the organization and the deterrence of military discipline to command this army, otherwise he will be exhausted to death.

Although the sparrow is small and has all kinds of organs, although there are less than 1,000 people under his command, it has already begun to show scale, and since it is a large-scale formed army, it cannot rely on the strength of any one person to maintain its operation.

The whole army retreated to the White Sands Vortex fortress at sunset.

On the abandoned military hall of the fortress, Kong Sheng sat on the ground, and his cold and majestic gaze swept over the faces of the three Lei brothers, Li Biao, Li Hu, Nan Yong, and the other two Suiyang generals, and his heart gradually made a decision.

The three Lei brothers are more than brave and lacking in strategy, so they can only serve as the generals who charge the current and cannot stand alone. Their own operational command center can be their own master, with Li Biao and Li Hu assisting from the side; The logistics center, for the time being, Kong Sheng decided to hand it over to Nan Yong. Nan Yong has a calm personality and a capable style, quite a father's style, and this elegant young man not only has loyalty but also flexibility, and he should be the most suitable person to unify the logistics affairs.

But Kong Sheng also believes that now is not the best time to formally form the two major centers, at present, he can only transfer troops in a targeted manner, and slowly hand over the logistics to Nan Yong, and can also observe him for a period of time to see if he is trustworthy. (To be continued.) )