Chapter 45: Placement of Prisoners

The battle ended without any suspense. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter Cao Dejun launched a charge, Cao Ren stabbed the deputy commander of the Yellow Turban Army to death with one shot. The Yellow Turban Army lost its backbone and was divided into pieces by Cao Dejun. In the rear of the Yellow Turban Army, those who had not yet had time to join the battle group saw that the attack was not going well, and suddenly lost the desire to fight. In the case of taking the lead in escaping, a large number of people turned around one after another. The rout has already begun to spread.

The rout of the rear of the Yellow Turban Army created a favorable situation for Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan led five hundred soldiers to cut off the retreat of the Yellow Turban Army with one charge. After Xiahou Yuan stabilized his footing, he arranged for 350 soldiers to defend himself, and immediately ordered 100 soldiers to fire arrows at the back of the fleeing Yellow Turban Army. After only three waves of arrow rain were released, in front of Xiahou Yuan, a large number of fleeing Yellow Turban troops vigorously attacked the defensive line arranged by Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan had to stop shooting the fleeing Yellow Turban Army and resist with all his might.

Now the situation on the whole scene is completely in the hands of Cao Dejun. Looking down from above, directly in front of the Yellow Turban Army was an impregnable wall composed of more than 4,000 soldiers of Cao De. In the rear of the Yellow Turban Army is Xiahou Yuan, a roadblock. And in the center of the Yellow Turban Army, it was Zhang Fei, a descending tiger, who was on a rampage.

Cao De saw that the Yellow Turban Army had lost their fighting spirit after being surrounded and the commander was killed, so he immediately gave the order. Those who descend do not kill.

In a short time, the shouts of those who surrender and do not kill have resounded throughout the battlefield. With no way out and no way out, the Yellow Turban Army had no choice but to throw away the rudimentary weapons in their hands in order to save their lives.

Cao Dejun's first battle was easily won. In fact, this is also inevitable. Cao Dejun was a well-trained and well-equipped side. However, the Yellow Turban Army was formed in a hurry, and some of the Yellow Turban soldiers did not know which team they belonged to, and the weapons of the Yellow Turban Army were even more varied, including regular ring-headed broadswords, standard bows and arrows, spears, and wood-cut pointed sticks, and even more outrageous was that some people still held kitchen knives, sickles, and hoes. In this way, the Yellow Turbans are a group of peasants who have just put down their hoes and taken up arms. Its combat effectiveness is not at the same level as Cao Dejun's. Coupled with Cao Dejun's strict preparation and the hasty response of the Yellow Turban Army, the killing of the coach made matters worse. The complete defeat of the Yellow Turban Army was doomed.

After Cao Dejun shouted that those who surrendered would not be killed. A large number of desperate Yellow Turban soldiers had no choice but to throw down the weapons in their hands that were not weapons, and knelt on the ground and surrendered.

Cao De hurried to Cao Ren, who was still on the front line. "Zixiao, there are injuries." Cao Ren put the ring-headed broadsword that was still dripping blood on his waist again, shook his head, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, these miscellaneous fish and rotten shrimp can't hurt me." ”

Cao De patted Cao Ren on the shoulder, "Zixiao, look, this is our enemy, they were docile people not long ago, and now they are picking up these so-called weapons to fight our regular army. That's why they're like this. Now that they have been defeated by us, they have returned to the weakness and deception of the common people when they kneel on the ground and beg for mercy. In my opinion, they have always been a group of ordinary people, no matter what they have done, they are still those docile and lovely people after regaining their essence. Zixiao, we will still encounter such an army of civilians in future battles, and I hope that we will do less evil after killing the evil head. ”

After Cao De finished speaking, he slowly walked forward, inspecting the entire battlefield. Every time Cao De passed by groups of prisoners, the sound of mercy was endless.

Cao De slowly raised his head, looked at the blue sky, and a tear slowly overflowed the corner of his eye, "Order, gather all the captives." ”

In this battle, more than 1,800 Yellow Turban troops were annihilated and more than 2,600 were captured. He injured more than 100 people and killed more than 80 people. It was a complete victory. But the object of the war was not what Cao De wanted.

Soon, more than 2,600 captives were gathered in an open field. Around the captives were a thousand soldiers on guard, and the rest of the soldiers were still cleaning up the battlefield.

Cao De sat quietly on his horse and looked at the frightened Yellow Turban Army. "I, I know you were ordinary people a few days ago. Having embarked on the path of rebellion for various reasons, and now that the instigators of you have been identified, I can spare your lives. After Cao De finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a deathly silence. After a while, under the leadership of Cao De's pre-arranged people, the voices of identification rose and fell with each other. Cao De waved his hand, and the nearby soldiers immediately dragged the identified person out of the crowd. After a while, there were about 100 people who were taken out, and when no one was identifying the head of the thief, Cao De waved his hand fiercely, and more than 100 heads rolled to the ground. The unblocked chest cavity spurted more than three feet of blood. And this scene violently stimulated the nerves of the captives.

After the execution, Cao De said: "Although you are not evil leaders, you have participated in the rebellion. Capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable. Now, I will punish you to serve in my Hanzhong for five years. After five years, you can return to your free body, and you can decide whether to go or stay. If there are dissenters, stand up. After Cao De finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left.

After listening to Cao De's words, all the captives looked at each other. Originally, a few people were about to get up and ask something, but as soon as they stood up, they were frightened by the headless corpse that was still bleeding on one side, and their legs went limp, and they immediately squatted on the ground.

After about a quarter of an hour, the lieutenant, who was guarding the prisoners, saw that no one had come forward. He turned around and ordered the soldier beside him, and the soldier immediately went to bring ropes and put the captives together like grasshoppers.

By the time the captives had left, it was already an hour later. The prisoners were escorted by more than 300 soldiers. The long procession winds along the path, and there is an indescribable sadness.

At the same time, the clearing of the battlefield has finally been completed. More than two thousand bodies were piled up in a large pit. Cao De stood on the edge of the pit with a torch. Cao De silently prayed a few words, waved his hand and threw the torch into the pit, and at the same time, the soldiers around the pit also threw the torches in their hands down. Soon the fire crackled and burned.

Cao De quietly watched the fire burn for a while. Suddenly, Cao De called out to the guards on the side, "Our fallen soldiers, have you already recorded your names?" "Got it." Cao De nodded, turned around and continued to look at the relentless fire that was raging.

The raging fire continued to burn for five or six hours, and Cao De couldn't stand the disgusting smell in the air, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to fill in the big pit that had not been completely extinguished.

After packing up everything, Cao De did not order the team to continue to move, but ordered to camp on the spot. Because Cao De's army was on the battlefield for the first time after all. Everyone has a lot of firsts, and the most memorable ones are those firsts. But the first time you kill is not the same as the first time. There are many soldiers who just can't stand the bloody scenes after the war and become crazy. In order to calm the mood of the soldiers and relieve the pressure of the soldiers to kill, Cao De had to order a break for a while, and when the soldiers got used to the scene of flesh and blood flying, and saw more scenes of rivers of blood, they could be regarded as a sharp weapon on the battlefield.

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