After a battle, the number of barbarians killed by the Han army was as large as 5,000, but the number of barbarians captured was more than 15,000.

The Han army escorted all the captured barbarians to the river.

The barbarians who were driven to the river squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, and they didn't even dare to look at the Han soldiers around them.

Thousands of Han soldiers escorted them to the river, and although they did not leave, they did not take the next step against them.

In front of Zhuge Jun's war horse, the barbarian leader who led hundreds of barbarian warriors to serve the Han army at the earliest, was bowing down and quietly listening to his orders.

"Our army didn't come here to exterminate you and the dead!" Staring at the barbarian leader standing in front of him, Zhuge Jun said to him in a flat tone: "If the barbarians are willing to put down their blades and pay tribute to the Han from now on, our army can teach you to cultivate the land and plant mulberry hemp, and the barbarians will no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold!" ”

Although the leader of the barbarians had already joined the Han army, he still couldn't understand what the Han people were saying, and the guide standing behind Zhuge Jun immediately repeated these words in the language of the barbarians.

Hearing that the Han army did not want the barbarians to exterminate the species, the barbarian leader quickly raised his head, and when the guide said that the Han army would teach them to cultivate farmland and plant mulberry hemp, his eyes were already flashing with endless anticipation.

"Inform the captured barbarians!" Turning his gaze to the captured barbarians, Zhuge Jun said to the barbarian leader standing in front of him: "Listen to the words of this general, ask them who is willing to serve our army, and our army will issue them armor and blades." If there are those who are willing to leave, just leave, and our army will definitely not secretly kill them! ”

After the guide translated Zhuge Jun's words, the barbarian leader saluted him, first took two steps back, and then turned around and strode towards the barbarian who was being controlled by the Han soldiers.

The barbarian leader walked towards the barbarians who had been accused, and the hundreds of barbarians who had joined him earlier in the Han army followed him and walked towards the captives.

The barbarians who were controlled by the Han army were all like ashes, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

In front of the more than 10,000 barbarians, the barbarian leader raised his voice and shouted: "You all raise your head!" ”

Hearing someone shouting at them in the language of the barbarians, the captured barbarians raised their heads one after another.

When they saw the barbarian leader standing in front of them who had joined the Han army earlier, and led his men to help the Han army pave the bridge when they crossed the river, many people's faces were alert.

Feeling that the barbarians were not friendly when they looked at him, the barbarian leader then shouted: "General Fang Cai has already spoken, if you are willing to go home, just leave, the Han army will not stop you!" ”

He suddenly shouted such a sentence, and the captured barbarians were stunned one by one.

Although they wanted to leave this place, they were surrounded by Han troops, and they were not stupid enough to believe that the Han army would let them go and would not stop them, and not a single barbarian stood up and tried to leave.

More than 15,000 captured barbarians all set their eyes on the barbarian leader who shouted to them.

With his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, the barbarian leader then shouted: "I have told you and others to leave, even if you leave, the Han army will not stop you!" ”

"If you don't stop it, you'll just be killed behind your back, right?" This time, as soon as his words fell, a barbarian's voice floated out of the captive.

It is not very difficult to find out who said this, but the leader of the barbarians did not pursue it, but said with a cold smile: "You may think that we are disloyal to our clan by serving the Han army. But do you know that we were captured by the Han army that day, and we also thought about returning to the clansmen! ”

When he shouted these words, all the barbarian captives were silent.

If these barbarians had not been captured, some of them would have dared to say with their chests held open that they should not be captured by the enemy if they were warriors.

It's a pity that they are all prisoners of the Han army at the moment, and they are not qualified to say such things at this time.

"Many of us crossed the river, but were killed by our own family!" Tie Qing's face turned blue, and the barbarian leader then shouted: "It was the Han army who took us in, they gave me food, gave me clothes, and let me wait to pick up the blade, and I can continue to be a warrior on the battlefield!" ”

After the words were shouted, the barbarian leader's tone was a little subdued: "The Han army said, if you want to leave, just leave!" But you have to think about it, become a captive, even if you go back, is there a good life for you to live? ”

These words from the barbarian leader made every barbarian present shiver.

They only thought about quickly escaping from the Han camp and returning to the place where they grew up, but they didn't think about how the other barbarians would treat them in the future even if they returned.

"A humiliated warrior cannot be called a warrior!" Looking around at the fifteen thousand barbarians present, the barbarian leader continued: "You will be killed, you will be treated as slaves!" If you want to live a good life and not be slaughtered and driven like pigs and sheep, the only way is to pick up weapons and force the barbarian king to surrender for the Han army! ”

"If the Han people defeat the king, won't we have to work hard?" As soon as the leader's words were finished, he was immediately questioned by a barbarian.

Turning his face in the direction where the voice of doubt came, the barbarian leader snorted coldly and pursed his lips and said: "The Han army does not want us to wait for the dead to exterminate the species, if the barbarian king is willing to submit to the Han Dynasty, the Han army will also teach us to cultivate farmland and plant mulberry hemp." Think about it all these years, why did we fight with the Han people? Not to fill your stomach, not to live a few days of comfort? ”

Hearing from the barbarian leaders that the Han army would teach them to cultivate farmland and plant mulberry hemp in the future, most of the barbarians couldn't help but be a little tempted.

Having become a prisoner of the Han army, the thought of returning to the clansmen, maybe they will be killed, maybe they will be looked down upon by the clansmen forever, and many barbarians' minds are a little shaken.

From the faces of some of the barbarians nearby, it could be seen that they were wavering, and the barbarian leader patted the armor on his chest and shouted, "See? Not only did the Han army not treat us as prisoners, but they also issued us with such fine armor, but it was much better than the king waiting for us! ”

Their eyes fell on the barbarian leader, and more than 15,000 barbarians were all silent.

They are still very entangled in their hearts, once they make a choice and then make changes, even if they are killed in the future, they will be to blame.

Whether to join the Han army, or to leave, was an extremely difficult decision for many of the captured barbarians.

"Damn, it!" After a long while, one of the barbarian captives stood up and shouted at the other barbarians: "Both horizontal and vertical are dead, if you follow the Han people to break into him, maybe there is still a way to live!" ”

Some people stood up and expressed their willingness to follow the Han army, and immediately many barbarians who were still hesitant made a decision.

More and more barbarians stood up and expressed their willingness to follow the Han army.

The soldiers of the Han army who were on guard around saw that the barbarians stood up one after another, and they all clenched their blades in their hands.

The soldiers of the Han army did not understand the language of the barbarians, nor did they understand that these barbarians wanted to serve the Han army, and when they looked at the barbarians, their faces were full of vigilance.

"Stand back!" Just when the soldiers of the Han army who were on alert were alert, Zhuge Jun led the guide and walked over surrounded by a group of pro-soldiers, and a pro-soldier shouted to the Han soldiers who were alert when they were about to walk in front of the detained barbarians.

Hearing the shouts of the pro-soldiers, the soldiers of the Han army who were in charge of the vigilance bowed back one by one with their fists clenched.

The nearby Han troops all retreated, and Zhuge Jun, escorted by a group of personal soldiers, approached the barbarian captives.

Seeing him approach, the more than 15,000 barbarians were all stunned.

The vigilant Han army is still not a short distance away from them, and Zhuge Jun is standing a few steps away from them, once they attack, even if those pro-soldiers fight to the death, they will definitely not be able to protect Zhuge Jun.

Some of the captured barbarians even felt that Zhuge was crazy, and dared to face them so carelessly.

"What's wrong?" Coming to the barbarian leader who had spoken earlier, looking at the barbarian captives who had already stood up, Zhuge Jun asked the leader.

It wasn't until the guide translated the words to the barbarian leader that the barbarian leader informed Zhuge Jun in detail about the scene that had just happened.

Knowing that the barbarians who had already stood up were all willing to serve the Han army, Zhuge Jun had a smile on his face, nodded at the barbarian leader, and praised: "Good!" Very good! With your eloquence, just leading hundreds of people is really overkill! But all the barbarians who serve our army will be under your rule in the future! ”

The barbarian leader did not have a very high status among the barbarians in the past, and when the guide translated the words to him, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted Zhuge Jun and thanked him.

"Incorporate them into our army and issue blades and armor! Tell them that no matter how high or low they are, as long as they have made meritorious contributions, they can excel! Glancing at the barbarians who stood up, Zhuge Jun explained to the barbarian leader: "As for those who are unwilling to join our army, just let them go, I have to be too embarrassed!" ”

After giving this command, Zhuge Jun turned around and left, and the guide hurriedly followed him after turning the words to the barbarian leader.

Maintaining the posture of a barbarian salute, he watched Zhuge Jun and the others walk away, and then the barbarian leader turned around and repeated what Zhuge Jun said to the barbarians who had already stood up.

Barbarians, the status of the noble and lowly has been decided since they were born, and the barbarian leader said that no matter whether the status is high or low, as long as he has made military achievements, he can excel, and many barbarians who showed their courage in the battle suddenly became a little eager to try, and there were more and more barbarians who stood up and expressed their willingness to serve the Han army.