After the war, there were not many soldiers in Sun Zhong's army who died in battle or were mistakenly killed, and there were more than 10,000 people, and the others were captured by Li Tang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In addition to the soldiers, there were about 400,000 people, strong men, and miscellaneous servants, and more than 50,000 women were robbed from various places.

Of course, for those who were forcibly recruited by the Yellow Turban Army, Li Tang didn't have much use, and it was a waste of money and food, because Li Tang's army basically didn't need auxiliary soldiers to carry the grain and grass, so there were very few miscellaneous soldiers needed.

For these people, Li Tang is to pay severance pay and be dismissed on the spot.

Of course, those who are willing to join the army will also be recruited into the army; There are also people whose homes have been destroyed and who do not want to return home, or who are far away from home, or who have no food and are willing to work in the army for a full meal, etc., Li Tang also did not refuse.

As a result, almost half of the handymen were willing to go home. Before going home, Li Tang was paid severance pay, and declared that he owned other cities, and could provide land for free, everyone had a chance, if you wanted, you could register here with Li Tang, and Li Tang sent someone to help move.

As a result, many people saw that Li Tang really gave them severance pay, and they believed in Li Tang's words very much, so after returning to their hometown, they not only dragged their families with them, but also brought the families of relatives and friends to Zhangling County.

Of course, that's just another story. In this way, with a little money, in exchange for a good reputation, it can be regarded as an unexpected gain!

Li Tang has always refused to come to the people, who let him have so many empty cities in his hands, there are only cities, there are not enough populations!

With the scale of the city in Li Tang's hands, even if there is another 10-2 billion people, it will be able to eat. It's a pity that the population in this game is all original, and it never comes out of thin air!

In Li Tang's jurisdiction, the most lacking thing is actually women, so for the 50,000 women, Li Tang naturally has no reason to put them back!

Li Tang used the excuse that these women had been ruined by the Yellow Turban Army, and if they went back, they would inevitably be treated unfairly, so in order to prevent the innocent women from being hurt again, it was decided to unify them with military marriages, and in the name of the leader, give them to all meritorious soldiers, and strictly prohibit discrimination.

Although such a regulation will inevitably separate some women's flesh and blood, since it was Li Tang who rescued them, they naturally need to repay Li Tang.

The biggest wealth captured in this battle is the soldiers and the population, and the soldiers naturally need to be returned, and Li Tang is not short of soldiers at present. And the harvest in other aspects is also good, not to mention anything else, the grain, grass, baggage, heavy banner armor, have been captured innumerable, as well as the rare treasures plundered by the Yellow Turban Army, gold bricks and silver dollars, etc. are also very rich.

For the reason, it was Sun Zhong's military camp, which was originally the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army, and the soldiers who plundered everywhere and the wealth they looted were all left in the barracks, allowing Li Tang to take advantage of it.

Afterwards, Li Tang asked people to count that the value of gold, silver and various treasures was about 2 million gold coins, not including those things that were difficult to value.

These things are sky-high in the prosperous times, but unfortunately in the troubled times, they are reluctant to buy them when they are cheap, and no one buys them when they are expensive.

Of course, the most important thing is to enter the city. On the first night, it was dark outside Zhangling City, but the soldiers in the city did not dare to go out of the city to join in the fun.

It's okay that you don't have to share the spoils with others. Li Tang's army has cleaned up and stopped, and it is already on the pole. At this time, the gate of Zhangling County was still closed.

Li Tang's army felt that outside the city, although the army in the city knew that these people had defeated the Yellow Turban army outside the city, they still did not dare to open the door easily.

This is, one of Li Tang's personal guards came to the city gate and shouted loudly:

"My lord is the lord of the starting point city, Ye Duwei, who came to relieve the siege of Zhangling on the order of Lord Xu of Jingzhou, and has now defeated the Yellow Turban Army, and you have not yet opened the city gate to welcome our army into the city! When? ”

Although the defenders on the city knew that what was said below was basically true, they still hurried to ask the county commander Liu Neng.

As soon as Liu Neng heard that he had defeated the Yellow Turban Army and lifted the blockade of Zhangling County, he was overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to clean up and leave this place immediately.

However, when I turned my head and thought about it, since the Yellow Turban Army had been defeated, what was I afraid of? What to run? Isn't it very fast to still do this county ordinance yourself?

Therefore, this Liu Neng changed his mind and decided not to open the city gate, lest Li Tang come in and grab his position as the county commander.

So, he himself ran to the edge of the city, and went down to:

"Ye Duwei came from afar, hard work! The general was able to lift the siege of our Zhangling County, and I would like to express my condolences to the general on behalf of the people of the whole city. It's just that the location of this Zhangling county is narrow, and all the troops entering the city are afraid of disturbing the people, so I also ask the general to enter my Zhangling county seat. ”

As soon as Shi Tianze heard it, he knew that this Liu Neng county order was to forget the pain after the scar was good, and he knew that the yellow scarf was broken, so he wanted to occupy the pit and not. So, Tima took a few steps forward down the aisle:

"Liu County's order is good. The commander of my family originally came to relieve the siege of Zhangling on the order of Xu Tingshi, and now the task has been completed, so there is no need for my captain to enter the city. This leads the army to Xiangyang. ”

When Liu Neng heard this, he was quite a little reluctant. However, he is still very happy that Li Tang is so knowledgeable. So, he said to Li Tang:

"Captain Ye and go slowly, wait for me to let the squire prepare wine and food, and it's not too late to reward the three armies!" In addition, I took out 10,000 gold coins from the treasury and rewarded the three armies. ”

Li Tang was a little anxious when he heard this, and when he saw Shi Tianze, he secretly glanced at himself, knowing that this Shi Tianze was much smarter than himself, so he wisely kept silent, and after listening to Liu Neng's words, he said:

"In this way, thank you Liu County!"

At this time, Shi Tianze said again:

"Liu County Order, I'm waiting for the army to leave. There are some things for the county order to know, so make arrangements as early as possible so as not to be caught off guard! ”

"Listen up!"

"Our army has received news that there are more than 600,000 of these Yellow Turban Army, only 200,000 are stationed around Zhangling City, and the remaining 400,000 are scattered around the country to loot the people.

However, the county order can rest assured that these 400,000 are stragglers, and the county order only needs to send 100,000 elite soldiers to break it. The real elite are the 200,000 stationed in Zhangling City. However, it has been annihilated by our army, so you can rest assured. After our army withdraws, you can rest easy! ”

Although this is to belittle the strength of the Yellow Turban, but if you listen carefully, it is not the case at all! Previously, he only thought about keeping the position of the county commander and keeping Li Tang's army out of the city.

Then, Li Tang said that the task had been completed and he was leaving, and he really didn't stay. After all, the siege of the city has been lifted. However, I suddenly heard that there were still 400,000 troops, scattered in the countryside of Zhangling County, unscathed.

They definitely don't have the courage to go out of the city to exterminate them, and once they gather, they will definitely besiege the city again. If you want to save the soldiers this time, it is estimated that it will be impossible!

"Ahh Ye Duwei! As soon as your iron army arrives, it will only take one night, and the 200,000 Yellow Turban Army will be wiped out. ”

Liu Neng hurriedly retained Li Tang's army, but never mentioned the army's entry into the city.

At this time, Li Tang had already understood Shi Tianze's plan, so he took advantage of the situation:

"Liu Zhixian, Ben Jiang also wants to spend a few more days to destroy the remaining thieves. However, our army is all new soldiers, and after this battle, there are heavy casualties, and they are homesick and urgently need to rest in the city. If they are forced to continue to suppress the thieves, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be shaken!

Moreover, although the remnants of the Yellow Turban are a disease of ringworm and scabies, they are scattered everywhere, and once our army attacks, they will roar in the mountains and forests, and there is no way to pursue them! Completely exterminate them, I don't know what year and month it will take! Therefore, I have the heart to suppress the bandits, but I have more than enough strength to do it! ”

Seeing that Li Tang insisted on refusing, Liu Neng also knew that if he didn't let Li Tang's army enter the city, he would definitely have to put his picks aside, and it would only be him who would be unlucky at that time. I had to say:

"Ye Duwei, just now the squires heard that Ye Duwei wanted to return to Xiangyang, so they all voluntarily sold their mansions so that the army could be stationed."

"Liu Zhixian, it's too much to disturb the people, it's better for us not to enter the city."

Shi Tianze put up a shelf. Anyway, in the end, Liu Neng will inevitably cry and let himself enter the city, this Liu Neng has a few catties and taels, and what his character is, he has already inquired clearly. Such a cowardly and scared of death just scared him, and he was safe and not panicked.

As soon as he refused, Liu Neng really panicked, and hurriedly said:

"Ye Duwei, the people are not worried about the soldiers disturbing the people, the soldiers have a deep relationship with the people, how can they disturb the people?"

"When foreign troops enter the city, there are many taboos, and as time goes by, there will be cracks. My army is stationed in the city, and food and lodging are the expenses of the people in the city, and the people will complain.

And my lord has no name and no place in the city, once there is a dispute, how to deal with it? The lord punishes the soldiers, the sergeants are disgusted, and the lord punishes the people **** and complains! In order to avoid trouble in the future, it is better for our army not to enter the city! ”

Shi Tianze still refused.

"That's right! By the way, Ye Duwei, I wrote to Lord Xu Xuan before, saying that I am not virtuous enough to rule Zhangling County. I am looking for a virtuous and talented person to govern Zhangling on my behalf, is Ye Duwei willing to do it for me? ”

Liu Neng knew that this Li Tang was here to replace him, and now he didn't want to leave, if he didn't go, this Li Tang would immediately give himself a horse, and he would definitely not be able to please him, so he had to take the initiative to give way.

Since this Liu can be interesting, Li Tang shirked a few back and forth three times and twice, and then reluctantly accepted the letter of the magistrate of Zhangling County under the petition of the village elders and the soldiers of the city.

Of course, at this time, Li Tang was still the representative of the county, and there was no official text for himself. However, Li Tang had already returned to report to the military power, informing him that the siege of Zhangling had been lifted, and he had entered the city to station, and continued to beg for thieves.