Chapter 101: Surrender
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Luo Ren hurriedly walked up to Shangguan Xiu, and said, "Brother Xiu, last night, Yicheng was lost!"
"What?" Shangguan Xiu, Zhan Xiong and the others all raised their eyebrows in disbelief. There is no enemy army nearby, how could Yicheng be lost for no reason?
Luo Ren explained: "When Lord Long, the captain of Yicheng City, led the army to encircle and suppress the rebels in Shuangyang Town, I don't know where a rebel army suddenly attacked Yicheng, Yicheng was lost, and when Lord Long led the army to rescue, he was attacked by the rebels of Yicheng and Shuangyang Town, Lord Long was killed, and only a thousand brothers escaped from the two thousand brothers below. As he spoke, Luo Ren turned sideways, beckoned to a sturdy man in the crowd behind him, and said, "Lord Yang, this is our main general of Huya Pass, Brother Xiu!"
The sturdy man hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to Shangguan Xiu, and said, "Villain Yang Fan, participate in Lord Shangguan!"
Shangguan Xiu looked Yang Fan up and down, he was of medium stature, his appearance was delicate, and he felt the spiritual pressure emanating from his body, and his cultivation should not be bad. Shangguan Xiu waved his hand and said, "Lord Yang doesn't have to be polite, you are a battalion lieutenant, I am also a battalion lieutenant, you and I are just at the same level!"
"No, no, no, Lord Shangguan will torture the villain when he says this, this time Huya Pass can contain the villain and the brothers below, the villain is very grateful!" Yang Fan arched his hand and bowed to the ground.
Shangguan Xiu helped him flatten, and Zhengse said: "How many rebels are there to capture Xiayi City, and they can also defeat the two thousand troops led by Lord Long!"
Yang Fan said with an ugly face: "The rebels who sneaked up on Yicheng this time are the Dai Family Army!"
"Dai Jiajun?"
"It's a rebel party headed by Dai Yu! They were originally active in Zhendong, I don't know why they suddenly came to Zhenxi this time, and our side was not on guard, so they were caught off guard, and Lord Long was also ...... Unfortunately, I also donated my life!" Speaking of this, Yang Fan's eyes were hot, and tears rolled down. 【Love Go】
"So, what's the situation in Yicheng now?"
"According to the brothers who escaped, the lord of the castle and his family are ...... They have all been killed, and the corpse of the city lord is hanging on the head of the city of Yicheng!" Yang Fan choked up, and he was already crying silently.
Shangguan Xiu sighed secretly, Yicheng was captured by the rebels, and the situation in Huya Pass was even more critical. In the west, we have to defend against the Fan, who may attack at any time, and in the east, we have to guard against the rebels who can attack at any time.
He patted Yang Fan on the shoulder and asked, "What are your plans for Lord Yang in the future?"
"I ...... I don't know what to do. "The city lord was killed, the city captain was killed, and he could only take one step at a time to see what good strategy and way out he could have.
Shangguan Xiu took a deep breath and said, "In this case, Lord Yang will take his brothers to stay in Huya Pass with peace of mind, if the rebels come to attack, we will fight to the death with the traitors!"
"Thank you, Lord Shangguan, thank you, Lord Shangguan!"
The loss of Yicheng did put Huya Pass into an isolated and helpless predicament, but it also brought a benefit to Huya Pass, that is, it increased the number of more than 1,000 soldiers.
The original garrison of less than 1,000 people, plus the 1,000 or so people of the Yicheng Army, was just enough for 2,000 people, and it could be formed into two battalions.
"This is not a place to speak, we are talking when we enter the city!" Shangguan Xiu raised his head into the city.
"Shangguan Xiu, please!"
"Lord Yang, please!"
Shangguan Xiu and Yang Fan walked side by side towards the city, as they walked, Yang Fan looked back, looking at the large number of women and children of the White Bird Clan in the ranks of the Wind Army behind him, he asked curiously: "Lord Shangguan, who are these women and children ......?"
"It's a captive we captured. Shangguan Xiu said lightly: "This time we went out to conquer Fandi and wiped out the White Bird Clan who came to attack Huya Pass last time, which can be regarded as a bad breath. ”
Yang Fan looked shocked and said in disbelief: "How many brothers did Lord Shangguan take on the expedition?"
"Five hundred. ”
"Only...... Only five hundred?" Yang Fan's eyes widened, and he looked back, although some of the Feng Army behind him had some colors on them, there were still four or five hundred people, and it seemed that there were almost no casualties.
He was surprised: "As far as I know, the White Bird Clan that came to attack the Tiger Tooth Pass last time sent an army of nearly a thousand people. ”
"In the future, there will be no more White Bird Clan in Shah, they have been removed from us!" Peng Fei, who was walking on the side, laughed on his back.
"The dignified wind, how can you tolerate the bullying of foreign races in Fanbang, and those who dare to offend my border will be punished!" Shangguan Xiu's eyes flashed with fine light, and he said quietly.
Yang Fan shuddered, looking at Shangguan Xiu's eagle eyes, he suddenly felt a shudder. There are only 500 people, but they have wiped out thousands of people, fortunately, he and he are not enemies, otherwise he will be targeted by such a person, and he will have to move his head one day.
After entering the city, the ranks of the Wind Army attracted many onlookers from the people in the city, who looked at the captured women and children of the White Bird Clan, pointed their fingers, and talked about it. Even the city lord Liu Yun rarely came out of the city lord's mansion to see this excitement.
Shangguan Xiu ordered his soldiers to temporarily imprison these women and children in cells in the city, and then he arranged for Zhan Xiong and others to take silver from the captured booty and reward them to the soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition. 【Love Go】
All the soldiers who participated in the battle were given two taels of silver, the wounded were given five taels of silver, and the dead were given a pension of twenty taels. Such a large gesture was rare at the time.
The soldiers' monthly salary is only one hundred copper coins, and ten months' military salary is only one tael of silver, and the war alone will give two taels of silver, which is equivalent to getting twenty months' military salary at once, how can people not rejoice?
The families of the fallen soldiers can get a pension of twenty taels, which is an astronomical amount for ordinary Zhenjun people.
Shangguan Xiu is so generous, of course, he also has his thoughts. The purpose of rewarding the soldiers who participated in the battle is to prevent people's fear of war, and to reward the soldiers who died in battle, so that the soldiers can fight bloodily and bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield without any worries.
This practice has been continued by him.
The reason why the Shura army in the future was able to terrify the enemy, and the soldiers only knew how to advance on the battlefield and did not know how to retreat, was of course because the main body of the Shura army was the fierce Zhenjun people, but also because of Shangguan Xiu's heavy reward system, no one was afraid of battle, but was proud of dying in battle.
Now Shangguan Xiu's reward strategy has worked. The victorious soldiers took the rewarded silver, and everyone smiled and rejoiced, while those soldiers who stayed in the city and did not participate in the battle were all red-eyed, thinking that they would definitely participate in the next expedition.
Shangguan Xiu's generosity also impressed Yang Fan, but after seeing the loot carried into the city governor's mansion, he understood why Shangguan Xiu dared to be so generous, just the gold, silver and jewelry they seized filled five large boxes, in addition to a lot of precious animal skins, tungsten gold, medicinal materials, etc., these trophies are very valuable, and if they are sold, they will definitely be exchanged for a lot of silver.
But there is no one who does not love money, even Shangguan Xiu is no exception, let alone Yang Fan.
His eyes swept over more than ten boxes of loot, and it wasn't until Shangguan Xiu had already walked into the lobby that he came back to his senses, followed him quickly, and said with a wry smile: "If Lord Shangguan has to go on an expedition in the future, please be sure to bring the villain!"
Shangguan Xiu's position was only a battalion lieutenant, but in the lobby of the city captain's mansion, he was sitting in the middle, and Luo Ren, who was the city captain, was sitting next to him, and everyone present did not show any surprise at this, and seemed to take it for granted.
Seeing this, Yang Fan also understood, the news he heard was right, Luo Ren, the city captain, was only in name, and the person who was really in charge of Huya Pass was actually Shangguan Xiu, but there was one thing he didn't understand, why Shangguan Xiu didn't become a city lieutenant himself, but gave up the title of city lieutenant to Luo Ren?
As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Lei grinned and said, "Not everyone can follow Brother Xiu out to fight, it must be our own brother!"
Yang Fan was stunned, and the body that had just sat down immediately stood up, and said to Shangguan Xiu: "Yicheng has fallen, the villain and the brothers below are like ownerless wandering spirits, this time thanks to Lord Shangguan's refusal to give up, contain the villain and the brothers below, and the villain and the brothers are willing to follow the adults to the death!"
Shangguan Xiu was happy when he heard this, with Yang Fan's thousands of people joining, it was too important for Huyaguan, who was short of troops. He said with a smile: "Lord Yang is here to vote, my Huya Pass is undoubtedly like a tiger with wings, how about Lord Yang continue to serve as a battalion lieutenant in Huya Pass in the future?"
"Thank you, Lord Shangguan, no, thank you Brother Xiu!" Yang Fan bowed his hand again.
Cao Lei answered: "Brother Yang, not everyone can call Brother Xiu, didn't Brother Yang find that we all have a hall card on us?" While speaking, he deliberately patted the silver medal hanging on his waist.
Yang Fan took a closer look, isn't it, Shangguan Xiu has a jade medal hanging around his waist, Luo Ren and Zhan Xiong have a gold medal hanging on his waist, and Cao Lei and others are hanging silver medals. Puzzled, he asked, "Is this ......?"
"This is our Shura Hall's hall, only the brothers who join the Shura Hall can be called Brother Xiu, if they don't join the Shura Hall, it's best not to scream randomly, or it's more appropriate to call Lord Shangguan. ”
Since he decided to take refuge in Shangguanxiu, Yang Fan didn't want to be excluded and treated as an outsider. His face was straight, and he said to Shangguan Xiu: "Brother Xiu, I, Yang Fan, am willing to join Shura Hall!"
Shangguan Xiu smiled and said slowly: "My Shura Hall only recruits loyal and righteous people. ”
Yang Fan misunderstood Shangguan Xiu's meaning, and he said with a flushed face: "Brother Xiu, I am by no means a greedy person who is afraid of death, ruthless and unjust, if it weren't for the more than 1,000 brothers below, I would rather accompany Lord Long to Huangquan......!
Whether the other party is revealing his true feelings, Shangguan Xiu can recognize it at a glance, he didn't say more, stood up, and said: "Ah Fan, from now on, you are a member of my Shura Hall, and you are temporarily the deputy flag master of the Vermilion Bird Banner!"
The owner of the Vermilion Bird Banner is Jia Caixuan, and after watching it in Shangguan Xiu, Jia Caixuan's department is relatively weak, and adding Yang Fan to it can just make up for the strength of the Vermilion Bird Banner. Mobile phone users should browse and read for a better reading experience