Even if it is a lump of poop, as long as it has the value of the united front, it will become fragrant.

This Liu Kuzhen was so docile and sincere that although Li Tai hadn't figured out how to clean up and fiddle with Shihu, he still felt that he should treat this captive well, and it would definitely be of great use in the future!

So Li Tai no longer treated him coldly, and arranged for Li Zhi to be responsible for placing the captive, and by the way, he tried to dig out more valuable information from his mouth. Even his guards were guarded by a battalion and were not mixed with other prisoners.

Although it was just a matter of Li Tai's words, Liu Kuzhen kowtowed again and again to thank him, not to mention anything else, this sense of feedback can be said to be full of uncompromised.

At the end of the questioning, the battles on the battlefield outside Guangwu City had also come to an end, and the battlefield began to be cleaned up.

The clean-up of the battlefield was carried out by the soldiers of Guangwu City, who first built several barracks near the city to keep prisoners in captivity, and then the prisoners of the thief army were driven in from all over the battlefield like sheep.

All the captives were not mixed, and the first to enter the camp were the pawns who were still led by the chieftain. The captured Hu chiefs were disgraced and under the guard of the armor soldiers, and shouted out their subordinates in the captive ranks and sent them into the camp.

This not only allowed the management of the captives to maintain a certain order, but also further broke their morale.

After all, for the vast majority of Hu pawns, the leader is a piece of heaven above their heads, the most authoritative person they have ever seen in their lives, but now they are shouted and humiliated in front of them like a lost dog, which is undoubtedly a great destruction to their outlook on life and values, and the power is probably second only to smashing the cow egg in front of them.

The hammered pawns became even more depressed and obedient, and after entering the camp, the guards did not need to give orders again, so they spontaneously picked up the materials piled up in the camp to build a simple camp tent that could shelter from the wind and cold.

As for those guerrilla stragglers who do not have a leader, they are more unlucky, if they have parents, wives and children, etc., they can still enter the camp and settle down first. But those who had neither a chief nor a kin to drag them down were unlucky, and they had to wait until all the captives had been settled, to see where there was any free space, and to empty the supplies for the captives, and to be strung together by long hemp ropes, and to restrict even the basic activities.

Although Li Tai had an order before the war to kill but not to take prisoners, it was limited to the early stage of the battle. But when the battle of the thief army began to rout, tens of thousands of people scattered and fled, and they couldn't finish killing at all, and there was no need to continue to kill, so when the battle was over, the number of captured thieves was still considerable.

It was not until late evening that all the prisoners of the thief army scattered outside Guangwu City were placed in the camp outside the city. Without counting the subsequent captures of the pursuers, the number of prisoners collected on the battlefield here alone reached more than 17,000.

Although there are a large number of old and weak women and children among them, such a data also makes Li Tai can't help but be dumbfounded, only feeling that he really lacks knowledge, and he has never experienced the situation of capturing thousands of people in a battle.

It seems that the Gao family's father and son have to add one more thing to encircle and suppress Jihu's addiction, that is, to gain a new population through war. This particular battle has increased by tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of households, which is much more powerful than the natural growth of fertility.

There are other gains compared to the amazing capture in terms of population, but they are far less impressive.

Swords, guns, weapons, rods, etc., there are a lot of them, but the quality is not high, at least Li Tai does not dare to directly arm the troops like this, the difference in the armament of the tribes is too obvious, not to mention whether the soldiers will have resentment in their hearts, and their performance in the battle is also easy to be out of touch, creating opportunities for the enemy to take advantage of.

Hundreds of various armor tools have been confiscated, and the quality is also uneven, just looking at the quantity, it is considerable, but if you consider that it was collected from most of the tens of thousands of thief armies, it would be too shabby.

There are thousands of cattle and sheep and other livestock, but there are not many horses, and probably those with horses are running too fast, so most of them are not caught.

As for other silk goods, there are also a lot of them found in the camp of the thief army, there are many types and miscellaneous, and the rich chiefs of the thief army have no concept of classified storage management at all, and they need to be carefully counted to know how the harvest is.

When summed up, the income from all aspects is quite considerable. Except for the previous attack on the Buddhist temple in the north, when the mouse fell into the rice jar, the harvest of this battle was among the best in the battle experienced by Li Taifan.

Of course, this is also because he has experienced few battles, and it was not until last year that the subordinate part of the army can be regarded as considerable, and can be pulled out for combat, and the enemy he faced is not only a poor Jihu, but also a small fight of bandits and bandits, and it will only take a year to fight, and there is still great room for growth in the future.

At this time, Li Mu's interrogation of the leaders of the thief Hu also came to an end, and after walking out of the prisoner camp, he hurriedly explained that the soldiers and civilians in the city hurriedly prepared to arrange the food and lodging of Li Tai's reinforcements, and personally led Li Tai to the Assassin's Mansion in the city to rest and eat.

Soon after sitting down in the hall of the house, the servants brought the meal, which seemed to be very rich, but when it was placed on the eucalyptus, it was found that it was mostly dried meat, but there was no fresh meat to make of it.

Li Tai chewed on the jerky that was still tasteless and stuffed after the messy stew, and seriously suspected that this might be the leftover hunting catch when Li Mu was hunting with him at the beginning of the year, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart, even if Lao Tzu is not your life-saving benefactor, but finally came to help, you are reluctant to slaughter even a sheep to entertain guests, is it a little too stingy?

Li Mu didn't know what Li Tai was thinking, but he always had a slightly cramped look on his face, and there were not too many subordinates present at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh and said: "In previous years, I only hoped for a higher official position and greater power, but I just felt that this was not enough to repay my husband's ambition."

But when you are really in an important position, you feel that you are walking on thin ice and trembling, and if you don't think about anything, you will hide in it, which makes people exhausted and dare not have the slightest slack! ”

Although Li Tai has not yet sat on the high-ranking official of the assassin history, he also feels the same way when he hears Li Mu's feelings, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, if someone only enjoys the pleasure and convenience brought by power, but ignores the obligations that accompany power, he will inevitably suffer serious punishment and retaliation.

Li Mu stood up from the banquet and walked to Li Tai with a wine glass and wine urn, drank the wine in the cup first, and made a long gesture to Li Tai.

Seeing this, Li Tai hurriedly avoided the table and took a long drink.

Li Mu poured a glass of wine for Li Tai again, and then said in a deep voice: "Boshan came from afar to save the righteous anger, and I can't hide some things from you." Foreword to continue to pursue the thief army, I am actually hiding my selfish intentions.

Although I will not lose the power of your troops to defend Guangwu City, I will inevitably retreat from the army and lose my land and be humiliated. And when I was trapped in Guangwu City, the thief army went out to sweep in all directions, so there was no shortage of state people and tribes who were suffering, which made the popularity of the realm even thinner.

If I still have no meritorious performance in the follow-up, I am afraid that I will also be punished by Huazhou. Even if the Lord forgives you grace and forgiveness, if you lose the convenience of this position, it will inevitably be even more difficult to make ends for your previous sins in the coming year. Boshan, you are willing to help me continue to pursue the thieves, which can be said to be a grace to me to protect my fame and reputation. After all, the expression of words is shallow, I must remember this deep affection, and I will show it in the future! ”

In fact, this time the thieves Hu entered the Kou, as far as Li Mu was concerned, the loss was not too big, although the battle was unfavorable, it was withdrawn in time, coupled with Li Tai's timely rescue, Guangwu City and other important strongholds were not broken and looted by the thief army.

But I can't stand up to the pig teammates, many tribal cities and settlements in the realm are either out of distrust of Li Mu, or want to stay out of the matter, and after receiving the order of the Assassin Mansion to return to Guangwu, they did not come to meet in time, so that they were viciously attacked by the thieves.

Someone needs to be held accountable for the loss of these populations. Even if they were killed because they disobeyed Li Muyang, this account had to be recorded on Li Mu's head. After all, he was a dereliction of duty because he could not unite the masses in a timely and effective manner.

After solemnly thanking Li Tai again, Li Mucai said with a straight face: "According to the words of the captured Zhu Hu chieftain of the thief army, the men and horses of his Shuofang are still very considerable, both fine and numerous, and after the defeat of other tribes, they will inevitably increase their vigilance, so they should not underestimate the enemy."

Boshan, your troops have come from afar and have gone through a great battle, and they are tired of thinking about it. Therefore, I intend to ask you to leave Guangwu for some rest and recuperation, and to stay here as the successor of our army. I will lead the army north and invite the war thief army first, what do you think? ”

Li Tai heard that Li Mu had nothing to do with the situation of the thief army's sneak attack on Xi'an, so he explained the matter a little, Li Mu was overjoyed after hearing this, and said with hatred: "The thief army has entered the country far away, and it is still so arrogant and wanton, it is really a contempt for the towns of Beizhou, if you don't hit it, how can you be willing!" Whether this is true or not, you will know after a battle, and I will lead my troops ......."

"I know that Wu'an is vengeful, but please don't be impatient. As we continue to move north, we will face more than just this Lishihu army. The Shuofang Hu people who are in cahoots with them must also be beaten, and it is best to be uprooted to prevent this border trouble! ”

Li Tai saw Li Mu's eager expression, so he spoke again: "Shuofang Hu Zhong has existed in the place for a long time, although it is not a tree with deep roots, it can also be called a stubborn disease that is difficult to get rid of. You and I alone may not be able to encircle and eradicate them. If you can invite the people of these two states to send troops together, even if the stubborn thieves will be able to easily pull them out! ”

When Li Mu heard this, he was immediately moved, but he frowned and said, "But will these two states send troops?" I have been trapped in this city for many days, but only Boshan you can bring troops to rescue me......"

That can only show that your popularity is really so-so!

Li Tai first complained in his heart, and then said: "Yang Envoy of Xi'an Prefecture, I will invite you by letter." As for the people of Xiazhou, this is the calamity in its territory and poisoning other parties, it was difficult to distinguish the enemy's reality before, and it is understandable to be cautious and self-defensive, but if you are still cowardly and dare not fight, it will inevitably be a big disappointment! ”