"How much do these tens of thousands of people have to eat a day, and we still have to worry about them making trouble, it's really troublesome, it's better to cut them all. The dead are much more worry-free, they don't need to eat, and they can also be used to scare the Qi pawns in the city, scare them all into urine, and it will be convenient for us to attack the city. ”

A low voice of discussion came into Zhao Tuo's ears.

The skin on his face became tighter and tighter.

The Qin army generally did not kill civilians indiscriminately, because the heads of civilians not only had no military merits, but they were also easy to punish when discovered.

But killing prisoners was a common thing within the Qin army.

Although Lü Buwei and Wei Yu took power, they successively reformed the Qin army with the "Theory of Righteous Soldiers", so that the Qin people were no longer simply the first to make meritorious contributions, and the Qin people had many more channels to obtain meritorious deeds.

A series of things such as capturing the flag, capturing the flag, and plundering military supplies can be converted into military merits in exchange for knighthoods.

But the decapitation is still the most common and clearest feat in the Qin army.

Many times, when the Qin army won a major battle, and some teams were still a certain number of heads short of the balance or offset the punishment, they would cut off the heads of some prisoners to fill the amount.

This has become an unspoken rule in the Qin army. Even military judges will open one eye and close another.

But the current situation is different, the Qin army broke through the 150,000 Qi army, and the battle slash plus the pursuit and killing, it is estimated that it can reach about 20,000 heads.

The number of captured prisoners is roughly more than 50,000.

This number is very huge, but it is also very understandable, after all, once the Qi people are caught up by the Qin army, it will all be surrendered in pieces, and if one person surrenders, all ten thousand will surrender.

Capturing 50,000 Qi troops is really much easier than capturing 50,000 pigs scurrying around.

This battle was a huge and significant achievement, and it was a huge collective achievement.

His exploits were enough to make all the soldiers and soldiers of the Qin army who participated in the battle profitable, and some of the Qin soldiers who were captured could even be promoted to another level by virtue of their heads.

When the merits are sufficient and the basic needs of the soldiers are satisfied, the necessity of killing prisoners is greatly reduced, and the only thing to consider is the question of food.

It is still possible to squeeze out the grain if it is squeezed, but if the prisoners are killed on a large scale......

Zhao Tuo looked forward, and saw that under the light of the torches held by the Qin soldiers around him, the dense Qi people in the open space were all looking at him.

Faces were full of fear and fear, and begging.

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes, and what appeared in his mind was all the things he had heard about the Battle of Changping and the killing of more than 400,000 Zhao troops.

He was born in the Zhao Kingdom, so he naturally knew how unforgettable the Zhao people, especially the Zhao people in Handan and other places, were for that incident.

Large-scale killings are cool for a while, but they completely sow the seeds of hatred.

The side effect of killing prisoners can make Zhencheng's Qi army fight to the death in the near distance, and in the distance, millions of people in the entire Qi land will be full of hatred for the Qin State, and the matter of surrendering the Qi State will be directly blown up.

Even him, General Zhao, who announced that he would not be killed, would have his reputation ruined for breaking his promise.

The matter of killing and surrendering is short-sighted.

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart, but his thoughts did not stop, and this thing gave him an inspiration.

He took a step forward, looked at those Qi people, and said loudly in elegant words: "You wait for the Qi people, it is very good that you are willing to surrender to our Qin army." But there are too many of you, and our army does not have enough food, so in order to save food and avoid trouble, this general persuaded me to kill all of you, so that it is not only a meritorious service, but also can save food, and save a lot of trouble. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and pointed to the bewildered black buttocks behind him.

At the same time, the translator who followed behind Zhao Tuo was also busy translating his words into Qi and loudly announcing it to the tens of thousands of Qi people.

Wait until the voice falls.

The tens of thousands of Qi troops here suddenly boiled.

"If you don't kill those who say good, how can you break your promise!"

"Qin people, barbarians! It's really not credible! ”

"Fuck your mother's dog Qin people, Naigong fought with you!"

Some Qi people screamed, spitting in the direction of the black buttocks, and at the same time trying to stand up and resist.

But these Qi captives were not only disarmed long ago, but also tied up by ropes, and a bunch of people were tied together, unable to move at all.

Not to mention that there were also Qin pawns with swords and crossbows around them, and immediately stepped forward, making a fighting posture, eyeing them fiercely.

Compared to those compatriots who roared and wanted to resist, there were still a large number of Qi people who saw that they had no ability to resist, and they all cried and begged.

"I beg the general to spare my life."

"I still have an old mother in my family, and I need to support her, and I ask the general to let me live, so that my mother will not have nothing to rely on."

……

At this moment, the sounds of wailing and crying, begging for mercy, and roaring of anger converged.

Zhao Tuo's face was calm, and he raised his hand to silence.

The surrounding Qin soldiers scolded, suppressing the sound of Qi people shouting, and the translator shouted: "The general has something to say." ”

After the surroundings were calm, Zhao Tuo spoke: "If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't say this to you." ”

"Since I, Zhao Tuo, have been in the army, as long as I promise not to kill those who surrender, I have never done anything to kill those who surrendered. Not before, not since, and not now! What this general said about killing and destroying promises, I, Zhao Tuo, will never do it, so don't worry! ”

Hearing this, whether it was those who begged for mercy or those who roared to resist, they all seemed to have walked around from the line of life and death, and many people were sweating on their foreheads, and there was happiness in their eyes for the rest of their lives.

"General Zhao is merciful!"

"The general's great grace, we will not forget each other!"

After surviving, a string of sycophants slapped straight up, and many Qi people looked at Zhao Tuo's eyes full of good feelings.

At the same time, there were also many people staring at the black buttocks behind Zhao Tuo with hatred, and the black buttocks with those eyes were straight hair.

Zhao Tuo continued: "Since you surrender to me, I will not starve you, although there is little food in the army, I will let the soldiers give some to you." Wait until the logistical baggage arrives, and have their own food supply. ”

Hearing this, many Qi people immediately burst into tears.

This General Zhao, not only did he not kill prisoners, but he was even willing to let his corporal give us food?

Their gratitude had not yet dissipated, and Zhao Tuo's next sentence shook them even more.

"However, there are too many of you, and no matter how the food is distributed, it will be difficult to meet the demand before the arrival of our army's baggage. Therefore, I have decided to select some of you and release them back to Zhencheng, so that the pressure on our army can be reduced, and it will not be considered abuse. ”

Zhao Tuo's voice was very clear, and the meaning of his words shocked these Qi captives.

Behind Zhao Tuo, the Qin generals also looked at each other, and the black buttocks muttered: "Even if the general doesn't kill, he won't be put back, and the number of defenders in the city will be increased in vain. ”

"Hehe, the black-hipped army is ridiculous. The general does this, and it is the real high. ”

Li Shiqi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhao Tuo in front of him with admiration.

At the same time, in the camp of the Qin army, bursts of chorus sounded.

"General Zhao, please let me go back!"

"Let me go! General Zhao, let me go! ”

……

After dealing with the prisoners, Zhao Tuo returned to the tent for the next specific arrangements.

He instructed Zhao Guang to lead his troops to besiege Zhencheng, surround three queyi, leave the city gate leading to the direction of Ayi, and block all the other directions.

He also arranged for the Shima to guard the prisoners, and at the same time was responsible for sweeping away the rout near Zhencheng to prevent those who had escaped from reuniting and then attacking the Qin army.

Zhao Tuo also ordered Xi Qigu, who was in charge of logistics, to build siege equipment, and at the same time clean up the battlefield, count the captures, and urge Puyang's baggage team to quickly transport grain.

When all was done, all the generals were ordered to retire and leave.

Zhao Tuo raised his head with a tired face and looked out of the tent, it was already dark night.

But there was still one of his tents who had not left.

Zhao Tuo asked, "Mr. hasn't left, do you have something to say?" ”

Li Shiqi smiled and said, "The contemptible people just saw what the general did today, and they deeply admired. The general wants to let 10,000 Qi people return to Zhencheng tomorrow, is it to weaken the fighting spirit of the Qi people, and at the same time publicize the general's policy of not killing and surrendering prisoners, so as to break the city smoothly? ”

Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Although Da Sima was defeated, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in his city, and the number of auxiliaries is also large, if he defends this city, it will still be a little troublesome." ”

"It's better to put these 10,000 people back, which can not only reduce the logistical pressure on our army, but also not end up with a bad reputation for killing prisoners. It can also let the Qi people in the city know what it will be like to surrender our Qin army. ”

"The Qi people were defeated, and they had no heart to fight. If our army kills prisoners, they will fight to the death in fear. ”

"And with these 10,000 people going back to propagate for us, a large part of those Qi people in the city will definitely have no intention of fighting to the death, and the troops in the city will have different hearts, each with a ghost, and the combat effectiveness will be weakened. By the time our army attacked the city, most of these people would surrender, which was a big advantage. ”

"The general's strategy, Miaoya!"

Li Shiqi praised it, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, I am afraid that these 10,000 people will be the first to surrender at that time, and the general will let them go back, this is to use the food in the city to raise prisoners for us." ”

Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and said, "But this is not enough, the situation in Zhencheng is different from the previous Daicheng." ”

"Although the Qi army was defeated, there was still a huge Qi country behind them, with a vast territory and a large population. Da Sima will also publicize this matter in the city, so that the Qi people will resist stubbornly, so if you want to make the Qi people in the city surrender in large numbers, you need to add something. ”

Li Shiqi thought for a moment and asked, "What the general said, could it be General Meng's strange soldiers?" ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Tuo bowed his head and looked out of the tent.

"Meng Tian has crossed the river, he will lead the army all the way south, go straight to Ayi of Qi State, and copy the back road of the Qi army."

"As soon as Ayi is broken, the connection between Zhencheng and Linzi will be severed, and the Qi army in Zhencheng will no longer receive support from Linzi.

"I surrounded Sanque Yi, so that Zhen Cheng could smoothly get the news of Ayi's attack and spread the fear throughout the city."

"After a great defeat, and the back road is cut off, the Qi people in the city must be terrified, and then the Qi soldiers I put back will propagate the policy of surrendering our army and the treatment of prisoners. If I attack Zhencheng again, it will be a lot easier. ”

"With such a three-pronged approach, how can he resist it?"

Li Shiqi sighed and said: "What a three-pronged approach, the general's method of attacking the heart is really wonderful." ”

Zhao Tuo smiled slightly, his eyes staring at the night outside the tent, whispering.

"And Meng Tian seized Ayi and copied the back road of the Qi people. Da Sima will have no way back. ”

"I'm going to make a break with Da Sima in this Zhen City!"

There is also a chapter in the evening, which will be a little later

(End of chapter)