Not long after, Wen Kai came to Liu Konghe and invited him to discuss matters. He ordered his soldiers to prepare for their departure and rode to Nancheng.

This time, there were many prisoners. In order to avoid problems, a barracks were set up in the south, north and west cities to accommodate prisoners.

Xicheng was mainly composed of Li Huajing's tribes. They were not considered prisoners at the beginning, but they took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome the official army into the city, so they did not disarm them at the beginning.

However, Zhou Xian's letter asked to kill Li Huajing and disperse his subordinates into the various armies. The main reason here is of course that Li Huajing rebelled many times and was untrustworthy. But the deeper reason is that the Cheng clan's army will be scattered to various places soon, and he does not allow the unknown danger of Li Huajing in the rear.

There were some prisoners in the north city, but the number was not large. Basically more than 70% of the prisoners were locked in the south city. The losses of the official army in this battle were not small, and the leaders of each battalion were staring at the prisoners and wanted to give priority to the replenishment of their own troops.

Liu Konghe was no exception, especially after receiving Zhou Xian's letter, he immediately added his own army to the full amount and ordered Chen Wangxin to pick out two teams of thousands of people from the strokes under Li Huajing.

Zhou Xian was strict with military discipline and paid directly to every soldier, eliminating the phenomenon of empty salary. Because of this, he did not have strict requirements on the leaders of each battalion in other aspects and allowed them to recruit soldiers privately. As long as he ensured that everyone on the list was real, he would not interfere too much.

Especially during the war, Zhou Xian personally tended to have more troops. If the generals below could recruit more soldiers and maintain their combat power, can they see their personal abilities from it? It was precisely because of this that, except for Yang Yan's unclear situation, other generals privately recruited many surrendered soldiers from the prisoners. At least in terms of number, there were a lot more than before the war.

When Liu Konghe arrived at the place, he found that Li Kai, Yang Yan, Wu Zhiying and others had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that their faces were ugly, he thought it was the matter of subjugating troops. So he smiled and changed the subject and said, "Li Huajing has been killed, and everything else has gone very smoothly. I have asked the soldiers to take care of their luggage and will set off for Xuzhou in another half an hour."

Li Kai took out a letter and handed it to Liu Konghe, "Deputy General Liu, you can take a look at this first!"

After seeing this, Liu Konghe's face changed suddenly and he said in surprise: "Zhou Dushuai was seriously injured and unconscious?"

Li Kai nodded, "I just received it, saying that I have no worries about my life. I have sent someone to inquire about the details of the matter, and I believe it will be rewarded soon. The letter we received was sent by the Commander-in-Chief, but now the situation has changed. Do we still have to act according to the order?"

Liu Konghe frowned, "What do you think?"

Li Kai replied: "I just discussed with all the generals, but I have different opinions. You have a higher position here, so it's up to you to make the decision!"

Liu Konghe looked up at Li Kai, then glanced at the generals in the hall, but no one expressed any dissatisfaction. Instead, everyone looked at him and waited for him to make a decision, and felt a little moved. He was not Zhou Xian's direct subordinate, and only Chen Wangxin was the only one who believed in his confidant general. But Zhou Xian didn't care about these things and dared to hand over his more than 10,000 troops to him for command. These generals were willing to follow his orders regardless of their closeness. He vaguely understood why this army was united?

He thought for a while and said, "It's better to act according to the original order! If a new order is transmitted, it will not be too late to change it. The letter said that the commander-in-chief has defeated the Longwu army and captured Li Dingguo alive. The current Xuzhou has not many troops, and it is the time to capture it. Even if the commander-in-chief wakes up, the order should not change. I will continue to go to Xuzhou and take it down first. In addition, the capital is in an emergency, and the Wu Guerrilla side cannot wait any longer. We should go to the capital as soon as possible."

Seeing Liu Konghe looking at him, Wu Zhiying stood up and clasped her fists and said, "Everything is ready here and can set off at any time."

Liu Konghe nodded, "I will draw another 500 horses from the captured horses, and you will bring you enough food and grass. After the Daming Mansion and Sun's garrison meeting, you will lead all the cavalry to the north, and Sun's garrison will return to Shandong to form the Second Battalion of the Cavalry. The commander's request is that the nearly 3,000 cavalry you led should do their best to assist General Bai in defending Baoding and ensure the safety of the south of the capital."

Wu Zhiying nodded and said, "I understand." He was originally Bai Hu's subordinate, and Zhou Xian's arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

Liu Konghe then turned to Yang Yan and said, "General Yang, you have made the first contribution this time. I have reported to the Supervisor to ask for the contributions for you. The Supervisor did not make any arrangements for you in his previous letter, but I think after seizing Xuzhou, he will definitely send troops to rescue the capital. At present, there is no need for too many troops here. My opinion is that you will lead the elite troops of the two battalions to Dezhou. Once the Supervisor makes a resolution, you can send troops to go north immediately. Do you think this is OK?"

Yang Yan stood up and said, "I am willing to go." Yang Yan was born into a general. Although he was not old, he was already a deputy general before being forced to surrender by Li Dingguo. However, after a while, his official position was discounted. But he realized that his previous official position was not lower than that of Liu Konghe, so naturally he did not claim to be subordinates.

Liu Konghe didn't care, and finally turned to Li Kai and said, "General Li Shen, your Yong Battalion suffered a great loss this time, so stay in Chengshi for the time being! On the one hand, you can let your soldiers take good care of your life, and on the other hand, you can also surrender those prisoners to increase your strength. This time there are too many prisoners, leaving the De Battalion can also shock them and prevent them from causing trouble. As for Dingtao, I think Zhao Qin will lead his troops to go! If the thief dares to cross the Yellow River, it will not be too late to send reinforcements."

Li Kai nodded and said to Zhao Qin: "I will send out a flag and scout for you. If there is anything, I will ride here and arrive in less than half a day. But leave Zhou Tai! Let him go to Teng County to see the commander-in-chief."

Zhao Qin nodded slightly and bowed to Li Kai without saying much.

Standing at the top of the city and watching the army go further and further, Li Kai's brows frown tighter and tighter. As they walked, there were only less than 6,000 soldiers left in the city, but nearly 20,000 prisoners. The previous killing of Li Huajing had caused chaos, and it was inevitable that some people who were ill-hearted took advantage of this. Although Li Kai was not afraid, it was enough to rely on the six thousand soldiers to deal with them, it was inevitable that trouble would be. He turned to Liu Yuchi on the side and asked, "Mr. Liu, how many people have he recruited so far?"
Chapter completed!