Ma Chao is used to being arrogant and does not fit in with others everywhere.
If you want to talk about these people, the moral level of these people is actually far higher than that of the warriors of this era.
They have ideals and a promising future, and they are right under the king's nose. Therefore, some of the normal strife among the Han army cannot be seen.
But even so, the generals in the cross-collision couldn't help but mock Ma Chao, which shows how bad this person is.
Zhang Chong also heard about this situation.
Sometimes, he even felt that Ma Teng couldn't control Ma Chao, so he just threw him into the army and ignored him.
Therefore, at this moment, even though his immediate boss Cai did call him, Ma Chao still hummed slowly:
"have!"
Then he shook up his cloak and walked up to Cai Que.
Cai Que looked at Ma Chao strangely, then led him away.
Leave a group of Rampage to discuss.
…
I saw Ma Chao explaining things honestly.
Zhang Chong was thoughtful.
He touched the beard on his chin and asked:
"So you really sneaked into Liucheng and wanted to ambush Taton? And you actually hit him with a knife?"
Ma Chao nodded.
Zhang Chong asked again:
"Then how did you escape, and why didn't you tell Acque or me?"
Ma Chao acted as if he should take it for granted:
"I just walked out like this. It was very chaotic at the time, and no one checked at all. As for me not saying anything, what's there to say? I didn't kill Taton!"
Back in the army, Ma Chao had already learned from the robes that Tadun had been killed by the king.
Seeing that Ma Chao didn't know he was here, Zhang Chong glanced at Cai Que and signaled to him.
Cai Que told Ma Chao in a tone that sounded like you're just getting lucky:
"Ma Chao, don't you know? The one we killed was not Taton, but Taton's younger brother. It was you who killed Taton!"
Ma Chao still didn't believe it. He shook his head and said with certainty:
"This is impossible. Originally, Taton must have died under my sword, but I didn't expect that Chief Hu was quite brave. I made him a warrior in his palace tent and attacked and killed him the moment he came out of his tent. But then
The knife was blocked by his hand, and then the man retreated into the tent. But I failed with one blow, so I had to retreat. I couldn't have bled to death with the knife that hit my arm."
Zhang Chong laughed and shook his head:
"Indeed, you did not commit suicide yourself that Taton, but he died because of you."
Then Zhang Chong told his guess.
The person who killed Taton should be his younger brother Zamba. This man probably discovered that Taton had been slashed by Ma Chao, and thought he had an opportunity, so he attacked and killed Taton from behind.
As for why, Zhang Chong did not solve the case, so there is no need to know.
It's nothing more than a drama of brothers fighting. Isn't this rare among prairie people?
After killing Taton, Zamba knew that he still needed to control the situation, so he buried Taton's body under the king's couch because no one dared to touch that place. Then he pretended to be Taton and presided over the war.
If he hadn't met Zhang Chong this time, Zamba might have succeeded.
But unfortunately, there is no if.
With this explanation, everyone suddenly understood.
In the end, Zhang Chong still gave Ma Chao the credit for killing Taton. After all, his single-handed feat of entering Liucheng was worthy of praise from the entire army.
Zhang Chong has never been stingy about making a name for his subordinates.
This is something Zhang Chong also learned from his previous life.
He had a childhood friend who was an Internet boss, and he was very good at what he did. However, the turnover rate of his company was still very low, and the reason was that he felt valuable in his company.
Later, Zhang Chong learned that he had a habit since he was a child, that is, he was willing to make a name for the people below him. When something was done successfully, he would never say how good he was, but would always praise the credit of the person who handled it.
He once said that as a boss, he has already earned a large share of the profit distribution. Wouldn't it be shameless if he still takes the reputation on himself and talks about himself?
Yes, without the boss himself, this project may not be possible. And those employees do do some ordinary and responsible work, and it seems that a salary is enough.
But don’t forget that everyone has a scale. Only if you give them much more than they deserve will they feel that they are valued.
And when you can't give benefits, why should you still be stingy when sharing names?
Don't you see Liu Bang? How about Xiang Yu?
But now, Zhang Chong has learned the lesson, not only giving him actual benefits, but also giving him honor.
But surprisingly, Ma Chao refused. In his words, it was not him who did it, so why should he admit it?
What’s even more amazing is that Ma Chao finally said proudly:
"I, Ma Chao, will I still lack these achievements in the future?"
Zhang Chong laughed loudly and was not angry. He comforted Ma Chao for a few words, then personally gave him a gold cup and a sword, and let him go down.
Zhang Chong's meaning is very obvious. It's none of your business to take credit for your contribution, but I'll keep it in mind.
…
After taking Liucheng, there are many things to follow.
The first one is the issue of seizure.
After plundering a group of Han literate people, the Wuhuan people also began to compile statistics and records on the wealth and population belonging to the royal family.
This greatly facilitated Jushou and others.
Judging from the records of the Wuhuan people, Zhang Chong was indeed full this time.
First, there are the number of Dingkou. There are 20,000 people in Liucheng and 8,000 slaves of various tribes. Then there are the outer tents, about 8,000 tents, which is about 80,000 people.
Coupled with the Han population that had just been plundered from the fortress, the number of Dingkou captured by Zhang Chong this time was as many as 170,000 to 80,000.
Next is the prison entrance, where the palace warriors and tribal soldiers from each tribe are divided.
As the direct military equipment of the Wuhuan Royal Court, the palace warriors have strong combat power and strong will, so they are also the most deadly in fighting. However, after Taton was beheaded by the formation, most of these people chose to surrender.
In this battle, the Taishan Army captured about 3,000 palace warriors. After being absorbed and digested, the Taishan Army could build ten more assault cavalry battalion heads.
In addition to the approximately 3,000 palace warriors, the largest number were the tribal soldiers, numbering approximately 6,000.
But these people are mixed, they are warriors rather than herdsmen, and they are useless except for riding and shooting.
These people will later be sent to the hinterland of Hebei to specialize in animal husbandry.
In order to increase the amount of meat consumed by the army, Zhang Chong has consciously established such a mutton ranch. Once these Wuhuan herdsmen arrive there, they will greatly improve the manpower and technology of the ranch.
The chiefs and marshals captured in this battle will all be designated internally and executed in batches, and then the sacrificed ones will be sent to Yecheng to serve the people.
These people left the tribe and lost their prestige by betraying other chiefs, making it difficult for them to stand up in the future.
As for the slaves of various ethnic groups who were originally enslaved by the Wuhuan people.
Zhang Chong gave them all Han nationality, regardless of whether they were Hu or Han. In other words, no matter what ethnic group you were before, from today on, you are Han.
As for these registered households, Zhang Chong decided to keep them all near Liucheng.
Just as Zhang Chong had promised the soldiers before, he would not leave after capturing Liucheng.
Since we want to properly operate the Daling River Valley where the process is located, we naturally need a population. And these local Dingkou naturally become the best supplement.
These matters are very trivial, but fortunately Zhang Chong only needs to deal with the general direction, and the specific matters will be handled by the Jushou organization.
In this way, after settling these post-war chores, Zhang Chong fell asleep tiredly.
Jushou was left with Tian Chou and others to continue reorganizing.
…
The next day, as soon as Zhang Chong got up feeling comfortable, Jushou came in from outside.
Looking at his bloodshot eyes, Zhang Chong couldn't help but persuade:
"My Lord Ju, you also need to have a good rest. If you collapse from exhaustion, I will lose this battle even if I win."
Zhang Chong's words were heart-warming, and Ju Shou also smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, you led the entire army to win this battle. Now it is the turn of us scribes to fight the next battle. How can I sleep without getting all the money, food, and fodder in place?"
Zhang Chong was very satisfied with Jusuke's attitude. He didn't say anything more, but signaled to Jushou what happened.
When Jushu came, in addition to explaining the progress of yesterday's inspection, he also wanted to talk about two things.
The first one is to pay homage to the martyrs who died in this battle.
The Taishan Army's losses in this battle were not great. Except for the Flying Tiger Army, which lost more than 200 people, the total number of casualties from other units was only less than a hundred.
But now Zhang Chong needs to be sure to deal with these victims.
According to the past system, these deceased people would be cremated into bones and sent back to the rear gardens for burial with the army. There were also rules for the compensation, so just accept it.
But after considering Zhang Chong's speech to the officials before the war, Jushou felt that the king might have other arrangements, so he came to ask about it again.
Sure enough, when Jushou mentioned this, Zhang Chong immediately spoke:
"Yes, I was about to tell you this. I have other arrangements for the placement of the war dead this time. I decided to bury them in Longshan outside Liucheng, where Xu Huang and the others were stationed before. These war dead
, most of them belong to the Flying Tiger Army, and it is also a kind of comfort to be buried on the land they held firm after death."
Jushou nodded, agreeing with this.
"In addition, this is also a new idea of mine. Our current land is too important, and I am always worried that future generations will forget the history here and abandon it. So I want to place the remains of these heroes here so that future generations will always remember it.
, don’t use the border wall to define the national boundary. The territory beyond the wall is also the territory of our Han people. This group of heroes once sacrificed their lives to regain this place."
At this time, Jushou nodded even more, and couldn't agree more.
So, the matter was settled like this.
Next, Jushou spoke:
"As the king said in the preface, this Liucheng is important. I also agree that this place can suppress the Rong and Yi, choke their throats and cut off their arms, control their lives if they go against it, and control their masters if they go with it. It can be said to be an important town in the north. But now, if our army wants to
To control this place for a long time, it is necessary to establish a county and govern it."
Zhang Chong nodded and asked:
"What suggestions does Mr. Ju have?"
Jushu said:
"I think it is better to stick to the former Han Dynasty system, put this place under the jurisdiction of Youbeiping, and move the county system here."
After hearing this, Zhang Chong shook his head:
"Border fortress blocks the inside and outside, making it inconvenient to travel. It is better to divide the land and cure it."
Jushu replied:
"Then let's set up a separate county here?"
Zhang Chong laughed loudly, pointed at himself, and said this:
"What is the purpose of setting up a county? If you want to set it up, set up a state. From now on, this place will be called Yingzhou!"