Chapter 262 Preparing to Surrender the Qiang People
Chapter 262 Preparing to recruit the Qiang people
Zhao Yun only pursued Ma Teng and his companions for nearly ten miles before giving up.
Along the way, Ma Teng did not dare to fight back. In this battle, Ma Teng's Xiliang army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties.
Zhao Yun looked at the Xiliang army leaving in panic and smiled.
In fact, there was no so-called large army in the rear, just these 100,000 people. It was because the lord guessed that Ma Teng did not dare to challenge that the lord asked them to intercept again.
Zhang Liao on the side also laughed, just as his lord expected.
The Xiliang army was defeated and fled Sizhou like a lost dog.
"Get ready to return to Chang'an."
Zhang Liao glanced at Zhao Yun beside him.
The latter nodded, still smiling.
In this battle, nearly 10,000 enemies were killed without much damage to the troops, so it was considered a great victory.
Zhao Yun and others returned to Qian County again and escorted tens of thousands of prisoners to Chang'an to recover.
Chang'an, Zhao Feng is tapping the table regularly with his left hand and holding a scroll in his right hand.
Suddenly, without any warning, Zhao Feng said lightly: "What time is it now?"
The guard in front of the door was startled and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I have to report to my lord that it is too late now."
Hearing this, Zhao Feng smiled, put the scroll in his hand aside, then stood up, stretched and said, "It's already too late. It seems that Zilong and the others are coming back."
Then he looked at the guards and said, "Help me inform Kong Ming and the others and prepare to follow me to meet Zilong."
After taking two steps, he paused and said, "By the way, General Qu Yi, please inform me too."
After the explanation, Zhao Feng left.
The guards on the side nodded, almost blindly obeying Zhao Feng's words.
The lord has never failed until now.
A moment later, when Zhao Feng brought Guo Jia and others to the vestibule of the government office, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao happened to return together.
"See my lord."
Both of them looked happy, obviously they had won a great victory.
Zhao Feng also smiled slightly and waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, tell me how the battle is going?"
At this time, the maids nearby had already handed over tea.
Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I want to report my lord, this trip to the Qiang people has been extremely smooth. Tens of thousands of Qiang prisoners have been escorted here."
"In the battle in Qian County, it was just as my lord expected. The Xiliang army did not dare to fight at all. We pursued the enemy for ten miles and killed more than 10,000 enemies."
After hearing this, Zhao Feng was very satisfied. For him, as long as there were no mistakes, it was already good.
Then he said with a smile: "Zilong, you two have been tired from the journey, so go down and rest first."
Both of them showed a smile.
"promise!"
Zhao Feng looked at Qu Yi and said, "You have dealt with the Qiang people in your early years. I heard that you and the enemy general Erhe Shaoge are old acquaintances?"
In his early years, Qu Yi had dealings with the Qiang people, and the soldiers who died first learned Qiang fighting skills and Qiang fighting methods from the Qiang people.
It is precisely because of this that the soldiers who died first were able to restrain the cavalry in this way.
Qu Yi stood up and bowed and said, "My lord, it is indeed true. Naohe Shaoge and I are old acquaintances, and the soldiers under my command who died first also benefited from the Qiang people."
He looked at Zhao Feng above, and there was nothing he dared to hide. Working under the sponsor, he had completely gotten rid of his habit of taking credit and being arrogant.
There are many generals under Zhao Feng who are more powerful than him, so who can he be, Qu Yi? Why should he take credit for his pride?
Moreover, Zhao Feng even equipped Zhuge Liannu with Zhuge Liannu for the soldiers who died first. How could he not be grateful now?
Zhao Feng looked at Qu Yi and smiled and said: "As you can see, I did not massacre the Qiang people. I did not kill nearly 10,000 women and children. Now I will give you a chance."
"All these tens of thousands of Qiang people are handed over to you, giving you a chance to return the favor. Whether these prisoners live or die depends on your word."
As soon as these words came out, Qu Yi was shocked and couldn't believe it. He didn't expect that these Qiang people would be handed over to him.
These were the captives of tens of thousands of people. How could he, with his righteousness and virtue, receive such great favor?
And if he saves these Qiang people, not only his name as Qu Yi, but also Zhao Feng will be labeled as benevolent and righteous.
Even though they killed all the 20,000 Qiang warriors, the alien races were already sworn enemies, so if they didn't kill them, it would be considered as an open policy.
I saw Qu Yi kneeling on one knee and saying solemnly: "The final general will definitely recover the Qiang people for our lord!"
Zhao Feng is already like this, so there is no need for any advice. Qu Yi should also know how to do it.
Then he smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "If this can happen, I will prepare a whole county for them."
If the Qiang people can be recovered, then the Qiang people can be used to train more warriors who will die first.
And teach Qiang fighting skills to all soldiers, so that even when facing cavalry, infantry will have a certain ability to resist.
Moreover, if the Qiang leader can surrender, the Qiang people in Xiliang's hands will turn against him.
This move not only wins the hearts of the people, but also can be beneficial to the war situation. It can also increase the loyalty of his generals. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone.
Naturally Qu Yi also understood this, bowed respectfully, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Lord!"
The eyes of Zhuge Liang and others on the side became even brighter, and they looked at Zhao Feng with admiration.
Looking at Qu Yi turning around and leaving, they couldn't help but say: "My lord, this move can be said to bring you both fame and fortune. It's really too high."
Zhao Feng waved his hand, looked at Zhuge Liang and others with a faint smile and said, "Kong Ming, please stop flattering me here. Will Sun Ce and the others' efforts to persuade them to surrender go smoothly?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang showed a smile and said: "Everything goes well, Gan Ning is following Zhou Gongjin now."
Zhao Feng nodded, not surprised by this.
Although Gan Ning was bloodthirsty and had no military discipline, he respected the scholars extremely.
What's more, Zhou Yu, as the former governor of Jiangdong, was an old acquaintance of Gan Ning. With Zhou Yu's ability, he could naturally persuade him to surrender.
"Congratulations, my lord, for adding another powerful general!"
Zhao Feng showed a smile. This time Soochow even sent all its soldiers and generals, it was a huge loss.
"The next step is to wait for Qu Yi to recruit and surrender the Qiang people, and then we can launch a general offensive."
Zhuge Liang and others on the side all nodded.
At this moment, the prison outside Chang'an is the largest cell in Chang'an, holding tens of thousands of people.
At this time, led by a soldier, Qu Yi came here.
He looked at the people imprisoned around him who were all Qiang women and children. The tens of thousands of people in this prison were all Qiang people.
Each cell seemed very crowded, and each of the prisoners was squatting in the corner, cowering aside, with extremely frightened expressions in their eyes.
They never know what they will face next.
However, it is worth mentioning that most of these Qiang people have not changed much and do not have any injuries on their bodies.
Obviously, under Zhao Feng's instructions, Cao Jun did not abuse these women and children.
These prisoners were not whipped at all, so although these women and children looked frightened, there was no despair in their eyes.
