In the battle of Yi County, it took more than half a day to escort the prisoners.

"The Duke of the State has been counted. In this battle, 11,673 rebels surrendered, Song Xingbaiye has taken it down and captured 431 of his servants..."

After hearing the report, Wang Xiao asked the people around him: "Have the officials transferred from Jinan arrived?"

"Several adults have sent me to report the news, saying that I can arrive today."

"Then wait for them."

Wang Xiao said, dismounting and walking towards the surrendered soldiers. As he saw, the officers and soldiers of Xuzhen were all yellow and hungry, with their eyes blank. They all squatted on the ground with their heads holding their heads with numb expressions, and they were honest and obedient.

He walked up to a surrendered soldier and asked, "What's the name?"

The man hugged his hands behind his head, looked up at Wang Xiao timidly, and murmured: "Little...Little Lin Qi, a native of Linzhuang Village outside Xuzhou City."

Wang Xiao said, "Do you dare to attack me in Shandong? Do you think of the consequences?"

"Duke, I'm so unfair!"

The soldier named Lin Qi was frightened and at a loss.

"The young man doesn't want to come to war, the young man is not a military household... The two years ago, Xuzhou recruited military service, and my elder brother was taken to Shandong to die in battle. My mother cried and did not have any pensions in the end. The village chief only said that my family would not need to serve in the military again in the future, but the young man didn't know why, and this year he was taken to the camp..."

Lin Qi said, and he started crying.

"After joining the army, I would plow the generals every day, but I would not pay the money for the promised salary. I had no one to farm my own fields, but I had to pay taxes. This year I added two more salary training and salary suppression. The only thing left in my family is to raise my mother. My mother was blind and could not go to the land. She would definitely not pay taxes. Now I am afraid she has starved to death..."

"Dude, I really didn't want to come to attack Shandong... Woo, I just want to go home and take a look. My mother... I'm afraid that she will starve to death on the bed and no one will restrain her remains..."

Lin Qi was speechless and was talking in a mess, but many surrendered soldiers around him burst into tears after hearing this, begging for mercy and complaining.

"Dude, the young man has never killed anyone. The young man is not a military household. After joining the army, he is always building a house for General Song..."

"The youngest is from Jinxiang, Shandong. He was plundered to Xuzhou. Please spare your life..."

Seeing that the scene was a little messy, the guard behind Wang Xiao hurriedly drew his sword and shouted: "Everyone is squatting! Hold your head in your hand, don't move around!"

The surrendered soldiers hurriedly continued to squat, looking at Wang Xiao with red eyes, as if they were puppies begging for mercy.

Wang Xiao listened for a while, returned to the battlefield, and asked someone to take all the surrendered soldiers to the audience, and then ordered Song Xingbai to be brought.

Soon, the blood-filled Master Hua came over with Song Xingbai.

Mr. Hua was also injured a lot, so he walked up to the battlefield and spat, saying, "Duke, this old boy's servant is still a little powerful in combat. I finally took him down."

Song Xingbo held his neck and glanced at Wang Xiao for a while. He was a little tough and said, "Duke Guo said he would invite me to the banquet, but he actually attacked him at night. He was despicable."

"Oh? Otherwise? I don't attack, do you think head-on confrontation can beat me?"

Song Xingbai said with anger: "I have three thousand warriors, and my combat power is not inferior to your soldiers. If you fight in a dignified manner, you may not lose to you."

"Yeah?"

Song Xingbai was slightly stunned when he met such casual words.

He wasn't really tough, he just wanted to show some heroic spirit and then put out his trump card to see if Wang Xiao would surrender him.

Seeing Wang Xiao’s indifferent look at him, he gradually felt unsure and did not dare to be so arrogant anymore. He slowed down his tone and became solemn.

"After that being said, however... the Duke of the Kingdom was impressed by the Lord of the People's Republic of China, but he was unwilling to be an enemy of the Duke of the People. This time he went north only to act on orders and fulfill his duties as a general, so he did not do his best to attack the city..."

"oh."

Wang Xiao looked elsewhere. The soldiers there were still driving the surrendered soldiers, and more than 400 servants were also escorted to the stage. The spirit of these servants was indeed different. They were all in shape and had a fierce aura...

Song Xingbai was "oh" for a while and his confidence became even weaker.

It seems that it is not very useful to play a hero and play a loyal and wise man. He finally felt a little uneasy and said, "Duke, in fact... I admire Duke for a long time, but I just regret meeting each other too late. If I have the opportunity now, I would like to be the Duke for the front and back, fight against the enemy and support the great Chu country together."

Someone behind him snorted, and it was Mr. Hua who was sneering.

Song Xingbai was panicked and hurriedly said, "Last night, two thousand of my servants escaped from the battlefield. These people have great combat power and are loyal to me. If they can be brought together, the Duke of the Kingdom will immediately have two thousand available troops. There are still many generals in Guan Ming's army who are in good terms with me. I can win over them for the Duke of the Kingdom... In this way, the rebels of Xuzhen will be defeated."

"Also, I have a thousand servants in Xuzhou City, and they are all brave. If I have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and go south, I am willing to be the vanguard of the Duke of the People, and have a servant as an internal supporter, or I can take Xuzhou for the Duke of the People."

After saying this, Wang Xiao thought.

Song Xingbai struck while the iron was hot and said, "I know that the Duke of the Kingdom may not be able to favor me. Shandong has strict military disciplines, but the four towns in Jiangbei are domineering. But I promise that if you are lucky enough to join the Duke of the Kingdom, you will be loyal and enterprising, and will never let down the Duke of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of mercy..."

Although Hua Ye disliked Song Xingbai's character, he became a little moved as he listened, thinking that if he could do this, it would be a good strategy to defeat the enemy.

Wang smiled and looked at Song Xingbai with a smile and asked, "Where are these more than 10,000 officers and soldiers?"

"How can these people fight?" Song Xingbai hurriedly said: "Look at the Duke, these people are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Farmers who only know how to farm, wear inferior armor and hold broken spears. Moreover, their names and origins were all booked in the Nanjing Ministry of War. In name, they are all soldiers of the Nanjing court. They cannot guarantee that they have no intentions."

"The servants of the last general are different. According to the rules, 'the military generals are not subordinate to military status'. The servants are all private soldiers of the last general, and they are all loyal. Nowadays, the Chu Dynasty has combat power, which army is not a servant? The Guanning Iron Cavalry under the rule of the Duke of the Kingdom was originally a servant of the Qin family, but now the servants of the Duke of the Kingdom..."

Wang Xiao said, "There are no more Guanning Iron Cavalry. I will reorganize into the cavalry army and eat the military pay of the court. I am not as rich as you, and I can't afford to support it."

Song Xingbai was stunned and thought to himself: What's wrong? Do you want to ask me for a bribe?

After all, I am indeed rich, and the amount of money I spent on raising 40,000 households over the years was enough to support 40,000 ordinary official troops. After all, I have to spend more money to be loyal to me rather than the court.

"Yes, this... there will be gold in the Xuzhou manor...well...there are eight thousand taels of gold and one million taels of silver. In the future, we will change our past mistakes and are willing to give these gold and silver to the Duke..."

Wang Xiao chuckled softly, looked at the vast crowd, and asked, "By the way, why are there so many Shandong people here?"

Song Xingbai hurriedly said, "That's right. Guan Ming followed the rebellion of the Tang Zhongyuan. Because of too many bad records, Tang Zhongyuan wanted to get rid of him. Guan Ming led his troops through Shanxi, Huaiqing fled to Shandong, and he was already strong in power. He also sent an envoy to see the governor of Fengyang Ying Sijie to surrender. At that time, Ying Sijie heard that he had 30,000 soldiers and 8,000 horses, so he asked him to station in Xuzhou and obey the control. Later, Ying Sijie and Zheng Yuanhua supported the emperor's grandson, and Guan Ming became the master of the Dingceased Ce, and he was in charge of Xuzhou, and he had the momentum to gain his current momentum..."

"Since you can't practice well to fight, what are you doing to garrison so many ordinary officers and soldiers?"

"This... can strengthen the momentum, secondly, it can be used to ask the court for wages, secondly, it can be used as labor, of course, it can also be used as a predecessor when fighting."

Song Xingbai said, looking at Wang Xiao, thinking that he wouldn't have no idea about these things, and he would have to teach them himself.

Fortunately, Wang Xiao was probably already moved to this. As long as he was not stupid, he should understand that accepting his surrender was the most labor-saving way.

It’s good to be able to survive. I worked hard for so many years and only enjoyed a few days of blessings. After all, I was unwilling to accept it after all...

“Your proposal is very good.”

Sure enough, Wang Xiao patted Song Xingbai on the shoulder.

Song Xingbai was overjoyed, and suddenly heard Wang's joke and said, "It's a pity that you are surrendering you like holding firewood to put out a fire. In order to save trouble for a while, there are endless troubles. Look, you should think of Zheng Yuanhua's previous lessons, how can I repeat the same mistake?"

"Duke, the last general..."

"However, General Song's intention to abandon the darkness and turn to the light is commendable. I am also very moved. Why would you lend me something?"

Song Xingbai's heart was rising and falling, and subconsciously asked, "What do you want to borrow from the Duke?"

"I have insufficient troops, but I want to create ten thousand soldiers out of thin air. In desperation, I have to borrow your head to comfort the morale of the army."

"Ah! You..."

As soon as Wang Xiao finished speaking, Qin Xiaozhu was already impatient and slashed the long sword in his hand straight down.

"My mom, it's long-winded..."

Song Xingbai was still surprised, blood gushed out, and the troops surrendered from the audience exclaimed...

Wang Xiao didn't bother with blood. He lifted his head on the ground, strode forward, and shouted loudly in the face of more than 10,000 prisoners.

"The four towns have thought they had the merit of supporting the emperor's grandson, and regarded themselves as heroes, arrogant and domineering, and they were rich in land. They looted, burned and killed the rich land in Jiangbei, fireworks covered the sun, zombies everywhere, fish and meat, the people searched for the people's wealth, and squeezed you out of blood. Such a great worm of the nation, how can you be respectful and effective if you don't kill them?!"

When the surrenders nearby heard the "marrow dry and blood were gone", their thoughts were touched, and they felt that these four words had penetrated into their hearts. When they thought of the suffering, they cried bitterly.

Wang Xiao waved his hand, and the knife and axe hand begged more than 400 servants. He slashed the sword. More than 400 people's heads rolled on the ground, and the sound of thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thumping thump

There was blood flowing on the battlefield...

"Now Xu Zhen came to attack Shandong to commit crimes. I want to eliminate the worms in Xuzhou and eliminate the ills. Can you please follow me to quell the rebellion? Afterwards, I will reward you, divide the land, abolish three wages, and be exempted from the levy for three years. I will live and work in peace and contentment..."

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Several carriages galloped into the north city of Yi County.

Zhang Duan lifted the curtain and looked at it. From a distance, he heard the tsunami of mountains outside the south city, and tens of thousands of people were shouting.

"I hope to follow the country to be fair and thieves to fight against rebellion..."

Zhang Duan thought to himself that Wang Xiao is buying people's hearts again.

He was a child of the Zhang family in Ye County. When Wang Xiao confiscated the Kong family, he had seen Wang Xiao's methods in Yansheng Gong's Mansion. At that time, he represented the Zhang family and was the first to express his willingness to divide the land.

Of course, I am reluctant and helpless.

Afterwards, he was forced to take an official position in Shandong.

Zhang Duan felt very distressed when he gave up so much land and only received a small official. He had to work hard every day and could not accept bribes.

When it comes to the aristocratic families in other places, surrendering to the Rui Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, or going to Nanjing, they are still treated well. Only the aristocratic families in Shandong live a simple and hardworking life, so how can they not be depressed?

But this time, Shandong soldiers won another battle, and Zhang Duan felt much more balanced.

——Hmph, it depends on your pride. It’s still a long time to see who the forces that surrender to can achieve great things... Alas, thinking so is just self-comfort.

Because of his contribution to the distribution of land, Zhang Duan is now in the Agricultural Office. He didn't know what Wang Xiao called him to Yi County to do, so he didn't bother to think too much, so he followed Su Mingxuan after getting off the carriage.

The group went to the county government to wait for a while before Wang Xiao came over, smelling blood.

"Thank you for your hard work, my cousin has gone there." Wang Xiao casually greeted Su Mingxuan, sat down in the main seat, and asked, "Have I collected all the military rations?"

Su Mingxuan is the son of Wang Xiao’s deceased mother’s family, but he never regards himself as his elder brother. Now he is also diligent in the military service department. He is doing things smoothly and rarely makes mistakes. In this way, he is not famous and rarely meets Wang Xiao.
To be continued...