Not being able to catch Bell Guge made Han Du slightly regretful. If he can be captured, then the Mamluk dynasty will be taken down. Then as long as Faraij is put on the throne again, the purpose of this battle will be completely achieved.
But now that Bell has run away, things are a little troublesome. After all, Belgoge is not someone who just sits still and waits to die. After he returns, he will definitely regain his strength and gather an army to fight against the Ming Dynasty again.
However, there is no way around this. After all, Belgoge is the leader of a country. How can he be caught so easily?
Zhu Biao clapped his hands happily and said, "Okay, well done. According to Chuan Gu's order, all the seizures this time do not need to be turned over. They all belong to all the soldiers. Whoever gets them belongs to whom."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Bai Yunhu's eyes instantly turned red with excitement, and he turned around and shouted at the navy officers: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has an order, no need to hand it over to anyone who captures it, whoever captures it will get it!"
The soldiers nearby roared excitedly, and the sound spread out in waves. The soldiers who heard it were stunned, and then responded like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!!!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!!!"
...
When the loud roar gradually dissipated, Baiyunhu posed the problem and asked Zhu Biao for an order, "Your Highness, we have captured a lot of prisoners this time, maybe 20,000 to 30,000. How should we deal with them? Please give me your instructions, Your Highness."
Han Du frowned and glared at Bai Yunhu dissatisfied.
Bai Yunhu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know where he went wrong.
Han Du sighed slightly in his heart, how could he ask Zhu Biao for such dirty work? Zhu Biao is kind-hearted by nature. If he were to be let go, wouldn't this be a wasted battle? What do the soldiers who fought bloody battles think?
But if Zhu Biao said to kill, wouldn't it reflect Zhu Biao's cruelty, which is contrary to his always kind side?
Therefore, before Zhu Biao could speak, Han Du immediately waved his hand and said: "Do you still need to ask for an order? Just kill him. After all, we don't have that much food and grass to feed 30,000 people."
Seeing that Zhu Biao kept silent and had no objection, Bai Yunhu nodded heavily, "Yes."
Not far from the three of them, there was actually another person who was always paying attention to the movements of the three of them, and that was Faraij.
Faraji asked Shi Si to tell her what the three people said word for word. When he heard Handu's order to execute all the prisoners, Faraij immediately stepped forward to stop him.
Shi Si bowed to Zhu Biao and Han Du and said, "Your Highness, Lord Marquis, and Princess Faraiji would like to ask Lord Marquis to show some mercy."
"Oh? What does she want to do?" Han Du asked lightly.
Shi Si said: "Master Marquis, Princess Faraij wants to recruit these prisoners. She also said that they are all warriors of the Mamluk Dynasty and should die on the battlefield and should not die in agony."
A group of defeated soldiers were called heroes by this woman. Han Du curled his lips and said with dissatisfaction, "They are dying on the battlefield now."
Faraij choked on Han Du's words and his neck turned red. After a while, Shi Si told him: "Master Marquis, she said she can pay a price in exchange for these prisoners."
"Price? What price? She still owes us 1.3 million pounds. If she is rich, then I can still consider it." Han Du sighed lazily.
After hearing this, Faraji nodded without hesitation.
"Master Marquis, she said she is willing to exchange a pound of gold for a soldier. This price is higher than the price of all slave soldiers. Even if we sell these prisoners to the slave market, the price will not be higher than this."
One pound of gold per man, thirty thousand captives is thirty thousand pounds of gold... This woman is really rich. Han Du knew that asking her to pay 800,000 pounds of gold was not her limit at all.
He wanted to make a counteroffer, but after thinking about it for a while, Han Du simply agreed, "Okay, it's one pound for ordinary soldiers, but that's not the price for those commanders, centurions, emirs, etc. Each one Ten times as much, if she wishes, then these prisoners will be hers.”
After hearing this, Faraiji agreed without thinking.
So, Faraiji followed Baiyunhu to recruit the captives.
Bai Yunhu walked in front with windy steps. He had never been so concerned about the safety of the prisoners as he was now. He was able to rush back as quickly as possible to avoid being late and killing several of the captives by his subordinates. Now every prisoner is worth a lot of money, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already said that all the captures this time belong to them. Naturally, these prisoners also belong to them. It is obvious that the money from selling the prisoners also belongs to them.
One less prisoner means one less pound of gold. Bai Yunhu felt that even if there was one less prisoner, he would be sorry for the soldiers and himself.
...
"What's your plan for handing over the prisoner to her so happily?" Zhu Biao said with a faint smile.
Han Du immediately laughed and said: "I can't hide this little trick from His Highness."
After a pause, Han Du explained: "The reason why I kept those prisoners is simply to spread the power of the Ming Dynasty throughout the Mamluk dynasty through their mouths. We are indeed extremely powerful, but the Mamluks But people in the Ke Dynasty don’t understand it and don’t have an intuitive feeling.”
"Although a lot of cavalry escaped back, I estimate that these cavalry will definitely be controlled by Belgorge after they return. On the one hand, he can strengthen his strength, and on the other hand, he can also prevent these cavalry from giving the news that we are so powerful. Spread the word. Belgorge will definitely regroup. If everyone clearly knows how powerful we are, then who else will be willing to sacrifice their lives for him, and who will obey his orders?"
Zhu Biao nodded. Han Du's analysis of Bell's actions was very reasonable, and so was Zhu Biao's opinion.
Handu continued: "And we originally planned to let Faraij recruit slaves to help her regain the throne. Since it is all recruitment, it is okay to let her recruit these captives. What's more, she is willing to pay for it It’s a lot of money.”
"It makes sense." Zhu Biao clapped his hands gently, "But you have also seen the bravery of these cavalry. These 30,000 prisoners are elites. If she gets them, we will eventually return to the Ming Dynasty. At most, we will be here. Just set up a governor's palace. If her wings become stronger in the future, aren't you afraid of her betrayal?"
Han Du chuckled twice and said: "With these 30,000 prisoners, no matter how tough that woman is in the future, she will not dare to take action against Ming Dynasty."
"Oh? Why is this?" Zhu Biao frowned.
Han Du explained: "After this battle, these 30,000 prisoners have long been emboldened by our offensive. I am afraid they will never be able to get rid of the shadow of being bombarded for the rest of their lives. Even if the woman wants to betray her, this Thirty thousand prisoners will not agree. In this way, it is as if we have 30,000 more eyes to keep an eye on her. As long as she makes any change, these 30,000 people will jump out and stop her without us taking action. "
"Hahaha, wonderful, it is indeed a clever plan!" Zhu Biao laughed and clapped his hands repeatedly.
Han Du nodded with a smile and continued: "Furthermore, since these people have followed Faraij, they will definitely fight against Belgorge's army. In order to undermine Belgorge's military morale, they will definitely spread the word extremely hard. Our terror and greatness. In this way, I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire Mamluk dynasty and even the surrounding kingdoms will spread our invincible reputation. Even if Faraij wants to rebel in the future, I'm afraid not only the 30,000 captives, The entire Mamluk dynasty will turn against her.”
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and chuckled: "Look, this woman is not a light-hearted person. With her intelligence, do you think she will see your plan?"
Han Du shook his head slightly and sneered, "So what if she saw it? Whether it is these prisoners or promoting our strength, they are her only support now. Even if she drinks poison to quench her thirst, she has to continue doing it first."
Indeed, drinking poison to quench thirst, Faraji still has hope of winning and ascending to the throne. If she doesn't want to do everything possible to defeat Belgorge now, then she may not even have a chance to survive.
Faraiji followed Baiyunhu to the prisoner's location.
Baiyunhu felt relieved when he saw that there were no fresh blood stains or fallen brains on the ground. It seems that the gold has not been lost and can be regarded as saved.
The arrival of Faraji rekindled hope in the eyes of all the captives. The eyes of the emirs were full of longing, and they hoped that Faraij could pray to these mysterious people and let them go.
And even the lowest cavalry recognized Faraij, after all these days she stood in front of the military formation with fearless courage. Ordinary cavalry still have a relatively high recognition of her, knowing that she was once a princess of the Mamluk dynasty and the first heir. Although she brought these mysterious people, isn't this the story of a brave and upright princess who was conspired to seize the throne, traveled to a foreign country, endured untold hardships, and then returned with an army to seize the throne?
Especially when they were captured and despairing, seeing the appearance of Faraij rekindled hope in the hearts of the cavalry, and they began to worship Faraij.
"Greetings to the princess..." Seeing Faraij approaching, several emirs dragged their injuries and stood up to salute her.
One, two, three, four, five, six, six emirs in total. Faraij glanced at them coldly and sneered: "I thought you all betrayed my father, the Mamluk dynasty, and me... What? It seems like you still recognize me. ?”
Several emirs looked at each other, and finally the oldest emir said to Faraij: "Princess, we did not betray your father, let alone the Mamluk dynasty. But you, princess, why did you do that? By bringing outsiders to the Mamluk Dynasty and attacking us, you are betraying your father and the Mamluk Dynasty."
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