It is said that Zhao Chen and Zhang Liao led a thousand cavalry and rushed to Zhang Fei and Cheng Yu's camp outside Yingling.
The army marched outside Pingshou County, and the outpost reported that an unknown army was found not far away, with the characters "Zhang" and "Chen" written on the flags.
Zhao Chen thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It must be Yide and Shuzhi."
Sure enough, the two men stepped forward to check and found that it was indeed Zhang Fei and Chen arriving at the army.
Zhang Fei and Chen were overjoyed to see Zhao Chen and Zhang Liao when they arrived, as if they had met their savior, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
This tone was not only because of the nervousness of facing the unknown people, but also because of the helplessness of being helpless when the surrender troops defected.
In their eyes, as long as Zhao Chen is here, everything can be effectively solved.
When the two armies met, Zhang Fei was overjoyed and explained the current problems in detail, and directly asked Zhao Chen how to deal with the nearly 6,000 surrendered troops.
Zhao Chen rolled his eyes at Zhang Fei and thought to himself: Can you solve the surrendered soldiers that even Mr. Zhang can't solve by leaving them to me? In terms of martial arts, even ten surrendered soldiers cannot beat you, but one surrendered soldier may defeat me.
Zhang Fei had a silly smile on his face. Whether he didn't understand the reason or pretended not to understand, this issue had been handed over to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen turned over and dismounted with one hand.
Chen Dao was slightly startled and asked carefully: "Commander, what is your left arm?"
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "Thanks to these people, I was surrounded by the group of people in front of me. I took an arrow and pierced my left arm. Fortunately, I was lucky and my left arm was not mutilated."
Chen Dao clenched his fists and asked, "Qianzhao? Is he one of the two people who led the army just now?"
Zhao Chen replied: "Of course."
After receiving the confirmation, Chen Dao slowly let go: "This man has been assassinated and thrown off his horse."
Zhao Chen didn't change his expression and gave Chen Dao an affirmative look.
The addition of Zhao Chen's army made the originally turbulent surrender army quiet for a moment, but it was only quiet for a moment. After a while, there was another commotion among the surrender troops in the middle of the army.
The hungry and thirsty surrender troops gathered in groups and attacked the surrounding defenders.
After all, the number of defenders was less than half, and they could not defend them all. There were always a few who slipped through the net and ran away from the team laughing.
At first, Chen Dao commanded the army to chase him around. Although he was somewhat intimidated, he could not withstand the large number of people.
Later, when Zhao Chen saw this, he stopped Chen Dao from doing anything unnecessary.
But as a result, the large number of surrendered troops became more turbulent, and they formed small teams to confront Zhao Chen's army.
The situation has changed from ordinary riots to mutiny in the military.
Those surrendered troops regrouped and organized an organized resistance against Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen's army is all cavalry, and they are no match for infantry in a stand-alone confrontation.
Nowadays, the infantry marches away in groups. If the cavalry confronts them forcefully, they will inevitably suffer damage.
So, Zhao Chen made a bold decision.
He shouted in unison: "All the surrendered soldiers, those who are willing to stay, will be included in the team, and those who are unwilling to stay, you can get some rations and go back to your hometown."
The surrendered soldiers were stunned when they heard this. It was the first time in these troubled times that they heard that some princes were willing to let their soldiers go home.
Military strength is crucial to a force. Even in counties and counties, there are situations where strong men are recruited to supplement the strength of the troops. What's more, recruiting surrendered troops does not require much manpower, and all the princes are very happy.
At first, some people didn't want to believe it. After all, in troubled times, most of the soldiers joined the army passively. Some of them were forced by life and had to live in the army. After all, it is better to lick blood from the edge of a knife than to starve to death. Only a few of them did it for Serve your country or volunteer to join the army.
Who would be willing to work hard if they could have a stable life?
But when someone actually stood up to receive the rations and walked out of the military camp, the rest believed Zhao Chen's words.
No matter how severe the private mutiny is, there is a high chance that the cavalry will catch up and kill them during their escape, making it very difficult to leave safely. Now as long as they don't run away, not only can they receive food rations, but they can also leave safely. Anyone is willing to choose the latter.
Chen Dao was very puzzled: "Military advisor, as a result, not only is our army short of rations, but the troops we finally obtained with such difficulty are given up so easily. Isn't it a pity?"
Zhao Chen said helplessly: "Now we are faced with a complicated situation. Too many troops have surrendered, there are insufficient rations, and it will take time to reorganize. It is possible to trigger another mutiny in the army at any time. Not only will our army not get any benefits, but Isn't it too reckless to let those surrendered troops drag down the army?"
"Furthermore, even if these people who passively join the army are retained, they will not be able to charge into battle very well. Instead, they will easily make mistakes."
After hearing Zhao Chen's explanation, Chen Dao had to give up silently.
Only today did Zhao Chen understand why Bai Qi wanted to trap and kill Zhao's 400,000-strong army.
In fact, it’s just two words: “Helpless!”
At that time, Zhao State was at the end of its rope.
The 400,000-strong army was leaderless and in chaos. They had been without food for more than ten days, and there was a shocking situation of cannibalism in the army.
Bai Qi was worried that these surrendered soldiers would go to war again and become Qin's enemies;
Secondly, it is really because of the lack of food and grass. Each of the 400,000 surrendered troops is waiting for food with their mouths open. The amount of military rations required to make up for it is astronomical;
Thirdly, unlike the situation Zhao Chen encountered, Bai Qi could not be released on the spot. From the map, we knew that the Battle of Changping not only went deep into Zhao's territory, but also reached the throat. Releasing people in such a sensitive place was equivalent to prison guards. The gun was handed to the prisoner, who was then told to "stop running around while I tie my shoes."
Dropping too many troops is also a burden.
Fortunately, there are advantages to Zhao Chen's release of surrender troops.
Let these surrendered soldiers who are willing to go back spread Zhao Chen's terror in strategy and kindness in military management to Yuan Tan's army, which may shake the foundation of Yuan Tan's army and be useful in future battles.
After a period of dispersion, 70% to 80% of the 6,000-strong surrender army was gone, leaving only about 1,500 people.
Zhao Chen confidently said to the army that was willing to stay: "You are all heroes. If you are willing to stay in Zhao Chen's army today, you are our brothers. As long as you believe in me, Zhao Chen, I can lead you to victory!" "
Chen Dao heard this and was the first to respond to the call.
This excitement instantly infected the surrounding soldiers, and the soldiers shouted one after another.
The hands raised high and waving were like waves. Wave after wave spread to the farthest end of the team as the summer wind blew.
For a time, the momentum of the army was high.
Later, Zhao Chen divided more than 1,500 people into three teams and handed them over to Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao and Chen Dao respectively.
It becomes much easier to mix 1,000 people with 500 people.
At noon the next day, Zhao Chen led 4,500 troops back to Zhang Fei's camp.
The moment he saw Zhao Chen, Cheng Yu was quite excited. The fact that he led the army back safely today must have been a successful maneuver.
With the incorporation of Zhao Chen's army, there are more than 9,000 soldiers in the camp, enough to be called ten thousand people.
As for Zhao Chen's arm injury, Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Military advisor, we must order the entire army not to reveal a single word about this matter, so that the soldiers can keep it secret, lest the news spread to Yuan Tan and lead to Yuan Tan's surprise attack. In addition, Bu Madam is at my aunt's door, please quickly invite me to treat the military advisor."
Zhao Chen nodded in agreement. While hesitating, he suddenly realized that there should be a chance tonight.
He smiled and said: "Zhongde reminded me, let the soldiers spread the news that I was injured. In addition, let the junior division live in Anqiu temporarily, and all the soldiers who were injured and unable to go to the battlefield were sent to Anqiu for treatment. I I want to take a gamble and prepare to welcome Yuan Tan tonight."
Cheng Yu widened his eyes and looked at Zhao Chen in surprise.
