The five thousand Turks, surrounded by Master Liu's scheming and surrounded by fifty thousand cavalry, finally failed to resist the double pressure and surrendered.
No matter how much Suchal and Sulucha tried to boost their morale, the remaining few thousand people had no intention of continuing to resist.
As for what they were thinking, it was because the situation was not as good as others, and they didn't want to die in vain under the dragon's iron cavalry.
Or maybe it's what Liu Mingzhi said, your Great Khan must have told you not to die in vain, or maybe the role he hopes to play will not be known to outsiders.
At first, the Turks who followed Suchar had the intention of following the leader to fight.
However, the divided and leaderless Turks chose to lay down their weapons and surrender under the pressure of 50,000 trapped troops.
When the first Turk who didn't want to die put down his scimitar, the atmosphere quickly spread.
One, two, three, thousands of Turks put down their weapons one after another.
No matter how much Suchar screamed through the trapped troops in the middle, it was all in vain.
Once military morale is lost, it is extremely difficult to regain it.
Half a day later, the trapped troops who had cleared the battlefield and escorted more than 4,000 Turkic prisoners and captured grain and grass returned victoriously towards Dalong Yingzhou.
During this period, Suchar and the two wanted to draw their swords and kill themselves, but they were stopped by Young Master Liu. These were two hard-blooded men who dared to act. Young Master Liu couldn't help but love talents for a while, and wanted to kill the two. People take it for their own use.
A thousand armies are easy to get but a general is hard to find. A good general is often worth thousands of troops.
It was just that when the two were being escorted, the angry eyes staring at him made Mr. Liu no longer entertain the idea of taking them under his command.
However, Liu Mingzhi is not discouraged and will try his best. Success or failure can only be determined step by step.
Fifty thousand people escorted five thousand prisoners towards Yingzhou without any pressure. Liu Mingzhi held up the map and looked at it carefully. During this period, he murmured to himself from time to time, with doubts and surprises.
As the sun set, 50,000 soldiers and horses rushed to Shanhaiguan, and Liu Mingzhi put away the map in his hand.
After glancing around, Liu Mingzhi suddenly noticed that Cheng Kai, who was riding a horse beside him, seemed to have something wrong with his expression. Young Master Liu curiously looked at Cheng Kai, who kept rubbing his fingers on the scabbard, and slowly asked: " Cheng Kai, what's wrong with you? We've won a great victory before the national war even started, and we won a beautiful victory. Why do you look so unhappy!"
Cheng Kai's black scabbard paused, then turned to look at Young Master Liu with a puzzled expression, and glanced at the Turkic prisoners with a complicated look.
"Commander, the general said something that shouldn't be said. You should understand that we don't actually need prisoners."
"In addition to the main battle army, there are more than 50,000 auxiliary brothers in Yingzhou City, enough to repair the city wall in time and supply thunder stones and rolling wood for the use of the main battle brothers."
"Even if these five thousand Turks are escorted back to Yingzhou, they can be said to be worthless, tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon them."
"General, I really can't figure out why you want to capture them when you can easily annihilate them."
"The grain and grass we store in Yingzhou is limited. The grain and grass from the Ministry of Revenue has not arrived yet. Whether it can be supplied in time is not a question. It is not a small problem to leave more than 5,000 prisoners with their mouths open to eat."
"Although we have seized thousands of carts of grain and grass, these grains and grass are only enough for 300,000 brothers for one or twenty days."
"Besides, there are so many Longwuwei brothers who are in urgent need of food and grass. Why do we need to leave these Turks behind?"
"If they take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble in the city while they are fighting against the Jin Kingdom's enemy forces, they will end up losing more than they gain. It is still unknown what price they will pay."
"From the end of the 28th year of Xuande, when the general first joined you to provide disaster relief in Qingzhou, to suppress bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, to the expedition to the Western Regions, to the army's march north, the general knew that the commander-in-chief was never an indecisive person."
"But this time I will be really confused. I don't know what you are thinking."
"It's ominous to kill prisoners? The commander-in-chief shouldn't care about these fallacies. When we went to the Western Regions, how could you, the commander-in-chief of Cheshi's former country..."
"Forget it, I won't mention what happened in the past. If the commander-in-chief feels that issuing this order will have a bad impact, I will do it for you."
"It doesn't even take a cup of tea to deal with a mere five thousand prisoners."
"The last general does not care about the motto of killing and capturing prisoners, which is ominous and impending doom. For the sake of the dragon, the last general is willing to wash the enemy with blood."
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly, and his pupils shrank slightly as he looked at Cheng Kai, whose eyes were flashing murderous intent.
"Cheng Kai, when did your murderous intention become so serious? Capturing him alive is a greater achievement than decapitating him!"
Cheng Kai lowered his head silently: "Commander, following you, the general has been granted the title of earl and has thousands of households in the city. At the age of the general, military exploits are no longer important."
"The general is mainly worried that if these five thousand prisoners persist in their evil intentions and do something in the chaos, it will be detrimental to the commander-in-chief, you and your brothers."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the more than four thousand prisoners behind him, then looked at Cheng Kai and sighed silently, patted Cheng Kai's shoulder gently, and took the horizontal knife in his hand into his own.
Pulling out the horizontal sword, Liu Mingzhi looked at the several gaps on the blade and the slight smell of blood in the scabbard and put the blade back into the sheath.
He threw the horizontal knife to Cheng Kai with a slight flick, and Liu Mingzhi's eyes became a little dark as he stared at the setting sun on the horizon.
"Cheng Kai, you are one of the many brave and capable warriors under my command. The life-long friendship between our brothers is not a year or two, but ten years."
"It can be said that the time I spent with you old brothers is longer than the time I spent with Liu Mingjie, my third brother from the same mother."
"You also said that you understand that I am not an indecisive person. When I faced Suchar just now, I said that it would be effortless to kill these five thousand Turks."
"But I didn't do that. Aren't you curious why?"
Cheng Kai was startled and shook his head with a confused expression.
"Commander, if you ask the general to go into battle and kill the enemy, he can charge into the battle, but he really can't do things that require brains. Are you stupid? Commander, please enlighten me."
"Cheng Kai, I want to ask you, how many troops are stationed in the three cities of Yunzhou, Ganzhou and Suzhou under Grand Marshal Jingguo Yunyang on the left?"
Cheng Kai thought for a moment and then blurted out: "Master, auxiliary, auxiliary, there are about 190,000 soldiers and horses, less than 200,000 brothers."
"You're so handsome, why do you suddenly ask this question?"
"Don't be impatient. I will ask you again, how many Turkic cavalry will the Turks march south this time?"
"Three hundred and thirty thousand! If you include the Turks who will follow Yunshu Liangcao, the strength of the troops will be no less than three to four to five thousand after the gathering."
"Oh...yes, the strength will not be less than 350,000. Although the army under Duke Jingguo is guarding the city, do you think they can resist all the Turks and prevent them from entering our country?"
"As long as a Turkic cavalry detours into the hinterland of our dragon, it will be a wolf among the sheep. Even if it is about 5,000 soldiers and horses, it will set off a bloody storm."
"Once word spreads that we killed five thousand Turkic prisoners, do you know what terrible consequences will happen?"
"Behind the six major national gates is the hinterland of my dragon. It takes time for the people to fortify the walls and clear the country, you know? Once we kill the prisoners, it is just a matter of raising the sword with our hands, but it will also cause a chain reaction at the same time."
"Do you know what terrible consequences will happen?"
Cheng Kai was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment and understood what Young Master Liu meant, and his doubtful eyes turned a little panicked.
Seeing Cheng Kai's reaction, Liu Mingzhi knew that Cheng Kai had understood what he meant.
"Cheng Kai, if you don't have long-term worries, you must have immediate worries. Killing is the priority on the battlefield at any time, but killing blindly is not necessarily a smart thing."
"Subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the best strategy."
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