Tan Zhensong's words came true.
If he said he would come back, he would definitely come back, because he didn't run away at all.
There was a loud boom boom boom boom in the woods, and the government servants around Tan Zhensong fell to the ground one after another!
A young voice came from the woods: "Drop your weapons and surrender without killing!"
Before Tan Zhensong could speak, the few surviving government officials threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground.
"Grandpa, have mercy on me, have mercy on me!"
have to!
Tan Zhensong looked up to the sky and sighed, the situation was over, what could he do?
A bachelor will not suffer the immediate consequences. As a big slut, Tan Zhensong fully demonstrated what it means to be shameless. Not only did he throw away his weapon, but he also kowtowed several times: "Don't kill me, a good man. I can let my family send me to you." ransom!"
Zhou Chong was worried about fraud, so he asked Tan Zhensong and the government officials to tie each other up.
In the end, only one yamen servant was left who was slightly injured, so someone went over to tie him up.
It was not only Tan Zhensong who wanted to escape over the mountain, many local soldiers and warriors also followed suit and climbed up the hillsides on both sides.
Because the scouts were limited, it was impossible to stop everyone. In the end, at least two to three hundred soldiers and warriors escaped.
Taking the prisoners, Li Dashan came to see Luo Zhiyuan.
Seeing that his head was drooping, Luo Zhiyuan imitated Yun Chao's pretentious style and patted Li Dashan hard on the shoulder: "Da Shan, don't be discouraged. Nothing in the world is perfect. If you can catch the opponent's general, you have already done your work." It’s big enough, it’s impossible for no one to escape!”
Although Tan Zhensong was captured by Zhou Chong, the main credit still goes to Li Dashan.
As the scout captain, Li Dashan certainly had a share in the meritorious service of the people below.
After an inventory, nearly two hundred people were killed, more than two hundred escaped, and the rest were all captured.
The local soldiers and warriors had little morale. They surrendered when the situation turned against them. If they hadn't been confused and dug into the alley of flesh and blood, fewer people would have died.
Even a dozen soldiers from Changshen Camp surrendered.
Well, these people are the most cunning. When they saw something was wrong, they didn't go into the flesh-and-blood alley at all. Some escaped over the mountains, and those who couldn't escape surrendered.
Luo Zhiyuan didn't care about those who escaped at all. He had people touch up the seriously injured prisoners and bandage the slightly injured ones, and then led the large troops back to the mining area happily.
Yun Chao didn't show up. As a county captain, he couldn't be too blatant.
Luo Shaxing announced: "Those who are willing to stay and mine, stand on the left, and those who don't want to stay and serve, stand on the right!"
Are the local soldiers and warriors fools?
Definitely not.
At least, most aren't.
These people all stand on the left.
Unfortunately, not everyone was smart. In the end, a dozen guys didn't move and were still standing there.
There is not even one standing on the right...
Oh, I can’t say there aren’t any, but there are a few who didn’t come over when they saw anyone else, so they retreated.
The nickname Luo Shaxing didn't come from nothing. He beheaded a dozen guys who had no place to move on the spot.
Are there any of these people who have been wronged?
That is definitely true, absolutely true, 100% true.
However, Luo Zhiyuan finally killed them.
Whoever allows them to participate in the war between the two sides, whether voluntarily or forced, is in short an enemy.
Since he is an enemy, he is a bad guy.
Whether you are a bad guy or a good guy depends on where you stand.
Someone who is filial to his parents cannot be said to be good to others.
Is it because there are honest people among the enemies that we should be merciful and open to them?
If Luo Zhiyuan does this, he will be kicked back to Wolong Village by Yun Chao tomorrow!
When the number of people was small, Yun Chao could allow Ma Ming and others, farmers who had just put down their hoes, to be good people.
It's no longer possible. As a commander, be it Luo Zhiyuan or Ma Ming, there must be no fault of womanly kindness, otherwise Yun Chao will have no choice but to let them leave the army.
Zhang Sihai is a living example.
Luo Zhiyuan used the method of killing chickens and frightening monkeys to directly tell the prisoners that if they wanted to live, they had to stay and mine.
Even if you don’t want to dig in your heart, you still have to pretend that you are willing to dig on the surface, otherwise your head will be chopped off!
Seeing more than a dozen heads falling to the ground, whether they were local soldiers, brave soldiers, or soldiers from Changshen Camp, they all became honest, like quails, each one more obedient than the last.
Without spending a penny, there were six to seven hundred more miners, and they were free of charge.
Luo Zhiyuan knew that Yunchao would not let all the prisoners mine until they died.
After some prisoners whose crimes are not worthy of death have been reformed for a period of time, and they have ideologically agreed with Yun Chao and become one of their own, they will be free.
As for Tan Zhensong, as well as Inspector Liu and Inspector Zhang, Luo Zhiyuan did not make the decision without authorization and planned to consult Yun Chao before making a decision.
Yun Chao's answer was simple: let them pay the ransom.
Killing them is easy but does no good.
First, the death of a county captain and two patrol inspectors would cause a lot of trouble.
Second, you can make a lot of money.
During this period, Yun Chao's expenses have really increased. If he doesn't think of ways to make money, he will be in trouble in the northwest soon.
Luo Zhiyuan kicked Tan Zhensong and said, "Don't pretend to be poor for me, two hundred thousand taels, not a penny less!"
Tan Zhensong burst into tears: "A good man, a good man, you really can't afford that much money..."
Luo Zhiyuan snorted: "How much can you take?"
Tan Zhensong wiped the snot from his face: "Three...three thousand taels..."
Boom!
Luo Zhiyuan kicked Tan Zhensong into a rolling gourd.
"Come here, this guy won't shed tears until he sees the coffin. Send him to work as a miner. Tell the original miners that this guy is the one who captured them!"
"Ah, no!"
Tan Zhensong was so frightened that he peed.
Of course he knew how he treated those miners.
Almost all the miners in Chiyanshan Iron Mine were captured.
The sudden disappearance of the family's strongest labor force is almost a disaster for a family.
Many miners have lost their families, wives and children.
It is no exaggeration to say that the hatred of those former miners towards Tan Zhensong has reached the sky.
If Luo Zhiyuan sent him to those miners and told the truth, Tan Zhensong knew even if he thought about it with his buttocks, his end would be to be tortured to death!
Tan Zhensong desperately begged for mercy, fearing that he would be chewed into a skeleton by the angry miners.
Luo Zhiyuan glared at Tan Zhensong with disdain: "It's okay if you don't want to be with those miners, just bring me 300,000 taels."
"Ah? Grandpa, wasn't it just two hundred thousand taels? Why did it change to three hundred thousand taels?"
"It was just now, and now, if you dare to tease me again, it will cost you five hundred thousand taels!"
Tan Zhensong was shocked and frightened: "Good man, I really didn't play tricks on you. It's really not that much, it's really not that much, ten thousand taels, at most I can only give out ten thousand...ah...ahh Ahh..."
Before he finished speaking, one of Tan Zhensong's little fingers was broken off by Luo Zhiyuan.
"If you keep saying this, you can become a miner!"
With that said, Luo Zhiyuan stood up and left.
"Don't... Grandpa, don't leave, twenty thousand taels, I only have twenty thousand taels!"
"oh?"
Luo Zhiyuan's eyes flashed: "Okay, you write a letter now and ask your family to send the deposit within three days!"
Tan Zhensong: "..."
