A large part of the reason why Changsheng fulfilled his previous promise to surrender in public was to let the hundreds of thousands of captured rebels know about it. He was a prince of the imperial court and could represent the imperial court. His style was The imperial court's style must let these captured rebels know how benevolent and righteous the imperial court is and will never mistreat the soldiers who worked hard for the Tang Dynasty.
Changsheng raised his hand to signal the surrendered soldiers to stand up, then turned to the east and shouted to the captured rebels sitting on the ground, "You have no law and are disobedient and treasonous. You are really treasonous and should be punished..."
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, the captured rebels began to scream and make noises, saying that they had previously promised that they could save their lives as long as they put down their weapons, but this time they went back on their promise.
"Quiet!" Shi Xuanming, who was not far away, activated his spiritual energy and let out a Buddhist lion's roar.
A lion's roar is different from raising one's energy and making a sound. The sound spreads everywhere and shakes the mind. After a silence, the entire battlefield is silent.
Changsheng continued, "The imperial court has always been upright and upright. Those who have merit will be rewarded and those who have made mistakes will be punished. You have acted as a helper and resisted the imperial court. It is really a capital crime. But now that it is the time when the imperial court is employing people, your lives will be temporarily spared so that you can perform meritorious service for your crimes." , to atone for one’s faults.”
Since there were too many surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Chang Sheng would pause for a while every time he spoke to prevent everyone from hearing clearly. However, what he didn't expect was that as long as he paused for a moment, the surrendered soldiers on the battlefield would whisper to each other.
Seeing this situation, Chang Sheng was furious, "If anyone makes a noise and whispers, he will be killed immediately and no one will be spared!"
If the toast worked well, the penalty drink would not appear. It is precisely because the toast sometimes does not work, so the penalty drink is necessary. Hearing the words of Changsheng, the entire battlefield was instantly silent and silent.
Chang Sheng did not speak immediately, but raised his eyebrows and looked at everyone coldly. At this time, the soldiers on the battlefield were so frightened that they even dared not fart, let alone speak in a low voice.
Changsheng has been silent, and Jiangzhu has been nervous, because in their opinion, Changsheng has murderous intentions at this time, and the reason why he has been silent is to wait for someone to get into trouble.
For dozens of drops of water, Chang Sheng remained silent. Due to excessive nervousness, all the soldiers on the battlefield were sweating profusely. What they were most worried about at this time was that someone was ignorant and fearless, jumping out to shout and provoke, thereby injuring themselves.
Fortunately, the person who did not know whether to live or die did not appear. After waiting for a long time, Changsheng finally spoke again, "You should always remember that you have helped Zhou to commit evil and rebelled against the imperial court. You are all guilty at this time. If you dare to disobey military discipline in the future, you will be passive and cowardly." If you fight, you should be punished for all crimes, including beheading and exterminating the family."
Changsheng deliberately emphasized the word "annihilate the family". Not everyone wants to be toasted. There are many people who don't know how to appreciate others. There are far more people who accept the hard but not the soft than those who accept the soft but not the hard.
Changsheng then continued, "But you are not without success. As long as you obey orders, fight bravely, and achieve military merits, your previous sins can be offset. If you repeatedly achieve military merits, you should be promoted, be granted the title of marquis, and become prime minister, and honor your ancestors." "
Changsheng said this and turned to look at Shi Xuanming who was not far away. Shi Xuanming understood and roared like a lion again, "Do you remember the prince's instructions?!"
After hearing Shi Xuanming's words, the soldiers on the battlefield spoke up. Because they were timid and ashamed and had no one to guide them, their responses were often mixed.
Changsheng wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly remembered something, so he raised his voice again and said, "My brother-in-law, Zhang Shanzhen, is the Heavenly Master of the Shangqing Dynasty. Now I am worshiping the Grand Master and commanding the three armies. I will kill them first and then report them. I will take them alive and dead."
As long as Changsheng spoke, Jiangzhu would not dare to speak, and without his permission, he would not even dare to respond.
After finishing what he had to say, Changsheng turned around and left. He did not lead the troops. The reason why he gave instructions on his behalf was mainly to let the subordinates correct their positions. Anyone who made a mistake must pay the price. These subordinates Of course, pawns are no exception. There is no good person who can escape punishment for doing bad things. Most of these surrendered pawns have the blood of the New Army soldiers on their hands. Don't think that you can be completely exempted from guilt if you can't beat them and surrender.
And these words can only be said by him, because he has a bad reputation and is famous for being cruel and ruthless. If he says these words, he can better intimidate the soldiers. If Zhang Shan says them, he will not be able to achieve this. This has an effect. Although Zhang Shan has clear grievances, he is extremely kind, and bad people are often not afraid of good people. Furthermore, Zhang Shan is a Heavenly Master of the Supreme Purity, and some of his words are detrimental to his image as a Heavenly Master.
As for the last sentence, it directly shows the relationship between Zhang Shan and himself and the power given to Zhang Shan by the imperial court. He must clearly tell these soldiers that Zhang Shan is his brother-in-law, and Zhang Shan has great power. Their life and death depends only on Zhang Shan. A moment of kindness.
When Chang Sheng left, Zhang Mo came over quickly. Although she didn't say anything, she cast a grateful look at him, because she knew that Chang Sheng's previous lecture was not to show authority, but to take the blame and be the bad guy, leaving the good guy to Zhang Shanlai. After his training, Zhang Shan was able to more easily recruit and control these Hanzhong soldiers.
At this time, Datou and others had handed over the captured rebel general to their own custody. Changsheng and Zhang Mo were walking in front, and the four Datou were following behind, three feet apart.
Changsheng was covered in blood at this time, and there were many blood stains on his face. Zhang Mo held the handkerchief in his hand but did not come forward to wipe it. Although she wanted to do that, and the two of them had already decided, she was a Taoist sect after all. A middle-aged person does not want to show off his childlike behavior in front of others.
The battlefield was only four or five miles away from our own military camp. If it were normal times, Chang Sheng would definitely walk back to the camp with Zhang Mo. But at this time, he was too tired and injured. After leaving the battlefield, he got on his horse and met the man who was riding the war horse. Zhang Mo rode forward.
Back at their camp, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu were waiting for everyone outside the camp gate. Zhang Mo took the lead in dismounting and quickly stepped forward to express his solemn thanks to the two.
"Haha, don't thank us," Chen Liqiu smiled and pointed at Changsheng, "If you want to thank him, just thank him."
Seeing Chang Sheng frowning and looking around, Chen Liqiu guessed that he was looking for Batulu, so he waved his hand and said, "Stop looking, I'm back to my old habit of helping the cook kill pigs and sheep."
Changsheng nodded and looked at Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu up and down. Li Zhongyong knew that he was confirming whether the two were injured, so he said, "Treat the injuries of the four generals first. Don't worry about us, we are fine."
Changsheng nodded again, and Zhang Mo then led everyone into the camp and washed the blood on their bodies from the water source.
Changsheng and others originally wanted to go to Hebei Road, so they brought a change of clothes with them and put on clean clothes after a simple wash.
Zhang Mo had already arranged accommodation for everyone, and directly set aside a military tent that could accommodate a dozen soldiers. The five Changsheng people, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu all lived together.
When marching and fighting, it is natural that doctors and medicines are indispensable. Everyone suffered external injuries, so Chang Sheng did not need to do it himself. The two doctors who accompanied the army were busy separately, applying medicine and bandaging for everyone.
Although everyone was excited about the victory, they were too tired. They didn't talk much after lying down, and soon fell asleep amidst the sounds of livestock being slaughtered in the camp.
Changsheng had not slept for several days, and he was exhausted both physically and mentally. He slept very deeply. The same was true for Datou, Shi Xuanming and others. Datou was busy casting silver ingots from Chang'an, while Shi Xuanming and others were traveling thousands of miles away from Chang'an. Came here from Hebei Road.
Everyone wanted to take a long nap to regain their consciousness, but they never expected to be woken up after only half an hour of sleep. The person who woke everyone up was none other than Batulu, although the marching pot had been smashed a lot before. , but it was not that there was not a single bite left. Batulu directly brought a large pot in, which was filled with a pot of mutton. The marching pot was much larger than the iron pots used by ordinary people at home. There were at least two in this big pot. More than a hundred pounds of mutton.
Batulu put down the iron pot and yelled for everyone to get up and eat meat. Compared with eating, everyone wanted to lie down and rest at this time, but Batulu refused to obey. He pulled this and that until everyone was eaten. I gave up after all the fussing.
Baturu was not idle during the previous decisive battle. Everyone was resting. Only he was busy preparing meals for everyone. Thinking that these people were not willing to blame him, they could only brace themselves and accept the mutton he handed over.
The mutton was not deboned, but was stewed with the bones. It was made by each person's hand and was of different sizes. Although Batulu was confused, he was not unreasonable. He knew that Shi Xuanming and Yu Yi ate meat, so he gave them all the meat. It was a leg of lamb, and what Changsheng and Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu gave was a whole rack of lamb, while he was grabbing a sheep head and gnawing on it.
At first, everyone didn't come back to their senses and ate reluctantly, but then they gradually came back to their senses and started to have an appetite. Batulu didn't know how to cook, but he came from the Mobei grassland and was very good at stewing meat. The mutton stew was all delicious. No smell.
At this time, everyone began to talk about the previous war. With such a big victory, everyone would be happy. If you still suppress the excitement and excitement in your heart at this time, you are not being calm by nature, but being pretentious.
As the saying goes, excessive modesty is hypocrisy. Everyone is discerning, and they all know that in this battle, everyone on our side played a huge role in turning the tide and turning defeat into victory, because the new army's combat effectiveness is too weak, and the rebels have become extremely powerful, both in terms of military strength and purple energy masters. Times more than ours.
Everyone played an important role in this battle. There are two main reasons why we are so happy. One is for the public good. After this battle, our military strength has doubled, and Hanzhong is rich, and we can be self-sufficient in military supplies in a short time. The second is selfishness. Previously, both the Big Four and the Batulu Three felt guilty because the imperial court gave them preferential treatment, but their contribution to the imperial court was not much, and the rewards they received were mainly due to their longevity. , this time everyone worked hard to turn the tide, and Chang Sheng gave the court an explanation.
While everyone was chatting excitedly, Changsheng was wandering away from home clutching the mutton chops. Now that the decisive battle was over, Zhang Shan and others would gather the rebels and regain the city, and everyone on his side would also leave separately. He I'm trying to find a reason to stay here for a few days...
