Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 330 Captive
Gao Cheng pondered for a while, and gave up most of the food and grass to Sun Jian, mainly asking for equipment such as spears and shields, which can be regarded as taking what they need.Seeing this result, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little grateful to Gao Cheng in their hearts. Only when there is a shortage of food, do they know the preciousness of food and grass.

When Sun Jian gave up the initiative, their hearts jumped, fearing that Gao Cheng would unceremoniously take away all the food and grass. If so, they would have to stop such a thing from happening even if they risked Sun Jian's anger.

Fortunately, the food and grass in Gaocheng's camp were quite abundant, so there was no need to fight with Sun Jian for the time being. The things that were useful to the Lujiang army were those spears, shields, knives and guns.

After years of development, Lujiang has trained hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but Gao Cheng didn't have enough armor, knives and guns to arm them all. After all, Lujiang was just an ordinary county without such a strong foundation.

And if these things at Sishuiguan can be pulled back to Lujiang, Gao Cheng can instantly form an army of 5 people, and his power will be greatly enhanced.

"My lord, General Sun, we broke through Sishui Pass this time. According to a rough estimate, we captured about [-] soldiers from Liangzhou, [-] outside the pass, and [-] inside the pass. I don't know what to do with these [-] prisoners?" After dividing up the loot, the man suddenly asked.

Sun Jian frowned slightly, and said: "Now our army is short of food and grass, if these captives are kept, it will only waste food and grass, but if they are all killed, it will harm the peace of heaven, Mr. Xi, what is your plan for asking this question?" Is it?"

Xi Zhicai said: "General, as far as I know, most of the [-] troops we captured were from Luoyang and Hedong. There are not many real Liangzhou soldiers except Huaxiong's [-] cavalry. If the general By recruiting these people, we can make up for the losses from the siege a few days ago, and we can also increase our troops! Instead of detaining and killing prisoners, why not let them be used by me, I wonder what the general wants?"

Sun Jian immediately shook his head and said, "I have thought about this for a long time. According to what Mr. Xi said, if we take these captives, we can indeed make up for the losses. But our army is the vanguard of the army. The fighting power will definitely decrease a lot, even though there are more soldiers and horses, they are all mobs, how can we continue to attack Hulao Pass?"

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai laughed and didn't speak immediately, but gave Gao Cheng a wink, Gao Cheng said: "Since Brother Wentai doesn't want to take prisoners, then leave this matter to me! Let me think about it." A solution to the problem of captives."

Sun Jian hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Zhu Zhi, but Zhu Zhi thought about it for a while, and felt nothing wrong, so he nodded slightly.Sun Jian then said: "Since brother Ziming said so, all the [-] captives will be handed over to you, but I will take [-]% of the horses left behind by Hua Xiong!"

The cavalry left by Huaxiong became prisoners, and more than 3000 war horses were left behind. These war horses all have the blood of Liangzhou horses.Sun Jian wanted to take [-]% of the horses, Gao Cheng's expression twitched, and he felt a little bit reluctant.

If you want to gallop the Central Plains, cavalry is indispensable, and the most important thing is the horse.There is no place in the six counties of Jiangdong where horses can be raised, and the war horses left by Huaxiong are of great value to Gao Cheng.

However, Sun Jian was the official forward of the army, and he played a great role in this battle. He had to take [-]% of the horses, as it should be, and Gao Cheng had no reason to object.It is impossible for him to take all the benefits.

When Sun Jian and his men left, Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai showed a smile on their faces.

"Adding these [-] captives, we have [-] troops! Not bad!" Gao Cheng laughed.

Seeing this, Lu Dai, Gao Lan, Chen Dao and others were a little puzzled.These 2 captives are a huge burden, especially after their more than [-] soldiers and horses are mixed with [-] captives, it is difficult to maintain their original combat effectiveness.

Sun Jian realized this, so he was not willing to accept prisoners at all, lest he would be defeated and die because of these troubles in the next battle.

Only Chen Jiao was thoughtful, as if he had realized something.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xi Zhicai couldn't help laughing: "Now that we have broken through Sishui Pass, with the character of Leader Yuan and the other princes, we will definitely speed up the march and join the vanguard to attack Hulao together! When the time comes, the princes will have millions of troops to make meritorious deeds. , definitely don’t want us to take action again, General Sun probably didn’t think of this, so he gave us more than 6 people for nothing!”

When everyone heard the words, they suddenly showed a look of surprise.That's right, now that the allied forces of the princes are attacking Luoyang, it is time to compete for fame. As long as you make contributions in this battle, you will not only be famous all over the world, but you will also be rewarded by the emperor after you invade Luoyang in the future.

When many princes had no formal contact with Dong Zhuo's army, they were afraid of the mighty Liangzhou army, and they did not dare to march too fast, and had the idea of ​​preserving their strength.

However, Sun Jian and Gao Cheng easily breached Sishui Pass. As long as the news reached their ears, these princes would definitely be jealous.At that time, Sun Jian's vanguard position will definitely not be guaranteed.At that time, if he wants to take the initiative to fight, Yuan Shao and other princes will not give him a chance.

Since there is no chance to go to battle, it doesn't matter if the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is reduced due to the recruitment of prisoners. Gao Cheng can even take this opportunity to train the soldiers and retrain his soldiers and horses.

Gao Cheng said: "Sun Wentai has an upright personality, and he will definitely not regret the decision he made. Let alone these, Dinggong, Shuzhi, and Ji Bi, the more than 6 prisoners will be handed over to you. Be sure to send these soldiers Absorb them, let them be used by me!"

Both Lu Dai and Chen Dao are talented generals, especially after training in Xuzhou and Lujiang, Lu Dai has developed his ability to lead troops, and he can command both navy and infantry.In addition to being slightly weaker, it can be called the best candidate to sit on one side.

Chen Dao's commanding ability is not as good as Lu Dai's, but he is powerful, and the two complement each other, and it is not difficult to recruit [-] soldiers.As for Chen Jiao, who is responsible for the money, food and supplies of the army, he will be busy next time.

In the next few days, Gao Cheng took his guards to check the terrain near Sishuiguan. Sishui Hulao is an important place in the Central Plains. If he conquers the Central Plains in the future, he might come to this place again.

At this time, the news of Sun Jian and Gao Cheng's breach of Sishui Pass spread to the armies of the princes, and many generals of the princes were shocked by it. After receiving the information, he was even more depressed in his chest.His face was pale with anger.

(End of this chapter)