Empire

"Will you really let us go home?"

These prisoners of war from the Dynasty Army all had families with them, so they naturally did not want to die in vain. Now that Chen Ziang said he would pardon them, they still had doubts in their hearts. After all, the rebels had always killed prisoners of war before, and had never been so merciful.

"I, Chen Ziang, keep my word. As long as you lay down your weapons and promise not to oppose our rebel army in the future, I will not only let you go home, but also give you money for your trip home."

After hearing what Chen Ziang said, the prisoners of war were all in an uproar. When did the rebel army become so kind?

"Anyone who is willing to lay down their weapons and go home, please come to me to register and receive travel expenses."

"Those who don't want to go home and want to continue to serve in the army and eat food, go and wait over there. I have already ordered the cooks to light a fire and cook. You can have a full meal first."

Chen Ziang did not give these prisoners more time to think and let them make a choice directly.

After Chen Ziang finished speaking, he asked two soldiers to bring a box of copper coins and a box of silver coins, and asked the clerks in the army to prepare paper for registration.

Seeing that Chen Ziang and his men did not seem to be lying, these Dynasty Army prisoners hesitated for a while, and a few of the braver ones came out first.

"In order to prevent you from taking the money and not going home, but instead returning to the Dynasty Army, we have to register everyone’s name and where they are from. If we meet you on the battlefield again in the future, we will show no mercy!"

"And if I knew that you would return to the Dynasty Army, I would make the information public, and I think the Dynasty Army would not let you off at that time."

Chen Ziang was naturally on guard against the possibility of a disaster, so when he released these prisoners of war, he also kept a trick.

These prisoners of war looked at each other in bewilderment. Chen Ziang had cut off their retreat. They really could not return to the Dynasty Army in the future, and could only go home.

"Name?"

"What position did you hold in the Dynasty Army before?"

"Where is your home and who else is there in your home?"......

The clerks in the army followed Chen Ziang's instructions and carefully questioned and registered every prisoner who wanted to go home.

Although such registration was not very effective in actual operation, it was at least a deterrent.

"Your home is in Qinghe Province. You can go home in two days and receive ten copper coins."

Chen Ziang personally distributed travel expenses to the registered prisoners of war, which made them flattered.

"Thank you, General. Thank you, General.

Feeling the heavy copper coins in his hands, the prisoners of war who had escaped death burst into tears of gratitude.

"Go back and work hard to support your family, don't work for the Dynasty Army, go."

After Chen Ziang personally handed the copper coins to the prisoners, he did not forget to kindly advise them.

Seeing that Chen Ziang really fulfilled his promise, not only pardoned them and let them go home, but also gave them travel expenses, those who were still waiting came forward one after another.

Li Lang and others had originally thought about planning to escape at night to avoid being killed by the rebels.

But the current scene made them puzzled and lost the idea of escaping, because there was no need to escape, just go forward to register, and then they can go home

"Brother Li, shall we go and register to go home too?"

Seeing people taking the money and leaving one after another, several soldiers familiar to Li Lang were eager to try.

"You guys take the money and go back, live a peaceful life, I won't leave." Li Lang thought for a while and said

"Brother Li, why is this?"

"I sold my land at a low price and spent more than 20 silver coins to fill the vacancy left by my father. Now I have nothing to return to, and the Dynasty Army can't go back......."Li Lang looked a little lonely.

Li Lang's father was also a captain of the Qinghe Provincial Guard. After his death, Li Lang took a lot of money to replace his father's position.

Originally, Li Lang wanted to stay in the Provincial Guard for a few years and then marry a wife.

But now that they were defeated by the rebels, his entire life trajectory has changed.

Li Lang is very clear about the punishment system of the Dynasty Army for the defeated army, which is to draw ten and kill one to serve as a warning to others.

Now Chen Ziang has registered their information again. Even if they go back and escape the punishment of drawing ten and killing one, if they fall into the hands of the rebels again, they will have no way to survive, so he can only stay.

Like Li Lang, because there are many prisoners of war who are concerned about various aspects, only more than 200 of the more than 1,000 prisoners of war actually left.

The other more than 800 prisoners of war finally all stayed. They were willing to join the rebels and continue to serve as soldiers and eat food.

Some of them were worried about being punished if they returned, some were ambitious and wanted to join the rebels to gain fame and fortune, and some simply wanted to find a place to eat.

Now the entire Far East Dynasty was under heavy taxes and corrupt officials were rampant. Even if they returned, they would have no way to survive, so they simply stayed.

"Thank you for not abandoning me and being willing to stay and join our uprising army. We were enemies on the battlefield two days ago, but from today on, we are brothers who eat from the same pot. As long as I, Chen Ziang, eat, you will never starve!"

Chen Ziang did not expect that the number of people who stayed behind would greatly exceed his expectations, so he seemed very happy.

Although he has been appointed as the commander of a thousand men in the old camp, in fact, except for Wang Hu and others, he is a commander without troops.

After the battle with the Dynasty Army, the soldiers of the old camp who were temporarily transferred to his command returned to the command of their respective generals.

Now these more than 800 prisoners of war of the Dynasty Army have become the first batch of Chen Ziang's real subordinates.

These people used to be soldiers. After simple training, they are much stronger than civilians. Chen Ziang believes that as long as he trains them well, he will be able to train them into a howling tiger and wolf army.

Li Lang and others don't know whether their choice is correct, but they have no other way to go now.

"Wang Hu!"

"have!"

"Place the pot���Come up and let these brothers have a full meal first!"

""Yes!"

Wang Hu and others admired and respected Chen Ziang, so they supported Chen Ziang's decision unwaveringly.

Soon, the steaming hot food was served. Li Lang and other hungry people didn't care about their image and ate voraciously. Soon all the food was swept away.

"Have you eaten enough?"

After the meal, Chen Ziang gathered all the soldiers who had surrendered and gave them a lecture.

"I am full"

""I'm full."

These soldiers now have bulging stomachs, and it's rare for them to have a full meal.

Although they used to be soldiers of the Dynasty Army, there was serious corruption within the Dynasty Army, and they often didn't have enough to eat.

"Why are you all so weak like women? Tell me loudly, are you full?!" Chen Ziang looked around and shouted loudly

"I am full!"

"Good, this is my kind of soldier, full of vigor and momentum!" Chen Ziang smiled.