People in the Three Kingdoms, start to capture Jiangdong

Chapter 007 Casualties

In Xiang'an County Magistrate's Mansion, Sun Ce sat in the first seat with a big horse and a golden knife, while Han Dang and others stood below.

As for Xiang'an county magistrate?

When Sun Cejun was fighting fiercely with the Xiang'an defenders, he took his family and ran away.

"Uncle Han, what are the casualties of our army when we take Xiang'an this time?"

Sun Ce looked at Han Dang and asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, 35 people were killed and 224 were injured in our army."

Han Dang clasped his hands and said, "About 1000 Xiang'an defenders were killed or wounded, hundreds of them fled, and the remaining 1500 surrendered."

"35 people died."

Hearing this, Sun Ce sighed slightly in his heart. In troubled times, human life is worthless and worthless. In the battle just now, he had hundreds of human lives in his hands, and he was used to it.

However, watching his soldiers die, his heart still hurts a little.

"Young master, war will definitely kill people, you have to get used to it."

Seeing Sun Ce's mood, Zu Mao took the initiative to say, "Besides, if you hadn't shown your might to seize control of the city wall and beheaded the county lieutenant tonight, I'm afraid our army would have killed and injured more people."

"Yes, young master, if it weren't for your bravery, at least hundreds of soldiers would have died in taking Xiang'an City this time."

Huang Gai and the others agreed one after another. Thinking of the great battle just now, they can still feel the shock.

Sun Ce was too fierce. When ascending the city, he cleared a large area by himself so that the soldiers could ascend the city smoothly.

During the decisive battle in the city, he stabbed the Xiang'an county lieutenant to death with a single shot among thousands of troops.

He is really the god of Tai Sui in the world, like a demon lord descended from the sky. At that time, Huang Gai and others were dumbfounded.

Now in the hearts of the generals, Sun Ce's bravery is comparable to that of Sun Jian, or even better.

Sun Ce was comforted by everyone, and the sigh in his heart dissipated.

Kindness does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth, one must be ruthless in troubled times, and those who are not ruthless will not be able to survive.

"The Three Kingdoms must be unified, so that people will not die casually, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Sun Ce thought to himself, "Perhaps, this is my mission to travel through the Three Kingdoms."

Putting away his thoughts, Sun Ce's eyes fell on Huang Gai, and he said, "This time we were able to take Xiang'an, thanks to the contributions of the soldiers.

Open the Xiang'an treasury, and part of the money in it will be rewarded. "

"Yes, my lord."

Huang Gai bowed his hands to accept the order, turned and left, and he was very appreciative of Sun Ce's order in his heart.

As a leader, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, and the soldiers will be more loyal and admired if they are rewarded for their military exploits.

If you swallow the money you get alone, the soldiers will be renounced and unwilling to follow.

Sun Ce can understand this truth, and it is really rare not to be confused by money.

Especially Sun Ce is only 17 years old, and many people are 60 or [-] years old, and they don't understand this truth.

"In addition, the sacrificed soldiers should be buried generously. Burn more paper money so that they can live better down here."

Sun Ce shifted his gaze to Han Dang, and ordered.

Originally, the soldiers died in battle, and a generous pension should be paid to their families.

However, the identities of the soldiers who died were uncertain, and their hometowns were far away, so it was too difficult to distribute pensions to their families.

Conditions did not permit, and Sun Ce had no choice but to make do with it and bury the sacrificed soldiers.

After he conquered Lujiang and owned a piece of land of his own, the pensions for the soldiers who got married and started businesses could be paid out.

"The last general takes orders."

Han Dang clasped his hands in agreement, and turned to leave as well.

Sun Ce pondered for a moment, then asked Zu Mao: "Uncle, more than 1500 Xiang'an defenders surrendered, can these people be used?"

Taking prisoners is a very important source of troops.

In history, Cao Cao subdued 10,000+ Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, and became one of the largest princes, and his strength skyrocketed.

If Sun Ce wants to conquer the world, he must not rely on the 10,000 elite soldiers left behind by Sun Jian. He needs more soldiers and horses. Otherwise, how can he compete with powerful princes with tens of thousands or [-]+ soldiers and horses?

"Returning to the young master, if it takes a long time, the subordinates are sure to let all the surrendered troops integrate into our army to form a fighting force.

However, if we want to take advantage of the fact that Lujiang County's soldiers and horses have not yet been integrated to attack Shu County and kill Lu Kang, there will not be enough time to recruit Xiang'an's troops. "

Zu Mao thought for a while and said truthfully.

Sun Ce frowned when he heard this, and felt a bit of a headache. If the more than 1500 Xiang'an surrendered troops were not included, it would definitely not work.

Letting them go is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. They will return to Lu Kang's army and fight against him again.

But including this team, there are also risks. If they rebel before the battle, then he is also very dangerous.

"Are you going to kill all the surrendered troops?"

Sun Ce secretly thought.

This is a way, killing all the surrendered troops, there will be no possibility of rebellion. When he attacked Shu County, the rear was also safe and would not be attacked by surprise.

But the reputation of killing surrender is not good, and Sun Ce's reputation will stink when word spreads.

In the future, when Sun Ce marches and fights, others will definitely resist desperately.

Why?People are afraid of being killed by you after surrendering, who dares to surrender?

And killing and surrendering is only one of the problems. Another problem is that Sun Ce lacks soldiers and horses.

If these more than 1500 soldiers were killed, even if he took down Lujiang County in the future, there would not be many soldiers.

After all, if a soldier wants to grow up, he can't do it in a few days or months, but in a few years.

More than 1500 soldiers surrendered, which is a huge fortune.

In a sense, the more than 1500 Xiang'an surrendered troops are all Sun Ce's soldiers and horses, and they cannot be killed randomly.

Sun Ce thought for a long time but couldn't find a solution, so he asked Zu Mao to see what he could do.

"Young master, this matter is not difficult to deal with. In troubled times, the loyalty of ordinary soldiers is relatively low. Whoever gives them food will listen to them."

Zu Mao thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "As long as you kill the disciples of the noble families and the centurions who are more loyal to Lu Kang in the surrendered army, those who are thorny and difficult to discipline will also be killed.

Then disrupt the original establishment of the surrendered army, incorporate them into our army, and arrange hundreds of people to lead them.

Someone is in charge, and the probability of rebellion in the surrendered army will be greatly reduced. "

After listening to Zu Mao's words, Sun Ce's eyes lit up immediately. He thought carefully, if Zu Mao's words were followed, the possibility of rebellion was indeed very low.

After all, if the disobedient ones are killed and the honest ones are left, and there are people in charge, they will naturally work hard.

To put it bluntly, they are just big soldiers, who is it not to sacrifice their lives for whom?

Following Sun Ce will never treat them badly.

"Clap clap."

"Sure enough, there is an old man in the family. If there is a treasure, the uncle's suggestion is very good. I think it will be like this."

Sun Ce applauded and laughed.

"Thank you, Young Master, for your compliment."

Zu Mao scratched his head, and the middle-aged man in his [-]s and [-]s showed a happy expression on his face.

Once the plan is set, it begins to be implemented.

Huang Gai opened the Xiang'an treasury and gave part of the money to the brave soldiers.

The soldiers were all rejoiced when they received the reward, and they became more and more loyal to Sun Ce.

Han Dang buried the sacrificed soldiers, and Sun Ce mourned for them in person, which also moved his subordinates.

As for those surrendered troops, they were also dealt with, all the dishonest ones were killed, and the remaining honest people were disrupted and reorganized. Sun Ce selected hundreds of elites to lead them, and let veteran Huang Gai watch over them.

With Huang Gai around, this surrendered army is relatively stable, obediently obeying military orders.

Chapter 008 Wan County is powerful, Cheng Pu's thoughts

In Wan County, the smell of wine is overflowing in the county magistrate's mansion, and the atmosphere is pleasant. The county magistrate, officials, and wealthy families are holding a banquet.

Due to Lu Kang's poor management and the absence of war for many years, Wan County has long been corrupted like Xiang'an. County magistrates and other officials and wealthy families only care about pleasure and neglect military training.

In history, Sun Ce's ability to quickly defeat Lu Kang and take down Lujiang County is inseparable from this group of people who have no sense of responsibility and only care about their own enjoyment.

"Haha, magistrate, when will the fertile land of Zhang San's family be given to me?"

During the banquet, some disciples of the aristocratic family took out golden gold to bribe the county magistrate in public.

"I'll give it to you tomorrow."

The county magistrate took the money and said, patting his chest.

"What if Zhang San comes to make trouble?"

"He dares! The magistrate is not for me to requisition his good land, but for the prefect Lu, and for the whole Lujiang county's fathers and villagers. If Zhang San dares to make trouble, the magistrate will execute him."

"Naturally, I can rest assured that the county magistrate will handle the affairs, so thank you very much."

"You're welcome, drink."

The county magistrate reached a dark deal with the disciples of the family. Both parties laughed happily, and the surrounding officials and disciples of the family also showed smiles on their faces.

It's just that Zhang San is pitiful. He has been honest and responsible all his life, farming hard, and never thought that the county magistrate would take away his fertile land with a word.

If you dare to make trouble, kill him.

The most heinous thing is that the county magistrate embezzled Zhang Sanliang's farmland under the banner of serving the interests of the entire Lujiang County people.

The troubled times of the Eastern Han Dynasty were the era of cannibalism, and there were too many people like county magistrates.

"Report! Report to the west, Xiang'an was attacked yesterday and has fallen!"

When everyone was chatting happily, suddenly a soldier hurried in and said with cupped hands.