"Duan Ke is dead!"

"Duan Ke is dead!"

...

When these words rang out on the battlefield, they were like a bolt from the blue, resounding in the minds of all the soldiers of the Dian King's army.

Some soldiers of the Dian King's army who were still putting up a stubborn resistance were struck dumb, standing there in disbelief.

However, looking back, Duan Kesheng's head, held high, was particularly conspicuous.

Duan Kesheng is really dead!

In an instant, the morale of some soldiers in the Dian King's army dissipated even faster.

Especially when the outer forces of the Prince of Xin swarmed in, the last remaining soldiers of the Prince of Dian's army, who were still putting up a stubborn resistance, completely lost their will to fight and knelt down to surrender.

The situation cannot be changed.

After news of Duan Kesheng's death spread, the remaining 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers of the Dian King's army knelt down and surrendered.

The battle in Liucheng Town, which lasted for nearly two months, finally came to an end.

The battle ended very quickly, so quickly that Gu Shisan was somewhat stunned.

He hadn't expected it to all happen so quickly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. For an army like the Dian King's army, whose soldiers were not of high quality, defeating them would be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

In particular, their bombing campaign, which lasted for more than half an hour, was also a significant factor in defeating the Dian King's army.

After the soldiers of the Second Regiment had taken custody of all the prisoners of the Dian King's army, Tan Chengtong, the commander of the Second Regiment, also came to Gu Shisan's side.

Looking at Gu Shisan, Tan Chengtian asked, "Deputy Commander, the Dian King's army has surrendered, so the battle here is over. What should we do with these prisoners?"

"Old Tan,"

Looking at Tan Chengtong, Gu Shisan asked, "How many prisoners are there?"

"The exact figures haven't been compiled yet."

Tan Chengtian thought for a moment and said, "Roughly estimated, there are about 20,000 people."

"Twenty thousand people?"

Gu Shisan was taken aback.

They had six or seven thousand men, and they captured twenty thousand prisoners. It was truly astonishing!

Now, how to guard and deal with the 20,000 prisoners has become a major problem.

That's 20,000 people after all!

And they number only six or seven thousand.

Moreover, we also have to attack Guiling City, so we can't spare the time!

For a time, this problem troubled Gu Shisan.

"Deputy Commander,"

Tan Chengtong hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you worried about what to do with these prisoners?"

"yes!"

Gu Shisan nodded, frowning as he said, "Twenty thousand people is no small number! If not handled properly, they might mutini!"

"Deputy Commander, I have an idea."

Tan Chengtian said, "I've heard about some of the methods you used to build up the militia when you were in Jidong. There was a screening and selection process that we could use."

"Screening and selection?"

Gu Shisan's eyes lit up, and he asked, "You mean to screen and categorize these 20,000 prisoners into different levels?"

"Yes, Deputy Commander!"

Tan Chengtong nodded and said, "No matter where the army is, there are good and bad ones, and the Dian King's army is no exception. Among these prisoners, there must be a large number of ordinary peasant boys. Perhaps they were forced by poverty or had no other choice but to join the army. If we identify these people and educate and train them, they might become our reserve force in Guiling Province!"

We can even supplement them into various companies and platoons, or into local militia teams, and reorganize them.

This way, we can both strengthen our forces and solve the problem of resettling these prisoners.

"I understand what you mean!"

Gu Shisan nodded and said, "For those who have committed heinous crimes, we naturally cannot tolerate them. Moreover, some mid-level officers also need to be treated specially; labor reform is indispensable!"

With that, Gu Shisan nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it this way and screen these prisoners."

"only,"

Tan Chengtai looked at Gu Shisan and said, "Our attack on Guiling City will be a little later."

"It's fine if it's late!"

Gu Shisan said, "Guiling City is right there, he can't escape. We just need to report what's happening here to the commander. After we've screened and selected these prisoners, we can proceed with the next step!"

Immediately, Gu Shisan, Mo Shenglan, Tan Chengtai, Zhou Kang, Huang Yongjing and others began to screen and select the captured soldiers.

Meanwhile, Gu Shisan also reported the situation here to Commander Yuan Weiwen.

...

When Yuan Weiwen received the news, his eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his lips.

"This Gu Shisan is really quite good!"

Yuan Weiwen said with a smile.

"What happened to the thirteenth prince this time?"

Zhao Shuisheng asked, "Could it be that you've taken Guiling City?"

"That won't happen that quickly."

Yuan Weiwen handed the note to Zhao Shuisheng and said, "Gu Shisan defeated the 30,000-strong army of the Dian King and captured 20,000 of them!"

"What?"

Zhao Shuisheng was somewhat surprised.

He carefully examined the contents of the note, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Thirteenth Brother, you're really something!"

"It's more than just impressive!"

Yuan Weiwen said with a smile, "The annihilation of the entire 30,000-strong army of the Dian King has dealt a severe blow to his forces."

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