"Zhang Lin, our casualty count is out: 165 dead, 43 seriously injured, and 391 slightly injured."
"The casualties and prisoners on the other side have also been tallied. They suffered 202 dead, 75 seriously wounded, 421 slightly wounded, and prisoners..."
Qiao Ruoxi had been busy on the battlefield for half a day and finally finished compiling various data. She came to report to Zhang Lin, and her tone became excited when she talked about the final number of prisoners:
"1,729 people were captured!"
"They outnumber our vanguard!"
Her tone was filled with disbelief.
Although she had always been well protected by her father and basically only did logistical work, she didn't know much about war, but in one battle, the number of prisoners of war could exceed the total number of her own troops...
She'd never even heard of it, let alone seen it.
"It's not appropriate to incorporate so many people into the vanguard..."
Zhang Lin stroked his chin, deep in thought.
He was quite surprised by this result. He attributed it partly to luck, but of course, it also had a lot to do with his own skill.
For him, dealing with the aftermath was more difficult than fighting a war.
So many people, all from the human side. If we were to follow Bai Qi's example and simply slaughter them, it would save us a lot of trouble. But with the beast tide looming, it's pointless to waste human strength like this...
No matter how you look at it, it seems like something only a traitor would do.
Killing is definitely not an option.
But if they were directly incorporated into the Vanguard Army, their numbers would exceed those of the veterans in the Vanguard Army, and if any trouble were to occur... it would be quite troublesome.
Of course, putting it back is impossible.
They all have their own bosses. As for Peng Bing's side, needless to say, these people will go back and directly pledge allegiance to Peng Bing. With Niu Chuan protecting them, they might not even be punished.
As for those smaller factions, although Liu Guorong, Chen Lixiao, and others are dead, their factions still have other leaders. These people will definitely go back to their own homes once they return.
After fighting a battle, he also lost some of his own forces. He didn't have the magnanimity to let them return to his own territory and continue to oppose him.
Qiao Ruoxi remained silent, her beautiful eyes fixed on him. She wasn't worried at all; in her mind, Zhang Lin was omnipotent, and she was sure he could come up with a solution.
Before, I don't know why, I agreed to be Zhang Lin's woman without thinking, and as a result, he didn't come to see me for several days...
She wasn't without resentment in her heart.
But after experiencing a series of events, all her resentment disappeared.
She was completely captivated by Zhang Lin.
Especially after today's battle.
Now, Qiao Ruoxi has only one thought in her mind: how to improve her competitiveness and make Zhang Lin linger over her...
There's not much we can do.
Let's do it this way.
Zhang Lin was unaware of Qiao Ruoxi's thoughts. After a few minutes of contemplation, he realized that there was indeed no good solution, so he opted for a rather mediocre and clumsy one.
"Listen to me, you all! Joining Niu Chuan in rebellion and attacking allies is a grave crime. Now that you've been defeated and captured, I was thinking of just killing you all..."
He came to a high slope, gathered everyone together, and shouted loudly:
"but……"
“I am a kind-hearted person and do not want to commit murder, so I am willing to give you a chance.”
Upon hearing this, the group of people below were initially alarmed.
Now that they've lost their weapons and their fighting strength has plummeted, if Zhang Lin really wants to kill them... that wouldn't be difficult.
But then Zhang Lin said he was willing to give them a chance, and everyone was finally relieved.
However, some people started to have their own doubts.
Especially Ushikawa.
He looked at Zhang Lin with a resentful expression in his eyes.
"You better be a decent human being! What you've done has nothing to do with kindness. In Peng Yong's urn, there was more yellow soil than ashes..."
"Furthermore, although I did intend to harm you, it was you who struck first. How dare you claim that we struck first? If we had struck first, would we have been caught off guard by you?"
But he dared not say it, and his eyes grew even more resentful.
Everyone looked at Zhang Lin, waiting for what would happen next.
Zhang Lin didn't waste any time and immediately said, "The Vanguard Army came out this time to eliminate supernatural creatures. If you kill even one supernatural creature, it will be considered atonement. I will allow you to join the Vanguard Army and guarantee that I will not pursue your previous crimes."
Those below breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
This condition is not difficult and there is a possibility of fulfilling it.
Although there are certain dangers, and you will have to join the vanguard later, at least you won't be killed.
This matter is now settled.
To avoid chaos caused by distributing weapons to so many people at once, Zhang Lin distributed the weapons to them in batches, one batch at a time.
First, select a few hundred people and have them carry weapons and walk in front of the vanguard. If there are a few extraordinary creatures, let them go first.
Once the first batch completes its task, the next batch will be ready.
In reality, this is just an excuse to gradually get them all added to the vanguard.
The addition of over a thousand people at once, more than the veterans of the vanguard army, is bound to cause trouble.
However, by gradually breaking up and reinforcing the vanguard, the problem is not so big.
Moreover, they would certainly lose some of their manpower in the battle against the supernatural beings, which would further reduce the threat posed by these beings.
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