Chapter 817 Arrangements after the First Battle
The Han army finished its work quickly. When it came to the stage of large-scale search for deserters, Xue Tu directly summoned the Sea Wolf Guards who were ambushed in the west to search for the enemy troops who had fled into the mountains and forests together with the Xiangjian Guards.
The 2,500 newly joined Sea Wolf Guards had not gained any credit, so they worked very hard during the search. The two guards only took one morning to clean up the remaining soldiers.
The Feixiong Guards who were ambushed in the far west really fulfilled the words before the battle. The enemy was basically wiped out before they ran out of 30 miles. They didn't even get a hair, which made the officers and soldiers of the Feixiong Guards very depressed. However, Xue Tu
had already done ideological work for them before the battle. The Feixiong Guards had to fight a battle in the future. When the time came, they would face the main force of the enemy. There was no need to fight for the credit at this moment. Therefore, after the victory in the first battle, Xue Tu did not call them back. He directly let them switch to defense in place and wait for his subsequent arrangements.
After this battle, Xue Tu ordered the army to turn to the Xin tribe's original front-line camp to gather. The four guards, the Sea Wolf Guard, the Huben Guard, the Xiangjian Guard, and the Baotao Guard, returned to the previous mountaintop camp again. Of course, they were accompanied by more than 3,000 prisoners of war they captured.
The prisoners of war from the Xin tribe were also very surprised. At first, they thought that the brothers who fell behind had been brutally killed by the Han army, but as the Han army returned to the camp, they were surprised to find that more and more prisoners of war were escorted back, from the initial hundreds to thousands, from thousands to two thousand. When they all returned to the camp, they found that the number of their own people captured by the Han army was more than 3,000, nearly 4,000.
You have to know that they only have 4,000 troops in total. So, doesn't it mean that the Han army didn't kill many of them at all, but captured them all? This made them both surprised and confused, not knowing what the Han army meant.
All the captured prisoners were temporarily detained in their original camps. There were densely packed Han troops watching them all around. In addition, most of them were already exhausted and had no food supplements, so they had no intention of resisting or escaping.
In this regard, the Han tribe had already had mature experience. As long as the newly captured prisoners were controlled for food, starved for a few days, and only given enough food to sustain life, the prisoners could basically not make any big waves. Even if they wanted to resist, they did not have the physical strength.
Xue Tu returned to the big tent in the temporary camp and began to write today's battle report. It was the second day after landing and the first day after landing. It had not been more than 20 hours since landing, and they had already won a considerable victory, which was considered a victory in the first battle. Of course, he had to report the merit to the leader.
"General, we captured a leader of the enemy named Qi Yun. I heard that he was the brother of Elder Qi of the Xin tribe and the actual patriarch of the Qi clan. There were also several small leaders of the remnants of Maodun. How to deal with these people?" Yang Feng, a soldier, suddenly lifted the curtain and walked in, asking Xue Tu.
"Leave this to Sima Xue, who is in charge of the political situation in the war zone. In addition, my opinion is to interrogate them first, squeeze out all the necessary intelligence, and then publicly execute them. Not only should the prisoners of war see it, but also the local people should see it.
Before the execution, publicly read out their crimes and let them confess in front of the people, and prove that the Xin tribe colluded with the grassland people to attack our Han tribe. This will also clarify the name of our righteous army, which will be good for the subsequent rule of the Han tribe. You will understand it as soon as you tell Sima."
Xue Tu said without raising his head. Obviously, he had already planned for this matter. However, he was the chief military officer and had no say in the politics of the war zone, so he could only give suggestions. The specific steps would be handled by Sima Xue Qingyao.
Yang Feng, the military officer, nodded, and then asked, "What about our next action? And the problem of the prisoners' pressure, what should we do?"
"This action?" Xue Tu finally stopped writing and raised his head, stroked the not very long beard on his chin, and took out a map from the table and said.
"Immediately send out all the scouts to scout the enemy's deployment. Also, let the horses of the Cavalry Guard recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Our next move urgently requires the mobile support of the cavalry, and then the deployment.
After dealing with the two enemy corps in front of us, there are no enemies in the eastern part of Zhudao that can have an impact on us. The 8,000 troops of the Yingyang Guard stationed in Chaoyang County, the Baotao Guard stationed in the Yashan County delegation, and the Cavalry Guard stationed in Xinhua County will all be transferred to defense. So the first thing to do is to find a permanent station for these three guards and let them garrison there first.
As for the more than 3,000 captives, don't let them sit idle. Let several Sima at all levels educate them ideologically, make it clear that they are helping Xin to be abusive, and the only right way is to surrender to the Han tribe. In addition, let them know that as long as they are obedient, our Han tribe will not kill them easily, otherwise there is no need to waste so much effort to catch them, and let them know their value clearly.
Our Han tribe will let them work, that is, labor reform. Only labor can wash away the mistakes they have made. If they perform well, we will let them go home in the future, or go to other places in the Han tribe to restore their free civilian status.
This can stabilize the emotions of the captives. If they can save their lives, they will definitely not mess around.
Then wait until the public trial and execution are over, divide the more than 3,000 captives into four parts, and take away 1,000 captives from each of the three guards, Leopard Taowei, Eagle Yangwei, and Xiaoqiwei. Let them supervise the captives to build permanent military camps and temporary local governments. We must obtain the actual political power in the occupied areas as soon as possible. The remaining hundreds of people will be handed over to the delegation. It is also good to let these captives carry logistical supplies for us.
In short, don't let them be idle. When people are idle, they tend to have wild thoughts. Don't give them the time. "
Yang Feng kept nodding, but after Xue Tu finished speaking, he asked, "Don't we need to ask the leader for permission for such an arrangement? The leader values ​​prisoners of war very much."
"Now is wartime, the war is not over yet, this is just a temporary arrangement. After the Takeshima Islands are completely pacified, the leader will naturally arrange the prisoners' stay or go. We are not overstepping the boundaries by doing this, don't worry, the leader won't blame us. "Xue Tu knew what he wanted to say, so he comforted him.
Power can make people lose themselves. Yang Feng was worried that his people would not report or ask for instructions, and would start to make private arrangements, which would cause dissatisfaction from the leader, so he asked this question.
He couldn't say whether the leader valued power too much, or the leader was afraid that his people would hold on to power too tightly, but in any case he was a little worried.
Seeing Yang Feng's uneasy look, Xue Tu smiled, stood up, patted his shoulder and comforted him.
"Xiao Yang, don't worry, the leader is not as stingy as you think. Although the leader holds most of the power in his hands, this is also the need of the system. Can you ensure that after the leader delegates power, others can lead the tribe better? Can't you? No one can compare to the leader in this regard.
So, the leader holding on to power is not selfish, nor is it greed for power, but for dedication. He has put too much effort into this tribe. You have little contact with the leader, and you don't know how tired he is every day and how many things he has to think about.
Our situation is different. We are so far away from Hanyang County that even if we send a letter by eagle, it will take three days. If we have to ask the leader for everything, we will definitely miss the opportunity to fight. Can we still fight?
Be more confident. We should make our own decisions. This battle with Xin tribe may be a test for us. Perform well and don't be like a child who has not grown up. Have your own opinions. The leader needs a helper with ideas, not a machine that only obeys orders.
Do you understand?"
There will be more later
(end of this chapter)
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