In Datong City, there were those who pursued the routed soldiers, and there were those who escorted the prisoners, and they were in a mess.

The people in the city didn't know what was going on, they only knew that there were shouts of killing everywhere outside the house, and all the people didn't know what was going on, so they could only close the door and hide in the house shivering.

Another sleepless night.

The east gradually revealed the white of the fish's belly, although it was just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the withered grass outside the city had already formed frost.

In these years, the autumn wind can no longer be described as bleak, cold and biting, everyone knows that it is another difficult winter.

Within three days, Taiyuan Mansion and Datong Mansion were restored one after another, and the faces of the soldiers of Qianhu and Xuanfu were filled with joy.

After all, these two border cities are fortified cities with high walls and thick walls, and in the case of equal strength, in three days, let alone two cities, there are no 5,000 soldiers to fill the pits, and none of them can be stormed.

In the Battle of Datong, nearly 5,000 soldiers of Wei Penghong's main attack were killed, more than 2,000 civilian troops were killed, and more than 8,000 were captured.

Most of them became prisoners in their sleep, and a small number of them rushed out undressed and became ghosts under the swords of Xuanfu.

How to deal with the more than 8,000 prisoners of the People's Army became the focus of several people's discussions.

Chang Yu, Zu Qiuqing and others from the Thousand Households of Banzai Mountain all died in the offensive and defensive battles of Linxian County, and it was recommended to kill prisoners to set an example.

As the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Wei Penghong fought the most battles with the Nationalist Army, and hated the Nationalist Army the most, and he suggested that all the prisoners be escorted to the capital and left to the disposal of the imperial court.

Most of the others also expressed their opinions on these two plans, some suggested summarily executing, and some suggested escorting the capital.

However, Liu Honggradually was not satisfied with either opinion.

The thousands of households in Banzai Mountain are all young people, and they don't know the serious consequences of killing prisoners, not to mention that the current total strength of them plus the Xuanfu soldiers is more than 6,000 people, and there are not many prisoners.

In case someone leaks the news, it will be revealed...... Another bloody storm will be set off.

And if you have a history of killing prisoners, who will dare to surrender to you in the future, I am afraid that when they see you coming to attack the city, they will all fight you to the end, and the gains outweigh the losses!

The most important point is that no matter how hateful the peasant army is, it is still a Ming man, to be precise, a Ming man who does not have enough to eat, everything they do is just to live, if there is food to eat, who will be full to do this precarious business.

And what the traditional soldiers represented by Wei Penghong said that it seems more appropriate to escort these civilian troops to the capital, but how many guards are needed to escort more than 8,000 people to the capital?

How much more food will be wasted along the way?

Moreover, the group of ministers in the DPRK and China who had never fought a war and had never seen the misery of the people, and a group of nobles who only knew that the peasant army was burning and looting everywhere, but they did not know why the people did not eat minced meat.

With the attitude of the imperial court towards the peasant army, there is no doubt that the end of these people's army is still to be beheaded, but there is just one more high-sounding reason, to inherit the mandate of heaven and punish lawlessness.

Such a vague death not only costs the people and money, but also has no meaning, in Liu Hongji's opinion, it is simply too wasteful.

More than 8,000 people, not more than 8,000 sheep, don't they just want to have enough to eat, just give it to him?

"Quiet!" Liu Hong gradually waved his hand to make everyone stop.

Everyone, including Wei Penghong, immediately stopped the discussion, yes, here is the uncle who has the final say, no matter how much he says, the uncle still has to make the decision.

"Your opinion Ben Bo also has a general understanding, you and I will work together to make most of Shanxi return to the Ming Dynasty, and the credit will naturally not be small.

However, the officer believes that it would be more useful to keep these prisoners of war than to hand them in.

Therefore, Ben Bo decided that all those who were over the age of 35 captured by the bandit army would be confiscated into lowly nationality and would not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination or do business forever, and they would be placed in Taiyuan Mansion for the time being, and this matter would be handled by Chang Yu, you! ”

His heart is available, but his sins are unforgivable!

Winter is about to begin, and the matter of the coal mine should also be prepared as soon as possible, these are free labor, this cold winter, as long as there is something to eat, Liu Hong is not afraid of them running.

Hearing what the uncle said, everyone looked at each other, and before they could communicate, Liu Hongjian continued.

"In addition, all the generals above the rank of 100 households in the bandit army are not allowed to stay, Lord Wei, you still need to be troubled to send someone to screen this matter, and you must not let go of any general, oh, that old Bi's nephew Bi Yuntao is not counted!"

If you really want to find some scapegoats in the bandit army to appease the hatred of the Ming army and the people, these generals should be the best choice.

Compared with the ordinary people's army who are just trying to eat, these generals are the root of all evil, they are no longer trying to eat enough, they have become greedy and want more.

Even if you are soft-hearted and let them go, these generals will not think of you, but will only look for opportunities to continue to rebel, and this kind of thing happened not often in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the final analysis, these generals have enjoyed the pleasure of power, and the so-called transition from thrift to luxury is the truth.

Put a batch, kill a batch, and deter the remaining batch, without the shackles of those greedy generals, the remaining people can be used by the Ming Dynasty, and there is almost no need for training, it is a ready-made source of soldiers.

Although Chang Yu and Wei Penghong were limited to the limitations of their own class, they didn't quite understand why their uncle treated the captives so well, but they didn't have any objections and agreed.

You're the boss, you can do it this way, anyway, if something goes wrong, you don't have to take the blame for it.

"One more thing, and the most important one!" Liu Hong gradually knocked on the table and began to draw the key points.

"Do this well, and we're going to get rich!"