Yang Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Tongfu, who do you think of me?" Do I feel like I'm going to kill a captive?"

Chen Liang was also a little embarrassed, and said, "My lord, I lost my words." But what exactly are you going to do with them? ”

Yang Yan said: "I'm going to let them all go." ”

This time, not only Chen Liang, but everyone in the lobby was taken aback. If it was before the troops were dispatched, I was afraid that someone would immediately question Yang Yan. Because 20,000 captives is not a small number, it took hard work to catch them, so they can be released so easily. But since the Song army sent troops, it has won consecutive battles, especially this time in the backwater battle of Xunjiang, and it has won more with less, and it has won beautifully. Yang Yan's prestige in the army increased day by day, and the generals and soldiers were convinced by Yang Yan's ability to use troops, so they were willing to accept Yang Yan's dispatch.

Yang Yan explained: "Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if you put these captives back? One possibility is that Zhong Ziang did not believe that they were put back by us, or killed them, but doing so would chill the other soldiers, or not kill them, but being suspicious of them would also cause mutual suspicion. Another possibility is that even if Zhong Ziang does not suspect them and leaves them in Guizhou, they are all frightened by us in the first battle of Xunjiang, and they will inevitably tell other soldiers about what happened, exaggerating our strength, and also disintegrating the military spirit of Manichaeism. And the Manichaean army knew that we would release the prisoners, and that they would not fight to the death when they fought us again. Therefore, no matter from that point of view, it is better to let the captives go than to stay in the Martial Immortals. ”

When the generals heard this, they all felt that Yang Yan's words were reasonable, and there was nothing to say.

At this time, Zhao Qianru said: "Although what you said is reasonable, releasing the prisoners without permission is a big deal, and you must not act lightly." I think it's best that you first write to the court and explain all the reasons, and then the court will issue an order to release the captives. Anyway, with 800 miles of expedited, there will be results in a maximum of ten days as soon as you go. I'll lock them up for more than ten days. ”

Chen Liang also said: "Yes, my lord. The princess is right, the release of the captives is indeed very important, and the adults should still write to the court first and ask the court to issue an order. ”

Yang Yan thought about it for a while, and admitted that Zhao Qianru really thought more than herself. said: "Okay, but Brother You'an is not here, so I have to ask Brother Tongfu to write it for me." ”

Chen Liang smiled slightly and said, "This is willing to work." ”

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The Manichaean army was defeated, the 60,000-strong army was annihilated, and the news of the loss of Wuxian reached Guizhou almost simultaneously. The ruthless fact once again shocked the whole of Guizhou. No one thought that the Manichaean army of 60,000, and it was also the most elite men and horses, that it only took one battle to be wiped out by the Song army, and none of the main generals came back, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. And it was a head-to-head battle that the Manichaean army had always been proud of.

The myth of the invincibility of the Manichaean army in the field has finally been shattered, and the mysterious light that has shrouded the Manichaean army has disappeared completely. Even if the faith is strong, the mind of the believer cannot help but wonder: Is the God of Light really protecting us?

Some people even think of last year's Battle of Hengshan, the Battle of Renxiu, and the Battle of Guangzhou, and find that as long as Yang Yan participates in the battle, the Manichaean army will not have a good result. So he came to a conclusion, that is: Yang Yan is the nemesis of the Manichaean army. Fear, fear, all kinds of rumors slowly spread in the city of Guizhou.

Wuxian was only more than 80 miles away from Guizhou, which was too close, although the Song army did not continue to march into Guizhou after capturing Wuxian. But it has brought tremendous pressure to Guizhou. On other fronts, the Manichaean army was almost completely defeated, losing Qianjiang, Tengzhou, Wuzhou, Fengzhou, Hezhou and other places. And it has been less than a month since Zhong Ziang became the king and ascended the throne.

Zhong Ziang gathered the ministers of civil and military affairs for several days to discuss the plan.

Chen Ziming said: "King, now the Song army is too close to Guizhou, and the threat to us is too great, Weichen thinks that we should give up Guizhou and retreat to Gaozhou or Huazhou." There* is close to the sea, and if you can't do it, you can escape back to Hainan from the sea. ”

Zhong Ziang was silent in thought. Lin Yongxiang came out and said: "The king, the minister thinks that Guizhou must not be abandoned. ”

Since the Song army sent troops, these Song Dynasty officials have been very low-key, and rarely express their opinions. However, thinking that they are all civilian officials and are not proficient in military affairs, Zhong Ziang doesn't care too much, and now that Lin Yongxiang has come to express his opinion again, Zhong Ziang can't help but be a little strange, and said, "Oh, what does Lin Qing have in mind?" ”

Lin Yongxiang said: "Guizhou is the capital of my holy religion, and since ancient times, the capital of all dynasties can not be easily abandoned. Jin lost Luoyang, Song lost Kaifeng are all in a slump, there is history as a mirror, how can we repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Zhong Shi couldn't help but say: "But now that the Song army is about to fight, isn't it self-defeating to stay in Guizhou?" “

Sun Ji immediately stepped out and said, "Fei Ye, Fei Ye, let me ask you, is it so difficult that the Song army will not pursue us when we flee to Gaozhou and Huazhou?" Or will the Song army let us go if they flee to Hainan? Although my Holy Sect is now temporarily defeated, after all, there is still a large piece of land, which is much better than Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei, the Emperor of the Han Zhaolie, at this time, how can we give up Guizhou lightly? ”

Chen Ziming said: "Do you want us to stay in Guizhou?" ”

Huang Wenbing said with a smile: "You can't say that, who said that guarding Guizhou is a dead end, after all, Guizhou is the capital of my Holy Sect, is there a stronger city than Guizhou in my Holy Sect?" As long as Guizhou is held, the route of the Song army to the south can be blocked, and Huazhou, Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Yulin Prefecture and other places can be kept. There is also capital to deal with the Song army, so Guizhou must not give up. ”

Jiang Wenju also said: "King, since ancient times, the soldiers have been used to attack the city, and the Song army used to live in the city and defend it, and we couldn't attack it repeatedly. Now it's just time to turn over, the Song army is attacking the city, and we are defending the city. Let's see how the Song army came to break through our city. When the Song army can't attack for a long time and the army is exhausted, we will go out of the city and fight to the death with the Song army, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Song army. Reverse the current unfavorable situation. Therefore, the key to victory and defeat is in this move, once he gives up Guizhou, he will go to the big thing, and ask the master to think twice. ”

Several of them received Lin Qian's words back, asking them to leave Zhong Ziang in Guizhou in order to make up for their merits, so a few people did not dare to slack off, and yesterday they did enough work at home, quoted scriptures, and talked about the past and the present to explain the reasons why they could not give up Guizhou. Today in the main hall is the first to speak, vivid. It seems that as long as you stay in Guizhou, you will definitely be able to defeat the Song army and seize the world.

If Lai Wenzheng was in Guizhou, he might be able to argue with them, but unfortunately at this time Lai Wenzheng was being imprisoned in the prison of Wuxian County, and the rest of the poor Manichaean people were just a martial artist. Even Zhong Ziang was moved by what they said and decided to stick to Guizhou.

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Seeing two big bowls upside down on the table, Yang Yan said, "You two, choose one for each person." Who picks first? ”

Cao Xun and Gao Zhenleng stood in front of the table in a daze, not knowing what to do. Zhao Qianru, who was sitting, couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh slightly. Han Zhaojing and Zhang Wenzhu were standing behind Zhao Qianru, also laughing.

Cao Xun pointed to a bowl and said, "Big brother, what is this?" ”

Zhao Qianru couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "Choose one yourself, don't you know if you open it and see it?" ”

Cao Xun said: "Sister-in-law, how can you do it without asking a little bit of understanding?" What if the big brother gives us something? Recently, Big Brother has too many low-level ideas, and even I have to be a little more careful. What if he sells me? ”

Now there are only six of them in the hall, and Han Zhaojing and Zhang Wenzhu are not outsiders, so Cao Xun and Gao Zhen talk more casually, in fact, in private, they all call Zhao Qianru 'princess sister-in-law', and Zhao Qianru did not object, and basically accepted the title as such. But this is also why Zhao Qianru dared to be so casual when she saw them, if Zhao Yueru was here, even in private, I was afraid that she would have been scared honestly and seriously.

Yang Yan said: "Don't talk nonsense, tell you to pick one." ”

Cao Xun cautiously stepped forward and picked up a bowl, only to see a note under the bowl with the word "Guangzhou" written on it. Gao Zhen picked up another bowl, and there was also a note in it with the words "Yongzhou" written on it. Both of them felt a little inexplicable when they saw it.

Yang Yan said: "Then it's decided, Xiao Cao, you go to Guangzhou, lead the army from the sea to Gaozhou ashore, attack from the rear of the Manichaeism, Xiao Gao, you lead the army to recover Yongzhou." ”