Chapter 487 Post-War Matters

"Our army wiped out the entire army of Zhang Xun in this battle, killed and wounded 8,000 enemy troops, captured more than 20,000 people, and thousands of people escaped. This is a veritable victory!"

Liu Ye said happily: "Zhang Xun's army is where Yuan Shu's main force is located. After solving Zhang Xun, Huainan is no longer a problem." Liu Ye clenched his fists, and his face revealed an expression of determination.

Zhang Fei said impatiently, "What are you waiting for, Yuqing? The only way to send troops is to take Shouchun. That little boy Yuan Shu is arrogant and self-proclaimed emperor. If Yuqing trusts me, I am willing to lead troops to fight in the vanguard."

Originally, Liu Bei was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, which was considered to be a base area. He thought he could live in peace, but Yuan Shu didn't know what to do, and came to invade Yuzhou again and again. Zhang Fei is a fiery temper, how can he swallow this breath? Immediately go out and ask for orders.

"Yide! The general has his own opinion, what are you in a hurry for?" Liu Bei frowned and shouted.

"Haha, Brother Yide, don't worry." Liu Ye said with a smile, "Yuan Shu doesn't consider himself a courtier, but proclaims himself emperor without permission. He must be severely punished. However, Zhang Xun attacked Yuzhou for more than a month, and there are still some things that need to be dealt with. Please be patient."

"Okay, but Yu." Glancing at Liu Bei, Zhang Fei had no choice but to change his words: "If the general sends troops to attack Shouchun, please send me as the vanguard." Zhang Fei retreated.

After comforting Zhang Fei, Liu Ye said, "Wenhe."

"Someone is here." Jia Xu stepped out and responded.

Liu Ye ordered: "Go and investigate the more than 20,000 Yuan soldiers who have surrendered. After registering their place of origin, tell them that as long as our army eliminates the false emperor Yuan Shu, they can be released."

Although more than 20,000 captives have been collected, they will naturally be able to greatly buy the support of the Huainan land after they are released, but the 20,000 people are young and middle-aged, and once they are all released, there is no guarantee that Yuan Shu will not forcibly conscript them again. Joining the army, this will become a problem.

Jia Xu replied "No", and suddenly laughed: "General, it is better to choose a small part of the more than 20,000 soldiers according to their origins and send them back, and give them travel expenses and grain to go home. They will definitely be very grateful, and will naturally take the initiative to promote it for our army, so that it will be easier for our army to conquer Huainan."

Liu Ye smiled: "Wen He is a good idea. Since you made this suggestion, how about letting you handle it?"

"Xiao is willing to serve the general."

Liu Ye nodded, and said to Liu Ye: "Zi Yang, you have always been famous in Huainan. Yuan Shu's perverse actions must have caused dissatisfaction among many Huainan gentry. How about you contact the Huainan gentry to raise troops against Yuan Shu?"

Liu Ye cupped his hands: "I would like to obey the general's order."

Liu Ye nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Since that's the case, our army will take a rest for two days, so that the news of Zhang Xun's complete annihilation will reach Shouchun, and it will be easy to attack Shouchun then."

So, after destroying Zhang Xun's army, Liu Ye did not immediately mobilize troops to attack Shouchun, but ordered the whole army to take a break for a while. At this time, the news of Zhang Xun's defeat spread to Shouchun as if it had grown wings. .

In Jiujiang County, in a farmhouse, an old woman with white hair was stirring the food in the pot with a wooden spoon.

"mother!"

When the old woman heard this familiar voice, her body froze suddenly, and the wooden spoon in her hand fell into the pot. She turned around with tears in her eyes: "San'er, is that you?"

"Mother, it's a child!"

A man in ragged clothes was also moved, his eyes flushed and he rushed out and hugged the old woman. When the mother and son met each other, they burst into tears and burst into tears.

The cry was earth-shattering. The neighbors in the surrounding farmhouses were curious and came out to watch. They were surprised to see the mother and child crying in their arms.

"Isn't that the third son?"

"Yeah, wasn't he captured by those soldiers, why did he come back?"

"Could it be that he escaped privately?"

The old woman also heard the discussion, and immediately stopped crying, hugged her child's head, and asked carefully: "Son, did you escape? Tell mother the truth, if that's the case, don't come back, run away!" ! They're back for you."

The third son shook his head, choked up and said, "Mother, I didn't escape, but was released by the general?"

"General?" A hunchbacked old man tremblingly walked over with a cane in his hand, and said, "Could it be General Zhang Xun?" The people in the nearby villages saluted one after another. The old man in this village is highly respected and knowledgeable, so the people in the village respect him a lot.

Although the villager's official position is not high, he can be regarded as a low-level official after all, so he knows a little about Yuan Shu who occupied Huainan proclaiming himself emperor and entrusting his generals.

"No." Seeing the old man, the youngest son stood up respectfully, and said softly, "It is General Liu appointed by the imperial court."

"General Liu?" The villager's cloudy eyes were a little puzzled: "Why did General Liu let you go?"

Little Sanzi then explained how he was defeated by Liu Ye's army in Zhang Xun's army and then let him out.

"General Liu uses his troops like a god, and what's even rarer is that he loves the people like a son." The little man said gratefully: "General Liu also said that when Shouchun is calmed down, we will release everyone who was captured together, so that everyone can feel at ease." Sowing the heart."

Hearing this, people around immediately praised Liu Ye, especially the old farmer who also had a son in Yuan Shu's army burst into tears.

"Great, since the third son is back, my Huzi will naturally be able to come back too."

"God bless, General Liu led the Wang Shi from afar, and now Huainan is back under the rule of the imperial court."

The villagers talked a lot and were elated, while the old man tapped the ground lightly with a cane, coughed a few times, and the crowd suddenly became quiet.

"Listen to me." The old man looked around the eyes of the people around him, and said in a serious tone: "Don't reveal the news of the young man's return, otherwise these soldiers may come to arrest him when the time comes, everyone But is everything clear?"

"Don't worry, we promise not to mention a word."

The village elder nodded in satisfaction, and walked up to the old woman again: "San'er, his mother, Xiao San is staying at my house these few days, what do you think?"

"Well, please take care of the village elder." The old woman nodded hastily.

"Hehe, Xiaosan, come with me." The villager's cloudy eyes revealed a hint of maturity and shrewdness. In addition to protecting him, he also wanted to get some news from Xiaosan.