C5 Although Millions of People Have Passed away
The sentence of Cai Mao being captured sounded like thunder in the ears of the Jing Prefecture soldiers.
Immediately after, Huang Zhao, Ling Feng, and the others also shouted that Cai Mao had been captured. When all the Xiliang Troop soldiers shouted, their voices echoed outside the camp. Under the red light of the fire, the Jing Prefecture soldiers immediately panicked.
"Don't kill me. I am Zhang Yun. I am Liu Biao's nephew. I am willing to surrender!"
In the Jing Prefecture army, Zhang Yun was the first to throw away his weapon and surrender. He did not want to surrender, but the Xiliang Troop was all around him. He had no way of breaking out of the encirclement. If he tried to resist again, he would be cut into pieces. He could only choose to surrender.
Zhang Yun surrendered. He tore apart all the soldiers of Jing Prefecture to fight to the death. Everyone threw away their weapons and surrendered.
Zhang Xiu ordered the soldiers to detain Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, then took the weapons of the soldiers of Jing Prefecture. After that, they took all the soldiers of Jing Prefecture separately and began to count the losses.
In this battle, 36 soldiers under Zhang Xiu's command died, and more than 300 were injured. The result of this battle had killed more than 400 Jing Prefecture soldiers and captured all of them.
The army set up camp once again, but apart from some grain left in the camp, the tents and other things were all set ablaze.
Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhao, and the others were all resting in the open air.
The night was dark, and Zhang Xiu did not rest.
Zhang Xiu once again gathered all the soldiers. This time, all the soldiers sat on the ground. Zhang Xiu stood at the front. He looked at the soldiers, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit.
After taking down Cai Mao, the morale of the soldiers had completely changed.
After taking down Cai Mao, he had subdued all the soldiers.
In his previous life, Zhang Xiu disdained doing the thinking work of the soldiers. He disdained working together with the soldiers. He only knew how to be brave and fierce. He only knew how to charge and kill on the battlefield. After the training and learning of the later generations, Zhang Xiu had changed too much. Especially after he grew up in the army, he knew the importance of thinking.
Zhang Xiu took a deep breath. In a clear voice, he said, "Brothers, we have won this battle. "We have captured Cai Mao and over 1,500 Jing Prefecture soldiers."
"However, we still lack food, weapons, and territory. But with Cai Mao and more than 1,500 prisoners, we have the right to negotiate with Liu Biao. "
"We have made it through the tough times."
"Our days will be better and better."
Zhang Xiu continued, "With Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and the other captives in our hands, I will personally go to Xiangyang to meet Liu Biao and exchange for food and weapons."
Huang Zhao said loudly, "General, no!"
Zhang Xiu's eyes flashed with praise. He asked, "Why?"
In Zhang Xiu's plan, he was in control of the whole situation. He would instigate the soldiers and make them follow him.
Huang Zhao suddenly interrupted. There was a change in the plan.
However, Huang Zhao's interruption was not a bad thing. It was because Huang Zhao understood Zhang Xiu's intention that he interrupted. Precisely because of this, Zhang Xiu took the opportunity to ask.
Huang Zhao immediately said, "The body of a general is like a princess, and the life and death of all soldiers are tied to it. Once the general goes out to the enemy camp, we will be completely defeated if anything goes wrong. General, I am willing to see Liu Biao as an envoy."
When the other soldiers heard this, they all came to a realization.
Currently, they had a grudge against Liu Biao. Once they went out, it was very likely that they would risk their lives.
"General, I am willing to go out to Xiangyang."
Ling Feng spoke without thinking.
"General, I am willing to go."
Li Miao said immediately.
The three of them all recommended themselves. The soldiers in the army were worried about Zhang Xiu's safety.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said loudly, "This time, we are going to Xiangyang. It's important. It will be difficult for you to accomplish anything in Xiangyang. In terms of adaptability, You are all generals in the army, so you do not have the ability to argue. Once you go, Not only could it not be done, but it could be messed up. This time, This time, I have to personally go. Even if it was a mountain of blades and a sea of blades, even if it was a bottomless abyss, This general must also go. Even if the people of Xiangyang were enemies, this general would not hesitate to go. Even though there were tens of millions of people, "I will go!"
"General Wan Sheng!"
Huang Zhao immediately shouted when he heard Zhang Xiu's words.
"General Wan Sheng!"
"General Wan Sheng!"
...
Ling Feng, Li Miao, and the others all shouted.
The soldiers in the army were affected by the atmosphere. All of them were grateful for Zhang Xiu's determination and respect.
Zhang Xiu nodded in satisfaction when he saw the soldier's reaction.
After this incident, the morale of the army was stabilized.
Under such circumstances, if there was another person like Lee Chen who wanted to force Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu wouldn't need to do anything. Just one sentence from Zhang Xiu was enough to incite countless soldiers to attack Lee Chen.
This was a matter of using one's mouth.
Cai Mao was being held captive. He watched Zhang Xiu motivate the soldiers and saw Zhang Xiu motivate the soldiers. His hair stood on end as he watched Zhang Xiu motivate the soldiers. How could he pursue such a scheming person? He had failed.
After he was captured, he did not even speak to Zhang Xiu.
Now that he had observed Zhang Xiu from the side and witnessed Zhang Xiu's power, Cai Mao secretly complained in his heart. The more powerful Zhang Xiu was, the more difficult it would be for Liu Biao after Zhang Xiu arrived in Xiangyang. This made it difficult for Liu Biao. Even if he returned to Xiangyang, he would still be in an awkward situation.
Zhang Xiu raised his hand and pressed down. All the voices disappeared.
All eyes fell on Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu said again, "We have gone through many hardships and reached the Nanyang County realm. Along the way, Many brothers died, many soldiers left. All of this, All of this, it was Ben who did not do well enough, not letting you eat and wear warm clothes. I didn't give you a safe environment. I guarantee that from today onwards, We will make everyone fear us. We will have a place to stand. "
"Long live the general!"
Huang Zhao, as Zhang Xiu's lackey, immediately shouted.
"Long live the general!"
"Long live the general!"
...
All the shouts gathered together and resounded through the clouds.
Cai Mao's face twitched as he looked at the crazy medicinal Xiliang Soldier. He felt extreme regret in his heart. He came to pursue this time because he wanted to take advantage of the situation. He did not expect that he would encounter an iron wall.
Zhang Xiu waited for the soldiers to stop shouting and instructed. "It's late at night. Everyone has been busy all night. Rest early. The cold is strong. Remember to keep the fire burning. Don't catch the cold."
The soldiers all agreed.
All the soldiers had smiles on their faces. Their smiles were full of hope.
Zhang Xiu pacified the soldiers and went to the place where Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were detained. He lifted his robe and sat down. He smiled and said, "General Cai, Zhang Xiu has heard of your name for a long time."
Cai Mao said awkwardly, "He is a prisoner and cannot be praised by General Zhang."
Zhang Xiu said in a low voice, "If I trade General Cai for Nanyang County, General Cai, do you think Liu Biao will agree?"
Cai Mao's expression changed slightly.
Although Cai Mao was the master of Cai Family and his status was very important and could affect the situation in Jing Prefecture, it was still very difficult for Liu Biao to trade the Nanyang County for him. In Cai Mao's opinion, Zhang Xiu's condition was very likely to be rejected by Liu Biao. This meant that he was still Zhang Xiu's captive.
