Chapter Three Hundred and Eleven: The Battle of the Prisoners
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to ask General Ma for some prisoners of war." Wei Yan said, this was what Xu Shu wanted.
"I don't know if Yuan Zhi told his lord." Wei Yan was also worried. Wu Shu told him not to take prisoners at the beginning. But Xu Shu asked him to help, so he couldn't help. At most, he asked clearly afterwards.
"Prisoners? Your army never surrendered before, I don't know why..."
Ma Teng was very confused. After Wei Yan arrived in Xiliang, he had never accepted the enemy's surrender. This time he asked him for prisoners, which was really puzzling.
"Oh, all the chores in the army need to be managed by people." Wei Yan made an excuse casually.
"I wonder how many prisoners General Wei needs?"
Wuling Army is so helpful to him. If he doesn't give him any prisoners, it's hard to say that he can still ask for them next time. Ma Teng doesn't want to affect the relationship between the two sides because of some prisoners. Since Wei Yan wants it, he will give him some.
"Not many, only three thousand people are needed!" Wei Yan smiled, and Ma Teng's attitude benefited him very much.
"Three thousand people?! Three thousand people need to deal with chores? General Wei should know that most of the Qiang people were unruly. With more prisoners, the stronger the guardian power needed."
I originally thought that Wei Yan would have to finish it if he wanted hundreds of people, but who knew that he would have to have three thousand people at once. Ma Teng thought about it and felt very painful.
"It's okay, the power of our Wuling army in the Qiang tribe should be no less than that of General Shenwei Tian! The captives of Qiang tribe must not dare to act wildly in our camp."
Wei Yan said confidently that the Wuling Army's infamy had spread far and wide when fighting against the Qiang people during this period. Wei Yan's name can stop children from crying at night!
"Okay, I will agree to the prisoner. When my son Ma Chao comes back, hand over it. Will General Wei think this arrangement is done?"
Only when the pursuit is over can we know how many people were arrested in this battle. Ma Teng’s arrangement is reasonable, and Wei Yan has no objection.
In the evening, Ma Chao and Ma Dai returned with troops. The two were in a good mood and it can be seen that the battle had a lot of benefits.
"Father, in this battle, a total of 30,000 enemies were killed, 10,000 prisoners were captured, 5,000 war horses, and countless armors!"
Ma Chao said excitedly. This is a great victory. After this battle, they defeated Han Sui again in terms of military strength and took the initiative in the battlefield again!
"Okay, today the soldiers are tired all day. Let's take a rest for one night first. Tomorrow, prepare wine and meat to reward the three armies!"
After winning the war, as the head coach, Ma Teng naturally needs to reward him so that he can unite people's hearts.
"Yes, my boy will give orders now!"
"Go!"
After sending Ma Chao, Ma Teng looked at Wei Yan again, and the effect had already come out. It was time to compensate the Qinglong Cavalry.
Although all the Blue Dragon Cavalry are elite, they are inevitably damaged on the battlefield.
"This time I harvested five thousand war horses, and I distributed two thousand to the Qinglong Cavalry as compensation. How about it?"
Two thousand war horses are already in good condition.
"Well, yes, please ask General Ma to provide additional support for our military food and grass. Of course, two thousand prisoners of war cannot be missing!"
It was a surprise to have two thousand war horses. Wei Yan didn't expect that Ma Teng would use war horses to compensate him.
"This time, thanks to General Wei taking the lead in drilling through the White Horse Qiang cavalry, it has driven the morale of our army. The Wuling Army is indeed the elite of the world."
After the interests were distributed, it was naturally praising him again. As a prince of the country, Ma Teng knew this well. However, Wei Yan did not like this tone.
After getting what he wanted, Wei Yan was about to leave, so he got up and prepared to say goodbye, but he didn't expect Ma Chao to kill him again. He looked at Wei Yan with a bad expression.
"Father, there are only five thousand war horses, why do you have to send two thousand out?"
Ma Chao protested directly to Ma Teng regardless of Wei Yan, who looked gloomy on the side.
"Meng Qi, this time General Wei led his troops to break Han Sui's formation so that our army could defeat the enemy with the momentum. Moreover, the Qinglong Cavalry was seriously injured, so it was natural that it would be settled for two thousand war horses!"
The things he decided on himself were not allowed to make trouble. If the distribution of interests was not good, Wei Yan might go to help Han Sui.
After all, Wei Yan did that at the beginning.
Ma Chao could only bear it when he was scolded by Ma Teng. After all, he was his father. However, he didn't care much about Wei Yan.
"General Wei, you never want to be captured, why do you ask my father for three thousand?"
"It seems that there is no need to tell the Major General, right?"
Wei Yan also disliked Ma Chao's temperament. If it weren't for Ma Teng's sake, he would have spoken up.
Wei Yan stabbed Ma Chao in cold words. The ten thousand prisoners he had been scrambling back with great effort. He just divided three thousand out of the way, and he couldn't get over it! He was just angry! He was waiting to say something, but he didn't scold him:
"Meng Qi, this is what you agree to General Wei for your father. What are your objections?"
"Father...the child has no meaning."
Ma Chao was speechless. Ma Teng helped Wei Yan. He could turn against Wei Yan, but he didn't dare to contradict Ma Teng.
Ma Chao glanced at Wei Yan hatefully and walked out with great strides.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Ma Chao's face was not good, Ma Dai hurried forward to care for him.
"It's okay... Ding Lin goes and do not follow me." Ma Chao just wanted to be quiet at this time.
Wei Yan felt funny when he heard the sound outside. Ma Chao was like a demon, looking at him everywhere, and he would definitely explode in the future.
This is also good. Wu Shun will march into Xiliang sooner or later, so he will be able to turn against him in the future.
"General Wei, a child is naughty, alas... please don't bother with him."
Ma Teng said helplessly.
"Hehe, the Major General is young and promising, and he should have some temper. Wei naturally doesn't care."
I will definitely not care about it now, and I won’t know it in the future, Wei Yan thought to himself.
After Ma Chao left, Wei Yan also said goodbye and returned to the camp. He still had important things to do and had no time to talk nonsense with Ma Teng.
That night, Wei Yan repaired two letters and sent people to Chengdu and Chang'an overnight.
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Chengdu, General's Mansion in the West.
"Lord, Xiliang urgently reported it!" Qu A handed a secret letter to Wu Shun.
"Oh? Report urgently? Let me see." Is there any big battle at this time? Wu Shun was very curious.
"Haha, Yuan Zhi has a good idea. Well, Wei Yan did a good job and actually got him two thousand war horses. Let him put the horses in Xiliang for the time being."
After saying that, Wu Shun threw the secret letter aside. The letter was written by Wei Yan, which talked about the battle between Han Sui and Ma Teng. By the way, Xu Shu and him wanted to capture him to build roads and dig canals, and Ma Teng compensated for two thousand war horses.
Wu Shun knew that this urgent report was that Xu Shu's request was contrary to his original order. Wei Yan had to explain the situation to him first. In the letter, he even called Xu Shu for his fault, but Wu Shun was speechless.
"Lord, will you ask General Wei to release the horse? Is it a little...?"
Qu A wanted to speak but stopped. He instinctively felt that letting Wei Yan release his horse was a waste of talent.
"Release horses in Xiliang is not as simple as raising horses. You may have to send someone to assist him. Let Pei Yuanshao be a deputy general for him."
Wu Shun smiled and said, Qu A did not fully understand the difference between playing horses and raising horses.
"I will inform General Pei at the end."
Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang joined together, Guan Hai and Zhou Cang became generals. Now Wu Shun has finally promoted Pei Yuanshao to work hard. Qu A is also happy for him.
"Go, let Pei Yuanshao go to Chang'an first and inform Yuanzhi that the prisoners' labor is very good, I support it."
"yes!"
Qu A left the general's mansion and went straight to the military camp. He told Pei Yuanshao the good news of the promotion and let him have some fun.
Among the three brothers, Guan Hai is the deputy general of the Xuanwu Legion and is well-known. Zhou Cang is in the White Tiger Camp and follows Zhang Xiong with a bright future. Only Pei Yuanshao is embarrassed, and now he has finally made a fortune.
Chapter completed!