Chapter 553: Receiving Prisoners

Niulan Mountain is still a world of snow. Not only the camp at the foot of the mountain, but the entire Niulan Mountain is still covered with ice and snow. Looking around, it is all white. Occasionally, a little green stubbornly pokes out from the snow, becoming a bright spot in this vast world.  The sun shines on countless long icicles, and colorful lights flicker. With the sound of snapping, a little bit of ice beads falls from the icicles and hits the snow, corroding small holes. The weather will get warmer day by day, and these eroded small holes will get bigger day by day. Eventually, this thick snow will turn into gurgling water, nourishing this fertile black land.

From Niulan Mountain to the Donghu direction, the expeditionary army has opened up a wide road over the years. The ground is paved with broken stones and compacted. Even in the rainy season, it can withstand the crushing of carriages. Last year, when Dayan was far away, countless carriages carrying supplies followed this road and went deep into the territory of Donghu, and there was not much damage to this road. Even now, this road is still a smooth road for merchants from Donghu and Dayan.

The two sides have lifted the state of war, and merchants who adhere to the principle of profit first have flocked to it. Any businessman with a little vision knows that after the war, it is time to make a lot of money. What is transported from Dayan to Donghu are countless daily necessities, needles and thread, tea bricks, and pots and pans, while what is brought back from Donghu is real gold and silver, furs, and medicinal materials. This is a typical profitable business. There are not only large caravans, but also one-legged merchants. Anyway, as long as they arrive smoothly, they can make a lot of money.

Of course, there are risks along the way. Leading to the depths of Donghu, along the way, there are defeated soldiers who survived the war. It is very likely to become bandits, and if you encounter plunder, you can only pinch your nose and accept it. Generally, large caravans have escorts and are well-equipped. Moreover, these caravans are generally connected with the powerful figures of the local government and are not worried about this, while merchants with weak strength are really taking great risks.

Of course, Gao Yuan does not care about this. At any time, it is impossible to prohibit commercial exchanges between the two places, and. Prohibition is not necessarily a good thing. For example, some specialties of Donghu are needed by Liaoxi. If the trade route is cut off, these things will naturally not be obtained smoothly. Anyway, merchants have to pay taxes when they come and go, and the final destination of these tax silvers can only be Zhengdong Mansion. Deep down, Gao Yuan even hopes that the commercial exchanges between the two places will be more frequent, so that he can collect more tax silver. In terms of the utilization rate of these silvers, Gao Yuan is confident that no government in this world can be more effective through his Zhengdong Mansion.

Of course. This does not mean that Zhengdong Mansion will let commercial exchanges go. For example, iron materials, weapons, etc. are prohibited. If you openly sell these things to Donghu, once you are caught, you will only have the way to behead.

However, since the ceasefire between the two countries, according to the investigation report of the Supervisory Council, Gao Yuan discovered an interesting phenomenon, that is, the Donghu people's farming tools suddenly increased significantly. Cao Tianci once suspected that the Donghu people took a different approach. After introducing these farm tools, they were melted into iron again. To make weapons, Gao Yuan sneered. If they relied on these things to raise iron materials,

to make weapons, Donghu would have perished long ago, and it would not have waited until today. The large-scale import of farm tools should be a major change in the domestic policy of the Donghu people. Perhaps they are preparing to transition from nomadism to farming. Gao Yuan is interested in any changes in Donghu, because this is his next enemy. A large amount of manpower and material resources of the Supervisory Council have been tilted towards Donghu, striving to lay a solid intelligence foundation for the future war between the two sides.

Today is the day when Zhou Yuan arrived at the Niulanshan camp. Gao Yuan personally led the generals of the Eastern Field Group at all levels and went out of the camp fifty miles to welcome the former Taiwei of Dayan, who was once powerful in the court and the country of Dayan.

The vanguard troops that set out earlier have already set up barracks, with a thousand fully armed infantrymen and five hundred cavalrymen, ready for battle. A few miles across from them is the barracks of the Donghu people. Judging from the flag, it is the Agu tribe.

Looking at the flag of the Agu tribe flying across the city, Gao Yuan shook his head and sighed, "The flags on the city walls have changed. The Agu tribe was originally one of the top three tribes in the Donghu tribe. Now, they are sent to do these boring things. It can be seen that the Agu tribe is about to decline."

Helan Xiong nodded and said, "The Agu tribe stood on the wrong side in the internal struggle of the Donghu. Even if Agu Huai'en turned against him and saved some of Agu's vitality, it was natural for him to lose Thorpe's favor. It is already very good to survive such a wrong thing. Under normal circumstances, the relatives of the Agu tribe will be killed and the tribe will be killed. All the tribes will be distributed to other tribes. Now there are still things for them to do. I am afraid that Agu Huai'en is too happy to be happy! "

"It seems that the Agu tribe will become your opponent for a long time in the future." Gao Yuan smiled and said, "I think the Agu tribe came here not only to escort Zhou Yuan and the first batch of repatriated Yan troops, but also to set up camp here to play against you."

"It's just the right time. It's just a stray dog. It's anxious to make merit in front of the new master and ask for rewards. I think it must be very anxious, but it just happened to be delivered to my door. I can dye my battle flag red with its head. I couldn't ask for more." Helan Xiong said coldly.

Gao Yuan looked up to the sky and laughed, "The words hit the point, but don't be careless. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Agu tribe was once the top three tribes in Donghu. It is strong. Even if its vitality is damaged, it can be mobilized at any time. There are tens of thousands of cavalry, but your Eastern Field Army Group now only has three thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry. They are superior in strength. "

"Didn't the Commander-in-Chief say that a field army has a strength of 60,000?" He Lanxiong said with a smile.

"I agreed, but only if you can recruit soldiers! As long as you recruit them, I will pay you and equip you with weapons!" Gao Yuan said.

"Okay!" He Lanxiong pointed to the opposite side, "There are tens of thousands of Yan Army prisoners of war over there, and the first batch to return is 5,000. How about they stay and be incorporated into our Eastern Field Army?"

"That's not okay!" Gao Yuan smiled and shook his head, "So you have your mind set on this. Tan Feng and I have an agreement that all the prisoners of war who return will be returned to them."

"This guy can fall out faster than he can flip through a book. Let's learn from him. Are we still afraid that he will fall out? Does he dare?" He Nanxiong smiled.

Gao Yuan waved his hand, "Now is not the time to finally break up. You still have to maintain your face, so why bother telling others?"

"These people are the elites of the Yan army. If we can win them, they will definitely bring our strength to a higher level." He Lanxiong said unwillingly: "Are you willing to give up like this?"

"It's not a matter of reluctance." Gao Yuan said: "Even if you keep these Yan troops, they may not be willing to listen to your command. They were released as an organized group. If you want to take such prisoners of war under your command, But don’t forget that there are more than 50,000 such prisoners of war in Donghu territory. If they were not repatriated by the Donghu people but rescued by you, it would be a different matter. "

He Lanxiong's eyes shone, "Captain, you are very cunning."

Gao Yuan smiled lightly. These tens of thousands of Yan troops captured by Donghu were the essence of the Yan army. To say that he was not greedy was a lie. If he wanted to swallow them up, he had to pay attention to some methods. Donghu would repatriate them through regular channels. He can't reach out when he comes back, but if he snatches it from Donghu, it is his trophy and can be disposed of by him. If Tan Feng wants someone, he can go to Donghu people to get it. It has nothing to do with him. What does it matter?

"Captain, here we come!" A step behind the two of them, Meng Chong suddenly pointed forward and shouted. The two stopped talking and turned around to look. The gate of the Agu tribe's camp was wide open. Thousands of cavalry filed out of the camp and lined up outside the camp. Behind them, groups wearing Yan army uniforms , but the bare-handed people came out dejectedly. Each of their right hands were strung together by ropes, connected to each other, and walked towards the direction of the Eastern Expedition Army.

"It seems that we have suffered a lot." He Lanxiong shook his head and said: "Look at all of them. They are all as thin as bamboo poles. Commander, I'm afraid these soldiers will be destroyed a lot, and they won't be able to stand up even if they go back. They are of great use. I take back what I said before. These soldiers are useless. People who lose weight will always be able to recover, but look at their appearance, they have no energy left. "

Meng Chong on one side sneered: "These people are useless even if they are alive. Tan Feng still hopes that they can support the backbone of the Yan army when they go back. At this time, they can only be farmers. It seems that Tan Feng's calculation is in vain." I said, these people are simply a disgrace to the military. Tens of thousands of people surrendered without a fight. If they had gone all out and fought to the death with the Donghu people, even if they died in battle, they would have exchanged the lives of many Donghu people. Even if they were defeated, it would still be a good thing. How could such a reputable man be so disgraced?"

He Lanxiong smiled bitterly when he heard this. Meng Chong's words reminded him of the more than 20,000 Huns cavalry who were trapped and killed by Qin General Wang Xiao in Huolan Mountain. If they had fought to the death, the entire army might not have been wiped out, and they had fought so hard. If so, the Qin army can be dragged on the grassland, and Zhao Mu of the Zhao State can defeat Hangu Pass, and maybe even kill the King of Qin on the spot. The situation in the world will definitely change, and the Huns who return with a great defeat may not With a glimmer of hope, how could he be wandering around like he is now, thinking about heaven and hell, but after thinking about this kind of thing, there are countless possibilities, but in that situation at that time, how could he think of so many. If everything is accurate, then he is not a human being, but a god. (To be continued)