"Let's start dealing with the soldiers in the prisoner camp tomorrow. Those who want to stay will be evaluated. Those who don't want to stay will receive resettlement fees and leave. Continuing to lock them up is just a waste of time."

Song Xi directly ordered Lei Bin and Feng Yu to supervise the matter.

Having led troops in battles for so long, he has always respected the wishes of the border guards and would not do anything that would be difficult for others. As long as those captured did not commit excessive misdeeds or evil deeds, they would basically be able to leave without incident.

In fact, examples like General Sun's are not uncommon. Many soldiers and generals no longer want to live a life of licking blood from the back of a sword. Their future and lives are not guaranteed, and the necessary military pay, food and grass are not provided.

It is better to disband and return to the fields to make a living, and be able to escape freely when encountering natural disasters and wars.

Xiong Jianlin looked at Song Xi, who was becoming more and more powerful, and he was filled with admiration but also some emotion.

"They are all soldiers and generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is supposed that the imperial court should provide them with pensions or arrange money, but in the end they made you work hard, and Wu Zongmin saved a lot of money."

Song Xi smiled nonchalantly and took the matter seriously.

"Although these people are soldiers of the imperial court, they will become ordinary people in the northwest after they are disarmed. Since I am preparing to take control of the northwest, I must be responsible for making proper arrangements for them."

This is his responsibility as the king, and it is also his respect for the border guards.

Xiong Jianlin smoothed his beard and said cheerfully: "It's a great blessing for them to meet you. How many people died on the front line without receiving compensation? Nowadays, we are in troubled times. Disarming may not be safer than joining the army."

After that, he changed the topic again.

"What's the situation at the Xingqing Mansion? Have all the Tatars been slaughtered?"

Although I had heard the news about the victory before, the specific situation was not clear. Yunchuan was a vast area with few people and it was the territory of the Tatars. It was difficult to send detailed information back to Zhou Dynasty. If you wanted to know, you could only ask.

The Song family army returned from the war.

Song Xi nodded calmly and told him everything about the destruction of the Tatar army and the capture of the central and western parts of Yunchuan.

Xiong Jianlin was shocked when he heard this, laughed and clapped his hands in applause.

"Okay! I'm finally proud of myself! Those Tatars killed so many of our people with such ferocity and arrogance, now it's time to let them taste the taste of defeat and the destruction of the country! You guys are too low-key, why don't you take care of it?

Spread the news as soon as possible? Let the people in the northwest know more about your strength, so that they will be willing to surrender to you in the future, and also scare the evil spirits in the dark, so that they will be more sensible and stop acting like monsters."

Song Xi burst into laughter, shook his head and said, "Let nature take its course. Those who need to know will always know."

It would be too vain for him to deliberately promote things, and it would be more in line with his character to speak with strength.

Xiong Jianlin didn't agree with this. Being too low-key could easily lead to someone plotting to steal credit. Dingbei Hou suffered a lot of losses in this regard before. Now that it's Song Xi's turn, he can't make the same mistake again.

"No, no! When it's time to publicize, you can't be low-key and shy. When the meeting is over, Uncle Xiong will announce it to the world, lest those blind people jump out and question your strength."

Song Xi didn't say much after hearing this, and turned to ask about the war here.

Xiong Jianlin immediately cheered up and talked about his "contributions" with great joy.

After leading his troops to capture Yuming Mansion, he easily defeated the Xirong people who were harassing the border and attacking the city. After that, he ordered the advance troops to camp outside Xiliang Mansion. Every day, he used different tricks to taunt Lu Guogong and others who were huddled in the city.

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The advance troops of the Song Army roasted large amounts of fish and meat on the bonfire, and sang traditional Longxi folk songs together every night. Various sugar-coated shells constantly deceived the soldiers in the city, sapping their fighting spirit, and persuading them to open the city gates and surrender as soon as possible.

Xiong Jianlin could kill all the barbarian Tatars, but he was unwilling to indiscriminately kill the Zhou Dynasty's border guards. These people had fought side by side with him, and they really didn't have to go to the point of killing each other if they had to.

Many soldiers and generals trapped in Xiliang were aroused by homesickness. They were tormented by the aroma of food outside the city every day and could not sleep. However, no matter how shaken their inner thoughts were, they did not dare to challenge Lu Guogong rashly.

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The core troops of Zhou Jiajun were furious about this, scolding Xiong Jianlin for being despicable and shameless, and persecuting his former colleagues. They also spent time every day giving instructions to all the soldiers, warning them not to fall into the trap of the rebels on impulse.

The two forces were engaged in a confrontation inside and outside Xiliang Mansion, and no one took the initiative to launch any attack. The usually irritable Duke of Lu was also particularly calm, suppressing his anger and not arguing with Xiong Jianlin.

This situation has been deadlocked for a long time, and now Song Xi is bound to make a breakthrough.

He is bound to win Longxi, and only by completely controlling the northwest can he contain the power of the imperial court.

The uncle and nephew talked for a long time in the study, and finally agreed on a solid battle plan. After the meeting, the two went their separate ways, and Longxi, which had just settled down, became excited again.

——Hey, have you heard about it? The Song family's army conquered Xingqing Mansion and fought a wonderful victory. All 80,000 Tatars were wiped out, and the seventh prince was also beheaded by Marshal Song himself!

——I've heard it a long time ago! Detailed news just happened to come from Xingqing Mansion. I heard that the Song family army had a powerful weapon in its hands, and it only took two or three days to beat the crap out of the Tatars! It's a pity that our Longxi is far away from Xingqing Mansion.

It’s too far away to see such a shocking and wonderful event.

——My uncle just came back from Xingqing Mansion. He heard that the whole city was paying attention during those days when the war was tense. Ordinary people could not see the weapons of the Song Army, and could only hear the continuous roar that shook the heaven and the earth! If it weren't for

The officers and soldiers of the government office had said in advance that weapons were being activated, so everyone might think that the dragon had turned around and fled away!

——Marshal Song is so powerful, he can actually kill the ferocious and brutal Tatars to pieces! As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs, but the marshal is already better than his predecessor. He also brought food and benevolent government to Longxi. In the future,

It will definitely lead us to live a good life like Qin Xi!

Under Xiong Jianlin's vigorous propaganda, the news that Song Xi defeated the Tatars and captured the central and western parts of Yunchuan soon spread throughout Longxi. The situation on the Pingliang front line also gradually spread, and the entire northwest gradually became aware of the Song Army's achievements.

The common people had a favorable impression of this brave, proficient, benevolent and generous new master. Most of the soldiers in the prison camp also decided to join the Song family army. They had long forgotten about the incompetent and incompetent court. Everyone was interested in the famous leader.

Marshal Song developed a heart of reverence and surrender.

Xiong Jianlin also found a way to spread the news to the closed Xiliang Mansion and Ganzhou Mansion, causing Lu Guogong and others to unsettle the morale of the army before the battle. The other soldiers in the two mansions could not help but look forward to it, and were very curious about the Song Dynasty man.
Chapter completed!