Victory comes too quickly and it does give people a headache. This is probably the trouble of happiness.

If you can't keep it, then why not just kill it?

It seems simple to kill them if they refuse to surrender, but in practice it is still very risky. It is precisely because the Huns have the possibility of surrendering and surviving that they are willing to take the initiative to lay down their weapons and surrender. But if the Wei army refuses their surrender,

Then these Huns will definitely fight to the death. They are centipede insects, dead but not stiff, trapped beasts still fighting, struggling to the death, and they are bound to cause unnecessary casualties to the Wei army that is encircling and suppressing them.

But if he follows Bai Qi's method of entrapping and killing 400,000 Zhao soldiers after accepting the surrender, it will definitely leave a disgraceful mark on Cao Liang's political career, and he may be criticized by the world.

Not being able to keep him but not being able to kill him, this undoubtedly posed a problem for Cao Liang.

But the generals on the front line were waiting for Cao Liang's orders. Time was tight and Cao Liang was not allowed to think any more. So Cao Liang had no choice but to ask Huan Fan for advice.

Huan Fan said: "It is against morality to kill those who surrender. What's more, the battle at Puzi was the first battle with the Huns. If the general was kind and generous and allowed him to surrender, in subsequent battles, the Huns would definitely surrender.

But if the general refuses to surrender, the Huns will definitely fight to the death, which will not be conducive to the future battle to merge the states. Therefore, the general must be careful when dealing with those who surrender."

Cao Liang frowned and said: "Of course I know this truth, but the Huns surrendered in large numbers. If they were to accept them all, our army would be overwhelmed. If we let them go, it would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain."

It would be a bad idea to let them go after accepting the surrender. These Huns have not lost their wild nature and will surrender when they are exhausted. If they are let go easily, there will be endless troubles.

Huan Fan smiled slightly and said, "I never said I would let them go."

Cao Liang said: "You can't keep them, you can't kill them, you can't let them go. These Huns are really difficult to deal with."

Huan Fan said calmly: "This matter is not easy to say, but it is not difficult to say that it is difficult. The general has a kind heart and does not want to bear the reputation of being a butcher for nothing. I have a plan that can relieve the general's worries."

Cao Liang's eyes lit up and he said: "Sir, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me directly. I am all ears."

Huan Fan leisurely said: "This is a plan of two tigers competing for food. The general can divide the Huns' troops into several camps, give them less food, and make the Huns kill each other. The winner will live and the loser will die. In the end,

Just keep a few."

Cao Liang nodded as if he had some understanding. Huan Fan's strategy of competing with two tigers now seems to be a clever plan.

Recruiting surrender and recruiting rebels is a problem that any army on the battlefield may have to face. If the leading general is more generous and accepts surrender, it can play a decisive role in disintegrating the morale of the enemy.

On the contrary, it will increase the enemy's morale and make the enemy fight in a corner.

Therefore, from the perspective of being conducive to the battle, it is imperative to accept the enemy's surrender, which will not only reduce the casualties of our own soldiers, but also end the battle quickly.

Of course, the sequelae of accepting the surrender of enemy troops are more difficult to deal with. The most important thing is the issue of food rations for these surrendered troops. If these surrendered troops are not given food, it will inevitably cause riots among the surrendered troops, and the consequences will be difficult to control.

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But the problem of food and grass is probably the most difficult problem. There are thousands of soldiers accepted this time, and each of them drinks at least a bowl of porridge every day. That is an extremely large number. Even if Cao Liang is rich and powerful, as long as time goes by, the same will happen.

Can be made poor by them.

Following Bai Qi's path would not work, but Huan Fan did provide Cao Liang with a new solution, which was to use food as bait to make the Huns kill each other. In this case, Cao Liang would not be responsible.

With his body, Cao Liang no longer needs to bear the crime of entrapping and killing soldiers.

In fact, this is no different from Bai Qi's method. The main reason why Bai Qi killed Zhao soldiers was that his army was short of food. If the Zhao soldiers rebelled a second time due to lack of food and grass, it would be better to kill all the 400,000 Zhao soldiers.

Killing them in a trap will save you worry and trouble.

Now Cao Liang is not short of food and grass. The imperial court distributed some, seized some from the hands of the Huns, and plundered some from Hedong County. It can barely sustain it for a while, but as the Wei army moves deeper into Bingzhou, food and grass

The gap is bound to get bigger and bigger.

Therefore, this plan of two tigers competing for food cannot be delayed. At least after the battle of Xiliulin, Cao Liang should have planned this matter.

However, the top priority is to continue to hunt down the Huns and resettle those who were forced to surrender. Cao Liang gave an order to the fifth captain: any Huns who stubbornly resisted or fled for their lives would be killed without mercy. Only those who took the initiative to lay down their weapons and were sincere

Those who surrender can be surrendered, but those Xiongnu soldiers who have killed and injured Wei soldiers and were forced to surrender at the end of the road must be severely punished and killed.

Cao Liang's order is tantamount to providing a signal to the Huns, that is, if you want to surrender and survive, you should do so as soon as possible. Don't wait until it is too late. If you really want to surrender when you are at the end of your rope, there will be no way!

With the military orders, it was much easier for Deng Ai, Du Yu, and Wang to execute them. They received many surrendered Huns who had already thrown away their weapons, and attacked individual die-hard elements who were stubbornly resisting, and pursued them all the way.

, only to pursue them to the end of the road, with no escape.

In desperation, these Huns also chose to surrender, but things did not go as they wished. The Wei army killed all the Huns on the way, even if they had given up their horses and weapons, they could not escape death.

As a result, there were fewer Huns who resisted resolutely. After seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, most of the Huns took the initiative to surrender. For a time, there were so many people surrendering, and the battle in the north quickly came to an end.

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The battle in the south has also changed at this moment.

In order to attack the Wei army's spear formation, Brodon almost exhausted all his strength, frequently deployed his troops and generals, and launched rounds of fierce attacks. However, the Wei army's spear formation was as solid as a rock.

Brodon was never able to take a step beyond his reach.

Just as Brodong stepped up his efforts to attack continuously, it was a foregone conclusion that the Huns army would disintegrate in the north. Brodong climbed up and looked into the distance, and could clearly see that the Huns army had been completely defeated, and Liu Yue had already lost his mind.

All orders were issued by him in advance.
Chapter completed!