With 20,000 troops, even if most of them are mobs, they will not be able to fight back. At least they can cause some trouble for Sun Ce so that he will not be so arrogant.

But unfortunately, Guo Yi and others are all peaceful officials, and they are okay to sit down and can barely deal with a few bandits. They are helpless in the face of Sun Ce, a general who is capable of fighting. They themselves do not understand the way of using troops and look down on people who are familiar with military affairs. They are simply idiots, otherwise how could Sun Ce smuggle from Chadu and seize Guling's retreat.

These pedantic people who are above the top usually only know how to hold their heads up to the sky and talk loudly. They can't even look at the road under their feet seriously. Naturally, they will only be helpless when they are in trouble. It's so satisfying to look at their appearance.

Chen Zhi looked calm and tried to keep himself from showing joy. In fact, he couldn't figure out Sun Ce's background. If Sun Ce just stood up and scared these people, and then let them go, wouldn't these people hate him? He would never let him go after making a comeback in the future.

Stay at the forefront of everything and meet in the future. Chen Zhi doesn’t want to do anything. Sun Ce has Sun Ce’s plans, and he has his ideas.

Guo Yi and others argued for a long time, but finally accepted Chen Zhi's persuasion to surrender. There was no food storage inside, no reinforcements outside, and there was no courage to fight desperately. They could only choose to surrender, save their lives first, and then find a way to escape. As Chen Zhi said, it would take at least two months from Kuaiji to Chang'an, and the court and Sun Ce did not deal with it. There was a high possibility that they would be pardoned. So many relatives and friends could not sit idly by and watch them be killed. Maybe Sun Ce would let them go if they left Yangzhou.

After all, Zheng Hexie is a big family in Kuaiji, and Wang Sheng is even more of Sun Jian’s close friend.

Chen Zhi returned to the camp and reported his victory to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was still visiting the lake. When he heard Chen Zhi’s report, he couldn’t help laughing. “Yang Dezu, look, I made another contribution. How did you say the court would reward me?”

Yang Xiu put his hands behind his back, pretending to appreciate the scenery, pretending not to hear Sun Ce's words. Commendation? The court didn't know what a headache would be when he received a certificate of victory. It was possible to scold Sun Ce, so don't think about the commendation.

Sun Ce ignored him and immediately arranged for surrender. He asked Ling Cao to load the sill truck with a boat and transport it to the shore, and asked Guo Yi and others to go to prison by himself. He sat on the boat with drums and music and played the music of victory. Gu Hui sat on the desk beside him, spread paper and wrote a memorial to report the victory. When Guo Yi and others got off, they sent the memorial to Chang'an on a fast horse, giving Yang Biao and Xun Yu a headache first.

I always cause trouble for me, and I also cause trouble for you to see if you kill or not.

It was not long, and Gu Hui wrote the article and presented it to Sun Ce for a while. Sun Ce read it quickly and didn't care much. At this point, Gu Hui must not dare to play any tricks unless the Gu family wanted to send a car to Chang'an like Guo Yi and Wang Sheng.

Seeing the boat carrying the sill truck sailing to the shore, the soldiers on Hucheng Mountain already knew what it meant. Counting the number of sill trucks, everyone's mood was very different. Guo Yi and others knew that there was one of the sill trucks, and there was nothing to look forward to. Those with official positions took off their official uniforms, went to the crown and robes, those without official positions took off their coats, went down the mountain one by one, walked to the boat, and got into the sill truck. They lowered their heads, felt ashamed, and didn't even notice the roughness of the sill truck. They were each holding their own hands to get out, and how to take revenge on Sun Ce after they escaped.

Being a prisoner in front of everyone is simply a shame and humiliation. If you don’t take revenge, you will be unable to be a human being.

The chief evil was tied up, and the next step was the surrender of other bandits. Sun Ce asked Dong Xi and Ling Cao to go up the mountain to negotiate with Huang Longluo, Zhou Bo and others. Sun Ce's conditions were very strict. After these sect commanders surrendered, they were granted official positions according to their different strengths, but at most they were granted the position of the Chief Commander, and could only retain one-tenth of the troops, about 500 people, and all the remaining troops were disbanded and resettled by the prefect's office.

Sun Ce announced the order, but Chen Zhi didn't say anything. He said that Yan Baihu was surrendered. Except for expressing his support, Yan Baihu had no other changes. His subordinates were still his subordinates, living in the mountains and still in the mountains. Sun Ce handled Huang Longluo and others in this way, obviously because he was dissatisfied with him and set an example for him. If he did not handle it according to this standard, the contribution of persuading Yan Baihu might not be his.

But he did not intend to obey orders. He felt that this was unrealistic. Huang Longluo and others were all Zong Shuai who had thousands of people in his hands. They were cut to only a few hundred people at once. Who would be willing to do so? Even if they had to surrender due to the situation, they would wait for an opportunity to betray them again when the crisis was lifted.

Not only did Chen Zhi disagree, but Yu Fan also disagrees. He raised objections on the spot, deciding that this was not feasible and was not a long-term plan for peace and stability.

Sun Ce was not in a hurry. Before making this decision, he had discussed it repeatedly with Guo Jia and Pang Tong. It is a fact that he must face it, but facing it does not mean passively accepting it. If these Zongshangs retain their strength, there will also be future troubles in the future. If one of them has his own troops, who can really take his orders seriously?

He made this preparation from the time he accepted Zulang's surrender. Zulang was the Grand Marshal of Jing County, and he claimed to have 30,000 to 50,000 people, but he only gave Zulang a 2,000 staff. These Kuaiji Zongshen were not as strong as Zulang, and it was already the limit to be able to retain 500 people. The Duwei could have his own personal guard camp, which was already considered a mid-level military position, which was considered to be a little face for these Zongshen. If they did not consider their emotions, Sun Ce only planned to give them a 200 staff and let them all become Qu Junhou.

Chen Zhi kept his opinion and waited to watch the show, but Yu Fan strongly opposed it. The difference between the two was clear at a glance.

"Zhongxiang is a little restless." Sun Ce told Yu Fan not to be anxious and explained patiently. It was both an explanation for Yu Fan and a warning. "Forget the battle, there will be danger, and be warlike will lead to death. How to choose and do a certain scale. This scale is to live within one's means. Too few soldiers can't defend themselves. Too many soldiers will increase the burden and cannot be raised at all. It is estimated that the soldiers are simple and refined, and they should maintain combat power as much as possible while reducing the burden. Those bandits often have thousands of people and tens of thousands of people. How many elites can really fight? One percent are already good, and ninety percent are bluffing. Instead of expending money and food, it is better to let them farm, and not only support themselves, but also produce something."

"Where did the land come from? Kuaiji has many mountains and rivers, but the only lacks land."

"If you lack land, you can find ways to reclaim land, or let them engage in other industries, work and do business, and go to sea to fish. You can't recruit young and strong men to join the army because of lack of land." Sun Ce said quietly: "Besides, there are many mountains in Kuaiji, but not many in Wujun. As long as the water conservancy rectification is in place, there is no big problem to double the arable land area within a few years. What is a matter of just tens of thousands of households? Don't worry, if Kuaiji cannot place these people, I will transfer them to Danyang and Wujun, and I won't let them stay idle. Two days ago, Xian Yu Cheng also sent a message saying that spring farming is about to be imminent, time is tight, and a lot of labor is needed, the more the better."

Yu Fan knew it and pondered without saying a word. Chen Zhi was startled and sweated in a cold sweat. He glanced at Yan Yu, but Yan Yu didn't look at him. He was still in a state of excitement. His eyes turned around and smiled at the corners of his mouth, and he didn't know what good things had happened.
Chapter completed!