Chapter 193 Post-War Meeting
People who practice martial arts are usually excited to meet a strong opponent. Therefore, Ye Tie, who is most trusted by Ye Mingsheng, and Yuan Song, who has been in battle for a long time, both want to have a fight with Chen Chuanwu.

Knowing that facing Chen Chuanwu alone would most likely result in a crushing defeat, the two men put aside their pride and decided to join forces to deal with Chen Chuanwu.

But who would have thought that even the two confident men working together could not last more than five moves against Chen Chuanwu!
The most exaggerated thing is that afterwards Ye Tie secretly told Ye Mingsheng that the reason why he and Yuan Song were able to last five moves was because Chen Chuanwu secretly let them go, otherwise Chen Chuanwu would have been able to take their heads within three moves...
When Ye Mingsheng learned of the result, he was dumbfounded, but he also understood why Chen Chuanwu was assigned to the Shenwu Army and received an exceptional promotion in the Shenwu Army, which was full of hidden talents.

After Hong Min's death, the morale of the hundreds of bandits on Sanshipo collapsed in an instant. They could neither fight nor escape, so they had no choice but to give up resistance.

Soon, the remaining 300-odd bandits all laid down their weapons and surrendered, kneeling on the ground awaiting their fate.

"Sir, this battle was a complete victory! We killed the bandit leader Hong Min, attacked 178 bandits, and the remaining 300-plus bandits all surrendered. Our army suffered only a few dozen casualties!"

After cleaning up the battlefield, Yuan Song, who was in charge of this battle, had a dark face full of joy. He bowed and reported to Ye Mingsheng:

Upon hearing that only dozens of people were injured, Ye Mingsheng showed satisfaction on his face. Yuan Song really did not let him down.

"General Yuan, you did a great job. Pass the order down. All soldiers who participated in this battle will be rewarded with three pieces of cotton cloth. Other meritorious soldiers will receive additional rewards!" Ye Mingsheng, who was wealthy, gave the rewards generously.

Upon hearing this, all the soldiers in the army were undoubtedly excited and shouted:
"Thank you for the reward, sir!"

"Master Ye is so righteous!"

"Swear allegiance to you till death"

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After commending all the soldiers and letting Yuan Song lead his men back, Ye Mingsheng turned around and glanced at He Jingyun, who had been silent from the beginning, and asked with a smile:
"How was the battle, General He?"

"General Yuan is a good commander. Congratulations on getting a good general!" He Jingyun said calmly:

Although He Jingyun said it was a perfect match and there was nothing wrong with it, and his expression did not change, Ye Mingsheng could clearly sense a sense of dissatisfaction in his tone.

It seems to be saying, leave it to me, I can do it better than him!

Ye Mingsheng smiled and comforted him: "General Yuan is enough to deal with this little thief. When the big battle comes, General He will have to take control of the overall situation!"

He Jingyun, who was naturally aloof, was not very convinced by Ye Mingsheng, but he was very pleased with what Ye Mingsheng said. His expression softened a little, and he bowed slightly and said:

"Thank you for your appreciation, sir!"

After praising He Jingyun a few more times, Ye Mingsheng, who had won a great victory in this battle, returned to Fengshan County with his victorious army. In order to show off his prestige, Ye Mingsheng deliberately paraded the 300 captured bandits through the streets of the county, attracting cheers from the people of the city. They praised Ye Mingsheng so much that he was rare in the sky and hard to find on earth...

Evening
In the main hall of the Ye Mansion, Ye Mingsheng sat in the main seat. Except for He Jingyun who declined the meeting due to illness, more than ten generals including Yuan Song, Lin Huaiwu, Chen Chuanwu and Ye Tie appeared in the hall.

"Sir, what do you think we should do with these more than 300 captured bandits?" Lin Huaiwu stepped out and asked Ye Mingsheng:
"What do you think?" Glancing at Lin Huaiwu, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Lin Huaiwu, who was mainly responsible for recruiting soldiers, said without hesitation:
"Your Excellency is responsible for recruiting soldiers. I think it would be better to recruit all of them and let them make up for their crimes!"

After Lin Huaiwu finished speaking, Yuan Song, who was standing beside him, frowned slightly as if he had a different opinion. But then he thought, Lin Huaiwu was right. Ye Mingsheng was now tasked with recruiting 10,000 soldiers. These 300 people were still meat no matter how small a mosquito was. After hesitating for a while, he did not speak, waiting for Ye Mingsheng to make the final decision.

After considering Lin Huaiwu's proposal, Ye Mingsheng made a decision in his heart, shook his head and said:
"It is better to have nothing than to have something bad. Hand these 300 bandits over to Ma Runchuan, the magistrate of Fengshan County. Let him follow the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty and not let any guilty person go. Kill those who deserve to be killed, punish those who deserve to be punished, and do hard labor for those who deserve to be punished."

Lin Huaiwu originally wanted to use these 300 people to ease the pressure of recruiting soldiers, but seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made the decision, he had no objection and quietly retreated...

Yuan Song's brows relaxed at Ye Mingsheng's decision.

As someone who has led troops for many years, he understands one thing: one rotten fish can spoil the whole barrel of soup. The militiamen he recruited now were either farmers, miners, or hunters, and most of them were kind-hearted people.

Whether it is establishing military rules and regulations, or daily training and command, it is easier.

If we bring in bandits with bad discipline and who rob and loot, although it will increase the military strength in the short term, it will easily undermine military discipline and spread some bad habits among the army, which is definitely not conducive to the long-term development and construction of the army.

Therefore, in Yuan Song's opinion, Ye Mingsheng made a very wise decision!
After discussing how to deal with the captured bandits, Chen Chuanwu, who was standing behind Yuan Song, stepped forward and asked:
"Sir, what should we do with Hong Min's body? Should we hang it on the top of the city wall to warn other bandits?"

Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he waved his hand and said:
"I'll have another use for his body!"

"Everyone should speak with one voice and say that he escaped!"

Upon hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, the young and energetic Chen Chuanwu couldn't hide his thoughts and asked in confusion:
“Sir, why did you do this? Many people saw me shooting him to death…”

"That's exactly the effect I want!" Ye Mingsheng smiled and said mysteriously:
Although Chen Chuanwu was a rather straightforward person, he still knew how to read people's expressions. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was unwilling to say more, he bowed and retreated with doubt in his heart.

After discussing some more things like the progress of recruiting soldiers, training soldiers, and the arrival of supplies, everyone's eyes were quietly focused on Ye Mingsheng. This last and most important thing needed to be raised by Ye Mingsheng!

(End of this chapter)