The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"good, very good!"

Ning Quan laughed excitedly.

"It's settled now. General Huo will be fully responsible."

"But...it seems our troops are not enough."

After calming down a little, Ning Quan frowned.

Hulan now has a total military force of more than 30,000, but the 10,000 new recruits in Qinglongzhai still need further training before they can be used, so only 20,000 can actually be used.

Of these 20,000 people, he took 4,000 with him when he went to the Western Regions, and Lu Bu took 4,000 with him, so there were actually only 12,000 left.

In addition, they had to defend Hulan and seek war with Beiting, so the maximum number of troops that could be withdrawn was no more than two thousand.

The Donghu tribe did not have many troops. They had just been defeated by Huo Qubing and Lu Bu. This time, the 4,000 cavalrymen mobilized by Huo Qubing were all they had.

The total amount of the two parties is only six thousand.

The Huyan tribe was a large one, with nearly 100,000 men under its command, and the strength gap between the two sides was too great.

"Your Highness, who said we don't have any soldiers available? Aren't the Beiting prisoners outside ready-made soldiers?"

Huo Qubing reminded.

"You mean..."

"Captured Beiting soldiers?"

Ning Quan understood instantly.

"Yes, it is them. They are the elite of Beiting and can fight at any time."

"If you can organize them into an army, Your Highness will only need to give me another two thousand soldiers, which will make eight thousand cavalry."

"If we add the 4,000 cavalrymen from the Donghu main force, I will have 12,000 cavalrymen available, which can guarantee the annihilation of the Huyan tribe."

Huo Qubing said with a smile.

"Hmm, good idea."

"But they have just been captured. How can you guarantee that they will obey orders and not escape?"

Ning Quan still had concerns.

The Beiting captives were not like the Persian prisoners of war. Hulan and Beiting were too close, so it was very easy for them to escape.

"Your Highness, don't worry. This is easy to handle. Don't we have so many wounded soldiers from Beiting?"

"We can use these wounded soldiers as hostages. If any one dares to escape, we will kill ten wounded soldiers. If ten escape, we will kill a hundred wounded soldiers."

"As long as they don't care about the lives of their comrades, they can escape."

Hearing this, Huo Qubing said coldly.

"hiss......"

Hearing this, Ning Quan couldn't help but take a breath.

Huo Qubing's move was indeed cruel.

"Your Majesty, I think General Huo's suggestion is very good."

"In this way, we can easily solve the problem of insufficient manpower in our army."

"Of course, threats are one thing, and showing kindness is also necessary, but this requires Your Highness to take action personally."

Li Jing stood up and echoed.

"Hahaha, of course there's no problem with that."

"Tomorrow morning, I will go and lecture them."

Ning Quan agreed readily.

Ning Quan is becoming more and more adept at ideological work.

"By the way, General Lu."

"The current situation has changed, and the task of cutting off the trade route must be temporarily suspended."

"What you need to do next is to fully cooperate with General Li Jing in the battle against Beiting."

"Whether they are infantry or cavalry, if they dare to leave the city, you will be beaten severely."

"I just don't believe they can stay in hiding and watch their territory being taken away."

Ning Quan then gave Lu Bu some instructions.

"The general will obey the order!"

Lu Bu accepted the order in a deep voice.

........

The next morning.

Ning Quanxing hurried to the prisoner camp.

At this moment, all the prisoners of war have been gathered.

They squatted on the ground with their heads down, looking depressed.

We originally thought we could easily win this expedition.

As a result, not only was the entire army defeated, but they were also captured.

This made everyone's face burn.

Fortunately, their lives are not in danger.

Because they were not captured by the Xiongnu, Tubo, or even the Arabs, but by the Daqian.

The Daqian Dynasty had no tradition of killing prisoners since ancient times.

Of course, even if they don’t die, they won’t have an easy life. In all likelihood, they will be sent to mine.

If you are unlucky, it is not impossible that you will be sold, which would be terrible.

Seeing their sad faces, Ning Quan couldn't help but feel happy.

Of course Ning Quan would not do anything to them because they were all from Daqian.

But they don’t know and are still worried about their own fate.

"Do you...know who I am?"

Ning Quan looked around and asked.

"Of course I know, you are His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."

Someone in the crowd answered in a low voice.

"Oh...so you know my identity."

"Then I want to ask you, since you know my identity, why are you still trying to kill me?"

"Are you planning a rebellion? Or are you not citizens of Daqian?"

Ning Quan looked at everyone and asked sternly.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, then lowered their heads and remained silent.

Of course they are the people of Daqian, how could they be foreigners?

"I know you will definitely say that you have no choice."

"This king can understand that you are indeed helpless."

"But now you have been defeated and have become my captives. What do you say now?"

Ning Quan continued loudly.

"What else can I say? Just let it be!"

Someone whispered.

"Haha, let it be? Is that your answer?"

"Okay, very good. Since you say so, then I will sell you all to the Arabs."

Ning Quan laughed angrily.

"What! Sell it to the Arabs?"

"Your Highness, please spare me. I have an elderly mother and father at home."

"Please, Your Highness, spare my life!"

"I don't want to go to Dashi!"

"Wuwu~, I'm still young and don't want to die. Please spare my life, Your Highness."

"I don't want to go to the Arab world either!"

"..."

When they heard that Ning Quan was going to sell them to the Arabs, everyone was terrified.

They immediately knelt on the ground, crying and begging.

Are you kidding? Going to the Arab Empire is no different from committing suicide.

"Humph, are you scared now? Didn't you just say you'll leave it to me?"

Ning Quan said coldly.

"Your Highness, we were wrong."

"We are willing to be loyal to Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please spare our lives."

Everyone immediately knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.

"Humph, you guys know what's interesting."

"Since you are willing to pledge your allegiance to me, I will show some mercy."

"From today on, you will all be under my command."

"Don't worry, as long as you obey my orders, I will never treat you unfairly."

"But there is one thing I want to warn you about in advance."

"If anyone thinks of escaping, don't blame me for being ruthless. Your comrades will become your scapegoats."

"If you run away for every one of them, I will kill ten. If you run away for ten, I will kill a hundred."

At the end, Ning Quan's tone became extremely gloomy.

"I can't wait!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We will never run away."

"We swear to follow your Highness until death."

“…”

Hearing Ning Quan's words, everyone spoke in unison.

Are you kidding? The friendship between comrades is extraordinary. Who would let a comrade die for him?

"Very good, I hope you will do what you said."

Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left.

"Oh my god, His Highness the Ninth Prince is truly terrifying."

"That's right. Fortunately he told me in advance, otherwise I would have really thought about running away."

"It's no use now. We can't risk the lives of our brothers."