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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 653
It was dawn, and corpses were scattered everywhere in the forest, and the strong smell of blood attracted many beasts.
Groups of gray wolves were swimming in the forest, roaring from time to time.
The rebel leader Yang Hao and others were also covered in blood. Although they defeated the southern army's pursuers in the night battle, they also lost more than 200 people.
This time they narrowly escaped death and ambushed and killed the pursuers. The remaining rebel soldiers looked at the commander Yang Hao with even more reverence and fanaticism.
"Master Commander, there are not many escaped, so I guess they dare not chase after them."
A rebel officer in charge of the pursuit also turned back with a group of soldiers at dawn and reported the situation to Yang Hao.
"Brothers have worked hard, let's take a rest first."
In the past, Yang Hao was so cold that the officers under his command did not dare to speak too much.
However, after experiencing life and death, Yang Hao's temperament has also undergone some changes, at least he knows how to care for his subordinates.
The surviving Tiger and Leopard Battalion and other rebel soldiers were also very happy about Yang Hao's change, after all, no one wanted to follow a leader who was always cold.
"Master Commander, it is thanks to you that we escaped from the dead this time, otherwise we would have been buried in the wilderness, and our lives will be yours in the future!"
Seeing that Yang Hao's attitude towards them had changed, and he led them out of the encirclement again, the loyalty of these living soldiers to Yang Hao also increased greatly.
Thinking of what happened these days, especially being trapped in the Long Dragon Valley for half a month and almost starving to death, they all felt like they were dreaming.
"You don't need to thank me, we were able to break through, and you all contributed a lot." Yang Hao waved his hand.
Yang Hao knew very well in his heart that although he had played a certain role, facing the siege of the southern army, the fighting of these soldiers under his command was the most important thing. victory.
"Remember, we are people who have gone through the gate of hell once. Even if we are in deep siege or in despair, we must remember what we have experienced these days. Until the last moment, don't give up, don't surrender, as long as we don't If you give up, you will always be able to fight a bloody road." Yang Hao told these surviving brothers under his command.
"Master Commander, we remember!"
The officers and soldiers of these rebels also had a serious look on their faces, and they agreed one after another.
"My lord, what should I do with those prisoners, should I kill them all?"
An officer pointed at a prisoner of the Southern Army who was under guard not far away, and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
They charged and killed all the way, and now there are only more than 500 people left, but the prisoners last night were about 700 to 800.
With their current strength, if they want to take these prisoners away, they really need to take a lot of risks.
These rebel officers are also old people who follow Yang Hao. Naturally, they know that Yang Hao has always been ruthless and bloodthirsty, so they proposed to kill him.
"Go, go and have a look."
If it was according to Yang Hao's past temperament, these prisoners would never survive.
But now Yang Hao and his troops are too small, so Yang Hao decided to recruit these captives.
The prisoners of the southern army were all captured after being dispersed at night. Facing the ragged and fierce-faced rebel soldiers, they were also very apprehensive and worried about their own fate.
When Yang Hao walked over with a group of officers, many timid Southern Army soldiers were even more frightened and their legs trembled.
Yang Hao looked around at the fear-faced Southern Army prisoners, coughed twice, and cleared his throat.
"You chased and killed us all the way, and it stands to reason that you will all be slaughtered and fed to the wolves."
"But I will give you a chance, that is to join us, as long as you join us, you can avoid death."
Yang Hao looked at these Southern Army prisoners who were ashen-faced with fright, and directly asked him to join him and the others.
After the Southern Army prisoners looked at each other, they all showed hesitation.
Because they naturally also know that although the rebels have escaped the hunt, their strength is already quite weak.
Once the large troops of the Southern Army come back, they will be wiped out in minutes.
If they joined the rebels now, once the southern army arrived, they would die without a place to die.
"Since there is no response, then I will follow my rules."
Seeing that the prisoners of the Southern Army remained unmoved, a bloodthirsty sneer appeared on Yang Hao's face.
"Every row starts counting, and those who count to five, ten, fifteen, twenty-five fifty-five go out."
After Yang Hao glanced at the prisoners of war of the Southern Army, he announced his own rules.
"What are you still doing, report the number now!"
Seeing that the crowd still didn't respond, Yang Hao couldn't help but let out a cold drink, which made everyone tremble with fright.
"one"
"two"
"three"
"Four"
The Southern Army prisoners of war began to count, and the fifth man had to walk out of the team after looking around.
Soon, some Southern Army prisoners of war came out, and they felt uneasy, wondering what Yang Hao was up to.
After Yang Hao signaled to the soldiers beside him, several soldiers from the Tiger and Leopard Battalion clanged their sabers at their feet.
"You pick up the knife and go kill someone casually."
Yang Hao gave instructions to the selected prisoners of war.
These prisoners of war saw the saber still in front of them, and then looked at the gathered comrades, looking at each other, no one moved.
Yang Hao slowly drew out the saber from his waist, walked up to the first person, and suddenly stabbed the saber into the chest of the Southern Army prisoner, beheading him.
"You, pick up the knife and kill someone."
Yang Hao ignored the limp corpse at his feet, and cast his cold eyes on the second prisoner.
Tremblingly, this Southern Army prisoner picked up the saber that was still in front of him, glanced at his comrades standing there, and suddenly slashed at Yang Hao with the saber.
"Puff!"
It's a pity that Yang Hao's knife had already pierced him halfway before his saber was cut off.
"You, go and kill someone."
Yang Hao pulled out the saber, licked the warm blood on the saber, and turned his gaze to the third person.
The third prisoner of war was also so frightened that his legs trembled. He picked up the saber and walked towards his comrades step by step.
"ah!"
He walked up to a fellow robe, closed his eyes suddenly, and swung his saber fiercely.
A Confederate prisoner of war standing in front of him was bloody and bloody, and was beheaded on the spot.
"Okay, from now on, you are ours."
When Yang Hao saw the Southern Army prisoner who had beheaded his comrade, he waved his hand and was taken away.
Under Yang Hao's persecution, the fourth prisoner of war had no choice but to pick up his sword and behead one of his comrades in order to survive.
In just half an hour, the Southern Army's prisoners of war were reduced by half, and the other half of the prisoners whose hands were stained with the blood of their comrades were recruited by Yang Hao.
Relying on this cruel method, Yang Hao recruited some Southern Army prisoners whose hands were stained with the blood of his comrades, and strengthened his own strength.
After they cleaned the battlefield, they left here quickly without stopping.
A day later, they captured a nearby county town led by Confederate prisoners of war who had defected to them.
They released all the more than 300 rebels who were detained in the county prison, and dozens of heavy prisoners were also incorporated.
The young and strong in the county were also coerced into the team by them, and their team quickly grew to more than 2,500 people. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com