Ren Jun blinked, his face twisting into a bitter expression as he said:
"I have long admired the young master's reputation, but my wife and family are all in Xudu. If I surrendered, they would surely be killed."
All right, his desire to survive was incredibly strong.
"By rights, I should kill you. But what you said does make some sense, and I couldn't bear to kill you. Would you be willing to suffer a little for a few days?"
Ren Jun nodded repeatedly.
Bai Xiaowen sighed. "Tie him up with rope... no, use iron chains. Stuff his mouth so he doesn't ruin our army's plans."
The Winged Cavalry followed his orders and quickly bound Ren Jun. To Bai Xiaowen's surprise, Ren Jun's eyes shone with relief at having survived the disaster, as well as gratitude toward Bai Xiaowen. Unfortunately, with his mouth stuffed, he couldn't speak.
Bai Xiaowen then had the soldiers temporarily remove the rag from his mouth. After all, there was no need for an ambush anymore. Since Ren Jun was a talent he wanted to recruit in the future, he could at least give him a little human dignity.
If necessary, they could stuff his mouth again later.
As it turned out, the series of measures Bai Xiaowen took after changing his approach had worked quite well.
Most of the fleeing agricultural soldiers failed to escape.
Even if a few soldiers got away, it was no great loss.
Bai Xiaowen had never expected to keep news of the Winged Cavalry's appearance in Xudu sealed off forever.
As long as he delayed the enemy's reaction in the cities of Yingchuan and slowed their reinforcements, then by the time the Youzhou army arrived, victory would essentially be assured.
Even after clearing out the agricultural garrisons, Bai Xiaowen