East County, County Governor's Mansion.

"Master Ma, there are too many recruits now, and there is a shortage of grassroots officers in the army, so I request that these prisoners of war be screened well, and the available talents will be selected to supplement the needs of the troops. ”

"Hehe, Brother Ye came from afar, there is no rush for business, let's drink first. Ma Yao did not answer directly, but changed his method and asked the waiter to serve wine and meat.

"Come on, let's eat first. Ma Yao beckoned Ye Shikai to sit down, "You have been working hard in Beast Mountain for so long, you must not have eaten anything good, this is the dish I asked the best restaurant in the county to make, try it." ”

"Lord Ma, the last general is not hungry now, but what I said is very urgent, please approve it as soon as possible, and the last general can carry it out. Ye Shikai's mind is not on the dishes, but the training of recruits can not be delayed any longer, who knows how long the peaceful days will last, maybe not long, Ye Shikai will lead the troops to the battle again.

"Brother Ye, you don't know anything, I myself am very supportive of you, but if you want to keep these prisoners of war, I'm afraid ...... It's hard. Ma Yao slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked embarrassed.

"Master Ma, what do you mean by this, can you say it bluntly? ”

"Brother Ye, you are a natural general, a god of war, commanding the whole army, strategizing, I absolutely believe in you, but His Majesty the First Emperor has issued an order to severely punish these rebellious thieves, but anyone who participates, from the general to the soldier, is a capital crime. Ma Yao put on an extremely embarrassed look, and gently scratched his neck with his palm, making a gesture of cutting off his head.

"This ......" Ye Shikai was shocked when he heard this, and killed them all, that was more than a thousand people, he thought that these prisoners of war would suffer from conscription at most, and he could replenish the prisoners at that time, but he didn't expect that these prisoners of war would be killed all.

"Master Ma, this is a big deal, you know, the prisoner soldiers are an extremely important source of troops in the replenishment of the troops, if all such prisoners of war are killed, this will have too much impact on the replenishment. Ye Shikai immediately retorted.

"I don't know this, but Brother Ye, you should also know that this is His Majesty's holy decree, I have a few heads who dare to resist the decree clearly, this is a felony to kill the head, my brother should understand me." ”

"Alas. Ye Shikai let out a long sigh, he didn't have to blame Ma Yao too much, after all, he also has a family, and he will sit together if he is clearly resistant, if the incident in the east window happens, Ma Yao and his family will all die.

However, the fight is still needed.

"Lord Ma, the handling of these prisoners of war is very important, and please raise your noble hand. Ye Shikai said.

"Well, I'll try to get you there. ”

"Thank you, then, sir. ”

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Barrack.

"Xue San, I asked you to go to Chudi to inquire about the news, how is the situation. Ye Shikai asked.

"My lord, I asked the brothers on the rivers and lakes to inquire, those counties in Chu are now full of rebels, and the rivers and lakes are also in chaos, some of the rebels just moved today, and they were exterminated the next day, and the specific situation is really difficult to investigate. "Xue San is very embarrassed, Chudi is thousands of miles away from Dongjun, even if it is a flying horse, it will take two or three days, transportation and communication are inconvenient, it is difficult for Ye Shikai to get in touch with Hua Liandie.

It's been more than two months, and I don't know what Hua Liandie's situation is now, Ye Shikai is very worried about her.

"Okay, you go down first. Ye Shikai waved his hand, "If you receive new information, report it to me immediately." ”

"Wow. ”

"Shangguan, you also heard it just now, Chudi has begun to be chaotic now, I think it won't be long before it will be our turn, and this peaceful day will not last long. Ye Shikai sighed, in the troubled times, peace is extremely precious, but the direction of the big ship of history is not grasped by the "helmsman".

"I heard it, Chu is thousands of miles away from Xianyang, and the anti-Qin forces in Chu have always been huge, which is also a big trouble for the empire. Shangguan Jian nodded in response.

Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu.

"The rebels can't be killed. Ye Shikai muttered, the policy of the Qin Dynasty has caused public indignation, a large amount of people's power is used to repair the road, build the Great Wall, although there is no Great Wall, the wolf clan will drive straight in, but the consequences of excessive consumption of the people's power are more terrible than the invasion of the wolf clan, as long as the policy remains unchanged, the emergence of the rebel army is only a matter of time, and the Qin army will lose strength in battles again and again, and eventually go to extinction.

"By the way, there is news from Lord Ma, those prisoners of war will all be executed in a few days, and the order has been issued and will be carried out by the defenders in the county. Shangguan Jian handed over a bamboo slip, Ye Shikai heard the news, his heart sank, it seems that these prisoners of war are still unable to escape death, Ye Shikai has no choice but to sigh constantly.

"Lao Ye, no one can disobey His Majesty's holy decree, let alone a local commander like Lord Ma, how many pairs of eyes are staring at him, if it is to resist the decree, it is a capital crime. Shangguan Jian explained.

"I understand what you said, I didn't blame Master Ma, he is wise to protect himself, I just pity so many sergeants. ”

"Your Majesty is also thinking about the overall situation, and now there are traces of rebel armies all over the country, and if you can make an example of them and deter them, you may be able to avoid greater losses. ”

"I hope so. ”

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Chudi.

"Master, we now have tens of thousands of troops, and we have captured three or four county towns in a row, and the nobles of Chu have supported us, and many heroes and heroes of the world have joined the rebel army, I think the Qin Dynasty's qi has run out. "In a county town, a woman in battle armor is standing at the head of the city, looking into the distance, inside the city, many soldiers are carrying the corpse of the Qin army, and behind her stand two general-looking men.

"Very good, but the Qin Dynasty has a strong army, although Meng Tian's 300,000 troops are stationed in the north, but there are still more than 200,000 soldiers and horses within the empire, we can't be careless, we must develop the military as soon as possible. ”

"The master doesn't need to worry, now the heroes from all over the country have risen up one after another, containing a large number of Qin troops, even if there are more than 200,000 people, they are scattered in various counties, and it is difficult to unite the troops together, and we can use this time to unify the counties in the south. ”

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