On the first day of the fourth month of the fourth month of 274 AD, the Han army began to direct the captives to dig trenches.

The outermost layer of the trench has the largest amount of soil and rock. In addition, the work had just begun, the POWs were not skilled enough, and the managers were inexperienced. There were a lot of omissions and problems. In this way, in the process of improving while doing, by the third day of the fifth month, the outer circle of trenches was finally completed.

"Hey, you dragged me into May, I thought it would be done in April!"

"General Zhonglang, why are you in such a hurry? Anyway, those rats in the Jin Kingdom didn't dare to rush out. Hehe, I didn't rush out a few days ago, and now our most basic trench has been completed, and it's too late to rush out. ”

"Well, you don't understand." Li Xiang knew clearly in his heart that his mountain chief said that Dongwu would send troops in August and September. On the surface, it seems that he still has three or four months to go. But in fact, this is not the case at all: you dug near the city wall because your work is done, and what about the siege time of your own soldiers? So, I have two months left at most.

"No, no." Li Xiang thought for a moment and said, "No matter how new the project is, it shouldn't be so slow. By the way, in the past month, I have asked you to take a closer look, looking for prestige and appeal among these prisoners of war, have you ever found them? ”

In ancient China, when it was an army, of course, it was the officers who commanded the soldiers. However, after being captured as an establishment, the role of the officers will undoubtedly be greatly weakened, although it will not be completely invisible.

At this time, it is often the role of the head of the soldier that will be magnified. According to ancient Chinese conscription, most of the time it was the practice of gathering in a song and a song in the hometown. These so-called military leaders are often people who have prestige in their own villages in peacetime and can serve the people.

"Back to General Zhonglang, my subordinates have found more than 100 people."

"Very well, bring these guys to Ben here."

…..

"Uncles and brothers, the general Li Xiang used to be an orphan in Fuling County, Yizhou, well, in the words of your Central Plains people, he is a Wuling barbarian. At that time, I struggled in the mountains, and almost starved to death several times, but later fortunately, my family's big Sima came to Fuling County to be the Taishou...... After that, all the way to today. I will tell you this, and I mean two things. First, Ben will also suffer, and the hardships he has endured and the tiredness he has endured are no less than yours. Second, Ben Jiang is not the son of those high-ranking families, Ben Jiang is from a humble background, worse than you so-called authentic Han people! Therefore, if you have anything to say, you can open it up later, and Ben will definitely be able to listen to it! What difficulties do you have, as long as it is reasonable, Ben will either solve it for you personally, or go to Da Sima to solve it for you....... okay, back to the topic, this construction progress will be very dissatisfied, you all tell Ben General, how to speed up the construction progress? How can we dig this trench to the side of the city wall as quickly as possible? ”

Shaoqing, a trembling hand was raised: "This general, is this pit really just to be dug at the foot of the city wall, not to bury us alive?" ”

"Woo~!" Li Xiang almost fell when he heard this: "Who, who TM told you that this is a pit dug to bury you alive?" Feed! If you think about it carefully, let's not say that my Han has never been a man who has ever killed prisoners on a large scale. Even if I want to kill you, how good is it to kill you in Bingzhou and Jizhou? Why do you have to keep feeding you with food, and you have to go all the way to Luoyang to kill? ”

"However, I listened to the officers in the army say that Luoyang Jiancheng could not be captured no matter what. You dragged us to the city, let us dig our own pits, and bury us all alive. This will greatly demoralize the defenders of the city and cause them to surrender without a fight......"

"I TM!" Jumping heavily, Li Xiang roared loudly: "Someone!" ”

"What will Zhonglang command?"

"Go, go to the rear army, and tie up Si Wencao's gang of wastes to Lao Tzu. It's been more than a month, and I'm talking about why the progress is so slow. It turns out that these people didn't get things done! ”

"Uh...... General Zhonglang, are you wrong? With a tie? ”

"That's right! It's tied! If Lu Zhongle is there, he will tie it up to Lao Tzu together. This lawsuit, even if it hits Da Sima, Lao Tzu is not afraid! ”

"Li Erdan, what are you yelling about there?"

"Who? Who dares to call Lao Tzu by his nickname? Ah, oops, Senior Brother Ai, why are you here? ”

"Originally, my brother was ordered by Da Sima to ask you about the progress of the project, but I just happened to run into you and were furious. Hum! Relying on being Da Sima's protégé, pampered and arrogant, can you bear it? ”

When Effie buttoned down the big hat, no matter how hard she was, the cold sweat on Li Xiang's whole body instantly broke out: "Senior brother, you can't cheat your little brother like this." As a student of the mountain chief, we have always followed the teachings of the mountain chief in the army, endured much more hardships than others, and made more beautiful achievements than others! The younger brother has always followed this teaching, and he does not dare to slack off. Isn't it, isn't this the progress of the project too slow, and the younger brother is angry for a while? ”

"Hmph. Tell me what's going on? ”

"That's about it...... Brother, there is no doubt that among the more than 90,000 captives, there must be a Jin State's Jin Cao who is stirring up trouble inside! Si Wencao's gang of wastes who can't fight and can't build bridges, can't even do this thing, who will they tie up if they don't tie them up? ”

"Hmph." After listening to Li Xiang's introduction, Effie didn't leave, sat down on the ground by herself, and said very casually to the leaders of the captured soldiers of the Jin army who were a little frightened by Li Xiang's aura just now: "Come, uncles and brothers, sit." Ben Jiang's surname is Ai, and he is the brother of this unsuccessful guy. Well, have you heard of the Battle of Changping? ”

"This Shangguan is only because we have heard about the Battle of Changping, so we are afraid."

"Hehehe, I'm going to tell you two things. The first thing is that after Bai Qikeng killed 400,000 Zhao troops in the past, the Qin army was in Handan and encountered a group of old and weak women and children who resisted steadfastly. In the end, the 600,000 Qin troops suffered nearly half of the casualties. Therefore, whether it is my family's big Sima or our Han army, we will not do such a stupid thing. Under Luoyang City, in front of the defenders of Luoyang, I will kill all of you? Such a thing would have no effect other than to strengthen the will of the defenders. Whoever does it is too stupid to be saved! Hey, everyone, think about it, Da Sima, who can keep winning battles, will be such a stupid person? Or are your generals stupider than fools? ”

"Huh." "Hey, hey."

Rarely's response did not affect Effie's mood: "The second thing, eleven years ago, Sima Zhao, the then general of the Wei State, mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to invade my Han. My family's big Sima reproduced the siege of Changping in Yang'an Pass. Nearly 100,000 Wei troops were captured. What do we do with these 100,000 captives? ”

The air around them suddenly became scarce, because everyone was inhaling hard.

"We Han give them land, let them marry wives and have children, and become the people of my Han Dynasty! In this Eastern Crusade, some people in this group have also signed up for the army! There are also people who have made military merits and been promoted! Don't think I'm going to lie to you. There are a large number of Kwantung people in the group of captives for more than ten years, and you can report your place of origin, and then this official will send someone to investigate, and you will definitely find many people of the same origin as you to testify. Maybe you know someone else! ”

"This general, General Ai, is in Xia Niu Er, a native of Yanzhou Chen Liuyongqiu, eleven years ago, my father participated in the war against Shu, ah, no, it was an invasion of the Han Dynasty. Then I didn't come back, can you help me find it? ”

"This general, I am a native of Shangcai, Runan, Yuzhou, and my brother also invaded the Han Dynasty eleven years ago, can you help me find it?"

"This general ......"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, come here, come up, come up, register them! Then hand it over to the camp office! ”

The atmosphere was warm all at once, and everyone was full of hope for Effie. For Effie's later questions, he was also extremely cooperative - at least, who stirred up trouble among the captives and spread rumors, everyone talked about it, and they all said it.

"Wrote it all down?"

"Brother Hui, it's all written down."

"Later, you will personally hand over the list to Si Wencao's people, and take a good look at their expressions at that time. Remember, this is a slap in the face! I don't know how much better than you directly tied people. ”

"Hehe, haha, my brother still has a way."

"Hmm." Patting Li Xiang on the shoulder, Effie turned his head: "Uncles and brothers, what else do you want to ask the general?" ”

"That, General Ai, I saw that in the pavilion last year, that white-haired girl, is it true?"

"Huh?" Before Effie could ask which point of the play was true, the other captive soldier had already stood up: "Hey! This brother of the Bai family, are you stupid? Aren't those dogs of the family all usurious and then forcing us to sell our fields, sell our sons and daughters? It's a real act! Where is it not true? ”

"This, not this, of course this is true. What I want to ask is, is it true that Yang Bailao ran to Dahan with Xi'er and got the land? The officials of the Han Dynasty managed the family very strictly, and the family did not dare to oppress our people. Is it true? The officials of Dahan are very honest and enforce the law impartially, is it true? ”

"Hahahaha, this white brother, of course this is true!" Effie stood up: "It is undeniable that there must be shameless officials and unseemly families in my big Hanner. However, there are very few such guys. And even if there is, as long as you come forward, you will be hit by my Han court...... At most, tomorrow, the barracks office in the army may be able to find some of your fellow villagers to meet with you. Of course, Ben will also make it clear that there is a possibility of finding acquaintances or family members, but it is extremely small. So, if you really can't find it, don't be disappointed. In short, it will convince you that my Han treats captives very favorably. ”

"Well, after listening to General Ai's words, I completely let go of my waiting. I didn't say it, after I go back, I will definitely mobilize my brothers and work hard! Help Dahan dig this pit under the Luoyang city wall as soon as possible. ”

"Hahahaha, in this case, please leave it to your uncles and brothers. When you go back, you may wish to spread the word: 'Dig in front of the city, go home for the New Year'! ”

"Dig to the front of the city, go home for the New Year....... dig to the front of the city, go home for the New Year......" After countless muttering, suddenly a voice suddenly shouted: "Dig to the front of the city, go home for the New Year!" ”

Then, countless voices responded hoarsely with all their might: "Dig to the front of the city and go home for the New Year!" ”