With his knife, the man fell to the ground, as if he was not dead, his upper body still squirming slightly on the ground, and his mouth was spitting blood.

Only then did Gan Ning see that the man was wearing a cloak and hair, and it turned out to be a woman. Although he is good at killing a surname, he has never killed a woman, but he didn't expect to break the vow today, and he hated it in his heart, and the head of the knife turned to Huang Shot, and asked, "Who is this woman?" ”

Huang Zhu didn't even dare to raise his head, still trembling and muttering to himself: "Don't kill me, don't kill me......"

Gan Ning stomped his feet in annoyance, turned his long knife, and turned to Chen Qi and Deng Long, and said coldly: "You say! ”

Deng Long naturally understood that the catastrophe was coming, everyone took care of their own reasoning, and now that she was all dead, what else did she need to help her hide, and immediately said tremblingly: "She is Huang Zu's woman." ”

Chen just wanted to speak, but was preempted by Deng Long, and quickly pointed at Huang Jie and said, "That fat man is Huang Zu's only son." ”

"Oh?" Gan Ning was quite surprised, stunned for a moment, suddenly raised the knife, and was about to slash at Huang Jie, hurriedly grabbed him left and right, and said: "General, the lord has a strict order, and those who surrender will not be killed." The general should hand them over to the lord and send them down. ”

Gan Ning slammed the long knife towards the bow of the boat, gritted his teeth and said, "Drive the boat and escort them all to Jiangxia!" ”

Jiangxia City has gradually returned to calm, and the streets and alleys of the city are plastered with notices of peace and mind. The Jingzhou army that attacked the city, Yu Bairen can be said to have committed no crimes in the autumn, even those scholar families who have a close relationship with Huang Zu, and their lives have not been greatly affected. However, Liu Xin still ordered the timely posting of the notice of Anmin, because he understood that doing so was essential to restore order to order in Jiangxia as soon as possible.

The Anmin notice not only let the people in the city know that their personal safety is guaranteed, but also announce the tax and commercial tax policies that will be implemented in Jiangxia. These policies are very beneficial to ordinary people, and there is no problem for the noble families whose assets are used for business. However, Liu Xin's reaction to them now is negligible, in this situation, who will jump out and get along with him? After all, no amount of money is as important as one's own life.

Liu Xin's original plan was to cross the Yangtze River directly after capturing Jiangxia, join the army sent by Changsha, and go straight to Wuling. At the same time, Zhao Yun, who had secretly moved to Jiangling, would also cross the river and go south, and together with Liu Xin, form a two-sided attack on Wuling. Unexpectedly, the battle to capture Jiangxia went too smoothly, eight days earlier than the original plan, and Liu Xin also decided to revise the plan.

After all, Jiangxia was different from the other five counties under his control, and this was the first time he had acquired it entirely through war. How to achieve effective control over Jiangxia has extraordinary reference significance for him to compete for world domination in the future. Therefore, Liu Xin decided to stay in Jiangxia for a while and sort out Jiangxia's affairs well.

On the other hand, the huge casualties caused by the siege battle were the last thing Liu Xin wanted to see. In this era of human life, whether it is Fu Zhu, Han Opera, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Dian Wei, they all think it is normal to take a city and pay the price of thousands of casualties. Liu Xin came here, although it has been almost four years, he has experienced many bloody scenes, and his vision of life and death has gradually faded. If it was just an enemy, no matter how many casualties there were, maybe he would be indifferent, but for his own people, he couldn't be so calm.

The more than 1,000 people who died in battle were all young and middle-aged, and everyone had a family behind them, and they all had their own parents, wives and children. Perhaps because of their fall, their families have lost their breadwinners, and their families are more likely to be forced into slavery from now on.

Every time he thought of this, Liu Xin's heart began to feel uneasy, and he decided to make some adjustments to his plan to attack Wuling. This time, he gave strict orders to all generals that they must resolutely implement the strategy of cutting their wings and surrounding them without fighting.

Liu Xin did not personally participate in the battle against Wuling, he sent Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhongquan out, and it was not a problem to attack a few small county towns with them. As for Wuling City, Liu Xin's order was originally to surround but not fight, and when Xu Huang and them surrounded some days first, Jiangxia's affairs should also be dealt with, and it would not be too late for him to go again.

On the fifth day of the second month of the third year of Zhongping, the four-way army was launched at the same time, and Liu Xin also began to deal with the affairs of Jiangxia.

Although Huang Jie was born very obese, he was still curled up like a chicken when he was carried into the hall of the Taishou Mansion by Dian Wei.

With a "snap", the fat chick was thrown to the ground. Huang Jie raised his head and looked around blankly, what a familiar place, he used to be a king here, but now he has become a prisoner.

Liu Xin said with a smile: "Huang Gongzi, we meet again." ”

Huang Zhu, who was still looking blank, suddenly fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed desperately, and muttered over and over again: "My lord, spare me, I won't dare next time......"

Liu Xin stood up, walked in front of him, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Huang Gongzi, you won't have a next time." ”

Liu Xin's face immediately sank, and he said: "I said before the siege of the city, aiding the abusers is guilty of the same crime as Huang Zu!" Come on, drag the yellow shot out and cut it down. ”

The two wolf-like guards didn't say a word, dragged up the yellow shot that was as limp as mud and walked out. Chen Jie and Deng Long knelt on the side, watching the fate of Huang Jie, trembling all over, they knew that their lives were about to come to an end.

Liu Xin looked at the two of them, sneered, and said slowly: "I know now that I'm afraid, it's too late!" The two men and the men of their families were all beheaded, and the women were used as official slaves. ”

Chen Jie and Deng Long shouted in unison: "My lord's life, I really can't help myself, I ask my lord to see it!" ”

Liu Xin slowly sat down and asked, "Oh, do you have any unavoidable hardships, tell me about it?" ”

Chen hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, we are working under Huang Zu, and we are also worried, and the surname of the whole family is pinched in his hands, so I don't dare not do our best." ”

Deng Long continued: "Please spare us this time, we are willing to go to the soup for the adults in the future, and we will not hesitate!" ”

Liu Xin twisted his chin, pondered for a moment, and asked, "So, are you willing to serve this official?" ”

Chen Jie and Deng Long nodded together and said, "Yes, yes, we do." ”

Liu Xin had a smile on his face and said, "Since you are willing to serve this official, then I will ask you." You are all Huang Zu's cronies, when this official attacked Jiangxia, what was the attitude of the other officials in the city? What did they say? What was done? You should know this very well. ”

The two of them nodded their heads like chickens pecking rice, and said in unison: "Clear, clear." ”

Liu Xin put away his smile and said, "Okay, since you all know, then go down now and write down what you know, be as detailed as possible, don't hide it, don't make false reports, I want to confirm each other." If you let me know which of the two of you is cheating, hum ......"

Chen Jie and Deng Long nodded again and again, and said, "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare." ”

With a wave of his hand, Liu Xin came in and sent the two of them out, escorted them to different rooms, handed them paper and pens, and asked them to write reports.

At this time, Han Xi got up and asked, "Lord, what to do with these captured Jiangxia soldiers?" ”

Liu Xin thought for a while and asked, "Gonghe, the Yellow Turban soldiers captured in the First Battle of Nanyang, have been working for almost two years, right?" ”

He arched his hand and said, "Back to the lord, there is still a month to complete two years." The subordinates have ordered their intentions to be registered, and about 8,000 people want to return to their hometowns to work as farmers, and more than 12,000 want to continue working with the team. Most of the people who want to continue working are homeless. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "This time, if we can successfully win the four counties, there will be no shortage of things to build bridges, pave roads, and build cities, all of which require a large number of people." Most of the people who were recruited some time ago chose to go home to farm, and now the most useful Yellow Turban prisoners also want to go home to farm, so it seems that all these captured Jiangxia soldiers have to be incorporated into the engineering team. ”

Frustrated, he said worriedly: "I'm afraid that these people have been soldiers for a long time, and their surnames are slippery, and they are even more difficult to manage than the Yellow Turban captives." ”

Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Don't be afraid." The Yellow Turban captives used to be bandits, but now when the two-year period expires, they are ordinary people. These Jiangxia captives used to be soldiers, but now they are just prisoners. These Jiangxia captives were scattered and incorporated into the team, and handed over to the Yellow Turban captives to take care of. Those Yellow Turban captives are now turned slaves and become masters, and they will not be treated to death. There were more than 8,000 Jiangxia soldiers and the navy army captured this time, which was just enough to supplement the shortage of manpower in the engineering team. ”

Fu Zhu said happily: "The lord has thought it through. So are these captives also subject to two years of forced labor? ”

Liu Xin said categorically: "No! Their situation is different from that of the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans were originally just ordinary people, and most of them rebelled because they were tempted and coerced by annihilation. And they, ignoring Liu's shouting under the city, resisted stubbornly, resulting in heavy casualties among our besieging soldiers, and they should be severely punished! The period of forced labor on them should be changed to six years! ”

At this time, Chen Jie and Deng Long had already written down all the information they knew. These things had just happened yesterday, and they remembered them deeply, and now they dare not do their best in order to survive?

Liu Xin looked at the report they presented, a slight smile appeared on his face, the content of the two reports was very different, it seemed that neither of them dared to lie. Liu Xin raised his head, looked at Chen Qi and Deng Long, put the report in his hand on a few cases, and said lightly: "Come on, drag the two of them out and cut them down!" ”