Chapter 66: Willing to Kill
"Blade Han general, to prove innocence!"
Hearing Zhang Han's words, whether it was the county officials who were prostrate on the ground, or the people gathered around, or even Han Tan and others on the side, they all opened their mouths in surprise.
They would never have dreamed that Zhang Han would make such a request, and all the officials who came to apologize were secretly happy just now, thinking that Zhang Han would let them go, but they didn't expect such a turn, and they were all dumbfounded at the moment.
Hu Xiang's indifferent face finally showed a trace of panic, at this moment, how could he not see that Zhang Han still couldn't trust them, this was to make everyone make a vote.
Each of these captured Han generals in the field was Liu Bang's cronies, and it was precisely because of his trustworthiness that Fan Hao was brought to lay a foundation in Chencang.
At this moment, they were defeated and fell into the hands of King Yong, if Zhang Han himself was executed, Liu Bang would only find this one person if he wanted to take revenge in the future. But let the county officials present do it, this is different, such an insidious idea, Zhang Han can also think of it, he is forcing everyone to death.
The county commanders present are not stupid, there are so many people gathered, this news cannot be suppressed in any way, if these Han soldiers really die in their hands, I am afraid that it will not be long before the news will reach the Han army.
In this way, it will definitely arouse the anger of the Han army, and even if Liu Bang has the intention to surrender them, how dare they conspire with Liu Bang. Zhang Han's hand is equivalent to directly cutting off everyone's back road.
These officials who knelt on the ground were full of panic, while on the contrary, the officials and soldiers of the other five counties were extremely relieved.
At the beginning, the situation was extremely critical, and it was their own counties that fought for their lives and followed King Yongwang to complete the counterinsurgency, if the remaining eight counties were now able to do things with a single sentence of apology and not be punished in the slightest, then they would not be convinced.
Now Zhang Han is forcing these wall grasses to fight with Liu Bang, breaking their wishful thinking, and the officials of the five counties can be regarded as breathing a sigh of relief.
Zhang Han's move was unexpected, all parties were unprepared, and at this moment, everyone's minds were in a hurry, thinking about what other tricks Zhang Han had next.
"Why, no one wants to do it?" Zhang Han glanced around at everyone and showed a seemingly helpless smile.
The reaction of everyone was also expected, these people not only wanted to save their lives under their hands, but also wanted to please Liu Bang, looking forward to long-term wealth, how can there be such a good thing in the world. Since they are not willing to make a choice, then I simply force them to make a choice.
He glanced at the crowd, immediately found his target, and then asked with majesty, "Where is the Yongxian County Commander Hu Xiang?" ”
Hu Xiang was thinking about what to do, but he didn't expect Zhang Han to suddenly call his name, and he didn't have time to think about it on the spot, and hurriedly crawled forward and said, "My subordinates are here." ”
Zhang Han looked at the person in front of him, and his eyes couldn't help but feel a chill.
After Fan Xu occupied Chencang, although the counties had the intention of annexing, they did not have more contact with Fan Xu. According to his own information, Yongxian was the closest to Fan Xu, and even reached some unknown agreements.
This made Zhang Han feel at ease, Yongxian County ordered this old fox, I am afraid that when Liu Bang comes over, he will be the first person to fight against the water. So, he simply took him as the first person to operate today.
"Although this king has been fighting abroad all the year round, when he was in the court, he also heard about your political achievements in Yongxian. This time, the enemy infiltrated Yongdi, colluded with the rebellion, and everyone was punished, and you, as the county commander, were even more obliged, and it was better to start with the first step. ”
Hearing Zhang Han push himself up, layers of sweat oozed from Hu Xiang's forehead, and at this moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he still couldn't do anything, and he couldn't help but panic.
"The king, his subordinates are from the treasury officials, and they have never been touched by swords, the king's move is really difficult for some strong people, and I hope the king will forgive me."
Hu Xiang excused himself and lowered his head to look at the sides, hoping that the other officials around him could help him say a word or two. But looking around, he helplessly found that there were no county orders around him. or their own subordinates, they all lowered their heads and avoided their gaze.
"You really don't want to make a move on Han Jiang?" Zhang Han's face became cold, and his tone also carried a hint of murderous intent. In an instant, the atmosphere in the camp dropped to freezing, and everyone waited to see how Hu Xiang answered.
Hu Xiang gritted his teeth, but still stubbornly said: "My subordinates don't want to do it, and I ask the king to forgive me." ”
"Good, good. Someone, take down this thief. ”
There was a burst of exclamation from the onlookers, and Hu Xiang refused, and Zhang Han, who was originally pleasant, changed his face in an instant.
The soldiers behind him seemed to be prepared, and before Zhang Han finished speaking, he had already rushed to him and escorted Hu Xiang up.
"The king spares his life, wronged! Wronged......"
Hu Xiang never expected that Zhang Han would be so decisive, and as soon as he heard that he refused, he wanted to do it. His voice begging for mercy was extremely poignant, making all the officials around him tremble.
The people on the side couldn't help but talk about it, no one thought that they thought that today was just a drama to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, but unexpectedly, the rebels of Chencang and the Han army captured one of them and did not move, but they had to do something to the county order of Yongxian County first.
Facing Hu Xiang's confession, Zhang Han did not have a trace of expression on his face, and he announced to everyone present word by word: "Yongxian County Commander Hu Xiang, secretly colluded with the enemy, and the enemy will flee Fan Xu, behead according to the law, and execute it immediately!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, and Hu Xiang's face turned white in an instant.
The reason why the county orders of each county have no fear is that they feel that the law does not hold the people accountable, and it is impossible for Zhang Han to purge them all, so they have a fluke mentality.
But now, everyone can see that Zhang Han is determined to let them make this vote, forcing everyone to express their position. If anyone still wants to be a wall-riding faction, the example of Hu Xiang is right in front of them, putting aside the matter of disobedience, just one defection to the enemy can kill them.
Although everyone was stunned on the spot, the soldiers under Zhang Han did not hesitate at all, and when they heard Zhang Han's order, they grabbed Hu Xiang and came to the knife hand.
"King, the villain knows that he is wrong, I am willing to kill, I am willing to kill!"
Under the threat of death, Hu Xiang finally collapsed, and he screamed at Zhang Han in horror, trying to make Zhang Han spare his life.
"Chop."
There is no superfluous nonsense, Zhang Han is just a short word, which determines the life and death of Hu Xiang.
The knife hand held the big knife high, and then cut it down, faintly with the sound of wind and thunder, Hu like a good human head, suddenly fell to the ground, his eyes were still open, but he couldn't hear the sound of forgiveness.
The officials of the eight counties were all frightened, and everyone froze in place, unable to say anything.
Zhang Han looked at the elephant with his head on the ground, the resolute look on his face was even worse, he slowly turned to the other officials who were kneeling, pointed to one of them and said, "Li County Commander of Wangxian County, are you willing to kill someone?" ”
"Back to ...... Back to the king, I, I will kill people...... I want to kill! ”
Hearing this, the county magistrate collapsed to the ground, and saw that he was covered in cold sweat, as if a bucket had been poured over. It was only the voice of Nuo Nuo in his mouth, and he didn't dare to disobey at all.