The sky was bright, the morning sun was coming out of the canopy, and most of it was hidden in the woods, looking at everyone with only one bang exposed.

The prisoners huddled in a makeshift camp on the playground, and after last night's battle, they also experienced what life and death are. Because last night Nangong Sima could have put them in front, but Nangong Sima didn't do that.

Therefore, many prisoners were grateful to Nangong Sima.

The wounded soldiers who came back last night, no one called out, no one cried out in pain, they either walked by themselves or were supported by their companions, and all went to the medical center for treatment in silence.

The soldiers' cheers of victory and the comfort of being alive after the victory, as well as the smell of blood carried on their weapons, infected the prisoners.

They begin to realize that they have really come to an unfamiliar environment. What awaits them, this is the biggest unknown.

A hot and fragrant breakfast bubbled up from the cauldron on the playground, which was prepared for the prisoners.

The soldiers' breakfast was in the soldiers' kitchen.

It tastes so good, many people are already drooling and their stomachs are growling.

After Nangong Sima washed his face, he came to the prisoners with the alpaca in his heart, as well as 4 captains and 2 guards. The alpaca in my heart is carrying a female thorn behind her to listen to the snow for seven nights.

Among his other two guards, the female Zhan followed behind Nangong Sima with all his might, and the male bow Guo Wuzi guarded the door of the office.

Kneel and beg for a hundred black * rock * cabinets

Nangong Sima and his party slowly walked in front of the prisoners.

Nangong Sima looked at this group of tired, hungry, and hungry people, many of them had fear and worry written in their eyes, some were murderous, and some were curled up and wanted to disappear from this world.

Some of them must have been framed because they offended someone, some were undoubtedly murderers, and some were innocent......

The years of imprisonment have long since worn out their sense of resistance. They have become docile, and that is evident in their eyes.

In a circle, he swept everyone's faces, and all the prisoners saw him.

On the other side of the line were more than 120 people who had been quarantined, whom the old man recognized as the people who had been inserted.

Nangong Sima ascended to the point platform in the middle of the playground and looked at them from above.

Nangong Sima said: "Before this morning, your identity is still a prisoner, you will die, you will die in labor, you will die in the execution ground, you will die of disease, you will die in the cold, you will die. No relatives, no friends. ”

"And when you step here, today you are no longer prisoners, your identity has changed. You are now my genus, my soldiers. ”

"Here, you have freedom, you have a job, you have a pay, you have a salary. There are also friends, brothers, and their own careers and honors. Do you want it? ”

Nangong Sima looked at the prisoners.

Many of them had already been moved by Nangong Sima's words.

In prison, they are the ones who are waiting to die, and what is more terrible than death is loneliness and silence, and a long time can make a strong person go crazy.

Is there really what he says here? Friends, brothers, jobs, pay, and freedom......

Freely! What a precious treasure! Freely! Freely!

They involuntarily walked forward, gathered around Dianjiangtai, and looked at Nangong Sima with their heads high.

Their eyes are full of anticipation and yearning, as well as needs and imagination after being satisfied.

But no one spoke, they were all waiting, and years in prison had honed their sharpness, and they vaguely felt that such a good thing could not be given for nothing. There must be some other conditions.

"Fart!" Suddenly, a big man among the prisoners shouted, "He is in a group with the city lord, and he brought us here to kill us!" Don't bury it here! ”

Wow! The prisoners buzzed.

Looking at the dense forest in the distance, they suddenly felt that what the big man said was very correct, if he died here, he didn't need to buy it at all, he threw it into the forest, and disappeared in one night.

Nangong Sima said: "I'm glad that someone started talking, although it was reckless. Looking at everyone, Nangong Sima said: "Don't worry about this, if you are allowed to die, last night's war is the best excuse." But you see, it was all the soldiers who died last night, and you are safe and sound. ”

"Don't worry about dying here. I want to give you a chance to live, depending on whether you are willing to choose or not. If you don't have a choice, then you have to go back to your cell. ”

"What choice?"

"What the hell are you going to say?"

Some of the prisoners began to speak out in a bold voice.

Nangong Sima smiled: "This forest you see, we need to open up some strongholds and roads. You will do the same work, eat the same food, live in the same tents, and receive the same salary as the other soldiers. ”

"Of course, you need to follow the same rules."

The prisoners looked around the big forest around them, and saw that such a huge forest, such a dense tree, how many young people there are to develop!

"You're lying to us! Such a big forest, we're going to die here! ”

"Yes, he's lying to us, and when we enter the forest, he won't care about us anymore!"

"Liar! Murderer! ”

The sun climbed to the top of the treetops, the warm sun shone brightly, and the sky became brilliant.

Suddenly, the soldiers' rallying horn sounded.

The soldiers who had just finished breakfast came out of the barracks, lined up neatly on the other side of the playground, and after the roll call, specific tasks were assigned, and the soldiers carried their own equipment and set off for the big forest as a group.

In front were the guards, followed by the collectors of the Sima Manufacturing Guild.

Then came the large army of cutting down trees, which was also the main force. They were followed by a convoy of horse-drawn carriages.

Behind were the alert troops.

As soon as the mighty troops appeared, they naturally suppressed more prisoners, and those crooks did not say anything.

The prisoners saw a feeling of happiness in the faces and eyes of the soldiers, as if they took it for granted that setting out was a matter of course, and that there was a sense of responsibility and honor.

These things, for the prisoners, are somewhat touching and some incomprehensible.

Nangong Sima said: "Those who want to stay will be like them, wearing new equipment, eating food in a pot, sleeping in a barracks, doing a certain task, and getting a salary, as well as holidays and vacations." ”

"But I'm going to be ugly. Those who flee, those who organize conspiracies and rebels, and those who spread rumors are all capital offenses. You can also see that there is a big forest outside, and even if you run out, you will die. ”

Only then did the little prisoner become emboldened, and his voice trembled and asked, "Really didn't you kill us?" And money and freedom? ”

Many prisoners also nodded and looked at Nangong Sima, in their opinion, it would be good to have food to eat, thank God for having a place to shelter from the wind and rain, how could there be money, and the most precious freedom!

Nangong Sima said: "As long as you work with peace of mind, as long as you abide by the regulations, everything is there." There were equals here, only commanders and soldiers, and no other classes. ”

"Do you know why someone attacked you last night, why there was a war that killed so many people? That's because someone wants you to die halfway through. ”

Wow! The prisoners began to talk again.

Some were disdainful, some protested, some were afraid, and some were even about to cry.

Nangong Sima said: "There are a total of 1,123 people who have come here, of which only 834 are young and middle-aged people who can work, and the rest are either old and weak or sick and disabled. And the supplies allotted to you are only 500 men. ”

"That means that someone wants at least half of them to die."

Looking at their surprised expressions, Nangong Sima said, "But the person who wants you to die is not me." If it were me, I wouldn't have to work so hard to let you die in prison, I have no grievances with you, why do you spend so much effort? ”

"Someone wants you to die, they want to make you flee into the forest to be robbers, they want to use you as puppets to rob this place, to kill the people who gather and the people who cut wood."

"Do you want to live, or do you want to die?"

"I want to live!"

"I'm going to live too!"

"Don't die! We want to live! ”

The prisoners were so excited that they all shouted loudly, begging for life. Some big and ruthless characters also began to hesitate in their eyes, and some couldn't make up their minds.

Nangong Sima said: "If you want to live, then abide by the rules and turn you into a qualified soldier!" As for those who are old, weak, sick and disabled, I will also give you suitable jobs to do, and I will not lose you. ”

"Finally, I would like to make you a promise. This forest is so big that we can't develop it alone. Therefore, as long as it takes 5 years, after 5 years, I will let you go and give you back your freedom. ”

The prisoners suddenly became excited, 5 years, young people can carry 5 years and be free! What you can dream of!

The old, weak, sick and disabled people also laughed with relief, they don't expect to last for 5 years, but as long as they live like normal people, it will be enough!

"My lord! My lord! My lord! ”

The prisoners cried out, rhythmically, and muffled voices rang out throughout the camp.

Nangong Sima said: "Before officially accepting you, I hope that those who are planted among you and try to instigate you to escape will stand up and give you a chance to go home, otherwise, it will be death." ”

There was a sudden silence in the atmosphere, and the prisoners were moving slowly, some of them gathered together, and many of them stood alone on the ground.

Those who had been isolated all looked around nervously, looking at Nangong Sima, not knowing what their fate would be.

Two prisoners raised their hands and stood up on their own, leaving about a dozen prisoners, all isolated by the other prisoners in their standing positions.

Nangong Sima said: "Among the more than 120 people over there, who is there?" ”

Among the more than 120 people, more than 40 people raised their hands, but only one person shouted that he had been wronged, and the rest of them all looked at Nangong Sima coldly.

Nangong Sima said: "Send these people who take the initiative to stand up to eat, and then send them to the grassland for them to go home by themselves." Pull the self-proclaimed wronged one out for a retrial. ”

"Yes, sir!" The captain beside him asked, "My lord, what about these instigators?" ”

Nangong Sima looked at them and said, "Kill." ”