"surrender!"
"I surrender."
"Don't kill me, I surrender. Surrender."
"We surrender!"
“…”
Everyone was shocked by a volley, and the indestructible city wall became a ruin. What else was there to fight? Fighting in the streets in the city
A man from Hebi County threw away his weapon, collapsed and rushed out through the rubble, shouting to surrender.
The Dongzhou Army was silent. Looking at the open space about 500 meters ahead, a man appeared and knelt there, lying down with his head in his hands.
Then, layers upon layers of people ran out of Hebi County like a tide, each one shouting to surrender, no more fighting, no more fighting.
The Dongzhou Army just lined up five hundred meters away, looking at the group of people with live ammunition, indifferent.
The soldiers from Hebi County were also extremely experienced. They lay down with their heads in their hands when they came out and did not approach the Dongzhou Army.
After only about half an hour, more than 8,000 people were lying in the open space in front of them.
General Yang Yuan rode on a war horse and roared coldly: "Accept surrender."
Immediately, groups of soldiers rushed out from the Dongzhou Army and wandered in all directions with firecrackers. Check each person lying on the ground with his head in his arms to see if he is armed, and then strip everyone naked.
Yang Yuan asked for credit in front of Li Zhen: "Master Li, fortunately you lived up to your command and captured Hebi County in three minutes."
Li Zhen turned a blind eye to Yang Yuan's proud expression: "Register every prisoner in detail, recording his official position, name, and household registration. Then find the princess of Hebi County, as well as all the officers and county officials in the management of Hebi County. Kill them all. , or taken captive."
"Ah? Why is this?"
Yang Yuan asked anxiously: "Isn't this kind of purge a little too fast? There are eight or nine thousand prisoners here. Kill all the generals and take away the prisoners. Then there will be no leader, and these soldiers will be in chaos."
"It's just to make them chaotic. It's just to make them leaderless."
"Why, Master Li? We finally captured Hebi County..."
"Is it easy?"
"Also...it's not easy."
"We only attack, not occupy. Go quickly and take care of Hebi County. After the leaderless group is scattered, we immediately move forward. The next one is Xinxiang County."
"yes."
Yang Yuan did not dare to say anything more and ordered people to do it.
"Your name, identification."
"Household registration, hurry up."
"What official positions? All people with official positions stand here."
“…”
Dongzhou Army began to question everyone one by one, carefully.
What is surprising is that the princess of Hebi County, Jiang Tian, also surrendered. He took the lead in surrendering. When he saw someone questioning him, he immediately shouted: "I want to see Dean Li, I want to see Dean Li. I am the princess of Hebi County." Jiang Tian, I want to see Dean Li."
A soldier immediately came over and asked him, "Do you have proof of identity?"
Jiang Tianyi raised his head: "I don't need identification. Everyone here can prove that I am the princess. I want to see Dean Li."
"Why did you meet Dean Li?"
Jiang Tian was stunned. Nonsense, he led the entire Hebi County to defect to Dongzhou. Can he not see Li Zhen? After all, I am a princess, but I rebelled this time and was sentenced to Dongzhou. The treatment cannot be worse than that of the imperial court, right
As soon as Jiang Tian expressed his thoughts, some soldiers said wait and went to report it.
A group of rebels around looked at Jiang Tian with envy, alas, they didn't know what their fate would be. I wonder if Dongzhou has a policy of preferential treatment of prisoners. Jiang Tian, however, is already resting easy. He is the princess of the imperial court. After surrendering, he will find some use in Dongzhou. Maybe the future will be even brighter.
The generals from Hebi County were separated and squatted down in another place with their heads in their hands. Looking at Jiang Tian, I just felt sad. No matter where an official goes, he will always be an official.
After a while, Yang Yuan came out, stood upright and looked at the gray-faced man: "Are you the princess of Hebi County?"
Jiang Tian nodded lightly: "My name is Jiang Tian. It can be found in the household registration. No one can fake it. General, from now on we will all be colleagues. Please take me to see Dean Li. I have important information." report."
"What information?"
Jiang Tian said mysteriously: "I know where the imperial court's defense is weak."
"Oh. We may know more about this than you. By the way, you and I are not colleagues."
Jiang Tian laughed sarcastically: "Why do you say that..."
Yang Yuan turned around and left, saying coldly: "Behead him!"
"ah?"
Everyone was shocked, beheaded
Did you hear it wrong
The Dongzhou Army didn't care about this, so they picked up Jiang Tian without any explanation and walked towards the open space.
A group of soldiers from Hebi County were all dumbfounded. Why were they beheaded? Jiang Tianhao was a princess after all, but he was killed in just two sentences? Li Zhen didn't even see him, and killed him without a word of communication
"No!"
Jiang Tian struggled wildly and shouted under the starry night: "I want to see Dean Li, I want to see Dean Li. Why should you kill me? I surrendered, why should you kill me!"
Inexplicably, Jiang Tian was pushed to the ground, and four or five wolf-like soldiers held him down, making it impossible for him to struggle.
The prisoners all stared at Jiang Tian in stunned silence, feeling chilled in their hearts.
He saw a flash of light in the dark night, a 'pop' sound, blood splattered, and a human head fell to the ground. Everything is calm.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Why? After conquering Hebi County, don't we need to know the detailed information about Hebi County from the princess? To conquer Hebi County, doesn't it require the original princess to stabilize the situation
Beheaded now
Yang Yuan passed by the group of generals squatting on the ground and ordered again: "Behead all those with authority."
"No!"
"don't want."
"Why do you want to kill us?"
"I want to see Dean Li. I will be of great use to the rule of Hebi County."
"I'm a talented person, don't kill me. I want to see Dean Li."
“…”
The soldiers ignored this, and after a while, forty or fifty people were dragged out. If it falls on a flat field, behead it.
The sound of "Puff, puff, puff" was heard endlessly, screams, screams, and all kinds of voices saying that I wanted to see Master Li echoed in the night sky.
Then it was calm again.
All the soldiers in Hebi County did not dare to breathe, not knowing whether they would be killed next.
But after a long period of silence, Dongzhou began to close its doors. Then the sound of 'wuwuwu' was heard endlessly, and large steam vehicles drove towards Hebi County and drove in.
Weaving through countless prisoners, we drove into Hebi County.
When transport trucks carrying people, weapons, and supplies drove into Hebi County, everyone thought they were about to start occupying Hebi County. The people are ready to come out to meet the new master.
But without stopping, the car drove out of Hebi County again and left.
A moment later, a general who was at the end of the battle shouted as he passed by the prisoners: "Wait, we are free to disperse."
“…”
"???"
(End of chapter)