After Liu Xiang said goodbye to Lu Ju, he came to the military camp, where there were 8,000 soldiers and civilians of Youbeiping.
These people had been trapped by Liu Xiang's soldiers. Their general was not there and they could not organize a resistance. They just gathered in one place and waited in confusion.
Liu Xiang first ordered the heads of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Beiping Army to be sent away, and then ordered the sergeants to shout loudly to persuade them to surrender.
The troops shouted: "The lieutenant general is dead. Surrender without killing him."
"General Anping loves the people like his sons, abolishes harsh government and divides the land. Following General Anping, everyone will have enough food, clothing and clothing to live a good life."
There were a large number of landless peasants serving among the county soldiers in the border counties, and the allotment of land was fatal to them. After the lieutenants and generals were eliminated, there was no one to supervise them, and these people quickly surrendered.
Some people took the lead in surrendering, and others followed the crowd and surrendered.
In the final analysis, the interests of these soldiers are not consistent with their generals, and they have no desire to fight to the death.
And what Liu Xiang is doing is tying the interests of the generals, sergeants, soldiers, and people in the territory to him.
When he is alive, these people are all vested interests; when he is dead, these people are prisoners of crime. Therefore, many people under Liu Xiang are willing to fight for him, because only Liu Xiang recognizes the interests they currently have.
The world is prosperous, and everyone is here for profit;
The world is full of hustle and bustle, all for the benefit of others.
Most people are profit animals, and Liu Xiang has a clear understanding of this.
He ordered people to confiscate the weapons and armor of the county soldiers and take away the camp's baggage. It was already late at night and it was difficult to do other things, so Liu Xiang ordered everyone to go back to the camp to rest.
This time it was a huge profit, and we collected more than a thousand crossbows, 500 pieces of iron armor, 1,500 pieces of leather armor, 600 horses, and countless supplies of food and grass.
It made up for the shortage of combat equipment for many soldiers under Liu Xiang's command.
As for the three thousand veterans, they are also a good fighting force. Liu Xiang will eliminate the old, weak and those who are unwilling to join the army, and the rest will be scattered and replenished into various armies.
Liu Xiang, the five thousand civilians, is not prepared to forcefully join the army. He will take them to Youbeiping County. These people can lead the way and reduce the resistance of the people in Youbeiping.
Liu Xiang really didn't lack soldiers. What he lacked was weapons and armor, and money and food. Although he had copied many powerful families and obtained a lot of assets, they were non-renewable resources. The more they were used, the less they would be. It was not a long-term solution.
"Zhen Yi, this old fox, how are we going to deal with him? I'm so worried." Liu Xiang muttered in annoyance.
If he could get Zhen Yi's investment, Liu Xiang would be able to take off, and he wouldn't have to work so hard to accumulate capital.
Liu Xiang thought about it all night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, until the sky turned white, so he simply stopped sleeping.
Get up, get dressed, and go straight to the place where Liu Zheng is imprisoned. Ask the guards to wake Liu Zheng up, take out the writing and ink slips, and hand them to Liu Zheng.
"Prefect Liu, write a few edicts and order the counties in Youbeiping to surrender."
Liu Zheng remained silent and refused to cooperate.
Liu Xiang couldn't sleep, and just feeling unhappy, he sneered: "Hehe, if Liu Taishou doesn't cooperate, I will wrap you in a fishing net. With just one force, your skin and flesh will squeeze out of the mesh, and I will order someone to do it."
Use a knife to cut it off piece by piece, then bring a few vicious dogs, cut off a piece and feed it to it.
Prefect Liu will live and watch the vicious dogs eat you bit by bit."
"You...how can you be so vicious? Even if I were a ghost, I would never let you go!"
"Stop talking nonsense and write quickly, otherwise I will really hurt you."
"you you…"
Liu Zheng was so frightened that his hands and feet were shaking and he couldn't even speak coherently.
Liu Xiang patted him on the shoulder and said warmly: "After writing the document, I will not kill you, and the governor can live a good life. Why should you be stubborn? Isn't it good to live? You have to go into the dog's belly piece by piece.
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"I...I write, I just write!"
Liu Zheng compromised. He didn't want to be eaten by dogs. He picked up the brush with trembling hands and began to write an order on the bamboo slips, ordering the four counties of Youbeiping to surrender.
Holding the written document and looking at the frightened Liu Zheng, Liu Xiang felt that her personality was really bad. Because she couldn't sleep and was in a bad mood, she had to torment others. It was really bad. This bad habit must be avoided in the future.
Hold!
"Don't worry, Prefect Liu. I keep my word and won't kill you. Just live in peace." Liu Xiang comforted Liu Zheng casually and went out.
In fact, he is just a talker, just telling people to scare people. At least now, he is not so cruel.
Leaving Liu Zheng, Liu Xiang will go to the military camp outside the city. Today Cui Yi will lead Xiaoqi and 10,000 militiamen to set off for Wu End. Liu Xiang will wait for Yan Rou and the left army to return before setting off.
Handing the document written by Liu Zheng to Cui Yi, Liu Xiang said:
"Zi'an went first to join the Zuo army and the front army to capture Wu Ending. Then he ordered the Zuo army to attack Xu Wu and the front army to attack Jun Mi. Zi'an stayed behind. He arranged for the rear militia to transport grain, grass, baggage and city construction materials and stockpile them in Wu Ending.
When I arrive, I will attack Tuyin and capture all of Youbeiping."
"only."
Seeing Cui Yi leading the army gradually away, Liu Xiang ordered the selection of prisoners.
Since the surrender of Lu County, a total of 10,000 soldiers and civilians have been captured in the military camps inside and outside the city.
After excluding the old, weak, only sons and those who did not want to join the army from the five thousand soldiers, there were still more than two thousand who were willing to follow Liu Xiang. This surprised him a little. He originally thought that there would be few left.
It seems that his reputation among the people is getting higher and higher, and it has spread beyond Yuyang and affected surrounding counties.
Nearly 7,000 civilians from Youbei and reduced county soldiers were temporarily used as laborers. Liu Xiang promised them to take them back to Youbeiping and divide their fields among them after the war.
These people looked very excited and looked completely different from when they arrived.
After two days of this, Yan Rou and Wang Xing returned to Junlu County, and Liu Xiang was also preparing to leave.
Wang Xing was ordered to lead the left army and 10,000 militiamen to stay in Lu County, and always pay attention to the direction of Jixian County to guard against surprise attacks by Zhuo County soldiers and horses.
Yan Rou was ordered to lead Hu Qi and the Chinese army ahead, and Liu Xiang was going to say goodbye to Zhen Yi before catching up with the army.
After arriving at Zhen's Mansion, Zhen Yi held another banquet. He really couldn't guess what the old fox was thinking, so he simply asked directly: "How can I get Zhen Gong's support?"
Zhen Yi stroked his beard and smiled.
"The general is coming home in two days, so Beiping is going to fall into the hands of the general?"
Liu Xiang nodded and replied: "It is not difficult to capture all of You Beiping."
"General Gui Geng?"
"I am sixteen this year. If Mr. Zhen has something to say, you might as well speak up."
Zhen Yi sighed and said with regret: "General, why don't you wait a few more years? It's too early now, it's a pity."
Liu Xiang frowned. He understood what Zhen Yi meant. At this time, the Ling Emperor was not dead yet, and the Han Dynasty had not yet reached the time when the world was in chaos. It was really stressful to raise troops now, but he did not want to live the kind of wandering and being at the mercy of others.
It’s been a long time.
"I raised the army because I had no choice but to do it. Things in the world are not going as expected, so what can I do?"
The two of them sighed in silence for a while, and then Liu Xiang spoke again: "I want to build cities and gates, cultivate good governance internally to build up people's strength, and reject strong troops externally to wait for the right time. What does Duke Zhen think?"
"The weather is not there, and I have never heard of anyone who can achieve a good ending with only the benefits of mountains and rivers. This road is difficult to travel."
"The road to the flat thoroughfare has been occupied by people for a long time. They will not allow us to pass. Duke Zhen must have felt this."
Zhen Yi nodded and said: "The general's words are indeed true. It's just that the time has not come yet. What we do now is just a step forward for the king.
How can I trust each other with my wealth and life?"