Those rebels whose families were outside the city quickly chose to surrender.
With the cooperation of these people, Lu Yuan's army entered the city at an extremely fast speed.
But not everyone wants to surrender.
When there are more people, there are always some who don’t care about their families. There are also some who are not willing to do this and want to make a last ditch effort.
Therefore, after the army entered the city, from time to time some people would be desperate and hide in the dark to attack the officers and soldiers, hoping to grab a few backers before they died.
But fortunately, these people are not too strong. Dingtian is only a third-rate person, and most of them only know two martial arts.
Facing this kind of well-coordinated warriors, they just rained down swords and axes and rained arrows. They couldn't make much trouble and were killed on the spot.
There are also some people who know that the situation is over and abandon their families, or take their families with them to escape from the city.
But Lu Yuan was outside the city and had already formed a circle of iron barrels around the city. When these people ran out of the city, they were faced with thousands of soldiers forming an army formation.
Looking at the swarming officers and soldiers, those who wanted to escape couldn't muster the courage to fight, so they surrendered directly.
Of course, in addition to these stupid people, there are naturally many "smart people" who choose to hide in the homes of ordinary people in the city, change their appearance, hide their identities, and want to avoid the limelight.
But when Lu Yuan came to Wu County this time, besides putting down the rebellion, he also had other goals.
Now that Linwu County has been captured, the suppression of the rebellion has been achieved.
The remaining matters of finding the Seven Star Sect's Purifying Black Bull and inheriting the techniques should naturally be put on the agenda.
"Disarm all the surrendered rebels and drag them outside the city to be reorganized.
Send two more battalions of soldiers in to search for me door to door. Anyone who has a male in the family will be treated as a traitor and will be captured by me.
In case of resistance, they can be killed on the spot.
When searching, pay attention to see if there are any senior members of the Seven Star Sect. If there are, try to capture them alive. I will be of great use.
The army continues to block the city gate. No one can go out without my order. "
Seeing that the army had taken control of both city gates and taken down the city wall, Lu Yuan continued to arrange a group of soldiers to enter the city while continuing to set up defenses outside the city and issued a ban.
In the entire Linwu County, judging from the previous situation, it can be said that all the men in the city have the experience of being thieves.
That is definitely a sure thing, and there is no injustice.
Those people who think they can escape by hiding in ordinary people's homes are definitely overthinking.
Whether it was for the sake of local peace or to plunder the treasures of the Seven Star Gate, Lu Yuan would not let those rebels go.
The order was passed on and executed quickly.
Those rebels who surrendered did not resist much and obeyed the orders obediently.
Their family is still crying outside the city wall!
At this time, who dares to resist, regardless of the life or death of his family?
The surrendered soldiers were organized according to the battalion, and their equipment was quickly handed over. Group after group gathered in the wilderness outside the city.
It is now early February, and although the cold winter has subsided, some of the bone-chilling chill still remains.
Many of the soldiers who surrendered were actually from poor backgrounds. They were brought to defend the city a few days ago, but they still had thin clothes hanging on their bodies.
At this time, he was thrown into the wilderness, and when he was blown by the cold wind, he was shivering with cold.
But the coldness on their bodies could not hide the anxiety in these people's hearts.
They looked into the distance. Their parents, wives, daughters, and family members were also herded into a group by the imperial officers and soldiers, crying and trembling in the distant wilderness.
Seeing this scene, the rebels who cared about their families surrendered one by one, and could hardly help but want to go up and reunite with their families.
But around them, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court holding guns, knives, bows and crossbows were pointing their weapons at themselves, vigilantly on guard.
Looking at the officers and soldiers of the imperial court who immediately took action at the slightest disagreement.
No matter how restless the surrendering soldiers were, they still did not dare to make any extraordinary moves. They stayed where they were, waiting anxiously and confusedly for their next fate.
In the city, as batch after batch of surrender troops left the city, the big city soon became empty.
But the officers and soldiers entering the city did not stop there.
They obeyed Lu Yuan's order and started searching house to house.
Whenever he saw an adult male in the house, he would be dragged out of the house without saying a word. Anyone who dares to resist in the room will be cut with a knife without any mercy.
Even those women and children who dared to stop him were treated as treason and killed without mercy.
When they went to those rural villages to arrest people a few days ago, the soldiers had to endure the hardships of these women and children. Now everyone has learned a lesson, and of course they will not make the same mistakes again.
Facts have proved that this kind of decisiveness and caution is extremely useful.
Because during the search in the city, many women and children showed force that surprised the soldiers.
They are obviously weak women and children, but all of them have developed internal strength, and they are also very skilled in sword skills.
When wielded, it was actually more powerful than many soldiers who were accustomed to war.
Not only the women and children, but also the men are all very powerful.
He wields a fist in his left hand and holds a sword in his right hand. His steps are like flying, and his body is a shadow. He moves his hands with deadly moves.
Needless to say, this is the big fish that encountered the Seven Star Gate.
The soldiers realized this.
Then, these martial arts masters who were showing off their prowess saw officers and soldiers gathering around them, holding bows and crossbows, aiming at their own family.
There is no need to say more next.
If you are sensible, you will naturally surrender obediently.
If you are ignorant, arrows will fly in random directions. Even if you are a martial arts master, you will still become a hornet's nest.
The clean-up work of the entire Linwu County was carried out in an orderly manner.
…
Late at night, Lu Yuan still did not enter the city, and the army was still outside the city, blocking the entire city.
The search work in the city is not completely over yet, but it is coming to an end. I guess it will be completed by tomorrow morning.
On the contrary, the rectification work for the surrender of troops has already produced a result.
The lights in the coach's tent were still bright at this time.
Lu Yuan sat at the head of the table, and several lieutenants and generals below stood in two rows. A small meeting was taking place at this time.
"Master, those surrendered soldiers have been counted."
A general below came out at this time. After a salute, he reported: "Counting those captured from the city during the day, a total of 3,571 surrendered soldiers were recruited this time, ranging in age from 12 to 7 More than ten.
Now these people have had their weapons confiscated, organized into seven battalions, and are being held separately. "
When Lu Yuan heard this number, he frowned slightly: "Why are there so few people? I remember Linwu County is a big county with tens of thousands of households. The total number of people in the county is 50,000 or 60,000. It's not like there are only so many men." Ding?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, the disciple below immediately replied: "Returning to Master, according to what the soldiers said, here in Linwu County, when the Qixingmen rebels raised their troops, there were 5,000 male followers.
Some time ago, the Qixingmen rebels fled back to Fucheng, and sent people to Laiwu County to temporarily recruit a group of soldiers, which was more than 2,000 people.
After this, seven to eight thousand people were taken out.
After our army arrived, they killed more or less nearly a thousand people.
After several twists and turns, only these three thousand men were left. "
Lu Yuan asked: "So, in Luyang City, there are also many rebel family records, and we have captured them?"
The disciple nodded: "Yes. According to the disciple's estimate, among the tens of thousands of rebels in Luyang City, at least three thousand are from Linwu County. Now that this county has been captured by us, the family records of these people are naturally under our control. .
In fact, there are not only the rebels in Luyang Fucheng, but also many people from Linwu County in our first camp. Their family records are also under our control at this time. "
"Is that so?"
When Lu Yuan received this reply, his eyes moved, and then he said: "Those 3,500 surrendered troops will all be organized into the first camp. Then the people from Linwu County who were previously in the first camp will be picked out and put together with those surrendered soldiers. , another camp.
Tell them that their family is now in our hands, and if they don't want anything to happen to their family, then just obey our orders.
Later, he would atone for his sins on the battlefield in order to forgive his family. "
Having said this, Lu Yuan thought for a while and continued: "In addition, we will screen the family records we caught, pick out those whose relatives are thieves in Luyang City, and send them all to Luyang City.
The rebels here in Linwu County can surrender anyway for the sake of their family members.
The rebels in Luyang Mansion are also from here, and they may be able to use family members as threats to force them to surrender.
Even if they can't, knowing that their families are controlled by us and that they have lost their way out, these traitorous soldiers will be shaken and their morale will be greatly reduced. "
"yes!"
The disciple obeyed the order and came down.
…
After discussing how to deal with the surrendered troops, the main show was finally about to begin. Lu Yuan suppressed a hint of eagerness in his heart and said, "Bring the senior Seven Star Sect officials captured this time with you."
After a while, four embarrassed figures were seen outside the tent, escorted up by soldiers.
This time in Linwu County, a total of seven senior Seven Star Sect officials were discovered, all of whom were second-rate or above masters.
Among the seven, three resisted and refused to surrender, and were killed on the spot. The remaining four people either surrendered or were captured. At this time, their internal energy in their meridians was sealed and they were sent up.
At this time, the four people entered the tent and looked around. They saw a pair of eyes that were either contemptuous, disdainful, sarcastic, or mocking. Finally, their eyes rested on Lu Yuan in the front.
The eyes of several people suddenly showed hatred, anger, fear, despair, etc.
"Tell me, where are the inherited techniques of the Seven Star Sect and the Pure Water Black Ox in your sect hidden?"
Lu Yuan ignored the gazes of these defeated generals. He just glanced at them a few times and asked directly: "You are all elders of the Seven Star Sect, or true disciples. There should be clues as to the whereabouts of these two things."
"Pooh!"
As soon as these words came out, among the four people below, an elder from the Seven Star Sect immediately cursed angrily: "The court dog officer, you are the only one who wants to plot the inheritance of our sect. Dream on. Even if I die, I will not let you succeed.
Haha, just wait, if you are rampant today, someone will kill you tomorrow.
I'll wait for you below, hahaha..."
Lu Yuan frowned, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Take him down and torture him to extract a confession."
After saying that, he remembered something again and continued: "Oh, by the way. I remember that he, an old mother, two children, and his first wife were also caught together, right?
He was also taken there and tortured with him.
I want to see if you, a martial arts hero, can continue to be stubborn for the sake of your sect. "
When the elder who was tough just now heard Lu Yuan's words, he was so angry that he burst into tears: "Young officer! If you have the ability, you can come at me. How can you bully orphans and widows? The rules of the world do not bring harm to the family, but you behaved so despicably. , not afraid..."
But no one wanted to hear what he had to say.
After hearing Lu Yuan's order, the two soldiers who had escorted him in dragged him out of the camp.
The elder kept yelling angrily along the way, but a soldier behind him seemed tired of hearing it. He raised his foot and slapped his face twice. Suddenly, the voice subsided and the surrounding area became quiet.
After witnessing this scene with their own eyes, the expressions of the remaining three Seven Star Gate senior officials in the station changed.
Lu Yuan looked at them and said with an indifferent expression: "Guys, I am a general of the imperial court, not a charlatan like you. The imperial court does not talk about the idea that disaster will not affect the family. It only knows that the whole family will be killed if they conspire to rebel.
The guy just spoke harshly, so I sent his whole family to be tortured together.
Think about your family, think about your entire clan, are you ready to follow?
If you tell me the clues I want, I will not only pardon your sin of treason, but also let your family go and preserve your property.
Isn’t it good to live well?
A lot of glory and wealth in the world, and a great life in the future, are waiting for you? "
Lu Yuan doesn’t believe in the morality of the world and the harm to his family!
You killed other people's parents and children and forged a bloody feud. If you don't take the opportunity to eradicate the roots, why don't you let others practice martial arts and come to you for revenge?
The so-called morality of the world is just nonsense.
Although Lu Yuan has not been around much in recent years, he has always been the top military officer of a place and has many channels for information.
In the jurisdiction, it is not uncommon for those Jianghu people to have their entire families exterminated due to personal enmity.
Among the senior officials of the Seven Star Sect in front of me, few of them are clean enough to reach this status.
Maybe some people have done things like killing a whole family.
To deal with this kind of person, you must be ruthless, poisonous, and make the other person afraid, so that they can cooperate obediently.
really.
After seeing what happened to their companions and hearing Lu Yuan's threatening words, some people suddenly couldn't hold on any longer.
"General, spare your life, I say!"
Among the four people, the oldest old man with gray hair fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, crying bitterly.
The older a person gets, the more afraid they are of death.
Likewise, the older you get, the more family members you have to sign up for.
This old man has seven beautiful wives, the youngest of whom is only fourteen. He also gave birth to six sons and four daughters. There are twenty or thirty grandchildren further down.
There are several shops in the city, hundreds of acres of farmland outside the city, and every village is his property.
How can you be willing to give up when you have so much?
Lu Yuan looked at this scene, and then looked at the obvious signs of shake on the faces of the other two people, and couldn't help but smile in his heart.
He knew that the inherited treasure of the Seven Star Sect was already beckoning to him.
