Immediately afterwards, Zhou Kai and some Jin generals also surrendered, and the remaining thousands of Jin troops in the governor's mansion also laid down their weapons.
The Qin army immediately captured the governor's mansion, imprisoned the prisoners, and completely occupied Puyang.
After some inspections, the Jin army captured about 60,000 people in total.
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but think deeply about how to deal with these people.
That night, he began to hold a banquet in the county mansion to entertain the Jin army's surrendered generals.
In other words, he invited all the core generals of the Jin army, including the governor Zhang Chengfang.
These people all have a certain degree of cohesion in the army. To put it simply, as long as they are here, they can summon the prisoners and gather them again at any time.
After being captured, all the armor and weapons of these people were confiscated, and they only wore middle coats. They said they were invited, but in fact it was no different from being escorted.
At the banquet, there were many soldiers. Xiao Yuan was sitting directly above the main seat. Xu Hu, with a sword hanging on his waist, stood a little beside him. Below him, on both sides, there were several cases.
The generals of the Jin army did not know what the King of Qin wanted, and after arriving here, they all looked around carefully.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan smiled heartily, stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone, please stop standing. Please take a seat."
"This...thank you, His Highness King Qin." People could only salute in return, and then sat down carefully.
Not long after, the wine and food were served one by one by the sergeant.
There is a table in front of each person with roast chicken and wine.
Seeing this scene, people couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhou Kai couldn't help it any longer, and raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, King Qin, I don't know why you summoned us this time."
"I just want you to be a dead ghost." Xiao Yuan did not shy away.
"What!?"
Although his tone was calm and calm, the Jin generals were not shocked when they heard these words!
Shocked, many people couldn't help but stand up.
But as soon as they made this move, a large number of Qin soldiers behind them pressed on the handles of their swords and pulled out half of their swords.
The sound of being unsheathed in unison made everyone feel tense. They swallowed hard at the same time and slowly sat down again.
"That's unreasonable!" At this time, a Jin general sitting at the front stood up, pointed at Xiao Yuan, and said angrily:
"The King of Qin is really a treacherous person..."
He looked furious and pointed at Xiao Yuan, as if he wanted to vent his anger, but before he finished speaking, Xu Hu had already unsheathed his sword.
"Be bold!"
There was a loud shout, followed by cold light. The Jin general didn't even react and fell directly onto the table.
Blood flowed down his neck and all over the table.
"Ah!?" When Zhou Kai and others saw this, they gasped and their faces turned pale.
Zhang Chengfang tried to get up tremblingly, but his body went limp and he knelt on the ground again with a thud and said with a cry:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please spare your life... let the villain live..."
Zhou Kai said with an ugly face: "His Royal Highness King Qin, we have all surrendered, why do we kill them all?"
"Surrender?" Xiao Yuan sneered and said, "I have given you a chance before. The bamboo slips clearly stated that whoever opens the city and surrenders will be guaranteed a high official and a generous salary. But what about you? Surrendered. ?"
"The fall of Puyang was caused by our Qin army! You were defeated and finally thought of surrendering. But at this moment, what is the meaning for me!"
"To tell you the truth! If I hadn't thought of you all as generals in the army today and wanted you to die with dignity, why would I have done this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan flicked his sleeves and robe, got up and left.
When Zhou Kai and others saw this, their hearts suddenly sank to the bottom.
There is no doubt that they cannot resist at all, and they will only die more miserably!
Zhang Chengfang, on the other hand, was still crying loudly: "Your Highness, please spare your life! Your Highness, please spare your life..."
But no one paid attention to him anymore.
Xiao Yuan had to kill these core generals of the Jin army, and they couldn't be used. If they were retained, there would be future troubles.
He is not a soft-hearted person, and he will never hesitate to kill those who deserve to be killed.
As for the 60,000 Jin prisoners of war, after careful consideration, he ordered Zhang Dashan to escort them all to Beiling County.
At the same time, he also wrote a letter to the governor of Beiling personally, telling the latter that these young men would be included in the local household registration, demobilized as civilians, divided into wasteland and allowed to cultivate by themselves. If they did not have farming tools, they would be lent to them. .
They were also allowed to take their families over and treat them as subjects of Qin from now on.
In this way, as prisoners of war, those Jin soldiers not only were not enslaved, but had a new life. It is conceivable that they could not want to.
As for the area from Beiling to Qinguan, due to previous occupation and massacre by the Xirong, the population was sparse and mostly consisted of old people, young women, and children, which was very problematic for border guards.
Xiao Yuan has also been solving this problem. The 60,000 Jin army prisoners now are all young men. After settling in, with Qin's policy, they are likely to notify their families and ask their parents, wives and children to come over. , In this way, even if the average family has five people, it is an increase of 200,000 to 300,000 people, which will have a certain effect on the development of Beiling.
Xiao Yuan was very serious about this matter, and in his letter to the Beiling County Magistrate, he sternly told him that it must be done well.
After receiving the king's order, the latter did not dare to neglect and started preparations immediately.
After dealing with these, Xiao Yuan rested in Puyang for a few days, and then began to march eastward, preparing to gather all the troops and attack Xuzhou!
At this time, the total combat strength of the Jin Central Army was less than 160,000, with 100,000 in Xuzhou and 60,000 in Yangping Pass.
After Xuzhou, it was not far from Jin, and Jin had no room for maneuver.
Therefore, Xiao Yuan's desire to win at this time is actually very urgent, because he is afraid of any accidents.
After Puyang was occupied by the Qin army, the intelligence was sent back to other countries, and King Liang immediately ordered Xue Wu to quickly break through Yangping Pass at all costs and stop petty fights with Ren Ying.
He made this decision because he was worried that the Qin army would attack the Jin capital first. You must know that the Jin Dynasty has accumulated many generations of history and the wealth of the capital is huge. There must be mountains of gold and silver.
After Xue Wu received the king's order, he immediately showed his fierce fighting style.
Under his iron-blooded military order, the Liang army began to take turns in the battle, launching an extremely sharp offensive against Yangping Pass. It can be said that one group died, and another group was immediately replaced, and they continued to attack.
At the same time, King Huan saw that Puyang had been lost and that the Jin state was on the verge of collapse. He also sent troops out of Shangjun to take the place lightly.
Before the Jin Dynasty, if there was a winning situation, the countries might not move.
But once he is in a desperate situation, the surrounding countries must not take the opportunity to add insult to injury and seize his territory.
The land is at your fingertips, and no one in the world doesn't want it.
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