Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

For the lower-level soldiers, this choice is not difficult!
A large number of allied soldiers who were hesitating at the city gate and had no one to command them rushed to take off their armor and weapons, and then walked out cautiously.

The Wujun army that was blocking the four city gates sent out a small team of about 500 people to move closer to the city gate and block the front to make sure that every soldier who was going out of the city to surrender had laid down their armor and weapons.

This is also the reason why Jia Xu sent heavy troops to block the four city gates, in order to force the anti-Wu allied forces to surrender.

Of course, Jia Xu's original plan did not anticipate that the "Military Household System" could actually gather 50,000 troops with considerable combat power in just a few days, so Jia Xu's initial idea was to set fire to all four city gates.

As a result, the anti-Wu coalition forces in Yangxian City were like a cooked duck with no way to escape.

However, with the support of 50,000 military households and soldiers, Jia Xu was not afraid that the exhausted anti-Wu allied forces would cause any trouble. He simply followed the instructions left by Li Ji and captured as many anti-Wu allied forces alive as possible.

The fire lasted until dawn.

It was not until almost dawn that the surrendered anti-Wu coalition forces were finally dealt with.

What surprised Jia Xu was that Xu Sheng, who was leading an army for the first time, demonstrated quite good command ability and directed the 50,000-strong army in an orderly manner.

After the overall situation was decided, Jia Xu simply found an opportunity to take a nap and catch up on his sleep.

When Jia Xu woke up, Xu Sheng had just handed him a preliminary list of prisoners.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Xu." Jia Xu said kindly.

Xu Sheng, who was used to being taciturn, did not say much, but bowed to Jia Xu.

Although Jia Xu claimed internally that this plan was a brilliant one left by Li Ji, Xu Sheng also knew that Jia Xu played a very important role in it, demonstrating abilities that were completely different from the rumors that he was a mediocre and useless person.

This also won Xu Sheng's respect for Jia Xu, and he dared not underestimate Jia Changshi, who was relied upon and trusted by Mr. Zikun.

And Jia Xu opened the list...

It was naturally impossible to register the names of the prisoners. What was recorded was only the number of prisoners who surrendered from various city gates, and then the numbers were summarized.

More than 96,000...

This is a preliminary count of the number of prisoners.

As far as Jia Xu knew, when the allied forces against Wu met in Liyang and set out on the expedition, their actual strength had reached nearly 140,000.

After experiencing the continuous sneak attacks and harassment by the Shanyue people, the "camp roar" caused by Gan Ning's hundred cavalrymen's raid on the camp, and last night's night attack on the city, Jia Xu judged that the anti-Wu coalition army should still have about 130,000 people.

Now, only 96,000 have been captured...

The difference certainly cannot be due to escape, most of it should be cooked.

"Right now, Yangxian City should be filled with the aroma of meat, right?"

Jia Xu unconsciously told a joke that was neither big nor small, which made the usually calm Xu Sheng's expression twitch, and he didn't think it was a joke.

Perhaps in wartime, Xu Sheng would not have any hesitation when facing the enemy.

But as someone who came from the same lower class background, Xu Sheng also knew that most of the soldiers in the anti-Wu coalition were forced to do their job, so after the great victory, Xu Sheng actually felt some pity and sympathy for them.

Jia Xu knew that he had spoken out of turn and accidentally said what was in his heart.

Fortunately, there was no one else around and only Xu Sheng heard what he said. Otherwise, if this word got out, Jia Xu would feel that it would damage his image as a gentleman.

Immediately, while Jia Xu was flipping through the name of the "big fish" specially registered on the list, he sighed and made amends.

"Alas, General Xu, please wait until the fire in the city is extinguished and arrange for people to enter as soon as possible to collect the bodies and bury them as soon as possible. Don't let any problems such as plague arise."

When Xu Sheng heard this, his face became serious and he quickly agreed.

After the war, there was also a great epidemic.

One of the important reasons is the improper disposal of corpses.

Yangxian is located next to Lishui, which directly leads to Taihu Lake. If an epidemic contaminates Taihu Lake, it is likely to spread to the entire northern part of Wu County in an instant.

Immediately, Xu Sheng, taking this into consideration, went straight down to personally arrange for people to clean up the battlefield.

Jia Xu flipped through the list and finally stopped. Looking at the name of Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang County, he couldn't help but smile.

Immediately, under the protection of his personal guards, Jia Xu went to the place where the captives were temporarily accommodated. This place happened to be the camp that had been abandoned halfway by the anti-Wu coalition forces. This was undoubtedly a mockery.

When Jia Xu arrived at the area where the prisoners were temporarily housed, the environment did not seem too chaotic.

After all, most of the prisoners were already exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, so naturally they had no energy to make a fuss.

However, after Jia Xu walked into the place where the "big fish" were placed, the place became quite lively.

"I am the former Grand Herald. What qualifications do you have to imprison me?"

"My royal family has been a prominent family for generations, and some of our descendants are now serving as officials in the court..."

"I am from the Yuzhang Zhu family..."

……

Listening to the voices that seemed to be confused about the situation, Jia Xu could not help but reveal a sneer, and secretly admired Li Ji for luring the snake out of its hole, which really saved him a lot of trouble in the future.

The so-called aristocratic families, in addition to owning a large amount of land, often have a large number of clansmen serving as officials in various places, and it is not uncommon for them to be promoted to the position of Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

If you want to deal with a noble family in a fair and open manner without sufficient reasons, it will affect the entire body.

Unfortunately, the so-called "anti-Wu alliance" destroyed all the layers of protection that originally covered the noble families, and completely sent the hilt of the knife into Wu Jun's hands.

The two sides were already in a state of hostility, and it was the Jiangdong family that took the initiative to attack.

Therefore, even if Wujun uprooted all the related families, the other families could not find any fault in terms of justice, and could only condemn the move as too cruel from the perspective of human rights. Soon, Jia Xu was led to the place where Zhou Xin was settled.

Compared with his former majestic appearance, Zhou Xin now sits on the ground with his hands and feet tied tightly, his hair disheveled and his expression dull. Only the clothes on his body can barely prove his identity. There is no trace of his former demeanor.

However, after observing it carefully, Jia Xu nodded and said.

"Yes, it is indeed Zhou Xin himself, not someone else in disguise. This has solved one of my worries."

Zhou Xin, who had a dull expression, had a glimmer of light in his eyes after hearing this. He raised his head and looked at Jia Xu, but his eyes were full of unfamiliarity, and asked.

"you know me?"

Jia Xu replied with a smile.

"Lord Zhou is really a forgetful person. Yesterday, I sent an envoy to discuss the details of today's peace talks with Lord Zhou. Although Lord Zhou is a bit cunning, I, as a trustworthy gentleman, will not break my promise. I will come to meet Lord Zhou."

Zhou Xin thought about it for a moment, and immediately realized that the person in front of him was Jia Xu.

But what kind of trustworthiness is this?

Even Zhou Xin didn't realize that he had fallen into the opponent's trap from the very beginning, and was heading towards death step by step.

Zhou Xin was so disheartened last night that he even thought of dying in the sea of ​​fire. However, his personal guards forcibly escorted him out of the city, and he ended up being taken prisoner.

"If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please."

Zhou Xin snorted coldly, closed his eyes slightly, and acted as if he didn't want to pay any more attention to Jia Xu.

However, Jia Xu was not angry, but asked with a smile.

"Excuse me, how many people are there in Lord Zhou's family?"

"What does Jia Changshi mean?"

Being asked this question aroused some doubts in Zhou Xin.

According to the current concept, it is common for the winner to value or pity the loser and take special care of the loser's family.

Heroes appreciate heroes, and heroes respect heroes!
This made Zhou Xin feel somewhat favorable towards the kind-hearted Jia Xu in front of him. He felt that the treacherous Liu Bei was a hypocrite, and that there were many loyal and trustworthy people under his command. It was a pity that such a good talent was thrown into the dark!

Immediately, Zhou Xin said with a stern face.

"If you are going to take care of my family for me, this is our first meeting and we have no relationship, so there is no need to do this. Besides, I am the only one left in the Zhou family of Kuaiji."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu replied with an even more intense smile.

"It is true that this is the first time we have met, but I have known Mr. Zhou for a long time. I even had someone draw your portrait and looked at it several times. I also know that Mr. Zhou is one of the only two people left in the Zhou family of Kuaiji..."

"However, there may be omissions in the information, so I specifically asked again. And since there are no more members of the Zhou family in Kuaiji, the Zhou family is finally complete and there is no longer any trouble. I can rest assured."

Jia Xu naturally knew how many people there were in the Zhou family.

It’s just that all aristocratic families have a tradition of supporting outstanding children in the family to study abroad. On the one hand, it is to broaden their horizons and learn knowledge, and on the other hand, it is also to make connections.

Therefore, Jia Xu could only deal with the Zhou clan members who remained in Kuaiji first, and as for those who escaped the net, they would be registered.

But intelligence is intelligence, and it is inevitable that Zhou Xin might have some posthumous children or illegitimate children in the outside world. In order to avoid being retaliated by enemies a hundred years later, Jia Xu naturally had to confirm it personally before he could feel completely at ease.

Cutting the grass at its roots is the fine tradition that Jia Xu upholds.

But Zhou Xin was not stupid. After being stunned for a moment, his eyes turned red almost instantly. He kept struggling in the direction of Jia Xu, roaring with hatred.

"It's you! You did it?!!"

In response, Jia Xu's expression hardly changed at all, he was still so kind, and he stroked his beard and spoke softly.

"Alas, I don't want to do this either. It's all because of the Zhou family's bullying of the people and their obstruction of the Lord's path. I had no choice but to do this. I hope Lord Zhou will forgive me."

At this moment, Zhou Xin was screaming and struggling...

Unfortunately, he was tied up tightly like a wild dog waiting to be slaughtered, and could not get close to Jia Xu at all, let alone hurt Jia Xu.

Zhou Xin, who was filled with grief, anger, powerlessness and despair, could only roar.

"You will never have a good ending. Even if you defeat the allied forces today, what does it matter? The Jiangdong family will also remember this hatred, and will tear you to pieces sooner or later!"

Jia Xu shook his head and said.

"Your Excellency seems to have never taken Wujun's navy into consideration? Yes, Lord Zhou feels that if we attack Wujun from land this time, and Wujun's navy only has a few thousand soldiers, it will not pose a threat to your 140,000-man army."

"Unfortunately, what Lord Zhou doesn't know is that our Wujun navy also set out overnight last night, and has probably already arrived at various counties and started to control government offices and noble families."

Go around and steal the house...

This is Jia Xu's favorite strategy.

Moreover, isn't this scene a replica of Jia Xu's purge of the Wujun aristocratic families?

The military forces of the four counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang and Yuzhang have been completely depleted, and there are almost no young and strong servants and retainers to protect them in the aristocratic families. It only takes a small force to sweep across the four directions.

This news was undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue for Zhou Xin.

Zhou Xin had never expected that Wu County actually had such spare strength, and he was even more aware of how empty the rear areas of the four counties were.

With almost no one from the anti-Wu coalition escaping, the four counties had no power to resist at all. (End of this chapter)