Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 381 375. Interrogation
Since Meng Huo was captured, the remaining scattered soldiers and generals naturally could not jump for too long. With the capture of the cave master and Mrs. Zhu Rong, the ruling class of Nanzhong was officially declared annihilated.

Only a few small cave dwellings that were so small that Meng Huo was not willing to win them over and only exploited them escaped. The rest of the larger cave dwellings that wholeheartedly followed Meng Huo to fight against the Han army, almost none of them escaped.

As the strong laborers and high-ranking officials of these caves were killed or captured alive by the Han army, the surrounding caves became restless and annexation attempts occurred frequently.

After defeating the last remnants of Meng Huo, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and others returned to the east bank of Lao Shui together with Yang Feng who had received the notice.

Feng Xi specifically asked Yang Feng to come here. After all, he was the first person to try something new, and it would be unreasonable not to give him some special care.

Since the Han army went south to support Yang Feng, until now when Guan Xing and Zhang Bao returned to the camp, a total of nearly three months have passed. The Han army has suffered less than two thousand casualties, of which less than a quarter were killed in action. The remaining number of seriously injured or disabled soldiers is not too large. Most of the injured soldiers will be able to recover their combat capability after a period of recuperation.

Moreover, with the popularization of Feng Xi's basic medical knowledge, no matter how poor the military doctors' skills are or how they don't know how to use medicine, they now know that they must at least disinfect the wounded.

Throughout history, battlefields are the dirtiest environments. Smoke, dust, and mud, plus the ancients generally didn't have the awareness to just apply some herbs on the wound and call it a day.

At Feng Xi's request, the wound had to be cleaned with bandages and cloth strips boiled in boiling water before medicine could be applied, and then it was bandaged with the same sterilized bandage.

Although such behavior could not reduce the death rate to zero, the number of Han soldiers who died from wound infection was significantly reduced compared with the past.

After all, those knife wounds and stab wounds are basically not fatal, they are just flesh injuries. In fact, the fatal ones are caused by wound infection.

With the return of generals such as Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, almost all the leaders in Nanzhong, except those who died in battle, gathered here.

However, although they were from the same clan, their status and treatment were very different. Meng Huo, the king of Nanzhong who was once the most powerful, was now the lowest prisoner. Generals like Dong Tuna, Ahui Nan, and Yang Feng who had returned to the right path or defected to the Han army early on naturally enjoyed the treatment of VIPs, and their food, clothing, and other expenses were the same as those of ordinary generals of the Han army.

Of course, Wutugu was treated quite well. After all, he joined the Han army quickly and offered the method of making rattan armor, so he was not treated unfairly.

"Meet the Grand Commander."

The Han army entered in a line and saluted Feng Xi. At this time, Feng Xi sat at the head of the tent, in front of him was the desk he brought with him, Bao Feng sat on his right, and then Deng Ai followed.

After all, the two were the confidants of the Jingzhou Army brought by Feng Xi, so it was reasonable for them to sit in the first and second seats on the right. Feng Xi originally wanted Deng Ai to sit in the first seat, but Deng Ai was still a little embarrassed and refused to do so, so he had to let Bao Feng enjoy the feeling of being in the first seat.

"Thank you for your hard work. I will record the events in the south truthfully and send them to the Prime Minister and His Majesty to ask for credit for you generals."

Feng Xi was not arrogant, he stood up with a smile and patted Guan Xing and Zhang Bao on the shoulders. Although the three of them were of similar age, Feng Xi had been in a high position for a long time, and his behavior was extremely old, which seemed a bit out of place with his appearance.

"This is our duty."

Guan Xing also answered meticulously. Then Feng Xi asked everyone to take their seats, because there was another good show to watch next.

As we all know, dealing with prisoners is the most important part after a war, and Feng Xi is no exception. "Come here, bring up Meng You, Meng Huo, the cave master, and Madam Zhu Rong."

Feng Xi's face became serious, and he first asked the guards to bring up the culprit of the rebellion in Nanzhong and his family.

The first to come in were Madam Zhu Rong and the cave master. They had already been escorted to the door of the big tent, and there was no need to take them out of the temporary cage, so they walked in almost immediately.

Feng Xi finally had time to take a closer look at the two of them. The cave master and Madam Zhu Rong were both people Feng Xi had heard of but had never seen before.

There was nothing much to say about the cave owner. Because of the wind and sun exposure all year round, his skin was dark wheat-colored. He was not too tall and of medium build. At this time, the cave owner and Feng Xi inadvertently met each other's eyes. Feng Xi saw panic, fear, and pleading in his eyes.

Feng Xi ignored him and looked at Madam Zhu Rong who was often mentioned in later generations. To be honest, in Feng Xi's opinion, Madam Zhu Rong was only of average appearance, probably because of her wheat-colored skin and exotic style.

However, Feng Xi was not the kind of person who would be unable to walk when seeing a woman. Moreover, the other party was already a married woman. Feng Xi did not have the style of Lao Cao, so naturally he would not have any improper thoughts about her.

Mrs. Zhu Rong's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction, anger and a hint of worry at this moment, but she hid it deep in her eyes. Unfortunately, it did not escape Feng Xi's observation.

Feng Xi took in the expressions of the two people and said nothing, because the main person had not arrived yet.

After a while, Meng Huo, who was ragged and covered in dirt, was escorted into the tent by the guards with great fanfare. Accompanying him was Meng You, who was relatively clean.

It is obvious that Meng Huo was given "extra preferential treatment" at Feng Xi's instruction. This was also part of Feng Xi's psychological warfare.

Although Meng Huo was under close surveillance, every time he was delivered food or escorted someone, it was done with great fanfare so that the soldiers of the Nanzhong Army could see it.

Although doing so may make some people angry due to excessive humiliation, most people will feel panic and... discouraged.

Seeing their own king being ordered around like a slave makes people feel sad that their country has been destroyed and their family has been ruined. Just like Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong of Song were captured by the Jin army in later generations, most people are pessimistic.

In addition, Feng Xi deliberately spread rumors among the captives that Meng Huo had accepted gold, silver and jewelry from the State of Wei, creating an image for Meng Huo that he deliberately sacrificed these big soldiers in order to gain more benefits from the State of Wei.

Of course, if it was a complete rumor it would surely be exposed. Unfortunately, Meng Huo was not a good person, and many of the things he did in Nanzhong had long been whispered about in private. Now coupled with this rumor, plus the Han army's deliberate differential treatment, this statement has become much more credible.

Feng Xi first separated Meng Huo from the category of "Southern Chinese". Although he was from Southern China, he was an oppressor, a dictator who sacrificed others for his own selfish interests, and an "enemy" of other Southern Chinese.

As a result, no matter how he was treated by the Han army, it rarely aroused the anger of other captives. Especially when the captives found that their treatment was better than that of the "Lord of the South".

(End of this chapter)