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Under the dim moonlight, a tragic breakthrough battle had just ended in the wilderness outside the Xiying. Yu Jin and Zang Ba led 4,000 tribes to break through. Under the intensive interception of rounds of arrows, more than half of the four thousand Cao troops were killed, but Yu Jin and Zang Ba still led several people to break out and fled westward.

Without the leadership of the general, the remaining Cao army soldiers no longer had the will to resist and would die if they broke through the siege. When they retreated to the camp, they would be burned to death. They had no choice but to surrender. Tens of thousands of Cao army soldiers knelt all over the wilderness and placed their hands on their heads.

"We surrender"

The sound of surrender echoed throughout the wilderness, and large groups of soldiers fell to the ground. Teams of Jiangxia soldiers walked through prisoners of war, confiscated weapons, and suppressed the enemy troops who were trying to resist. At this time, more than a dozen Jiangxia soldiers pushed Cao's commander Zhao Yan to Liu Jing.

It is also unbelievable to say that Cao's army had internal conflicts while running away. Outside the gate of Xiying, there was a conflict because of the road. Zhao Yan and his Yu's personal soldiers were surrounded by thousands of angry Cao's soldiers. Most of the personal soldiers were killed. At the critical moment, Zhao Yan was rescued by Jiangxia soldiers and also became a prisoner of war for Jiangxia's army.

Zhao Yan was pushed to Liu Jing and stood proudly. The soldiers around him shouted loudly: "Kneel down"

Zhao Yan snorted, but ignored him. At this time, Liu Jing waved his hand and said to his left and right: "Let him loosen his ties."

The personal soldiers loosened Zhao Yan's ties, and Liu Jing smiled and said, "Zhao Gujun, I will give you a choice. If you want to go back, I will let you go. If you are willing to serve me, I will appoint you as the Zhizhong of Jingzhou. I will exchange your family for Prime Minister Cao, how about it?"

Zhao Yan lowered his head and pondered for a long time. The Wan Cao army in Anlu County was wiped out in his hands. He had no face to see Cao Cao. He also knew that he was deeply hated by Cao's army. He sighed, knelt down on one knee and said, "I am willing to serve the provincial governor."

Liu Jing was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and smiled and said, "Liu Jing has long heard of the name of the Lord. Today he is the blessing of Liu Jing's life."

Zhao Yan thought that he had defected to Liu Biao and left. After ten years, he returned to Jingzhou. This was destined. He smiled bitterly, "Zhao Yan would do his best to serve the provincial governor."

Liu Jing ordered his personal soldiers to take Zhao Yan back to the boat to change clothes and rest. At this time, he asked his left and right again: "But who caught Sima Yi?"

Compared with Zhao Yan, Liu Jing valued Sima Yi more. If he got Sima Yi, he would be no less than Zhuge Liang. He could fight against Zhuge Liang. This time it was a great opportunity to seize Sima Yi. If he lost it, he would regret it too late.

The personal soldiers went around and asked around and reported: "Report to the provincial governor, no one saw Sima Yi."

Liu Jing was secretly surprised. Could it be that Sima Yi followed Yu Jin and Zang Ba to break through?

At this moment, someone laughed loudly in the distance and said, "Prince, I'm here to receive the reward."

This is Gan Ning's voice. Liu Jing's thoughts changed. Could it be that Sima Yi did not break through the Xiying, but broke through the north? He immediately asked: "Did Xingba catch Sima Yi?"

“It’s right”

Gan Ning turned over and dismounted, walked forward quickly, followed several soldiers behind him, and walked in with him. It was Sima Yi.

Liu Jing was overjoyed and patted Gan Ning on the shoulder and smiled: "Xingba did not disappoint me."

Gan Ning pointed to Shi Chang behind him and several soldiers and smiled, "It was these brothers who caught Sima Yi."

Liu Jing smiled and said to Shi Chang and Xiaobing who caught Sima Yi: "I will keep my promise and give you a great reward, but the reward should be distributed to you by General Gan, let's go down first."

Shi Chang couldn't help but grin and thought to himself, if he passed by Gan Ning's hand, he would definitely give the reward to other soldiers for more than half and the remaining small part to him.

But it would be good to have a reward. Maybe he could be promoted one level. He knelt down with a few soldiers to thank him for the reward and retreated.

At this time, Liu Jing walked up to Sima Yi, loosened his ties, looked at him and smiled, "I don't care about catching 20,000 prisoners of war, but I'm fulfilling my wish after catching Zhongda."

Sima Yi silently moved his numb wrists and sneered: "Sima Yi is a mediocre person, how dare he be valued by Liuzhou Mu so much?"

Liu Jing asked again: "It's over, Zhongda is willing to serve Jiangxia."

Sima Yi turned north, with his hands behind his back and said nothing. The soldiers around him were furious and were about to scold him. Liu Jing waved his hand to stop the soldiers and smiled and said, "I'm asking abruptly, Zhongda will consider it again."

Of course Liu Jing would not let him go. Didn’t Jia Xu refuse to surrender at the beginning, and Sima Yi didn’t serve Cao Cao for a long time, and it was far from being loyal to Cao Cao like Cheng Yu and Xun Yu. At this time, he refused to surrender, more for a kind of dignity.

As long as he is given time to think slowly, I believe he will change his mind. Liu Jing turned around and ordered his side, "Take Mr. Sima down to rest, and do not neglect."

Sima Yi said nothing and turned around and hurried away with his personal soldiers. Liu Jing turned around and looked at more than 20,000 prisoners of war. The capital was enough and he could go to talk to Sun Quan. He immediately ordered: "Escort prisoners of war onto the ship, clean up the battlefield, and move away all the food and food supplies."

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Although Yu Jin and Zang Ba led several people to break through the siege and escape, most of the Cao army soldiers were not as lucky as them. In the hazy morning light, groups of captured Cao army soldiers were dejected and driven onto the ship by the Jiangxia army. After fighting overnight, more than 25,000 people became prisoners of war for the Jiangxia army.

The piles of food and supplies were brought onto the big ship. Liu Jing stood at the bow of the main ship, staring coldly at the large group of Cao army prisoners passing by him, and laughed beside him: "So many laborers, I'm afraid Xu Changshi will be unable to sleep with a smile."

"Zhongye is right, it is most appropriate for these prisoners of war to mine copper ore."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing turned around and looked at Jia Xu. Seeing him standing on the other side of the ship, staring at the prisoners of war walking downstairs, seemingly worried. Liu Jing understood his feelings, so he slowly walked up and smiled: "Do you feel guilty sir?"

Jia Xu shook his head, "If I feel guilty, I won't come. I just look at these captured soldiers and feel an indescribable sense of loss."

Liu Jing smiled faintly and said, "It is actually a blessing to be captured on the battlefield."

"That's true. Perhaps it's because I'm getting older. Thinking of their family looking around the door, I feel a little reluctant." Jia Xu said with a wry smile.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Before this, the prisoners of war we captured were generally used for exchanges, and the exchanges would decrease and in the future. According to convention, prisoners of war were generally slaves. However, it was cruel to make prisoners of wars a lifelong slave. You can be free if you set a service year."

Jia Xu sighed, "The heart of a man is always admirable."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu's mood also improved. He asked with a smile: "I heard that Zhao Yan has surrendered to the provincial governor, and Sima Yi has also been arrested. What is the provincial governor going to do with him?"

"They are all talented people. Although Zhao Yan was defeated, his talent was not about leading troops to fight, but about training troops. So I appointed him as the governor, in charge of training and training troops. As for Sima Yi..."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing laughed, "I spent 5,000 taels of gold for him, so he should naturally be valued. If he is willing to surrender to me, I will use him as a counselor."

Jia Xu smiled slightly, "It's not that easy to make him surrender. I have a good relationship with his father. Do you want me to persuade him for the provincial governor?"

Liu Jing was overjoyed and bowed to Jia Xu, "Please give me everything."

Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled, "Give me time, I'll persuade him slowly."

At this time, a personal soldier rushed over and reported to Liu Jing: "There are more than a dozen local elderly people asking for the provincial governor."

Liu Jing nodded and said to Jia Xu: "I will leave Sima Yi's affairs to the sir, and I will handle the affairs first."

"Prince of the State, please rest assured, I will do my best."

Liu Jing then followed his personal soldiers and hurried down the boat. Jia Xu looked at Liu Jing and walked away, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He didn't know how to persuade Sima Yi, and didn't know where to start.

On the river bank, more than a dozen elderly people came down to Liu Jing, led by Su Fei, the governor of Anlu County. Su Fei stepped forward and whispered: "This is an old man from several townships under Anlu County, and he is highly respected in Anlu County."

"What's wrong with them?" Liu Jing asked without saying a word.

"They hope our army will stay."

Su Fei turned around and introduced to everyone: "This is Lord Liu Envoy of Jingzhou Governor."

The old men knelt down together, "The little people pay homage to the Lord of the State Council"

Liu Jing quickly asked his personal soldiers to help them up and said to everyone with a smile: "Do you guys have any requirements, even if you have them, as long as Liu Jing can do it, they will definitely help everyone."

An old man cried and said, "I beg you not to leave us behind. If Cao's army arrives, he will kill us to vent his anger."

Liu Jing was a little embarrassed for a moment. He did not want to retake Anlu County at this time. It was not that he was worried that Cao Cao would lead the army to retaliate. It was because if there were few soldiers in Anlu County, it would be meaningless. If there were many soldiers, it would be annihilated by Cao's army, causing unnecessary losses. Leaving Anlu County behind him could disperse Cao's army's forces.

At this time, he saw Pin winking at him while seeing him, and walked to Pin and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to say?"

"Qi Bingzhou Governor, his subordinates have a plan that may solve this problem."

"What plan do you say?"

"I think we can station troops in Yunyang County, as a wedge inserted in Jiangbei, and will definitely play a role in defeating Cao's army in the future."

This plan made Liu Jing quite moved. Yunyang County is located in Yunmeng Ze, surrounded by wetlands and water. The water flows through it again. To attack Yunyang County, water must be carried. If it is the Jiangdong Army, there may be no problem, but if it is the Cao army who is not good at water battles, it will not be so easy to capture Yunyang County.

Pin continued: "You can move the residents of Yunyang County and build some fortifications. As long as two thousand troops are stationed, you can completely withstand the attack of ten thousand people."

Seeing that there was an expectation in Pin's eyes, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I will leave it to you in Yunyang County."

He was very happy and immediately bowed and said, "I am willing to stay in Yunyang County."
Chapter completed!