Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Back then in Jingzhou, Li Yi tied those Yangzhou surrendered soldiers with him through the military coupons, which proved the feasibility of the military coupons. This time in Yangzhou, Li Yi sacrificed the military coupons as a big killer again, but However, when Li Yi discussed with Xun You and others, they raised a point.

Regarding the matter in Jingzhou, those Yangzhou soldiers had no one to rely on, and had nowhere to go to escape, so they could only accept the conditions offered by Li Yi.

But now in Yangzhou, many of these Yangzhou army soldiers are locals, and some of them were recruited by Yuan Shu from local families. The composition is complicated and it is difficult to accept their hearts. Run away, because their home is here, even if they run away, they can go home every now and then.

Therefore, although the effect of the military coupons is very good, it is not enough to control these soldiers in a short time.

So, after thinking about it, Li Yi planned to use his heaven-defying force to frighten people's hearts.

Among the soldiers and horses that went out this time, [-] of them were the elite guards of the direct line who were absolutely loyal to Li Yi. "Officer's Battalion".

The so-called officer battalion is that Li Yi transferred all the officers who surrendered in Yangzhou to form a temporary group. The smallest person in it is the head of the army, and the tallest is the school lieutenant. Although there are not too many officials, these people are from Yangzhou. The backbone of the army, as long as these people's hearts turn to Li Yi, and tens of thousands of Yangzhou troops surrender, they will naturally be loyal to Li Yi.

Therefore, in order to win the hearts of these people, Li Yi simply took advantage of today's battle of the earthen castle to stage a single-person break through the city gate, showing to everyone the force value that normal people cannot possess.

This is ancient times, and with Li Yi's miraculous performance, no one would think of studying him, they would only treat him as a god-man, and then fear him, worship him, and be loyal to him.

At the same time, it will also bring confidence to the subordinates, boost morale, and enhance combat effectiveness.

Now, looking at the fiery eyes of those soldiers from Yangzhou, Li Yi knew that his performance was perfect.

In the beginning, Li Yi planned to wait until Wan County to perform there, but considering the bravery of the little bully, and he had several powerful people under him, Li Yi was afraid that he would accidentally play off, So he chose to seek stability, and took the Zheng family as a knife.

It has to be said that the Zheng family is also considered unlucky.

The next battle was very simple. After Li Yi took the lead and 2000 people broke into the bunker, the morale of the young and strong in the bunker was almost completely disintegrated, and it was impossible to form an effective resistance. Then Wei Yan sent two more troops into it In the end, it only took less than an hour and a half to end the battle.

Wei Yan commanded the soldiers and escorted all the young and strong people who had participated in the resistance in the earthen castle, and let them kneel on the open space outside the earthen castle. The number of these people also surprised Li Yi, a total of 4000 people, It was nearly twice as much as Wei Yan estimated.

In fact, this was also Li Yi's negligence. Zheng Bao didn't have so many people, but after he killed the Yan brothers, he swallowed some of their people, which naturally expanded Zheng Bao's power a lot.

According to Zheng Bao's plan, it was to show the enemy's weakness and let Li Yi attack the city, and then suddenly rushed out with 3000 people as a surprise army to attack Li Yi's main formation. However, Li Yi's personal force value was against the sky, and he disrupted Zheng Treasure's plan.

"Xianghou, spare your life, spare your life, Xianghou!"

"We were all bewitched by that villain Zheng Bao, and we definitely don't have the most heart with the Marquis Xiang!"

"Please be kind to Marquis Xiang!"

Li Yi led Dian Wei and others slowly past these young and strong people. Although Li Yi did not intend to engage in a massacre for these people's begging for mercy, he would not give them a good face, because Li Yi's own With such a good reputation, these people were able to follow Zheng Bao to fight against him before, so it can be seen that they cannot be influenced by kindness and righteousness. If this is the case, is it necessary to be polite to them?

Looking past the prisoners, Wei Yan rushed over and reported to Li Yi: "My lord, the earth fortress has been completely taken down, but Zheng Bao did run away, and he ran away yesterday when he learned that the lord is coming."

Wei Yan's voice was full of annoyance, the old man said that Zheng Bao was not there, he thought it was a feint, but he didn't expect Zheng Bao to actually run away, which made his teeth itch.

Li Yi also frowned, and asked, "Where did he escape to?"

Wei Yan said: "The general interrogated Zheng's family, and was told that Zheng Bao fled into Chaohu by boat with a hundred or so rangers yesterday."

Li Yi frowned even deeper. Chaohu Lake was quite big, and Zheng Bao fled into it. If he was determined to avoid it, it would be really difficult for Li Yi to find him in a short time.

After pondering for a while, Li Yi asked, "Where are the Zheng Bao people?"

"My lord, those over there are from the Zheng Bao clan."

Wei Yan pointed to a corner of the captives, where a hundred or so people were tied up, and the nearby guards were much tighter than other places.

Li Yi squinted his eyes, walked forward, and before he could speak, he saw the old man on the top of the city pleading: "Hanghou, please forgive me, I will surrender to you, and I will obey Xianghou's orders from now on!"

The old man's beard from crying was sticking to his face, and he looked very miserable. The other increase clan members also begged one after another, hoping that Li Yi could forgive him.

Li Yi sneered, and said: "Zheng Bao rebelled against the Nine Clans according to the law!"

Hearing this cold voice, the old man and the members of the Zheng family were stunned for a moment, and then begged for mercy. A crying man had his head split in two and shouted loudly, "Don't make any noise, or you'll die!"

The effect of Dian Wei's move was very good. In just a split second, not only the Zheng family did not dare to speak out, but even the young and strong men who were captured next to them all shut their mouths, for fear of accidentally offending the old man. It caused my own brain to blossom.

Li Yi ignored Dianwei's murder and continued: "Does anyone among you know the exact location of Zheng Bao? If you can help me capture Zheng Bao, your family will be spared the death penalty!"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke, because they didn't want to, but they really didn't know where Zheng Bao went.

Seeing that there was nothing to gain, Li Yi shook his head, pointed to the captured young men and said, "Take them and attack Sun Ce. These people will be the first to ascend, and after breaking the city, they will all be exonerated!"

Wei Yandianwei took the order, Li Yi glanced at Zheng Bao's relatives again, turned around and walked away, and said without emotion: "These people, behead and hang their heads, so as to imitate others!"

Chapter 571

Regarding the begging, howling, and even scolding or cursing behind him, Li Yi had almost no disturbance in his heart.

Since some people stand on the wrong team and do the wrong thing, then they should pay the price for their choice, which is nothing to say.

Although some of them are innocent, it's not Li Yi's turn to feel guilty. If those people really want to resent, they should also resent Zheng Bao. What's more, when Zheng Bao was in glory, didn't those people get any benefits?

Even Li Yi felt that he was too kind. If today's matter was left to Cao Cao to handle, I am afraid that except for some big girls and daughters-in-law who suit Cao Cao's appetite, everyone else would be killed.

The execution scene was too bloody, Li Yi didn't want to watch it, so he called Dian Wei and Lu Su, and took a thousand guards to the edge of Chaohu Lake along a path, looking at the ocean-like lake, he was a little distracted for a while .

Seeing that Li Yi seemed to be thinking, Lu Su asked, "My lord, do you want to capture that Zheng Bao?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Zijing thinks it's possible to capture Zheng Bao here?"

Lu Su shook his head slowly and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. Although my lord has a strong army, there are not too many ships. It may be a drop in the bucket to use them to find people in Chaohu Lake. Unless the Jingzhou navy is transferred here, the needle is only enough It's really not worth fighting against Zheng Bao's prodigal dogs."

Li Yi nodded, agreeing with Lu Su's words.

However, in addition to the reasons Lu Su said, there is another point that Li Yi himself doesn't want to toss on the water.

Now Li Yi's body has been strengthened very much. As long as he is not slashed at the vitals by fierce men like Dian Wei and Guan Yu, he can only be slightly injured at most. In this era of cold weapons, Li Yi is basically immortal body.

However, the more immortal he is, the more Li Yi cherishes his life. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, Li Yi will not go into the water, because he has been interviewed in the bathtub. Although his breath-holding ability is quite buggy, as long as the time is longer , can still suffocate him to death.

And many water veins in these years are not as dry as those in later generations. For example, the Chaohu Lake in front of him is boundless and bottomless. Even Li Yi is afraid when he sees it. If it is overcast, it is likely to hang up.

Therefore, if Li Yi can not go into the water, he will never go into the water.

It's just a pity for Li Yi to let Zheng Bao go like this.

Inadvertently, Li Yi's eyes skipped over the large stretches of intertwined reeds on the lake, and suddenly asked: "You say, is Zheng Bao hiding here?"

Lu Su blinked his eyes, and immediately his eyes lit up, and he cupped his hands and said, "My lord's words are true, my subordinates think that Zheng Baodang may be in this reed marsh!"

Dian Wei was still thinking, but seeing Lu Su's answer, he asked in puzzlement, "Why?"

Lu Su pointed to the reeds and said with a smile: "Although Zheng Bao ran away after hearing the news, judging by his words and deeds, he is not a coward. Besides, the Zheng family members are all in the earthen castle, and there is Chaohu Lake as a retreat route. , Therefore, although this person escaped, most likely he did not go far, and he was probably observing the changes in the earth castle nearby!"

Dian Wei was stunned, while Li Yi laughed loudly and said, "What Zi Jing said is exactly what I thought in my heart, so I have a plan, maybe I can capture that Zheng Bao, and even if it doesn't work, at most it will just take some effort. "

Curious, Lu Su bowed and asked, "Dare to ask my lord, what is your plan?"