The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 464 Kill if you say so
Qin Shou loosened his fingers and a sharp arrow shot out into the air like a flash of lightning. A thief in the distance fell down. Some guards around him stepped forward and killed these bandits.

"He is so brave. I personally led a large army here, but he didn't know how to dodge and even dared to rob food. I don't know who gave him the courage." Qin Shou was puzzled.

This was not the first wave of bandits who came to rob food and delay the army's movements. Many bandits had died at their hands along the way, but it seemed that these bandits could not be killed completely. After one group came, another group came.

He knew that some of them were indeed bandits who gathered in the mountains, but most of them were servants of local powerful families. These people were dispatched to delay his actions, but it was a pity that these people misjudged him, Qin Shou.

Anyone who stands in front of you and wields a sword or gun is your enemy. When facing your enemies, you must kill them all.

It is not Qin Shou's character to show mercy.

"Your Majesty, we have caught a few tongue-tied people and interrogated them. We found out that they are from the aristocratic families in Yuzhang City. There are those with the surname Xiong, Lei, and so on. Almost every family is involved." Dian Wei came running over.

"That's right, that's the truth."

Qin Shou nodded after hearing this, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Before coming to Yuzhang, Qin Feng's people had already found out that the aristocratic families in Yuzhang, such as Xiong, Luo, Lei, Chen, Zhang, Xu, Hu, etc., had hundreds or even thousands of servants. Some of them acted personally, while others colluded with thieves and used these thieves to act.

These guys didn't engage in direct combat with the army, but instead harassed the food supply routes and slowed down the army's movements.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest news sent by Qin Feng." Jia Xu came on horseback.

Qin Shou took a look and burst into sneer. What was recorded on it was the news from Jiangbei. Some aristocratic families had already moved south and connected with the aristocratic families in Jiangdong, attempting to challenge him.

"The Chen family, the Yuan family, the Zhang family, the Jiang family, wow, their footprints are all over Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou. It makes me terrified just looking at them." Qin Shou looked at the list and not only did he not have any worries or fears, but he even smiled.

"These people are so bold and presumptuous that they should be put to death. However, I think that the issue of Jiangzuo should be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, the aristocratic families in the world will turn their attention to Jiangdong and have some inappropriate thoughts in their hearts." Jia Xu advised.

It is not a pity for these people to die, who let them be greedy! They still want to get their hands on things that they dare not touch, they all deserve to die. But the existence of these people may affect the overall situation of the world. The longer the time drags on, the more other aristocratic families will follow behind and wait and see, and even add fuel to the flames.

That would make the matter worse and might affect the world situation.

"Arrest all the people on the list. For men, their three clans will be exterminated. For women, give them as wives to meritorious soldiers, and their lands will become the property of the court." Qin Shou gave the order without hesitation.

He knew that once this order was issued, more than a thousand heads would be beheaded and dozens of families would be torn apart. But politics is like this, if you choose the wrong team, you have to pay the price.

"Yes!" Jia Xu did not dare to neglect and agreed immediately.

"Send the order, speed up, and the army will rush to Yuzhang City as soon as possible." Qin Shou's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

He would personally take action against the people in Yuzhang City.

At the foot of Yuzhang City, Xiong Xun and others gathered together, looking at Yuzhang Prefect Shen Hui in front of them, with anger on their faces. All their plans had failed. The private soldiers of the major families could not stop the attack of the Cavalry Army. Tang Wang Qin Shou personally led 30,000 cavalrymen into Yuzhang.

The governor Shen Hui did not dare to stop them and immediately opened the city gates and surrendered to the cavalry. The noble families in the city were caught off guard, but they also thought it was reasonable. Shen Hui surrendered to Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao. From the governor to the county magistrate, and then to the governor, Shen Hui has never changed. He is just a mediocre talent, but it is also because of this talent that he has gained a firm foothold in Yuzhang County.

Now that the Cavalry Army had arrived, Shen Hui surrendered without hesitation, because he was a man who understood the general situation. The small number of troops in Yuzhang could not withstand the attack of the Cavalry Army at all, not to mention that it was a large army led by Qin Shou himself, so Shen Hui dared not resist.

Waves of horse hooves sounds were heard, and the whole earth was shaking. Countless cavalrymen were slowly approaching from the horizon, like a mountain, bringing great pressure to people.

Xiong Xun and others lived in the south and had seen many boats but rarely war horses, let alone so many of them, a black mass like an overwhelming tidal wave. They were all frightened and turned pale.

"Your Majesty, may your Majesty live forever."

Shen Hui knelt on the ground tremblingly, feeling uneasy and accepting the arrangement of fate. No one knew whether the other party would spare his life or not.

On both sides of the crowd, Dian Wei personally led the army into the city and took over the city defenses. The soldiers in the city also had their weapons confiscated and knelt obediently on the side, not daring to resist at all.

After a long while, Shen Hui heard the sound of horse hooves beside him, and then he heard the same gentle voice ringing in his ears.

"Mr. Shen, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Hui felt relieved after hearing this, he knew that he had passed the first level.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared wine and drinks in the city. Your Majesty, please come in." Shen Hui hurriedly invited.

"Yuzhang is my hometown, a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I have heard of Yuzhang's reputation since I was in Jiangbei. I thought I could easily get to Yuzhang and see its scenery. However, I didn't expect that there were so many villains in Yuzhang, and many people did not welcome me to Yuzhang." Qin Shou said with a smile, looking at the tall city wall in front of him.

Shen Hui's face tightened and he looked panicked after hearing this. He knew more or less about the plans of the Xiong family and other aristocratic families, but he had no way to stop them. In Yuzhang, the most powerful people were not Shen Hui, but these aristocratic families.

"Xiong, Luo, Lei, Chen, Zhang, Xu, Hu, tsk tsk, Shen Qing, there are too many noble families in Yuzhang, do you mind if I replace them with a new batch for you?"

Qin Shou said leisurely.

"I dare not." Cold sweat broke out on Shen Hui's forehead. He didn't expect that before the Tang King's people arrived in Yuzhang, he knew everything about Yuzhang clearly and had already made a decision.

He is now very glad that he did not interfere in this matter and surrendered right away, otherwise, his name would definitely be on the list.

Xiong Xun and others did not expect that Qin Shou would be so decisive and ruthless. He started the attack outside the city before entering it. For a while, they did not even have a chance to resist and were all captured.

In just two days, Qin Shouyi wiped out three clans, Yuzhang became a river of blood, and Jiangdong was shaken.

(End of this chapter)