Thief Emperor

Chapter 526 Killing to Stop Killing
This pursuit went very smoothly, and to some extent, it even determined the subsequent battle situation in the entire Huainan Road.

Because from this moment on, it is basically certain that Li Yun will have the upper hand in the entire Huainan Road. Even if the situation remains stalemate for a short period of time, he will still have the upper hand.

Now, unless a few military governors in the west send troops eastward, or the imperial court sends troops directly, otherwise Li Yun’s gradual occupation of Huainan Road has become an almost irreversible trend.

The only difference is that it happens a little earlier or a little later.

Because of the joy, a celebratory banquet was held near Guifeng Mountain in Macheng.

This reward for the troops lasted for a day and a night, and then Li Yun ordered the troops to rest on the spot.

He also had a good sleep to make up for the energy he had lost in the past few days. He didn't get up until he was refreshed and stretched himself beautifully, then he washed and left the tent.

Zhou Bi was still standing guard at the door. Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile, "Where is the prisoner camp? Take me to see it."

Zhou Bi knew that Li Yun was probably going to meet the captured deputy general of the Pinglu Army, so he lowered his head and said, "Master, follow me."

He led the way, and soon brought Li Yun to the prisoner camp.

There are nearly a thousand prisoners in this prisoner camp now. As it is meal time, the cooks of the Jiangdong Army are distributing meals.

At this time, the war had come to an end and everyone no longer had to eat cold food such as dry rations. Fires were built in the army and hot meals were available.

Zhou Bi led Li Yun and quickly arrived at where Gongsun Hao was imprisoned.

To be precise, it could not be considered as imprisonment. Gongsun Hao was shot in the thigh by an arrow and had many external injuries all over his body. Although he had been bandaged, he was basically unable to move.

After Li Yun opened the tent, he saw the middle-aged man lying in the corner at a glance. His hair was disheveled, and there were some gray hairs in his loose hair.

Li Yun walked over with his hands behind his back, half-knelt in front of the man, looked at his slightly weathered face, and said with a smile, "General Gongsun?"

Gongsun Hao was also looking at Li Yun. After hearing what Li Yun said, he said in a hoarse voice, "Li Yun?"

Hearing this, Li Yun frowned slightly: "You are rude."

Gongsun Hao snorted and turned his head away.

Li Yun was not angry, and said with a smile: "I know that you guys think you are so great and look down on me in your hearts."

"I don't think much of you either."

"And I've asked, your family is in Qingzhou, so the possibility of surrender is not high."

Gongsun Hao then turned to look at Li Yun and asked, "Why did Lord Li come here to look for me?"

Li Yun looked around, stood up, and said with a smile: "So that others can see it."

At this point, Li Yun stood up and said softly, "Almost all the prisoners in this camp are from your Pinglu Army. No matter what we have said or not said, as long as I have been here, met General Gongsun, and they have seen it."

“That’s actually enough.”

Li Yun put his hands behind his back, looked at him, and smiled, "General Gongsun, rest assured. No matter who asks, I, Li, will bite the bullet and say that you are loyal to General Zhou and didn't say anything."

Gongsun Hao's face immediately turned red.

"you!"

This is angry.

The enemy's words are the least trustworthy, and once Li Yun defends him, when he returns to Qingzhou in the future, even if he is not liquidated by General Zhou, he will probably never be reused!
Li Yun didn't look at him again. He walked out with his hands behind his back and asked someone to gather the prisoners.

It was dinner time, and most of them were holding bowls in their hands.

Li Yun looked at them and said in a deep voice, "Listen carefully, if you are willing to work with us in Jiangdong, surrender to Jiangdong, you will have this kind of food every day in the future, and you can also get monthly wages."

"If you don't want to join the army in Jiangdong."

Li Yun said calmly, "I won't make it too difficult for you. Just serve one year of corvée labor in Jiangdong, and I'll let you go home."

In Jiangdong today, in addition to the expansion of the army, there is also a large amount of infrastructure to be done. The more important one is the ongoing expansion of Jinling City. In addition, there are also a large number of civil engineering projects to be done in various military towns, and there is a shortage of people at this time.

These prisoners only need to be provided with food and do not need to be paid at all. They are at the ceiling of cost-effectiveness.

Of course, the officials in this world do not need to be paid when they are conscripted to perform labor service, but Master Li is kind-hearted and basically pays them.

"Someone will ask you later. Just decide what you think. Don't worry or be afraid."

Li Yun looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "We are all people of Zhuxia. If you put down your weapons, there will be no deep hatred. I will not kill you."

After saying that, Li Yun looked back at Gongsun Hao lying in the corner, then left with his hands behind his back.

Gongsun Hao was lying on the ground, his face pale.

He was not stupid. He knew very well that after Li Yun's disturbance, his "political career" in Qingzhou came to an end.

As for joining Jiangdong...Gongsun Hao's eyes flashed.

As Li Yun said, his family is all in Qingzhou. If he betrays them now, the lives of his entire family may be in danger.

After thinking for a long time, Gongsun Hao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said nothing.

At this time, the pain in his thigh seemed to have become insignificant. It was an unknown amount of time before he opened his eyes.

At this time, it was already evening. A wounded soldier lying next to him saw that he had woken up. He suddenly looked at him and whispered, "General Gongsun, if you have any ideas, you can tell me."

Gongsun Hao looked at him fiercely and asked in a hoarse voice: "Who are you?"

The wounded soldier had many bandages on his body and his rosy face was obviously fake. He looked at Gongsun Hao and smiled.

"Jiu Si, Qu Ping."

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In the next few days, Li Yun began his march.

All the way south, when they were about to leave Huangzhou, Chen Da followed Li Yun and said with his head down: "Sir, this place is very close to Huangzhou. General Su is in Qizhou, so it is probably a sure thing. Do you want to send our army to take Huangzhou directly?"

"In this way, we can force the Pinglu Army to stay in Shouzhou and Guangzhou and prevent them from moving south."

Li Yun looked at Chen Da, shook his head slightly and said, "This reinforcement force is going from Huangzhou to Qizhou. It is hard to say whether Huangzhou is under the command of Wuchang Army or Pinglu Army. It is better to seek stability now."

At this point, Li Yun also looked towards Huangzhou, thinking about something, and looked up at the sky. Seeing that it was gradually getting dark, he looked back at Chen Da and said, "Let's set up camp and wait for news from Qizhou."

Chen Da responded and quickly turned around to look for Yu Ye and He Jun. The orders of the three captains were issued, and when it was almost dark, the camp was finally completed.

After Li Yun entered his tent, Liu Su, dressed in military uniform, began to help him sort out the documents sent from various places.

Although Liu Su had also been following in the pursuit over the past few days, as a woman, it was impossible for her to follow at the front line. Most of the time, she was in the rear. Now that they had set up camp, she was taken to Li Yun's tent.

Seeing Li Yun enter the big tent, Liu Su looked up at him, then put the documents in order, stood up and walked in front of Li Yun, looking Li Yun up and down.

Li Yun felt uncomfortable being stared at by her, and said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm in the back, and I saw Yang Xi."

Liu Su said softly.

She had been following the rear of the army. Once the army moved, the wounded were either transferred to the rear or rested on the spot. Liu Su was in the rear and naturally saw Yang Xi, who was seriously injured.

Hearing this, Li Yun immediately understood what she meant and said with a smile, "This matter is over."

"Ah."

Liu Su nodded gently and said, "I know, and I won't restrict my husband in any way."

She looked at Li Yun and said softly, "But my husband is the backbone of our Li family. If anything happens to my husband, our Li family will fall apart immediately."

Miss Liu gritted her teeth and said, "I will not live any longer either."

Li Yun touched her head, not knowing what to say, so he coughed and quickly changed the subject: "Are there any documents sent by Jiusi and General Su?"

"Have."

Liu Su looked back at the documents on the table, took out two copies, handed them to Li Yun, and said, "This was sent by General Su this morning. General Su said that Qizhou can be conquered at any time, so don't worry, my husband."

Li Yun flipped through it and read it, then heaved a sigh of relief and said to Liu Su with a smile, "Sister Su, our Jiangdong career."

"It's almost done."

Liu Su blinked first, then nodded: "I have read a lot of documents during this period of time, and my husband is indeed getting more and more powerful, but..."

She paused and continued, "There is also a document sent by General Li Zheng. General Li Zheng said that there was some unrest in the eastern part of Jiangnan."

She said calmly, "The last states to be conquered in the south are Zhangzhou, Tingzhou, Fuzhou, Jianzhou, etc."

"To some extent, there have been some problems."

Li Yun took the document from his hand, read it only once, then picked up the pen and wrote a four-word reply to Li Zheng.

Kill to stop killing.

After writing these four words, he handed it to Liu Su in a calm voice.

"Tell Jiusi to send Li Zheng away immediately."

(End of this chapter)