Yang Zheng returned to Anyi.

There were more and more prisoners in the city, all of whom could not survive the winter and came out of the ravines to surrender.

There were nearly 80,000 people in front and behind, as well as rogue bandits in the mountains. They also responded to Xuanyi Lang's call and walked out of the mountains and into the embrace of Qin.

Hedong has been carefully managed since the Wei Wu era, effectively supporting Cao Wei's hegemony.

It's the same thing now that it's in your own hands.

The land east of Hedong is not only fertile, but also has huge salt ponds. It has been a source of money since the Warring States Period.

The salt pond is naturally nationalized, but the land can be distributed.

Zhongziying's performance exceeded Yang Zheng's expectations.

Yang Zheng also fulfilled his promise and allocated a large amount of land in Hanoi County to accommodate these soldiers, each with fifty acres.

The remaining fields were set up as garrison divisions, and other captives were temporarily classified as garrison slaves.

The soldiers of Zhongzi camp were overjoyed. Those who were close to home directly brought their family members, while those who were far away from home asked Xuanyi Lang to write letters and send them back to their hometowns.

"Your Majesty, the Wu army is interested in Xiangyang. Lu Kang and Zhong Hui are mobilizing troops!" Zhao Aqi pushed open the door and entered, bringing in a storm of snow.

Yang Zheng wrapped his sheep's fur tightly and asked, "What's Yang Hu doing?"

"Yang Hu tightened the defense of the city, recruited the Liaoman and other tribes, promised huge profits, and strengthened the walls to clear the wilderness. He gathered the people in Xiangyang City, trained the young men of Jingzhou, and all the people became soldiers!"

After Du Yu captured Wancheng and Xinye, Yang Hu became the turtle in the urn.

Defense no longer makes any sense.

Does he want to be loyal to the Sima family? Yang Zheng was puzzled.

Zhao Aqi stretched out his hand to warm the fire, "There are frequent envoys between Jin and Wu, and there seems to be an intention to form an alliance. Your Majesty must be on guard."

The alliance is certain.

After playing the game Three Kingdoms for decades, I have become familiar with it.

The weak unite to fight against the strong.

Yang Zheng suddenly missed Sun Hao. This man didn't play according to common sense, and he didn't care about his strength or weakness. He just went up to do whatever he didn't like. Now it's Zhong Hui, Lu Kai, and Lu Kang. One is full of clever tricks, and the other is

Steady and restrained, with a thorough understanding of military strategy.

Soochow's Iron Triangle is not that easy to deal with.

But it was only a matter of time before Qin and Wu turned against each other.

Sima Yan, Zhong Hui, and Er Lu are not fools.

Qin destroyed Jin, and Soochow was next.

"Jingzhou..." Yang Zheng muttered, "Hurry up and send an order to Du Yu and Luo Xian to take Xiangyang!"

Since it's only a matter of time before you fall out, it would be a pity not to eat this piece of fat in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is the commander of Jiangdong.

Without Shouchun, Soochow could still defend Dongguan, Ruxu and other places.

But without Xiangyang, Soochow would have serious problems.

Historically, after Yang Hu had been in charge of Xiangyang for several years, his army was well-prepared, and then Du Yu and Wang Jun's army went down the river and entered Jianye, and flattened the east of the Yangtze River with one blow.

For today's Qin State, with Xiangyang, it can hold Jiangdong firmly, and a few years later, it can recreate the historical battle of Jin and Wu.

On the contrary, if there were no Xiangyang, Soochow would get all the benefits of Jingzhou, and Nanyang and other places would be invaded by the Wu army.

Shuzhong has been recuperating for many years, and it’s time to go out for a walk and test the quality of Wu Jun.

Zhao Aqi said: "Wu has the advantage of the navy, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for Xiangyang to succeed."

"This is about Du Yu and Luo Xian." Yang Zheng said with a smile.

Things are dead, people are alive, it's up to them how to fight.

Yang Zheng can just wait for the results.

If you have to fight every war yourself, you may not be able to unify the world in your lifetime.

When the two were chatting happily, there suddenly started to be noisy outside.

There seemed to be the sound of drawing a knife.

A Xuanyi Lang came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the captives of the Jin army do not want to be slaves and are causing rebellion. General Wen and General Meng are already suppressing them."

Yang Zheng frowned. If the eighty to ninety thousand prisoners got into chaos, they would be enough to drink a pot of their own.

As soon as these people took a few bites of hot rice, they came to overturn the table.

"Please see your Majesty! Please see your Majesty!" The movement outside became louder and louder, and the shouts came one after another.

He actually came to ask to see himself.

"All the family members of the Jin army are in the Central Plains, so it is inevitable that there will be die-hard loyalists of the Sima family!" Zhao Aqi reminded.

Yang Zheng attaches unprecedented importance to his personal safety.

There is no other way. If you interfere with other people's interests, you will be a thorn in their side.

There are too many emperors in history who died inexplicably.

At present, the Qin State is completely burdened by one person. There are three advantages and two disadvantages, and the Qin State will collapse immediately.

However, what happened today is a bit inexplicable. The prisoners' mood was relatively stable a few days ago, and they got along well with the Qin army. Why did they suddenly riot?

If the riot expands, another circle of heads will inevitably fall to the ground.

It's impossible to prevent these 80,000 people from dying and escaping.

"See you!" Yang Zheng made a quick decision. There were 100,000 elite Qin troops around him. How could he still be afraid of these unarmed prisoners?

Listening to the sounds outside, it seems that there is indeed something urgent.

Whatever you want to talk about is easy to say.

"Wei!" The guards put on armor for Yang Zheng as if facing a powerful enemy.

It was stormy and snowy outside, and six to seven thousand people were surrounded by soldiers.

The sword is unsheathed and the arrow is cocked.

Meng Fei came over. It was such a cold day, and there was cold sweat on his forehead. This showed that he was not good at handling this kind of incident.

If he didn't come out, these thousands of people would most likely be brutally suppressed.

It is not difficult to suppress them. More and more prisoners are gathering in the key periphery. They are watching helplessly. If they are not handled well, the commotion is likely to expand.

"I am incompetent, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Yang Zheng waved his hand, "Now is not the time to talk about this."

He walked forward and said loudly: "You want to see me, I'm here."

All sounds faded.

The prisoners looked at each other with fear on their faces. For a long time, no one dared to speak, just looking at Yang Zheng in fear.

Yang Zhengpi said with a smile: "If you are making trouble unreasonably, don't blame me for being ruthless in military law!"

A young man in his late teens stood up and said, "Your Majesty is unfair, and I won't accept it!"

"Hey, this kid..." Liu Heng was going to arrest him with a mace.

This guy is born with supernatural powers, and it is said that he can lift him up with one hand.

All the guards around him thought so.

But unexpectedly, the young man actually got into trouble with Liu Heng.

The young man was not as strong as Liu Heng, but Liu Heng carried the mace in one hand and underestimated the enemy, so he was unable to hold it down for a while.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but become interested.

There must be many strong men in the Jin army.

This young man is not very strong, but he can compete with Liu Heng, so he has a good foundation.

Liu Heng lost face, threw away the mace, and started to exert force. This time the young man could not resist, and was about to be taken down by Liu Heng. Yang Zheng said calmly: "Stop."

Liu Heng's neck was already red and he was getting mad, but after hearing Yang Zheng's order, he still let go and stared at the young man fiercely.

"Tell me, how can I be unfair?"

The young man was out of breath and said: "Your Majesty allocated the fields to Zhongziying, why didn't you allocate the fields to us?"

It turned out that he wanted to farm.

"Why should I divide the land for you? You have not killed the enemy for me. The military laws of the Qin Dynasty are clear. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. The land is not given for free."

"Your Majesty doesn't give me the chance to go into battle, how can we make meritorious deeds? This is unfair!" the young man shouted angrily.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but smile, that's it.
To be continued...