The Xiliang cavalry stepped onto the stone road in Longling City. There was the sound of horse hooves everywhere, and some people in the city secretly looked out from their houses.
It was the first time they saw the cavalry outside, the men in black armor and holding long soldiers. They didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
A soldier from the Wulong Army rushed to the front to lead the Xiliang soldiers. There were not many people on the streets of the city along the way.
The battle area of Longling City's City Lord's Mansion is very large and can be called a small palace. The troops brought by the elders of each family are guarding outside the city. On the small city are soldiers of the Five Dragon Army.
Boom!
The sound of the cavalry running was heard by the soldiers guarding outside the city. They recognized that it was the sound of cavalry, but were there so many cavalry in the city?
Soon a group of black cavalry came running at full speed, with Li Xiang at the forefront.
He needs Longling City, but he doesn't want the people in the city. What he wants is the money from these people's homes.
The Longling City troops that previously captured more than 10,000 people could easily cause problems if too many people from Longling City gathered together.
Therefore, some enemies in the city still need to be cleared.
Li Xiang led his cavalry into the group of enemies who were in a hurry to defend themselves. The stone road was covered with flesh and blood as they walked through it.
The cavalry continued to rush forward and killed those soldiers. Li Xiang rode his horse to the inner city, which was in front of the city lord's palace. Five dragon soldiers quickly opened the city gate, and Li Xiang rushed forward with five hundred personal guards.
The city is also filled with the smell of blood. It seems that someone has died here too!
The hall of the city lord's palace is just a small palace. If the buildings here were in the Central Plains of Daqian, it is estimated that the Long family and his son would have been hacked to pieces.
"Lord, please come with me!" The soldiers of the Wulong Army, like the soldiers of Xiliang, called Prime Minister Li "Lord."
The soldiers guarding both sides saluted one after another and soon walked into the hall. There was silence in the hall.
There were about a dozen people!
Li Xiang took one look and strode towards the main seat. Duanmu Xiyuan stood up and said, "City Lord Li!"
Li Xiang sat on his seat. It was very comfortable. It was much more comfortable than where he was in Xiliang City. It seemed that the people of the Long family still enjoyed themselves.
The people sitting below looked at this extremely tall man and the old and long weapon.
The guards stood on both sides holding horses, and the inside suddenly became Xiliang's home court.
"City Lord Li, these are the representatives of several big families in the city!" Duanmu Xiyuan chuckled: "Fang Cai told them about the front line, but they still wanted to resist, but we had no choice but to bring them here.
After all the personal guards were killed, they sat down quietly and waited for your arrival, the city lord!"
"When I came here, I saw a large group of soldiers and horses that were in the way, so I ordered the cavalry to kill them all!" Li Xiang looked at the people below. Except for a third-rate person, the remaining few were higher in cultivation than others.
The forces outside the customs might as well say: "I asked Miss Duanmu to summon you all to tell you that from today on, Longling City is my city in Xiliang.
Any high-level officials or families before Longling City will become history from today on."
When Li Xiang walked in, they knew that Miss Long Jiu was not lying and that the frontline troops were really finished!
Their Longling City will become history, and their family will also become history. So many people have died, and most of the people left in the city are old, weak, women and children!
The second son of the Sun family immediately said: "City Lord, my Sun family is willing to serve you as the master. I hope that City Lord, you can let my Sun family go!"
"The same goes for my Zhang family!"
"Similar to me!" Cheng Li looked at the people around him who were already speaking out, and immediately shouted loudly, overwhelming the others' voices with a loud voice.
Li Xiang looked at the people below. According to the information, only the Cheng family had been managing the troops of Longling City because of their poor brains. The remaining families were more ruthless than the last, and a large number of people would come every year.
When they arrived at Longling City, some of them were deceived, some were abducted directly, and some were robbed by Longling City.
Every year, thousands of people die in the city of Longling City, all at the hands of these families. As many people die as they do, they will bring back as many people from outside.
After having a backer in Jiuyuan County, they became more and more arrogant, and even launched attacks on some towns not far away, just for the sake of silver.
Seeing Li Xiang looking at his group without saying a word, these people felt a little scared for some reason, and they didn't know what they were afraid of.
Duanmu Xiyuan said from the side: "My lord, apart from the 45,000 soldiers, there is still a population of 80,000 to 90,000 in the city, of which the number of elderly and children is 20,000 to 30,000.
The rest are all women!”
Duanmu Xiyuan has no good impression of such a sinful city, even though she has become a sinful person.
Several big families in the surrounding area looked at Duanmu Xiyuan with unfriendly eyes.
Duanmu Xiyuan continued in the eyes of these people: "None of the soldiers of my Five Dragon Army are married. Now that they have almost avenged themselves, I, the commander-in-chief, have to think about the rest of their lives. I am willing to send our Five Dragons
The army has received five hundred thousand taels of silver over the years and all of it has been given to you, the city lord. I only ask you, general, to find a woman for them to start a family!
There are not many men in this city who are good people, but those women are poor people. It is okay to give them to the soldiers of the Five Dragon Army, but those children over six years old must be watched. These children already have memories.
The best way is to kill them all and eradicate the roots to avoid future troubles!"
Hearing Duanmu Xiyuan's words, Shan Zhang couldn't help shouting: "Miss Ninth, you know what you are talking about..."
Li Xiang raised his hand, and a Xiliang guard behind him pulled out his sword. A head rolled on the ground. Duanmu Xiyuan looked at Li Xiang and smiled sweetly: "City Lord, do you agree with my suggestion?"
Prime Minister Li breathed a sigh of relief: "Throw those soldiers to mine, and kill them if they dare to resist. Those children, boys over seven years old, will be gathered together and raised by my Xiliang monks. Girls will be fine and will continue to be raised by their mothers."
Keep it!"
Prime Minister Li has not forgotten the role of Xiliang monks. Those guys can even bewitch giant beasts and turn enemies into one of their own. After these children are handed over to those monks, Xiliang City may have one more secret agent in its hands.
force.
These children are the best candidates for spies. In the future, as the power grows, these children in Xiliang territory will definitely be favored by those people, and these children are their best choices.
They have a father-killing feud with Xiliang City. With a little guidance, these children will become their tools. Through these children, Xiliang City can also infiltrate those forces.
As for why adults are not chosen for conversion, conversion depends on mental strength. Adults have very strong mental strength, so conversion takes a long time, and the success rate is very low.
The children's spiritual power has not yet grown up. This is an opportunity for those monks!
After Duanmu Xiyuan handed over the soldiers of the Five Dragon Army to herself, the loyalty value of the Five Dragon Army in the mini-map was not as good as that of the Seventh Army and the Eighth Army, but it was still very good.
Nowadays, there are many widows in Longling City. Giving these widows to the soldiers of the Five Dragon Army is also a very good choice!
After hearing what Li Xiang said, Duanmu Xiyuan felt that her eyes on Li Xiang became more gentle. Li Xiang was frightened by those eyes and looked at several senior officials who were frightened by the sudden attack.
"After today, there will be only one master in Longling City, and that is me, Prime Minister Li of Xiliang. All the troops in Xiliang City will also be disbanded, and then they will all be mined with me and those slaves!"
Duanmu Xiyuan continued: "City Lord, these guys have a lot of gold, silver, and minerals in their homes. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to scrape off all the things in the city? Otherwise, those people will sense it in advance and hide the finances.
, your harvest will be much less!"
"That's true, but we have to wait until my infantry arrives!"
It's not that Li Xiang doesn't trust the Five Dragon Soldiers, but that the Five Dragon Soldiers have hatred against people from these big families. If the Five Dragon Soldiers are asked to search, something unexpected will probably happen!
It's better to let Xiliang soldiers do it. Xiliang soldiers have no idea about things like finance. At most, they just buy weapons and only use gold and silver when changing jobs.
The thing that reassures Li Xiang the most in Xiliang is the Xiliang headquarters.
"Alright!" Duanmu Xiyuan picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Mr. Li: "City Lord, this is tea from the Jiangnan area. Old Man Long spent a lot of effort to get someone from a big chamber of commerce to give it to him.
Bring it here, drinking it can make people feel refreshed, and it’s also good for cultivation!”
Li Xiang didn't know why he felt like he was about to fall into the tiger's mouth when it came to Duanmu Xiyuan.
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The Xiliang infantry entered Longling City, which meant that this city officially became a city in Xiliang. Under the leadership of the soldiers of the Wulong Army, the Xiliang soldiers began to raid Longling City.
Unlike the treatment of Langya City, the treatment of Xiliang City in Longling City was violent. First, all the finances of the big families were taken to the city lord's palace, and then they began to plunder the small households. Xiliang soldiers only wanted gold and silver, and they were not interested in food.
Nothing like that moved at all.
Xiliang City has plenty of food, but they don't need it, and these people also need food.
Fights broke out from time to time in Longling City. Those who wanted to resist were killed directly by Xiliang soldiers, and their bodies were hung at the door of their homes to let those people know the consequences of resisting.
North City is the quietest place in Longling City. It exudes a stench that even the cold winter cannot cover up.
Li Xiang walked on the stone road with five hundred personal guards and Duanmu Xiyuan. On both sides were low houses built of mud. From the houses, you could see some people wrapped in straw and sticking their heads out.
This is the slave residence of Longling City. All the people living in this place are slaves. In the cold winter, some people walking outside wear single clothes. This is the only clothes their family can wear.
Seeing the Xiliang soldiers wearing black armor, they didn't know that Longling City had changed its owner.
They were numb and lay motionless in their little nests. It was very cold outside, and they only had one meal to eat a day, so they expended as little energy as possible.
Li Xiang passed these tomb-like buildings, some of which were not as tall as them. In Li Xiang's eyes, these buildings were no different from tombs.
"Has it always been like this here?" Li asked Duanmu Xiyuan next to him.
Duanmu Xiyuan shook her head: "It was worse than it is now. At that time, they still needed to work in the winter. Later, too many people died, so they were no longer allowed to work in the winter."
"Human life is very worthless in the northwest. Every year, a large number of people migrate from the Central Plains and settle in the northwest. Our area is relatively suitable for survival, and new villages are established every year.
When there is a shortage of manpower, people from several big families will send people to capture the entire village. Sometimes they go to several nearby cities to recruit workers and then bring the people over.
No one can resist, and people from several nearby cities also know this place, but they have no choice because King Jiuyuan is supporting Longling City!"
A young man in charge of Beicheng, dressed inappropriately and with some blood behind him, trotted over and was blocked by Xiliang soldiers. He then moved his back to the front and said with a quick breath: "City Lord, the younger one is the Beicheng guard. Just now,
There are a few slaves who are making trouble, and they are just late, so please forgive me, Lord of the City!"
After speaking, he raised his head and saw an extremely white and frighteningly beautiful face. He was stunned for a moment.
Li Xiang frowned when he saw the blood behind the man: "What is this blood?"
The young man was obsessed with Duanmu Xiyuan's beauty and froze on the spot. The bodyguard behind Prime Minister Li stepped forward and kicked her.
ah!
The young man fell to the ground, with severe pain all over his body. Only then did he realize that he was facing the master of this city. All the major families in South City had been wiped out by him. He was a small North Town guard. Killing him would be like killing him.
It's like dying as a little ant.
The young man knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "City Lord, spare your life, Lord of the City, spare your life!"
People in the surrounding houses looked at the kneeling young man and felt indescribable joy in their hearts.
"Who knows what he just did!" Li Xiang picked up the water bag on his waist: "Who told me, I will give this bag of wine to him!"
The people around him glanced at the young man, but did not dare to say anything. The young man was like a dog in front of the big man, but to them, they were worse than a dog in front of the young man.
Li Xiang glanced around, but no one answered. When he was about to increase his chips, a voice came: "I know!"
A man ran out of a house with his upper body naked and his lower body in a grass skirt. A pair of arms behind him tried to hold him, but he broke free.
The young man shivered when the cold wind blew, and trotted three meters away from Li Xiang: "I, I know, where he went."
The cold wind made the young man tremble even as he spoke. Li Xiang glanced at the bodyguard and said, "Give him your cloak!"
The cloaks of Xiliang soldiers are very thick and made of the furs of ferocious animals, which allows them to march in the ice and snow.
"No!" The guard took off his cloak and put a longer cloak on the young man. The young man did not dare to move. When the cloak wrapped around him, he felt extremely warm!
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PS: Today there are 1,000 words less than yesterday, and tomorrow it will be back to 10,000 words.
