Killing the Captives

Chen Cai stared at Wang Liangqing, who had been suddenly killed, a look of astonishment and panic flashing across his face.

Then came a wave of relief.

"Thank you, General, for saving my life!"

Chen Cai immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times, then his gaze swept over the group of the Taiping Army!

He has no way out now.

A resolute glint flashed in Chen Cai's eyes, and he immediately pointed out several people!

They were mostly Squad Leaders and platoon leaders!

Those who were called out immediately started cursing.

"Chen Cai, you just wait..."

Swish!

Before he could finish speaking, a cold light pierced through the man's neck, and he fell straight to the ground.

"You dare threaten people in front of this general? It seems you're not tired of dying already."

Qin Yan's icy gaze swept across the entire room, and no one dared to meet his eyes, all lowering their heads.

Fear and unease appeared on his face.

A cold, gleaming dagger floated beside Qin Yan, emanating a terrifying aura!

"Chen Cai!"

"I am here!"

Upon hearing Qin Yan's voice, Chen Cai immediately knelt down, his expression filled with trepidation!

"This general keeps his word!"

Qin Yan looked at Qin Xiaoyi, who nodded and ordered someone to bring Chen Cai out from among the prisoners.

A bag of silver was immediately handed to him.

"This is your travel money for the journey home."

Qin Xiaoyi said very calmly.

Chen Cai was completely stunned, and so were the prisoners.

Before even releasing the people, they gave them the silver!

"This is really for me!"

"Of course!" Qin Xiaoyi smiled faintly. "If you'd like, you can eat before you leave."

"No need, General."

Chen Cai held the silver with great excitement, and then kowtowed several times to Qin Yan!

"Take him away!"

Qin Xiaoyi gave an order to the soldier beside him.

Even after leaving the prisoner-of-war camp, Chen Cai could hardly believe that he had actually survived.

"Get out of here!"

The soldiers escorting him came from Qinghe Town, and they looked at Chen Cai with some impatience!

"Yes, yes, yes...!"

Chen Cai dared not linger and left the place with a heavy heart.

Meanwhile, the Taiping Army prisoners who saw Chen Cai leave began to pound their hearts out.

Only five people need to be betrayed.

Their will to survive was driving them to the brink of death.

I want to report this!

A man in his forties suddenly raised his hand and pointed at a burly man among the prisoners. "Reporting to your Excellency, this man is a centurion of the Taiping Army named Chu Erhu, and the men beside him are his squad leaders!"

This middle-aged man reported seven people in one go!

Qin Xiaoyi was very satisfied with what he saw. "Well done, now you can put the money in the bank and leave."

"Thank you, General!"

Gao Daniu stared at the silver coins in his hand, then walked out of the camp in a daze.

"Wife... son, I've come back to find you!"

Gao Daniu kept muttering to himself.

The prisoner-of-war camp was in complete chaos!

"Reporting to you, sir, this Hu Dashan is a squad leader. When attacking a county town, he ran into a house and robbed all of the family's belongings."

They also killed the man and children of the other family and raped the woman!

This led the woman to hang herself, unable to bear the humiliation!

"Fuck your mother, Li Scarface! Sir, I'm reporting this guy, Li Scarface is no good either."

This guy also robbed a lot of people of their money, and he killed so many that he left no one alive.

It wasn't just about reporting on generals; it was even about reporting each other's misdeeds.

It looked incredibly lively, like dogs fighting each other.

Qin Yan smiled faintly.

Quietly appreciating this scene.

The collapse of trust has led these people to report their comrades and superiors without any scruples.

There are only about a hundred people who can actually report more than five people.

Most people only have two or three!

All the scoundrels and traitors in the Taiping Army who raped women and children were exposed.

"Take away those Taiping Army officers and those scumbags, and kill them all."

Qin Yan's tone was chilling.

To keep these prisoners in peace, those criminals and Taiping Army officers!

These are all unstable factors.

These are all targets that must be eliminated.

"This subordinate will take care of it immediately."

Han Cui and the others nodded emphatically. Led by a group of highly skilled martial artists, they led the bandit generals outside the camp.

In the nearby forest, Lei Tong and more than a thousand others were already waiting.

Upon seeing these people, the Taiping Army's expressions changed, realizing something was amiss.

"Qin Yan selfishly killed prisoners of war; aren't you afraid of being punished by the imperial court?"

"Haha, you bunch of traitors tried to escape, we were ordered to kill you, what crime have you committed?"

Han Cui sneered and immediately drew his long sword, "Kill!"

The screams and curses rose and fell in waves.

Moments later, all of them had turned into cold corpses.

Set it on fire.

Han Cui gave the order, and the soldiers placed the corpses one by one on the firewood.

A raging fire broke out.

The Zheshen Ghost controlled the dagger to fly to this place, greedily absorbing the resentment of the area.

"Such a strong aura of resentment, hehehe... It looks like quite a few people will be transformed into Vengeful Spirits tonight!"

Unfortunately, they ran into me.

"Fold-Life Hell!"

Illusory hands continuously grabbed at figures from the flames, instantly devouring and absorbing their Vengeful Ghost!

After doing all this, she flew back to Qin Yan's side.

"Master, I have devoured all the Vengeful Ghost."

"Well done!"

Qin Yan nodded with a smile!

Two days later!

Ye Yingshan arrived with his army, only to learn that Qin Yan had subdued the enemy without a fight.

The fact that he had more than 10,000 Taiping Army imprisoned immediately shocked him.

"Haha, you did a great job, kid."

Ye Yingshan laughed with satisfaction, "It seems you're getting closer and closer to being ennobled."

"If anyone should be granted a marquisate, it should naturally be General Ye who is granted one first!"

Qin Yan chuckled lightly, which pleased Ye Yingshan greatly, causing his face to wrinkle with laughter.

In an effort to boost morale, Hongjia Emperor gave these generals some subtle hints.

Those who achieve great merit have the opportunity to be ennobled.

This means that since the founding of the dynasty, very few generals in later generations have had the opportunity to be granted a noble title.

It must be said that this truly excited many generals of the Great Li Army!

Once ennobled and becoming a noble, one's status is elevated to the level of the nation, and one's descendants will benefit from the honor.

Who could resist such temptation?

Why did General Ye suddenly come to Changxin?

Qin Yan voiced his doubts.

"It's all because you caused such a big mess."

Ye Yingshan chuckled and said, "We penetrated deep into enemy territory and burned down their grain depots."

Such merit is enough to influence the course of the battle.

Fearing that the bandits would resort to desperate measures, I immediately changed my strategy.

Judging from the current situation, the rebels are indeed desperate, with over 100,000 of them coming out in full force.

During his journey, he received intelligence reports from the front lines.

The Taiping Army rushed here at all costs, abandoning much of the land they had previously occupied!

Everything was done to save Pengzhou!

Besides the 60,000 troops brought by Ye Yingshan, Qin Yan could also sense several extremely powerful auras.

Qin Yan then learned that the Great Li Dynasty had also dispatched its own forces!

The royal family's Attendant Hall!