Chapter 267
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Chapter 267: Turning the Tables
“Leader, please forgive me! But Zhou Yi dares to implore the Leader to promise personally!”
“You!”
Luo Yong was clearly furious.
He had been far away on the grassland and couldn’t reach West Plains City in time, a fact that had always bothered him.
Now, Zhou Yi’s words, upon reaching Luo Yong’s ears, were akin to adding fuel to a fire.
Looking at the somewhat out of control Luo Yong, Luo Ji remained calm.
“Luo Yong.”
Hearing Luo Ji’s voice, Luo Yong’s movements stiffened, then he stepped back two steps.
Luo Ji then spoke again.
“My army, Luo Ji’s army, only takes supplies and a portion of the grain from granaries. We never disturb the common people.”
“Thank you, Leader!”
Having received Luo Ji’s personal promise, a relieved Zhou Yi instantly felt his entire back soaked with cold sweat.
Even without looking up, he could feel the brutal, beast-like aura emanating from Luo Yong.
Liu Hu, split in half, lay dead nearby.
If Luo Ji’s command hadn’t stopped the enraged Luo Yong, Zhou Yi might have followed in Liu Hu’s footsteps.
Thinking of this, a lingering fear flashed across Zhou Yi’s face.
Coincidentally, Luo Ji caught his expression perfectly.
“Scared now?”
“Th-this… Zhou Yi is ashamed.”
Facing Luo Ji’s teasing, Zhou Yi felt incredibly awkward.
“Haha…”
That expression was unexpectedly amusing, making Luo Ji chuckle twice.
“I like you. From today, you’ll be a captain under me.”
“For this battle, you’ll temporarily manage the surrendered soldiers.”
Although he had tricked open the city gate and rendered a great service, Zhou Yi never expected Luo Ji to give him command of troops right away.
For a moment, he was stunned.
Seeing the slightly bewildered Zhou Yi, Luo Ji’s lips curved slightly.
“If you can’t do it, I can find someone else.”
“Zhou Yi will never disappoint the Leader’s expectations!”
To back down at a time like this would be to admit he was useless.
Previously, because he had offended Zhang Xijun, he had been deliberately sidelined and suppressed, seemingly with no future in Great Zhou.
Now that he had surrendered to this side, Zhou Yi’s desire to achieve great deeds, to make a name for himself, rekindled at this moment!
After instructing Zhou Yi to go and organize the men, Luo Ji turned to look at Luo Yong, who stood nearby, seemingly in a bad mood.
“What’s wrong? Was Liu Hu too weak? Didn’t you get to fight enough?”
“It’s quite surprising, actually.”
“Zhou Yi said he was one of Zhou Dongnan’s top fierce generals…
“What Zhou Yi said was not false.”
“Liu Hu should have been quite strong. This can be seen from his posture and habits.”
“However, his attacks seemed fierce but were actually weak. His reaction was also a bit slow…”
As he spoke, Luo Yong took off his wolf-bone mask, his gaze sweeping over Liu Hu’s arms, whose wrist bones he had shattered. He then added.
“His bones were also surprisingly brittle. He probably hasn’t trained properly in a very long time.”
Hearing this, Luo Ji understood.
This was a typical example of someone who became complacent after achieving success.
Look at this luxurious general’s residence, with several layers inside and out, so grand that he almost got lost bringing his men in.
Of course, that wasn’t the point.
The point was, how much manpower, material resources, and time were wasted building such a huge mansion?
Then, thinking of his own small, humble house, though it faced Mirror Lake and enjoyed spring blossoms, the poor facilities were a fact.
Comparing the two, Luo Ji instantly felt like he was a model of integrity, diligence, and caring for his people.
For a moment, he couldn’t help but sigh.
There’s an old saying, “wine is a poison that passes through the intestines, lust is a steel blade that scrapes bones, wealth is a fierce tiger descending the mountain, and anger is the root of trouble.”
Even a fierce general with a Bravery rating of 5-stars, if indulged in wine, women, wealth, and anger, would eventually have their body hollowed out by these things, destroying themselves.
This incident served as a wake-up call for Luo Ji.
He couldn’t accidentally let his talents turn into failures, and each of them needed to be properly reminded.
Waving his hand, Luo Ji signaled his soldiers to guard Liu Hu’s body and the house slaves in the mansion.
He then decisively took over, making the General’s mansion his own.
With this lightning campaign, he had captured two cities, gaining a significant advantage right from the start.
However, subsequent battles would likely not be so easy.
After dawn, Zhou Dongnan would inevitably react, and attacking the remaining cities would be much harder.
In other words, he would probably have to stay in Songhe City for a while.
If there was an existing General’s mansion, not staying in it would be incredibly foolish.
Sitting grandly on the main seat of the General’s mansion hall, he couldn’t hide his complex feelings.
Damn it!
These cups and the teapot were made of bronze, and there was this large area of bronze decorations!
In his civilization, bronze was a military resource
Corrupt, too damn corrupt!
However, from another perspective, this also showed that Zhou Dongnan’s “Great Zhou” had indeed developed well.
A country only sees various corrupt officials and greedy bureaucrats after it becomes prosperous.
Otherwise, in a small, impoverished country where the monarch himself eats pickles three meals a day, how much more corrupt could the people below get?
Secretly hoarding two jars of pickles?
It sounded ridiculous just thinking about it.
“Leader, all the house slaves in this mansion have been gathered. How should they be handled?”
“Dismiss them all.”
Luo Ji had no intention of keeping those house slaves in the General’s mansion, but he also had no interest in killing them.
Dismissing them was clearly the most convenient method.
Anyway, after he occupied the city, both the East and West gates were closed, so they couldn’t leave the city, and he wasn’t worried about them causing any trouble.
“Leader, besides those house slaves, there are also Liu Hu’s three wives…”
“Three wives…”
Luo Ji raised an eyebrow.
No wonder Luo Yong said that this guy had weak bones and slow reactions.
Unlike house slaves, these were considered family.
He couldn’t just release them.
What if one of them wanted revenge for Liu Hu?
Releasing them would be equivalent to releasing a hidden danger.
But then again, what if they were just three poor girls forcibly taken by Liu Hu? Killing them directly seemed pitiful…
Speaking of which, in ancient warfare, the wives and family members of defeated enemy generals were usually made military prostitutes after a defeat, right?
However, Luo Ji had no intention of establishing military prostitution, for a simple reason, it easily leads to sexually transmitted diseases, and he certainly didn’t want that to happen in his army.
Thinking of this, Luo Ji waved his hand.
“Luo Yong, you handle this personally.”
“Ask a few more house slaves, verify their statements, and confirm if Liu Hu’s three wives married him voluntarily.”
“If they were not willing, but were forcibly taken by Liu Hu, then send them home.”
“But if they were willing…”
As he spoke, Luo Ji drew a hand across his neck.
Luo Yong immediately understood, acknowledged the order, and quickly withdrew.
Luo Ji knew the principle of “cutting the grass but leaving the roots will allow it to grow back in spring.”
And he had already said it himself, towards enemies, he was always cold-blooded, ruthless, and especially cruel!
