"Thank you general, the villain must obey the general's orders." Wang Teng hurriedly knelt down and saluted to show his loyalty.

Those who can be captives are all smart people, and when they saw someone taking the lead, they quickly expressed their willingness to obey orders.

"I'm willing to follow the general!"

persuaded the captive, Xia Houyuan explained a few words, and strode away, and then found his cronies, explained in detail, and asked him to prepare quickly.

Half an hour later, Xia Houyuan led more than 100 guards to chase the remnants of hundreds of defenders around the city, and as long as they broke the door of the mansion along the way, they were all washed away in blood.

The shouts of killing spread from east to south, from north to west, and the people and families in the city were all frightened and hid at home, not daring to go out half a step.

As the sky slowly brightened, Chen Liucheng's shouting and killing gradually disappeared, and the people who had been frightened all night slowly relaxed their hearts.

And the big clan in the city was just about to ask people to find out the news, but they were brought to the Taishou Mansion by the people sent by Xia Houyuan on the grounds of discussing the safety of the city.

"Knock knock." Seeing that everyone was almost there, Cheng Yu on the side knocked on the dark table and woke up Xia Houyuan, who had been resting all night with his eyes closed.

Although he had fallen asleep, Xia Houyuan had been in the process for many years, and the sudden slight knocking sound still made him open his eyes.

I did a trick in the city last night, and I just wanted to close my eyes and recuperate, so I wanted to really fall asleep.

Blinking, Xia Houyuan looked at the restless family members in the house and said: "I am going to fight fiercely with the remnants of the city for a night, and I am very tired, so there are some rudenesses, and I hope you will bear with me." ”

"Where, where, the general has worked hard."

"The general has worked tirelessly for our safety, and I am ashamed."

Although it was a hypocritical statement, Xia Houyuan still said politely: "This is for the duty of the general, a trivial matter, not enough to worry about, today Zhaoer and others came to discuss the martial law in the city." ”

"Report! General, none of the 351 members of the Li family survived, and all of them were killed by the fleeing enemy troops. As soon as Xia Houyuan's words fell, a soldier hurriedly came.

"What's going on...... this?"

"I don't know ......"

When the people of the family heard the news, they turned their heads to each other and discussed carefully.

At that moment, another soldier hurried over. "Report! General, none of the 280 members of the Xiao family survived, and the enemy troops in the city did not know where to go. ”

The news of the extermination of the Li family has already alarmed the family, and now that the Xiao family has also been wiped out, the people of the family here can't help but guess, who will be the next victim?

"Bang!" Looking at everything that had been carefully arranged, it had produced results, Xia Houyuan was satisfied, but his face was angry and helpless, and he slapped the dark table in front of him with his right hand and said:

"Alas! It's all because Ben will go too late, so it will cause such a situation, and the order will be passed down, and the whole city will be immediately under martial law, and if you find a stranger, you will be arrested. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers who came to report on the side shouted the order to leave.

Seeing that the family present was still a little worried, Xia Houyuan said with a gentle and comforting face: "It is the duty of this general to protect your safety, and I will never let this happen again." ”

Cheng Yu, who was on the side, heard this, and interrupted in embarrassment: "General, the grain officer came to report, there is not much food, I am afraid that the army in the city cannot stay for a long time, otherwise it will face the dilemma of lack of food." ”

Xia Houyuan was surprised and said, "Huh!? In this case, only a small number of garrison troops can be left, and the rest of the army can be withdrawn to Puyang, so as not to have a food shortage crisis. ”

The people of the family who were sitting there were worried on their faces when they heard that most of the Cao army was going to withdraw.

Life is at stake, as the largest Xu family in the family, Xu Kun, the head of the family, decided to take the lead in doing something.

I saw him get up and ask Xia Houyuan respectfully: "Our family shouldn't be in charge of the affairs of the army, but it is just a matter of life right now, so I can only take the liberty of asking, when will the remnants of the enemy army in this city be cleared." ”

Xia Houyuan was worried that no one would talk to him, and he didn't know how to act, when he heard Xu Kun's words, he hurriedly said in embarrassment:

"In the fierce battle last night, there are still hundreds of remnants of the army, and they are scattered in the streets and alleys, relying on these thousands of garrison soldiers, they can only be cleared slowly, more than a few months, less than half a month."

Hearing that it would take so long, the people of the family who could not be guaranteed their safety showed panic on their faces.

And some people who are quick to react have understood the meaning from their words.

Xu Kun arched his hand and said: "The general has been working tirelessly to protect our safety, in order to express respect, the Xu family is willing to offer food to help the general." ”

Xia Houyuan was overjoyed in his heart, but his face frowned and said: "Tens of thousands of troops, there is a lot of food needed, and the general still doesn't bother the Xu family." ”

In case of breaking into the remnants of the army at night, wouldn't it be that his life would not be reported, even if there was no remnant army, after martial law, the industry in the clan would also be affected, and it was the best policy to solve the problem as soon as possible.

Xu Kun frowned slightly, as if he had touched the edge of the matter, thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, general, I will wait for each family to get some together, and it should be able to barely last for a few months." ”

It lasted for several months, and there was no accurate number, which obviously did not meet Xia Houyuan's thoughts. "As the so-called three armies have not been carried out, the grain and grass will move first, and you will make it difficult for the general, and I don't know how to arrange it."

Seeing Xia Houyuan's displeasure on his face, Xu Kun already understood a little bit in his heart, so he said: "The Xu family's shop has 30,000 stones of grain, which can be donated to the general, and it has been supplied to the army. ”

"30,000 stones, the sincere help of the Xu family, I will be very moved, but it is a drop in the bucket, I am afraid that it will not last long." For a single family to be able to come up with so much food, Xia Houyuan is still very satisfied.

It seems that it is really as expected, this Xia Houyuan wants food, but it is difficult to say it clearly.

Now that several major families in the city have been wiped out, why not take this opportunity to let the Xu family become the leading family of Chen Liu.

Xu Kun thought in his heart, stood up and said to everyone in the room: "The remnants of the army are in trouble, we should lend a helping hand, we have helped General Xia Hou, this is also helping us and others." ”

Hearing Xu Kun's words, the people of the family also agreed, so they donated generously, more or less sincerely, and asked for wealth to avoid disasters.

The sound of one voice after another sounded that Xia Houyuan was very satisfied, his eyes glanced at Cheng Yu, and when he saw him nodding slightly, he said:

"Okay, everyone is so sincere, if the general doesn't clear the remnants of the army as soon as possible, I'm afraid that I will be worthy of your love."

In order to hug Xia Houyuan's thigh, Xu Kun said politely: "The general is tired all night, don't work too hard, I will personally send it when I raise food." ”

was so understanding, Xia Houyuan nodded with great satisfaction and said: "Okay, wait until you go back and close the door of the mansion, and when the city calms down, I will set up another banquet to entertain you." ”

"Then thank the general first." Xu Kun got up and saluted, and then beckoned everyone to leave.

After everyone left, Cheng Yu said to Xia Houyuan: "This Xu Kun is a person who understands, Chen Liu's heart is unstable at the moment, but he can help him to take the lead, and stabilize people's hearts by the way." ”

Xia Houyuan nodded and asked, "This method is good, so do you want to implement the plan tonight?" ”