Li Mengxi remembered something. Yesterday, he captured some prisoners who were fighting. There seemed to be no special prisons in the army, and he didn't know where the prisoners were arranged.

Li Mengxi set out to find out what happened.

In Julu City, there are rows of tall cranes all over the city. They have been under construction for a while, and now there are earthen walls that are as tall as a person or even roughly completed everywhere. It is no longer an empty city.

Li Mengxi asked the soldiers and found out that the place where prisoners were held was in the cellar under the abandoned granary.

Li Mengxi rushed to his destination and walked into the cellar. As soon as he entered the cellar, he was surprised to find that there were many people in the cellar.

When there were so many prisoners in the army, Li Mengxi frowned. He thought that these prisoners were the criminals who were caught by military judges on ordinary days. There were hundreds of thousands of people who had captured a cellar of criminals.

This seems normal.

The living conditions of the prisoners were not very good. The cellar was very humid and lacked light. There was a musty smell in the air.

Li Mengxi thought, it shouldn't be like this. The most vicious criminals can be locked in a pig pen. But among the criminals, some people just made a small mistake of stealing chickens and dogs. They couldn't bear it for a moment, stole a chicken, and were locked up in prison. As a result, they were jailed.

The environment was so bad, the food and housing were dirty, and as a result, people died within two days of being locked up.

Someone just stole a chicken and ended up dying in jail. This obviously shouldn't be the case.

Li Mengxi was thinking quietly and did not notice the situation in the prison.

The prisoners all around were staring at Li Mengxi. One prisoner among them stared at Li Mengxi for a long time. He couldn't help it and said loudly, "How long are you going to keep me in jail? Tell me clearly whether you want to kill me or behead me!"

His thoughts were interrupted, and Li Mengxi turned around to look. He saw that the speaker was a tall and tall man sitting squatting on the ground with his hands tied.

The light in the prison was poor and he couldn't see the big man's face clearly. Li Mengxi just thought that the big man didn't know the laws of the rebel army. He casually replied, "It doesn't matter whether he kills or beheads someone. The army has its own laws and regulations.

After a certain period of time, if the punishment is enough, you will be released, just stay there peacefully, who asked you to commit the crime."

The big man couldn't bear it anymore and yelled, "I've been imprisoned for several months and it's not enough?! Just kill me!"

Li Mengxi glanced at the big man in surprise. He was thinking, how many months? It shouldn't be. How long has it been since the rebels arrived in Julu? Besides, how serious a crime this guy must have committed, why he was not released after being detained for several months.

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When Li Mengxi made some inquiries and heard that the prisoner being questioned claimed to be Chizhi'er, the cavalry commander of the Xiliang Army, Li Mengxi suddenly remembered this important event that had been accidentally forgotten for several months.

"...Grass!" Li Mengxi cursed in his heart.

I forgot about the ball. During the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, they had an enemy with Dong Zhuo. At night, Dong Zhuo sent cavalrymen pretending to be Yellow Turbans to sneak attack on the rebels. As a result, Dong Zhuo failed to steal the chicken but lost the rice. Dong Zhuo failed to attack and killed more than a hundred fine cavalry.

After capturing the Xiliang cavalry at that time, due to the war and busy affairs, Liu Bei handed over the Xiliang soldiers, a special group of prisoners, to an honest and reliable centurion to take care of them. Not only that, in order to avoid mistakes and save trouble, Liu Bei

The centurion was specially given the responsibility of custody and supervision, as well as being responsible for all the rations and arrangements for the captives.

The problem lies in the fact that the centurion selected by Liu Bei is hard-working and hard-working, but also too honest. In the past few months, the rebel army has been fighting continuously, until the rebel army established a foothold in Julu, and finally the rebel army settled in Julu City. From last winter,

From the beginning of spring to now more than March, during this long period of time, the centurion adhered to his duties and watched the Xiliang soldiers captives honestly.

And because Liu Bei had delegated power to the centurion from the beginning, the centurion carried out all matters of detention, placement, and collecting rations from the prisoners by himself.

The centurion didn't mention it, and the military affairs were too busy. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Li Mengxi were so busy that they completely forgot about the prisoners.

As for the captives and others, Chi Zhier and a group of Xiliang cavalry originally wanted to sneak attack Liu Bei and kill Liu Bei, but they were caught. The Xiliang cavalry were waiting for punishment and were locked up in prison. How dare they

Take the initiative to scratch.

The centurion didn't say anything, and the Xiliang cavalry didn't dare to jump up and down. As a result, the Xiliang cavalry were forgotten. They were imprisoned for several months, and they were all depressed.

The moment Chi Zhi'er and the eighty-nine Xiliang cavalry walked out of the dungeon, the harsh sunlight outside made Chi Zhi'er squint his eyes.

Finally walking out of the dark dungeon, Chizhier let out a long sigh of relief.

After his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, Chizhi'er looked to the side, looking at the little man who could release him and others with just one command.

"Hehe." Li Mengxi touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, "General Chizhi'er, this... is... well, everyone needs to rest first."

After that, Li Mengxi waved his hands and threw Chi Zhi'er and the others behind him. He asked the chief to find some clean clothes and take Chi Zhi'er and the others to the river to wash them before bringing them back.

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Guan Yu was training troops in the camp, when suddenly Li Mengxi came in a hurry.

"General Guan, something big happened!"

Li Mengxi shouted from a distance.

Guan Yu looked stern.

As he approached, Li Mengxi asked, "General Guan, do you still remember that our army captured some Xiliang cavalry, led by Nai Qi Duwei and Chi Zhi'er, do you still remember?"

Just like Li Mengxi, when Guan Yu suddenly recalled that he had accidentally forgotten the Xiliang cavalry, he immediately cried out in his heart: Damn it.

Li Mengxi's heart was screaming, he didn't know what Guan Yu was thinking.

The Xiliang cavalry has been sent to the river. With time, we can discuss how to arrange these Xiliang soldiers.

Xiliang soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and all eighty-nine of them, including Chi Zhi'er, were cavalry. Regarding the arrangements for these old Xiliang troops, Li Mengxi and Guan Yu had the same opinion, and they were both prepared to use them for their own use.

The key question is how to use it for your own use and how to use it.

Li Mengxi rubbed the corner of his eyebrows and frowned and said, "If we follow the practice of recruiting the Yellow Turbans, we should disperse the Xiliang cavalry in various places to disrupt their foundation and cut off the possibility of their self-reliance."

“But,” Li Mengxi hesitated and thought, “the Xiliang cavalry is extraordinary.

"Furthermore, there happens to be a Xiliang spirit riding in my hands. If I can take this opportunity to familiarize myself with its fighting methods, I can deal with them calmly if I become an enemy of the Xiliang clan one day."

"Therefore," Li Mengxi raised his head and looked at Guan Yu, "my plan is to make the Xiliang cavalry form its own unit. One, it will retain its combat power, and two, it will allow the Xiliang cavalry to practice their usual tactics every day.

Take the opportunity to get a glimpse of its details.”

Guan Yu nodded, this is indeed the best arrangement.

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Let's talk about Chi Zhi'er and others. Chi Zhi'er and others who had just been released from prison were still uneasy. They were led by soldiers who didn't know where they were going. The Xiliang soldiers were uncertain.

"We're here." When they reached the river, the soldier leading the way turned back and said to the Xiliang soldiers, "When you get to the river, wash up well."

After saying that, before the Xiliang soldiers could react, the commander of the army went down to the river first.

When I walked to the center of the river, I looked back and saw the Xiliang soldiers standing on the bank. Shichang held water and wiped his face happily. He smiled at everyone and said, "Come down and wash yourself. The water is neither cold nor hot.

Just right.

Look at you, if you are dirty and don’t clean yourself, you will not be welcomed by others.”

The wariness in the hearts of the Xiliang soldiers was reduced a lot when they saw the soldiers entering the river in person.

The Xiliang soldiers headed by Chi Zhi'er looked towards Chi Zhi'er. Chi Zhi'er's eyes flashed and he thought for a moment, "Go down to the river!" he said in a deep voice.

Then Chizhier put on his clothes and waded into the river.

Immediately afterwards, other Xiliang soldiers also poured into the river.

At this time, Chizhi'er was still wary. He quietly looked towards the shore and saw that although there were soldiers and cavalry guarding the shore, there were not many soldiers and cavalry. Judging from their posture, it didn't look like they were trying to deceive his brothers.

Shot in the river.

Chi Zhi'er felt a little calmer.

It was the peak of spring, and the water temperature in the river was just right, neither too cold nor too hot. I happily dived in the water for a few times, then swam up to the silent Chizhier group and started chatting with the Xiliang soldiers.

The conversation has already begun, and the conversation has become heated.

The Xiliang soldiers had just been released from prison today and knew nothing about the outside world.

Some soldiers from Xiliang couldn't help but ask the commander, "What are you talking about above, why are you going to make me wait?"

The commander was rubbing something like noodles on his body. He glanced at the Xiliang soldiers and said hesitantly, "I don't know what the higher-ups said."

A young Xiliang cavalryman swam over and couldn't help but ask, "Will that kill us?"

Shi Chang glanced at the young man in surprise, "How could that happen?" His eyes widened.

Although he still doesn't know the identity of everyone, Shi Chang firmly believes that General Guan and the military advisor will not kill people indiscriminately.

After looking at everyone carefully for a while, Shi Chang asked, "Who are you from? You don't look like locals..."

"We are from Yongliang," the young man replied.

Later, as they talked, Shi Chang figured out that Chi Zhi'er and a group of people were originally from the west. This Shi Chang was illiterate and didn't even know how many states there were in the Han Dynasty. People said Yongliang, but Shi Chang only knew that it was in the west.

How far.

During the conversation, some Xiliang soldiers were worried that they had been enemies with the rebels before and were afraid that they would find it difficult to deal with themselves.

"I'm so afraid!" Shi Chang laughed heartily, "You Xiliang soldiers are nothing! I'm still a Yellow Turban thief! I'm not going to be fine."

Shi Chang claimed to be the Yellow Turban, and the Xiliang soldiers quickly asked for details.

The commander talked about the past, how he was defeated, how he was captured, and how he was recruited into the rebel army.

The Xiliang cavalrymen were convinced that Shi Chang, a former Yellow Turban traitor and now a rebel leader, had a living example in front of them.

The commander has been rubbing his body with something like a piece of dough, and foam will come out when he rubs it. The Xiliang cavalry looked curious and couldn't help but ask.

"Here," the commander casually handed the soap to a Xiliang cavalryman, "Take it and rub it to remove dust."

The Xiliang soldiers curiously took the soap and passed it on to use.

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To be continued...