It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Grain and grass are inherently flammable, and the warehouses where grain is stored are all made of straw mats.

After being ignited, with the help of the northwest wind, the small flames soon grew into a huge fire, illuminating the entire Shaoyang County as bright as day.

Ling Xiao and Lu Yun brought a dozen people to light more than a dozen fire points.

Once the fire started, it was extremely difficult for the soldiers guarding the food and supplies to put it out.

What's more, in the chaos, Ling Xiao and Lu Yun smashed all the water tanks they used to put out the fire.

There were many huge water tanks filled with water in the grain storage area to prevent fires. However, the water tanks were broken and they had to go to the well to get water. By the time they got the water, the fire had already spread everywhere, creating an uncontrollable situation.

When the soldiers in Shaoyang County saw the flames rising into the sky, few of them went to help.

Anyway, these food and fodder could not be eaten by them, and only fattened up the people around Shen Kuo.

As for the soldiers in the barracks outside Shaoyang City, they were even more indifferent. They just watched the flames rise into the sky and wondered what to do next.

Of course, in addition to letting Ling Xiao and Lu Yun sneak into Shaoyang City to burn food and grass, Lu Feng also had another group of people enter the military camp outside Shaoyang City.

Seeing the flames rising into the sky, some people began to fan the flames.

"The place on fire must be our food supplies," said a soldier.

"What does the burning of food and grass have to do with us? We have been drinking porridge all day anyway. The worst that can happen is that we won't have food tomorrow."

"You can survive if you drink something thin, but if you don't have a single bite of food, you will starve to death."

"Someone up there will always find a way."

Someone nearby sneered. "Who can help you? General Shen... he is living happily in Chang'an City now, with several beautiful women around him."

"I don't know how happy I was the whole night, look at me and others, I don't even have a full meal."

"Then what are we doing? Who are we fighting for? Is it just for the Concubine Shu, for the incompetent emperor?"

"I quit. I can't even get enough food to fight in the army. How can I fight this war?"

"Yes, even General Zhao has been defeated and his life or death is uncertain. With so few people in the South Camp, we will become targets for them to practice their sword skills."

"The most important thing is that we don't know who we are fighting for, and if we die, we will just die of hunger."

"I quit. I'm rebelling. I quit."

Suddenly, this sentiment began to spread throughout the military camp.

Originally, the South Camp was divided into several areas, and many people had long since disliked Shen Kuo.

The most important thing is that they were Zhao Yu’s people before.

Zhao Yu took good care of them. At least he would not embezzle military pay or sell their food and fodder, and he himself lived a life of luxury.

The troops could be handed over to Shen Kuo, and Shen Kuo could also use his own few thousand Jingwei to control these 20,000 to 30,000 troops, but some generals loyal to Zhao Yu had long been dissatisfied with Shen Kuo.

"They're rebelling... Charge into Shaoyang County and kill all of Shen Kuo's men."

This was originally a chaotic world, with people rebelling at any time and raising their own troops.

What's more, these people were originally Zhao Yu's soldiers. They were Qi's soldiers in the early days. They betrayed Qi. What's the big deal if they betray Daliang now?

Betrayal and rebellion are ingrained in their bones.

The reason why they lived in such humiliation during this period was because Shen Kuo had a sharper knife in his hand to suppress them.

At this point, the crowd was so angry that they couldn't care less.

Rather than starving to death, it is better to rebel and do something big.

As a result, the soldiers of the South Camp rushed out of the tents with weapons in their hands and rushed into Shaoyang County.

There was a sound of killing in Shaoyang County.

When Shen Kuo returned to Chang'an, he took some of his personal guards with him, and a large number of them remained in Shaoyang County to control the troops there.

At this time, these people had become victims of the angry soldiers in the South Camp.

Lu Feng also took this opportunity to follow the troops of the Southern Camp and rushed into Shaoyang County.

For a time, three forces emerged in Shaoyang County. One force was Shen Kuo's personal guards, who were the targets of killing. Another force was the rebellious soldiers from the South Camp. The other force was naturally the Qin King's troops led by Lu Feng.

The killing lasted from midnight until the early morning, and everyone could see each other clearly.

Some of the soldiers in the South Camp were still confused. Why did soldiers wearing a different kind of uniform appear around them? They had never seen these uniforms before.

Just as they were wondering, the gleaming white blade was already placed on their necks.

Lu Xingchen took Ling Xiao and passed through the city in the snow.

"I am Lu Xingchen, the King of Qin. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy. If you surrender, you can keep your life. If you submit, you will be selected to join the King of Qin's army."

Lu Xingchen's heralds spread her orders one after another.

Soon, the entire Shaoyang County was filled with shouts.

If you surrender you can keep your life, if you join the Qin army you can be selected and join the Qin army. It is up to you to choose.

The soldiers in the South Camp were still at a loss.

However, seeing more and more Qin's troops appearing around them, they had no choice but to surrender.

So the soldiers of the South Camp laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground.

Soon, soldiers were willing to join the Qin King's army.

Lu Xingchen completely controlled Shaoyang County.

Except for those who died in battle or were killed, all the soldiers of the South Camp surrendered.

Lu Feng asked someone to count the number of people, and finally there were only 8,000 people left.

Shaoyang County was originally a place for military garrisons, and as for the people and the fields, there was not much worthy of attention.

Lu Feng quickly dealt with the issues of land, land density, and population density.

Shaoyang County was not worth staying in, so Lu Xingchen led his troops back to Yongzhou.

Lu Feng stayed in Shaoyang County temporarily.

She was not going to govern Shaoyang County, but to pack up and take away all the properties and money left by Shen Kuo here.

Lu Xingchen returned to Yongzhou City and met Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was wearing a long gown and looked a little haggard.

However, he has three-dimensional facial features and a tall stature. As he is a military general, even though he wears a long gown, it can hardly conceal his strong physique.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has already taken over the South Camp." Zhao Yu showed a look of surprise.

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded slightly.

It took Lu Xingchen less than half a month from the time he set out to the time he returned to Yongzhou to completely wipe out the troops of the South Camp.

Although Zhao Yu knew that the Southern Camp had been thrown into chaos by Shen Kuo, he was the one who brought up the backbone of the Southern Camp, so they would not be in such a mess anyway.

"How did His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin take over the Southern Camp?"

Lu Xingchen said, "I will first send someone to sneak into Shaoyang County to check the food and grass of the South Camp."

Zhao Yu showed an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face.

The army had to wait until the food and grass were ready before the troops moved. The South Camp was just like the North Camp, where food and grass were scarce. Now that the food and grass had been burned, the army was in chaos.

Under the command of Shen Kuo, the Southern Camp withheld food and fodder and sold them. The soldiers' lives were miserable and they had long been thinking of rebelling.

Now Lu Xingchen burned both grasses with one fire, and also completely burned their hope of survival.