Early the next morning, Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi, Xu Wukun, Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan, Xie Zhong and others climbed to the plateau and walked into Wuchi Village with its gate open.
Tang Qing had already led more than 300 soldiers to garrison Wuchi Village.
Jie Zhong thought that after a great victory, military discipline would inevitably be relaxed. However, when he walked into Wuchi Village, he saw that Tongbai Mountain soldiers were controlling the village gate, clan temple and other major buildings in an orderly manner, and their clothes and armor were neatly waiting for them to come - Wuchi Village At this time, more than 600 men of the Chi clan had their hands tied behind their backs and were kneeling in the open space in front of the clan temple, waiting to be surrendered.
Xu Huai did not rush into Wuchi Village, but stopped in front of the village gate and looked around.
Wuchi Village covers an area of more than 100 acres, which is not very big. However, the wall built with rammed earth is two feet high and stands on the top of the plateau. It is surrounded by steep cliffs. Except for a winding path leading directly to the gate of the village, it can be said that there is a man who guards the gate. There is no danger that the husband will not open the door.
The Wuchi clan controlled the canyon road leading from Shuozhou to the Lan Valley, enjoying the favorable geographical location and making huge profits. This can be seen from the construction of Wuchi village - entering from the village gate, there are stone paved avenues on both sides. The two bluestone-paved ponds show that the predecessors of the Wuchi family built a stronghold on the top of the plateau and seriously considered the difficulty of obtaining water from the plateau.
In the final analysis, the Wuchi clan underestimated the determination of Shuozhou soldiers and horses to attack Xishan Fanhu. When Tongbai Mountain soldiers came to besiege them, they did not think of moving their clansmen and livestock to the hinterland of Xishan Mountain, but actually brought them all into the stronghold, thinking that The soldiers of Tongbai Mountain abandoned their helmets and armor in front of the stronghold, and they would leave in panic after losing more than a hundred men.
Wu Chi thought that they would only be surrounded for ten days and a half at most, so that the water in the pond on the plateau was quickly consumed by the tens of thousands of animals pulled into the stockade early on.
As a Shanhu people, the Wuchi clan mainly makes a living by raising cattle, alpacas and horses, but the buildings in the village still show a relatively strong degree of Chineseization - of course, they are the same as any village Xu Huai saw in his time. The buildings in the village are also clearly distinguishable.
The poor people live in thatched mud houses.
The animals that were moved to the plateau during this period were also crowded into houses in the narrow streets and alleys of the slums. There was poop everywhere and the smell was terrible.
However, the northeast corner with the highest terrain is connected with the Wuchi Clan Temple. They are all exquisite houses built with blue bricks and black tiles. They are still neat and tidy at this time.
If it weren't for the vast plains and loess surrounding it, just looking at this house, I would have thought I was back in Tongbai Mountain.
More than 600 men of the Wuchi clan, young and old, all knelt in the open space in front of the clan temple with their hands tied behind their backs. The lanes on both sides were crowded with women and children who had been tortured by lack of water and had lost their human form. The armored soldiers blocked the way, and some panicked or numb people looked over in front of the ancestral hall, waiting for the judgment of fate.
On the grassland, after surrendering, the entire clan was exterminated, and no one, no matter how old or young, was spared was recorded in history.
Before the final fate arrives, the so-called promise is lighter than a fart, not to mention that Xu Huai did not make a promise.
In front of the clan ancestral hall, Wuchi Hu not only had his hands tied behind his back, but also other leaders and descendants of the Wuchi clan, as well as dozens of female relatives in the family, also knelt on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.
Although Xu Huai did not order the female family members to be tied up and surrendered, Wu Chihu was even more worried that if the female family members were not bundled together, they might be ruined by those reckless soldiers.
The confiscated swords, bows and armor were also piled up in front of the square.
Xu Huai walked to the ancestral hall, looked at it in silence for a while, and then said in a deep voice:
"Wuchi Hu, you raise your head and look at me. The Wuchi clan enjoys the advantageous location of the Western Mountains, the vast mansions in the village, and the beautiful flowers and beautiful families, but it still cannot satisfy your greed. What have you eaten, but why are you three Provoke Shuozhou several times?"
"Wu Chihu was instigated by Mo Tudunli and thought that Shuozhou was weak and could be bullied, but he did not know the reputation of Xu Junhou. He deserved death for his crime." Wuchihu said, kowtowing.
Xu Huai stared at Wu Chihu and shouted sternly: "Wuchi Hu, of course it is not a pity to die waiting for you, but look at the Wuchi tribesmen beside you. They are all sallow and thin, and they must be half-clothed on weekdays.
How could you have the heart to trick them into putting their heads on their waists to help you fight to the death when you have nothing to eat? Even if I, Xu Huai, were incompetent and asked you to capture Shuozhou, what benefits would they get? Apart from indulging in rape, murder and looting for a few days
, From now on, they can live in a luxurious mansion in Guangsha, and have beautiful families like flowers. From now on, their wives, children, and parents can have no worries about food and clothing? They worked hard, but in the end, they didn’t use their heads to help you plunder money and gain official positions.
Give them a title, and then make their descendants even more exploited and enslaved by your descendants?"
Of course, Wu Chihu could have thought that after surrendering, even if he and his family could survive, he would still be mentally prepared for the humiliation and various tortures on his female family members, not to mention being reprimanded in public.
It's just that the words Xu Huai scolded at this time made him a little confused, but he didn't know how to respond humbly to satisfy Xu Huai.
Xu Huai ignored Wu Chi Hu and picked up a thin man wearing ragged robes and disheveled beard and hair. Seeing that he had thick bones and the edges of his tied hands and palms were thick calluses, he should be a man with good martial arts skills.
Said: "I remember your appearance, you have appeared in many raids on Shuozhou! What is your name, and where are your wife, children, and parents?"
"My name is Wu Chihai, what do you care about my wife, children, and mother?" Wu Chihai knelt down hard on the stone ground, staring at Xu Huai with unruly eyes.
"Ah Hai!" At this time, a barbarian woman cried out sadly in the alley blocked by horse soldiers and soldiers.
Xu Huai signaled to let the Hu woman come over, and then two skinny and lonely children with no discernible gender and a trembling old woman who could be knocked over by the wind also stumbled to the open space in front of the clan ancestral hall.
They gathered around Wu Chihai and stared at Xu Huai in horror.
"Wu Chihai, open your dog eyes and look at the children of Wu Chihu's family, mother-in-law, and then look at your own wife, children and mother."
Xu Huai picked up a smooth-skinned female family member wearing brocade robes and several children from Wu Chihu's side, threw them in front of Wu Chihai, and asked sharply,
"Tell me the hell, why are you and the Wuchi Husband harassing Shuozhou? It's because of your own wife, children, old mother, starving to death of thirst, and for the female dependents in the Wuchihu Courtyard. The children are still alive at this juncture.
All of them are so skinny and tender? I know that Wuchizhai has been besieged and lacked water for many days, but Wuchihai, if you open your eyes and take a look, does it seem like there is a lack of water in Wuchihu's house? Can you tell me from Wuchihai?
Is there any dirt on the bodies of the female relatives in the Imperial Household?"
Xu Huai ripped open the robe of a female family member, exposed her smooth and white body in front of Wu Chihai, and told him to open his eyes and watch.
Xu Huai ignored the female relatives who had their limbs curled up, stood back on the earth platform in front of the clan temple, looked at the prisoners kneeling on the ground, and asked in a loud voice:
"According to the rules of you mountain barbarians, tooth for tooth and eye for eye, I shouldn't show mercy to you, but God is kind and I need you to give me a reason to let you go! Our army will still return to you next time.
We will continue to attack Bailuochong, and now I want to recruit a hundred strong men from the Wuqi tribe to be the vanguard of our army. Who wants to pardon their crimes, and who wants their wives, children, and parents to be rescued immediately and not tormented by hunger and thirst?"
The Motu tribe also has three Wu villages in Bailuochong, deep in the Western Mountains.
However, the entire main force of Xishan Fanhu suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and only more than a thousand Fanqi escaped.
To be honest, Xu Huaidu suspected that he led the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain to kill Bailuochong, and Mo Tu's tribe could have abandoned the stronghold and escaped from Xishan long ago.
Now it is no longer difficult for them to completely expel the Xishan Fanhu from the Xishan area.
However, even if Xu Huai did not want to commit more crimes, he would not let go of the prisoners easily.
He now had to consider how to deal with the Fanhu prisoners of war who were ultimately not much smaller than the Tongbaishan soldiers after leaving Lanzhou aside.
If it is not handled well, it will be a hidden danger and a drag.
The time left for him is too limited. In such a hurry, the best way is to force the Wuchi clan to take up the butcher's knife and attack other Xishan tribes, and the Wuchi clan must also be completely divided within the clan.
It is impossible for Xu Huai to leave Wu Chihu and wait for the leader of the Wuchi clan to give him a fatal blow at any critical moment.
Seeing the men of the Wuchi clan standing up one by one, expressing their willingness to atone for the sins of the pioneers, Pan Chenghu, who stood with Xie Zhong and others, whispered to Guo Junfan: "Isn't this a way for us to get ourselves into the gang? Xu Huaiwan He has to be even more sneaky than us! Do you think he will ask those idiots next, and each of them will go up to Wuchihu and stab these little bastards, and hand over their names?"
"Wu Chihai, don't you want to save your own life, and don't want your wife, children, and mother to escape from trouble?" Xu Huai stared at Wu Chihai, who was obviously kneeling on the ground but did not stand up, and asked in a deep voice.
Wu Tiehai glanced at the leaders of the Wu Tie Hu and other clans who were pinned to the ground and wanted to stand up to expiate their sins but did not get the chance. He then glanced at his wife and children beside him and said: "Kill or behead anyone." Then, Wu Chihai’s hands will not be stained with the blood of his tribe!”
"Do you think I will force you to kill Wu Chihu and others and surrender their names? Yes, Wu Chihu and others have repeatedly committed crimes in Shuozhou, and they are really the chief culprits. Of course I will not let them off easily, but if I want to kill them, why? Do I need to lend you a hand? Wu Chihai, you think too highly of yourself," Xu Huai pointed to the Wu Chi tribesmen behind him who had stood up and were willing to atone for the sins of those who came before, and said, "I won't bother you, what should the Wu Chi Hu do? The crime, whether it is to kill, behead, punish or exile, I judge the crime arbitrarily, and you must have a lot of dissatisfaction in your heart. What crime should Wuchihai, Wuchihu and these people deserve? You and these Wuchi clan members and their wives, children and children will judge it together. , when the time comes, it will be up to you to decide whether to kill, release, imprison or exile. Do you dare to provoke this matter?"
"Why don't you dare?" Wu Chihai stood up proudly and said.
"Okay, I will lead my troops to withdraw from the Wuchi clan now and give you three days. Then I will send people to deliver drinking water for three days. You can tell me your decision in three days!"
"What kind of trick is this? Can you play like this?" Pan Chenghu looked at Guo Junpan in confusion, and Xu Wuqi and others asked.
