A man walked out of the city holding a torch. The firelight illuminated the fear and uneasiness on the man's face. He looked around warily, worried about being shot by cold arrows. He quickly shouted in unskilled Tang dialect: "Don't shoot arrows, I'm here to serve you."
The right commander ordered us to come over and negotiate for surrender."
The voice spread with a bit of trembling, which was particularly strange under the moonlight.
The soldiers didn't know that the city was like purgatory, so they looked at each other in confusion. Is this a peace negotiation?
Just win like this?!
Everyone stared at the approaching person curiously and made no move.
The visitor breathed a sigh of relief, walked faster, and continued shouting. It would be too unfair to be shot at this time.
The news soon reached Qin Huaidao. Qin Huaidao snorted disdainfully, thinking that he was going to block Longyou Road and fight to the death - right here?
Just surrender, it just so happens that Hanzhou needs workers!
It’s not a bad idea to take it with you to fight against the Turks. Don’t waste free cannon fodder!
With a flash of thought, Qin Huaidao immediately made clear arrangements for the future of the Tubo surrender army and ordered them to be released.
The visitor hurried forward, respectfully held the golden sword above his head with both hands, and surrendered with the highest Tubo etiquette. He said at the same time: "This is the golden sword of your commander-in-chief. Our army is willing to surrender. Please allow the King of Han to spare it."
The golden sword represents power in the eyes of the Tibetan and Turkic people, similar to the tiger charm and handsome seal.
Luo Wu took the golden sword and stared at the opponent vigilantly, just in case.
Qin Huaidao asked indifferently: "This king only allows you to surrender unconditionally and become slaves. Are you willing?"
"Thank you, King Han, for your kindness." The other party gratefully agreed.
Being defeated and reduced to slavery may be too cruel for the Central Plains people, but for the Tubo and grassland peoples who respect the strong, it is normal, just like it should be.
Qin Huaidao was put off by the other party's attitude of not struggling at all.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Huaidao continued uneasily: "Everyone put down their weapons, tied their hands with each other with ropes, and lined up to come out of the east gate, otherwise there will be another air strike and no one will be left alive, so go ahead."
"Thank you, King Han!" The other party bowed gratefully and turned around.
When the opponent walked further away, Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Wu and said: "Give me the order, be prepared to fight again, and don't let up."
The battlefield is dangerous. We should not only listen to his words, but also watch his actions. What if he pretends to surrender?
"Obey the order!" Luo Wu nodded knowingly and hurriedly sent someone to deliver the order.
"I hope there's no trickery."
Qin Huaidao looked at the city ahead again. If he dared to surrender, he would not mind killing them all.
Not long after, a large fire appeared in the city in front, and countless people were slowly walking towards them holding torches. Luo Wu was worried, so he personally led a few people to run up to check, and saw that each of them had their hands tied and connected in a row. They did not carry weapons, and they looked decadent and depressed.
, no intention of fighting, unlike the one who breathed a sigh of relief after pretending to surrender and quickly returned to report.
Qin Huaidao was not at ease when he heard the news. He sent people up vigilantly to check whether the bindings were strong, and then designated an area to squat in. He was not allowed to run around or whisper to each other.
On the battlefield, no matter how careful you are, you can never be too careful.
A large number of Tibetan troops slowly came over and squatted in the designated area, waiting for their fate to be arranged. They were all silent, dazed, empty, and numb.
Seeing this scene, Qin Huaidao still did not dare to be careless. He motioned for Luo Wu to come closer and whispered: "Send someone to the other three gates to convey the order and explain the situation. He asked each to send half of the archers to come quickly to watch the surrendering troops, just in case.
1. After all the Tibetan troops leave the city, the remaining troops will quickly enter the city to search and rescue the people and rescue grain, grass and other supplies."
"Understood." Luo Wu hurriedly went to make arrangements.
The Tubo army kept coming, silently, like zombies.
The special forces divisions and baggage trains all dispersed and gathered around, watching eagerly, just in case.
The people from the Guards rushed up to check the rope binding situation closely to prevent fraud.
Not long after, some guards came over escorting several Tibetan generals. The leader was old, staggering, and looked downcast. It was none other than the right commander Pu Minsi.
Qin Huaidao looked at Pu Minsi without saying a word.
Pu Minsi also looked at Qin Huaidao, with mixed emotions. He recalled his original ambitions. He thought he could become famous all over the world, but little did he know that this was the beginning of a nightmare. One hundred thousand elite soldiers were defeated overnight, losing more than half, but not a single soldier of the opponent entered the city.
, the loss is almost zero, this style of play is simply appalling.
Desolation, loneliness, helplessness, all kinds of emotions came to my heart.
After a while, Pu Minsi suppressed the grievance in his heart and solemnly saluted: "Pu Minsi, the defeated general, has met the King of Han."
"How many descendants?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Returning to the King of Han, more than 50,000 people have surrendered. I beg the King of Han to be more generous."
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, why were there only more than 50,000 people left? He stared at the other party without saying a word.
Pu Minsi saw Qin Huaidao's suspicion and quickly explained: "More than 10,000 people were killed in the bombing, more than 10,000 people were shot to death while escaping from the city, more than 20,000 people were trampled by horses when they were frightened, and more than 20,000 people killed each other in the bombing of the camp."
When Qin Huaidao heard that the camp was bombed and there were random horse stampedes, it was right to think about it. It was suddenly bombed at night and he couldn't see clearly in the dark. He must be nervous, panicked, and scared. In addition, the horses were frightened and ran around. It was not surprising that the camp was bombed.
What a pity, what a good cannon fodder, he asked: "How many people are there in the city?"
Pu Minsi was a little surprised. What should those low-status untouchables have to care about? But he still said truthfully: "The reputation of the King of Han is too great. I don't have much confidence in guarding the city. In order to save food and fight a protracted war with the King of Han, I have to kill all the people in the city."
Kill them all, I have different stances, I can’t do anything about it, I hope the King of Han will understand.”
When Qin Huaidao heard this, he was furious. He held Ma Shan's hand tightly, stared at him, gritted his teeth and shouted: "You mean...it's my fault?"
"Don't dare. It's not a human crime, it's a fault of war."
"Fight your uncle!"
Qin Huaidao could no longer control the murderous intention in his heart. It was a heinous crime to kill all the people outside the city. The people in the city were also massacred. They were worse than animals and a group of inhuman devils.
What are people like this left for?
"Plop——"
Qin Huaidao's horse stabbed into Pu Minsi's body like lightning and pierced out. He pulled it back hard and brought out a pool of blood. He shouted: "It's a bullshit inhumane crime. You want to blame someone for killing someone."
War, if you don’t come, where will the war come from?”
"You... go back on your word, you villain..." Pu Minsi looked at Qin Huaidao in disbelief and collapsed to the ground. Why did you kill him even though he had already agreed to surrender? It's a pity that he died, and he will never understand.
In the eyes of the Tubo nobles, the common people were untouchables and slaves. Puminsi was aloof and accustomed to taking life and death from others. How could he know what the common people meant in the eyes of Qin Huaidao.
All the Tibetan generals who came to surrender were stunned when they saw Qin Huaidao who suddenly went on a murderous rampage - this was the right commander, the number two figure in the Tibetan military, and he was extremely valuable, so he killed him like this?
But the people of the Guards had a simple idea. If you want to kill, kill over there!
Everyone gathered around and stared at the remaining generals with eager eyes.
Luo Wu asked murderously: "Uncle?"
"Leave no one behind, avenge the people of Zhangye County!" Qin Huaidao shouted murderously, his voice as cold as the roar of the Nine Nether God of Death.
"kill!"
Luo Wu roared and rushed forward, slashing with his sword.
The others did not hesitate to raise their sabers and attack him.
"Puff puff!"
In a short time, more than a dozen senior generals of the Tibetan army were all beheaded to the ground. Before they died, they couldn't understand why they had agreed to surrender. Why did they suddenly kill them? Aren't they just the untouchables of the city? - The most worthless people in this troubled world.
They are untouchables. If they surrender to the army, they can become their master's sword. What else can untouchables do besides waste food?
"Surprise all the troops and kill them all, blood debts will be paid with blood!" Qin Huaidao was furious, his eyes were red, damn the cannon fodder, damn the laborers, how can we appease the grievances of the people in the city if we don't kill them?
If all the people in the city were fine, Qin Huaidao would not mind just killing the generals to comfort the souls of the villagers who died tragically outside the city, and leaving ordinary soldiers to surrender. However, if the people in the city were killed, it would be hard to stop him if he did not kill all the murderers.
Zhangye County was a big city with tens of thousands of people, and it was all gone. If you want to kill all these tens of thousands of people, which Tubo surrender army will not have blood on its hands? No one will be unjust!
After giving the order, the soldiers who were already watching with eagerness took action one after another. Feather arrows and crossbow bolts were shot out one after another, forming a deadly net and heading towards the surrendering army.
The screams instantly echoed through the night sky, but no one showed mercy.
Those who kill will always be killed.
The imperial troops who were ordered to come to support did not understand the reason and thought that the surrender of the army would resume the sentence. They rushed to help without hesitation and killed them first.
The ancients said that reputation is more important than life, and no one wants to bear the reputation of extravagant killing and cruelty.
Li Jing did not want Qin Huaidao's reputation to be damaged, so he hurriedly came over and reminded him: "My dear nephew, I have killed an unknown prisoner, which is a disgrace to my reputation. It will be detrimental to me in the future. Stop it before it's too late."
"People all over the city were massacred, and they deserve to die." Qin Huaidao said coldly, his eyes staring ahead were icy cold, and his body was filled with murderous intent.