"I say it again, put down your weapons and surrender. This is your last chance!" A Liangzhou officer stood at the gate of the military camp holding a loudspeaker and shouted, but the only response he received was a few arrows and a long sign beside the officer.
His hand was already prepared and he flew forward to block the arrow. The officer shrugged and muttered: "I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous.
A few heads with iron helmets appeared on the wall, shouting angrily: "Hurry up and release our Commander-in-Chief Tian and Commander Tian, or you will be in trouble when the army comes in!"
Dare to pretend to be a big clove of garlic when death is about to play into the hands of Yuan Feng and others. This group of people is the core force of the Gansu army. Even if they are recruited, they will not worry. It is better to stew in a pot, and they can get revenge.
The great enemy of Shibali Fort can also deter other Gansu officers and soldiers.
The angle of the artillery on the city wall was adjusted. At such a distance, the general cannon was of no use, but the small artillery and muskets were all useful. They were high up and had clear targets. They were simply targets for shooting.
After the passers-by were ready, Zhao Ding'an asked Yuan Feng for instructions: "Brothers are ready, we can start fighting at any time."
Yuan Feng had already asked people to set up an incense table in the open space in front of the military camp. There were densely packed wooden tablets on it. The names of the dead and missing Shibalibao folks were written on them. Yuan Feng respectfully lit three incense sticks.
He held the incense and muttered silently: "Fathers and fellow villagers, Yuan Feng has avenged you. If you know anything, just open your eyes and take a look." He kowtowed, offered incense, then stood up and shouted: "Fire the cannon!"
Gou Sheng, the commander of the artillery camp, personally fired the first cannon, and then a row of artillery fire on the city wall took turns, and clouds of gunpowder smoke rose up. The vengeful artillery shells were fired at the military camp, and various solid projectiles and shells were fired in the unobstructed military camp.
He was harvesting life with great pleasure, only to hear a burst of howling like ghosts and wolves. The officers and soldiers were knocked upside down by the bombing, and their flesh and blood were everywhere. Those who were lucky enough to survive panicked and tried to climb out to escape. As soon as they showed their heads from the wall, they were shot in the head by muskets.
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After fighting for a quarter of an hour, Yuan Feng gave the order to stop. A moment later, a white flag was raised in the military camp and a crying voice shouted: "Stop fighting, we surrender."
Yuan Feng said: "Ding'an, you take people to accept the surrender. Let's ask clearly. Anyone who has been to Shibali Fort will be chopped with a knife and no one will be left alive!"
"Yes!" Zhao Ding'an put his hand on the saber and stared with blood-red eyes.
"Commander, think twice." Someone next to him warned worriedly. Yuan Feng turned around and saw that it was Zhou Ze'an.
"It's the right time to employ people. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to kill them wantonly. There are tens of thousands of surrendered troops outside. They know about it...the morale of the army..." Zhou Ze'an shook his head.
"If you can't be happy with your grudges, what's the point of living? These soldiers are the murderers of my father and fellow villagers. I can't accept them no matter what. Putting them back would be an advantage for the Wen people, and leaving them would be even more harmful. Why not come here?
It's neat and tidy. As for those surrendering troops, I have my own way."
Zhou Ze'an did not dare to persuade him any more and retreated silently. He secretly lamented Yuan Feng's ruthlessness in his heart. He killed five thousand people as soon as he was told without batting an eyelid. Whoever faced such an enemy would be waiting to cry.
Bar.
There was no cover in the military camp, and the five thousand officers and soldiers were living targets. This round of artillery fire killed more than two thousand people on the spot. The remaining people completely lost their will to resist and surrendered obediently. Their weapons and armor were left in the military camp.
There was a pile of people at the entrance like a mountain. Zhao Dingan led the people to personally screen them. Those who had never been to Shibali Fort were released to line up at a single door. Those who had been to Shibali Fort were kept in the barracks. The officers and soldiers did not know the purpose of distinguishing this.
, so he followed the order honestly, and as a result, 500 people stayed in the military camp. Zhao Ding'an had the camp door closed, and no one was allowed to come in without an order.
A moment later, a burst of miserable howling was heard in the military camp. The sound lasted for a long time. Zhao Ding'an led the archers out and came to Yuan Feng and said: "It's all taken care of."
Yuan Feng nodded and turned around.
The incense table was still placed in front of the gate of the military camp. The incense flickered brightly and dimly, and a whirlwind blew by, making people sob.
In the camp outside the city, the officers and soldiers listened to the constant sound of cannons, gunshots and screams, and their faces turned pale with fright. They didn't know what was going on in the city. Fortunately, all the sounds disappeared in the middle of the night.
Only the east wind howled outside the tent.
Early in the morning, the officers and soldiers were awakened by the dull drumbeats and gathered together. They hurriedly put on their horns and boots and lined up outside the tent. There was no need to take their weapons because they had been surrendered long ago.
The sergeants stood uneasily for a quarter of an hour, and finally waited for orders to select two thousand people from among them. One group went to work inside the city, and the other group stayed outside the city to dig holes.
Digging a hole is an extremely frightening thing, because it always makes people think of being buried alive and killed in the pit. The soldiers are shoveling the soil with shovels tremblingly. From time to time, they look at the soldiers of the Liangzhou Army wandering nearby and the black muskets.
and the shining sabers gave up their thoughts of resisting and escaping. Alas, I wish they were not the ones buried.
The one thousand people who entered the city to work were even more frightened, because their task was to carry the dead. The five thousand elite soldiers who entered the city earlier were almost dead. The whole barracks was full of broken limbs, and there were hundreds more people.
All of them died under the wall, their bodies covered with arrows. This was a massacre.
Most of these soldiers had never fought before, so they were inevitably frightened when they saw so many corpses. Some of them even vomited in public. The soldiers of the Liangzhou Army shouted at the side: "Don't stand there, work quickly!"
The officers and soldiers had no choice but to gather up the corpses with mournful faces and carry them out of the city on their shoulders. Just as dozens of large pits had been dug, these corpses were filled in the pits. Dozens of huge buildings suddenly appeared outside the east gate of Liangzhou.
Later, these hills were called meat mound tombs, which became the testimony of Yuan Feng's ruthless and resolute methods.
After disposing of the corpses, these soldiers returned to the camp and quickly told their colleagues what they had witnessed. An atmosphere of fear spread throughout the camp. The soldiers were terrified, fearing that they would also become meat mounds in the tomb.
However, no one was organized and there were no weapons in hand. No one dared to move. They could only hope that the other party would be merciful. Now, no matter how stupid people are, they understand that those so-called Turkic cavalry are Liangzhou
The army is pretending to be a soldier. It's too late to say anything now. Who let the commander-in-chief of his own country fail to live up to his expectations? He came eager to annex others, but ended up losing his wife and losing his troops. Needless to say, those generals, generals, etc. were all taken care of by others.
Already.
A high platform was set up in the open space of the camp. Yuan Feng and others stood on it and stared at the soldiers who were as frightened as bereaved dogs and as docile and docile as sheep. Zhao Dingan frowned and said: "These soldiers are really cowardly. I
Let’s just beat them all and go home, we won’t have any use for them.”
Yuan Fengdao: "There are no cowardly soldiers, only cowardly generals. A sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. As long as they are young, strong and simple in character, they can be useful."
Zhao Ding'an said: "Recently, you have become more and more articulate. When you open your mouth, you can hear Emperor Wu's quotations. Did that Miss Li tell you?"
Yuan Feng smiled and said nothing. Recently, there has been a trend in the army. Everyone has a copy of the quotations of the former emperor in their hands, reading them when they have nothing to do, and reciting a few sentences in front of others from time to time to show their level. But Yuan Feng
Feng was different from them. He could recite every sentence in Emperor Wu's quotations by heart when he was five years old. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of his uncle who raised him and taught him martial arts and knowledge. Uncle, uncle, you are in heaven.
If you have a spirit, will you be satisfied if you see what I am doing now?
Under the pressure of the Liangzhou Army, the unarmed Gansu officers and soldiers gradually calmed down. They all looked up at the group of generals on the high platform and wondered if they were setting up a stage to perform. The answer soon came to them. Ten large boxes were packed
After carrying it up, the tall general shouted: "Brothers!"
His voice was full of energy and had an irresistible sense of coercion. The entire camp fell silent. Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes stared at him intently. The smart soldiers sensed a turning point from this statement and at least cooled it off.
The state army will no longer kill people.
"Brothers, I know that many of you become soldiers just to have a good meal, and some of you have to join the army because you have to work as slaves. There is a saying that you must all know: a good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not be a soldier.
Iron does not make nails, today I want to say that this sentence is pure fart, eat food and serve as a soldier, guard the border for the country, there is no shame!
Our three armies in Liangzhou only have 50,000 soldiers. We fought against the Turkic army of one million for half a year. The soldiers shed their blood and sacrificed their lives. What is the purpose? Could it be that they had two meals of sorghum rice a day and a salary of 20,000 yuan a month?
Really? No! At the most serious level, it’s to repay the emperor’s kindness and protect the country and the people. At the most small level, it’s for the sake of honoring one’s ancestors and having a wife and son. A man is born in this world, not to be a useless person. Who wouldn’t want to do that?
I will gain fame immediately and search thousands of miles for a title! Do you think this is the truth?"
The officers and soldiers were still silent. They were not used to such obscene speeches. However, the Liangzhou soldiers who were responsible for guarding the outside were excited and shouted: "That's the truth!"
Yuan Feng pressed his hand and continued: "The rules of the Liangzhou army and the Gansu army are different. No one dares to drink the blood of the soldiers and eat empty pay. No one dares to deduct the soldiers' food and default on the military pay. I won't hide it from everyone.
Some unpleasant things happened yesterday and some people died, but you don’t need to be afraid. These have nothing to do with you. You are still soldiers of the imperial court and soldiers of Liangzhou. Today, I have prepared a meeting gift for you. Come on,
Open the box!”
A team of soldiers came up, opened the ten boxes, held the bottom of the boxes and poured out all the contents. The high platform was dazzling with silver light, and a mountain of silver ingots appeared in front of everyone.