Shi Dayong wanted to kill the prisoners, and he had already thought of a way to kill them, which was to drown all the thousands of prisoners in the Liusha River.
Killing prisoners, and killing compatriots, most of whom were farmers' children who had been coerced by the bandit army, was undoubtedly an unscrupulous act that would be criticized by others, and would even give the Jinzhou Army and Shi Dayong a reputation as a brave man.
It would bring immeasurable consequences, but Shi Dayong still decided to do it. He had no choice.
In fact, when he made the decision to kill the prisoners, Shi Dayong was also very reluctant. He hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and deciding to do so because the number of prisoners was too many, and it was beyond the capacity of his Jinzhou Army. The latest novel
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His Jinzhou Army had a total of 700 people, but there were nearly 4,000 prisoners, 700 to 4,000. The huge disparity in numbers made Shi Dayong feel insecure at all. The dark heads of the prisoners made him feel like he was sitting in the crater of a volcano.
disturbed!
No one knows when the volcano will erupt, and Shi Dayong doesn’t know when these prisoners will suddenly attack! [
To prevent future problems, even if the prisoners had no intention of causing trouble, Shi Dayong still could not trust them
Now Shi Dayong is like a mental patient who fantasizes about being oppressed and bullied all day long. In order to alleviate this terrible nightmare, he must completely eradicate the source of the nightmare. The latest novel "Pig Island Novel"
Massacre is destined to happen from the moment of victory
Throughout the dynasties, when the side with fewer troops faced prisoners whose number was several times greater than theirs, they would all choose to massacre them without exception.
There is nothing to feel guilty about. If you don't do this, you will be irresponsible for the lives of yourself and your subordinates.
In fact, killing them all is the safest way. It is not that Shi Dayong has never thought of doing this, but time does not allow him to do so, and the huge gap in the number of people between the two parties also prevents him from doing so.
The rabbits bite when they are anxious. The reason why these prisoners put down their weapons is because they think there is a way to survive. But if they know that they will be slaughtered, resistance will inevitably occur.
When a butcher's knife is placed on his neck, who would be willing to sit back and wait for the slaughter?
Moreover, it is not daytime. In the dark, it is obviously an impossible task to rely on hundreds of people to massacre thousands of people.
As long as there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be catastrophic. Although the Jinzhou Army will not be seriously injured, it will definitely inevitably cause damage to the muscles and bones.
What's more, there are hundreds of rebels on the other side of the river who have just "returned". No one can guarantee that they will not feel "bitter and cold" due to the slaughter of the prisoners, and then fight the Jinzhou Army in a last-ditch battle.
Taking all factors into consideration, it is the wisest and safest way to select some prisoners for massacre.
One thousand people is the minimum number that Shi Dayong believes can provide him and the Jinzhou Army with a sufficient sense of security.
He believed that as long as these thousand able-bodied men were killed in front of the captives, the remaining captives would truly feel in awe and fear of the Jinzhou Army, and would no longer dare to harbor double-minded intentions and wait for opportunities.
Seeing that their companions were killed but they were able to survive, the remaining two thousand prisoners will feel grateful to the Jinzhou Army, and even be grateful. This is an instinctive psychological reaction of the weak to the strong.
When the other party could kill you but did not kill you, no one would avenge those dead companions. They would be happy, grateful, and even regard the Jinzhou Army as their real reborn parents.
No one can guarantee whether this is actually the case, but at least, Shi Dayong thought so, and used this as a goal to carry out this ice massacre that may have preceded the ancients and the latecomers.
The order for the massacre was only passed among the officers. After receiving this order, the Jinzhou Army began to complete the preparations for the massacre quietly.
In the middle of the river, Song Qing led more than 100 soldiers on a piece of ice that was more than 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. According to Shi Dayong's instructions, he dug more than 70 ice caves and used the ice caves as the basis.
, in order to confuse the prisoners by smashing the nearby ice surface, a row of buckets was even placed next to each ice hole, making it look like the officers and soldiers were fetching water [
Mechanically speaking, the ice surface can no longer withstand the gravity of a thousand people stepping on it at the same time. This means that when the thousand prisoners pass over the ice surface as required, the ice will crack and collapse.
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Shi Dayong estimated that the outdoor temperature at this time may only be about ten degrees below zero, and it is even colder under the ice. Once a person falls in, there is no possibility of survival, let alone climbing out of the ice, because the prisoners are wearing
But they were all wearing cotton-padded jackets. The water-filled cotton-padded jackets would drag them all the way to the deepest part of the river bed.
In order not to make the prisoners suspicious, Shi Dayong ordered Li Dashan to take the seized property and goods to the town in a carriage along the ice. Of course, for safety reasons, the carriages were planned to pass in batches, but through some
It looks like the officers and soldiers are busy transporting the captured loot to the other side of the river anxiously.
The series of confusing actions indeed confused the prisoners. In their eyes, the actions of the officers and soldiers on the ice smashing the ice were more like getting water than planning a massacre against them.
In order to prevent unexpected events, Shi Dayong ordered Cao Bianjiao to lead the Wolf Cavalry Army to occupy the west road and block the most likely direction of escape for the prisoners after the uprising. Jiang Wanli's two hundred soldiers blocked the east road.
Qi Sanbao knew what was about to happen, and under Shi Dayong's deception, he also brought 300 subordinates armed with firecrackers to cooperate with Jiang Wanli's men.
Those rebels who had just "revolted" knew that they wanted to prevent the prisoners from rioting, so they had no doubts about their special motivations.
After everything was prepared, Shi Dayong asked Li Dashan to send the hundreds of women kidnapped from Nuclear County across the river, and then told the captives that they would also be sent to the town for resettlement. If anyone dares to plot evil and wait for an opportunity to cause trouble, they will
Don't blame the blunderbuss eye
After the women were sent across the river, Shi Dayong issued instructions to Shao Wu
After receiving the order, Shao Wu immediately patted a flag-raising soldier beside him. The soldier hurriedly walked to a small mound, waved the flag in his hand condescendingly, and then shouted loudly: "Get up, everyone, get up."
Got it!"
The surrounding Changping soldiers immediately struck the prisoners sitting on the ground with their knives, forcing them to stand up immediately.
"What are you going to do? We are here and we are not going anywhere." Several Liao soldiers among the prisoners always felt that something was wrong and instinctively shrank back.
Seeing this, several Changping soldiers rushed to them like wolves and tigers, and hit them hard with the blunderbuss in their hands. In an instant, the Liao soldiers were hit with blood pouring out like springs, and they collapsed on the ground unable to move.
"Drag them up!"
"Everyone cross the river and go to the town on the other side. If you don't want to die, leave quickly!"