Whether in Zhezhe City or Juzhanti, the missionaries of the Tianfang Sect, Manla, have a transcendent status. They can not only "guide" the city lords and kings in handling government affairs, but also the local military, justice and even the succession of the throne.
, all have the right to intervene. Therefore, as soon as Baishar ordered to surrender, the entire city's defense collapsed in an instant. The defeated generals from Zhezhe City took the lead in laying down their weapons and exiting the guarded streets. They all fought against the local missionary Manla.
Seeing that the situation was over, he also led his subordinates to surrender to the Tang army.
Although the local defenders could not bear to watch their homes being destroyed, they could not stand alone. Yu Wenzhi led the army to attack them several times, then retreated from the city gate to the inner city, and then retreated into the palace in embarrassment.
When the sky in the east began to turn white, the palace was also in danger. King Dawut of Juzhanti knew that he could no longer avoid the disaster of ruining the country, so he sent his general manager Ma Tie'er to go out with a white flag to beg for mercy from the Tang army and ask for some grace.
, allowing his family to apologize to the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty decently. Yu Wenzhi knew that the other party had become a piece of fish on the chopping board, so he no longer wanted to sacrifice the lives of his brothers. He stepped forward and kicked Nu Tie'er hard, and shouted loudly: "Yes.
Just surrender, why are you playing all these tricks? I don’t have much patience, so I can only give you half an hour. When the sun rises to the height of the city wall, if Davut doesn’t get out for me, he will never have to come out again.
Got it!"
"Yes, yes, General. The leader of our country will make some arrangements and come out immediately. Come out immediately!" Numb Tie'er rolled on the ground and responded with a smile. "It's just, it's just..."
"It's just nothing, don't bargain!" Yu Wenzhi guessed that the other party must still want to put forward conditions, so he refused.
"Don't dare to bargain, don't dare to bargain!" Nu Tie'er nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "It's just that those who wanted to go against the Tang Dynasty before were the two missionaries Manla Baishaer and Hu Tier. My family
The king has been trapped in the palace by them, unable to do anything. If the two of them were not punished for surrendering early, but my king was punished for surrendering a little later, it would be detrimental to the justice of the heaven.
The name. So, so..."
"Don't worry about this. The Imperial Envoy understands everything clearly. Naturally, he will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will he let a bad person go!" Yu Wenzhi curled his lips and spelled out the word "bad person" very clearly.
Song Wu saw this happening nearby, fearing that Davut would be frightened into resisting to the end and causing more casualties, he quickly added on his behalf, "Tell Davut that even if he is really guilty, the imperial envoy will not kill him immediately."
.At most I will send him to Chang'an as a guest for a few days."
"Yes, yes, yes! Let's go now! Let's go now!" After hearing this, the general manager of the palace, Ma Tie'er, finally felt confident. He nodded quickly and crawled towards the palace. For fear of
If you run too slowly, the evil spirits outside the door will change their minds.
"Virtue! If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?" Yu Wenzhi curled his lips at Nu Tie'er's back with disdain and sneered in a low voice.
"Maybe what he said is the truth!" Thinking of the fanaticism shown by the Tianfang believers when the army first entered the city, Song Wu explained in a low voice for others. "People who believe in the Tianfang religion no longer have their own country in their hearts.
Lord Davut showed us kindness before, but then he took in Baishar and others, secretly stumbling upon us, and his behavior was so inconsistent before and after, I'm afraid there is something else..."
"It doesn't matter whether he is telling the truth or not. Anyway, from now on, let's see who has the guts to cause trouble again!" Yu Wenzhi smiled and interrupted dismissively.
In his eyes, there is no need for the existence of the kings and city lords of these tiny places. Regardless of whether they are wronged or not, it is the cleanest thing to send them one by one to Chang'an as hostages. When they learn to behave in Chang'an, the Anxi Army will also
This place is almost digested. Whether the Lord of the Kingdom comes back by then is basically irrelevant.
Song Wu knew that his good friend had a cold nature, so he did not argue with him. He smiled and said in a low voice, "Hurry up and restrain the military discipline and invite the general into the city. When Davut comes out later, you and I can't accept it.
His surrender!"
"You and I have given him a lot of face!" Yu Wenzhi shrugged, his face full of arrogance.
Even so, he could not really snatch away this honor that belonged to Wang Xun. He immediately ordered Qi Heng to lead a team of soldiers and horses to clear the streets leading from the city gate to the palace, suppress the rebels, restrain military discipline, and welcome the commander into the city.
Qi Heng was also an old man from Baima Castle, and he had a thorough understanding of the temperaments of his superiors. He guessed that Yu Wenzhi was afraid that Wang Xun would be unhappy when he saw the miserable state of the people in the city. That's why he was reluctant to let anyone take him over.
Entering. Therefore, they vigorously organized the process along the way, driving all the princes and their subordinates into inconspicuous small alleys. They also sorted out the corpses on the street, trying to make sure that those who were in plain sight were all people wearing armor.
When everything seemed to be almost done, he pretended to be in a hurry and rushed to the commander's tent outside the city to report the victory of the battle.
Wang Xun was comforting the injured soldiers with several of the army men. Without thinking, he asked casually: "The palace has been captured? How so fast? Have Baishar and Davut been captured? Juche Bishi
Well, is he in the city?!"
"The palace has been heavily surrounded by our army and can be taken down at any time. Davut asked for a period of grace so that he could surrender calmly. General Yuwen did not want more casualties among his brothers, so he agreed to him. Baishar was captured without mercy and had been sent by General Yuwen
People have appeared. There is also the missionary Manla of Ju Zhanti, who also serves as their prime minister, and has been imprisoned by General Yuwen. The city has not started a house-to-house search, and I don’t know if Ju Chebishi is there! But he was caught.
Baisha'er, it's not difficult to find out where this person is hiding!"
"Well!" Wang Xun helped a wounded soldier arrange the bandage on his chest and continued to ask, "Then just give him another half an hour. Later, you can ask General Yuwen to escort them all here.
By the way, I would like to inform him that since the war is over, we should try our best to maintain military discipline. After all, we are the King of the Tang Dynasty, so we cannot go too far!"
"No!" Qi Heng stood solemnly and raised his hands to express his acceptance of the general's order. Then he smiled again and reminded in a low voice: "Since Davut took the initiative to leave the palace and surrender, the general had better accept the surrender in person. After all, you are the leader of an army.
Lord, as for military discipline, General Yuwen has already restrained it, and we, our people, have basically done a pretty good job!"
"Oh!" Wang Xun frowned slightly. "Then I'll go see him. The owner of a small town is quite particular!"
As he spoke, he called Sha Qianli and handed over the care and comfort of the injured to him, and then walked quickly towards his mount. Sha Qianli was a careful person, and from Qi Heng's words, he could tell that the scene in the city at the moment might not be pretty.
Knowing that Wang Xun had always been soft-hearted, he quietly winked at Huang Wanshan and motioned for the latter to follow him and act accordingly.
Huang Wanshan nodded lightly, followed Wang Xun, and rode his horse slowly into the city. Along the way, he tried his best to discuss with Wang Xun some details of the battle arrangements, hoping to distract the other party's attention. Even so, he was not halfway there yet.
, he himself couldn't help but frown quietly.
The sky was already bright at this moment, and both sides of the smoke-stained street were littered with corpses. Some of the injured had not yet completely died, and were struggling and groaning among the piles of corpses. Some corpses were already frozen stiff, and were blown away by the morning breeze.
A layer of white frost has condensed on the surface.
Between the layers of black and white, there are large areas of scarlet, which is blood that melts into the snow and then condenses into ice. It emits a dazzling light in the morning light.
Yesterday's killing was indeed too much. Seeing this scene, Huang Wanshan, who was used to being a horse thief and had killed countless corpses under the knife, felt unbearable. He quietly turned around to peek at Wang Xun's face. He saw that his coach was tensed.
His face, eyes were stiff, and the corners of his mouth were as hard as carved wood or stone.
Not only the soldiers guarding the city and the fanatical Tianfang believers died, but also large numbers of ordinary people. Compared with the soldiers with full armor and the fanatic believers with black cloths on their heads, the lives of the people were more fragile. They had not suffered
They were trained in the Shitidian Battle Formation and had no idea how to dodge the arrows. Some were shot in the chest, while others were shot in the back and kept running for their lives until they died.
Qi Heng once ordered his men to clean up, but they couldn't hide all the corpses. There were too many people who died, and it was impossible to cover them with the corpses of local soldiers. Before it was completely light, they could still do it.
So-so. When day completely replaces night, the truth is completely exposed.
"These people were incited by the Tianfang cult to block the road last night." Qi Heng, who was responsible for leading the way, was afraid that Wang Xun would be angry, so he turned around and took the initiative to explain to his superiors. "The situation was too chaotic and the sky was dark, so the brothers also
If you can't tell which one is which, anyone who is holding something in his hand and refuses to get out of the way will be chased away!"
This explanation is reasonable. After all, the sooner the battle ends, the more favorable the situation will be for the Tang army. Once they are blocked in the streets for a long time or even forced to engage in street fighting, the casualties will be more than just a few hundred.
Wang Xun also knew this very well. In fact, when the city was on fire, he guessed that this war would inevitably affect innocent people. However, he did not expect that so many ordinary people would die for no reason. Although he could find enough
He used various reasons to justify the actions of his brothers, and was not afraid of anyone impeaching him for it. At this moment, his heart felt as if a big stone had been pressed down, and he felt very uncomfortable.
There is basically no intact house on both sides of the street. All the fire places have been doused with cold water. Among the broken walls, hard and thick stone pillars are exposed. Each one is full of cracks.
Huge scar, like a gaping mouth.
This city that had stood in the Western Regions for nearly a thousand years was not destroyed by the Huns, the Turks, or the cannibals who were regarded as ferocious beasts and demons, but it was destroyed by my own hands.
Inside. Looking at the silent stone pillars, Wang Xun felt faint. What am I doing? What is the difference between me and Gao Xianzhi back then? What is the purpose of my coming here?
No one can give him the answer. At this moment, he is a lonely traveler, who can only find his way in the dark night. As a general of the Tang Dynasty and a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, Wang Xun once despised those big cannibals, because later
Those who only know how to destroy and not build. But at this moment and here, which one is destroying more and committing more heinous crimes?
He is not a corrupt scholar who clings to the past, and he has never thought of using Confucian benevolence and morality to restrain himself. But at this moment, as a normal young man, he feels extremely guilty deep in his heart. In three months, two cities were destroyed.
, destroying two countries and killing tens of thousands of innocent people! If he had known that this trip to the west would be like this, he would rather continue to face all kinds of difficulties from Bian Lingcheng alone in the Anxi Army.
At least, that way he won't be woken up by nightmares in the middle of the night. That way he will feel no shame.
"Yuwen, General Yuwen has already tried his best. We have put out this fire, this fire. Brothers, brothers, we didn't do anything too extraordinary!" Seeing Wang Xun's face getting darker and darker, Qi Heng's heart felt uncontrollably.
Paroxysms of weakness.
During the fierce battle in the early morning, the situation was very chaotic. The personal guards of the princes took pleasure in killing and robbing. Although the Tang army was usually well-disciplined, some horse thieves who had surrendered halfway, as well as some old Anxi army troops who had just been rescued,
They all harbor hatred for the locals and wish the other party would suffer a more miserable fate.
Especially the latter, who had been bullied by the locals for three years, and the hatred in their hearts had already taken root. Once he found an opportunity to vent, it was like a mountain torrent bursting. General Yu Wenzhi, because he looked down on the locals, did not deliberately emphasize military discipline.
This resulted in killing and looting becoming blatant behaviors for a long period of time. Not only the soldiers and horses of the princes took pleasure in this, but some Tang army soldiers also quietly participated in it.
But there is no need to say these words to Wang Xun, at least not now. In any case, the Tang army won this battle, and it served as a warning to others. After seeing the fate of Ju Zhanti, the princes along the Yaochashui River probably
No one has the guts to play any other tricks quietly.
Thinking of this, Qi Heng felt a little stronger. He straightened his back and continued to smile and said to Wang Xun, "The inner city and the palace were not damaged at all. Baishaer saw the opportunity quickly and surrendered. Here.
The missionary Manla was a disciple of Baishar, and he also ordered his subordinates to throw away their weapons..."
He was about to draw the conclusion that it was the stubborn resistance of the defenders and local people that led to the tragedy. Suddenly, a scream came from the deep alley next to the street. Following closely, several guys dressed as tribal warriors,
He dragged a young girl out of a certain courtyard, her dirty and fat faces full of lewd smiles.
"***@#@#￥!" "***@#@#￥!" The girl's scream was shrill and helpless. Even though they couldn't understand the other party's language, everyone knew what was waiting for her.
Before Wang Xun could give the order, Qi Heng had already jumped off his horse and rushed over. He first punched and kicked the tribal warriors to scatter them, and then shouted loudly in Turkic language: "Death! Didn't you hear General Yuwen's order to seal the sword? Still...
If you don’t give it to me, get out of here!”
"You..." Several warriors were all close followers of a certain prince, and they didn't take Qi Heng seriously at all. After waking up from the shock, they immediately pulled out their sabers, shouted and rushed towards Qi Heng, preparing to kill him.
This guy who dared to take advantage of others was cut into pieces.
I didn't expect the other party to dare to resist. Qi Heng hurriedly pulled the knife to resist, and then spent two tricks with the tribe warrior rushed in front. He heard a few crispy sounds of "Ding Ding Dang Dang" from the ears.
All the warriors disappeared.
"Don't kill them!" Huang Wanshan's voice sounded immediately, followed by the screams of the warriors begging for mercy. Qi Heng raised his head in surprise and saw Wang Xun wheeling a strange-looking hammer, blocking the alley like a fierce man.
In the center, several tribal warriors who dared to fight against him had their weapons smashed. They squatted on the ground and trembled, holding their dislocated arms.
"Don't kill them!" Huang Wanshan shouted again, and then lowered his voice to ask Wang Xun for permission, "You don't have to dirty your hands. Let them be handed over to their masters, so that everyone will not lose face!"
"They..." Wang Xun also knew that he could not fall out with his allies because of a strange woman from the enemy country. Therefore, he had no way to vent his anger. He looked at several warriors fiercely for a long time before hitting the courtyard on the roadside with a hammer.
on the wall.
"Boom!" The old courtyard wall could not withstand such great strength and fell down. When several warriors saw this, they were frightened out of their wits. They crawled over one by one and pulled the big bags hanging on their bodies.
Small bags were kept delivered to Wang Xun's feet. While delivering them, he begged loudly, "King of Hammers, Lord Hammer King. I know that I am wrong, I know that I am wrong. I don't know that this woman is the one you like."
.My subordinates are willing and willing to use both hands to take it..."
"Get out!" Huang Wanshan shouted loudly, fearing that those guys with pig heads and pig brains would say something stupid again, causing Wang Xun to smash them into meat patties in anger. The warriors immediately ran away crawling on the ground as if they had been granted amnesty.
, not even daring to look back.
Qi Heng felt embarrassed and explained to Wang Xun with a smile, "The order to seal the sword was issued half an hour ago. But the princes are all ruthless guys and not easy to discipline. General Yuwen thought that they were allies.
, it’s also inconvenient to use easily..."
Just as he was speaking halfway, he saw out of the corner of his eye that the woman whom he had rescued from the warriors picked up half of the knife from the ground and went straight to Wang Xun's waist. Qi Heng was so frightened that he couldn't care less.
After talking about etiquette, he took half a step forward and blocked Wang Xun's side. Then he raised his leg and kicked the woman who stepped forward several feet away.
"Get him!" Wang Shisan shouted, leading a group of guards to rush forward, hold the woman down, and then stretched out his hand to snatch the opponent's weapon. The woman's hand was cut with blood by half of the blade, but she refused to live or die.
Let go. While struggling, he curses harshly in his mouth.
"Demons and beasts, you all will not have a good death! You will all have to go to hell in the future and be judged by King Yama." This time, she used Tang dialect, which was not very authentic, but the words were clear to the ears. Wang Xun frowned at the scolding.
He jumped, and instinctively wanted to beat him to death with a hammer. But suddenly all the strength in his body was taken away. He smiled bitterly, threw away his famous weapon, the hammer, and staggered towards his mount.
When Wang Shisan and the guards saw this, they also left the woman who was yelling and scolding, and quickly followed behind the coach. In the cold and gloomy alley, only Qi Heng was left in an instant, staring at the woman on the ground, dumbfounded.
The kick was so heavy that at least several of the opponent's ribs were broken, and black blood clots continued to drip from the corners of his mouth. But she was unwilling to watch the Hammer King leave, and used her hands and feet to move forward desperately.
Climb, crawl forward. It seems that as long as you can crawl to Wang Xun's side, you can kill this man and avenge the destruction of the country and the family.
"The general is a good man!" Qi Heng knelt down, looked into the woman's eyes, and whispered.
"The general is a good man!" He murmured, throwing down his sword, and walked out of the alley quickly, leaving all the blood behind him in the darkness.
