Beheading is the second most capital punishment after Lingchi. It cuts a person from the waist. At that time, the person is often not dead yet, and can watch his internal organs flowing all over the ground. The pain, despair and fear are the most severe for a person before death.
degree of devastation.
When General Ning heard this, his face turned pale with fright, his legs were weak, and he couldn't stand up even if he wanted to. The Feng soldiers on both sides didn't care about that. They stepped forward, grabbed General Ning, and dragged him out.
"Wait... wait a moment... General, please spare your life, General, spare your life -" At this moment, Ning Jiang threw all his backbone and moral integrity behind him and screamed at Ziying.
Ziying secretly smiled in his heart. He waved his hand to the soldiers, then looked at General Ning with a smile and asked, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
General Ning was ashamed, but he didn't bother to explain. There was only one thought left in his mind, which was to save his own life first. He begged for mercy urgently, trembling and wailing: "General, spare my life..."
Ziying stopped smiling, turned around and sat back on the cave. Because of the attack by Ning's army, the Flying Eagle Army had been stationed on the spot. Ziying said this was a military tent, but it was just surrounded by canvas.
His eyes were like lightning, and he stared at Ning Jiang for a long time, and then asked slowly and calmly: "What is your name?"
"Little...little man Zhang Siting...this sneak attack on Feng...the sneak attack on your army was not my idea. I was just following orders." The Ning general named Zhang Siting explained repeatedly, clearing the relationship for fear of his son.
Ying resented herself and ordered herself to be executed.
"Zhang Siting?" Ziying read his name once, nodded, and asked: "Whose order did you come to attack our army?"
"Yes...it's the order of the county chief." Zhang Siting didn't dare to hide anything and told the truth.
"County chief?" Ziying raised her eyebrows curiously.
"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Li Youli, the head of the county, said... Your army is coming fiercely, and it is difficult for our Ning army to confront it head-on. We can only contain your army as much as possible, slow down your army, and wait until the reinforcements arrive.
Only then can we compete head-on with your army, so we sent the villain and General Wang Tie to set up an ambush here." Zhang Siting told the whole truth in one breath.
"Who is Wang Tie?" Ziying asked casually.
"Has been...beheaded by General Jiang Fan of your army..." Zhang Siting said in horror. Until now, he recalled that Jiang Fan suddenly appeared behind Wang Tie and cut him to death with a knife.
I couldn't help but feel chills in my heart due to the scene. The dark spiritual cultivators were really terrifying...
Jiang Fan was originally covered in black spiritual armor, but now that his spiritual armor has dissipated, Zhang Siting naturally cannot recognize him.
Ziying nodded, and at the same time glanced at Jiang Fan appreciatively. With such a wise and brave general assisting him, he felt so relieved! It's no wonder that the king valued this person so much. Jiang Fan was indeed outstanding. His eyes were beautiful.
After turning around, he said with a smile to Zhang Siting: "In my opinion, there are neither rocks nor jungle cover here, so it is not suitable for setting up an ambush. If it weren't for the heavy fog that broke out today, it would be difficult for you to approach our army. The leader of Li County
If you come here to set up an ambush, aren't you asking for death?"
"No, no, no..." Zhang Siting shook his head repeatedly and said seriously: "The county chief has a clever plan and has long expected that there will be heavy fog here."
"Oh?" Ziying's heart moved, and she subconsciously leaned forward, waiting for Zhang Siting to continue.
Seeing that Ziying seemed to be interested, Zhang Siting hurriedly added: "Your Excellency, the county chief has already found out that there is often heavy fog in this area in September, making it difficult to see anything from three feet away, so he sent us to sneak attack on you."
The rear of your army, and mainly use fire attacks, consume as much of your army's baggage and food as possible to make your army's advance uneasy, thus slowing down your army's march and preparing for the arrival of our reinforcements.
To gain time."
How clever! Ziying took a breath. Li You, the head of Hedong County in Ningguo, was no mediocre person. He actually calculated that there would be heavy fog in this area and sent out an ambush in advance. If not for Jiang Fan and Zhan Hu on his side,
With the general in charge, it is really possible for the Ning army to successfully attack by surprise! Once the baggage and food and grass are burned and destroyed, our own side will not be able to continue to advance. We can only stay in place and wait for logistical supplies.
Thinking of this, Ziying couldn't help but feel a little scared. He only used a small force, but it exerted maximum restraint and bought time for his own side. Li You was by no means a civil servant, but a handsome man who was good at strategy. He asked: "
Is Li You a military commander?"
Zhang Siting was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly and responded: "That's right! Mr. Li used to be the deputy commander of five Central Army regiments, and was awarded the title of lieutenant general."
No wonder! Ziying sighed secretly, Yan Chu was very wise in placing such an extraordinary capable lieutenant general in Hedong as the head of Hedong County.
After a pause, he asked the most critical question and said: "How is the current defense of Qingyuan City? How many defenders are there?"
Zhang Siting hesitated for a moment, his eyes wandered, and he said with a slight stutter: "The county defense is very complete, and there is sufficient food and grass, but there are not many defenders, probably... only more than 20,000 people..."
Ziying blinked, leaned back, and said casually with a smile: "I'm afraid it's more than that?!" His words were a test, and he also saw that Zhang Siting's expression was unnatural when he spoke, and he meant to deceive him.
Sure enough, Zhang Siting secretly breathed in, swallowed hard, and said: "At most, there are only about 30,000 troops."
With just one sentence, ten thousand more troops were defrauded, and it seemed that there was still water in it. Ziying laughed, raised his hand and said: "Since you don't want to tell the truth, why should I keep you? Someone, drag him out.
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"Wait, wait a minute!" Zhang Siting originally wanted to leave a way out for himself, but now it seems that the other party also knows his situation very well and cannot be deceived. He said urgently: "General, the original strength of the county and city is
It is true that there are only 20,000 people, but when he heard that your army was invading the west, Mr. Li immediately called up the reserves and transferred back all the troops scattered in various towns. At present, the military strength in the county and city is close to 50,000 people. The small sentence is true.
, there is absolutely no falsehood at all, General, please investigate clearly!"
Well! Ziying nodded secretly and was also shocked. He originally estimated that Qingyuan's troops would only be 30,000 at best. Now it seems that his estimate was wrong. Qingyuan actually gathered 50,000 people and captured Qingyuan within three days.
It's even more difficult.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Zhang Siting's heart was in his throat and he said in a trembling voice: "The villain has told the general everything he knows. The general is extraordinarily merciful and spares the villain's life!"
Ziying came to his senses, waved his hand and said: "Take him out first, imprison him, and keep him under strict supervision."
"Yes!" Soldier Feng agreed and was about to take Zhang Siting away. At this time, Jiang Fan suddenly said: "Wait a minute!" He stopped the soldiers who came forward, and then asked Zhang Siting: "Aradillo Swamp"
what is the place?"
Even though she had never heard of this place, she didn't understand why Jiang Fan asked. Ziying looked at him in confusion.
Zhang Siting glanced at Ziying and then replied: "The Armadillo Swamp is a large swamp in the southeast of the river. There are too many rats there, so the name Armadillo was given."
"Oh!" Jiang Fan responded, then smiled at Ziying and said, "He and Wang Tie originally planned to lead our army into the swamp when they escaped, so I asked this question."
"Ah!" Of course Ziying knew about the large swamp area in the southeast of the river, but he couldn't understand it when it came to the armadillo swamp. The armadillo is a giant rat that is much larger than an ordinary rat.
There are many, and the body is covered with a thick layer of scales. It is difficult to hurt by beasts and is not afraid of swords. It is an extremely difficult rat to deal with. Because there are too many armadillos in the large swamp in the southeast of the river, Ning people named it there
Got the name Armadillo Swamp.
The climate in the Hedong area is very suitable for grain production, but there is such a large swamp area in Hedong, which not only hinders transportation, but also wastes the space in Hedong. Several generations of Ning Jun monarchs wanted to transform the Armadillo Swamp into fertile farmland.
However, whether it was filling the fields with rocks or filling the fields with earth, the project was too huge in terms of the productivity at that time. It required the efforts of the whole country and the unremitting efforts of several generations to be completed. In the end, the ideas of Lord Ning Jun came to an end.
Nothing happened, and the Armadillo Swamp still remains within the river east of the river.
Ziying looked at Zhang Siting with a sneer and said, "You actually want to lead our pursuers into the swamp?"
At this time, Zhang Siting had already heard that the general who was asking the question was Jiang Fan who had just killed Wang Tie and captured him. He was frightened, grinned, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Ziying and Jiang Fan anxiously.
He said in a loud voice: "General, please spare your life, General, please spare your life..."
"Your Excellency, you have such a vicious scheming! Of course I can spare your life, but you can use your vicious scheming to help me come up with a way to destroy the city!" Ziying said with a smile.
"A strategy to destroy the city? This..." Zhang Siting was sweating anxiously. Not to mention that he couldn't figure it out, even if he could figure it out, he wouldn't be able to help Feng Jun beat his own people.
"If you can't figure it out, I'll take your head!" Ziying said slowly.
Life and death were at stake. Zhang Siting was really anxious at this time. His eyes were rolling and his mind was racing. After holding it in for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "General, you can put the villain back in the county first. The villain is here."
I will serve as a support for your army in the city and secretly open the city gate for your army. In this way, your army will seize the county city effortlessly!"
What a damn good idea! All the generals in the camp almost laughed in anger. Let you go back? Is it weird that you can be our internal agent? This thief simply regards everyone on his side as fools. Zhan Hu snorted and stepped across
He walked up to Zhang Siting, slapped his neck with his big hand, and shouted angrily: "You think I am a three-year-old child..."
Before he finished speaking, Ziying waved her hand to him, indicating that he should not be violent yet, then looked at Zhang Siting and asked with a smile: "This is a good strategy, but how can I trust you?