The Han army went crazy and massacred the people outside the county government. When Wu Han heard the movement, he asked a general beside him: "What's going on outside?"
Before the general could answer, a soldier hurried in, stepped in front of Wu Han, saluted, and said, "Da Sima, our brothers are fighting with the people outside the county government!"
Wu Han raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"
The soldier replied: "Some common people attacked our brothers and stabbed them to death. The brothers were angry, so they attacked the common people!"
Wu Han snorted coldly and said: "It is not a pity to die for such unruly people." After saying this, he ignored the chaos outside and turned around and walked into the lobby of the county government.
His failure to stop it was tantamount to acquiescing to the massacre of the people outside the county by the Han army soldiers.
At first, the Han army only massacred the people outside the county government. As the people fled in fear, the Han army naturally affected many other people in the process of pursuit.
The killings by the Han army quickly got out of control, and the massacre soon spread to the entire city.
The red-eyed Han army ran around in Xinye City. When they saw shops on the street, they directly opened the doors and rushed in. As long as they were valuable and easy to carry, they would rob whatever they saw.
If the shopkeeper or waiter in the shop stepped forward to stop him, the Han soldiers would stab him with their spears without saying a word. For a time, the whole Xinye City was in a state of panic and wails could be heard everywhere.
A group of Han soldiers robbed a lot of money in the west of the city. Each man was carrying a large package, which contained gold and silver utensils stolen from wealthy families.
They saw a tavern on the roadside and a group of ten soldiers, who all felt hungry. The leader shook his head and said: "Let's go! Let's get something to eat!"
Ten Han soldiers came to the door of the tavern. The leader of the group raised his leg and kicked it. There was a crisp sound, the door latch was broken, and the tavern door opened.
Everyone walked into the tavern. The lobby of the tavern was empty. A few soldiers put down the packages on their shoulders and sat tiredly on the couch, breathing heavily and wiping the sweat on their faces with sweat towels.
One of the young soldiers, aged 16 or 7, hugged the bulging package in his arms and said with a grin: "When this battle is over, I can take leave and go back to my hometown in Zhending!"
Another Han soldier laughed and said: "Xiao Chu is ready to ask for enough money from his mother-in-law, right?"
All the Han soldiers present burst out laughing. The young soldier's face turned red and he glared at the people around him unhappily. The Han soldiers laughed even more when they saw it.
The captain of the Han army put his package on the table, opened it, and picked out some scattered coins from inside, while saying, "After this battle, I really want to disarm and return home."
Everyone looked at him in surprise. The captain of the Han army said: "I joined the army at the age of fifteen. I have been in the army for almost fifteen years now. I can't even remember clearly what my hometown is like."
After hearing this, the rest of the Han soldiers also felt homesick, and the atmosphere became depressed for a while. The captain smiled at everyone and said, "Okay, it's too early to say this now. I don't know how long this battle will last.
." As he spoke, he pointed at two soldiers and said, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Chu, you two go to the kitchen and look to see if there is anything left to eat!"
"Yes!" The two soldiers stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
As soon as the two people walked to the door, they heard a rustling sound behind the door. The two looked at each other, and Xiao Wu immediately picked up his spear and shouted in a deep voice: "Who is it? Come out!"
Hearing his shouts, the resting Han soldiers stood up one after another and picked up their weapons. As the door slowly opened, a middle-aged man in his early forties walked out from behind the door.
He waved his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Everyone...juniors, don't...don't get me wrong, I'm not...not a county soldier, but...the shopkeeper of the store..."
All the Han soldiers looked at him carefully. The middle-aged man was wearing linen clothes and linen trousers, and he was also patched. Just by looking at his clothes, he knew that he was not a wealthy person.
Moreover, this tavern is located in a remote location and is small in scale, so it probably won't make much money on weekdays.
The captain of the Han soldiers slowly put down the spear he was holding, snorted coldly, and asked: "Are you the shopkeeper here?"
"Yes...yes! Master Jun!"
"Can you cook?"
"meeting!"
"Okay, you go and get us some food. If the food you cook satisfies us, we will spare your life. If not, hehe..." The captain of the Han soldiers laughed strangely and did not finish what he said.
He just patted the spear in his hand maliciously.
The middle-aged shopkeeper nodded his head like garlic and said urgently: "Masters, please wait a moment, I'm going to prepare the wine and food!" After saying this, he nodded and bowed to everyone and returned to the kitchen.
The captain of the Han army raised his head to Xiao Wu and Xiao Chu. The two men understood each other, each holding a spear, and followed the shopkeeper into the kitchen, watching from the side to beware of him tampering with the food and wine.
The shopkeeper started cooking very quickly and it didn't take long. He brought out five dishes and cooked a large pot of corn rice. In addition, he brought two jars of wine and carefully placed them in front of the Han soldiers.
The Han soldiers had been hungry for a long time. When they saw the delicious food and wine, they opened their cheeks and began to eat without saying a word.
The captain of the Han soldiers said in a confused voice while eating: "Shopkeeper, don't tell me, your craftsmanship is really good!"
The shopkeeper bowed, stood nearby and smiled apologetically, saying: "As long as you military masters are satisfied! As long as you are satisfied!"
The captain of the Han army smiled and asked casually: "The shopkeeper is so good at his craftsmanship, so the business is pretty good on weekdays, right?"
The shopkeeper leaned over and said, "Thanks to Master Jun, I can barely make ends meet!"
The captain of the Han army raised his head, smiled at him, tapped him with his chopsticks, and said, "You're not telling the truth!"
"Master Jun, little..." Before he could finish his words, the Han soldier named Xiao Wu suddenly stood up, turned around and kicked the shopkeeper hard in the stomach, kicking him backwards.
After a few steps, he sat down on the ground.
Xiao Wu refused to let go, followed up, and kicked him several times. He kicked the middle-aged shopkeeper until he was holding his head and rolling on the ground.
The captain of the Han army put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up slowly, walked up to the middle-aged shopkeeper, raised his leg and stepped on his chest, and said: "We have killed enough people today. We don't want to kill anymore. Just
If you are willing to hand over your money obediently, your life will be saved!"
The middle-aged shopkeeper was beaten until his mouth and nose were bleeding. His voice was weak and he said intermittently: "Master Jun, I really have no money. I usually just rely on this small shop to make a living..."
The captain of the Han soldiers sneered twice, shrugged, and said: "If his bones are strong, then beat him until his bones become soft!"
After speaking, he ignored the shopkeeper and sat back to continue eating. Two other soldiers got up and came to the shopkeeper, punching and kicking them.
The middle-aged shopkeeper could hold back at first, but after a while, he couldn't help but scream in pain. Just as two Han soldiers were beating the shopkeeper to death, the back door of the tavern opened, and a man walked out of it.
, shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop fighting!"
When they saw this person coming out of the back door, all the Han soldiers present were stunned. This was a girl in her mid-twenties. Not only was she pretty, but she also had such delicate skin that she could pinch her even if she touched her.
Come out of the water.
Bang! A Han soldier stared blankly at the girl with his mouth wide open, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the table unconsciously.
The captain of the Han soldiers came to his senses first, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "What a little beauty! It seems that our brothers are blessed today!"
When the middle-aged shopkeeper saw this, he shivered. He endured the pain, got up from the ground, and protected the girl. He looked at the Han soldiers in panic and said: "Everyone...my military lords,
Come on, let the little girl go..."
"Fuck you!" The captain of the Han soldiers kicked the middle-aged shopkeeper out, took three steps into two steps, came to the girl, and said with a smile: "I have never seen such a beautiful little girl in my life.
beauty!"
As he spoke, he reached out and touched the girl's chest directly.
The girl's handsome face flushed, she took a step back, waved her hand and slapped the Han soldier captain hard on the face. This slap made the laughing Han soldiers stop laughing.
"Fei'er, don't be rude to the military master!" the middle-aged shopkeeper scolded, staggered to the Han soldier captain, and stammered: "Yes... it is my little girl who is rude, military master..."
puff!
Halfway through his words, the middle-aged shopkeeper couldn't continue. It turned out that the spear in the hand of the Han soldier captain had penetrated his chest directly.
"Ah Weng!" the girl screamed and rushed towards the middle-aged shopkeeper. The captain of the Han army pulled out his spear, threw it to the side, stretched out his hand to hug the girl's waist, and said with a sinister smile: "Damn it, you dare to fight
"I, look at how I will torture you today!" As he spoke, he forcibly picked up the girl, walked through the back door, and headed straight to the backyard.
The girl screamed desperately and struggled, but it was useless. She was a weak woman, how could she be stronger than a man, not to mention that the opponent was a Han army who was well-trained.
Watching the captain carrying the girl to the backyard, the Han soldiers present looked at each other, and several of them ran to the backyard happily. Several other Han soldiers also followed, and the sixteen or seventeen-year-old Han soldier
Then he sat blankly on the collapse.
A young man in his twenties bared his teeth at him and said, "Xiaochu, why are you still sitting here? Let's go, I will take you to get dizzy!" As he spoke, he tugged on his clothes.
Shou, pulled him up and walked towards the backyard.
"me……"
"Okay! For those of us who are in the army, there is no tomorrow. You have never touched a woman in your life, right? You are lucky, the first woman is so pretty, haha——"
Xiao Chu's face turned red, but he still followed his companions into the backyard.
On the ground in the backyard, strips and fragments of cloth torn from the girl's body were scattered. From the room in the backyard, the girl's heart-rending cry could be heard, as well as the laughter and gasping sounds of the Han soldiers.
This is just a corner of Xinye City.
After the Han army led by Wu Han broke through Xinye, they killed the county magistrate Mou Yang, killed all the county officials, as well as county soldiers and people participating in the city defense, and launched a bloody massacre of the people in Xinye City.
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Wu Han is a famous general in Chinese history, but that does not mean that there are no stains on the body of a famous general. The massacre of new areas in the city is definitely one of Wu Han's stains.
Of course, there were reasons why Wu Han did this. There were two main reasons. One was Mou Yang's refusal to surrender, and the other was the resistance of the people of Xinye to the Han army.
These two points greatly aroused Wu Han's anger. In addition, Wu Han also had to consider that he only had so many soldiers, but there were dozens of cities to attack. If every city followed suit,
Xinye resisted tenaciously. How long will our side fight this battle? How many soldiers will be killed or injured? Therefore, he must kill the chickens to scare monkeys and scare the tigers, so that the cities he will attack next will not dare to resist tenaciously like Xinye.
Han army.
The same thing can be analyzed from different standpoints, and the conclusions drawn are completely different. From the perspective of the people in Xinye, Wu Han was cruel and inhumane. If he looked at it from Wu Han's perspective, he had to
In this way, tough and bloody methods were used to undermine the resistance will of the people in Nanyang and even the entire Jingzhou area to the greatest extent.
But no matter what, this incident left a huge stain on Wu Han and made Liu Xiu furious when he learned about it.