On the fourth night of August, tens of thousands of people filled the vast wilderness between Yanjin Pass and Xinxiang County.
The golden wheat in the fields was left unharvested and almost all became spoils of war.
Villages near and far were deserted. The people were either captured and attacked the city, or they ran away.
A fierce battle was going on at the head of the city in Xinxiang County. The defenders had been depleted a lot, and there were corpses everywhere under the city.
A group of Xinxiang masters who were driven to attack the city were desperate and turned to deal with the Xia soldiers. After firing random arrows, almost all of them fell to the ground.
The Qianyu Fuzi who were reorganizing in the distance exploded and started fighting with the Xia army who was monitoring them.
One man fought for his life, several others tied their hands, and the three hundred generals and soldiers who were monitoring them were beaten back steadily. Upon seeing this, the officer called in hundreds more people, and after firing random arrows, he rushed to kill them, and finally put an end to the chaos.
The Xinxiang masters beheaded them all.
"Don't arrest people in the future, you will only cause trouble for yourself." General Tut's deputy Zhe Butai frowned and said.
It is indeed a good method to drive the civilians to attack the city, consume the defenders' arrows, and fill up the trenches. But the prerequisite is that the masters are weak-willed, dare not resist, and are all obedient to the people.
Even if you only have a few soldiers and guard a hundred masters, and the masters dig a hole and jump down, they will not dare to turn around to deal with your soldiers. Such obedient people are the best to be driven.
The second-rate ones are the ones who will rebel only when forced, and they can also be tricked into dying. At worst, they can barely be driven by the combination of kindness and power.
The worst thing is that as soon as they are gathered together and weapons are issued, they dare to fight back. This is purely causing trouble for themselves. It is better to kill them all when they are scattered and unorganized. Or not to go at all.
If you deal with them, they don't have to be enemies with you, as long as everyone gets along well.
"Deputy envoy, you have to kill when you need to, and you can't be lenient." Zhang Shensi, the troop envoy on the right side of General Tu, said, "I don't believe that everyone dares to resist. Kill all the leaders and those with backbone, and the rest will be killed."
They are all cowards and obedient people. It may be difficult at the beginning because there are Weibo people everywhere who dare to fight with us, but if we kill hundreds of thousands of people, I don’t believe that the rest will not be afraid."
Zhe Butai seemed to be meeting Zhang Shensi for the first time, and he was amazed in his heart. Why are these bandits so ruthless? They could kill hundreds of thousands of people, which made him speechless.
"Damn it, none of us from Hengshan are as ruthless as you." Zhe Butai muttered, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Li Yixian, the commander of King Xia's soldiers, coming over.
"His Highness has an order to count how many masters are left. They should be put aside and under strict supervision. He has his own calculations. How long will it take for the city to be broken? If His Highness says no, he will be replaced." Li Yixian said loudly.
"It can be broken in a day or night!" Zhe Butai replied firmly, asking someone to put on armor for him. He would have to supervise the battle himself, and he might even lead others to kill him.
Although he was not as ruthless as Zhang Shensi and felt that killing hundreds of thousands of Weibo people was too shocking, he never fell behind others when it came to killing enemies.
The nest thief and the Cai thief are all crazy!
Li Yixian nodded. There were only a thousand defenders in the city, and they had gone out to fight once before. As of now, there are still three or four hundred at most. The army came too fast, and they were hastily prepared. They probably won't be able to defend it for long.
He turned to the other side and carefully observed the more than two thousand Xinxiang men sitting on the ground. They were either angry, calm, fearful, or indifferent, with all kinds of expressions. Many of them still had injuries on their bodies.
Traces left by previous sieges.
"Your Highness has an order to bandage their wounds." Li Yixian ordered.
"General, this trick won't work on them. It's all about killing talents and it's useless." A civil servant reminded him in a low voice.
"How can you talk so much?" Li Yixian glared and said angrily.
The civil servant didn't dare to say anything anymore and immediately went to see the medical officer, who found him.
The battle at the top of the city became more and more intense. General Tu charged twice and finally climbed onto the low city wall and entered the city.
The doctors also carefully inspected the injuries of the young men in Xinxiang. Most of them were minor injuries, not serious in fact. After cursory treatment, they took the people away. General Tu's wounded soldiers were also waiting for treatment.
Li Yixian carefully observed the expressions of more than 2,000 men, and there were still many kinds of expressions. Some were disdainful, some were grateful, some were indifferent, and so on.
He sneered, you will suffer later.
"It's broken, it's broken!" someone shouted from the top of the city.
As soon as he finished speaking, the city gate was opened, and thousands of soldiers who had been prepared for a long time ran forward and rushed forward with shouts.
At the same time, a large number of warriors came from the rear, both on foot and on horseback, totaling seven to eight thousand people.
The young men of Xinxiang looked back and saw several neat square arrays there in the night. At the highest point of the square array, many braziers and torches were lit. Under the big banner, the generals were lined up, and a warrior was like stars.
Sitting in the center like holding the moon, pointing towards the front.
The phalanx moved forward quickly, and soon they surrounded them.
"Huh!" He laid his long bow flat and strung his walking bow.
There was intensive sound of horse hooves outside the phalanx, and the knights were running fast, full of a strange sense of rhythm.
The young men made a loud noise, and those who were originally indifferent suddenly stood up, holding the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, but they did not dare to take a step forward, because the officers who spoke with Kansai, Henan, and Yunzhou accents did not regard them as such.
Wuwu, giving orders in an orderly manner.
The armor leaves are clanging, the swords and spears are cold, and they are full of murderous intent.
Even the most arrogant and vicious thieves will feel powerless in front of the huge military machine.
Cries and screams have already been heard in Xinxiang County.
After a while, prisoners were taken out one after another. From dozens of people to more than a hundred, several groups came out at once, and the number reached 500. It was obvious that the strong men were mobilized in the city, but they didn't have time to show their strength.
They were repelled and now they are all prisoners.
"Stand down! Stand up!" The soldiers, who obviously had a Yunzhou accent, beat and kicked them repeatedly, making the "freshly baked" prisoners divide into several rows and kneel on the ground.
The prisoners were tied up with five flowers, and they were in panic, not knowing what kind of treatment they would receive.
The generals and warriors scattered slightly. The weapons in their hands were stained with blood, and their bodies were full of the smell of blood. They looked like demons.
There is movement high above the stars and the moon.
The warrior issued an order, and soon a military officer came over and announced loudly: "You failed to attack the city, and there are still people who are collaborating to rebel. You should all be executed. King Xia Rende, give you a way to survive."
The military academy repeated it several times, and someone else repeated it for him to make sure everyone heard it clearly.
The hearts of the young men were tense at first, and then relaxed. There was still a way to survive.
"Have you seen those prisoners of war? Kill them and you will live." The military school's face was expressionless, but what he said shocked everyone.
There was silence.
"Don't you dare to take action?" The military academy sneered and said, "Then let the soldiers come and kill you."
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!" A strong man stood up and said angrily.
"Whoosh!" An arrow was shot, and the man was nailed to the ground, with blood bleeding from the corner of his mouth.
There was a commotion in the field, and people stood up one after another and cursed loudly.
Arrows flew out intensively, and without exception, they were all nailed to the ground.
The generals and warriors surrounding them slowly stepped forward, and their heads almost touched the bodies of the young warriors.
"Do it!" the warriors roared in unison.
On the other side, someone untied the rope from a town soldier and handed him a knife.
The town soldier seemed to be frightened. He rushed over with a knife and slashed down a young man.
"Poof!" Blood splashed.
"I can live!" His face was covered with blood and he laughed crazily.
This seemed to be a signal. The young men stood up suddenly, rushed in front of the prisoners with swords and guns, and stabbed and killed them indiscriminately.
There were sounds of begging for mercy, cries, curses, and laughter, and it was chaos.
Some people were even stunned by the killing, and rushed in front of the generals and warriors, raising their swords to cut them. Naturally, they were immediately stabbed into bloody gourds by the dense long branches and fell down unwillingly.
After half a stick of incense was burned, all five hundred prisoners fell into a pool of blood.
The young men in Xinxiang were covered in blood, their eyes were red, and they were panting heavily. Some of the timid ones even cried directly, and some were kneeling on the ground, mumbling incessantly.
More than ten large trucks were pulled over.
A sergeant took the silk from the car, stuffed it into the hands of the young men, and said: "The soldiers have caused harm to you for many years, and you deserve to die. These are all the property seized from their homes. The King of Xia has ordered that each person have a horse."
Take it."
"You have blood on your hands. There are people from Weizhou, people from Bozhou, people from Xiangzhou, and people from Beizhou. Think carefully about whether Weizhou Military Government will let you go."
"There is no need to worry about retaliation. King Rende of Xia, if you have family members, you can move your family to the states of Tang, Deng and Sui."
"Don't worry about your livelihood. I see that you have practiced a lot of martial arts, and you have real skills in your hands. Your Highness has given an order, and you will form your own unit, and give you the military title 'Effective Festival'. From now on, you will follow King Xia to conquer the world.
Maybe we can even have a wife and a son, wouldn’t it be wonderful?”
"We are from Yunzhou and have enmity with the Wei people. I didn't want to talk to you too much. But we are all warriors who work hard and can't bear to see you go astray. King Xia is the only God in the world. Working for him is no better than
Will Li Gongquan work hard for Luo Hongxin?"
"Stop thinking nonsense. People, accept your fate. Where else can you go to serve as soldiers now? As long as the Weizhou shogunate doesn't kill you all, there is no other place to go."
"Tangzhou is actually a nice place. There are ponds, ditches, and lots of fields. If your family goes there, you don't have to worry about war. Isn't that good?"
The young men of Xinxiang took the silk like puppets and remained silent.
In fact, many of the town soldiers lying in a pool of blood were acquaintances. It was enough to kill Boruto, Xiangren, and Beiren, but even the acquaintances of Weizhou were killed. Only God knows how he felt.
On the other side, someone has flown a report to Shao Shude: "There are more than 2,300 troops to help save the army, and the reorganization will be completed tonight."
Shao Shude glanced at Xie Tong. He was the one who proposed this plan, and he was also a ruthless person.
"Let them be the vanguard and march towards Weizhou." Shao Shude ordered: "If you encounter the bandits' stragglers on the way, let them take action. In addition, the autumn harvest is about to begin, and the food on the ground must be cleared away, and let the Xiaojie Army find a way.
Bar."
"As commanded."
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