Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 925 Effect
On the night of the fourth day of August, tens of thousands of people filled the vast field between Yanjin Pass and Xinxiang County.

The golden-yellow wheat in the fields is almost all spoils of war.

The villages near and far were empty, and the people were either arrested and attacked the city, or ran away.

A fierce battle is going on at the head of Xinxiang County, the defenders have been consumed a lot, and there are corpses all over the city.

In desperation, a group of Xinxiang masters who were driven to attack the city turned their heads to deal with Xia Bing, and after firing random arrows, they almost all fell to the ground.

Thousands of masters who were rectifying in the distance directly exploded, fighting with Xia Jun who was monitoring them.

One man risked his life, several others tied their hands, and the three hundred generals and soldiers who watched over them were beaten and retreated steadily.Seeing this, the officer dispatched hundreds of people, and after a volley of arrows, they rushed to kill, and finally beheaded all the rioting Xinxiang masters.

"Don't catch Ding in the future, just cause trouble for yourself." Zhe Butai, the deputy envoy of General Tu, said, frowning.

It is indeed a good way to drive the civilians to attack the city, consume the defenders' arrows, and fill up the trenches.But the premise is that the master is weak-willed and dare not resist, and he is an obedient citizen.

Even if you only have a few soldiers and you are escorting a hundred masters, the masters will dig a hole and jump down by themselves, and they will not dare to turn around and deal with your soldiers. Such obedient people are the best to drive.

The next-best ones are those who will rebel only when they are in a hurry, and they can also be tricked into dying.At worst, under the combination of grace and power, it can barely be driven.

The worst thing is that as soon as they are assembled and the weapons are issued, they dare to fight back. This is purely causing trouble for themselves.Or simply ignore them, they don't necessarily have to be your enemy, as long as everyone lives in peace.

"Deputy envoy, you have to kill if you have to, and you can't be soft." Zhang Shensi, the soldier on the right side of General Tu, said: "I don't believe that everyone dares to resist, kill all those with seeds and backbone, and leave the rest They are all softies and obedient people. It may be difficult at the beginning, there are Weibo people who dare to fight with us everywhere, but if we kill a few hundred thousand people, I don’t believe that the rest will not be afraid.”

Zhebutai seemed to be acquainted with Zhang Shensi for the first time, and was amazed in his heart.Why are these nest thieves so ruthless?The words of killing tens of 10 people can be said, which made him very speechless.

"Damn it, none of us from Hengshan are ruthless." Zhebutai muttered, and was about to say something when he suddenly saw King Xia's personal soldiers commanding Li Yixian to come over.

"Your Highness has an order to count how many teachers are left, put them aside and keep them under strict supervision. The old man has his own calculations. How long will it take for the city to be destroyed? If His Highness says it can't be done, replace them." Li Yixian said loudly.

"It can be broken at night!" Zhebutai replied forcefully, and asked someone to put on armor for him, and he had to personally supervise the battle again, and he might even lead people to charge.

Although he was not as ruthless as Zhang Shensi, he felt that killing hundreds of thousands of Wei Bo people was too appalling, but when it came to killing enemies, he never fell behind.

Nest thief and Cai thief are both lunatics!
Li Yixian nodded.There are no more than a thousand defenders in the city, and they went out of the city to fight once before. Up to now, there are at most three or four hundred.The army came too fast, and their preparations were hasty, so they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

He turned to the other side and carefully observed more than two thousand Xinxiang Ding Zhuang sitting on the ground.They may be angry, calm, fearful, or indifferent, and they have all kinds of expressions.Many people were still wounded, which was the trace left by the previous siege.

"Your Highness has an order to bind their wounds." Li Yixian ordered.

"General, this trick won't work for them. It's all killing talents, it's useless." A civil official reminded in a low voice.

"Why are you talking so much?" Li Yixian glared and said angrily.

The civil servants didn't dare to speak anymore, and immediately went to the medical officer and doctor.

The battle at the top of the city became more and more fierce. General Tu rushed twice, and finally climbed onto the low city wall and entered the city.

The doctors also carefully checked the injuries of the young men in Xinxiang. Most of them were minor injuries, but not serious.After the hasty treatment was completed, he took people away, and General Tu's wounded soldiers were also waiting for treatment.

Li Yixian carefully observed the expressions of the two thousand young men, they were still varied.Some people are disdainful, some are grateful, some don't feel much, and so on.

He sneered, and you will suffer later.

"It's broken, it's broken!" Someone shouted from the top of the city.

As soon as the voice fell, the gate of the city was opened, and thousands of soldiers who had been ready for a long time ran in small steps, shouting and rushing up.

At the same time, a large number of warriors came from the rear, both on foot and on horseback, a total of 8000 people.

The young men from Xinxiang looked back and saw several neat square arrays in the night.At the highest point of the phalanx, many braziers and torches were lit. Under the big banner, the generals and school circled, and a warrior sat in the center like stars holding the moon, pointing to the front.

The phalanx moved forward quickly, and soon they surrounded them.

"Huh!" The long lance was laid flat, and the step bow was stringed.

There was a dense sound of horseshoes on the periphery of the phalanx, and the knights were running fast, full of a strange sense of rhythm.

Ding Zhuang shouted loudly, and the people who didn't care at all suddenly got up, holding the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, but they didn't dare to take a step forward, because those officers who spoke Kansai, Henan, and Yunzhou accents didn't care about them at all. There was nothing, orderly giving orders.

The armor leaves are clanging, the swords and guns are cold, full of murderous intent.

Even the tyrannical and ferocious thieves will feel powerless in front of the huge military machine.

There have been cries and screams in Xinxiang County.

After a while, prisoners were released one after another.There were dozens of people at least, and more than a hundred at the most. Several groups came out at once, and the number reached five hundred. It was obvious that the city had mobilized young men, but they were repelled before they had time to exert themselves, and now they are all prisoners.

"Stand up! Stand up!" The soldiers who obviously had a Yunzhou accent beat and kicked the "freshly baked" captives into several rows and knelt on the ground.

The captives were tied up and panicked, not knowing how they would be treated.

General Tu's warriors scattered slightly, the weapons in their hands were stained with blood, and their bodies were also full of bloody smell, looking like demon gods.

There was movement on the heights of the stars holding the moon.

The warrior issued an order, and soon a military academy came over and announced loudly: "You have failed to attack the city, and there are still people colluding in rebellion. They should all be executed. King Xia Rende, I will give you a way to survive."

The military academy repeated it several times, and someone helped him repeat it to make sure everyone heard it clearly.

Ding Zhuang's hearts tightened first, and then loosened, there is still a way to survive.

"Did you see those prisoners of the town soldiers? Kill them, and you will live." The military academy was expressionless, but the words he said shocked everyone.

There was silence in the field.

"Don't dare to do it?" The military academy sneered and said, "Then let the town soldiers come and kill you."

"Scholars can be killed but not humiliated!" A strong man stood up and said angrily.

"Whoosh!" An arrow shot out, and the man was directly nailed to the ground, bleeding from the corner of his mouth.

There was a commotion in the field, and people stood up one after another, cursing loudly.

Arrows flew out densely, without exception, they were all nailed to the ground.

The generals and warriors who surrounded them stepped forward slowly, and the long spear almost touched the bodies of Ding Zhuang.

"Do it!" The warriors roared in unison.

On the other side, someone untied a town soldier and handed him a knife.

The town soldier seemed to be terrified, he rushed over with a knife in his hand, and slashed down on a Ding Zhuang.

"Pfft!" Blood spattered.

"I can live!" His face was covered with blood, and he laughed wildly.

This seems to be a signal.Ding Zhuang stood up suddenly, and rushed in front of the captives with knives and guns, stabbing and killing.

The sound of begging for mercy, crying, cursing, and laughter was endless, and there was chaos.

Some people even got dizzy and rushed to General Tu's warriors, raising their knives to chop.Naturally, they were immediately stabbed into blood gourds by the dense long spears, and fell down unwillingly.

After half a stick of incense, all five hundred prisoners fell into a pool of blood.

The Xinxiang young men were covered in blood, their eyes were red, and they couldn't stop panting.Some timid ones even cried directly, and some knelt on the ground, chanting non-stop.

More than ten carts were pulled over.

A sergeant took silk from the car and stuffed it into the hands of the strong men, saying: "The town soldiers have harmed you for many years, and you have more than one death. These are all the property confiscated from their homes. The King of Xia ordered that one person and one horse be killed. Take it."

"You have blood on your hands. There are people from Weizhou, Bozhou, Xiangzhou, and Beizhou. Think about it carefully. Will the Weizhou military government let you go?"

"You don't have to worry about being retaliated against. Xia Wang Rende, if you have family members, you can move your family to Tang Deng Sui Zhuzhou."

"You don't have to worry about your livelihood. It seems that you have practiced a lot of martial arts and have real kung fu in your hands. Your Highness has ordered you to form your own team and give you the military title 'Xiaojie'. From now on, you will follow King Xia to fight the world. Maybe you can seal your wife and son, wouldn't it be wonderful?"

"I'm from Yunzhou. I have a grudge against the people of Wei. I didn't want to talk to you. But I'm a martial artist who puts his head up and fights for his life. I can't bear to see you go astray. King Xia is the only God in the world. It's better to work for him. Working hard for Luo Hongxin and Li Gongquan?"

"Don't think about it. People, you have to accept your fate. Where else can you go to serve as soldiers now? It would be good if the Weizhou shogunate didn't kill all of you. There is no other place to go."

"Tangzhou is actually a good place. There are ponds, ditches, and a lot of fields. When the family goes there, they don't have to worry about military chaos, isn't it good?"

The young men from Xinxiang took the silk like puppets and remained silent.

In fact, many of the town soldiers lying in a pool of blood were known to each other.Killing Bo Ren, Xiang Ren, and Bei Ren is fine, but even acquaintances in Weizhou are killed, how does it feel in my heart, only God knows.

On the other side, someone has reported to Shao Shude: "The Xiaojie Army has more than [-] soldiers, and the reorganization can be completed tonight."

Shao Shude glanced at Xie Tong.This strategy was proposed by him, and he is also a ruthless person.

"Let them be the vanguard and march towards Weizhou." Shao Shude ordered: "If you encounter stragglers and stragglers on the way, let them do it. On the other hand, the autumn harvest is coming soon, and the grain all over the ground has to be cleaned up. Let the Xiaojie army find a way Bar."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)