Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 125 Shi Xin's Ear Cutting

When Luo Cheng rushed to the foot of the mountain with a large team, the scout team had already entered the gathering hall of the bandits in the cottage.

Although several masters in the hall rose up to resist, they were all half drunk, so they were no match for the scout veterans.

"Kill seven of them, and the rest will lose heart and beg to surrender."

The empty field in front of the Juyi Hall in the village was originally used to dry the millet, but at this time it was full of people kneeling.

The remaining 36 of the 29 good men all knelt here. In addition, more than a hundred men, women and children in the village were all hiding in their thatched huts, but now they are all driven out to kneel there.

The leader of the scout team is Zhao Gui with a scarred face, his scarred face is very eye-catching standing on the field.

"Among these people, the leader of the thief was a deserter, and he had a few kung fu in his hands, but he was cut down by a knife when he was half drunk. "

Luo Cheng glanced at the men, women, old and young who were kneeling on the ground. To be honest, these people were no different from the villagers of Luo Cheng's Nanshan Village.

"Why keep it, cut it all off, take the head back as a reward." A veteran said.

Toothless Old Liu, the coach of the scout team, smiled and said, "Our captain doesn't like to kill people randomly, so let's listen to the captain."

The military attaches great importance to the merits of the first rank, and there are many rewards for decapitation, and it is precisely because of the heavy merits of the first rank that the army likes to behead.Compared with capturing, charging, and jumping, decapitation is an individual credit. Similarly, there are many beheadings, and the collective also has credit.

But Luo Cheng really doesn't like killing people indiscriminately.

It's good to have a life. Now that you have put down your weapon, there is no need to kill it.Even if you keep it as a slave, it is more useful than a dead person.

"The killing of prisoners is ominous."

Luo Cheng could only use this reason to convince everyone.

As for his heart, he feels that human life is more important, even if they fall into bandits and occupy mountains as king, he will not relax if it is a battle, but now that the battle is over, it is another matter.

What's more, human life is not only precious, but also an important resource.

Slaves were prevalent in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and a large number of slaves came from war prisoners.

"It's too cheap not to kill them, you can't just let them go like this?"

"Cut off one of their left ears as a proof of their capture." One-eared old Zhang suggested that he only had one ear, so he liked to cut off other people's ears when he went to war.

It is said that once, he followed Zhang Xutuo to quell the chaos in the southwest, and cleaned up the battlefield after the war. He came back with a bag of ears, and there were hundreds of them.

"Shi Xin, go and cut it."

Lao Zhang called Luo Shixin over. Because of his aptitude, Lao Zhang had accepted Shi Xin as his apprentice before, and taught him the combat skills of iron spears.

Shi Xin came to the crowd, looked at Lao Zhang, and then at Luo Cheng.

"Look at what you want, go cut it. In the army, you should pay attention to bravery and fierceness. It is not enough to see blood, but it is not enough to have only martial arts. You are still the leader of the team. If you want your subordinates to obey you, you must You have to show yourself. You are short and young, and many people are secretly dissatisfied. Now, in front of everyone, cut off the ears of each of the 29 thieves, and let them see how brave you are!"

Originally, Luo Cheng wanted to stop Lao Zhang, but after hearing what he said, he felt that it made sense.

Shixin is a bit more honest and young, and it is really difficult to lead the big shield flying gun team now.After all, the members of the Great Shield Flying Spear Team were all selected tall and strong people. Standing in front of them, Shi Xin looked a bit like a mouse standing in front of a cat.

"Go!"

When Shi Xin saw that Luo Cheng also asked him to cut it, he didn't hesitate any more.

"Oh."

He pulled out the sharp knife on his leg and walked to those guys kneeling on the ground, "I'll be there soon, it won't hurt very much."

Those thieves were scared out of their wits, several old bandits were beheaded just now, and those who surrendered were those who joined the gang later, regardless of their courage and courage.

Looking at the short sharp knife that looks like a bull's ear shining brightly, I am scared to pee.

Someone wants to escape.

Old Zhang with one ear snorted coldly, "Those who dare to resist, beheaded!"

This sentence is full of murderous intent.

Suddenly those people were too scared to move.

Luo Shixin walked up to a guy, grabbed his left ear with one hand, held a knife with his right hand, and swiped hard, the ear was cut off immediately.

Blood gushed out, staining half of his face red.

"Stop howling, wrap yourself in a cloth, it's just one ear missing, you can't die." Lao Zhang looked at the man without one ear, but his face was terribly red, and there was even a twinkle of excitement in his eyes , which made Luo Cheng amazed, why should one ear embarrass the other?

Luo Shixin cut off one, and then went to the second person.Cutting the ears was as easy as cutting the grass for the cows to eat, without the slightest psychological burden. Luo Cheng was worried that Xiao Liu would resist in his heart, so he was relieved to see this.

In a short time, 29 bandits who surrendered had one ear cut off.

29 bloody ears were thrown all over the place, and one guy wanted to pick them up, but Lao Zhang glared at him again.

"This ear doesn't belong to you anymore, it's mine now, Shi Xin, put it in a bag, and ask your brother-in-law to register for a merit test later, then bring it back and cook it for me as a side dish."

Luo Cheng felt a chill in his heart.

Shi Xin just oh again, really went to find the bag.

Of the remaining more than 100 villagers, many of them have already peed out of fear.

"How did they get lost?"

Wang Ziming asked with a scroll in his left hand and a pen in his right.

"These people were originally good citizens of the Sui Dynasty, but they just abandoned their registration and fled. Now they are black households. Register them, and the fields cultivated here are also registered."

For these poor people, Luo Cheng didn't treat them too favorably.

After all, this group of people may be said to be fugitives, but in fact they are not all. They also occasionally follow the bandits down the mountain to help.That's how people are, there's no real good or bad.

After staying in this extra-legal place for a long time, I have another set of lifestyle and moral standards.

"First lock them up in a prison camp, arrange them to work here every day, and turn this bandit camp into a supply station. Those who work honestly will be provided with two meals a day, and those who work dishonestly will be whipped when they are hungry! "

As for how these people will be arranged after the suppression of the bandits, Luo Cheng doesn't care, and can't control, he has his own policy.

Now, he didn't treat these people as thieves and bandits, and he killed them all and cut off their heads but paid for their merits, which is considered pretty good.

Just now, several veterans were staring at these people's heads and making gestures.

The cottage was breached, the bandits died, and all the villagers became laborers.

As for the little property in the village, of course it was confiscated without a doubt.

What made Luo Cheng a little unhappy was that the scout team who broke through the cottage had already snatched up all the valuables and hid them privately. After searching again, they didn't find any valuables, that is, some grains, dried meat, etc. Yes, and then there are some broken thatched huts and rotten wooden tables.

It seems that the loot is also a problem, and it needs to be mentioned carefully.

"Light the fire, make the rice, and rest here today!" Luo Cheng issued the latest order, which drew cheers from the soldiers and auxiliary soldiers.

It's still early, but who doesn't want to rest more.

The bacon and dried fish handed over from the village were directly brought into the pot for cooking. Luo Cheng even ordered a group of pigs raised in the village to be killed together. This was the first victory, so naturally he should reward it well Everyone.

(End of this chapter)