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"Report to General Meng, the total food and grass seized from Pei Qing's army was 1,700 stones, all of which were all allocated to the prisoners. Based on one person and two kilograms a day, I am afraid that it can only last for two days, not to mention that our army has suffered a lot of losses in this battle..."

Bai Qi's prompt made everyone calm down from the joy of victory immediately. Cheng Bushi immediately went to Pei Qing's main business to search for all the remaining food and grass.

As a result, it was very unoptimistic...

Meng Gong frowned very tightly when he heard Cheng's revenge. He knew very well that once the food was cut off, the surrendered soldiers would have a mutiny and would have an extremely adverse impact on the situation.

Xin Qixuan suggested: "How about the generals going to consult Commander Chen to discuss it, and temporarily allocate a batch of food and grass to stabilize the surrendered soldiers here?"

Meng Gong shook his head and rejected Xin Qixuan's proposal: "The total number of white-robed soldiers and horses is more than 30,000, and the food and grass required is even larger. How can you be more embarrassed to second the food and grass to these surrendered soldiers?"

Xin Qixuan sighed and lost his mind for a moment.

Bai Qi remained silent, playing with the horse whip in his hand, looking at the tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers squatting under the pass, and the cold light flashed in his pupils.

Suddenly he spoke to Xin Qixuan and said, "Mr. Xin Qian, thank you for your hard work today. If you hadn't been brave enough to attack the central army and defeat Pei Qing's troops, the Tiandang Pass Battle would not have been so smooth.

The situation is now settled, General Xin would rather go back to Qingzi Camp to find Commander Chen to respond earlier, and he would not worry about it. The rest of the matter here will be left to me and General Meng..."

Xin Qixuan was stunned. He didn't know why Bai Qi wanted to leave by himself. With his understanding of Bai Qi and Yu Linwei, he was definitely not a promising person. What tricks were he playing?

When Meng Gong heard this, he also said to Xin Qixuan: "Yes, Mr. Xin Qian, thank you so much for these days. If the overall situation in Dangxia has been settled today, the next aftermath will be left to General Bai and I and General Bai.

You should go back and meet with Commander Chen quickly and report to him the current situation in Tiandangxia, so that he doesn’t have to worry about it…”

"Then...well... I'll say goodbye first..."

After hearing Meng Gong say this, even if Xin Qixuan had a lot of doubts in his heart, he had to set off. After all, he was sent by Chen Qing to rescue the siege. If the Battle of Dangxia was a complete victory today, he really had no reason to stay here, so he stood up and said goodbye to rectify the soldiers under his command.

However, before leaving, Xin Qixuan glanced at Bai Qi suspiciously, always feeling that he seemed to be brewing some ulterior motives.

After watching Xin Qixuan leave Tiandang Gorge with eight hundred white-robed iron cavalry, Meng Gong sighed and asked Bai Qi: "General Bai, you seem to have something to say to President Xin Qian in person. Now that he has left, why not talk to me..."

Bai Qi smiled and said, "I can't hide anything from General Meng. I just happened to tell you my thoughts. The number of these 60,000 surrendered soldiers is too large, and we can't make a choice for a while.

My suggestion is to trouble General Meng to personally report to the military governor to the current difficulties, and he will personally decide how to deal with these prisoners..."

Meng Gong had one jaw with his eyes: "General Bai, is this your suggestion? Since I am just reporting to the military governor about Tiandangxia's current constraints, I just need to send a horse to go there casually? Why do I need to go there in person..."

Bai Qi said: "General Meng, you have also seen that there are 60,000 surrendered soldiers. How can such a major matter be handled carelessly? General Meng can only attract extra attention from the military governor, and will send the handling instructions as quickly as possible..."

Meng Gong thought about it and felt it made sense, so he stood up and said, "Since that's the case, it's not appropriate. I'll go to Liyang to report to the military governor tomorrow to the situation in Tiandangxia. I'll ask you and Cheng Buzhi to worry too much..."

Bai Qi smiled and said to Meng Gong: "General Meng, don't worry, I will appease these surrendered soldiers with General Cheng, and wait for your general's command to send it..."

Meng Gong bowed and said, "Then I'll set out first..."

Meng Gong also took his personal guards to Liyang. After he left, Bai Qi immediately said to Cheng Bushi:

"General Cheng, our army has been delayed in this Tiandang Canyon for too long, which seriously hindered its original deployment. For example, the Dangxia Cy Road has been opened today.

Please ask General Cheng to come and tell General Chu and General Wu, and let them set off to Tiandang Gorge as soon as possible so that they can control the territory of Zhuozhou as soon as possible..."

Cheng Buzhi frowned and asked, "General Bai, the Chu and Wu army should know about this kind of thing. Why bother to go there again?"

Bai Qi said: "General Cheng, Tiandang Gorge has been delayed for too long. I am afraid that the horse will not be able to explain the internal situation with the two commanders in detail. You can go there personally, so that people can feel at ease and reduce their resentment. What do you think..."

Cheng Buzhi nodded, but hesitated and asked: "But, if Mo Jiangruo leaves, the surrendered soldiers here..."

"Don't worry, General Cheng, there will be no trouble..." Bai Qi said with a smile, "When I followed General Huo, I was very adept at dealing with such things. A group of surrendered soldiers could not cause any major storms. You can go with peace of mind. The deployment of the marching will not be delayed for a moment..."

Cheng Buzhi bowed and said, "Since General Bai said that, then we will set out to inform Wu. The two camps of Chu are moving closer to Tiandang Gorge. The new guards will ask General Bai to take care of him for the time being!"

Bai Qi jaw cried and said, "Don't worry, I promise not to surprise my friendly brothers. I, Bai Qi, took the head on my neck and promised you!"

After hearing Bai Qi's words, Cheng Bushi didn't think much, and walked straight down the gate and left.

After everyone left, Bai Qi's smile instantly frozen, and he looked at the pupils of the surrendered soldiers in the pass, and there was a strong murderous intent.

Suddenly, he ordered loudly: "Come here, gather these surrendered soldiers immediately, remove all the local Zhuozhou and arrange their habitats, and the rest..."

The scorching murderous intent swept across Bai Qi's body. Now there was no trace of cynical aura on his face. It was the whole body of a killer god.

That night...

"Come on, come on, help me..."

A group of soldiers from the Yuzi Battalion carrying slices of meat came to the surrendered soldiers who were curled up in Tiandang Pass. Then many people carried the clay tank filled with water and began to set up firewood to burn fire.

"Pubo, pubo..."

After the water boiled, the soldiers carrying the sliced ​​meat threw the sliced ​​meat on their shoulders into boiling water. Other soldiers next to them carried baskets of picked cabbage and poured them into them. Then they sprinkled two spoons of salt and waited for the meat to cook.

The surrendered soldiers around him surrounded the clay pot, drooling in a hurry. The sound of swallowing saliva came one after another, and their eyes were staring at the meat slices in the clay pot without leaving any steps.

When a soldier put the long spoon handle into the jar and stirred it, the surrendered soldiers could no longer help and asked, "Brother, who are you for these broths?"

The soldier replied, "Of course it's for you to eat, otherwise why put it here to cook?"

"Is there really meat to eat? That's great..."

When the surrendered soldiers heard this, they immediately became excited. You should know that these soldiers only had half full on weekdays. They had been eating meat for almost a year. They had been eating porridge and sweet potatoes on weekdays, and they didn’t even have the chance to eat fine grains. Now they could drink a bowl of broth happily, what a pleasure it would be.

So everyone took the initiative to help and helped make soup together, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Bai Qi was standing above the city gate, looking at the scene below with a cold expression, but without saying a word. Ding Nian and Lin Zhao next to him were trying hard to suppress their trembling bodies at this moment, looking at Bai Qi's back as if they were about to speak.

After a long time, Ding Nian couldn't help but persuade, "Brother Bai, I'm still too late to stop now. That would be 54,000 lives (a total of 58,000 prisoners, and 4,000 locals in Zhuozhou were isolated).

Also, have you asked General Meng to find the military governor to decide? Why take this risk of resentment from heaven and man, and aren't you afraid of being engaged in military law?"

Lin Zhao also advised: "Yes, General Bai, your future will be ruined if you do this. Before the big mistake is caused, it is still time to stop..."

Facing the two former companions' hard advice, Bai Qi was unmoved at all. The fierce light in his cold eyes was particularly cold under the burning fire of fat.

That's right, Bai Qi wanted to kill prisoners, his fierceness was completely aroused on the way to conquer Liaodong with Huo Qing, and no one could stop his decision.

The reason why he sent Xin Qixuan, Meng Gong, and Cheng didn't know a few people was because he understood that as long as these people were in the army, they would definitely not let their terrifying ideas be implemented, and they did not want them to be involved by themselves.

"You two don't need to persuade each other..." Bai Qi sighed and said, "This is also a solution. There is a shortage of food and grass. It will probably be five or six days at the earliest when the order of the military governor is passed down.

And the food is only enough for two or three days to eat. How do you ask me to deal with them and how can I ensure that they will not cause mutiny? Should I let them go and then return to Pei Qing's command and point the finger at our Far East Army?

Once this result occurs, the hard battles over the years will be in vain. For the sake of the overall situation, these more than 50,000 surrendered soldiers must not be allowed to leave alive.

All the consequences are borne by me, Bai Qi, and I have nothing to do with you. As long as you two don’t stop me!"

After saying this, Bai Qi looked at the surrendered soldiers lined up to share the meat soup, and sighed slightly: "Who told them to be enemies with the military governor? Let them have a good meal and set off early..."

After saying that, before Ding Nian and Lin Zhao and the others persuaded each other, Bai Qi resolutely left the wall and walked downstairs.

...

Late at night, the surrendered soldiers had a full meal, burping comfortably, and slowly fell asleep. The snoring sounded like a thunder across the entire pass.

Little did they know that a bloody killing was about to unfold.

“Are you ready?”

Bai Qi, who had already withdrawn from the Tiandang Gorge Pass several miles away, looked at the lonely pass in the distance and said to Wang He, the deputy general beside him.

Wang He bowed and said, "Everything is ready. The two gates at the gate have been sealed. The archers around him have also been prepared. Just wait for your order, Tiandang Pass can turn into a pool of scorched earth, ensuring that even a fly cannot fly..."

Bai Qi looked cold and after a moment of silence, he raised his hand and waved it: "Then let's start..."

A sharp horn sounded, and then a bunch of fire-riding arrows rushed into the night sky and rushed straight to Tiandang Pass.

"Boom~~"

The fire that soared into the sky suddenly rose, and the tragic wailing echoed in the valley...

Bai Qi looked cold and looked at everything in front of him indifferently. What reflected in his pupils was a ball of extremely hot flame burning...

From this day on, the title of Renshu is destined to accompany Bai Qi's life...
Chapter completed!