Chapter 134: Menting Ruocheng
On the third day after the defenders offered the city, flags were waving beside a large earth pit on the outskirts of the city, and there were crowds of people. Rows of captives were taken to the prisoners by soldiers, and rows of captives were lined up in front of the prisoners by soldiers, and a long queue. Some captives were taken to the prisoners, and then they were pressed on their heads and stuck in the notches of the guillotines. The captives kept cursing, but were futile.
These people are all men, ages, some are young and some are injured, some are emotionally excited, some are numb.
With the order of the prison officer, several burly executioners held the long handle of the guillotine tightly, and then pressed down hard. The sound of cracking sound came out, and the head was cut off by a knife and rolled into the pit. The body was then thrown into the pit and "reunite" with the head.
There were many heads and headless corpses in the soil pit. The scene was incredibly crawling, and the smell of blood soared into the sky, attracting countless flies. People waiting for the filling on both sides of the soil pit. When they saw the horrifying scene in front of them, they all looked pale and looked down at the ground.
Of course, at this time, enthusiastic "oncrowds" are inevitable. Many brave people from Woyang came to watch and chop people's heads. Although they were scared, they put their feet on their feet and stretched their necks to watch the execution.
The dense crowd of onlookers and the buzzing discussion made the execution ground, which was already full of blood, crowded with blood, as if it was a grass market that opened every once in a while, very lively.
A group of prisoners were taken to the prison stage by soldiers. After a "click" sound, the next group was the next.
"Next batch!"
The prison officer shouted loudly, and the bloody guillotine was opened to welcome the next group of prisoners.
The guillotine is limited, and only ten prisoners can be ‘handled’ at a time. However, from the morning to now, it has been ‘handled’ almost the same, so you only need to cut the last ten people and fill the soil into the pit.
The prisoners who were taken to the criminal stage had different expressions. Some people still cursed and cursed the rebels and could not die well, while others were already scared and paralyzed, their crotch was wet, and the smell of urine came to their noses.
After one after another, the curses stopped abruptly. When the heads and headless corpses were thrown into the pit, the pale prisoners on both sides of the pit picked up shovels in their hands and started filling the pit.
Of course, there are differences between prisoners and prisoners. It is precisely because of their different identities that determine their fate after being captured: some prisoners are beheaded, while others save their lives and only need to dig and fill them.
Five days ago, the East and West armies fought decisively in the wilderness between Woyang and Ruyin. The East Army was defeated miserably, and countless soldiers were captured, including the powerful men of Huaixi Fortress who assisted in the war.
These people have a deep hatred with the Western Army. The fortress, family property, and fields were taken away, and the tribe members were killed. This can be said to be a deep hatred for the sea of blood.
During the decisive battle, a large number of these powerful men died during the charge, and a group of them were killed during the fleeing. After the remaining people were captured, the Western Army did not intend to eliminate their grudges with a smile, so these people must die.
Now, their lives have come to an end, and their bodies are separated and piled up in the soil pit. As the soil pit is shoveled and filled with soil by other prisoners, the former powerful forces of Huaixi Fort have been completely wiped out.
Of course, there will definitely be fish that miss the net, but these people are no longer in the mood, at least they cannot fight against the official army and their enemies on the surface.
The Yin Shishi Master, who was in charge of the execution, checked the number of people again, and then asked the military officer a few words to leave the execution ground and return to the city. In the past six months, he has experienced countless wars and has seen corpses and blood, so he will not be scared by the corpses in this big pit. He is just busy with affairs and doesn’t have so much time to look at the corpses and sigh.
The Yinshi Master followed the King of Xiyang from Xuanhu to Guangzhou and saw the encounters of the powerful people of Huaixiwu Fort with his own eyes in the months after he followed Xiyang King. Today he witnessed the ending with his own eyes. He only felt that the right and wrong in the world could be explained clearly.
To be fair, killing prisoners is a bit cruel, while the powerful people of Huaixi Dou Fort suffered unrestrained disasters, but this is the reality, a bloody reality.
Since one has formed a grudge, one side must take revenge with blood, and the other side must be eradicated. Whoever is right or wrong depends on the strength.
Yinshi Master understood that the choice of Xiyang King was not wrong. The fortress tyrants have always been at the end of the two sides. When their own strength is insufficient, it is difficult to distinguish whether the other side is an enemy or a friend.
If the King of Xiyang led his troops south to prepare to attack Lianghuai and chose to join these powerful people in Huaixi, he might be the whole army still lingering in Guangzhou and never dared to attack with all his strength.
The Yuchi family is powerful. Even if they suffer the defeat of Shaoling and Guangling, they are still worthy of subsidies for the powerful people in the two Huaihe Rivers. However, the Yuwen family has a weak presence in the two Huai Rivers. It is simply delusion to make these powerful people sincerely contribute.
So, should you choose to eat a bowl of raw rice and spend a lot of time sitting and digesting slowly, or pour the rice and boil it again, and carry a knife to fight after eating?
The King of Xiyang chose the latter, and the effect was indeed good. Master Yin Shi also saw the other side of Xiyang's decisive killing.
There will inevitably be different voices in the court in this way. The powerful people of Huaixi Wubao must have missed the net, children, or various in-laws and brother-in-law. These people may join the court in the future. When the time is right, they will inevitably cause dirt to emerge.
King Xiyang knew about this hidden danger, but he made a choice without hesitation. Master Yinshi believed that if he had been the one who had been to him, he would probably be hesitant, and hesitant, and could not make up his mind.
He and his group rode their horses to the city gate, and saw a large number of scattered teams lined up for inspection by the gatekeepers and waiting to enter the city.
These people saw Yin Shishi Master and his group wearing military uniforms, quickly saluted and let him go. The respectful attitude surprised Yin Shishi Master. After looking at these people wearing cloth clothes but riding a horse with bows and arrows, he probably knew it.
The gatekeeper recognized the Yinshi Master, so he and his party entered the city smoothly and left straight to the official office.
The Woyang Official Office is now the headquarters of the marshal. At the door of the official office, many people gathered, lined up to be inspected and registered by the soldiers. Only after they were completed could they enter. Yinshishi looked at the bustling scene in the city and couldn't help but remember the beginning.
At the beginning, in Xuanhu, the emperor ordered officials from all over the country to raise troops to support the king, but almost no one responded. Later, the King of Xiyang led his troops south and was about to use troops to the two Huai Rivers. He also called on the powerful people from all over the country to raise troops and support the government and the army to fight against rebellion, but there were still few responders.
The fortress tyrants in Huaixi just sent people to send some food and grass to express their feelings. In fact, they still wanted to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, and they were all good at everything, and did not take the King of Xiyang seriously.
Everyone has seen the consequences of doing this. After the King of Xiyang "cleaned" Huaixi, and the Yuchi army was newly defeated, the defenders of Woyang surrendered without fighting. Before entering the city, the King of Xiyang sent envoys to various places. The powerful people from all over the country immediately came uninvited and sent their legitimate sons to Woyang to "wait for dispatch".
It’s okay to ask for people and food!
Woyang is the capital of Qiaozhou Prefecture. The main reason why the powerful people in the neighboring areas of Qiaozhou are so "enthusiastic" is that Yuchi Youqi was defeated, and there was no field force of the Yuchi family in Huaibei. These powerful people saw the outcome of the powerful people in Huaixiwubao.
Facing the King of Xiyang who is sharpening his knife, who won’t have a cold neck?
King Xiyang dared to attack the powerful Huaixi forces when Yuchi Youqi's army was still there. In the current situation, he would not be ruthless to disobedient people. Yinshi Master felt that if a powerful man who could not even understand this situation, there was no need to keep it.
Therefore, the people who were waiting to enter the city just now, and those who were waiting to enter the government office were all legitimate sons or confidants sent by powerful people from all over the country. They wanted to enter the city to listen to the teachings of the King of Xiyang and see if there was any chance to serve the official army to fight against rebellion.
This kind of market-ridden scene was a few months ago, Yin Shishi Master couldn't imagine it. He felt that it was a headache to deal with powerful people from all over the world and get the other party's true support. Now the King of Xiyang can easily do this, and there are really ways.
When he walked into the office, Yin Shishi Master saw the crowds of people in front of the conference hall from afar. The people waiting for the summoned by King Xiyang, and were anxiously waiting for the critical moment to arrive.
What Yin Shishi Master was going to was not the meeting hall. He walked forward along the corridor. As soon as he turned to the other side, he saw several men in civilian clothes whispering under the corridor.
The men saw Yinshi Master in military uniform coming over and saluted respectfully. Yinshi Master immediately stopped and nodded to one of them to show his return.
Even if these merchants come from Huangzhou, they are not worthy of the court officials' return gifts. The reason why Yin Shishi nodded to one of them was because the other party was Wang Yue, the shopkeeper of the King of Xiyang, and he had to give some face.
After a few greetings, Yin Shi Master reminded Wang Yue: "Shopkeeper Wang, the king wants to meet many guests, so you are afraid you will have to wait for a long time."
Chapter completed!