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Chapter 57

After escaping from the boundary of Chenzhou, Wang Liuzi rode all the way, and his two mounts were almost exhausted. Two days later, the news reached Suzhou, and the Han army caused an uproar. The soldiers and civilians of all camps called for revenge on the Khitans.

The Han Army General's Office also summoned all the generals to discuss the massacre of the Liao army. The Han generals cursed in unison, and they were ready to kill the Khitans to vent their anger. Wang Xuansu was a little clear-headed and said in a deep voice: "This matter is strange. The Liao Dynasty issued a law to rule that the Han Er was not a slave. It is logical that these strong men were already the property of the Khitans, and they harmed their lives for no reason." Whether it was the Liao army or the Han army, if they captured the other people, their first choice was to be a slave. Killing and looting were all done by the soldiers below. The scale would not be too large. The Liao army let it go, and the Han army generals turned a blind eye. But such as the gathering of four or five thousand strong men to kill was indeed horrifying.

"It's nothing strange." Xiong Renyue said furiously, "We rebel, and the Khitan court wished to kill all the men." He slapped the table with a thick slap, "Du Lao Er died like this. I can't count it if I don't kill thousands of Khitans." Just last night, Xiong Renyue had ordered his men to take care of the hundreds of Khitan male slaves under the Tongzhou Camp and prepare to slaughter them to pay tribute to Du Lao Er.

"Yes!" "Take revenge, take revenge! "Kill the Khitans!" The generals of each village shouted loudly.

Seeing this crowd of turbulent scenes, Wang Xuansu didn't say much. Zhao Xingde looked at the scene and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

The generals yelled for a long time, their eyes turned red with anger. Finally, someone said, "Marcedes, what do you think you should do? Everyone will listen to you."

Han Ningshuang looked around the generals in the central army tent, and she said in a deep voice: "The Liao Kingdom slaughtered our people for no reason. If there is no revenge, he will think that we are weak and can be bullied." Her eyes fell on Zhao Xingde's face, hesitated for a moment and then quickly moved away, and there was a little chill in his tone, "The captured Khitan population, picked out five thousand people to behead them in various villages, and sent them to Chenzhou. The letter of the book informed the garrison of Chenzhou that our army was determined to fight back. If he killed one of our people for no reason, I will kill one of the people of our tribe. If he does not repent and continues to act against the contrary, in the future, the city of Chenzhou will be destroyed, our army will definitely massacre the city in order to repay the revenge. None of the Khitans in the whole city, regardless of men, women, young and old, will be left."

Zhao Xingde was shocked. His extreme anger for the Khitans' massacre of the people was indeed unable to accept such tragic means of revenge. He also captured many Khitans in the Battle of Kaizhou, including ordinary men, women, young and old. After being detained as slaves, most of them followed their master's arrangements and became cattle and horses. They were in a state of no difference from the Han slaves in the Liao Kingdom. Zhao Xingde also considered that after the war ended in the future, he would gradually give these slaves freedom, but now these Khitans who were surviving will immediately die due to the brutality of their tribe members.

The Han generals in the central army tent cheered loudly: "Kill the Khitans!" "Yes, do this!"

The anger and pleasure of killing that had been accumulated for a long time were like the strongest storm on the northern grassland. It erupted at this moment, mixed with deafening shouts and the sound of slapping the table. Zhao Xingde's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, "Master Han! This matter must not be done!" He shouted loudly, standing up and looking at Han Ningshuang. All the Han generals stood up at this time, pulling out their waist knives, shouting with red eyes. "Kill the Khitans!" "By blood and blood!" "By life and life!" "By life and life!" "By life and life!" "Kill the killing !” "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" The generals shouted tirelessly, the determination brought by hatred and cruelty, and the pleasure of revenge and killing continued to circulate, conflict and excitement strengthened each other, becoming stronger and stronger. Zhao Xingde seemed to fall into a huge vortex. This violent vortex of revenge quickly swept across the entire Central Army camp, and the surging hatred smashed any objection, and any Han general, including Han Ningshuang, could not stand up and oppose it again.

The guards of the General's Mansion outside heard the call in the tent and shouted loudly. The wave spread from the central military tent. The news quickly spread throughout the southern part of Suzhou. From far or near, sooner or later, almost all the soldiers and civilians knew the decision to return blood to the Khitans. Many people were worried and scared yesterday because the Khitans started killing. Now most people are so excited that they are inexplicably excited, and the cheers of demanding the execution of Khitan slaves are rising and falling. The generals are

After sending the order with the exact news, the soldiers and people from each village knocked their shields and celebrating the tiles, and even set off firecrackers "crackling" and were even more lively than the usual government's ban on the orders, and almost caught up with the lively New Year. The Khitan slaves were all the private property of the military and civilians of each village, and they could do a lot of labor. Now the villages drove them to the designated ban location of the General's Mansion like cattle and sheep. Not only was it a pity, but they were also afraid that they would not accept them if they were sent too late.

The Khitan males sent to the forbidden area, a few rebels were killed on the spot, and most of them were huddled in thick wooden fences. These people had been engaged in a lot of labor in the Han village, and now they were pale and thin, all of them were pale and trembling. Around the fence, there were many soldiers and people throwing stones and spitting at them.

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"What does a rabbit bite when he is anxious?" Du Chujiao lay on the wall of the village and looked outside, "I finally got it today." The soldiers next to him looked outside with complicated expressions like him. Because the crowd of Guannan in Suzhou was excited, in order to avoid trouble, they were unwilling to be involved in the Khitan slaves. The soldiers in Xia State camp were in a tight mood. The soldiers were in conflict. The Liao court was atrocities first, and Suzhou's subsequent revenge could not be said to be completely blameless.

"It's fine if we don't care about this. Why did Captain Zhao ask for help from Marshal Han? " Someone muttered.

"Duzhu, why haven't the lieutenant come back yet? Is there anything wrong?"

"Bah, don't talk nonsense," Du Chujiao's face darkened, "Shh--" He pretended to be mysteriously lowered his voice, and several sergeants came over.

"I tell you that the friendship between the captain and the leader of Alliance Han is extraordinary, and it is possible to keep our Captain Zhao all night to talk. Do you believe it?" The soldiers said in a mess: "How is it possible?" "It's groundless!" "The captain's character is much better than that of you." "We want to report to the captain." No one believed it, Du Chujiao was also depressed, and he lay honestly behind the wall of the village, continuing to monitor the movements of the Han army.

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In the tent of the general's mansion, Han Ningshuang avoided his gaze, and her chest, which seemed to be calm, showed her severe conflicts and struggles in her heart.

After the Han generals left, Zhao Xingde stayed and repeatedly told Han Ningshuang that he should not kill Khitan slaves for no reason. He listed various reasons, such as the murderer was the Liao court, not these ordinary pitiful Khitan people. If the Han army wanted to settle the score, they should also find the person responsible. It should be the Liao emperor Yelu Dashi or the Shenzhou Liao army to calculate. Instead of killing people indiscriminately. These Khitan slaves were all considered the property of the Han army, and now they killed them just to vent their anger, which was furious with a person.

What are the differences between the things that were broken in the ground? It is not done by wise people. Moreover, when the Han army kills, it will inevitably cause revenge from the Liao Kingdom. Both sides waved butchers' knives, and the innocent people were still suffering. At that time, Li Guang only killed hundreds of Qiang prisoners, so he left the words "killing prisoners is ominous". The Han army was filled with righteous indignation, and for this reason it was decided and decisive. The history is long, how can people in the future know the current situation? I am afraid that Han Ningshuang and the generals of the Han army's general's mansion will be scolded as cruel and killing people in history books.

Sometimes she was silent, sometimes she refuted in a few words... "What is the 'bad and ominous killing'? Huo Qubing repeatedly attacked the desert and broke so many tribes. I don't believe that Wei Huo's hands were much cleaner than Li Guang? How could the Emperor Gaozu of Han massacre less? "... "A tribe can't even take revenge, so it's better to surrender."... "My tribe was killed by the Khitans. If the general's mansion did not retaliate, everyone would be frightened. How could they fight the Khitans with their lives?"... "It's enough to defeat the Liao Kingdom now. I don't care what scholars will write in the future!"... But every time Zhao Xingde said one more reason, Han Ningshuang's face turned pale, and his teeth bit his lips, as if he was stabbed by a needle.

Zhao Xingde spoke dryly and even furiously. He knew in his heart that, given the current situation in Guannan, Suzhou, even Han Ningshuang could not take it back. But there was some hope of recovery in his heart, and he always had to fight for it.

In the end, he was completely desperate and understood that the situation was irreversible. Zhao Xingde said sadly: "I have said everything I should say. Since the general's mansion has decided, I will say goodbye." He stood up dejectedly, turning around and leaving as if all his strength had been exhausted.

When his back was about to step out of the camp, Han Ningshuang suddenly said, "Mr. Zhao stay."

Zhao Xingde paused and turned around.

Han Ningshuang was silent for a while and whispered: "The Jin soldiers will soon arrive in Shenzhou, under the city of Liaoyang. The battle is about to begin. The Han army is circulating between tigers and wolves. Mr. Zhao and Xia State Camp should still stand on our side, right?" This seemed to ask casually, and although his tone was pretending to be relaxed, he was a little nervous.

"The leader of the Korean alliance is overly concerned," Zhao Xingde took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This is Zhao's responsibility and responsibility."

"Oh,..." Han Ningshuang was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, he answered so simply. A hint of relief flashed in her eyes. She felt relieved and smiled, "Thank you General Zhao."

Both of them were silent for a moment, and Zhao Xingde whispered: "Master Han had no other orders, so Zhao said goodbye." Han Ningshuang watched his back lift the tent and left, and a complex and unrecognizable look flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Xingde walked more than ten steps away, stopped and turned around for a moment, slapped the side of the deer antler stake with a "pop". His chest seemed to be pressed on a big stone, and he felt a faint pain from the bottom of his heart. The palm was bleeding from the wood thorn in his palm, as if he was unaware of it.
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