Chapter 55 Killing Without Amnesty
Guan Yu's attack did not end because of the defeat of the Huns. After the Huns began to flee to the Dacheng Village because of their master's general, Guan Yu observed the enemy's formation and found an opportunity to take advantage of it. He led the army to continue chasing. After more than a hundred miles of journey, he chased them slowly. The two capsule arrows carried by his soldiers were all shot in the air, and they chased them from the place of battle to the Dacheng Village. The corpses of the Huns were all along the way.
The 30,000 string control men from Huyan tribe, when Guan Yu led his army to the Dachengzhai and gathered the Xiongnu soldiers who came out to respond after hearing the news, there were less than 5,000.
After a day of pursuit and previous collision, Guan Yu's troops were already exhausted and could not bear to fight again. Seeing that Guan Yu saw that even so, the Huns were depressed. Although his soldiers were tired, their morale was in full swing. At that time, the enemy was tired and turned their horses to lead the army back.
Seeing this, Hu Yan'e's son Hu Yange thought he had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he wanted to take this opportunity to defeat the Han people and establish his authority and allow him to successfully inherit the Hu Yan tribe. He immediately ignored the opposition of several generals and insisted on leading the last troops to attack the Han army formation. Guan Yu led his army to flee south when he saw this. Hu Yan Ge chased him reluctantly and chased him for more than 30 miles. Guan Yu suddenly turned his horse's head and entered the army alone, killing Hu Yan Ge. The soldiers behind him immediately covered and killed him. The soldiers of Hu Yan tribe were already depressed. Seeing that Guan Yu was riding alone again, he didn't care that the other party was actually exhausted, he turned around and left. Guan Yu chased him all the way to the Dacheng Village. The remaining five thousand troops were almost killed. Guan Yu took advantage of the situation to occupy the Dacheng Village, and the herdsmen in the Dacheng Village were tied up.
Although the Han army was already exhausted, the 30,000 string-controlling men in Dachengzhai were gone. The Han army was so fierce that the herdsmen in Dachengzhai did not dare to resist and tied each other up under the surveillance of the Han army.
At this point, Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief. While delivering a letter to Ye Zhao with a flying pigeon, he arranged for the soldiers to rest. Although this battle was full of joy, the 5,000 elite cavalry brought by Guan Yu was less than 3,000 at this moment. If you want to fight again, you cannot choose a tough bone like the Huyan tribe like this time. Even if the opponent was trapped, it would be difficult for these less than 3,000 soldiers to fight this tough battle with one against ten.
Three days later, the wind blew, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the entire sky seemed to be shrouded in darkness.
Less than three thousand soldiers stood on the open space in front of the big city walled city, Guan Yu stood solemnly in front of the formation, and his phoenix eyes looked indifferently at the herdsmen who had been hungry for three days and were already weak, and waved.
Wheel ~
A worn-out carriage was pushed to Guan Yu by Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang bowed to Guan Yu and said, "General, you are ready!"
"Do it!" Guan Yu closed his eyes, but his voice was filled with a slaughtering aura.
"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed, stood with a knife, and looked at the generals of the three armies and said, "The general has an order. Any Hun men who are taller than the wheels... will be killed without mercy!"
"Clang clang clang clang clang~"
Less than three thousand soldiers quickly pulled out the sword at their waists, and a sharp sword light seemed a little dazzling under the dark clouds.
There was a commotion among the Huns kneeling on the ground. Although most people could not understand Chinese, some people who had been dealing with Han vendors all year round could understand Chinese. With the low shouts of these people, the news quickly spread and many Huns began to get restless.
I originally thought that although the Han people were powerful, they were benevolent and righteous. Although as the Huns, the Han people's behavior was often ridiculed by them, it was also the reason that they chose to surrender without resistance three days ago. In their opinion, even if the Han people arrested them, they would not kill them, and they would eventually release them. Although they did not give them food for three days, they were dissatisfied with it, but they never expected that this blushing Han general was so cruel and ruthless.
Several Hun herders struggled to stand up and wanted to resist, but they had not yet drained their energy for three consecutive days. As soon as they stood up, they felt dizzy. After three days of cultivation, the Han soldiers were full of energy, and their morale reached their peak because of their previous victory.
The rebellious herder was killed by the soldiers who rushed forward without saying a word. Immediately afterwards, the Han soldiers behind Guan Yu took action and dragged a Xiongnu herder out of the crowd and then killed him.
Bloody surprise attacks continued to spread. In order to avoid the plague, Guan Yu asked someone to dig a pit to bury the bodies of the Huns.
Guan Yu frowned at the pit that was almost filled with corpses, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't say anything.
There were nearly 100,000 herdsmen in the Huyan tribe, of which 40,000 met the killing standards, and even some taller children. This time, it took three days to execute the execution. Almost all the open space outside the Dacheng Village was watered with blood. The land will definitely be more fertile in the next year, but at this moment, it has turned into a hell on earth.
The women in the Dacheng Village were already numb. At first, they would cry heart-wrenchingly when they watched their men, fathers and sons beheaded, but by the third day, there was no crying. Although the Han army soldiers would feed them some rice and water to prevent them from starving to death, as their relatives were killed, these women were completely numb. Outside the entire Dacheng Village, besides the storm, there were only the sounds made when the head was beheaded. Many people were even starved to death and thirsty before they were executed. However, in order to avoid people pretending to be dead and wandering around, even those who had starved to death would be beheaded.
Three days later, the less than 3,000 soldiers under Guan Yu's command had become a little wrong, and their bodies were filled with an unspeakable aura. Even when they looked at the women and children who had not been killed, their eyes were like wolves staring at prey.
"General, the soldiers are a little wrong." Zhou Cang came to Guan Yu and said with some concern.
"It's okay, just rest for a while. The lord just sent an order to guard the Daying Village. Xu Rong and Zilong's troops have already advanced towards Meiji. Our army only needs to support us. During this period, let the soldiers relax and let the soldiers choose some from these women." Guan Yu naturally knew what this was. Too many killings will affect his nature. He encountered this situation when he was in Youzhou. At this moment, these soldiers need to vent the destructive emotions in his heart. Women are the best choice at this time.
"Here!" Zhou Cang nodded and went to pass the order. Not to mention an ordinary soldier, even if he was, there was a slight evil fire in his heart that he wanted to kill.
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"Brother Yun fought all the way, and probably nearly 100,000 Huns killed. If this continues, the Hetao land will probably become a wasteland!" When Xu Rong's camp was pacified, when Zhao Yun looked at Xu Rong with concern.
Although Zhao Yun also killed people along the way, they basically killed the Huns' army. As for herders, as long as they were not provoked, Zhao Yun was generally unwilling to commit more killings. Therefore, when the news of Guan Yu almost killing men from Huyan tribe came, Zhao Yun felt a little uncomfortable.
Not only Zhao Yun, but also gasped when Hua Xiong, Zhang Liao, who were following the army during this trip, and Fang Yue, who came later, learned the news.
Guan Yu led his army of 5,000. Although there were losses, compared to the people Guan Yu killed along the way, the losses were almost negligible. However, after being surprised, Hua Xiong and Zhang Liao shook their heads with a smile. Hua Xiong said, "General Guan did a good job, Zilong is also a native of the north. You should know how cruel these Hu people went south to rob. This is a bunch of unfamiliar wolf cubs. Even if we occupy Hetao now, if we leave too many wolf cubs, it will not be easy to manage the place at that time."
Before joining Ye Zhao, Hua Xiong and Zhang Liao spent almost most of the time fighting against Hu people or Qiang people on the frontier. Qiang people were better, but they just plundered and generally did not kill people in large numbers, but Hu people were different. Whether the Huns or Xianbei people, once they went south, they would really be like locusts passing through the border, without leaving any chickens and dogs. Therefore, the two agreed with Guan Yu's approach.
"Yun Chang did nothing wrong." Xu Rong looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Before going to the battle, the lord had already said that this battle was a battle to destroy the clan and could not tolerate any kindness. Although Zilong had gained a lot, the means outside the battlefield were too kind."
In addition to killing enemies on the battlefield, after occupying the Hu tribe after the war, Zhao Yun rarely killed people, and at most killed prisoners of war from the Huns. As for ordinary herders, as long as they were willing to surrender, Zhao Yun rarely took the initiative to kill. In the Central Plains, this is called benevolence and righteousness, but at this moment it is a battle to exterminate the clan, and this practice is a bit pedantic.
Zhao Yun bowed silently, but didn't say much. Human abilities can be changed through hard work, but the principles in his heart are difficult to change. Even if Zhao Yun knew that everyone was right, he wanted him to attack the unarmed ordinary person, but the chivalrous thought in his heart would not allow him to do this.
"The Great City Village has been broken, but it has saved our army a lot of trouble." After Xu Rong appeased Zhao Yun, he began to study the war: "Now there are no reinforcements west of the Xiongnu royal court. Guan Hai and Ji Ling have led the air force to Jilu Village and cut off the Xiongnu retreat. So what we have to do now is to mobilize the troops of Wuyuan Village as much as possible!"
"In this way, aren't there more enemies?" Hua Xiong looked at Xu Rong in confusion.
"It's more, but it also gathers all the Huns' troops here. If this battle is won, the Huns will no longer be able to fight with our army. At that time, the Hetao land will all belong to our Han Dynasty!" Zhang Liao smiled and said, "And the gathering of enemy troops can also reduce the pressure in the direction of Jiluzhai."
"Wen Yuan said it well!" Xu Rong nodded and smiled, "This place is only a hundred miles away from the Xiongnu royal court. Our army marches slowly to clean up the small tribes along the way, and also give the time to gather people at Huchuquan. Let's prepare, generals."
Chapter completed!