The man hurriedly nodded, "Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."
He had seen with his own eyes how his brothers were instantly killed by the enemy's wave. To be able to create such a large wave in the river, it was simply inhuman. How could he not know that he had kicked an iron plate?
Song Qingshu said calmly, "I'm asking you a question."
"If you promise to let me go, I'll tell you." The horse bandit had been living on the edge of a knife all these years. He knew that he would not be able to escape death today, so he might as well use this as a condition.
"Okay, I promise to let you go." Song Qingshu did not hesitate.
"Really?" The horse bandit was overjoyed.
"Of course it's true. Would I lie?" Song QingShu snorted.
The horse bandit knew that these Han masters had some dignity and would not lie, so he hurriedly said, "We really did come from the direction of the Sand Continent …"
After listening to his explanation, he finally understood what had happened in the Sand Continent. Khubilai had led his army to attack the Sand Continent more than a dozen times, but the Xixia general Jirashiyi had firmly defended it.
Unfortunately, Temujin's reinforcements came. Temujin's ferocious reputation, coupled with his powerful reinforcements, even though Jirashiyi tried his best, the Sand Continent was on the verge of collapse.
After defending for two days, many people in the Sand Continent knew that they could not hold on any longer and had some strange ideas. The deputy general of the city colluded with a group of people to rebel, tied up Jirashiyi, and quietly opened the city gates to surrender to the Mongols.
Facing Temujin, Jirashiyi vowed not to surrender and was ordered to be executed.
Because of the stubborn resistance from the soldiers and civilians of the Sand Continent, Temujin gave the order to massacre the entire city. Other than a few people, no one was spared. In order to avoid having to face this fortress again in the future, the Mongols even destroyed the entire city.
After hearing this, Song Qingshu's face was ashen. Even though he knew about the Mongols massacring cities, this time he was so close to it, the anger and shock made him tremble.
Thinking about how many innocent people would die when the Mongols came south, his eyes gradually became determined. No matter what, he had to solve this problem this time.
"Hero, I've said everything I need to say. Can you let me go now?" The horse bandit asked with a trembling voice.
Song Qingshu waved his hand, and the mounted bandit hurriedly turned and ran as if he had been granted amnesty.
Song Qingshu gave Yuan Ziyi a look. She was about to break her teeth, but she immediately understood Song Qingshu's meaning. She kicked the saber on the ground. The long saber pierced into the back of the escaping horse gang.
"Your aim is pretty good." Song Qingshu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Yuan Ziyi, however, blushed. She was only wrapped in clothes. When she kicked the knife just now, a large part of her thigh was exposed.
But then she thought about how she was dragged out of the water naked by him. Although the whole process happened in the blink of an eye, he must have seen everything that he shouldn't have seen. It didn't seem to be a big deal to show her thighs now.
But she also knew that this was not Song Qingshu's fault. When she thought of the main culprits, she wished that she could stab the horse bandit a few more times.
At this time, the horse bandit turned around with his last breath, pointed at Song Qingshu, and said in a trembling voice, "You … you don't keep your word!"
Song Qingshu shrugged, "I promised to let you go, but she didn't."
The horse bandit spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily on the ground.
"Thank you ~" Yuan Ziyi said with a blush. Not only her, but also Song Qingshu was naked. Obviously, he came here in a hurry to save her.
Song Qingshu couldn't help laughing, "We are companions. I can't let you be bullied by other men."
Yuan Ziyi was stunned, feeling that his words were a bit weird. "I can't be bullied by other men, but can I be bullied by you?"
"We were disturbed just now. Do you want to take a bath?" Song Qingshu asked.
Yuan Ziyi took a look at the floating corpses on the water and shook her head hurriedly.
"Well, put on your clothes. Let's hurry up." After saying that, Song Qingshu came to the riverside, sucked up the horse bandits in the river with Dragon-catching Skill, and threw them into the Gobi Desert in the distance.
Water was precious in the desert. He couldn't let their corpses pollute the water here. Otherwise, he would be guilty.
Yuan Ziyi put on her clothes quickly and stared at Song Yunxuan in the whole process. Finding that Song Yunxuan didn't turn around to peep at her, she was secretly relieved. Meanwhile, she felt a little embarrassed, "Brother Song is a gentleman, though his words and deeds are a bit improper."
If Song Qingshu knew what she was thinking at this time, he would definitely laugh out. "I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding about me."
After putting on her clothes, Yuan Ziyi was a little worried for the next two days. Fortunately, Song Qingshu didn't mention what happened that night again. Then she gradually felt relieved.
After traveling day and night, they finally arrived at Shazhou City. No, it was not called Shazhou City anymore. All that was left were broken walls and the scene inside was like purgatory on earth.
After taking a few glances, Yuan Ziyi couldn't help but run to the side and vomit. Song Qingshu was silent, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"These Mongolians are too cruel!" Yuan Ziyi drank a few mouthfuls of water and finally calmed down. She knew how cruel the Mongolians were because she had helped the Woodhead Lun Tribe to fight against the Mongolians. But seeing the massacre at such a close distance, she still trembled with anger.
"Let's go, continue to the east!" Song Qingshu turned over and mounted his horse. The Shazhou City was broken, and the western gate of Western Xia was wide open. The Mongolian cavalry could march straight in.
Yuan Ziyi nodded and followed closely behind him. As the two traveled eastward, they gradually learned about what happened during this period from the passing refugees.
After Temujin broke through the Shazhou, he moved eastward without stopping and captured Jiuquan. Then he arrived at Zhangye. Qu Chi, the general in charge of Zhangye, was also afraid of the Mongolians. Taking into account what happened in the Shazhou and Jiuquan, he chose to surrender.
But there were still many loyal and brave people in the city. Assistant General Chuo killed Qu Chi and took over the defense of the city to resist the Mongolians. Unfortunately, they were already outnumbered, and after a wave of internal strife, the city of Zhangye was soon broken.
Next, the Mongolian army moved eastward along the Hexi Corridor. Wo Zha Bu, the general in charge of Western Xia, surrendered. Then, the Mongolian army was like a hot knife through butter. Zhongwei, Xiazhou, and other places all surrendered.
Song Qingshu's mood became heavier and heavier. He had to admit that although the Mongolian massacre was very inhumane, it was very useful in times of war. Because they adopted the policy of massacring the city after it was broken and giving preferential treatment to those who surrendered, the defending side could not work together.
Some people wanted to defend, some wanted to surrender because they were worried about being massacred. Even the common people in the city were worried that they would be killed after the city was broken and wanted to surrender.
In wars in the Central Plains, the common people in the city would often help their own soldiers defend the city. Whether it was to provide logistics or to work as laborers behind the city walls, they would do their best to protect their homes.
Therefore, there were often classic examples of two or three thousand soldiers defending against an attack of tens of thousands. But against the vicious Mongolian army, none of this was useful.
News of all kinds of horrifying massacres spread, and the people in the city were in a state of panic. Most of them surrendered.
Continuing eastward, he received the latest news. Temujin's army had defeated the main force led by the Western Xia General Wei Ming Ling Gong near Lingwu. Temujin had sent Boru to lead the eastern army to attack the Hetao Plain. He broke through the city of Wulahai and then massacred the city of Blackwater. Even now, the city of Blackwater was still littered with broken bones.
Boru's army defeated the Western Xia General Ah Dang Bu's army west of the Helan Mountains. Finally, they met up with Temujin and surrounded the capital of Western Xia, Xingqing.
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