After writing these things, Xiao Ruxun knew that the carefree student from before, the student who only wanted to live a leisurely life, no longer existed …
But with a change of heart, Xiao Ruxun's gaze became resolute.
"Two men!"
Xiao Ruxun called for two soldiers.
"These are memorials to the imperial court and the Ministry of War. Send them quickly."
"Yes, sir!"
One of the soldiers took the memorials and quickly left.
"These are to be sent to the usual place. Go at night, and be very careful."
The soldier took the secret memorials and left.
As he watched them leave, Xiao Ruxun narrowed his eyes.
"This wasn't my original intention, but I had to do it. For the sake of the Daming, for the sake of the common people, and for the sake of preventing the foreign races from invading China, Big Brother Ma, Duke Mei, I can only wrong you now. I know this is a little despicable, but I have no other choice. They are too powerful, and I need help. I hope you can forgive me."
After muttering to himself, Xiao Ruxun closed his eyes.
The surviving soldiers and the surviving citizens of Datong City received their first meal of rice and vegetables in more than a month. This was the first meal that normal people could eat. For them, this was no different from a rebirth.
They had the chance to be reborn, and they once again felt the existence of humans. Eating rice and vegetables and drinking soup was the best recognition of being human.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Ruxun announced his future plans to them.
Before the imperial court could investigate, they needed to leave Datong City. The citizens formed several groups and headed south to Shanxi. They scattered and lived there. They didn't say that they were from Datong City, and they didn't mention the cannibalism. They just pretended that the matter didn't exist and continued to live in Shanxi.
The soldiers were now scattered and sent back to the rear of Shanxi under the name of wounded soldiers. They didn't need to mention that they were defending Datong City, and they just needed to say that they were soldiers of Datong City. When he returned from the war, he would rewrite their military records and give them a new life.
For this, the citizens of Datong and the soldiers guarding the city were extremely grateful.
To them, this was undoubtedly the best treatment.
In fact, if Li Rusong didn't lead his troops into the city and witnessed that scene, Xiao Ruxun could have more room to manipulate the situation. However, after Li Rusong and thousands of cavalrymen witnessed it, how could Xiao Ruxun block it? Perhaps the entire troop would know about it now.
Although Xiao Ruxun had issued a strict gag order, everyone already knew that there wasn't much meaning in sealing their mouths.
Even so, Xiao Ruxun still had to do his best to prevent these people who were already in extreme pain from continuing to suffer.
When Xiao Ruxun went to explain to Mei Guozhen and Ma Gui what had happened to him, both of their faces were ashen. Ma Gui covered his eyes and didn't say anything, while Mei Guozhen smiled as if relieved.
"We've made things difficult for Ji Xin. This is our fault. Since too many people already know about it, we can't keep it a secret. It's better to say it directly so that Ji Xin won't be implicated. Ji Xin, I just hope that you can take care of my family."
Xiao Ruxun shed tears and kept saying that he was useless. He promised that he would take good care of Mei Guozhen's family.
Then Ma Gui made a similar declaration. He said that after his death, the Ma clan would have no leader and wouldn't be able to establish a foothold in Datong. The Ma clan also had no backing, so they could only go south to Myanmar and seek refuge with Xiao Ruxun. He hoped that after his death, Xiao Ruxun could take care of the Ma clan on his behalf.
Xiao Ruxun nodded in agreement with tears in his eyes.
When acting, one had to go all the way. This was the self-cultivation of an actor.
Mei Guozhen and Ma Gui should have fallen into their hands and wouldn't be able to escape.
Later that day, the battlefield statistics were also out. According to the statistics, the Ming Army killed more than 70,000 Northern Barbarians, beheaded more than 13,000, and captured more than 30,000. There should be less than 10,000 who escaped, and all of them fled to the west.
The Yulin Cavalry that was defending the west did not manage to stop all of them. They chased after them and did not manage to kill many before they escaped.
The Ming Army fought a very successful battle. The casualties were extremely low. Less than 1,000 died in battle, and about 2,000 were injured. They achieved such a huge victory in one go, and everyone had their credit. This battle was fought to their heart's content and was incomparably joyful.
In addition, the Ming Army also rescued more than 30,000 Han slaves. Although more than 1,000 people died in the process of battle, most of them were rescued.
When the Ming Army killed the enemy, they still had some misgivings. They were probably warned by their own general and were worried that Xiao Ruxun would settle the score after the fall, so they restrained themselves. This restraint saved 30,000 people, which was considered a great merit.
According to their testimonies, after the commoners were captured, they were sent to the north and west. They didn't know where they went. In any case, they didn't see them. They were considered lucky that they stayed in the Han territory and were saved. The fate of the others was hard to say.
The Northern Barbarians didn't kill many people. They wanted to use them as slaves to serve them. This gave Xiao Ruxun the opportunity to save people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to save many people.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun ordered the old, weak, women, and children of the Northern Barbarians to be killed. The young men and women were tied up with ropes and iron chains. While the army was preparing, they started to renovate Datong City.
The old, weak, women, and children of the Northern Barbarians were all gathered together and shot to death by the musketeers. Then, they were burned to ashes. The young men and women of the Northern Barbarians who resisted were also killed. After killing a few hundred people, the remaining young men and women didn't dare to continue to resist.
Next, Xiao Ruxun used the rescued Han slaves as supervisors. Each of them had a whip or a stick. They were used to supervise the work of nearly 20,000 young and strong Northern Barbarians. He ordered them to start clearing the debris in Datong City, repairing the damaged houses and buildings, and repairing the city walls. Then, they served the army and cut firewood for the army.
Driven by a strong hatred, the young and strong Han slaves were merciless towards the Northern Barbarians. Towards the men, they would be beaten to death if they had the slightest flaw. On the second morning, more than ten Northern Barbarians were beaten to death.
It didn't matter to the women. Xiao Ruxun strictly controlled the soldiers. They were not allowed to harass the commoners. He ordered that those who harassed the women of the commoners would be beheaded. This was not a joke. The generals knew that Xiao Ruxun had strict military discipline. If he said he wanted someone's life, he would do it. Therefore, he strictly controlled the army.
However, Xiao Ruxun didn't have any requirements for the Northern Barbarians. Other than not killing them randomly, he didn't have any other requirements. From that night onwards, there were many soldiers who sneaked into the place where the prisoners of war lived and dragged the strong women out to have fun.
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