"Governor, can I have a word with you?"
During the march, Wen You rode his horse to Luo Zhao's side and reminded him.
Luo Zhao looked back at him and saw a letter in his hand. Wen You nodded to him.
Luo Zhao turned his horse and followed him. Su Yuanbai and the others looked at each other and followed. The army continued to march.
When they were dozens of feet away from the official road, Luo Zhao saw Wen You holding the letter and hesitating. He said, "The situation is already like this. I am prepared for any bad news. Wen You need not worry."
Su Yuanbai and the others frowned and stared at the letter in Wen You's hand. They knew it was not good news.
Wen You finally handed the letter to Luo Zhao and sighed. "Governor, Meng Shanming did not forget the gift you gave us last time. He returned the gift by cutting off one ear from each of the 600,000 captives and put them in more than 100 big boxes. They have been given to the patrolling personnel in the rear. It is not appropriate to send them here because it is too unsightly. This is a letter from Meng Shanming to Governor!"
600,000 captives had their ears cut off? Su Yuanbai and the others were shocked and moved.
Luo Zhao's face twitched and he looked angry. Meng Shan Ming had done this. Even if the six hundred thousand elite soldiers were returned to the Song Kingdom, these people who had lost their ears would still be an unforgettable humiliation for the Song Kingdom.
He snatched the letter and opened it. There were only a few lines on it. "Last time I gave you a white horse and did not thank you in time. Today I will give you 600,000 ears as a gift. Are you satisfied? If you are not satisfied, the Song Kingdom's people are in front of you. Their lives are in my hands. I will not disappoint you — Meng Shanming! "
The meaning of the letter seemed to be that there would be a massacre later. Luo Zhao's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He looked around and wanted to kill the Yan people to vent his anger.
However, the Yan people were already frightened by the chaos of war. The Song Kingdom's people had already fled.
It was not appropriate for him to make trouble now. He could not spend more time fighting in the Yan Kingdom. Once Yan Jing was conquered, he had to return as soon as possible. He could not let Meng Shanming continue to wreak havoc in the Song Kingdom.
The contents of the letter made him realize that they also wanted to provoke him and make him stay in the Yan territory for a long time. Once he ran out of food, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even though Luo Zhao knew that Meng Shanming was trying to provoke him, he was still infuriated. This was because of the ears of his six hundred thousand soldiers. He could not help but shout, "Old bastard Meng Shanming, don't fall into my hands, or I will make you wish you were dead!"
Su Yuanbai and the others took the letter in their hands and took turns to read it. Their faces were all gloomy.
Right at this moment, a general galloped over on horseback. "Reporting, His Majesty's decree has arrived!"
Could it be that they were urging him to retreat again? This was what Luo Zhao thought to himself. When he received the decree and read it, his face turned pale with fright. He roared in anger and sorrow, "Old bastard, you and I will never coexist!"
What now? Su Yuanbai and the others asked for the decree again and were shocked after reading it. Meng Shanming not only cut off the ears of 600,000 captives, but he also cruelly killed them!
In the decree, Emperor Song, Mu Zhuo Zhen, was furious. He told Luo Zhao that once Yan Jing was breached, he would slaughter everyone in the city!
However, the decree still took the overall situation into consideration and gave Luo Zhao a certain time limit. If Yan Jing still could not be breached by the time the time limit was up, he would immediately turn back to reinforce the army. During this period, the imperial court would do their best to stop Meng Shanming and try to buy time for him to lead the army back to reinforce the army!
Dong Yinglai shook the decree and said, "Is this old dog Meng Shanming crazy? Is he not afraid of the wrath of the heavens? "
Chang Fei said in a deep voice, "How dare he bury 600,000 people alive! This bastard is so ruthless, his lifespan will be shortened and he will not live long! "
At this moment, another disciple of the Cabinet of Cloud came over on horseback and handed a secret letter to Su Yuanbai.
After reading it, Su Yuanbai silently passed the letter to the others. Everyone frowned after reading it.
The news from Song Capital was not mentioned in the imperial court's decree. It stated that Meng Shanming was still making excuses after killing the captives. He said that the Song army was still marching into Yan Jing and did not have the sincerity to negotiate a withdrawal. He also said that the imperial court was not willing to exchange food for the captives because the Song Kingdom did not care about the lives of the 600,000 soldiers. It was the Song Kingdom and the Song army that forced Meng Shanming to kill the 600,000 captives.
"What a sharp tongue!" Luo Zhao sneered after reading it. He was so angry that he laughed. His face turned red and white.
Wen You looked away from the contents of the secret letter and reminded, "Governor, this is Meng Shanming's plan to sow discord. He is slandering you, and at the same time, he wants to shake the morale of the Song Kingdom! I'm afraid Meng Shanming is going to spread rumors in the Song Kingdom! Sigh, there are also people in the imperial court who are throwing stones at you when you are down. I'm afraid it is not good for you! "
His judgment was correct. Meng Shanming had already arranged for the three major sects to send people to spread these rumors in the Song Kingdom. He wanted to shake the morale of the Song Kingdom's army and people.
Luo Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Let's not care about this first. Pass down my order. The vanguard is to attack the city immediately. Once the city is breached, they will be slaughtered immediately!"
Following his order, the advancing troops sped up. The army was only half a day's journey away from Yan Jing!
…
"Sigh!" Guan Fangyi sighed.
At first, she was shocked by Meng Shanming's generosity. Now, she could only sigh.
Niu Youdao slowly sat down under a big tree. He held the message from Gongsun Bu in his hand and did not speak for a long time.
Killing the captives and burying 600,000 people alive! This news shocked him greatly. He could not imagine the tragic scene of being buried alive.
In his previous life, he had heard of similar historical stories. However, he did not expect such a thing to happen to him. Moreover, he was involved in it. In fact, it was indirectly related to him.
In his hand was another message from Gongsun Bu. He asked Meng Shanming why he was doing this. This was actually Meng Shanming's reply.
Meng Shanming did not mention any grand strategy. He only sent some words from the bottom of his heart.
He said that the Yan Kingdom had fallen into such a state. Countless Yan people had lost their families. The country was weak. The enemies were watching from all sides. The Yan Kingdom's soldiers were unable to turn the situation around even if they were willing to die. The reason was not the invasion of foreign enemies. It was because the roots of the Yan Kingdom were rotten. In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, the rotten roots must be uprooted!
He would not disrupt the battle rhythm of saving the Yan Kingdom because of Yan Jing. He would not force Yan Jing into a dead end. If the people from the Imperial Court could hold on, then they would. If they could not, then he would ask the Song army to help. If the Song army helped to uproot the rotten roots of the Yan Kingdom, then the three factions might consider the Prince.
Niu Youdao looked at the message in his hand. In the end, he could only sigh. He did not know if this was Meng Shanming's idea or Shang Chaozong's. At this time, Meng Shanming had a lot of troops. Even the three factions could not do anything to Meng Shanming. If Meng Shanming insisted on doing this, there was nothing he could do.
If it was the troops from the Southern Province, Niu Youdao still had some influence. But Meng Shanming did not control the troops from the Southern Province. It was the two million troops led by Meng Shanming's old subordinates. They followed Meng Shanming's orders!
He finally understood the fear that the civil officials had for the military officials. Once these people with military power lost control, there would be mountains of corpses and rivers of blood!
…
On the hillside, Huang Lie was holding the frontline report. His face twitched. He worshipped Meng Shanming in his heart — God of Slaughter!
Shang Chaozong stood in the wind and did not speak for a long time. He did not expect Meng Shanming to use such a cruel method!
Even though he knew that Meng Shanming was cold-blooded and heartless on the battlefield, it was his first time seeing such a cruel thing.
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"Your Majesty, there is a report from the frontline. Meng Shanming has killed all 600,000 Song soldiers!"
In the imperial study, Shang Jianxiong was listening to Tong Mo's report on the situation of the defense. He was worried that something might go wrong.
Tian Yu, who went out for a while, received a report from a eunuch. He opened it and read it. His expression changed. He walked back to the map and reported.
Shang Jianxiong, Tong Mo, Gao Jiancheng, and Shang Yongzhong turned around slowly.
"You killed all six hundred thousand of them?" Tong Mo asked.
Tian Yu nodded with a serious expression.
Tong Mo took a deep breath. No matter how vicious he was, he would not dare to bear such a reputation. 600,000 people were buried alive!
Shang Yongzhong was dumbfounded. He thought that Meng Shanming would kill the 600,000 soldiers, but he did not expect him to bury them alive!
Gao Jiancheng's expression was also very ugly. 600,000 people were buried alive. What kind of concept was that?
Shang Jianxiong had already received the report from Tian Yu. After reading it, he closed it slowly and muttered to himself, "This is completely offending the Song army. They can't wait for the Song army to massacre the entire city. For their own personal grudges, they disregarded the lives of the citizens in the capital! They can't wait for me to die. They can't wait for me to die! They are trying to kill me with a borrowed knife. The one they are trying to kill is me! "
"Your Majesty, Song envoy Qian Liansheng requests an audience!" A eunuch at the door reported.
Shang Jianxiong recovered and said decisively, "I won't see him!"
The Yan army had done such a cruel thing. Even he did not dare to meet Qian Liansheng. Otherwise, he would be scolded badly.
He turned to Tian Yu and said, "Are the skilled eunuchs ready?"
Tian Yu bowed, "We have carefully selected 500 men. They are all experts who can fight against 10 people! The Intelligence Bureau has also transferred 500 experts, a total of 1,000 men. They will be led by Gamiao Shui. "
Shang Jianxiong nodded, "Do as the Minister of Public Works said. Everyone go to the city walls and cooperate with the army to defend the city. If the city exists, the people will exist. If the city falls, the people will die. We must defend the city at all costs!"
"Yes!" Tian Yu received the order and left the imperial study. She came to the square outside the main hall of the palace and saw 1,000 eunuchs lined up neatly with their hands on the swords at their waists.
Tian Yu walked to Gamiao Shui's side and pulled his cloak. "Little Gaizi, His Majesty said that if the city exists, the people will exist. If the city falls, the people will die! It is time to show your loyalty. Go! "
Gamiao Shui took three steps back and bowed. He stood up and turned around. With a wave of his hand, he led the 1,000 eunuchs out of the palace.
Outside the main gate of the palace, Song envoy Qian Liansheng was blocked and could not enter.
In a panic, Qian Liansheng took off his hairpin and hair bun. He took off his shoes and socks and ripped off his shirt.
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