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"Insolent! How unreasonable!"
Diaoman Tu, whose mood was ruined, immediately became furious and drew his sword directly to strike at the messenger.
This scene was so frightening that all the Yingying Yanyans in the hall cried out and hugged themselves into a ball, shivering.
"Sir, please calm down~ There is indeed a military intelligence report!"
"Nonsense! In this peaceful time, where does the military situation come from? Don't use your evil words to deceive the public and ruin my elegance. You will die today!"
The clerk was so frightened that he quickly shrank aside, just in time to avoid the slashing sword.
"How dare you hide? The dog slave is really becoming more and more lawless!"
Diao Mantu was about to beheaded again, but at the critical moment, the clerk immediately handed over a letter with three feathers on it.
"Sir, did I not deceive you? A large group of barbarian soldiers were found north of the canal, less than forty miles away from the river!"
After hearing this, Diao Mantu put away his sword, grabbed the letter and opened it to read.
Suddenly, his eyes turned red and he kicked the clerk down: "Why didn't you come and report earlier? You almost missed my big event!"
Then he shouted loudly outside the door: "Get your horses ready and go home quickly!"
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Near the north bank of the Nan'ao Canal, looking at the endless river, Lu Ziming couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
At this time, Zhu Heng couldn't help but ask: "Ziming, what have you been thinking about after watching it for half an hour? Why not quickly order the soldiers to cut down trees and build ships nearby, and cross south as soon as possible!"
"Not urgent!"
Lu Ziming casually threw a handful of thatch into the river, watched him go down the river, and then grabbed a handful of sand and threw it into the air, but saw that the yellow sand was quickly blown away by the wind.
Zhu Heng didn't know what Lu Ziming was doing, so he couldn't help but urge: "Ziming, what are you doing? General Yue is buying time for us in the north, why don't you cross the river and go south!"
Finally, Lu Ziming clapped his hands and stood up and said: "It is undoubtedly a dream to build a raft that can carry nearly 10,000 people across the river in a short period of time.
Rather than wasting our efforts like this, it would be better to let the soldiers rest for a few days and wait for someone to bring us the ship. "
Zhu Heng was stunned: "What nonsense are you talking about? Ziming, don't scare me. Who will send us a boat to cross the river?"
Lu Ziming pointed to the other side of the river: "Of course it was Jin Bing who sent the boat for us."
Zhu Heng was now certain that Lu Ziming was really crazy. Perhaps he was too tired during this period and suffered from insanity.
Otherwise, why would you say such whimsical words?
At this moment, Xu Sheng came to Lu Ziming with a Jin official in custody. When they met, he said directly: "Ziming, as you ordered, Yu County was captured in less than an hour. This is the result of Yu County Magistrate Jiang Ying, the city was broken and he tried to escape, but I captured him directly."
Lu Ziming walked up to Jiang Ying and was about to ask, when Jiang Ying snorted coldly and said: "Huh, you barbarians don't know etiquette and dare to offend our empire. You really don't know whether to live or die. If you fall into your hands today, it's Killing or beheading, please do as you wish!
But don't expect to ask anything from my mouth. I am an official with a big gold salary, so I should devote myself to the big gold until I die! "
After finishing speaking, Jiang Ying put on a righteous and awe-inspiring posture, raised her head and raised her eyes to the sky, quite like a national scholar.
When Lu Ziming heard this, he smiled and said to Xu Sheng and Zhu Heng: "County Magistrate Jiang is indeed a model of loyalty and righteousness. He is really admirable."
When Jiang Ying heard this, she immediately became more arrogant and even more arrogant.
But then, Lu Ziming continued: "Since Magistrate Jiang is so loyal and patriotic, we will fulfill his wish. We will immediately order the swordsman to go to the riverside, kill him with a thousand cuts, and then throw his body into the river to feed the fish."
"Here!"
Jiang Ying was shocked when she heard this and secretly wondered if she had got the wrong script?
The purpose of putting on such a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance is to retreat in order to make progress and let these Dongyi let him go.
But in the end, this young and outrageous general in front of him actually acted out of common sense?
No, he must be deceiving me. Not only can I not compromise, I will continue to be impassioned!
Thinking of this, Jiang Ying laughed loudly: "What's the point of fearing death? It's my wish to be loyal to Dajin! Come on, just come on!"
But the next moment, Lu Ziming and the others turned around and ignored him and walked elsewhere.
And several burly Han soldiers immediately tied him to a wooden stake.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ying saw a cold-looking law enforcement officer walking up to him with a wooden box in his hand and looking at it for a while. Then he opened the wooden box in front of him, revealing a handful of gleaming torture knives.
"Hmm~"
With a look from the law enforcement officer, two soldiers immediately tore Jiang Ying's shirt open, then covered him with a fishing net and tied him tightly.
At this time, Jiang Ying finally realized that things might not be that simple, and couldn't help but swallowed.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw the law enforcement officer picked up a knife and walked up to him. He waved the blade in front of him in a serious manner and said slowly: "To tell you the truth, after I established my country, I, a big man, abolished many things. The harsh punishment law, this Ling Chi law has not been implemented for almost ten years.
Before I joined the army, I specialized in lingchi. I think you also know the lingchi process, which involves using a blade to cut off the person's skin piece by piece, but the execution process should not let the prisoner die too quickly.
It would take at least a thousand cuts, but don’t worry, although I haven’t done this technical work for ten years, when I have nothing to do on weekdays, I will feed the pigs and sheep in the village, or catch a fish. Enjoyable,
So don't worry too much. You will never die before you finish a thousand cuts. "
After finishing speaking, she patted his chest and murmured: "Where should we start? Well, let's start from here."
After saying that, he sprinkled some sake on Jiang Ying's body, patted it, and prepared to start the operation.
"No~~I want to see your general!!! I want to see your general~~~"
Jiang Ying was suddenly frightened and burst into tears.
This scene made the surrounding Han soldiers narrow their eyes, with disdain written on their faces.
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In Lu Ziming's tent, a shirtless Jiang Ying knelt in front of the chief case, trembling all over.
Xu Sheng smiled and said: "I thought you were really a good guy, I didn't want you to be a coward!"
Zhu Heng's face couldn't hide his disdain: "Your tricks are all leftover from our army's past, and you actually dare to use them to tease us? You really don't know how to live or die."
Jiang Ying couldn't help but nod: "Yes, yes, generals, if you have anything to say, just ask. The villain will definitely tell you everything."
Lu Ziming asked: "Who is the official in charge of the south bank of the river?"
Jiang Ying: "Reporting to the general, the name of the river patrol officer is Diaoman Tu, and he is the brother-in-law of Concubine Xi."
Lu Ziming: "How many soldiers and horses are there on the south bank?"
Jiang Ying: "The green camp on the south bank has a total of 40,000 troops and more than 400 boats..."
"When is the next time the river transports grain?"
"Report to the general for good luck between March and April."
"Is there a food storage base on the south bank now?"
"This... villain doesn't know..."
"Pull out and continue Ling Chi!"
"No~ I remembered it. Thirty miles southeast of the south bank camp, there is a grain storage station. Currently, there are 750,000 shi of grain and grass. It is prepared in case of changes in the capital. General, that's all I know. , please spare my life!"
After saying this, Jiang Ying burst into tears and kowtowed to Lu Ziming, begging for mercy.
