As the carriage slowly drove into Kaiyuan City, Liu Zhaosun immediately put aside his pursuit of Buddhism and turned back to Pei Dahu, who had a sinister face:
"Are everyone tied up?"
"Sir, everything has been tied up, and the powerful clans from Kaiyuan are also here,"
"Okay, let's go to the intersection. It's almost three quarters to noon!"
In Kaiyuan City, a temporary tent for generals was raised on Cross Street, and the flag bearer raised a yellow flag in front of the tent.
The yellow flag belongs to the earth and is used by the Chinese army in the central camp. When you see the yellow flag, you will know that there is the big tent of the Chinese army underneath.
Liu Zhaosun was sitting under the huge umbrella of the general. He had not slept all night last night and had killed dozens of defeated soldiers. He was already exhausted. However, he had no choice but to hold on.
His eyes were bloodshot, his eyes were black, and his face was stained with blood. Sitting in front of everyone, he looked like a butcher.
People from Kaiyuan were standing around the big tent, and a row of soldiers maintained order outside the crowd.
Except for a small number of soldiers from each battalion guarding the city gate, most of the soldiers came to the execution ground and looked up one after another.
Last night, Liu Zhaosun led his troops into the city, which made the people of Kaiyuan panic. The troops were defeated and they were about to suffer another military disaster.
To everyone's expectation, the Ming army led by General Liu Shen only killed the defeated troops and the rebels, but did not do anything to the common people of Kaiyuan.
The strict discipline of this army was something they had never seen before.
It should be noted that the servants raised by General Li Bing (Cheng Liang) also burned, killed, and looted on their own land, and they never did bad things.
The Liao people, whose faces were filled with astonishment, asked one after another who was the army that suddenly appeared last night?
The woman who was rescued by Liu Zhaosun began to use her whole life to promote the benevolence and righteousness of the General, and described the army under the General as a true teacher of benevolence and heavenly soldiers and generals.
When they heard that this army was going to kill the defeated troops, some brave people came to watch, watching Liu Zhaosun and others with fear and curiosity.
The Liao people were tough, and the defeated soldiers slaughtered many people in the city. If there were no soldiers to stop them, the Liao people would have rushed up and killed the defeated soldiers on the spot.
Among the crowd, in addition to ordinary people, there were also a few people who looked like students. Liu Zhaosun also saw a few people dressed as slaves.
"Sir, these are Jurchen merchants, buying and selling ginseng and mink skins. They did not run out after Kaiyuan was surrounded. They are not Tatar spies. The spies' rebellion yesterday had nothing to do with them..."
Pei Dahu noticed that the general was looking at these people, and he quickly explained for fear that he would blame them.
These Jurchens all wore felt hats, covering the money rattails on the backs of their heads. The surrounding Liao people were not surprised by these Jurchens, which surprised Liu Zhaosun.
In Kaiyuan City, Chinese and foreign people have been mixed for a long time, and the Liao people have long been accustomed to it.
Both Haixi Jurchen and Jianzhou Jurchen merchants were doing business in the city. Of course, we cannot say that they are all spies.
Liu Zhaosun didn't want to start the purge immediately. After all, Kaiyuan needed to regain his strength. He turned to Pei Dahu and said:
"It's almost three quarters noon, I'd like to say a few words first."
Pei Dahu shouted loudly to everyone around him: "Senior General, please be quiet!"
There was a mess around the execution ground. Countless Kaiyuan people picked up stones and threw them at the defeated soldiers on the execution ground, throwing them and cursing at them. The defeated soldiers were tied to pillars and could not fight back, and their heads were bruised and bloody after being hit by the stones.
Pei Dahu winked, and a group of servants went over with riding whips to beat people, and the irritable people immediately calmed down.
Liu Zhaosun looked around and cleared his throat, which was getting angry after staying up all night:
"I am Kaiyuan's general, Liu Zhaosun. I am here to protect the people of Liao!"
"good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a cheer from below, and hundreds of people also cheered.
Liu Zhaosun smiled awkwardly and signaled everyone to be quiet.
He raised his head and slowly looked at the execution ground. There were more than 360 defeated soldiers tied up on the execution ground. He took a cursory glance and found that he knew several of them.
Yesterday's heroes, today's deserters, are still burning, killing and looting in the city.
It can be seen that military discipline is the foundation of a strong army.
The area around the execution ground was eerily quiet. When they heard that the General would run the army seriously and kill millions as a warning, everyone under his command put down their own affairs and came to watch the execution.
With the support of his daughter and the fat girl, Mr. Yang sat tremblingly on the chair, looking at the decisive son-in-law Chenglong with joy.
Qiao Yiqi and Mao Yuanyi stopped casting the Hongyi cannon and hurried to the execution ground to watch the excitement. At this time, they stood next to Kang Yingqian, smiling but not smiling.
"Master Kang, what kind of military supervisor are we here? We carry a Shangfang sword every day, and we haven't killed many people. Look at General Liu Shen. He is so majestic. He can kill hundreds of people in one kill! Here! In Kaiyuan City, kill whoever you want!"
Kang Yingqian heard that there was something in Qiao Yiqi's words, he snorted coldly and said with a smile:
"Master Qiao, not only you and I have swords, but Master Xiong also has one. Your sword is too blunt, Master Xiong's sword is sharp! He is coming! We don't know who will kill him yet!"
After Kang Yingqian said that, he ignored the two of them. In his opinion, Qiao Yiqi was just a playboy. He only knew how to hang out with craftsmen and make cannons. It was simply an insult to gentlemen! It's really useless.
Master Kang looked ahead to the execution ground and sighed slightly:
"There are orders and prohibitions, rewards and punishments are clear, just like Qi Shaobao back in the day!"
Jin Yuji, dressed as a servant, was guarding Liu Zhaosun. Her sharp eyes wandered between Yang Qing'er and Kang Yingqian, paying attention to the surrounding disturbances, for fear that someone would do something detrimental to the general.
Liu Zhaosun stepped onto the execution ground and shouted loudly to a group of defeated soldiers and civilians who were about to die:
"You followed me, Liu Zhaosun, as a soldier, and your food and salary were never less than a penny! This money, every penny, was collected by the government from the people. When you were not serving as soldiers, who was not a commoner farming the land? Which one was not a miner? "
"You don't know how hard it is for the people to farm? Don't you know how hard it is for me to raise military pay?!"
"We raise an army for a thousand days, but we only expect you to go into battle once. Not only do you refuse to kill thieves, but you also harm the people. What's the use of raising you? What's the use of keeping you?"
"If you act like this, even if I can't kill you, God will kill you! This is the great way!"
Among the defeated troops, some people had red eyes and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Liu Zhaosun. Some of them stared blankly at the ground, silent.
Liu Zhaosun looked back at the soldiers standing in the distance and said loudly to them:
"One mistake can lead to eternal hatred! These people may not all be heinous, but they made big mistakes because of their evil thoughts in a moment!"
"You are all soldiers! You cannot be thieves. Even if you steal the needles and threads of the people, or touch the plants and trees of the people, you are still thieves! If you become thieves, this is their fate!"
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he looked fiercely at the soldiers. The soldiers shrank their necks and did not dare to speak.
"Suppress the soldiers and execute them!!"
More than a dozen soldiers carrying heavy swords walked onto the execution ground under the watchful eyes of thousands of people around them.
The defeated soldiers wailed, some begged loudly for mercy, some collapsed to the ground in fear, and some even cursed loudly.
"Cut them all!"
The two pacification soldiers dragged the defeated soldier to the edge of the stage. They pushed the strong man to the ground like a butchered pig and raised the knife in his hand.
The people nearby screamed in surprise.
Liu Zhaosun couldn't bear to continue watching the murder scene, so he turned around and said to the people watching:
"I am here to protect the people of Liao. I led 3,000 tiger warriors to kill and drive back 100,000 Jian slaves. Amin is dead, Huang Taiji is also dead, and of course, the prefect and commander-in-chief of Kaiyuan are also gone."
"At the moment, I am temporarily taking charge of Kaiyuan and guarding it. I will not settle accounts with some people like some Shangguan did. I assure you that no matter what you have done or said in the past, as long as you start from now on, , those who farm should farm well, those who do business should keep their integrity and do business, and abide by the laws of Ming Dynasty, and stop exchanging money with Jian slaves, I will protect you regardless of whether you are a Jurchen or a Korean, just like last night!"
