Once at the south gate, the invincible momentum is established.
Cao Cao ordered that all those who surrendered in the army with positions above the head should be taken away and detained in another place.
The rest of the troops were disorderly and mixed up, and made an appointment with him: when the situation in Huazhou is decided, all the troops can go or stay as they please, and they will be rewarded with two taels of silver.
All the troops were excited when they heard this, and their morale was set.
Then Liu Tang, Jiao Ting, Chen Da and Yang Chun each led a team of 500 people to attack the other three gates. They surrendered the defenders of the three gates without losing any blood.
At this time, Zong Yun'er heard the commotion and brought Madam Qin to join them excitedly.
Seeing that Zong Yun'er was eager to try, Cao Cao ordered her and Wu Song to lead two hundred troops to patrol the city. Anyone who violated military discipline or took advantage of the chaos to rob would be captured or killed according to their crime.
He also ordered Wu Yong, Shi Qian, Dai Zong, and Geng Gong to lead five hundred people to confiscate all the property of Prefect He and the money and food of the state capital; he also ordered San Ruan, Shi En, and Zhu Jing to lead people to recruit large and small ships to prepare for the retreat. .
In the end, Zhou Tong was asked to lead a number of surrendered soldiers, and he built a high platform at the crossroads, intending to behead Prefect He in public, in order to shock the world's dog officials!
When the east gradually became brighter, everything was done, and the high platform had been built. Cao Cao and others were invited to take a look. Cao Cao's face suddenly turned blue and asked: "Brother, what do you think? I asked you to build a platform to cut people." , is this meant to be a sacrifice to heaven?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Originally, the so-called stage was just like a stage, half above the ground, so that it could be seen clearly from far and near, that's all.
Zhou Tong didn't know how to use his brain, but he came up with an ingenious idea to build a wooden mountain two or three feet high with large wooden blocks——
I saw only logs stacked up, divided into three sides, all in the shape of a triangle, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and the top was too narrow to accommodate people. There was a long log standing high, and Prefect He was stripped to pieces. Like an old hen with no feathers, it is tightly tied to the tree.
High and low below, the corpses of those guarding Yuhou and Gongshi were also tied to wooden frames.
This machine is quite visually impactful and has a Beijing-style charm, but... it can't kill people.
When Zhou Tong was asked by Cao Cao, he couldn't help being stunned, and said quickly: "Ah, but I have lost my mind. Brother, don't worry, I will make them reunite. Brother, brother?"
What do you think? However, Cao Cao was staring at the sky in trance, and was shocked when Zhou Tong called him several times. His eyes were staring at the flock of crows flying in the sky, and he couldn't help but smile: "Hey, actually, there is no need to change..." Brother Qian, go and climb to the top, tie the dog officer tightly so that he cannot move, and then block his mouth so that he cannot make any sound."
Shi Qian looked up to the sky, his eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Lao Cao meant. After a few clicks, he jumped up like a monkey and tightened the rope. Sure enough, the rope was tied up so that Prefect He couldn't move, and he blocked his mouth tightly. , then pulled out the short knife, swish, swish, swish, and cut numerous small wounds on Prefect He's legs.
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Shi Qian really knows my heart! Brother Yu was still thinking that the last time he chopped Cai Jiu, he was killed with just a few cuts. Which brother should be allowed to take action this time to cut more cuts?" Unexpectedly, Zhou Tong made a mistake and found such a group of experts to help him."
Zhou Tong was confused when he heard this. Which group of experts did I find?
Wu Yong came to his senses, pointed at the crows in the sky and said, "Ah, aren't these crows the natural executioners?
It suddenly dawned on everyone that Zhou Tong had made a mistake. The platform he built was littered with corpses. Crows are ferocious birds that are accustomed to scavenging. How could they not be happy when they saw so many corpses? For a time, more and more people gathered together, squawking and calling for friends. Crows of crows kept flying in Huashan and Shaohua Mountains.
As the people gradually gathered, the crows in the sky, probably numbering in the tens of thousands, began to hover like a black cloud, making the people whisper to each other, saying that Governor He was too cruel and that God's punishment was coming.
Cao Cao pushed Zhu Wu lightly, and Zhu Wu climbed onto the carriage and loudly told Shi Jin why he wanted to assassinate Governor He. He also invited Wang Yi, the sufferer, into the carriage and cried out how Governor He harmed his father and daughter. The people of Huazhou Having been tortured for a long time, they felt the same when they heard the words, and they cursed in a low voice.
Zhu Wu followed the content provided by Geng Gong, and congratulated the prefect for his evil deeds one by one. Finally, he took a sip of Dantian Qi and shouted loudly: "It's the heroes of Liangshan who came from thousands of miles to help, break Huazhou, and do justice for heaven - this is The Dog Officer has committed countless evil deeds, which made Heaven furious, so he was given the punishment of being beheaded by Heaven as a lesson to those who will come after him!"
After that, he commanded the troops to form a formation and slowly pushed the people back seven or eight feet away, leaving a wooden platform alone.
Those crows have been hungry for a long time. How can they bear it when they see the crowds retreating underground? The crows flew down and rushed to peck at the corpse. The more crows there were, the more courageous they became. Soon some crows were attracted by the smell of fresh flesh and began to try to peck at the leg meat of Prefect He.
Governor He was in pain and fear, and his body was shaking violently. At first, the crow was a little frightened, but soon he found out that this fellow was capable of shaking and had no other abilities, so he started to chew with all his heart.
That pointed mouth opened and the flesh was torn everywhere, and every strand of flesh was torn off. Even the most extravagant executioner did not have such exquisite knife skills. His speed was so fast that in less than half an hour, only the two legs were left. White bones, those crows ate them up.
Madam Qin watched for a moment, but she saw countless black crows surging on the human body, and she couldn't help but feel nauseous. Zong Yun'er also turned pale, but she tried to hold on. Seeing that Madam Qin was dying, she took the opportunity to help her retreat.
Even someone like Cao Cao, who was walking towards the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it. He frowned and shook his head and said: "I didn't expect it to be so tragic. If I had known it would be like this, I might as well have chopped him up hastily."
Wu Yong's face turned even pale and he nodded repeatedly: "When this news came out, the officialdom should be shocked. We have achieved our goal. But maybe there will be another army to attack. I will return to Liangshan as soon as possible."
At that time, Zhu Wu and others returned to Shaohua Mountain, took money and food from the old and young, abandoned the village and came to the meeting, and brought with them the two thousand officers and soldiers captured in the previous campaign.
Including the surrendered troops gathered in the city, after asking around, nearly two thousand people were willing to join the bandits and go to Liangshan.
For those who did not want to go, the generals of the original army were released and ordered to return to their camps.
There were more than a hundred people when they came, and more than 3,000 people when they left, plus a lot of money and food. Fortunately, San Ruan and others had prepared hundreds of boats, large and small, and entered the Wei River from the water channel to the east. They entered the Yellow River at Fengling Ferry and crossed Tongguan. , and traveled hundreds of miles, but saw thousands of boats and boats, all crowded on Dayu Beach.
Cao Cao sighed and said: "For thousands of years, this river has not changed its old appearance."
The Bali Gorge in front was formed by splitting mountains in the past when Dayu controlled floods. It is eight miles long. The water is so fierce that boats often capsize and people are killed. Seeing that it was difficult to travel for a while, Cao Cao simply ordered the fleet to dock, and everyone followed the land route, passing Luoyang, to Mengzhou, and returned via the old route.
When they arrived in Mengzhou, Wu Songlai said goodbye: "Brother returned to Liangshan to the east, and Yun'er and I went to Yanmen to the north. We only said goodbye to my brother here, and we will meet him back home in as little as one month or two months. .”
Cao Cao said: "This journey is thousands of miles away, and there are only two of you. How can I, my brother, rest assured? Please invite some brothers to come with you."
Wu Song was about to be alone with Zong Yun'er, but he refused to bring anyone else with him. Cao Cao finally had no choice but to wrap a thick bag of gold and silver and gave it to him: "Anyway, you have to be careful when you are away from home, and don't drink too much wine." , when the things are done, go back early, don’t let your brother be in vain.”
Wu Song was moved and nodded in agreement.
The next day, Wu Erlang took Zong Yun'er and rode north, while Cao Cao led a large group of troops eastward.
There are different teachings: Thousands of crows eat up the heart of the dog official, and the world revives the sound of Liangshan. Wu Er traveled thousands of miles to Yanmen, and a man's love is worth more than gold.
(End of chapter)
