When the words fell, Huang Qiong ignored them. After hearing his final decision on Tuoba Jiyai, the two of them were stunned. Instead, he took the horse's rein from the guard, got on his horse and galloped towards the city. Behind him, there were only two people who had only a partial understanding of what he said. They had no choice but to smile bitterly at each other, but had no other way to persuade the British king.
Although Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan felt that Huang Qiong's method was too cruel, he was the ambassador of the establishment. He had the final say in everything and they had no choice. They were all military generals, and they knew that it was not just that the British king was now the de facto crown prince of the Qi Dynasty. When he faced this British king, he was facing the future emperor of the Qi Dynasty.
Whether or not he unconditionally obeys military orders is a matter of whether he can give a good impression to the next emperor of the Qi Dynasty, and even the family behind him. What they know better is that they are military attachés. According to military regulations, they can only unconditionally obey the orders of their superiors. What's more, the second person in Da Qi Dynasty is now his boss's boss, so he should obey him.
They still understand the truth that once the general's order is issued, the army will be destroyed and killed. Therefore, even if they really don't understand, they still have to execute and implement the orders of the British King. The King of England is now the ambassador to control the civil and military forces on the Longyou and Shaanxi Second Routes, as well as the Xijing Camp and the Second Route Army. It can be said that since the founding of the country, not to mention the princes and ministers, even the princes have never had this power.
The King of England is now on the second road, which basically means that the emperor is here in person. If you don't obey the King of England's order, you are not only disobeying the military order, you can also say that you are disobeying the imperial edict. This is not only against them, but also against the education he has received since the military, and it is also against his duty as a courtier. Even though the order given by the King of England was somewhat contrary to their thoughts and nature.
But military orders are military orders, and there is no room for bargaining. Therefore, although the two of them hesitated somewhat after Huang Qiong left, Feng Zhoushan finally firmly ordered the chief officers of each battalion to leave all the rest of the team except those who needed to be guarded and suppressed. take away. The King of England wanted Ling Chi, and they thought this punishment was too cruel.
They don't want their brothers to leave any shadow in their hearts or even turn into beasts. The soldiers and horses coming out of their Xijing camp are not those wild beasts who kill good people for credit and plunder people's wealth at every turn. Although they themselves are soldiers who see blood on the battlefield, each of them has his own master when fighting on the battlefield. A prisoner can be executed directly without going through the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
It was also the first time they encountered this extremely cruel punishment. Even though he knew clearly that this Tuoba Ji'ai was implicated by his brother. As a member of the Tuoba family, the culprit of the Longyou rebellion is his younger brother. Even if he is escorted to the capital, this is probably the treatment. But no matter what, it was decided after an interrogation by the Tribunal of Justice on how to deal with it, instead of just killing him casually today. .
Feng Zhoushan made up his mind that it would be better for the brothers to avoid such cruel things today. After all the armies withdrew into the city in an orderly manner, the two men who had to be left in prison could only bite the bullet and order the execution of those who had been carefully selected before. The executioner who received the order from the two of them stripped Tuoba Ji'ai naked without saying a word.
He ignored being tied to a cross at this time, because the Dangxiang people had been basically Chineseized for more than a hundred years. Therefore, he is also proficient in Chinese and has long understood what Huang Qiong meant. Knowing that he would definitely not end well today, perhaps in order to show his unyieldingness or his toughness, Tuoba Ji'ai, who was currently yelling curses, yelled. He held a knife in his hand and began to torture.
These two men were both butchers before joining the army, and they also served as scouts in the army. Doing this kind of work is not unfamiliar. It's just that the two of them were familiar with dismembering pigs and sheep, but today's goal was very unfamiliar. Although the Da Qi Dynasty did not include Ling Chi in the "Da Qi Code". This kind of punishment, which began in the former Tang Dynasty and became popular during the feudal rebellion, was basically rarely used.
But Lingchi also used Lingchi to execute some people who had rebelled. Or the kind of officials who are extremely corrupt, or the ones who arrest the thieves who have committed numerous crimes. Therefore, there are not all such executioners. It's just that people who are good at this kind of work are all in the capital, and they have never been found in the army. Although the two sergeants who were temporarily found butchers were more courageous, they had done similar work before joining the army.
But after all, what we are facing now is a person, and a living person. I didn't know that the razor I got from a temple that wasn't very popular was not very useful for shaving my family's heads. Not only was it extremely blunt, it was even stained with rust, and it was not very easy to use. The knife didn't fit in my hand, and I was also scared, and my hands were trembling all the time.
He whispered softly, not knowing what he was praying for. Apart from the first few knives, this movement became more and more sluggish. Fortunately, before the execution, Huang Qiong had already ordered the medical officer to use a writing brush to circle the parts of Tuoba Ji'ai's body that were not important and could not be fatal. These two men, whose hands, legs, and even their whole bodies were shaking while tortured, managed to cut a thousand cuts.
In fact, before this number was reached, the target they tortured was already dying of pain due to their extremely poor sword skills. As for those party members who were forced to watch the punishment, no matter how strong-willed they were, there was suspicious moisture in their crotches after watching the punishment. Thousands of party prisoners were so frightened that not one of them made even the slightest noise.
During the entire execution, Tuoba Ji'ai, who had lost her previous heroic spirit after just a few blows, let out a desperate and extremely painful wail. And he begged the two executioners to give him a happy voice. Instead of here, holding two rusty razors, here it is as endless as sawing wood. According to this punishment rule, it should take three days to complete.
It's just that the executioner is not a professional after all, and his skills are really poor. At the same time, I was also trembling with fear, so I had no choice but to move forward. The one who was forced to come to watch the execution was because his medical skills were at the ninth-rate level at best, far from ordinary. The medical officer who was asked by the King of England to study the structure of human internal organs so that he could better treat wounded soldiers in the future was so frightened that he collapsed into a puddle of mud.
After the punishment was completed, the ropes on the captured Fan officials from other tribes, mainly the Fan officials and native officials of the Zheluo tribe, were loosened by the escorting sergeants behind them. Carrying a large basket filled with nothing but the rest of Tuoba Ji'ai's body except her head. There were also the corpses of those killed in the Pingxia tribe, and they were driven away step by step with a personal letter from Huang Qiong to Tuoba Jiqian.
As for the camels that Huang Qiong gave them before leaving. Whether it was Feng Zhoushan, who had vomited several times, or Ouyang Shan, whose face was as pale as dirt after vomiting, and whose eyes were closed in the second half, they all forgot to give instructions to the following. Therefore, these dozens of officials and chieftains, who usually lived in high esteem, could only carry these corpses themselves and walk with difficulty to Qinggang Gorge.
As for the other party prisoners, after the execution was completed, they were all escorted back to the city, and were prepared to be transferred to Qingyang Mansion after consulting Huang Qiong. These people are all from the Pingxia tribe, and most of them are young and strong. Although they were not killed all together, they certainly could not be released, and it would not be safe to stay in Huanzhou. As for how to deal with it in the future, it depends on the progress of the counter-insurgency situation.
After all this, Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan, who were so vomited that they could not even get on their horses, could only support each other and return to Huanzhou City. Their personal soldiers were no better than them. In contrast to these two people, Huang Qiong returned to his temporary residence. While looking at the map of Ningxia Mansion given to him by the old Lord Ouyang, he turned the rosary in his hand and looked very calm.
That night, the officers and soldiers of the Xijing Camp in Huanzhou were extremely exhausted from the continuous fighting. But many people are unable to sleep peacefully. The officers and soldiers who escorted the prisoners to watch the execution, and who also watched it themselves, almost invariably had nightmares. Although the dinner consisted of large pieces of mutton and pork, few of them could eat it.
It lasted for almost half a day. This cruel punishment made them unable to eat at all. When he saw the meat in the bowl, he remembered Tuoba Jiyai who had the same thing on him during the day and vomited it out. They are all soldiers who have seen a lot of blood on the battlefield. There are many broken limbs and broken arms on the battlefield. After a great battle, the corpses everywhere were no stranger to them.
But this punishment is still a bit cruel to them. Also having nightmares were Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan. Although both of them had been in the army for decades, they had never seen anything like this. Even they know that sometimes, only by being more ruthless can they really deter the rebels. But for them, at least they feel somewhat cruel in their hearts.
Compared to those officers and soldiers who just had nightmares but had simpler minds. Being in different positions, they have more things on their minds. They always felt that this punishment was not only for those party members to see, but probably a large part of the King of England's heart was also for the two of them. Otherwise, there are so many low-level military attachés in the army, why do we have to keep our two generals in prison?
Thinking of this, the two of them couldn't help but respect and fear the young prince. Those officers and soldiers who did not watch the execution recalled the scene they saw during the day, but they were so excited that they could not sleep. They felt that it was worthwhile to fight with the British king. Although they knew what happened this afternoon from their companions' mouths, they had not seen it with their own eyes. What they saw was that the King of England loved his comrades who died in battle so much.
In fact, both Feng Zhoushan and Ouyang Shan are somewhat familiar with each other. The reason why Huang Qiong stayed with them in prison was because he was worried about the backlash of those party prisoners and what would happen to them. If there are no capable generals on hand to suppress them, something might happen. Huang Qiong's thoughts are that simple. As for those two people who think a little more complicated, it can only be said that they think too much.
Huang Qiong stationed in Huanzhou, because this is the northernmost state city of Qingyang Prefecture. So it became the entire counter-insurgency battlefield, the closest place to the rebels. He Yuanfeng, who was fully responsible for the counter-insurgency war and commanded the army to counter-insurgency, did not dare to stay behind for too long. The ninth prince and the King of England has now become the heir to the throne by default, and the newest prince of the country.
Today, the ambassadors of Shaanxi and Longyou are his immediate superiors. He has been left in the hands of the rebels for too long. Fortunately for this daring King of England, nothing happened to He Yuanfeng during that ambush. After receiving the detailed report of the ambush battle, I was stunned. He never thought that this British king could actually draw a three-stone bow.
