When the troops came to the city, the army formed a square formation and was about to attack the city.
King Ruluo Nan summoned all the civil and military officials to the court. King Ruluo Nan asked: "Our army fought with the ant army in the South China Sea and was defeated. General Ma Liang was captured by the enemy. Now his troops are approaching the city. Who wants to go out of the city to meet the enemy and whoever defeats the enemy outside the city can be promoted. The title will be enjoyed forever by descendants, and it will be hereditary forever." After saying this, he glanced at the civil and military ministers, and the ministers below were silent. King Ruluo Nan began to get anxious and said: "Speak up. You usually fight openly and secretly. Aren't you very powerful? But today when I need your advice, I am speechless." At this time, a civil servant stood up and said, He said: "The only plan for now is to defend the city. The enemy only wants a quick battle, which will consume the enemy's energy in the long run." King Ruluo Nan could only say this: "Okay, that's all. Let's go and deploy the city defense." There are no generals available in the court, so we can only place our hope in it, hoping that the ant army will be frustrated outside the city and retreat.
The civil servant climbed up the tower and inspected the soldiers on the city wall. The archers squatted behind the battlements, and the infantry followed, ready for battle. The army under the city pushed up the trebuchet, poured tung oil on the stone bullets, and threw them towards the tower. The thrown stone bullets were like meteors, flying down on the city wall, knocking over the oil pans on the city wall, and destroying the buildings on the city wall. The fireball exploded and burned, and the soldiers ran for their lives in the fire or were smashed. Die or be burned alive. The army under the city began to attack the city. They rushed over and quickly attacked the city wall. They pushed logs to hit the city gate. There were ladders set up on both sides of the city gate and they climbed up densely. The soldiers on the city wall raised stones and logs and threw them on their heads. The people demolished their houses, transported stones and wood to the city tower, and defended the city together. Many soldiers who climbed up fell from the high city walls or slipped from the ladders that were pushed down. This attack on the city was fruitless, so they had to retreat and camp outside the city.
The capital city was built by the previous kings and was extremely impregnable, making it very difficult to capture in a short period of time. The swordsmith knew that General Tongyi was bloodthirsty, so he announced a military order, saying: "It is forbidden to burn, kill, loot, and massacre the people. Military discipline must be strictly enforced. Anyone who robs the people's property or kills the people in the city will be killed!" He stated military discipline to the entire army. The next day, the army attacked the city again. A million troops were under the city in darkness, with war drums beating. The army rushed to the capital and packed the excavated soil into sacks. The soldiers carried the sacks and ran towards the city wall. Many soldiers fell down with arrows on the way. The soldiers behind continued to carry the sacks and threw them under the city wall, filling the city wall with them. Full. The city was also filled with corpses. The army behind them trampled on the corpses and sacks and stormed the city wall, fighting with them.
Seeing that the situation was over, King Ruluo Nan entered the harem with his sword and frantically slashed and killed the palace insects and their wives and children. The palace insects or their wives and children ran for their lives, but they were all killed. King Ruluo Nan washed the harem with blood, looked at the corpse lying on the ground, closed the palace door, and hanged himself.
The capital was captured and the army entered the royal city. The swordsmith led his troops into the harem and saw the old, weak, women, children and eunuchs lying in a pool of blood, in the corners or in the weeds. The soldiers were ordered to go forward and knock open the palace door. Looking up, they saw the body of King Ruluo Nan hanging on the beam, swinging back and forth. The attendants were ordered to put down the body of King Ruluo Nan and salute one after another, saying: "Your Majesty." The next day, the body of King Ruluo Nan was placed in a coffin. The sarcophagus was transported out of the city and buried in the royal mausoleum. He was posthumously named the Prominent King Zhongxiao.
When the army entered the city, the two soldiers following behind sometimes looked around, sometimes talked and laughed with each other, secretly broke away from the team and ran into the crowd of people watching. The two soldiers stood at the door of the house and knocked open the courtyard door. Seeing that the woman who was discharged from the hospital was quite attractive, she became lustful. He grabbed the woman and dragged her into the room to do evil things. The old man came back from working on the farm outside. He heard his daughter's cry for help in the room. He opened the door and saw the two disheveled soldiers. He said, "You beasts." He picked up the grass in the corner and was about to knock it down. It came up empty. He was pushed from behind by a soldier and his head hit the corner of the couch. Seeing blood stains on the corner of the couch, the old man threw himself to the ground and died on the spot. The girl shouted: "Daddy." She rushed forward and squatted down, but was forcefully pulled over by the two soldiers and pushed down on the bed. No matter how much it screams or struggles, it's in vain. It tears apart its clothes and rapes and kills it. The soldier got up and saw the woman lying on the bed, disheveled and lifeless. He knew that the matter was serious, and he froze in place not knowing what to do. After a while, people came forward to watch and saw two soldiers walking out of the room. A few brave men wanted to drag them to see the officials to seek justice for the father and daughter. The swordsmith happened to be passing by and squeezed into the insect swarm. These were the soldiers it brought out. The two soldiers faced the common people with their swords facing each other, and shouted harsh words at each other, saying: "Who dares to make a mistake? I want to test whether my sword is sharp." The swordsmith walked out and said: "Stop." The two soldiers lowered their heads. The head came and said: "Big ant." The people commented: "So it is the official." The strong man stood beside the swordsmith and pointed at the two soldiers and said: "They killed the old man and raped him. My daughter." Then the door was pushed open, and the swordsmith entered. The strong man turned around and said, "Big Ant, look." When the swordsmith entered and saw this scene, he was shocked and said, "You guys..." Then he saw the female body lying on the bed. She was disheveled and considered indecent. He stepped forward and took off his robe to wrap the woman's body. He turned around and said, "Where is the law enforcement officer?" The law enforcement officer walked out and said: "Your Majesty is here." The swordsmith said, "Drag these two insects out for execution." Two soldiers rushed in and escorted the two soldiers out. The swordsmith walked out and said, "Behead!"
The two soldiers knelt outside the courtyard gate, closed their eyes, and waited for the sword and ax to fall. General Tong Yi walked out and said: "Slow down!" The two soldiers opened their eyes and said: "General." General Tong Yi looked at them and stepped forward and asked: "Strategic Advisor, why are you doing this?" Swordsmith He said: "There are two corpses in the house. You asked them what they did?" General Tongyi pleaded: "This is their first offense. Just punish them. Keep them in the army. They will be punished for their crimes and meritorious service. Please ask the military advisor to give them justice." Love." He turned around and asked the two soldiers, "Do you know your mistake?" The two soldiers looked up and said, "We already know our mistake, and we won't dare to do it next time." General Tongyi said, "They have already You know you are wrong. Let them stay in the army and fight on the battlefield, military advisor." The swordsmith was not moved at all and said: "The law has no mercy. I know that the general loves his soldiers as his sons, but the law does not show favoritism. Kill them!" The general said: "Military advisor, you are so heartless. This is war, and it is normal for soldiers to occasionally disturb the people. These soldiers have been with us for many years and have come here licking blood from their swords. I have also promised them that I will not invade the city and enjoy themselves for a while. You are in vain with me. Military advisor, look at them. They are all soldiers you brought out. They are our brothers, brothers from life to death." The swordsmith looked at these two soldiers and couldn't bear it. He endured and said: "If the army is not strictly governed, how can we maintain authority in the army? If we indulge our soldiers in this way, they will be unscrupulous. If this continues, there will be trouble." Then he turned around, looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, and endured Say one word and say: "Behead!" General Tongyi stood behind the swordsmith, nodded and said: "Okay, let me send them away, this is not an exaggeration."
General Tongyi raised the long sword in his hand, walked up slowly, stood behind the two soldiers, and said: "I know you are not cowards. Tell me if you are afraid of death." The two soldiers said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid." General Tongyi said loudly: "Louder, I didn't hear it." The two soldiers raised their heads and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, we are not afraid, we will still be the general's soldiers after death." General Tongyi began to be moved, and saw With the long sword in his hand, he said: "You are all good." He faced to the left and right and said: "Bring the wine." General Tongyi poured wine for them personally, filled the wine, and General Tongyi picked up two large bowls. Drinking wine, he said: "We will still be brothers in the next life. We will fight and kill the enemy together. Drink!" The two soldiers drank the wine in the bowl, then knelt in front of the general and kowtowed to him. General Tongyi raised his sword and said: "You can go on your way in peace. I will take care of your parents, wife and children." After saying that, he took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the sword. The sword fell and killed the two soldiers. . From then on, the army did no harm to the people and was deeply loved by the people.
General Ma Liang was escorted to Qingshuihe, the capital, and went to the main hall. The ant king was delighted when he saw this and said: "General Ma Liang." General Ma Liang looked arrogant and said: "Kill if you want, no need to say anything." When the ant king saw General Ma Liang being tied up and brought to the palace, he immediately said: "Quick, untie the general." Several soldiers stepped forward and loosened the ropes. The Ant King said: "General Ma Liang, please take your seat." General Ma Liang looked disdainful and said: "Why do you need to be so mysterious, Your Majesty? You have destroyed my Ruluo Nanzhou. Since I am a minister of subjugation, I am at the disposal of Your Majesty." The Ant King said: "General, you have If the general is unwilling to serve the court, I can let him go and I won't force him. I want to tell you that Nanzhan Buzhou is a family. Since the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, local regimes have been divided into kings, and they have constantly conquered each other. The people have suffered from wars, which is what I don't want to see. Only by unifying the southern continents can the war be eliminated, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. This is what the people want. This move is just in line with the people's wishes. I also want the general to know that I will destroy my country but protect my ancestral temple, and I will make your king the distinguished, loyal and filial king. This is what I can do. Well, the general can It's gone." The civil and military ministers came forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't let it go." The ant king said: "The former prime minister, Xiao Yi, once told the little ant that those who want to win the world must first win the hearts and minds of the people, so let it go." General Ma Liang He took a few steps forward and said, "Your Majesty, when you let me go back this time, aren't you afraid that I will raise an army to restore the country after I go back?" The Ant King said, "I believe that the general will not go against the trend. If the general has the ability to cure Nanzhan, Buzhou, on the day when you attack Qingshui River, I will be your aunt, my ants will be your subjects, and the general will be your king." General Ma Liang was impressed by the words of the ant king, and turned around to look up at the ants above the hall. king. The ant king said: "The general was once a descendant of the royal family, but that is in the past, but he still retains his noble status like a noble. The ant was born humble, and once had no fixed place to live, and suffered all kinds of hardships. Fortunately, he was treated by the former prime minister, Xiao yi. Recommended, he became the king of the ant tribe." Ma Liang immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty." The ant king immediately stepped down to help General Ma Liang and said: "General, please get up." General Ma Liang stood up, and the ant king asked again: " General Ma Liang is willing to stay in the Ant Clan and serve the imperial court."
