Luoyang, north of Mengshan Mountain, Linjiagouzi.
The women's screams and moans resounded through the night sky, accompanied by the wild laughter and roars of the Xianbei soldiers. In the pit on one side, dozens of men were removing hundreds of mutilated corpses one by one. Throwing them in, there were many female corpses that were naked and covered in blood. They were women who had just been ravaged to death by these Xiyan sergeants. From time to time, some people stopped what they were doing, covered their noses and vomited. As long as they stayed for a moment, they would be killed immediately. Several guards who were on guard with knives and guns came forward and stabbed him with swords and spears, and then he turned into a new corpse and fell into the pit.
Murong Sheng has obviously grown a lot stronger than the previous two years. He is wearing an inconspicuous leather armor. If he were not standing in a conspicuous position, no one would notice that he is the coach of the Xiyan Army, and he There was a cruel cold light in his eyes, and he did not even look at the prisoners who were digging holes, but looked towards the distant south.
Murong Rou's brows were knitted tightly: "A Sheng, are we too cruel to do this? In the past, King Wu, oh, no, it should be the father, he taught us that to conquer the world, we can use violence and thunder. But to govern the world, one must be benevolent and righteous, and it would be unlucky to kill the enemy who surrenders."
Murong Sheng said coldly: "But in the past few years in Hebei, my father himself has done a lot of massacres of cities and prisoners. When it comes to benevolence and righteousness, Fu Jian is the most benevolent and righteous, but now the grass on the grave is three feet high. This In troubled times, it all depends on who can scare people the most. We have followed the Xiyan Army for several years, but uncle still hasn't learned how to survive?"
Murong Rou sighed and whispered: "I say, nephew, don't we have to find a way to escape back to Dayan? Although this Xiyan army is of the same race, it is too cruel, cruel to the enemy and cruel to our own people. Look, from Murong Chong to Duan Sui and then to Murong Yong, how many times have we killed leaders, aren't you afraid that one day we ourselves will die in confusion?"
Murong Sheng turned around and looked around. The nearest guards were thirty steps away. He whispered: "It is for this reason that I have to follow Murong Yong and these people in Xiyan now. For them, It is common for them to rob houses and slaughter houses along the way. If they don't do this, they will have objections. Only by surviving first can they have a chance to escape. Now it seems that Murong Yong's men are all listening to his words. We used to think It is no longer possible to instigate mutiny and bring the people back to Dayan."
Murong Rou nodded: "Murong Yong defeated the former Qin Dynasty and occupied Bingzhou. This greatly boosted the morale of the army and everyone in the army was convinced. I think next, he will want to establish himself as emperor instead of being a general. His reputation is in vain. If this happens, we will inevitably become enemies with our father. At that time, we, our father's descendants, will also be killed by him. Therefore, we must move faster. If it doesn't work, we will abandon the army and flee. It’s not impossible to go back to Hebei.”
Murong Sheng frowned: "No, among the two thousand rangers, there are only a few dozen of our own bodyguards, not as many as the informants sent by Murong Yong. If I really run away, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape for hundreds of years." They will be captured here. There are no soldiers and horses of Grandpa Huang (Murong Sheng is the son of Murong Bao and the grandson of Murong Chui) nearby. The Yellow River area is full of Ding Ling people, Dayan’s mortal enemies. Hebei cannot go back. We can only take a long-term approach.”
Murong Rou gritted her teeth: "But if we capture Luoyang this time, Murong Yong's power will further increase. By then, he will definitely proclaim himself emperor and cut off all possibility of reconciliation with his father. If we deliberately fight If we lose the battle, we might be able to buy some time.”
Murong Sheng shook his head: "This won't work. If we lose the battle, Murong Yong will have even more reason to kill us. I think the two thousand people who came with us this time, excluding the two groups of personal guards sent by Murong Yong, In addition, they are all admirers of the Yu tribe and the Duan tribe. They have fought two or three battles with us and gained a lot. If we make them happy this time, we might be able to pull them together to escape in the future."
Murong Rou opened her eyes wide: "Are you sure you can do this?"
Murong Sheng smiled slightly: "These country bumpkins have never seen real prosperity. They just attacked some villages and forts in the past few years and played with some country women. Murong Yong's march into the Central Plains this time is called chasing Fu Pi. In fact, They are eyeing Luoyang. After all, Bingzhou is a land with mountains and rivers inside and out, poor resources and few people, so it is not a place that can be occupied for a long time. However, Luoyang area has a large population. If we can occupy Luoyang, we can intimidate these Wubao masters and make them become vassals. Then the king’s career will be accomplished.”
"So, Murong Yong asked us to be the vanguard because he wanted to explore the way. After all, the strength of the Jin army in Luoyang City is unknown, and the Beifu Army's combat effectiveness is also very powerful. If there are elite troops guarding it, they may not be able to capture it. Therefore, we were sent to lead the way. , even if the whole army is wiped out, he doesn’t feel bad. However, this gives us a chance."
Murong Rou's eyes flashed with excitement: "Opportunity? Is there really a chance?"
Murong Sheng nodded firmly: "Of course, I thought it was impossible yesterday, but in today's battle, two big forts fell almost instantly. This shows that these Han people in the Central Plains have been comfortable for a long time, and they don't know how to do it." War, and we captured Wubao like this, which is less than 300 miles away from Luoyang City and can be reached in two days, but the Jin army did not respond at all. I heard from the prisoners that Fu Pi’s defeated army escaped a few days ago. When they passed here, the Jin army There are also no traces of people, which shows that the Jin army either has few soldiers or does not regard these Wubao people as their own people who need to be protected. Therefore, we can succeed. If we can rely on this army to conquer Luoyang independently, then All the ordnance stored in Luoyang City will be ours, and when the time comes we can recruit troops accordingly, win over some large tribes in the Xiyan army, and fight against Murong Yong."
Murong Rou's brows gradually eased: "But I heard that the owner of Dongjiawu in the south, Dong Chang, was a well-known heroic man. He was married to him, and there were dozens of Wu forts connected to each other. Today we killed this The two forts are full, is he really willing to surrender obediently?"
Murong Sheng laughed loudly: "If the man named Dong is really as loyal as the legend, he would have come to rescue him a long time ago, but he hasn't even seen a hair yet. I think he has scared us to death. As long as we save today tomorrow If the more than 3,000 severed heads are placed in front of him, Dong Jiawu, I think he will be so scared that he wets his pants!"
At this point, Murong Sheng suddenly said in Xianbei dialect to the soldiers who were burying the corpses: "Okay, kill all these Nanman barbarians who are digging holes to bury the corpses, and chop off their heads. They will be useful tomorrow!"
Amidst the flash of swords and screams, Murong Sheng's face was filled with a ferocious smile: "Don't play too late today, save some energy, tomorrow, I will take you to a bigger, better place with more women, where you can grab How much depends on your own ability!"
