Along the black water, there is a cool breeze and the sound of waves. As the autumn deepens, the chill has gradually enveloped the world. What is even colder than the temperature is the ongoing killing on the river beach.
The air was already filled with the smell of blood, which was strong, pungent, and nauseating. However, such a scene was nothing to the battle-hardened soldiers of the Han army.
A simple camp was temporarily built on the tidal flats, with fences and wooden posts symbolically dividing the camps. The prisoners of the Fuyuan Battle were imprisoned in it, but there were no more than three thousand.
Under Tian Qinzuo's order, these captives were strung up with ropes in groups of hundreds. These wild and ferocious Jurchens from the East China Sea were just a group of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Tian Qinzuo had no idea and no scruples about killing unknown prisoners. He didn't target any one person, he just killed them one by one, randomly. Obviously, in addition to intimidating and establishing power, it also has a certain purpose of venting.
Although the Battle of Fuyuan was a complete victory and the Jurchens in the East China Sea were defeated, Tian Qinzuo's mood never improved. Even with the comfort of his subordinates, he could not let go. Finally broke out,
Yesterday, after seeing the scene of Fuyuan City's recovery after the war, I felt cruel, ordered all the soldiers and horses, and pulled all the prisoners in the prisoner of war camp to the bank of the Blackwater River.
Tian Qinzuo had done similar things more than once in the past. When he was in Annan, he was crazy, cruel and inhumane. He even killed many people during the Unification War. If this is true for the people, how much more for the barbarians?
Now, it's just a matter of returning to his old profession, and facts have proven that he is still very proficient and has no psychological burden at all.
Moreover, Tian Qinzuo also came up with some tricks. He set up an archery target in front of each group of prisoners, and fifty steps away, he bet on archery skills with several Han army officers.
The bet is not big, only a certain amount of money. If you miss the target, you will pay a certain amount of money. Those who hit the target will share the bet equally. Of course, the fate of these East China Sea female gods is also part of this bet.
If everyone hits the target, then the group of prisoners will not have to die, but if one person misses, then he will be killed.
The shooting skills of these Han army officers were quite good. After one round of thirty arrow targets, only five failed to hit all of them, which also meant that five hundred prisoners were executed.
Different from the bloody battles on the battlefield, such killings were easier for the Han officers and soldiers responsible for the execution. They did not need to open and close or brandish steel swords. They just stabbed to death the Jurchens who were taken to the waterside. , the movements are clean and neat, without any sloppiness. This scene is even more nerve-wracking. Even those officers who have experienced battlefield killings for a long time can't help but feel cold in their hearts.
"Inspection, is that enough?" The officer in charge of execution came to Tian Qinzuo and asked.
Hearing this, Tian Qinzuo frowned slightly, as if he was still not satisfied. He looked at the Jurchen prisoners beside him, probably thinking that there were too many of them. He pursed his lips and smiled at the officers taking part in the written examination: "I I don’t know if your archery skills are too good or if you are too soft-hearted..."
After saying this, several officers had different expressions. Obviously not everyone agreed with killing prisoners like this. After all, they were professional soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and killing prisoners obviously did not conform to their value perception.
It's just that the military orders are like mountains, and no one dares to disobey Tian Qinzuo's orders. Of course, even if something goes wrong, Tian Qinzuo will take care of it and it has nothing to do with them. All they can do is try their best to see if they can reduce the number of people. Just some guilt.
One of the officers accompanied him and said with a smile: "Inspection, our archery skills cannot be said to be accurate. This time we just performed beyond normal performance. I don't know what my comrades think, but I just can't bear the military pay. Thirty archery targets , if you don’t win, it’s thirty dollars..."
"You kid, you just know how to find excuses!" Tian Qinzuo was also amused by his words, and laughed twice. But as soon as the laughter died down, his expression became cold again, and he waved his hand: "Forget the former, come again. One round!”
As he spoke, Tian Qinzuo raised his bow and pointed it at one of the arrow targets. He barely aimed at it. With a "swish", the arrow shot out hastily. The result was naturally destined to miss his grandma's house, and even directly passed over the target. A Jurchen behind the target was shot to death.
Tian Qinzuo didn't look annoyed at all. He shook his head and sighed: "Hey, I just lost all my money..."
As he spoke, he turned his head to the side and ordered Junjun: "Keep a record, I will always lose this one!"
"It's your turn!"
Seeing this scene, several officers were stunned and looked at each other in confusion. However, seeing the unfinished look on Tian Da's inspection, they all understood that this was just Tian Qinzuo acting according to his mood and wanted to kill these people and find a reason. The life and death of these Jurchens depended entirely on his thoughts.
I don't know whether it was because I spent too much energy and strength in the previous round, or because I had more fluctuations in my heart, or because I was trying to cater to Tian Qinzuo. In the first target of this new round, only one person hit the bull's-eye, and each person got four pieces of money.
Tian Qinzuo obviously didn't care about this. With a wave of his hand, soldiers immediately came forward, pulled out the group of prisoners and drove them to the shore. After the previous round of killings, these Jurchens had already become restless, and some immediately resisted. As a result, half of them were executed halfway before reaching the execution point within a short distance of a hundred steps.
Tian Qinzuo seemed to enjoy watching it. He raised his bow and wanted to continue, but he was interrupted by the sound of horse hooves. Everyone looked up and saw a group of knights galloping along the river bank in the distance. They immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was Huaiyu, a stallion from Fufeng County.
Ma Huaiyu is still very young, only twenty-six years old. In terms of qualifications and achievements, he is naturally incomparable to Tian Qinzuo, but he has a good father, looks like Emperor Liu, and is the prince's confidant, even if Arrogant and arrogant people like Tian Qinzuo must be given some face. As for the others, they felt more than a head shorter.
Seeing the galloping Ma Huaiyu, Tian Qinzuo frowned slightly and continued to aim without stopping. His casual eyes became sharp and murderous. This arrow was very powerful and hit the target directly. Bullseye, no offset.
And Ma Huaiyu felt that the strong smell of blood in the air suddenly hit his nostrils, and the tragic scene on the tidal flats was even more shocking. There were still some soldiers there who were killing one by one to prevent any fish from slipping through the net. .
The young and majestic face suddenly sank. He came closer, dismounted, rushed to Tian Qinzuo, and asked urgently: "Inspection inspection, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? Didn't Lord Ma see it?" Tian Qinzuo said with a carefree smile: "Why, are you also interested in playing this game?"
"Game?" Ma Huaiyu was stunned. Upon seeing this, an officer immediately explained to him the rules of the game formulated by Tian Qinzuo diligently and carefully.
Hearing this, Ma Huaiyu looked at Tian Qinzuo with a complicated expression. After holding it in for a while, he said in a serious tone: "Inspection, it is unknown whether the prisoners were killed!"
"A dignified general, a dignified man, how can he talk about fermented bean curd?" Tian Qinzuo also looked directly at Ma Huaiyu and said disdainfully.
Taking a deep breath, Ma Huaiyu said: "Inspection, these people are already prisoners, so there is no point in killing them. If you just want to vent your personal anger and do this evil act, it is really unwise!"
Although he gave Ma Huaiyu face, he could not tolerate such comments from this kid. Tian Qinzuo was no longer polite and stared at Ma Huaiyu coldly: "Ma Huaiyu, although your title is higher than this general, your military position is still high." But under me, and now in the army, you are so aggressive with the superior? When you see the general, you don’t even salute, and you directly accuse me. Is it because you are relying on your status and think that the general’s military laws cannot rule you? "
After being scolded by Tian Qinzuo, Ma Huaiyu also realized that he had lost his temper. Under his gaze, he took a deep breath and bowed to perform a military salute.
Seeing this, Tian Qinzuo continued to say contemptuously: "I will tell you what I am doing! I am fulfilling my previous promise. If these barbarians kill one of my Han people and the Han people, I will retaliate tenfold. This Fanfuyuan suffered a disaster, and more than three hundred soldiers and civilians died. If I don't kill them all, I will have broken my promise. Why not kill a thousand of them?"
After listening to Tian Qinzuo's remarks, Ma Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the remaining Jurchen prisoners and said: "Inspection inspection, what you do will only arouse the hatred of these prisoners and cause hatred and conflict between Han and Yi The accumulation is getting deeper and deeper, so deep that it cannot be resolved.
They are right now, watching helplessly as their clan members are being killed by you. What will the remaining people think? Our officers and men fight on the battlefield and end the war with war. We have nothing to say. However, since they have surrendered, why do they needlessly harm them?
The Dudu Mansion also issued an order that the barbarians should be suppressed and appeased simultaneously, and the captured barbarian tribesmen should also be handed over to the Dudu Mansion for unified dispatch and management. Instead of massacring them, you might as well let them build roads and bridges for Anton..."
"Haha, are you using the Governor's Mansion to suppress me?" No matter how sincere Ma Huaiyu sounded, Tian Qinzuo did not accept this trick and instead questioned his intentions.
"The general has no such intention, he is just admonishing..."
Tian Qinzuo smiled coldly: "It has been almost twenty years since I conquered the barbarians and eliminated the barbarians. I know these barbarians better than you do. Nothing is more useful to them than a steel knife.
By caressing, how long do you want to caress? By the way, these barbarians who are used to living a hard life in the mountains and forests can give up attacking our towns and killing our people?
Innocent!
Let me tell you, only killing and death can make these barbarians know to be afraid, know fear, fear first, and then surrender. I am an inspection general, and my duty is to fight and kill people, to pacify the barbarians? That's not what I should do, let the Governor's Office consider it! "
After spraying, Tian Qinzuo looked Ma Huaiyu up and down, and said in a puzzled tone: "You have grown up beside His Majesty, how come you haven't learned anything about His Majesty's courage and courage?
You don’t know why Your Majesty sent me to Anton, but I, Tian, know it very well? My advice to Duke Ma is to read less military books and open your eyes more to the scenery of Anton’s rivers and mountains..."
Being ridiculed by Tian Qinzuo, Ma Huaiyu felt a little aggrieved, but he couldn't argue with anything. He just moved the governor's mansion out, but Tian Qinzuo directly carried it out of the mountain of Emperor Liu. There is no comparison at all.
"However!" Tian Qinzuo said with a dangerous look in his eyes: "You have reminded me that since these prisoners have witnessed the murder of their own clansmen, they must have anger and hatred in their hearts. Even if they are sold to merchants and farmers, they are very dangerous. , can’t stay!”
After saying that, he turned around and ordered to the military commander: "Send an order to kill all these Jurchens, cut off their heads, seal their bodies in soil and make a tomb, and stand them on the shore of the black water..."
