Chapter 809: Massacre
Chen Xu picked Pegasus Chao's spear out of caution to avoid being plotted by Ma Chao.
As for the weapon that cut Ma Chao's throat in the end, it was Chen Xu's sword, which was engraved with the word 'Jing'.
"Poof!"
Red blood splattered from Ma Chao's neck, staining the sand in front of him red.
Until this time, Ma Chao did not show the slightest look of fear on his face, but with a slight smile and a trace of gratitude.
After all, he died at the hands of the enemy who defeated him, and was not captured alive by others.
"Poof!"
The majestic body fell to the ground with a bang, smashing a pit in the sand, and the wind whimpered, blowing a strong smell of blood.
The sun hanging in the sky was as red as blood.
Ma Mengqi, a peerless military general, died on the battlefield before he fully grew up.
"My lord."
Dian Wei stepped forward with the black armor guard, looked at the four corpses in front of him, and called softly.
"Boom!"
Chen Xu withdrew the sword, ignored the blood on it at all, and directly inserted it into the scabbard, making a golden resonance sound.
"Behead him and bury his body alive."
After saying this, Chen Xu suddenly felt a sense of loss, and his heart was empty.
……
"Drive, drive!"
In the desert, Ulu desperately whipped the war horse under his crotch, hoping to rush back to the Qiang royal court as soon as possible.
Ulu knew that the Qiang people were finished, and the royal court would soon be broken by the Guanzhong army, and perhaps those Qiang people who were full of hope for tomorrow would soon become headless corpses.
In fact, Ulu's best choice now is not to return to the Qiang royal court and flee directly, just like the tribe he was in was slaughtered by sand thieves.
However, Ulu was not relieved, his gentle and beautiful wife, although she was only a Han woman, Ulu was already a little unable to extricate himself.
"Hurry, hurry, I must take her with me."
Ulu was very scared in his heart, the Guanzhong army would chase after him in the next moment, and he just beat the war horse mechanically.
"Wow!"
The war horse ran for a long time, without much rest, and was already a little exhausted, and under this high-intensity running, he couldn't help but let out a mournful roar.
"Poof!"
The war horse finally lost its strength, staggered, and fell to the ground with a bang.
Ulu was overturned by a war horse, but fortunately he was in good hands, and the sand was relatively soft, so he was not injured.
"War horse, no."
Ulu couldn't help but feel a pang of despair as he looked at the war horse that fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
Although this place is not far from the Qiang royal court, the Guanzhong cavalry may be killed at any time, how can Ulu not worry?
"No matter how much it is, I must take her away."
Without hesitating for too long, Ulu walked in the direction of the Qiang royal court, although his figure looked relatively thin in the desert, he had an unwavering belief.
"I won't leave her behind, no matter what."
It was because he kept telling himself that Ulu insisted on walking back to the Qiang royal court, and the Qiang people at this time did not know the news that their king had been killed in battle.
Due to the harassment of the Guanzhong cavalry for a long time, the Qiang people were afraid to come out, and now they finally waited for the Guanzhong army to leave, and they could finally drive the cattle and sheep out to graze.
Although autumn has arrived, the fat grass has long since withered, but there is also a lot of hay left.
The cattle and sheep living in this land are not too picky, and hay is also a delicious food for them.
Many Qiang women even came to the place where the hay was abundant, harvested it, and then tied it into bundles and carried it to their homes.
These hayes are the food for the livestock to survive the winter, and if you don't prepare more as soon as possible, it will be difficult for the cattle and sheep at home to survive the next winter.
A Qiang child held a fire and wanted to light a fire here, but was scolded by many adults.
On the grassland, if a fire breaks out accidentally, it will be a very terrible thing, and the hay on which these cattle and sheep depend for survival will be burned.
Therefore, herders are very taboo about lighting fires on the grassland.
"Whew!"
Ulu was already exhausted, but he still walked forward steadfastly, and when he saw the prairie in front of him, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
"Fortunately, the Guanzhong Army didn't chase after me."
Smelling the air that was very different from the desert, Ulu actually felt a little intoxicated.
"Uru, Uru, why did you come back alone?"
Soon, some Qiang people discovered Ulu and asked in surprise.
Ulu hurriedly said: "This time I fought with the Guanzhong army, all the warriors who went out were wiped out, and the king may have died in battle. ”
"Otherwise, after the Guan Zhongjun chase, we will all die."
When those Qiang people heard Ulu's words, their faces immediately turned extremely pale, and they hurried to the Qiang royal court.
Uru also borrowed a war horse and rode it home.
Several people soon returned to the Qiang royal court, and the news that Ulu brought back undoubtedly made everyone explode.
For a time, fear spread among the Qiang, and many were ready to flee.
Ulu went straight to the door, grabbed the woman who didn't know anything, and said to her, "Go, hurry up and follow me, otherwise it will be too late." ”
The woman was extremely puzzled, but Uru did not explain, and hurriedly packed up her belongings, prepared a lot of food, and wanted to leave.
Not only Ulu, but most of the rest of the Qiang people did the same.
It was originally a mistake for them to gather together, and the death of Ma Chao and the Qiang cavalry would undoubtedly cause the Qiang people to fall apart.
"Boom!"
At this moment, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves sounded, mixed with the frightened shouts of the Qiang people.
It turned out that after Chen Xu led three hundred black-armored guards to kill Ma Chao, he was not in a hurry to kill the royal court, which allowed Ulu to escape back.
After Dian Man led the remaining cavalry and joined Chen Xu, everyone rushed to the Qiang royal court non-stop.
"Rush in!"
At this time, the camp of the Qiang people was in chaos, and many Qiang people were preparing to flee, and there was no one at the gate at all.
Chen Xu led three thousand iron horsemen and rammed into it.
"Those who dare to resist will be killed!"
With the issuance of Chen Xu's order, three thousand iron horsemen crisscrossed everywhere, and the weapons in their hands took away the lives of one Qiang person after another.
For a time, the former Qiang royal court quickly turned into a purgatory on earth.
The Qiang people shouted loudly, begged for mercy, wept, and many even knelt on the ground begging for surrender.
Although the three thousand iron horsemen were exhausted, the blood made them excited, and their eyes radiated a bloodthirsty light, and they brandished their spears to bring up blood flowers.
Almost all of the Qiang people's combatable soldiers have been taken away by Ma Chao, and the entire army has long been wiped out, and there are not many Qiang people who can fight in the camp at all.
Moreover, Ma Chao's head was still hung on Chen Xu's war horse, and among the Qiang people, not many people dared to resist.
The massacre lasted for an hour, and those Qiang who fled and resisted were mercilessly slaughtered.
At the end of the day, all the Qiang people fell to their knees, and their faces trembled.
Chen Xu gathered the Qiang people together, looking at those Qiang people who were either full of hatred, or full of fear, or full of pleading, and felt mixed for a while.
Glancing at these Qiang captives, Chen Xu drank: "Men are together, women are together, and children are together." ”
The Qiang people were very frightened, but in the face of cold weapons in all directions, they could only do so.
It didn't take long for the three distinct groups to be revealed.
Chen Xu glanced at those Qiang men coldly, and said to the cavalry behind him: "Kill all these Qiang men." ”
"What?"
"The general spares his life."
"Fight with them!"
When the Qiang men heard Chen Xu's order, they reacted differently, but the Guanzhong cavalry did not question the military order, and launched a charge with a spear.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
The unarmed captives were no match for the heavily armed Guanzhong cavalry, and the blood they shed soon stained the ground red.
"Don't!"
Many women rushed out, desperately came to the site of the slaughter of the Guanzhong soldiers, and hugged their men's bodies.
Even if Guan Zhongjun's weapons flickered coldly, they were not afraid at all, they just hugged their men tightly, and cried loudly with horror on their faces.
Due to the sudden appearance of these women, the Guanzhong cavalry hesitated for a moment, and the killing also fell into a brief stop.
There was even a woman dressed as a Han who crawled to Chen Xu's side and pounced, shouting loudly: "Please be merciful to the general!" ”
Although Dian Wei didn't want to kill the woman, when he saw the woman rushing over, he still stepped forward and shouted: "Dare to take another step forward, die!" ”
Chen Xu also felt a little shocked by these crazy women.
True affection and never giving up are not only the virtues of the Han people.
Any race, as long as they have wisdom, will have the friendship and virtues that belong to human beings.
Chen Xu saw the Han woman and said to Dian Wei, "Brother, let her in." ”
After finishing speaking, Chen Xu shouted to those Guanzhong cavalry again: "Stop for the time being." ”
The Han woman wiped a handful of tears, came to Chen Xu's side, knelt on the ground and said, "The little woman was originally a Han person, and she had heard of the prestige of the general before. ”
"I have heard that the general is benevolent and righteous, sympathetic to the people, and praises all the people, so why not let these captives go today?"
Chen Xu looked at this slightly weak, but outspoken Han woman, and suddenly respected her in his heart.
Rao is like this, Chen Xu still shook his head, and said: "My mercy only belongs to those people who belong to me, these Qiang people are all foreign races, and their hands are stained with the blood of the Han people, so why kill them?" ”
The woman hurriedly said, "Killing can only bring more hatred, why doesn't the general try to defuse the hatred, but continue to accumulate hatred." ”
Chen Xu laughed when he heard this, stared at the woman and said, "The hatred between the two sides has accumulated too much, is it possible to resolve it?" ”
The woman hurriedly said: "No matter how deep the hatred is, my man Ulu used to be extremely hateful to the Han people, but later he also listened to my advice and never killed innocent Han people again." ”
Chen Xu was furious, and shouted: "What do you mean, that is, Ulu once slaughtered innocent Han people?" ”
"What's more, since you are a Han Chinese, not only did you not resist after being taken captive, but you were willing to recognize a Qiang person as your husband, wouldn't you lose the face of a Han woman?"
The woman's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she wanted to speak, but was rudely interrupted by Chen Xu.
"The armies listen to the order, and there is no forgiveness for the Qiang men! If anyone else stands in the way, kill them all! ”
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
The slaughter began again, and Ulu, who was already seriously injured, couldn't help but smile happily as he watched his wife intercede for him.
He felt that his previous efforts were worth it.
"Poof!"
A spear still pierced Ulu's throat after all, but the happy look on his face never dissipated.
"No, don't."
When the Han woman saw that Ulu was killed, she couldn't help but let out a terrible shout, and directly left Chen Xu and rushed over there.
But before she could run to Uru's side, she was knocked away by a war horse, spitting blood from her mouth, and still crawling towards Uru with difficulty.
"Don't kill my man."
Another beautiful Qiang woman took a lame Qiang man in her arms and roared hoarsely.
"Poof!"
However, a spear pierced both of them through their chests.
"No, no, no!"
At this moment, a little boy dressed as a Han man screamed frantically and was about to rush over there, but was stopped by another Han slave.
"U, Ulu, ahem."
The Han woman was finally about to crawl to Ulu's side, looking at the lifeless body, her eyes couldn't help but fill with tears.
The Guanzhong cavalry, who was carrying out the massacre mission, deliberately bypassed the woman as if they had a tacit understanding, and the war horse did not trample on her.
"Uru!"
The Han woman crawled over with difficulty, buried Ulu's head in her arms, and couldn't stop her tears no matter what.
She cried for a long time, until the massacre here was nearing the end, and then she said in a trance: "Why, why is there hatred, why is there war?" ”
The woman gently caressed Ulu's face, remembering her own panic and anxiety when the city was breached.
remembered the feeling of being snatched by Ulu at the beginning, and my heart was like ashes; I remembered this rude and spoiled man, who was willing to keep changing for himself.
She cried, very sadly.
Later, she remembered Chen Xu's words, and couldn't help muttering to herself: "My family was killed by the Qiang people, and I was taken captive by the Qiang people, I actually like a Qiang person." ”
"I'm so shameless and unworthy of living in this world."
She gently caressed Uru's face and whispered, "If there is an afterlife, hopefully there will be no more killing and hatred, I will weave at home, and you will graze on the grassland." ”
"Poof!"
The woman suddenly picked up a broken weapon and stabbed it in the chest.
(I was enlightened by a senior, and this book will be written at its own pace later, where it is written, I hope you will support the genuine version.) )