The fire in the city of Susheng bone burned for three days before it was extinguished, and Yanbei rode a high-headed horse at this time and stepped on the crisp Luan bell in the crowd of Liaodong warriors into the city, behind him was the ruined city wall to the west of Sushenggu, and in front of him was the ancient city of Goguryeo, where half of the city was emitting black smoke, and the prince of Goguryeo, Baqi, was walking in front of his horse, his eyes were red and swollen looking at this ruin, which was once so familiar but now so unfamiliar.

Is this still the once infinitely prosperous Susheng Bone City?

The smell of blood in the city made everyone's hearts sink slightly, this has nothing to do with pity, but just the inevitable complicated feelings after being hurt by things.

Three Liaodong warriors, heavily clad in heavy armor and painted with a monkey and tiger coat of arms painted with lacquer as a symbol of loyalty and bravery, accompanied by seventeen or eighteen unarmed Goguryeo warriors. Two months ago, they gathered from all over the country under the banner of Yi Yinmo, the prince of Goguryeo, and clamored to capture Xiangping, so that the Han neighbors, who were once too powerful to be invincible, but now fell into the power of the ministers to control the government, knew how powerful they were.

But now?

The two-month war ended with the Goguryeo city of Susheng being slaughtered, and now they had no weapons, and the martial arts that had given them unlimited confidence were trapped in ropes tied together in their hands, and they could only carry the bodies of the victims in the middle of the city for three days, and follow the orders of the Han generals to send them to the south of the city, where more captives were now digging a terrifying pit like slaves. At the other end of the rope they were dragged by a Han warrior like a cow or a horse, while the other two Han warriors carried whips and knives, ready to whip or kill them.

No one could resist, and the feet of a group of captives were firmly tied together. Two people in a row with one of their left foot tied to the other's right foot, not to mention that all of them were held together, and if one of them died, they would have to drag the corpse and flee together...... The strong crossbows and bows and arrows of the Han people are no worse than their sandalwood bows.

If this terrible war proved anything, it was like an old fable that proved that the Han Dynasty was indeed stronger than them.

When the invincible Liaodong warriors saw Yanbei's procession, they dragged their captives to stop by the roadside, respectfully saluting the young man with an ambitious face on the horse, and in the process they knew that the young man's name was Yanbei who had brought them these nightmarish experiences. To their surprise, the Han Dynasty's general Duliao did not seem to be as reserved as the proud generals in the Goguryeo army, and he just smiled and responded to the Liaodong warriors on the sidelines.

Fear always brings respect, but it also always brings hatred.

Syllable!

A loud whip exploded in the ranks of captives.

"Bow your lowly heads, this is our general!"

The fierce-looking Liaodong samurai waved the whip in his hand, and it seemed that out of awe of the general, he only drew a whip and slapped it on the Goguryeo captive who showed the slightest disrespect with his eyes, and the hatred was temporarily suppressed by the pain, and the samurai who took the lead saluted Yanbei again, leading the captive carrying the corpse to walk out of the city.

Yan Bei did not stop the soldiers' almost harsh and cruel abuse of the prisoners, he just waved his hand lightly and let the queue continue forward, through the streets. In the dilapidated houses on both sides, from time to time, there were soldiers of the Duliao Department who were struggling to carry rice or cloth and wealth, and they saluted gratefully when they saw Yanbei.

They all knew very well that it was because of the general's order that they had the opportunity to plunder the enemy country...... There were almost no new soldiers who fought under the northern Yan for the first time, and they were not so lucky in the land of the Han Dynasty. If this is not Goguryeo, and the enemy is Han Chinese, even if it is a bandit or a naturalized Wuhuan, they must treat the captives well, and the same is true in the city, and the soldiers who harass the people will be punished by the military officials, no matter how much merit they make.

Guo Jia rode behind Yu Yanbei on his horse, looked around the streets and alleys on the left and right, and said softly to Yanbei: "The situation in the city is much better than expected, at least there are still many prisoners. ”

Yan Bei nodded lightly, these are not all Goguryeo soldiers, but also those people in the city who survived by luck are all pretended to be Lufu...... Even so, not many people survived in the city.

"The captives you see are all the people left in the city. On the day of the storm, many people fled through the gates of the city in search of the enemy, and some escaped through secret passages. Nearly 10,000 people survived, most of which was due to Zhao Yun. Yan Bei nodded noncommittally, but explained to Guo Jia: "Zilong sent someone to send me a message to save the captives and serve as civilian labor, otherwise there would be no way to survive so many people." ”

Even if you don't count the garrison before, there were still 60,000 people. Even if 20,000 escaped on the day of the break, more than 30,000 died in the past three days, not to mention ...... There were definitely less than 20,000 people who fled that day, and he could see clearly on the earthwork that the most people who fled in all directions were in their early 10,000s.

It was a massacre, and it was also a debt paid by the Goguryeo people for their war.

Yanbei felt that after he returned to Liaodong, he had the face to pay tribute to the rural officials who died in the previous war.

Yi Yinmo led more than 9,000 Goguryeo soldiers into the Han realm in just three days, and more than 10,000 officials died due to war and robbery.

If Liaodong County failed to stop Yi Yinmo's army, Xiangping City would not be much better than Susheng Bone City, and the people of Liaodong County would not be much better than the Goguryeo people in this land. The only difference is that Yanbei won.

In the middle of the Bone City, it used to be the magnificent palace of the King of Goguryeo, but after the war, the capital was moved, and now after another war, it is a little dilapidated here, not to mention that after two hundred years in the middle, the King of Goguryeo did not have the courage to expand the real palace in the past, and it was barely better than the Taishou Mansion of Xiangping in terms of ritual. Now the center of the Bone City has not been demolished, and this slightly large building has not been demolished.

The buildings around the four streets are being demolished by those captives under the supervision of the Han army, Yi Yinmo burned down the arsenal, treasury, and granary of the city before the defeat, and only a few of the remaining ordnance to defend the city can still be used, so they need a huge amount of wood to prepare the ordnance to defend the city, rolling wood, arrows, flying stones...... Too much, too much.

In the palace, Lu Yi and other generals have been waiting for a long time, they know that although Yanbei ordered the slaughter of the city, they may not be willing to see the chaotic scene in the city, so everyone knows that Yanbei will enter the city on the fourth day after the city is broken, and after receiving the news, they rushed to the palace to greet them. It's not that they don't want to go to the city gate to greet them, it's just that Yanbei gave them an order that all matters in the city are now a little safer, and everything still needs to be presided over by everyone, so the palace can't leave people.

Baqi was left to stand outside the palace, and after Liaodong County and Goguryeo tore his face because of this battle, Baqi always felt trembling when he was by Yanbei's side, and now seeing that Yanbei broke through Goguryeo's Xiongcheng Sushenggu, which is no less than the domestic city, in two days, and ordered the slaughter of the city, Baqi's whole person was like a walking corpse, and he didn't dare to disobey Yanbei's orders at all.

"General!"

"General!"

Seeing Yanbei enter the palace, nearly 100 generals at all levels bowed down and saluted, which was really like meeting the princes and kings in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Yanbei strode towards the main seat, raised his hand to let everyone sit down, and issued the first order after the victory in the battle, saying: "All the kings sit down, give orders to the sergeants, collect the sword and return it to the sheath, and if there is a violation of the military order, the military law will serve." ”

"No!"

The partial general Lu Yi hugged his fists and received the order, there is nothing to disobey Yanbei in this kind of thing, and the left and right heralds ordered the soldiers to run quickly out of the palace, but they conveyed Yanbei's order in a moment...... Even Lu Yi, who used to be awkward in his deliberations, has a feeling of indescribability for Yanbei in his heart since the capture of Susheng Bone City.

If it was respect for Yanbei before, now it is awe.

This kind of emotion is not only in the hearts of Lu Yi, but now all the generals in the seat have this feeling in their hearts, it seems that after the slaughter of the city, Yanbei's power is stronger than before.

No doubt.

"How many laborers are there in the city?"

Hearing Yan Bei's question, everyone turned their eyes to Zhao Yun, and on the day the city was broken, Zhao Yun personally went to Sleeping Tiger's Mouth to discuss with Yan Bei about leaving prisoners. It is also because of his persuasion that there are so many survivors in the city now, and on the day of the city alone, Zhao Yun sent his subordinates to search for prisoners from all over the city, and specially set aside a camp in the north of the city, holding the lives of more than 3,000 people.

In the next two days, when the soldiers had killed enough, they took the captives to the north of the city and handed them over to Zhao Yun, which is why there are so many living people in the city now.

This is not a conflict of ideas, Yanbei's actions in China are in line with benevolence and martial virtue. Zhao Yun's proposal must have a benevolent character, because different personalities can make his subordinates have different starting points for looking at problems, but the central meaning of Zhao Yun's persuasion of Yanbei is to reduce the number of killings, and use these Goguryeo civilians and surrendered enemy soldiers as forced servants, and even immediately formulated a set of methods for using them.

Benevolence and righteousness are limited to China.

Prisoners are taken in for profit.

"General Hui, there are 14,700 strong battles at the moment, and all of them are registered." Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "Among them, there are 9,000 men and 5,000 women, who move corpses, demolish houses and build cities, and build rolling logs. ”

Yan Bei nodded, and then said: "In addition, let them move some of the wood and stones in the city to the mouth of the sleeping tiger, and the people will build arrows, and then build four camps and houses in the four corners of the city after the houses in the city are demolished, and they will be among the soldiers." By the way, let the city wall in the west of the city be repaired, the moat pontoon bridge should be removed and cleared, and the damaged city gate should be repaired as soon as possible...... When they return to Liaodong, some of them build bridges, build roads, dig mines, and some are their go. ”

These people can no longer escape the fate of being reduced to slaves, and some of them will be sold to human teeth when they return to Liaodong in the future, which will bring a lot of profits for the county government.

After Yan Bei's words were finished, the generals agreed, and then everyone looked at Lu Yi, who seemed to have something to say, Yan Bei was puzzled, Lu Yi arched his hand to the bamboo slip on the desk and said: "General, the sergeants in this battle have benefited a lot, of which fifty percent are dedicated to the general, about 4,000 gold, grain, grass, cloth and treasures are not counted......"