"Grand Governor, please take a moment to speak."
During the march, Wen Youzong stepped forward and came to Luo Zhao's side to mention something.
Luo Zhao looked back at him and saw a letter in his hand. Wen You nodded slightly to him.
Luo Zhao turned his mount and followed him. Su Yuanbai and others looked at each other and followed him, and the army continued to move forward.
After leaving the official road more than ten feet away, seeing Wen You holding the letter but hesitating to speak, Luo Zhao said: "The situation is already like this. I am mentally prepared for any bad news. Wen You doesn't have to worry."
Su Yuanbai and others who followed frowned and stared at the letter in Wen You's hand. They knew from Wen You's look that the news was not good.
Wen You finally handed the letter to Luo Zhao and sighed, "The last time the Governor gave a gift, Meng Shanming couldn't forget it. He acted cruelly and returned a gift to the Governor. He cut off the ears of each of the 600,000 captives. One, containing more than a hundred large boxes, has been given to the inspectors at the rear. The scene is too indecent to send over. This is Meng Shanming's letter to the Governor!"
Six hundred thousand prisoners had their ears cut off? Su Yuanbai and others were surprised and moved.
Luo Zhao's expression twitched, and an angry look appeared on his face. Meng Shanming's move, even if the 600,000 elites were returned to the Song State, these people with missing ears would be an unforgettable shame to the Song State no matter where they went. .
He snatched the letter, took it out of the envelope and shook it open. He saw a few lines on it: I gave you a white horse as a gift before, but I didn't thank you in time. Now I have 600,000 cut off ears as a gift. Are you still satisfied? If you are dissatisfied, the subjects of the Song Dynasty are all in front of you. Life and death are in my hands. I can take them all. I will not let the governor down. Meng Shanming!
The meaning of the letter seemed to say that there would be a killing spree later. Luo Zhao's eyes were about to burst, and he couldn't help but look around, wanting to kill the Yan people to show their evil aura.
However, the Yan State had long been harassed by war, and the people were like frightened birds. The people on the way of the Song army had already fled.
And it is not appropriate for him to create more affairs now. He can no longer spend time fighting endlessly in the territory of Yan State. Once Yanjing is broken, he must rush back as soon as possible. He cannot let Meng Shanming continue to wreak havoc in the territory of Song State without limit.
The content of this letter made him realize that it also wanted to anger him and keep him in the Yan Kingdom for a long time. Once he was dragged out of food and grass, the consequences would be disastrous.
Even though he knew it was a way to provoke the generals, Luo Zhao was still very angry. This was nothing but the ears of his 600,000 soldiers. He couldn't help but said bitterly: "Old thief Meng Shanming, don't fall into my hands, otherwise you will be killed." Let your life be worse than death!"
After Su Yuanbai and others took the letter in their hands and took turns to read it, their faces were gloomy.
At this moment, a general came galloping over on horseback, "Report, Your Majesty's decree has arrived!"
Could it be that they are urging troops to withdraw again? Luo Zhao thought this in his heart. After receiving the order, he was shocked and turned pale. He roared sadly, "Old thief, you and I swear to be incompatible!"
what happened again? Su Yuanbai and others asked for the decree again, and were shocked after reading it. Not only did Meng Shanming cut off the ears of 600,000 captives, he actually brutally killed those 600,000 captives!
According to the decree, Emperor Mu Zhuozhen of the Song Dynasty was furious and told Luo Zhao openly that after Yanjing was conquered, no chickens or dogs would be left behind, and the city would be massacred to avenge him!
However, the decree finally took the overall situation into consideration and gave Luo Zhao a certain period of time. If he still could not conquer Yanjing after the period, he would immediately return for reinforcements. During this period, the imperial court would do its best to organize troops to stop Meng Shanming and delay as much time as possible. , buying time for him to lead his army to return reinforcements!
Dong Yinglai shook his head and said: "Is this old dog Meng Shanming crazy? Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
Chang Fei said in a deep voice: "How dare you bury 600,000 people alive! This thief is so ruthless, he will definitely lose his life and his life will not be long!"
At this moment, another Lingxiao Pavilion disciple came over on horseback and handed a secret letter to Su Yuanbai.
After Su Yuanbai read it, he silently passed the letter to others to read, and everyone frowned after reading it.
The news from Song Jing, which was not mentioned in the imperial edict, was about Meng Shanming's reasons for killing the prisoners and rake them up, saying that the Song army was still marching into Yanjing and had no sincerity in negotiating a withdrawal, and that the imperial court was unwilling to take The exchange of food for prisoners was because the Song State did not care about the life and death of the 600,000 sons. It was the Song State and the Song Army that forced Meng Shanming to kill the 600,000 prisoners.
"What a sharp mouth!" Luo looked at him and sneered, his face turning red and white with anger.
Wen You looked away from the content of the secret message and reminded in a deep voice: "Grand Governor, this is Meng Shanming's plan to alienate each other. This basin of dirty water is coming towards the Grand Governor, and at the same time, it is intended to shake the hearts of our Song army! Meng Shan I'm afraid Ming is going to spread rumors in our territory of the Song Dynasty! Alas, there are also people in the court who are trying to make trouble for the Governor, and I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the Governor!"
His judgment was correct. Meng Shanming had asked the three major sects to arrange people to spread these rumors in the Song Dynasty in order to shake the hearts of the Song Dynasty and the people.
Luo Zhao gritted his teeth and said: "Ignore this for now, pass on my military order, the vanguard troops will attack the city immediately, and the city will be destroyed and slaughtered!"
Following his order, the marching troops also accelerated their marching speed, and the army was only half a day away from Yanjing!
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"Alas!" Guan Fangyi sighed.
At first, she was really frightened by Meng Shanming's generosity, and now she could only sigh.
Niu Youdao slowly sat down under a big tree, holding the news from Gongsun Bu in his hand and saying nothing for a long time.
The prisoners were killed and 600,000 people were buried alive! This news shocked him so much that he could not imagine the tragic situation of being buried alive.
He had heard similar historical allusions in his previous life, but he never dreamed that something similar would happen around him, and that he would be involved, or even indirectly related to him.
What he was holding was another reply from Gongsun Bu. He sent a message asking Meng Shanming why he did this. This was actually Meng Shanming's reply.
Meng Shanming didn't mention any big strategies, but only gave him some heartfelt words.
To say that the State of Yan was in such a state, with countless people of the State of Yan having their families destroyed, the country weakened, powerful enemies on all sides eying them, and the soldiers of the State of Yan dying with nothing but blood and no way to save themselves? The reason is not the invasion of foreign enemies, but the rotten roots within Yan State. If we want to avoid such a tragedy, we must uproot the rotten roots!
He will not disrupt the rhythm of the battle to save the Yan Kingdom from danger and force Yanjing to death because of Yanjing. If the people in the court can hold it, they will defend it. If they cannot hold it, let the Song army come to help clean it up. Let the Song army help If Dayan's rotten roots are uprooted, maybe the three major factions will consider the prince.
Niu Youdao looked at the message in his hand repeatedly, but in the end he could only sigh. He didn't know whether it was Meng Shanming's intention or the instruction of the Shang Chaozong. At this time, Meng Shanming, who had heavy troops, could not even do anything to the three major sects. , Meng Shanming insists on this, and he currently has nothing to do with Meng Shanming.
If it is the Nanzhou people, he is awesome and influential. What Meng Shanming has in his hands at this time is not the Nanzhou people, but an army of more than two million people headed by Mengshan Ming's old troops, who will follow Mengshan Ming's lead!
Now he has realized the fear that those civilian officials have for these military attachés. Once these people with military power lose control, they will instantly become mountains of bones and rivers of blood!
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On the hillside, Huang Lie was holding the battle report from the front line, his expression twitching, and he thought in his heart that Meng Shan Ming was the God of Killing!
Shang Chaozong on the side also stood in the wind without saying a word for a long time. He did not expect that Meng Shanming would adopt such cruel methods!
Although he had long known that Meng Shanming was always cold-blooded and ruthless on the battlefield, this was the first time he had seen such a cruel thing.
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"Your Majesty, please report from the front that Meng Shanming will trap and kill all the 600,000 prisoners of the Song Army!"
In the Imperial Study Room, Shang Jianxiong was listening to Tong Mo's report on the mobilization of the city defense, and was extremely concerned for fear of making any mistakes.
Tian Yu, who had gone out for a while, received the report from the eunuch outside. After opening it and reading it, his expression changed drastically, and he walked back to the map to report it.
Shang Jianxiong, Tong Mo, Gao Jiancheng, and Shang Yongzhong all slowly looked back and turned around.
"All 600,000 people were trapped and killed?" Tong Mo asked.
Tian Yu nodded with a solemn expression.
Tong Mo took a breath of cold air. He thought that no matter how vicious he was, he would not dare to bear such a reputation. This would bury 600,000 people alive!
Shang Yongzhong was a little dumbfounded. He thought that Meng Shanming would kill the 600,000 prisoners, but he never expected that they would be buried alive!
Gao Jicheng's face was also ugly. What was the concept of burying 600,000 people alive
Shang Jianxiong had already taken the report submitted by Tian Yu, and after checking it, he slowly closed it and murmured to himself: "This is offending the Song Army to death. I wish I could let the Song Army massacre the city, just for myself." They have personal grudges, and they don’t care about the life and death of the people in this capital! They really want me to die early, they really want me to die early! They want to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and they are killing me!"
"Your Majesty, Song envoy Qian Liansheng wants to see you!" a eunuch at the door announced.
Shang Jianxiong came to his senses and decisively typed out two words: "Missing!"
Yan Jun had done such a heinous and brutal thing, and even he didn't dare to see Qian Liansheng, otherwise he would be scolded.
He turned back to Tian Yu and said, "Are all the skilled eunuchs in the palace ready?"
Tian Yu leaned forward: "We carefully selected five hundred men, all of whom are as good as ten! The Intelligence Department also deployed five hundred good men, a total of one thousand people, led by Gamiaoshui himself."
Shang Jianxiong nodded: "Do as Grand Situ said. Everyone goes to the city and cooperates with the army to defend the city. The city is alive and the people are dead. We must defend it at any cost!"
"Yes!" Tian Yu took the order and left. He left the royal study and came to the square outside the main hall of the palace. He saw thousands of eunuchs lined up neatly with swords on their waists.
Walking to Ga Miaoshui, Tian Yu pulled his cloak with his own hands, "Xiao Gazi, His Majesty said, when the city is alive and people are alive, people will perish when the city dies! The time to be loyal has come, go!"
Ga Miaoshui took three steps back, bowed, stood up, turned around, waved his hand, and led a thousand eunuchs out of the palace.
Outside the main gate of the palace, Song envoy Qian Liansheng was blocked and could not get in.
Finally, in a hurry, Qian Liansheng took off his hairpin, pulled off his bun, took off his shoes and socks, and tore off his upper body clothes.
With disheveled hair, standing barefoot and bare-chested, he looked like he was going to die generously. He pointed at the palace gate and angrily shouted: "Shang Jianxiong, an unkind, unjust, ungrateful villain..."