Chapter 831: Cool Night (Part 1)
On the fourth day of May, at 3 p.m., the 200,000 surrendered soldiers from Xinfeng, Daqian, finally arrived at the city of Yongding.
There is no doubt that such an army would not have much combat effectiveness.
But no matter what, this is an army, and its number far exceeds the total number of city reserves and imperial guards in Yongding City.
Not to mention that most of the latter did not obey Lu Yuanjin's command and only wanted to protect themselves in this chaos.
Therefore, even if there are only 200,000 people, it is enough to besiege the entire Yongding City. "Meet Master Wei!"
"Hello, sir!"
Outside Yongding City, the main tent of 200,000-strong army.
Wei Changtian, Duan Fangping and three others sat in the tent, with several newly appointed generals kneeling on one knee opposite them.
It is obvious that although the soldiers were surrendered, the generals were definitely their own people.
So except for a few advisers from the Gongsun family, most of the generals were actually provided "free support" by Xu Suisui.
Most of these people had met Wei Changtian during the Battle of Xinfeng, and Wei Changtian also had some impression of them, so the two sides were not strangers at the moment. After exchanging a few polite words, they went straight to the point.
"Well, everyone, get up."
"I think you already know what we are going to do in Yongding this time."
"Remember, from now on, if there are troops in the city who want to leave the city, don't stop them, just let them leave."
"But no one of the people, regardless of gender, age or cause, shall be allowed to go."
"I am staying at the Zhuwu Inn in the south of the city. If there is any emergency, please send someone to tell me and I will take action to resolve it."
"If there is nothing else, then keep a close eye on the four city gates and wait for my orders."
"Did you understand everything?"
"Yes! I understand!"
A neat response rang out immediately, and it was obvious that these new generals were very respectful to Wei Changtian.
But after a while, someone asked tentatively:
"Sir, I have something to ask you, but I don't know if it's appropriate."
"ask."
Wei Changtian uttered a word concisely.
"yes"
Looking at his colleagues around him, the person who spoke hesitated for a moment, then asked softly, "Sir, if Gongsun Yan dies tomorrow, are we really going to massacre the city?"
“.”
It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
As soon as these words were spoken, the main tent fell into deathly silence, but everyone's expression was different.
There is no doubt that even in wartime, massacring a city or even killing civilians is a very harmful thing, even if the people killed are civilians from the enemy country.
What's more, Da Hui has already been defeated.
Therefore, from the perspective of these generals, their mood at the moment can be said to be extremely conflicted.
However, Duan Fangping and the other three did not have this kind of "psychological burden". At this moment, they were all staring at Wei Changtian with rapid breathing, and they obviously had different tendencies in their hearts.
And Wei Changtian did quickly give the answer they expected.
"What? You think I'm just bluffing?"
"I, I dare not!"
The general who had just spoken fell to his knees with a plop, and hurriedly explained: "I just felt that the soldiers I led this time were all surrendered soldiers from Daqian, and their morale was difficult to control."
"If you really want to massacre the city, your subordinates should make arrangements early."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Glancing coldly at the general, Wei Changtian slowly stood up.
"Then you should make arrangements in advance."
“.”
Then let's arrange it in advance.
Although this sentence does not directly answer the question, it is actually the answer.
The faces of all the generals changed instantly, but no one dared to raise any objections. They just responded one after another: "Yes! Please rest assured, sir! We understand!"
"Well, I understand."
On the other side, Wei Changtian snorted and stopped looking at them. Instead, he turned to Duan Fangping and the other three and said:
"Four seniors, now that we have finished our work here, let's go."
".Ah! Good!"
Duan Fangping and the others came to their senses and quickly stood up, looking at Wei Changtian with somewhat fanatical eyes.
If Wei Changtian’s performance in the past three days made them feel “cheated”, then the scene at this moment made the four of them finally feel what “the pattern of a top villain” meant.
This is the capital of a country, and the lives of millions of people are at stake! Prince Wei said to kill and he killed! He didn't hesitate at all!
Although Duan Fangping and the other three had killed many people before, they had never hesitated or felt conflicted about who they killed.
But to be fair, if they were faced with such a situation, none of Duan Fangping and the other three would dare to say that they could be as "ruthless" as Wei Changtian.
I really came to the right place! I really came to the right place!!!
If they were not in the military camp now, Duan Fangping and the other three would have wanted to kneel down to Wei Changtian immediately to express their excitement and admiration.
But they didn’t know that Wei Changtian was not as cruel and ruthless as they imagined.
Regardless of whether it was "womanly kindness" or "not yet losing his humanity", he really could not do something like Ning Yongnian did, which was to massacre the city.
The reason why he didn't tell the truth to those generals was simply because he wanted to make the show look good.
Only if your own people believe it first, will the people in the city believe it.
Only in this way can the latter feel real fear.
About half an hour later, Wei Changtian and his companions returned to Zhuwu by car.
It was already dusk, and on the way back, Yongding City seemed relatively peaceful.
After all, the army is just besieging the city, but the news of the massacre has not spread yet, so most of the people are not panicking.
But it won't be long before this kind of peace disappears. "Husband!"
When they returned to the courtyard, Yang Liushi, who had been pacing back and forth in the courtyard, immediately came to greet them.
However, she did not ask about the army outside the city, but said hastily: "Chu Xianping sent someone just now, saying that he wanted to see you again tonight!"
"Um?"
Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this, not knowing what Chu Xianping was up to.
Realize you're losing?
Or is there some other conspiracy? Or does he just want to talk to me again?
Frowning and thinking for a moment, Wei Changtian asked, "Where?"
"There is a small lake called Acacia at the foot of Longshou Mountain."
"when?"
"The man who came said, sir, you can go whenever you are free. Chu Xianping will be waiting for you."
".Okay, I understand. Let's eat first."
Nodding, Wei Changtian decided to go and meet Chu Xianping.
Based on his understanding of the latter, this should not be a trap, at least not a crude trick of "ambushing and assassinating oneself by the lake".
But it’s still a bit unsafe to go alone.
"Call Li Zimu."
Suddenly, Wei Changtian, who had already walked a few steps, turned back and said in a deep voice: "Tell her to go with me tonight."
ps: Today, one, tomorrow, three (end of this chapter)
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