Chapter 465 These Beasts
Youzhou, Youbeiping County, Songzhou
After Songzhou City fell, the second prince Tuoba Jin looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the civilians fleeing in panic, and said proudly, "Youbeiping County is not good enough."
He Ximing, who was standing by, laughed and said, "It's because our Xianbei army is too strong."
"My men, the next three days will be your time for revelry! Start slaughtering the city!"
Tuoba Jin ordered a massacre in the city to punish them for their previous stubborn resistance!
It was because of their resistance that Tuoba Yu, the fourth brother who attacked Yanmen, was able to capture the city faster than him.
"Long live the Khan! Thousand live the Second Prince!"
The Xianbei soldiers began to howl like ghosts and wolves, and then they pounced on the unarmed civilians in the city like wolves.
He Ximing did not stop it because the benefits of massacring the city outweighed the disadvantages for them.
Their war with Dali had just begun. Although Songzhou was captured by them, these common people were also enemies. They had to be killed all to prevent them from becoming an obstacle in the future!
Moreover, they can plunder supplies by massacring the city and quickly replenish their consumption during the siege.
In addition, we can also threaten and intimidate other cities to make them give up resistance. Look, we said that the people in the city who surrendered would not be killed, but you refused to listen. Now the massacre of the city is your fate.
Finally, the soldiers need to vent.
"Second Prince, there's news!"
When Tuoba Jin saw it, he was delighted. It turned out to be news about Pingzhou transporting tax grain.
After reading it, he handed the letter to He Ximing.
He Ximing opened the letter and saw that it described that a team from Pingzhou transporting tax grain had just passed through Huanzhong.
"Seventh brother is not good enough. This military achievement has to be achieved by my second brother!" Tuoba Jin said proudly.
"Second Prince, let's divide our forces." He calculated that if they quickly headed south now, they might be able to intercept the grain transport team in Linyu County or Feiru County.
Moreover, after this massacre, when they go south and pass through other counties in Youbeiping County, those people will not dare to stop them.
So Tuoba Jin and Hexi Ming divided their troops.
Tuoba Jin took half of his troops south, leaving the remaining half behind to clean up the battlefield and provide support. He Ximing was supposed to stay behind, but he was worried about Tuoba Jin, so he went south with him, leaving the remaining troops in the hands of another general.
When the news of the massacre in Songzhou County spread, everyone felt chilled to the bone.
Songzhou County has a small population because it is located at the border between Youbeiping County and the Xianbei grassland.
For example, Houcheng is now a county with 10,000 households, while Songzhou has only about 2,000 households. Including the garrison, the population is about 130,000 to 140,000.
Now, most of these people either died in this battle or were massacred.
The Xianbei were so cruel!
"What the hell!" Lü Desheng cursed. "What is Deng Fangyi doing? As the governor of Youzhou, how could he turn a blind eye to the crisis in Songzhou County?"
Lu Songli's face was also sullen at this moment. "Dad, Deng Fangyi shouldn't be blamed entirely. He certainly failed in his duties, but the greater fault lies with the court's inaction. Ever since the Xianbei seized the border, Governor Deng must have sent a request for help to the court, just like us, but no support has arrived yet."
This time, Lu Desheng didn't even want to curse.
"Go and ask the front line what supplies they need, and we will provide support!" In short, we must defend it!
Lü Desheng had already realized that the imperial court was unreliable. Now that Youbeiping County had been destroyed, Pingzhou would soon face attacks from three major Xianbei armies. Pingzhou was like a small boat on the water, with nowhere to turn.
Damn, the Xianbei have a total of four armies, three of which are heading towards Pingzhou. They really think highly of their great Pingzhou.
Youzhou Governor's Mansion
At this time, Governor Deng Fangyi and his officials remained silent, as they had already learned the news of the massacre in Songzhou.
Now Youbeiping County has not been lost, but it is no different from being lost.
Without reinforcements, the remaining forces in Youbeiping County would have found it difficult to organize an effective resistance against the Xianbei army. It was only a matter of time before the Xianbei army broke through Youbeiping County.
But he had no other choice. He lacked sufficient troops, so he had to deploy them in Yuyang and Dai Commanderies. Yanmen Pass had been breached, and Tuoba Khan was stationed at Yanmen Pass, where the Xianbei had their headquarters. Deng Fangyi could sense Tuoba Khan's vigilance. Meanwhile, Dai Commanderie had to deploy a large force, a directive from the Emperor.
All he can do now is to persevere. He believes that the imperial court will not ignore Youzhou!
Duan Chen consoled him, "Master Deng, don't blame yourself too much. Five Xianbei armies have invaded Dali. Not only did Youzhou lose Youbeiping Commandery, but we also lost important cities in the northern border and Bingzhou. Now, only Pingzhou, Liaoxi, and Liaodong Commanderies are still holding out, and we don't know how much longer they can hold out."
Duan Xing was good at comforting people. After listening to him, Deng Fangyi felt a little better. They were all the same. It was not that he was weak, but that the enemy was too strong.
But, "I didn't expect Lu Desheng to be so powerful?"
Pingzhou: Thank you for the support. It is all thanks to the peers.
Duan Chen was not optimistic. "Let's see. Pingzhou is about to face a joint attack from three major Xianbei armies. I don't think it can hold out for multiple rulers."
"Now I hope that the court can quickly dispatch troops here. Otherwise, once Pingzhou is broken, the three Xianbei armies will surely attack our Yuyang County after they join forces. At that time, our three Youzhou counties will be attacked from both sides by the four Xianbei armies, which will be dangerous." Deng Fangyi now hopes that Pingzhou can hold out a little longer.
At this time, the East City Gate Commander reported, "Sir, many people from Youbeiping County who have fled here have gathered outside the East City Gate. They have been begging us to open the gate and let them in. Sir, what should we do?"
After the Songzhou massacre, countless people in Youbeiping County fled in panic out of fear.
Youbeiping County borders the Xianbei grassland to the north, Yuyang County to the left, and Liaoxi County to the right and south.
Therefore, most of the frightened people of Youbeiping County, which belonged to Youzhou, fled to Yuyang County to seek refuge; a small number of them went to Liaoxi County.
Deng Fangyi frowned when he heard the report from his subordinates.
Duan Xing said, "We can't let them in. There might be spies in here. It's already difficult for us in Youzhou to protect the other three counties. Adding these uncertainties will only make it more difficult." There are some things that adults can't say, and their subordinates have to say them.
"Well..." That's the truth, but if they don't open the city gates, it will have a bad influence and it will also discourage the people.
Duan Chen: "Well, have someone persuade them to change their route and go to Liaoxi County!"
The East City Gate General looked at Deng Fangyi, who said, "Let's do as Master Zhubu said. It's dangerous outside. Let's have those people leave as soon as possible and seek refuge in Liaoxi County."
"Yes!" The East City Gate General took the order and left.
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