"Wen Yuan, you..."
Zhao Yun was utterly incredulous when he saw that Zhang Liao also supported Lü Bu's actions.
From the moment he entered the Imperial Guard, the most important lesson he received, besides pledging loyalty to the emperor, was to vow to uphold the prestige of the Han army to the death.
Anything that damages the image of the Han army is absolutely unacceptable.
Zhao Yun always regarded this as his duty as a general and carried it out meticulously.
Therefore, it is truly unacceptable for Lü Bu to massacre the Qiang people.
"Zilong, General Lü is right. If we don't do this, it will be our own brothers who die!"
Reputation is important, but only if the brothers are safe. What use is reputation if the brothers are all dead?
Zhang Liao also explained to Zhao Yun with a serious expression, and firmly stood on Lü Bu's side.
It was only at this moment that he understood why the emperor had appointed Lü Bu, a great general, as Zhao Yun's deputy.
It's likely that the emperor had anticipated Zhao Yun's predicament from the very beginning.
If Lü Bu hadn't come along, given Zhao Yun's personality, it would have been very difficult for him to capture Gangcha City and complete this battle plan.
"I……"
Upon hearing Zhang Liao's explanation, Zhao Yun opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
"Zilong, war is not as wonderful as you imagine. A merciful general cannot command an army. You are only suited for honorable charges and battles, not for being here!"
Lu Bu also gave Zhao Yun a timely reminder, and then looked at the prisoners outside the city.
At the same time, the wolf riders rushed into the prisoner camp outside the city and began slaughtering the women and children.
Faced with the long swords in the hands of the wolf knights, the Qiang women and children could do nothing but wait for their deaths in despair.
In an instant, countless women and children were beheaded, and their bodies were trampled into a bloody pulp by the hooves of horses.
Seeing those defenseless civilians being slaughtered like this, Zhao Yun turned his head away, unable to bear it any longer.
"Wife...my son..."
"No... Damn Han Chinese, stop!"
At the same time, the Qiang soldiers on the city wall roared angrily.
Many Qiang soldiers who witnessed the tragic deaths of their wives and children could no longer hold back and picked up their weapons, running towards the city gates, wanting to open them and fight the Han army to the death.
"Stop them!!"
Upon seeing this, the Qiang commander immediately ordered his soldiers to stop the irrational Qiang soldiers.
Looking at the Qiang soldiers with bloodshot eyes, the garrison commander shouted, "The Han army is doing this to force us to leave the city and fight them. Once we go out, we will surely die."
Now that your wives and children are dead, even if you charge down, it will only be suicide.
Upon hearing this, the Qiang soldiers, whose eyes were red, finally quieted down.
Seeing this, the garrison commander continued, "What we need to do now is to make the Han army understand that no matter how many prisoners they kill, it will be of no use."
Only in this way will they stop the slaughter, and we will be able to protect the wives and children of the remaining people.
"As long as we hold on, the Han army will definitely choose to attack the city. It won't be too late to take revenge then!"
"yes!"
The Qiang soldiers agreed and returned to their respective positions.
As for the Qiang soldiers whose families had been killed, they also looked at the Han army outside the city with hatred in their eyes.
Since the fire hadn't reached their own heads, most of the Qiang soldiers didn't see their wives and children among the slaughtered prisoners, so they weren't in a great hurry.
After the garrison commander's analysis, the Qiang soldiers on the city wall had no choice but to calm down and prepare to defend the city.
Soon, the two thousand prisoners outside the city were slaughtered by the wolf knights. Instead of fighting, the defenders on the city wall picked up their bows and arrows and began shooting at the wolf knights who approached the city wall.
"Hmph~, someone come here!!"
Seeing the Qiang soldiers guarding the city in such a state, Lü Bu couldn't help but snort coldly and waved to the messenger beside him.
"General!"
The messenger stepped forward and responded.
Lu Bu said coldly, "Have the wolf cavalry withdraw, and send men to drive six thousand prisoners over!"
"Here you go!"
The messenger agreed and then rode away.
Soon, ten thousand Xiliang cavalrymen drove six thousand Qiang prisoners with their hands bound to the city of Gangcha.
The number of prisoners this time was three times that of the last time, and naturally there were more family members of the Qiang soldiers among them.
"Son, my son is inside..."
"Father, Father..."
"Woman..."
When some Qiang soldiers on the city wall saw those familiar faces in the crowd, they couldn't help but shout loudly, their faces full of anxiety and worry.
In an instant, the previously stable morale of the troops on the city wall became restless once again.
The previous prisoners were simply dead, but now that the Han army hadn't made a move, they naturally believed there was still a chance to rescue their families.
Seeing this, Lü Bu, standing at the front of the army, smiled slightly and then ordered the messenger, "Go and tell the soldiers to send those with slightly worse archery skills over there to practice their aim on horseback!"
"Here you go!!"
Then, nearly three thousand cavalrymen stepped out of their formation, armed with bows and arrows, and charged towards the prisoners outside the city.
Zhang Liao had no objection to Lü Bu's cruel idea; after all, it was these barbarians who first came up with such a thing.
In the past, countless Han Chinese civilians from border regions were driven to attack cities, and then indiscriminately shot and killed to provoke Han soldiers to leave the city.
All of this is just retribution!
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