The Song army's poor fighting ability is not just talk, they are also brave. Under a good commander, such as Zhong Shidao and Yue Fei, they can become very powerful, but most of the time they are defeated.
Only about 700 Song soldiers from Qingxian reached Cangzhou, with the rest either dead or fleeing. Deputy General Bai Wanli was captured, and the Jin army won a resounding victory.
Gold Camp.
Wanyan Gao, Wanyan Ang, Maji and others were arrogant as they looked at Bai Wanli who was tied up.
Wanyan Ang stepped forward and asked, "Are you Bai Wanli, the deputy general of Cangzhou?"
Bai Wanli became frightened. He knew what it meant to fall into the hands of the Jin soldiers. "I am the one."
"Untie him!" Wanyan Ang waved his hand.
Two Jin soldiers came over and untied Bai Wanli's rope. Bai Wanli was a little dazed.
Wanyan Ang circled around him and said, "General Bai, come on, we'll take you to see something good."
Two soldiers escorted Bai Wanli to a training ground, where he discovered dozens of prisoners had been captured. They were all his men.
Dozens of captives were kneeling on the ground with their hands tied, while rows of Jin soldiers stood behind them, holding heavy swords.
Some of the Song army looked up and recognized Bai Wanli, and they shouted: "General Bai! General Bai!"
Wanyan Ang waved his hand, and the Jin soldiers behind the Song army raised their swords and slashed, sending heads tumbling to the ground.
Bai Wanli gritted his teeth, sweat on his forehead. Wanyan Ang looked at him with satisfaction, a hint of a sneer on his lips.
There was another person on the parade ground, his body covered in blood, clearly having been severely tortured. He lay on the ground, his limbs and head chained with iron chains, each end of the chains tied to a horse with a rope, and beside each horse stood a Jin soldier, torn apart by five horses.
Bai Wanli recognized his advisor, Yang Ziming. Yang Ziming gave him a mournful look, his eyes unfocused, then glared at the sky and shouted, "Golden Dog! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
The warhorse neighed loudly, and the five Jin soldiers whipped their whips. With a "snap!" sound, they hit the horse's buttocks.
The warhorse felt the pain and leaped into a run. The ropes behind the horses were tightened, and Yang Ziming was immediately pulled into the air by the five horses.
The ropes became tighter and tighter, and the Jin soldiers kept whipping the horses, with the five horses pulling in five different directions.
The ropes creaked repeatedly, Yang Ziming's eyes bulged, blood streamed from all his orifices, and his bones crackled from being pulled.
Such a tragic scene made Bai Wanli shudder with fear. The Jin people were brutal, and they all showed excitement on their faces.
Yang Ziming's body stretched straighter and straighter, and the horse became more and more exhausted. The surrounding Jin soldiers shouted desperately, and the more tragic the situation, the more excited they were.
"Hiss!" Yang Ziming's body was torn apart by five horses, blood and internal organs spilled all over the ground, and the Jin soldiers cheered.
Bai Wanli could no longer hold on. He sat down on the ground, tears streaming down his face, his image as a dignified deputy commander completely gone.
Wanyan Gao and the others looked at Bai Wanli with arrogance. Maji walked up to him and said, "General Bai, it's your turn next. Please come in."
Bai Wanli couldn't help but tremble. It would have been fine if he had just chopped off his head, but the sight of him being torn apart by five horses was too horrific.
Wanyan Ang walked over and held Bai Wanli up, looking at him with ill intent: "General Bai, do you want to live?"
Like a ray of sunshine in the darkness, Bai Wanli nodded woodenly.
"As long as you are willing to be loyal to our Great Jin, we will not only spare your life, but also give you a high position and generous salary. Think about it yourself."
After saying that, Wanyan Ang threw Bai Wanli there like he was throwing away a dog, and they left the training ground talking and laughing.
The Jin soldiers on the parade ground looked coldly at Bai Wanli, who was lying on the ground. Guilt, fear, despair, panic, and many other feelings surged into his heart, and Bai Wanli lay on the ground and cried loudly.
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Xiongzhou.
Zhan Yunpeng and the others were very puzzled. Every time, only Shi Dunzhu was brought in for questioning, while Zhuotuo Tangren was thrown into jail and ignored.
For the first few days, Shi Dunzhu was subjected to severe torture. He was interrogated twice a day, and various tortures were inflicted on him. Every time he returned, his body was covered in blood. After returning, Shi Dunzhu would curse the Song people for their cruelty.
That day, as usual, he was dragged out for questioning. As the two yamen runners entered the prison, Shi Dunzhu couldn't help but grimace. Even the toughest bones couldn't withstand such endless daily torture. Shi Dunzhu was remarkably resilient, never uttering a single word despite the various punishments inflicted upon him.
The prison door opened, and the guards walked towards Shi Dunzhu. Zhuo Tuo Tangren rushed over and hugged the guards, waving his arms, and the iron chains clattered: "If you want to interrogate me, interrogate me. If you continue to beat him, he will be beaten to death! Interrogate me!"
Shi Dunzhu said weakly, "No need to beg these Song dogs. Just use whatever tricks you have! I'm not afraid of these Song dogs."
These two people were extremely smart and they didn't address each other by name during their conversations, so Zhan Yunpeng and the others didn't even know their names for the past few days.
The yamen runner ignored them and pushed the Zhuo Tuo Tangren away. The two men carried Shi Dunzhu out, and one of the yamen runners locked the prison door. The Zhuo Tuo Tangren grabbed the bars and screamed.
Zhuo Tuo Tangren sat on the ground dejectedly. He knew that Shi Dunzhu was going to be tortured again, but he couldn't understand why only Shi Dunzhu was being interrogated.
It was unknown how long it took before Shi Dunzhu was brought back.
The strange thing was that Shi Dunzhu did not have any more scars on his body this time. Zhuotuo Tangren was shocked, wondering if he had suffered some internal injuries.
Zhuo Tuo asked, "Are you okay?"
Shi Dunzhu was secretly angry. Every time I came back from interrogation, you asked if I was okay. Damn, I'm covered in injuries, and you asked if I was okay.
Shi Dunzhu didn't get angry, but just shook his head: "It's okay."
Zhuo Tuo Tangren breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also a little suspicious: "They didn't torture you today?"
Everyone is more or less jealous. Why are you enjoying the good life every day while I'm being tortured outside? Why are you so happy that I didn't get tortured today?
Shi Dunzhu became even more displeased and simply kept silent.
Zhuo Tuo was disappointed and sat aside in dismay. After a while, Zhuo Tuo looked at him with suspicion again. Zhuo Tuo had a question in his mind: why was he not punished? Did he betray Master Shu Hu?
Shi Dunzhu had noticed Zhuotuo Tangren's suspicious look. Finally, he couldn't help but get angry: "Zhuotuo Tangren! What do you mean? Do you think I betrayed you because I haven't been tortured?" In desperation, he finally called out his name.
Zhuo Tuo Tangren said coldly: "I didn't say anything, you said it yourself."
"Fuck you! (The original sentence was "Fuck you!") If you doubt me, just say so. Why look at me like that?"
The two of them were suspicious of each other and a gap had already arisen between them.
Every move of the two was seen clearly by two pairs of eyes in the shadows, and a smile appeared on Zhan Yunpeng and Fang Rucheng's faces.
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