Chapter 859: The body was torn apart by five horses and the whole family was executed!
"My fellow countrymen, I am Xue Qingyao, the governor of Qiongzhou appointed by the chief himself, and I am the person who will manage the entire Bamboo Island in the future.
I believe that many people are surprised as to why our Han tribe has sent troops to Bamboo Island, right?
But it doesn't matter, I will tell you the truth here today.
The Han and Xin tribes originally had a friendly and cooperative relationship, non-aggression, and mutual exchange, which was originally beneficial to the people of both sides.
However, your commander-in-chief insisted on seizing all our technologies by force. He was jealous of our sailboats and our vehicles, and our Han tribe was unwilling to give them to him, so he openly joined forces with the forces of the grassland to plunder our city.
At the beginning of this year, when the ice and snow on the grassland had not yet melted, your commander-in-chief and several elders selected two thousand young and strong men from the clan, all wearing bamboo armor, holding spears and arrows, and formed a large army to cross the dark bridge.
In the name of going to the grassland to sell goods, they sent a large number of arrows, bronze spears, bamboo armor, shields, and even high ladders to a nomadic leader named Maodun on the grassland, They united an army of 60,000 people to plunder the Kaiyuan City of our Han tribe on the grassland.
Thanks to the strong defense of our Han tribe, we were able to escape death, save the city, and repel the coalition forces of your commander-in-chief and Maodun of the grassland, but our Han tribe still suffered thousands of casualties in that battle.
This war was first provoked by your damn commander-in-chief, and our Han tribe traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to fight this war in order to give an explanation to the dead soldiers and civilians.
Our Han tribe does not advocate war, but this does not mean that we do not have the ability to protect our people. If any force dares to infringe on the interests of our Han tribe, no matter where it hides, even if it hides at the ends of the earth, our Han tribe’s army will definitely destroy it. "
Xue Qingyao on the stage shouted out the prepared draft, and the standard-bearers standing in rows below also relayed his words to the people in the local dialect. Until this time, all the people knew the reason why the Han tribe raised troops here, and they couldn't help but curse Commander Xin for being a piece of shit.
Just as Xue Qingyao finished speaking, Xue Tu, who was standing next to him, raised his arm and shouted, "Those who offend the mighty Han will be punished no matter how far they are!"
This stone caused a thousand waves. When Xue Tu finished shouting this sentence, more than 10,000 Han soldiers in the audience immediately joined together, raised their fists and echoed this sentence loudly.
"Those who offend the mighty Han will be punished no matter how far they are!"
The huge slogan shook the valley, and the people were shocked by the terrifying momentum. Some young people were yearning for Xue Qingyao's words and the shocking scene in front of them.
Although the Han tribe did not advocate war, it was the most capable tribe. Those who dared to infringe on the interests of the Han tribe would be ruthlessly suppressed by the elite Han army even if they hid at the ends of the earth. What a domineering and bold declaration that made them yearn to join it.
The next moment, the general on the platform waved his hand, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who were originally in high spirits and shouting slogans suddenly stopped shouting, and fell silent in an instant. This scene surprised the people, and it can be seen from this how strict the discipline of the army in front of them is.
Then, Xue Qingyao shouted again.
"The war has stopped, all the criminals have been arrested, and the public trial and execution have begun. Bring the prisoners!"
The next moment, the soldiers who had been prepared long ago brought the prisoners up from the stairs on both sides of the platform. The first wave of prisoners brought up was the body of Commander Xin, but his head was sewn to the body by the Han tribe, and was ready to be chopped off again in public
. The relatives of Commander Xin were also brought up with the body. Most of the generations above Commander Xin were his uncles and uncles. His father had died a long time ago, so it was naturally impossible to dig him out of the grave.
Then there were Commander Xin's cousins, his brothers, their wives, their children, grandchildren, granddaughters, grandsons' wives, great-grandchildren, and nearly 300 people in the family. They were all arrested and brought here. They were lined up and forced to kneel on the stage.
At this time, Commander Xin's direct relatives were either crying loudly or urinating and defecating. Some were kowtowing and begging for mercy, and there were many who were cursing. However, Xue Qingyao ignored them and took out a manuscript from his arms and pretended to read it.
"After investigation, it was found that the leader of the Xin tribe, Xin Rao, coveted the abundant resources and sophisticated equipment of our Han tribe. He had evil thoughts, was treacherous, and acted recklessly. He took the initiative to violate the agreement between the Han and Xin tribes, colluded with the grassland tyrants and worked together with them to attack the city of Kaiyuan County of our Han tribe, killed more than a thousand Han soldiers and civilians, and intercepted our salt caravans. His crimes are heinous and unforgivable.
The verdict is as follows. The main offender, the leader of the Xin tribe, Xin Rao, is sentenced to be torn apart by five horses and his body will be exposed for three days to warn the world. His entire family, totaling 273 people, will be executed!
Fire!
Execution!"
Boom, boom, boom -
at Xue Qingyao's order, the fuses of the twenty cannons that were originally parked quietly on the stage were ignited one by one. The huge roars came one after another, shocking the prisoners on the stage and the people below the stage.
However, this was only used as a salute, so naturally it was not loaded with bullets. It was only loaded with a small amount of gunpowder, blocked with wooden boards, and lit to make a noise.
After twenty shots, Commander Xin's body was carried to the stage. The soldiers who had been prepared brought five war horses, tied the head and limbs of the body with ropes, and then several soldiers jumped on the horses and whipped them hard.
The next moment, the rope was tightened, and Commander Xin's body was torn into several pieces on the spot. The head was separated from the body first, after all, it was sewn on, and it was not strong. The limbs had already begun to decay because they had been dead for three days, and they were basically torn into pieces with just one tug. Even the torso was torn into pieces by the limbs.
In the meeting hall, the people in the front row saw it clearly and almost vomited out of nausea. Some people were so scared that they fell to the ground. Those with children quickly covered their children's eyes.
The people exclaimed again and again, and the prisoners on the stage were even more terrified. They were afraid that they would be torn into pieces in the same way the next moment.
The body of Commander Xin was quickly taken away by the soldiers, and then taken to the six pillars on the high platform. The five large pieces of the body were nailed to the pillars directly with several short spears.
Didn't they say before that the body would be exposed for three days? If it is not hung here to dry, the Han tribe will never allow anyone to collect his body.
But after all the young and old of Commander Xin's tribe were hacked to death, it is estimated that no one would collect his body, right?
After the body of Commander Xin was nailed, his family members were also pulled to the edge of the high platform by the soldiers, and then they were forced to kneel there, facing the tens of thousands of people below.
Some prisoners were frightened to the point of going crazy, some fainted, and some struggled violently. But the next second, when Xue Qingyao shouted the word "behead", the soldiers behind them all raised their steel knives and swung them down with all their might.
Puff——————
The blood in their hearts rushed straight to the sky like a fountain. Fifty heads rolled to the ground, and the blood dyed the high platform red. A row of headless corpses fell down.
Then the next batch followed.
Swing the knife, change people, swing the knife, change people.
Commander Xin's family of more than 200 people took turns to chop six batches before they were all chopped off. The people below were already scared silly. Takeshima has been peaceful for a long time. Many people have never seen what war is like, let alone so many dead people at once. However, the Han tribe chopped so many at once.
"The Han tribe is too cruel. Not a single Miao Miao was left for the commander's family!" Some elderly people couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"Yes, didn't they say that the Han leader didn't like to kill people? What did those children do wrong? Why did they have to be killed too?" Hearing the old man's complaints, another woman started to grumble.
Suddenly, a young man looked at them and couldn't help but refute.
"If you say so, what did the Han tribe do wrong? Why did the commander-in-chief send people to attack their city and kill more than a thousand of them? Do those people deserve to die? How many have been killed? If you don't kill them all, how can you explain to the people who died in the Han tribe?
If you think about it, if you were a member of the Han tribe, living a good life in the city, and someone suddenly came to rob your family and killed your family, would you kill the other person's family and avenge your relatives?"
The young man's rebuttal immediately made the people around him speechless. They also felt that what the young man said made sense, but they saw the commander-in-chief's family being wiped out with their own eyes, and they couldn't bear it after all.
However, the Han tribe didn't think so. Today's public trial and execution meeting was not only to execute war criminals, but also to build momentum for the Han tribe and help Xue Qingyao, Yang Feng and other Han tribal officials to establish their authority, so that the local people would know that they held the absolute power of life and death.
On the high platform in front, more than 200 headless bodies were all carried down and thrown into a large pit dug in advance. Their heads were built into a Jingguan on the spot.
Then, the two elders, Huang Jin and Bai Yin, were also dragged up. Xue Qingyao read out the crimes of the two again. Words such as "assisting the tiger" and "assisting Xin to abuse" were all arranged, and they were finally sentenced to beheading.
At the same time, their direct relatives were beheaded, such as their brothers, their children and nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other collateral cousins were all demoted to lifelong slaves, with their big toes cut off and their hair shaved in public.
There were more than 400 direct relatives of the two elders Jin. Another round of cannons was fired from the stage, giving them plenty of face. Then the execution began.
It took a quarter of an hour to execute nearly 500 people. It took quite a while to execute them one by one.
Finally, it was the family of elder Qi who had been chopped off long ago after the landing battle. Qi Yun had been chopped to death long ago, but his family was still alive. They were also captured this time and dragged to the stage to bleed one by one.
After all those who should be chopped off were chopped to death, the prestige of the Han tribe was established enough, and it was time to appease the people.
Xue Qingyao had the bodies dragged down and thrown into a pit for burial. Then he ran to the high platform and began to publicly announce the appointment and removal of the five Xin tribe elders, namely, the Mi, Dou, Sheng, Zhu, Shang, etc., to prove that the Han tribe would not kill anyone.
You see, we still have so many elders left. Not only did we not kill them, we also gave them official positions!
There is still one chapter before 12:00. Lao Yu is working hard to ask for rewards
(end of this chapter)
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