Chapter 083: Killing Prisoners
"Bring food to grandpa!"
"Song Dog, are you going to starve grandpa?"
Early in the morning, in the cell of the East Arena, the earth-shattering scolding sounded again.
"Don't even give a bowl of water, you are going to die of thirst!"
The sergeant patrolling outside the cell glanced coldly at the roaring cell, turned and walked away.
The army has issued a military order, the food is no longer provided to the cells, these soldiers are fine, even the water has been cut off.
A large group of Song soldiers armed with guns and knives rushed into the East Arena in a rage and went straight to the cell.
"Shao Dutou, what do you mean?"
The sergeant at the door of the cell stepped forward to ask questions, and was immediately stabbed with a knife around his neck.
"Brothers, brothers just want to find a son for revenge, offended!"
Shao Xing waved his hand, Xu San came up from behind, took the key from the sergeant's waist, opened the door, and the people behind him swarmed in and entered the courtyard of the cell.
Seeing everyone enter, the screams came, and the sergeant wiped a cold sweat and left quickly.
"Xianggong, there is a group of officers, about a hundred people, breaking into the prisoner camp and massacring the prisoners, General Meng De doesn't know how to deal with it, so he sent a villain to ask Xianggong to decide."
The sergeant ran in panic and knelt down to pray, provoking everyone in the hall to be shocked.
"What, how could such a thing happen?"
Wang Song was taken aback, and then he was furious and took the case.
These arrogant soldiers dared to disobey military orders, which really annoyed him to the extreme.
"Let's go down first, wait for the military order outside the hall!"
Ma Kuo waved his hand, and the soldier withdrew.
"Xianggong, do you want to go over and have a look, lest these guys make a big deal out of it!"
There was a hint of hesitation in Ma Kuo's words, and he asked softly: "It is common for such things to happen in the army. After the vicious battles, the tyrannical atmosphere in the hearts of the soldiers must be soothed. ”
"How unreasonable!"
Wang Song shouted angrily: "Lead the way in front of your head!"
The east school field, the prisoner barracks, was a mess, the corpses were all over the place, and the blood was stained all over the ground, which was unbearable to see.
Blood stained the entire ground, thousands of captive corpses were overlapped, blood stained the ground, stumps and broken bodies, and different postures, like a hell with a nose, people couldn't bear to look at it directly.
"Good kill! It's just over 2,000 people, that's too little!"
Ouyang Che said hatefully: "If it weren't for these dog thieves, how could the people of my Great Song Dynasty be covered with corpses and bones. A bunch of damn beasts!"
He came from the people, he was fierce and impassioned, and he knew the suffering of the people. All the way north, there were refugees everywhere, and there was shocking everywhere, telling him how not to hate these foreign invaders to the core, and he was filled with righteous indignation.
"Xianggong, these dog thieves, kill them, don't be embarrassed for these brothers!"
Chen Dong gave a deep salute and said in fear: "Xianggong, please be merciful to the law, even if you want them to die, let them die on the battlefield, not under the sword of your own people!"
In the middle of the school field, the Song soldiers who killed the prisoners were controlled, all of them were tied up, their heads were lowered, and the black pressure was pressed, covering the entire school field.
Wang Song circled around the corpse a few times, bowed his head and said nothing, the captives were already left to fend for themselves, but now there is such a thing, it can really be called an extraneous branch.
In the bloody battle of Taiyuan, after a battle, the Song soldiers lost 10,000 people, and the relatives and friends of these captured soldiers must have suffered a lot of losses.
The captives were arrogant and brutal, the Song soldiers were young and vigorous, and their hatred was not gone, and the killing of prisoners was inevitable.
Zhang Xian was so angry that he trembled, stepped forward and slapped him a few times, and scolded in his mouth: "Shao Xing, Xu San, what are you fools doing?"
Yelu Yan also stomped his feet and scolded loudly: "Disobey military orders, don't you know that military law is ruthless!"
Shao Xing knelt in front of Wang Song, tears streaming down his face.
"Xianggong, Miaoqian Mountain, only 5 of the 50 brothers remained. In yesterday's battle, 7 more people were killed in the villain's fellow villagers, and more than half of Shaojiazhuang's brothers were killed and wounded. This thief is so arrogant, the villain feels uncomfortable!"
Tan Xiong straightened his neck and shouted loudly: "Xianggong, the villain's family is all harmed by Fanzi, and the enmity of parents is not shared!" Now that the thief is here, the villain wants to avenge his parents. If you want to kill or chop, listen to it! ”
"Yeluping, they have a grudge against the family, what are you for?"
Yelu Yan stepped forward and whipped a Khitan officer, but his eyes glanced at Wang Song.
"You finally became the commander of a battalion and settled in Tokyo City, why do you want to follow the blind mix?"
"I don't know anything about the system."
Yelu was calm and said slowly: "The villain's wife who has not passed through the door is ravaged by the Jurchens. Such a great shame, how can I, Yelupin, endure it!"
He kneeled forward, came to Wang Song, and said loudly: "Xianggong, the villain has violated military regulations and is willing to die!"
"Xianggong, since Fanzi entered the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, burned, killed and looted, slaughtered my Song people like pigs and dogs, brutal and unkind, outrageous, why don't you kill them, the villain is not convinced!"
Shao Xing burst into tears and said loudly: "The villain has violated the military regulations, and he only wants to die!" However, the villain ...... I feel aggrieved!"
After saying the last sentence, he couldn't help crying.
"Xianggong, if you let these beasts go, the little ones won't be willing!"
Another tied Song soldier struggled and said loudly: "Xianggong, please spare the villain, the villain is willing to die on the battlefield and kill a few more thieves!"
"Xianggong, let the little ones die on the battlefield!"
The tied Song soldiers knelt down one after another and shouted loudly.
"You guys, you're so disappointed!"
Wang Song stared at Shao Xing and the other officers who had killed the prisoners, shook his head, and sighed: "This official has already written a recital, and he will wait for you in front of the official family, it seems that you don't have this opportunity!"
Zhang Xian and Yang Jin were taken aback, thinking that Wang Song was going to kill the killer, Yang Jin hurriedly stepped forward and pleaded: "Please be gracious!"
The generals next to him also bowed together: "Please be gracious!"
Wang Song sighed and said, "Let's all get up!"
The generals stepped aside, their hearts full of trepidation.
"Since the generals are interceding, this official will give you a chance, fifty military sticks per person, and you will not be an example!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the bound Song Jun knelt down together, shouting loudly: "Thank you for your kindness!"
"You are all soldiers of my loyal and righteous army, you should know that the army has always been forbidden by order, and military orders are like mountains!"
Wang Song's face straightened and said loudly: "If everyone doesn't abide by military rules, won't the loyal and righteous army become a rabble, how to kill the enemy and serve the country." Thinking is a first offense, if there is a next time, I will not be spared!"
The troops were sweating profusely, and they bowed again together: "Thank you for the grace of not killing!"
Suddenly, a violent roar came from a distance, and everyone in the arena turned their heads.
A group of two or three hundred captives, escorted by the soldiers, walked in through the gate of the battle. Seeing the corpses of their comrades all over the ground, the captives became agitated and began to roar.
"Xianggong, this is the rest of the captives, they are all officers, and they were worried that they would incite the captives to make trouble, so they were held in solitary confinement."
Meng De stepped forward and bowed: "If it weren't for the dissuasion of my brothers, I'm afraid these captives would have been killed!"
"Fanzi's officer?"
Wang Song nodded and turned his gaze.
Although the captives were bound, they were all furious, and they cursed loudly, and everyone was ready to move.
"Shut them up!"
Seeing that Wang Song frowned, Zhang Xian shouted at the sergeant guarding the prisoner.
The sergeants slammed the back of their guns and knives, and the captives all had blue noses and swollen faces, and the corners of their mouths were full of blood, but their eyes were still wide with anger, and they didn't know what to say.
"What are they talking about?"
Wang Song summoned Yelu and pointed at the captives in disgust.
"Xianggong, they said that killing prisoners is not a real man, they want to fight against Xianggong."
Jeremien came up and carefully finished translating.
"Tell them, Jeremi."
Wang Song said sharply: "They are just a group of beasts who kill the people, spoil women, and do all kinds of evil, and they want to fight me, they are not worthy!"
Jeremian shouted at a kind of captive, but it provoked even louder roars from the men.
"Xianggong, they say you are a coward, don't dare to compete with them!"
Before Yelu Yan's words fell, Niu Gao was already furious, and stepped forward and said: "Xianggong, let the villain go up, compete with them, and kill the majesty of this group of dog thieves!"
Ma Kuo persuaded: "General Niu, how can people have a plan with animals, and they can't be angry because of this!"
"Chatter, it looks like they're still not convinced?"
Wang Song's gaze became cold.
"Fear is not virtuous! All of them will be put into the arena and executed in public!"
The prisoners were kicked and beaten by the sergeants, and pushed and shoved towards the middle of the church.
"If you want to compete with Xianggong, you are also worthy!"
"When you get to the Netherworld, don't forget to ask the souls of the Song people for their guilt!"
"In the next life, remember to be a good person!"
Behind the captives, the earth-shattering cheers of the sergeants were heard.
In the lobby of the prefect's yamen, Wang Song looked at the roster on the table, shook his head and asked, "Ma Xuanzan, how can I report that the document has not been sent out yet?"
The battle of Taiyuan has been over for five or six days, and a report document has not yet been transmitted, and he doesn't know what kind of reputation Ma Kuo and these people are doing.
"Xianggong, this is the idea of Xiaguan, Brother Chen, and Brother Ouyang!"
Ma Kuo smiled and said: "Xianggong, the surroundings of Taiyuan Mansion have just been Jingping, and the Jin people north of Taiyuan are eyeing each other, so we naturally have to be cautious!."
"There are many people, so it is better to report it early, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the court!"
Wang Song shook his head and said: "The number of enemy annihilation, according to 18,000 people, is truthfully submitted, and on the success document, Fanzi and the righteous victory army must be separated."
He glanced at the generals under the hall and continued: "On the good news, the brothers Meng De, Jiao Wentong, and Lin Feng also wrote their merits, and asked the official family for permission."
Lin Feng, Meng De, and Jiao Wentong were all grateful, and bowed together: "Thank you for your grace!"
Ma Kuo asked tentatively: "Xianggong, what should those soldiers who killed prisoners do, and should their merits be written?"
"They are all hot-blooded men who are jealous and hateful, so give them a chance."
Wang Song nodded and said: "These officers are all brave people, and they only defect to their own officials when their families are ruined, and those who should be punished are also punished, but they still have to be given a chance, young men, who will not make mistakes by chance, as long as they have the bottom line of being a man in the face of major events."
Yang Jin and other generals were all happy: "The prince is wise!"
Chen Dong shook his head secretly, Wang Song gave both grace and might, the hearts of the soldiers were all received, the prestige in the army was unrivaled, the imperial court wanted to order the army, and the holy decree of the official family was probably not as good as Wang Song's military order.