Chapter 987: A Hundred Years of Long-cherished Wish Fulfilled Now (Final)

The fire mixed with thick smoke quickly spread everywhere in the barracks, not only where there was water on the ground, but also on the buildings such as the barracks and arrow towers, because they were all covered by the diesel fuel spray that had just been thrown, and then a little bit of rockets, it naturally burned rapidly, and after drying the water attached to it, it burned completely.

Countless Liao soldiers who had been hiding in these buildings screamed and ran out, some of them fell to the ground due to the push and crowd between each other, and then were trampled to death by their own robes. Those who were more fortunate enough to get out of the building were faced with an even more desperate scene.

The entire barracks was full of flames, and countless soldiers had turned into burning men, screaming and running around the originally empty barracks, spreading the flames they were carrying to every corner. These people had not had time to enter the house before, or held shields to resist, but as a result, they were contaminated with a large amount of diesel, and then they were ignited by fire, and their fate was naturally extremely miserable.

The Liao army in Youzhou City, which was still able to fight at the end, was completely finished, looking at the fires that rose from all sides and kept surrounding, they had completely lost their fighting spirit, and there was only one thought left, that is, to escape from this sea of fire, even if they surrendered to the Song army, it was much better than being burned alive in this barracks. Even if the stranger Xi shouted loudly, and because of it, he drew his sword and killed two soldiers who wanted to rush out of the door, it could not change the situation at all, and those Liao soldiers who had not been injured by the fire all fled out in one go, and kept shouting slogans of willingness to surrender.

Outside the barracks, in fact, the Song army was also surprised. They really didn't expect to be able to use fire attack under such circumstances, and this fire attack was far more powerful than they had seen before, and they actually used only a burst of rockets to completely set fire to the military camp that was almost like a small town, just looking at the Liao soldiers inside who were screaming around like headless flies, they knew that this battle was over, and it was impossible for the enemy to defend the military camp anymore.

At the same time, this also made the soldiers more in awe of Sun Tu, and the general's method was very reasonable, even if the gods descended to earth, it was nothing more than that. So when Sun Tu ordered the crossbowmen to step forward immediately, block the gate of the Liao camp, and not let anyone come out, although they were a little stunned, they still did not hesitate to do so, and thousands of crossbowmen stepped forward and aimed at the gate of the barracks where there was constantly billowing black smoke.

Soon, a figure screamed and ran out of it. But before they could show their willingness to surrender, a rain of arrows flew mercilessly, directly knocking the first batch of escaped Liao soldiers to the ground. In their screams of fear and despair, arrows flew like raindrops, completely sealing the gate of the throne, and as long as anyone approached the portal, they could be shot into hedgehogs in an instant.

As people continued to be killed by arrows, the corpses of the Liao soldiers were piled up in front of the door, and the Liao soldiers who were still running towards the gate behind them were desperate to find that their only way of life was completely cut off. For a time, screams, cries, and curses echoed in the camp, and they knew that they were in a certain state of death, either shot by a dense rain of arrows, or burned to death by the spreading fire......

It was the stranger Xi, who was also miserable at this time, watching the fire getting bigger and bigger, and he was about to swallow up the high platform he was standing on, and he unconsciously shouted loudly: "Is it really the sky that is going to kill my Da Liao?" You Song people are really ruthless. I, my stranger Xi, swear here, even if I die and turn into a ghost, I will take revenge on you! As he spoke, he raised his knife to his neck, and after taking one last look at the purgatory scene around him, he slashed hard, and the blade had cut into his throat, blood splattered, and he killed himself on the spot. At least then he could die a little more comfortably......

The screams in the camp kept coming out, and even the soldiers of the Song Army, who were the enemy, also had a change in face when they heard it, and they couldn't bear it in their hearts. After a period of hesitation, Lin Chong and Yue Fei came to Sun Tu's side one after another, and whispered, "General, isn't this a bit too harsh?" It's really hurtful to kill like this......"

Sun Tu's eyes only swept in front of everyone, and finally fell on the Liao captives who had already been frightened and turned weak and colorless: "I said, I will make an example of a hundred!" Otherwise, you won't be able to really master Youzhou City. The soldiers and civilians here are our enemies, and we should suppress their hostility by the most brutal means. Especially the people in the city, I think many of them should be watching everything here from afar now, so that they can know the methods of my Great Song Heavenly Army! ”

Sun Tu's words were so cold that when they reached the ears of the generals, they all shuddered, and those captives were even more frightened, and they didn't even dare to breathe. Some people are even secretly glad that they have to know the current affairs and surrender quickly, otherwise they would have ended up like soldiers in this battalion.

Yue Fei had also understood Sun Tu's good intentions at this time, and immediately responded in a low voice, without saying more.

Sun Tu was actually not a person easy to kill, and if it wasn't necessary, he didn't want to kill all these thousands of Liao soldiers. But at the moment, their situation is really dangerous, don't look at the fact that they have successfully captured Youzhou, and they have controlled many officials and generals in their hands, but in fact, once the soldiers and civilians in the city really resist in an all-out way, they really can't cope with the thousands of people in this area.

Although in fact, more than eighty percent of the people in Youzhou City are Han rather than Khitan, but these people have long regarded themselves as the people of the Great Liao, and they only have hatred for the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty and have no intention of belonging. This can be seen only from Sun Tu leading his troops all the way into the city, those people fleeing without the slightest cooperation, and the hostile looks on the faces of some people. The so-called northern Han people are looking forward to Wang Shi's rescue every day is nothing more than a trick to deceive people, or a beautiful conjecture of later generations of literati.

Now that he has seen through the truth, coupled with the fact that he is facing reinforcements from the Liao army that may be killed at any time, Sun Tu naturally can't spend too much effort to appease the people, so he can only use some extraordinary means. And the most effective way to deal with these people who are afraid of power and immorality is to make them feel fearful, so that they dare not have the heart to resist. At present, the thousands of Liao soldiers in this battalion have become chickens to kill the monkeys all over the city.

In fact, just as Sun Tu thought, at this moment, there are countless pairs of eyes in the area of Xicheng paying attention to the war here. When they saw that the Song army had slaughtered this battalion of Liao soldiers in such cruel means, these people were so frightened that they did not dare to have the slightest hatred and resistance, so they were left to hide at home and silently recite the blessing of the Buddha and the blessing of God.

As for the Liao soldiers who were guarded, they were even more completely honest. They didn't have the heart to die, and now they only want to live, as for being a prisoner of the Song people, compared to the tragic death on the battlefield, it is really nothing.

By the time the fire had burned for half an hour, almost no screams could be heard in the barracks. The thousands of Liao soldiers were completely annihilated, and not a single one remained. However, it is not easy to extinguish this fire, I am afraid that it will have to wait until after dawn.

Seeing this, Sun Tu no longer stayed here, but looked at the eastern city wall, which was more than ten zhang high and plunged into the sky. Above, there is also the flag of Liao flying high.

Half an hour later, Sun Tu and his entourage had appeared at the head of the city here, and he personally handed over a large flag embroidered with Song characters to Shi Qian: "Shi Qian, replace it with my Great Song Army flag, which means that we have taken Youzhou City!" ”

"The general can rest assured, he will get things done." Shi Qian immediately took over the banner representing the military might of the Great Song Dynasty with a solemn expression, only spit two mouthfuls into the palm of his hand, and like a dexterous monkey, he quickly climbed straight up the flagpole with the thickness of a human waist.

Although there should be other ways to lower the flag and change the flag, Sun Tu still decided to use this fastest and most convenient method, after all, with the ability of time migration, it is indeed not difficult to go up to a height of more than ten zhang to replace the flag.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Shi Qian to go up to the top of the flagpole, and after hooking the flagpole with his feet to stabilize his figure, he pulled out a short knife with one hand, and in just two clicks, he cut the rope that tied the flag of the Liao Kingdom.

As the flag representing the Liao army's occupation of Youzhou fell, many soldiers, including Sun Tu, showed excitement on their faces, but no one spoke, all holding their breath and waiting for the last moment to come.

Shi Qian's mood was actually quite excited, but the movements in his hands were still steady, and he quickly took out the Great Song Army Flag from his arms, shook it open, and then tied it to the top of the flagpole.

When all this was done, his body loosened slightly, and the man had slipped down the flagpole, and in the blink of an eye, the man had fallen back to the ground, and he was not even breathing.

At the same time, with a gust of wind blowing, the Great Song Army Flag that had just been hung was unfurled as soon as it was hung, and the big Song characters on it were hunting and moving in the wind.

After a little silence, a burst of cheers sounded at the head of the city: "Youzhou City is our Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Then, there was a thunderous jubilation under the city: "Youzhou, it is the Youzhou of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Youzhou, it's the Youzhou of the Great Song Dynasty!" A roar of rage quickly spread like thunder, reaching the ears of everyone in the city, announcing to them the arrival of this historic moment.

Over the past hundred years, how many Han monarchs, ministers, soldiers and people have been looking forward to the arrival of this day, hoping that this important city in the north of the Central Plains can return to the control of the Han people. How many battles have started because of this, and how many soldiers have shed their blood and buried their bones in other places.

And this wish finally became a reality today, at dawn on the fourth day of the fifth month of the seventh year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty. When the banner of the Great Song Dynasty began to fly high in Youzhou City, this great city that had been away from the Han court for a hundred years finally returned to the embrace of the Han people!