Chapter 111: Let them go
The smell of blood, severed limbs and dozens of immature corpses all vividly portrayed the tragedy of war.
The screams continued, but Luo Li didn't have any intention of stopping it, and he didn't even look at those miserable barbarian herdsmen.
It's not that Luo Li doesn't want to save them, it's hard for people to save themselves, they were willing to lay down their arms and surrender before, and they wouldn't be killed one by one.
A self-proclaimed time-traveler in the era of civilization, you can still endure the battlefield of life and death, but you can't endure the one-sided slaughter of women and children.
Therefore, Luo Li didn't dare to look at it again, for fear that his spirit would collapse in the next moment.
At this moment, Luo Li finally understood what 'post-war psychological syndrome' was!
As the time passed, the screams gradually weakened, and all that remained was the silent meat grinder.
"General, all the rebels have been corrected on the spot, and the remaining one hundred and three women and children are willing to surrender, please show the general how to deal with the prisoners!"
After Fan Tong finished the matter, he immediately came to Luo Li and Bai Zijin's side, and asked respectfully with his hands clasped into his fists.
"What to do with the captives...... Hmm......" Bai Zijin stretched out his hand and rubbed his chin to think about the current problem.
A few people are okay, they are escorted away with the army, but one hundred and three old and weak women and children are not a small number, and it is not easy to travel long distances.
Just when Bai Zijin was in a dilemma, Luo Li gently patted the dust on his body and slowly got up from the ground.
He first glanced at Bai Zijin vacantly, and then slowly spoke: "Lao Bai, let them go!" ”
Bai Zijin opened his mouth slightly and said, "Let it go?" ”
"Well, let's go!" Luo Li replied firmly.
"Good! Then let it go! With a wave of his hand, Bai Zijin let the soldiers surrounding the barbarian women and children slowly move closer to the formation, no longer forming a situation of encirclement.
In fact, Bai Zijin also has plans to release people, after all, the purpose of going deep into the hinterland of the barbarian country is to disturb everywhere, so as to attract the attention of the barbarian army attacking Anguo on the front line, then the Anguo crisis will be resolved soon.
As long as these remaining barbarians are released, they will definitely report to the barbarian court, and they will soon be able to form a chain reaction, spread the news of the Anguo army's attack on various tribes, and take the opportunity to deepen the speed of the barbarian army's withdrawal and counterattack.
Bai Zijin stared at the trembling barbarian captive, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and roared, "You are free!" ”
The soldiers who knew the barbarian language immediately translated towards them, and many barbarian women and children showed shocked faces, and they did not expect that the soldiers of Anguo would really leave them alive.
The barbarian old men who survived on the scene had experienced many times of beating the grass valley, and they knew the cruelty of beating the grass valley, they had always killed, burned, and robbed all of them, and no one would leave their hands because they were old and weak.
Today, An Guoshi was willing to let them go, and such a good thing made them unable to return to their senses for a long time.
After a long time, the bold barbarian old man raised his voice and asked, "Really let me go?" ”
After the soldier finished translating, Bai Zijin continued to smile and nodded.
This is going to blow up, and many barbarians are desperate to spread their feet and run, for fear that Bai Zijin will regret it if he slows down, or there are archers behind him to release arrows.
All in all, whether they were injured or not, all the barbarians quickly disappeared from the eyes of the soldiers.
"Lao Bai, you can't just let them go!"
Suddenly, Luo Li, who hadn't spoken for a long time, opened his mouth.
Bai Zijin turned his head in confusion and said, "Hey! It's your idea to release people, it's also your idea not to kill the prisoners, and now you still blame me if you release them! ”
Luo Li regained his expression, shook his head calmly and said, "I mean that if you do this, the benefits will not be maximized!" ”
Bai Zijin was stunned, and asked curiously: "How can we maximize benefits?" ”
The corners of Luo Li's mouth rose slightly, and an indescribable smile appeared: "Burn down all their tents, burn them all for food and use, and only leave two days of rations for one hundred and three people, not a little more!" ”
"Then send spies to follow the fleeing people and watch their movements at any time!"
"Why?" Bai Zijin asked suspiciously.
If you really want to follow Luo Li's method, it is not in line with the meaning of letting go of the captives so that they can survive, not to mention that everyone has run away, what is the use of keeping rations?
Luo Li collected his thoughts and explained: "I left a little ration because I was sure that they would definitely return here. ”
"Burn down their dwellings and cut off their back roads, what would you do if they were to do it instead?"
"I guess I'll choose the nearest place to live."
"That place of life must be the surrounding tribes!"
"It just so happens that we don't have a map of the distribution of barbarian tribes, as long as the army follows behind the barbarian women and children, we will soon be able to find the next tribe, which is much better than blindly searching for us, right? Hey! ”
Bai Zijin stared at the other party dumbfounded, in the past, he used to make ruthless tactics and measure people's hearts.
Today, Luo Li suddenly changed, and he vividly interpreted the ruthlessness, especially the cruel smile at the end.
"Lao Luo, are you possessed by a ghost?" Bai Zijin touched the other party's forehead and asked.
", hurry up and give the order to send someone!" Luo Li knocked off the slender jade hand and said.
Bai Zijin was not ambiguous, and immediately sent people to do what Luo Li wanted, burning all the tents that the herdsmen relied on for survival, and all the cattle and sheep that could not be taken away were slaughtered and burned, and after two or three hours, the entire peaceful tribe was turned into ashes.
Seeing that the matter was almost done, and the stomach was full, with an order, the large army rode into the distance.
When this land returned to peace, several old barbarian old men approached cautiously, and then left with a sad and angry curse, and the long-hidden spies immediately followed, officially executing Luo Li's vicious and desperate plan!
When the army repairing in the distance received the report from the spies, Bai Zijin's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered to hang far behind the barbarian women and children.
Luo Li, who was riding on the horse, sighed deeply, he didn't want to use this strategy, but he was really ruthless.
But when he was lying on the ground, in a trance, he saw Liu Damao who died for him fetching water, the old man Su who died in escort operation, and those teenagers who died on the battlefield.
In an instant, Luo Li figured it out, no longer entangled in the cruelty of the war, and became more determined to end this war as soon as possible.
Luo Li has changed, completely changed, no longer like before, he will be troubled for a long time when he encounters unacceptable things, and even go on a hunger strike.
There is a way that the one who is close to Zhu is red and the one who is close to ink is black, maybe he has been with Bai Zijin for a long time, which has caused him to mature a lot.
The barbarian country was vast, and the army hung behind the barbarian women and children for nearly three days, and just when the rations of the women and children were about to run out, a larger tribe finally appeared in front of them.
Luo Li was lying on a high grassland hill, staring at the tribe with his eyes, this time, he would not spare his hands again!