Chapter 4: The Massacre

Many Hu people approached in formation, and then stopped at the same time, and took off the horse bow on their shoulders - Pei Gai understood that this was to kill all the Jin people, so that "no one will be spared".

However, of course, he was not the only one who paid attention to Hu Ren's movements, and many Jin officials couldn't help but panic when they saw this, but they had already been frightened, and they only dared to shrink by the wall, but they didn't dare to resist at all, or even dare to shout. Pei Gai noticed that these executioners had a leader, and he had a thick yellow beard, which seemed to be the guy who put the horsewhip on his shoulder during the day, asked for his name, and then went into the account to report to Shile.

I saw that only the guy did not take off the bow, but suddenly he pulled out the knife from his waist and raised it to the high ground. The afterglow of the setting sun was reflected on the body of the sword, and the reflection stung Pei Gai's eyes, and he couldn't help but squint. Immediately, there was a dense sound of loose strings in his ears, and about half a second later, a terrible and desperate scream sounded behind him.

Let's get started, I hope these guys shoot accurately and don't let themselves suffer any more. Pei Cai simply closed his eyes, and deliberately didn't listen to those screams - although they are all waste, they don't necessarily mean that every waste should die, right? It's like the two young officials I met last night...... Their desperate poems should not be passed down to future generations, and they plagiarized half of Du Fu's "Spring Hope", no matter how painful and delicate it is, it will never be possible to pass it on, because none of the Han people here will be left, and all of them will die and die......

However, there were only all the abrasions and knocks left over from the previous night, and the stomach ache from hunger, and the sore throat from thirst, but there was no stinging sensation from the arrow into the flesh - what was going on? Because I sat too far away from others, no one was aiming at the first round of arrows? Do you have to wait for the second round?

A few jerky Chinese words came from his ears: "The prince is frightened." Rest assured, my general has an order, and he will not let the prince bleed to death. ”

Pei Gai opened his eyes and glanced obliquely to the side, first seeing a puddle of blood, and then countless corpses lying on the ground, covered with still trembling arrow feathers...... In the pile of corpses, the yellow-bearded man was facing Wang Yan and several vassal kings, with a smug smile on his face.

Wang Yan, who had always been speechless, was almost speechless, and it took a long time to tremble before he could barely come up with a few words: "Shi Gong...... Don't kill...... I will ......"

The Hu man pouted: "The prince has descended, is it useful?" Then he waved his hand: "Tie them all up, and keep your mouth shut, I don't want to listen to them." ”

Pei Caixin said that he was going to start, and he was going to "kill Wang Yan and others" by "lining up the wall" and bury them alive. But have you forgotten something? Alas, there is a living man here! Could it be that because Shi Le revered Pei Yan, he also wanted to give his son a preferential treatment, and he would also end up with a whole corpse? But I don't care about the incomplete corpse, I just want to die a little bit......

However, Hu Bing seemed to have bound Wang Yan and them, only the yellow-bearded bearded man had a knife in his hand, and he walked slowly towards Pei Cai. In the blink of an eye, Pei Cai's blade was across his neck - this gesture was similar to holding a whip horizontally during the day.

"Pei Lang, before you die, do you have any needs?"

Pei Gai licked his chapped lips, probably because of the reason for his real thirst, which caused his throat to be swollen and sore, and his words were a little out of tune: "Water ......"

Pei should estimate that he was really hungry and thirsty, so he instinctively replied. However, the other party laughed on the spot, and said: "If you die, you won't be thirsty." Pei Gai was ashamed and angry, and he didn't know why, so he blurted out almost without thinking: "If a gentleman dies, no, he can't help it...... I want to wash my face......"

Probably one is that there is blood and dust on the face, which is really uncomfortable for a whole day; Second, in order to show his unyielding will, he couldn't help but think of what the young official said last night - "As the old saying goes: 'When a gentleman dies, he will inevitably be crowned'." "I casually used it as a reason.

When the general heard this, his face sank, and he actually showed a slight respect. As he stared into Pei Gai's eyes, he slowly withdrew the long knife in his hand and inserted it back into its sheath. Pei Gai also tried his best to make the two of them look at him with big eyes - come on, whoever blinks first will lose.

In the end, it was the general Hu who blinked his eyes first, and then looked away. I don't know what action he didβ€”Pei Gai's head was really a little dizzy, and his observation plummetedβ€”so two Hu soldiers came over and pulled Pei Gai's two arms, one left and one right. Pei Gai was unable to break free at all, and he had been kneeling for too long, his legs were already stiff, and it was very difficult to even straighten, so he was dragged by two Hu soldiers and dragged into a tent not far away.

The two soldiers gently squeezed, Pei Gai immediately rolled into the tent, looked left and right, except for the old felt on the ground that had been half off, there was nothing around. When he was in a daze, he suddenly heard a sound behind his head, and when he looked back, he saw a bearded man carrying a wooden bucket of water and placing it beside him, and in addition to taking out two coarse wheat cakes from his bosom and placing them next to the bucket.

This Hu Cai went out, and the voice of the yellow-bearded general sounded outside the tent: "Qing Shui is offered, Pei Lang wants to fix the crown, then let's fix it." ”

Pei should be full of doubts, but he couldn't care so much, so he rushed over directly, holding the bucket and pouring it violently, and then picked up the wheat cakes, and filled them into his stomach in three or two bites. After quenching his hunger and thirst a little, he picked up the rest of the water with both hands, and wiped his face by the light of the dim torches outside the tent.

Since it is said that "when a gentleman dies, he will inevitably be crowned", then he should clean up his own image more neatly, although it makes no difference whether a person dies and goes into the ground, whether it is clean or dirty, but in order to show the Hu people that he is not afraid of death, the shelf at this end must still be put up. It's just that he only wiped it a few times, and then he felt dizzy, and he just lay on the edge of the barrel and fell asleep in a daze......

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After a dreamless night, Pei Gai was finally woken up by the terrible sound of Hu Ke, and raised his head in a daze to look outside the tent, and saw that the morning light was faint, and the sky was already brightβ€”he had to live another day. grabbed a handful of water from the poke, cleaned his face again, and then suddenly found that there was a set of Jinguan clothes beside him.

Is this to change yourself into clean clothes and then die? Pei should think about it, look down at his body, his chest is full of clumped blood, no matter how clean his face is washed and his hat is worn correctly, he really can't see anyone wearing such a body. At that moment, he pulled the set of clean clothes, shook it, and took a general look, there was no blood, no tears, it didn't seem to have been picked from some corpse, probably the replacement clothes brought by the dead ghost princess were turned out of the cage by the Hu people.

Immediately change into clean clothes, and then continue to sit on your knees and wait. He didn't wait long, but he heard the sound of his boots, and the yellow-bearded general bowed down into the account. Pei Gai suddenly thought that in fact, this person treated himself quite well, giving him water and bread, and when he was done, he also sent a set of clean clothes, even if it was Shile's order, this person was just an executor, but since he received favors, how much should he ...... Forget it, let's not thank Hu Ren, by the way, ask for your name. Maybe this person will be the one who will be executed in the end, so that he can know who died at the hands of whom.

So he stiffened his neck: "Who are you?" What is the last name? ”

The general Hu stepped into the tent door, and just straightened up, when he heard Pei Gai's inquiry, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he replied with a smile: "A certain is the backbone general Xuan'an, a Huns." ”

Pei Gai sneered: "The Xiongnu are Han in-laws, and you are willing to succumb to Zahu's subordinates......"

Xuan An raised his eyebrows, and seemed to be about to get angry, but in the end, he still pressed it, and sneered at each other: "In the eyes of the Jin people, the Xiongnu are Hu people, and the Qian, Qiang and other tribes are also Hu people, so what's the difference?" Then he pressed the saber on his waist: "Pei Lang doesn't have to take advantage of his tongue anymore, now that his face has been washed and his clothes are neat, it's time to be on the road, right?" ”

Hearing the word "on the road", Pei Gai's eyelids couldn't help but jump - he has to die left and right, dress neatly and die, or eat and drink enough and sleep enough before dying, what's the difference? Confucianism really emphasizes form over substance. But suddenly, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at Na Xuan: "I want to see General Shi again." ”

The corners of his mouth twitched, with a look of "sure enough", and immediately replied: "Ming Gong is also about to see Pei Lang for the last time-please come with me." ”

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Pei Gai followed Jiao'an out of the tent and walked towards the Chinese army's tent, which Shile still placed outside the ruined city of Ningping, and did not move into the city. Along the way, there were Hu tents and Hu soldiers everywhere, and almost all Hu soldiers would bow down and salute when they saw Jiao An, and then glance at Pei Gai with a rather unfriendly gaze - it seems that this Xuan An is not low in the Shi Le army.

In the distance, I saw a dark smoke rising into the sky. Seeing Pei Gai's eyes, Xuan An casually explained: "Duke Ming ordered to open Sima Yue's coffin and burn his corpse to avenge the world." ”

Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, was the last vassal king involved in the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", and in the infighting, he could barely be regarded as having the last laugh, but the world had already been stirred into a pot of porridge by the waste princes of the Sima family, and the winner was actually the biggest loser. However, although Sima Yue is good at power and easy to kill, and he is notorious, at least this person is much stronger than Wang Yan, Sima Fan and others when it comes to marching and fighting, it is estimated that if he hadn't died of grief and illness, Shi Le would not have won so easily.

Pei Gai cursed the Sima family for several generations in his stomach, and when he looked up again, he had already come to the big tent. Xuan An reported in the first account, and the time was not long, so he summoned Pei Cai to go in. Pei Gai rearranged his clothes, then held his head high, strode in, and when he saw Shi Le, he didn't salute, and knelt down directly in front of him.

Shi Le looked him up and down a few times, and smiled slightly: "After Pei Lang freshs up, his demeanor is even greater." Then he made a face: "I have killed all the Jin soldiers, Wang Yan and others have also pushed the wall and buried them, and now only Pei Lang is left." Let me ask one more question: Is Pei Lang willing to surrender? After a pause, he added: "I set up a gentleman's camp, mainly with Zhang Mengsun of Zhao County, to recruit the Central Plains scholars, and Pei Lang can also enter the camp as his deputy governor." ”

The corners of Pei Gai's mouth twitched: "The general seems to have great ambitions...... However, the disaster is in front of him, and he doesn't think about his own safety, but tries his best to recruit Pei, so he is not afraid of losing big because of his small size? ”

Shi Le frowned: "Pei Lang, what does this mean?" ”

Pei Gai sneered: "When Liu Yuan was here, he immediately ordered the general to attack Luoyang with Liu Yao, Wang Mi and others, and it would not take several years. Now the general destroyed Wang Yan in a battle, so that the main force of Jin was lost, the soldiers and horses of the Quartet King were in a hurry, Luoyang was like a city of sand, and the Jin lord was like a fish swimming at the bottom of the kettle, and there was no day to die......"

When Shi Le heard that Pei should see him, he thought that he had come to surrender, but when he heard the other party's tone, he had no respect for Hu Hanjun and his ministers, and even called the name of Liu Yuanhai, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. But then I heard Pei Gai call the Jin Dynasty Emperor Sima Chi not "Son of Heaven", "Your Majesty" or "Country", but followed by himself as "Lord of Jin", and described this guy as "swimming fish at the bottom of the kettle" - this obviously has the heart of betraying Jin, I can't help but light up my eyes and snicker in my heart.