The vast battlefield came to an end in the night.

Speckled flames faltered in the night wind, and occasionally the roar of wild beasts could be heard in the mountains, and the occasional sound of gnawing flesh and bone could be heard in the grass. Shallow tributaries of the Liao River, corpses undulating against the bank, undead people groaning in pain. groaning, rising and falling with the waves of the water.

The night was like water, and in the Liaodong military camp in the south of the battlefield, the soldiers who had fought all day were exhausted and lay in the tents to rest, and the soldiers on patrol maintained the silence in the camp, and immediately stopped their comrades who suddenly screamed in surprise in their sleep, or killed them in the tent on the spot.

In the largest tent in the middle, Gongsun Du took off his armor and wore only a regular robe and was drinking and talking with Gongsun Zhi opposite, bursting into hearty laughter from time to time, and talking about the future situation in Liaodong.

“.…… Now Xianbei has existed in name only, fortunately someone escaped, and it is difficult to set off a storm, Gongsun Dudu a war to pacify my Liaodong alien race, the people of the generation are very grateful, two months ago the court accepted the order, named me as a mighty general, Yongning Xianghou, but Xianbei, Wuhuan chaos, the situation is critical, it is not easy to accept, now the military has been peaceful, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I am well deserved...... Hahaha...... Come, a full drink! ”

"Please, townsman!"

The lights were dim, shining on the shadows of the two on the tent, both of them were tall people, sitting in a few cases looked crowded, the wine was too short, Gongsun Zhi put down the empty cup, looked at the figure on the first place, silent and did not speak, before he wanted to recruit the other party to the wolf riding station, but Gongsun Du shirked that he had already set up a banquet in his big tent, and asked Gongsun to stop going over, probably with a cautious mind.

"Have you forgotten what you had in mind when you sent someone to Shanggu County? What do a townsman do, at present, Xianbei and Wuhuan have completely declined, leaving only Buyeo in the foothills of northern Liaobei and Goguryeo east of Lelang County, and then they will have to rely on the prestige of the townsman in Liaodong to deter these small people and guard the Han land. ”

"What the governor said is reasonable, guarding the Han land is the duty of my Han officials." Gongsun Du smiled, leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "Then the governor agrees to the matter of being crowned king?" ”

"Why don't you agree?" Gongsun Zhi took the copper spoon and scooped the wine from the pot of warm wine on the ground and poured it full, "The townsman rectifies the wealthy clan in Liaodong, shocks all the foreign races, and allows the people to enjoy peace, I wish the north would be governed by the people of our Gongsun family, are you right?" ”

"Not each other?"

"The word Gongsun can't write any other words."

"A few years ago, the governor said that the two grandsons of Liaodong and Youbeiping would be merged into one family, I thought it was just casual talk." Gongsun Du pondered for a moment, nodded, poured wine, and got up with the cup, "The two families are combined into one, and naturally there is no harm, but I am the only one who is the king, how can the governor deal with himself?" ”

Gongsun Zhi also stood up, took the wine and touched the other party: "Naturally, I want to ask Cao Cao for ...... It's just a matter of time. ”

"Hahaha-"

"Haha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Gongsun Du sat back with a smile, stroked his beard under his chin with his big hand, and lowered his head emphatically: "The governor is bold, then I won't shirk it, but there is one thing that needs to be considered with the governor at the moment." ”

"The townsman is talking about the 40,000 Xianbei cavalry who surrendered?" Gongsun Zhi looked at him, and his fingertips lightly tapped on the table, "The townsman probably wants to ask for it to enrich the army?" But the townsman can know that if it is not my race, its heart will be different, and it can be used for a while, but how can it be filled into the team of Han soldiers and generals with me, you can take the war horse, but people can'......"

His hand was stretched out and pressed on top of several cases, and his body leaned forward, his eyes fierce in the lamplight: "....... Do you understand? In the first place, Gongsun Du sat there, with a smile on his face and waved his hand: "Understand!" Understand! The governor thinks far, it's because I don't think about it, people don't want it, but the war horse must have my Liaodong share, right? But...... Can you ask how the governor is going to deal with these 40,000 surrendered troops? ”

The wind ran outside, squeezed into the tent curtain, and the voice fell indifferently in the flickering lights: "....... Kill them all. ”

"Since the governor has decided to do so...... It's almost over, come, governor, eat and drink. ”

After exchanging all their opinions, the two chatted about other things, and after a while, Gongsun Zhi got up to leave, and Gongsun Du followed behind, and walked out of the big tent one after the other.

Outside, a group of people were waiting, Dian Wei and Li Ke put away their weapons and walked away from Gongsun Kang, the other hand holding the dagger, retracted into the cuffs without a trace, and came to escort the leader who strode out towards the outside of the barracks, Gongsun Kang rubbed his arms with a pale face and approached his father, "The two people around this white wolf are a little powerful, Zhang Nian wanted to collect their weapons, and he was knocked over by the giant man with one punch." ”

"It's okay, the matter has been negotiated, and we want half of the war horse." Gongsun Du watched the figure in front of him leave, his face gradually sank, becoming serious, and he was not as lively as before.

Gongsun Kang's shoulders relaxed, and then he asked, "What should my father do with the jars of good wine sent by Gongsun Zhi?" ”

Gongsun Du turned his head to look at him, then summoned a guard, and then found someone to bring a jar, scooped it into a spoon and handed it to the guard's mouth: "Drink it." ”

"Yes!" The soldier did not frown, took the spoon and swallowed it in a big gulp, and after a while, there was no poisoning reaction, Gongsun Du asked people to seal the wine, waved his hand and withdrew the wine, "Since it is not poisonous, then bring it back, and then use it when this king is officially crowned king." ”

His voice was heroic, drifting away with the night breeze and the endless darkness, time passed, when the east was white, a glimmer of light shone among the clouds, the sound of the horn sounded in the heaven and earth, and the silent night of the military camp was restless, and soon after, in the two camps, a large number of bound figures seemed to have to walk out, and by the faint light of the sky, you could also feel that it was the outline of tens of thousands of people meandering around.

In the air, there was a faint ominous smell.

Foot soldiers and cavalry escorted groups of captives gathered from two directions, stretched all over the mountains, from time to time you can hear the whip abstract in the air, accompanied by a terrible cry, some of them perceived the unusual atmosphere, struggled to break free of the rope, and were found by the patrolling wolf horseman, killed by an arrow, dragged to the ground, and the captives walking in front and back dragged the corpses together towards the direction of the Liao River.

The light of the sky stretched out on the earth, a large number of cavalry began to pour out of the camp, the Liaodong infantry also lined up in an array to run over from the side, the bank of the Liao River was still rippling with mist, with the stumbling 40,000 captives coming, the mist was pushed and dispersed, the black and oppressive captives stood cramped and restless, some people closed their eyes in resignation, and some struggled to tighten the ropes on their bodies, shouting and crying frantically. Gongsun Zhi rode over side by side with Gongsun Du, looked at the sky, and raised his hand.

"Kill!" He gave the order.

The wolf's throat blew in the cacophony of buzzing human voices.

Below, someone heard the signal, galloped to the captive, waved the flag in his hand, and the wolf rider and Liaodong archer who were originally waiting for the day carried the quiver with the bow on their backs, and walked around the captive, running with the arrows in the barrel on their backs with a loud sound.

Then, with a bow and arrows—

The moment the first bowstring snapped, the buzzing strings in the air unfolded, and countless black shadows rose densely into the sky, crossed a long arc, and then covered it...... Bang bang bang...... Puff puff...... Dense arrows fell, people's bodies, on the soil, countless blood flowers bloomed in the terrible screams, a large number of originally standing figures in the arrows fell, some happened to nail the ropes, the body of a few arrows of the captives, crazy towards the side of the Liao River.

The Liaodong soldiers, who had already taken precautions, chased after them with knives, pressed the captives who wanted to escape to the ground, chopped off their heads with a knife, and soon returned to the slaughter field and began to mend the corpses one by one.

The smell of blood is permeating and wafting over here.

"40,000 people...... It's a shame to kill. Dian Wei hugged the halberd and said with some regret.

Gongsun Zhi nodded, "It's a pity, the grain and grass in Hiraoka are not enough for us to accept this batch of prisoners......" looked at Gongsun Du not far away, "...... But it can't be handed over to Gongsun Du, otherwise in a few years, his son will swell. ”

"His son?"

"There is mercury at the bottom of the jar...... If he drank it, he was afraid that he would not be able to last more than this year. "Gongsun Zhi has strangled the war horse, and there is nothing to see in the slaughter," clean up, prepare to go back to Pinggang, wait for the herdsmen from White Wolf Mountain and Xianbei to come over, and pull out the camp together and return to Shanggu County. ”

Dian Wei and Li Ke arched their hands: "Yes." ”

“.…… The next step is Yuan Shao. ”