Chapter Seventy-Two: The Devil's Path

The place where the fire broke out was indeed the granary in Fanjin City, and when Sun Rong and the others arrived, it was too late, and the entire warehouse had been burned down. Looking at the ruins that had turned into scorched earth, Sun Rong's eyebrows tightened. There was not much food in Sanggan City, and in order to speed up the march this time, he only let his subordinates carry three days' dry food each, and now they are almost exhausted. If you transport grain from Sanggan at this moment, not only will it take more than half of the road, but the speed is too slow, and I am afraid that your army will not die in the battle with Chenglie at that time, but will starve to death due to lack of food.

"Abominable rebels! Such a trick! Sun Rong gritted his teeth with hatred.

Jiang Rusong saw Sun Rong's thoughts: "General, instead of being trapped in a lonely city, why don't you give up and give up Fanjin, let's retreat to Sanggan and wait for Sun Wei and Sun He's grain and grass." ”

Sun Rong waved his hand to interrupt him: "Let me think about it again, if we give up Fanjin at this moment, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us!" ”

Jiang Rusong: "Unless the general can conjure up the grain and grass that our army needs out of thin air, what will we use to confront Yu Chenglie?" ”

Sun Rong fell into deep thought again.

Just when the two of them were relatively speechless and meditating, Sun Chaozong came from outside the city on a fast horse, and seeing his non-stop appearance, he knew that there was an urgent military matter to report to Sun Rong. Seeing Sun Rong's figure from a distance, Sun Chaozong couldn't wait to say: "General, it's not good, the scout returns, Sima Huaizhong is leading 70,000 troops from Hengzhou to Sanggan, and it is expected to arrive in a few days." ”

Sun Rong was shocked: "What? Isn't Sima Huaizhong's Lu Ming Army in Yanzhou? When did you come to Hengzhou? ”

Sun Chaozong: "Yesterday, the envoy of His Royal Highness King Changle, the general of the expedition to the north, came to Sanggan and said that the rebels had joined forces with the worms, and now there is not a single rebel army in the whole Yanzhou, all of them are worms!" ”

Sun Rong: "When will Yu Chenglie arrive in Fanjin?" ”

Sun Chaozong: "Judging from the current speed, it should be the day after tomorrow." ”

Sun Rong suddenly realized: "I have fallen for the trick of the thief, he used Fanjin City as a bait to lure me to divide my troops, and at the same time sent an army that we ignored to attack our army behind. At this moment, seeing that Fanjin City could not be defended, they burned down the granary, leaving us not a grain of grain, and trapped us in the dilemma that we could not leave or stay. ”

Jiang Rusong also became anxious: "General, without further ado, let's quickly withdraw to Sanggan!" Sima Huaizhong is also a veteran of the battlefield, and his troops are too many than Sun Wannian, if even Sanggan is lost, then our army will be attacked by the enemy before and after, and there will be no food and grass, so he can only be slaughtered. ”

Sun Rong shook his head: "No, if we retreat at this moment, we will be pursued by Yu Chenglie from behind, and we will definitely be defeated!" ”

Jiang Rusong: "What does the general mean?" ”

Sun Rong: "Go out of the city to meet the enemy, camp on a high place, and repel Yu Chenglie." Although Sima Huaizhong can fight well, Sun Wannian is not a soldier on paper, and Sun Wei and Sun He's reinforcements are on the road, so it should not be a big problem to hold Sanggan. Wait for us to kill Yu Chenglie and then return to the division to attack Sima Huaizhong with them, this is the best way to win. ”

Jiang Rusong: "Has the general forgotten that our army has no food now, how can we repel Yu Chenglie?" ”

Sun Rong: "The rebels have invested all their forces in this battle, and several bandit leaders have personally led the troops, this is to make a last stand with us." If we win, we will be the biggest contributors to quelling the chaos, and from then on, we will call for wind and rain, and we will have whatever we want. If we lose, we will be a dead end, and everything we fought before will come to naught. So we must not lose! ”

Jiang Rusong: "That's true, but the determination can't be eaten, and if the soldiers can't fill their stomachs, it is impossible to win." ”

Sun Rong's eyes showed a fierce light: "There is no food in the granary, and there is no food in the people's homes?" ”

Jiang Rusong's face was shocked when he heard this: "Robbing the people's food...... Push them into a hurry, in case they rebel in the city while we confront Yu Chengyeol......"

Sun Rong showed a wicked smile, and Jiang Rusong shuddered: "Isn't it over if you slaughter?" The slaughter of the city will be handed over to you, you need to move quickly, I don't know when Yu Chenglie will arrive! This general will first take 10,000 people to choose a place outside the city to set up camp, and you will leave 10,000 people to defend the city early tomorrow morning, and take the rest of the troops and grain and grass to meet with this general. ”

Jiang Rusong's lips twitched: "The last general...... The last general ......"

Sun Rong reprimanded: "The troubled times are impermanent, and the kindness of a woman will only harm yourself." Sun Chaozong, pass on my military order, and close the city gate as soon as the general leaves the city! It is strictly forbidden for the people to go out of the city! ”

Sun Chaozong did not hesitate: "Yes!" "Ride away.

Sun Rong: "Jiang Rusong, slaughter the city!" ”

Jiang Rusong hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth: "Yes!" ”

In the southern corner of the city, several Sun Rong's soldiers who were wounded in the siege were sitting back to back on the ground, breathing in the slightly bloody air after the battle, and felt a sense of relief.

Suddenly, several squires probed their brains cautiously approached this way. One of the soldiers stood up and shouted to the squires, "Is there anything wrong with the uncles?" "He is the leader of these soldiers, his name is Gu Hong.

The squires approached with a smile on their faces: "Dare to ask the general, are you officers and soldiers?" ”

Gu Hong looked proud: "Of course! ”

The squires whispered: "Great! A few people even secretly wiped away their tears, "Finally waiting for the official army, we are finally the people of the imperial court again!" ”

"The soldiers are hungry! We brought some food to reward everyone, and the people suffered from the war year after year, and you soldiers who shed blood on the front line also suffered! The first squire said what he was all about. Gu Hong and the others found that they were carrying some chickens and ducks behind them, and their eyes suddenly lit up, and their saliva flowed unconsciously.

The fire was soon lit, and the soldiers and squires sat in a circle, listening to the crackling sound of the firewood burning, and looking at the chickens and ducks that were roasted to the point of sesame oil, and everyone felt a warm current in their hearts.

"Uncle! This prosperous Jin City has been in the hands of the rebels for nearly a year, how are you doing? After a few words, Gu Hong was already very familiar with those squires.

"Alas!" The squire sighed, "Actually, to be honest, in this era of war and chaos, where did our people come from. Whether it is an officer or a rebel, it is only the difference between the banner at the head of the city for us! It's just that we, the old bones, have been the people of the Great Wei since we came out of our mother's womb, and we want to live with this title for the rest of our lives, but we are really unwilling to grow old and become slaves in a foreign country! ”

Gu Hong also sighed: "Don't worry! General Long Xiang is invincible, and soon this civil strife will be over, and you can live a peaceful life again! ”

The squire looked fascinated: "I hope so!" ”

As he spoke, the food was already roasted, exuding an attractive aroma, and Gu Hong was about to reach out to get it, when suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from behind, and a herald straddled his horse, and when he saw the soldier in leather armor, he shouted: "Which battalion are you from?" Hurry back to the camp, emergency military situation, 100,000 urgent! ”

Gu Honghuo stood up and greeted his companions: "There is a situation, go back to the camp!" ”

The rest of the people got up very reluctantly: "Why did you ...... at this time?"

The squires greeted warmly: "Anyway, it's already ripe, so let's take it and eat it on the road!" ”

Gu Hong ignored the eager eyes of his subordinates and refused: "No, these things are still divided by the uncles!" With that, he dragged a few people away.

Of course, Gu Hong and the others received the order to slaughter the city, and until they came out of the camp, they were still shocked as if they had lost three souls and seven spirits, and they didn't know what to do.

"Team rate! Are we really going to kill the people? The recruit beside him asked weakly by tugging at Gu Hong's leather armor.

Gu Hong's mind was also in a state of emptiness, and he didn't hear what the recruit asked, so he hummed casually. As a soldier, it is my duty to carry out the orders of my superiors, and I must not allow the slightest hesitation, but if that military order is obviously against heaven and human nature, should it be carried out? But even if you don't want to do everything in your heart, what can you do, disobeying military orders is a capital crime!

At the moment when Gu Hongtian and the people were fighting, the killing had come suddenly, and there was no time for people to prepare, whether it was a soldier holding a butcher's knife and a stunned person, or a common person who didn't know anything about the disaster.

The sound of crying and begging for mercy spread throughout the entire Fanjin City in an instant, and the people scattered and fled for their lives, and several people covered in blood ran towards Gu Hong and them while crying, and were being chased and hunted by several spear-wielding soldiers.

"It's uncles!" The recruit exclaimed.

"Don't let them run!" The pursuers behind the squires also shouted.

Gu Hong drew his knife out of its sheath abruptly, his chest rose and fell violently, and his eyes gradually turned red, shooting out a cold and bloody light. "Kill!" After a while, he finally shouted and took the lead and rushed out.

After a few hours, the entire city was in rubble, and not a single wail could be heard, for the people who should have wailed were now corpses. In the streets and alleys, there was a blood-red, and among the blood-red places was only Sun Rong's subordinates who abandoned their souls to become demons. At this moment, they were alone licking the blood on the tip of the knife, their eyes glowing red; or talking about the young bride under the crotch in twos and threes, grinning; Or crowds of people gather around to watch the looted possessions, looking up to the sky and roaring. If you are in it, you will feel like you are in a trance in the hell of Shura.