Chapter 45: One Step to Heaven

Heaven and hell, there is no right for me to choose, only the fate I am chosen - inscription

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Thousands of soldiers knelt miserably in the blood, waiting for their imminent fate, looking up at the fierce eyes of tigers and wolves around them, everyone knew what was waiting for them.

Killing and surrendering, in this era without the Geneva Conventions, is not uncommon. As early as more than 400 years ago, in the Battle of Changping, Wu Anjun of Qin, who was known as the first of the four famous generals of the Warring States, killed 430,000 soldiers of Zhao State; In the battle of Xiang Yu to destroy Qin, Xiang Yu, the general of Chu at that time, killed 200,000 soldiers of the Qin army.

Now, these unarmed soldiers who have laid down their weapons are like fish on a felt board, at the mercy of Dong Zhuo's army.

Most of the soldiers were dead-faced, their eyes were empty, and they were ready to die. Only a few people still have a glimmer of hope, the Qiang people in Liangzhou, few have never heard of the name of Dong Zhuo in Lintao, they constantly comfort themselves, Dong Zhuoyi Bo Yuntian, a promise of gold, will definitely not kill them.

"Kill!"

Without waiting for Dong Zhuo to order, Dong Huang couldn't wait to raise the butcher knife in his hand.

Before the words fell, those soldiers who had hope for Dong Zhuo scolded one after another.

The greater the hope that people place on a person, the greater the final disappointment. Dong Zhuo was their last straw, but it was broken like this, and the pain was self-evident.

As soon as the order was given, someone would naturally carry it out, and the soldiers under Dong Huang's command stepped forward, raised the butcher's knife in their hands like a ferocious wolf, and slashed down at the lamb kneeling in a pool of blood.

"Wait!"

A thunderous voice exploded in everyone's ears.

At this moment, everything was silent, as if everything was still, and the butcher's knife that had been split in half stopped in midair.

"Dong Huang, escort all the surrendered soldiers back to the city, and imprison them with the original three thousand captives, no one is allowed to kill a surrendered soldier without authorization, otherwise, I will ask you!"

Before everyone could react, the thunderous voice sounded again.

When Dong Huang heard this, he gritted his teeth unwillingly and promised: "The last general will take orders!" ”

Dong Huang knew in his heart that as long as it was Dong Zhuo's decision, no one could change it, not even his own nephew.

Therefore, although he was unwilling this time, he did not argue with Dong Zhuo, because he already understood that those were all in vain.

"Whoa......"

"Long live General Dong! Long live General Pingxi~~"

"Long live General Dong! Long live General Pingxi~~"

"Long live General Dong! Long live General Pingxi~~"

Thousands of soldiers who came back to their senses, at this moment, broke out with earth-shattering shouts, knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing to Dong Zhuo.

Many people hugged each other and cried, and they cried with joy. I thought that there was no way to live at all, but as a result, Dong Zhuo spoke, they don't have to die, at this moment, Dong Zhuo is the god in their hearts, the god who pulls them from hell to heaven.

After everyone calmed down, Dong Zhuo continued to shout: "In troubled times, we don't have the right to choose, but we can choose our own destiny. The Han people and the Qiang people are originally from the same lineage, even if they can't coexist peacefully, they can't be wiped out! ”

"General Dong is really a god descending from heaven! Great benevolence and righteousness, unparalleled in the world~~"

"General Dong is really a god descending from heaven! Great benevolence and righteousness, unparalleled in the world~~"

"General Dong is really a god descending from heaven! Great benevolence and righteousness, unparalleled in the world~~"

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Thousands of soldiers knelt down and kowtowed again, and the mountains shouted a tsunami.

In this era, racial discrimination is very serious.

The Han people have an advanced and splendid culture, they regard themselves very highly, they think they are a superior race, and regard the surrounding nomadic peoples such as the Xiongnu and Qiang as barbarian races.

The Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang, Di, and even Wuhuan people around the Han border, although these nomadic peoples identify with and worship the advanced culture of the Han people, do not have a good impression of the Han people.

The two sides are not accustomed to each other, which is also an important factor in the chaos of China a hundred years later, and the Han people in the north were almost killed.

The cause of the rebellion of Bian Zhang Han Sui was because the Qiang people were dissatisfied with the oppression of the Qiang people by the Han Dynasty government, from policies and attitudes, as well as various unfair treatment in commerce and trade.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo actually said that the Han and Qiang have the same origin and want to coexist peacefully, which is fundamentally recognizing their Qiang people, making them feel Dong Zhuo's respect for the Qiang people, and also making them completely accept Dong Zhuo from the bottom of their hearts and worship him as a god.

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Half an hour later, Bian Zhang led an army of 40,000 and finally arrived at the foot of Meiyang City.

"What's going on? Can anyone tell me what really happened, where did Li Wenhou's 10,000-strong army go? Where did Li Wenhou go? ”

The horse's hooves trampled on the pool of blood that had not yet dried up, there were countless broken arms and legs on the ground, and there were countless corpses, the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river.

Looking at everything in front of him, Bian Zhangqiang held back the nausea in his heart and shouted loudly.

As far as the eye could see, the ground was full of the corpses of Sergeant Li Wenhou, but there was not a single corpse of Dong Zhuojun.

A strange thought popped up in Bian Zhang's heart, that is, Li Wenhou's entire army was annihilated, this thought frightened him, shocked him, and he didn't want to believe it even more, he needed to hide the fear in his heart by shouting.

"General, look, look at the city gates!"

Suddenly, a general screamed, his words filled with shock and fear.

When Bian Zhang heard this, he looked towards the gate of Meiyang City, and saw a huge human head hanging on the city gate, still dripping blood, and Bian Zhang could vaguely see clearly, that was Li Wenhou.

"General Lee is dead in battle!"

I don't know who shouted, and the army of 40,000 Bianzhang instantly blew up the nest.

Who is General Li, that is Li Wenhou, the warrior of the entire Qiang people who is second only to Beigong Boyu who died in the previous battle, at this moment I heard that Li Wenhou died in battle, and the 40,000 army was suddenly chaotic, although Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou recommended the Han people Bian Zhang and Han Sui as the leaders, but in the minds of these Qiang warriors, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou are their real leaders and spiritual pillars.

Li Wenhou's huge head hung on the city gate, making it impossible for them to refute. Immediately afterwards, someone knelt on the ground and began to weep, and in an instant, the entire army was in a cry.

However, although the army is sad, no one has a grudge, and the nomads have always been simple and martial, and they worship the strong, and the grievances are clear.

Li Wenhou led his army to attack Dong Zhuo, but his strength was not good and he was defeated, so they naturally had nothing to say.

How else could it be? Is it only allowed for them to beat others, but not allow others to fight back, there is no such reason in the world.

But there are many people who don't understand such a simple truth. At least, there is one right now.

Bian Zhang forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, rode his horse to the front of the battle, and shouted to the weeping army: "Soldiers, Dong Zhuo in the city is insidious and cunning, and killed General Li Wenhou with shameless conspiracy and tricks, stand up, pick up your weapons, capture Meiyang City, kill Dong Zhuo in the city, and avenge General Li." ”

It was only two hours, and the army led by Bian Zhang was only two hours later than Li Wenhou's front army. In just two hours, Li Wenhou's 10,000 elite cavalry was wiped out, and Dong Zhuojun in the city also cleaned up the corpses of his own soldiers.

This made Bian Zhang a little unacceptable, making him feel frightened and shocked. At that moment, he had the idea of giving up, but he couldn't give up when he thought of the temptation of power. Therefore, Bian Zhang must comfort himself with a victory to convince himself to keep going on this road.

However, he was reciprocated with ruthless indifference.

Bian Zhang's words made the 40,000 army can't help but feel disgusted with him.

"Intrigues? What kind of conspiracy can wipe out Li Wenhou's 10,000 elite cavalry in two hours.

Besides, your Bian Zhang is also the same as us, how did you know that Dong Zhuo used conspiracy and tricks when you just arrived on the battlefield. ”

Immediately, some people raised doubts.

Among the 40,000 troops, many of the leaders of the Qiang people had a good relationship with Dong Zhuo twenty years ago, and when they heard Bian Zhang speak so loudly at this moment, they couldn't help but ridicule each other.