After slaughtering these Hu people, Shi Min immediately retreated and did not go south, although he knew that if he continued to go south, he might see more shocking words, and maybe there were more miserable people like the eleven women waiting for him to save. However, at this moment, Shi Min's heart was angry and cowardly, he couldn't describe the complicated feelings in his heart, he just wanted to return to Yecheng, he wanted to be quiet.

At this point, Shi Min realized what the entire northern world is like now. What he sees today is just a peep in the tube, and the Han people have been reduced to the playthings and even food of the Hu people, which happens all the time. Perhaps, as Li Chang said, it's time.

Along the way, Shi Min was silent, and despite the victory, everyone's mood was heavy and there was no joy. Because of the dozen or so women, Shi Min did not hurry up and hurry, and the long torture had already made these poor women inhuman. The physical and mental torture destroyed all their will, and even if the soldiers fed them water and food, they were sometimes terrified and panicked. Every time he saw such a situation, not only Shi Min, but also some soldiers burst into tears. If they hadn't met these beasts, they all had their own families, maybe some were husbands and children, some were picking mulberries, and they lived a life that might not be satisfactory but could be said to be passable.

And now, they have fallen into the abyss of nightmares and cannot get out.

The scouts sent by Li Chang went all the way to the direction of Liyang to find the traces of Shi Min's army, and finally met Shi Min of the class a few days later.

"General! Finally found you! ”

Shi Min stopped and asked, "What happened?" ”

"There is nothing going on in the city, but the gentleman and the general are worried about the safety of the general, so they specially ordered us to come out to inquire about the situation."

"The second uncle has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, I just came out to exterminate the rogue, why worry so much?"

"The subordinates don't know, but the gentleman and the general instructed the villain, if the general is found, please return to Yecheng as soon as possible."

Shi Min frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, so he asked, "Is there something happening in the city?" ”

"Mr. Qin said that the contacts between the Shi clan and other imperial relatives have been too close recently, and Mr. is worried that there may be variables, so let the general go back as soon as possible."

"Got it! You go back and report to my husband and second uncle, and within two days, I will definitely return to Yecheng. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

......

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the news of Shi Min's departure from Yecheng was finally known by those imperial relatives, although Qin Huaishan had realized the existence of the crisis in advance, and deliberately sent people to spread the news that Shi Min had returned to Yecheng, but even so, it failed to stop the conspiracy.

When Shi Min returned to Yecheng two days later, he was shocked by what he saw.

"What's going on?" Shi Min asked with a serious face.

Qin Huaishan looked at the scene in front of him and said, "Last night, the clans in the city colluded with each other and launched a surprise attack on the defenders and Han people in the city. We have suffered heavy losses, with nearly half of our homes burned down and many innocent people killed in the conflict. Our soldiers were also killed and wounded, and some of the traitors took advantage of the chaos to rush out of Yecheng and fled in the direction of Xiangguo, while the rest were either killed or captured in the melee. ”

"Have you counted the casualties?"

"It is still being counted, and it is estimated that there are no more than 10,000 dead among the people, and more than 5,000 dead and wounded among the soldiers."

"There are tens of thousands of defenders in the city, why would such a thing happen? Even if those royal relatives added up all the government soldiers, they would not exceed the number of eight thousand, how could it cause such serious consequences? ”

"Many Hu people in the city are involved in it, this is not just a simple conflict premeditated by the royal relatives, they are not convinced that our Han people are on an equal footing with them, this idea, I am afraid that any Hu person on the street will think like this."

"Where's the second uncle?" Shi Min's face turned pale.

"General Li led people to patrol the city, and the chaos was settled, and the soldiers are now always reminded to be afraid. What's even worse is that one-third of the grain and grass we hoarded in Yecheng was burned! Fortunately, at that time, the old man kept the grain in three granaries, otherwise I am afraid that we would have no rice to cook at this time. ”

Shi Min asked: "The granaries are our lifeblood, and I have arranged three thousand soldiers to guard each granary, how can there be problems?" ”

"This is deliberately arranged by the Hu people! They gathered thousands of people to attack our guards, and the black lights were blind and chaotic, and this was what gave them an opportunity. After the granary caught fire, even the houses next to it were also on fire, and almost half of Yecheng was caught in flames. The people who did not escape were basically burned alive, and the soldiers were already hurrying to inspect the relief, perhaps there were still alive in the ruins. ”

Shi Min didn't say a word, walking on the streets of Yecheng, as far as his eyes could see, there were all ruins and broken walls, as well as charred corpses. What lingered in my ears was the grief, weeping and wailing of the loss of a loved one. In just a few days, Shi Min deeply realized the fundamental contradiction between the Hu and Han people, and of course, these things far exceeded his expectations. In the past ten or twenty years, he had heard many stories about tragedy, but the reality was more cruel than he had heard.

And this reality is what he has personally experienced and seen.

"Dad! Dad! A woman's voice came.

When Shi Min heard the reputation, several soldiers were digging up a pile of rubble, and a man's body had been stripped out of more than half of it, and it was obvious that the person was dead. The woman pounced like crazy, holding the man's corpse and weeping bitterly, Shi Min walked over.

"General!" When the soldiers saw Shi Min, they hurriedly saluted.

"Is there anyone else down there?" Shi Min asked.

"There should still be, her two children should still be down there." The subordinate answered.

Hearing the child, the woman hurriedly put down her husband and frantically picked up the pile of ruins, Shi Min saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, shouting to his subordinates: "Quick! Come along! ”

Shi Min didn't care about his injuries, almost everyone's hands were scarred, and finally found two young children, one was three or four years old, and the other was only ten months old, right at their father's feet, and they were already out of breath.

"Dabao! Second baby! The woman knelt in the ruins in embarrassment, hugged the two children tightly in her arms, and cried bitterly: "! How do you let me live! ”

"Eldest sister, mourning, people can't be resurrected after death!" Shi Min said with relief.

The woman ignored Shi Min at all, immersed in the grief of her husband and children, unable to extricate herself.

Shi Min looked up and looked around, people kept picking up their relatives from the ruins, crying heartbreakingly, making Shi Min almost cry, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Where are those Hu people who participated in the rebellion?" ”

"General Huiyu, all of them are imprisoned in Dali Temple! There are too many people, the cells are simply not enough, and they are already concentrated in the courtyard, and General Li has sent heavy troops to guard them, waiting for your whereabouts. ”

As soon as his subordinates finished speaking, Shi Min turned around and got on his horse and went straight to Dali Temple.

Before arriving at Dali Temple, suddenly there were a large number of people on the street, rampage, all of them went towards Dali Temple. Shi Min was very puzzled, and when he looked at it again, almost all of these people were Hu people, Shi Min thought that things were not good, and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Go find the second uncle and let him bring another 5,000 soldiers and horses!" ”

"The last general commands!"

Sure enough, when Shi Min arrived at Dali Temple, the scene was already chaotic, tens of thousands of Hu people rushed to guard the soldiers captured by Dali Temple, even though the soldiers were heroic, but they were at a disadvantage in numbers, and there were concerns about shooting, and soon, there were captives who escaped from Dali Temple.

"General, what should I do? These Hu people are crazy! Zhang Mufeng asked.

The tragedy that I have seen in the past few days has made Shi Min heartbroken, and at this moment, the crazy actions of the Hu people have completely angered Shi Min, and also angered all the soldiers present.

"Kill!" Shi Min drew his knife and commanded coldly.

Zhang Mufeng was stunned for a moment, then reacted, pulled out the knife from the sheath, and roared: "The general has an order, kill!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

With only a few hundred people, Shi Min rode into the crowd, and almost all of those Hu people were armed with blades or sticks, this was no longer just to save people, this was to put Shi Min's men and horses to death.