202, cold-blooded
If someone stood in front of Wu Zheng now and scolded him for being cold-blooded, Wu Zheng would not refute it. After all www.biquge.info there are thousands of lives in front of you, and all of them are big Chinese.
But if Wu Zheng was asked to make another choice, he would still not choose to save these people. The reason is very simple, he doesn't have the strength or energy to think about saving people now, because the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians behind him are the ones he wants to protect.
Not to mention whether these prisoners of war are mixed with the spies of the Tanguts, even if they open the city gate and let them in, it will be difficult to maintain the order of thousands of people, once the scene gets out of control and the Tanguts take the opportunity to attack the city, then everyone here will definitely fall into a situation from which they will never recover.
I'd rather bear this cold-blooded infamy than hurt my own people!
"Tell these prisoners of war not to move on, or they will be killed!" Wu Zheng gave the order.
Finally out of the death passage full of traps, more than 7,000 Northwest Army prisoners of war casualties have reached four or five out of ten, when they see the end of the city wall, the hope of survival is ignited in their hearts again, if this black-clothed army can open the city gate, maybe they will be saved!
"Brush!"
A dozen prisoners of war had barely run a few paces before they were frightened back by the arrows that had been fired from the city, and then someone shouted to them from the city wall, and everyone stood still and listened to the shout, and the hope in their hearts gradually turned into disappointment, and some of them knelt down and cried, but it did not seem to impress the people on the wall.
"Please, everyone is a big Chinese, how can you see death and not save it, just open the city gate and let us in!"
"We're just ordinary soldiers, we haven't done anything to be sorry for the Blacks......"
"Let us in, we can join the Black Army, we can continue to fight, as long as we save our lives!"
"I still have the old and young in my family, I don't want to die here, woo woo ......"
Under the city walls, the voices of prisoners of war pleading came and went. Wu Zheng and others at the head of the city were silent, and in the rear of the prisoners of war, the Western Xia army did not react.
The commander Ye Liduro had already received the soldier's report, and he sneered slightly, waiting for the black-clad army's choice.
Don't open the gates? Then he will continue to drive these prisoners of war to attack the city wall, believing that these prisoners of war who have been heartbroken by the black-clothed army will definitely burst out in despair with amazing combat effectiveness.
Open the gates? All right! When you open the city to save people, it is when your city is broken! The Iron Harriers, who are ready for battle, will rush into the city with lightning speed, and everyone will die!
So, Wu Zheng, what is your choice?
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The two sides confronted each other for about half a burnt incense, but the black-clothed army still had no intention of opening the city gate, and there was no movement on the dark city. A few brave prisoners of war crept down on the ground and crawled in the direction of the wall, which was not too high, and it should not be too difficult to climb up.
Brush!
A rocket was fired in front of them, and a cold voice came from the city: "One last warning, if anyone crosses this arrow, he will surely die!" The men fled back in a daze, and the scene was once again deadlocked.
Ye Liduluo, who had been waiting, narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene, he was ready to break the deadlock in front of him and force Wu Zheng to make a choice.
"Let's go! Who told you to stop! ”
"Get up and go! Don't go, Lao Tzu hacks you to death! ”
"Let's go! Rubbish! ”
Behind, the Western Xia army waved the leather whip and scimitar to urge the prisoners of war to move forward again, and were forced to helpless, the prisoners had to move towards the city wall little by little, although the black-clothed army had warned them sternly just now, but there was no better choice at the moment, I hope these cold-blooded black-clothed soldiers can still remember a little compatriot feelings, do not hurt the killer.
At the head of the city, several captains of the brigade had different opinions on whether to save people at the moment, but they all looked at Wu Zheng in unison, waiting for his next order, which was to open the city to save people...... Or kill!
Wu Zheng closed his eyes for a moment, then raised a hand. When I saw this action, everyone's hearts understood.
"Shoot the arrows! Don't let them lean in! Wu Zheng opened his reddish eyes and ordered in a cold voice.
When the arrows fell and pierced the bodies of the prisoners of war, they still couldn't believe that they would actually shoot at them. The crowd suddenly became chaotic, some people wailed and screamed, and some people hugged their heads and ran away. The cries of arrows frightened the prisoners of war, and they began to turn around and flee for their lives, but what awaited them was the sharp scimitars of the Tanguts.
"If you want to live, go back and attack the city! The Black Army doesn't treat you as compatriots, and you still care about their lives and deaths? ”
"Help our Tangut army break through the city wall, you can live, you can be a Tangut person! Serve our Emperor! ”
"Go back and attack the city! Whoever dares to escape back will die! ”
Like driving cattle, the Tanguts used whips, scimitars, and coercion to drive the prisoners of war to the city walls. Under their instigation, many desperate prisoners of war of the Northwest Army finally set their minds to attack the walls of the black-clothed army, although they had neither weapons nor siege ladders, but the walls that were only seven or eight feet high could be attacked with the tactics of stacking crowds!
"They're attacking the city, everyone prepare!" At the top of the city, the iron pillar roared. Behind him were black-clad soldiers rushing to the top of the city, each armed with a shield and steel knife of the same size, looking neatly aligned. This team is a large group led by Iron Pillar: the Shield Team.
This is a defensive team, and although its role is to fend off the enemy's onslaught and protect the archers and muskets behind it, its combat effectiveness is extraordinary. Wu Zheng, who had seen their drills, frowned and said to Tie Zhu: "I asked you to train a defensive team, but how can your team be more powerful than the strong attack team of the second brigade?" ”
Tie Zhu grinned and said, "It's boring to just keep and not fight!" I just want to train a team that can attack and defend, both offensive and defensive! In the unlikely event that other brigades are crippled by the enemy, we can replace them! Wu Zheng snorted and said, "Don't brag, I don't care what you train the team to, but if you can't meet my requirements, I'll remove you from the position of captain!" Tie Zhu patted his chest and said, "General, don't worry!" ”
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The sun has slowly risen over the horizon, but the light is still dim and unclear in this canyon called "No Light". Looking down from the top of the city, the shouts were dense and crowded. When the boulder and the bow and arrow fell, screams, curses, and begs for mercy followed.
Ye Liduluo led the troops to stand outside the range of the black-clothed army's bows and arrows, indifferently watching the prisoners of war of the Northwest Army paste on the black-clothed army's wall like ants, and from time to time someone rolled down from the city wall and drowned in the sea of people below.
At the head of the city, a young man in black stood there coldly and cast an even colder gaze at him. Ye Liduluo narrowed his eyes, and Yelu Bishu beside him told him that that young man was Wu Zheng!
"Well, it's extraordinary...... Ye Liduro snorted, and then he waved his hand, and the Western Xia army began to slowly approach the walls that were almost filled with corpses.