Early the next morning, Tianhao left Panshi Village with a few cronies.

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Kun Wei must die.

Mengxiang Village was attacked, and it was not long after fleeing from the north that the village was captured...... As long as you calm down and think about it, everyone will find that there is something strange in this.

Only the dead keep secrets.

Mengxiang Village, Qinglong Village, and Panshi Village are an acute triangle between each other. Tianhao took a large number of prisoners from Mengxiang Village back to Panshi Village, although the journey was shorter than Liangdong leading the army back to Qinglong Village, but Liangdong would not stay in Qinglongzhai for a long time to rest. Although he won the battle of Mengxiangzhai, he almost did not get the spoils of war.

Tianhao carefully questioned the captives, and many people said that when they escaped from the stockade, the leader Jing Zhong had already ordered the warehouse to be set on fire. Through battlefield observation and analysis of battle time, it is estimated that the grain and cloth in the stockade have been burned to the ground.

It has been brewing for so long, secretly sending a huge army, but getting such a result that no matter who is replaced, it will be furious.

Now is the right time to go to Thunder Point City and offer a large number of captives from Mengxiang Village.

learned the news from Haoping, until he set up various plans for Mengxiangzhai later, Tianhao never thought of swallowing these people.

There is a saying that has been widely circulated in the era of civilization: some money can be taken, and some money cannot even be touched.

The deer people are good at weaving.

Niu Weibang is the head of a family, and the wealth of more than 3,000 people in Mengxiang Village is nothing to him. The reason why they made a big move and secretly arranged for the army to be broken into pieces and sent troops from Qinglongzhai should be the textile technology and skilled workers of the Lu clan.

Liangdong's attack failed, and this matter will definitely be investigated to the end.

Rather than being found out that he had cut off his beard in private, it was better to generously hand over this group of deer people in exchange for more benefits.

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Thunder Point City.

Niu Weibang sat on the tall throne, his left hand was reversed to his knee, his upper body leaned forward, and his right hand held a bead about the size of his thumb, I don't know what the specific texture was, and slowly rubbed it in his palm.

At the foot of the five steps more than half a meter high, the naked Liangdong knelt on the ground, his head bowed, and his trembling hands directly touched the cold stone bricks. Behind him, a fierce and vicious strong man held a leather whip, the tip of which slashed through the air, emitting a heart-palpitating roar, which landed accurately on Liangdong's back again and again, and soon became fleshy and bloody.

The captain of the guard, Gonori, stood topless on the side. He pursed his lips, shivering at the mixed attack of pain and cold. He knew that he must not make a sound at this time, so he could only grit his teeth and look indifferently at Liangdong, who was being tortured.

Ten lashes of the Gang Codex.

Liangdong thirty lashes.

Underneath the mane bearskin is a tough inner membrane about three millimeters thick. Cut off the film, soak it in boiled bear fat, take it out to dry after three days, and then continue soaking...... This process is repeated five times to become the best material for whipping. It will not break easily, and it is flexible and hard. With a whip of normal strength, even the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Northland barbarians will also have cracked skin and shed blood.

After the battle of Mengxiangzhai, Liangdong did not delay for a second, and led the army to return to Thunder Point City as soon as possible. He knew very well that he had smashed the mission this time, and he didn't have the guts to swallow up the little loot he had looted from Mengxiang Village. Together with the one hundred and twenty-two captives captured after the destruction of the village, they were presented to the tribal patriarch.

This is not the result Niu Weibang wants.

Thirty lashes have been drawn, Liangdong's face turned pale with pain, and the whole person almost collapsed on the ground. He gasped for breath, his eyes numb, silently watching the blood dripping from his back, forming an irregular human form on the ground.

Niu Weibang's eyes released angry flames, he involuntarily increased the strength of his left hand, pressed his knees, and yelled at the executioner who had put away his whip and stood on the side of the steps: "Did I stop you? Give me a beating, thirty more lashes, and then cut off this bastard's leg and throw him out there to the hungry ghosts. ”

There were also poor people in the city of Thunder Point. Especially in winter, they feel more and more hungry without a source of food.

Gangdian wanted to open his mouth to intercede for Liangdong, but when he heard the last sentence, he was so frightened that he hurriedly bit his lip again, which had just loosened a gap.

Liang Dong raised his head suddenly, his eyes were full of despair in disbelief, he kowtowed desperately desperately, his head hit the ground and made a "knock" sound, and he begged one after another: "Spare me...... Please give me another chance, give me another chance! ”

Niu Weibang, who had a fierce expression, stared at Liangdong stubbornly, gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Drag it out, cut off his head for me now." ”

Here, he has absolute authority and no one disobeys him.

Two wolf-like guards hurriedly walked into the main hall, held Liangdong's shoulders from left and right, grabbed his arm, lifted the whole person upside down from the ground, and dragged him out with irresistible force despite the struggle.

"Wait." A hoarse voice called out to the guards.

The door to the right side of Niu Weibang's throne was pushed open from the inside, and a tall figure of nearly three meters walked out. Seeing this, King Lei Niu hurriedly left the throne, stood up, and bowed to the comer. The guards in the main hall knelt down one after another, and even Liangdong, who had been dragged upside down and had walked to the door of the main hall, was covered in bruises, and endured the severe pain and knelt down with the most standard movements.

It was an old man. He wore an expensive fur coat with exquisite workmanship, which was significantly different from ordinary barbarian clothing in both style and texture. In his hand was a hardwood cane, topped with a gold-textured horned monster, but the workmanship was so rough that it was hard to tell what it was.

The tribal throne can only be reserved for the patriarch. Niu Weibang straightened up and glanced at the guard behind the old man, who nodded knowingly, and quickly turned around and ran back to the inner room to bring a chair. The old man sat down sideways, he glanced at Niu Weibang, who looked respectful, sighed softly, and said slowly with obvious dissatisfaction: "The matter is messed up, of course the punishment must be punished." As the head of a clan, you must be worthy of your word, and you should be punished and killed, and you should think about it in advance. If you have already been punished and feel that it is not enough, and want to kill him to vent your anger, then how can you win the trust of others in the future? ”

Niu Weibang, who is usually arrogant, did not dare to come out in front of the old man. He lowered his head and resigned: "The national teacher is right, and I will obey the orders of the national teacher." ”

The old man is Wu Peng, the national teacher of the Niu clan. In addition to the incomparably noble His Majesty the Niu Clan, it is really under one person and above ten thousand.

His face was wrinkled and densely covered with age spots. Sitting there, he has the momentum of a superior who is not angry and arrogant. Wu Peng looked at Liangdong who was kneeling on the edge of the main hall, and the wrinkles near his forehead began to concentrate on the center of his eyebrows: "You have done a bad job in Mengxiangzhai. Five thousand to three thousand, and in the end only one hundred and ten deer people were caught. No food, no cloth...... Hum! If it weren't for Gangdian speaking for you, proving that you didn't swallow things up and down in the middle, would you think you would still be alive until now? ”

Liangdong didn't dare to have any resentment in his heart. He didn't care about the pain in his back, and knelt on the ground like garlic and begged repeatedly: "Ask the great teacher to be merciful and spare me!" ”

"Capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable." The national teacher Wu Peng withdrew his gaze from Liangdong in disgust: "Peel off the skin on his left arm, and from then on he will be reduced to a commoner and never hired." ”

According to the rules of the northern barbarians, anyone with status will have a mark on his left arm. The head of ten, the head of hundred, the head of thousands...... It's like a personal ID card in the age of civilization, or a work permit.

Liangdong, who had just broken free from the shadow of death, froze.

For him, this was even more terrible news.

Qinglong Village is a large village with a population of more than 1,000, and his leader is the real head of a thousand people. Once it is skinned and branded, there is nothing left.

Liangdong kowtowed desperately with more violent force, and let out a miserable wail: "Ask the great master to give me a chance, I will never be like this again, I ...... I will definitely do the things I have explained, and I will definitely ......"

Wu Peng sat quietly in his chair and watched Liangdong kneeling there without saying a word. It wasn't until he lost his strength, the skin on his forehead was torn, and his face was covered in blood and he collapsed on the ground, that he straightened up and let out a hateful sneer.

"I've been following Qinglong Village since three years ago. Liangdong, your village is the closest to the deer people. It stands to reason that you should have frequent contact with them, either by exchanging grain for cloth, or by hitting them and grabbing people and food. It's good for you to stay in Qinglong Village and have nothing to do, and you spend all day thinking about dealing with your own people. In the past three years, the number of people in Qinglongzhai has not increased, but has become smaller and smaller. Of course, each boss has its own set of management methods, and I have no problem with you using women to stimulate men and make them more aggressive. But the result? The women of Qinglongzhai have been tossed by you year after year, and now there are only a few hundred men left. ”

"I've given you the best chance this time." A cruel sneer appeared at the corner of Wu Peng's mouth: "Thunder Horn City sent 5,000 troops, and you will lead the capture of Mengxiang Village." If you do a good job, I don't mind if you swallow hundreds of women to enrich Qinglong Village. But look at it, in the end, not to mention the loss of troops, what did you bring back to me? ”

Liangdong trembled all over, plucked up his courage, and stammered in defense: "...... The people of Mengxiang Village opened a new door, and they all ran from there...... I don't know anything...... I ......"

"Did you grow up eating?" Wu Peng's old and hoarse voice sounded particularly low: "After several months of preparation, why didn't you send someone to Mengxiang Village to inquire about the situation?" Although the opening of a new gate is not a big project, it can be found as long as you pay more attention. Tell me, how many spies did you send out? What news did they bring back to you? ”

Large drops of blood slipped from the top of Liangdong's head, fell to the tip of his nose, and slowly fell from this position. He felt his entire heart filled with fear, leaving no gaps.

"The people of Qinglong Village are very capable of fighting."

"You are a good soldier and a very good person."

"Qinglong Village is a nail firmly nailed to the border by our Niu Clan, and it can be used to deal with the Deer Clan at any time."

Wu Peng turned around with extremely slow movements, raised his wrinkled eyes, and looked at Lei Niu Wang Niu Weibang who was standing on the side with sarcasm: "You told me all this. I've always trusted the people below to speak, because they know the facts best and have the most contact. You're good enough to recommend me such a piece of rubbish! ”

Niu Weibang stood stiffly and did not say a word.

He himself does not understand the real situation.

"We need cloth." The hoarse voice of the national teacher Wu Peng sounded in his ears again: "The territory of our Niu Clan is located in the northernmost part of the entire continent. It's freezing here, and keeping out the cold is a big problem. It took us a long time to learn how to grow cotton from the deer people and how to build looms on the sly...... It must be admitted that the deer people are indeed very talented in this area. For hundreds of years, they have improved their looms one after another, and they are several times more efficient than us. The deer clan has a clear lord, successive kings are very shrewd, the rules in the clan are strict, we can use grain to find them to exchange cloth, but as long as it involves looms and technology, there is no negotiation. Your Majesty and I have always wanted to change this situation, even at the cost of a fight. ”

"If it's just the Deer Family, that's it. But there are a lot of people behind them who support it. Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Bear...... Hehe, none of them can see my cattle clan, and they all want to trap us alive in this ice and snow. ”

"We can do it to the deer people at any time, but we must not break out a war in the direction. The barbarians are all brothers within themselves, and the biggest enemy is the white southerners. You should understand this truth, and you must understand it. ”

"Although Mengxiangzhai was captured this time, the overall plan failed. The deer people who have escaped will send the news back, and all the stockades on their borders will be on higher alert, and it will be difficult to think of a similar opportunity, maybe they will refuse to trade with us next year, and then ...... Alas......"

There was silence in the main hall, Wu Peng felt that he had said enough, and he didn't bother to continue to look at these wastes who were timid and unable to put forward any new construction suggestions. He slowly stood up with his grip on the arm of his chair, the simple act of which suddenly made him feel exhausted. It's all a psychological delusion, not a real physical exhaustion. The more this happened, the more sad Wu Peng became———— the dignified Niu Clan, who had been the main tribe guarding the Lock Dragon Pass for hundreds of years, could not get assistance from other tribes except for the normal supply of military supplies. The tribes are guarding the technical secrets of their tribes, and no one is willing to disclose them. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before the northern barbarians are overtaken by the white faces of the south.

A guard hurriedly ran into the main hall and knelt down on one knee at the bottom of the steps: "Qi Qi National Teacher and King, the leader of Panshi Village asks to see." ”

"Let him go!" Niu Weibang, who was at the center of his anger, couldn't listen to a word at the moment, and he let out a furious roar: "Whip him thirty lashes and expel him from Thunderhorn City." ”

The national teacher Wu Peng silently glanced at the guards who came in to report, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.

Those who are qualified to serve as guards next to the leader of the Thunder Bull clan must not only have the ability, but also have the eyes.