The fire in Dien Bien City burned for two days and two nights. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoRuan Chen Zeyi still couldn't escape in the end. The Xuanhuo Legion has built a dense set of guard towers on the surrounding hills, and there are people around the clock to monitor every move in the city. Not to mention the tens of thousands of Yue barbarians gathered together, even if it is dozens of Yue people who form a group and want to rush out, they will be discovered by the sentinels at the first time, thus attracting an overwhelming rain of arrows.

Several Xuanhuo legion soldiers captured Ruan Chen Zeyi. This guy is just too conspicuous. He wore a bright gold belt on his body, and a fist-sized piece of top-grade jade was inlaid on his forehead. After all, he is not a real general, if it comes to leading troops to fight, he can't even compare to one-tenth of Ruan Chen Xiong who died in Hanyu Valley before.

In order to prevent him from escaping, the sole of Ruan Chen Zeyi's left foot was chopped off with a knife. When he brought it to Yang Tianhong, except for a rag between the crotch of his pants, there was no decoration on his body. Gold and jadeite are valuable. The reason why the Xuanhuo Legion took the initiative to attack the territory of the Yue people was that in addition to wanting to get more land, it also needed a large amount of wealth accumulated in this land for a long time.

The reason why the city was chosen as the target was because there were hundreds of thousands of Yue barbarians here. On the other hand, the prosperity of Dien Bien City is obvious to all. Ruan Chen Tsei is a waste in the military, but he is a master at accumulating wealth. This guy is one of the few educated people among the Yue barbarian aristocracy. Ma Fubo, the general of Binh Nam, entered South Vietnam and explored the surrounding terrain. In Ma Fubo's "Observations on the South", it is recorded that there are two gold mines and one silver mine near Dien Bien City.

"Conquering the South" was written by Ma Fubo in his later years. By the time these precious veins were discovered, Ma Fubo had already reached the age of his old age. At that time, the Chu army stationed in the Yue State was called back by an edict from the emperor, and the land returned to the hands of the Yue people. In the words of another world, the invading army is no match for the local people, and in the face of the brave and fearless guerrilla warfare, they can only leave the territory they have occupied for a long time. From now on. The Yue people are living a happy and free life again.

What are the reserves of these deposits? Ma Fubo did not explain in the book. However, the Yue barbarians, who had learned the most basic mining and smelting techniques, did almost exhaust the gold and silver mines in a few hundred years. In last year's war, Yang Tianhong demanded that every Vietnamese prisoner of war be interrogated. The purpose is very simple, it is to excavate all the things worth bringing back in the territory of the Yue people. Properties, Resources, Ores...... Among them, many prisoners of war mentioned Dien Bien. Reputedly. The Dien Bien City Lord's Mansion was decorated with a large amount of gold. The concept of money was not yet used within the Yue ethnic group, and things like gold and silver were only circulated among the upper nobility as a status symbol. Even if ordinary people get it, they won't understand the value. Although they like gold and silver ornaments, if they want to talk about practical use, I am afraid it is not as real as an iron pot.

Yang Tianhong looked at Ruan Chen Zeyi, who was kneeling in front of him, covered in blood, and asked lightly: "Say it! How much gold and silver did you dig up?"

Ruan Chen Zeyi raised his head, and through the blood-red mist on his injured eye, he saw Yang Tianhong, who was sitting on a simple horse and wearing the uniform of the general of the Chu State.

A general who is too young to be believed. He looked like he was twenty years old at most. At this age, even his own son is much older than him. But such a soft-spoken, seemingly non-threatening young man, who might even make one wonder if he could lift a heavy weapon, turned out to be the devil who burned down the entire Dien Bien City?

Ruan Chen Zeyi really found it hard to believe. He shook his head. Subconsciously asked, "You, who are you?"

A trace of anger flashed in Yang Tianhong's eyes. He looked up. Glancing at Yang Xiang, the guard standing next to him, Yang Xiang understood, pulled out his saber with his backhand, and slashed at Ruan Chen Zeyi's left shoulder. Instantly, a full arm fell off. Ruan Chen Zeyi screamed miserably, and his right hand tightly covered the wound. But he couldn't stop the dense flow of blood gushing out between his fingers.

"I don't like to listen to. So, you'd better answer whatever you ask. ”

Yang Tianhong accentuated his tone and threw out this gloomy sentence. Then he continued: "Tell me, how much gold and silver have you dug up over the years?"

Bloody reality. made Ruan Chen Zeyi completely see the dangerous situation he was in. He no longer had any illusions in his mind, and he no longer thought about unrealistic thoughts such as treating himself well because he was a Yue noble, and a Chu person. Two sergeants came over next to him, using simple and crude methods to stop the bleeding of Ruan Chen Zeyi's severed arm wound and wrap them in bandages. Ruan Chen Zeyi knows that the reason why this is the case is because he still has use value.

He forcibly suppressed the anger and fear in his heart, straightened his chest, and looked at Yang Tianhong with great sadness and indignation: "What's wrong with my Dayue people? Why do you want to use troops to besiege my border city? Slaughter my Dayue people?"

For this question, Yang Tianhong showed an extremely strange look. His gaze became sharp, and he didn't speak, but raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. Yang Xiang, the guard standing next to him, swung his knife again, and the cold light flashed, and Ruan Chen Zeyi's right leg was completely detached from his body.

Then, it was tense and chaotic to stop bleeding and bandaging. By the time the treatment was over, poor Ruan Chen Zeyi had already fainted to death. Seeing this, Yang Tianhong impatiently made a seal and used Dao Technique to condense ice cubes in mid-air. The sergeants put ice cubes in buckets and soon got the cold water to the marrow. Facing the unconscious Ruan Chen Zeyi and pouring his head and face, a spirit, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"I don't have the time to play with you. ”

Yang Tianhong took the steel knife from Yang Xiang's hand, put the sharp blade on the neck of Ruan Chen Zeyi, who had just woken up, and said calmly: "This has always been a matter of three things. You've already wasted two chances. If you don't answer the question again, I'll cut off your head this time. As for those questions, even if you don't say it, others will know about it. ”

What kind of national righteousness, anger, justice and other ideas all disappeared from Ruan Chen Zeyi's mind at this moment. He no longer wanted to have a clear idea with Yang Tianhong. Boundless fear rules the mind, and Nguyen Tran Tse Ngai understands what "obedience" means. Especially in front of Yang Tianhong, a person who does not play cards according to common sense at all, any defense and protest can only bring more trouble to himself.

"There are about three million taels of gold. The amount of silver was a little more, more than five million taels. This figure may not be accurate, because I only know about the last fifty years of mining. As for earlier. The mining ledger has become difficult to find, and no records have been left at all. ”

Ruan Chen Zeyi was telling the truth and did not lie. The Yue people did not have writing, and later frequently attacked the state of Chu, and only then did they get the concept of writing from the Chu people. After Ma Fubo settled in the Yue Kingdom, the Yue nobles began to learn the culture of the Chu State. But even so. The writing still did not spread on a large scale within the Yue people. They prefer to record things in a savage and crude way, and the old people of the clan are too lazy to learn, but still follow the old method of teaching words, and spread all the things that children should learn in the way of legends.

"Three million taels of gold?"

Yang Tianhong played with this number, glanced at Ruan Chen Zeyi, who was full of fear, removed the steel knife hanging on his neck, and walked back to Mazha and sat down: "The sergeant of Ben Hou only dug up about 500,000 taels of gold in the City Lord's Mansion. Including the utensils used in the decoration of your broken bamboo building, the maximum amount of a full count is not more than 60,000 taels. The rest. Where?"

The fear in Ruan Chen Zeyi's eyes had turned to horror. The exact location of the gold and silver buried under the City Lord's Mansion was only known to him. However, less than half a day after the Xuanhuo Legion broke the city, they found their hidden property. This speed...... It's terrifying, no different from the devil.

Yang Tianhong saw through the doubts in Ruan Chen Zeyi's heart. He smiled slightly, twisted his thumb and index finger of his right hand, and a pale blue flame suddenly rose from between his fingers.

"Control the fire. This is the simplest technique of fire control. ”

The light blue flames continued to rise in front of Ruan Chen Zeyi's eyes, and Yang Tianhong's voice was even more terrifying than the demon god in his ears: "You people have shamans. There are also monks among our Chu people. Don't look at Ben Hou with that kind of frightened look. That's right, this candidate cultivates the Fruit Dao Technique. There are many top-secret techniques that you can't even think of. It's just a few hundred thousand taels of gold, even if it's buried somewhere else, it can still be found. If it weren't for the order of His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu, he would have brought all this gold back, and he would have been too lazy to talk to you. ”

Monk?

Nguyen Tran Tse Yi had heard the word. The great shaman of Dien Bien City once spoke of the monks of the Chu people in an extremely respectful tone. It is said that they have the power to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and they have a powerful power that is unimaginable to ordinary people. At that time. Ruan Chen Zeyi once asked the great shaman, who was stronger and weaker than the Chu monks? The great shaman's answer made Ruan Chen Zeyi feel unbelievable. He said: The strength of the Chu monks surpasses himself by at least a hundred times.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

Nguyen Tran Tse Ngai decided that he would no longer dare to hold back, and he told everything he knew: "All this gold was shipped to Hanoi, the royal capital. Reputedly. His Majesty intends to learn the laws of the Chu people and implement a monetary system among the Yue people. In addition to this, there is also part of the reason for the Tianzhu people in the south. They have been in contact with us and have provided quite a few weapons. Everything can only be traded in gold and silver. ”

Yang Tianhong slowly narrowed his eyes, frowned, and said to himself: "Tianzhu people?"

Ruan Chen Zeyi nodded: "The Tianzhu people are very powerful. They possess extremely mystical powers, no different from you Chu monks. It is said that the deity they believe in is called the Buddha. There are also monks in Tianzhu, and the cultivation method is very special. But I haven't seen what it looks like. ”

These words did not have the effect that Nguyen had expected. Yang Tianhong sat there without moving at all. He lowered his head slightly, as if he was contemplating, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he refocused his attention on Ruan Chen Zeyi.

"Nobles are indeed better to speak than rude and ignorant Yue commoners. You are very honest, and you can be regarded as the most sensible Yue person I have ever met. It's no wonder that people who can become city lords are indeed not fools. However, Dien Bien no longer exists. As for you, I really can't think of any reason to continue living. ”

Ruan Chen Zeyi's heart suddenly rose to an extremely bad feeling. He cried out in desperation, "No, you can't kill me. I surrender! I am willing to surrender! I will tell you everything I know. I beg you not to ......"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Tianhong had already interrupted him coldly: "What can you tell me? You are a bunch of savage, uncivilized barbarians. I don't need barbarian people, and I don't want to see a single Yue person in the land of Anzhou. As for the wealth in Dien Bien City, after the fire, I am afraid that there will not be much left. Of course, gold and silver are definitely going to be taken away. Besides. What do you have left, and what else is worth using?"

Ruan Chen Zeyi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his brain was running rapidly, racking his brains to say something that could impress Yang Tianhong and then keep his name.

After a long time, Ruan Chen Zeyi finally opened his mouth and shouted repeatedly: "Slave." You need slaves. As long as I am alive, I can recruit a large number of Yue people to serve as slaves for you as the lord of the city. ”

"Slaves?"

Yang Tianhong couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and shook his head again and again: "You can figure it out." A bunch of uncivilized savages who want to be slaves too? No kidding. Yue people are lazy by nature, and they will go hungry when they guard such a fertile land. It's not that you don't know how to farm, but you don't want to put in the effort to do it. If it weren't for the fact that I have been in Dachu every time over the years, I am afraid that there are very few Yue people who can survive until now. I'd rather starve to death than work. This is the true portrayal of your Yue people. This kind of waste, which can only be a waste of food to stay, what qualifies you to be a slave?"

Ruan Chen Zeyi opened his mouth and couldn't find the words to refute for a while.

Yang Tianhong is right, laziness is indeed the fatal wound of the Yue people. Strangely enough, they are not willing to farm, but they are willing to hunt in the mountains and forests. Maybe it's not used to it, or maybe it's an innate resistance to the land. This laziness extends to other areas. Especially mines. It's hard to believe that hundreds of years after the death of the Pingnan general Ma Fubo. Guarding a large number of gold and silver deposits, the Yue people only mined a few million taels of gold and silver. Yang Tianhong sent scouts to survey, and the ore grade here is extremely high, even if the lowest method is used, the annual output will definitely not be less than 200,000 taels. However, the tragic situation in the mines. also made Yang Tianhong truly understand that the Yue people do not have the value of continuing to exist. The valley is dozens of kilometers long and full of graves, where hundreds of thousands of Chu people who have been taken captive here over the years are buried. All the gold and silver ore, from excavation to refining, all the work was done by the Chu people. It's hard to believe unless you see it with your own eyes. A people with millions of people are sustained by plunder.

Ruan Chen Zeyi's head was cut off, and along with the heads of more than 20 other Yue nobles in Dien Bien City, they were handed over to the craftsmen of the Xuanhuo Legion for nitration, and then sent to the capital of Chu to report the victory.

In Dien Bien City, there is really no one left alive. On the battle paperwork, the marching Sima solemnly wrote the words "400,000 enemies annihilated". But in fact, the specific number of Yue barbarians killed by Yang Tianhong's side was 437,802 people.

The city is set in the middle of a valley. The fire turned death into an extremely easy thing. None of the Yue escaped, they were either burned alive or died under bows and arrows and butcher knives. About 110,000 Vietnamese people followed Ruan Chen Tsei and chose to surrender. Their end was also very miserable, and Yang Tianhong had no intention of asking for any prisoners from the beginning. He saw these surrendered guys as a burden, and also chose the easiest way to deal with them. The hundreds of monks sent by the Guiyuan Sect to the Xuanhuo Legion in groups of ten people used Dao techniques to dig many huge earth pits in the nearby mountains. There is a secret technique that can drive mountain rocks, and it feels like a large excavator from another world. Then, the Xuanhuo sergeant took the hordes of Vietnamese prisoners of war and pushed them to the bottom of the pit one by one.

Burial alive is the simplest and most efficient method of mass killing. Compared with the famous Qin killing god Bai Qi who killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops in Changping Pit, Yang Tianhong's pit killing in Dienbian can only be regarded as average. He was very smart, and the monks of the Guiyuan Sect had never violated the rules of heaven and earth. They were only responsible for digging pits, and all the acts of burying the Yue people alive were done by ordinary sergeants. It's the same as someone throwing a banana peel on the ground and another person stepping on it and getting a concussion. If you want to blame, you can only blame the person who came behind you for walking carelessly. Banana peels thrown on the ground abound, but if you step on them, you really can't complain about others.

The most detailed number of Yue people burned and killed was still thanks to Huang Shiren's help. As soon as the battle of Dien Bien City began, this guy couldn't wait to find Yang Tianhong, claiming to have covered the corpses of all the Yue barbarians in Dien Bien City. Later, the pit killing of Vietnamese prisoners of war was just a superficial appearance. In fact, all the Yue people who were buried alive were put into the Linglong Treasure Lock by Huang Shiren with Taoism. This guy is really careful when it comes to collecting fertilizer, and he doesn't even spare the corners of the city that have been burned by the fire. Even if the corpse has become charred and carbonized beyond recognition, Huang Shiren will still put it away like a treasure. In its words: as long as it is buried in the ground of the Zhenling Medicine Garden, after a period of time, it is the best nutrition for the flowers, plants, fruits and trees in the medicine garden.

Part of the reason why Yang Tianhong took the initiative to lead the troops into the border was this. The Zhenling Medicine Garden requires a lot of fertilizer, which is definitely not something that ordinary manure can satisfy. The corpse of the deceased has a part of the residual soul, and after being conceived for a long time in the special environment of the True Elixir Garden, it will naturally be able to generate aura. This is not possible with any other substance than human or animal carcasses. (To be continued.) )