Among the eight were those who were in pain, those who were remorseful, and those who were scolding.

But they all confessed to their crimes to a greater or lesser extent.

"Kill!"

Li Mao waved her right hand.

The guards behind them sprang into action.

Under the moonlight, the sword flashed, and the eight human heads rolled down to Li Mao's feet like leather balls.

At this time.

The pyre, made of tables, chairs and benches, has been erected.

Someone even took advantage of the interrogation time just now to take out a well-sealed bucket from the warehouse.

At first, I thought someone was going to make trouble and poured water on the pyre.

Until a very familiar pungent temperature came.

Li Mao was sure that this was clearly oil.

The man was afraid that the emperor would not know, so he opened his mouth to explain: "Your Majesty, this is the stone resin water produced in Linzhou, which has a combustion effect. ”

"I know!"

Li Mao nodded, but her face did not change.

Even if you know that there is oil, what can you do?

Without the support of chemical technology and material technology, oil is just an ordinary flammable substance, far less popular than rapeseed oil.

This is also the reason why oil has been discovered in ancient times, but it has not been used effectively.

Li Mao watched as all the preparations were completed, and then returned to the position of the General's Mansion.

In order to let everyone present hear, he also jumped on the two-meter-high fence.

The soldiers were still amazed at how good the emperor was, when they heard a loud voice.

"The soldiers of Tongguan."

"I believe you already know who I am!"

"Today, it was supposed to be a day of joy, as the emperor, I defeated the thieves who pretended to be the emperor."

"Originally, I planned to hold a celebration banquet in Tongguan today, so that everyone could have a good meal of wine and meat."

"However, what I didn't expect was that all the houses in Tongguan couldn't find a big fat pig."

"What I didn't expect was that the soldiers not only had no meat to eat, but even food was not good to eat."

"Seeing this scene, my heart really hurts!"

"It's heartache that in order to protect your family and defend the country, you can't even eat well."

And who is to blame for all this? It's this moth that sucks blood on you! ”

When Li Mao said this, he first pointed to the headless corpses on the execution ground, and then pointed to the officer who was about to be burned to death.

The soldiers of Tongguan City all turned their heads and looked in the direction of their fingers.

"Kill him!"

"Burn him!"

"Give us pig food, but he has a lot of fish and meat every day, and we must kill him."

All hatred is released in this moment.

Even the previous beheading scene didn't make these people so excited.

Li Mao raised her right hand.

The shouting ceased instantly.

"Set fire!"

The guards threw the torches directly on the pyre.

With the help of the paraffin water, the fire burst into flames.

"Ah......h

The mournful shouts resounded through the heavens and the earth.

A man whose whole body was burning, struggling in agony in the raging flames.

"Soldiers! See them all, right? ”

"This is what happens to embezzlers!"

"This Datang, as long as I Li Mao is in one day, I will never let go of any embezzler."

As soon as Li Mao's voice fell, the electronic synthesis sound of the system sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest and getting a reward of 100 high-quality breeding pigs.] 】

Just then, a soldier came running at a hurry.

"Your Majesty, General Gao is here."

Li Mao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Let General Gao come over quickly!" ”

In the entire Tongguan City, there are no officers above the captain level.

Gao Shun didn't come, how did Li Mao know who to find to guard this Xiongguan.

There are seven or eight thousand defenders in Tongguan, and after cutting out the old and weak and unbearable fighters, there should be half left, that is, about four thousand.

Just enough to insert the warriors trapped in the camp into the Tongguan garrison to serve as all the grassroots officers.

Moreover, Gao Shun is good at training, and if he is given three months, he may be able to turn the current rabble into a hundred elite soldiers who are not afraid to charge into battle.

A quarter of an hour later.

Gao Shun rode a horse, followed by a neat pace.

Li Mao glanced at the warriors in the trapped camp in silver armor and silver armor, and then at the untidy Tongguan defenders.

His brow furrowed slightly.

The combat effectiveness of the defenders of Tongguan was really poor.

I am afraid that there will be a battle, and under the attack of the border army, not even a single charge can be stopped.

Even if this male is in his hands, it is useless.

The difference in the quality of the soldiers is too great, and it is no longer possible to change the outcome of the battle by geographical advantages.

Therefore, Mencius has clouds, and the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people.

"Your Majesty, it's too late for the end!"

Gao Shun came to Li Mao's side, clenched his hands into fists, and knelt on one knee.

After the Battle of Mingdemen, his mission was to pursue Li Longji.

However, Li Longji spread false information and said that he was going to flee to Languan.

Gao Shun led his troops to the south in pursuit.

As a result, after running in front of all the routs, Li Longji still did not find his figure.

He had no choice but to lead the army back to Chang'an.

As a result, halfway through, he learned from the rout that Li Longji had run to the east.

That's why I've been chasing after him.

It wasn't until he arrived at Tongguan that he knew that the emperor had arrived first.

Li Mao took a step forward and helped Gao Shun up, "You don't have to salute with the armor on your body, get up." ”

"The last general is chasing the wrong direction without knowing it, and he is really ashamed of his trust in His Majesty." Gao Shun did not take advantage of the situation, and still knelt on the ground to confess.

"Haha!"

Li Mao laughed and shook his head, and continued to feel relieved: "It's okay, I was also deceived at that time. ”

"If you really don't want to go, then I will punish you a little!"

Gao Shun bowed his head and said, "Please condemn Your Majesty!" ”

Li Mao had a faint smile on his face, "I will punish you to be the general of Tongguan and take care of the east gate of Guanzhong for me." ”

"The defenders in Tongguan City, if you can see it, you will stay, and if you don't like it, you will cut it."

"I allow you to make your own decisions, even if it is completely laid off, you don't have to report it."

Where is this punishment?

It is clearly reusing Gao Shun.

He was only a verbal general of Li Mao before, and he did not have the title of general in the imperial court, let alone be officially appointed by the three provinces.

Now Gao Shun has not only changed into a general, but also a military general of Tongguan and a military general of the fourth grade.

And it also has the personnel power of Tongguan.

"The last general commands!"

Gao Shun also knew that the emperor really didn't blame, this was a promotion, and his tone was full of gratitude.

Li Mao took advantage of the situation to pull him up and laughed in a low voice: "Do a good job, as long as you can hold Tongguan for three months, I will be rewarded." ”

He was in too much of a hurry, and there were no waiters from Zhongshu Province or Menxia Province by his side, so there was no way to issue a formal appointment.

However, the soldiers in Tongguan have all returned to their hearts and know him.

Li Mao believed and did not dare to question his verbal orders.

This is not the appointment of local officials, it must be edicted, and it must pass the examination and approval of the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province.