The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 69 Kill and Bury
The golden eagle soared and landed on a cypress tree, smelling the strong smell of blood all around.

More than ten generals including Deputy Jiedushi Zhang Fan, Iron Axe Commander Li Zan, Deputy General Yu Duozuo, and Sword Commander Liu Bo were tied up, staggering, and taken to the earth ridge. A large group of military officers surrounded them, casting cold eyes on them.

"Whoa--" A large group of guards surrounded a heroic young man and came towards them.

It was just like Madam Wu's horse harness and armor, except that the dark cloak had been soaked by the rain, and stood out against the green bushes. Wherever he passed, the military academies rode their horses and saluted.

Is this the Son of Heaven? Zhang Fan and the others were a little surprised - seeing a gentle and harmless lover, he turned out to be a bloody butcher who threw corpses into the lake! More than 10,000 Qizhen warriors who were escorting the baggage were killed without even taking a single prisoner...

What are the prime ministers doing? Instead of enshrining the emperor in the Mingtang and letting him rule the country, how can they let him lead troops to fight?

"Why don't you surrender!" The saint pointed with his whip, and his eyes in his helmet scanned the captives kneeling on the ground.

Zhang Fan and others were stunned and lowered their heads in panic.

"I am guilty, I am guilty." Li Zan, who had been prepared, knelt forward and cried, "I was coerced by my subordinates and had no choice. Otherwise, how could I dare to disturb the world."

Bang, bang, bang! Li Zan kowtowed like crazy, his forehead covered in blood.

Zhang Fan, Liu Bo, Yu Duozuo and others also knelt down and cried out that they were guilty.

"Heh." The other side snorted, and the mount shook its head and snorted loudly. Zhang Fan shuddered and subconsciously raised his head to see the saint's expression.

"You bastard!" He Chuyu jumped off his horse and punched Zhang Fan in the face. Then he grabbed his hair, drew his sword and put it to his throat.

Everyone laughed - the emperor's brother-in-law had quite a bad temper.

"Since you were forced to flee, why didn't you just run away?" The sound of the slap was extremely crisp. It was actually the saint who whipped Zhang Fan's face twice and shouted, "Zhang Fan! The late emperor appointed you as the deputy governor, but the Qi people invaded the palace several times. Can the mere excuse of "being forced to flee" comfort the souls of the officials and people in Chang'an? I want to kill you, what do you have to say!"

"I failed in commanding the army, and I deserve to be put to death." Zhang Fan seemed to have accepted his fate. He closed his eyes in pain and waited for the end.

Bang, bang, bang. Li Zan kowtowed again and cried, "Before the military riot, the deputy commander tried to persuade the men several times and almost lost his life."

The saint looked at him straight in the face, clearly showing his disbelief, or perhaps waiting for them to demonstrate their worthiness to be forgiven.

"Let's kill them!" Mei Zang Qiqi picked up the silver axe and suggested.

"Your Majesty!" Li Zan was desperate and shouted, "Your Majesty, don't you want to eliminate the feudal lords? Since you want to restore the kingdom, how can you not tolerate heroes! Li Su pacified Huaixi and used Li You, a general from Cai, so he made great achievements in one fell swoop and captured Yuan Ji and his son. How can the emperor be less magnanimous than a general?"

Hahahaha, everyone laughed when they heard it.

"At this moment, the main force of the rebel army is still fighting with the royal army in Tianjing Village. Please use me as an envoy to persuade the rebel army to surrender." After Li Zan finished speaking, he knelt forward a few steps, hugged the leg of the saint's horse, and looked full of hope.

The saint slapped him on the cheek.

Of course, he would use these surrendered generals to persuade them to surrender, but he would not let them go on their own - who knows if they would suddenly turn hostile when they return to the army and fight to the death with the remaining troops. He would not do anything that gave him a chance, even if the probability was only one percent.

"Tie him to the horse." The saint kicked the horse's belly and left.

At 20000 p.m., Wang Congxun, the instructor of the Imperial Guards' Infantry Division, sent a horse to report that he had fought with the main force of the rebel army of men at Baima River. He won, beheaded more than a thousand people, and the rebel army retreated to the river bank.

The saints would not give them the chance to attack.

With bloody heads hanging on the sides of their horses' bellies, thousands of light and heavy cavalrymen from Longjie, Longxing and Baozi returned to Tianjing Village in high spirits.

When the dejected deputy governor Zhang Fan, the disheveled commander of the Iron Axe Army Li Zan, and the dead-looking general Liu Bo and dozens of other generals were tied to horses and paraded twice in front of the formation, the chaotic army dispersed and started killing each other.

Some wanted to surrender, while others insisted on withdrawing troops for self-defense and gradually retreating to Fengxiang to plan their next move.

Regardless of their principles, the chaotic army with complex composition was doomed. An army without cohesion was no different from a herd of livestock. The bandits who joined opportunistically, the demobilized people of the Shen Ce Army, and the remnant soldiers of Qi Bin at Dazhen Pass all ran away. At first, there were hundreds of people in a group, and then there were dozens of people in a group. They embraced the drizzle and wind in the evening mist, which was so romantic.

After the Long Jie army had eaten, drank and rested for a while, most of the knights took off their armor and chased after the enemy. After fighting in Meipi Lake for nearly an hour, both the men and horses were quite exhausted. Anyway, these thieves running around were already frightened birds, so what casualties could they cause?
After this group of people ran away, the main force of the Qi army that came out of Yongcheng was only about 10,000 people, minus those who died in battle and those who were killed in Meibize.

Amid the infighting, more than 3,000 people surrendered one after another, and the remaining several thousand people also embarked on the journey of fleeing westward to Fengxiang.

Come when you want, leave when you want. Is there such a cheap thing in the world?

The sage ordered the infantry to pursue the enemy. The 2000 soldiers of the Yingwu Army had mules, donkeys, horses, camels and other livestock for transportation, so they were considered cavalry and infantry, so it would not be very difficult to pursue them. The sage also gave the more than 4000 donkeys and mules and hundreds of war horses captured in Mibei Lake to the Yicongdu and Congzhi soldiers.

A total of 5,000 infantrymen on horseback were dispatched.

Chasing death and chasing north.

Make sure to eradicate the problem completely.

Qiren? The traitor who could never be fed should be eliminated forever from the history of the late Tang and Five Dynasties.

This battle should make the Qi people completely terrified for three generations, and they will not dare to rebel again in their lifetime. In the future, when the warriors of Qi want to rob the saint in Chang'an, their wives and children should persuade them: Don't forget the events of Guocheng, Mibei Lake, and Tianjing Village - more than 20,000 heads were beheaded this time, and it is estimated that every family in Fengxiang will cry and mourn. If all the trees in Nanshan are cut down, will there be enough coffins?
Calming his mind, the saint climbed up to the Tianjing Tower to deal with the surrendered soldiers.

Under the military camp, a large number of warriors with their hands tied behind their backs were kneeling. These people were the surrendered soldiers who had resisted the invasion, more than 3400 in total. Some of them were crying, some were looking around, and many of them were muttering something.

After receiving the signal from Wang Congxun that the big pit had been dug, the sage waved his hand - what crime had the people in the capital area who had been killed and plundered so many times committed?

Do you really think no one will seek revenge for them?

His people are precious!
Seeing the saint waving his hand, a group of fierce warriors immediately rushed up and beat and kicked away five hundred surrendered soldiers.

To be honest, the saint was still worried about the surrendered soldiers. But seeing the first batch of surrendered soldiers being taken away smoothly, the saint could not help but admire Xiao Wang's arrangement. He looked at Xiao Wang from the side, with a kind expression on his face, and he was still comforting the surrendered soldiers in a soft voice - don't worry, they will be back soon.

A total of six pits were dug.

The assassins of the Yingwu Army have taken off their armor and clothes, and are waiting for their jobs with bare chests and axes.

Soon, the first batch of surrendered soldiers were brought over and pressed on the wooden boards.

They realized something was wrong and screamed wildly, but who would feel sorry for them?

The assassins of the Yingwu Army laughed and carefully took off their shoes and clothes, and then pressed their feet on the iron plates.

"Close your eyes and turn around." The butchers said kindly, waving their axes.

"Wow, wow, wow..." Some of the surrendered soldiers could not help but break down and cry.

Ah! A sergeant screamed as his two big toes were chopped off.

"Puff!" The vicious element who refused to obey was chopped off his head by a knife and kicked into the big pit next to him.

Xiao Wang adopted the assembly line operation, processing one row at a time. At first some people scolded him, but soon they were all scared.

Compared to chopping off your head or digging a hole, chopping off your toes is more cost-effective.

(End of this chapter)