Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 187 Beheading

It's a windy day for fire, and a dark moon for murder.

Liu Daogui was in high spirits, and the soldiers were also in high spirits.

This level of fighting was completely different from the Battle of Onoze. The chaotic army basically collapsed at the first touch, and the soldiers did not consume much physical strength.

After only half an hour's march, scouts came running in, "The bandits heard that our army had defeated Qiu Yao and Xu Yunzhi's forces, and they retreated to Haiyan!"

"Hey--"

Liu Zun sighed.

Liu Huaishen suggested: "The terrain is unclear at night. If an ambush is set, the gains will outweigh the losses. Now that we have won, it is better to rest and fight again tomorrow."

The soldiers still had some strength left, but it was dark and they were unfamiliar with the terrain, so it was indeed risky to continue chasing.

The evil bandits are different from the rebel army. There are many powerful people and elites among them.

When they looted Yandu, they took out a cavalry.

"Rest here and clean up the battlefield." Liu Daogui was not carried away by this victory.

Haiyan is close to the sea, and the Tianshidao navy can provide support at any time.

At the military order, the soldiers happily went to clean up the battlefield.

Although there isn't much, I still get some.

Liu Daogui wanted to have a good sleep, but the mosquitoes were attracted by the bloody smell on the battlefield and were buzzing around, so he couldn't fall asleep at all.

The same goes for the soldiers.

I waited until dawn before finally falling into a good sleep.

When he woke up, Liu Zun said happily: "Hahaha, look who I caught?"

Two old soldiers escorted a man forward. He was wearing armor. Although he was disheveled, he was of strong build and was obviously an important figure in the chaotic army.

"Who are you?"

"Xu Yunzhi from Yixing!" This man is quite tough.

Liu Daogui was delighted. If he could capture this man, he could seize the opportunity to persuade the Yixing cities to open up. "If you abandon the dark side and join the light side, I will petition the court to spare your life, how about that?"

"I wish I could tear you guys into pieces!" Xu Yunzhi's face twisted.

The resentment in the words is even more chilling.

Liu Zun punched him in the face, causing a mouthful of blood and several teeth to spurt out.

Liu Daogui had only been active in Jingkou and Guangling since he was a child, and the farthest he had been was Nanlanling. He had never been to the Three Wus, and he had no idea that the hatred was so deep.

But if you think about it, you can understand why the noble families from the north migrated south, only to have their land taken away and their fellow villagers enslaved, and not even allow others to sit at the table and share the meat...

This time it was even worse. Sima Yuanxian was killing the goose that lays the golden eggs and draining the pond to catch all the fish...

Looking at his hateful eyes, it was useless for Liu Dao to persuade him to surrender. Since these people had started a rebellion, they had already put life and death aside.

But Liu Daogui naturally couldn't let him go. "I escort him to the Wujun Commander Liu's place."

Xu Yunzhi was dragged away by his troops, but he kept sneering.

Liu Huaishen said, "If General Wei finds out, I'm afraid there will be more trouble."

Liu Daogui asked in return, "If I throw a meat bun at a dog, the dog will still wag its tail at me. If I give him the person, will he not have any troubles?"

Xie Yan was in such a hurry to send himself into the deep enemy territory alone, which showed that he had no good intentions.

His discrimination against the poor is deeply rooted in his bones.

If you give someone to him, he will just take it for granted.

Just as Xie Yan was mentioned, several horsemen came galloping from the west. A banner with the word "Xie" was stuck on the back of their horses. They said arrogantly, "General Wei has ordered us to march south immediately and attack Kuaiji!"

"Fuck him, didn't you see that Nai Weng was suppressing the bandits?"

"We haven't even seen a penny of reward money, so why are you asking us to go south and die?" "If he wants to go, he can go alone!"

Without Liu Daogui's rebuttal, some old soldiers couldn't help but curse.

They were not stupid. There were more than 300,000 evil bandits stationed in Kuaiji, and the more than 2,000 soldiers from the expeditionary army would die if they went there.

The officers, dressed in fine clothes and riding high, were probably servants of the Xie family, used to being arrogant. They actually rushed forward, whipping the soldiers while cursing, "How dare you, such thieves, disobey military orders!"

It would be fine to do this on normal days, but the soldiers are very angry now.

Liu Daogui didn't want to have a direct conflict with them, but he didn't expect them to be so arrogant and domineering.

The soldiers who were beaten stood on the ground and looked at Liu Daogui motionlessly, their eyes full of humiliation and grievance.

It would have been fine if he hadn't received any reward for defeating two rebel armies, but he was actually treated like this.

Xie Yan is really petty.

Liu Daogui winked at Liu Zun and immediately led his men to surround the few people.

It was still possible to surrender at this time, but they became even more arrogant, whipping the soldiers who surrounded them, "What do you want? A bunch of lowly soldiers!"

All the sounds around suddenly disappeared, leaving only the heavy breathing of the soldiers.

The reason why they haven't taken action yet is because they are willing to abide by Liu Daogui's military law.

The actions of these people also pushed Liu Daogui to the forefront.

If a big matter is reduced to a small one, the prestige among the soldiers will be lost.

A general is like a street thug. If he wants to be a leader, he must be able to protect his subordinates.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. What kind of master will raise what kind of slaves. Of course, this is also because the status of the soldiers is too low, even lower than these domestic slaves...

The conquering army had won victory after victory following Liu Daogui, which boosted their morale and dignity. Naturally, they could not stand this humiliation.

"Get out of here!" Several people were still shouting and cursing.

Liu Daogui said in a deep voice, "To insult meritorious officers and soldiers is to slander the army. According to military law, the offender should be executed."

"You——" Several people's expressions changed, "I am a disciple of General Wei..."

Liu Daogui said coldly: "Behead!"

"I wonder which of you—"

Before he could finish his words, Liu Zun dragged him off his horse and chopped off his head with an axe.

"Misunderstanding... It was all a misunderstanding..." It was not until this time that they began to panic, but it was too late.

The soldiers rushed forward, dragged the man off his horse, and hacked him with their swords, causing blood and flesh to splatter everywhere.

"Despicable." Liu Daogui cursed.

Liu Huaishen asked, "How am I going to explain this to General Wei later?"

These people have their own way to die. Liu Huaishen spoke now, which shows that he is not against killing. He is worried about Xie Yan.

"An explanation? Who do I need to explain to? A general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. These people have violated my military law. I will execute them according to military law. What's wrong with that?"

Liu Daogui was confident and justified.

Besides, several messengers died in this desolate mountain area. Does Xie Yan know who did it?
Liu Huaishen was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's better to pretend that it was done by a demon thief. It's better to have less trouble than more. We can't tear each other apart openly, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed."

"That's fine, you can do it as you see fit."

Liu Daogui dared to rob Sima Daozi's salt depot, so he was naturally not afraid of being punished by Xie Yan.

Anyway, Xie Yan didn't like me very much, and he made me the vanguard with no good intentions.

Since he is not a human being, Liu Daogui does not need to be a gentleman...

After killing someone, the soldiers' eyes became determined, "From now on, our destiny is to join the army!"

(End of this chapter)