Chapter 1158
Taking the Opportunity to Slaughter a Group [3]
Chapter 1158 Taking the Opportunity to Slaughter a Group [3]
"..." County Commandant Zhong wanted to kill them, but then he realized that if he killed these disaster victims now, he wouldn't be able to wipe them all out. So he ordered: "Detain the six people who injured Doctor Xie, and release the other disaster victims."
These six people have tasted minced meat, and may even have slaughtered animals themselves; they can no longer be considered human and must not be let go.
Most of the other victims were desperate, war-torn people who were starving, and they were given a chance to be pardoned.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, benefactor, for your mercy!" The disaster victims kowtowed in gratitude, then, along with their families, the grain they had salvaged, and medicines of unknown uses, hurried back to their units.
The six detainees did not cause any trouble; they simply stared at the ground in front of them with a sinister and mocking gaze.
Although Zhong Baihu didn't see their eyes, he didn't let them off too easily. He ordered, "Sever their tendons and throw them on the cart. Take them for half a day. After we reach the camp, tie them up for the night. Don't take them with you when we set off tomorrow. Let them fend for themselves."
"Yes!" The soldiers immediately took action and quickly severed the tendons in the hands and feet of the six men.
The screams of the six people were so shrill that they carried far.
Ping Laoda and his group, who were relentlessly pursuing the last group from Linshan County, felt their hatred intensify upon hearing these screams.
Bang bang bang!
After a short rest at noon, the group continued their journey.
Dangdang Dangdang!
As evening fell, the gong sounded, and the messengers shouted: "Magistrate Kang, Magistrate Lin, Commandant Zhong, all troops from the various towns, halt and set up camp!"
With a whoosh, everyone immediately collapsed to the ground and rested for a full quarter of an hour before getting up again and following the officials to the campsites in various towns.
The aroma of food filled the air as darkness fell completely.
Everyone was exhausted. After a simple dinner, they boiled water for tomorrow and then went to rest in shifts.
The deepest sleep is usually in the second half of the night, half an hour before dawn.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
A dozen or so pine oil fire pots were smashed toward the campsite in Huangtao Town, Linshan County.
"Someone's setting fire! Someone's setting fire! Get up and fight the fire!" the workers at Gaojia Kiln shouted, waking up the nearby villagers who rushed to put out the fire.
But those people's target wasn't the Gao family, but the Tian family, who had plenty of grain but few ruthless people.
"Ahhh! Murder! Help!" Cries for help came from the Tian family's camp more than 30 meters away.
Soon, the clanging of swords and the shouts of soldiers filled the air: "Ping, the leader of Tianmang Prefecture, and his accomplices, surrender immediately, or the Wei army will kill you on the spot!"
"Boss, they actually know who we are!" The thugs under Boss Ping's command were shocked and asked him for advice: "Boss, we've been discovered, should we still rob them or not?"
Those corrupt officials actually investigated them secretly and even set them up!
Ping cursed inwardly, but they had already fought their way to the vicinity of the Tian family's grain cart, how could they possibly return empty-handed?
"Go! This time, we don't care about people, food, or money. Whoever grabs it gets to keep it; there's no need to hand it over!" Boss Ping was originally a henchman for the gambling den. After most of Tianmang Prefecture fell, his county was destroyed, and he survived by eating scraps of flesh.
They'd eat scraps of meat, so why would they be afraid of a single warning from the Wei army?!
"Damn it! Kill the incompetent Wei army and avenge our loved ones!" Ping shouted, but he had no relatives at all, while some of the villains who followed him had families.
Upon hearing this, some of the villains, remembering how the Wei army's incompetence in resisting the enemy had led to the massacre of their families by the Eastern Desert army, were filled with hatred and stopped looting grain, charging towards the troops of County Commandant Zhong and County Commandant Shen.
"Kill! Kill the incompetent Wei army! Avenge my family!!"
"Ha, a bunch of idiots." Niu Ba laughed, praising Boss Ping: "Boss is smart. Let them fight amongst themselves, so we have time to rob and escape."
"Stop talking nonsense, charge!" Ping Laoda grabbed Niu Ba and pushed him forward to be his shield, then raised his axe and headed towards the Tian clan chief's camp: "Master Tian and his whole family ran away, but the Tian clan chief is stupid. He ran too late. I've found out that his youngest daughter is beautiful and still a virgin. If we snatch her and enjoy her, we can do what those Eastern Desert people do and cook her as military rations. Then we won't have to worry about not having meat to eat!"
Niu Ba: "..." If he hadn't been begging for food with Boss Ping since he was a child, he would have suspected that Boss Ping was a descendant of spies.
but……
"Brothers, the boss's order is to charge towards the vehicles in the very center of the Tian family camp and kidnap the Tian family's daughter!"
The fifty truly wicked thieves roared excitedly, "Charge towards the vehicles in the middle, snatch the Tian family's daughter, and sleep with her!"
Sleep with your ancestors!
Whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
The arrows were as sharp as lightning, swift and ruthless, piercing their bodies directly. They felt a sharp pain, and instead of getting the girl, they were sent to the underworld.
Bang bang bang!
The sounds of bodies falling to the ground continued.
Duh duh duh!
The sound of blunt weapons striking people continued.
Within a quarter of an hour, Ping Laoda and his men were killed by the soldiers, and the remaining two hundred accomplices and three hundred helpers were all captured.
"Report! Boss Ping and his more than 500 men have all been captured!" Commander Gong reported the battle report to Magistrate Kang and his men. No one was happy; their faces were all grim.
It hasn't been that long, and things have already gotten so chaotic.
It was still the clerk Guan who said to everyone: "Old Qiong, Old Xun, esteemed gentlemen, there is no need to be sad... There will always be villains, and all we need to do is to eliminate evil and protect the people."
“Clerk Guan is right,” Magistrate Lin immediately replied. After spending a long time with Magistrate Kang, Magistrate Lin learned more about the Guan family, so he especially wanted to build a good relationship with Clerk Guan.
He firmly believed that if the capital city fell, the only ones who would survive were the Guan family... someone would definitely come to pick them up.
At that time, he asked the Guan family to take away one of their bloodlines, so that his family would have an heir.
In short, during such a time of war, everyone wants to find a way to survive.
"Old Master Xun and Old Master Qiong, take the students to see Elder Ping and the others," said Clerk Guan. "We need to make them realize what time it is so they won't be so kind-hearted again."
"Yes, you're right. Let's go, gather those rascals together." Old Qiong stood up, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the students' camp.
However, the raid failed.
The students had long been awakened by the noise and were now waiting for them outside the county government camp.
"Sir, I've heard that a large number of bandits have attacked the camp!" Shi Songxin asked, "What's the situation now?"
"The villains have been captured by the Wei army. Come, I'll take you to see... and bring Si Pei and the other two along as well." Old Qiong called to them, leading more than two hundred students to the place where Ping Laoda and the others were killed.
The bodies of Boss Ping and his men lay scattered on the grass. The bodies were in all sorts of shapes and sizes: some were headless, some had their limbs severed, and some had their bellies ripped open.
Under the torchlight, the bloodstains on the grass looked even more horrifying.
"..." Upon seeing this scene, Si Pei's vision went black and he fainted.
"Tsk," Old Qiong said, displeased. "Pinch him awake and let him see for himself whether the person he wants to help is a human being or a beast!"
"Yes." The assassin had long been fed up with Si Pei and his group's repeated foolish actions, so he didn't hold back at all and pinched Si Pei until his philtrum bled.
Si Pei was jolted awake by the excruciating pain: "Stop! Stop pinching me! I'm awake!"
The assassin then withdrew his hand, stood expressionless beside Elder Qiong, and continued to perform his protective duties.
With a thud, he knelt down in front of the road and said to the old man, "Sir, it was my stupidity that I pitied the wrong person!"