Chapter 1410
Siege, Surrender Would Be Even Worse
Chapter 1410 Siege, Surrender Would Be Even Worse
Behind the eastern troops were the western troops led by Xi Yan to avenge their defeat, and behind them were the troops of the western king, Xi Qin Er Qin.
Then came the vanguard army of the Eastern Desert led by the Fourth Prince.
Beyond that lay the seemingly endless ranks of the Eastern Desert's left, right, and central armies.
In the middle of the million-strong enemy army, there is a Red Feather area with a diameter of one mile. This is the mobile royal court where many princes of the Eastern Desert reside, and it is overseen by the eldest prince.
The last enemy force consisted of the elderly, women, and children in the east.
This time, the East mobilized its entire forces, so Dong Mangfu and his men dared not disobey orders. Otherwise, the troops of other tribes in the Eastern Desert would have slaughtered all the old, weak, women, and children in the East.
Crack, crack, crack, bang, bang, the eastern soldiers whipped the captured Wei soldiers, driving them away like chickens and ducks.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
"Roar! Roar!" The closer they got to Dongfu Town, the more excited the enemy soldiers became, letting out howls like wild beasts.
"Report, Commander, we can hear the enemy shouts! They've entered Dongfu Town!" Xu Sanjun reported.
"Don't get distracted. Continue adjusting the crossbows to increase their range, aiming for a single, decisive kill," Jiang Dalang said calmly, his hands never stopping.
Seeing this, the soldiers under his command calmed down a bit.
"What's a million-strong army? We're not going to fight them head-on. We'll kill them flexibly and run away!" Xiao Yi shouted, and everyone who heard him laughed. In the whistling autumn wind, they gathered around the fifth watchtower and made preparations for battle.
However, the households of Da Gan, Deng, Dai, and Fan, located in Dongfu Town, were not so optimistic.
"Reporting to the commander, the enemy is driving our Wei people into a trap. Please give instructions!" A scout from the commander's command reported.
Upon hearing this, Commander Gan and the others looked grim, facing their most difficult choice yet... In fact, it wasn't difficult at all. His Majesty had personally told them that when faced with a dilemma, they should first save themselves or choose the option with the greatest value.
In short, they are more important than these captured Wei civilians. They don't need to worry about it; they just need to carry out military orders.
But they are human, and making such a choice will always be painful.
The enemy didn't give them time to suffer and struggle.
On the ground...
Rumble rumble rumble rumble!
A deafening roar of thunder detonated the weapons that Commander Gan and his men had buried in Dongfu Town.
The air was thick with the smell of burning and sulfur. A group of captured Wei civilians were killed or wounded by the explosions, and they cried out in agony.
Upon seeing this, Dong Mangfu turned pale with fright. He recalled the Battle of Dingmangtai, where the Wei army detonated the pine oil jars laced with poison.
The power of this thunderous weapon was significantly greater than that of the pine oil fire pots tied together.
"Brother Wang, there is indeed an ambush in Dongfu Town, and it may even be a trap set with heavenly thunder weapons. What should we do?" His only remaining younger brother, Dong Guifu, rode over to report.
Dong Mangfu's face was grim as he ordered, "Continue to drive those lowly Wei bastards to detonate all the traps and clear the way for the army!"
“But Liangwei only has less than 10,000 people, and we are still quite a distance from the capital city. This number is simply not enough to clear all the traps!” Dong Guifu was terrified, fearing that if Liangwei were wiped out, they would have to go to the east to clear the traps.
“Come here,” Dongmangfu called to him.
Dong Guifu frowned slightly, unwilling, but had no choice but to obey. However, after he rode his horse to Dong Mangfu's side...
clap clap clap!
Dongmangfu raised his only remaining right hand and slapped him hard, one hand after another: "Execute the order, or my Eastern bloodline will be wiped out today!" All the old, weak, women, children, and even cattle and supplies from the East were pressed behind the army. If the Easterners in front of them retreated even slightly, they would be exterminated!
Thump thump thump!
The western troops of the Xiyan tribe, already impatient, rode over and angrily shouted: "Eastern sinners, hurry and step into the trap! If you dare to delay the great cause of the Divine Protector of the Eastern Desert to destroy Wei, even slaughtering all of you in the east will not atone for this sin!"
"Yes, true people of the West, please calm your anger. This sinful king will immediately send another lowly Wei bastard to wade into the trap!" Since the war to destroy Wei, Dong Mangfu has been serving the Red Feather royal family.
What was initially thought to be a tremendous honor turned into endless beatings, turning a dignified king into a slave.
Dong Guifu's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could kill Dong Mangfu with a single blow... It was all because of Dong Mangfu's incompetence that the lives of the people in the East were getting worse and worse!
"Act quickly!" The unknown soldier from the west said this and rode away.
"Dong Guifu, quickly drive a hundred Wei people into the trap!" Dong Mangfu trembled again, ordering Dong Guifu around.
Haha, Dong Guifu was so angry he laughed, but after laughing, he could only carry out the order.
Bang bang bang, crack crack crack!
He led his eastern troops, fiercely beating the Wei civilians, and chased after a hundred Wei civilians: "Keep moving forward, those who dare to retreat will be dismembered and used as military rations!"
The Wei people, who had been jolted back to their senses by the loud bang of the weapon earlier, continued walking forward numbly once again.
And the old man who pretended to be crazy and ate dirt was also among this group of Wei people...
"The enemy soldiers are not human. We, the people of Wei, must not surrender. Surrendering will not make us human. It will be worse than being tortured in the underworld!"
The old man kept shouting. He didn't know if there were any Wei soldiers in Dongfu Town. He wondered if the Wei soldiers could hear him, but he was afraid that if he were blown up, these warnings would die with him.
So he kept shouting, "Wake up, all you Wei people still alive! Remember my words, shout with me! Don't let the Wei people in the capital city fall into the same situation as us! Shout together, shout together..."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Dong Guifu hurriedly ordered his men to fire arrows, which riddled the old man with holes.
boom!
The old man fell to the ground, but his mouth remained open, shouting, "No... throw..."
“Pan, Grandpa Pan…” Wei Min, who had regained consciousness, called out to the old man, but the old man had already passed away and could not hear him.
“Mr. Xu…you’re here too?” Wei Min called out to him.
Wei Min, who had called out "Old Man," paused for a moment, then remembered: "Brother Shu..."
He had only managed to shout once when, thinking of what had happened to him and the student, he couldn't help but burst into tears again. But he forced himself to comfort the student, saying, "Brother Shu, don't be afraid. It will be over soon. Good and evil will be rewarded accordingly. After the enemy soldiers die, they will be judged in the underworld."
The student, Shuge'er, raised his hands and began pounding them against his head with the wooden shackles binding his hands, as if he wanted to kill himself.
"I deserve it, I'm sorry to my sister... I thought this would save me, but the enemy soldiers are not human... Ugh!" The boy felt disgusted and vomited as he thought of some deliberately forgotten experiences.
Mr. Xu also felt nauseous and gagged, but being older, he knew they were doomed. Before they died, he picked up where the old man left off, shouting with all his might, "Wei people, do not surrender! Surrender will only make things worse, for men and women alike. Men who surrender will suffer the same fate as women..."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Another volley of arrows rained down, killing Mr. Xu, Shuge'er, and dozens of Wei men nearby.
"Ahhhhh!" Wei Min, who was still alive, screamed silently... They had suffered extreme torture, and some of them no longer knew how to speak.
"You worthless bastards from Wei, you don't know what's good for you! We shouldn't have let you live any longer!" Dong Guifu cursed angrily, continuing to drive away the remaining dozens of Wei people with his spears, lances, and arrows. He shouted in the Wei language, "Move forward! Go! If you dare to dawdle any longer, I'll cook you alive! Don't even think about dying from an arrow!"
Upon hearing this, at least several dozen terrified Wei people started running, but because of the shackles on their feet, they fell after only a few steps.
They were strung together; if one fell, the whole thing would collapse.
The scouts hiding in the new secret passage were furious upon seeing this. They turned to their comrades and said, "We can't just stand by and watch. We must get the commanders out of here. We have to deal with these bastards!"