Chapter 1415
Siege, He Has a Backup Plan
Chapter 1415 Siege, He Has a Backup Plan
Jiang Dalang was not surprised when he heard this, after all, the enemy was ruthless and crazy, which was to be expected.
only……
Jiang Dalang glanced at the group of captured Wei people.
That glance, cold as if looking at a dead man, made the panicked and half-confused Wei Min shudder and regain some clarity.
Jiang Dalang only coldly warned, "After entering the city, follow orders. You were lucky this time, but there won't be a next time."
Next time, it'll be death!
He didn't say anything, and his voice was even calm and slow, yet it terrified the captured Wei people, who felt he was even more frightening than the enemy soldiers who ate meat.
"Commander Luo, send them back to the city."
"I still have military duties to attend to, so I won't see them off. Please send a squad of soldiers to escort them back. I'm off!" General Luo was afraid that Jiang Dalang would force him to stay and prevent him from fighting with General Gan and the others, so he turned around and ran into Dongfu Town.
Jiang Dalang was helpless but respectful. He said to the captured Wei Min, "The imperial court still owes them military pay."
One sentence, like a thunderclap, stunned the captured Wei Min.
Some well-off gentlemen and young masters couldn't believe it: "The military pay is only a few taels of silver, how could they owe that much?"
"I can only earn so little military pay for risking my life every day, and they're even owed pay? What's the point of fighting the enemy then? Going back to my hometown to farm is better than being a soldier. At least I can be with my family every day, support them, and not worry about being unable to help them when they're in trouble."
After he said that, there was silence all around.
Soon, the sound of sobbing began.
“My family owns houses, shops, and land. After we defeat the enemy and recapture Tianmang Prefecture, I will give 80% of my family's assets to the Wei army.”
"I buried gold and silver in the graveyard. After the enemy is driven away, I will dig up the gold and silver and use it as military pay for the Wei army!"
"Stop spouting nonsense. How much wealth do you have? Can you even cover the entire payroll for the Wei army?" Xue Feng retorted, then approached Jiang Dalang and said, "Please give your instructions, Commander."
They came from the fifth watchtower after seeing the flag signals being waved here.
Jiang Dalang said, "Take them back to the city, and then send the latest battle report back into the city."
He repeated what General Luo had said, and also gave Xue Feng a copy of the enemy troop distribution map he had copied.
"Understood!" Xue Feng took the items and ordered his soldiers to wave the military flag.
"Stop crying, everyone! Follow the flag. There are traps on the way to the capital city. Don't run around. If you fall into a trap, it's one thing if you die, but don't harm others!" The soldiers shouted, raising the flag high and waving it for a while before setting off towards the capital city.
I'd only walked a few meters...
"Report! Latest military intelligence!" Two riders on horseback sped towards them from behind, and in the blink of an eye, the two small black dots had grown to the size of a person.
"Latest military intelligence: Infighting has broken out among the enemy forces in the Eastern Desert. The Red Feather Royal Family has ordered the roasting of the elderly, women, and children alive in the east!"
The shout startled everyone present, including the captured Wei Min, who was at the back of the procession returning to the city. Startled, he stopped and turned to run towards Jiang Dalang and the others.
"The enemy is roasting the elderly, weak, women, and children in the east alive? What does that mean?!"
"Stop! Halt here!" Xue Feng and his troops stopped to listen to the latest military intelligence, so as not to waste manpower by sending another batch of soldiers back to the city to deliver battle reports.
Two scouts under Commander Gan recounted the fate of Cao Dong'er and his men for their resistance.
The two scouts were soldiers from the suicide squad, specially trained, but when they talked about being roasted alive, they couldn't help but pause twice before finishing their story, remembering the screams of the people from the East who were roasted alive.
Thump, thump, thump, thump—a series of thuds followed. Dozens of captured Wei civilians, upon hearing this, were overwhelmed by unpleasant memories and fainted. Many others screamed and cried, spouting incoherent nonsense: "Ah, it's cooked! Little Gui'er is cooked... We can't eat him! We can't eat him! We'll be punished!"
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Those Wei civilians who are still conscious, quickly subdue the out-of-control Wei civilians around you, lest you delay everyone's return to the city to avoid the war!" Xue Feng hurriedly gave the order, and then led a team to knock out more than a dozen of the most insane ones. After a little over half an hour of commotion, the small disturbance was finally quelled.
Waaah, the sound of crying filled the air again.
After hearing this, Jiang Dalang laughed... The scheme to sow discord had succeeded. After this dynasty, the Eastern Desert would surely suffer a great calamity.
Cao Dong'er and the others are dead, but their deaths are only the beginning of the internal strife in the Eastern Desert.
Anyone who witnessed the elderly, weak, women and children of the East being roasted alive after Cao Dong'er and his group resisted would take revenge as their mission.
The intelligence obtained by the Great Wei was that various tribes in the Eastern Desert had Eastern slaves doing hard labor, and there were also many mixed-race children.
These Eastern slaves and mixed-race offspring of the East and other tribes in the various tribes of the Eastern Desert are the seeds of Eastern revenge... Revenge may not happen today or this year, or even in this generation, but the blood feud has already been created, and it will be avenged one day.
Jiang Dalang picked up his pen and quickly wrote a battle report and a secret letter. After sealing them with wax, he called to Xue Feng, "Commander Xue, send these two documents back to the city."
"Yes." Xue Feng hurriedly came over, took the battle report and secret letter, and asked, "Commander, when will you and the Sanjun brothers return to the city? The Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao families will definitely ask you."
Jiang Dalang glanced towards the capital city, and thinking of Su Su in the capital, his chest clenched with pain. Several different emotions flashed in his eyes, finally turning into a smile. He said, "Let the families live their lives as usual, and let Qin Dongjia do whatever she wants. Don't worry too much. I still have a big backup plan to help her."
What's the ultimate backup plan?
Is reinforcement coming?
Those who heard this but were unaware of the details began to speculate.
Xue Feng nodded: "Yes, I will convey the message word for word."
"Sound the gong! The rescued Wei people, follow the military flag, and return to the city!" Xue Feng ordered.
Clang, clang, clang, the sound of the gong rises again.
The captured and rescued Wei civilians helped each other, or several people carried a fainting Wei civilian, as they rushed towards the capital city.
Whoosh, whoosh, the autumn wind in mid-September of the lunar calendar was already blowing fiercely. This autumn wind carried not only the stench of blood, but also the aroma of meat.
Ugh!
Many Wei Min people who smelled the meat vomited uncontrollably.
dong dong dong dong!
"Let them pass, the captured Wei civilians have arrived!" In front of the chevaux-de-frise camp, there was a battle line of tens of thousands of Wei soldiers. After seeing Xue Feng and his men, listening to their report, and consulting with General Chu, they were finally allowed to pass.
but……
"Check for infection, register, report home address, and check if there are any relatives or friends in the city. If so, ask the relatives or friends to come out and identify the person! Do not let a single spy into the city, and even more so, do not let a single source of plague into the city!"
The messengers at the chevaux-de-frise camp kept shouting orders.
"Quickly pull the curtains to block them out!"
The curtain was not drawn so that Wei Min, who had been rescued, could take off his clothes for inspection, but rather to cover their bodies.
"Clothes! Go to the military depot and get a batch of clothes. If the depot doesn't have enough, go into the city and ask the Xue and Qu families' merchants for more. Hurry up!"
Teams of military doctors were dispatched to examine Wei Min, who had been captured and rescued.
"I am Alan, a female general of the Great Wei. My female soldiers will register the rescued Wei women. Do not be afraid, Wei women. There are female soldiers who will take care of your entry into the city!" After learning that the main force of the enemy was coming, Aunt Alan had been guarding the barbican with her female soldiers (that is, female mountain people).
Upon learning that Wei Min, who had been captured, had returned to the city, they immediately led female soldiers out to help.
Very few women could be saved, and they were all elderly women over forty.