Chapter 1420
The Siege, and He Even Expressed His Gratitude
Chapter 1420 The Siege, and He Even Expressed His Gratitude
"Your subordinate obeys!" Commander Wei personally led his elite troops toward the rows of criminals who had been 'forced to commit suicide'.
What?
The Yun family patriarch, elders, and members finally panicked and cried out, "Injustice! Injustice! We just wanted to help them... It has nothing to do with us. We were just following the elders' orders! Grandpa, please say something! Grandma, how could you have drowned? It was clearly you and Grandpa who forced the women to jump into the pond!"
The deceased old lady Yun: "..." Damn your ancestors, I'm dead and you still have to take the blame for me.
But Old Madam Yun is not innocent; she was also the murderer who forced the women of the Yun family to their deaths.
But she died too early. If she had died a day later, she could have taken the blame for the crime of forcing the women of the clan to their deaths, and then Old Master Yun and the Yun family members would not have been executed... Old Master Yun thought this before he was cut in half at the waist.
But his wishful thinking was futile; the old woman couldn't be resurrected to take the blame for him, and this time he had to shoulder the burden himself.
Click—click—click!
The criminals lined up and were led to the guillotine to be cut in half at the waist.
"Ahhh, I was wrong! Behead me! It hurts, it hurts so much! I can't take it anymore! Let me die quickly!"
Being cut in half at the waist slows down the death process, and the pain felt before death is exceptionally acute. So... Master Qiong thought that after the execution, he should follow his master's example and perform a shamanic ritual to ward off evil spirits and make him feel more at ease.
Thump, thump, thump. The criminals waiting in line to be beheaded all knelt down and shouted, "We were wrong. We shouldn't have forced our families to die for the sake of our own face. We are willing to go to the battlefield as targets to atone for our sins. Please, King Ye, don't cut us in half!"
"I'm offering all my wealth in exchange for a quick death from the King of Ye, to be beheaded!"
Cutting him in half is too much of a hassle; he can't handle it.
King Ye stood on the high platform, looking down at the criminals and listening to their confessions and pleas for mercy before their deaths. He felt that war was the most terrible monster in the world, capable of turning both aggressors and victims into something other than human.
Hopefully, after this war, the Great Wei, or rather this land, will enjoy lasting peace and never have to fight again.
An hour later, at the end of the 11 PM, the execution finally ended.
The Prince of Ye rose and addressed the families of the perpetrators: “These perpetrators will die because they violated the law. You can blame the perpetrators, you can blame the law, you can blame me, but you cannot blame the survivors. If I find out that you blame the surviving women and abuse them, today the perpetrators will suffer the same fate as you!”
"This humble subject would not dare!" The relatives and clansmen of the perpetrators hurriedly assured them.
The Qu family also promised: "We will treat the rescued women well and will never let them suffer any more injustice!"
Only after hearing this did the King of Ye allow them to collect the body of the criminal.
"Thank you, King Ye, for your mercy!" The families of the perpetrators hurriedly dragged the bodies back, either burying them or sending them to the crematorium in the western district.
With a splash, the Wei soldiers carried water to wash away the bloodstains on the execution ground... To be honest, the Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao families were really bold. They had been executed several times in front of the Wu Garden gate, yet they could still happily eat their reunion dinner here.
Those who can achieve great things are indeed extraordinary people... the soldiers thought to themselves.
Because of this chaos and executions, families in the city who wanted to commit suicide early temporarily gave up their plans.
"Listen to the King of Ye, let's wait until the city falls before we take our own lives. Otherwise, if we win or reinforcements come to our rescue, we'll have died for nothing, and future generations will laugh at us to death!"
People can die, but they can't die and then be ridiculed for decades. They can't afford to lose face like that.
"Dad is right, we'll listen to him."
“Father-in-law, do we really have to use a knife? It will hurt a lot, and the children won’t be able to bear it. How about we use medicine? I’ve heard that some potent poisons can make you fall asleep and die just by smelling them.”
"Old woman, you need to control your silly daughter-in-law! She's almost at the end of her life and she's still dreaming. This kind of potent poison is more expensive than life-saving medicine. We couldn't afford it even if we sold our whole family. And she still dares to covet that our family members should each have a dose of this expensive medicine?!"
This family has some flaws, but they're far more normal than the enemy soldiers outside the city.
Outside the town of Dongfu on the outskirts of the city, enemy soldiers were eating 'barbecued meat'. All the surviving people of the East knelt beside the various piles of barbecued meat, watching the enemy soldiers eat.
Dongmangfu, along with his royal family and noble relatives, crawled on their knees to cut and serve roasted meat to the enemy soldiers.
Even the King of Hell would think this is the nineteenth level of hell; it's utterly absurd.
"Ha, a bunch of descendants of criminals, still want to rebel? Look at the fate of Cao Dong'er and the others who rebelled. If there is a next time, your fate will be even worse than Cao Dong'er and the others!" Xiqin Erqin sat on the pile of roasted meat in the middle, mocking the people from the east.
Other western enemy troops laughed and mocked, and publicly humiliated eastern women in order to wear down the self-esteem of the easterners and make them more obedient and useful to them.
However, anything done in excess will backfire.
Many people in the East were filled with hatred, but at this moment they were extremely clear-headed and calm.
There can be no dissatisfaction; we must serve the enemy even more inhumanely.
By taking advantage of serving as a lackey to the enemy, we can find enough ways to kill them, and send as many enemy soldiers to their deaths as possible. Ideally, we can wipe out all enemy forces in one fell swoop!
At this moment, many people in the East seem to share the same thought.
boom!
"Get out of here! No matter how I treat you, Dongmangfu doesn't react at all. How boring!" The western enemy kicked Dongmangfu's queen over.
Xiqin Erqin said, "After all, he is the one who gave birth to royal children, so we should be more respectful."
They've done the most disrespectful things, what's a little more?
The mixed-race prince born to the Eastern Queen even berated her, saying, "You wicked woman, you can't even do the small task of serving the Western heroes properly. You have truly disgraced the East!"
No way, does the East have any shame left?
Furthermore, the women are being bullied, yet you just stand by and watch instead of fighting the enemy. Isn't your cowardly behavior even more shameful?
Even wild animals will seek revenge when they see their mates being bullied, yet you complain that they didn't serve the enemy well.
The Eastern Queen turned to look at her son... and vomited on the spot!
"Ugh, disgusting thing! Drag her away right now, we can't let the Western heroes eat!" the mixed-race son shouted.
Several Easterners rushed to drag away the princess of Dongmangfu... They remained calm, showing no grief at the mistreatment of their own people.
That's... terrifying.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
The enemy's war drums sounded loudly, and Xiqin Erqin and the others hurriedly stood up, saying, "It's the Fourth Prince summoning us. Go over and listen to his orders!"
"Bring Dongmangfu, Dongguifu, and the Cao family criminals from the east to prison. Perhaps the Fourth Prince wants to torture these criminals."
"Yes." The western enemy forces acted immediately, taking them to see the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince's vanguard camp was also having a meal, but their food was more refined, and there was still a portion of meat in their food.
The fourth prince did not appear. Only one sentence came from his tent: "Drive out the criminals from the east and get through the traps of Dongfu Town. Within one hour, I want the army to move its camp to Dongfu Town."
"Yes!" Xiqin Erqin and the others hurriedly replied, breathing a sigh of relief... It was good that the Fourth Prince hadn't punished them.
Dong Mangfu, who was not a human being, actually breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his gratitude: "The Sin King kowtows to thank the Fourth Prince Hongyu for sparing my life; and kowtows to thank the Fourth Prince Hongyu for continuing to serve the Sin King!"