Episode 10 Chapter 368
Nie Ze's words left Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, and Zhang Cheng speechless. His tough tactics were not wrong, but from a rational point of view, they were too cruel and unacceptable to the soldiers who charged into battle.
On the battlefield, the Feng army's charge was fierce and sharp, with wave after wave of offensives, completely ignoring their own casualties. The Mo army on the side of Bai Tu City was also extremely tenacious. The soldiers in front died in battle, and the people behind immediately came up to replenish them. The two sides launched a bloody battle like a meat grinder.
In such a fierce battlefield, the 100,000 Feng army fought for less than two hours and showed a weak trend.
Seeing this, Nie Ze immediately ordered the remaining 300,000 troops led by Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, and Zhang Cheng to go into battle and attack the city from the other three directions. Like Guan Dai, when attacking the city, their catapults and city-breaking crossbows were all non-stop.
The 400,000-man Baizhan Army was divided into four waves and attacked Baitu City from the southeast, northwest and northeast. At this time, the defenders in the city began to be unable to hold on.
Under the reckless and almost suicidal attack of Zhenren, not to mention that 80,000 people in the city were not enough, even if there were double or triple the number, they would not be able to hold on. The gap in combat power and manpower between the two sides could not be made up by strong will.
When the two sides were fighting fiercely, three consecutive stone bullets happened to hit the weakest part of the Baitu City wall, causing the wall to collapse. The soldiers of the Feng and Mo armies who were fighting on the wall fell down one after another, and countless people were killed and injured. However, the collapse of the wall also opened a gap for the Feng army outside the city. The Feng army soldiers who had not yet climbed up the wall along the cloud ladder would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Looking at the collapsed wall, people's eyes were red, and they rushed forward with strange screams, swarming in along the gap and directly into the city.
The Mo army was still struggling to hold out even with the city wall blocking the Feng army outside. Now that the Feng army had entered the city, the Mo army was defeated even faster. The Mo army fighting on the city wall saw a large number of Feng army rushing in, and they had no intention of fighting anymore. They ran to the city involuntarily.
But as soon as they got off the city wall, they were hit head-on by the Feng army. For a while, the defenders here were neither fighting nor fleeing, and it became a mess.
And this kind of chaotic battle is exactly what the Zhen people want to see the most. The Zhen people's ability to coordinate multiple soldiers is very average, but the strength of single soldiers is extremely strong. Chaotic battles are exactly the occasions where single soldiers can play a role, so the Zhen people have always liked to use chaos to fight chaos.
The direct consequence of the breach of one wall of Bai Tu City was that the defenses of the other three walls also collapsed. A large number of Mo soldiers ran down the city wall and ran around the city like headless flies. Some people gathered to guard a street or a mansion, and some soldiers ran into the homes of the people to hide.
Nie Ze, who was watching the battle outside, saw that his soldiers had already broken into the city. He immediately ordered the messenger beside him to tell the soldiers in the city to kill all the enemies in the city and to eradicate them completely.
In his order, he only said to kill all the enemies, but when it reached the ears of the soldiers in the city, it automatically became to kill all the people in the city. The Zhen people were barbaric and cruel. They were used to slaughtering the city in war. In their eyes, the people of the enemy country were enemies just like the enemy army.
The following battle could no longer be called a battle. It became a one-sided massacre. The Feng army that entered the city launched a carpet search, killing anyone they saw and chopping anyone they saw. The entire Baitu City was full of Feng troops in the streets and alleys. There were sword lights and blood everywhere, and people's screams before death could be heard everywhere.
At this time, the cruel nature of the Zhen people was fully exerted. The soldiers who had just fought bravely on the battlefield turned into inhuman beasts in an instant.
In Feng Country, the tradition of massacre in the city has long been abolished. In military law, killing innocent people is also explicitly prohibited. Now seeing the bloody massacre of the people in the city by the Zhen people, Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai did not want to stop it, but they could not stop it at all. The soldiers who usually followed them were like a different person now, and did not listen to their orders at all. In the end, the four of them had no choice but to get together and discuss it. They had to find Nie Ze. These Zhen people probably only listened to Nie Ze's command.
The four rode fast horses out of the city. Just after walking a short distance, they saw Nie Ze's personal guards coming towards them. The four were overjoyed and urged their horses to move forward. After seeing Nie Ze, the four bowed their hands, and then briefly reported the situation in the city to Nie Ze, and finally asked him to quickly order to prohibit the massacre and the looting of property.
Nie Ze heard the request of the four people, just smiled slightly, with a face full of disapproval. Since the overall situation has been decided now, his expression is also much more relaxed, not as fierce as before. He casually patted the shoulder of Guan Dai, who was closest to him, and said with a smile: "Have all four generals hunted before?"
The four were stunned by his inexplicable question, looked at each other, and finally nodded and said: "Of course."
Nie Zele said: "Since you have hunted before, you should understand that when the hunting dog helps you catch the prey, you have to share the prey's internal organs with the hunting dog. Only in this way, the hunting dog will work harder to help you catch the prey next time you hunt. Otherwise, the hunting dog will not go up next time it encounters prey. Fighting is like hunting. If you don't let the soldiers vent their anger and hatred, and don't give them some sweetness and benefits, who will fight for you and me in the next battle, and go forward to kill the enemy bravely?"
This... What kind of perverse logic is this? He actually compared the soldiers to hunting dogs! Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai were all dumbfounded, and didn't know what to say for a while.
The four of them were stunned, but the guards around them all grinned. No one was unhappy that Nie Ze compared them to hunting dogs, and they all seemed to find it interesting.
Nie Ze clapped his hands, woke up the four of them, and said, "Okay, don't waste time with me. At this time, you should be with the soldiers below. If you want to integrate into the Hundred War Army and mingle with the soldiers, If you want to establish prestige in the minds of the soldiers, do what the soldiers are doing now! Otherwise, you will appear too out of place. If you are ostracized in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you. "
He knew very well in his heart that the king sent these four people to the Hundred War Army just to divide his power, but in his opinion, it didn't matter. Firstly, he didn't expect to have much power. Secondly, with this The presence of the four of them is also a talisman for him. At least his every move is under the control of the king. This is much better than the king being wary and suspicious of him all day long. Therefore, he also hopes that Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng and Guan Dai were able to integrate into the army as quickly as possible and were accepted by the soldiers below.
Nie Ze knew his strengths and weaknesses very well. He was a general who knew how to lead troops in war. He was a straight-forward rough man. He was not good at playing politics and power. He was not good at the kind of intrigues and intrigues that could cause him to get into trouble if he was not careful. He would try his best not to touch them. Touch, since he has taken refuge in Feng Country, he should work in Feng Country wholeheartedly. He is not sure how much development and future he can have, but at least this way he can protect himself and his family's lives, food and clothing.
He thinks that he is a simple-minded rough man, but in fact, he is a wise man with great wisdom and foolishness. This is Nie Ze, who is arrogant in front of others, but when he looks at himself, he always puts himself at the lowest point.
Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai were all taken away by him. He led his personal guards to first inspect the granaries and bank vaults in the city, and then sat in the city lord's palace to handle a series of post-war affairs. .
In the battle of Baitu City, the two sides only fought for an hour and a half, but the massacre of the city did not end until the early morning of the next day. What he said at the time became a fact. After the First World War, White Earth City turned into Red Earth City. Not only were all the 80,000 defenders killed, but also the 200,000 people in the city were not spared. Most of them did After being killed by hundreds of warriors, only a handful of lucky people escaped.
After a bloody massacre, almost all the soldiers of the Hundred Wars Army made a lot of money, and the money looted by many people made their breastplates bulge.
However, the Zhen people plundered money, and no one dared to touch the city's bank vaults and granaries. These belonged directly to the legion. In addition, there was a tradition among the Zhen army that soldiers were not allowed to carry money, so the Zhen people robbed The money obtained must also be handed over to the legion, which will keep accounts and keep it until the war is over and the army returns to the fields. Once the war breaks out, they will be collected temporarily), and the money will be returned in full. If the soldiers unfortunately die in battle, the spoils will not be withheld or confiscated, and can be returned to their homes according to the account book.
After the massacre, there was the aftermath. According to Nie Ze, Baitu City should be burned down. The Zhenjun did the same thing in the Feng Kingdom. They destroyed the city, massacred the city, and destroyed the city. This was also the tradition of the Zhenjun. one.
However, the four deputy army commanders insisted on objecting. This time they moved Tang Yin out with a tough attitude. They repeatedly stated that what the king wanted was the city, not the ruins. Baitu City must be left as one of the logistical supplies for his army's march south. land.
Regarding such trivial matters, Nie Ze refused to argue with them and agreed to keep Baitu City. However, since the city was left behind, the corpses of the people in the city had to be properly placed. First, massacring the city was not a good thing. If it spread around, it would be detrimental to the public image. The reputation of the army, and secondly, if the corpses are not handled properly, it will easily lead to epidemics, and Baitu City will still become an abandoned city.
It was not an easy task to deal with so many corpses. Nie Ze could only let Bai Zhanjun temporarily stationed in Bai Tu City.
But when it comes to dealing with post-war issues, Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai still have various differences with Nie Ze in their views. Taking the loot looted by the Zhen people as an example, the four of them mean to take all the loot. It will be handed over to the legion and will not be returned to the soldiers in the future.
Of course Nie Ze disagreed. Zhenjun had never had such unreasonable rules.
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