Chapter 828 Dying (1/2)

The hole was about to be dug. Govinda thought he was dead now, but he didn't expect that at the last moment, things would turn around again.

Those Weirant people called them to the port and said they wanted to have a fair trial, so the earth-colored face suddenly glowed with rosy light again.

The Rat God is on!

There are also the Silver Moon Goddess, the Sand Sea Spirit and the Great Horned Deer God!

He finally waited for his Qingtian Master!

"I've never killed a Vaillant!"

He proudly looked at the people next to him to show off, as if he had once again made the right move on the gambling table of fate.

And what is completely different from him, who is "kind-hearted", is that some of the men digging the holes are still ashen-faced, as if the news of the pardon has nothing to do with them, and they are still shoveling the red soil with shovels.

Those people had cloth strips wrapped around their arms, and they probably owed a lot of blood debt that night.

Govinda was secretly happy in his heart, and then despised that these thugs had no brains and were not as cunning and smart as himself.

He returned the shovel to the truck and followed the crowded team, hurriedly leaving this land of right and wrong. As for the deaf people who didn't hear, they all joined the team after being taught a lesson by the butt of the gun.

He strutted all the way to the square, only flinching when passing by the Valantian soldiers, so as to appear less conspicuous.

However, those Weirant people didn't even bother to look at him, they just held their guns and monitored the crowd.

Finally reaching the square, Govinda saw the man smoking a cigar and was very excited.

McClun didn't talk nonsense and just asked the subordinate next to him to announce the new "rules of the game."

Although it had been announced once before coming here, when all the rules and details were officially announced, everyone at the scene couldn't help but commotion.

Worry has appeared on the faces of some understanding people, but there are also people who are excited and crying with joy.

Such as Govinda.

His "piety" to the Weiland people was written on his face. When he heard these "fair and just" rules, he just wanted to kowtow to this straight-backed officer.

Standing next to General McClung, Ross frowned slightly.

“Is ten thousand too few?”

The expression on McClun's face did not change, he just tilted his face and said unhurriedly.

"That's just to arouse their bloody bait, lest they all point to one person to fool them. I can even bet you that more than 10,000 people will die in the end."

As he spoke, he pulled out his gun, fired a shot into the sky, and looked at the frightened crowd and shouted.

"What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for me to help you choose who should die? This is your last chance! Hand over the thugs that night. We will avenge those who deserve revenge, and we will only kill those who deserve to die. "

The atmosphere at the scene was quiet for a while, and still no one spoke.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. I felt that the people around me were both comrades and enemies. I wanted to say something, but I was afraid that others would say it first.

McClun didn't waste any time and waved his hand directly.

"If not, just go back and keep digging."

The sound was like a match thrown into an oil drum, instantly igniting people's desire to survive. 

The first person to speak was a dark and thin man. His tanned skin was obviously working at the dock.

"I said! I said!"

The moment he said these words, his index finger immediately pointed at Govinda who was "ready to try" and shouted at a higher volume.

"This guy is from the Heavenly King's Army!"

Govinda's eyes widened, like a goldfish that had landed on the beach, his eyeballs almost bulging out of his sockets, his chest heaved violently, and cold sweat broke out all over him.

"You! You spit on people! I swear to the Rat God! I haven't killed a single Willant! Those bandaged guns were forced into my hands, and I haven't killed a single one!"

This is not a lie.

He said it with a clear conscience.

He had indeed done bad things, such as sleeping with a widow, but he had never killed a Valantian.

After all, he was scared when he saw that big nose, so how could he aim his gun at them.

It was true that he was the first to fight that evening, and he was forced into it. But with his scurrying shooting skills, it was good that he didn't hit any of his own people. How could he hit the guards guarding the port?

If I remember correctly, those people were blown away by an exploding truck.

Calling him a thug is definitely an injustice to a good person!

However, the Vaillant people had no intention of intervening in the trial, and just stood by and watched them playfully, dog-eat-dog.

Even Ross, who previously thought the punishment was too light, couldn't help but have a faint sneer on his lips.

What a bunch of dirty guys.

Are all Borneo provinces like this?

If it weren't for that ancient contract, the Legion would not be allowed to expand to the east of the Great Desert. The colony of the Southern Legion would stop at Yongye Port. This fat cake would never be tasted by the laymen of the civil service group.

The people who were shouting didn't care about Govinda's excuse at all. They had consciously drawn a clear line with him, made a circle around him, and stayed away from this scum.

They don't know this guy.

But I don’t know him well.

The guilt in my heart is the least when a stranger who has nothing to do with him dies.

But not everyone didn't know Govinda. There were still one or two of his subordinates among the crowd.

At this time, someone suddenly shouted.

"Not only is he a soldier of the King of Heaven, he is also a captain of ten!"

When the loud voice rang out, the crowd was in an uproar. Even a few Wilant soldiers standing on the edge of the crowd glanced at Govinda twice.

And Govinda, who was still quarreling with the crowd, his heart stopped suddenly when he heard the voice, and his face was ashen and his tongue was knotted in sophistry.

yes……

He is a captain of ten.

He almost forgot, but someone helped him remember it.

Looking at the port that looked like a vegetable market, McClun shouted impatiently.

"What are you talking about? Let's vote by a show of hands!"

Hands were raised one after another. Some people didn't want to raise their hands at first, but seeing everyone around them raising their hands, they could only mutter a word of sin silently and raised their hands too.

If you don't raise your hand now, you might be targeted by others and become the next target to be knocked down.

Regardless of whether what he said was true or half-truth, it was not worth risking your life for a rotten person.

Staying alive is the most important thing.

Nearly everyone who raised their hand thought so.

This time Govinda was completely desperate.

He didn't even resist or struggle, he just stood in the center of the stage vacated by the rats, letting the Valantian soldier come over, pick him up like a chicken and throw him aside.

"Be honest!" The Wilant man glared at him fiercely, warning him not to run away.

In fact, no warning is needed at all.

Govinda had no intention of running away, he just stood there as if he was lost.

He couldn't figure out why people wanted to identify him.

He is indeed not a good person, but at any rate he fought for the freedom of the survivors of Sailsport.

It's really strange to say why they obediently listened to those Weirant people, first digging those holes in the suburbs, and then identifying their own people here, constantly enduring humiliation.

Why can't they unite, unite again, and drive away those slave owners!

But it's too late to say that now.

Everything is over...

No!

etc! It’s not over yet!

Govinda suddenly came back to his senses and remembered that he was a captain of ten, and he was the one who was reminded by others!

How could I forget such an important thing? !

With the last glimmer of hope, he looked at the Valantian soldiers watching them beside him as if grasping a life-saving straw, and squeezed out a stiff smile from his desperate face.

"Wait, wait a minute, sir! I, I want to identify him too!"

"They say I am a captain of ten. Yes, I am indeed a captain of ten! But I can swear to you that I have never touched a Wilant person from beginning to end! I, I have evidence of alibi that night! "

"...But it's not that good for my twelve subordinates. I am a strong man who was dragged into the team by being herded into the team, but I can't control them, the real villains. I am an honest and responsible person, but they can't do it right. Did something!”

Pete looked at him and was stunned for a moment. After hearing this statement, the cigarette butt in his mouth almost fell off.

Unsure of what to do, Peter picked up the walkie-talkie and first asked his superiors for instructions. Then he took out a piece of note paper and a marker and handed them to the guy.

"Name, write it down."

Thinking that he had gotten a chance for leniency, Govinda took the things over in surprise, but soon remembered that he could not write, so he said tremblingly.

"Sir, my lord, I can't write... but, they are all people living nearby, I know where their homes are!"

Pete, who was biting his cigarette butt, gave him a disgusted look, was too lazy to talk nonsense, and took back the pen and paper in his hand.

"Read it, I'll write it."

"Okay, okay! Thank you for your hard work." Without hesitation, Govinda nodded and bowed to apologize, but the raised corners of his mouth revealed the joy in his heart, as if the gun was back in his hand.

He wrote down all the names, not only the twelve people in the team, but also everyone in other teams that he could name. He found twenty of them.

These twenty people are really big traitors and evildoers. I think they should be able to replace him, an honest man.

Govinda thought so.

The soldier took the list to the port and handed it to General McClung.

Without even looking at it, McClung asked the soldier to follow the procedure and read out the names on the list.

If the person whose name is mentioned is in this group of people, and there is always someone who knows him next to him, he will naturally "cut a line" with him and push this person out of the crowd.

Then there is the public trial that follows the same pattern, where everyone at the scene decides together whether they are guilty or not.

The final result was obvious. Without exception, those people were picked out from the crowd by the Weirant people.

Looking at the panicked faces being led out of the crowd, Govinda had a relieved and secretive smile on his face.

But soon he stopped laughing.

Those Weirant people had no intention of letting him go. He waited for a long time but did not receive the pardon for his release.

Could it be...

They had to wait until just before execution to secretly release him?

The more Govinda thought about it, the more panicked and scared she became, but she was still comforting herself.

He will definitely be released, but the timing and method must be careful. After all, he must give an explanation to those who have identified him.

If you let yourself go in front of other people, wouldn't the rules you set become a joke?

However, just as he was fantasizing in his mind, a woman who was taken out of the crowd made him panic instantly.

That was his "alibi" - the widow of his opposite family!

The woman who usually always spoke in a low voice, always spoke in a soft and thin voice, and dared not offend anyone, was now crying heartbreakingly and howling.

I don't know if she looked so heartbroken because she was about to die, or because the humiliation chasing after her had torn away her last bit of dignity.

"That slut, I recognize her! The man found a new mistress just a few months after his death!"

"Bah! This shameless thing is looking for those bandits with cloths on their arms!"

"I saw with my own eyes that people from the Heavenly King's Army went to her house!"

"It's that Govinda, right? I saw it too, and I think he even gave her a handful of dinars as a reward!"

"Are you there too?"

"How is that possible! I, I saw it outside the window! If you don't believe it, go search her house, you will definitely find it!"

"Maybe it's dirty money stolen from the port!"

"Kill her! Revenge the dead Velantans!"

To avenge the Willantians...

That moment.

Govinda felt dizzy and even forgot to breathe.

Although he was still standing at the port, he suddenly felt that he had been buried in the earth a long time ago...

…

Looking at the 3,000 people who were finally pushed out, the far-sighted eagle was speechless for a moment.

Good guy...

Ten thousand people went directly to three out of ten!

He was desperately bargaining for this group of people, but these people were desperately trying to kill their own people.

There should be very few of the remaining 7,000 people who have slipped through the net.

It is sheer nonsense to expect to escape such nonsense judgment by forming a group or other means.

In such a situation, regardless of whether they are kings or not, as long as they dare to jump out, they will be criticized in the end without exception, and the only ones who can survive are those who work hard from beginning to end.

That is, raise your hands without hesitation when you should raise your hands, shut up without hesitation when you should shut up, silently think that you are a dead person, completely blend into the crowd around you, and not be remembered by anyone, so that you can ignore it. Death comes to life.

As for the more than 3,000 people who were singled out, as he expected, some were obviously killed by mistake.

And there are quite a few.

For example, a few young men in their early twenties, or a widow in her 20s...

Seeing McClun giving him a meaningful look, the far-sighted Yingxin ignored his provocation and just silently recited Amitabha in his heart.

Three thousand is always less than ten thousand.

Besides, this is originally a matter between the legion and the empire. If it really needs to be anxious, it should be the empire that is anxious.

From the standpoint of an outsider, he has done everything he can do.

After all, there is no problem with task exchange...

…

The news of the legion's landing at Xifan Port quickly spread throughout Shizhou, and the record of killing 30,000 people in three days quickly spread to the ears of the Tianwang Army.

This news undoubtedly poured cold water on the heads of the soldiers of the Heavenly King's Army who had just breached the city.

The Legion is over!

Although most of the heavenly soldiers were surprised and didn't take it too seriously, some sober people still panicked.

Such as Eudono.

He was a member of the Lion Clan, but he was not a noble. He was even sold to a noble manor because of his poor background, and he lost his freedom ever since.

Although he was not assigned to pick cotton on the plantation because of his noble surname, and was taught reading, writing and noble etiquette by the noble master, his childhood experiences still made him full of hatred for the unequal system of the Xilan Empire.

Later, he was recommended to enter the military academy established by the Legion to aid the empire. Learning military knowledge under General McClun gave him the ambition to overthrow the empire.

It is precisely for this reason that when Janusz shouted the slogan of abolition of slavery and land distribution, he almost responded to his call without hesitation, became the first batch of local army officers to defect, and attacked the Grand Duke Sanjay. Stabbed hard in the back.

Although for some reason, Janusz does not trust those who join him halfway, this seems to be an exception for him who "comes from the same school".

After joining the Heavenly King's Army, he not only became the captain of the army, but was also kept by Janusz's side as a "strategist".

But just when he was complacent, he heard the bad news coming from the west.

As an officer trained by the Velantians, he knew very well how powerful the Legion was.

This power is not only reflected on the battlefield, but also outside the battlefield.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Vaillant people are a race born for war, and their system is designed for war.

With the strength of the Heavenly King's Army, which "doesn't even have a stable logistical supply line," there is no chance of winning against those guys.

Thinking of what the Heavenly King's Army had done in Xifan Port before, Yudano became more and more frightened as he thought about it, and finally couldn't help but find a solution that Janusz had discussed.

However, after hearing his concerns, Janusz laughed loudly, and in turn comforted him.

"Don't be too naive. There are only interests between countries. As for morality, that is a private matter. Everyone in Xifan Port has been killed. How can we still survive?"

After a pause, he continued in a slow voice.

"Besides, I have left Xifan Port to them to vent their anger. Even if they kill one and pay a hundred, six or seven hundred thousand people will definitely be enough to quell the anger of the legion."

"At least for the big shots, it's enough to give their supporters an explanation."

There was no surveillance that night, so it was not difficult to blame the dead man.

As long as a person dies, who will remember what he has done?

Those who want to keep some Valeant people as hostages are the real cowards and fools!

Is there any difference between killing 1,000 people and killing 3,000 people?

At least in Janusz's mind there was no difference.

Damn people will eventually die even if they don't dare to mess with a fly, and if they don't want to die, they have to prove that they are worthy of living!

As long as they can replace the empire and conquer Tiandu, they will be valuable to the legion!

Keep him as a hostage?

What a big joke!

Is he doing a kidnapping business?

Objectively speaking, his subordinates are indeed full of people who have only a bunch of mush in their heads and lack clear programs and interests. However, as the king of heaven, he has them!

What he wants to do is to commit rebellion!

It's subversive!

It's usurpation!

He must use the most filthy charges to tie everyone to his chariot, so that they can only dare to bet that he can win in the end, otherwise no one will survive!

As for historical evaluation and liquidation, that will happen after the demise of his new empire.

Now even Xilan is still breathing a sigh of relief. Who will have to deal with his problems?

Now is his time, it is time for him to liquidate Xi Lan's sins, including the empire's persecution of the Yue people and so on!

As long as they win in the end, the uprising at Sailsail is a glorious change!

Upon hearing Janusz's words, a drop of cold sweat instantly broke out on Yudono's forehead, standing in front of him.

He mostly turned a blind eye to Janusz's ruthless attacks. After all, how can there be any change without bloodshed?

However, after hearing what this guy said, his heart still couldn't help but tremble.

This guy……

It had actually been planned from the beginning to use those 6 to 7 million people to bury more than 3,000 Weiland residents!

In this guy's eyes, what on earth is a human being? !

Livestock?

How could the words "liberate the slaves of Borneo" come out of his mouth.

And everyone, including myself, actually believed it!

Yudono finally remembered those things that he had selectively forgotten.

Including the piles of bones piled at the city gate, including the noble women who were taken into the account by Janusz to play with, or given as rewards to his subordinates...

He suddenly realized that his back was covered with sweat, and his voice trembled unconsciously.

"But what if the interests of the Weiland people are to kill us all..."

Janusz curled his lips in disdain.

"The probability is not impossible, but the alliance, enterprises and colleges will not sit back and watch the legion continue to expand eastward for any reason. This is the bottom line they set in the last war. Even the legion must seriously consider the benefits of crossing the red line. and risk.”

"Furthermore, you might as well guess why the landed Wilantes didn't continue to march. Could it be that they couldn't guess what we left them with? Even if they couldn't guess, those weaklings of the city defense army Don’t you have a mouth?”

"I even dare to tell you that there must be more than just frontline officers like centurions or thousands of captains coming ashore this time. There must be real big shots coming with them."

"That guy knows it very well. Maybe he has already used the chips we left him to act!"

He could even guess that maybe this matter hadn't reached Triumph City yet, and was detained at some point along the way.

Someone is waiting for his results.

Although he doesn't know who that adult is, he can be sure that conquering the sky is his only way to survive!

Thinking that it was almost time to rest for a day, Janusz patted his knee with his right hand, stood up from the chair in the city lord's palace, stared at his subordinates standing at the door of the room and gave instructions.

"Pass my order to the Lion King, Horse King, Leopard King, Tiger King, and Ox King to assemble at the border of Niu State!"

"At the same time, I will send an order to all the troops under my command to set off immediately! Attack Tiandu!"

"Yes!" The officer immediately gave a military salute and ran down in a hurry.

Walking up to the sweating military advisor, Janusz had a cheerful smile on his face and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"...I will leave the Lion City to you. This is our rear area. Please guard it until we receive good news from us!"

Is this my certificate of submission?

The Heavenly King's Army is not an ordinary army, but an avalanche caused by an earthquake.

There is no rear for this kind of army. Morale and supplies all depend on grabbing them along the way!

As for the Lion City...

To put it nicely, it is the rear area; to put it worse, it is just a stone standing in the leg of the legion.

Like the city defense troops of Xifan Port, they were all left behind to "cut off the rear"!

Yudono, who had woken up, understood everything now.

He should have guessed that this cunning wolf guy would not trust him so easily, and he finally understood the reason why he promoted him to be the captain of ten thousand men.

This guy knew he had no way out.

There was no way or chance for him to surrender to the pile of heads at the city gate.

After swallowing hard, Yudono could only nod his stiff head and take the hot potato, even though he was reluctant.

"yes……"

…

At the same time that the Heavenly King's army marched eastward, the royal family of the Xilan Empire immediately issued a "Northern Hunting" order after urgently "mobilizing" the conscripts in Shizhou.

The summons was written carelessly, even perfunctorily.

To put it simply, His Majesty has not visited the northern states for a long time, so he asked the princes from all over the northern states to prepare the palace where His Majesty will stay, the expenses for his family and servants, etc.

However, the order is written like this, but at this juncture of war and chaos, everyone in the sky can see what is the true intention of His Majesty in issuing this order.

The three states of Dog, Sheep, and Bird in the north were thrown into a panic by this order. They had no idea that His Majesty the Emperor was coming, and they really made serious preparations.

As for the Huzhou and Leopard States in the east, they are all rich and powerful, and they have their own spies in Tiandu.

As soon as they heard the edict, the local warlord immediately sent a telegram to the palace diligently, and the telegram could be summarized as - "Your Majesty, come to me!", "Your Majesty, run to me!"

Even Mammoth State, which was confronting the Gray Wolf Army, got into the fun and sent a telegram to Tiandu - "Your Majesty, look at me, I have an elephant here."

As for the southernmost Shezhou, since it was at the bottom of the empire's finances, it knew that His Majesty would not come, so it remained silent.

Although Xiangzhou in the central part is still relatively wealthy, it is on the edge of Niuzhou after all. Niuzhou is the next one to lose, so the local nobles did not say anything.

As for the parts of Lowell Prefecture that were managed by the Tiger State and Leopard State warlords, the nominal state capital was still in Golden Gallen Harbor, and there was not even a governor, so they also remained silent and continued working on their sewing machines.

Of course Wu Tuo couldn't listen to the deceit of the warlords in the east, but he didn't really run north. Instead, he played a trick of "sounding north and attacking east".

He first asked a team of people to escort the prince and the concubines in the harem out of the north gate.

As for himself, he secretly sneaked out of the east gate with the queen, his beloved concubine, the prince who had no inheritance rights, and a group of servants and confidants, and boarded the royal merchant ship waiting by the Yongliu River.

The eggs cannot all be put in one basket. Although the Wutuo was relieved after leaving the palace, he also tragically prepared for the worst in his heart.

If he unfortunately dies or is detained while passing through the warlord's territory, the throne will be inherited by the prince who actually went to "hunt in the north".

But fortunately, the Xilan Empire still has a breath of life in the end and is not really dead.

Even though the majesty of the royal family has been wiped out, no one dared to stop this royal merchant ship, which was flying with the double-knife flag on a green background and the royal emblem, on its way to Golden Gallen Port.

This is true even in waters controlled by warlords.

Maybe those warlords didn't expect that their Majesty would really run towards them.

In this way, after two days and two nights of sailing, Wu Tuo, who was full of anxiety, finally slipped into the land full of humiliation as a "stowaway" without any risk.

At this moment, most residents of Golden Gallen Port still don’t know that their “respected” emperor has come to see them by boat...