The vast battlefield came to an end at night.

The spots of flames were shaking in the night wind. Occasionally, the roar of wild beasts came from the mountains, and occasionally the sound of eating flesh and blood came from the grass. In the shallow tributary of the Liao River, the bodies were undulating and leaning against the shore, and the undead moaned in pain, rising and falling with the waves.

The night was as dark as water. The soldiers who fought for the Liaodong military camp south of the battlefield were exhausted and rested in the tent. The patrol soldiers maintained the silence of the camp. They immediately stopped the comrades who suddenly screamed in their sleep, or killed them on the spot.

In the largest tent in the middle, Gongsun Du took off his armor and wore only a regular suit and was drinking and talking to Gongsun Zhi opposite him. From time to time, he burst into laughter and talked about the future situation in Liaodong.

"... Now the Xianbei has been dead in name only. If someone escapes by luck, it will be difficult to cause any storm. Governor Gongsun pacified our Liaodong alien race in one battle and thanked the people for their resignation. Two months ago, the imperial court accepted his order and appointed me as the mighty general and the Marquis of Yongning Township. However, the Xianbei and Wuhuan were in chaos and the situation was critical, so they did not accept it easily. Now that the military affairs have been settled, the people can live and work in peace. I deserve it again... Hahaha... Come on, drink a cup of wine!"

"Queen Marquis, please!"

The lights were dim, and the shadows of the two were reflected on the tent. Both of them were tall and tall. They looked crowded after sitting a few tables. The drink was as smooth as their short beards. Gongsun Zhi put down the empty cup, looked at the figure in the first place, and silently said nothing. He wanted to call the other party to the wolf cavalry's station before, but Gongsun Du refused to set up a banquet in his tent and asked Gongsun Zhi to come over, probably because he was cautious.

"Have the Xianghou forgotten the idea when he sent someone to Shanggu County? What did a mere village marquis do? At present, the Xianbei and Wuhuan have completely declined. Only Fuyu in the foothills of northern Liaoning and Goguryeo east of Lelang County will be left. At that time, we will rely on the reputation of the Xianghou in Liaodong to intimidate these little girls and guard the Han territory."

"What the governor said is reasonable. Guarding the Han territory is the duty of my Han officials." Gongsun Du smiled, leaned his body forward slightly, and whispered: "Will the governor agree to Du's title of king?"

"Why don't you agree?" Gongsun Zhi took a copper spoon and scooped the wine from the pot of warm wine on the ground. "The village marquis remediates the rich people of Liaodong, which shocked all foreign races and allowed the people to enjoy peace. I wish the north would be governed by our Gongsun family. Are you right?"

"Not distinguishing each other?"

"The word Gongsun cannot write other words."

"A few years ago, the governor said that the two families in Liaodong and Youbeiping were united into one. I thought they were just talking casually." Gongsun Du pondered for a moment, nodded, poured wine, picked up the cup and stood up, "The two families are united into one, and naturally there is no harm in all kinds of benefits. However, if I am the only one who is the king, how can the governor deal with it?"

Gongsun Zhi also stood up and brought the wine to the other party and ran into the other party: "Of course I have to ask Cao Cao for it... but sooner or later."

"Hahaha"

"Ha ha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed, drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Gongsun Du sat back with a smile, stroked his big hand over his beard, and focused his head: "The governor is generous, then I won't refuse, but there is something that needs to be considered with the governor."

"What the Xianghou is talking about the 40,000 Xianbei cavalry who surrendered?" Gongsun Zhi looked at him and gently tapped his fingertips on the table. "The Xianghou probably wants to ask for it to enrich the army? But the Xianghou knows that if it is not my race, his heart will be different. It can be used for a while, but how can it be filled into the ranks of Han soldiers and generals with me? You can take the war horses, but people cannot..."

His hand spread out and pressed against several tables, and he looked forward. His eyes became fierce in the lights: "...Do you understand?" At the first place, Gongsun Du sat there, with a smile on his face, and waved his hand: "I understand! I understand! The governor thought far, because I was not considerate well, so I can't ignore it, but I always have a member of the war horses in Liaodong, right? But... can you ask, how the governor is going to deal with these 40,000 surrendered soldiers?"

The wind ran past outside, squeezed into the curtain, the lights swayed, and the voice fell coldly: "...kill them all."

"Since the governor is determined, then do it like this... The matter is almost done. Come on, the governor, eat and drink."

After exchanging all opinions, the two of them chatted about other things. After a while, Gongsun Zhi got up and left. Gongsun Du followed him and walked out of the tent one after another.

Outside, a group of people were waiting. Dian Wei and Li Ke put away their weapons and walked away from Gongsun Kang. They held the dagger's hand and retracted their cuffs without any trace. They came over to escort the leader who was stroking out to walk outside the military camp. Gongsun Kang rubbed his arms and walked towards his father with a pale face. "The two people around this white wolf are a little powerful. Zhang Nian wanted to take their weapons, but they were knocked over by the giant man with one punch."

"It's okay, the matter has been negotiated, we want half of the war horse." Gongsun Du watched the figure in front of him leave, his face gradually sinking, becoming serious, without the previous chats and laughter.

Gongsun Kang loosened his shoulders and then asked, "What will my father do with the jars of good wine that Gongsun Zhi sent?"

Gongsun Du turned his head to look at him, then recruited a guard, then found someone to bring a jar, scoop it into a spoon and hand it to the guard's mouth: "Drink it."

"Yes!" The soldier did not frown, and took the spoon and swallowed it in big mouthfuls. After a while, he did not see any poisoning reaction. Gongsun Du asked someone to seal the wine and waved his hand to remove the wine. "Since it is not poisonous, then take it back and use it when I officially become the king."

His voice was heroic, and with the night wind, the endless darkness drifted away. Time flies. When the east is white and a ray of light shines on the clouds, the sound of trumpets blows in the sky and the silent military camp becomes restless. Soon after, a large number of bound figures in the two camps seemed to be walking out. In the faint sky light, you can also feel the outline of tens of thousands of people walking around.

An unknown breath was faintly revealed in the air.

Infantry and cavalry escorted batches of prisoners from two directions, spreading all over the mountains and fields. From time to time, you could hear the abstraction of the whip in the air, accompanied by shrill crying. Some people noticed the unusual atmosphere and tried hard to break free from the ropes. They were discovered by the patrolling wolf cavalry, shot to death with an arrow and dragged it to the ground. The prisoners walking forward and back dragged the bodies towards the Liaohe River.

The skylight spread out on the ground, a large number of cavalry began to rush out of the camp, and the Liaodong infantry all lined up to crush them from the side. There was still water mist on the bank of the Liao River. As the 40,000 prisoners stumbled over, the mist was pushed and dispersed. The black prisoners stood up in a hurry. Some people closed their eyes with their fate, and some struggled to struggle to tighten the ropes on their bodies, shouting wildly and crying. Gongsun Zhi rode Jueying and Gongsun Du side by side. After looking at the sky, he raised his hand.

"Kill!" He issued an order.

The wolf's throat blew in the buzzing noise.

Below, someone heard the signal and ran towards the captive, waved the flag in his hand. The wolf rider, who was originally waiting for the sword, opened his bow on his back, walked around the captive, and ran with the arrows in the barrel on his back.

Then, pull the bow and arrow

The moment the first bowstring collapsed, the buzzing sound of the strings in the air spread out, and countless black shadows rose densely into the sky, dripping through a long arc, and then covering it... bang bang bang... puff puff... dense arrows fell, and countless blood flowers bloomed in shrill screams on the human body and on the soil. Large areas of the originally standing figure fell down by arrows. Some happened to have broken ropes and had a few arrows on their bodies running wildly towards the Liaohe River.

Liaodong soldiers, who had been preventing, chased after them with swords, pressed the prisoners who wanted to escape to the ground, chopped off their heads with one knife, and soon they returned to the slaughter site and began to finish the corpses one by one.

The smell of blood is everywhere, floating here.

"Forty thousand people... It's a pity to kill them." Dian Wei said with regret in his arms holding the double halberds.

Gongsun Zhi nodded, "It's a pity that Pinggang's food and grass are not enough for us to accept these prisoners..." He looked at Gongsun Du not far away, "...but it can't be handed over to Gongsun Du, otherwise his son will expand in a few years."

"His son?"

"There is mercury at the bottom of the wine jar... If he drinks it, he will probably not last for many days this year." Gongsun Zhi tied the war horses and the massacre was nothing good at. "Put it down and prepare to go back to Pinggang, wait for Bailang Mountain and the Xianbei herders to come over and take the camp back to Shanggu County together."

Dian Wei, Li Ke bowed: "Yes."

"...The next step is Yuan Shao."
Chapter completed!