But these Manichaeans are another matter entirely. These poor people are just the unfortunate ones involved in this game. If killing them on the battlefield can be said to be human survival instinct, then now Zhang Du What the prison did could only be described as out-and-out massacre. Zhou Ping's inner sense of morality cannot be justified. "Brother Zhou!" "In custody!" Zhou Ping turned around, and it was Xue Liangyu and Li Bao who were speaking. Seeing the worried looks on their faces, Zhou Ping felt a warmth in his heart, no matter how different he was from their inner world. Huge differences, but after all, they still care about themselves sincerely. Compared to this, what are those differences important? "There are too many people inside, and two more charcoal stoves have been burned. The smell is too strong, I came out for some fresh air!" Zhou Ping covered it up with a smile. "It's a bit!" At this time, a cold wind blew, and Xue Liangyu shivered: "Brother Zhou, let's go in, it's so cold outside! It's strange. It is said that Xiuzhou is much warmer than our hometown in Anyang, but I Why do I feel a chill going into my bones? " "Although it's not as cold as Anyang here, the humidity in the south is just as uncomfortable!" Zhou Ping was made to laugh by Xue Liangyu's appearance: "Looking at you like this, you still want to go. "Zheng Yan!" Five rounds, if it weren't for bad luck, how could the head of the thief Chen Antian get someone else's turn? " "Okay, I'll let you take the lead next time!" Zhou Ping smiled and patted Xue Liangyu's thick shoulder. This guy just turned ten. The burly body of Jiu's young man seemed to be full of energy, always looking for opportunities to burst out. With a sharp friction sound of metal and hard wood, the inner city gate of the urn city was slowly pushed open, and a group of officers and soldiers walked in cautiously. The city was already dead silent, and more than a thousand corpses were lying in the urn city. In the small space inside, especially at the gate opening to the outside of the city, corpses were piled up on top of each other. Bloody palm prints were everywhere on the walls and gates. They were attempts to break open the city gate or climb the city wall with bare hands. Although the traces left by the escaping Manichaeans have changed over time, it is not difficult to imagine the tragic situation of hundreds of people struggling to survive here not long ago. "Tsk, tsk!" A veteran exclaimed, instinctively avoiding the corpses on the ground. The southern Forbidden Army like them had not seen fighting for decades, let alone such a miserable scene. ¡°Don¡¯t be coy, move the bodies away quickly so that cars can move in and out!¡± the team leader behind scolded. "Okay!" The old soldier was yelled by the superior, and then he hurriedly used his spear to push the corpses on the ground to make way for him. The civilians pushing the chicken cart came in, pulled out the arrows from the corpses, and then Move the body on the ground to the car. "Hey, why bother! If you don't believe it, you must believe in Manichaeism. Now you have lost your life and property!" The veteran sighed as he looked at the corpse on the ground. Zhong Zhe'an stuffed his right hand into his mouth so that he would not roar out of excessive anger. Less than half an hour ago, these corpses on the ground were living, breathing and talking companions, but now they have turned into cold corpses. And those executioners now choose to move them to the chicken bus like a pile of firewood. At this time, Zhong Zhe'an suddenly felt a warm and salty liquid flow into his mouth. It turned out that he had bitten his right hand subconsciously, but for some reason, he did not feel any pain at all. The footsteps of the peasants came this way. Zhong Zhe'an closed his eyes, tensed his muscles, and tried his best to make his body feel like a corpse. Finally, two peasants used iron hooks to hook up his body, and then hooked it up. Chicken bus. After a while, Zhong Zhe'an followed the two corpses out of the city gate and fell into a ditch. Then he pushed away the body on his body, climbed out of the ditch as fast as possible, and jumped up before the farmer, who was stunned by the sight in front of him, made a sound. He threw the opponent to the ground and bit his throat hard. "Help, help!" Zhong Zhe'an felt the huge resistance under his body, and his strength was passing away quickly. Suddenly, as a warm and salty liquid poured into his mouth, the resistance under his body weakened. After a while, Zhong Zhe'an got up from the corpse, searched for the dry food on the corpse, swallowed it, turned around and fled away. When the main force of the peasant army led by Fang Qifei arrived at Xiuzhou City, it was already noon on the third day. Obviously this new enemy learned the lessons of the previous loser. He did not rush to approach Xiuzhou City, but asked his soldiers to dig trenches and build earthen fortresses as a basis for the next attack on Xiuzhou City. When Zhou Ping got the news, he knew??This battle will never be easy to win again. "In custody, the Mani thieves have just arrived and have not yet established a stable footing. In the end, the general is willing to go to the White Envoy to investigate hard!" Xue Liangyu said loudly. Zhou Ping frowned and did not answer immediately. The so-called "Tabai" was a name for scouts during the Tang and Song Dynasties in my country. The Tabai envoys were officers who commanded the scouts. Their tasks were generally to search for paths and explore. Understand the enemy's situation. In the order of the army in the Song Dynasty, the Tabai Army was at the front, followed by the Chu Feng, Ce Xianfeng, You Yi and other troops. Generally speaking, the Tabai Army selected generals who were strong, brave, wise and courageous, and Hard detection means armed reconnaissance. Xue Liangyu was the first to jump out and ask for a fight. He was afraid that someone else would take away his first victory this time. "The last general is also willing to serve as a Tabai envoy!" "The last general is also willing to go!" Li Cheng, Yang Zaixing and others also came out to ask for a fight. At this time, Zhou Ping made a gesture to indicate that he should stand down and said: "You all stand down. Rest, I¡¯m not going to send anyone to forcefully investigate this time!¡± ¡°custody¡ª¡± Xue Liangyu was about to continue, when Zhou Ping stood up and said in a deep voice, ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to our ability to defend Xiuzhou City when we went south, I will take care of you! I brought you to Jiangnan, hoping to bring back all of you!" At this point, he turned and walked out of the tent. Suzhou, the governor¡¯s office was silent. This place was originally a famous garden, but it was later occupied by the government. The governor also spent a lot of effort on it, and it was decorated with flowers. On weekdays, literati and ladies walked through it, and it was quite elegant. However, at this time, the garden was filled with sentries every three steps and one sentry every five steps. They were full of tall victorious army sergeants wearing iron armor. They were full of chills, and the original aura of luxury and tranquility in the garden was completely gone. "Taiwei! A report of victory came from Xiuzhou. Wang Tong's army led the army to defeat tens of thousands of bandit vanguards, beheading more than 4,000 people, including more than 100 big and small leaders, Jiazhangshanji! It's just-" Wang Zhen paused slightly here. After a moment, I carefully looked at the expression of the man above me. I saw that the man was nearly 20 years old, with a tall build, a dark complexion, dozens of short beards growing under his chin, and his eyes were slightly closed, leaning on the beard. Above him, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, he was Tong Guan, the eunuch who led the secret envoy and also served as the envoy of Jianghuai, Jingzhe and Xuanzhi. "Just what?" "It's just that Fang La sent General Fang Qifei to lead a hundred thousand troops to resettle. They are outnumbered and the situation is extremely urgent. Please also ask the Taiwei to quickly send a large army to rescue and save the people in the city from the fire!" "Save the city. The people are in the water and fire? I think it is to save his prince Wu from the water and fire!" Tong Guan opened his eyes, took the letter from Wang Zhen, read it again, and said with a sneer: "Xiao generals went out to fight in the city with loyalty. After dozens of formations were broken, the bandit army was full of nonsense. How many soldiers were there in Xiuzhou City? How could they still fight for more than a day? They didn't need to fight. They were exhausted just standing there wearing iron armor. A rotten scholar who doesn¡¯t know how to fight can¡¯t even lie. If Prince Wu didn¡¯t falsely report his military exploits, then his ability to defeat the Mani thieves this time must have nothing to do with him!¡± Wang Zhen smiled and said, ¡°What the Taiwei said is true. However, it is common for these meritorious service documents to be exaggerated! Wang Tongjun has been in Jiangnan for a long time and has never seen any weapons, so it is naturally too much. But now that the cities have fallen, he is the only one who not only defends Xiuzhou City, but also fights back. After all, it is a good thing to get rid of the Mani thieves. Let¡¯s talk about comforting the Holy Heart!¡± Tong Guan had a look of resentment on his face when he heard what Wang Zhen said. As Wang Zhen said, the biggest headache for generals who have led troops in wars from ancient times to the present is often not how to defeat the enemy, but how to deal with the suspicious emperor and slanderous political opponents in the rear court. Although Tong Guan was an eunuch, he could not escape this law as long as he led troops. Although he, Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and others were called the "Six Thieves", it did not mean that he was in unity with the other five. On the contrary, these six people are just uniting for profit, and they will naturally divide for profit. Tong Guan has been in the field of power for more than 20 years, how can he not understand this truth? During the Fangla Rebellion, Song Huizong appointed him as the envoy of Jianghuai, Jingzhe and Xuanzhi in one fell swoop, giving him temporary powers of disposal. He also gave him all the 150,000 troops originally prepared to conquer Liao. The most important thing is that in order to calm the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, he will create a bureau and stop the "Hua Shi Gang" as soon as he takes office. Although Song Huizong pinched his nose and admitted it, Tong Guan was very aware of the easy nature of his master. Now in order to put down the Fang La Rebellion, he would naturally admit anything. The political opponents outside the palace will never stand by and watch. At that time, the official will definitely not stand up for him like Wei Wenhou did. Wang Ziwu's report document does not care whether it is true or false, so he can always block those. Birdman's mouth. "Hey! The affairs of the country are so difficult!" Tong Guan sighed and said, "It's too bad that those treacherous people in the court don't know the principle of working together as one, and -" At this point, Tong Guan's voice stopped, obviously He felt that it was not appropriate to talk about the official's faults in front of his confidants.