"Let them suffer less!" Liu Chong added as he watched Zhen Da leave. This was the only thing he could do now. It would be good to reduce their pain before they died.
"Yes!" Zhen Da's voice came from outside the tent and gradually disappeared.
It was late at night, and more than four hours had passed since the end of the battle. In the middle of the brightly lit camp, hundreds of people were digging with all their might. They thought that they were digging a pit to bury their comrades, but they did not know that it was a grave prepared for themselves.
The pit gradually formed, and Cao Cao's corpses were thrown in one after another. The captives who were still at the bottom of the pit started to move with all their might. They were only a little bit away from the depth they were given. Once they dug this deep, they could get out.
Obviously, their hopes were about to be dashed. Just as they were trying their best to complete the mission, Liu Chong's soldiers had already surrounded the pit. These soldiers were all holding bows and crossbows. The arrows could be fired at any time.
Sensing the strange atmosphere, the Cao army at the bottom of the pit gradually stopped moving. One by one, everyone knew what was going to happen. They had done this before. Perhaps there was no army that had not done it before. Tonight, it would happen to them.
To Zhenda's surprise, the captives stood there quietly. They didn't resist or cry. They just looked at the soldiers standing by the pit. The atmosphere became tense. The air was filled with the smell of death. Some of them came from the dead bodies, and more of them were the despairing smell from the dying people.
"Kill them!" A loud shout came from the pit. It was Zhen Da's voice. He was resolute and decisive. He would show no mercy to his enemies regardless of whether they had laid down their weapons or not.
"Sou!"
"Sou! Whoosh!"
"Sou! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Hundreds of crossbow bolts left the bowstrings and shot into the bodies of the captives mercilessly. The screams of the captives before they died kept echoing from the bottom of the pit! The soldiers who were shooting did not have the excitement of destroying the enemy. They shot the arrows in their hands numbly. The duty of a soldier was to obey. Although they sympathized with the sufferings of these people, they could not oppose or question the orders of their superiors.
After a volley of arrows, there were no longer any Cao soldiers left standing in the crater. Blood continued to flow out from the places where they had been shot. The blood of over 300 people dyed the entire crater red, forming a real blood pool. The stench of blood rose to the sky. Even Liu Chong's soldiers, who had undergone strict training, turned pale. In fact, this was just the beginning. When they experienced more life and death situations, they would realize that this was nothing.
They were all dead. The entire massacre had only taken a breath, and hundreds of lives had disappeared before their eyes.
"Buried!" Zhen Da's order was simple and clear. Now, they needed to wipe out all traces of this place to prevent the Cao army from discovering them.
This place was surrounded by mountains and rivers. It should be said that it was a place with good feng shui. Dying here could be considered a worthy death!
Soon, the entire pit was filled up. The soldiers stepped on it tightly to prevent wild beasts from digging up the corpses and enjoying them. They also brought some old soil from nearby and covered it up. The empty space returned to its original state. At least on the surface, it was no different from the surrounding plots.
After doing all this, the entire camp returned to peace. There was not much time left.
At the same time, Liu Chong was reading the important information Sun Shou had obtained from Xiahou Liang and the others. It was similar to what they had learned before. There were indeed 100,000 people in the Cao army camp. However, what made Liu Chong feel a little more at ease was that although the Cao army was still full of fierce generals, the real marshals such as the Xiahou brothers and Cao Ren were not in the camp. Moreover, the Cao army did not have any cavalry. Only Cao Cao's personal guards had a cavalry unit of more than 1,000 people, and the rest were infantry.
Cao Cao's army did not have enough food and grass, and the grain stored in the camp could only last for about ten days. If there was no new grain transported over, and it was winter now, even if they collected grain in the Chen Country, the common people would not have any surplus grain other than a small amount of food. In this way, Cao Cao's army would not get much, and could only hold on for a few more days. Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Liang to transport another batch of grain to the camp within three days, otherwise, they would not be able to take Chen County, or the war would be delayed for a few more days. The Cao army would be in danger of running out of food.
The bad news was that Yangxia had a large number of defenders, five thousand of them. Mao Jie, Cao Cao's subordinate, was in charge. Moreover, there were thirty thousand troops from Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren stationed in Chenliu County, which was close to the Chen Kingdom. Even if the surprise attack on Yangxia succeeded and the Cao army's provisions were burned, Liu Chong would be facing an even stronger opponent. He was likely to be surrounded by the Cao army.
Liu Chong still had some impression of Mao Jie. During the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao had fallen into a trap and killed Cai Mao. After Zhang Yun, it was Mao Jie and Yu Jin who had replaced him as the Navy Commander. A person who could be chosen by Cao Cao to be the Navy Commander should not be too bad!
"Sun Shou, you've done well. I'll give you a credit first and reward you later!”Since they were already here, there was no turning back. They could only brace themselves and move forward. Although the difference in strength was huge, there were advantages to being small. It was easier to turn the boat around and more flexible. It was easier to penetrate the gaps between the enemy, find a chance to fight, and defeat the enemy in one blow. Thinking of this, Liu Chong put down his burden and praised.
For people who did well, they should often praise them and let them know that what they did was recognized. This was especially true for people like Skinny Monkey.
"Thank you, my lord!" After receiving Liu Chong's praise, Sun Shou quickly thanked him, feeling like he was a close friend.
"Yes! You should rest early too! You still have to leave early tomorrow morning. He also sent people to inform Shao Fei and ordered the rear troops to rush here before 12:00. It didn't matter even if the horses ran to death. Otherwise, they would be punished according to military law!”Liu Chong instructed.
"Understood!"
Tomorrow would be a new beginning. What awaited Liu Chong was another new opponent.
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