boyutpedia Chapter 273 His Majesty's Order
Chapter 273 His Majesty's Order
The last 3,000 or so resisting vassal soldiers were all surrounded.
The commander was seriously injured, and the others panicked and laid down their weapons and surrendered one by one. No one wanted to die.
Everyone was arrested.
Ning Yi even ordered that all those who were seriously injured should be killed.
Looking at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, anyone who couldn't get up was stabbed to death with a spear.
This group of thousands of vassal soldiers were frightened so much that their faces turned pale.
After collecting all the weapons and armor, there were still hundreds of carriages and cargoes of various kinds, and Ning Yi put them all into storage.
It's all his. These vassal soldiers had so many high-quality weapons and armor, yet they wasted them all and only knew how to flirt with the barbarians. It was such a loss.
Pick out all the hundreds of officers among these thousands of people.
Ning Yi personally walked up to the general who was covered in several arrows.
The general was being supported by someone, and he was still very angry: "Sixth Prince, if you act like this, the princes of the world will not forgive you."
Qin Haifeng went up and kicked him.
The personal guards around him immediately shouted to help him: "General, General."
Ning Yi said coldly: "Even if you are the soldiers of the vassal king, you are still the soldiers of the Great Wu Kingdom."
"But you, the others, watched the people on the border being massacred by the barbarians without helping them, and even did business with them."
"You are a bunch of traitors, you deserve to be cut into pieces. Don't worry, this prince doesn't need to wait for King Liang's revenge. This prince will personally raid his lair in the future."
Ning Yi hated this group of vassal soldiers so much that he naturally would not show mercy.
The order was issued on the spot: "All officers, behead them all."
A group of soldiers quickly surrounded these hundreds of people.
This frightened the surrendering generals.
"Sixth Prince, we have surrendered. Please don't kill us."
"It's the generals who forbade us to fight. It's none of our business."
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince is in danger."
But what awaited them was waves of spear stabbings.
Even if they cursed and begged for mercy, it was of no use.
The remaining several thousand vassal soldiers were in great turmoil.
These were the generals who usually commanded them, and they were all killed.
Then Ning Yi looked at the rioting soldiers and said, "All the generals' personal guards, pull them out."
Soon a group of soldiers were dragged out screaming and shouting. This time, almost seven or eight hundred people were dragged out.
Most of the personal soldiers were injured while protecting their generals, and not many were left.
This time, they were killed one by one in front of the other soldiers, without any mercy, and the massacre continued.
Ning Yi even asked his servant to do the fighting himself, saying that a soldier who does not shed blood or kill people is not a good soldier.
Some of the servants were nervous and were forced to be pushed and stabbed. Only by killing people could they have the courage to fight.
The remaining 3,000 ordinary soldiers were all extremely nervous.
They saw with their own eyes that the personal soldiers who screamed for mercy and even wanted to resist were killed without mercy one by one.
Some people knelt down crying, and others knelt down crying and begging for mercy one after another. They were all scared to death.
Ning Yi finally spoke: "Everyone register, name, family, and be labeled as a criminal soldier."
"When you encounter a barbarian, be the first to fight. If anyone dares not to fight, kill them."
"My family will also be prosecuted by the imperial court as traitors, and their entire family will be confiscated and exterminated."
This group of vassal soldiers are just ordinary soldiers from various places. It is normal for them to eat food and serve in the army.
They didn't care which prince's troops they came from. They only knew that the emperor was greater than the princes.
If their families were really hunted down by the imperial court, their property confiscated and their clans exterminated, who among them would not be afraid?
Unlike a group of military officers, they knew very well that it was the princes, not the emperor, who truly decided the life and death of their families.
On the contrary, a group of vassal soldiers who can't read a single word don't understand these principles.
They only knew that the prince in front of them was terrifying. He had killed so many people, and it was already a blessing that they could stay.
Ning Yi is cruel, and he must be cruel.
For several days in a row, soldiers from the vassal kings continued to arrive and did the same thing.
Except for some cavalry who managed to break through and escape, all others were killed.
Some even surrendered collectively without any resistance, but Ning Yi still dragged out all the officers and slaughtered them in public.
He hated this group of vassal soldiers so much that he would never let them go.
Since you are unwilling to fight the barbarians on the border, then leave your lives here.
This group of vassal soldiers retreated staggeringly without any worry, because they knew that the barbarian army would never be able to attack them by force.
But who could have imagined that the Sixth Prince would actually kill the soldiers of the vassal kings in front of Hushan Pass.
In just a few days, the number of criminal troops of the vassal kings had reached 20,000.
After they were reorganized and disbanded, there were ordinary soldiers from various vassal kings among them.
Anyone who dares to disobey or run away will be killed.
There are also rewards for reporting, and some may even be promoted to officers.
This suddenly made the criminal soldiers, who were already frightened, have sharp eyes all day long.
Anyone who dares to talk nonsense or discuss things behind people's backs will be reported immediately.
Those who were promoted to military officers were even more loyal to Ning Yi. This was an official position given by Ning Yi, not by their vassal kings.
What's more, Ning Yi managed to gather three thousand elite cavalrymen from this group of vassal soldiers.
After killing the officers and then disbanding and reorganizing the troops, the effect was surprisingly good.
Qin Haifeng was speechless and tried to persuade him, "Your Highness, if you do this, all the princes will collectively oppose it."
"What's there to worry about?" Ning Yi said leisurely, "Their own soldiers and horses were doing business with the barbarians. If they were caught, shouldn't they be killed?"
"If they dare, they can rebel. We have the old guys watching over them. What are they afraid of?"
Qin Haifeng understood that this master had simply thrown all this trouble to the emperor.
Similarly, Ning Yi also captured several caravans from aristocratic families. No need to say anything, just kill them all.
No matter who they shout about whose family they are, they will be killed without mercy and all the supplies will be put into storage.
When the Dongfang family arrived, it was a member of the Dongfang family who led the team personally.
Looking at their hundreds of carriages and four thousand guards.
Ning Yi gave an order and forced them all to surrender.
The Dongfang family's shopkeeper was anxious: "Your Highness, our clan leader said that we are family."
Ning Yi despised his own people in his heart.
But now is not the time to take action against the Dongfang family.
"Of course this prince knows." Ning Yi said leisurely, "But His Majesty personally issued the order."
"If we encounter the Dongfang family caravan, we will kill them without mercy."
"This prince has no choice. The entire army is watching. However, this prince can let you go. I am taking this risk for the Empress's sake. However, the supplies, weapons and armor must be confiscated. Of course, it is His Majesty who confiscates them."
"Go back and tell Dongfang Wang that His Majesty is extremely angry right now. He should restrain himself for now, otherwise His Majesty will kill him. After the barbarians are driven away, it won't be too late to make a fortune."
Ning Yi blamed all the problems on the emperor. If you, the emperor, don’t take the blame at this time, who will? If you want to hate someone, hate the old guy.