The cracking of the ice on the Weishui River caused the battle to quickly enter the final stage, which was the rapid collapse stage of the Xiliang Army.

First of all, it is naturally the damage caused by the cracking of the ice surface.

Heavy armor and bodies, sharp weapons and broken ice, and war horses and soldiers with a strong desire to survive are all stirred in the cold Wei water. In this case, if you don't struggle, you are waiting for death, but any struggle based on survival will

It can only accelerate bleeding and death. At the same time, the people behind who have already stepped on the ice are unable to control their bodies at all. They are almost pushed and continue to fall into the ice cave, joining and further expanding the flesh and blood.

Blender-like... scene.

For a time, the red blood and clear river water, the swarming soldiers, the shining ice, the sunset in the distance and the restless battlefield formed a scene that was frightening and deafening.

Not to mention Huangfu Song who was on the east side of the battlefield was shocked, but Lu Bu who had arrived in Chencang City in the west and hurried back to look for Han Sui to perform meritorious service was also shocked on the spot, standing by the Wei River and not daring to move... In fact, he couldn't help it.

The two of them behaved like this. There was really nothing they could do about it. No matter whether they were famous commanders with strong command or brave warriors, they all looked so small in front of the power of nature.

If Lu Fengxian was in the ice cave at this time, would he be able to survive?

If Huangfu Yizhen was the general opposite, would he be able to control the situation?

In fact, both of them felt frightened at this moment, and then their hands and feet became cold.

The Han army was like this, let alone the Xiliang army. Under the clear sky and in broad daylight, facing such a tragic scene, Ma Teng, one of the first people to cross the river, was lucky enough to survive. When he turned around on the south bank of the Weishui River, he fainted.

Passed by! After all, his camp was on the edge of the Wei River, and almost all of the people who died on the ice were his soldiers and horses, and they were also elite confidants. But more than ten miles away, after resting for a while,

Han Sui, who was mentally prepared for this, did not faint, but his eyes were already dull... Even though he had expected it, he never expected that it would be so miserable and terrifying after falling into the ice cave.

However, what is even more frightening is that the intersection area between the Wei River and the battlefield is more than ten miles long. This makes it impossible for many fleeing Xiliang soldiers to obtain information about the instability of the ice in time. It also made Huangfu Song and Lu Bu go from east to west on the battlefield.

The scene witnessed on both sides was repeated over and over on the long Weihe River ice.

Seeing such a terrible situation unfolding in front of their eyes, the subsequent defeated soldiers of Xiliang did not dare to cross the river. They began to frantically grab the dead grass on the river bed, and would rather die than set foot on the ice that was more than a hundred paces wide.

Then, it is not that there were fierce people who took the opportunity to shout for a last-ditch battle, but firstly, the tragedy of the Weishui River was really heartbreaking, and secondly, the defeat was difficult to stop... The more critical point is that the defeated soldiers continued to be punished by the Han army for up to ten years.

They were driven here from the battlefield of five miles, and the newly arrived Xiliang soldiers were mostly exhausted after a long period of fighting and long-distance flight, and were unable to fight anymore.

Of course, they dare not take a step beyond the Wei River.

As a result, large-scale surrenders naturally began to occur.

By the time it was evening, the setting sun had not yet fully disappeared under the Chencang City in the distance. Under the powerful offensive of the Han army today, and under the deterrence of the mother river in Guanzhong, tens of thousands of Liangzhou soldiers had already abandoned their troops on the river bed.

The soldiers surrendered and were driven to the riverside by the Han army for unified resettlement.

In other words, starting from the sixth day of the first lunar month when Gongsun Xun moved his camp to fight, the decisive battle that started three days after the two sides faced off lasted only one day, and ended with the complete victory of the Han army and the almost complete destruction of the rebel army.

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"Junhou!"

On the bank of the Wei River, taking advantage of the sunset, as the last general to rush to report under the white horse, Xu Rong saw Gongsun Xun's ceremonial umbrella cover from a distance and took the initiative to dismount. "The matter in Chencang City is over. Captain Lu rushed for a while

, thousands of rebels and more than ten thousand Liangzhou rebels and civilians who stayed outside the city knew that they were going to be defeated, and half of them fled. We rushed over and forced half of them to surrender. There was not much food and property there, only war horses,

There are many pack horses... In this battle, Mengjunhou Shenwu is wise and wise, and our army has truly achieved a complete success!"

At the end of the conversation, Xu Rong came to Gongsun Xun, bowed down and paid sincere compliments.

"If Bo Jin hadn't commanded the battle well, how could there have been such a great victory today?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing a few times when he saw this, but he immediately became solemn. "However, although today's battle has been fully accomplished, there are still other things to finish.

You'd better lead the cavalry outside to maintain order, and don't cause any trouble..."

Xu Rong glanced at the crowd of captives beside the generals, and understood in his heart that the Chinese army was discussing how to deal with these people, and it was very likely that necessary executions would be carried out... However, Xu Bojin was from a border county.

The general didn't have any extra thoughts about this, and he didn't have any extra psychological pressure, so he immediately accepted it and turned around to dispatch the cavalry to control the battlefield.

Gongsun Xun nodded with satisfaction and watched Xu Rongyuan go away. Then he simply dismounted and stood by the river, and then continued the topic: "Not all of you have arrived just now. I just took the opportunity to ask several officers below. The current situation is that Guanzhong

The generals talk a lot about killing people to establish their authority, but the Liangzhou soldiers talk a lot about pardoning them, so what does Huangfu think, how to deal with these prisoners?"

"General Wei, I think we have killed a lot of people today. If we deal with the remaining tens of thousands of surrendered troops harshly, it will harm the peace of the world." Huangfu Song also dismounted and said seriously to Gongsun Xun. "In my opinion, there were two palaces in Luoyang before.

The bloody prophecy made the emperor uneasy and even suffered from illness. It would be better to escort the king, Li Xiangru and other criminals to Luoyang for Ming Zhengdian punishment. This can be regarded as another victory after the military parade. Then I wait here, just

Let’s pick some rebel leaders who resisted too much today and had a bad reputation in the past and deal with them... How about just waiting for Luoyang’s decree on the rest?”

What about bloodshed in the two palaces, what Ming Zhengdian punished and suppressed, and what awaited Luoyang's decree, were naturally all just talk... Everyone heard it very clearly that Huangfu Song advocated recruiting people on the spot, and even according to his opinion, even if

He is the leader of the rebels. If he has a "good reputation in the past," he can stay.

In this regard, Gongsun Xun did not comment, but turned to look at the other deputy commander Dong Zhuo: "What do you think, Mr. Dong?"

Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, but unexpectedly said frankly: "I am also from Liangzhou. I had a pleasant chat with so many rebel leaders yesterday and it is not a lie. General Wei asked me to say that I slaughtered all of them, but I can't tell. But.

The Liangzhou Rebellion has been going on for nearly five years. If we can't take advantage of this to win a victory and deal with it severely, I'm afraid the other generation will not be afraid of morality and will repeat it again in the future... So in my opinion, we might as well treat the rebels who are stained with blood today.

Pick them out, slaughter them all, throw them into the Wei River, and then release some familiar leaders and their soldiers as a favor, and the remaining people will be added to the army."

The so-called blood on the body refers to those who resisted too much today. Those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish... It is a matter of course.

However, Gongsun Xun was still noncommittal, but looked at Jingzhao Yin Gaixun Gai Yuangu again. It was obvious that he was going to show his attitude of accepting advice.

"I want to single out the escaped Han Sui and Ma Teng's trusted soldiers and officers, and kill more people who have established their authority, such as Li Xiangru, Wang Guo, etc., who must be dealt with, so that his subordinates can be a little more lenient." Gai Xun.

After thinking for a moment, I came up with a very interesting and practical solution.

Gongsun Xun still did not express his position, and then looked at the next 'big man' in the army, which was Liu Biao, the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army... However, Liu Biao remained silent.

Gongsun Xun burst out laughing. Of course he understood what this person meant - from Liu Jingsheng's position as a Guandong scholar, he must have approved of ruthlessly killing a group of Xiliang rebels to establish his authority, but given his personality, he couldn't say massacre.

If the prisoner said this, he would simply say nothing.

Understanding Liu Biao's intentions, he looked at Cavalry Commander Bao Xin again.

"They are barbaric and capricious. They segregate local areas and harass mausoleums. How can we just let them pass because there are many Liangzhou people in the army who are familiar with them?" Bao Xin, who still had blood stains on his body, had long since said so.

He wanted to speak, but he immediately became angry when he saw this. "General Wei, in my opinion, the Weishui River is on the side, so it is better to slaughter them all, and then push them into the Weishui River, and also eliminate some people's thoughts!"

Huangfu Song hesitated to speak, and Gai Xun and Dong Zhuo couldn't help but snorted... There is no need to refute Bao Xin's angry words. It is impossible to kill them all, but he has the kind of Guandong scholar in his bones.

The contempt for the people of Liangzhou is unbearable for the general who is from Liangzhou here. But at the same time, the Liangzhou rebels are recognized as a nuisance to the world, and the Liangzhou people standing here have long been

People who have already taken a firm stand cannot be called sympathetic to the rebels. It is really just the wishes of the township party... so it is not easy to speak out and ridicule them.

"Then what do you commanders have to say?" Gongsun Xun looked past Lu Bu, who was standing behind him with a spear, and then looked at the Qianshi officers in the Chinese army.

At this level, the answers become even more bizarre and complicated... But generally speaking, officers at these levels don't think much about it and mainly rely on their place of origin to express their opinions.

"What do you think Wen He?" Gongsun Xun listened carefully for a while. It was getting late. The Han soldiers had already lit a bonfire on the battlefield. Some people were even sitting on the ground eating dry food to replenish their physical strength. This scene made both sides of the Wei River shocked.

The rebels were a little frightened. After all, they could imagine what the Han army would do after they were full, but they were helpless.

"I..." Jia Xu was somewhat silent after being asked by name.

"Does a wise man like Wen He have any hesitation?" Gongsun Xun asked with a chuckle, which seemed to be a bit sarcastic.

After last night's conversation with such a person, Jia Wen did not understand what the other party meant, so he simply responded frankly: "From a public perspective, it is necessary to establish a prestige to deter the rebels, but from a selfish perspective, for the sake of the countrymen, I also want you to

The Lord has forgiven me...but this is not the reason why I am silent in response. I am silent because I know that the Lord will definitely handle things with a public heart. Although I have more selfish motives, it is useless to speak."

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Xun naturally laughed again, but all the generals under the White Horse were silent... In fact, not only Jia Xu understood, Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song, Gai Xun and others also understood that after this battle,

Gongsun Xun had both military power and prestige, Lu Bu stood behind him with a spear, Baima Yicong returned and gathered under the Baima flag, and Xu Rong surrounded him with ten thousand horses. How to deal with the captives was all on his mind.

This question seems to be just a pretense, just perfunctory to the generals.

"I understand what you all mean." Gongsun Xun said slowly after he finished laughing. "First of all, the rebels are capricious and guilty of serious crimes. They still need to be punished to serve as a warning to future generations. Even some people say so.

He should be pardoned, but it is only because of the selfishness of the township party. They also know in their hearts that they must first inflict punishment, and then pardon can have the effect of showing mercy."

Most of the people nodded in agreement.

However, when he said this, Gongsun Xun suddenly became solemn: "But asking for forgiveness with such country party words is actually not worth showing off... After all, are the only people in Liangzhou considered human beings in this world? By them

Aren’t the people in Guanzhong who looted and slaughtered people? Even they themselves were constantly attacking each other and annexing wantonly? Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu, and Bian Zhang, the three Liangzhou leaders, one Hu, one Han, and one scholar,

Whose hands did they die at? Yan Shude committed suicide and Fu Nanrong died for his country. Aren't these two people who were forced to death by the Liangzhou rebels local martyrs in Liangzhou? If these people are easily pardoned today, you Liangzhou people will die in the future.

Afterwards, in hell, how can I have the face to face these two country gangsters?"

Everyone was speechless, even Jia Xu lost his mind for a moment.

Only Huangfu Song, when he heard Gongsun Xun mentioning Fu Xie and Yan Zhong, had to defend himself: "Wen Qi, Nan Rong is the person I consider the successor of Liangzhou, and Yan Shude is also an old friend of mine, how could I

What about forgetting them? What I said today is indeed not out of selfish motives. It was because I saw them struggling in the Wei River, and it was extremely tragic. In addition, in today's battle, our army gained a lot. I think they must have been frightened, so I felt it was unnecessary.

Use torture again."

"Mr. Huangfu is taking it for granted." Dong Zhuo sneered from the side. "The power of heaven belongs to the power of heaven, the power of war belongs to the power of war, and the power of punishment belongs to the power of punishment... The tragedy of the Weishui River is due to the power of God, and that is the will of God; war

Gains are a sign of battle prowess and the bravery of soldiers; but those people who have separatized Liangzhou for several years have no fear of morality and have even forced us to leave our homes and find it difficult to return home, so they have to use torture as punishment... This

That’s what we should do.”

"Well said!" Gongsun Xun admired from the side. "The world is in turmoil because people's hearts are all selfish. We are the commander-in-chief. If we can't abandon selfishness and serve the public, how can we stabilize the world? The people below can express their opinions for their own selfishness.

, that’s because they don’t need to seek political power if they are not in their position, but we cannot do this if we are in our position... The only trouble is that even if it is for the public, we have to consider everyone’s selfishness and cannot avoid personal selfishness, so we can only do our best.

It’s just a compromise.”

Huangfu Song immediately fell silent.

"Therefore, I have made up my mind." Gongsun Xun suddenly said seriously. "As the Qi Duwei said, the Liangzhou rebels are capricious, separatist forces, harassing the tombs, and invading Guanzhong. If they don't punish them with force, how can they serve the people of the world?
To be continued...