Yan Jingbai gave the whole army three hours to rest, and at midnight, he set off again with his men.

Although the soldiers were dissatisfied, they did not dare to protest.

More than 100 people have been out at night for several days, and finally saw the canyon Wei Zheng mentioned on the third day.

There are steep cliffs on both sides, jagged rocks, straight into the clouds, and there is only a narrow winding path in the middle, which only allows two people to walk side by side.

This is indeed an easy place to ambush, as long as someone pinches back and forth, and a group of people throw stones from above, no matter how many people there are or how powerful they are, they will all fall here.

Yan Jingbai's eyelids twitched, and it was said that his left eye twitched money and the right eye twitched disaster, so what did his two eyelids twitch?Disaster first and wealth later?Wealth first and disaster later?Well, no matter what it was, he didn't intend to jump into this extremely dangerous dead end without any preparation!

He pondered for a moment, waved people down to prepare, and he didn't lead people into the canyon until it got dark.

There was a deathly silence all around, only echoing the footsteps of the Sui army's rapid march, the surroundings were indistinct, full of ghosts, and it was almost impossible to see your fingers.

Everyone held their weapons tightly and slowed down their breathing as much as possible. Such a narrow and dead space would always make people nervous and fearful.

Whoosh—the sharp arrows tore through the darkness, came through the air, and pierced fiercely into a person's chest.

Accompanied by a muffled groan, as if some kind of switch had been turned on, countless sharp arrows emerged from the darkness and shot straight at the Sui army.

The sound of puff puff puff is continuous, but it is definitely not the sound of flesh and blood bursting. The other party seems to have sensed something is wrong, and the rain of arrows shows signs of stopping.

At this moment, the flames lit up, and the aborigines with strange oil paints on their faces and the Sui soldiers holding scarecrows were clearly exposed to the flames.

Yes, it is a scarecrow, or a scarecrow full of arrow feathers.

The aborigine's eyes widened, as if he realized that he had been fooled.

The leader suddenly jumped up and yelled, although he didn't understand what he said, but seeing the way he waved and stamped his feet, it was definitely not a good word.

He waved the spear in his hand, and a long howl rose into the sky, and then countless rolling logs and boulders fell from the sky.

However, it was aimed at the indigenous people!

The natives didn't understand why the boulder that was supposed to be going towards the Sui army fell on them. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they didn't return until some people were smashed into meatloaf. Come to their senses, and then start to flee back in succession.

The crowd squeezed together in an instant, you stepped on me and you stepped on you. There were countless casualties. Amidst bursts of wailing, countless black shadows came over their heads. They were the scarecrows used by the Sui army to block arrows.

Whoosh—Arrows with fireballs fell from the sky, like a beautiful meteor shower, rushing into the chaotic natives.

The fire burned up, and the flames burst into the sky.

The flaming fireballs were rampaging one after another, and they howled terribly. The people who screamed panicked, and the air gradually wafted a smell of burnt barbecue.

The fire lasted for an entire hour, and the result was that the entire army of the aborigines was wiped out.

Teams of Sui soldiers clutched their noses and quickly walked through the canyon full of charred corpses. Even though they were all veterans who had been on the battlefield and stained with blood, they were not used to such a hell on earth.

Yan Jingbai's face is very white, it is a bit transparent, but his eyes are very bright, and every step under his feet is very steady.

He didn't personally take any lives, but everyone here died because of his plan and every deployment, which was no different from killing someone himself.

He doesn't have any feelings of sympathy or intolerance. The battle between the two armies is a matter of life and death. If the people lying here today are not these indigenous people, it will be him and the Sui army beside him, so he will not go hypocritically. Thoughts like regret.

It's just that even though he will still do it again, it doesn't mean he will adapt to such a thing!

When he finally finished walking the long canyon, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body seemed to relax all of a sudden.

Yan Jingbai took a few breaths of fresh air, and asked without looking back, "How about the casualties of the soldiers?"

Wei Zheng, who had been standing behind him, squinted at him, then cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty, six people from our army died, and the rest of the dozen were only slightly injured, nothing serious."

Yan Jingbai nodded, as long as there were no serious wounded, he didn't want to have to let go of soldiers who couldn't move freely because of such disgusting reasons as "unavoidable".

The sky was pale, and Qin Qiong, who was handsome and well-armored, walked quickly in the sun.

He brushed his clothes and knelt down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I found a small village not far ahead."

"Oh?" Yan Jingbai raised his eyebrows, "A native village?"

"should be."

Yan Jingbai was silent for a moment, his deep eyes flashed green around him, and he glanced at the murderous soldiers one by one. After a long time, he closed his eyes, waved his sleeves and said, "Go to the village to rest!"

As soon as the words fell, the sturdy soldiers were already waving the weapons in their hands, screaming and running towards the village.

Wei Zheng frowned, looked at him thoughtfully, and finally swallowed his words.

When the Sui army entered the village, they encountered a little resistance. Boys in their teens and old people in their fifties were the last armed force in the village.

When these people screamed and fell into a pool of blood, this small village was like a stripped beauty, exposed naked to a group of wealthy wolves who had long lost their minds.

There were screams, and the supposedly quiet and peaceful village was baptized with blood. Tears, cries, begging for mercy, and extremely excited laughter floated above the village.

It was a small child, with baby fat on its immature face, black and white eyes clean, not stained with any worldly filth.

He stood quietly on the ground, holding a bright red ball in his hand, neither crying nor fussing, his big eyes looked at the mess around him with some incomprehension.

And behind him, a grinning soldier with a bloody sword was slashing straight at him.

Seeing that the little child was about to be split in half, a figure flashed quickly, and the sharp blade left a long bloody gash on the man's arm.

The soldier was about to yell, but when he saw the man's face, he collapsed to the ground and kowtowed like garlic.

Wei Zheng and the others quickly ran over. When they saw the injury on the emperor's arm, they panicked for a moment. Duguxiong even kicked the kneeling soldier and rolled it on the ground a few times.

Yan Jingbai hugged the child in his arms tightly, somehow in his mind, he suddenly thought of the mother and child who died because of his fault, those lifeless eyes without any brilliance clearly appeared in the in his head.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly said: "Let everyone stop, gather all the old and weak women and children in the village in one place, and send someone to guard them! Pass on my will, no one is allowed to hurt or kill anyone without my order Otherwise, I will chop off his head!"

This order came suddenly, although Dugu Xiong and others were a little surprised, they still followed the order, after all, not everyone can bear the crime of resisting the order.

Only Wei Zheng looked at him suspiciously.

"Hiss!" Yan Jingbai gasped suddenly, followed his line of sight to look down, but it was the little child who was biting his wrist tightly, and strands of blood slowly overflowed.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng hurried forward, squeezed the child's jaw, and freed Yan Jingbai's hand from his clenched teeth.

Holding the child's skirt, he hesitated and asked, "What will His Majesty do with this child?"

Yan Jingbai frowned, stroked the bloody teeth marks, waved his hand and said, "Take it down and lock it up with other people in the village."

"Yes." Wei Zheng handed the child over to the soldiers beside him, telling him to obey the order.

The screams in the village gradually weakened, and it seemed to become a little quieter.

Wei Zheng carefully bandaged the wound on the emperor's arm, he stopped for a while, and finally couldn't help asking: "Why did Your Majesty ask them to stop?"

Yan Jingbai was silent for a while, and said, "You don't agree with such a killing, do you?"

Wei Zheng said frankly: "I will indeed not agree, but I will not object either." He glanced at the emperor's calm face, and then said: "These soldiers fled tremblingly for a few days after experiencing a disastrous defeat. Facing the threat of hunger, fatigue and death every moment, their nerves have collapsed to the extreme! This killing can unleash their inner beasts, condense their murderous aura, and drive them from one extreme to another Extreme, let them change from a group of good soldiers into real outlaws, tiger and wolf divisions, which is more beneficial to His Majesty today!"

"Isn't that what His Majesty planned when he ordered to enter the village? Why did you change your mind?"

Yan Jingbai looked at him, and said after a while, "Wei Zheng is indeed a smart man! You have penetrated my mind."

Just as Wei Zheng wanted to plead guilty, Yan Jingbai said, "I'm not unhappy, it's better to have a smart subject than all the stupid ones under my command."

He stood up, glanced at the quiet village, and said slowly: "If I tell you, the reason why I changed my mind is because I have softened my heart, would you believe me?"

Do you believe it?Of course I don't believe it!

Who in the world does not know that Yang Guang, the current emperor of the Sui Dynasty, is violent and self-willed. In order to build the Grand Canal, build a palace, and go on an expedition to Korea, the people all over the world complain and suffer. Such an emperor would soften his heart for a child?

Not to mention a smart person like Wei Zheng, even if a beggar is randomly picked up on Daxing Street, I am afraid that he will laugh his teeth out.

But these words were spoken by the emperor himself. Looking at his still calm side face, Wei Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and a strange emotion of unknown origin surged into his heart instantly.

He closed his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has no need to lie to you."

Yan Jingbai turned his head to look at him, and smiled quietly.

The team of more than 100 people embarked on the journey again after a half-day rest.

It's just that this time they won't be chased around and run away, and they are always in fear.

The fish has jumped out of the big net, and the sky is high for birds to fly from now on!

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