Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 175 They All Deserve to Die

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"What kind of army is this? I've never heard of it. All I've seen is a bunch of beasts harming the people!"

Mo Yuming stood arrogantly opposite him and replied dismissively.

"I see you are still young, so I won't stoop to your level. Apologize to me, and I'll let you leave on your own and won't hold it against you!"

The soldier leader said, trying to sound brave.

"Will you dismount and surrender yourselves, or do I have to take action?"

Mo Yuming said dismissively.

The leader of the soldiers was not about to give in, so he and the other three attacked Mo Yuming.

Seeing this, Mo Yuming raised his hand and shot a crossbow bolt at the person in front, who fell off his horse.

At the same time, Mo Yuming leaped up and pounced on the leader.

With a single palm strike, he knocked the leader's steel sword away, then twisted and kicked out, sending the leader sprawling from his horse and knocking him unconscious to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other two tried to escape on horseback, but Mo Yuming would not allow them to escape.

He then used his toe to pick up a steel knife that had fallen to the ground, and with a kick, the steel knife flew straight towards the soldier on the horse in front of him, and cut him down with one stroke.

The other man hadn't gone more than a few steps when Mo Yuming, who had leaped over him, kicked him off his horse.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all ten men were captured by Mo Yuming. One was killed by a knife, another by a crossbow bolt, and the other eight were captured alive.

Mo Yuming tied all the people who had fallen to the ground to trees, and then woke up the unconscious leader.

"Tell me, which unit are you from? Where are you from?"

Mo Yuming sat on a tree stump opposite him and asked the soldier leader.

"We are soldiers directly under the command of Wu Qing's army. You dare to arrest us? You're asking for trouble! How dare you openly kill General Qing's soldiers! You'll be executed along with your entire family!"

The soldiers' leader shouted.

"Oh? Where is your General Qing?"

"Why should I tell you who you are?"

The soldier leader seemed to realize something and quickly changed his tune.

“I know where it is. Their troops were stationed here three months ago, in Dog Head Valley, about ten miles ahead. If you want to know, I can take you there.”

They send a patrol team around the area every day. These scumbags have recently come to our village repeatedly to rob us and assault women!

At this moment, a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years old came out of a house and spoke to Mo Yuming.

"So, there's no point in keeping these beasts alive. They'll just have to be used as food for the knife!"

As he spoke, Mo Yuming took out the rusty sword blank from his storage bag and played with it in his hand.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, please don't kill me, young master!"

One soldier was so frightened that he trembled all over.

Once one person spoke up, the others eagerly followed suit, sharing everything they knew.

It turned out that after Wu Ji suffered a defeat and fled back to Zhongdu, she immediately ordered the ten city lords under her command to send 10,000 to 20,000 troops to Zhongyuan City to secretly garrison and wait for another counterattack.

Since each city lord's soldiers are private troops, it is not easy to coordinate and manage them.

Therefore, Wu Ji ordered the lord of Zhongyuan City to find a place for the troops from other cities to be stationed.

Therefore, the city lord of Zhongyuan City, based on the needs of defense, found a suitable area for each of the dispatched legions to be stationed.

Six of the nine legions were stationed near the entrance to Shangyuan City, and the remaining three were stationed near Zhongyuan City.

The legion sent by the city lord named Wu Qing consisted of 15,000 men and was one of the six legions stationed closest to Shangyuan City.

Dog Head Valley is a valley only a dozen miles away from the post road. It is surrounded by high mountains and there is only one road leading into the valley, making it very secluded.

It was only about sixty li away from Shangyuan City. The other five corps were also stationed in the surrounding area, but they did not keep in touch with each other much, so the soldiers did not know the exact locations of the other corps.

Mo Yuming was greatly shocked to hear that nine armies, roughly estimated to number at least 100,000, were secretly stationed around Shangyuan City. He immediately informed Jiang Yuheng, instructing them to convene a meeting of the Grand Secretaries to discuss countermeasures.

Having obtained all the useful information, Mo Yuming looked at the dozen or so prisoners before him, a dilemma weighing on his mind: should he kill them or release them? The soldiers tied to the trees, seeing Mo Yuming's hesitant gaze, were terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat and trembling all over. They looked at the indecisive Mo Yuming with pleading eyes.

Finally, Mo Yuming bent down, picked up a steel knife, handed it to the young man standing behind him, and asked, "Dare you?"

"I dare!" the young man answered without hesitation.

"Very well, their lives are up to you. However, before you kill each person, you must state your reason for killing them."

The young man took the knife and replied, "Okay!"

Then, he walked up to the group of people furthest away, pointed his knife at three of the soldiers, and said, "These three men raped Zhao Shan, a sixteen-year-old girl from Zhao Village, ten days ago."

After being humiliated, Zhao Shan hanged herself. "Young master, should these three be killed?"

“Yes!” Mo Yuming said decisively.

"When these two men were robbing Old Man Zhu's calf in Shantou Village, they were met with resistance from Old Man Zhu. As a result, the two men chopped off one of Old Man Zhu's hands and blinded him."

Old Man Zhu agonized at home for seven days before dying, and his wife, overwhelmed with grief, also committed suicide by jumping into a well. Should these two have been killed?

"Should!"

"These four men hung A-Liang from a neighboring village from a tree and left him to bask in the sun for three days. When his pregnant wife tried to give him water, they kicked and beat her, causing her to fall into a pond and drown, resulting in the deaths of both her and her unborn child..."

The young man's voice trembled, and tears welled up in his eyes. He recounted the soldiers' atrocities while pointing at the four soldiers.

"These three men stole the only sheep that Widow Zhang and her son had, and they also burned down Hu's hut. Hu is now homeless and has to sleep in a tree hollow..."

The young man's tone was filled with anger and grief, and he looked at the three soldiers with hatred in his eyes.

……

The young man wept as he recounted the various atrocities committed by the soldiers.

In less than three months, each of these fifteen soldiers, except for their leader, had been implicated in several bloody crimes and serious offenses.

"So it seems like everyone else except you deserved to die!"

Mo Yuming looked at the soldier leader with a cold expression.

“I didn’t participate in any of the operations. When they were killing and robbing, I stood far away and never got involved.”

The leader quickly explained, a look of terror on his face.

But you deserve to die even more!

Mo Yuming said:

"They dared to treat human life so carelessly without your orders? You didn't participate in the looting and vandalism because you're the mastermind behind it all!"

After saying that, Mo Yuming raised his hand and struck the leader on the head with a palm strike, instantly turning his head into mush with the powerful force.

Blood and brains splattered everywhere, a horrifying sight. The young man watched the scene with a mixture of pleasure and fear in his eyes. He knew these soldiers deserved their fate, but the sheer brutality still made it hard for him to accept.

Mo Yuming's expression was stern; he was furious at the soldiers' atrocities.

In this world, power and force should not be used to oppress the people, but to protect them. These soldiers' actions have severely violated this principle, and they must be punished.

"Young master, won't killing them cause you trouble?"

The young man asked with concern.

Mo Yuming shook his head and said:

“If we don’t kill them, there will be even bigger trouble. These people have lost their humanity, and keeping them alive will only bring disaster to more people.”

"Brother, could you please remove their uniforms before killing them? I still have a use for them."

Mo Yuming said to the young man.

At this moment, several middle-aged men came out of the village one after another. Together with the young man, they carried the soldiers' corpses into a large pit, threw in some firewood, and set it on fire, burning them all.

A raging fire broke out, and wisps of black smoke rose, as if telling the story of the soldiers' crimes.

After dealing with the soldiers, the young man approached Mo Yuming and asked:

"Young master, what use do you have for these military uniforms?"

Mo Yuming smiled slightly and said:

"These military uniforms may come in very useful in the future."

The young man didn't quite understand, but he didn't ask any further questions. He knew that this young master must have his own plans.