Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 35: The Warriors Who Massacred Cities and Destroyed Nations

"Ground waves are smooth~"

"The ionosphere is stable~"

"There are no electromagnetic waves or radiation sources~"

“There are no tall buildings, transmission lines, or towers blocking the way~”

"Better sound quality and longer communication distance~"

Sitting in the truck bed, Xie Yi listened to Lin Dao's voice, which seemed to come from the sky above.

He looked dazed and his head was buzzing.

I clearly heard it, but it seemed as if I didn't.

In his slightly confused mind, the only thing left was the voice coming from that strange box.

"This is a fairy method~~~"

"how is this possible?"

"Ancestors, please enlighten this unworthy descendant!"

While Xie Yi was dazed and unconscious, he was shaken awake.

"County Lord." Lin Dao half-turned around, raised his arm and placed it on the truck bed. "Falling asleep?"

Xie Yi shook his head, recovered his senses, paused for a moment, and then responded in a low voice.

"Not asleep~"

"What's the matter?"

For some reason, Lin Dao always felt an indescribable weirdness when listening to Xie Yi's words.

She has lost her previous high spirits and feels like a bullied wife.

Without thinking too much, he called out, "We've arrived at the fort that refused to surrender. Let's go and see how to attack it."

"Oh." Xie Yi regained consciousness, stood up and followed Lin Dao out of the car.

The dense crowd made way and saluted Lin Dao.

Xie Yi, who was following behind Lin Dao, looked at the figure in front of him and lowered his head slightly.

His mind was in a mess.

If the person in front of me is an immortal, then~~~
If they could get close to them, then the Xie family of Chen County would surely soar!

Less than a mile away, Lin Dao looked at the fort in the distance.

Compared with the fort of the Beggar Army, this fort is just like a landlord's courtyard.

There is no need for any large siege equipment, just a ladder will do.

"This fortress belongs to the Shu family."

Captain Lou, standing by, explained, "There are less than a thousand men and women, and thousands of acres of land nearby, all owned by the Shu family."

Lin Dao simply stated, "You go command the attack."

"Here~~~"

The Shu family fort is very small, and there are no decent defensive facilities outside the city.

A few trenches were dug, some antlers were buried, and some fencing was put up, and that was it.

This kind of defense method is effective against bandits, horse bandits, and small groups of refugees.

When facing the beggar army, that is not enough.

The vanguard troops arranged to open the way are all elite troops.

Thousands of soldiers wearing fine lamellar armor and holding extended ice spikes lined up.

Lin Dao called out to Qin Lang, "Pull out a group of soldiers who are equipped with new armor and try out the effectiveness of the equipment."

The so-called new soldiers and armor are soldiers equipped with new weapons and armor.

Their hands were wrapped in sackcloth and they were holding three-meter-long rebar.

Various hammers are hung around his waist.

The squad leaders and sergeants were equipped with ring-handled swords, which were mainly used to cut off heads.

As for the soldiers, they wore machine-made breastplates.

The front and back plates are approximately two millimeters thick, semi-concave stamped armor plates, connected by tendons to protect the torso.

He wore a ramjet helmet on his head that was somewhat similar to the M35.

From the perspective of the forest trail, the overall equipment is neither fish nor fowl, very simple in all aspects, and is a typical transitional equipment.

But from the perspective of people in Yonghe time and space, they are going crazy~~~
Low pressure looms over the walls of Shushi Fort.

Everyone's face looked extremely ugly, as if their ancestral grave was on fire.

"Pangu is above!"

The Shu family's head burst into tears, "My Shu family is just a small fortress with less than a thousand people!"

"Sending thousands of soldiers to attack?"

The Shu family members behind him all had expressions of grief and anger.

What did the Shu family do to deserve such a disaster?
The afternoon sun casts a golden halo, covering the earth.

Looking out from the perspective of the Shu family members.

First of all, there is an ultra-luxurious elite formation composed of thousands of officers above the rank of team leader.

The armor was so bright and dazzling under the sunlight that it made them dizzy.

In the army, only a team leader is qualified to wear such fine armor.

Or, the Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army, a group of brave warriors who are qualified to eat fine rice every day, are qualified to wear such top-quality armor.

People outside said it was the Beggar Army, so it was definitely not the Black Spear Dragon Army.

The Qihuo Army actually gathered thousands of middle and low-level officers and soldiers to attack their own fortress?

What is the difference between this and Prime Minister Cao sending 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to besiege Longzhong Village?

What’s even more exaggerated is that behind the military formation formed by these low-ranking officers, more and more soldiers are constantly coming out.

The same armor, shining in the sun.

Thousands of soldiers gradually filled the fields in front of the fort like a tide.

Under the sunlight, it looks like a silver-shining metal Great Wall.

These are all soldiers!

Soldiers capable of massacring cities and destroying nations!
“Hurry, hurry, hurry~~~”

The Shu family's head came to his senses and shouted repeatedly, "Open the city gates, come out and surrender!"

A young and energetic boy subconsciously asked, "Is it lowered already?"

The master of the house swung the stick in his hand and hit him on the head.

"You're blind~~~"

"The soldiers they sent out outnumber the men, women, chickens, ducks, dogs, and pigs in the fort!"

"If you still don't surrender, are you planning to kill everyone in the fort?!"

A quarter of an hour later, the head of the Shu family was brought before Lin Dao.

The Shu family's head was very knowledgeable about etiquette. He lowered his head, not even looking at Lin Dao, and simply bowed his head, his forehead pressed against the yellow earth, and confessed his guilt.

Sitting on a Huchuang (a stool), Lin Dao rested his elbows on his knees and asked with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you surrender before?"

The Shu family's head touched the ground with his forehead, and said respectfully, "I'm only afraid of slaughtering the fortress."

In an era of the collapse of rituals and music and the decline of morality.

The city was opened by trickery, and there were countless incidents of massacre and burning.

Since then, no one dared to surrender easily.

Usually they would be sent away with some food, fodder, and other valuables.

Lin Dao asked again, "Why surrender now?"

The head of the Shu family responded frankly, "The Grand Commander's military might is so impressive that the common people are timid."

To be honest, I was just scared.

After all, any group of soldiers you pull out would outnumber the population of my castle.

There's no way to fight this.

We can only pray to God for mercy, the opposing general is a kind-hearted person.

Lin Dao pinched his fingers and fell into deep thought.

There was silence all around, and no one dared to speak a word.

Everyone knew that the Grand Commander was thinking about how to deal with the Shu family.

The more ruthless ones would simply kill all the men and women, steal all the supplies in the fort, burn it down, and then leave with the spoils.

The sweat beads on the Shu family's head's forehead moistened the soil.

The time has come to decide the fate of hundreds of people in the family.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Dao spoke.

"Men and women from your clan will be divided into households and placed in their respective tribes."

"All property and supplies in the fort will be confiscated."

"Would you accept it?"

Deep down, Lin Dao didn't want to accept such a big family.

After all, large families have a strong sense of cohesion.

In accordance with the tradition of this era, the family is the center.

The family's orders are above all else, and it is common to refuse or even rebel against the master.

In Lin Dao's opinion, the only acceptable way is to dismantle the entire family.

This kind of request should be difficult to accept~~~
"boom!"

The head of the Shu family kowtowed vigorously, tears streaming down his face. "Thank you very much, Grand Commander, for your grace. The Shu family is deeply grateful and is willing to die for you~~~"

"Hmm?" Lin Dao frowned.

The family was broken up and the property was confiscated. Isn't this punishment severe enough?
"The Grand Commander is compassionate." Xie Yi added, "It is truly a blessing for the people of Jizhou."

You really went easy on me!
In fact, the Shu family fortress clearly refused to surrender and chose to resist with force.

After that, when he saw that he could not win, he chose to surrender.

According to the tradition of this era, one must first kill a group of people to establish authority, especially the head of the family must die without a doubt.

Afterwards, the men were demoted to slaves and the women were sent to the women's camp.

All the family property was taken away.

Lin Dao's punishment was so light, it really opened Pangu's eyes.

Lin Dao, with a calm expression, waved his hand to signal the head of the Shu family to go back to work.

He leaned towards Qin Lang, and Qin Lang hurriedly leaned over with his knees bent.

"After all the people and things come out, burn this fort."

"Cut off their retreat and put an end to their escape."

Qin Lang saluted and said, "Here~~~"

At noon, the vanguard set out again with dry food.

Lin Dao's central army rested and had lunch in front of the fort, on the fields where spring plowing was about to begin.

Men and women in the dock came out in twos and threes.

Lotus Sun brought a group of clerks to register them, and then distributed them to different camps.

Lin Dao, sitting on a Hu bed, looked at these people.

Most people are in very bad condition, especially women and children.

His hair was messy and his eyes were dull.

His face was dark and yellow, and his body was thin and shriveled, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind.

It is obvious that these people are vassals within the fort and members of the Shu family's collateral branch.

If your status is not high, you will naturally get fewer resources.

It is not easy to be alive.

"Movies and TV dramas are really deceiving."

Lin Dao smiled in relief. "In movies and TV dramas, every village girl is always plump and curvy."

"The face is white and the hair is black, and the fingers are slender and beautiful without being touched by water."

"A village girl? More like a princess."

"These are the real women of ancient times."

The men and women who came out later were quite energetic and could be considered the core members of the family in the castle.

He looks good, and his figure and posture are just barely up to standard.

Compared to those in linen clothes in front, he was dressed well, at least he had shoes.

"shoe?"

Lin Dao was startled.

Many of the people in the docks before were barefoot.

Thinking of this, Lin Dao simply stood up and took a look at what styles of shoes everyone was wearing.

His two secretaries were wearing boots that were made of leather and silk, similar to thigh boots.

It is obvious at first glance that this is the preferential treatment received as a result of one's high status.

Sun Dalang and other personal guards wore shoes with straps, similar to shoes in the modern world.

These are Hu shoes, a style brought from the Western Regions by the Hu people.

The Hu shoes worn by the guards were of very good quality and made of cowhide.

You don't need to ask to know that it is the preferential treatment from the people around you.

Lin Dao was not at all dissatisfied with these preferential treatments.

He knew very well that if the people around him were not treated preferentially, how could others follow him and work hard for him?

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