"Father, those are not cattle and sheep, they are living people!" Guan Xing said hoarsely in surprise.
"Whether it's an animal or a human being, as long as they can help our army tide over the difficulties, in the eyes of this general, they are all the same." Guan Yu didn't even look back, and his words were extremely cold.
"Father"
When Guan Xing was still about to speak, Guan Yu became impatient and turned around suddenly, glaring at him with an extremely cold gaze.
"I, Guan Yu, have always been thunderous in my actions. How could I have such a sloppy son like you? Guan Xing, how long are you going to disappoint me!"
The sound was powerful, like a knife, piercing deeply into Guan Xing's heart.
Guan Xing's body shook violently, and a look of shame flashed across his face.
After biting and thinking for a moment, Guan Xing finally did not dare to disobey his order, so he could only sigh secretly and said silently: "Since my father has given orders, how can I dare not disobey them? I just obey them."
Only then was Guan Yu satisfied. He calmed down his anger and said with a wave of his hands, "Go and handle things properly. Don't cause trouble."
"No." Guan Xing bowed his hands and left sadly.
Watching his son's leaving back until he disappeared from sight, Guan Yu's solemn and tense expression relaxed, and he looked up to the sky with a long sigh.
"If it weren't for the Yan thief, how could I, Guan Yu, make this move? Everything was forced by the Yan thief. People of Liyang, if you want to blame, just blame the Yan thief. Don't blame me, Guan."
Looking out of the city, Guan Yu murmured comfort to himself.
Two days later, night fell in Chu Camp.
The bombardment of the city by water dragon cannons and city-breaking cannons officially stopped today. It was rare for Liyang City to have a quiet night.
After more than six months of siege, Yan Liang estimated that the Han army's food and grass had been exhausted, and the people in the city were shattered. Revolts were inevitable.
Therefore, Yan Liang chose to stop bombarding the city. He just wanted to give the Han troops who were preparing to rebel and sacrifice the city a way out, lest they accidentally die under the bombardment of his own army.
"Your Majesty, there seems to be some movement in Liyang City." Zhou Cang came to report.
"Let's go and take a look." Yan Liang stood up eagerly, put on his robe and strode out.
He galloped on his horse, and after a while, Yan Liang arrived at the camp gate, stopped his horse and looked at the head of Liyang City in the distance.
The top of the city was still dark, no different from the past. The movement Zhou Cang mentioned came from inside the city.
Listening carefully, Yan Liang vaguely heard the howls one after another, which were tragic and shrill.
That kind of blood-curdling wailing could not help but make a picture appear in front of Yan Liang's eyes. It was like those innocent souls in the eighteenth level of hell were suffering all kinds of torture.
"This movement doesn't sound like the Han army is killing each other, but it sounds like..." Zhou Cang was also confused, but he couldn't tell where the suspicion lay.
Yan Liang listened for a long time, but his eyes moved slightly, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and thought to himself: "Guan Yu, a guy who talks about righteousness, can't he do such inhumane things?"
While he was thinking about it, several mounted scouts returned from outside the camp. They also brought back several sallow-looking civilians, all of whom claimed to have escaped from Liyang City.
Yan Liang then went back to the imperial tent and ordered those people to be brought in so that he could interrogate them personally.
After a while, three or four Liyang people who looked like withered bones were brought in. Several people were so panicked that they all knelt there, not daring to make a sound.
"You don't need to panic, I won't eat you." Yan Liang comforted them and ordered them to be given food and wine.
All the people were so hungry that they were reduced to skin and bones. When they heard that the emperor of Da Chu had given him food, they were all extremely surprised. They were grateful to Yan Liang and thanked him again and again.
Not long after, wine and food were delivered, and several hungry people devoured the food and started eating desperately.
Looking at them like that, they were obviously very hungry and had lost their minds in front of food.
Yan Liang didn't mind at all, he just watched them eating like crazy, finishing several bowls full of wheat rice.
At this time, Yan Liangcai asked: "You have eaten enough. Now you can honestly tell me what happened in Liyang City and why there was so much crying and howling."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the expressions of several hungry people changed, and the fear that had just subsided suddenly resurfaced in their expressions.
A man said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, starting from last night, for some unknown reason, the officers and soldiers in the city suddenly started arresting ordinary people everywhere. Thousands of people were arrested in one night and were taken into a military camp.
Then endless howls came from the camp. The villagers were so frightened that they feared they would be arrested, and only a few of the younger ones took the risk and escaped."
At this point, the man began to shed tears in his eyes, "When we left, there were more than twenty people in total. As a result, most of them were shot to death on the city top. Only a few of us escaped. The small family of five
Mouth, everything..."
The man choked and couldn't speak, tears welling up on his skinny face.
"Take them all down, and like everyone else, instruct the local officials to allocate them fields so that they can be resettled." Yan Liang waved his hand.
The hungry people were overjoyed and knelt down to express their gratitude to Yan Liang. At this time, Yan Liang was like a reborn parent to them.
After some thanksgiving, the hungry people were taken away, and calm returned to the royal tent.
"Your Majesty, why did the Han army suddenly capture civilians? What tricks is Guan Yu playing?" Zhou Cang asked puzzled.
Yan Liang's face was as dark as iron, and there was a kind of indignation and extreme contempt in his eyes.
"What else? If I guessed correctly, Guan Yu has run out of food and grass and is hungry, so he plans to eat the human flesh of the people of Liyang."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Cang's expression changed immediately, and the sergeants on the left and right were all shocked.
"Liu Bei claims to be benevolent and righteous, but Guan Yu also claims to be righteous and righteous, how could he actually do such a thing as cannibalism?" The horrified Zhou Cang seemed to be in disbelief.
Yan Liang snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "The more those people talk about righteousness and morality, the more heinous things they do. Guan Yu, a sick and hungry tiger, let alone eat human flesh.
If he gets desperate, he might even eat his own son."
Zhou Cang fell silent, and a trace of guilt could not help but flash across his stern face.
At this time, Zhou Cang not only recalled himself back then.
Back then, as a Yellow Turban thief, he had always blindly worshiped Guan Yu. He admired Guan Yu's loyalty and character to the point of falling to the ground, and he wanted to defect to Guan Yu and work hard for Guan Yu.
But I never thought that Guan Yu could be so inhumane that he could even eat human flesh.
While Zhou Cang despised Guan Yu, he was also extremely grateful to Yan Liang. He was grateful to Yan Liang for subduing him and not causing him to go astray and follow the wrong person, which he later regretted.
While sighing in his heart, Zhou Cang said: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
"Guan Yu has eaten human flesh, and the crisis of food shortage can be alleviated for a while. It seems that the siege of Liyang City will continue."
As soon as the conversation changed, Yan Liang's eyes suddenly became filled with anger, and he said coldly: "After the city is broken, I will kill all the Han troops and not even a single one will be left alive!"
Everyone in Zhou Cang felt Yan Liang's indignation and were horrified in their hearts.
Yan Liang stepped out of the tent and looked at Liyang City from a distance, the hatred in his eyes burning like fire.
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In Liyang City, the roar shook the sky.
The ghostly wails tore apart the silence of the night, casting a terrifying shadow over Li Yang in the darkness.
The entire Liyang City has become like hell.
Those who were alive, whether they were civilians or Han soldiers, were all horrified by the pervasive crying and howling.
At this moment, no one knows what their cavalry general Guan Yu did to the captured people.
Although fear permeated the air, the unbearable hunger was even more unbearable. They had to forget the fear in their ears and could only concentrate on fighting hunger.
In the military mansion, Guan Yu sat high up with a gloomy face.
Chen Qun, Guan Xing, Guan Suo and other civil and military officials from Liyang were all sitting together, all looking depressed and suspicious.
All the generals were gathered together. Guan Yuhuan glanced at him and said coldly: "I promised you last time that I will handle the matter of food and grass. Today I am calling you here just to give you an explanation."
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Everyone's spirits were slightly lifted, and they all raised their heads in unison, looking at Guan Yu with a look of surprise.
He was only interested, but he lowered his head sadly, with an expression as if he was harboring some kind of deep guilt.
"Bring the wine and meat." Yan Liang clapped his hands.
After a while, the strong aroma of meat floated into the hall, and several servants entered the hall one after another, bringing up pots of steaming food cauldrons and placing them in front of the generals.
What was contained in the food cauldron turned out to be large chunks of boiled meat!
Chen Qun and other civil and military officials in the hall were all extremely surprised. They looked at each other and couldn't believe their own eyes.
"General, I heard that all the horses in the army have been killed. Where did this meat come from?" Chen Qun asked in surprise.
Guan Yu said, "I have my own origin. You don't need to ask any more questions. Just eat."
Chen Qun was also very hungry. Now that the meat was in front of him, he couldn't care much about it, so he wolfed it down.
The other generals also started eating.
Although the meat tasted a little different from ordinary meat in the mouth, the generals, who had not eaten meat for a long time, had no time to guess and just ate it like crazy.
He was devouring everything, but he was only interested in it. He held the chopsticks in his hands and never moved his hands. The frown on his brows made him look like he was disgusted.
Guan Suo, who was next to Guan Xing, devoured every bit of the meat, bones and dregs.
Seeing that Guan Xing refused to move his chopsticks, Guan Suo asked curiously: "Second brother, why don't you eat it? This meat is so fragrant. It's better than any meat I've ever eaten."
Guan Xing turned his head and looked at Guan Suo's excited eating look, at the juices at the corners of his mouth, at the minced meat between his teeth...
Guan Xing felt his stomach was churning like a tide. It was unbearable, so he opened his mouth and started to vomit.
The generals who were eating happily saw that when Guan Xing faced such delicious food, instead of using his chopsticks, he seemed to be nauseated and vomited. The generals couldn't help but look confused and confused. (To be continued...)