Chapter 381

After Guan Yu's order was issued, the Han army soldiers instantly charged toward them.

The family members Che Liji and Ya Dan brought and those 1,000 Qiang soldiers soon fell into a pool of blood.

And he himself and Prime Minister Ya Dan were also captured by the Han army.

At this time, both of them were full of terror, and after being gagged by the Han army, they were tied up with five flowers.

"You guard the city gates well; remember, not a single person can be let out!"

After Che Liji and Ya Dan were taken away, Guan Yu said solemnly to one of the teams.

"This subordinate obeys orders; please rest assured, General, this subordinate guarantees that not a single person will be let out of the city!"

The Centurion who received the military order immediately guaranteed loudly to Guan Yu with a solemn face.

Hearing this, Guan Yu stroked his long beard with his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

"Everyone else, follow this General to the palace!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Guan Yu led the remaining troops and rapidly charged toward Che Liji's palace.

After nearly an hour of slaughter, Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Pang De and the others successfully rendezvoused at Che Liji's palace.

"Father, here, I had a Centurion named Zhang Cheng capture Yue Ji alive."

At this time, after everyone was seated, Ma Chao couldn't wait to say to Ma Teng.

"Good, this time, being able to capture Yue Ji alive, you and Zhang Cheng have made great contributions; after returning to Wuwei, this General will naturally report to His Majesty and ask for rewards for you."

Ma Teng, hearing this, immediately said to Ma Chao with joy.

And Ma Chao, after hearing these words, was also happy.

Although this Yue Ji wasn't captured alive by his own hands, his subordinates being able to capture Yue Ji alive also meant he had a share of the merit.

Subsequently, Ma Teng placed his gaze on Guan Yu again and asked him:

"General Guan, have Che Liji and Ya Dan been captured?"

Ma Teng had already learned from the Dark Guards when he arrived at the palace that Che Liji had taken Ya Dan and a group of trusted ministers and intended to flee from the North Gate.

And the North Gate was exactly what Guan Yu was responsible for, so regarding Che Liji's whereabouts, only Guan Yu knew.

Hearing Ma Teng ask, Guan Yu immediately replied to him: "General, this time it is truly thanks to the Dark Guards' intelligence."

Guan Yu first praised the Dark Guards to Ma Teng, and subsequently replied to him again:

"This one followed the Dark Guards' intelligence and set an ambush at the East Gate to wait for Che Liji and the others; sure enough, they intended to break through from the East Gate."

"Che Liji and Ya Dan have already been captured by this one, and the family members and soldiers he led were beheaded on the spot."

Only to see Guan Yu first stroke his long beard and say excitedly to Ma Teng and the others.

"Good!"

"In this way, Che Liji and his important trusted aides have all been captured alive by us."

"If His Majesty knows this news, he will surely be overjoyed!"

Hearing that Che Liji and Ya Dan had been captured alive by Guan Yu, Ma Teng said excitedly to the crowd.

Following Ma Teng's excited voice, Pang De on the side was also happy:

"The General is absolutely right; being able to capture Che Liji and Ya Dan and the others so easily, His Majesty will surely be happy when he knows!"

And Ma Chao and Zhang Fei and the others also looked at Ma Teng with faces full of joy and echoed happily one after another:

"Indeed! Being able to capture the Qiang tribe Great King Che Liji alive is a huge merit!"

"Hahahaha, worthy of being my Second Brother, truly powerful!"

Watching the crowd's happy appearance, Guan Yu unconsciously touched his long beard and looked at the crowd with a smile.

And Ma Teng at this time, watching the crowd's appearance, also nodded continuously.

Subsequently, only to see his expression shake, interrupting the happy crowd, and he said solemnly to them:

"Everyone, since Che Liji and the others have been dealt with, however, there are still many Qiang soldiers in this Linqiang City who haven't been cleaned up."

Speaking to this point, Ma Teng scanned the crowd with a majestic gaze and said loudly:

"This General has decided to arrange for the great army to clean up the Qiang soldiers in the city overnight."

"Except for those who must stay to guard, everyone else will be dispatched; be sure to clean up the Qiang soldiers before dawn."

As Ma Teng's voice fell, everyone's expressions all became serious, and they responded loudly to Ma Teng with a solemn expression:

"This subordinate obeys orders!"

Watching the high-spirited crowd, Ma Teng nodded with satisfaction.

"Everyone, set off as soon as possible!"

Seeing Ma Teng issue the order to set off, the crowd immediately cupped their fists and shouted loudly to him:

"This subordinate obeys orders!"

Subsequently, the crowd left rapidly.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night.

In Linqiang City, from time to time, the sounds of fighting and screaming would ring out, continuing until dawn was about to break before it calmed down.

And the Qiang civilians living in Linqiang City also spent the whole night in fear.

Early the next morning, the streets of Linqiang City, which had gone through a night of war, had already been cleaned up by the Han army soldiers.

If it weren't for the sounds of fighting and the screams of Qiang soldiers that rang out from time to time during the night, one really couldn't tell that this was a street after a great battle.

"All Qiang civilians, come out and assemble!"

Just when the Qiang civilians were trembling with fear, thinking about how the Han army would treat them, the sound of the Han army shouting rang out outside.

And after hearing these words, the Qiang civilians all had expressions of terror.

They all hid in their homes, trembling and not daring to go out.

The Han army told them to go out and assemble; they didn't know how they would treat them.

Could it be that they were going to assemble them to kill them all together!

Thinking of this, the fear in their hearts became even stronger, and many people began to panic and look for places to hide.

The soldier shouting outside, seeing that no one came out for a long time, became somewhat angry.

"Qiang civilians of Linqiang City, you are limited to coming out within one incense stick of time; otherwise, the soldiers of our Great Han Empire will search house by house."

"Once we find you, you will be executed without mercy!"

"Rest assured, if we wanted to kill you, it would be useless for you to hide!"

Seeing the Qiang civilians not coming out, the soldier shouting outside continued to shout to them.

After hearing the Han army soldier's words, some who were slightly bolder gathered their courage, opened the door, and walked out.

After all, these Han soldiers were right; if these Han soldiers wanted to kill them.

Even if they hid, they would be found, so it would be better to go out and see what these Han soldiers wanted to do.

Those who took the lead in coming out saw that these Han army soldiers were just assembling them together.

And didn't have any intention of harming them, so the people watching from behind came out one after another.

When these Qiang civilians had all come out, the Han army soldier who had shouted earlier scanned them with a sharp gaze.

Immediately following, his voice full of majesty rang out.

"I will say it one last time, are there any people who haven't come out; I will give you another quarter of an hour."

"After a quarter of an hour, we will search every house; once discovered, you will be executed without mercy!"

After the Han army soldier finished saying the three words "executed without mercy," those who had gathered together only felt a chill strike them.