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Chapter 518 Rescue
The 1,000 Zhennan troops were divided into two groups and surrounded from the north and south.
Shen Changgong rode at full speed with the remaining 1,000 Zhennan troops and charged directly into the village through the middle passage.
As soon as we entered the village, we saw corpses scattered all over the ground, burning houses, and the smell of fire and blood.
And the screams coming from the front.
"The soldiers are coming! The soldiers are coming!"
Suddenly someone shouted.
At the bend of the village's main street, a large number of common people armed with sticks, swords and guns immediately appeared and rushed towards Shen Changgong and his group.
However, when they saw the fully armed black cavalry, they all trembled and retreated in fear.
Shen Changgong didn't care about them. The Zhennan Army behind him had already scattered and surrounded the village from various alleys towards the village intersection.
"Drop your weapons! Get on your knees!"
Shen Changgong roared and rushed forward.
Those who were not sure whether they were believers or ordinary people did not kneel down or lay down their weapons, but turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, Shen Changgong's eyes became fierce and he directly ordered an attack.
The guards and Zhennan Army behind him swung their knives at those people.
Shen Changgong was holding a little girl named Xiao Qiao in his arms. He didn't want to kill anyone in front of the little girl and increase the fear in her heart.
The Zhennan Army killed that group of people with great ease, and then turned onto the main road.
The other Zhennan troops gathered from all directions and saw the scene there.
I saw hundreds of villagers kneeling on the ground in a yard with a collapsed wall, not daring to move. There were many corpses around them, and it seemed that they had been killed for resisting.
In the middle was a large group of armed cultists surrounding several wooden frames on which were tied seven naked young girls. Two of them had already been killed.
One of them had her skin peeled off and died in a miserable state. The other girl was also in a miserable state. Only a little skin was left on her body, and an executioner was peeling her off.
Seeing this, Shen Changgong immediately covered Xiao Qiao's eyes and shouted,
"Catch them, and kill anyone who resists!"
"Yes!"
The Zhennan Army shouted loudly and immediately rushed forward on horseback, thrusting their spears backwards and stabbing fiercely at these people.
For a moment, screams continued to come.
There were only a hundred or so people left, but they were still fighting stubbornly. Although they were afraid and knew that there was a huge disparity in strength between them, they still roared and fought against the Zhennan Army.
The person in the middle, who looked like a monk, saw this scene and immediately pulled a big drum from the corner and beat it hard, chanting Buddhist scriptures loudly while beating it.
Shen Changgong didn't understand the Buddhist scriptures, but he understood a few sentences.
The general meaning is to ask the Buddha to come and give them divine power to eliminate the demons before them.
But their gods did not give them divine power.
Of the more than one hundred people, most were killed, and a small number were injured and captured alive by the Zhennan Army.
A part of the Zhennan Army immediately stepped forward, untied the five living girls from the wooden frame, took off their own battle robes, and wrapped the girls' bodies.
Shen Changgong rode his horse to the front of the monk and sneered,
"Where's your God? Why didn't he come to save you? Could it be because you're not sincere?"
The monk said nothing, but bowed his head and chanted scriptures.
"What sect are you from? Where is your base? How many people are there?"
The monk still didn't speak.
Shen Changgong waved his hand and said,
"Beat them and interrogate them."
A group of Zhennan Army soldiers were already furious. They punched and kicked the captives and the monk, and tortured them in various ways.
When they saw the scenes of these villagers and girls being tortured and killed, they were so angry that their teeth were broken. They showed no mercy at all. Except for the fatal parts, all other parts of his body were almost smashed to pieces.
Shen Changgong said coldly,
"Get a few more people and tie that executioner up there and shave him!"
The executioner who was being beaten was quickly stripped naked by the soldiers and tied to a wooden rack.
The executioner who had just been stabbing innocent people with a knife was now like meat on the chopping board, being ruthlessly cut by someone with a knife.
Those civilians who were still alive were rescued.
The man who had gone to report the news was crying bitterly while holding a living girl.
Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise his daughter would have been the next victim.
The man led the people to kowtow to Shen Changgong in gratitude.
He raised his head, looked at Shen Changgong with gratitude, and said,
"Please ask for your benefactor's name. I would like to erect a longevity tablet for you and sing your praises."
"Forget about singing praises. Go take the looted items back home and bury your dead relatives and villagers.
Please rest assured, I will completely destroy the lair of this evil cult, wipe out these evil believers, and give everyone justice.
In addition, I will also order the local government to provide each of your families with a sum of money to help you rebuild your homes and overcome the difficulties."
Hearing what Shen Changgong said, the people knelt down and shouted,
"My Lord."
"Finally I meet a good official."
"Master, please make the decision for us."
"Three people in my family died, and I'm the only one left alive."
"Please, sir, we must wipe out these bandits."
Shen Changgong waved his hand and said,
"Stop kowtowing and get up and get to work. Go clean up your house and bury the other villagers. Is there a village chief? Come over and organize it."
"Master, the village chief is dead."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong frowned and pointed at the man who reported the news and said,
"He went to report the incident and asked for help, and he saved all of you. So let him be the village chief."
"Okay, okay, Dazhuang is strong, good at hunting, and can protect the villagers. We are convinced that he should be the village chief."
Everyone nodded.
After all, those who survived were afraid of death, and the others were killed. This Da Zhuang was able to kill one of them and run so far to ask for help, which shows that he has both courage and ability, and he can command the support of the people as a village chief.
Dazhuang asked those people to disperse and then walked up to Shen Changgong and begged,
"Sir, please leave a name. At least let the villagers know who saved them. This is a kindness that will be passed down from generation to generation. It is a blessing. If you don't even have a name, we don't know how to explain it to future generations."
Shen Changgong had not intended to leave his name, but when he heard the word "blessing", he thought that this seemed to be a meritorious deed. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he decided to leave his name behind.
"I am Shen Changgong, the Prince of Lanling of Great Yan."
Hearing these three words, Dazhuang was shocked and looked at Shen Changgong in shock.